[Marxism] McCain campaign takeover of Alaska govt. protested widely

["Fred Feldman" <ffeldman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a good lesson for white Alaskans, who really do have individualist
tendencies well described in John Hawkes novel "Adventures in the Skin
Trade" about the totalitarianization of the United States.  I will soon
submit several articles explaining how Pailin's administration has reflected
this in its anti-native policies.
Fred Feldman

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/52834.html

Commentary: Palin's office now run by McCain campaign

 The following is an editorial in Saturday's Anchorage Daily News.

Is it too much to ask that Alaska's governor speak for herself, directly to
Alaskans, about her actions as Alaska's governor?

A press conference Thursday showed how skewed Alaska's relationship with its
own governor has become.

McCain-Palin campaign spokesman Ed O'Callaghan announced that Todd Palin
will not comply with a subpoena to testify about his role in troopergate,
the Legislature's investigation into whether Palin abused her power in
forcing out former public safety commissioner Walt Monegan.

O'Callaghan also announced that Alaska's governor is "unlikely" to cooperate
with the investigation by the Alaska Legislature about questionable conduct
by Alaska's chief executive.

Monday, he and campaign sidekick Meg Stapleton stood before Alaskans and
defended the official personnel decision by Alaska's governor to fire
Alaska's public safety commissioner. ABC News reported that Gov. Palin's
official press secretary, Bill McAllister, paid by the state of Alaska,
didn't even know the McCain staffers were meeting the press to defend his
boss.

Is the McCain campaign telling Alaskans that Alaska's governor can't handle
her own defense in front of her own Alaska constituents?

Way back when, before John McCain chose Palin as his vice presidential
running mate, Palin promised to cooperate with the investigation.

Now she won't utter a peep about it to Alaskans. Nor will her husband, Todd,
who definitely needs to explain his role in Troopergate.

Instead, Alaskans have to sit back and listen to John McCain's campaign
operatives handling inquiries about what Alaska's governor did while
governing Alaska.

Residents of any state would be offended to see their governor cede such a
fundamental, day-to-day governmental responsibility to a partisan politician
from another state. It's especially offensive to Alaskans.

O'Callaghan said Todd Palin objects to the subpoena because the
Legislature's investigation "has been subjected to complete partisanship."
That's the kind of dizzying spin that Washington has perfected. It is the
McCain-Palin campaign that has worked overtime to politicize the entire
matter in a transparent attempt to justify the stonewalling.

Futile as the request may be, we encourage Gov. Palin to stand up to
McCain's handlers and be personally accountable for her administration's
response to troopergate. She is the governor of Alaska, not John McCain or
Ed O'Callaghan.

BOTTOM LINE: Official state business -- like Troopergate -- should be
handled by the governor of the state, not by McCain presidential campaign
operatives.


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