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Alaska State Ethics Panel Looking Into Palin for Violating Rules Against Advocacy On Ballot Measures. She did it three days before McCain Choose Her.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/27/AR2008092702834_pf.html
Excerpt:
Then, six days before the Aug. 26 vote, with the race looking close,
Palin broke her silence. Asked about the initiative at a news
conference, she invoked "personal privilege" to give an opinion. "Let
me take my governor's hat off for just a minute here and tell you,
personally, Prop. 4 -- I vote no on that," she said. "I have all the
confidence in the world that [the Department of Environmental
Conservation] and our [Department of Natural Resources] have great,
very stringent regulations and policies already in place. We're going
to make sure that mines operate only safely, soundly."
Palin's
comments rocked the contest. Within a day, the pro-mining coalition
fighting the referendum had placed full-page ads with a picture of the
governor and the word "NO." The initiative went down to defeat, with 57
percent of voters rejecting it.
Three days later, Palin was named Republican Sen. John McCain's
running mate, throwing Alaska into a media frenzy. But the fallout has
lingered from an episode that may stand as one of the most
consequential in Palin's 21-month tenure. The state ethics panel is
examining whether her comments violated the law against state advocacy
on ballot measures; it had already ruled that a state Web site was
improperly slanted toward mining interests.
Comments (5)
Palin certainly qualifies as a Gambler for mcCain.
Down the Drain
With mcCain.
September 28, 2008 12:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Dame has no Shame. And no boundaries! NO ethics.
DISQUALIFIED!
September 28, 2008 12:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Can you say 'vetting?'
September 28, 2008 4:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Betting against vetting - name of the game for mccain.
September 28, 2008 4:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
The guy's a thrill-seeker for sure, but the nation did not agree to a trip to a casino! I think people are getting pretty tired of all this fancy footwork and tightrope walking and aerial tricks.
September 28, 2008 6:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
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