13 Responses to Documents May Prove Palin Violated Ethics Rules

1. egregious July 21st, 2009 at 1:53 pm «

   Thanks twolf
2. EdwardTeller July 21st, 2009 at 2:37 pm «

   This is NOT the iceberg, pups…

   Pain, who was tweeting away all morning, stopped tweeting about 75 minutes ago.
• twolf1 July 21st, 2009 at 2:44 pm «

  She stopped tweeting? She must be sick.
• Jason Rosenbaum July 21st, 2009 at 2:51 pm «

  Or maybe all that tweeting was costing Alaska money…
3. earlofhuntingdon July 21st, 2009 at 2:55 pm «

   As Scooter Libby and other top Republicans have cause to know, legal defense funds exist explicitly to pay for defined legal expenses, and can solicit funds from the public to do so.

   If Ms. Palin took the money to pay for legitimate legal bills, as opposed to adding another wing on her house or for a long weekend in Vegas, this would be an abundantly stupid problem to have stepped into.

   If this is the iceberg, Ms. Palin is steaming the Bearing Sea in winter blind and drunk.
4. EdwardTeller July 21st, 2009 at 2:59 pm «

   The question the AK bloggers are pursuing this afternoon is “If Palin has known this report was coming, and in an adverse way, what is the status of funds she has solicited so strenuously since she knew about the investigation’s possible course?”
5. EdwardTeller July 21st, 2009 at 3:13 pm «

   The Anchorage Daily News is now carrying an expanded version of D’Oro’s earlier story:

   Palin’s friends and supporters created the Alaska Fund Trust in April, limiting donations to $150 per person. Organizers declined to say how much it has raised, and had hoped to raise about $500,000. A Webathon last month brought in about $130,000 in pledges.

   In his report, attorney Thomas Daniel said his interpretation of the ethics act is consistent with common sense.

   An ordinary citizen facing legal charges is not likely to be able to generate donations to a legal defense fund, he wrote. “In contrast, Governor Palin is able to generate donations because of the fact that she is a public official and a public figure. Were it not for the fact that she is governor and a national political figure, it is unlikely that many citizens would donate money to her legal defense fund.”

   The ethics complaint was filed by Eagle River resident Kim Chatman shortly after the fund was created, alleging Palin was misusing her official position and accepting improper gifts.

   Palin was given a copy of the investigator’s report a week ago, Chatman said Tuesday.
6. EdwardTeller July 21st, 2009 at 3:17 pm «

   she just tweeted:

   Re inaccurate story floating re:ethics violation/Legal Defense Fund;matter is still pending;new info was just requested even;no final report
7. EdwardTeller July 21st, 2009 at 3:27 pm «

   The ADN is now linking to a PDF of the report (still pending, Sarah?) on their front page.
8. earlofhuntingdon July 21st, 2009 at 3:33 pm «

   If the basis for the complaint is that well-known people, public figures or public officials, unduly benefit from their fame by way of increased contributions to legal defense funds, then all legal defense funds would be suspect. Including the one set up, I believe, by Joe and Valerie Plame. I hope the objector has more than that.
• EdwardTeller July 21st, 2009 at 3:42 pm «

  It is based upon the way our Alaska executive ethics statute is worded.
9. EdwardTeller July 21st, 2009 at 4:03 pm «

   I’ve posted The Daniel Report at my place as nine jpegs.
10. BooRadley July 21st, 2009 at 9:09 pm «

    Thanks twolf and everyone else. Pass the popcorn.