COMIC RELIEF ::: Palin: I've been cleared of 'any hint of unethical activity'

[jefferson_dem]

:spray:

Palin: I've been cleared of 'any hint of unethical activity'
Posted: 09:44 PM ET

The investigative report on Palin's actions was released Friday.

(CNN) — Sarah Palin told Alaska reporters Saturday that she had been “cleared of any legal wrongdoing, any hint of unethical activity” in the investigative report released the day before that explored her actions in dismissing a state official who refused to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the state police.

"Well, I’m very very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing, any hint of any kind of unethical activity there,” Palin said on a Saturday conference call with reporters from the Anchorage Daily News, KTVA-Channel 11 and KTUU-Channel 2. “Very pleased to be cleared of any of that."

She repeated the same contention on the trail Saturday: When a reporter asked if she had abused her power in firing Walt Monegan, the state police chief who would not dismiss her ex-brother-in-law Mike Wooten from the force, she said the report showed she had done nothing wrong. “No, and if you read the read the report you will see that there was nothing unlawful or unethical about replacing a cabinet member," Palin responded before boarding her campaign bus. "You got to read the report, sir."

Palin had the authority to fire Monegan, but the report by former Anchorage prosecutor Stephen Branchflower concluded that she abused her power as Alaska's governor, and violated state ethics law by trying to get Wooten fired from the state police.

"Governor Palin knowingly permitted a situation to continue where impermissible pressure was placed on several subordinates in order to advance a personal agenda," the report states.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/12/palin-ive-been-cleared-of-any-hint-of-unethical-activity/

[ShortnFiery]

1. DELUSIONAL!

Both evil and delusional is no way to go through life Sarah. :(

[ellenfl]

8. NOT delusional . . . but hoping we won't notice her lie.

if she declares her innocence often enough, most will believe it to be true. that's the way the republcons make black=white and white=black. they are masters at it.

ellen fl

[polichick]

2. What a lyin' sack o' shit - oops, I mean an unethical public servant.

[spanone]

3. all criminals are innocent

[TooRaLoo]

4. She just doesn't surprise me anymore. She flat-out sucks. nt

[firedupdem]

5. She's calling it taser gate instead of trooper gate....she's spinning

it already. I hate liars...definately don't want any more liars in the White house!

[TankLV]

6. She's referring to the REPUKE PARTY report that "cleared" her...

not the OFFICIAL one that FOUND HER GUILTY...

don't forget - there are TWO reports out there now...

one that was done by HER OWN POLITICAL TEAM that was released on Thursday,

and the OFFICIAL one that CONDEMNED her...

[Debi]

7. You got to read (only) the (parts I want you to) report sir..

x(

[Motown_Johnny]

9. the people who want to believe her will, and the rest don't matter (to them)

[EvolveOrConvolve]

10. Palin lives in a bizarro republican world

where up is down, blue is green, and republicans are fine upstanding citizens.

The exact wording in the report says that Palin "unlawfully" abused her power. They actually use the word "UNLAWFULLY" to describe her actions. And her response is "..if you read the report you will see that there was nothing unlawful or unethical about replacing a cabinet member." Of course not you stupid ditz - you can shitcan whomever you wish in an at-will state, but you still UNLAWFULLY ABUSED YOUR POWER.

Jeebus, she's a dizzy broad.

[rocktivity]

11. No, dear, you were cleared LEGALLY, not ethically

The real report (not the one your campain officials wrote) says that you are indeed guilty of abusing your power.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Number23]

12. Thank God someone on DU is still talking about Troopergate.

Bless you, sir. Bless you....

[grannylib]

13. No, Bitch, you were FOUND GUILTY of violating ETHICS LAWS.

What part of that are you too stupid to understand??

Oh, that's right...it's not just stupidity...it's lack of ethics that won't allow you to be HONEST.

[Essene]

14. LIsten to the interview with Anchorage Daily News for an extra giggle

http://community.adn.com/adn/node/132625

(go to the link to listen to the actual phone interview)

Palin: Hey, thank you so, Meg. Thank you so much. Thank you also to our local reporters up there in Alaska. Even hearing your names make me feel like I’m right there with you at home. It’s good to get to speak with you. Let me talk a little bit about the Tasergate issue if you guys would let me and, Meg, you want me to just jump right on in there?

Stapleton: Sure governor, go ahead.

Palin: OK cool.

Well, I’m very very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing … any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that. Todd did what anyone would have done given this state trooper’s very, very troubling behavior and his dangerous threats against our family. Todd did what I think any Alaskan would do.

And he, Todd did what the state’s Department of Law Web site tells anyone to do if they have a concern about a state trooper. And that’s you go to the commissioner and you express your concern. And Todd did what our personal detail asked him to do. Bob Cockrell early on as I was elected and was asked are there any threats against you, and Todd brought the concern as I did to Commissioner Monegan about the state trooper’s threats. He did what any – I think -- any rational person would do so again, nothing to apologize there with Todd’s actions and again very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing.

(Stapleton invites the first question).

ADN: Governor, finding No.1 on the report was that you abused your power by violating state law. Do you think you did anything wrong at all in this Troopergate case?

Palin: Not at all and I’ll tell you, it, I think that you’re always going to ruffle feathers as you do what you believe is in the best interest of the people whom you are serving. In this case I knew that I had to have the right people in the right position at the right time in this cabinet to best serve Alaskans, and Walt Monegan was not the right person at the right time to meet the goals that we had set out in our administration. So no, not having done anything wrong, and again very much appreciating being cleared of any legal wrongdoing or unethical activity at all.

ADN: Have you read the whole report?

(No response; Stapleton invites question from KTVA reporter).

[RagAss]

15. Folks....This fucking cabal made up a fucking war !...

Why is this shit surprising?

[DarleenMB]

16. Y'all need to check out Mudflats blog

Because her post about this is dead on

http://mudflats.wordpress.com