excellent rant, busted (and recommended it too)

such a clever title, brings a smile

Sorry, Todd and Sarah have no Clue.

Oh, heavens to betsy, we are ALL so excited that The First Dude is gonna be visiting Maine!! He is going to be at a snowmobile dealer someplace and someplace in Palmyra (go ahead, find it on the map).

I am just absolutely tickled pink that The McCain campaign is actually spending MONEY in Maine, on both this nonsense and on advertising, because they think they have a shot at the Second District (most of rural, northern Maine, where moose skinning is an important skill). And WHY are they spending their precious dough? How many electoral votes are they trying to skim off?

One.

Yup. One electoral vote. How desperate are they?

I’m heartbroken that I won’t be able to make it up to Palmyra though.

Speaking of spouse, Cindy really looked bad standing behind John at the rally in Wisconsin. Shifty eyes that looked waterlogged, shit may be getting to her.

shit may be getting to her

John’s Depends is leaking, again.

she’s useless to that campaign. why doesn’t she just go home? keeping an eye on the old guy?

It makes me shudder to imagine seeing her as First Lady for four or more years.

Anyone know what time the official Troopergate report comes out?

Don’t think the old guy is able to do much swinging these days. I read somewhere the other day that he generally makes one campaign stop a day and Obama is doing 3 or 4. McC has simply run out of steam.

She looks like that Vulcan in Star Trek 2 – the Wrath of Khan

Lucky for him, otherwise he’d be falling even further behind

When I’ve seen his schedule published, it always seems to be one stop a day. Many times, Palin matches that schedule. It’s really strange, unless they’re just going through the motions because they’ve given up.

OK — the ’smoking gun’ is this: “Mr. Palin was seated at a conference table with three stacks of personnel files.” Palin has no official capacity with the State of Alaska – he has no right to even LOOK at personnel files. Find the person who got him those files and you’ve got the person you need to bust this wide open.

but but but …… he’s the MAN in the family!

There’s definately alot of that attitude going on. It makes the Palin pair dangerous to have in any poer positions.

I loved the media handwringers last night trying to make excuses for the fact that she’s the first spouse who’s been given the role of “attack dog” in a prez campaign…and the message she used was a lie. Pathetic. I’d probably be on drugs too…no wait, I wouldn’t be married to the son of a bitch.

The people of Alaska might have a few words about that as well. I don’t see them being happy with it.

Oh, that was really bad language on my part and not nice to Mrs. McCain (senior). I do apologize to her. She didn’t deserve that.

Lucky for him, otherwise he’d be falling even further behind

Laughing, how true.

Come to think of it she may have been a little loop-de-loop!

Tell me how Todd Palin has any authority over anything except what to bring home for dinner.

Maverickicity runs in the family?

(congrats on the front page Busted – great post)

Digg this

Well done Busted.

But it’s worth pointing out that, thanks to GOP resistance, Branchflower’s findings may not be made public today.

http://tinyurl.com/4amfxz

The tinyu is TPM. Go there to read more. It will piss you off.

The DH works for the State of NY and I can tell you that even if I showed up at the HR office and asked to see his folder (but, but, he’s my husband), they’d laugh me out of town. Either Sarah herself went into those files, fished them out and gave them to him or he got one of the clerks to get them for him. I could use a lawyer here (Christy…LHP?). Either way, he had no reason or standing to look into those files, much less use the information in them to harass and discipline Monegan, Wooten or anyone else.

Will Ferrell Translates George Bush On The Economy

Funny, yet sadly accurate.

(((((SUZ))))) Great to see ya in da morning!

Imagine if Hillary Clinton called up someone like that when Bill was Prez. Or if Pelosi’s husband called up the FBI and said he and Nancy didn’t like the field agent, her ex brother-in-law, and wanted him fired.

NEW YORK In a surprising a letter to the editor published in The New York Times today, the chief prosecutor of the Weather Underground in the 1970s expressed outrage over the linking of Barack Obama to Bill Ayers by the McCain campaign, adding, ”Although I dearly wanted to obtain convictions against all the Weathermen, including Bill Ayers, I am very pleased to learn that he has become a responsible citizen.”

