Anchorage Daily News confirms that Palin is LYING: Ethics complaints did not cost Alaska any money

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Palin defends 'millions' ethics price claim

TALLY: Record requests, ethics complaints, lawsuits, troopergate given price tag.

By SEAN COCKERHAM
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Published: July 8th, 2009 09:34 PM
Last Modified: July 9th, 2009 09:22 AM

Gov. Sarah Palin, explaining her stunning resignation announcement, has repeatedly said attacks on her since she ran for vice president have cost state government "millions" of dollars.

"That huge waste that we have seen with the countless, countless hours that state staff is spending on these frivolous ethics violations and the millions of dollars that Alaskans are spending, that money not going to things that are very important, like troopers and roads and teachers and fish research," Palin said this week.

Palin administration officials provided the Daily News with a breakdown of what it says are $1.9 million in costs. Most if it is a per-hour accounting of the time state employees, such as state attorneys, have spent working on public records requests, lawsuits, ethics complaints, and issues surrounding the Legislature's "Troopergate" investigation last summer of Palin.

"Is it a check that we wrote, no, but is it staff hours, yes," Sharon Leighow, spokeswoman for Palin, said of the expenses related to state employee work.

Those state employees would have been paid regardless.

[Cha]

1. Fucking liar..so Time mag puts her on the cover

to advertise stupidity.

[BlooInBloo]

2. It's funny because Palin & Co. aren't smart enough to say "opportunity cost".

[livetohike]

3. Which of the MSM will be the first to report this news?

Their love fest with this bozo is ridiculous.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. But she got her version out first

She believes that most Americans will listen to what she said and ignore anything that comes out afterward as far as the true cost goes. And seriously, how much major news coverage will this get, outside Alaska? Bet it isn't as much as Palin's speech got.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Those FOIA's just made sure those Alaskan state employees were not slacking at their job.

[snappyturtle]

6. She is a spinner....among other things. nt

[Wednesdays]

7. K&R

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