AMERICAblog: Sarah Palin has been palling around with a convicted felon
An_American_Karol
· 1 year ago
One of the good things about being in Obama's position with the American voters is he doesn't even need to point out the Republican hypocrisy.
aquarius2
· 1 year ago
I want Congress to address the issue of convicted Senators and Representatives. We elect these people in good faith and when they break the laws they should be fired. Would any employer retain an employee convicted of embezzlement or theft or moral misbehavior? Hell no, they would be fired and the same should be applied to disgraced Congress men and women.
What does this say to the people, especially the children, of this country. You can break the laws and still go on as if nothing happened. Crooks should not be allowed to make laws, period.
There are just too many lawbreakers allowed to walk the Congressional halls. I have no doubt the people of Alaska will vote Stevens back into office. He has provided a large amount of $$ to that state.
cowboyneok
· 1 year ago
I know someone who couldn't work at a State Fair because she was convicted of a felony. She is totally repentent and paid her dues. So, she can't work at a State Fair, yet its okay for members of congress to keep their jobs? I think you are exactly right.
Chris Matthews just had Heather Wilson & Robert Wexler on and the final question was to Wilson, something like, “how does it feel to have a college convicted of a felony? Wilson; “bad, bla, bla… Matthews: Said very well, you got the last word. Senator Wexler, I am not going to let you respond.
I got a question, Chris, “Obama served on a board with Bill Ayers and he has been accused of being a terrorist because of the company of people he kept. People have said we need to look into this Ayers relationship with Obama because there are questions we just don’t know. Now Senator Wilson, you never said otherwise and in fact have agreed in the past, making the same points. So, my question to you is simple, Senator Wilson if you can hang around with someone involved in criminal activity why should people not equate that to a possible criminal relationship between your colleges and Sen. Stevens? Why shouldn’t you and you colleges have to explain yourselves and this relationship? This is the standard you, your colleges and most importantly, your presidential candidate has set. There are going to be elections on November 4th, don’t you think you need to explain yourselves? Just what ties to Senator Stevens did you have and will you call on your colleges and most importantly, John McCain to explain their relationships to Senator Stevens, an unrepentant thief?
devis1
· 1 year ago
Love it!
cowboyneok
· 1 year ago
Wilson was never a Senator. She was a congressman.
devis1
· 1 year ago
Hah! I always wondered about that voice.
cowboyneok
· 1 year ago
Okay, congress women person or whatever. I always get the pronouns wrong.
Neither Wexler or Wilson are Senators.
bill__free
· 1 year ago
sorry, I was too busy writing to check facts. right you are and she (Congresswoman Wilson) was on with Congressman Wexler
ricardog
· 1 year ago
I think you mean "UNREPENTANT convicted felon."
bill__free
· 1 year ago
no. he already said he is going to fight it and he didn't get a fair trial, so he could end up legally innocent. In the meantime, the whole rat pack will say that they won't comment on an ongoing investigation / trial. So I think it is better to use Heather Wilson's words. She said it was wrong. Totally immaterial of the legal soap opera that will follow. So, now that we know it was wrong, according to a repiublican, (Wilson), and we have the standards set by John McCain for Obama, then apply the same standards to the republican Senators and this UNREPENTANT THIEF. And while we are at it, what was Palins relationship with this UNREPENTANT THIEF?
bill__free
· 1 year ago
And Alaska is not Washington. It is a much smaller community of politicians. I wonder if Stevens helped Palin launch her political career? I wonder if Palin ever had any political meetings in Stevens living room? We really need to find out just what their relationship was.
Lets stop and think, Stevens attempts to get a "bridge to nowhere". Palin runs for govenor and supports the "bridge". Congress stops the bridge as wasteful, but somehow Alaska is able to keep the money. Stevens is involved with oil companies Palin becomes governor and ends up giving royalties from oil companies to each citizens of Alaska. so, Palin is giving herself and her family rebates, along with the rest of the citizens, the people love her, (it's hard to not like someone that sends you checks in the mail every year), She cements her political career in Alaska with the use of the money she makes the oil companies pay Alaska
What a tangled web To put this bluntly, this seems like a better scam than the Ladder Day Saints in Texas.
bill__free
· 1 year ago
But I still like my unrepentant thief rather that convicted felon. He has already said he will appeal and that he didn't get a fair trial, so there is room for Stevens and his colleges to maneuver & end up legally innocent. Whereas, even Heather Wilson said it was wrong and you had to fill out those forms properly and not leave anything off. No wiggle room there. He might fight it and end up legally innocent, but his own college, Wilson, has said it was wrong, so no matter what he will be a thief. And an unrepentant one since he is going to fight it.
okojo
· 1 year ago
This is a bit disingenuous. "Uncle"Ted Stevens was still a force on the Alaska political scene during this interview with Palin. Palin had to make a cynical choice of not crossing swords with Stevens, even though there was already a bloodbath within the Republican Party in Alaska.
