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	<title>Comments on: Palin Divorce? Ring at the Bottom of the Lake? Guns? Explosive Interviews? Pressure on the Court? Welcome to a Slow News Day&#8230;</title>
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		<title>By: let it run</title>
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		<dc:creator>let it run</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just more soap opera for those who devour this stuff.   I don&#039;t see them divorcing. Todd has always planned to go back to work on the North Slope. After all he has been through, peace, quiet and hard work may seem like a vacation.  She has gone thru phases where she wear it or doesn&#039;t wear it. Clearly she can afford another one at $30 a piece.  Who know hhow many tiems she has tossed that thing into the lake!!!  Leaving Todd behind at Fairbanks, seems odd but I presume other officials were there and perhaps (just perhaps) she thought Todd had another ride. Were Willow and Bristol at Fairbanks?

Other stuff:  Sherry Johnston. I don&#039;t see SP getting involved in a  run of the mill drug case that pleads out as many of them do, reduced or combined charges.  Any prosecutor worth his/her salt would make it clear that  punishment was not for governor to concern herself worth but for a judge overseeing the case.   Technically, she is not out of bounds writing a letter to a judge in support of Sherry J or against her since the case is in a public forum.   I don&#039;t see her wanting to sink Sherry J.   JMO.  Wouldn&#039;t amount to obstruction, that is when one hides, destroys evidence, solicits perjury, threatens witnesses - this case has been pending for a while.   

Todd pointing a gun at Levi?  Perhaps demonstrating the meaning behind a &quot;shotgun&quot; wedding.  Story remains to be told. 

The one thing I will admit is weird is  Todd&#039;s father having a pulse on the state of their marriage  but had no pulse on the state of SP&#039;s resignation in the pre-resig. days. 
 
Off-T and On-T: WashPo Article on McC&#039;s selection of SP. A good read.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just more soap opera for those who devour this stuff.   I don&#8217;t see them divorcing. Todd has always planned to go back to work on the North Slope. After all he has been through, peace, quiet and hard work may seem like a vacation.  She has gone thru phases where she wear it or doesn&#8217;t wear it. Clearly she can afford another one at $30 a piece.  Who know hhow many tiems she has tossed that thing into the lake!!!  Leaving Todd behind at Fairbanks, seems odd but I presume other officials were there and perhaps (just perhaps) she thought Todd had another ride. Were Willow and Bristol at Fairbanks?</p>
<p>Other stuff:  Sherry Johnston. I don&#8217;t see SP getting involved in a  run of the mill drug case that pleads out as many of them do, reduced or combined charges.  Any prosecutor worth his/her salt would make it clear that  punishment was not for governor to concern herself worth but for a judge overseeing the case.   Technically, she is not out of bounds writing a letter to a judge in support of Sherry J or against her since the case is in a public forum.   I don&#8217;t see her wanting to sink Sherry J.   JMO.  Wouldn&#8217;t amount to obstruction, that is when one hides, destroys evidence, solicits perjury, threatens witnesses &#8211; this case has been pending for a while.   </p>
<p>Todd pointing a gun at Levi?  Perhaps demonstrating the meaning behind a &#8220;shotgun&#8221; wedding.  Story remains to be told. </p>
<p>The one thing I will admit is weird is  Todd&#8217;s father having a pulse on the state of their marriage  but had no pulse on the state of SP&#8217;s resignation in the pre-resig. days. </p>
<p>Off-T and On-T: WashPo Article on McC&#8217;s selection of SP. A good read.</p>
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		<title>By: sauerkraut</title>
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		<dc:creator>sauerkraut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My comment for the IM blog (which Gryphen will not approve):

&lt;em&gt;Van Flein&#039;s cease and desist letter is meaningless unless sent via USPS or in hand.  As I read the rules for civil procedure, sending a notice via email does not constitute actual service of notice.   His pdf threat is also the act of a bully.

But that still does not absolve you of the absolute need to support your allegation that The BitterTwitterQuitter intends to divorce The Dud, that The Dud brandished a firearm on Levi Johnston or that Palin manipulated the criminal process underway against Sherry Johnston.   As someone pointed out on a prior post, you are not a member of the media - which means you do not possess the same protections available to actual journalists.

