......Palin and/or her attorney may have also committed a legally actionable act of defamation in their response to the leak of yesterday's confidential "probable cause" finding....
In attorney Van Flein's statement responding to the leak of the report, as posted on Palin's Facebook page yesterday, he may have defamed the complainant, Alaska resident Kim Chatman by declaring, as fact, some action of hers to have been "illegal".
"All options are open in terms of legal remedies," Van Flein threatened, in response to his apparent belief, as ABC News characterized it, that Chatman is the one who leaked the confidential preliminary report. "It is a clear violation of Alaska law that Mr. Daniel explicitly reviewed with Ms. Chatman prior to her illegal actions. We will be contacting the appropriate authorities for review and action."
It's unclear whether Van Flein was asserting that the alleged "illegal action" of Chatman was the leak of the preliminary report, as ABC implies, and, if so, what his evidence is for that. None is given. But he has very clearly stated, as a fact, that Chatman committed "illegal actions".
We can understand that Sarah has no clear understanding, or respect for the law, but Van Flein is supposed to be an attorney for God's sake! You would assume that he would have a little more self control than this.
Brad did a good job of making the case that Van Flein and Governor Sarah may have defamed Kim Chatman, just click the title to read the entire post.
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The report by Daniel was addressed to the Personnel Board. The report states copies were sent to Palin and Chatman. This kind of narrows the field of who would have leaked the report.
ReplyDeleteWho benefits the most from the leaked report?
ReplyDeleteThe "Feds" won't have any reason to check Juneau. Has there been any noticeable moving activity around the Wasilla compound?
Can't she find protection on a yacht if it is far enough away from the coast?
Yes, it appears to narrow the field, but you still don't know who was on the sidelines...
ReplyDeleteAnother glitch, but soon resolved most certainly.
ReplyDeleteTeflon remains the time-tested and preferred choice of Sarah Palin. She will continue on in her life with all the drama and entitlement intact--and even more freedom to do what she will. That big iceberg that kept coming…and kept us waiting…and was almost here…is about the size of the ice cubes in my glass of iced-tea, They are melting away in the heat of the day.
Sarah will move on in her pathetic faux-life and never have the sense to reflect on a wasted, false and empty life she has chosen.--until it is too late and she is too tired and weary of it all. Her children will grow up and each one will take with them the lessons they learned from their parents.
Mother Sarah, who was too busy and involved in herself, went through the motions of parenthood when people were looking; but we already knew Sarah was “on stage” and her children were simply “props” who were taken out and showcased when it was convenient or advantageous for her.
I feel such a sadness for these children. They are the ones who should have received Sarah’s consistent time, care, attention, love and nurturing.
Right now, at this moment, I wish Sarah would be awash in the Truth of what she has done in so many areas and be riveted, cognizant, and overcome by the magnitude of Reality. What a fairy tale of wishful thinking. Somewhat like an iceberg.
Oh juju you are so naive! Maybe Sarah leaked it to bring her back in the media? And just because the letter said that.. It doesn't mean no one else saw it or heard it. I have to laugh at some of the ridiculous comments on the C 4 pee page about this. Very entertaining but also a very sad commentary on our education system.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom line is whether Sarah vilated Alaska's ethics laws and it seems she did. All of you sound silly. Yes other people have had these funds but Alaska has differerent laws. The laws are pretty clear and it's childish to blame Kim for anything. And to say Daniels found her guilty only because before he voted for Democrats? Are all of you in 3rd grade? Have you read the Alaskan ethics laws? There is no doubt Sarah has violated them quite a few times!!
Kristen Cole on the Facebook page http://tinyurl.com/mxaxaf continues the attack on Kim. Cole begins by making the statement that she and her attorney are making this statement. After blasting Daniel, she goes after Kim. If I could cut and paste to here, I would include it.
ReplyDeleteSorry.
juju, so who had SOMETHING TO GAIN BY ITS LEAK?
ReplyDeleteActually it does NOT say that copies were sent to Palin and Chatman. It says "Notice of this decision will be communicated to the governor and to Ms. Chatman."
