Palin Administration Responds to Ethics Complaint. Hopes Constituents Will Face “Backlash”.
23 04 2009
~~~Seen in The Valley~~~
The official response to the 12th ethics complaint filed against Governor Palin came in the form of a state issued press release. The complaint is referred to as “outrageous.”
One thing in the press release was particularly disturbing:
Mike Nizich, the governor’s chief of staff [said] “I hope that the publicity-seekers will face a backlash from Alaskans who have a sense of fair play and proportion.”
What exactly is the “backlash from Alaskans” that Nizich wishes to be leveled at the private citizens who have filed ethics complaints? I know the names of 6 of the filers, and wonder what they are thinking when the administration wishes them “backlash”? One of them, Linda Kellen-Biegel, has addressed this question HERE.
“There’s a core hypocrisy in nearly all of the ethics complaints brought against the governor, including this one. The ethics act clearly states that complaints, when filed, are to be confidential. Ms. Tompkins publicized her filing on several blogs, breaking the letter and the spirit of the law. While there are no penalties in the statute for this illegal behavior, Alaskans of all political persuasions should be appalled that the people who are alleging unethical behavior by the governor are repeatedly doing so unethically.”
I will admit that one of those who filed an ethics complaint against the governor did make very sure to do it in public, and announce it with lots of media attention, right before the election in November, with an obvious desire to influence voters. That person was Sarah Palin, herself. Oops.
Kellen-Biegel in the link above talks about this issue as well.
[h/t to an anonymous Valley Mudflatter for the picture!]
April 24th, 2009 at 1:17 AM
Who knows what goes through the head of a cat. A young bird got into the house a few weeks ago. On the second day I came down to find the cats all sitting with the bird, looking out the window. They were very helpful in getting it outside. Otherwise they sit in the window and talk away to the birds.
April 24th, 2009 at 1:22 AM
http://syrin.vox.com/library/audio/6a00f48ce8cafa000200fa967b207f0002.html
Think you post anonymous…think again. This song is the result of an ADN blog…someone who warned us long ago that we were headed for disaster with this governor. This person got a call from the governors office telling them to stop blogging. I’m thinking, how in the he double hockey stick did that info get out? Anyhow, I found this song on the internet, imo, it’s about the threatening phone call asking the blogger to stop blogging!
April 24th, 2009 at 1:23 AM
Does this legal defense fund have to be registered in the State of Alaska? I hate that this fund is being run by her best friend? Sheeesh………. She didn’t trust SarahPac or Team Sarah?
April 24th, 2009 at 1:31 AM
“Natural gas in storage is now 36 percent greater than it was at this time last year. The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration said Thursday in its weekly report that natural gas inventories held in underground storage in the lower 48 states are 23 percent above the five-year average.”
Didn’t I just read about some pipeline crowd asking for permission to start thinking about a pipeline to “somewhere”? And wasn’t that the “Alaska business” from the Indiana trip … ?
April 24th, 2009 at 1:33 AM
oh, man, forgot the link – so, to be PC:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Oil-hovers-above-49-as-apf-15021184.html
April 24th, 2009 at 1:33 AM
My kittykid just said, “Hey, whaddo I need to do to get some tuna juice around here?” Her sister just said “You went to the kitchen—can I have some yogurt?” The same conversation, 10 times a day.
April 24th, 2009 at 1:46 AM
At images dot google dot com you can search for pictures on the internet.
Levi’s legal team, Rex Butler and Tank Jones in Anchorage, look pretty tough to me.
April 24th, 2009 at 1:52 AM
@sally
I looked at the link and oh my, the blogger is CONSERVATIVE TOO. They told a conservative blogger to shut up!! HAHAHAHA. That blogger got really mad. She is posting all of Shannyn and Mudflats stuff too …. Looks like Syrin is going to be mad as long as Sarah P. is in the picture.
If any “backlash” happens you know whose door to lay it at.
April 24th, 2009 at 2:00 AM
OT – Remember during the campaign when KO gave 100 bucks to the Special Olympics of AK. everytime sarah lied ?? Well , he is at it again with Hannity. KO calls his punk ass out.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/23/olbermann-calls-hannitys_n_190869.html
April 24th, 2009 at 2:01 AM
sally Says:
April 24th, 2009 at 1:22 AM
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That was indeed about Ivy Frye calling up Syrin and telling her, “Stop blogging – stop blogging now!” Syrin and Sarah both being Wasilla gals, I expect Sarah truly believed that she could use her new clout to bully any Wasilla girl she wanted …..
‘Poison Ivy’ was actually a #1 hit in Australia – probably because of the novelty of a ‘plant’ warning – sharks and venomous snakes and spiders and man-eating crocodiles don’t give you a rash
I bet if Syrin knew about it, she would have posted this instead ….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrHoEx7cpDM&feature=related
April 24th, 2009 at 2:18 AM
austintx Says:
April 24th, 2009 at 2:00 AM
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Thanks for that video. I’ve agreed with KO all the way on torture. Sean Hannity is a girl – nothing will come of this.
