Video: Sarah Palin on the Wooten “scandal” and on being VP
posted at 9:06 pm on July 31, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Get yourself up to speed by reading this nifty recap from Monday’s Anchorage Daily News. Nutshell version: She fired Walt Monegan, her commissioner of Public Safety, for reasons that are unclear. Monegan claims it was because he refused to fire state trooper Mike Wooten, Palin’s former brother-in-law against whom she’s supposedly had a longstanding vendetta. What’s her problem with Wooten? Like I say, read the ADN piece, which is brimming with colorful nuance involving tasers and “f’ng lead bullets.” She insists the Monegan decision had nothing to do with family issues, but the state legislature voted this week to order a probe, which is probably enough to scare McCain away in case he was thinking of going in this direction.
Monegan’s firing, incidentally, came just three weeks ago. Exit question: Would any sane politician with a shot at the national ticket and a reputation for ethics do something so scurrilous and petty while she’s being vetted? It’d be one thing if she sank Monegan last year, when she thought no one was looking, but she did this with the eyes of conservative America upon her. The dirty version is implausible under the circumstances. I question the timing.
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Sarah Palin. Tougher, in Alaska.
wise_man on July 31, 2008 at 9:09 PM
If he picks Palin he can win. This time the VP nominees will matter. PALIN! PALIN! PALIN!
D0WNT0WN on July 31, 2008 at 9:10 PM
Exactly.
Regardless, this woman is charismatic and capable. McCain could do far worse.
Spirit of 1776 on July 31, 2008 at 9:12 PM
If he chose her, this would be the first VP candidate that I would find myself very attracted to.
Oh, exception Joe Lieberman.
carbon_footprint on July 31, 2008 at 9:12 PM
It doesn’t matter what the facts of the case are, all that matters is that she is a Republican and being “investigated.” Now, if she were a Dem, there’d be no probe.
coldwarrior on July 31, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Probe this. They come after all McCain needs to do is turn to whatever reporter is asking about this and say “You all have gotten a chance to get to know my mother. You’ve become acquainted with my wife. Some people seem to be afraid of a strong woman. I’m not” That gets him a few million pumas instantly.
D0WNT0WN on July 31, 2008 at 9:13 PM
PALIN FOR VP !!!
stenwin77 on July 31, 2008 at 9:13 PM
And Palin fired this guy???????
Chuck Schick on July 31, 2008 at 9:14 PM
Why is this guy screaming at her?
jimmy the notable on July 31, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Yeah, probably. Unfortunately. He’s definitely not being a risk-taker in this race.
Me, too. Awfully convenient timing. It looks like it will come to nothing — she’s being very open and cooperative. But by the time it becomes clear that it was a scurrilous accusation, the VP selection will long since have been made.
aero on July 31, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Mmhm.
Purple Fury on July 31, 2008 at 9:16 PM
Palin doesn’t want to be VP right now. She has an infant son, Trig, who is going to require a lot of her time and attention for the near term. She has her priorities right. Which is why she’d make a wonderful candidate in 2012.
coldwarrior on July 31, 2008 at 9:17 PM
But she’d have to get in line behind McCain’s VP if he wins.
aero on July 31, 2008 at 9:19 PM
I’m certainly not impressed. She doesn’t even want the VP job. Heck. She even belittles the job.
Let her sit up there and be Queen of Alaska reigning from her bully pulpit over her 670,000 inhabitants (100,000+/- of which are drunken Eskimos). Who cares.
SilverStar830 on July 31, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Has anyone noticed a lot of coincidences lately?
Seriously though, wouldn’t this endear Palin to the feminists? The guy seems totally abusive.
ninjapirate on July 31, 2008 at 9:21 PM
If McCain chooses Lieberman, it won’t matter in 2012. The field will be wide open. Me? I’m looking at a Palin-Steele ticket in 2012.
coldwarrior on July 31, 2008 at 9:22 PM
She was fantastic!
¡PALIN! now more than ever!
MB007 on July 31, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Don’t forget….
