Newsweek Bombshell: Judge & Union Official: 'Wooten harassed+Children Abused' -by Palin's Family

[kpete]

'TROOPERGATE'
Warned by the Court

A judge repeatedly told Palin and family not to badmouth her sister's ex
By Mark Hosenball | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Sep 9, 2008 | Updated: 7:36 p.m. ET Sep 9, 2008


An Anchorage judge three years ago warned Sarah Palin and members of her family to stop "disparaging" the reputation of Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten, who at the time was undergoing a bitter separation and divorce from Palin's sister Molly.

Allegations that Palin, her husband Todd, and at least one top gubernatorial aide continued to vilify Wooten—after Palin became Alaska's governor and pressured state police officials to take action against him—are at the center of "Troopergate," a political and ethical controversy which has embroiled Palin's administration and is currently the subject of an official inquiry by a special investigator hired by the state legislature.

(Court records obtained by NEWSWEEK show that during the course of divorce hearings three years ago, Judge John Suddock heard testimony from an official of the Alaska State Troopers' union about how Sarah Palin—then a private citizen—and members of her family, including her father and daughter, lodged up to a dozen complaints against Wooten with the state police. The union official told the judge that he had never before been asked to appear as a divorce-case witness, that the union believed family complaints against Wooten were "not job-related," and that Wooten was being "harassed" by Palin and other family members.

Court documents show that Judge Suddock was disturbed by the alleged attacks by Palin and her family members on Wooten's behavior and character. "Disparaging will not be tolerated—it is a form of child abuse," the judge told a settlement hearing in October 2005, according to typed notes of the proceedings. The judge added: "Relatives cannot disparage either. If occurs the parent needs to set boundaries for their relatives."

more at:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/158140

[1corona4u]

1. Ohh...shit, meet fan.

[AtomicKitten]

2. The Obama camp has been quietly in Alaska talking to the union ....

Obama is quietly supporting the union going after violations of law and leaving the soap opera stuff to the MSM.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/alaska-police-union-files_n_124034.html?show_comment_id=15394361

:bounce:

[d_b]

3. typical valley trash

I can just imagine her driving to Anchorage in her truck, with her 27 kids in the back, smackin down on her bubblicious as she barks into her cellphone at her sister.

[glitch]

17. whose brilliant idea was it to take this vulgar trash to state, and then national, level?

The same brilliant minds that brought us Bush? REALLY?

[d_b]

23. I voted for Knowles

Don't blame me =p

[glitch]

24. I would NEVER blame you for the appearance of Palin.

That blame I would reserve for creepy people in think tanks, probably even think tanks in bunkers, with people like Cheney leading the focus groups.

[d_b]

25. I dunno

the more I think about it, the more I think she was created for this. The fact that she was giving interviews on national news outlets before the pick (never happens to Alaska politicians)is highly suspect. Craig Ferguson said he turned her down for an interview on his show (who the hell...why the hell would anyone push for that?). Her bullshit reformer image (right, not in oil soaked Alaska). The whole down syndrome baby thing (I know tons of folks up here, left and right, who never believed that kid was hers). It didn't help that she threw her daughter under the bus, either.

Sarah Palin is a marketing tool. The candidate of the future. Can you bring the American people to vote for someone, not just dumber than Bush, but with NO qualifications. N-O-N-E. Can you get the American people to vote for a purely symbolic candidate? Spooky shit, man. Really fucking spooky.

[glitch]

53. Yeah. Creepy and spooky. They could have fashioned a more elegant tool.

If all they needed was a figurehead they could have created people with more dignity than Bush or Palin. But they didn't.

I think they're dragging us through the gutter and they want us to know it.

[nxylas]

62. The Baby Amphetamine of politics

I realise that's kind of an obscure reference, so allow me to explain. Baby Amphetamine were the result of a bet by some music industry bigwig that he could get a band on the front cover of British music weekly the New Musical Express without them ever releasing a single recording. The "band" was fronted by glamourpuss Dani Behr (later a TV presenter) and hyped to the gills. The guy won his bet.

[beac]

64. Quite apt, considering Wasilla is the methamphetamine capitol of Alaska.

And Moosolini is like a designer drug for the low-information electorate.

[NewJeffCT]

43. and, it's increasingly clear that she went through no vetting

whatsoever, other than taking James Dobson's word that she was ok.

