thewiseguy
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:37 PM
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Ethics Inquiry: Palin was lawful and ethical in firing the state commissioner.
No mention of her power abuse in the caption.
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:39 PM
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1. The FNC web site states the finding was that she "abused her power". |
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:40 PM
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2. I am talking about the TV |
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They had a report on this and their caption is what I posted.
They did also mention that others would have done the same if they were in her shoes. After all she was trying to protect her family!
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:44 PM
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5. I heard an 'expert' on one of the shows yesterday predict that this was the line |
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we would hear over and over from the R's regarding this report. Practically the only line in the report that wasn't damning, so it's not surprising. Nor is it surprising that they're trying to justify her actions (we'd probably be doing the same thing, to be honest.)
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:54 PM
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10. Others would have done the same? |
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Sure. Other unethical, selfish people would.
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:42 PM
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3. It's Just Like all the Times |
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Faux News says its always Democrats that are corrupt, getting the party affiliation wrong!
The Republican New Channel swings again, and misses again. We all know the truth......
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:44 PM
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4. The firing may have been lawful, but the report finds it unethical. |
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I suppose that's why we call it Faux News. They just make shit up.
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:47 PM
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6. the first line of the report says... |
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that Palin violated the Executive Branch Ethics Act...why are people saying she did not break the law?
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:48 PM
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7. I'm not saying she didn't break the law. |
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The report says the firing itself was within the legal scope of her power and that it was the ethics law she violated.
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:51 PM
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but the media keeps saying no law was violated...however the report says:
Finding Number One
For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:54 PM
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11. People in power have special wording ( in fine print ) contained |
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Edited on Sat Oct-11-08 12:56 PM by lumpy
in their job descriptions exempting them from unlawful or unethical acts.
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:52 PM
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9. There are two main things in the report, and Faux News is only reporting one of them. |
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Edited on Sat Oct-11-08 12:53 PM by SurferBoy
Palin's firing of Walt Moneghan, while questionable, is legal under Alaska's State Constitution. The Governor can fire any state employee under her command as she sees fit, for any reason. Even something as dubious as walking around with gum under his shoe.
However, it also stated that the pressure that Governor Palin and her husband, using the power of her office, exerted on underlings like Moneghan to try to get Wooten fired, was a direct abuse of power of the Governor's office and a definite set of ethics violations.
In addition, it found that Palin's statement that Wooten was a direct threat to her family and herself wasn't matched by the fact that Palin DECREASED her security detail. Why would Palin decrease her security detail if she was so worred about what Wooten would do?
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Sat Oct-11-08 01:02 PM
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13. As befitting a dictator, only a governor can fire anyone for |
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walking around with gum under his shoe. Palin is proving to be a great dictator.
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Sat Oct-11-08 12:57 PM
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12. Did Faux mention the part about Todd Palin wanting only... |
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his bro-in-law to get in trouble for illegally shooting a moose? Even though Sarah's father dressed it, knowing it was taken illegally, and by law should have also been held liable?
No? I didn't think so.
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