Tag Archives: Troopergate

The Palinocracy has spoken

The Palinocracy has spoken: Sarah is innocent! Or at least that’s what the Palin Ministry of Truth Squad would like us to believe. Mainly, it’s just the next idiotic step in the McCain/Palin campaign’s futile efforts to steer the Troopergate … Continue reading

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Alaska Supreme Court won't block Troopergate investigation

Just in from the Anchorage Daily News: the Alaska Supreme Court has upheld Judge Michalski’s decision in Keller v. French, rejecting the attempt to quash the legislative investigation into why DPS Commissioner Walt Monegan was fired. Here’s the Anchorage Daily … Continue reading

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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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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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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

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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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