Fired Official Contacted 36 Times By Palin And Her Staff

The Alaskan public safety commissioner fired by Sarah Palin was contacted three dozen times over 19 months by the governor and her staff, who were pressuring him to get Palin's former brother-in-law, a state trooper, off the force, reports the New York Times.

At one point, the commissioner Walter Monegan got a phone call from the director of Palin's Anchorage office asking that the trooper, Mike Wooten, not be assigned to work at a state fair in 2007, where he had volunteered for duty in full costume as "Safety Bear," a child-friendly mascot.

The reason provided by the gubernatorial aide was that Palin "was also planning to attend and did not want the trooper nearby."

Monegan claims that he was fired because he failed to remove Wooten, who was engaged in a brutal child custody battle with Palin's sister.

"I thought to myself, 'Man, do they have a heavy-duty network and focus on this guy,'" Monegan told the Times.

Palin's aides also discussed Wooten with Monegan's successor, Chuck Kopp during pre-employment conversations. "Is there anything you can do?" an aide asked Kopp.

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Comments

[itsjustmeee]

Also, what about Walter Monegan and his family and all they've been through. There should be some justice for him. Restitution an apology something!

[heartsick]

I feel sick listening to and reading what amounts to: "the crazies have come out"! I blame McCain for picking a vicious, sneering liar like Palin. I pray that McCain has the moral fortitude to walk unabashedly back from the kind of hatred this woman has unleashed. If he doesn't, all of his claims of honor will sound like pure BS.

[klandish]

This begs the question, do we really want a pitbull wearing lipstick in the White House?. That b!t@h sounds a little to vicious to me.

[2876]

This hopefully will be a $100,000 rude awakening for Alaskans to take action. Your Governor is a fraud.

[suntzu]

I think McCain just got a fourth quarter break. Now he has a perfect excuse to get rid of Palin. Romney up next, but with 3 weeks to go, can McCain recover?

[suntzu]

First finding: Abuse of Pwer

[lisakaz2]

Violated the public trust...broke state law. Just another Booo$hie-type criminal. Is that really what America needs?

[UCSD101]

IT'S TIME she, (the maggot) goes...............

[JKRose]

GUILTY VERDICT!

[dickgoodnuts]

PALIN REPORT

http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/10/10/16/Branchflowerreport.source.prod_affiliate.7.pdf

[JamieJay]

The troopergate report has been released and it is 263 pages!

[JKRose]

The vote was unanimous, and the report will be made public!

[grdndoctor]

this just in, well an hour ago from the Alaska Daily News:

3:45 The leg council just opened it's doors. We're expecting a vote ...

3 p.m.: So here's something to consider while we wait for the Legislative Council to vote -- and yes, we're still waiting:

we may get a report tonight

http://community.adn.com/adn/node/132527

[rodhemeon]

''As Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States''
Palin the ''Maverick'' grabs her shotgun....If she and McCain begin to spiral downward in the polls....as they will.......The rich and powerful may very likely create a major international incident.....To allow John McCain to come to the rescue..........

Republican or Democrat....
You will feel a cold chill running down your spine....as McCain and
Palin assume control of the nuclear trigger.

[undecidedaboutPOTUS]

http://community.adn.com/adn/node/132527

according to the above post from the Alaska Daily news, the report is 200 + pages!

IMO it should be a really big October Surprise in addition to the global economic melt down which is an ongoing problem for McCain.

McCain may have what he wanted in Palin (the junk yard attack dog) but IMO he may soon realize that 3 + weeks out is a little too late to replace a VP facing legal sanctions the way she does. (My view : the report cant impose the legal sanctions -- it can recommend them).