Governor Sarah and husband Todd Palin certainly have ALL the qualifications to run on the McBush ticket.
This is a call to all available special investigators, bloggers and serious investigative journalists to expose this corruption to the public. We have no time to waste.
From
Andrew Halcro's blog:
In the aftermath of the Walt Monegan firing, one question keeps surfacing over and over again; why does the governor's husband, Todd Palin appear to hold so much power?
After all, Nancy Murkowski or Susan Knowles were never accused of pressuring a commissioner or inappropriately sitting in on meetings that should have been private.
The stories started last year when Representative Ralph Samuels told me about going into a meeting, he thought would be private, with Governor Sarah Palin. Much to his surprise, Todd Palin was there and proceeded to sit through the entire meeting.
Other lawmakers have shared similar stories and were shocked at how inappropriate Todd's presence was at meetings with the governor. Yesterday on the Dan Fagan Show, Representative Jay Ramras mentioned that Todd was working lawmakers offices during the ACES debate.
From the comment section of the blog:
Lobbying by Todd Palin and other family members
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2008-07-24 02:27.
One of the entries in the Privilege Log Andrew attached is dated 2/01/2008 and relates to an appointment to the Board of Game. It is understandable why SP wants to keep this confidential. This was when she appointed Lew Bradley to the Game Board in place of Paul Johnson of Unalakleet. Johnson was the only Alaska Native on the Board. Bradley's qualifications appeared to be that he is a long-time friend of SP's father. Todd Palin plays the "heavy" or enforcer for his wife as described by many who witnessed his performance during the Mat-Maid tour incident.
Another example was when The Anchorage Times was able to get public records that showed SP had used the Wassila mayor's office and staff in her failed campaign for Lt. Governor in 2002, Todd went to the mayor's office and pitched a fit telling the staff in loud and agitated tones that they should not have given Paul Jenkins the records. The staff tried to explain that these were public records subject to public disclosure laws but Todd was having none of that explanation. Someone had crossed SP and they had to pay.
Todd Palin is a Bristol Bay salmon set-netter. From the start of the Palin administration, he began constant, intensive lobbying of Governor’s office staff and Alaska Department of Fish and Game management and staff on commercial fishing issues related to the Bristol Bay salmon fishery and to other fisheries in which his friends participate. Todd directed the appointment of fellow Bristol Bay set-netter Vince Webster to the Board of Fisheries even though Webster did not apply for the position when the vacancy was announced.
Todd Palin seeks to influence State administrative action that affects his commercial interests and has done so more than 10 hours in any 30 day period in a calendar year which should require him to register as a lobbyist with the Alaska Public Offices Commission As detailed by others in comments on this blog, Todd has also interfered in Mat-Maid matters for the commercial benefit of his friends. He has been seen roaming around the Alaska Railroad property in downtown Anchorage and is known to be telling people that Railroad head Pat Gambell is a terrible manager. Railroad union members who are hoping Todd can get Gambell fired.
Todd also has been a conduit for his father, Jim Palin in his efforts to lobby the Governor’s staff on electric utility matters including vetoes of appropriations to Matanuska Electric Association and Homer Electric Association. As Andrew described, Todd Palin sits in on Governor’s office policy and strategy meetings as a matter of course, but The Governor’s staff also sets up meetings and briefings for other family members.
An example---last year, Governor’s Special Assistant Joe Balash set up a meeting of Palin cabinet members in the Governor’s conference room in Anchorage for James Stanford and other representatives of Stanford’s employer, Thom Fischer of Bellingham, Washington. (Fischer’s Company, Whitewater Engineering was pardoned by Governor Murkowski of a conviction for criminally negligent homicide on Murkowski’s last day in office.) The reason given by the Governor’s office for the meeting was so Stanford could pitch a wind power project in Southeast Alaska. At the start of the meeting Stanford loudly and proudly stated that he was the Governor’s brother-in-law. It finally came out that the real reason for the meeting was to have the State force the Four Dam Pool Power Association to help finance Fischer’s hydroelectric project in Southeast Alaska that no one other than Fischer and his crowd wanted.
The only way an independent investiagtor will get ot the bottom of this mess is through subpoenas and sworn testimony. Mike Tibbles and others could verify what Andrew and others have described, but his wife still works for the Administration and he and others are afraid of retaliation by the Palin/Heath gang. This Administration is being run by a group that acts like a high school clique. If someone does not think the clique is as pretty or popular as they think they are then they become a target. SP only listens to her family, friends and former legislator and failed gubernatorial candidate Rick Halford who was particularly close to VECO when was in Juneau. What a gang---what a mess.
The Battlefield is strewn with victims
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2008-07-24 06:43.
This is shocking information, Andrew. This writer is showing even more "victims" than I was aware of. Anyone telling the hard truths or pushes back , gets the ax or is forced to resign. The victims that I knew of were: 1)Mort Plumb-Airport 2)Tina Otto-Ass't AG 3)Nico Bus-DNR 4) Mike Tibbles 5)Commissioner of Health 6)Joe Van Treeck-Mat Maid 7) Terry Clark-Mat Maid 8) Walt Monegan-Commissioner of Public Safety 9) to be named.............. People, if you know of any others who have ben fired, resigned under pressure or quit due to the Palin's, please jump in. this is a serious abuse of power and they must be stopped. How many more have been manipulated by Sarah AND the ever present Todd, aka "The Shadow?"
Todd Palin present at Board of Agriculture meetings
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2008-07-24 07:33.
Yes indeed, Todd was at every meeting of the Board of Agriculture and the Creamery Board during the Mat Maid firestorm. He would pass knowing glances and winks at Franci Havemeister (who had not been yet appointed as Director of Ag, but it had been a rumor for quite some time that she was the incoming Director) What I would like to know is...was Larry Devilbiss, the former Director of Ag, who gave his resignation in May of 2007, ALSO pressured to resign? This would leave the door open to insert Havemeister who is the daughter in law of Palin's childhood babysitter and also a dairy farmer? No conflicts there, eh? She had absolutely no experience in business or agriculture but Tom Irwin stated he liked her "enthusiasm." Is this how positions are filled? "Enthusiasm?" The board members appointed by Palin were called and given only 20 minutes to decide if they wanted to serve. They did NOT go through the usual application process. The board was stuffed with Valley people all connected to Palin. They made a miserable mess of things BUT did make sure they took very good care of their valley friends and relatives in the Great Mat Maid giveaway. Todd. the "Shadow" needs to stay home with those children and stop meddling in state affairs. This is an outrage reading Andrew's post today.
I agree
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2008-07-24 07:09.
This latest information provided by Andrew Halcro is every bit as bad as the manner in which Walt Monegan was fired. It shows a definite pattern of vindictiveness, calculated plans of attack, deceit, lies. The Bitney story....unbelievable. And then to have Sharon Leighhow covering up with stories that he is leaving for "personal reasons" and that the departure was "amicable?"!!!! Sharon...you should be ashamed to go along with this knowing innocent people's lives are being affected in a BIG way. Reputations forever damaged. This group sure knows how to "spin" a tale. I wonder how many people are living in this pressure cooker right now trying to remain silent to save their jobs? I bet there are many. I am sickened by this as are others who are waiting for a formal investigation into this Palin machine. It is nothing but a bunch of puppets who are blindly following this family. Andrew, thank you for bringing this to the light. The Palinistas will claim it is bcause (sic) you are bitter.....I don't buy it.
By naming Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain has betrayed his country.
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