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AP NewsBreak: Palin implicated in ethics probe

The topic is Palin's corruption not Obama's birth whose place and tme has been well certified.

No it hasn't his Grandmother has stated he was born in Kenya so till he orders the release of the Long Form everytime you folks decide to start one of these threads on Mrs. Palin then I'm going to jump right in with Mr. Obama and his Birth Cert. untill you all agree that it would be in the best interest of everyone that he release's it.
 
Well if they broke the law they should be charged with that. If they violated any ethics rules they should have been brought uo on that also.

Where are the charges ? Bring them. Show them. The Clinton should not be above the law either.
Sorry. But abusive prosecution isn't really a Conservative thing, you dig?
 
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He doesn't release it JUST TO PISS YOU OFF.
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That's what I would do.

Now that's a president right there, not proving hes a valid president just to make the people who chose to have him represent them get mad? Thank you for your point of view.
 
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Sorry. But abusive prosecution isn't really a Conservative thing, you dig?

There is nothing abusive about honest prosecution of those who commit a crime. The pursuit and practice of nonabusive prosecutory policies should not be and are not for the most part an exclusive characterisic of either party. If it was then one would have to conclude that it's only the conservatives who are wailing their brains out and questioning the legitimacy of President Obama's birth. Is it only conservatives who are pursuing that form of abusive prosecution against Mr. Obama ?
 
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Palin will beat every ethic complaint that comes her way, she always does.
 
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So wait...there's another investigation that has not been shown to have merit, she hasn't been convicted...actually hasn't even been charged with anything and we have the usual suspects in here caterwauling and derangedly obsessing over Palin as if she was caught eating babies with the devil himself.

You seem to be saying this case "has no merit", but the independent investigator has "found evidence that Palin may have violated ethics laws by trading on her position in seeking money for legal fees", according to the news story.

The investigator for the state Personnel Board says in his July 14 report that "there is probable cause to believe Palin used or attempted to use her official position for personal gain because she authorized the creation of the trust as the "official" legal defense fund."

So what is decided on this case is yet to be determined.

It does looks like small potatoes though, since even the investigator recommends "that Palin refuse to accept payment from the defense fund, and that the complaint be resolved without a formal hearing before the board."
 
There is nothing abusive about honest prosecution of those who commit a crime. The pursuit and practice of nonabusive prosecutory policies should not be and are not for the most part an exclusive characterisic of either party. If it was then one would have to conclude that it's only the conservatives who are wailing their brains out and questioning the legitimacy of President Obama's birth. Is it only conservatives who are pursuing that form of abusive prosecution against Mr. Obama ?
Now, now. Obama isn't being prosecuted by anyone for his obfuscation. He's being sued. There is a huge difference. Let me know if you need reference to educational material for remedial study.
 
While I haven't really been following the various investigations of Palin, I understand that the majority of them (if not all) to date have come up with nothing.

It will be interesting to see what this one dredges up.

Personally, I think there should be a new “Department of Corruption Elimination”, or some such. They should be tasked with investigating all members of the government bi-yearly for any possible corruption.

Of course, that would likely take half the current federal budget to implement…



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While I haven't really been following the various investigations of Palin, I understand that the majority of them (if not all) to date have come up with nothing.

It will be interesting to see what this one dredges up.

I believe 16 cases have been charged and of the 16, 15 cases were dropped due to no evidence. The other case she paid back money voluntarily altho no law breaking was found.
Personally, I think there should be a new “Department of Corruption Elimination”, or some such. They should be tasked with investigating all members of the government bi-yearly for any possible corruption.

Of course, that would likely take half the current federal budget to implement…



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We actually have people that can do this very thing. However if they are truly free from political pressure is arguable. Obama just fired one such investigator without clear reasons.
 
:lamo Getting her comeuppance now, isn't she? :lamo
 
I believe 16 cases have been charged and of the 16, 15 cases were dropped due to no evidence. The other case she paid back money voluntarily altho no law breaking was found.


We actually have people that can do this very thing. However if they are truly free from political pressure is arguable. Obama just fired one such investigator without clear reasons.

link = "http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/12/politics/main4516113.shtml "

She viiolated Alaska Statute 39.52.110

"However, the report found that Palin, her husband Todd, and her subordinates used pressure and intimidation to try to force the firing of Michael Wooten, beginning before her swearing-in ceremony took place, and therefore broke the law.

The investigation said she violated Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act, which states, "… each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust."
 
