Palin reserved in reaction to Stevens' verdict

[deminks]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has crafted a corruption-busting image as part of her Republican vice presidential campaign, wasn't talking tough Monday after Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted in a corruption case.

Palin did not call on Stevens to resign or drop out of his tight re-election race.

"I'm confident Senator Stevens will do what's right for the people of Alaska," Palin said in a statement.

Just weeks ago, when John McCain tapped her to be his running mate, Republicans trumpeted her ability to stand up to her own party. They said that proved she could stand up in the face of crisis.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081027/ap_on_el_pr/palin_s...

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Curious reaction. Article says she said it was a 'sad day for Alaska.'

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

1. They share a youtube moment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YptTFDsktVQ

[fascisthunter]

13. Hahahahahahaha... eat it Palin

[L. Coyote]

26. Palin-Stevens love-in "I have great respect for The Senator" July 2008.

Make this go VIRAL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YptTFDsktVQ

[Barrett808]

2. Wasn't she on the board of his 527?

Seems like fertile ground for further corruption probing.

[Greyskye]

3. Palin Served As Director Of 527 Group Called ‘Ted Stevens Excellence In Public Service, Inc.'

Not just on the board - she led it!

[Cronus Protagonist]

10. Palin Probed - Fertile Ground Found!

Sorry, the headline just screamed out at me

[FlyingSquirrel]

22. Better get yourself a DUzy avatar ;-)

[notadmblnd]

4. Didn't the same contractor frineds do work on her house?

[barbtries]

9. i believe so

though listening to KUDO one night recently, an employee of that firm said they're pretty much the only game in town.

added on edit:
tonight would most likely be a great night to listen to alaska's progressive radio station: http://www.kudo1080.com /

i love CC, she's on from 3-6 pm alaska time which is 7-10 pm on the east coast. on in two minutes in fact.

[Lasher]

17. Just some rugged frontier chums helping Todd build a log cabin.

Todd built the 3,450-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bath, wood house himself - with help from his 'friends' who apparently just happened to be the very same contractors who were working nearby on the $12.5 million dollar Wasilla sports complex.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[notadmblnd]

18. I wonder how much og that 12.5 went into her home?

[George II]

14. I wouldn't be surprised if they're already planning on seeing her receipts!

[MindMatter]

30. I don't know if it was the "same" contractors, but we're comin' for her next

[hvn_nbr_2]

5. Senator Stevens will do what's right for the people of Alaska

Bwaaaa-haaa-haaa.

Guess she expects him to change his stripes. Pin-stripes for convict stripes.

[angstlessk]

6. she is afraid that it will turn out her husband's "buddies" who "helped"

him build his house turns out to be professional builders who ole Todd never had contact with before and has not had contact with since... but they did it for free!! just like ole teddy stevens!!11!!

[barbtries]

7. the republicans are fairly consistent after all

just because he was convicted it doesn't mean we should consider him guilty. yet they'll imprison a democrat who was charged with bullshit and was convicted wrongly, straight from the courtroom. such hypocrisy, such meanness, such FUCKS.

[polichick]

8. Wonder if she is going to "do what's right" and quit, now that she's been found...

...guilty of abuse of power.

[baldguy]

11. You're next, Mooselini

[George II]

12. "I'm confident Senator Stevens will do what's right for the people of Alaska," Palin said...

...obviously she's mistaken. If he did what's right for the people of Alaska he wouldn't have been convicted of corruption.

[HopeHoops]

15. "Ted Stevens doesn't, ya know, like, represent REAL AMERICA, right Joe?"

[Joszef Pelikan]

16. If Palins reaction to the Stevens case is

anything like her reaction to troopergate, she will probably be "pleased" that Stevens "was cleared of any kind of unethical or illegal conduct"

Palin = Fail

[cosmicone]

19. Palling around with corrupt people !!! ha n/t

[whistle]

20. Sarah knows she is next, that's why

[ladywnch]

21. she should be crapping in her Gucci panties! If they are willing to convict

Stevens they'll convict <her> in a New York minute on her ethics problems. Stevens was revered. She's made a Alaska a laughing stock over the last few weeks. They'll dump her if they get the opportunity.

[sad sally]

31. So, did the Gucci panties come from the consignment shop or

some uptown NY store on one of her junkets? Hope Alaskans will ask just who built her Lake Louise house and why are they paying her so much per diem to be there instead of in Juneau - where her job is!?!

[nichomachus]

23. Don't think the phones aren't buzzing

between Todd and the people who built his house for him. He is trying to hush that sucker up big time.

[POAS]

24. What could she say?

"It's terrible that he had his house renovated by....oh wait...nevermind!"

[GreenTea]

25. How could corrupt Palin be "confident" Stevens will do the right thing when the old fuck just

got slammed GUILTY on seven counts of lying and cheating tax payers....That shows you what slime Palin is...To have confidence in her "bridge to nowhere" partner, Ted the lying crook Stevens.

Only idiots can't see it....they want to believe in republican shitbags, no matter what facts are presented to them....

How do these ignorant sheep even make it the bathroom by themselves?

[Caretha]

27. they get to the bathroom

they just don't wipe

[chat_noir]

28. rightwing Townhall.com outed Palin's Wasilla railroad to Stevens' "chalet"

Palin earmark: $15 million rail project to connect Wasilla with the town of Girdwood*, where indicted Republican Senator Ted "Bridge to Nowhere" Stevens has a house.

*Federal prosecutors accuse Stevens of violating the Ethics in Government Act by failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts (consisting mostly of renovations to his "chalet" in Girdwood, Alaska) from VECO Corp.

http://townhall.com/Columnists/JacobSullum/2008/09/03/t...

[brooklynite]

29. They call that "leadership"...

Wonder who she'll vote for.

[whoneedstickets]

32. Palin' around with Criminals!

Guilt by association! Try it on!