DISQUS

The Washington Independent: Wasilla: Let’s Hire a Lobbyist to Get ‘Weapons,’ Etc.

  • Drew · 1 year ago
    Palin hardly sounds like much of a reformer if she had Wasilla parked in front of the federal earmark feeding trough. And Wasilla got its fill, apparently. It's time to call a pig a pig. Just more of the same right wing hypocrisy.
  • McCain's Folly · 1 year ago
    @TWILaura...I just pumped you up on a few blogs. I expect your hits to start spiking really soon. You'll probably get more twitter requests too.
  • Ryan · 1 year ago
    Naturally they need weapons - didn't you know? Alaska is next to Russia! The Russians could invade at any moment.
  • Obama Man · 1 year ago
    Laura,

    It looks like you have hit pay dirt with these docs. Great work!

    Mac Man should of hired you to do the vetting.
  • Rasputin · 1 year ago
    Wait! A police station needed guns???

    Meanwhile in the lower 48 states they all run around with plush toys? I don't get it.
  • ajm8127 · 1 year ago
    "During that time, Sen. John McCain, a strong opponent of the earmarking system, complained three times about specific earmark projects heading for Wasilla..."

    Hilarious.
  • nswfm · 1 year ago
    She cut taxes in her area so she could grab the taxes YOU PAY to pay for her area. Isn't that what earmarks are, in essence?
  • sophie jensen · 1 year ago
    how refreshing--a reporter who knows how to do research :-)
  • voice of one · 1 year ago
    Keep digging you never what your going to find and this keep's geting better everyday.
  • Close Reader · 1 year ago
    Ms. McGann,

    Strongly recommend you talk to peers of eldest son, Track Palin. Look for court records and if you can juvie history.
  • McCain's Folly · 1 year ago

    EXPOSED: Gov. Palin cut Special Needs Education budget by 62%     First link is the 2007 Budget.
    This is the 2008 Budget     "Find" the Special Education Service Agency (SESA)

    LAURA: Follow up on this!!!
  • Jerry · 1 year ago
    Ah, wouldn't it be nice if half these people were in the University of Illinois library going over the Annenberg Challenge papers, the board that Obama served on for 4 years with Ayers that resulted in total failure for the Chicago public schools? If only.
  • hot mess · 1 year ago
    Wow, It is so amazing to read about all the information coming out. This really makes McCain's advisors look bad because we all know he did not pick this woman. His party did and he was just going on for the ride. It is funny how seemingly sane people can hear this stuff and blindly defend all of these allegations. We all know we have a double standard here. I cant wait to hear what happening next. Palin uncovered is like watching an episode of Jerry Springer with Trailer Park Trash included.
  • MM3K · 1 year ago
    Have you also gotten the divorce proceedings that Todd Palin's former business partner just went to court to have sealed?
  • Anti-McCain/Palin · 1 year ago
    McCain on record for complaining about earmarks to Wasilla... PRICELESS.