William C. Ibershof also corrects a charge in the Times: ”I do take issue with the statement in your news article that the Weathermen indictment was dismissed because of ’prosecutorial misconduct.’ It was dismissed because of illegal activities, including wiretaps, break-ins and mail interceptions, initiated by John N. Mitchell, attorney general at that time, and W. Mark Felt, an F.B.I. assistant director.”

Felt, of course (you may have already forgotten), was also known as a guy called ”Deep Throat.”

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Federal agency staff are prohibited by law from accessing or releasing personal information about others. Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. § 552a).

I imagine that there is a similar prohibition against anyone, especially non-agency persons, in state government allowing access to personal information contained in a personnel file without authorization.

Short: First dude is a lawbreaker.

Thanks. Can’t say I’m suprised.

The truth will not deter Republics from shouting their current talking points.

The more drugs you consume the less effect they have..tolerance builds up and stress levels grow. Expect a nervous breakdown her financials are probably not looking good either. Is John becoming more abusive?

There’s just something so deliciously, darkly ironic that “Deep Throat” and John Mitchell were involved in screwing up the prosecution of Bill Ayers and other members of the Weather Underground–set aside whatever views you held about their actions 35 years ago. The parallels BURN.

First dude is a dangerous twit but he certainly does have a certain strut – really important fellow. s/

Remind those of us who do not remember it well with more details and more info on the way you see the paallel. Or, a link would do.

no! really, I had no idea!

Great find, Raven. Thank you for that! Talk about exoneration!

Tell me how Todd Palin has any authority over anything except what to bring home for dinner.

nicely done, and get that public so todd sees it he will go balistic, forced to take a back seat to his wife

it is also brutally obvious he plans on being the vice president, dressed as his wife

this is big stuff busted, good on ya

Do you remember “Travelgate”? I believe there was a multi-million dollar special counsel investigation about just this issue: that Hillary Clinton was involved in the firing of some staffers in the White House Travel Office.

raven, you da man, notice my bold here;

It was dismissed because of illegal activities, including wiretaps, break-ins and mail interceptions, initiated by John N. Mitchell, attorney general at that time, and W. Mark Felt, an F.B.I. assistant director.”

Where’s Martha?

6 feet under.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Beall_Mitchell

If you don’t know anything about all this weather stuff read about Diana Oughton, grand daughter of the founder of the Boy Scouts.

Joking. . . again.

I knew that, but was looking for an excuse to link to he wiki, parts of which are a hoot.

Just want everyone in the world to cheer up…things could be worse.
Thanks to George W. Bush and his cronys that got all those no bid war contracts, his buds over at the hedge funds that have been bilking pension funds. Huggies to the Master Thief we owe so much to you Nancy.

OT E-mail from Harry Reid says Kay Hagan has a 9% lead over Lizzy Dole. Wouldn’t that be great if she won.

She was great when she was holed up in that hotel!

Alaska Law (emphasis mine):

AS 40.25.120. Public Records; Exceptions; Certified Copies.

(a) Every person has a right to inspect a public record in the state, including public records in recorders’ offices, except

(1) records of vital statistics and adoption proceedings, which shall be treated in the manner required by AS 18.50;

(2) records pertaining to juveniles unless disclosure is authorized by law;

(3) medical and related public health records;

(4) records required to be kept confidential by a federal law or regulation or by state law;

(5) to the extent the records are required to be kept confidential under 20 U.S.C. 1232g and the regulations adopted under 20 U.S.C. 1232g in order to secure or retain federal assistance;

(6) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of the law enforcement records or information

(A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings;

(B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;

(C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of a suspect, defendant, victim, or witness;

(D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source;

(E) would disclose confidential techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions;

(F) would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if the disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law; or

(G) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of an individual;

(7) names, addresses, and other information identifying a person as a participant in the Alaska Higher Education Savings Trust under AS 14.40.802 or the advance college tuition savings program under AS 14.40.803 – 14.40.817;

…

http://allanerickson.wordpress…..y-daycare/

You’re right. I forgot about that. Here’s from wiki….

