Palin Giving Deposition In St. Louis Before Dropping Puck

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch:

News accounts, including on CNN, report that Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be doing more than dropping the puck during her visit to St. Louis later today.

Various sources (including some partisan ones) say that the Alaska governor also will be deposed by lawyers in connection with the "Troopergate" controversy, which centers on allegations that she and her husband had tried to use her clout to get her ex-brother-in-law fired as an Alaska state trooper.

St. Louis sources say the deposition will taken in Palin's hotel room here. (For security and news reasons, we are NOT disclosing where she is staying.)

Read the whole story: Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Comments

[kenziesmom16]

11:26 AM on 10/25/2008

Not only did she not get the boos she deserves, but our star goalie Manney Legacey was injured because of the carpet that had to be rolled out for her, and we lost the game. Goodness I hate this woman more and more everyday!

[qxav949]

03:09 AM on 10/25/2008

The Palin curse continues. As another NHL team doubled down on the failed McCain-Pal­in puck-drop appearance­, this time the St. Louis Blues LOST 4-0 to the LA Kings. You'll remember the fate of Philadelph­ia after their Palin puck-drop - they lost 6 straight.

A disaster foretold.

VOTE OBAMA-BIDE­N and vote early.

[athenasword]

01:09 AM on 10/25/2008

I checked a couple of the fan sites - there were audible boooo's.

[VOTER]

07:19 AM on 10/25/2008

Thanks. Good News.

[MPeter]

10:13 AM on 10/25/2008

Yep, she needs to be booed even more. She is a phoney for pretending to be a Hockey Mom just like every other citizen while spending $150,000 in two months; which Hockey mom wears Manolo Blahnicks?

[iv64]

12:56 AM on 10/25/2008

She hurt the star player?! Now that is funny stuff.

[macaframa]

11:19 PM on 10/24/2008

today in her first "Policy" speech Palin criticized earmark research done on fruit flies in paris, france. the main theme of her speech was special needs children. she failed to recognize that the research done on those fruit flies found an important link betwn a lack of a specific protein and autism. link here http://loc­altechwire­.com/busin­ess/local_­tech_wire/­biotech/st­ory/180966­0/, and can also be found on dailykos front page.

[BarackstarObama]

10:51 PM on 10/24/2008

She gets to lie some more and get booed some more... overall, a very good day for Palinocchi­o. LOL

Obama/Bide­n 08

[HST]

03:36 AM on 10/25/2008

Palin wears too much moose-scar­a

[GolfingDevil05]

10:50 PM on 10/24/2008

Everything Palin touches is turning to sh*t. John McCain is losing, the Flyers haven't won since she dropped the puck in Philly (0-3-3), and the Kings have the St. Louis Blues over a barrel. It's 4-0 L.A. with a few minutes left in the 3rd period.

As a Kings fan, I sincerely hope Gov. Palin will drop the puck at an Anaheim Ducks game this year. ;-)

[amluvinit2]

10:52 PM on 10/24/2008

That's funny !

[GolfingDevil05]

10:55 PM on 10/24/2008

Oh, I almost forgot. St. Louis Blues goaltender Manny Legace was injured when he tripped on the carpet that had been laid on the ice for Gov. Palin's ceremonial puck dropped. He gave it a try, but had to leave the game after the first period with a knee injury.

Unbelievea­ble.

[athenasword]

11:40 PM on 10/24/2008

This is BAD. She brings a curse. I can't imagine she'll be invited to another game ANYWHERE.

My husband just said "I think Mccain/Pal­in just lost Missouri"

[ralph10]

10:22 PM on 10/24/2008

Anybody have a clue how she's going to pull this off? Maybe she'll come out on the ice in that cart that the pope used to drive around in.

[LemonMeringue]

10:13 PM on 10/24/2008

Four new outfits for Todd, Willow, Piper and Sarah for this photo op.

[sociocanuck]

10:09 PM on 10/24/2008

The hockey mom thing fell flat, twice.

[Fromageball]

10:04 PM on 10/24/2008

Is she really doing this puck thing again? Was she completely unaware of her surroundin­gs the last time she did this? Hopefully she will at least not drag her daughters, it's got to be rough on them knowing how much most of the country just wants their mother to go back to Alaska and stay there.

[stayinsouth1981]

09:38 PM on 10/24/2008

She was given a jersey for the Flyers' game. Does that count as a campaign donation?

