>>>>>>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/us/10trooper.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&nl=pol&emc=pola1
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>>>>>I love this quote from one of the people commenting on the article:
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>>>>>Think she's egregiously abusing the powers of her office? Imagine what she'd be capable of if she was say, VP. Dick Cheney would be "relegated" to sainthood
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>>>>>~~Bonnie
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>>>>Given the sort of wild and wooly culture of Alaska, I think after he tasered the kid it showed alot of restraint not to just take his piece off the board. Taser my nephew, once, and somebody pressuring your boss won't be an issue.
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>>>Of course, you don't know if he really did taser the kid. Divorce can bring out the worst in people, and lying is not out of the question - unless you have a link I haven't seen.
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>>I imagine no proof is necessary since he admitted doing it but he stated the taser was only in training mode...
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>Yes, I saw the article afterward.

BTW, thanks to Jos's aggregator, I ran across this analysis/summation: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/12/uselections2008-sarahpalin; quote: "But the Palin fall-out promises to be damaging because Troopergate is an embarrassment that is entirely self-inflicted. The stunning, quixotic choice of Palin had seemed to give McCain a remarkable chance of success. But after the dreadful rollout to the national media and now 'Troopergate' , Palin has gone from saviour to liability with a swiftness that has amazed even watchers of her meteoric career rise."