Shirley, forgive me, but what the heck are you talking about? Palin is not pushing this under a “political rug”.

The entire Trooper’gate series I’ve written is about the TWO investigations.

One investigation is per the Alaskan Ethics law, and is run thru the Personnel Board. Palin and all administrative witnesses are cooperating FULLY with this.

The other investigation is a legislative investigation, which is not the Alaskan law procedure. However in the beginning, Palin was willing to cooperate… until the lawmaker in charge of the investigation started running around to the media, pronouncing her guilty and speaking impeachment, before even one witness was called.

Under the circumstances, which investigation would you consider is legal and unbiased?

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Face the issues . Clear your name. Do not push it under the political rug.

The longer you run with this the more you look like you running from the truth.

Women want to be respected and this is no good.

White 68 mother of 3 (girls)

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MataHarley – thank you for the welcome in the other comments I left. The Mudflats is not one I have read. Good to know you (and Yomi Mizuhara) have already read and know where this person is coming from.

I found this blog by accident but have enjoyed the stories and comments. The research is excellent. The Commissioner-gate (Trooper gate) irks many Alaskans. And, there is so much incorrect out there. I read much of the columns and news stories (we don’t have television by choice not availability – so I need to know what’s going on). Sometimes comments are incredible — oh, I am not going to vote for her because she traveled back to Alaska to have her baby (at 8 months) on AK Airlines and caused Downs syndrome (never mind that Downs is not prenatal care related) and that maybe the baby isn’t hers? (I’ve traveled at 8 months on AK airlines myself and was never questioned and would much prefer my babies born in Alaska too with a caregiver I know). Plus Gov. Palins water was leaking, she was not in active labor – believe me, a woman knows the difference, especially one having her fifith child). And, yes the baby is hers. (Are these people for real?) Or Gov. Palin takes Federal funds (not sure if they were earmarks or funds, WSJ never specified). Of course she takes Federal funds – Alaska has the largest coast line, largest amount of land (97% owned by the Federal govornment), closeness to Russia, etc. Alaska has US Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Forest Service, etc. And, a large number of Alaska natives. Or Gov. Palin was for the bridge before she was against it. Well, after she was elected, she read the transition report and decided $400 million was too much – yes, there were two bridges but the famous one is from Ketchikan to its airport. I’ve been there, the ferry ride is a pain in the rear, but you have to admit, $400 million – that is too much for a bridge.

Our town has had the governor visit and she was super. She answered questions, took time to meet people and hear their concerns. No, you don’t always agree with her (she and I differed on a measure recently that did not pass) but just the same, know she works for what she thinks is best for Alaskans. Gov. Palin is not perfect, neither is her family – but she actually does work for the people – not the political machines or big companies. (And, no we do not know the Palins.)

She enjoys a high approval rating because she has put the people first. Yes, there are the 20% you could find anywhere however, the 80% that approve her cross party lines. We are very much in favor of a McCain/Palin win!

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Mata,

Mudflats is related to someone who goes by the name “Syrin”. “Syrin” is a female who has major connections to the oil companies and is a part of the old-boy Republican establishment that Palin had the tenacity to take a sledgehammer to.

“Syrin” is the embodiment of everything that is wrong with the old-boy (or in her case old-ovary) Republican network.

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Ah yes, C in Alaska. After all this time, I am quite aware that the ADN is no friend of Palin’s…. nor Halcro. Anne Kilkenny got a very brief spotlight until her analysis and numbers were debunked by even the very liberal St. Pete Times fact check site.

But you missed another getting her 5 minutes of fame. Some blogger named Mudflats who makes Halcro’s cyber trashing of Palin seem downright genteel…

But I’ve found that if I read them all, sometimes a name or event dropped here and there lead me down the trail to more revealing events. Like, for example, these quotes from both Halcro and AlaskanPride I’ve used in previous posts. I well remember them… pre Palin being tapped… talking about the Palin/Monegan battles. But they always worthy bringing up one more time in the right context.

And there’s nothing like proving someone’s intent and BS by using their own words, yes?

That’s why this “scandal” for firing Monegan over Wooten is such a crock. But keep in mind their goal …. to keep the public guessing, try her in the media as guilty during the campaign season, and (maybe) exonerate her after election day.

So Knowles donated his Palin file to thel Obama camp, eh? LOL Why is that no surprise.

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Very well done – research wise. I also wonder why so much of this is being brought up. I have come to disregard anything Halcro says, because he seems hell bent on destroying Gov. Palin. However, with the governor’s selection as the VP running mate of John McCain, Halcro has suddenly become the quoted expert on the Commissioner-gate bipartisan investigation. MSM quoting a blog, come one! … oh, but wait a minute… they’ve done that to Gov. Palin since her selection.