Dude threatened to kill her dad.
ninjapirate on July 31, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Does that anchor have some kind of movement disorder?
mikeyboss on July 31, 2008 at 9:24 PM
I took her questioning of what would be expected of her in the VP’s job as her letting McCain know that she’d only be interested if he intends to allow her to take an active role in the administrations and make a difference. She said, “When somebody can tell me what the job would entail” or something like that. We all know the basic duties of the VP, and I’m sure she does, too. I think she wants to know if McCain is looking for a powerful Cheney-like VP or a weak backgrounder like Quayle.
aero on July 31, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Palin is great! The libs/prosecutors are trying to get Palin down for a nonsensical reason so McCain would fall into a trap in not choosing a hands-down winner for the GOP in 2008. McCain you better not fall for this junk. Palin is the best choice for VP and for you to engage us conservatives in voting for you.
jencab on July 31, 2008 at 9:25 PM
If you were the parent of a newborn (3-months old) infant just diagnosed with Downs Syndrome, would you jump into the campaign circus? Trig is her first priority right now as a parent. Setting Alaska on the straight and narrow is her first priority as an elected official. Running off to the lower 48 is not on her to do list.
coldwarrior on July 31, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Palin is the best choice. Cut out Obama’s heart. Hit him where it hurts. Let him have the girls. Take the women. That will destroy him. Plus guys love her too. She’s like political Irish Spring!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFjqZ_vvLNc
D0WNT0WN on July 31, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Palin for president in 08. You rock my world woman.
“Come on, bring it on, I’ll answer the questions and you won’t like the answers.”
dhunter on July 31, 2008 at 9:26 PM
It would be great if Palin would become VP, but I think it’s pretty unlikely. She has, though, handled this non-scandal scandal very well.
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Har. Read the bottom ticker at around 2:51. “Gov. Deval Patrick (R)”. LOL!!!!!!
malan89 on July 31, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Allah,
This is a good defense of Palin, too.
It's Vintage, Duh on July 31, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Well I’d still welcome her as VP.
And BTW so the freak what if she fired the guy for not ridding his dept of a known scumbag. It’s a justifiable homicide IMO.
MechEng5by5 on July 31, 2008 at 9:29 PM
Isn’t that the theme song for some TV show? “The Unit” I think.
malan89 on July 31, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Sarah Palin doesn’t just talk conservatism, she lives it. If politics has completely become about the cult of personality she is someone I wouldn’t mind seeing as the symbol of hope and change.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkRjBFneUAU
D0WNT0WN on July 31, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Who. The hell. Is that poor-man’s-Phil-Hartman at Simpsons levels of annoyingness who’s hectoring her?
She’s not ready, however, to be VP. A GOP governor actually says something associating the VP slot with “what’s it going to do for Alaska” … ?? Hello? National ticket calling?
Anwyn on July 31, 2008 at 9:30 PM
She’s frickin’ awesome.
Jindal/Palin 2012!
CP on July 31, 2008 at 9:30 PM
You forget one thing sir/madam…There’s a capital “R” in front of her name.
1GooDDaDDy on July 31, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Ummm,the info guy asking Palin the
questions,I guess he’s easly exciteable!
canopfor on July 31, 2008 at 9:32 PM
I find her utterly charming. The dialect, the spunk – “what does the vp actually do every day?” – she’s pretty funny. And she certainly doesn’t seem worried about this cabinet firing.
Jaibones on July 31, 2008 at 9:32 PM
Answer: Duh, Because she is not the calculating sort that looks at the timing of things, just whether they need to get done or not. McCain would be a FOOL if he passes on this charismatic, likeable…ELECTABLE…Republican.
CapitalistPig on July 31, 2008 at 9:32 PM
She just takes Trig with her, and sometimes Piper, too, and continues doing her job.
We women don’t stop living life because we have kids. Even kids with special needs. She’s also not a single parent.
aero on July 31, 2008 at 9:33 PM
All Veep candidates do that. You never publicly show that you are interested. It tips your hand.
Sarah would be great at Veep. She could really push the energy initiatives of a McCain White House.
BTW….
From http://palinforvp.blogspot.com/
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 31, 2008 at 9:34 PM
I’ll vote for McCain, but I’d campaign for Palin. Anyone who feels the same way should communicate that sentiment to the campaign directly. The choice has not been made yet.
D0WNT0WN on July 31, 2008 at 9:34 PM
That was scary.
Before she can think about the VP job, somebody has to explain what a VP does??????????? Holy hell. That sounded fake AND dumb.
Obviously, she is out to get a dude that she thinks screwed over her sister….corruption charges may stick..and now with that weenie Stevens also from Alaska…this broad aint up for the gig.
Pick Mitt. Mitt has more experience and brains in his little toe than this chick does in her whole body.