ReplyDeleteThat letter/report was sent to Ms. English as an email attachment, addressed "Dear Debra" and was not the official communication sent to either Palin or Chatman.
They would have received an offical communicate sent to them, addressed to each individually, and NOT saying that they would be notified, as the letter/report in question does.
Standard common business/law practices apply in this situation.
Defamation is an actionable offense and a lawyer earlier commented on a different web site that Van Flein's wording could be construed as actionable.
ReplyDeleteHe should have known that as a lawyer and if he read the actual release of the leaked file, then he could not claim to have made the statement in good faith.
Shaky legal ground for a lawyer to be in.
Narrows the field to Daniel, Chatman, the Personnel ($arah's Personal) Board, $arah which would include (Todd, Megamouth, Kris,Coale, and van fleece). Did I miss anyone? I doubt that $arah would have kept this to herself.
ReplyDeleteNow, TRY AND PROVE that Chatman leaked.
@juju
ReplyDeleteThe answer? Palin leaked it with the intention of having it dismissed. Kinda like folks who burn down their own homes to collect insurance money.
There's currently no proof that Chatman leaked the report. Van Flein and Palin are defaming her without having proof. The KTUU reporter on Rachel Maddow last night stated there were people other than Chatman or Palin who had copies of the report.
ReplyDeleteEven Kristan Cole continued the same remark in her comments regarding the trust fund today.
http://tinyurl.com/mxaxaf
Just in: the Washington Times is reporting that the leak came from the State Personnel Board and claims that Palin will be found guilty.
ReplyDeleteAlthough they don't seem to think anything will happen over it as long as she doesn't withdrawal any funds from the fund.
These clowns don't have a case so they blame Kim Chatman and blast Andree McLeod. Is that tactic new to JuJu?
ReplyDeleteWhat's this about Kristen Cole being under investigation as the head of the Board of Agriculture? Are people informed about her grifter blood? It is only a matter of time until this gets serious and the audits and trials get going. After Cole I am looking forward to the exposé of the Mansour family. These clowns aren't what they want the JuJu minions to believe.
Lynn Cheney is defending Obama birthers. I hope Palin lasts long enough to be asked for Trig's birth certificate in front of a grand jury.
Just curious. As I understand, there is no official way to know where precious Trig came from or if he is getting the proper theraphy. Although an entire nation was subjected to what looked like drugging a baby in order for him to perform as the parents desired, there is no way to insure the babies well being. Circus animals have better watch dogs. As a nation, the world for that matter, we have suffered along with this child. Some of us feel a strong bond to that beautiful boy they call Trig. Here is what makes me curious. Where are the gifts I sent to the Palin family when I believed he was both Sarah and Todd's child? Do I have a right to find out if my gift was received and opened? Do I have a right to know if I was defrauded? I want Trig to have his gifts. If he is the victim of fraud I would prefer to send money to learning the truth instead of sending cute fish picker jammies at $125.00. If they are sitting in a warehouse he out grew them by now.
@juju, Palin is over. Romney won.
ReplyDeletejuju dear, when will you learn? Nothing is ever what it seems with The Grifter Gang! I appreciate your desire to "stir things up here," but I feel like it may be time for you to return to the fold. Aren't you tired of returning to this bed of nails, night after night? It just seems like you'd be happier with all the bobble heads over at C4P.
ReplyDeleteI'm just thinking of you!
A proud member of the Immoral Minority
Don't forget Daniel's office staff. It is doubtful he "typed" it himself.
ReplyDeleteI'm betting one of her Personal Personnel leaked it- they must be tired of her tantrums even if they are in her pocket.
Even things marked "confidential" are fair game when they come into someone's possession. There isn't actually a "law" that covers sharing information.
$arah probably called Greta's husband and told him about it.
Washington Times reports in tomorrows paper---the leaker---Personnel Board
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 5:50 you are right on!!! Then they can continue their whining. Poor Sarah! Poor poor Sarah ..see what the evil media and those horrible ankle biters do to her. She is the most obnoxious martyr I have ever seen.
