TICK TICK TICK

How soon until she is sent packing back to Alaska before the delagates vote?

You can bet the farm on this: the Romney camp (including pledged delegates) is furiously talking up Troopergate, Knockedupgate, and anything else they can dig up in 30 minutes of oppo research (that being more than the McCain vetters did).

The next 3 days are gonna be good.

Well the major rap against Sarah Palin is that she had very little experience at the national level. It is great to see that by lawyering up, a la Rove, Libby, Bush, Cheney in the Valerie Plame leak case, that the good governor is getting fast track learning curve. Major kudos to John McCain at whose feet Sarah Palin is supposed to be gaining all this knowledge.

Forget it folks. Doesn't matter how much trouble she's in. Unless she's actually indicted, the Repubs will insist with great determination that black is white and day is night. And with the help of the MSM, they'll shout down anyone who suggests otherwise.

I wish it weren't true, but...

The stupidity continues. You gotta figure the Romney and Pawlenty camps are giving high-fives. At this point I'm not sure McCain is even qualified to be mayor Wasila.

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i thought rule number 1 of a veep candidate is do no harm every time palin open her mouth a bone fly out...........

Larry178, do you even do any research? Calling Annenberg liberal is like calling Barry Goldwater a tax and spend advocate of big government: not even close.

This just being out isn't good for Palin, especially for however long this drags on.

Two points here: (a) what is strange is that Palin did not hire a lawyer in the first place. Why now? Was she too naive to think she needed a lawyer before? Presumably the campaign sees a need to drag the investigation out until after the election. (b) I was shocked that both Abrams and Mitchell seemed unaware of the details of the controversy. Abrams suggested that the brother-in-law had been fired; Mitchell implied that this was an investigation begun by Palin's political enemies. How about just reporting the facts?

there is no way for the repugs to dump this loser, the wingnuts and zealots would revolt... mcsame picked his ham sandwich now he has to eat it...

palin doesn't live in juneau, she flies in so the kids still live in her hometown...

Palin was vetted by an old line Lawyer by the name of Culverhouse, Culberhouse, or some such. I think his initials are A. G. Look it up. McCain says he knew about Palin's daughter BEFORE he asked her to be VP nominee, a fact that is subject to easy verification, you just have to be willing to search for it.

It's all so weird. I'm just waiting for the nudie pictures (mom). If that doesn't do it what else is there to say? Is she a train wreck or what.

Is this the first time a vice presidential pick has ever had to get a lawyer after being selected?

The Annenberg Foundation funded William Ayers' and Obama's deal. I said they "Leaned" Liberal, which is my opinion. But factcheck DOES try to be nonpartisan, which I should have said. Thanks.

My guess is Palin will be out via the vetting process before nomination takes place. I think the RNC will be sure that happens. Definitely a huge mistake my McCain . . . what else is new?

The best rundown I have seen on "Troopergate" is here:

http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/08/29/palins-troopergate-beating-msm-distortions-to-the-truth/

Ok, this is a rightwing site. But that doesn't mean their facts are offbase, just their opinions. I read enough of their links and the documentation to believe that they are spot on that a)Palin fired Menegan for the reasons she gave and b) the trooper is a jerk who deserved to be fired. One key detail is that the Trooper who has been in charge of security for the past six governors TOLD Todd Palin to call Monegan.

I think this is a credible and fairly complete rundown on this socalled troopergate. And by the way jonze, please give ALL the reasons she fired him rather than a selected one so you can make a bogus point.

Personally, I don't think Palin is qualified to be President by time in grade and experience. But I don't need to come up with bogus "Facts" to make that case. Anyway, allastair and others, please go to the web site and read the facts, especially the LINKS and consider the timeline.

And considering the timeline, note that Palin was part of Steven's 527 in 2003 - and quit. Nothing wrong with participating in a 527 like moveon or dailydos, right?

The practical impact of Palin lawyering up is that the investigation will not now be concluded on schedule by October. A Judge will now put a gag order on both sides, which means that the American people will be denied the data to make an intelligent decision on the merits of this abuse of power issue. George W. Bush should be proud.

Republican lawyers are heading to Alaska for a more deeper vetting. Looks like Mr. Van Flien will be getting some help, solicited or not.

Republican lawyers are heading to Alaska for a more deeper vetting. Looks like Mr. Van Flien will be getting some help, solicited or not.

I expect she'll be announcing that she needs to "spend more time with her family" soon.

The episode makes it clear that John McCain promises another four years of shoot from the hip.

We don't need another cowboy.

