Palin's pick for Attorney General defended statue of a KKK figure as an expression of free speech

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Palin's troubles go past family, enter politics with controversial A-G pick
Apr 14, 2009

WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin's attempts to shake the hillbilly tag tied to her by wary Republicans are being hamstrung by the sordid revelations of her daughter's ex-boyfriend and her choice of an anti-gay lawyer as Alaska's attorney general.

Far from the corridors of power on Capitol Hill, Alaskans are consumed with the woman who is playing coy about her aspirations to run for president in three years amid family and political theatrics that would do Jerry Springer proud.

Palin has recently endured the teen father of her first grandchild telling family secrets to Tyra Banks and the arrest and indictment of her sister-in-law on break-and-enter charges. snip

On Tuesday, there was more bad news as the Huffington Post obtained a 1991 column written by Ross in defence of a statue of a KKK figure as an expression of free speech on a college campus.

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1. So they had a KKK statue on campus....?

Hmm, one would think that would be the college's issue. How is this relevant? Anyone with half a brain knows that Sarah "I can see Russia" Palin is a joke. How about more news on Pakistan and the Taliban?

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2. From what I understand, this guy has already been rejected by the legislature. n/t

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3. Legislature failed to approve him as Alaska AG

It was the first time in Alaskan history that someone who was appointed did not get confirmation. 8 Republicans voted against him. I believe it happened last week. There were threads on this at the time. There were also threads before then that covered some of the controversial aspects of Palin's choice. It looks like the article you are using is from April 12.