Palin echoes Alaska GOP: Sen. Begich should step down to allow new election.
Palin echoes Alaska GOP: Sen. Begich should step down to allow new election.
Today, the Alaska Republican Party called for Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) to step down and allow for a new election, in the wake of Attorney General Holder voiding former senator Ted Stevens’s guilty verdict, due to prosecutorial misconduct. This afternoon, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) echoed those calls and pressed for a new election:
“A special election will allow Alaskans to have a real, non-biased, credible process where the most qualified person could win, without the manipulation of the Department of Justice,” the release stated.
“I absolutely agree,” Palin responded in an e-mail to the News-Miner. She said Begich should step down pending a special election.
Though Palin is now enthusiastically jumping back on the Stevens bandwagon, she was more wary when he was first convicted, backing away from an earlier call that he resign and refusing to say whether she would vote for his re-election.
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Somehow I doubt if shewould agree if the R and D after their names were reversed…
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:01 pmI wish they’d try the old S.O.B. again.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:03 pmThe GOP lecturing America about Justice and the Rule of Law? I think I just s hit my pants.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:04 pmThis is ridiculous beyond imagination. Somebody should just change the channel on this idiot woman and tune her out.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:10 pmI recall that Palin said that Stevens should step down. There is no reason for Begich to step down.
The state elected someone. End of story.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:11 pmWhen the Begich term is up people can vote, again, for who they want.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:12 pmPalin echoes Alaska GOP: Sen. Begich should step down to allow new election.
– - Oh, sure thing you betcha. Just as soon as Al Franken is seated as Minnesota’s Democratic Senator.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:12 pmTHAT is SO ridiculous she just MIGHT be VP material on a Michele Bachmann ticket.
Bachmann/Palin 2012
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:13 pmBecause the Raped Must Birth
How about if both Stevens and Palin step down? Their combined intelligence and integrity is not quite equal to Begish’s…
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:13 pmIf Stevens is young enough to run again for senate then he’s not too old to stand trial again.
http://www.pufferfishblog.com/
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:13 pmOh please, if Repubilcans allowed for a special election every time a process was BIASED they’d never get elected.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:14 pmIt’s not the election that needs a do-over — that is schoolyard talk by children.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:14 pmCan Stevens be retried — does double jeopardy come into play here?
Dropping of charges did not indicate Stevens was innocent — what is it about simple things that is so impossible for the rightwingers to understand.
Their minds are devious and conniving – so they are always looking for an angle.
Sure Palin, we’ll do whatever you say because you’re so bright. Why don’t you hang out with someone in your own league? I happen to know this idiot in Texas you would get along with. You both have a lot in common, neither one of you read and both of you are blatantly ignorant.
God I’m sick of Norm Coleman!
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:14 pmRepublicans are pathetic. He had charges brought against him. The prosecution made mistakes. The charges were dropped because of the mistakes. Now you do not go back and forget the old man resigned and there was an election. What is wrong with these simple minded people. Coleman lost and they still won’t admit defeat? The guy in NY is already screaming bloody murder and the election isn’t over. I am sick of these thugs. One more general and they will not have enough representation in congress to be recognized. Totally pathetic morons.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:15 pmPalin is losing star-status these days; I guess she needs to hang her hat on something to get back in the news.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:16 pmYa think?
This kind of crap is so juvenile, isn’t it? In an ideal world, public officials would make judgments based on fact, principle and the common good. Instead, we have public officials making judgments based on what’s good for their team.
Take Norm Coleman in Minnesota, for example. On Election Night, when it looked like the result might tilt in his favor, ol’ Norm suggested that Al Franken should forego a recount. Ya see, “the need for the healing process is so important, the possibility of a change of this magnitude in the voting process that we have is so remote… that would be my judgment”. Yeah, sure, until you found that the ballots actually favored Franken. then it, “healing process? Screw the healing process!”