Lary178.. this is a right wing site? That's a good one...LOL...----Greg-----http://us.imdb.com/name/nm2734923/

Palin's not going anywhere. She fits the Repuglican minimum qualifications perfectly - cronyism, abuse of power, doublespeak - what more could they want. The Bushies are probably just bummed they didn't find her years ago. As for Troopergate, the GOP set the standard long ago with Ed "Never Been Indicted" Meese.

From:

Head of State

http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/09/intrusive-personal-questions-from-palin.html

Monday, September 01, 2008

"Intrusive Personal Questions" from the Palin Vetting Questionnaire

"Mr. McCain’s advisers said repeatedly on Monday that Ms. Palin was 'thoroughly vetted'"- The New York Times

Palin "responded to a 70-question form that included 'intrusive personal questions' a senior campaign aide said today."- The Washington Post

"Intrusive Personal Questions" from the Palin Vetting Questionnaire:

1) Did we forget anything?

2)Why are we choosing you if we discovered all of this?

3) Secession from your own country is

a) Patriotic

b) A qualification to be the potential leader of that country

c) Maverick-y!

d) None of the above

4) Did we forget anything?

5) Moose Burger : Abstinence as Moose Hunting :

a) Brother-in-law

b) 50 state flag

c) Bridge to Nowhere (after it was made impossible)

d) All of the above

6) Three Vice Presidential candidates are moving from three equidistant fixed points towards a podium. One, in his slightly glazed stare and awkwardly quasi-combative speech bears a faint resemblance to Dan Quayle; the next can only assist the ticket as we near closer to Rapture; the third seems to have stumbled out of one of Christopher Buckley's sharper efforts. Which one arrives at the podium first?

7) "Nothing that has come out did not come out in the vet." This sentence actually means:

a) Everything has come out and everything has been vetted

b) Everything that was vetted has come out

c) Everything that has come out was vetted

d) The vet came out and vetted the vets vetter than anything has ever been vetted. Really.

8) You are a right-wing, red-state conservative. During the Clinton Administration, you believed that President Clinton's behavior with Monica Lewinsky disqualified him from the Presidency on moral grounds; you fervently raised the terms "Lincoln Bedroom" and "Johnny Chung" to invoke notions of utter corruption, and regarded the "Travelgate" firings as an abuse of power. In the face of the recent revelations regarding Palin's directorship of Ted Stevens' 527, support of the Bridge to Nowhere, "Troopergate" imbroglio, and illegitimate pregnancy of her 16 year old daughter, you:

a) Blame George Soros

b) Talk about Bill Clinton instead of Palin

c) Hold your hands over your ears and loudly shout "La la la"

d) Try to change the subject

9) "Foreign policy experience" includes:

a) Being near another large nation

b) Seceding from your own country and then taking up residence in the new nation

c) Being close to "Nowhere" in your support for the Bridge to Nowhere, which is different than being "Somewhere"

d) Blame George Soros

10) If you were seeking to choose as your running mate someone who would please Evangelical Conservatives with very traditional values, who would be without taint of corruption or misuse of government power, and someone who, in line with your campaign's own slogan, would put "Country First", after thorough vetting and "intrusive personal questions", you would choose someone who:

a) Supported the Bridge to Nowhere

b) Supported the secession of Alaska from the U.S. (Slogan: "Alaska First!")

c) Was the subject of a state ethics investigation due to allegations that she had tried to have her brother-in-law fired and that she fired the state public safety commissioner due to his unwillingness to fire the brother-in-law

d) Would suffer from allegations that her 16 year old child had become pregnant illegitimately, despite her fervent support for abstinence only sex education

e) None of the above



Cite:

Head of State:

http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/09/intrusive-personal-questions-from-palin.html

As the GOP deals with Hurrican Gustav and Hurricane Paliln, the Right says we on the left are afraid of Palin or Jealous of her because we are dong what he should have done Vetted Her! What we are upset about is the hypocrisy of McCain to (for months) label Barack as an empty suit, has no experience, etc., etc. and then to pick a VP "beauty queen" who is up for ethics investigation, who is completely unqualified, and shows very little intellectual capacity, just because she is a Woman in a dishonest attempt to Steal Hillary women, is prepostorous and foolhardy (fools rush in where Angels fear to tread). And we are terrified because John McCain is old and not in the best of health and there is a very REAL possibility that this woman who is not fit to be President could be president. That is outrageous! And a slap in the face to the American people. It is dangerous and reckless and this man has to be stopped! This — McCain’s Rush to Judgment — has unveiled the true persona (a dangerous, foolhardy and reckless man who puts party first before the country)! His campaign motto "Country First" is a lie and a deception — something GOP is good at, but not anymore. The Truth shall Prevail!