Sarah Palin: GUILTY of Abuse of Power

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Sarah Palin: GUILTY of Abuse of Power
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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 10:18pm

Sarah did it! The standing Governor of Alaska is found Guilty of Abuse of Power by letting First Dude have so much access to state information, state employees, and making over 19 calls to pressure a state official to fire her BIL out of revenge. It was unlawful, but no charges??

I knew it. She did it as Mayor and got away with it. The McCain camp is making excuses as usual, instead of taking responsibility for her/their actions. Details will be released soon.

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Mon, 10-13-2008 - 12:01am
Why was it improper for them to investigate? It was felt there was reason to launch an investigation. It isn't for you or me, to say it was improper.

 Rose

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Mon, 10-13-2008 - 12:05am

LOL, the exact same thing could be said about conservatives. Sometimes we don't answer posts, because we don't think it's worthy of an answer. I have been waiting for answers to questions I posed, but haven't gotten answers yet. The false superior attitude of some conservatives,is laughable.

edited to add: Sorry to disappoint you, and your expectations. As you can see, I DID respond, and I didn't "deny" anything. Blows your theory all to he!!

 Rose




Edited 10/13/2008 12:09 am ET by roseiern

 Rose

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Mon, 10-13-2008 - 12:16am
I find that disturbing also, if true. Forgive me for being skeptical, but I just don't trust information given by members of the same party. That goes for either party. This campaign is so fraught with innuendo's and lies, that I have a hard time believing most of what is said. I will be soooo glad once this is over with!!

 Rose

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Mon, 10-13-2008 - 12:22am
Wow, that site is bookmarked.

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Mon, 10-13-2008 - 12:25am
I got my information from The Chicago Tribune. They have had a couple of articles addressing the rumors about Obama and Rezko. As for Obama buying the house prior to running for the Senate, I remember he was already in his home, when he launched his campaign. In case you aren't familiar with it, the Tribune is a right-leaning paper.

 Rose

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Mon, 10-13-2008 - 12:32am

I'm not sure why you are saying that your questions have gone unanswered. These sources have been posted regarding the questions.

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Mon, 10-13-2008 - 12:32am
So you didn't have anyone in mind when you made your claims about "they". That's what I thought.

 Rose

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Mon, 10-13-2008 - 12:43am

Oh no, I knew he bought the house before his campaign.

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Mon, 10-13-2008 - 12:51am

Kind of makes me think of the questions regarding Blagojevich's home rennovations. I am sure you are aware that there is questions regarding who actually paid the $90,000 bill, Rezko or Blago.


Did Rezko pay for Blagojevich's house rehab?


FEDERAL INVESTIGATION | Probe into Blagojeviches centering on whether indicted fund-raiser paid for all or part of $90,000 work on Northwest Side home
October 5, 2008





Federal investigators are zeroing in on whether Tony Rezko paid for all or part of a $90,000 rehab of Gov. Blagojevich's Northwest Side bungalow as the corruption probe of the state's first family accelerates.



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Rod Blagojevich stands outside his home in Ravenswood Manor on the city's Northwest Side.

(Jean Lachat/Sun-Times file)



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Since Rezko's felony conviction in June, the FBI has been investigating how the former top Blagojevich fund-raiser billed the governor and his wife for the work, who paid for it and whether Rezko ever arranged for cash to be passed in envelopes to the Blagojeviches, several sources familiar with the probe told the Chicago Sun-Times.


A grand jury has issued at least one subpoena related to the project, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Agents also have inquired about the governor's wife's real estate dealings with Rezko and whether Rezko might have disguised payments for the work through sham billings at a large housing development he was building.


The work was done in 2003 shortly after Rezko, a prominent developer, had succeeded in placing his friends and associates on state-government boards that controlled lucrative deals. Rezko was convicted of wide-ranging fraud involving those boards.


In recent weeks, Rezko has broken his long-held silence and sat down in a series of meetings with the feds -- a sign he might cooperate in the Blagojevich probe. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago declined to comment.


The governor and his wife maintained Friday through a spokesman that they paid for the entire project, though they refused to provide bills, canceled checks, a list of subcontractors or other documentation.


The work on the governor's family room and deck -- first reported by the Sun-Times in February 2007 -- was overseen by Chicago Construction Services, a now-defunct firm once owned by Rezko.


The Blagojeviches have said they hired the firm because it was equipped to employ union labor on their relatively small job. The renovations entailed remodeling a 14-foot by 20-foot family room and building a deck.


"As we have said several times before, the renovations done to the 14-by-20 family room were paid for by the Blagojeviches through their personal checking account," said Lucio Guerrero, the governor's spokesman.


The work got under way in July 2003 -- about six months after the governor began accepting Rezko's candidates for state boards and about eight months after the state's first lady, real estate broker Patti Blagojevich, landed a $47,000 commission from a Rezko land deal.


To date, the governor has provided only a one-page summary showing $72,922 was spent on a dozen aspects of the project, including "carpentry," "millwork and windows" and "iron railings." On top of that, the Blagojeviches said they paid $17,768 directly to Chicago Construction. It's unclear how the total amount paid -- $90,690 -- was divvied up between Chicago Construction and subcontractors.


The FBI has asked repeated questions about how the project was billed and whether subcontractors were paid on time. An agent "just kept on asking me about this whole billing thing, kept coming back to it," said a source who worked on the Blagojevich house and has been questioned by the feds.


The agent also asked, " 'Was I aware there was a contractor upset because they weren't getting paid?' I told her, 'No, but that in this business, everybody's always chasing their money and trying to keep their doors open.' "


During Rezko's corruption trial earlier this year, a former top Blagojevich aide, Ali D. Ata, testified he delivered a plastic bag filled with $25,000 in cash to Rezko to prevent subcontractors from placing a lien on the governor's home because they had not been paid.


No lien was ever filed. Said Guerrero, the governor's spokesman: "The Blagojeviches most certainly did not receive $25,000 or any other cash from anyone concerning the renovations of the room."


The questions about the Blagojevich house are part of a joint investigation by the FBI, IRS and U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Other aspects include whether the governor's administration traded state posts or contracts for campaign cash and Patti Blagojevich's real estate dealings.


Neither the governor nor his wife have been charged with any crimes.


http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1202311,CST-NWS-blago05.article

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Mon, 10-13-2008 - 1:02am

Chicago politician's are worse. However Obama was not part of the machine. He could only go against them so much, otherwise he wouldn't have had a political career. Daley was threatened by him, so it was the machine's idea to have him run for the Senate. Daley wanted him out of Chicago.

As for the ad saying no negotiations, I would take that with a grain of salt. If they want to sell, they will negotiate. Obama wanted only half the lot, to make a playground for his children. Dropping the price, doesn't mean it was purchased below market value. They would not have sold their home for below market value.It isn't unusual for an expensive home to be discounted by $300,000. Home prices are always inflated, to leave room for negotiation. He and Rezko didn't do anything improper. I know of people who have sold their homes to their children for $1.00, to keep it legal.

 Rose

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