It’s hard to know what to believe about you. You bring up accusations against Sarah that come straight from the Daily Kos and claim you’re objective (and for what you people accuse her of, the actual evidence is scant – there are just as many, or more people on her side). Now you tell me you (and your mother) made the same “mistakes” as the Palin family, and give yourself a pass (but these mistakes cause bothersome questions about Sarah). Nice little double standard there.

I was going to assume you were telling the truth in your bio there, but the more I think about it, the less likely that seems. Your “history” and your viewpoints don’t really add up. People don’t usually trash others who’ve gone through the same things as they did. They normally commiserate, feel a kinship. Unless one of them did it a lot better than the others. Then there could be severe jealousy.

I guess I’ll stop ranting now. This is supposed to be comments on Sarah-cuda, not “mind-reading attempts” on other commenters. I did pretty well getting my psychology degree, but I totally failed mind-reading 101.

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Indeed Palin apparently does like her sister, Molly McCann probably more than is wise considering the problems it is causing her in Alaska right now.

As for the “evidenced by her family” comment I’m guessing you haven’t heard about the family problems her little sister has regarding her own marriages, divorces and current custody battle. Not exactly the makings of an *entirely* harmonious family life there. Like any family there are always problems but to ignore Palin’s in regards to her little sister or to pretend such problems are of no consequence to men’s issues is to bury your head in the sand.

It remains my opinion that a female politician who will inject herself into private family matters is not someone who will be good for men OR women over the long haul. Abuse of Power is one of the more ugly allegations that can be levied against a sitting government official. It is nothing to sneer at or ignore even if it has yet to be decided. The allegation alone is enough to give pause and carefully rethink IMO.

Roger doesn’t want talk about this even though it goes to the heart of many men’s issues so that’s all I will say now. I suggest you go online and read the ADN (Anchorage Daily News) web site especially for last June and July for more detailed info on this subject. It wouldn’t hurt to look up some Alaskan political blogs either. The abuse of power charge was in play *before* McCain named her his VP pick. The current investigation of her is not the result of that event.

I was raised by a single mother in the 1960’s after my father ran out. She worked hard–no Welfare for us. I followed her example when it came time for me to raise my daughter alone. This was the very early 1980’s…no big CS support system was in place then to back me. I never gave it much thought. My daughter was my responsibility and I met it.

I am currently remarried to a man who was ground up and spit out of the current CS government mill via the efforts of his first wife. The system was in place now to serve her every whim and it did. I stood by my husband through thick and thin for these 21 years and have never regretted it for a minute. However, I learned a lot about socialist government (feminism is the Ladies Auxiliary of Socialism) in the process. There is nothing comparable to first hand experience when it comes to learning.

I have been a staunch anti-feminist since 1999 (thanks largely to the actions of Bill Clinton and I’m not talking about Monica here). I am not a liberal as you insist I am. You obviously can’t read minds very well.

Claiming to be conservative and/or Republican and defending feminism it a contradiction in terms in my book–even when Republicans decide to run one for VP. I have my principals and unlike Obama I’m not for changing them. I will not vote for a feminist. Period. I won’t vote for Obama either so don’t get your shorts all twisted again.

Hope the facts don’t take too much air out of your rant about me. Maybe next time your mind reading attempts will produce better results. Just don’t quit your day job yet.

What I have seen gives some hope. Someone who has actually Governed something, somewhere, even if for a short time. Hey, that’s new in this election. Obama and Biden between them haven’t Governed a Kindergarten tea room. And she is unconfused about what colour she is, unlike Obama. Just so long as she doesn’t declare herself a ‘Pancake’ candidate. And she likes men, marriage and motherhood, mmm, a good thing – evidenced by her family – and, quite unlike Biden who is still being bullied by his big sister, she seems to actually like her sister.

As a durn Furriner – English speaking of course – I wince slightly whenever she opens her mouth. The ’sound’. That high pitched, nasal, American Female skreeetch ubiquitous among sit-com wives. Somewhere just short of a police siren and a tad more than nails on a blackboard. Still, I suppose it is a sort of mating sound for American chaps and I am far away.

The voice might be useful for quelling Arab riots.

We haven’t fully worked out Sarah Palin yet, and we’re not going to if we spend our time wondering about her sister and the custody battle. One little piece of wisdom we have here – bias against a father in court etc. does not require intervention from a local public official. It was there already, and the federal government spends billions per year to amplify it. I guess the smear campaigns by women in divorce are just for social reasons and trying to inflict psychological pain. They’re going to get all they can in court anyway.

In any case – I think we should be looking at other things to get a better sense of who Sarah Palin is.

I’d say, let him give himself a brain embolism if he so chooses. Then we can go about doing our little part in getting someone elected who will actually do some good for the country.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin: Backgrounder

As for your search for abuse of power however, note that the article explains: “Monegan and other commissioners serve at will, meaning they can be fired by Palin at any time.” This means that Palin had the authority to fire Monegan – any time and for whatever reason. As a matter of law, her firing of Monegan cannot be considered abuse of power. So there is certainly an element of this aimed at public perceptions. Note also that the complaint was made by a political rival.

