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Tue Jul-21-09 06:21 PM
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| 50. Here is the complaint in PDF |
| -Palin implicated in ethics probe |
jefferson_dem |
Jul-21-09 03:32 PM |
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No one told me today was Groundhog Day! n/t |
SharonRB |
Jul-21-09 03:33 PM |
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"We do it different up here." |
livetohike |
Jul-21-09 03:38 PM |
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"We don't care how they do it in the lower 48, |
IDFbunny |
Jul-21-09 07:57 PM |
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It's very ironic. |
Steerpike |
Jul-22-09 07:18 AM |
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Has it been warmer than normal in Alaska? |
Thor_MN |
Jul-21-09 11:04 PM |
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It had been warmer for a couple of weeks. |
Steerpike |
Jul-22-09 07:14 AM |
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She's just progressing her bank account! |
tavalon |
Jul-22-09 04:47 AM |
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She was just saving the taxpayers money! |
sfwriter |
Jul-21-09 03:42 PM |
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yeah- saving it in her off shore checking account. |
stlsaxman |
Jul-22-09 10:21 AM |
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I am not sure I understand why asking people to help you pay for your legal fees is wrong |
No Elephants |
Jul-21-09 03:43 PM |
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Scooter wasn't elected and he didn't have a state budget for ethics complaints. |
xultar |
Jul-21-09 03:46 PM |
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I don't think either of those answers the questions why it is wrong for her |
No Elephants |
Jul-21-09 04:35 PM |
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They have laws |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Jul-21-09 05:14 PM |
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An elected official can only accept money for campaign expenses, |
Bette Noir |
Jul-21-09 05:49 PM |
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Ensign's Parents are generous |
PainPerdu |
Jul-21-09 08:39 PM |
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Scooter Libby.... |
DeSwiss |
Jul-21-09 03:51 PM |
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In any event, choosing her own counsel was legal. So, why can't people help her pay for her fees, |
No Elephants |
Jul-21-09 04:31 PM |
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Oh and I agree. |
DeSwiss |
Jul-21-09 05:54 PM |
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This is the reason it should be illegal |
LiberalLovinLug |
Jul-21-09 09:33 PM |
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Because if she wasn't resigning, then the people paying in would be |
BR_Parkway |
Jul-22-09 10:11 AM |
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the reason it may be illegal |
Steerpike |
Jul-22-09 10:26 AM |
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Dude, you just wrote the REAL story here |
Taverner |
Jul-21-09 05:21 PM |
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What's so bad about it though.... |
DeSwiss |
Jul-21-09 06:55 PM |
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I don't understand why she needed it, since the state was paying to defend her. nt |
pnwmom |
Jul-21-09 05:14 PM |
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I don't understand either |
Raspberry |
Jul-21-09 06:13 PM |
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Palin is an idiot. Bill Clinton was a Rhodes scholar. Typical comparison. |
rhett o rick |
Aug-10-09 08:05 PM |
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It's not a matter of whether or not you understand it or even think it wrong or Ok- |
jhrobbins |
Jul-21-09 08:22 PM |
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Good Question |
Steerpike |
Jul-22-09 07:24 AM |
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is this the other shoe??? |
Soylent Brice |
Jul-21-09 03:45 PM |
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My guess is that there is a whole Mrs Marcos closet full of "other shoes" |
tularetom |
Jul-21-09 04:07 PM |
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I agree. |
Andy823 |
Jul-21-09 04:55 PM |
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The upstairs neighbor is a millipede. n/t |
PSzymeczek |
Jul-21-09 07:28 PM |
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I hope it's a big boot!!! |
hamsterjill |
Jul-21-09 04:13 PM |
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I'm shocked! |
Twinguard |
Jul-21-09 03:46 PM |
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How can she occur personal debts if the state has a budget for this stuff? |
xultar |
Jul-21-09 03:49 PM |
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Why would having a state budget for something mean that she cannot pay herself, if she chooses? |
No Elephants |
Jul-21-09 04:45 PM |
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Campaign finance laws. Anti corruption laws. |
Bette Noir |
Jul-21-09 05:53 PM |
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Hard to believe you don't understand graft and bribery. |
tabasco |
Jul-21-09 05:59 PM |
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The state does not cover her legal fees. |
Steerpike |
Jul-22-09 07:31 AM |
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Well, strike me purple and call me Wilberforce! Who EVER would-a thunk it?!? n/t |
TygrBright |
Jul-21-09 03:50 PM |
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"Again" or "still" Just askin' |
sutz12 |
Jul-21-09 03:51 PM |
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Well |
plcdude |
Jul-21-09 04:01 PM |
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So she violated ethics law by asking for money to fight ethics violations? |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jul-21-09 04:03 PM |
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It's just the Gotcha Personnel Board playin politics agin... |
luvspeas |
Jul-21-09 04:06 PM |
