Ethics Complaint #18 Filed Against Sarah Palin
14 07 2009Anchorage resident and registered Republican Andrée McLeod has filed an ethics complaint today with the Attorney General’s Office charging that Governor Palin violated the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act and knowingly, intentionally and willfully abused her official position and state resources for partisan political purposes and withheld official action for personal and political interests.
“We’ve been had,” says Andrée McLeod. “Sarah Palin failed to preserve, protect and safeguard the office of the governor for selfish reasons and the State of Alaska and Alaskans were left vulnerable and exposed.”
Signed and completed official travel documents show that upon being summoned by the McCain campaign on August 27th Sarah Palin wrote “Conclusion of state business” for that day and flew off to places unknown. After her failed bid, similar documents state “Return to duty status”. However, payroll documents show Palin continued to receive her $125,000 governor’s salary and benefited by using state funded staff on the campaign for ‘state business’ while knowing she was off duty.
“By signing these documents Sarah Palin knew she temporarily quit as governor to campaign for VP full-time; but by pocketing her salary Palin deceivingly used her official position and state staff for partisan political purposes to garner votes.”
The complaint also touches on the Alaska Constitution’s Article 3, Section 9: Acting Governor ~ In case of the temporary absence of the governor from office, the lieutenant governor shall serve as acting governor.
McLeod asks, “What was Sarah Palin thinking when she went off to the Lower 48 for God knows how long without transferring duties to the lieutenant governor? Alaskans were left fending for themselves while Outside political campaign operatives hijacked our system of governance and rendered it paralyzed. Who was looking out for Alaskans and where was the lieutenant governor? How could Sarah Palin be so thoughtless?”
A copy of the ethics complaint is here: sarah-palin-jul-14-ethics-complaint1
AKGovSarahPalinAre these constant, wasteful thumped-up ethics charges result of not caving when the filer begged for job? More frivolous chrgs filed today:
MudflatsSarah Palin just tweeted about a “thumped-up” ethics charge. WTH is that? Trumped up? I keep banging my head but she doesn’t leave!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:35 PM
Here’s what Amazon.com search shows:
“The Thumpin’: How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to Be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution”
http://www.amazon.com/Thumpin-Democrats-Ruthless-Republican-Revolution/dp/0385523289
July 14th, 2009 at 8:35 PM
“Thumped”
I am willing to bet she got that from Raham Emanuel’s book “The Thumpin’ “.
July 14th, 2009 at 8:35 PM
I’ve been reading and digesting all the information about Buttercup and the ethics compaints and then reading and re-reading all the tweets – it’s all very interesting to me. I’m thinking back when I freelanced for a crisis management firm and I’m seeing a classic strategy being used here. Number one rule with manageing a crisis is get to the press before the ‘bad guys’ (reporters and citizens-in-the-know) do, publicly acknowledge the crisis and get your spin on it before all sh!t hits the fan, then it’s dropping sound bites over and over again to support your claim.
I think Buttercorrupt might be worried about a ‘crisis’ a-coming. I know most of us here feel there’s a much bigger iceberg out there but I see the beginning of a crisis management campaign. It’s been brewing for a while but really kicked in — or should I say, thumped-up — with the dazzeling, spewing on July 3rd and now the recent tweets and Van F*ck’s responses.
Just had to share.
Oh, and by the way, welcome back AKM! I’m so glad you got some R&R!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:37 PM
^^ Heh, I messed that one up!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:39 PM
michigander Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 8:31 PM
I think an ethics complaint based on what Spitterquit tweeted would carry more weight. I don’t see how she can continuously slander and threaten her own constituents without warranting a complaint against her. Andree, Shannyn and Linda have all been on the receiving end. She can weasel her way out of many things but come on!
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I have wondered why only a handful of Ak’ns are willing to hold her to task. It has to be the permanent fund. They don’t want to upset the “apple cart” which is pretty socialist to me! Alaskan’s need to be BOLD and RISE UP against the LIES and UNTRUTHs GRifter has told and continues to this day. She is secretly making backdoor deals everyday. Only jail will stop her. And stop her minions, baby burke, maeTaraS, manSour etc. All her WHS buds.
Alaska has a chance now to CLEAN HOUSE! Will they do it??? Even when the iceberg hits, it will be like the situation, Cheney and his duplicity. Will people just let it go, or will they get pissed and want to clean HOUSE????
No Politics as usual, only DEAD FIsh go with the flow!!!!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Unbelievable if that’s $arah’s intent. I thought it was something more…weird.
