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

[pjburns11]

Cindy McCain calls Obama's the "dirtiest campain in history".

Obama may have bought a $3 million projector.

But McCain is married to a $100 million projector.

Now...

Let us reflect on the gift that Sarah Palin has given us all:

http://thetruthburns.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/maybe-i-aint-no-genius-but-is-sure-is-smartern-her/

[nostalgia]

Re: Cindy McCain called Obama's campaign the dirtiest in history. My answer is: it takes one to know one.

[boycottrightwingthings]

The McSame camp is even McSame as Bush when they run a campaign, they don't have the intelligence like Obama to come up with new ideas; they only know lies and distortions, much like GW Bush when he tried to say that McSame's adopted daughter was his illigitimate child from a black woman!! I like most Americans, turn the channel when McSame's idiots (that even include Ari Fletcher!!) start giving lip service to these lies, they just have nothing else, and most intelligent people see right through it. The worst thing to me is the instigating their crowds to hate, that is unacceptable and downright dangerous, because the Republican party has a bunch of nuts in it and some are dangerous and downright mentally unstable. This has got to stop, call your congresspeople, donate to Obama, get involved in the campaign, whatever you can do! Let these horrendous lies spur you to action for our guys team. Turn these negatives from the other side into action!!
Obama Biden 08'

[billbb]

What stinks is that McSame blathers about the poor state of American education and then rails wildly against a star projector for the Adler Planetarium (which is the $3 million device he was all hot about). I used to think McCain was smarter than that, but lately he comes of as Mr. Cranky from down the block, carping about taxes and yelling at the kids to stay off his lawn. And randomly selecting Tundra Barbie as a running mate. This is apparently what passes for leadership and honor in the Republican campaign. Going so well, too! The undecideds are really swinging over there, and the base is stirring up into a really ugly mob gone stupid.

This is country first? Serves him right. McCain trades away his soul and loses it when the economy tanks.

[whizkid]

Who's flipping out?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvuMDmqwwbI&eurl=http

[billbb]

You still drinking that Kool Aid, kid?

Since when have you had to be delusional to be a Republican? I remember a time when Republicans were smart people, who really did care. It was Barry Goldwater who sponsored the Clean Air Act, and Everett Dirksen who pushed through the 1964 Voting Rights Act. These days, the Republicans would all be lined up to rail against those "radical" notions of environmentalism and fairness.

Country First my Aunt Fanny!

[phatbenetar]

Somebody needs to focus more attention on this whole "Safety Bear" thing.
So childish, she's got no business even running, she should be working at the mall or something...

[mojopo]

She's slime.

"Palin Pre-Empts Ethics Report Due Friday, Clears Self"
http://mojopo.blogspot.com/2008/10/palin-pre-empts-ethics-probe-clears.html

[DeSwiss]

You've just insulted slime everywhere....

Hiya kiddo! :-)

[mojopo]

DeSwiss! Awesome.

[Mysticalsister]

No wonder the McCain campaign is flipping out! Throwing all that mud at Obama is meant to make Palin look clean by comparison! Really?

Hey MSM -- Fresh meat tomorrow: Palin fricasee is on the menu!

[billbb]

Standard Rovian trick: try to get ahead of the news cycle. And be sure to accuse your opponent of being worse than you are. Two bad anyone with three working brain cells knows these tricks by now.

[wazzucoug]

I get such a kick when I read the comments, especially the garbage written by the repug morons. A bit of an update; Obama is catching up in West Virginia and is now within the margin of error. Before it's over McCain-Palin will have to campaign in Alaska and Arizona. Goodbye you repugs, now go cry yourselves to sleep!

[blueshield]

Just a real clear preview of what four years of Mc.C and Pal.in would look like. Only it wouldn't be Woot.en they'd be trying to screw.

[kvass]

You have got to admit that Walt Monegan has a damn good looking constabulary mustache.

[Mort]

Friday we'll get to see if the court in AK will flex its muscles, or just how far the fists of Palin and McCain can reach.