Pathetic.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:16 pmThe people of Alaska knew this was only one of many crimes Ted Stevens has done over the years and he just got caught this time. As for Sarah she tossed Uncle Ted under the bus as she thought she would be VP and move up the President by knocking off old man insane McCain. That plan fail too. Sarah might ask Obama/Biden to step down next and re do the Presidential race. Let’s just given the Grand Poobah Limbaugh the Presidential Office so we can have a President he is an open drug addict and molest kids. Joe the Plummer ssid he’s horney so he can be the VP and start attacking woman. Sarah can be the Secretary of State and just start bombing Russia and Iran for no reason. This group are Wingnuts and the World sees it.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:18 pmSo a woman who is illegally keeping clothes from a failed campaign is now calling for a special election to help give one more chance to a felon who only “got off” because of prosecutorial misconduct. The guilty helping the guilty…
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:19 pmWARNING:
And “think” about this one second if your minds are capable of executing such activity: Why is it, that there are hundreds of comments when O’Reilly or Beck or Fox News or Palin is mentioned in the topic, but only a few dozen when it comes to the real political stuff?
Think tank or Republican attack machine?
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:22 pmHey Repubs:
Go ahead and have that bimbo Palin on top of your pathetic ticket for president in 2012. President Obama and the Democratic Party will run her right into the ground.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:23 pmIsn’t Palin under investigation? How is that going?
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:24 pmWhen it comes to “thinking” don’t bother mentioning too many Republicans in the same sentence…you will lose all your creditability.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:25 pmPalin, proving they are all hypocrites, liars and / or theives.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:26 pmBecause they are amusing.
We also comment on the other stuff, it just isn’t as funny.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:28 pmNonsense!
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:28 pmWhy would Palin want to impose the cost of another election on the good citizens of Alaska? Or does she figure she can hit up the federal gubmint for the bill?
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:29 pmAsswipes.
#19 — hstps says,
Because they are facist, stupid, a$$holes who hate democracy and American citizens who earn less than 50,000 dollars a year stupid.
And you’re at the wrong blog site stupid phuck!!
You want to go to http://www.nazisRus.com
Wow! That was easy!!!
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:30 pmThe day that hstps posts something that makes a reasonable person thinkor at least think anything other than “what kind of idiot wrote that?” will be a red-letter day for Troll Central.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:31 pmI think it’s clear that the reason some threads gather hundreds of comments while others don’t is because those are the threads that attract trolls.
No trolls = no conflict = people say what they think and move on.
Simple.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:33 pmPolticial reasons and legal logistics are the reason Stevens isnt being prosecuted any further, not his innocence. A judge decided the prosecutorial misconduct was not bad enough to dismiss the case, and a jury convicted him. No appeals court overruled the judges decision on this matter. Given the fact this was a bush justice department, the prosecutorial misconduct might as easily have been intentional as it was incompetence. Although the proof against stevens the he received gifts he didnt report was ironclad (they had him on tape for chrissakes), and his excuse laughable (I was waiting for years to get a bill and didnt ask any questions when I never got one), it looks like the bush justice department defenitely had some of its members sabotage the case. Even though stevens is guily as sin, and in fact the statute of limitations was the only thing that prevented charges of outright bribery from being piled on as well, unfortunately if the case against Stevens was taken up again, the pundits would be screaming “political prosecution of a poor old republican”…in many, many ways, Obama has bigger fish to fry and other things to spend poltical capital on.. Also, as one commententor mentioned, someone at the bush department may have so badly sabotaged the case that, were their appeal to have succeeded, getting a conviction on retrial, or even avoiding a motion to dismiss by the defense, may have been impossible. If you are a prosecutor, there are many instances where the toothpaste cannot be put back into the tube, so to speak…Look at it this way…A federal judge didnt think the prosecutorial misconduct was bad enough to dismiss the case, and federal judges don’t like to make decisions that would be overturned on appeal….stevens is now known as a bribe taker, he’s out of the senate, and hopefully his political career is over, so honestly, the positive results of exposing his criminality have be acheived..
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:34 pmPresidense please! I feel like cause and effect are so indirect and inconclusive that there will be no re-dos on this one kids, but nice try.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:34 pmHow undemocratic of them! The Republicans’ attempts to circumvent the will of the voters is unseemly. I don’t like Sarah Palin, but I certainly wouldn’t call on her to resign just because she’s more interested in furthering her national career than in doing what’s right for her state.
The trolls only come out when they are paid to.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:37 pmToo bad trolls make labels instead of arguments. If they offered arguments then the long threads would be full of insightful discussion.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:38 pmI agree, why arent Beck or O’Reilly or Fox News or Palin considered political stuff?
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:39 pmFletc3her, you do know that McCain says Palin was the choice that they gave him?
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:41 pmHow on earth can these clowns spin a prosecutorial error of one’s trial into an election not up to snuff?
