Oh, yes!
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin – the most tabloid ready politician ever – may soon have another full blown scandal. We’ve all heard about the unwed pregnant daughter and Palin’s attempts to get revenge on her sister’s ex-husband, a state trooper the Governor allegedly tried to get sacked because divorces are messy and revenge is fun.
Well, the National Enquirer reported this week that Palin had an affair with her husband Todd’s ex-business partner. The McCain camp’s absolutely livid about the tale and have their lawyers working every angle to clear up this “smear.” Meanwhile, up in Alaska, Palin’s alleged beau’s legal team’s working overtime to get his divorce records sealed tighter than an abstinent girl!
Jason
They were right about John Edwards so maybe this story has legs.
Norm!
Wow. A rural, little known state governor with tabloid rumors of a marital affair, state troopergate, and cover-up, is Bill Clinton running again? đ
BTW, it appears the Alaska court records website crashed.
Tom
She and the McCain campaign are toast.
PearlsBeforeSwine
I might put more credence in this story if somewhere the name of this business partner was given. The only thing I can find is links back to the National Enquirer, not generally recognized as a legitimate source (the were right on John Edwards though).
CitizenGeek
Who’s the celebrity now?
socal
the “lover” / partner is named in this article
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/uselection,,sarah-palin-affair-big-media-stays-quiet-as-lover-named,43515
Alaskan Abroad, the blog of an Alaskan journalist, reports that the allegation refers to the time when Palin became mayor of Wasilla in the mid-1990s. Palin’s husband Todd owned a snowmobile dealership with his business partner Brad Hanson. Apparently Hanson, who was also married, and Sarah got on famously; Alaskan Abroad’s sources say the two were “flirtatious but never consummated the relationship”.
“When Todd found out, he reportedly dissolved the partnership and sold the dealership. Hanson is now a member of the Palmer City Council.”
The Enquirer’s own anonymous source claims there was an affair. The paper reports: “Todd discovered the affair and quickly dissolved his friendship and business associations with the guy. Many people in Alaska are talking about the rumour and say Todd swept it under the rug.”
IDNY
Well, no wonder her approval rating is high.
She is just like everyone in this country.
Power hungry, fraudulent, hypocritical, insecure bigots toting and forcing their moral code to everyone else but no actually living it themselves.
This is a women who cut funding and programs for teenage mothers in all across her state and yet promotes pro-life and expects to win political points off her daughters choice/mistake.
Rebilicans, riddle me this?
If your so “pro-life” why dont you give a shit what happens to the baby and mother AFTER its birth. WHAT THEN?
marco Channing
I am already bored of Palin. She’s the new Anita Bryant. And Anita Bryant was boring.
RyanInSacto
A few blog sources (Wonkette, DailyKos, among others) are now reporting that the court has denied the request to seal the divorce records. Apparently this link to the Alaska court records shows the denial:
http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/pa/pa.urd/pamw2000.docket_lst?68762762
However, the link is currently down. I suspect the traffic overwhelmed the site’s host.
Mike in MO
7 FTW!!!!!
Also, @ 8: Palin is Anita Bryant? Really? Please explain…
PearlsBeforeSwine
Thanx fer the link SOCAL @6. And here is the Alaskan Abroad story.
The whole Alaskan Abroad site looks interesting. This whole thing probably is a smear, which is too bad, since the Republicans will claim the media is being biased, while in fact the reputable media isn’t touching this story.
Here’s a pic.
walt zipprian
Anita Bryant was a very pretty, hateful bigot in the 20th century.
Palin is a very pretty, hateful bigot in the 21st century.
walt zipprian
And remember, pretty is just petty with an “r”.
Whatever in the hell that means.
Blayne
The motion to seal the records has been denied.
http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/pa/pa.urd/pamw2000.docket_lst?68762762
seitan-on-a-stick
So, how many days before Sarah Putin is President (with Vices?)
The National Enquirer is pretending to be the Liberal Attack Media for this week only!
It does sell copies but stop reading this trash, bitches!
Rock
Sarah is on the covers of the US and People too.
Little One
The shadows only select people on whom they can use blackmail, should these creatures ever develop a mind of their own!
Paul Wolfowitz (ex World Bank president) declares: “If they fuck with me or Shaha, I have enough on them to fuck them too.”
queryourself
This is beginning to sound not unlike a spin-off serioes of Twin Peaks.