[whizkid]

One question.
What will you do if McCain wins?

[peterperfect]

“A lot of people are apathetic about campaigns because you see a lot of the garbage that goes on in campaigns and the personal attacks and the character assassinations that are so unnecessary,” she said. “They’re useless; they detract from the issues.” Sarah Palin, Fairbanks Daily News Miner Editorial Board Interview, 2006

[ShawnMichel]

I'll wake up, stretch, get some coffee, and read the latest on President-Elect Obama.

[Ozarks]

Probably be morbid for a while , then watch for signs of McCain's melanoma kicking in and then probable impeachment of President Palin for extreme ignorance and incompetence when they find she has been charging family per diem during her brief stays in DC but mainly living in AK looking over at Russia for Putin's big head to appear on the horizon.

[nostalgia]

I will wake up and look outside my bedroom windows. The blue lagoon will still shines with its brilliant turquoise water. I will look at the blooming orchids on the balcony below. And this is something McCain cannot take away from me. Never, ever.

[Mort]

Wake up, be glad it was just a nightmare and go about my day.

[chrisberge72]

CHECK MATE a long time ago. I'm serious. I'm on to bigger and better things. I'm looking forward to being with loved ones on Nov. 4th. All Americans should check themselves on Nov. 4th. If you don't vote, well then you don't really matter.

[chrisberge72]

let's not go crazy on who's guilty, o.k.? Seriously, let's not get ugly.

[minty68]

It's already ugly, and you have nobody but McCain and Palin to blame for it.

[fignozzle]

we do not amount to much.
we feel very rich and wealthy, most of the time.
we are very happy with our portion in life, and we do not have debt.
we do have a mortgage that until recently we felt comfortable about…..

but we are also trying to figure out who should be leading our nation….
We are a nation, remember??????

I for one sometimes wonder…
Here we are, forget about the IRACK war,
Here we are, economicaniacal wonder that it is….
And who the fool can tell me what it is….
Palin and mccain??????????????
Beeeeeeesh!
Just beeeesh!
I shudder!

What is their platform again???
Oh yeah, ayers and something about JUDGEMENT???????????????

YOU wanna go there, mccain??

PALIN????????????????

Tell me you wanna go there!

Please.
Tell me that that is where you two wanna go!
Troopergate,bookbanning,sing like a canary, don’t need to be told how to fly a plane thank you, bomb bomb bomb iran,
Pit bull freakin’ gosh darn lipsticked,ne’re do well from Alaska, you know a microcosm of the universe????
Girl please.
Mccain.

What are you thinking??????

[Give Peace A Chance]

Sarah Palin's and her husband's political careers and cabal, should have ended in Wassila, AK. McCain has proven that being a Maverick is not what America needs. We already see what a moronic cowboy has done to the world economy.

Raygun's trickle down economics, laissez faire, small government with no regulations is a total failure, a farse and so is McCain/Palin. As Hillary says, it is time for adult supervision.

[alguien]

get a load of this-palin has cleared herself of any wrong doing in the investigation:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081010/ap_on_el_pr/palin_troopergate

[Mysticalsister]

"I have investigated myself thoroughly and I have concluded that there has been no abuse of power on the part of me."

----- Gov. Sarah Palin

LOL!

[Aleka4]

The funniest part being that investigating oneself for alleged abuse of power - while refusing to cooperate with an investigation by actual authorities - and then announcing loudly that you found yourself innocent - is in itself another abuse of power.

[Ozarks]

They must see the report as a really big hammer coming down on Palin's head. Like Joe Louis said to Billy Conn "You can run but you can't hide".

[Topfeeder]

Can you imagine how much Trooper Wooten is loving the public ruination of his former sister-in-law?

[postman606]

We have not seen this last of this women. We only have John McCain and the public's desire to feel simply connected to any numbsku.ll .

[Aleka4]

Let us hope the actual report hasnt been bought or tainted by mcHatemonger.

From all I have read her ruination would simply be karma.