Another Frivolous Ethics Complaint Filed Against Palin, Third Since Resignation Announcement
Rachel D'Oro of the Associated Press, via KTUU:
Another ethics complaint has been filed against Gov. Sarah Palin, alleging she abused her office by accepting a salary and used state staff while campaigning as the Republican vice presidential candidate last year.
This newest complaint was filed by ankle-biting disgruntled job seeker Andree McLeod and is very similar to previous complaints of hers that have already been thrown out.
It joins two other frivolous complaints filed since Governor Palin's July 3rd decision to step aside as Alaska Governor -- one filed by Zane Henning and another by Ray Ward.
And pundits are still questioning her stated reasons from passing the reins to Lt Gov Sean Parnell?
You can help by making a donation to the Alaska Fund Trust.
UPDATE: Cuda Tweet.
Are these constant, wasteful thumped-up ethics charges result of not caving when the filer begged for job? More frivolous chrgs filed today:
"Thumped-up" is a reference to "The Thumpin".
UPDATE II: Another Tweet:
Ethics issue would almost be funny if it weren't such an abuse of justice. AKns deserve our public resources be used wisely, not frivolously.
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107 comments:
LOL on the latest tweet! "Are these constant, wasteful thumped-up ethics charges result of not caving when the filer begged for job? More frivolous chrgs filed today:"
Desperate clowns. Sarah is more justified than ever for resigning. The ankle-biters are making a mockery of the left and proving Sarah's point. Idiots!
I still want to know how McLeod supports herself, I never hear of her having a job, we know the Beagle has a "disability," but what is McLeod's story? My guess is that she's being supported by Axelrod or Soros with payments laundered through their web of front groups.
Gov. Palin shouldn't even have her lawyer respond to these "ethics" complaints any more, the new ones are just refurbished reruns of those previously filed.
If she violated ethics by taking a salary while running for VP, what about McCain, Obama, & all the rest of the jokers that kept their Senate seat while running for office?
This just proves her point & shows them up to be the slugs they are.
Sarah just tweeted:
"Are these constant, wasteful thumped-up ethics charges result of not caving when the filer begged for job? More frivolous chrgs filed today:"
Man are these idiots helping justify resigning or what? Just how dumb are they?
OT, I know we all want her to endorse Rubio which is a bit controversial but why not endorse Toomey. He's a great conservative and is facing a GOP-backed primary challenger Gerlach.
I bet the ankle-biters only get paid if their complaints are successful, which means they've gotten $0.00 each!
Penny - you're right! They are justifying Gov. Sarah's resignation and will help wipe away the quitter label.
This is going to be a long 2 weeks. I know these are frivolous and we all just shake our heads at this crap, but these are racking up in costs to the state and to Palin's family. As stupid as these are, they are also immoral, IMO.
On the plus side, one of my checks to the legal fund was finally cashed today. Whoo-hoo!!! Now just waiting for the 2nd one....
wisetrog said...
OT, I know we all want her to endorse Rubio which is a bit controversial but why not endorse Toomey. He's a great conservative and is facing a GOP-backed primary challenger Gerlach.
July 14, 2009 7:04 PM
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I hope she endorses and campaigns for Rubio. If she stumps for Crist, I may blow a gasket.
Another tweet moments ago...
"Ethics issue would almost be funny if it weren't such an abuse of justice. AKns deserve our public resources be used wisely, not frivolously"
That's right...beat 'em about the face & head with their own cr%p!
Yogi41, that IS good news. One of the recent articles said Cole could NOT use the fund trust dollars because of the pending ethics complaint against it.
So if your check was finally cashed, maybe that complaint will soon be announced as baseless. That would be great!
wisetrog:
This might sound too conservative but I would be happy if Sarah just made it to July 26th unscathed and without any more ethics violations filed against her and letting SarahPAC lie dormant till July 27th.