Bring it on Palin… hoping to see your foolishness in ‘12.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:41 pmI suppose no one should be surprised at anything these cretinous psychopaths blather these days. But is it worth pointing out that Stevens was defeated BEFORE he was convicted. So the election and the conviction are unrelated. This new event changes nothing about Stevens being a corrupt old piece o’ crap. But, what’s good for AK is good for AL. When Siegelman’s conviction is overturned will the Rep gov step down for a new election?
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:42 pmI am seriously confused. I had thought Mr Stevens had already stood trial and been convicted. If this is not the case, the JD withdrawing charges negates the double jeopardy question. DJ only comes into play when a person has been tried and found innocent.
The idea of a mulligan on the election is just Republican wishful thinking. It’s a done deal.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:42 pmI guess it’s kind of like when Hamas got elected in Palestine, stopping the Florida recount in 2000 or Coleman asking to throw out the MN-SEN results:
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:42 pmIf Rethuglicans don’t like the result, then democracy be damned.
hstps whines about stupid shit:
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:22 p
Whatever…
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:43 pmStevens deserved to have the charges dropped.
It is too late and improper to ask Mark to step down.
Beigich’s comments on the other hand regarding the news about Ted were not very professional. Mark Beigich will be soundly defeated in the next election if he backs Obama’s budget plan, the assault of second amendment rights (including assault weapons Mark!!)and nationalization of private enterprises.
He will not be able to hide and weasel out if he goes with Pelosi and Reed. Beigich – beware – real Alaskans are watching.
Real Alaskans!! WAKE UP!! Palin is a FAKE, an INCOMPETANT governor and an embarrassment to Alaska and conservatives.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:44 pmHow about if AirWolf Palin and the Alaska PooP party file a federal lawsuit to force Begich to resign. No more of this grandstanding bullshit for the headlines; just get down to business and let the judiciary sort it out. Of course, when the judges hand them their asses then they can go back to making their ridiculous demands.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:45 pmSure Bible Spice Palin ; just as soon as Alabama has a special election for Don Siegelman ……….
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:45 pmMy information was incorrect about the timing of the conviction. It still doesn’t change anything (see Siegelman).
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:45 pmTed Stevens should sue the Bush Justice Department for damages!
Had it not been for his conviction, Stevens could have easily gotten another two or three floors added to his house for free, no questions asked, had they not started asking questions.
And does this ruling mean that Ted Stevens can keep any/all new floors and/or gifts he’s already received to date?
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:46 pm> but only a few dozen when it comes to
> the real political stuff?
Because no ones told you trolls what to think about “real political stuff” and, like joe the non-plumber, most of you are pretty much incapeable of forming a coherent opinion about anything unless someone’s told you what to think..for instance, in this case, the dismissal of these charges against Stevens, a republican, is basically a completely voluntary, uncoerced act of the Obama justice department. The fact that a bush administration saw fit to try and convict mr Stevens but an Obama administration decided to willingly overturn that prosecution sua sponte must cause you guys some cognitive dissonance.
Much like the many think progress threads about things like “Turkey invades Kurdish Iraq”…there was always zero trolls on those post..its because you guys dont know what to think when reality doesnt fit with your preconceived notions that everyone fits into one of two groups..good people or bad people..
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:46 pmOnce upon a time, Sarah Palin made me nervous, but now she is a funny ray of sunshine…every time she opens her mouth something hilarious comes spewing forth. I am down on my knees every night praying she’ll get the 2012 nomination for the GOP…a six year old child would stand a better chance in the polls among independents than the great Alaskan wolf-hunter.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:49 pmAs for Stevens, he held his seat on the Senate longer than just about anyone, if I recall correctly. Who would support a man that old? What possible contribution could he make to a modern, 21st century world? Yeah, that’s kinda rhetorical, he can’t make any contribution.
-As an aside, I think Palin has made a terrible mockery of one of our states. I hope that, if Palin runs for governor again, they fix the mistake they made in electing her. I have faith in humanity, I hope it pays off.
> No appeals court overruled the
> judges decision on this matter.
I forgot to mention, I think thats an important disctinction
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:50 pmthat distinguishes this case from the Seligman one (there are many others, but thats off topic)..while an appellate court did uphold the more serious charges against seligman, if you read thier opinion, they preface thier decision with ALOT of talk about the purpose of an appellate court which seems to strongly imply “we think these facts are hokey but unfortunately its not our place to overturn a jury’s decision about them”
Good point.
