New Palin Emails Revealed in so-called “Troopergate”

For the third time in five days Washington Post has published a story on the investigation into Sarah Palin’s firing of Alaskan public safety commissioner Walt Monegan. The Post’s first report on the alleged scandal that Palin fired Monegan because he refused to fire Palin’s ex-brother-in-law was incredibly biased and riddled with gaping holes. See here for my take on what they did wrong. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303210_pf.html Again, in this story, The Post leaves out crucial details. Grimaldi and NAME write: “Palin’s family had accused the trooper of shooting a cow moose without a permit, Tasering his stepson, and drinking while driving a trooper vehicle. After her husband met with Monegan, Palin followed up with a phone call to Monegan.” In fact, these are not mere accusations. QUOTE 482 page… Furthermore, they leave out… MONEGAN QUOTE Again, the Post’s story is riddled with gaping wholes James V. Grimaldi and Karl Vick write:

When Palin entered the governor’s office in late 2006, Wooten already had been reprimanded, reassigned and suspended for five days for incidents reported by Palin’s family. They had filed complaints in April 2005 after her younger sister’s marriage fell apart and the couple battled in a bitter child-custody dispute.[…] For the third time, the Post has referred to the 1. Grimaldi and Vick 1. Quote Comella not 1. Why wasn’t Wooten fired? 2. What exactly were the crimes

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