O/T, but I cannot stop laughing. Levi Johnston is now Ricky Hollywood, so Ace is reporting.
http://minx.cc/?post=289660
Ace got it from this site:
http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2009/07/say-hello-to-mr-ricky-hollywood.html
Meet Political Pundit, Mr. Ricky Hollywood
"A reliable source confirms that when you call Levi Johnston's phone number, you're now officially greeted by his new marketing identity in long, loud, boldly-exaggerated phrasing, YOU'VE REACHED R-I-C-K-Y ... H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D!!! As Gawker pointed out with image, he even has the tee-shirt to prove it.
The image was created in consultation with Tank Jones and presumably anti-Palin lawyer Rex Butler.
Levi Johnston, ... has hired Tank Jones, "a size-58 suit-wearing black man," to manage his career and be his bodyguard. He's also developed an alter ego to help him destroy his Wasilla-ness and fully embrace douchedom—"Ricky Hollywood.""
OT, but John Kerry is blogging against Palin at the HuffPo according to CNN:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/14/kerry-palin-should-check-out-the-view-from-her-front-porch/
John Kerry? Wow, they brought out the big guns. I expect John Edwards will be posting a rebuttal at DailyKos soon.
Andree: I would like a job.
Governor Palin: Why should I give you a job?
Andree: Because if you don't, I will make your life a living he**.
Governor Palin: Usually at that point a normal person would have given me a resume, not a threat.
Andree: I'm not a normal person.
John Kerry? Oh, boy, he's hurting, isn't he?
Did someone just tell the complainant that Sarah ran for VP and was Outside some?
I assume that it is new news, otherwise this would have been filed before.
Wouldn't it?
Gov. Palin should use the latest complaint to state she is stepping down effective immediately. Use the 26th as a ceremonial event. The only problem is I do not know if this can be done.
I just hate to see the good gov. bleed money and time like this. I just want it to end.
When Sarah leaves office I wouldn't be surprised if the ethics charges keep coming, they very well might have a stack in waiting, all based on her activities before resigning. Just a possibility is all Im saying.
It's a time in America of unprecedented hatred, never would have believed it possible, one another destroying the fabric of our freedoms in the name of ideology and power of centuries ago.
I have stated before Palin's only mistake in resigning was not swearing Parnell in that day.
Should have done it then and been around unpaid to help with the transition.
It does help to prove the guv's point though.
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I try to be a nice person. But if I were the guv I would HAVE to send Ms. McLeod a Christmas gift.
In it I would put a card telling her how sorry I was for being mean, hateful and partisan by not giving her a job when she begged, I mean, asked for one.
I would say in my card how I was forced from office because of her courageous stand to hold me accountable and set me straight on all my unethical ways.
I would also tell her that now that I was a private citizen and traveling the country doing rallies, speeches, fund raisers and charity events that I DID have a job for her if she found it in her heart to forgive me and accept it.
I would enclose I really nice toilet bowl brush with a big bow on it saying that she can start tomorrow at my house.
Hey check out these tweets from Ivy Fryes twitter page. She is a friend of the governor and has also worked for her.
This is scary stuff.
ethics filer mcleod "jumped" gov palin @ gop convent last yr-- a wk b4 trig was born! i distracted mcleod so gov could get to her suv.
3 minutes ago from web
Having been there, I was genuinely scared for Gov Palin when friv ethics filer andree mcleod stalked events/camped out in office
9 minutes ago from txt
And Eddie Burke just said on his show that McLeod has been on record as saying that if the governor would hire her, it would stop.
Poor John Ketchup Kerry, I know Dems who refused to vote for that bozo in 2004. Poor guy, no one gives a rats ass about him, he just needs some love. I wish Obama would send his ass to Iraq, I would have the slightest respect for him if he did that
Is this Andrea the one who followed Palin into the bathroom, too?
