Uh, oh.

Looks like her chief of staff approved the trips.

Palin didn't mean "Hold me accountable" two months ago

An internal government document obtained by ABC News appears to contradict Sarah Palin's most recent explanation for why she fired her public safety chief Walt Monegan, the move which prompted the now-contested state probe into "Troopergate."

Fighting back against allegations she may have fired her then-Public Safety Commissioner, Walt Monegan, for refusing to go along with a personal vendetta, Palin on Monday argued in a legal filing that she fired Monegan because he had a "rogue mentality" and was bucking her administration's directives.

"The last straw," her lawyer argued, came when he planned a trip to Washington, D.C., to seek federal funds for an aggressive anti-sexual-violence program. The project, expected to cost from $10 million to $20 million a year for five years, would have been the first of its kind in Alaska, which leads the nation in reported forcible rape.

But the governor's staff authorized the trip, according to an internal travel document from the Department of Public Safety, released Friday in response to an open records request.

The document, a state travel authorization form, shows that Palin's chief of staff, Mike Nizich, approved Monegan's trip to Washington D.C. "to attend meeting with Senator Murkowski." The date next to Nizich's signature reads June 18.

Last week a legislative panel approved a subpoena for Nizich to be interviewed by Stephen Branchflower, the prosecutor hired to conduct the Alaska Legislature's inquiry into Troopergate. The Attorney General informed the Legislature earlier this week that Nizich and other state employees subpoenaed in the matter would not submit to interviews.

Americanunity-
Palin's comments on this subject seem to go something like this:
The commissioner's firing (reassignment/demotion) had NOTHING to do with my brother-in-law, who should have been fired by the commissioner.

If she was sincere when she said, "Hold me accountable" TWO months ago she has nothing to hide, right?

There's women....

....who after one beer you look at and say, "she's gotta a pretty face!"

Then there's women....

....who after three beers you look at and say, "she's gotta nice set of hooters!"

Then there's women....

....who after six beers you look at and say, "I'm a gonna make that piece of minge my wife!"

Then there's women....

....who after eight beers you look at and say, "Uhhhh... I CAN'T SEE A FUCKIN' THING!"

....and then there are women who you will look at after consuming a whole goddam 12 pack and say, "Damn, I'm a gonna VOTE for that broad!"

My advice to everyone: "Drink, but goddamit think of yer country and do it in moderation!!!!"

Why do Palin and McCain persist in lying about things that are on the record? It doesn't make any sense to me. Or they that stupid, or do they think the American people are? This is not a pair I want hiding behind executive privilege.

Politicians have for centuries lied thinking their constituents would believe their lies. This is nothing new in politics.

Slick Willie, Tricky Dick, LBJ -- the list is as long as you want it to be.

Sorry to bother you with questions, Goat, but one more thing I curious about -- the tall columns your rig seems to "stand" on -- are they connected as part of the rig? In other words, the top part of your rig and the tall columns attached to it are all one piece that floats and if your rig pulls loose from the moorings the top of the rig and the columns it sits on all go floating adrift in a hurricane? And do you know how long those columns are? They look so high from the picture I was wondering just how deep they are under water too.

Guess that was more than one question.

Goatman,

It is one thing to lie about stuff you think won't come out(WH sex meetings, WH tapes, etc.) It's another thing to lie about things that are in the public record already. Both are stupid things to do, but in the first instance, the hope is what is secret will stay secret. I'm not sure what the hope is in the second instance--that folks will hear the lie and never listen to the follow up reports? That they won't be questioned about the lies in news interviews or the debates?

Sorry about my #9 -- wrong thread!

I reposted my #9 over on the thread where it's suppose to be.

that folks will hear the lie and never listen to the follow up reports?

That's what Fox News is for.

They never even hear the follow up reports, or if they do they hear them on a "liberal" newscast or read them in a "liberal" newspaper, so they discount them and harden their resolve around what they already believe to be true.

My wife works with people, normal seemingly intelligent people, who only watch Fox for their news. Many believe Saddam had strong ties to Al Queda and 9/11 and that Obama was sworn in on a Koran, among other right wing fictions.

. Or they that stupid, or do they think the American people are? This is not a pair I want hiding behind executive privilege.

#7 | POSTED BY GAL_TUESDAY
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Winner.

Palin fired Monegan for misuse of his travel/per diem vouchers.

"Palin fired Monegan for misuse of his travel/per diem vouchers.

#15 | Posted by TedBaxter at 2008-09-20 06:56 AM"

Maybe that's the reason Gov. Palin is giving (now), but that might not be true:

The truth is sexist!

John McusedtobeaPOW.

Palin's original story was that she offered him a transfer and he refused.

What a tangled web we weave...

her public safety chief serves at the govenor's pleasure. Just like all the lawyers that Clinton fired when he took office.

Goat man, seriously, how could you not add W to your list of presidents who lied with impunity?

Seriously!

