<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: Palin Responds To Troopergate Report, Dodges Issue Of Whether She Abused Power</title>
	<atom:link href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:44:30 -0500</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5</generator>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
		<item>
		<title>By: SICKOF IT ALL</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-2/#comment-5280834</link>
		<dc:creator>SICKOF IT ALL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5280834</guid>
		<description>Maybe a touch off topic but Sad how we can let one race in a nation of many, claim racism against themselves in every situation they don&#039;t agree with, especially now with a half black senator running for president, its funny how only whites are racist these days, its also funny how I dont know of any white neigborhoods that one would be scared to walk through for fear of a ganged beating or being robbed, also were is the WET channel, ohhh thats right we would be racist if we had one of those, if barack hussein muhammed obama the black muslim doesnt get elected as president for whatever reason there will be a race war in america.....ultimatly being because the ballots were rigged because of &quot;ethical and racist reasons, makes me SICK!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe a touch off topic but Sad how we can let one race in a nation of many, claim racism against themselves in every situation they don&#8217;t agree with, especially now with a half black senator running for president, its funny how only whites are racist these days, its also funny how I dont know of any white neigborhoods that one would be scared to walk through for fear of a ganged beating or being robbed, also were is the WET channel, ohhh thats right we would be racist if we had one of those, if barack hussein muhammed obama the black muslim doesnt get elected as president for whatever reason there will be a race war in america&#8230;..ultimatly being because the ballots were rigged because of &#8220;ethical and racist reasons, makes me SICK!!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5280834', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Chocolate Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-2/#comment-5279662</link>
		<dc:creator>Chocolate Jesus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279662</guid>
		<description>I dont watch Tv much, the only news I can stand to watch is the daily show, does anyone who watches much TV know how much airplay this Troopergate report is getting?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dont watch Tv much, the only news I can stand to watch is the daily show, does anyone who watches much TV know how much airplay this Troopergate report is getting?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279662', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Chocolate Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-2/#comment-5279654</link>
		<dc:creator>Chocolate Jesus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279654</guid>
		<description>Someone needs to do a Freedom of INformation request on other 1000 pages of the report which wernt publicly released. They claim they contain &quot;confidential personal information&quot; but I&#039;m not buying it. I say this is as much of a whitewash as such aggregious behaviour would allow. Apparently there was evidence that Palin bribed an oganization to try and help prevent the trooper from getting disability benefits, but somehow this never made it into the report, at least not the public one.

Does anyone know if a a Freedom of INformation request has been made? anyone can make one...someone should..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Someone needs to do a Freedom of INformation request on other 1000 pages of the report which wernt publicly released. They claim they contain &#8220;confidential personal information&#8221; but I&#8217;m not buying it. I say this is as much of a whitewash as such aggregious behaviour would allow. Apparently there was evidence that Palin bribed an oganization to try and help prevent the trooper from getting disability benefits, but somehow this never made it into the report, at least not the public one.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if a a Freedom of INformation request has been made? anyone can make one&#8230;someone should..<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279654', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: wizard2000</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279630</link>
		<dc:creator>wizard2000</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279630</guid>
		<description>The Troopergate report was just released yesterday.

Based on the finding that Gov. Sarah Palin had violated Alaska&#039;s Ethics Act by letting her husband, Todd Palin, use her office to launch a personal, family-feud vendetta against her sister&#039;s ex-husband, is anyone ready for Todd Palin (if his wife is elected vice-president) to be a heartbeat away from the presidency?

This is my take on what a McCain/Palin presidency would mean.

That Todd Palin, who has numerous connections to far, right-wing militia groups, would have a very high platform from which to push the interests of all these groups (Timothy McVeigh would be soooo evnious) if his wife ends up being vice-president (a heartbeat away from the presidency)...just as Sarah Palin herself would have a very high platform, too, from which to push her hardcore, anti-U.S. Constitution religious bigotries and biases, with her witch doctor pastor friend no doubt being called upon by her to exorcise all the &quot;witches&quot; from our nation and drive out the &quot;liberal devil&quot;...which would be the death-knell for our freedom-loving, liberal democracy.

(Remember, Jesus Christ was a LIBERAL, whom the Republi...er, conservatives of his day hated, saying that he was a blasphemer and a heretic, and that Jesus was &quot;doing the work of the devil.&quot; Sound familiar?).