While I haven't really been following the various investigations of Palin, I understand that the majority of them (if not all) to date have come up with nothing.

It will be interesting to see what this one dredges up.

Personally, I think there should be a new “Department of Corruption Elimination”, or some such. They should be tasked with investigating all members of the government bi-yearly for any possible corruption.

Of course, that would likely take half the current federal budget to implement…
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link = Palin Parses - Political Punch

It's just the tip of the iceberg. This so called reformer is an abuser of power.

"When asked by a reporter today, "Governor, did you abuse your power?" Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said, "No, and if you read the report you'll see that there was nothing unlawful or unethical about replacing a cabinet member. You gotta read the report, sir."

It's true that there's nothing "unlawful or unethical about replacing a cabinet member" in principle.

But the report is not as Gov. Palin is presenting it, in terms of ethics laws.

To wit:

"I find that Governor Sarah Palin Abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act...

"Compliance with the code of ethics is not optional... "
 
IF she actually broke any laws, and mind you this is an ethics investigation by an independent investigator whose ethics including giving reports to the media... she's done.

Let's stop right there, this investigator "leaked" his findings to the AP.

Which makes one wonder how legit his charges really are.
 
An independent investigator has found that Sarah Palin may have broken ethics laws by accepting private gifts to help pay her legal costs.

You know, whenever somebody stands on a pedestal and tells everybody else how to live their lives, a little red light always goes off in my head.

Stick a fork in Palin's political career. It is done.

Article is here.
I don't see you looking into your liberal heros like you do conservatives. You're a really fair and balanced person.....NOT.
 
Well, I'm sure it's all very interesting, having a red light district in your head, but that's really T.M.O.

The simple fact of the matter is that with outside help, or new income, the Palin's could never pay their legal debts, which is also illegal. this should suggest certain things to you about the nature of the laws and ethics involved in these matters.
The rabid mouthfoamers just can't help themselves. They going to get Palin on something if it kills them.
 
IF she actually broke any laws, and mind you this is an ethics investigation by an independent investigator whose ethics including giving reports to the media... she's done.

Let's stop right there, this investigator "leaked" his findings to the AP.

Which makes one wonder how legit his charges really are.

Often the only way to get the truth out is to leak it to the press.
 
After this latest little ditty has surfaced one would think that the Palin Apologists would finally wake up and realize that yes at least half of the "allegations" against her were true if not all.

It's like the OP said "somebody stands on a pedestal and tells everybody else how to live their lives, a little red light always goes off in my head."

After what's already been done to destroy that woman's career, one would think even the red koolaid drinkers would at least monetarily arouse from their drug induced Messianic awe and wonder what happened to the America they grew up in.

It doesn't bother you that a person that's been charged by your crew a minimum of fourteen times, with zero strikes is being charged yet once again, this time for questions regarding how that woman financed her defense against a half-million dollars of completely unfounded charges? Does that sound like the America you're used to, where innocent until proven guilty doesn't mean **** if you people can hound the innocent into bankruptcy with an endless stream of unfounded slanderous charges instead?

Your party invented the politics of personal destruction, your party invented the phrase, and your party is still employing those exact tactics to punish people for excercising their First Amendment right to tell the truth about your party.

You have to be truly proud of all the damage your party has done to America.
 
The rabid mouthfoamers just can't help themselves. They going to get Palin on something if it kills them.

Oh so those of us who demand honest, fair, ehical, and legal behavior from our elected officials are "rabid mouthfoamers" ?
 
that's stupid. they paid their back taxes and their FINES! See, they were fined, hence getting consequences for their actions. Sheesh.

Fines?

You mean then that the Clintons actually committed crimes and weren't being relentlessly railroaded for no reason at all.

Since you admit the Clintons committed crimes, why did you support the Red Queen in her positions as Secretary of State? Do you think it's suitable for an admitted criminal to hold that position?
 
There is nothing abusive about honest prosecution of those who commit a crime.

There's something exceptionally abusive about continued baseless charges that require time and money to defend against.

What's the matter with you people, anyway? Explain why you are continuing to attack Palin. Last time I checked your Messiah is polluting the White House, racking up trillions of dollars of new debt, nationalizing one industry after another and looking for more, apologizing to America's enemies for being the best, and in general being exactly what one expects a socialist to do.

So why are you people so obsessed with your hatred for Palin that you still continue to pursue war are most obviously completely baseless charges against her, even after she's resigned?
 
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