I've been around quite a long time, and I (and you, for that matter), have never seen a president who lies with such pride as our current occupant.

Your choice to omit W from your list of presidents who live off lies is a strong indicator of your political blindness to the record of your guy, George W. Bush..

lookie lookie everybody!!!

Sniper is back to repeating talking points which have been disproven long, long, ago.

Jeebus, douchbag, you are so pathetic!

Sniper will be along shortly with an email proving Clinton fired this guy.
He's also waiting to be crowned King of Nigeria. The check just has to clear.

her public safety chief serves at the govenor's pleasure. Just like all the lawyers that Clinton fired when he took office.

#19 | Posted by Sniper a

WOW, what a weenie cop-out!

"The document, a state travel authorization form, shows that Palin's chief of staff, Mike Nizich, approved Monegan's trip to Washington, D.C., "to attend meeting with Senator Murkowski."..."But the governor's staff authorized the trip, according to an internal travel document from the Department of Public Safety, released Friday in response to an open records request."...Monegan asked for -- and received -- approval for the travel without telling Palin's staff his reason for going. "As a matter of routine, the travel was approved by Mike Nizich ... weeks before the actual purpose was made clear by former Commissioner Monegan," Ruaro wrote. "When you receive permission to travel, it does not mean that you receive blanket authorization to discuss or do whatever you would like on that trip," he added. "..."Monegan said he didn't know why Palin's chief of staff approved a trip that confounded her other aides. "It sounds like it's a breakdown of communication internal to the governor's staff," he said."

And this is the smoking gun? It appears Palin found out after the fact and took appropriate action!!!!

This doesn't contradict anything she has said. Apparently ABC, with their agenda, cannot comprehend what has actually taken place. There are several here as well.

Watching Palin continue to boldly lie the words (8 times on video) "I said No Thanks to Congress for that Bridge to NoWhere" reminds me how the RepuliCRITS are all shameless Evil LIARS!

"If she's done nothing wrong she's got nothing to hide...."

I've yet to hear any Republican state they no longer believe that.

She needs a few years in prison.

Yet ANOTHER example of how PaLyin is unfit to be in the executive branch.

KBM can go first, if he wants---Not to do anything too radical.

Well, McLame got his 15 minutes of Glory out of her.

Plenty of great trophy poses, fresh hugs and kisses from a pretty lady each day.

Best said by Karl Rove when describing possible Dem VP candidate Tim Cain, Gov of Virigina for 3 years and former Mayor of city with over 200k.
"Not ready to be Pres"
"He was Mayor of a tiny town"
"Governor only 3 years"
"clearly a choice like this would demonstrate a purely poilitical decision over who would be best to be president (interest of Americans)

Gunner is the perfect Democrat tool. He quotes Obama camp relentlessly regardless of the facts. It appears that he is a charter member of "Camp Obama" where "you sharpen your elbows" and learn how to "argue and get into their face" because the great "Uniter", the forever "teller of truth", tells you to do it.

lookie lookie everybody!!!
Sniper is back to repeating talking points which have been disproven long, long, ago.

Jeebus, douchbag, you are so pathetic!

#21 | Posted by oldwhiskeysour

So.... BJ Willie didn't fire 94 AGs? You have a real short memory old. I hope other things you have are longer.

lookie lookie everybody!!!
Sniper is back to repeating talking points which have been disproven long, long, ago.

Jeebus, douchbag, you are so pathetic!

#21 | Posted by oldwhiskeysour

So.... BJ Willie didn't fire 94 AGs? You have a real short memory old. I hope other things you have are longer.

#32 | Posted by Sniper

LOL. BJ this and BJ that. Pathetic. You folks got nothing left but hot air.

C'mon. the document proves nothing. It doesn't even prove it's really a document.

War is Peace
Freedom is Salvery
Ignorance is Strength

another 4 yrs of the same old shit I say!

So.... BJ Willie didn't fire 94 AGs?

Their terms expired when he took office. They weren't renewed. Little bit different than actually firing them for not engaging in phoney partisan investigations or not loving Dobson enough.

I'm guessing he was too busy shooting those 7500 service folk to notice. I'm also just guessing, but he really wanted to top Reagans military 17,000 executions.

So.... BJ Willie didn't fire 94 AGs? You have a real short memory old. I hope other things you have are longer.

Snippy exhibiting daily baseline dumb...

NG, trying to use facts and logic while debating Sniper is a fool's errand.

Just say "yes son", pat him on the head, and then return to the adult conversation at hand.

***** Document Contradicts Palin's Troopergate Excuse ****

.......she hasn't even been elected yet, and she's already above the law......

......and her staff are also refusing to answer subpoenas ?......what gives with that ?.......can't be "executive privilege" yet, now can it ?......

......defying the law already.......bad omen......

Pretty well explains why Mcsame won't let her campaign on her own or talk to the media.

Liberals drinking Koolaid made by Deepak Chopra and accusing others of lying --- and they are being fed daily by bitter comedians hiding behind smiles.

