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Sounds over-qualified to me.Evo said:She never took charge of anything. And she back stabbed a friend to get ahead in politics,
Sounds over-qualified to me.Evo said:She never took charge of anything. And she back stabbed a friend to get ahead in politics,
JUNEAU - New state gift disclosures show it cost Liberty Legal Institute and the two law firms working with it $185,000 to represent six Alaska legislators in an unsuccessful lawsuit to halt their colleagues' "troopergate" investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin acted improperly in firing the state's public safety director.
The legislators listed a $25,000 gift of services from the Texas -based Liberty Legal Institute . Liberty is the legal arm of the Free Market Foundation , which is associated with evangelical leader James Dobson's Focus on the Family, and lists its guiding principles as limited government and promotion of Judeo-Christian values.
The lawmakers also disclosed a $120,000 gift of services from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP , a national firm that appeared at hearings on behalf of Liberty Legal.
Anchorage attorney Kevin Clarkson represented the six legislators in the case as well, and turned to Liberty Legal for its constitutional expertise. The lawmakers reported a $40,000 gift of services from Clarkson's firm.
That brings the total bill for their lawsuit to $185,000 .
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http://www.adn.com/monegan/story/681638.htmlContempt charges are filed by Senate
TODD PALIN, OTHERS: No punishment urged in troopergate matter.
By SEAN COCKERHAM
scockerham@adn.com
Published: February 6th, 2009 11:31 AM
Last Modified: February 7th, 2009 10:40 AM
JUNEAU -- The Alaska Senate voted Friday to find Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, and nine Palin aides in contempt for failing to show up when ordered by subpoena to testify in the Legislature's "Troopergate" investigation of the governor.
... But the Senate resolution also said there should be no punishment because Todd Palin and the others did eventually submit written statements to the investigator, Steve Branchflower.
The resolution passed on a vote of 16 to 1 -- with six Republicans and 10 Democrats voting for it.
http://www.adn.com/front/story/719385.htmlGov. Palin's daughter's, boyfriend break up
... Levi Johnston told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he and Bristol Palin mutually decided "a while ago" to end their relationship. The 19-year-old Johnston declined to elaborate.
http://www.starmagazine.com/bristol_palin_levi_split/news/15341Now's Levi's sister, Mercede is telling all exclusively to Star and the picture she paints of life in Wasilla, Alaska is not a pretty one. Bristol, 18, has virtually cut Levi out of the life of their two-month-old son Tripp.
"Levi tries to visit Tripp every single day, but Bristol makes it nearly impossible. She tells him he can't take the baby to our house because she doesn't want him around 'white trash'!" Bristol won't even allow him to watch the baby for a few hours -- unless he's babysitting!
Astronuc said:Star Magazine?! :uhh: :yuck:
Something tells me that it's not an Astrophysics journal.
LP - come back from the Dark Side!
well except for some interaction before she got pregnant.Evo said:My feel is that Palin's daughter [Bristol] and this guy had no use for each before she found out she was pregnant, . . .
Astronuc said:I think she can do a lot better than Levi.
Astronuc said:I think she can do a lot better than Levi.
NeoDevin said:BarackZero; Do you actually have anything even resembling a coherent argument for any of the topics you've posted in? Or just irrational hatred of Obama, and (unsupported) worshipping of the free market as the solution to all of life's problems?
BarackZero said:Yes, and the wonderful Democrats everywhere are supposed to be compliments to our "intelligence"?
LowlyPion said:How about supplying something that shows that this Palin woman has the intellectual horsepower to manage more than turning an omelet or siphoning PAC money for travel and wardrobe?
Drill baby drill seems to be the level of policy grasp she commands.
When you can show she is more than a Wasilla Hillbilly, you know like show some thoughtful national policy initiatives or proposals, demonstrate a bit more grasp than memorizing slogans, instead of her current wink and duck low profile tactic, then bring it around and trot it about the paddock.
BarackZero said:You seem to be confusing intellectualism with common sense, with the ability to be an effective leader.
BarackZero said:Do you have anything specific to discuss? Or do you prefer to make unsupported criticisms of me personally?
Quote me, and show my errors. "Come now, let us reason together."
Is that too much to ask of you?
North Korea does stunningly well without the "free market," n'est-ce pas?
And Zimbabwe, don't forget the Nirvana of Robert Mugabe. It's at the bottom of the world's poorest countries. I mean, if such things matter to you...
Karl G. said:Of course, I grew ired of Palin calling Obama a socialist, weath redistributor, etc, when she taxed oil companies and redistributed their wealth the the people of Alaska.
The oil companies! If they own the land on the oil is located at, they own the oil!Proton Soup said:why, whose oil was it to begin with?
Normally, oil companies don't own land like that. They buy leases from the government and start extracting oil. It's lots cheaper that way.Karl G. said:The oil companies! If they own the land on the oil is located at, they own the oil!
Not necessarily. One can own land, but not the mineral rights, which is often the case west of the Mississippi River. In many parts of the west, the US government retained the mineral rights.Karl G. said:The oil companies! If they own the land on the oil is located at, they own the oil!
Many people do not realize this, and that is why it is important to read the deed/title to one's land in order to find out what is included in the land. I have the mineral rights to my property, which prevents anyone coming on my land to mine it or drill for oil or gas.Karl G. said:thanks for correcting my error ... learn something new every day
They were. My former brother-in-law used to do this for a living. He'd place charges, and the mapping companies would position large trucks (with extendable outriggers with telescoping lifts and seismic sensors in the bodies) at strategic locations. The charges would be set off, and the data from the sensors in the trucks would be used to create 3-D maps of the stuff under the ground. Usually, they were looking for salt-domes to tap for natural gas and underlying oil. This is very old technology, and I don't know what has replaced it, these days.Karl G. said:Come to think of it, I remember when I was 5, an oil company was looking for deposits on our land (I live in Texas). But at that age, I thought they were planting bombs on our land, lol.
In Texas anywhere there is even a hint of oil, the oil companies own the mineral rights.Astronuc said:Not necessarily. One can own land, but not the mineral rights, which is often the case west of the Mississippi River. In many parts of the west, the US government retained the mineral rights.
When I lived in College Station, there were a couple of neighborhoods in which an oil rig was placed on a lot between two houses. I think in one case, a house was actually demolished to put in the rig and subsequent gas well.Evo said:In Texas anywhere there is even a hint of oil, the oil companies own the mineral rights.
When I bought my first house near Clear Lake Texas, I actually bought the land from Exxon. I had to agree that any time they wanted, they could erect a derrick on my land and drill and there wasn't a thing I could do about it.
It's the 3 post rule. If a thread has 3 sequential on topic posts and doesn't degrade into a flamewar the topic then becomes open. Many Op hijack their own threads once the original topic has run it's course.Werg22 said:Evo, with your eagerness to lock threads that have gone off topic on this board, one may wonder why you haven't done so with this one, which has so obviously gone off topic.