Troopergate: Orwellian Palin
By Michael J.W. Stickings
From the Anchorage Daily News:
The editors of the ADN stress that Palin did nothing impeachable or indictable. However, "it wasn't appropriate, especially for someone elected as an ethical reformer. And her Orwellian claims of 'vindication' make this blemish on her record look even worse."
Indeed.
(Find more of our Troopergate coverage here.)
From the Anchorage Daily News:
Sarah Palin's reaction to the Legislature's Troopergate report is an embarrassment to Alaskans and the nation.
She claims the report "vindicates" her. She said that the investigation found "no unlawful or unethical activity on my part."
Her response is either astoundingly ignorant or downright Orwellian.
Page 8, Finding Number One of the report says: "I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act."
In plain English, she did something "unlawful." She broke the state ethics law.
The editors of the ADN stress that Palin did nothing impeachable or indictable. However, "it wasn't appropriate, especially for someone elected as an ethical reformer. And her Orwellian claims of 'vindication' make this blemish on her record look even worse."
Indeed.
(Find more of our Troopergate coverage here.)
Labels: 2008 election, Alaska, Sarah Palin
posted by Michael J.W. Stickings at
1:00 PM
2 Comments:
Michael,
I have sent the Anchorage newspaper an e-mail congratulating them on their continuing coverage of scary Sarah. It seems that there are quite a few intelligent people living in Alaska. Scary Sarah doesn't represent all of them, or perhaps even a majority of them.
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Bob's Blog, at 2:46 PM
In a desperate attempt to spin this mess, Palin is now claiming that the Troopergate investigation clears her of any wrongdoing, which it does not. We can't afford eight more years of another administration that abuses their power. Sign this petition urging Palin to stop the lies and walk the ethics reform talk by removing herself from the presidential ticket now: http://go.care2.com/17292327
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Anonymous, at 6:09 PM
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