Glad C4P translated that "thumped up" part because I was like "what?" Yes, the Thumpin is must reading and indeed I thinks vindicates the genuine regard she has for the state of Alaska, being caught up in this orchestrated assault on this woman to bankrupt her. All orchestrated on the national level. So far from quitting, Palin is actually going nationally to confront these tactics and so her resignation can be seen as a countertactic, to keep the state of Alaska from stalling in the imbroglio these Thumpin tactics were putting the state in. Again, no one who was critical of her decision has mentioned this book and the motives of her enemies. Here's hoping that when she gives her interviews she mentions this quite often.
yogi, that was Beth Kertulla. Wow. Mcleod is a scary one, I'm so grateful that Sarah n Trig got out safely.
OT:
I was just watching The FOX Report and at the half hour Shep mentioned Sarah's Op-ed piece.
It seemed to me that he ad libbed the teleprompter a little when he says "the article she is said to have penned in the WaPo", then the next line off the prompter says "she writes" and he hesitated saying it a little, like he does not believe Sarah wrote that piece!
I yelled at my TV WHOA YOU BASTARD!
What a little turd he is.
I recall Shep was right along with the rest of the media when Sarah was named to the ticket, covering the St. Paul MN convention.
He was irritated and incredulous that McCain could have picked someone like her and "gone around us, the reporters".
Like he is owed some sort of deference because he reads the news like a pancake faced robot.
What a jerk.
Beehive:
That is creepy.
Can you say restraining order?
Lipstick
I think the Guv should look into a restraining order. Good grief. That is way beyond normal. I think the term stalking would apply here don't you?
I pray for Governor Palin. It gives me a knot in my stomach to think of someone physically hurting her, or anyone in her family.
John
You are kind of late...that is old news...so go sit in the corner...and say I will not post old information a 100 times...
"This newest complaint was filed by ankle-biting disgruntled job seeker Andree McLeod"
How's Sarah going to stand up to al Qaeda when she cuts and runs from the likes of Andree McLeod?
I, for one, don't want my President to resign if al Qaeda files an ethics complaint against her.
Anyone?
So you think Andree should be waterboarded and sent to GITMO for life then?
Sounds good to me, as long as you go with her, John.
OT
you might want to go vote for Gov. Palin at
http://www.virginiamn.com/articles/2009/07/12/news/doc4a594a0334d17721932240.txt
The question
Sarah Palin is stepping down early as governor of Alaska at the end of the month. Do you believe the former Republican vice presidential candidate has a political future with either a U.S. Senate or presidential candidacy?
Poll Results
Yes.
(143 Votes, 58%)
No.
(105 Votes, 42%)
I've asked this question before and maybe the reason I've not gotten an answer is that no one knows (Upi maybe) but what if Sarah just tells her attorney not to defend her anymore and not waste a penny of her funds on responding? I understand if the State has to respond but why does Palin? Does anyone know what the "penalty" is for being found guilty of an ethics violation? If it's censure then it's a moot point now isn't it? Also now that we all know this ethics complaint filing onslaught is orchestrated by Rahm\Axelrod for Obama no one will care if that is the case.
Celtic Diva and Andree McLeod what truely sad and pathetic women.
Brian72 said...
"So you think Andree should be waterboarded and sent to GITMO for life then?"
No, absolutely not.
I believe torturing someone is a crime.
And I believe in the rule of law.
Unlike the uneducated knuckledragging neanderthal republicans.
gamsbo,
I just Freeped that poll you posted.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292675/posts
John:
Uh, Sarah can kill Al Qaeda members, yanno. She can't kill McCleod (idiot).
Andree....you're too funny. Maybe you should go after Obama for campaigning for two years while drawing a salary as Senator, even though he did absolutely nothing in the Senate the whole time.
I loved her reference to "thumped-up" charges. She's not stupid. She knows that the attacks are coming from higher up. Might as well take the fight to where it actually is, rather than remain tied down to an office where she cannot retaliate. Ann Coulter said that someone should investigate the origins of these complaints. Maybe we should email her and ask her to. She's pretty good at digging up dirt.
CCRWM:
I've wondered the same and I don't know.
Seems to me that if it is a charge that has already been decided and they file a similar one, why would the guv need to send anything in? Wouldn't the Personnel Board do their thing and throw it out? wouldn't the lawyer they hire do his or her thing and throw it out?