Roger Waters on July 31, 2008 at 9:36 PM
Wow. Some of you are totally excited about her. Hope some of you guys are still enthused 4 or 8 years from now because she’s not going to be McCain’s VP.
terryannonline on July 31, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Vice President Naughty Librarian may help pull some Clinton supporters to McCain’s side. Especially if Obama — the guy they feel used misogyny — picks a guy.
amerpundit on July 31, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Gee Roger…that was impressive. Just when I was thinking what a great country this was because a WOMAN was being picked by many REPUBLICANS as their choice as the #2 on a national ticket, you came all the way back from 1923 with that impressive display of ignorance and boorishness. Between me and you, this “broad” has more brains than you show from that trogloditic post. Now, get back to scratching your privates and have your “chick” get you a beer.
CapitalistPig on July 31, 2008 at 9:41 PM
That segment didn’t do her any favors. I don’t think she is ready for prime time. May be all the good things said about her, but her comments about the vice presidency were out of line and indicated a lack of decorum.
eaglesdontflock on July 31, 2008 at 9:42 PM
Oh, almost forgot.
Palin for VP!!!!!!!1!!
Purple Fury on July 31, 2008 at 9:42 PM
Oops, I meant troglodytic.
CapitalistPig on July 31, 2008 at 9:43 PM
I’ll second that
multiuseless on July 31, 2008 at 9:44 PM
aero, yes, she takes the kids with her, often, not just show them off once in a while as decoration like too many pols do.
But, seriously, as a parent myself (five kids) if any of them had something as serious as Trig, being at such a young age knowing there are some very easily obtained complications of infants with downs syndrome, would you as a parent subject that infant to the rigors of travel and campaigning or just leave the kid, with whom you may have extremely limited time back at home? I know infantile downs syndrome and attendant complications…we buried my young niece last year.
It isn’t about “women don’t stop living.” It is about setting personal priorities.
I spent a career in and around DC and overseas among our political appointee and foreign service elites, and found it pretty disgusting that a lot of power player parents had multiple nannies so they could do all the wonderful political stuff, and have the kids as some sort of decoration.
If Palin decides to take a VP offer, this election season, my respect for her will be serverely diminished. I quit a high-end federal career in order to be a 24/7 single parent of four of my five kids [#5 was 20 when I got divorced] Best decision I ever made.
It is all about priorities…
coldwarrior on July 31, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Lemme see,info guy has said, “ethical Lapse”!
So,whats he trying to imply,about Palin?
And,Palin says,she wants the VP slot,to be
fruitful,no kidding!
But,But what would Hillary say,she wanted
to be President,so like,wouldn’t Hillary
think the Pres would be most fruitful,and
Palin says the VP should be fruitful!
Very interesting,eh!:)
canopfor on July 31, 2008 at 9:44 PM
I think you forget to end you comment with “sweetie.”
terryannonline on July 31, 2008 at 9:44 PM
I am. I would actually prefer that she wasn’t his vp so that she can make a go of it in 2012.
Hell, I’d be willing to move to Alaska to help with her re-election campaign if I could get paid to do it.
It's Vintage, Duh on July 31, 2008 at 9:45 PM
Palin is wearing RED,and the colour RED,
is POWER! Sweet!:)
canopfor on July 31, 2008 at 9:46 PM
tragloditic? time to go to dictionary.com
Well, you can call me names, but that sounded STUPID. Uh, I might consider the VP slot and soon as somebody explains to me what a VP does cause I am used to being great and doing great things and stuff blah blah blah.
That comment was worthy of Hillary Clinton.
I am all for getting a chick in the white house…lets just make sure she is more Maggie Thatcher than Hillary of this corrupt boob.
Roger Waters on July 31, 2008 at 9:46 PM
Why is he YELLING?!?!?
Key word: “at will” employee. She could have fired him because she didn’t like his haircut and nobody can do a damn thing about it.
Vigilante on July 31, 2008 at 9:46 PM
I like Palin just fine, but right now Alaska is having some issues. There are young Republican Governors in both Alaska and Louisiana and it might be a good idea for them to accomplish more in their current jobs rather than jump into the national elections.
This lady is personable and attractive, but if there is some scandal going on in her administration, it might be a bad idea to bring her into the national spotlight right now.
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 9:47 PM
Why is he yelling at her?