Palin has her own problems, but the Veco scandal that enveloped Ted Stevens's son, Ben is not connected to Palin. Stupidity, ambition, and tunnel vision is connected to Palin, but this problem is all "Uncle" Ted's doing.
okojo
· 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure that Stevens will be expelled from the Senate if he is re-elected. I can think of some Senate Republicans like McCain (Who will retire in 2010, and will be pissed off at some of Stevens pork barrel spending, and doesn't need to be nice) Tom Coburn, any new Republican senator from the 2008 class like from Idaho, Olympia Snow, etc. who will vote for Stevens's removal along with the 59-60 Senate Democrats. I think also John Ensign will vote for his removal as well.
hopefully, Alaskans will do the Senate a favor and vote against "Uncle" Ted.
aquarius2
· 1 year ago
Like Larry Craig was expelled?
okojo
· 1 year ago
Larry Craig had a misdemeanor conviction. Stevens got multi count felony conviction... There isn't going to be a Senate Ethics Investigation on Stevens, just an up and down vote, and there will be also a different make up in the Senate, with the Democrats with close to 60 seats, and they need to pick up 7-8 Republicans..
If Alaska had a Democrat Governor, then the Republicans may put a fight, but if Republicans know it is really bad image to keep a convicted felon as Senator..
cowboyneok
· 1 year ago
Uncle Larry Craig still serves at "the pleasure" of the men in Idaho (and the men in airport bathrooms).
cowboyneok
· 1 year ago
David Gergen, on CNN, just brought up a good point about "redistribution of wealth." The most popular redistribution of wealth policy decision was Ronald Reagan's "earned income credit." Republicans only call it socialism or accuse people of being Karl Marx when its a Democrat trying to help the poor or middle class.
vkobaya
· 1 year ago
Even worse, Steven's conviction is current while Ayers has been a contributing, productive member of society for 40 years even being a univresity professor.
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What does this say to the people, especially the children, of this country. You can break the laws and still go on as if nothing happened. Crooks should not be allowed to make laws, period.
There are just too many lawbreakers allowed to walk the Congressional halls. I have no doubt the people of Alaska will vote Stevens back into office. He has provided a large amount of $$ to that state.
http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/obamas-closi...
bill__free 5 hours ago 1 point
Chris Matthews just had Heather Wilson & Robert Wexler on and the final question was to Wilson, something like, “how does it feel to have a college convicted of a felony? Wilson; “bad, bla, bla…
Matthews: Said very well, you got the last word. Senator Wexler, I am not going to let you respond.
I got a question, Chris, “Obama served on a board with Bill Ayers and he has been accused of being a terrorist because of the company of people he kept. People have said we need to look into this Ayers relationship with Obama because there are questions we just don’t know. Now Senator Wilson, you never said otherwise and in fact have agreed in the past, making the same points. So, my question to you is simple, Senator Wilson if you can hang around with someone involved in criminal activity why should people not equate that to a possible criminal relationship between your colleges and Sen. Stevens? Why shouldn’t you and you colleges have to explain yourselves and this relationship? This is the standard you, your colleges and most importantly, your presidential candidate has set. There are going to be elections on November 4th, don’t you think you need to explain yourselves? Just what ties to Senator Stevens did you have and will you call on your colleges and most importantly, John McCain to explain their relationships to Senator Stevens, an unrepentant thief?
Neither Wexler or Wilson are Senators.
Lets stop and think,
Stevens attempts to get a "bridge to nowhere".
Palin runs for govenor and supports the "bridge".
Congress stops the bridge as wasteful, but somehow Alaska is able to keep the money.
Stevens is involved with oil companies
Palin becomes governor and ends up giving royalties from oil companies to each citizens of Alaska.
so, Palin is giving herself and her family rebates, along with the rest of the citizens, the people love her, (it's hard to not like someone that sends you checks in the mail every year),
She cements her political career in Alaska with the use of the money she makes the oil companies pay Alaska
What a tangled web
To put this bluntly, this seems like a better scam than the Ladder Day Saints in Texas.
Palin has her own problems, but the Veco scandal that enveloped Ted Stevens's son, Ben is not connected to Palin. Stupidity, ambition, and tunnel vision is connected to Palin, but this problem is all "Uncle" Ted's doing.
hopefully, Alaskans will do the Senate a favor and vote against "Uncle" Ted.
If Alaska had a Democrat Governor, then the Republicans may put a fight, but if Republicans know it is really bad image to keep a convicted felon as Senator..
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Vote for her, and others like her to get an ass stamped on her head. Spread the word!! Buttheads will roll!!