From Pro Publica
Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska and John McCain's vice presidential running mate, has been embroiled in a controversy -- dubbed ‘Troopergate' -- over the ouster of Alaska Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan.
Gov. Palin, her family and aides allegedly pressured Monegan to fire state trooper Mike Wooten, who went through a rancorous divorce and child-custody battle with Palin's younger sister in 2005. Monegan refused and was abruptly fired [1] on July 11.
Six days later, Andrew Halco, a former state representative who lost to Palin in the gubernatorial election, was the first to allege that Monegan was fired in retaliation [2] for refusing to fire Wooten. That same day, Palin called those allegations "outrageous [3]."
The next day, Monegan told the press that he was indeed pressured [4] by the Palin administration to fire Wooten, but he did not go so far as to say that it was the reason why he was fired. Monegan has since said that both Palin and her husband personally pushed the Wooten issue [5] with him.
Palin initially denied [3] that she or anyone on her staff pressured Monegan about Wooten, but she was forced to change her story after evidence emerged from an investigation by the attorney general that she requested [6] in early August.
On August 13, she held a press conference announcing that the investigation had uncovered a tape [7] (MP3) of one of her aides pressuring a state trooper [8] on Wooten. On the tape, a Palin aide asked the trooper, "Todd and Sarah are scratching their heads, 'Why on earth hasn't this, why is this guy still representing the department?'" Palin also admitted [8] that members of her staff had contacted public safety officials two dozen times about the issue, but she maintains that many of these inquiries were entirely appropriate and denied all involvement. She said Monegan was fired because he wasn't doing enough to fill state trooper vacancies and control alcohol abuse. She later said that Monegan was insubordinate [9].
A bipartisan panel in Alaska's legislature voted to hire an independent investigator [10], Steve Branchflower, to probe the matter on July 28. He faced an onslaught of opposition [11] from the McCain and Palin camps but finally released his report [12] (PDF) on October 10. It concluded that Palin was within her rights to fire Monegan but had indeed abused her power [13] by pressuring him on Wooten.
The Alaska Personnel Board is also investigating Troopergate, and has even widened its scope to include other ethics complaints [14] against Palin. Palin had asked [15] the Personnel Board to investigate the matter in September and refused to cooperate [16] with Branchflower's probe, which her lawyers said had become politicized.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Today is Father's Day and Bristol trashes her baby daddy-Update
From New York Daily News
A cheeky Bristol Palin writes in her new book, due out next week, that her romance with ex-beau Levi Johnston - he of Playgirl fame - was one of "deception and disappointment."
He "cheated on me about as frequently as he sharpened his hockey skates," Palin penned of the bad boy for whom she first fell in seventh grade.
The "Dancing with the Stars" vet goes on to denigrate her former flame as "the gnat named Levi Johnston," in the teenage tell-all, entitled "Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far."
Johnston, for his part, has promised to offer his own version of the affair in a rebuttal book: "Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs."
For now, readers must make do with the comely 20-year-old brunette's account of their sometimes sordid and failed romance.
The tawdry tome includes prurient details of how Johnston deflowered Palin during a camping trip on which she got tanked for the first time.
A pitiful Palin recounts how she awoke, alone, in her tent with no memory of what had transpired, while a joyful Johnston boasted of the conquest on his cell phone to friends.
Palin had previously vowed to wait until marriage, she writes.
In time, Johnston knocked up Palin, who added in the book she was initially so incredulous of positive home pregnancy kits, it took eight tests to convince her she was with child.
The couple eventually had a son named Tripp, born in late 2008.
But soon after, Palin writes she found a text on Johnston's cell phone revealing he once again had strayed.
Johnston later confessed and left the Palin home, persona-non-grata.
The narrative, published by William Morrow, co-written by author Nancy French and obtained on Friday by The Associated Press, also touches on life with the barnstorming ex-Alaska gov.
I smell bullshit on this one. According to Mercede Bristol and Levi were trying to get pregnant. Bristol has admitted that abstinence does not work. And Levi has said Bristol knows that.