PearlsBeforeSwine
RE: ‘This is beginning to sound not unlike a spin-off series of Twin Peaks.’
I’ll second that. I suspect that the allegation of her having an affair with Brad Hansen is false, but it wouldn’t surprise me if she was named in his divorce filings. Normally, this kind of drama is part of the story of candidates dysfunctional families, such a Roger Clinton or Billy Carter.
And for the snarky, here is Bristol and Levi’s Wedding Registry. The two of them are such a gift to the Democratic Party I think the DNC should give back. And the first item, the meat grinder, makes me think of ground moose. I should be ashamed of myself, and I am a little.
polobear
Caribou Barbie sure gets around, although we need to have the evidence
She is as they say in Brasil
una piranha!
CondeNasty
I think she is going to be urged o withdraw.
marco channing
Palin’s Church Promotes Converting Gays
ANCHORAGE, Alaska ĂąâŹâ Gov. Sarah Palin’s church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.
“You’ll be encouraged by the power of God’s love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality,” according to the insert in the bulletin of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Palin has prayed for about six years.
Palin’s conservative Christian views have energized that part of the GOP electorate, which was lukewarm to John McCain’s candidacy before he named her as his vice presidential choice. She is staunchly anti-abortion, opposing exceptions for rape and incest, and opposes gay marriage and spousal rights for gay couples.
Focus on the Family, a national Christian fundamentalist organization, is conducting the “Love Won Out” Conference in Anchorage, about 30 miles from Wasilla.
Palin, campaigning with McCain in the Midwest on Friday, has not publicly expressed a view on the so-called “pray away the gay” movement. Larry Kroon, senior pastor at Palin’s church, was not available to discuss the matter Friday, said a church worker who declined to give her name.
Gay activists in Alaska said Palin has not worked actively against their interests, but early in her administration she supported a bill to overrule a court decision to block state benefits for gay partners of public employees. At the time, less than one-half of 1 percent of state employees had applied for the benefits, which were ordered by a 2005 ruling by the Alaska Supreme Court.
Palin reversed her position and vetoed the bill after the state attorney general said it was unconstitutional. But her reluctant support didn’t win fans among Alaska’s gay population, said Scott Turner, a gay activist in Anchorage.
“Less than 1 percent of state employees would even apply for benefits, so why make a big deal out of such a small number?” he said.
“I think gay Republicans are going to run away” if Palin supports efforts like the prayers to convert gays, said Wayne Besen, founder of the New York-based Truth Wins Out, a gay rights advocacy group. Besen called on Palin to publicly express her views now that she’s a vice presidential nominee.
“People are looking at Sarah Palin as someone who might feasibly be in the White House,” he said.
Gayrepub
Haha, keep trying, libs! None of your smears have worked so far. McCain/Palin 08, baby. Log Cabin Republicans forever!
rrgg
Yawn. I couldn’t care less about these stupid personal issues.
Karl
The mystery. The affair. The Sex.
Debunked:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0905083palin1.html?link=rssfeed
Maybe we can nail her for not being able to make a cake from scratch? That should smear her good.
As gay people (yes, I am one) we should be above the smearing of a person’s reputation and personal life. But, as referenced in the quotes above; we are not.
Steve
Yeah, Obama dumbed-down the gay platform for the DNC and refused to be photographed with Gavin Newsom because he did not want to be associated with “you know, that”.
So far, I have not heard either side willing to stand by us. Only court our votes with more empty promises.
Write In Hillary
Charles J. Mueller
Well now, isn’t that interesting. I just went to the link socal suggested and got this message:
“SORRY! We are unable to display this page at the moment”
Umm…Palin’s alleged beau’s legal team’s working overtime to get his divorce records sealed tighter than an abstinent girl!
The Alaska court records website has ‘crashed’.
And now, First Post is not accessible?
Could there be a little news ‘suppression’ going on here, folks?
Palin is beginning to read like a bad Erskine Caldwell short story.
DEBUNKED !
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0905083palin1.html?link=rssfeed
polobear
Yes gayrepub,
I can see it now, McCain and Palin get elected, McCain croaks, Palin subsidizes gay reparative therapy for all. It works! you get married and have 5 kids of your own….
such a lovely story….
greybat
True Polobear…but when republicans cheat on their spouses it’s a “personal” matter,whether it’s another woman, a husband’s business partner, or some guy in a washroom.