The White House travel office controversy, often referred to as Travelgate,[1] was the first major scandal of the Clinton administration. It began in May 1993, when seven longtime employees of the White House Travel Office were fired, after a brief investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The White House said the action was due to financial improprieties in the office operation. Critics said the actions were done to allow friends of the Clintons to take over the travel business and that the involvement of the FBI was unwarranted. Heavy media attention forced the White House to reinstate most of the employees in other jobs and remove the Clinton associates from the travel role.
Investigations by the FBI and the Justice Department, the White House itself, the General Accounting Office, the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, and the Whitewater Independent Counsel all took place over the subsequent years. Travel Office Director Billy Dale was charged with embezzlement but found not guilty at trial in 1995. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton gradually came under scrutiny for allegedly having played a central role in the firings and making false statements about her role in it.
In 1998 Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr exonerated President Bill Clinton of any involvement in the matter. In 2000 Independent Counsel Robert Ray issued his final report on Travelgate, stating that Hillary Clinton had made factually false statements but saying there was insufficient evidence to prosecute her.

Busted…is it payback time yet?
If everyone in thew world has to skip meal so rich people can be richers then are the neocons happy or is there more bad stuff coming our way?

If we know about it can we duck in time?

So this was the October Surprise were all broke for generations.

Empty stores and resturants, gas lines, empty houses.
Gee Senator McCain your policies have given us so much to be ungrateful for.
Please stop helping the economy we can’t afford another Neocon. With everybody nucking it up can we afford an “Ends Timer” on the red button?

Yikes.

Gee George W you seem so un happy… maybe Uraguay is lookung good to you with all that Mooney property to hang out on.

I understand they newspapers don’t deliver out there. I know Nancy will miss you a lot though.

How big was the crowd, er, I mean the audience?

So this was the October Surprise were all broke for generations.

not unless they’ve badly miscalculated

this helps obama and the democrats not the republicans…I cannot believe they thought an event like this would help mccain get elected

no, even they are not this inept, they didn’t want this to happen until after tehy left office

The repukes did not want to run with McInsane so they went out and found a ringer. The Palins were never national political material. Just being in the same room with them would make many conservatives twitchy waiting for winky.

Ya think

News flash from white house kitchen…

Sorry… we don’t do Moose.

Oh MY GOD!

Front paged at THE LAKE!!

THUD.

Hey, Busted — thanks for spotlighting this. I’m waiting for Branchflower any time now.

You OK? . . . breathe . . . how bad was that THUD?

I had to go help my buddy get a bolt out of a trailer.

Thanks fer the spotlight, who ever put it up front.
A lot.

Crowd? Audience? I think you mean Extra Call.

It would be so wonderful to see Dole lose. She has been a terrible senator….the embodiment of cronyism and entitlement.

OT, but EPU’d from the last Todd Palin thread:

Did any body notice how Todd reserves the right to “remember” stuff later, and yet claims that he’s fulfilled the demands of the subpoena? I did. Isn’t that having your cake and eating it, too? Can he get away with this crap? It’s not rhetorical, I’m not a lawyer, I don’t know.

Can any lawyers answer that?

I read the article in the largest Alaska daily that said that Palin’s family wanted this done. Her sister had asked attornies how she could go after her ex-husband without having to spend the money to go back to court. But that’s what everyone else has to do, who doesn’t have a well-connected sister in Alaska politics. These people were trying to get even with the brother-in-law on the cheap. Whether the ex was a rat or a great guy it doesn’t matter. They should have done what we all have to do, use the justice system available to them to work this out.

If these people aren’t trailer-park rejects, I’ll eat my shirt.

Can be the financials. People drink more in bad times.

He’s probably not being nice to her in private. Maybe never was.

Why would a rich woman like that want to steal a husband many years older thtan her? She must have had other suitors.