In their custody agreement Levi and Bristol are not supposed to trash each other, so this book is living proof that Bristol broke the custody agreement.
And unfortunately thanks to skanky slutty Bristol her son Tripp will not have the pleasure of spending it with his daddy, Levi Keith Johnston. Thanks Bristol you cunt! But then again maybe Levi isn't the real father Bristol?
UPDATE-Levi isn't the only one who gets burned in this fiction novel.
From Gawker
Finally, the political-daughter-turned-memoirist smackdown we've been waiting for: Bristol Palin is taking on Meghan McCain.
While promoting memoir Dirty Sexy Politics, Meghan lamented Bristol's effect on her "self-esteem", slammed Bristol's family, and dissed reality TV. Now Bristol's promoting her memoir, and she's striking back. ABC News reports that America's most successful unsuccessful abstinence advocate thinks Meghan McCain is a high-maintenance, backstabbing brat:
Anyway, Meghan has yet to tweet about Bristol. Maybe she's saving her outrage for an opinion column? She can't not respond—flying off the handle at every slight is Meghan's greatest talent. Which, come to think of it, is downright Palinesque.
Geesh Bristol! Cindy was just offering spiritual guidance to you and the baby. God knows you could use some. It's also pretty shitty of you to slam the McCains considering John pulled your mother out of obscurity. If it wasn't for him you wouldn't be on DWTS, writing fiction books, preaching abstinence, and being on reality shows. You would still be in Wasilla working at the local Starbucks as a Barista.
Meghan's response to Bristol is right here Very classy and I don't even like Meghan, even though she is not chickenshit to go on Rachel Maddow's show.
Elizabeth Edwards, Sandra Bullock, and Elin Woods had every reason to trash their hubbies on public but they didn't. Why? Because they have class and care about their kids.
Also Bristol said she and Levi were using condoms but she switched to the pill even though she suspected he was straying. Duh! Didn't she know that the pill does not prevent STD's? That's abstinence only education for ya.
And Bristol goes after her ex-uncle Mike Wooten:
From the Daily Beast
Bristol’s Uncle Mike, a burly state trooper standing six foot four and weighing in at 250 pounds, was the cause of some early drama in her life. First, back in 2003, Bristol witnessed Uncle Mike shoot a Taser gun at her cousin, Payton. As Payton was recovering from the shock, Uncle Mike looked over at Bristol and said, “Bristol, you’re next.” (Pg. 25) Bristol screams, and tells her mother about the incident. Later, it’s revealed that there were a bunch of citizen complaints against Mike, ranging from boozing in his patrol car to people claiming they witnessed him illegally kill an animal on a hunting trip. Later on, Uncle Mike carries out a very public affair with the mother of Bristol’s friend Jenna. The affair results in Bristol’s Aunt Molly divorcing Uncle Mike, Jenna’s mom getting kicked out of the Mormon church, and Bristol losing all her friends, as kids at school chose sides between Bristol’s family and Jenna’s, a la “Team Jolie or Team Aniston.” (Pg. 39) Bristol also thought, “It was the first time—but not the last—that I realized how someone’s sexual sin could rock everyone around him or her.” (Pg. 40) Later, Mike confronts Bristol in the hallway of her high school—where he is an assistant coach—and calls her a “fucking bitch” under his breath. (Pg. 43)
Geoffrey Dunn clears up Troopergate in his book.
She also talks about the alleged threat of gang rape while she was in Juneau.
They began by threatening Bristol and telling her to stay away from their boyfriends, and then, things got serious when some of Bristol’s classmates posted an Internet threat against Willow. “An eight-grade girl told twelve-year-old Willow that her Samoan brothers were going to gang-rape her,” said Bristol. (Pg. 67) Later, a boy posted on MySpace: “Bristol’s a slut when she’s drunk and a slut when she’s sober.” Bristol says these early bullying incidents helped her develop a tough exterior and handle all of the gossip about her family.
BS on that one too. Sarah never reported the threats to police and didn't increase security for Bristol. Why? Cuz you can't report on something that never happened and you would have to justify why you are increasing security for your daughter.
LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!
A cheeky Bristol Palin writes in her new book, due out next week, that her romance with ex-beau Levi Johnston - he of Playgirl fame - was one of "deception and disappointment."
He "cheated on me about as frequently as he sharpened his hockey skates," Palin penned of the bad boy for whom she first fell in seventh grade.
The "Dancing with the Stars" vet goes on to denigrate her former flame as "the gnat named Levi Johnston," in the teenage tell-all, entitled "Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far."
Johnston, for his part, has promised to offer his own version of the affair in a rebuttal book: "Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs."
For now, readers must make do with the comely 20-year-old brunette's account of their sometimes sordid and failed romance.
The tawdry tome includes prurient details of how Johnston deflowered Palin during a camping trip on which she got tanked for the first time.
A pitiful Palin recounts how she awoke, alone, in her tent with no memory of what had transpired, while a joyful Johnston boasted of the conquest on his cell phone to friends.
Palin had previously vowed to wait until marriage, she writes.
In time, Johnston knocked up Palin, who added in the book she was initially so incredulous of positive home pregnancy kits, it took eight tests to convince her she was with child.
The couple eventually had a son named Tripp, born in late 2008.
But soon after, Palin writes she found a text on Johnston's cell phone revealing he once again had strayed.
Johnston later confessed and left the Palin home, persona-non-grata.
The narrative, published by William Morrow, co-written by author Nancy French and obtained on Friday by The Associated Press, also touches on life with the barnstorming ex-Alaska gov.
I smell bullshit on this one. According to Mercede Bristol and Levi were trying to get pregnant. Bristol has admitted that abstinence does not work. And Levi has said Bristol knows that.
In their custody agreement Levi and Bristol are not supposed to trash each other, so this book is living proof that Bristol broke the custody agreement.
And unfortunately thanks to skanky slutty Bristol her son Tripp will not have the pleasure of spending it with his daddy, Levi Keith Johnston. Thanks Bristol you cunt! But then again maybe Levi isn't the real father Bristol?
UPDATE-Levi isn't the only one who gets burned in this fiction novel.
From Gawker
Finally, the political-daughter-turned-memoirist smackdown we've been waiting for: Bristol Palin is taking on Meghan McCain.
While promoting memoir Dirty Sexy Politics, Meghan lamented Bristol's effect on her "self-esteem", slammed Bristol's family, and dissed reality TV. Now Bristol's promoting her memoir, and she's striking back. ABC News reports that America's most successful unsuccessful abstinence advocate thinks Meghan McCain is a high-maintenance, backstabbing brat:
Palin writes that the first time she met the 26-year-old daughter of Sen. John McCain, she "ignored us during the entire visit." This was just before Senator McCain introduced Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin adds that she "had a sneaking suspicion I might need to watch my back."
"Every time we saw Meghan, she seemed to be constantly checking us out, comparing my family to hers and complaining," she writes. "Oh the complaining."
"I'd never seen people with so much Louis Vuitton luggage, so many cell phones, and so many constant helpers to do hair and makeup," Palin writes.Bristol has kinder words for Cindy McCain, describing her "like a queen" and "like royalty." But she got confused when Cindy offered to be the godmother of her unborn child: "I had just met her and I wondered why she wanted any type of guardianship over my child." Maybe Cindy was trying to rescue a needy infant from a lifetime of squalor? She has a reputation for charity.
Anyway, Meghan has yet to tweet about Bristol. Maybe she's saving her outrage for an opinion column? She can't not respond—flying off the handle at every slight is Meghan's greatest talent. Which, come to think of it, is downright Palinesque.
Geesh Bristol! Cindy was just offering spiritual guidance to you and the baby. God knows you could use some. It's also pretty shitty of you to slam the McCains considering John pulled your mother out of obscurity. If it wasn't for him you wouldn't be on DWTS, writing fiction books, preaching abstinence, and being on reality shows. You would still be in Wasilla working at the local Starbucks as a Barista.