Does the lawyer for the personnel board send things to Palin's lawyer they have to produce? I suppose I do not understand this.
I do know that the guv could be fined if she plead gulity, but then she could be impeached. Plus, she should not plead gulity when she is innocent.
This last one really shows how honest Sarah is. That is all they could come up with? Do they really think the GOP paid Palin? LOL.
Let's see, how many people in recent history has run for POTUS or VP while still an elected offical? That is just dumb.
How does this lady hold her head up high and go to Wal-Mart, the bank or anywhere?
She has to defend herself, because 2 to 3 years from now she would have to explain again and again about these stupid complaints.
This one will be thrown out. And, it probably won't get off the personnel desk before she leaves.
gamsbo,
That poll is now
Yes.
(227 Votes, 68%)
No.
(109 Votes, 33%)
I think we can all agree that these complaints are a tremendous waste of resources, both to the state of Alaska and Governor Palin personally. But, the more wacky these complaints get, the more impressive her undefeated record will be. 18-0 has a nice ring to it.
I also agree with those who have said that the continuation of these charges provide her with an increasingly strong justification for her decision to leave early. At the end of the day, these silly complaints are helping her politically, and exposing the filers for the obsessed morons they are. It would be fantastic if at some point in the future, a solid link can be found tying the complaints to Obama's team. I'm sure the link is there, but exposing it will be difficult.
Hey look everybody! The brick wall is back!
Commence tear down.
New poll numbers.
Yes. (299 Votes, 73%)
No. (112 Votes, 27%)
brickwalltroll said:
Waterboarding isn't torture, my comments are torture.
wishuponastartroll said:
I love Andree. I wish upon a star I could meet her someday!
These people are bizarre.
And john, STFU. OR JUST GO THE HELL AWAY.
Beehive,
That is some crazy stuff.
I love how Sarah is calling out the strategy from the Thumpin. I just purchased the book. I'm not really looking forward to reading it, but feel it is important to know.
nancy:
LOL.
How do you keep them coming chick?
Hey John, unlike your messiah Obama, Sarah would NEVER shake hands with Khadafi and Hugo Chavez. Your messiah loves tyrants, Sarah loves America, there is a difference. Obama can't even read a teleprompter right, a few weeks ago he was a Commencement ceremony and actually said that he met his wife in college, cause the teleprompter told him so, he met Michelle at a law firm. You wanna call Sarah stupid, look at the idiot you put in office
Lipstick and we know McLeod filed it and it's siupposed to be confidential so I hope it gets thrown out immediately for that reason alone...
The Thumpin is the key! Sarah knows it and the strategy of Rahm Emmanuel against his opponents are laid out in the book! Sarah is not stupid and her astute commonsense has linked the strategy described in the book to what she has experienced. I agree, if she can somehow unravel it all and get to the real source of these ethics complaints, it could be monumental and make all this quitting nonsense moot.
OT, have you guys seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zia7XVu0LJM
One of Parnell's top priorities needs to be reform of these ethics laws. No governor, Dem, Rep, or In. should be done this way.
Sarah could not change them due to the politics of the legislature, also, it would "benefit" her and people would cry foul.
Mr. Parnell needs to do this to help AK. Who's to say that someone who just personally hates any future governor decides to do this, it would be quite easy to do to someone who is not rich.
Not sure if Mr. Parnell is independently wealthy or not, but even he could be a target to prevent him from getting Sarah's started projects finished.
Good grief, this is absolutely INSANE! Is there not some law against this relentless hampering of state business? I mean, when you are filing the same complaint more than once, and said complaint has already been dismissed, what other purpose could it serve BUT to create a logjam? If someone interfered constantly with the ability of law enforcement to do their job, I am guessing there would be some consequence. Why not here? Andree McLeod's personal axe grinding is denying other Alaskans of their right to an efficient government. I would love to see some enterprising attorney make a name for him or herself by representing some Alaskans in a suit against this cow.
hey john when is that stimulus gunna work?
