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Originally Posted by ajmccarrell
The article you posted indicates that French has already determined the outcome of the investigation, so that bolsters my point, it doesn't diminish it.
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No, it does not
Once again, you take what someone says (the fact) and distort it.
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Originally Posted by ajmccarrell
. . . so before any findings are given, the Palins need to be given a chance to respond to the evidence . . . .
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They have been given one, but they refuse to cooperate and likely will be held in contempt in January.
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Originally Posted by ajmccarrell
. . . What you posted appears to be exactly what I said: French has politicised the investigation because he knows he now has a national stage . . .
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No, It was put on the national stage by McCain. In other words, Freanch could have said the same thing and if she were not the R VP nominee, it would not be on the national stage.
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Originally Posted by ajmccarrell
. . . Also, the media downplays what exactly it was that Wooten did to have Palin's ire.
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Once again (commentary supplied in bold):
Palin, who later became the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election, said that she dismissed commissioner Walt Monegan because of performance-related issues. Monegan said that his dismissal may have been tied to his reluctance to fire Mike Wooten, an Alaska State Trooper who is also Palin's ex-brother-in-law. At the time Palin dismissed Monegan, Wooten was involved in a custody battle with his former wife, Molly McCann, Palin's sister. Monegan alleged that the Governor herself, her husband, and members of her staff as well as the state's Attorney General, had contacted him numerous times regarding Wooten.
Palin denied that there had been any pressure on Monegan to fire Wooten, either from herself or from anyone in her administration. In August, Palin acknowledged that "pressure could have been perceived to exist, although I have only now become aware of it." She also apologized to Alaskans for what she called "this distraction."
Before Palin became governor, she and other members of her family had made various allegations of misconduct against Wooten. An internal investigation upheld some charges and rejected others. On March 1, 2006 the chief of the Alaska state police issued a letter of reprimand to Wooten, and he served a five-day suspension as penalty. After Palin became governor in December 2006, she, her husband Todd Palin, and various aides had further contacts with Monegan about Wooten. Monegan told both Sarah Palin and Todd Palin that the disciplinary proceeding against Wooten was concluded and could not be reopened.
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Do the math
Finally, because what Wooten did was mostly irrelevant because Wooten was already disciplined for it. Palin obviously could not take the legal result of that though. Moreover, if Palin thinks she is being denied the opprtunity to be heard in a fair forum, she could tell the world exactly what her "budget disagreement" reasons were with Monegan instead of vaguely referring to them and refusing to cooperate. Yet, she does not. Wonder why
That you excuse this total disregard for the rule of law speaks volumes.