Mr C
Exactly, I don’t understand MsGayRepub feelings. Why be a part of a family that keeps you in the basement from the rest of the family……..aka “The Black Sheep”
I’d rather not have that.
And @ No26 Steve write in Hillary all you want. What has she done for Gays? No one has yet to say what it is she’s done. So what she marched in the NYC Gay Pride Parade…And????????
Obama mentioned Gays in his speech just like Hillary did. What else is he suppose to do?
It amazes how folks say there is no Biasness within them. but when it comes to Barack he has to produce 140% for you to believe whereas Hillary and McCain doesn’t is it because. Do you really need more than 50 excuse not to vote for him?
Because you know the new racism is you’re good enough to be friends with, good enough to sleep with, But not good enough to lead we can do that, really?
Of course this is not the feelings of all. And I know this.
Many of us Black Gays are not dumb. No one these days say racially motivated comments so we use code terms, Inexperienced? Tell me one President who went in the White House experienced?
I don’t see where he was a State Senator for 4 yrs and a U.S Senator is no different from McCain being a Senator for 30 yrs and Sarah being a governor they all write laws. I don’t get it.
But get this McInsane and Stalin won’t get my vote!
mark
Ronald Reagan, for as much as I detested the SOB for not doing a f*cking thing while thousands were dying of AIDS, didn’t shy away from answering reporters questions. Reagan had more intellect than 20 Palins glued together, and Nancy had triple that.
The transparency of Michael reagan (the stephen Baldwin of reagans) trying to give the dumber young Repigs a “Reagan-boner”, their idolatry of jelly bean brained Ronnie really
is kinda gay.They are giving Sarah a Ronnie strap-on.
Now “Ann Coulter of the KLONDIKE” says she won’t answer journalists until she’s shown deference.
Whinier than Hillary and 6 times less prepared to govern NATIONALY.
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps COWARDLY know nothing PTA LEaRned, cancer ridiculing, adultorous, Christian Reich fanatic.
Work harder do better as a woman,,,as YOU said to Hillary. NOT answering REAL journalists is SEXIST special treatment.
lyssa
There are some people who make me ashamed of my acquired womanhood. This “woman” is their leader.
That said, I have nothing but sympathy for the G and L crowd she is attacking… and a gentle reminder to stop doing the same thing to trans women.
Because if being gay has taught you nothing, its that you have the moral high ground over this… individual. Remember this when the subject of trans women comes up again…
CHURCHILL-Y
Loveee it keep it up! keep throwing trash at her. Real American people are figuring you drones and your leader out:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-07-28-poll_N.htm
No “my Muslim faith.” NObama.
McCain ĂąË⊠Palin ’08
CHURCHILL-Y
^ Wrong link:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-07-poll_N.htm
McCain ĂąË⊠Palin ’08
Odette
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sarah-palin-gender-card
See this, it’s too funny!!
Mr C
Miss Chittyshitty-UGH
Once again if he doesn’t win PUNK BITCH he doesn’t win. However I see that differently. I just can’t believe an idiot like you have much Gay activity with such hate.
You sound like a dysfunctional queen from The Sorrid Lives series or some cookoo shit and besides after every convention there’s a BUMP and that is just what this is a BUMP! The real Sarah Palin is coming.
Now your dumb cocksucking ass is calling him a Muslim….WOW Girl your Mother is really proud of you. She probable talks to her friends saying
You are such a hateful ass BITCH. But here’s a tip America is not a WHITE country it’s a place of many backgrounds and we can dream to be something why don’t you. After all you shouldn’t have to work as hard as us minorities do
And Odette that Daily piece is funny!