Here’s the Amazon review for that book about the scary, Rahm Emanuel…he who needs to be referred to in a subliminal way……
“In this remarkably reported and beautifully written book, Naftali Bendavid provides a vivid, no-holds-barred account of how one man—through force of willpower, drive, and vision—led Democrats to respect and power in Washington after years of Republican dominance. With unprecedented access, Bendavid puts you inside the room and on the campaign trail with Rahm Emanuel.”
Or maybe $arah just got the word wrong & everyone is trying to cover for her!!!!!!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:41 PM
EyeOnYou Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 8:35 PM
“Thumped”
I am willing to bet she got that from Raham Emanuel’s book “The Thumpin’ “.
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Yes, I didn’t want to reference to “that place” lol!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:42 PM
I believe it is actually the 21st complaint, not the 18th.
July 14th, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Or maybe $arah just got the word wrong & everyone is trying to cover for her!!!!!!
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You have to ask?
Heh…
July 14th, 2009 at 8:44 PM
The thing is that we all know that there is no way that the personnel board is going to find her guilty of anything. It is as simple as that. They have proven their ineffectiveness time and again, and also by hiring the same attorney’s over and over to investigate shows they are not concerned with “independent investigators”.
July 14th, 2009 at 8:46 PM
I feel like I just got “tin-foiled”
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July 14th, 2009 at 8:47 PM
she IS mean-spirited with a developed mean streak…hence all her sarcasm and criticism and poison-spewing. the time to ‘get’ her and make her pay for all her indiscretions WILL be when she can’t hide behind the governorship…I can’t wait!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:47 PM
crystalwolf aka caligrl
Yes, I didn’t want to reference to “that place” lol!
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Take into consideration this tweet regarding Andree not getting the job so she is mad about it and using the ethics complaints as a sort of revenge, and this “Thumpin’ ” thing and it is obvious that there is some form of communication, or coordination going on. A governor who is getting their talking points from a fan website is pathetic!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:48 PM
off to sleep for me now….
July 14th, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Thumped up!
Isn’t that what happened to Bristol?!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Maybe it’s a typo. (I know, I know. I live in a fantasy world and wear rose-colored glasses.)
July 14th, 2009 at 8:55 PM
I cannot believe Palins tweet. I just tested her back that it was juvenile petty an unprofessional for saying that about Andree.I wrote “is this 5th grade?” it felt good. I would not have said anything if she hadn’t cut her down like that. Palin acts like a spoiled diva brat and I am so so sick of it.
I was really happy to hear she did so badly in the CBS poll. At least 67% of Republicans see that Palin is not qualified to be president!
I am trying to encourage people 2 tweet her back. Some people on Gryphens blog have come up with some great new Twitter names for her!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:55 PM
no, think about it.
Knocked Knocked-up
Thumped Thumped-up
Trumped up charges
If she said I got thumped, well then yes, maybe…
But thumped up ethics charges?
Palin is a twiterror
July 14th, 2009 at 8:58 PM
The good part is, the story that is in the ADN, that includes the juvenile misspelled tweet, is an AP story. It’s the one that is going everywhere.
July 14th, 2009 at 8:59 PM
did I read the adn article correctly? Van Flein DISAGREED with one of the authors of the AK constitution, Repub Coghill ???
“Anytime she leaves the state, according to our constitution, she has to relinquish her power as governor to her successor,” he said.
WTF?
July 14th, 2009 at 9:02 PM
I think it’s Phil’s site that says it’s 21.
And Gryphen says that makes the third one since her resignation. So…it could be Iceberg time.
July 14th, 2009 at 9:03 PM
can u tweet palin back without opening a twitter account? couldn’t she just block the tweets? or does she actually see them? (notice I didn’t say “read”)
July 14th, 2009 at 9:04 PM
global warming is melting the icebergs, so we don’t have much time….hurry up with the titanic already
July 14th, 2009 at 9:10 PM
“personnel board” – who oversees their ethics???
July 14th, 2009 at 9:12 PM
I don’t understand what is the big deal about her Tweet. What did she say wrong? Yes, they are thumped up charges. The big mogul is New York is Donald Thump. And when playing cards, your highest card is the thump card.
July 14th, 2009 at 9:15 PM
112 LIsabeth Says: I was really happy to hear she did so badly in the CBS poll. At least 67% of Republicans see that Palin is not qualified to be president!
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IMO- Re: WaPo article. Sarah begged (pressured)… WaPo rolled their eyes, shrugged their shoulders…. Unless they have changed their minds, WaPo editorial board thought McCain’s campaign was “disappointing” and endorsed President Obama.