To prove you wrong, all the Palins need do is not divorce.  And then what?

But you go on...  keep daring them to sue you.   You can only call them out so often before you end up looking like a total jackass in open court.   And with your credibility goes the credibility of everyone else who has ever tried to get the MSM to see the real Sarah Palin.

You can refuse to allow this comment to post the same as you usually do not allow any of my comments to post.

Signed me,

Sauerkraut.&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My comment for the IM blog (which Gryphen will not approve):</p>
<p><em>Van Flein&#8217;s cease and desist letter is meaningless unless sent via USPS or in hand.  As I read the rules for civil procedure, sending a notice via email does not constitute actual service of notice.   His pdf threat is also the act of a bully.</p>
<p>But that still does not absolve you of the absolute need to support your allegation that The BitterTwitterQuitter intends to divorce The Dud, that The Dud brandished a firearm on Levi Johnston or that Palin manipulated the criminal process underway against Sherry Johnston.   As someone pointed out on a prior post, you are not a member of the media &#8211; which means you do not possess the same protections available to actual journalists.</p>
<p>To prove you wrong, all the Palins need do is not divorce.  And then what?</p>
<p>But you go on&#8230;  keep daring them to sue you.   You can only call them out so often before you end up looking like a total jackass in open court.   And with your credibility goes the credibility of everyone else who has ever tried to get the MSM to see the real Sarah Palin.</p>
<p>You can refuse to allow this comment to post the same as you usually do not allow any of my comments to post.</p>
<p>Signed me,</p>
<p>Sauerkraut.</em></p>
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		<title>By: So is Governor Moose Drool gonna call it quits on her marriage too? &#187; South DaCola</title>
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		<dc:creator>So is Governor Moose Drool gonna call it quits on her marriage too? &#187; South DaCola</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] rumors are swirling, but the MSM hasn&#8217;t touched this with a ten foot pole yet; Does anybody else smell that? (sniff sniff)  I think it’s the internet actually [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] rumors are swirling, but the MSM hasn&#8217;t touched this with a ten foot pole yet; Does anybody else smell that? (sniff sniff)  I think it’s the internet actually [...]</p>
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		<title>By: clydedog</title>
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		<dc:creator>clydedog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Vanfleabite&#039;s last line makes stupid lawers feel powerful. To be effective, you would have had to actually file against somebody. If you search you can find his threats going back months with no action. I find the best way to respond is to tell him &quot;you have no money for a lawyer and to contact your high school student nephew/spokesperson, he is taking a civics class and can easily refute your allegations&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vanfleabite&#8217;s last line makes stupid lawers feel powerful. To be effective, you would have had to actually file against somebody. If you search you can find his threats going back months with no action. I find the best way to respond is to tell him &#8220;you have no money for a lawyer and to contact your high school student nephew/spokesperson, he is taking a civics class and can easily refute your allegations&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: zyggy</title>
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		<dc:creator>zyggy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Alaskareport has a copy of a letter from Van Flein to IM.  What is interesting about the letter is one line in the letter.  &quot;The Palin&#039;s are not &quot;about&quot; to get a divorce.  For me the word &quot;about&quot; is telling me that the Palin&#039;s aren&#039;t getting a divorce now, but certainly gives leeway to a divorce in the near future.  