[NoFederales]

50. "...smackin down on her bubblicious..." Oh, how aptly put! nt

NoFederales

[kestrel91316]

4. Newsweek, GOOD. Web edition only, BAD. I dare them to PRINT this.

But you know they won't.

[glitch]

18. No kidding. We're on to their web edition only ploy. PRINT IT. nt

[BeyondGeography]

5. She treats gvernment as if it's her personal plaything

A little score settling, a little cronyism, traveling and bunking up on the state's dime and the occasional "responsible" gesture just to keep people thinking it's not all about her.

[TahitiNut]

33. "Daddy's Little Girl" always get her way, didn't you know?

She's one of those sociopaths who's learned how to manipulate people her entire life.

"Isn't that cute?"

[blitzen]

6. In a nutshell: "Judge Calls Palin Child Abuser"

[Life Long Dem]

35. The repubs would have a great day with that headline.

[BlueIdaho]

7. P - P - P - Porky Pailin strikes again!

Never let good government get in the way of a family vendetta!

[JVS]

39. oink oink

[beac]

52. Are you calling Sarah a pig?????

I'm OUTRAGED!!!!!!







Because that's a HUGE insult to our porcine friends. ;)

[BlueIdaho]

61. I'm just sayin' the girl loves her some pork...

[FreakinDJ]

8. They sought to distroy the father of the child

As the divorce case dragged on, the judge's concern about family "disparagement" appeared to deepen. In an order signed Jan. 31, 2006, which granted Palin's sister and Wooten a final divorce decree, Judge Suddock continued to express concern about attacks by Palin's family on Wooten. The judge even threatened to curb Palin's sister's child custody rights if family criticism of Wooten continued.

In monitoring how a joint-custody arrangement worked out, the judge said in his order that he would pay particular attention to problems noted by a "custody investigator," specifically "the disparagement of the father by the mother and her family members."

It has got to be very bad for the judge to go to these lengths

[TooRaLoo]

12. WOW, no kidding.

That's pretty sad.

[glitch]

21. This will be our world if they gain more power. nt

[ladywnch]

26. can we get this to KO, Rachel, and anyother media outlets? n/t

[Bravo Zulu]

9. Palin's Strange Probe of a Trooper

Palin's Strange Probe of a Trooper
By Jason Leopold
September 9, 2008

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin – collaborating with her husband Todd and several senior aides – conducted what amounted to a rogue investigation into suspicions that her ex-brother-in-law was faking a job-related injury as a state trooper, according to state documents, law enforcement officials and former aides to Palin.

read more at
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/090908b.html

[GoldenOldie]

10. 2 for One

Notice on the McCain/Palin campaign circuit, Tawd, is right in their signing autographs, and pushing McCain to the side. If McCain/Palin win, what staff position will Tawd be given......and who takes care of the babies while the Palin's are proselytizing for Jesus????

I'm an old lady and memories go back as far as FDR and my first vote went to Ike. This GOP group is really, really scary and I know Ike would be taking McCain to the carpet for his support of the military and his selection for VP.

Just who would be leading our nation under a McCain Presidency. Picture Sarah and Tawd residing in the VP residence leading a ghost government.

[tanyev]

45. McCain seriously needs to watch his back if he wins, God forbid.

He's only necessary to them until after the oath of office is sworn.

[beac]

51. We should check Palin's library activity.

Would anyone be surprised that she's recently checked out The Big Book of Undetectable Poisons?

[President_Obama]

11. hey, they're gonna get you, too. another one bites the dust, lookout!

[book_worm]

13. I used to think Palin would suffer for all this controversy, but nothing seems to be affecting

her. The media by and large is ignoring all these issues. They will play it for a day and then it goes away. To stick it has to be a daily thing.

[ej510]

14. The media does not give a damn about this.

Of this were Obama you would not hear the end of this.

[Waiting For Everyman]

15. Wow! What a paragon of Christian virtue, we have here.

She is SO guilty of this! I read all about TrooperGate, but I didn't know about the court order. "Shit/fan", definitely, comin' up. Watch for the Oct. 10th AK legislature ethics report related to this too. Should be good reading.

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

16. Wow

I want to see those Court records. Hopefully they'll end up on the Smoking Gun.