SouthernGent on July 31, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Dude, they just started the probe and it’s all based on a guy’s accusations. The trooper stunned a 10-year-old with a taser, shot a moose, drank beer in his car, and said he’d kill her father-in-law.
amerpundit on July 31, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Three of those 4 are legal in Texas. So what’s your point ;) /s/
CapitalistPig on July 31, 2008 at 9:52 PM
“I like Palin just fine, but right now Alaska is having some issues. There are young Republican Governors in both Alaska and Louisiana and it might be a good idea for them to accomplish more in their current jobs rather than jump into the national elections.”
Terrye, you nailed that one!
Successful governors cleaning up states with bad reputations are many magnitudes more likely to be elected President than sitting US Senators. We’ve only had two sitting US Senators elected President in the past century. Lots and lots more governors.
coldwarrior on July 31, 2008 at 9:52 PM
Why is he yelling at her?
SouthernGent on July 31,2008 at 9:48PM.
SouthernGent: No kidding,the guy is close to being
animated!
Koolaid reaction,maybe! haha:)
canopfor on July 31, 2008 at 9:52 PM
He’s not yelling at her. That’s the way he talks.
terryannonline on July 31, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Sarah Palin…..:swoon:
Mallard T. Drake on July 31, 2008 at 9:53 PM
coldwarrior:
Yes, Governors have a track record as decision makers. That is why the Democrats should have chosen Evan Bayh. But nooo, they had to pick Mr. Personality.
Palin needs to take care of business right now. She is young, her political career is just beginning.
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 9:55 PM
If she’s not the Veep, at the very least, have her speak at the convention just like Jindal.
Haunchie on July 31, 2008 at 9:56 PM
He suffers from Voice Imodulation Disorder
jimmy the notable on July 31, 2008 at 9:57 PM
Speaking of Governors, where are all the Republican Governors? Other than Jindal and Palin and Crist?
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 9:57 PM
I linked to the wrong video:
http://www.clipshack.com/Clip.aspx?key=5CAFD7C894F4C17C
jimmy the notable on July 31, 2008 at 9:57 PM
Evidently shes’ too conservative beause the can’t we just go along to get along Rino’s are dissing her. You go girl!
I’m with DOWNTOWN 9:34
dhunter on July 31, 2008 at 9:58 PM
click…bang…thud…
jerrytbg on July 31, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Oh yes, there is the lady Governor of Hawaii. I think her name is Linda Lingle. Anyone know anything about her?
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Is there anyone who is actually more excited about Tim Pawlenty than Sarah Palin? Seriously, anyone?
D0WNT0WN on July 31, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Hanuchie:
Yes, she should be a speaker at the Convention at the very least.
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 10:00 PM
That would be awesome.
wise_man on July 31, 2008 at 10:00 PM
dhunter:
I don’t see very many people dissing her.
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 10:01 PM
Okay, I just watched the segment again, and I’m pretty sure that the part about what the VP does is her saying she would be McCain’s VP if they will assure her that he’ll let her work for more drilling and domestic energy production. She’s saying “What’s in it for me and for my state? Otherwise, I’ll keep the cool job I have, where I know I can work for the benefit of the people who made me their governor.” She has made clear many times that domestic energy production in Alaska is one of her very top priorities. She wants the leash off Alaska, now.
aero on July 31, 2008 at 10:02 PM
G-d she is sexy….
Sorry
Something about smart, beautiful women with silly yankee accents in positions of power that gets to me.
Squid Shark on July 31, 2008 at 10:02 PM
She acquitted herself well in that interview. I am very impressed.
Oh yeah, and she’s definitely working at 120%. No 70% there, and with 5(?) kids that is truly amazing.
Dusty on July 31, 2008 at 10:02 PM
DOWNTOWN:
This is the VP we are talking about. I am not sure that Palin herself is all that excited about the job. But Pawlenty is a Governor with a good track record, no scandals or investigations and he is in a swing state. There is that.
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 10:03 PM
If we could just take 40 years off McCain and slap Palin on there that would be one sexy ticket !
Squid Shark on July 31, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Governors?
Terrye, one of my personal favorites, Haley Barbour down in Mississippi, has been doing a superb job, too. Is term limited in 2011, is in his second term. Love the guy. First met him about 20 years ago, and he ran the RNC in the ’90’s. Was a good part of that Contract With America along with Newt Gingrich. If he gets out there in 2012, things could get interesting in the primaries.
coldwarrior on July 31, 2008 at 10:05 PM
First Jewish governor of Hawaii, first Republican governor in decades, has no kids, is twice-divorced and currently single. Served as the chair of the 2004 RNC, signed the Sex Offender Registry Website Law into law, has created a $730 million surplus, lowered unemployment.