Palin was for Stevens before she was against Stevens before she was for Stevens…and bridges too!
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:51 pmTedd Stevens et al should be glad he’s not in jail where he belongs. Holder should have told him to sit quietly until he dies or he’ll begin the prosecution all over again.
Stevens isn’t innocent just because he’s not in jail. He should count himself as lucky and STFU.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:56 pmEnoch Says
the assault of second amendment rights (including assault weapons Mark!!)
When are you babies going to stop crying about the non-existent threat of Obama “taking away yr guns” My God, just shut up about it already, it’s not going to happen.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:59 pmOT:
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:59 pmBlago has been indicted: The 19-count indictment alleges Blagojevich and his aides discussed the possibility he could get a Cabinet post in the new president’s administration, substantial fundraising assistance or a high-paying job in exchange for the Senate seat.
I dont see how they are going to prove that Stevens lost because he was under investigation. I expect this issue to blow over rapidly.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:06 pmDoes everyone forget that Stevens asked for and was granted his trial BEFORE the election?
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:06 pmThe last person we should pay attention to is a woman with a high powered rifle who kills wolves and polar bears while flying around in a helicopter.
Sarah Palin, go jump off a cliff.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:11 pmI thought Alaska changed the process for replacing senators with requirements for a special election. Presumably, this would require a primary which could prove highly entertaining, especially given Palin’s ambitions and history.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:21 pmThe GOP had ample time to ask Stevens to step down so that they could run someone else against Begich – they didn’t. Instead they decided to stand by their man and it lost them the election. Reaping what they’ve sown, and all that.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:26 pmHumm….Palin continues to make sure she is publicly represented as one of the top 5 dumbest people on the planet.
Since she doesn’t read anything while she knits, maybe the first thing she should try to get her hands on is Article 1 – starting with section 3 of the US CONSTITUTION..It lays out pretty specifically the rules governing goings on the house and senate…
On re-reading this section, it says NOTHING about a sitting senator resigning from office just because the losing senator is cleared of a crime….wwwhhaaa……
Again, it is sometimes breathtaking to watch these fools scamper around trying to find another buried treasure under the next Rushbo pile of droppings….what morons…
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:31 pmIt renews one’s faith in the constancy of the universe to see that Sarah Palin is as grossly stupid, lying and grasping as she ever was.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:34 pmIf they want to make a case to give Stevens a do over? Then they damn well have to support efforts to make things right for others who have been denied due process. I think they should begin by examining the case of detainees and, if it’s shown that they have been denied due process (duh), we must do everything in our power to return them to their former lives and pay damages for the disruption of their lives.
I do not expect to see GOoPers flocking to the banner of those who have been wronged. And they sure as Hell won’t rally to support common citizens, of any country, who have been victimized by procedural errors, incompetence, or corruption.
Alas, there is no end to Reichwing hypocrisy so, we’ll continue to see a push to rehabilitate Stevens’ reputation while the same creeps are fighting to keep those who’s rights have been trampled in prisons.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:39 pmJust a reminder. Holder’s decision is based on the principle that everyone is entitled to due process. He has, apparently, determined that the prosecution was screwed up so royally that it would be impossible to justify a new trial. Stevens has not, however, been acquitted.
I also have a question. Were the prosecutors that allowed this to happen Regent grads? Are they Goodling hires or, did other Chimpbots put them in place?
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:46 pmhstps Says:
Your post overall makes a reasonable point. Your ignorant snide comment whether WE are capable of thinking is laughable considering you astonishingly stupid you are. You are a moron of monumental proportions. You DEFINE stupid and for YOU to make such a statement is pure entertainment gold
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:47 pmHi all! I’m only 18 years old and I’m really trying to learn about different political sides, so do you mind if I hang out and talk?
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:49 pmHe’s still guilty, just because the bushco lawyers were corrupt and threw the game doesn’t make him a victim. The victim is justice. And Palin is still a useless piece of shit.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:51 pmEnoch Says:
Stevens deserves to go to jail. He is guilty as can be. There really isnt much dispute about that. If the AG thinks the prosecutorial misconduct means his conviction should be voided fine but that doesnt change the FACT that he DID get those gifts, he didnt deny it, he DID fail to report them that cannot be denied. As for more snivelling about nationalization I know conservatives think we ought to just GIVE rich people our tax dollars and it is outrageous that we should then tell them how NOT to spend it. I urge you to keep making THAT argument I am sure it will go for that. What is being nationlized again?
