Dan Fagan on our illustrious governor..

[snowbear]

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I can't believe wingnut radio-schmuck Dan Fagan wrote something that is actually readable, but in his latest comment.. .. he brings up some pretty interesting info!

I wanted to hurry and add this because ADN puts anything (approx) 3 days and older into an archive that you have to pay for to access.

Apprenticeship raises questions about Palin

Dan Fagan
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Published: January 3rd, 2009 12:02 AM
Last Modified: January 3rd, 2009 10:41 PM

Have you noticed how our governor seems to have convinced herself only some of the rules apply to her?

This attitude was really at the heart of Troopergate. It also allows her to do things like take cash from the state for spending more than 300 nights in her own home in Wasilla.

Now it appears the governor may have found a new way to skirt the rules. How is it possible that the governor's soon-to-be son-in-law, Levi Johnston, is working as an apprentice on the North Slope?

The governor, in trying to dispel rumors the father of her grandchild is a high school dropout, released this statement this past week,

"Levi is continuing his online high school work in addition to working as an electrical apprentice on the North Slope."

But federal regulations require all members of apprentice programs, union or otherwise, to first obtain a high school diploma, something the governor's soon-to-be son-in- law does not have. Some apprentice programs even require the completion of high school level algebra or the post-secondary equivalent.

So how is it that the governor's soon-to-be son-in-law is working in an apprentice program? Is this another case of the governor believing the rules don't apply to her or her family?

Yeah... how is that Governor?

Bo Underwood, who heads up ASRC's electrical apprentice program, confirmed Johnston is indeed enrolled as an apprentice. Underwood claimed not to know whether a high school diploma is needed to be an ASRC apprentice and said he would check on it. But federal regulations clearly state a high school diploma is needed before entering an electrical workers apprentice program. How is it the man who runs the program does not know that?

Underwood also claimed not to know whether there is a waiting list for the ASRC apprentice program he runs.

I heard that there's ALWAYS a waiting list..

Rebecca Logan, executive director of Associated Builders and Contractors, an organization that also has an electrical workers apprentice program, says waiting lists always accompany apprenticeship programs. Her organization's electrical apprentice program, one of only three in the state, has a waiting list of at least 100 people.

ASRC's Underwood also could not say how it is Johnston came to be a part of his apprentice program or whether the governor had anything to do with getting him in.

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I placed a call to the governor's office but have not as of my deadline received a response. An attempt to reach Levi Johnston by phone at his mother's house was unsuccessful.

Did Levi Johnston bypass the rules to get into a coveted program because of his soon-to-be mother-in-law? We don't know the governor's involvement. Eventually she will have to address the controversy.

Dan really thinks she'll address it? ...

I believe 2009 will be the year more and more Alaskans will come to realize Sarah Palin is in way over her head as governor, doesn't always play by the rules, and is, at times, less than honest.

http://www.adn.com/opinion/comment/story/641263.html#none

(The rest of the article just goes into Palin's dropping poll numbers)

Kudos to Fagan (even though I'd still never listen to his radio show) for writing this commentary..

[Blue_In_AK]

1. It certainly seems like upside-down world

when someone like Dan Fagan makes more sense than, say, Mike Doogan. I don't know if you read Mudflats, but Mikey's getting real snarky these days with people who write him about censuring the governor.

http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/23/mike-doogans-response-to-alaskans-requests-or-demands-or-whatever-they-are/

http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/are-you-people-nuts-lessons-in-email-etiquette/

[snowbear]

2. Huh.... Michael Doogan of all people.. that does seem strange...

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I work with his one of his cousins (Patrick)... and the dude who works along side Sheila Ballastrari in the morning (Sean) is somehow related to him...

But no. I haven't seen Mudflats, but will go check it out now. ...U think maybe Doogan has some sort of twisted infactuation with the hockey mom gov??

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[Blue_In_AK]

3. She does seem to hold some strange power

over our Dem legislators. I'm really starting to wonder.

I think I heard somewhere that Sean is Mike's nephew.