So weird how we've had almost a complete turnover in trolls since July 3rd... did the old ones stop getting their checks after their "epic" failure?
Lipstick,
I just discovered the other thing, besides himself, that President Obama can talk about without the Teleprompter!
It's baseball. He's at the All-Star game, and talked for half an inning about it!
So the list is now at 2.
1.Himself
2.Baseball
Is John Kerry serious, taking on Palin? Is he so desperate for attention or is he just a puppet of MoveOn
One thing I'm not getting is the high personal cost of all these ethics charges. These charges are so ridiculous, how is it possible that Sarah's legal fees are so high? Is her own attorney bilking her?
Anyone see that guy on Hannity. Just attacking Sarah out of the blue. They didn’t even talk about Sarah and he just comes out of nowhere mocking her Op-Ed. Hannity had this look in his eyes “what the f...
"Is John Kerry serious, taking on Palin? Is he so desperate for attention or is he just a puppet of MoveOn"
Shows God's on Sarah's side...maybe he'll trot out Teresa Hinds too!
The thing the Dems have going for them is that they're all so damned likeable! How do you stand up against the charisma wattage of a Henry Waxman or Dick Durbin for example?
Poor Sarah.
Enough is enough. I am sick of John and the other trolls today. I am going to quit coming here if they are going to be here all the time.
We have great posts and then you can't get the flow of comments without John and other trolls posting something stupid and then someone answers them. And, forget it...it is just so disjointed I could care less.
PLEASE..PLEASE GET RID OF THEM.
cubicletroll said:
Joe Biden and I are economic geniuses!
3 letters: J-O-B-S!
Give me a J!
J!
Give me an O!
O!
Give me a B!
B!
Give me a S!
S!
What does it spell?
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
Joe Biden: 3 letters, just like my first name!
Nancy...you make the trolls bearable...almost make them fun!
juju, regarding the trolls, I echo your sentiment. I wonder if the problem is not so much that the site moderators are troll-tolerant (I suspect they're not), but that it might be a google blogger thing, where banning may be difficult to accomplish. A few days ago, I think wisetrog mentioned that they were going to switch to another host...maybe then the banning of trolls will commence. In fact, I liken the troll attacks to the ethic charges that Sarah faces...they each take away from the intended business.
Yogi @7:21 re: Kerry and Edwards...
Don't forget AlGore!
Remember, there's no space in AlGore.
But there is AlGore in space.
In the meantime, it's up to us to take some responsibility, too, regarding trolls.
Many of us choose not to respond to them; if ALL OF US followed this pattern and did not respond to them, they would leave.
We're conservatives and personal responsibility should be an edict in our lives. Let's not put all of the responsibility on the moderators; let's instill some discipline and STOP TALKING BACK TO THESE TROLLS.
Come on; we can do it.
Juju
I used to feel like you I used to go crazy with their stupid comments. But then I started to like it, every time those troll make their comments it just proves how strong and powerful Sarah really is.
I used to be very “Comment Shy” those trolls are only helping me build my confidence in writing my thoughts. All they do is bring out the best of us.
Also they guide us to the sources of the Sarah Bashing so we can go and fight back.
The best you can do for now is ignoring them.
FYI: Ethics complaints can be filed against Palin for up to 2 ears after she leaves office. Just so ya know! tweet!
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what the hell?!
Don't mind the trolls. Sort of fuzzy and ugly...almost cute in a way.
Hey look everybody,
A Letterman protege!
You are not long for this thread, crustytoilettroll.
crustytoilettroll said:
I don't understand why I don't have any friends?!
Yeah, it's a mystery.
stuffy,
Thank you! They are an entertaining species, as long as they don't go Letterman.
I agree about the trolls. It has gotten out of hand. They need to be sent packing. If I wanted to read anti-Palin garbage, I would change my homepage to the ADN or the Huffington Post. Please do something about the infestation. It's ruining what was once a great sanctuary for "all things Palin".
