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Tag Archives: politics
Walt Monegan responds to Todd Palin deposition
Tony Hopfinger at Alaska Dispatch talked with fired Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan about Todd Palin’s deposition in the legislative Troopergate investigation. Walt Monegan, the former public safety commissioner that Sarah Palin fired, says Todd Palin’s statement in the Troopergate … Continue reading
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Why did I fire thee, let me count the ways
Josh Marshall of Talking Point Memo commenting on Todd Palin’s deposition: For those of you keeping score, the Palins’ purported rationales for firing Monegan are tellingly similar to those originally put forward for firing those US Attorneys — vague and … Continue reading
Todd Palin's deposition: A record of obsession
Word comes tonight that Todd Palin’s 25-page written deposition in the legislative Troopergate scandal was released to the press by his attorney. The Anchorage Daily News reports: Todd Palin talked with over a dozen state officials, many of them repeatedly, … Continue reading
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Alaska Supreme Court to hear arguments on Troopergate investigation
When the Troopergate scandal first broke, & the bipartisan Alaska Legislative Council — a constitutionally mandated permanent committee of the Alaska State Legislature — voted 12-0 to investigate the circumstances of the Gov. Sarah Palin’s firing of Public Safety Commissioner … Continue reading
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Sarah Palin & intermittent Gunderson syndrome
A selection of videos highlighting Sarah Palin’s folksy “Marge Gunderson” accent during the 2008 McCain/Palin campaign for president & vice president of the U.S. Continue reading
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Tagged accent, Alaska politics, Fargo, humor, Marge Gunderson, McCain/Palin 2008, politics, Sarah Palin, satire, video
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Sarah Palin: The rape kit controversy
[Update 6/25/09: Another post whose embedded video went missing when I ported this over from the prior blogsite. Now restored, with a link also to the original YouTube home page.] The Wasilla Project has a new mini-documentary out about Wasilla … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska politics, politics, Sarah Palin, sexual assault, video, violence against women, Wasilla Project
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Questions about the Palins' tax returns
The Caucus links to tax-related websites where tax attorneys have been pointing out problems with Sarah & Todd Palins’ tax returns: One big issue that tax attorneys are pointing to is the fact that the Palins did not report as … Continue reading
Still trying to quash the Troopergate investigation
Per the Anchorage Daily News: Lawyers seeking to shut down the Legislature’s investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin this afternoon filed an emergency appeal with the Alaska Supreme Court. They’re asking the state’s high court to decide by the close of … Continue reading
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Judge Michalski's decision
Per TPMMuckraker: Superior Court Judge Peter Michalski wrote in his decision that “it is legitimately within the scope of the legislature’s investigatory power to inquire into the circumstances of surrounding the termination of a public officer the legislature had previously … Continue reading
Debate reactions
Palin did lots better than I thought she would (no Katie Couric moments), but she evaded answering a number of Gwen Ifill’s questions, instead going to her own favorite talking points — mostly energy energy energy maverick maverick maverick. Biden, … Continue reading
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