Washington Post Endorses Barack Obama (Oct. 17, 2008)
The Washington Post endorses Barack Obama for President this week, calling John McCain’s campaign “disappointing” and “irresponsible.” Writes the editorial board:
“Mr. Obama is a man of supple intelligence, with a nuanced grasp of complex issues and evident skill at conciliation and consensus-building. At home, we believe, he would respond to the economic crisis with a healthy respect for markets tempered by justified dismay over rising inequality and an understanding of the need for focused regulation. Abroad, the best evidence suggests that he would seek to maintain U.S. leadership and engagement, continue the fight against terrorists, and wage vigorous diplomacy on behalf of U.S. values and interests. Mr. Obama has the potential to become a great president.”
July 14th, 2009 at 9:18 PM
bucfan
SP got snarky at the person who filed the latest complaint. It isn’t the first time she’s mentioned Andree’s job application, either. I just don’t remember what occasion it was specifically, wish I did.
July 14th, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Oh! I forgot. Didn’t SP (or someone) spill Wooten’s personel file to the public at some point?
It would seem to present a “pattern of behavior.”
July 14th, 2009 at 9:21 PM
First of all, “thumped up” – doesn’t GINO mean “trumped up”? Is that a typo or yet another example of her illiteracy? I think she got the word wrong.
I am no expert on corporate law but if Andree applied for a job with the Alaskan gov’t, then yes, absolutely, that is confidential personnel info that GINO has Tweeted, yes?
Go, Andree!
July 14th, 2009 at 9:21 PM
@93 HistoryGoddess — How about “aborted gov”?
July 14th, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Nan, I seem to remember GINO mentioning Andree’s job application before, too. I suppose if that was breaking the law in Alaska, Andree would have acted on it. Or perhaps Andree has a strong civil case about that but it would take too much time and money to fight it.
July 14th, 2009 at 9:34 PM
I found this vid of Parnell saying he would accept the energy stimulus if that is what the lawmakers wanted but would prefer it from budget. The comment that stood out was the reference to “strings attached”. Oh man, not another one.
http://www.ktva.com/ci_12828630?IADID=Search-www.ktva.com-www.ktva.com
Don’t go too far Andree, this sounds like Palin the second
July 14th, 2009 at 9:37 PM
http://twitter.com/EXGovSarahPalin
Funny sh*t.
July 14th, 2009 at 9:40 PM
EyeOnYou Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 8:35 PM
“Thumped”
I am willing to bet she got that from Raham Emanuel’s book “The Thumpin’
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I’d wager that the dingbat ’simply’ misspelled “trumped-up” in her haste to spew more venom.
July 14th, 2009 at 9:42 PM
…from Palins State of the State January 17, 2007….
“You’ll hopefully find this theme consistent throughout my administration – cooperative efforts and personal accountability.”
“Our mission is “Putting Alaskans first” by restoring trust, controlling spending, and communicating between the people’s government and the people! And just as the public placed its trust in me, I place my trust in all of you! I promise that I will work just as hard as I know you will every day for this state.”
July 14th, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Thanks, Incarcerate_Palin #128;
This is one of the funniest (still shaking my head):
“To answer a common question, one major reason I’m not running for reelection is the poor quality of government in this country. #palin #tcot”
So…she doesn’t want to make the poor quality worse? (heh heh)
July 14th, 2009 at 9:49 PM
IF, and that is a giant if, the personnel board actually hired an impartial, competent attorney to investigate this complaint, $arah would have to hand over her blackberry, official and unofficial, emails to support any claim she was fulfilling her duties as Gov. It puts her in a bad position as well; to try and claim that she was able to campaign 24/7 for almost 10 weeks in the final race for the White House AND run the State of Alaska means that either she did her governorship poorly or running Alaska did not require much work on her part. Yes, yes I know, we all know she never did any work. Hey, even South Carolina was upset that their gov. didn’t hand over the reins for a long weekend in Appalachia, um, Argentina!
I pray the personnel board will finally decide to do their job in a professional and ethical manner for no other reason than the fact that $arah has left the State high and dry. (and after all they did for her!)
As far as the nasty tweet… I think it violates Federal law. Van Flee’in already proved himself willing to lie regarding Shannyn so I believe nothing he says. He should not be commenting about the complaint.
July 14th, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Lainey you have to have an account but they are free to set up ands easy. I highly doubt she reads all the replies. They are fun to read thought. You can see all of them. And yes she could block you!
@ExGovSarahPalin is hysterical. She/he uses the same photo so it’s funny although I am sure Sarah doesn’t like it. Can’t blame her there.
July 14th, 2009 at 9:49 PM
EyeOnYou Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 8:35 PM
“Thumped”
I am willing to bet she got that from Raham Emanuel’s book “The Thumpin’ “
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naaa , I don’t think so . She has to be able to read something before she can quote it. Sarah pailn thinking of you but not in a nice way. toad I hope your phone rings. sarah is being talked about. You have it programed to alert you right. I hope so. Not getting much sleep are you.
