Has anybody seen Mr. Open and Mrs. Transparency?

My Dad always said that actions speak louder than words. You've just seen this administration's response to a FOIA request for documents -- the Tongue says, "Open and transparent," but the Action says, "Secret and opaque." So, the Governor has thrown down the gauntlet . . . are any of the FOIA requesters seeking an administrative appeal and/or a court order to determine the nature of the redacted emails? Apparently that battle needs to be fought. Otherwise, we will just leave "secret and opaque" in place behind the now laughable slogan of "open and transparent."

Really? Does any of this surprise you? Are you surprised that so far only minor stories appear on KTUU or ADN? We elected the Clampets to run the state, and in 17 months they're over their heads, and doing goofy things like this. Like sending out emails telling folks not to use state email address due to FOI requests, and by not using state emails violating state law by conducting state business on private email accounts. It's not disturbing that many folks who support the Gov. do so because they deeply believe she’s a good person and trust her. None of this matters to them. What is disturbing is many elected officials who KNOW better on matters such as this remain in awe of her glorious presence. She hires members of the press. Members of her administration date members of the press. Folks who worked on her campaign because they are honest folks have raised legitimate concerns and are vilified by the lackeys in Juneau. How DARE you question her Andrew, ‘cause it’s just sour grapes, right? How DARE Andree McLeod exercise her rights as a citizen to request information? How DARE Rick, Mike, Dan, Val, 2-Watt, Neocon Todd, Ryan, and the rest demand the governor do what she said she would do? Enough. Enough.

Mrs. Palin is certainly transparent. In this mornings edition of the ADN she attacked Andree, refering to her as a hang around, serching for one of the sweet state jobs with "Her" administration. How dare anyone disparage this administration. Sound familiar? It sounds a lot like what she said not long ago about you Andrew. Completely tasteless, but expected........

Like you asked us to do.
"I feel like this is kind of a sport right now and that the haters and critics are really jumping," Gov. Palin said. "It's much ado about nothing in my opinion."
Release the emails and Alaskans will tell you if it's "much ado about nothing."

Will Branchflower have open access to these emails? How can we as a state protect ourselves from a vindictive administration if Sarah and her team hide the evidence under the guise of Executive Privilege? One commenter stated that it would be pretty easy to erase emails from the state's hard drives. If this is true, then we as a state are extremely vulnerable to the actions of an obviously unethical administration.