Rachel Maddow was on KO talking about Tasers or something and the Palin Scandals

[BeatleBoot]

Can anyone tell me what that was about, because I have a hunch about something.

[nc4bo]

1. Go here:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/defending_against_the_first_at.html

The Palins have accused Wooten of drunken driving, illegal hunting and firing a Taser at his 11-year-old stepson, Palin's nephew. These allegations led to an internal investigation, which occurred before she ran for governor.

Todd Palin has said the family was concerned about the governor's safety, claiming Wooten threatened to kill Sarah Palin's father and made vague threats to her. Todd Palin has said he took concerns about Wooten directly to Monegan.

I'm kindof agreeing with a couple other people here who said, tread carefully with the ethics thing.

Unless we know the complete story - best to put this one on simmer for a while. Police reports, court filings,etc. would be good for us to see.

[Lucinda]

2. Thanks for the link. I read absout tazering the kid earlier but never saw a link

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. Wow 'American Thinker' is a right wing almost neo-con like site

I'm surprised they printed that story.

[BeatleBoot]

6. I smell Rove - don't go out on a limb with this one.

I think I'm about to get smacked on another site I posted to tonight.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

12. Accusations are not facts, especially in a heated family feud.

[kwyjibo]

4. I read somewhere that he tasered the kid at the kid's request. I'll look for a link.

[kwyjibo]

5. Here's a link:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122002615833483595.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

But Gov. Palin hasn't been completely free of controversy as governor. A flap blew up after she fired Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan on July 11.

He said afterwards that Gov. Palin and her husband had pressured him to remove a state trooper who was a former brother-in-law she and her family had feuded with. Gov. Palin denies that, saying she removed the commissioner she appointed 18 months ago because she wants "a new direction," and offered him a job as liquor board director which he turned down.

The case stemmed from a messy divorce between the trooper, Mike Wooten, and his wife, Molly, who is Gov. Palin's younger sister. In 2005, Gov. Palin alleged the trooper had threatened to harm her father and sister and that he had engaged in numerous instances of official misconduct, including using a Taser on his 10-year-old stepson and shooting a moose without a proper permit, according to state documents. In one instance, she told state investigators, she overheard him on the telephone threatening her sister: "I'm gonna f—shoot your dad. He's gonna get a lead bullet."

Mr. Wooten told investigators he tested a Taser on the boy at his request, thought he was within his rights to kill the moose and never threatened the Palins. An internal police investigation substantiated the moose and Tasering charges, but threw out most of the rest. He was ordered suspended for 10 days in 2006. He declined comment through a spokesman with the Public Safety Employees Association.

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Much better link than American Thinker which is neo-con and racist.

thanks

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Pleas don't go to American Thinker......for the story

use the WSJ link

Don't support AT

[nc4bo]

10. ok thanks, I had nooooooo idea. nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. I've had ideological battles with the main writer at that site

over many issues for 2 years.

[nc4bo]

13. this entire story baffles me, like why would you test a taser on a kid?

weirdness.

[lligrd]

8. Hmm. He Tasered The Kid

And they didn't report it until the divorce? When did Palin know about this?