Pretty well explains why Mcsame won't let her campaign on her own or talk to the media.

#39 | Posted by northguy3 at 2008-09-20 02:32 PM

Because It Is The Palin/McCain Campaign LOL Ha Ha Ha

-Sarge

Liberals drinking Koolaid made by Deepak Chopra and accusing others of lying --- and they are being fed daily by bitter comedians hiding behind smiles.

#40 | Posted by takitez at 2008-09-20 02:39 PM

This is why Regressives should never be allowed to consume any drugs harder than baby aspirin.

Earth to Takenitsleezee!!! Please send decoder ring!

Because It Is The Palin/McCain Campaign LOL Ha Ha Ha

~Sarge.

Or as Spud calls it the "Failin'/McSame Campaign".

Good to see ya agin, Sarge!

This is why Regressives should never be allowed to consume any drugs harder than baby aspirin.

~BRiwo

Reading TakitsleaZy's posts one gets the idear that he musta overdosed on Flintone's Chewable Ritalin in his youth.

Maybe more than once.

He now comes to the DR in order to spew half remembered sound bytes from freeperworld but then, in his incoherent ranting style, he mangles those bits of original illogic well into the realm of incomprehensibility.

Spud thinks it's funny.

And sad.

Be Well.

On Topic?

Sarah fired the guy who refused to fire her soon-to-be ex-brother-in-law and then sez it was really his "rogue mentality" that was the cause.

She cites his "unauthorised trip" to DC as evidence.

Reality check: The Governor's office ie. Sarah authorised it.

Wot was the trip in question about agin?

FTFA: "The last straw," her lawyer argued, came when he planned a trip to Washington, D.C., to seek federal funds for an aggressive anti-sexual-violence program. The project, expected to cost from $10 million to $20 million a year for five years, would have been the first of its kind in Alaska, which leads the nation in reported forcible rape.

Ah, Sarah Palin the pro-rape/anti-choice candidate.

That oughta bring in the Hillarites and the Indys running, eh?/snark>

Be Well.

So this guy, according to Palin, has a 'rogue mentality' because he wanted to create an anti-rape program in Alaska???? So are we to assume by this that Palin is PRO RAPE and ANTI CHOICE???? Remember - she's the one who is against abortion EVEN in the case of rape. Very nice, Palin. Very, very nice. That is gonna attract the Hillary voter - right to Senator Obama's front door!

I'm asking this again - is this the BEST the repulsicans could come up with? THIS is a better choice than Condileeza Rice or Kay Bailey Hutchinson or Olympia Snowe???? You have GOT to be kidding me! On one hand we have Grampy Poopy Pants who half the time can't follow a simple question like "Will you meet with the Prime Minister of Spain" and instead goes on a tangent about the president of Mexico and on the other hand you have a woman who wanted to stop the development of a program that would have helped decrease the number of RAPES in her state, left the town she was mayor of 22 million dollars in debt when she left and has done nothing but LIE LIE LIE since she accepted the nomination. She even lied about HOW she accepted the nomination! This is the BEST the repulsicans could come up with? REALLY?

Dawnglo: Yes. Apparently.
Yet 44% of Americans say they will vote for McSame/Palin

Ya have to marvel at the absolute dullardness of the average American voter.

Dawn: Do you mind if I publish this(I'm an editor) as a public diary on Opednews.com?
I'll give you credit as Dawnglo or whatever Nom de Plume you choose.

Actually many Hillary supporters are behind Sarah, and these women have voiced disagreement with Hillary supporters coing out to anoint Obama.

McCain, your pick is working to not only energise the base but pull in plenty from the other side. SARAH!!!!!

The more that comes out about this woman the more it proves that this was a pick out of "spite" for McCain. He wanted Lieberman, he had picked Lieberman and then he was told by "the powers that be" that there is no way in hell he could have him. So instead of going with a wise second choice (Romney et. al., or even Rice, Snowe etc.,) he decided to cut off his nose to spite the RNC's face. I thought at the time and I am more and more convinced that this is a big FU to the RNC who so royally screwed him over in 2000.

Obama wouldn't be on life support and moving about in crutches had he picked Hillary. He dissed Hillary and many women dissed him --- and some liberals are still in denial.

Litlebrit you give McCain too much credit- it was all the idea of the Limbaugh crowd and the old man fell for it after he couldn't have Lieberman.

takeit is apparently channelling tadlowe.

"He dissed Hillary and many women dissed him"
The only women Palin excited are GOPpers. Even half of the people supporting Mcsame say he picked her only to boost his chances, not because she's qualified. In fact most Americans think she is unqualified while more believe Biden is qualified. Senile and unqualified versus smart and qualified-if Obama was white Mcsame would have surrenderd (again ) by now.

"channeling tadlowe"

And Lokisfur, and Niceville ...

She'll just come up with a new excuse and nobody will ask her if she thinks its odd that she's done so.