She has high approval ratings, having won reelection in the largest landslide in state history — 63%-35%. Oh, and she’s been attacked by the ACLU.
amerpundit on July 31, 2008 at 10:06 PM
I have yet to see a single poll or even a story about an alleged poll that shows Pawlenty can deliver Minnesota. Palin helps McCain in EVERY state.
D0WNT0WN on July 31, 2008 at 10:07 PM
So many times you are the voice of reason…This time …
don’t hold her back…There are so many of us that would vote for this ticket..
in a heart beat…
jerrytbg on July 31, 2008 at 10:07 PM
amerpundit:
So why is it that no one is considering her? If we are going to look outside the mainland..why not Hawaii?
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 10:08 PM
I’ve got Mitch Daniels here in Indiana. He was G-Dub’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 2001-2003. What’s he done? Well, Indiana is the only state whose economy is growing the fastest in the Midwest. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the Midwest (almost half of Michigan, my home state).
He’s running for another term as governor. After that, I expect he might try for POTUS or try to repace Dick Lugar or Evan Bayh.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 31, 2008 at 10:09 PM
coldwarrior:
How could I forget Barbour?
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Excellent question. Two things I can perceive a problem with: Not a Christian and Divorced. Now, I don’t have a problem with it, but if McCain’s trying to win over staunch Huckabee Evangelicals…I remember some problems with Giuliani being divorced, too.
amerpundit on July 31, 2008 at 10:10 PM
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Palin is the only reason I’d vote for McCain, and really, it’d be a vote for her.
On the other hand, as a mother, I’d like to make sure she has plenty of time to devote to her young son before getting mired down in a presidential election. Let her speak at the convention, and bring it on in 2012!
Anna on July 31, 2008 at 10:10 PM
He tries to avoid the national spotlight. Too busy bringing Mississippi into the 21st century. Wait till his second term is up.
coldwarrior on July 31, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Good grief. That guy is spastic.
Sue on July 31, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Dr. Cwac:
Yes, I am in Indiana. And I will vote for Mitch. But some people do not like the guy. They think he has been too hard on the state employees and of course we had the property tax broohaha that was not of his making. He tried to fix it but you know that a lot of people will bitch anyway.
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 10:11 PM
I LOVE that man!! When his term limits are up he needs to move to TEXAS so we can elect him as Governor!!
Texas Gal on July 31, 2008 at 10:12 PM
She’s also pro-choice.
It's Vintage, Duh on July 31, 2008 at 10:12 PM
The greatest thing Palin can do for her children is help to build, inspire, and lead a more prosperous and hopeful America. An America proud of its leaders and supportive of both their policies and downhome American values.
D0WNT0WN on July 31, 2008 at 10:13 PM
The left is afraid of her. Pull the trigger, McCain!
Grafted on July 31, 2008 at 10:13 PM
DOWNTOWN:
I am not dissing the lady or holding her back or anything else. But there is no way of knowing if she will help in every state, most people do not know who she is. And Alaska is getting some bad press right now.
But if McCain picks her, I won’t complain. I just am not sure that she wants the job or that the timing is the best.
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 10:13 PM
The Vintage:
If she is prochoice, that will definitely complicate things.
Terrye on July 31, 2008 at 10:15 PM
For those of you talking about Hawaiian Governor Linda Lingle…she is great for her state and is a great governor considering Hawaii is normally such a blue state. But she’s definitely a more of a Chafee/Whitman Republican than a Reagan/Gingrich Republican. She’s militantly pro-choice.
malan89 on July 31, 2008 at 10:15 PM
That, too. She opposes partial-birth, but supports “a woman’s right to choose”. She also opposes school vouchers.
amerpundit on July 31, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Beat me to it. Wasn’t there also a scandal involving high level Hawaiian Republicans donating to Dems earlier this year? I think MM covered it. I could be wrong though.
malan89 on July 31, 2008 at 10:16 PM
You guys are talking about Linda Lingle, right? Because Palin is a walking poster child for pro-lifers with little Trig across her chest every day.
aero on July 31, 2008 at 10:17 PM
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