July 14th, 2009 at 9:51 PM
The real leader has no need to lead – he is content to point the way.” -Jesus Christ. #palin #tcot9:11 AM Jul 10th from Tweetie (actually a quote by Henry Miller)
http://twitter.com/EXGovSarahPalin
Only the odd fake GINO Twit so far is actually funny, hopefully they will step up on the sarcasm a bit more. Good to see that the site is still going, though.
July 14th, 2009 at 9:53 PM
EyeOnYou Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 8:47 PM
crystalwolf aka caligrl
Yes, I didn’t want to reference to “that place” lol!
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Take into consideration this tweet regarding Andree not getting the job so she is mad about it and using the ethics complaints as a sort of revenge, and this “Thumpin’ ” thing and it is obvious that there is some form of communication, or coordination going on. A governor who is getting their talking points from a fan website is pathetic!
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So True! And if you notice she HAS been getting her TP from “THAT” site and also van flea, and megamouth…!
How weird is that? Must be psychic or SOMETHING????
July 14th, 2009 at 9:57 PM
crystalwolf aka caligrl Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 9:53 PM
EyeOnYou Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 8:47 PM
crystalwolf aka caligrl
Yes, I didn’t want to reference to “that place” lol!
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Take into consideration this tweet regarding Andree not getting the job so she is mad about it and using the ethics complaints as a sort of revenge, and this “Thumpin’ ” thing and it is obvious that there is some form of communication, or coordination going on. A governor who is getting their talking points from a fan website is pathetic!
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So True! And if you notice she HAS been getting her TP from “THAT” site and also van flea, and megamouth…!
How weird is that? Must be psychic or SOMETHING????
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Since they deny any collusion with “THAT” website…Didn’t megamouth deny that to KTUU news before?
July 14th, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Morning thought: “It’s not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.”-Jesus. Question for today: What should I give up next?8:22 AM Jul 8th from Tweetie
http://twitter.com/EXGovSarahPalin
The ones where she “quotes Jesus” are quite entertaining. Still, the site’s not as funny as I had hoped. Worth checking out for a laugh, though.
July 14th, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I do not believe not one word that comes out of Bitterliars mouth. She is trying to do damage control by insinuating that Andrea applied for a job and was turned down and is now being vindictive by filing ethics complaints on BitterQuitter. I do not believe that for one second. Quittwit is trying to give Andrea a public black eye and undermine her.
As for the thumped word, that was just her illiteracy.
I just had a partial song in my head: ” She’s gonna get caught, just you wait and see..Why’s everybody always picking on me?..LOL!
July 14th, 2009 at 10:05 PM
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Canadian Neighbour Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 9:34 PM
I found this vid of Parnell saying he would accept the energy stimulus if that is what the lawmakers wanted but would prefer it from budget. The comment that stood out was the reference to “strings attached”. Oh man, not another one.
http://www.ktva.com/ci_12828630?IADID=Search-www.ktva.com-www.ktva.com
Don’t go too far Andree, this sounds like Palin the second
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Why wait? It should be possible to amend the complaint agaisnt Palin to include Parnell too, also, too — he didn’t assume GINO’s duties when she left the state and is therefore derelict of his own duty!
July 14th, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Parnell won’t live in Juneau … yet
Rosemarie Alexander
The Alaska Governor’s Mansion has not had a full-time resident recently. JUNEAU, ALASKA (2009-07-14) Alaska’s incoming governor says he will not move to the capital city full-time for the remainder of Governor Palin’s term. But if he’s elected in 2010, Sean Parnell says he will make Juneau his home.
Since Palin took office in 2006, she has primarily lived in her own home in Wasilla and worked out of the Anchorage governor’s office.
Palin resigns and Parnell will be sworn into office on July 26th.
Juneau residents are looking forward to the governor and the cabinet returning to the capital city.
July 14th, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Buttercup is the epitome of poor quality of government. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Yikes!!
July 14th, 2009 at 10:12 PM
It frightens me Alaskans that Parnell will be a puppet of a governor and Bittertwit will be governing from the blackberry and behind the scenes. That, to me is very scary and no one will be “progressing”, the state of Alaska. Just saying.
July 14th, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Her tweet about the criticism if her silly Wash Pist piece is priceless. She obviously didn’t even understand what Kerry said because she is a simpleton.
And what happened to her no more partisanship stance. There are plenty of Republican and Indepedents who found the article shallow and lacking subtance. The woman is
July 14th, 2009 at 10:14 PM
An idiot!!
I am falling asleep:)