Re: Rachel Maddow remarks on President Obama's kind words for Bush and avoidance of criticism of the failed architects of the Iraq War.

So there are 2 pendings out of all you know about and the rest were all dismissed as without merit.  

Now tell us how you know she flunked out of several of the 6 colleges she attended.   Which several.  With what grade.   Source of your info.

If it is the Anchorage Daily News, the source of your ethics stuff, it is not really a valid source on this info.    They have printed a whole slew of false info about Palin all along.  My source is an Alaska native who is very politically aware and follows the media. 

During the campaign there was a website set up to debunk the claims against Palin and last time I read it, 2 years ago, the number of false claims was up to almost 100.  Many of these claims were printed in the Anchorage Daily News.

On 09/02/2010 08:41 PM, Tommy News wrote:

 

Palin flunked out of several of the six colleges she attended before earning her Bachelor's degree in Journalism.

 

Here are the known ethics complaints, there were reportedly more:
 

Ethics complaints filed against Palin

By The Associated Press

Published: June 21st, 2009 11:44 PM
Last Modified: June 22nd, 2009 07:35 AM

A listing of known ethics complaints filed against Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin:

1. July 28, 2008: Alaska lawmakers launched an investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power when she fired Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan over his refusal to let go a state trooper involved in a contentious divorce with Palin's sister. Stephen Branchflower, a special counsel leading the investigation, concluded Oct. 10 that Palin violated a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their office for personal gain. The firing itself was deemed lawful since Monegan was an at-will employee.

2. Aug. 6, 2008: Complaint filed by outspoken Palin critic Andree McLeod of Anchorage contended Palin and some staff members used their influence to get a Palin supporter a job in state government. Complaint alleged Palin staffers helped Tom Lamal, who once co-hosted a Palin fundraiser, to get a job as a surveyor. Dismissed by state personnel board, although the board's investigator recommended ethics training for one staffer who made questionable comments in e-mails.

3. Aug. 20, 2008: Complaint accused Palin of breaking election law by taking a public position on a mining ballot initiative days before the vote. Filed by Brian Kraft, founder of the Bristol Bay Alliance, a group that opposed the Pebble Mine prospect. Rejected May 8 by the Alaska Public Offices Commission.

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Aug. 29, 2008: Palin named as John McCain's running mate. 4. Sept. 2, 2008: Palin filed a "self disclosure" with the state personnel board over the Troopergate affair, saying a state legislative probe had become too political. On Nov. 3 -- the day before the election -- Timothy Petumenos, a lawyer hired by the board, said that Palin violated no ethics laws when she fired Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.

5. Sept. 3, 2008: Complaint by the Public Safety Employees Association alleged Palin or her staff had unauthorized access to and improperly disclosed information from personnel records of Trooper Mike Wooten, Palin's ex-brother-in-law. Complaint was later amended to include an allegation of harassment. The PSEA's allegations were investigated alongside Palin's filing and also dismissed.

6. Oct. 13, 2008: Monegan asked the board for a hearing to clear his name. Petumenos, in his Nov. 3 Troopergate report to the panel, said there was no legal basis or jurisdiction for such a hearing.

7. Oct. 23, 2008: Complaint with the Federal Election Commission by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics alleged the $150,000-plus designer wardrobe the Republican Party bought to outfit Palin in her vice presidential quest violated Federal Election Campaign Act. The Washington watchdog group argued that candidates aren't supposed to use donor money for personal expenses. The FEC ruled May 19 that party money is not covered by the ban.

8. Oct. 24, 2008: Complaint contended Palin abused her power by charging the state when her children traveled with her. The personnel board found no wrongdoing, but in a Feb. 23 settlement Palin agreed to reimburse the state about $10,000 for costs associated with 10 trips found to be of questionable state interest among 72 travel authorizations studied. The money is due to the state on Tuesday.

9. Nov. 14, 2008: Accused Palin of partisan "post-election damage control" for talking to reporters about the campaign in her state office. Filed by Zane Henning, a North Slope worker from Wasilla, Palin's hometown. Dismissed by state personnel board March 23.

10. Dec. 2, 2008: Alleged Palin violated ethics law by campaigning for Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia. Filed by Anthony Martin of Talkeetna. Dismissed by state personnel board March 23.

11. Dec. 18, 2008: Complaint contended Palin misused funds of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, a quasi-government entity, to promote her political ambitions with advertisements featuring her, violating ethics law. The ads promoting Alaska seafood ran in the National Fisherman last year through November. Dismissed Jan. 12 after a personnel board investigation determined Palin's only involvement was to give permission to use her image long before she was named McCain's running mate.

12. Jan. 12: Complaint alleging interference in a job hiring was filed under the name of Edna Birch, a busybody character on the British soap opera Emmerdale. Palin's attorney, Thomas Van Flein, said no one by that name could be found living in Alaska and the filer refused to use a real name, so the complaint was dismissed Feb. 20.