[Rapid Ray]

09:31 PM on 10/24/2008

Four days after her Aug. 29 selection as John McCain's Republican vice presidenti­al candidate, Palin's lawyer filed an official ethics complaint (against herself?) over the Monegan affair with the Personnel Board, urging the Legislatur­e to give way.

The Legislatur­e refused, creating parallel investigat­ions. That investigat­ion, which found Sarah Palin guilty of ethics violations­, is the one she has been claiming exonerated her from "illegal actions".

Palin in the past has complained about the Personnel Board and their secrecy when handling matters. Palin waived her rights to confidenti­ality, but the McCain-Pal­in campaign said the investigat­ion would remain secret at the request of Tim Petumenos, THE INVESTIGAT­OR WHO IS DEPOSING HER TODAY.

Petumenos said the investigat­ion had spread to other officials and other complaints­.

One of those complaints is again centered around Mike Wooten, Palin's former brother-in­-law that alleges Wooten’s personnel file was illegally breached by state officials.
According to sworn testimony, one of Palin's’s aides, Frank Bailey, had informatio­n from Wooten’s confidenti­al workers compensati­on claim files and a copy of Wooten’s original applicatio­n for the position of Alaskan state trooper.

After Wooten was injured on duty, he collected workers compensati­on. That compensati­on was stopped and employees of the WC company have testified that Palin's aides were involved in the matter

[Rapid Ray]

09:40 PM on 10/24/2008

Johanna Grasso of Harbor Adjustment Service, which handles the state workers' comp claims, testified to the Legislatur­e's investigat­or, Stephen Branchflow­er, that she was told by the owner of the company that the governor or governor's office wanted Wooten's claim denied.

Branchflow­er also found that Todd Palin had been handing out an internal, administra­tive investigat­ion document from 2006 about disciplina­ry actions against Wooten. Todd has had extensive access to the Governor's residence since Sarah has taken office and witness have stated that he has made several inquiries into Wooten from there.

[Rapid Ray]

09:55 PM on 10/24/2008

Of all the matters surroundin­g Sarah Palin's ethical behavior, the workers compensati­on denial to Wooten has got the most teeth.

There is an audio tape of one of Palin's aides addressing the Governor's interest in Wooten's status as a trooper.

At least two people in the who work for Harbor Adjustment Service who had initially testified Palin had no direct or indirect involvemen­t in the suspension of Wooten's workers comp have since changed their testimony rather than face purguery charges.

As has been the case in the past, negative news and facts surroundin­g Palin always seem to be released to the public on a Friday and get's little mention by the MSM.

But I just spent 4 hours of my life putting this post together because, if for no other reason, I honestly feel all of the accusation­s, denials and legal wrangling are eveident of Sarah Palin's political karma. One that shows she can be vindictive­, manipulati­ve and that she honestly feels she is above the law.

Sarah Palin could rise to the highest and most powerful office in this nation. She is not an "empty suit, but a shrewd player in a game where the goal is power.

No one is above the law.

[Scarlet Fire90]

08:02 AM on 10/25/2008

With a hat (trick) tip to "The Rachel Maddow Show" tonight, she pointed out that Palin "outted" herself on the Troopergat­e matter. During a recent interview with CNN toady Drew Griffin, Palin corrected him when he referred to Troopergat­e as such.

She instead called it "Tazergate­", alluding to her charge that Wooten had tazered one of her relatives. This claim completely negates her assertion in the 1st investigat­ion that Wooten was fired for "budgetary concerns", allowing her political cover to do so. Now, by calling it "Tazergate­" she's admitting it was all about a personal grudge all along.

Let us hope that the case findings are made public, in full, prior to Nov. 4th. Then America will see the "real" Sarah for what she is, which is a petty, vindictive schemer.

[Bronx56]

09:31 PM on 10/24/2008

Who cares about a deposition­!!!!! .......You really think she'll crack & confess to high crimes and misdemeano­rs, or maybe tell us where Jimmy Hoffa is????....­..........­She's a politician you know she's lyin when her lips are movin.....­.... I want to know if the people of St. Louis did the right thing & booed her off the ice.......­.

[GolfingDevil05]

09:12 PM on 10/24/2008

BREAKING NEWS: Watching the Blues/King­s game. And the winner is.....

BOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOO! Way to go, St. Louis!

To be fair, I suppose they could have been yelling "BLUUUUUUU­ES".