CHURCHILL-Y
Go now,
Dont look back we’ve drawn the line,
Move on,
Its no good to go back in time,
I’ll never find another girl like you,
For happy endings it takes two,
With fire and ice,
A dream won’t come true
(Chorus)
Sarah, Sarah,
Storms are brewing in your eyes,
Sarah,Sarah,
No time is a good time for goodbye
Danger,
In the game when the stakes are high,
Brandid,
A heart was brandid while my senses stood by,
I’ll never find another girl like you,
For happy endings it takes two,
With fire and ice,
A dream won’t come true
(Chorus)
Sarah,Sarah,
Storms are brewing in you eyes,
Sarah,Sarah,
No time is a good time for goodbye
Love me like no one has ever loved me before,
Hurt me.. no one could ever hurt me more,
Sarah,
Nobody loved me more,
I’ll never find another girl like you,
With fire and ice,
A dream won’t come true
(Chorus)
Sarah,Sarah,
No time is a good time,
Oh Sarah,Sarah,
Storms are brewing in your eyes,
Sarah,Sarah,
No time is a good time for goodbye
Sarah,Sarah,
Storms…are brewing in you eyes,
Sarah,Sarah,
No time is a good time
OOOOO Sarah
McCain ĂąË⊠Palin ’08
polobear
Churchie is getting excited over the MILF Caribou Barbie
Maybe there is hope for you afterall
Mr C
And I hope your stupid ass be singing that same song once she tells your faggot ass.
I don’t believe in anything you do and we’re making things staunchly conservative so Gay will be NOT a factor in this country any longer.
Which means more states rights. And 2 more Supreme Court Justices to tilt it all to the RIGHT.
Then guess what!
1.You get Gay Bashed…..NO PROTECTION
2.Can’t get married LEGALLY
3.If your partner gets sick. His family can have you banned from the premises.
4.More Blue Collar jobs will go overseas!
5.Your company can fire you for being a FAG – NO PROTECTION
Lets see if you keep singing Sarah then girl!
I bet you won’t and the JOKE will be on you! She’ll court your vote and then you will be Punk’d
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
mark
Palin is the stewardist on the TITANIC, and there’s an iceberg of real journalist that are going to rip off her soft underbelly.
blub, blub, blub
marcus
Churchfucktard- your not even gay and nobody even believes that you are anymore, hell you could be the Palin whore herself commenting on here. So ignore her people. As far as smearing this cunt, all is fair in love, war and politics and with a country that is on the brink of completely crumbling, economically, spiritually and socially anything that it takes to put and end to these horrors that started with the Bush regime need to be employed. To insinuate that anyone, gay, straight, white, green or purple should be above this is stupid. It may be a sad day that you can count on papers like the National Enquirer to do the kind of deep delving to find the truth verses so called legitimate news organizations like Fox and CNN but that seems to be what we have come to as humans. So go ahead and expose the hypocritical piece of trailer trash and lets move this country forward.
michael d
Hello everyone,
My sister works for the Republican national committee. It is good to have a sister, in this case anyway, that is Republican because I am about to give you a piece of information. There are over 250 people, who on behalf of the Republican party that do nothing but monitor liberal blogs. Many are assigned to specific blogs and post comments in attempt to influence the opinions of the blogs readers. She told me this about a 2 weeks ago so these people such as Church Hill and Mr. C may very well be a part of this. One of the tactics she said they use is to act like they are actually a part of the group that the blog appeals to but then inject things, being subtle or not so subtle that discredit, upset or confuse the readership of the blogs. I asked her if they hit the gay blogs and she said they certainly did. So stop buying into these people who make these absurd comments and ignore them.
greybat
Wow, Micheal….I’m surprised at how unsurprised I am by this!
I wish my party did that. I could use an interesting part-time job!
I wonder if the Democrats are hiring…
michael d
My apologies to Mr. C as I did not mean to equate you with Church-hilly. However Mr. C. please stop resorting to calling people names, I want to believe that, except for a few exceptions,
that we as gay people have more class than the white trash garbage that is the foundation of the Republican party/religious right. When I look at this country and see just how low rent it has become it makes it difficult to hold any faith in it, at least help me hold my faith in my fellow gay brothers and sisters by being what we are, better than them.
Mr C
MichaelD,
Much respect and No harm done! But I’m not a part of The Right Wing situation I am a Democrat all the way!
LOVE!
polobear
Some new news on Caribou Barbie
http://www.thepresidentialcandidates.us/about-sarah-palin-a-letter-from-anne-kilkenny/741/
Little One
@ Mr C who said ‘MichaelD, Much respect and No harm done! But I’m not a part of The Right Wing situation I am a Democrat all the way!
LOVE!’
I’m sure if you were you’d tell us đ !
Mr C
Queen I’m not!
GET ON!
Brian
Obama fucked his dog!
Wheres that story?