Obama/Biden &#039;08.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Troopergate report was just released yesterday.</p>
<p>Based on the finding that Gov. Sarah Palin had violated Alaska&#8217;s Ethics Act by letting her husband, Todd Palin, use her office to launch a personal, family-feud vendetta against her sister&#8217;s ex-husband, is anyone ready for Todd Palin (if his wife is elected vice-president) to be a heartbeat away from the presidency?</p>
<p>This is my take on what a McCain/Palin presidency would mean.</p>
<p>That Todd Palin, who has numerous connections to far, right-wing militia groups, would have a very high platform from which to push the interests of all these groups (Timothy McVeigh would be soooo evnious) if his wife ends up being vice-president (a heartbeat away from the presidency)&#8230;just as Sarah Palin herself would have a very high platform, too, from which to push her hardcore, anti-U.S. Constitution religious bigotries and biases, with her witch doctor pastor friend no doubt being called upon by her to exorcise all the &#8220;witches&#8221; from our nation and drive out the &#8220;liberal devil&#8221;&#8230;which would be the death-knell for our freedom-loving, liberal democracy.</p>
<p>(Remember, Jesus Christ was a LIBERAL, whom the Republi&#8230;er, conservatives of his day hated, saying that he was a blasphemer and a heretic, and that Jesus was &#8220;doing the work of the devil.&#8221; Sound familiar?).</p>
<p>Obama/Biden &#8216;08.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279630', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: LibertyLover</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279534</link>
		<dc:creator>LibertyLover</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279534</guid>
		<description>&lt;em&gt;&#039;Governor, when do you plan on reading the report about your ethics scandal?&#039;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;

Probably when it makes its way onto a cup of Starbucks coffee...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#8216;Governor, when do you plan on reading the report about your ethics scandal?&#8217;&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Probably when it makes its way onto a cup of Starbucks coffee&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279534', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: wizard2000</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279522</link>
		<dc:creator>wizard2000</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279522</guid>
		<description>If Sarah Palin is unwilling to admit that she abused her power as Alaska&#039;s governor by letting her husband use her office to launch a vendetta against her sister&#039;s ex-husband, then she will no doubt do the same if elected vice-president (a heartbeat away from the presidency).

Based on what the Palins have been doing up in Alaska, voting for the McCain/Palin ticket will amount to putting Todd Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency, too...Forget It.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If Sarah Palin is unwilling to admit that she abused her power as Alaska&#8217;s governor by letting her husband use her office to launch a vendetta against her sister&#8217;s ex-husband, then she will no doubt do the same if elected vice-president (a heartbeat away from the presidency).</p>
<p>Based on what the Palins have been doing up in Alaska, voting for the McCain/Palin ticket will amount to putting Todd Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency, too&#8230;Forget It.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279522', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Buckie Boy</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279374</link>
		<dc:creator>Buckie Boy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279374</guid>
		<description>She is a lying scum bag republican, oh, wait, all republicans are lying scum bags...I guess she is just living up to expectations.

This only enhances her appeal to republicans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She is a lying scum bag republican, oh, wait, all republicans are lying scum bags&#8230;I guess she is just living up to expectations.</p>
<p>This only enhances her appeal to republicans.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279374', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: had enough</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279364</link>
		<dc:creator>had enough</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279364</guid>
		<description># 44
&lt;em&gt;Dr. Hussein Matt Says:

Reich-wingers on Faux already calling for civil war when Obama wins:

    Comment by austin
    October 11th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    time for REVOLUTION!! anybody seen red DAwn? thats the best senario of an obama ruled America…&lt;/em&gt;

Very scary link... maybe enough to take my Obama/Biden yard sign&lt;strong&gt;s&lt;/strong&gt; down.  I live in rich republican territory.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p># 44<br />
<em>Dr. Hussein Matt Says:</p>
<p>Reich-wingers on Faux already calling for civil war when Obama wins:</p>
<p>    Comment by austin<br />
    October 11th, 2008 at 2:44 pm</p>
<p>    time for REVOLUTION!! anybody seen red DAwn? thats the best senario of an obama ruled America…</em></p>
<p>Very scary link&#8230; maybe enough to take my Obama/Biden yard sign<strong>s</strong> down.  I live in rich republican territory.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279364', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: had enough</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279360</link>
		<dc:creator>had enough</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279360</guid>
		<description>No shame or guilt...

She presents herself with pride, dignity and charm and at the same time is consistently lying, avoiding issues and entertaining her audience with nonsense rhetoric.

Absolutely amazing how her audience falls for her empty speeches.

