Criminal Indictment pending against Sarah Palin?

Wow!

Just yesterday, Sarah Palin announced she was stepping down as governor of Alaska due, in part, to bloggers ridiculing her and hurting her feelings, and because she did not want to be a lame duck governor. This with 18 months left in her term of office. And with The Dud, aka Todd Palin, still a sympathizer of the secessionist Alaska Independence Party.

Then, there was notice of rumors circulating about a federal criminal investigation, and a possible federal indictment related to the Wasilla Sports Complex and the Palin home residence (also in Wasilla and built at about the same time).

Then we have her attorney, Van Flein, sending out a press release threatening to sue bloggers who continue to circulate the rumors about the possible federal action(s) against Sarah “The Quitter” Palin. Here is a part of it:

“To the extent several websites, most notably liberal Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore, are now claiming as “fact” that Governor Palin resigned because she is “under federal investigation” for embezzlement or other criminal wrongdoing, we will be exploring legal options this week to address such defamation. This is to provide notice to Ms. Moore, and those who re-publish the defamation, such as Huffington Post, MSNBC, the New York Times and The Washington Post, that the Palins will not allow them to propagate defamatory material without answering to this in a court of law. The Alaska Constitution protects the right of free speech, while simultaneously holding those “responsible for the abuse of that right.” Alaska Constitution Art. I, Sec. 5. http://ltgov.state.ak.us/… These falsehoods abuse the right to free speech; continuing to publish these falsehoods of criminal activity is reckless, done without any regard for the truth, and is actionable.

Thomas Van Flein, for
Governor Sarah Palin”

Wow. That’s all I have to say. Wow.

But, hold on! That’s not all !!

Now the FBI is getting into it, verifying something they rarely verify: disinterest in the rumors about possible criminal activity by Palin. Read about that in this LA Times story.

“There is absolutely no truth to those rumors, that we’re investigating her or getting ready to indict her,” Special Agent Eric Gonzalez said in a phone interview Saturday. “It’s just not true.”

Gonzalez added that there was “no wiggle room” in his comments that could exclude any kind of probe.

So, like… what the hell is going on? What is this “iceberg” Alaskans are talking about? Or are people getting ahead of themselves and in the process proving correct Sarah Palin’s claims that people are simply trying to bring her down.

Wow.

I dunno but having read a number of stories about a number of things about Sarah Palin, the building of her house, and Van Flein’s near-dearth of mention of that specific building in his press release, put up a number of red flags. Did she award a contract to build the Wasilla Sports Complex in exchange for a new 3500 square foot house on the shore of Lake Lucille? I dunno. But the timing and The Dud’s claim to have built it with his buddies smells fishy enough for the Department of Justice’s Public Corruption Unit to take a look. And the IRS ought to see if any of their regs were violated. Certainly the value of the work seems to exceed the limits on the value of gifts. It just does not smell right.

Does my opinion on this mean that Van Flein will sue me for defamation? I do not know. But to paraphrase Shannyn Moore, “suck it up, Buttercup” as I am exercising my 1st Amendment Rights on this issue. Plus, your press release has now put the subject square into the public eye. You broached it, not I.

Wow.

New Palin joke

What’s the difference between a hamster and a hockey mom?

The lipstick.

More Palin stuff:

Fallen from grace, glory behind,
Sarah mourns her losses.
Her point guard skills
failed to position her rightly;
Her Miss Wasilla smile wasn’t
bright enough to place the nation’s
hands on the voting stick.

She worked hard in her six schools,
but her knowledge was not well laid.
It was not her fault! Two were
but community college;
How could she know geography
would be required?

Sarah’s positions remain flexible and
strong; five children are the fruit
of her labor. Alaska holds its
blue-chilled breath – will she birth
another one or lead her brood
on a hike across the Bering Strait?
It is so close – she can see it
from her window.

(borrowed without permission from pam villars)

Critics draw blood; Sarah Palin quits midstream

For months, Sarah Palin was hammered by Alaskan bloggers of all stripes.

For the past few days, Sarah Palin was hammered by conservative bloggers. Major conservative bloggers, not the wingnuts.

Just a few minutes ago, Sarah Palin resigned as governor of Alaska. Just like that.

“It’s no more politics as usual,” she said a few times during a rambling, word salad speech in front of screeching seagulls at her home in Wasilla.

Yep. The re-emergence of her Alaska Independence Party ties was a big one. As were the words of Charles Krathamer and David Frum over at newmajority. Blood was drawn and Palin is marching back to the bench. What will she find in the land of pine sisters. Just more splinters.

But now the political junkies can get back to the serious stuff instead of being distracted by the three ring circus of Sarah Palin. No more word salads. And a much lower level of the cult of personality.

Good riddance, Sarah Palin. Don’t let the seagulls crap on your head as you walk out of the lime light.

UPDATE!! (yeah, already.) At least one blog is suggesting a criminal indictment is about to be unsealed: brad blog.

The only bad thing about this is the likely return of Ann Coulter’s tongue to the national stage.

Tried to see what mudflats had on this but it appears that mudflats is getting so much traffic that (as I write this) it has crashed!

Article from Frontiersman (nice ad for SarahPAC !! way to be objective journalists.) http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2009/07/03/breaking_news/doc4a4e6012d4e81315267937.txt

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Pavlovich faces his comeuppance

While it’s been fun to read about Sarah Palin’s misadventures and mistatements, there have been more important things right here in pennsyltucky.