Here is the letter, http://tinyurl.com/l7zu6r</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alaskareport has a copy of a letter from Van Flein to IM.  What is interesting about the letter is one line in the letter.  &#8220;The Palin&#8217;s are not &#8220;about&#8221; to get a divorce.  For me the word &#8220;about&#8221; is telling me that the Palin&#8217;s aren&#8217;t getting a divorce now, but certainly gives leeway to a divorce in the near future.  </p>
<p>Here is the letter, <a href="http://tinyurl.com/l7zu6r">http://tinyurl.com/l7zu6r</a></p>
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		<title>By: adogslife1953</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>On the C4P site, someone stated that the reason Palin is not wearing her wedding ring is because it hurts when she shakes hands.  I don&#039;t know about you, but I wear my wedding ring on my left hand.  I searched some pictures (not knowing if she is right or left handed) but in everyone of the pictures she is shaking with her RIGHT HAND!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the C4P site, someone stated that the reason Palin is not wearing her wedding ring is because it hurts when she shakes hands.  I don&#8217;t know about you, but I wear my wedding ring on my left hand.  I searched some pictures (not knowing if she is right or left handed) but in everyone of the pictures she is shaking with her RIGHT HAND!</p>
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		<title>By: NY Dem</title>
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		<dc:creator>NY Dem</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Was this story planted by Palin to keep her name in the news ?

I wouldn&#039;t doubt it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Was this story planted by Palin to keep her name in the news ?</p>
<p>I wouldn&#8217;t doubt it.</p>
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		<title>By: wavelength</title>
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		<dc:creator>wavelength</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IF  it were true at some point in the past weeks that Sarah and Todd were contemplating separate households, it seems to me that this latest information-bomb will have some effect on their immediate futures.  As the denial of a divorce is now public via spokesmouth Meg S., then  it occurs to me that Sarah and Todd will be forced, due to media scrutiny, to maintain the fiction of living in the family home, together.  Todd will decamp under the ruse of &quot;work&quot;, but manage to get mega-overtime and not come home for months on end - but the statements will always refer to &quot;work-demands&quot; on the oil fields.

My hope is that Sarah will not be asked to share her opinions with the world.  I know I&#039;m extremely tired of her.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IF  it were true at some point in the past weeks that Sarah and Todd were contemplating separate households, it seems to me that this latest information-bomb will have some effect on their immediate futures.  As the denial of a divorce is now public via spokesmouth Meg S., then  it occurs to me that Sarah and Todd will be forced, due to media scrutiny, to maintain the fiction of living in the family home, together.  Todd will decamp under the ruse of &#8220;work&#8221;, but manage to get mega-overtime and not come home for months on end &#8211; but the statements will always refer to &#8220;work-demands&#8221; on the oil fields.</p>
<p>My hope is that Sarah will not be asked to share her opinions with the world.  I know I&#8217;m extremely tired of her.</p>
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		<title>By: JUST A THOUGHT</title>
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		<dc:creator>JUST A THOUGHT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just a thought...&quot;Quitter&quot; - &quot;Diva&quot; - &quot;Ex&quot; Palin is vacationing at the
 Betty Ford Clinic in California.  Why she had to decline the Reagan
 Republican Womens speaking engagement.  In rehab, likely no 
 twitter, facebook, cell phone chatter.  Maybe why Sarah has gone 
  dark.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just a thought&#8230;&#8221;Quitter&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;Diva&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;Ex&#8221; Palin is vacationing at the<br />
 Betty Ford Clinic in California.  Why she had to decline the Reagan<br />
 Republican Womens speaking engagement.  In rehab, likely no<br />
 twitter, facebook, cell phone chatter.  Maybe why Sarah has gone<br />
  dark.</p>
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		<title>By: Basheert</title>
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		<dc:creator>Basheert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the explanation Strangelet - someone mentioned the O.J. case in Vegas where he brandished a weapon - and look where it got him.  But that was on video.

Unless Levi comes forward or someone else saw it - I cannot honestly believe if the story came from Levi that it is a lie.  

RE: The Johnston prosecutorial interference charge.  That may have legs - depending upon how vocal she was and who she was pressuring.  

Again, as for the split - why should we care?  It&#039;s their business.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the explanation Strangelet &#8211; someone mentioned the O.J. case in Vegas where he brandished a weapon &#8211; and look where it got him.  But that was on video.</p>
<p>Unless Levi comes forward or someone else saw it &#8211; I cannot honestly believe if the story came from Levi that it is a lie.  </p>
<p>RE: The Johnston prosecutorial interference charge.  That may have legs &#8211; depending upon how vocal she was and who she was pressuring.  </p>
<p>Again, as for the split &#8211; why should we care?  It&#8217;s their business.</p>
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