Bitter people, unhappiness or just plain old envy make people say or do all types of things. There are the 20% of Alaskans who do not like our governor and the MSM has seemed to find them and used them where ever they can for their 3 minutes of fame. Whether the Anne Kilkenney (Wasilla resident – I attended every City Council meeting, every Library Board meeting and can quote Gov. Palin despite it was 10 or 15 years ago); Halcro (bitter over losing the governor’s race) on this Commissioner-gate; Tony Knowles (former governor, gave the Obama camp his “file” on Gov. Palin and recently hit the Sunday talks shows); then there is the jealousies of the politicians – she completes a pipe line in the works for 20+ years (how dare she take the credit), etc. etc. Just remember… Gov. Palin has an 80% approval rate as governor for a reason.

Gov. Palin is real and sincere. She will fight for what she believes in. Even the Anchorage Daily News (not a fan of hers believe me) wrote that she has been a very effective governor, though not into details.

This “scandal” is a witch hunt — and of course, the McCain people have seen it and know what it is. Anyone, taking on her own party and that of an opposing party makes enemies. Gov. Palin enjoys a high popularity rate, because she is a reformer and actually sides with the people of her state. What she says is not just in words, this lady talks the talk and walks the walk. We have been fortunate to have her… she has truly changed our state for the better. This is a bogus case and hopefully, down the road, everyone will see what a sham it has been.

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Great research. Maybe you could figure out the real story on the Democrat kid who hacked Sarah’s email.

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Section 9… love the French “let the good times roll” comment. And you are exactly correct that money grubbing lawmakers and their puppet press always love to promote a request for a 10% increase in budget, and an executive branch wanting it to be 5% as a “5% budget cut”. The games pols and media play.

Steve Rowland, it is too bad that the MSM overtly passes on lies and and mistruths for a political agenda. And yep… they sure are louder voices than we little internet voices.

But the more informed everyone gets, the more the word gets around. And eventually, someone on the media steps in it. I listen to some of these talking heads… and Fox included… and consider what I know on this story alone. I have to say, it makes me very leery of any news report anymore. They are just so research lazy… Each event has a history leading to that event. But they never look back to see how we got from there to here.

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Mata,

Doug doesn’t explain things. He’s a paid Obama staffer. One of his legions of butt-boys.

Sorry, I just know these people, and Doug in general.

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Doug, I fail to see your point, nor the Anchorage Daily News point.

Kopp was hired in the middle of July, when no one… including her… could fathom she’d be McCain’s tap. Now you and the ADN are suggesting it was a pandering to the religious right, and has something to do with McCain?

Boyo… you’re going to have to ‘splain that one, guy.

If you’ve read the Trooper’gate series, you’ll know that the beefs Palin had with Monegan had to do with enforcement of the drug/alcohol laws, trooper recruitment, budget, and evidently… now that she’s been forced to reveal their internal battles in self defense, his “rogue mentality.

Kopp was hired for two reasons… to address the recruitment problem in the AST and their high vacancy rate, and for a crackdown in the areas of rural Alaska on drug/alcohol problems.

You can also see the ADN story on her agenda for Kopp in this ADN July 19th story

Palin describes “new direction” for Public Safety (Updated)

From David Hulen in Anchorage —

Under attack for the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of commissioner Walt Monegan, the Palin administration today issued a lengthy statement laying out a “new direction” for the Department of Public Safety.

Among the components: Filling vacant positions, improving recruitment and doing more to crack down on alcohol and drug crime.

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July 19, 2008, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin and Public Safety Commissioner Chuck Kopp today outlined a new direction for the Department of Public Safety. The Governor has directed Commissioner Kopp to focus on working cooperatively with state agencies, the military and other entities to expand the pool of applicants to fill vacant trooper positions and formulate an action plan to deal with rural crime issues.

“I am committed to bringing a balanced managerial and leadership perspective to the Department of Public Safety,” said Kopp. “I will help form and then carry out the policy set forth by the Office of the Governor and meet the mission and needs of the department.”

The “Update” snipped part is is a schpiel that some said Monegan had similar programs, and that admin officials said Palid didn’t support Monegan’s particulars on the programs.

Here is the story of his supposed sexual harrassment…

So wonder no more. Sorry to dash your conspiracy theory that it was all a pander to the religious right. Nothing to do with looking good to the McCain campaign. She was not even a glint in his eye at the time. But it had everything to do with the reasons she’s repeatedly been giving for firing Monegan.

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