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:56 pmTrying to learn, you might want to start by reading “What We’re About” on the left side of your screen.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:56 pmtrying to learn Says:
Hi all! I’m only 18 years old and I’m really trying to learn about different political sides, so do you mind if I hang out and talk?
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
By all means, welcome to the conversation. New blood makes communities stronger. However, keep in mind that some of us, myself included, let our frustrations get us off topics and display petty behavior. Keep that in mind and you’ll learn a lot around here.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:57 pmGo for it trying
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:59 pmThank you pete and wiley, I will read about what you’re about. I just don’t want to tread on other people’s turf.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:59 pmIs there a section on this website for general venting/question asking or should I just join in anywhere?
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:02 pmOff topic subjects are welcome on THINK FAST threads. Otherwise, pay your nickel, take you chances.
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:04 pmWere pretty informal, within reason, trying to learn. The “Think Fast” threads function as an open thread in the morning and, generally, the last post of the night becomes somewhat of an open thread.
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:05 pmI was too young to vote but I didn’t know if I liked Obama or McCain better,,,I think Obama because I thought he was cool but I want to have more to think about than ‘he was cool’, ya know?
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:06 pmStevens lost the election. That should be final.
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:07 pmOh, geez…I already have to go…roommate needs to use the computer. Bye!
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:10 pmJust because there was prosecutorial misconduct doesn’t mean Stevens is innocent, and from the evidence presented he still appears to be guilty. He’ll get a new trial, and I am confident he will be convicted again.
In the meantime, how much do you think Palin’s support means to him now? And where does she get such fashionable shoes for those feet of clay?
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:13 pmThese bozos holding pity parties for Stevens and calling for Begich to step down are the same bozos who, if it were anyone other than Stevens or some other Republican politico, would be calling for the lynching of any judge or prosecutor who would dare dismiss charges against an accused criminal on a legal technicality. (O’Reilly would have little Jesse stalking Holder and demanding to know why he put this criminal back on the streets.) And, essentially, that IS why Holder requested dismissal, a technicality. The Bush DOJ had a good evidentiary case against Stevens but mucked up the prosecution of it so badly, that it would be impracticable (if not unethical) for Holder to go forward on appeal. The evidence of Steves’s many wrongdoings (all seven counts of them) is still there. The prosecution’s wrongs, don’t make Stevens’s conduct right.
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:29 pmPalin should have a gag order placed on her. Everything that comes out of her mouth is all hypocritical. She makes me sick along with the rest of the Republicans.
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:33 pmPay attention to pete — he’s a pretty savvy commenter, and his advice here is spot on.
If you approach subjects with honesty and respect, you’ll probably be treated pretty well here. There will be those who call you names if you disagree, but most of us will appreciate another perspective if it’s expressed sincerely and reasonably.
We occasionally have people who drop by pretending to want to learn or debate, but they’re really only here to amuse themselves, kind of like the blog equivalent of prank calling (although, at 18, you’re probably too young to know about prank calling, what with caller ID and all). Those folks, we catch on to them pretty quick and they’re immediately branded as trolls and kept around just for our amusement.
I trust you’re not one of those. If not, if you’re earnest and really seeking to learn, a sincere and hearty welcome to ya. A thick skin, a ready wit and open mind will take you far around here.
Especially the thick skin.
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:46 pmWill the GOP call for a special election in Louisiana, now that we know David Vitter is a diaper-wearing whoremonger?
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:48 pmClearly, you don’t understand the concept of IOKIYAR.
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:52 pmWait! Does this mean he didn’t get his house fixed up for free or the Prosecutor just screwed the pooch?
Double Wait! Didn’t she get her house built for free too?
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:55 pmtrying to learn Says:
Hi all! I’m only 18 years old and I’m really trying to learn about different political sides, so do you mind if I hang out and talk?
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I hate to say it, but this really sets my Troll-dar off…
Just a gut feeling… but…
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:03 pmI feel ya bro.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:26 pm> Blago has been indicted: The
> 19-count indictment alleges
Looks like he’s being RICO’ed…and if he’s guilty, which it sounds like he probably is, its very apropriate…but for the life of me I dont know why these organized crime fighting statutes havent been used against republicans…they would work well seeing at the GOP these days is basically one huge criminal enterprise…I guess one prosecutor in Texas tried with Cheney, but it seems like there are alot more viable RICO violations out there that arent being touched by any prosecutor for some reason..
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:53 pm> Blago has been indicted: The
> 19-count indictment alleges
Looks like he’s being RICO’ed…and if he’s guilty, which it sounds like he probably is, its very apropriate…but for the life of me I dont know why these organized crime fighting statutes havent been used against republicans…they would work well seeing at the GOP these days is basically one huge criminal enterprise…I guess one prosecutor in Texas tried with Cheney, but it seems like there are alot more viable RICO violations out there that arent being touched by any prosecutor for some reason..
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:53 pm> Does this mean he didn’t get his
> house fixed up for free
nope it means he’s STILL waiting for that gosh darn bill…
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:54 pmThe Republic of Hymenoptera Stupidity Says:
I hate to say it, but this really sets my Troll-dar off…
Just a gut feeling… but…
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
I got a little tingle too but, innocent until proven guilty. We’ll just have to see if we get the chance to find out.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:55 pmPalin is a great Gov. She should keek up the good work.
ML :p
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:00 pmPalin is a stupid, ignorant, laughable buffoon. Why do we care what she thinks about anything?
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:01 pmFor all the wingers: It was the Bush DOJ! It was your own den of thugs!
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:12 pmYeah, who cares about votes? It’s who SHOULD have won. Same in Minnesota. Are they eating lead paint?
Evidence has revealed that Bush was a war criminal who had cronies sabotage Ohio in 2004’s election, therefore the next Republican shill who manages to “win” the White House should resign. Or we’ll take 4 Senators to resign and have a new race, preferably Chambliss, McConnell, Bond, and Lieberman for a twist.
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:16 pmThe same people who want to give an election to the old man are holding up the election that Franken won in MN. Rethuglicans are anti democracy and against fair elections. They seem to have a problem with reality, facts, and truth. They seem to think those things are librul
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 pmWingers don’t matter! Wingers are irrelevant.
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:18 pm(psst, TRoHS… I got the same feeling. But I’m giving the li’l feller the benefit of the doubt fer now…)
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:50 pmHorse Hockey! Ted should take his Eric Holder present and ride off into the Alaskan sunset. A pox on his corrupt house.
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:16 amdelafield Says:
The last person we should pay attention to is a woman with a high powered rifle who kills wolves and polar bears while flying around in a helicopter.
*****
Please tell me she doesn’t really do that?
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:17 amThat effing psycho b!tch !!
martinlee43a Says:
I am glad you like Bimbostien. Someone had too I guess. I think she ought to keep talking and showing just how stupid and ridiculous the rightwing is.
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:28 amralph the wonder locust Says:
(psst, TRoHS… I got the same feeling. But I’m giving the li’l feller the benefit of the doubt fer now…)
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:50 pm
What makes you think that the person is a “feller” and not a gal?
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:34 amSarah, Did Bush step down for Al Gore?
Will Norm Coleman move on instead of having the courts over turn voters as Bush did?
And who is going to pay for that special election ?
Your State is in economic tough times and needs its money else where?
Stevens lost. Get over it. Best start concerning yourself with your own political career……….
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:09 amhstps2 Says:
Another moron heard from. I am begging you guys to put Bimbostien at the head of your party. America has had enough of electing the moron you want to have a beer with as President. So do the world a favor and make Caribou Barbie the face of your party along with Rushingdownthedrugaddictionmountain Limbaugh
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:33 amStevens should have a shot at his old seat, because we have a wimp for an attorney general?
Stevens wasn’t exhonerated, he was just given a free get-out-of-jail card. Just because Holder wishes to mislead the voter of Alaskas, doesn’t mean that the vote is invalid.
The voters of Alaska voted based on reality and the fact that Stevens actually did commit these crimes, and probably hundreds more that haven’t been brought up on charges.
Just because we have an attorney general who thinks his role is to protect the Republicans that have ruined our economy and standing in the world via war crimes, doesn’t mean they are not guilty. It means we still have severe problems with the Justice Department actually providing the American people justice.
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:47 amLost in all of this is the fact that this was the Bush Justice Department that was guilty of prosecutorial misconduct. One even wonders if this wasn’t the plan all along but they got the timing messed up so it backfired. Stevens did take the money, after all. Why, with a strong case, did these Bush prosecutors resort to illegal tactics? This smells rotten to me.
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:47 amDallasNE questions whether Stevens was intentionally malprosecuted, so he would eventually get this case dropped.
Two comments.
1) For this to work, it requires a complicit Obama administration.
2) If only former Alabama Democratic Governor Don Seigleman were as fortunate as Stevens.
These two components make this stink to high heaven.
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:29 amOne more component. Have these “incompetent” prosecutors been fired by the Obama administration?
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:32 amOh suuuure. The BUSH DOJ throws the case so now Republicans demand a special election?
Palin, you may be good looking but you sure are missing some brain cells.
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:35 amOf course they threw the case. Intentionally.
That doesn’t take any effort from the Obama administration. The charges would have been dismissed anyway. They knew exactly what they were doing.
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:36 amPlease explain. It was the Obama administration that exposed the Bush administrations prosecutorial misconduct. What is complicit here? I don’t see it.
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:04 amLet’s suppose, for a moment, that it was Begich who had been charged with a crime, and that Stevens beat Begich in a very close election. And then let’s suppose that after the election, the charges against Begich were dropped.
What would Palin’s reaction have been if the Alaska Democratic Party suggested that Stevens resign and a special election held? My guess is that she (and all the rest of the Alaska GOP) would be laughing so hard she would be incapable of speech. And rightly so — that scenario would be ludicrous.
The election was held in November and Stevens lost a tight race. Assuming the election itself was run fairly (and there’s no evidence to suggest it wasn’t), the results stand with no redos.
If Stevens believes somebody intentionally sabotaged his reputation to cost him the election, then he may sue. However, if he sues, the burden of proof will be upon him to show there was no basis for any charges to be brought against him in the first place. If he’s unwilling or unable to do that, he should fade into the background and enjoy his retirement — and thank his lucky stars that incompetence in the DOJ kept him out of jail.
And the Alaska GOP, including Palin, should just STFU.
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:07 amre:#110
Exactly – wish I’d said it that well
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:41 amMost of the comments made by Palin “echo” those previously made by someone else. The woman hasn’t had an original thought or idea in her life.
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:35 pmI support Gov. Palin in calling for a new election for US Senate. We now know the actions taken against Sen. Stevens was a ploy by the kool-aid drinking Dems to add to their numbers last November. This is what we in Illinois call dirty politics. This is another reason why there are 300 Tea Parties scheduled around the nation. The grassroots are on the move! Go Sarah 2012!!
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:52 pmhello, wasn’t the justice dept at that time all Bush appointees? 300 tea parties scheduled to protest NOT paying more in taxes – talk about drinking kool-aid (I actually appreciate the extra $20 a week I’m now getting back). Anyway, Gov Palin and Stevens are like two peas in a pod. I hope she does run in 2012, so we can all hear about the free house she had built by all the contractors who got that sweet sports center deal in Wasilla. The dems pulled alot of punched from Palin, saving them for later (2012).
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:46 pmStanleyphillips:
Stevens was INDICTED AND CONVICTED by a REPUBLICAN DOJ headed by a Bubble!!
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:00 pmOh the irony.
Palin has concluded that, because his conviction was overturned due to prosecutorial misconduct, Ted Stevens is innocent and should be allowed to reclaim his Senate seat.
During the 2008 Presidential campaign, Palin’s favorite stump speech referred to Obama “palling around with terrorists”, of course referring to Bill Ayers. Yet Ayers was never convicted due to……prosecutorial misconduct. So using her logic, Ayers was innocent and therefore she was unfairly calling him a terrorist.
What about it, Sarah? Can’t have it both ways. Oops. I forgot. She’s a Republican, so she CAN have it both ways. Hypocrisy is SOP for the GOP.
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:56 pmDoes a criminal conviction overturned by prosecutorial misconduct, really mean that the indicted had not committed a crime? It depends. It depends upon the exculpatory evidence that should have been presented at trial for the jury to decide its weight in determining the guilt or innocence of the accused. NOOOOOOOOOOOO way should Begich step down and let Stevens run for governor.
April 4th, 2009 at 1:03 amstanleyphillips Says:
We dont know any such thing. THESE are the things we DO know. Stevens DID take gifts, which he doesnt deny. He DID fail to report them as is the requirement. That is not in dispute. Only a MORON would say that means he was targetted by koolaid drinkers. It is pure projection you are clearly brainwashed and ignorant
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