Category Archives: Troopergate

3 Aug

UPDATED! Alinsky Perfected Pt VIII: The ties that bind.. Alaskan pols, Obama advisors and bloggers relationships revealed

A serious H/T is needed here to the Naked Emperor News video news site for compiling the various news clips, and tying the gang of ethics complainants together in a tidy little package with a bow. [Mata Musing: Naked Emperor … Continue reading

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11 Oct

Trooper’gate witchhunt finale: $100K+ cost to taxpayers… no $5000 fine? No impeachment??

I cannot tell you how bored I am with Trooper’gate. And frankly, I’m glad at least one of the two investigations has had some nebulous and inconclusive conclusion. I say “inconclusive conclusion” because, as Branchwater was quoted in the ADN … Continue reading

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9 Oct

More Trooper’gate BS updates…. this is soooooo boring!

Okay… INRE the six Alaskan legislators who sued to get an injunctive release (see original post and info here…) back on the 16th of December… alleging the Legislative Council was acting without budgetary authority, and outside Constitutional due process per … Continue reading

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4 Oct

Trooper’gate court appeal brief update… zzzzzz

Remember one of the two lawsuits in Alaska Superior Court – specifically the one filed by legislators? And at issue in that suit is whether the legislative council’s investigation is constitutional (infringing on due process rights), and if they were … Continue reading

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23 Sep

Trooper’gate 9-22-08 press conference update

10 minute press conference and Q & A on Trooper’gate progress Pretty self-explanatory here. If you’ve been reading the Trooper’gate series here, you’ll be familiar with the points made in the statement. Two new developments… First, there is an independent … Continue reading

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20 Sep

The media dogs chasing a new Trooper’gate bone of contention…

See all theTrooper’gate saga posts here I swear, I’m not sure why I’m wasting my time, or yours, with this post. Took about 24 hours off to be with my granddaughter, and re’entered the news world to find the media … Continue reading

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19 Sep

Trooper’gate latest expected news – Todd Palin refuses to testify

See all posts on the Trooper’gate saga here It’s official that Todd Palin will refuse to respond to the Legislative Council’s subpoena to appear. And, of course, the other expected event in tandem with that was Attorney Thomas Van Flein … Continue reading

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17 Sep

Trooper’gate correction & my promised mea culpa:
There *are* two lawsuits…

I mentioned in my last Trooper’gate post INRE the GOP lawsuit that I didn’t think there were two suits, as Amanda Carpenter mentioned in her Townhall article. I hadn’t seen a second filed brief…. I guess I’m one of those … Continue reading

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16 Sep

UPDATED: Trooper’gate brief update: GOP lawmakers file suit in Superior Court to halt French/Branchwater witch hunt

H/T to Jeffrey Setaro’s blog Read all background posts on Trooper’gate here! The mudslinging battles in the two investigations of Sarah Palin just got even muddier… Per the Portland Examiner today, five GOP lawmakers have decided to take legal action … Continue reading

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15 Sep

Latest in Trooper’gate: PSEA complaint specifics… Special Asst AG may block legislative subpoenas

See previous Trooper’gate posts here It’s been a slow whirlwind of activity on the dual (and dueling) investigations of Sarah Palin, known as Trooper’gate. So I’ll catch you up on both the legislation investigation (aka, the “witchhunt”) and the Personnel … Continue reading

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