Has there ever been another politician that could dish out this kind of crap in this manner to this many people?

You have to admit - she is good at this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No shame or guilt&#8230;</p>
<p>She presents herself with pride, dignity and charm and at the same time is consistently lying, avoiding issues and entertaining her audience with nonsense rhetoric.</p>
<p>Absolutely amazing how her audience falls for her empty speeches.</p>
<p>Has there ever been another politician that could dish out this kind of crap in this manner to this many people?</p>
<p>You have to admit &#8211; she is good at this.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279360', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: SP Biloxi</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279326</link>
		<dc:creator>SP Biloxi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279326</guid>
		<description>Betty Boop &quot;wink, wink&quot; Palin wouldn&#039;t know the word &quot; Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act&quot; if it bit her in the butt. But then again, she made a total fool of herself to Charlie Gibson when she didn&#039;t know what the Bush Doctrine was.

Palin got caught and she simply can&#039;t get out of this. And what made matters worse for Palin was that 12-0 and dominated GOP panel found that she abused her power in office. That is a hard pill to swallow for Sarracuda.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Betty Boop &#8220;wink, wink&#8221; Palin wouldn&#8217;t know the word &#8221; Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act&#8221; if it bit her in the butt. But then again, she made a total fool of herself to Charlie Gibson when she didn&#8217;t know what the Bush Doctrine was.</p>
<p>Palin got caught and she simply can&#8217;t get out of this. And what made matters worse for Palin was that 12-0 and dominated GOP panel found that she abused her power in office. That is a hard pill to swallow for Sarracuda.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279326', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Great Frybread King</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279324</link>
		<dc:creator>Great Frybread King</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279324</guid>
		<description>One question I would like to ask her is what she is going to do when she returns to Alaska after McCain loses the election.  Will she apologize to the Alaskan people for disgracing the governorship, or will she remain defiant despite violating ethics laws?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One question I would like to ask her is what she is going to do when she returns to Alaska after McCain loses the election.  Will she apologize to the Alaskan people for disgracing the governorship, or will she remain defiant despite violating ethics laws?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279324', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Shayne</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279318</link>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279318</guid>
		<description>It&#039;s going to be difficult for Tina Fey to play Palin ducking camera and covering her face in shame.  Good thing Sarah did all that race baiting and inciting to violence earlier in the week.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s going to be difficult for Tina Fey to play Palin ducking camera and covering her face in shame.  Good thing Sarah did all that race baiting and inciting to violence earlier in the week.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279318', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Fool Zero</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279310</link>
		<dc:creator>Fool Zero</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279310</guid>
		<description>Anyone here old enough to remember Nixon&#039;s veep, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiro_Agnew&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Spiro Agnew&lt;/a&gt;?

Or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&gt;/a&gt;? &lt;blockquote&gt;Allegations of wrongdoing prompted Nixon to famously state &quot;I&#039;m not a crook&quot; in front of 400 startled Associated Press managing editors on the grounds of Disney&#039;s Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida on November 17, 1973.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone here old enough to remember Nixon&#8217;s veep, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiro_Agnew" rel="nofollow">Spiro Agnew</a>?</p>
<p>Or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal" rel="nofollow">this&gt;/a&gt;?<br />
<blockquote>Allegations of wrongdoing prompted Nixon to famously state &#8220;I&#8217;m not a crook&#8221; in front of 400 startled Associated Press managing editors on the grounds of Disney&#8217;s Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida on November 17, 1973.</p></blockquote>
<p></a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279310', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279306</link>
		<dc:creator>Bilbo Hussein Baggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279306</guid>
		<description>&lt;em&gt;#satirev Says:
thanks, lurker. Also people can report “slur crimes” via email, snail mail, newspaper, etc. to this site which will go directly to homeland security -
http://www.truthfights back.com
Send any hate-filled chain mail slurs to this url and the “perpetrators of these crimes” will be immediately investigated by the Feds.&lt;/em&gt;

Oh come on.  You don&#039;t really believe that Homeland Security is going to investigate anything that has to do with Obama, do you?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>#satirev Says:<br />
thanks, lurker. Also people can report “slur crimes” via email, snail mail, newspaper, etc. to this site which will go directly to homeland security -<br />
<a href="http://www.truthfights" rel="nofollow">http://www.truthfights</a> back.com<br />
Send any hate-filled chain mail slurs to this url and the “perpetrators of these crimes” will be immediately investigated by the Feds.</em></p>
<p>Oh come on.  You don&#8217;t really believe that Homeland Security is going to investigate anything that has to do with Obama, do you?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279306', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: barfly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279304</link>
		<dc:creator>barfly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279304</guid>
		<description>I&#039;ll forgo the snark, for an observation that the McCain campaign made some pretty strong, as-yet-unsubstantiated charges, regarding Trooper Wooten&#039;s emotional state.