K&R

[Phredicles]

19. Gosh, what happened to "families are off limits"???

On the other hand, the Palin apologists who cite her "leadership" of her family as representative of the sort of leadership she'd visit upon all of us as a country are probably even more accurate than the think.:scared:

[agentS]

63. Someone should've told Mrs. Palin that.

Well actually, the judge did 3 years ago.
She ain't wanna listen and she ain't wanna learn.
And she wonders why "Trooper-gate" keeps gaining legs.

[AkFemDem]

20. Oops. Sucks to be her.

[Divine Discontent]

22. she may get cut from the ticket after all...

It will totally destroy them. I hope that happens, they've been a blight on civility for 30 years.

[Douglas Carpenter]

27. kick and recommended!!!

[FatDave]

28. Did you hear that sound?

I think it was the other shoe dropping.

[Kitty Herder]

29. Kick!

:kick:

[progressivebydesign]

30. What's so scary is that she was "a private citizen" in 2004, and now?

Geez. What a nasty little family. What was Mccain thinking??? She is bad news, and soon it'll be too late to put someone else's name on those ballots. Major FUCK UP KARL!!!

[Hokie]

31. Now we know why McCain's people filed the emergency order to seal the records

Last Friday they tried to have these records sealed and the judged turned down an emergency order. This is big news.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

32. The entire Palin clan needs to be hauled in front of Judge Judy.

She'd paste the lot of them.

[Sugarcoated]

34. Maybe I'm slow tonight

but I don't get the child abuse reference.

[renate]

55. I *think* the idea is that criticizing the dad in front of the kids is child abuse

But I certainly don't know that for sure. :shrug:

[TwilightGardener]

58. The Palins were absolutely trashing this guy in front of his children--

and making a mockery of him in a small town. I can see why that would be considered emotional abuse of children--in a divorce and custody case, it's really bad to demonize a parent in front of the children who still love and depend on that parent. It's sick, actually.

[quantass]

36. interesting

[vaberella]

37. This lady is unbelievable. It was rumored McCain was an idiot, the proof is glaring now. n/t

[oasis]

38. k and r

[uponit7771]

40. Palin is starting to look like another GOP asshole to me. An unethical extremist who takes money...

...from poorer people.

McSames poor judgment is being solidified with the pick of Failin

[dkf]

41. OK...this must be the sort of thing someone meant when they said her family

was "dysfunctional".

I got to admit, its crazier than anything I could have dreamed up.

[AzDar]

42. Kick!

:kick:

[Enrique]

44. ok 527's

work your magic. :evilgrin:

[conrad25]

46. Palin investigation

I'm waiting to see the result of the investigation by Alaskan lawmakers.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

47. OK, I sense critical mass building.

Newsweek - very mainstream and this is serious stuff that relates directly to Troopergate which the Repubs were not able to successfully derail.

Combined with other stuff being covered - it makes them look like they put the dys in dysfunctional.

[rox63]

48. Why wasn't this all over the teevee news this morning?

Instead, they are all outraged that Obama used a common saying about lipstick and pigs, which had no reference at all to Palin, despite McBush's whining.

[kpete]

49. wow

Palin was an avowed young earth creationist in 1997, according to Philip Munger:

As the ceremony concluded, I bumped into her in a hall away from other people. I congratulated her on her victory, and took her aside to ask about her faith. Among other things, she declared that she was a young earth creationist, accepting both that the world was about 6,000-plus years old, and that humans and dinosaurs walked the earth at the same time. I asked how she felt about the second coming and the end times. She responded that she fully believed that the signs of Jesus returning soon "during MY lifetime," were obvious. "I can see that, maybe you can't - but it guides me every day."

[me b zola]

54. Palin family child abuse

Kind of shreds the picture that they are trying to create of themselves.

[vanderBeth]

56. Un-freakin'-believable

[TwilightGardener]

57. Sarah Palin, Child Abuser. Yeah, I like it.

[mnhtnbb]

59. It certainly fits with the way she dragged her infant son and pregnant, unmarried daughter

into national spotlight. No consideration for the needs of either child.

[TwilightGardener]

60. Forcing your daughter to marry the punk who impregnated her, for political

appearances, is also abuse. Shotgun marriages went out of style forty years ago.