On the topic of Palin lies, why aren't more people discussing whether she has repeatedly lied about a key aspect of the ongoing ethics investigation - specifically, having any knowledge of her staff pressuring Monegan to fire Wooten? Palin is currently claiming executive privilege (see all the details here http://theenlighteneddespot.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/the-last-word-on-the-troopergate-emails/) for emails requested by private citizen Andree McLeod, including emails sent to Palin the night before and morning of the infamous phone call placed by Frank Bailey to Rodney Dial. Because Todd Palin, not a state employee, was copied on the emails, her claim of privilege might be revoked. Why isn't this garnering more attention?

I think not knowing how much energy her own state produces is a much better attack line than Wootengate.

She may be as guilty as sin (and, in my opinion, she's apparently incompetent, because she should have actually gotten Wooten fired--that escapee from some arctic version of 'Deliverance' did not need to be driving around with a gun and a badge), but (a) the guy should have been fired. She had first hand knowledge of what a whackjob he was. It may have been an abuse of power or not according to procedure, and certainly Monegan shouldn't have been let go solely over Wooten (for a variety of reasons), but it's a hard argument to make that it's something bad about Sarah Palin, because when it's distilled down, Wooten looks like an unstable guy who didn't need to be on the force. As such, Sarah Palin trying to get him fired seems perfectly defensible (even if, procedurally, Palin did everything wrong in trying to get it to happen). There might be lots of Watergate style political intrigue, but it distills down to: "Governor tried to get crazy cop fired! And that's bad?"

Not knowing how much energy, or oil and gas, your state actually produces is a lot worse. I'm sure it can be spun, somehow, but it's a heck of a lot more pertinent, and doesn't come with the built in problems of Troopergate.

If you were in a position where you could influence the future employment in a job that involves guns, badges, and police cruisers, and you knew that guy was a nutbag and he had threatened a member of your family, would you not suggest that maybe he should be removed from the force? It might have been inappropriate, but I think most folks would be empathetic to Palin being fed up with a corrupt oversight system that put unstable cops back on the street.

Not knowing how much her state produces of it's number one product . . . not so much.

For the record, these are 2005 numbers. Since then, Alaska's output has decreased. Colorado now produces more energy than Alaska.

Kevin, you may be right, but it's always the cover-up that's worse than the orginal crime.

That said, from a political perspective, you're right--making her look like a dumbass with little grasp on the facts is a much better line than trying to paint her as evil and corrupt, with a much lower bar.

The first time I heard her say that Alaska provided 20% of U.S energy I knew she was way-off. But, this is because I work within the energy field and others may not have the background that I have. I was sure that she would correct her remarks, but sadly this hasn't occurred.

Have you submitted this chart to GraphJam?

http://graphjam.com/

Kevin: dead on brother, dead on.

Kevin S. Willis wrote, I think not knowing how much energy her own state produces is a much better attack line than Wootengate.

Agreed. Although, I would say that the press seems to like a scandal more than stories about fact checking. And what the press covers is what most voters see.

BTW, just got a page about the $85 billion Fed takeover of AIG. Weeeeeeee!!

Obama or his surrogates should be out in PA, NM, and WV pounding the fact that Sarah Palin doesn't consider coal to be a significant contribution to America's Energy supply and that McCain must agree because he considers her the top energy expert in the country and plans to have be in charge of Energy policy in his administration.

Biden needs to specifically hit on this point at the VP debate.

Gov. Palin spends much of this interview by Maria Bartiromo talking about Alaska's glad eagerness to produce energy for America.

sorry for the broken link.

that link again.

and another part of the same interview

On the various comments on "Troopergate." The key isn't whether Wooten is a nut job or whether she should/could fire him. When a situation like this pops up in legal settings there is an obligation for the person in executive or judicial setting to recuse themselves. Palin should properly have turned over the matter to others in appropriate departments. The Governor has no role in this kind of setting when she is related to the "accused."

And, given this marital link, he should have been simply put on unpaid leave until the matter was adjudicated. See, there are ways to handle situations like this.

Palin is right out of the Dubya mold: loyalty first, gut instincts rule, unreasoned actions defended as "action," pathological unwillingness to listen to dissenting views and just bloody ignorant of so, so many things (like energy).

Alas, like George, not as stupid as we first thought....

Arthur Reber

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