Why is Todd Palin exchanging emails with the Governor's staff about abortion bills, etc?

[Bluebear]

How much influence will this BP-oil man have in a McCain administration? I thought the Republicans wanted "first ladies/gentlemen" to be seen and not heard? WHAT GIVES, SARAH PALIN?


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It's not uncommon for Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, to be included on governor's office e-mails, a fact raising questions about how much influence the "First Dude" has in state government.

Palin critics recently put in a public records request for the state e-mails that Palin special assistant Ivy Frye and Frank Bailey, the governor's director of boards and commissions, sent this spring. They were trying to find proof the staffers had worked on state time to try and get Randy Ruedrich replaced as chair of the state Republican Party. They hadn't found any, last I spoke to them, but were still going through the boxes of e-mails.

Much of the Frye/Bailey e-mail traffic, though, was either blacked out or denied altogether by the state on the basis of "deliberative process" or "privacy/personnel." (UPDATE: Andrew Halcro, on his blog, has posted the whole spreadsheet listing the e-mails that were denied, with subject lines, recipients and dates.)

That includes many e-mails Todd Palin exchanged with members of the governor's staff - e-mails with subject lines like "re: PSEA (Public Safety Employees of Alaska) Ads", "re: PR campaign" and "re: Parental consent abortion bill." It's impossible to know what they are about, since the state refuses to say.

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[SocratesInSpirit]

1. Oh, I'm sure this fits right in with the conservative religious

viewpoint that a husband should have dominion over his wife and make the final decisions. I am sure the uber-religious will find it laudable she involves her husband in the gubernatorial decision-making processes.

Hand me a freaking barf bag. :puke:

[sam sarrha]

2. you should not be surprised at another puppet president run by oil interests controling a VP..

[lynnertic]

3. Now I get it. Barbie Palin's husband is an oil man.

John McCain, bought and sold. What a shame.

[norepubsin08]

4. "HEADSHIP"

Sarah Palin seriously needs to be asked about the conservative Christian Doctrine of "Headship" Google it and see what it says. The worshipping community that she is a part of, has this as a large part of their belief system. If this is the case, if you vote for her, you are actually in reality voting to let her husband make all the decisions.!!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. And if Palin is claiming executive privilge to hide her emails.. makes

you wonder all the more about what's going on.

[johnaries]

6. It's becoming obvious he's using her as a proxy.

"You just make the speeches and look pretty, Honey. Don't worry, I'll tell you what to say and do."

:puke: