Excellent summary of Palin's new accusation that Monegan was insubordinate

[CampDem]

Halcro shows how she has changed her reason for firing him repeatedly.

more at the Halcro blog http://www.andrewhalcro.com/test_0

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Palin's attack dogs and lies......

Like the story of Goldilocks and the three bears, Governor Sarah Palin has finally come up with yet another excuse for why she fired her former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan that she's hoping is just right.

After offering the public a handful of excuses over the last sixty days about why she suddenly fired Monegan, on Monday her attorney and McCain campaign attack dogs settled on claiming that Palin's reason was "Monegan's "rogue mentality."

Oh really, it took Palin sixty days and the help of John McCains campaign to come up with this bizarre explanation?

According to papers filed by Palin's lawyer, Monegan lost his job as public safety commissioner because he resisted Gov. Sarah Palin's budget policies and ultimately showed "outright insubordination."

According to both Palin's lawyer and a McCain campaign spokesman, it was Monegan's "rogue mentality" on budgeting and other policy issues that got him fired in July, not his alleged refusal to dismiss a state trooper who was involved in a messy divorce with the governor's sister.

Ironically, this revelation was released just days after the legislative council heard compelling testimony from special investigator Steve Branchflower that raised such serious questions about the administrations role in trying to fire Palin's former brother in law, State Trooper Mike Wooten, the legislature issue subpoenas.

However, both Palin and her new attack surrogates from the McCain camp should have spent some time vetting both her and her staffs previous statements to the press over the last two months.

On July 14, 2008 Kyle Hopkins of the Anchorage Daily News asked Palin press spokeperson Sharon Leighow about Monegan's firing:

Hopkins: "Was there a personality conflict here? You know, a rift between the governor and ..."

Leighow: "No, absolutely not. I don't know if there's more to add than what I've already told you as far as the governor wanting to change leadership in the public of safety. I don't know if we can point to one specific incident or one particular, specific detail."

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[hisownpetard]

1. How ironic, firing someone for having a 'rogue mentality' when that's what she and McCain are using

as their big selling point!

Who are they kidding?

[CampDem]

4. Yep, they are scrambling now that subpoenas have been issued

It is interesting too that they are pointing to Monegan's attempts to get more money for State Troopers to combat sexual assault. Women in rural Alaska have shockingly limited access to law enforcement and services after they are assaulted.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. It looks like Andrew was right all along.

He must be loving this. :rofl:

[CampDem]

5. I bet he is loving it!

He has been feverishly blogging on this for some time now.

Hey Blue, are you in the Anchorage or the valley? I am in Anchorage.

:hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Anchorage, on the west side.

And if I haven't said so before, welcome to DU. It's always so good to see more Alaskans here. :hi: Who knew we'd become so famous. :rofl:

[CampDem]

8. I am on the East side.

This whole thing with Palin is so bizarre isn't it? Have you seen all of the reporters and strange people downtown? Gosh it is crazy.I was paying for parking and 2 very well dressed guys asked me about how to pay. They looked and acted like fish out of water. I have seen guys in hummers driving around in suits. Never seen that before.

Thanks for the welcome. I love it here and have lurked through the primaries. I just recently started to post when things got so juicy I had to speak up!

:hi:

[Bobbie Jo]

3. I suppose the 'sexist' excuse wouldn't work here.

Too bad she's not a POW. :eyes:

[quakerboy]

7. Rogue vs Maverick?

at least rogues can be lovable and charming. Mavericks are abrasive and arrogant.