Ethics Complaints Against Sarah Palin – A Drama in an Undisclosed Number of Acts.
Well ethics complaints seem to be the theme of the day. In an article on Politico, the number of ethics complaints against the Palin administration (12 or 13 that we know of) was described as “unusual”. I don’t think many would dispute that. This means one of two things. 1) The number of ethics complaints is a function of a whole lot of politically motivated people who have decided to create a string of bogus ethics complaints for the sole reason of taking down the governor because they hate her and they’re just bad bad people. 2) The number of ethics…
Palin Administration Responds to Ethics Complaint. Hopes Constituents Will Face “Backlash”.
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…
Sondra Tompkins on KUDO 1080am With CC. (Live blogging)
So, if you’re catching Wayne Anthony Ross with Eddie Burke at 4 (see last post), here’s a good setup for political whiplash! Cutting Edge host CC will speak with Sondra Tompkins about her ethics complaint against Governor Sarah Palin at 5pm Alaska time, (6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern). Stream it live HERE. Call 907-569-1080 ******************************* Tompkins says Palin should be focused on the job at hand. A lot of what she’s done lately could be construed as mmonlighting. Some compare what she’s done with other governors. Tony Knowles, for instance, was gone more during the session. Tompkins says none of their travels…
Ethics Complaint Filed Against Sarah Palin for “Misuse of Official Position”
This just in… PRESS RELEASE: APRIL 22, 2009: An ethics complaint against Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be filed this afternoon asserting that Palin’s involvement with SarahPAC constitutes “outside employment” and “misuse of official position.” Anchorage resident Sondra Tompkins, child disability advocate and mother of a special needs child, is filing the complaint after observing Governor Palin repeatedly display “a pattern of unethical behavior.” Sondra believes that the tipping point for her was Sarah Palin’s most recent abdication of her role as Governor and apparent conflict-of-interest when she spoke at two outside events in Indiana rather than work with…