13. and 14. Jan. 26: Two complaints filed by McLeod alleged two of Palin's top aides misused their official positions for Palin's personal and political gain. The complaints said then-press secretary Bill McAllister and Kris Perry -- director of the governor's Anchorage office -- worked on state time to benefit Palin's interests during and after her vice presidential quest. Pending.

15. March 18: Contended Palin improperly used state staff, property, time and equipment for partisan political purposes. One of the grievances cited was Palin's posting of her veep candidacy on the official state governor's Web site -- http://gov.state.ak.us/archive.php?id=1439&type=1 Complaint filed by McLeod. Dismissed May 27 as lacking merit by personnel board May 27.

16. March 24: Contended conflict of interest by Palin because she wore Arctic Cat logo gear during the Tesoro Iron Dog snowmobile race. Palin's husband, Todd, is sponsored by Arctic Cat in the race. Filed by Linda Kellen Biegel, a Democratic blogger. Dismissed June 2.

17. April 22: Alleged that work with Palin's political action committee violated two provisions of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act by misusing her official position and accepting outside employment. Filed by Anchorage resident Sondra Tompkins. Dismissed as lacking merit by state personnel board May 8.

18. April 27: Contends Palin is misusing the governor's office for personal gain by securing unwarranted benefits and receiving improper gifts through the Alaska Fund Trust. The fund was recently established by supporters to help Palin pay off more than $500,000 in legal debts stemming from other ethics complaints, including troopergate. Complaint filed by Eagle River resident, Kim Chatman. Pending.

Read more: http://www.adn.com/2009/06/21/838912/ethics-complaints-filed-against.html#ixzz0yQUNIPR0

On 9/2/10, dick thompson <rhomp2002@earthlink.net> wrote:

What is false.  You throw unsupported claims out there and assume we will accept them but if we should refute them then you call it twisted pretzel logic.   Must be nice to be you and make those claims and think they will fly.

On 09/02/2010 08:26 PM, Tommy News wrote:

Twisted pretzel logic, and quite false.

On 9/1/10, dick thompson <rhomp2002@earthlink.net> wrote:

You will have to remind me what countless ethics investigations she failed.   From what I recall the only thing she failed was one funding question.   The rest of the ethics investigations were dropped as having no basis.   You really must tell us what else she failed.   She cleaned up the government of Alaska and settled issues with Canada and the oil companies that had been hanging fire for years.  She lowered the budget of the state.   What exams did she fail.   That has never been brought up before and if she had failed I am sure the Dems would have been happy to inform us during the campaign.  The other thing is that she has never attempted to hide her grades or her friends or where she lived when she attended the colleges that she paid her own way to attend.   She always knew what the Bush Doctrine was.   The problem was that there were several of them as those in the Bush administration have told us countless times.  Her question was which doctrine did Charlie Gibson want to discuss.  Of course he was not aware as she was that there were several doctrines and thought therefore that she was dodging the question and since he had editing privileges the die was cast in favor of the stupid one, the questioner.

On 09/01/2010 05:35 PM, Tommy News wrote:

Sarah Palin is working hard to divide this country further and to deride the President....now about religion...who believes in what, when. 

She failed her exams and attended six colleges before earning a Bachelor's in Journalism, failed as a beauty queen, she failed as a Mother, she failed as Governor of Alaska and resigned, she failed as McCain's running mate, and she failed countless ethics investigations.

 

Sarah Palin, the self proclaimed "Pitbull Momma Grizzley in Lipstick" is a falure. If she were President, now that she has learned what the "Bush Doctrine" is, she would start World War Three.

Sarah Palin is an ignorant bitch. Her agenda is selfish and all about herself and her small, deluded world.

 

On 9/1/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:

And why is Sarah Palin an ignorant bitch Tom?  What is it that you disagree with, that Sarah Palin stands for?

 

Again, the floor is all yours.

 

 

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:

I can see that this is not the group for me. It reminds me of another  far LEFT and right wing extremist group, called The Political Spinroom, filled with personal insults, negativity,  and childish dismissive attacks.

Calling Rachel Maddow, a Rhodes Scholar, an "Ignorant Bitch" is offensive and insulting.

 

The ignorant bitch is Sarah Palin.

 

 

On 9/1/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:

What an ignorant Bitch.

 

I almost get sick to my stomach listening to the likes of Rachael "I Am Woman, I Am Husband" Maddow, Keith "I Wasn't Fired From ESPN, Really!"  Olbermann, and Chris "I Got Another Tingle"  Matthews.  Three Anti-American Marxists who haven't a clue.

 

The President's comments were offensive to all real Americans.  What President Obama failed to mention, was that it was President Bush's surge that won this war.  A surge that President Obama voted against as a Senator, and then voted not to fund, all the while campaigning that the "War Is Lost".  

 

Maddow hasn't a clue about what she is even talking about with Leftowitz and Bolton.  Moreover, how does one place a price on the cost of defeating al Queada in Iraq?  How does one place a price on getting rid of one of the worst dictators of the 20th Century, Saddam Hussein?  

 

 

 

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:

Rachel Maddow remarks on President Obama's kind words for Bush and avoidance of criticism of the failed architects of the Iraq War.

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/38944378#38944378

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