Thread: Another Political Ethics Lawsuit Dismissed: Palin 26-0 vs Palin Haters.

[quote name='Christopher Pike' date='28 April 2010 - 11:35 AM' timestamp='1272479731' post='145101']

Another lawsuit was dismissed yesterday against Sarah Palin for being deemed baseless on the accusations. One more is pending and it probably will be dismissed too. In Governor Palin's case, there was a clear and calculated Democrat strategy to trap and crush her in Alaska, planned by Axelrod's minions, funded by Soros' various front groups, and executed by local operatives.



Since voluntarily relinquishing power is completely foreign to the liberal mind, Governor Palin thwarted their fine plans by stepping aside, writing her book, and going National.



Consequently, the Rats' plan to ruin her and her family, and thereby eliminate her as a threat to Obama in 2012, has backfired epically, and quite conversely to what they had planned, she has become far more powerful now than she ever would have been had she remained as governor.





Here is her lawyer posting on her Facebook



http://www.facebook.com/notes/sarah-...s/383652698434





Yesterday we learned that another “ethics� complaint that was filed against Governor Palin was dismissed as baseless. (If you are counting, the Governor is 26-0-1 regarding such complaints or suits, with one still pending). Only this complaint was actually filed after she left office, and alleged that the mere existence of the Alaska Fund Trust (the legal defense fund set up for her to help defray the costs incurred during the Troopergate fiasco and related machinations that followed in its wake) was violative of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act as well as its solicitation or receipt of contributions. The raison d’être of the legal defense fund was inexorably linked to Governor Palin’s nomination as the Republican candidate for Vice President and the post-nomination political tactics arising therefrom; thus making the nomination sine quo non for the fund. In a detailed opinion, the complaint was dismissed as lacking a factual or legal basis. Last June, upon learning that a complaint against the Governor’s Anchorage Office Director was dismissed as baseless, Governor Palin’s then Chief of Staff Mike Nizich said, “This is not about holding the governor or state employees accountable. This is pure harassment.� That still rings true today.



When I discussed this with Governor Palin, she had an interesting take: “My reaction upon reading the opinion in this matter was not what I expected. Though I’m always pleased with the results of these investigations that prove the false allegations wrong, and I appreciate the detailed reasoning set forth in this recent opinion, I was primarily disappointed that the State of Alaska, the Attorney General’s office, and others, still have to spend time and resources addressing the abusive onslaught of frivolous complaints directed against me—even after I left office.�



At times (indeed, as recently as Sunday in a magazine cover story) people allege that the “real� reason Governor Palin stepped down was to “make money� (citing primarily her best selling book). As this most current complaint again emphasizes, Governor Palin stepped down for the right reasons—she did not want to see her state government continue to get bogged down with inane “ethics� complaints that were transparently political, plainly partisan, and diverting state resources. The voluntary relinquishment of power for the greater good is normally praised as an example of true leadership—just review any biography of George Washington—and it should be in this case as well. But for those who seek power for the sake of power, a selfless act is confusing, so a new narrative is created, such as the “profit� motive now being asserted with renewed vigor. Rest assured Sarah Palin had obtained approval to write her memoir while still in office without running into any conflict with the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Her financial future from her best selling book, though unknown then, would not have altered much whether she stayed in office or resigned, except the number of “ethics� complaints did dramatically decrease, so any legal fees associated with such complaints decreased concomitantly.



Let this latest dismissed complaint serve as a reminder for one of the real—and stated—reasons for her voluntary relinquishment of office, an office she campaigned for diligently, tirelessly and effectively. It stands as a marker that occasionally, every so often, there are public servants who can recognize the difference between self-interest and public interest. Sarah Palin is one such public servant.



- Thomas Van Flein, personal attorney for Sarah Palin

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Bill Clinton beat all his too, doesn't mean he was a nice guy, doesn't mean he wasn't guilty.

WTF kind of lawyer posts case information and quotes from his client onto Facebook?!?!?

Still... Lawyers generally don't go out of their way to author forum posts concerning their clients. I could see providing a one-line summary, and a link to the public record, but to provide word-for-word quotes? On the plus side, he seems to think that Palin stands a chance as a candidate in 2012, which says a lot about him. I'm not aware of any demographic that is more likely than not to vote for her.

[quote name='Mare Tranquillity' date='28 April 2010 - 04:06 PM' timestamp='1272485188' post='145139']

Bill Clinton beat all his too, doesn't mean he was a nice guy, doesn't mean he wasn't guilty.

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His law license was suspended. He was fined.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cl...nse_suspension



Law license suspension



Clinton was ordered to pay $25,000 in fines to Arkansas state's bar officials and his Arkansas law license was suspended for five years. The agreement came on the condition that Whitewater prosecutors would not pursue federal perjury charges against him. Clinton was suspended by the Supreme Court in October 2001, and, facing disbarment from that court, Clinton resigned from the Supreme Court bar in November.

[quote name='Dr.Knuckles' date='28 April 2010 - 03:37 PM' timestamp='1272487024' post='145164']

I'm sorry... what was that again?????

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Everything is going as she has foreseen...

[quote name='Dr.Knuckles' date='28 April 2010 - 04:37 PM' timestamp='1272487024' post='145164']

I'm sorry... what was that again?????

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It's a star wars reference.....