Sarah Palin, July 2008, discussing the firing of Walter Monegan:
I’ve said all along, hold me accountable.
Walter Monegan, September 2008, discussing his firing:
“She’s not telling the truth when she told ABC neither she nor her husband pressured me to fire Trooper Wooten,” said Walt Monegan, the Alaskan official whose dismissal by Sarah Palin is the focus of a state investigation known as “Troopergate”. “And she’s not telling the truth to the media about her reasons for firing me.”
Sarah Palin, September 2008:
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will not cooperate with a legislative inquiry into her firing of an Alaska official, her campaign said, labeling the probe “partisan.”
Spokesman Ed O’Callaghan said Monday the investigation had become “tainted” by Democratic state lawmakers targeting Palin, the governor of Alaska who Republican White House hopeful John McCain chose as his running mate late last month.
She is going to fit right in.
*** Update ***
They are worried. The McCain campaign is firmly behind her defense now, and are trumping up charges of insubordination against Monegan after the fact, and then circulating the coverage, as this email to the Politico’s Ben Smith from campaign flack Brian Rogers demonstrates:
—–Original Message—–
From: Brian Rogers
Sent: Tue 9/16/2008 9:34 AM
Subject: Anchorage Daily News: Monegan Accused Of Insubordination
They are scared to death of this, and you should ask yourself why.