Meghan's response to Bristol is right here Very classy and I don't even like Meghan, even though she is not chickenshit to go on Rachel Maddow's show.
Elizabeth Edwards, Sandra Bullock, and Elin Woods had every reason to trash their hubbies on public but they didn't. Why? Because they have class and care about their kids.
Also Bristol said she and Levi were using condoms but she switched to the pill even though she suspected he was straying. Duh! Didn't she know that the pill does not prevent STD's? That's abstinence only education for ya.
And Bristol goes after her ex-uncle Mike Wooten:
From the Daily Beast
Bristol’s Uncle Mike, a burly state trooper standing six foot four and weighing in at 250 pounds, was the cause of some early drama in her life. First, back in 2003, Bristol witnessed Uncle Mike shoot a Taser gun at her cousin, Payton. As Payton was recovering from the shock, Uncle Mike looked over at Bristol and said, “Bristol, you’re next.” (Pg. 25) Bristol screams, and tells her mother about the incident. Later, it’s revealed that there were a bunch of citizen complaints against Mike, ranging from boozing in his patrol car to people claiming they witnessed him illegally kill an animal on a hunting trip. Later on, Uncle Mike carries out a very public affair with the mother of Bristol’s friend Jenna. The affair results in Bristol’s Aunt Molly divorcing Uncle Mike, Jenna’s mom getting kicked out of the Mormon church, and Bristol losing all her friends, as kids at school chose sides between Bristol’s family and Jenna’s, a la “Team Jolie or Team Aniston.” (Pg. 39) Bristol also thought, “It was the first time—but not the last—that I realized how someone’s sexual sin could rock everyone around him or her.” (Pg. 40) Later, Mike confronts Bristol in the hallway of her high school—where he is an assistant coach—and calls her a “fucking bitch” under his breath. (Pg. 43)
Geoffrey Dunn clears up Troopergate in his book.
She also talks about the alleged threat of gang rape while she was in Juneau.
They began by threatening Bristol and telling her to stay away from their boyfriends, and then, things got serious when some of Bristol’s classmates posted an Internet threat against Willow. “An eight-grade girl told twelve-year-old Willow that her Samoan brothers were going to gang-rape her,” said Bristol. (Pg. 67) Later, a boy posted on MySpace: “Bristol’s a slut when she’s drunk and a slut when she’s sober.” Bristol says these early bullying incidents helped her develop a tough exterior and handle all of the gossip about her family.
BS on that one too. Sarah never reported the threats to police and didn't increase security for Bristol. Why? Cuz you can't report on something that never happened and you would have to justify why you are increasing security for your daughter.
LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Reason #37 not to vote for Sarah Palin for anything
her vindictiveness.
We all know about Troopergate and how Sarah tried to get her ex-brother in law Mike Wooten fired from his state trooper job. To refresh your memory here is Reason #5 which covers Troopergate. But Troopergate was not the first time Sarah has been vindictive.
Levi Johnston, Bristol's ex-fiancee and father of her son Trip, had to request the judge in their custody case to make it open because he feared Sarah
Sarah did not get along with John McCain's advisors during the presidential election, so she had to slam them in Going Rogue.
Also in Going Rogue, Sarah slammed a former aide John Bitney, who had the audacity to have an affair with a friend of hers.
Could you imagine how she would act if British PM David Cameron or Russian leader Putin pissed her off? She would go World War III on them.
We all know about Troopergate and how Sarah tried to get her ex-brother in law Mike Wooten fired from his state trooper job. To refresh your memory here is Reason #5 which covers Troopergate. But Troopergate was not the first time Sarah has been vindictive.
Levi Johnston, Bristol's ex-fiancee and father of her son Trip, had to request the judge in their custody case to make it open because he feared Sarah
Sarah did not get along with John McCain's advisors during the presidential election, so she had to slam them in Going Rogue.
Also in Going Rogue, Sarah slammed a former aide John Bitney, who had the audacity to have an affair with a friend of hers.
Could you imagine how she would act if British PM David Cameron or Russian leader Putin pissed her off? She would go World War III on them.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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