John,
I am so confused about the using God to separate the ignorant from their money part?
When has C4P ever tried to separate you from your money?
Notice when the trolls can't compete with C4P comments....They always play the...
GOD CARD!
oldnwise,
You're onto something there.
They hate Governor Palin because she loves God. But they sure do try to use anyone's love of God as a guilt tool. They are clueless.
Yes John There is a special place in hell for people who do nothing but separating the ignorant from their money.
Next to you!
Calling someone out? Don't have the guts or the money?
You are nothing if not comical!
Jeez, Louize...go to bed!
Nancy,
I had an idea for you...You know how Jay Leno goes out on the street and ask the public questions...
LIKE,
Jay:
Do you know who Peggy Noonan is?
Steet person:
uhm...ah..hmmm...was she Al Bundy's
wife? no, no no, I think Peggy was on Mod squad...
I'm sure you can make me belly laugh..
steet=street
oldnwise,
That is a great idea, I think you already got a start on it! You could come up with great stuff! Belly laughs for me!:)
Jay Leno: What is Ricky Hollywood?
Street person: The next Will Farrell movie?
Jay Leno: Uh, no.
Street Person: President Obama's future movie star name?
Jay Leno: Close, close. It does have to do with politics, in a round about way. It's the new persona of one Levi Johnston.
Street Person: Never heard of them.
Jay Leno: Don't give him another thought.
Street Person: Him? I thought we were talking about some dude named Ricky Hollywood?
Jay Leno: You're an Obama voter aren't you?
Nancy,
LOL!!!
Jay:
Do you know who Andrea Mitchell is?
Street person:
Yeah sure, she sang... bring in the clowns, or was that.. uh...bring in the clouds?
Beehive -
Andree actually tried to jump on Sarah when she was pregnant?
That lady is P S Y C H O!
O/T - Anyone see O'Reilly tonight? I was kind of offended by Goldberg's comments.
Well Eric Boehlert, the fellow at Salon who thinks we live under some right wing propaganda ministry
(delusional right)gives credit in the Huff Po, to the Alaska bloggers
for helping force Sarah out of office:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-boehlert/saradise-lost-how-alaska_b_231431.html
Ashley
We discussed it in the comments section of the “Washington Times Reporters Discuss Palin” Post
lib blogger are gunna wish they never attacked sarah in alaska.
she is going to be unstopable now.
crustytoilettroll said:
Sick is what I do best.
myloserlifetroll said:
Hope and Change means I get to climb out from under the pile of manure I live under, and fling it everywhere.
Bye
When are Alaskans going to run these liberal bloggers out of Alaska, especially Andree? I wonder why Sarah didn't sue these people for harassment?
AK
She did.
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/video_GovPalin-July3Announcement.php
Juju, I find it amusing that you are complaining about trolls on this site when you yourself frequently leave comments on The Immoral Minority, a progressive blog. Hmmm... interesting... pots and kettles, glass houses and stones...
People leave comments on that hate site?
I am sure they will leave after Palin resigns don't worry.
I've contributed to The Alaska Trust Fund and wonder how much has been contributed to date?
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Excellent essay up at American Thinker this morning. A Berkeley psychotherapist analyzes the freaks that are filing the ethics complaints.
Her closing paragraph:
"I look around each day and ask myself the same question, "Where are the human beings?" I see fewer and fewer each day. But there's a shining example in Alaska of a woman who maintained her integrity in the midst of cruelty that would have crushed many of us; who never descended to the level of the thugs; and who exits the scene with something that the sadists will never have, not even in their dreams -- her humanity."
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/07/sarah_palin_vs_the_marquis_de.html
Once these Democrat Socialist Party members see that their first complaints did not work, they, of course, try to DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. It's called perseveration and is seen in OCB'ers.
Makes sense to me.
ROFLMAO
Yogi41 is right people have to stop engaging the trolls. Even if you think you're cute and funny, responding to them, zinging them, mocking them, only encourages them and keeps them around. Their reason to breathe is to annoy.
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