The Observation Deck

Stan Austin wrote:Ultimately, the only way we have to judge the mind, judgment, logic, and method of thinking is to listen to the spoken word of an individual.
How many times have you listened to someone and reacted with a "jaw dropping" this person is nuts?
That has been the situation from the moment Gov. Palin stepped on the national stage.
Her announcement of her resignation, regardless of it's reasons, was yet another example of a rambling, shambling mismash of incoherent thoughts punctuated by a few popular words and phrases.
Her continuing presence on the national scene only reminds us of the most UnAmerican act of a presidential candidate, the selection of the most unqualified person for Vice President in the nation's history.
Stan Austin

Van Flein wrote that "we will be exploring legal options this week to address such defamation." In an interview, Van Flein said it's not clear what those options might be. His letter cites the freedom of speech clause in the Alaska Constitution, and its statement that "every person may freely speak, write, and publish on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right."

Anchorage attorney Peter Maassen, who last fall successfully defended legislators sued in an effort to stop the "Troopergate" investigation of the governor, said Van Flein would have an extremely hard time winning any legal action.

"If (Palin) is actually a public figure, which clearly she is, there has to be actual malice involved, in my understanding of defamation law. That would be very hard to prove. ... It's a very, very high bar if it is a public figure," he said.

Stan Austin wrote:How many times have you listened to someone and reacted with a "jaw dropping" this person is nuts?

"I think on a national level your department of law there in the White House would look at some of the things that we've been charged with and automatically throw them out."

ryan costa wrote:

"I think on a national level your department of law there in the White House would look at some of the things that we've been charged with and automatically throw them out."

-- Sarah Palin, on how she would handle ethics complaints if she were in the White House

Is there a Department of Law? in/near the White House? that oversees Alaska State Troopers? It has been a few years since the high school civics class.