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The House that Palin’s ‘Buddies’ Built
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... Palin was running for lieutenant governor and in her final months as mayor—Spenard supplied the materials, according to Antoine Bricks, who works in its Wasilla office. Spenard actually filed a notice “of its right to assert a lien” on the deed for the Palin property after contracting for labor and materials for the site. Spenard’s name has popped up in the trial of Senator Stevens—it worked on the house that is at the center of the VECO scandal as well. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated ...

The House That Todd Palin’s ‘Buddies’ Built
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... Palin was running for lieutenant governor and in her final months as mayor—Spenard supplied the materials, according to Antoine Bricks, who works in its Wasilla office. Spenard actually filed a notice “of its right to assert a lien” on the deed for the Palin property after contracting for labor and materials for the site. Spenard’s name has popped up in the trial of Senator Stevens—it worked on the house that is at the center of the VECO scandal as well. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated ...

Alaska is the biggest welfare state in the country
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... John McCain likes to trumpet how Palin "took on the establishment" in her own state to present her as a reformer. But given what we know about her willingness to trade a house for herself and her family for a sports complex contract while mayor of Wasilla, her ...

OK, when does Sarah Palin go on trial for taking free stuff in return for government contracts?
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... Perhaps this is just how government is done in Alaska, but with the precedent now having been set, perhaps Gov. Palin should have to answer for what looks an awful lot like accepting free construction of her Wasilla manse in return for a contract to build a sports complex in Wasilla, as Wayne Barrett reported earlier this month: ...

Sarah Palin is right : They're cowards and jerks
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily — For feminists and progressives it's really easy to criticize Sarah Palin. She has a horrid record of defending reproductive rights for women. She sees nothing wrong with abusing her power as governor of Alaska. She has a record of taking gifts and expensive favors from lobbyists and political allies. What's worse : It's no secret she was not chosen for her knowledge of national domestic or foreign policy and politics. The woman was not vetted properly because she was not crowned the GOPs beauty queen for her knowledge or experience. She ...

Geoffrey Dunn: The Real Story Behind Palin's Bombshell
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... More importantly, there are rumors in Alaska that more Ethics Act charges are in the works and that there is also a more serious Federal investigation focusing on Palin during her tenure as mayor in Wasilla and the building of her home and a sports complex in Wasilla, long speculated to have been linked. It's the one very touchy subject whenever you bring it up in the MatSu Valley. As someone who is writing a book on Palin, I can attest to the fact that there are always rumors flying about her, not all of them true, but this seems like a real possibility, especially given the ...

Is There a HouseGate in Sarah Palin's Future?
TalkLeft — Speculation is mounting on the internet that Sarah Palin is facing trouble over the source of the building materials for her Waslilla, Alaska home. If you remember, Todd was interviewed saying he built the house with his own hands and some buddies helped out with materials. The details were reported in 2008 by Village Voice reporter Wayne Barrett. Mudflats also reported on it. Hypocrites and Heffalump Traps wrote it up in February, with pictures of each, showing similarities and posts an update today. [More...] ...

AKMuckraker: Huffington Post Blogger in Palin's Cross Hairs
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Despite the fact that she specifically refers twice to the report as a "rumor," Van Flein says she portrayed the story as fact. The only fact is that there are rumors. I know because I've been hearing them since last October. They even have a name - "Housegate." If you Google "Palin Housegate," you get 8,600 references, beginning back with an article that appeared in the Village Voice. Googling "Palin sports complex scandal" gets you 230,000. How many mentions are required to constitute a rumor? It's probably less than 230,000. I'm not ...

Palin's Lawyer Threatens Bloggers, Media
Crooks and Liars — ... to the lingering questions surrounding the construction of the Palin home and the Wasilla sports complex (a story first raised last year by the Wayne Barrett in The Village Voice): ...

Shannyn Moore to Sarah Palin: Sue Me! Please!
The BRAD BLOG — ... Despite the fact that she specifically refers twice to the report as a "rumor," Van Flein says she portrayed the story as fact. The only fact is that there are rumors. I know because I've been hearing them since last October. They even have a name - "Housegate." If you Google "Palin Housegate," you get 8,600 references, beginning back with an article that appeared in the Village Voice. Googling "Palin sports complex scandal" gets you 230,000. How many mentions are required to constitute a rumor? It's probably less than 230,000. I'm not exactly ...