Comments on: Day Three: miscellany

By: John

John — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:22:51 +0000

Unions are there to defend their members

Yes, exactly. The Troopers Union couldn’t care less about the general public. They couldn’t care less if Officer Wooten is a drunk child abuser who uses his position to threaten citizens — as long as his dues are paid on time. That’s precisely why they don’t like pre-Gov. Palin having the audacity to suggest that member Wooten is a loose cannon who may very well hurt someone with his *ahem* Poor People Skillz and therefore ought to be pursuing another line of work (where he would not be paying dues to the Trooper’s Union).

By: GardenStater

GardenStater — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:22:35 +0000

Ima Goodlady:

Thanks for the sports-metaphor correction. Duly noted! Maybe Sarah Barracuda will body-slam Joe Biden into the boards when they debate!

Speaking of media bias, how telling is the NY Times headline from today: “Easiest Task for Palin May Have Been Speech”

This lady is being sorely underestimated by a lot of folks!

By: Ima Goodlady

Ima Goodlady — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:53:11 +0000

People keep using “homerun.” Mrs. Palin is a hockey mom go with “Hat Trick” or something.

I personally prefer the Gordy Howe Hat Trick for Sarah P.: a variation on the hat trick, wherein a player scores a goal, gets an assist, and participates in a fight in a single game.

The take on the “troopergate” story bt the press is funny. If Governor Palin had done little or nothing, the headlines would read about how little she cared about her poor abused sister.

By: rbj

rbj — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:51:32 +0000

Unions are there to defend their members, no matter how wrong a particular member is. This isn’t a knock on unions, just a statement of fact of what unions are supposed to do.

By: GardenStater

GardenStater — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:04:12 +0000

I love Sarah Palin, and thought her speech was a home run.

But enough of all this–when do we get Lance back??? My crime-solving powers are slowly fading away!

(And I miss my Buzz family!)

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:57:42 +0000

Well, if it’s in the “paper”, it must be true.

By: John

John — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:43:21 +0000

The Trooper’s Union? Aren’t those the same people who defended the officer who tasered his 11 year-old stepson because the child *asked* to be tasered? And this trooper also threatened to make his father-in-law “eat a f—in’ bullet.” My, that officer deserves the support of the Trooper’s Union, who in turn deserve the respect of all Americans for keeping monsters like Sarah Palin from removing outstanding officers like Mr. Wooten from Public Service.

Uh huh.

By: This women is scares me, I say no way!

This women is scares me, I say no way! — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:30:35 +0000

I’m sorry but another ethics complaint has been filed against Sarah Palin in Alaska. Sarah is not as popular in Alaska as the McCain camp folk are trying to make her out to be.

Thursday, September 04, 2008 Story last updated at 9/4/2008 - 9:28 am

Troopers’ union angry about Palin accusations
Official says governor is using state troopers as a ‘whipping boy’

By Alan Suderman | JUNEAU EMPIRE
Gov. Sarah Palin is using the Alaska State Troopers as a “whipping boy” to try and cover up her misdeeds, the head of the troopers’ union said Wednesday.

The governor’s lawyer has accused the troopers of turning a blind eye to an alleged rogue officer, Mike Wooten, who also is the governor’s ex-brother-in-law.

“It is outrageous and disappointing that the governor would choose to make the Alaska State Troopers the whipping boy for her ethical lapse of judgment,” said John Cyr, the executive director of the Public Safety Employees Association.

By: Mike Tee

Mike Tee — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:36:05 +0000

That must be some hangover.

Best cure: Advil, Gatorade, and a Big Mac

By: Wally Ballou

Wally Ballou — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:12:32 +0000

Lilek’s 50th was last month, according to my exclusive information (Wikipedia)