Since he&#039;s still to be considered a private citizen, it appears the campaign has put themselves in a very tenuous position.  If he sues, they&#039;re pretty much on the hook for this defamatory statement.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll forgo the snark, for an observation that the McCain campaign made some pretty strong, as-yet-unsubstantiated charges, regarding Trooper Wooten&#8217;s emotional state.</p>
<p>Since he&#8217;s still to be considered a private citizen, it appears the campaign has put themselves in a very tenuous position.  If he sues, they&#8217;re pretty much on the hook for this defamatory statement.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279304', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279302</link>
		<dc:creator>Bilbo Hussein Baggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279302</guid>
		<description>You gotta love Fox.  The reporter says &quot;meanwhile the report does not recommend any sanctions or criminal charges&quot;.

The report doesn&#039;t mention either of those.  So I guess by their reasoning since it was not part of the report, they are &quot;not recommending&quot; something.  All they were charged with was the investigation.  They were not charged with determining whether or not she should be punished.  That will be up to the full Alaskan legislature.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You gotta love Fox.  The reporter says &#8220;meanwhile the report does not recommend any sanctions or criminal charges&#8221;.</p>
<p>The report doesn&#8217;t mention either of those.  So I guess by their reasoning since it was not part of the report, they are &#8220;not recommending&#8221; something.  All they were charged with was the investigation.  They were not charged with determining whether or not she should be punished.  That will be up to the full Alaskan legislature.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279302', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279298</link>
		<dc:creator>Bilbo Hussein Baggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279298</guid>
		<description>I don&#039;t believe that her right to fire someone was ever in question.  She has the right to fire someone if she doesn&#039;t like the color of his tie.  The issues were did she abuse her power in the process of firing and also that she lied about her reasons for the firing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t believe that her right to fire someone was ever in question.  She has the right to fire someone if she doesn&#8217;t like the color of his tie.  The issues were did she abuse her power in the process of firing and also that she lied about her reasons for the firing.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279298', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: the Lone Voice of Reason</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279288</link>
		<dc:creator>the Lone Voice of Reason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279288</guid>
		<description>stateofthedivision Says:

Sarah Palin’s new look coincides with the McCain report clearing her. My guess is this is purposeful.

Old Look-Governor under investigation

New Look-”cleared” Sarah


Nah, her new look is probably due to the Newsweek photos Foxy News was whining about.  Ya know, so she can help the posture of those couch potato idiots who like to watch her.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>stateofthedivision Says:</p>
<p>Sarah Palin’s new look coincides with the McCain report clearing her. My guess is this is purposeful.</p>
<p>Old Look-Governor under investigation</p>
<p>New Look-”cleared” Sarah</p>
<p>Nah, her new look is probably due to the Newsweek photos Foxy News was whining about.  Ya know, so she can help the posture of those couch potato idiots who like to watch her.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279288', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: stateofthedivision</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279268</link>
		<dc:creator>stateofthedivision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279268</guid>
		<description>Sarah Palin&#039;s new look coincides with the McCain report clearing her.  My guess is this is purposeful.  

Old Look-Governor under investigation

New Look-&quot;cleared&quot; Sarah</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Palin&#8217;s new look coincides with the McCain report clearing her.  My guess is this is purposeful.  </p>
<p>Old Look-Governor under investigation</p>
<p>New Look-&#8221;cleared&#8221; Sarah<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279268', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: lurker</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/comment-page-1/#comment-5279242</link>
		<dc:creator>lurker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/11/palin-comments-troopergate/#comment-5279242</guid>
		<description>thomthum Says: 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if YOU read the report, Mrs Falin’ it’s likely the first thing you’ve read since the last time you picked up a copy of the “Economist”

Hea she reads everyday when she goes to the bathroom she
has to read &quot;women&quot; on the door.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thomthum Says:<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>if YOU read the report, Mrs Falin’ it’s likely the first thing you’ve read since the last time you picked up a copy of the “Economist”</p>
<p>Hea she reads everyday when she goes to the bathroom she<br />
has to read &#8220;women&#8221; on the door.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5279242', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>