April 24th, 2009 at 2:36 AM
210 Aussie Blue Sky Says:
April 24th, 2009 at 2:18 AM
austintx Says:
April 24th, 2009 at 2:00 AM
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Thanks for that video. I’ve agreed with KO all the way on torture. Sean Hannity is a girl – nothing will come of this.
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You are being too kind to Sean. He is a sissy – bi^*h.
April 24th, 2009 at 4:47 AM
Aussy, wth kind of insult is that? “Sean Hannity is a girl.”
Hannity is an idiot. A wimp. A wuss. Calling him a “girl” is praising not insulting. Get your insults straight.
April 24th, 2009 at 4:54 AM
179 Lisabeth Says: April 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Isn’t it unethical that people appointed by the Gov are the ones who investigate these complaints? They can’t possibly be fair and objective.
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You are absolutely correct. It gives the appearance of conflict of interest and is one area of the law which needs to be revised by the legislature. Or, in the alternative for the current complaints, those matters should be referred to the US Attorney’s office for fair and objective handling.
April 24th, 2009 at 5:39 AM
Syrin…that song cover…GREAT!
ABBA, I’ll never think of them the same again….
April 24th, 2009 at 5:44 AM
“@sally
I looked at the link and oh my, the blogger is CONSERVATIVE TOO. They told a conservative blogger to shut up!! HAHAHAHA. That blogger got really mad. She is posting all of Shannyn and Mudflats stuff too …. Looks like Syrin is going to be mad as long as Sarah P. is in the picture.
If any “backlash” happens you know whose door to lay it at.”
I checked out this blog. Did anyone notice there is a DONATE to SarahPAC at the bottom of her blog. Beyond weird.
I sure hope that all of you (that have blogs & ethics complaints against the queen) have alarm systems on your homes. These people are beyond nuts. To suggest that other people put pressure on people who file ethical complaints is just criminal specially when coming from a government office. The person who suggested this needs to have an ethical complaint filed on him. Unbelievable.
April 24th, 2009 at 5:48 AM
@ DarleenMB
…calling Hannity a girl = praise, not insult
Love it!
@ DebinOH
I saw that donate banner, too – it looks like its a “google ad” and out of control of the blogger… google saw “Sarah” and slapped the CAPharaS thing on there.
April 24th, 2009 at 5:49 AM
WakeUpAmerica Says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Vengeance? Yep, sounds like the demented guv. Such a wonderful example of a Christian.
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Yup, yup, another Vindictive Liar for Christ.
I was in a Christian Missionary church in my early teens. I know what Jesus said he wanted from us. If America really were a Christian country, I would be fine with that!! If America were a place of justice and forgivness, love and caring for the less fortunate, I would be fine with America being a Christian county.
But her brand of Christianity seems very un-Christlike. Like Tom Delay, wanting to bring the Bible to Washington, he said, and he is the most nasty corrupt of all of them.
April 24th, 2009 at 6:09 AM
If I was one of the complaitants, I would also send my complaints to the feds. As sauerkraut agreed above, these complaints are not being handled properly in Alaska. Sarah wil manipulate/threaten people to get the complaints dropped. I hope these people do not five up!! they should send the ethics complaints above people she appoints herself!!!! It’s not right and we know Palin will go to any lengths to prove she is innocent!
April 24th, 2009 at 7:27 AM
Like rats fleeing a sinking ship! republicans (small r on purpose) cannot flee far enough or fast enough, from Palin on the national level.
Excerpt and link;
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/eye-on-2012/palin-fundraising-firm-part-wa.html
Palin, Fundraising Firm Part Ways
Campaign Solutions head Becki Donatelli had long been associated with the fundraising efforts of Arizona Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and got to know Palin during last year’s presidential campaign.
The parting of ways between Palin and Campaign Solutions is the latest sign of a divide between the governor’s official Alaska staff and those advising her on the national level. Palin has struggled badly to balance those competing interests; she recently agreed to and then canceled an appearance at a fundraiser to benefit the Republican House and Senate campaign committees.
The news of the latest problem in Palin’s political world comes on the same day that the Alaska governor announced the formation of the Alaska Fund Trust, an official legal fund designed to “defend the integrity of the Alaska Governor’s Office from an onslaught of political attacks launched against current Governor Sarah Palin, the First Family, and state-employed colleagues,” according to a mission statement on the organization’s Web site
April 24th, 2009 at 9:13 AM
@nswfm CA
How did she even graduate from college, let alone have friends? My guess is mental illness came out during college, and she lashed out at her friends, and they ran the other way.
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I think you’re right! Stress is a trigger for her kind of mental illness. What better stress for her is that of LEARNING!
April 24th, 2009 at 9:34 AM
@short-timer (April 23rd, 2009 at 7:42 PM)–I’d forgotten that Tibbles was CoS first, but I’m pretty sure Nizich was around in the gov’s office from the start doing something else before he got the CoS job. He’s a holdover from the Murky administration.
April 24th, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Don’t the Palin’s (read this during the election) have 7MM in assessts? And wasn’t her one of her debaucles, I think trooper gate funded by someone in Texas? Come on. If these people who donate their hard earned money to her realized how much money she has and how little she cares about them, they would feel conned and embarassed.