The sudden resignation explained?
An independent investigator has found evidence that Gov. Sarah Palin may have violated ethics laws by accepting private donations to pay her legal debts.
The report obtained by The Associated Press says Palin is securing unwarranted benefits and receiving improper gifts through the Alaska Fund Trust, set up by supporters.
An investigator for the [...]
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Investigator Finds Palin May Have Violated Ethics Laws
July 21st, 2009
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Karma Comes For Bush 2000 Rioter Thomas Spargo
December 10th, 2008
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So sad.
A former Supreme Court Justice of the Third Judicial Circuit of the State of New York was charged today with attempted extortion and federal program bribery, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced. Thomas J. Spargo, 65 was charged in an indictment returned today by a federal grand jury in [...]
Ted Stevens Guilty
October 27th, 2008
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Amen.
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that tainted the 40-year Senate career of Alaska’s political patriarch.
The verdict, coming just days before Election Day, adds further uncertainty to a closely watched Senate race. Democrats hope to seize the once reliably Republican seat as part of their bid for [...]
Sarah Palin Troopergate Report Released
October 10th, 2008
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Here. (or you can read it after the break)
Finding #1: “Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.”
ABC: Troopergate Report: Palin Abused Power
Sarah Palin abused her power when she fired her Public Safety Commissioner this July, a state investigation has concluded.
The Alaska legislature voted to [...]
McCain Campaign Lied/Was Duped About Rick Davis Being Paid By Fannie Mae
September 28th, 2008
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I am shocked.
The McCain campaign told reporters the fees were irrelevant because Davis “separated from his consulting firm … in 2006,” according to the campaign’s Web site, and he stopped drawing a salary from it. In fact, however, when Davis joined the campaign in January 2007, he asked that his $20,000-a-month salary be paid directly [...]
Rick Davis Didn’t Leave His Company Being Paid $15,000/Month From Freddie Mac
September 25th, 2008
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That’s right, unsurprisingly John McCain’s campaign is lying to you again.
McCain Wants Freddie Mac Lobbyist On Transition Team
September 23rd, 2008
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After this campaign is over there’s got to be some in depth examination of why John McCain so strongly desired to surround himself with lobbyists. The latest is William Timmons Sr., tapped to lead McCain’s transition team, who is a Freddie Mac lobbyist. God willing, this transition team will exist only in theory.
The lobbying firm [...]
McCain Campaign Manager Rick Davis Paid By Fannie Mae To Lobby McCain
September 22nd, 2008
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That’s right, John McCain’s campaign manager was paid $2 million by Fannie Mae to specifically lobby John McCain. They were trying to fend off regulation and I guess they wanted to curry favor with the self-described “deregulator”.
Then he hired him as his campaign manager.
Interior Department Ethics Scandal Is The Sort Of Thing John McCain Wants To Continue
September 10th, 2008
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This must have been what the GOP conventioneers meant when they said drill, baby, drill.
As Congress prepares to debate expansion of drilling in taxpayer-owned coastal waters, the Interior Department agency that collects oil and gas royalties has been caught up in a wide-ranging ethics scandal — including allegations of financial self-dealing, accepting gifts from energy [...]
Lyin’ Sarah’s Pork Express
September 10th, 2008
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Sarah Palin fits right in with the other corrupt Washington Republicans.
Travel records from the governor’s office show that the state has spent at least $31,800 on dozens of airline tickets for the family, and more for meals and hotels.
Records show the family has traveled with Palin for events such as the Alaska Federation of Natives [...]
Sarah Palin’s Personal Pork
September 9th, 2008
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When you set yourself up as the maverickest maverick of ethics, you better hope you are squeaky clean. Along with her lies about the bridge to nowhere, looks like Palin took money from Alaskans she didn’t need.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 [...]
Palin Got Dirty Ted Stevens Money
September 2nd, 2008
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This sort of goes against the GOP/MSM insistence that Palin is a “maverick”.
GOP vice presidential pick Sarah Palin accepted at least $4,500 in campaign contributions in the same fundraising scheme at the center of a public corruption scandal that led to the indictment of Sen. Ted Stevens.
The contributions, made during Palin’s failed 2002 bid to [...]
Sarah Palin, Ted Stevens, & The Republican Culture Of Corruption
September 1st, 2008
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More of the same
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began building clout in her state’s political circles in part by serving as a director of an independent political group organized by the now embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
Palin’s name is listed on 2003 incorporation papers of the “Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.,” a 527 group [...]
Great News From Alaska
August 27th, 2008
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Following in the footsteps of the national GOP, the Alaska Republican Party made a clear and decisive vote in favor of corruption by voting for Ted Stevens in the primary. With the corrupt Ted Stevens as the standard bearer for the Republican party, the distinction between him and Democrat Mark Begich are clear. Hopefully November [...]
Obama On McCain’s Fundraiser With The Corrupt Ralph Reed
August 18th, 2008
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The message:
“The old John McCain wouldn’t have allowed one of Jack Abramoff’s top cronies to raise money for him. But this time around, it’s clear that Senator McCain is willing to do whatever it takes to win–even if that means embracing President Bush’s policies, his tactics, and now his disgraced fundraisers. The American people [...]
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin In Staff Scandal
August 14th, 2008
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Just another part of the mountain of Republican corruption that is turning off Alaska’s citizens
Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday revealed an audio recording that shows an aide pressuring the Public Safety Department to fire a state trooper embroiled in a custody battle with her sister.
Palin, who has previously said her administration didn’t exert pressure to [...]
Oil Company Office Manager Gives Suspicious $61,000+ Donation To McCain
August 5th, 2008
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My friends, that’s not change we can believe in.
Despite what appears to be a middle-class lifestyle, the couple has written $61,600 in checks to John McCain’s presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee, most of it within days of McCain’s decision to endorse offshore oil drilling.
At a June fundraiser, the Rocchios joined top executives [...]
Ted Stevens Indicted On 7 Charges Of Corruption
July 29th, 2008
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Ah, those Republicans strike again…
More details:
Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. Senate and one of the chamber’s most powerful members, was indicted Tuesday in Washington, a result of a years-long investigation into corruption in Alaska politics.
The seven-count indictment, charges Stevens with making false statements by failing to disclose things of value he [...]
Tom DeLay for John McCain
June 5th, 2008
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John McCain can attack Barack Obama as a Marxist until the cows come home. I don’t know of a single Democrat/progressive who wouldn’t want DeLay, the most corrupt political leader in a generation, out there as a face for the Republican party and the campaign of John McCain. Tom DeLay forever!
John McCain 2008: Not So Much A Campaign As It Is A Lobbying Firm
May 18th, 2008
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John McCain is just more of the same Republican corruption America has been voting against.
According to Newsweek’s Michael Isikoff, McCain’s “finance co-chair Tom Loeffler['s] … lobbying firm has collected nearly $15 million from Saudi Arabia since 2002 and millions more from other foreign and corporate interests.” Another McCain aide, finance director Susan Nelson, was paid [...]