ReplyDeleteAnd Kim Coale shoud watch her big mouth or she will end up with a big lawsuit herself slammed at her big ugly mouth. These are the ugliest most evil people.
Kim has nothing to gain by leaking it. Nothing!!
My fantasy is Mudoch is up there telling her the book is off.
He is a creep.
Only the lowest, dumbest and most ignorant people shoot the messenger - which would explain Palin and the Pee-bots actions and reactions.
ReplyDeletePatti- You forgot ManSour or VO who are currently in Ak, just ask juju, Right juju???
ReplyDeleteHow is Ram and Vo's trip? Have they met Gov grifter or megamouth yet??
Yeah, we already know the answer to that, with RAM's post today, "We gave to the trust because of Sarah Palin not Gov Sarah Palin" instructions from higher up...lol!
Pathetic. I hope Ram and Vo are on the sinking ship too for their part in all this.
I'm not surprised that Van Flein is shooting his mouth off again without having any FACTS beforehand ... not so long ago he was going to sue Shannyn Moore on GINO's behalf. (He seemed to shut up pretty quickly once Shanny responded too!)
ReplyDeleteJuJu - I think someone on the Personnel Board leaked it - and while I do not approve of that, I think that person did so in order that it would get National attention - and it did, when the AP picked it up. I actually AGREE that Palin should have had time to repsond to the recommendations before the info was illegally made public. Maybe the Board member as weary of everything being swept under the rug, and thus went rogue. I see no way Cahatman would leak it.
ReplyDeletere Personnel Board leak. I buy that. Celtic Diva blogged that findings aren't sent to the compaintant until the Board accepts the finding. That they were probably waiting for Sarah to agree to rememdy. I envision lots china breaking around 1 Jul when she got wind that this one wasn't going to be swept under the rug (aside: all lawyers have twisted themselves into pretzels to find no violations. AFT circumstances must have been flashing neon signs for them to find a violation.) Then when she kept accepting donations after being informed, and giving no signs of stopping, some one connected with the board decided to let the cat out of the bag and end her suckering money out of folks.
ReplyDelete“The Associated Press claims that outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be found guilty of violating her state's ethics rules, citing a report leaked from the State Personnel Board on one of the 19 ethics complaints filed against her.”
ReplyDeletehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/23/hot-button-34613253/
Does this mean leaked BY the Personnel Board?
methinks "juju" is ram and timmy all in one stoopid package.
ReplyDeleteSo if the Personnel board leaked it, did they do that so it could be throw out? (They had to find her in violation but to protect her they leaked it?)
ReplyDeleteEasy enough to know who did it though, right?
Who published it?
Protecting a source for something like this shouldn't be an issue.
This reeks of VanFlein and TeamQuitterface being the actual source of the leak in an effort to discredit the complaint and complainant. They may have released it early themselves so as to be able to frame and spin it their way exactly because the true illegality points directly to TeamQuitterface and her trained flying monkey, VanFlein as well as the rest of her brainless minions.
ReplyDeleteRemember -- the personnel board is an executive branch controlled body in spite of them saying they're using independent investigators. Who ultimately controls that? Sarah Palin. She signs all of their checks. Even that of the "investigator".
-Laz
The Personnel Board did not leak it. The comment is that it was leaked FROM the personnel board.
ReplyDeleteApples and Oranges.
IF THE REPORTED WANTED TO TELL THE AUDIENCE THE PERSONNEL BOARD IS WHO LEAKED THE DOMCUMENT, HE WOULD HAVE SAID SO I.E. The report was leaked by someone on the personnel board. OR Someone on the personnel board leaked the document.
As it is written, the reported is stating the report FROM the personnel board was leaked, BUT THE REPORTED DOES NOT RERERENCE WHO LEAKED IT!>!
Trust me IF the PB had actually been the party that leaked the report, it would be hugh headlines ! ! ! ! AND THE REPORTER WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED HIS/HER STATEMENT.
They didn't because they did NOT say the report was leaked BY the personnel board.
This is not nit picking. Lawsuits have begun and been won or lost over wording like this.