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Palin Claims Executive Privilege and Withholds e-mails...Sound Familiar?
A MoJo blog posting that is linked on the TPM front-page needs to be read and trumpeted.
Gov. Sarah Palin is withholding 1100 e-mails from a State Open Records Act Request filed this summer, claiming that they are exempt "because they were covered by the "executive" or "deliberative process"
privileges that protect communications between Palin and her aides
about policy matters."
Funny thing, though...in a table provided by the Governor's office, some of these "protected" e-mails were sent to "First Dude" Todd Palin. On the first page alone, Todd was "cc'ed" on 6 of 11 e-mails.
The reasons behind for the open file request, and motives for withholding the e-mails are important, but the talking point that can be hammered is this:
Give the governor the benefit of the doubt. If these 1100 e-mails really are discussing confidential policy matters protected under executive privilege, then why were many of them being sent to the Governor's spouse, who doesn't hold a position in Alaska state government?
The flip side is obvious...if they really aren't covered by privilege, then what is the Governor hiding, why is she violating state law, and how can this be considered change you can believe in?
Sexist disclaimer: I will berate Senator Obama in the same manner if any of his U.S. Senate "official business" e-mails were sent to his wife.
Comments (1)
Thanks for your coverage of this. HereM is one theory on why privilege was invoked.
September 8, 2008 8:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
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