Sarah Palin, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate

[_chuchu]

Aurik, Roubini says this could very likely end up as a global depression if there isn't significant change in economic policy. I thought this was a serious issue, but not that kind of serious. What do you think?

Yes this is pretty serious. Record unemployment rates, higher suicide rates, more crime, etc.

Edit: +what Aurik said, and that in turn will make people panic because America (and other rich nations) aren't buying

[Beckwin]

the time for world socialism is now!

also, Fidel and Hugo are the smuggest motherfuckers on the planet atm.

[Beckwin]

oh and btw, not sure if this was mentioned yet, but the Troopergate info has been released and they found Palin "guilty" of misconduct/abuse of power, lol. so much for the reform ticket.

[_chuchu]

oh and btw, not sure if this was mentioned yet, but the Troopergate info has been released and they found Palin "guilty" of misconduct/abuse of power, lol. so much for the reform ticket.

This is awesome news. These actions versus an ex-brother-in-law. She tried getting his ass fired but fired someone else for not doing it

Edit: Yeah, was mentioned

[_chuchu]

the time for world socialism is now!

also, Fidel and Hugo are the smuggest motherfuckers on the planet atm.

Hugo ordered about 100 McDonalds to get shutdown in Venezuela, too.

[archibaldcrane]

Terrible timing. As if it wasn't already clear (check fivethirtyeight.com for evidence) McCain/Palin are done.

And I'm the guy who is wary of counting the Republican machine out. They're done.

[Demosthenes11]

I think we have someone new to this thread who thinks everything he says is fresh and new

[Beckwin]

they're gonna try to hype up the acorn thing, but I don't think it will be effective enough. there just isn't a strong enough tie to Obama, and there are as many or more stories of largely republican efforts to disenfranchise voters to counter the acorn fieldworkers trying to up their registration tallies.

[archibaldcrane]

He's grasping at straws. Trying to continue to go negative is going to fail even harder than it is now.

[_chuchu]

He's grasping at straws. Trying to continue to go negative is going to fail even harder than it is now.

Yeah, he's trying to keep a "positive" image

[Beckwin]

It's funny, today he finally cut off a supporter at a rally who called Obama an Ay-rab. Respectable, but to be fucking honest he shouldn't have centered his campaign around "palling around with terrorists" and "who really is THAT ONE?" if he didn't want to hear the slurring at his rallies.

[Vixy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Xi8JnfAHI

[_chuchu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Xi8JnfAHI

It's funny, today he finally cut off a supporter at a rally who called Obama an Ay-rab. Respectable, but to be fucking honest he shouldn't have centered his campaign around "palling around with terrorists" and "who really is THAT ONE?" if he didn't want to hear the slurring at his rallies.

The lady was told after the rally that Barack isn't Arab nor Muslim. She wouldn't buy it

[Bingbong]

oh and btw, not sure if this was mentioned yet, but the Troopergate info has been released and they found Palin "guilty" of misconduct/abuse of power, lol. so much for the reform ticket.

Misconduct was never stated, and the second finding in that report upheld her decision to fire Commisioner Monegan.

There were no penalties discussed, and the Legislative Council (the ruling body of the hearing) merely asked for changes within the language of Alaska Statues to add to the transparency of government up there.

I mean it's not good, but it's certainly not heading up something like ACORN's Project Vote, fraudulent voter registration program or anything.

[_chuchu]

they're gonna try to hype up the acorn thing, but I don't think it will be effective enough. there just isn't a strong enough tie to Obama, and there are as many or more stories of largely republican efforts to disenfranchise voters to counter the acorn fieldworkers trying to up their registration tallies.

An organizer said that they have to turn those in (its the law,) regardless of how bogus they may sound. She said that if fieldworkers are found to be trying to file these illegally, they get reported to the authorities and are dealt with, etc.

[Maxxthepenguin]

Misconduct was never stated, and the second finding in that report upheld her decision to fire Commisioner Monegan.

There were no penalties discussed, and the Legislative Council (the ruling body of the hearing) merely asked for changes within the language of Alaska Statues to add to the transparency of government up there.

I mean it's not good, but it's certainly not heading up something like ACORN's Project Vote, fraudulent voter registration program or anything.

Where were you and your passion for protecting the vote in Ohio in 04?

[Vuitton]

The G7 is going to shutdown the world market once it has finished creating what can be called the 2nd (unofficially 3rd) Bretton Woods System that manages all money exchanged in the world.

The original Bretton Woods System, which is what we're currently using, which has since been unofficially amended, is what has created the current world economy for the past 38 years. The fact that the G7 is going to implement a new "Bretton Woods" is something incredibly major for the entire world, as it can change the way the economy fundamentally functions.

Its very fascinating and I can't wait to see what unfolds.

[Plow]

Terrible timing. As if it wasn't already clear (check fivethirtyeight.com for evidence) McCain/Palin are done.

And I'm the guy who is wary of counting the Republican machine out. They're done.

You guys are way too confident, if Obama wins it will be in one of the closest elections ever.

[aurik]

Misconduct was never stated

Reality check time!

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor and violated state ethics law by trying to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the state police, a state investigator's report concluded Friday.

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Reuters) - An Alaska ethics inquiry found on Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin, the U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate, abused her authority by pressuring subordinates to fire a state trooper involved in a feud with her family.

Alaska Inquiry Concludes Palin Abused Powers
By SERGE F. KOVALESKI
Published: October 10, 2008 (NYT)

Gov. Sarah Palin abused the powers of her office by pressuring subordinates to try to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired, an investigation by the Alaska Legislature has concluded. The inquiry found, however, that she was within her right to dismiss her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, who was the trooper’s boss.

Palin Violated Ethics Act, `Troopergate' Probe Finds (Update2)
By Tony Hopfinger

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin abused her authority and violated state ethics rules by letting her husband use her office to press for the firing of a state trooper, a state legislative investigator reported.

Panel: Palin Abused Her Power in Firing of Commissioner
The findings were released after lawmakers spent more than six hours discussing a politically charged ethics report into the firing by Palin

FOXNews.com

Friday, October 10, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sarah Palin "abused her power" as governor in the disciplinary case against a state trooper, according to a legislative panel's report released Friday, though it also found that her firing of a state commissioner was "proper and lawful."

[archibaldcrane]

I was about to say...

Misconduct was clearly found. You're probably looking at the republican party press release issued yesterday as a subterfuge regarding this.