Palin hires attorney for Troopergate investigation

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/211769.php

I listened to the audio – man, these people burn me up – wasting my time like that. The audio provided no evidence whatsoever of any wrong-doing by Gov. Palin or her staff – even the staff member on the phone. Why are you being fooled by this stuff?

This will be covered by Alaska’s newspapers along with the investigation that’s underway. If something of public interest emerges, it will be appropriate to have a link here. But we don’t have any investigative journalists in Alaska who could do any better than the local papers.

The issue is did Sarah Palin abuse her power in trying to have Mike Wooten fired for personal family reasons? Did Sarah Palin abuse her power when she fired Walter Monegan because he wouldn’t fire Mike Wooten?

She is being investigated as we speak. If all of this is “gossip” why is the State of Alaska funding $100,000 to investigate her? Why is the Alaska AG also investigating her? I sense there is a lot more than mere over the fence “gossip” involved here.

The investigation and punishment of Wooten has already been done for the taser incident and the moose incident and is now a closed matter legally speaking. How long and how many times should he be tried for the same crime in your opinion?

Then there is the issue of how Wooten’s personnel file from the State Troopers’ office wound up in the hands of Molly McCann and her attorney. That is yet another issue Palin is under investigation about.

Really would you defend any other woman or family who went this far in a family court matter the way you are stepping up to the bat for Palin?

Monegan remained silent on the subject for some weeks. Only after the word came out in the press about how and why he was fired did he speak up publicly at all and what he has said is limited and hasn’t been vindictive in nature.

To blame Monegan (basically an innocent third party accidentally caught up in Molly McCann’s personal woes in family court) for the loss of his job is specious and irresponsible. If you’re going to comment on this entire unsavory subject in a responsible manner I suggest you first do your homework in full (even if you find it difficult or boring) rather than toss out chivalrous remarks that favor Sarah Palin — remarks that may or may not be appropriate so far as you know at this time. JMO.

The other reason Monegan didn’t fire Wooten was because he had no substantiated reason why Wooten deserved to be punished. Wooten admitted to the taser gun incident and was disciplined properly by the union.

Ditto for the moose incident which BTW Palin’s father butchered that same illegal moose in his own garage knowing the full circumstances of how that moose was killed. Wooten shared the meat from that moose with the extended Heath (Palin’s maiden name) and Palin families who all ate that moose. The Palins didn’t bother to report Wooten for the illegal shooting of that moose until well after they’d finished eating the meat from that moose and after the family court issues had started some time later.

In family court and with the State Troopers’ office Wooten was absolved of the approximately 40 or more claims the Heath’s and Palins made against Wooten. The Palins and Heath’s were the *only* people to make complaints about Wooten. All but the two above incidents were found to be unsubstantiated or just plain false accusations.

This doesn’t even include the private investigators Todd and Sarah Palin personally hired to follow Wooten or the notes (contents of which haven’t yet been revealed) that Todd Palin repeatedly left on Wooten’s windshield. Todd Palin also followed (stalked?) Wooten on a regular basis taking pictures of Wooten and often of his two young children as well, apparently in some sort of attempt to prove Wooten was guilty of wrong doing. Apparently those photo attempts never panned out either the way the Palins hoped they would.

Again Molly McCann (Palin’s sister) was admonished by the family court judge in 2005 that if Wooten lost his job the judge would hold Molly and her family accountable. That is an unusual comment from a family court judge and it obviously shows that rendering Mike Wooten jobless to give him less leverage in the custody disputes in family court was the goal of the actions already mentioned on the part of McCann and the Palins. Most likely it was also the first step in making him unable to keep up with child support which would probably lead to his eventually being jailed.

In any event, distasteful as I find it, Wooten’s behavior in the taser incident was a matter for his union, law officials, and the family court or other judiciary system to handle. It was not a matter routinely handled by a Governor’s office and Palin had no business inserting herself into the issue using her office to do so (that is, engaging or asking others to engage in overt or covert attempts to have Wooten fired). THAT is the abuse of power issue.

Another problem haunting Palin to date is her firing Monegan and not being accountable to her constituents as to her reason for the firing even after being repeatedly asked for a detailed explanation. Yes, Monegan was an employee who served at the governor’s will but he was still taxpayer paid. Palin still has a responsibility to those same taxpayers when they question actions she has taken.

Now, can you make a valid argument for why any of Palin’s and her husband’s behavior in this matter is acceptable, proper, or even above board? Also, what about Frank Bailey’s phone call to the Alaska State Troopers’ office? Do you have anything to counter what I relayed about that incident?

An internal trooper investigation had found Mr Wooten guilty of several infractions – using a Taser stun gun on his stepson, drinking on duty, threatening his then father-in-law and shooting a moose without a permit, the Anchorage Daily News reported yesterday.

Some guy saying “Sarah and Tod can’t understand …” is not evidence of anything … not even if the guy said it three times. If Monegan was fired, then he had to be replaced by someone … can’t say that I’m familiar with the hiring practice of who Monegan reported to, etc. But still … someone had to get the job. It’s my belief that Palin went through a very serious, in-depth, vetting process before being named as McCain’s running mate – so, look for this being a false trail – one that will embarrass Democrats if they get heavy with it.