Reactions to story from The New York Times

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  Palin's innocent, 'cuz she totally told me she was

  http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2008/10/palins-innocent-cuz-sh...
  54 days ago in Lawyers, Guns and Money · Authority: 640

  I'll take "Transparent Absurdities" for $200, Alex.Trying to head off a potentially embarrassing state ethics report on GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, campaign officials released their own report Thursday that clears her of any wrongdoing. . . . Lawmakers are expected to release their own findings Friday. Campaign officials have yet to see that report — the result of an investigation that began before she was tapped as McCain's running mate — but said the investigation has falsely portrayed a legitimate policy dispute between a governor and her commissioner as something inappropriate. "The following document will prove Walt Monegan's dismissal was a result of his insubordination and budgetary clashes with Governor Palin and her administration," campaign officials wrote. "Trooper Wooten is a separate issue."Sure it is. In related news, I've decided to conduct my own tenure evaluation, in lieu of the highly partisan review I'm likely to receive from my peers and colleagues who don't understand that writing mean things about the governor actually counts as "scholarship." I'm also going to investigate that stream of bullshit parking tickets I received ten years ago in Minneapolis.
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  NYT Drops "Troopergate" Hit Piece on Sarah Palin

  http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/10/nyt_drop...
  53 days ago in The Weekly Standard · Authority: 1,843

  Here's the opening of the New York Times's report today on the investigation into whether Sarah Palin abused her power when she fired her public safety commissioner: The 2007 state fair was days away when Alaska’s public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, took another call about one of his troopers, Michael Wooten. This time, the director of Gov. Sarah Palin’s Anchorage office was on the line. As Mr. Monegan recalls it, the aide said the governor had heard that TrooperWooten was assigned to work the kickoff to the fair in late August. If so, Mr. Monegan should do something about it, because Ms. Palin was also planning to attend and did not want him nearby. Somewhat bewildered, Mr. Monegan soon determined that Trooper Wooten had indeed volunteered for duty at the fairgrounds — in full costume as “Safety Bear,” the troopers’ child-friendly mascot. Two years earlier, the trooper and the governor’s sister had been embroiled in a nasty divorce and child-custody battle that had hardened the Palin family against him. What great fodder for the Colbert Report! Could anything possibly justify Sarah Palin's fear of her ex-brother-in-law dressed as a child-friendly "Safety Bear" mascot? Well, the facts that Wooten abused his 10 year-old step-son and threatened to kill Palin's father might make the governor seem a tad less paranoid, but the Times buries and then fails to fully report these facts. About halfway through the 2,100-word story, the Times adds: In one instance, [Sarah Palin] said [Wooten] made a death threat against her father in 2005, an accusation that the trooper has denied. ... The family also reported that Trooper Wooten, who was assigned to the wildlife investigations unit, shot a cow, or female, moose without a permit, used a Taser on his 10-year-old stepson and drank a beer at a friend’s barbecue before taking a second one for the drive home in his patrol car. In March 2006, after an internal inquiry, Trooper Wooten received a 10-day suspension, which was eventually halved. The suspension
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  Palin Shocker: Tries to Pre-empt State Report, Clears Self in Troopergate Probe

  http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/10/palin-beats-alaska-to-it/
  54 days ago in The Page - by Mark Halperin - TIME · Authority: 2,501

  The McCain camp releases own report suggesting the investigation has portrayed a legitimate policy dispute between a governor and her commissioner as something inappropriate. Blames a former campaign opponent for conspiring to pin Commissioner Monegan’s firing on the Palin’s family’s dispute with Trooper Wooten. SEE FOR YOURSELF: Read the executive summary of the McCain camp’s findings here. Comes ahead of the Alaska legislature findings, expected to be released Friday. Read key background about the Troopergate investigation here.
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  Friday McBush/McSame Bashing

  http://www.discourse.net/archives/2008/10/friday_mcbushmcsam...
  53 days ago in Discourse.net: On the fringes of the public sphere · Authority: 191

  News about the Hate Talk Express. Friday ArchPundit, Good on LaHood retiring GOP Congressman slams Palin Bob Geiger, GOP Leaders Abandoning McCain: Who Is John McCain? HuffPo, Obama Called Traitor Again At McCain Rally TPM, Anti-Obama Fury Spills Over
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  Palin Ethics Report Due Tomorrow

  http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8979
  54 days ago in Open Left · Authority: 1,771

  The report on Sarah Palin's "Troopergate" scandal is out tomorrow, and the principals of the scandal are starting to talk to the press: Two years earlier, the trooper and the governor's sister had been embroiled in a nasty divorce and
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  Sarah Palin, a bear suit and a dead moose

  http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/10/sara...
  53 days ago in The Swamp · Authority: 778

  by Frank James Today the Alaska legislature may decide whether to release to the public the report based on its investigation of whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her office as part of an apparent family feud with her ex brother-in-law. By now, everyone
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  Alaska High Court Clears Way for Branchflowers Troopergate Report

  http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/10/10/alaska-high-court-clears...
  53 days ago in Law Blog - WSJ.com · Authority: 1,753

  Prosecutor Stephen Branchflower speaks during a meeting of the Senate and House judiciary committees on Friday Sept. 12, 2008 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Matt Hage) As the McCain-Palin campaign reportedly steps up its negative attacks on Barack
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  Palin finds herself innocent in Troopergate

  http://theimpolitic.blogspot.com/2008/10/palin-finds-herself...
  53 days ago in The Impolitic · Authority: 98

  You know the world has gone crazy when you have to check the source of the daily headlines to be sure you're not reading a satire site. Sadly, this is not a joke. ANCHORAGE, Alaska - On the eve of a report on a legislative panel's abuse-of-power
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  Palin Trooper-gate Report - Squat!

  http://macsmind.com/wordpress/2008/10/10/palin-trooper-gate-...
  53 days ago in Macsmind - Official Blog of the MacRanger Show Covering The 2008 Election like Obama Covers Ayers · Authority: 238

  The Ny Slimes gives it their bestest Obama shot tho: The 2007 state fair was days away when Alaskas public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, took another call about one of his troopers, Michael Wooten. This time, the director of Gov. Sarah Palins
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  Sarah Palin Abused her Power as Governor According to Troopergate Report

  http://bluenc.com/sarah-palin-abused-her-power-governor-acco...
  53 days ago in BlueNC | The people's think tank · Authority: 285

  Say it Ain't So, Sarah - 101 Lies of Sarah Palin Lie #2 - Sarah Palin Denied She Abused the Powers of her Office, but Alaska State Legislature Disagrees. According to the New York Times the Alaska state legislature has released its report on the
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  Palin guilty in Troopergate

  http://socraticgadfly.blogspot.com/2008/10/palin-guilty-in-t...
  53 days ago in SocraticGadfly · Authority: 114

  Thats the official verdict of the newspaper of record, who doesnt fall for Sarah Palins line that Andrew Halcro made me do it. Heres the nut graf: An examination of the case, based on interviews with (former Alaska Public Safety Commissioner Walt)

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