The new state law has been shutting down puppy mills.

The Guv and the state legislature still cannot get along and, for the 7th year in a row, no state budget was passed by the deadline. Thousands of pennsyltuckians now face weeks of work with no paychecks. Nice going, Ed Rendell.

And convicted child molester Robert Pavlovich faced his future in court this afternoon. The result? 10 to 19 years in a state pen of the DOC’s choosing. And… he has to register under Megan’s Law as a sexually violent predator. As a former police officer, that’s a designation that has to hurt.

Pavlovich had his defenders – a few of whom have spent their spring going after the parents of the girls who hurled the accusations of behavior unbecoming against him. Guess they are down at one of Perry County’s numerous pubs crying into their cheap beer right now.

The story, brief as it is: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/07/former_marysville_police_offic.html

Nice picture of the tough guy, too. Lotsa tough guys where he’s going.

Farrah did not go quietly into that good night.

She’s gone after a long battle with cancer.

May God hold you in the palm of his hand and
May the wind be always at your back, Farrah Fawcett.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment

This song played in my head all day today…

Ringo Starr – Photograph.

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… Fawcett’s passing was expected. Michael Jackon’s was not. A real shocker.

Kelly Golnoush Niknejad sets up Tehran Bureau for information on Iran

Iranian ex-pat Kelly Golnoush Niknejad spent the first several years of her life in Iran.

Then she can to the US and picked up “Kelly” as her first name. She went to law school before getting degrees in journalism. You can learn all this here.

What’s really important is that she’s set up a website to distribute all the latest information about what’s going on in Iran. That website is Tehranbureau.com.

Visit it. Much of it comes from news twittered in from Tehran and other Iranian cities.

“Tehran Bureau is not an opposition website.” – Niknejad

“Twitter did not save Iran; Iran saved Twitter.” Bill Maher.

Did she die? Was Neda assassinated by the murderous basiji? First she lays on the street… then you can see her eyes moving around… suddenly, blood pours from ears, nose and mouth. People scream. Was this necessary? Very graphic youtube of young female Iranian. Neda is the angel of Iran. But the regime will not allow a funeral or memorial for the young girl to be held. Shame on them. Instead of just a murder victim, the Mullahs have made her a martyr.

Photo gallery of Neda from Anderson360 blog.

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Wearing of the Green; not just for the Irish anymore

Show your support for real democracy in Iran by wearing green.

The issue is less of a Mousavi vs ImaDinnerJacket than it is the pure concept of people’s vote counting.

Tip o’the hat to austin in texas for the link.

http://www.demotix.com/news/mousavi-supporters-go-green

Is muckmood ImaDinnerJacket afraid of the Internet?

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boston.com

Tehranbureau.com
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Sarah Palin lies about David Letterman routine, updated yet again

Sarah Palin is so &$%#& stupid… and a political whore.

She knows well that the joke was about the daughter who was knocked up. That would be Bristol, not the 14-y.o. Willow. And she knows well that that knocked-up daughter (did she conceive under Sarah’s roof?) is a public figure by virtue of being the abstinence spokesperson for Candies. Any girl who gets knocked up (pregnant before getting married) and then becomes the very-visible spokesperson for a sleazy company’s abstinence campaign is a public figure who is fair game for suggestive comedy.

Sarah Palin knows the Letterman joke had nothing to do with statutory rape. But she’s going to milk it for all she can. In many ways, it’s no different than her “no thanks” statement about the Bridge to Nowhere and her false claim to being a reformer.

That woman would not know truth if it bit her on the nose.

Fact is, Bristol Palin is not the only Palin girl to get knocked up. That’s right… because Sarah Palin also got knocked up. As in getting pregnant due to premarital sex with Todd Palin. So, David Letterman’s joke could well have been directed at Sarah Palin and her hypocritical stance on abstinence.

Sarah Palin, the face of the Republican Party. No wonder the GOP listens to Rush Limbaugh instead of the self-proclaimed candidate/ party leader.

Mudpuppy’s letter to NOW is comment no. 400, here.

Despite me not liking Bill Maher, I thought this had some interesting points:

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UPDATED 6/15/09

Letterman has now apologized.

But here’s something to consider when thinking about the phony indignation aimed at Letterman. Shannyn Moore has a top-10 list of her own. Make sure you read the comments, especially the one with the youtube of Palin laughing at a cancer survivor being called a few names as well as “a cancer.” Class. Something missing from Ms. Palin.

6/21/09

And yet, a seminal question remains: there is no videographic, photographic or other evidence that Willow Palin was even at the Yankees game. Sarah Palin suggests Willow was there, but the pictures do not corroborate her suggestions. Sarah Palin has not come out and stated that Willow was there. Nor is Rudy Giuliani willing to confirm the presence of Willow Palin at that game. Makes a man wonder why that is. …

Sarah Palin was aware of Wasilla rape kit charges. Although the story is old, ” People are noticing” because of Palin’s supposed stance against rape and supposed support of the raped: http://digg.com/d1uJIy

Adios

I’ve decided.

Done.

American car companies, why they fail

A few years old and predictive. A good reason to stop trying to bail out the Big 3 from Detroit.