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OMG. Did the sun also rise in the east this morining???? |
Bleacher Creature |
Jul-21-09 04:06 PM |
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Phoenix Rising |
PainPerdu |
Jul-21-09 08:44 PM |
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I'm stunned. Just stunned. |
TheCowsCameHome |
Jul-21-09 04:12 PM |
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This is Latest and Breaking, but it is hardly News |
mitchum |
Jul-21-09 04:12 PM |
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I can see jail from my front yard |
DainBramaged |
Jul-21-09 04:22 PM |
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Good Day! |
Steerpike |
Jul-22-09 07:51 AM |
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But she said that the money for the lawyers was coming from the taxpayers ... |
Botany |
Jul-21-09 04:27 PM |
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Charging her with violations and investigating costs money; and the |
No Elephants |
Jul-21-09 04:49 PM |
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The money |
Steerpike |
Jul-22-09 07:45 AM |
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It's Jesus Plus Nothing for this broad. SHE obviously makes the rules, not the legislature. nt |
valerief |
Jul-21-09 04:46 PM |
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Can't wait to see how this all plays out. Is jail in Palins future? |
earth mom |
Jul-21-09 04:47 PM |
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Jailin Palin? |
Crowman1979 |
Jul-21-09 07:14 PM |
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Jailin' n' Nailin' Palin |
PainPerdu |
Jul-21-09 08:49 PM |
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When she announced her resignation, the speculation was that there were mulitple |
peacetalksforall |
Jul-21-09 08:43 PM |
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No wonder Palin is resigning |
meow2u3 |
Jul-21-09 04:59 PM |
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She's the gift that keeps on giving:)................. nt |
Joey Liberal |
Jul-21-09 05:05 PM |
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Fairly sure she quit because of something big |
PatrynXX |
Jul-21-09 05:09 PM |
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I think that there is more and this is just the tip of the iceberg |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Jul-21-09 05:15 PM |
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Get that mojo workin',girl.. |
PainPerdu |
Jul-21-09 08:46 PM |
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Spin is as spin does. |
Steerpike |
Jul-22-09 08:04 AM |
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What a trainwreck that bitch is. |
truthisfreedom |
Jul-21-09 05:10 PM |
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Palin implicated in ethics probe |
wryter2000 |
Jul-21-09 05:20 PM |
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Didn't she basically call Obama a terrorist while |
Kingofalldems |
Jul-21-09 05:21 PM |
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well |
Steerpike |
Jul-22-09 08:47 AM |
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hmmmmmm.... |
Steerpike |
Jul-22-09 09:14 AM |
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A Republican scandal that doesn't involve sex? |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
Jul-21-09 05:22 PM |
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Palin is dirty, Palin is guilty, let's watch the Republican blow up doll go to jail |
Optical.Catalyst |
Jul-21-09 05:34 PM |
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I knew it. When she announced her resignation, |
Bette Noir |
Jul-21-09 05:45 PM |
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K&R n/t |
Corey_Baker08 |
Jul-21-09 05:55 PM |
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It's Unethical Because She'd Be Indebted To Those Private Interests |
Yavin4 |
Jul-21-09 05:59 PM |
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No great surprise. |
Vidar |
Jul-21-09 06:16 PM |
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Here is the complaint in PDF |
tabatha |
Jul-21-09 06:21 PM |
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What's that smiley I'm looking for.... OH YEAH |
berni_mccoy |
Jul-21-09 06:23 PM |
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This is referred to as the other shoe. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Jul-21-09 06:24 PM |
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No, no, no, no, NO! |
SalmonChantedEvening |
Jul-21-09 06:24 PM |
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You don't say? Wow, well that is out of left-field. Oh wait, you mean Palin? |
AllyCat |
Jul-21-09 06:25 PM |
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She's a Republican |
MissDeeds |
Jul-21-09 06:37 PM |
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Hey Sarah, there's still time to file a complain against yourself |
davidpdx |
Jul-21-09 06:40 PM |
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Many Repubs probably won't see any problem with this -- business as usual.. |
DCBob |
Jul-21-09 06:43 PM |
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Wait! Do I hear something? |
waiting for hope |
Jul-21-09 06:59 PM |
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I think the breach of ethics is because of the way the fund was set up... |
Spazito |
Jul-21-09 07:25 PM |
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LOL! |
Gman |
Jul-21-09 07:35 PM |
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Repost! |
Dappleganger |
Jul-21-09 07:36 PM |
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*YAWN* |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Jul-21-09 07:40 PM |
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This is why she stepped down |
fascisthunter |
Jul-21-09 07:42 PM |
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She has ethics? |
superconnected |
Jul-21-09 08:16 PM |
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Stop picking on this poor Good Christian Woman. |
sellitman |
Jul-22-09 03:17 PM |
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