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Sarah Palin’s private e-mail hacked, family photos raided; cesspool blog gloats; feds investigate

By Michelle Malkin • September 17, 2008 02:59 PM

Scroll for updates…Wired News confirms…McCain camp responds: “This is a shocking invasion of the Governor’s privacy and a violation of law. The matter has been turned over to the appropriate authorities and we hope that anyone in possession of these emails will destroy them. We will have no further comment”…the feds are investigating…

Sometime early this morning, between approximately 3:00am - 4:00am, members of an infamous group of hackers broke into Gov. Sarah Palin’s private Yahoo e-mail account. The incriminating discussion threads included screenshots of Palin’s e-mail and private e-mail addresses of her contacts. The threads have since been deleted. (More details here.)

Hacking e-mail is a federal crime. A TV anchor who broke into his colleague’s e-mail account recently pleaded guilty and faces a maximum five years in prison.

The law will catch up to the hackers, but what about the lowlifes who are now gleefully splashing the alleged contents of Palin’s private e-mail account all over the Internet?

The Gawker smear machine — see here for all the background you need — has posted private family photos of Palin’s children that were apparently stolen from the e-mail account.

They have used Bristol Palin’s illegally obtained private cell phone number from her mom’s private account, recorded her voicemail message, and posted it on their website.

They have reprinted her husband Todd’s private e-mail address and son Track’s private e-mail address.

You think this is just a harmless prank? Those of you who have had to deal with break-ins and identity theft know exactly what a burdensome process it is to recover from crimes like this.

Gawker knowingly and deliberately published illegally obtained photos of the Palin children.

Where are the privacy absolutists now?

You think Palin Derangement Syndrome is bad now? These by-any-means-necessary lunatics are just warming up.

Let me repeat what I said about Nick Denton and his slime businesses in 2006. It’s every bit as relevant now. And I expect the same cowards who said nothing then to remain silent about the violations of the Palin family’s privacy now:

There is a time to be tolerant and there is a time to draw lines. If you don’t draw those lines, bullies will be emboldened. The smug Gawker smear machine is all about pushing those boundaries with the expectation that no one will push back. They project their own cynicism, recklessness with facts, intellectual laziness, and bad faith on everyone else.

But outside of Manhattan and Los Angeles, not all of us think blogging is a for-profit enterprise founded solely to tear people down with gossip, rumor-mongering, and damaging lies disguised as “satire.” Funny how some of the loudest voices decrying the lack of civility in the blogosphere are the biggest promoters of the bottom-feeders and debasers at Gawker Media.

Bastards. Bastards all.

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More at ArtVoice and here.

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A reminder of another high-profile privacy breech against a Republican: The Democrats’ fraud and theft of Michael Steele’s credit reports.

DIRTY DEM TRICKSTER: GUILTY
Chuckaquiddick charges
Whitewashing Chuckaquiddick
Chuckaquiddick: Look who’s paying the tab
NY Times “looks into” Chuckaquiddick
Chuckaquiddick: Where’s the MSM?
The NYTimes ombudsman is totally worthless
Democrat dumpster diving
A despicable Democrat dirty trick

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Update: Wired News confirms one of the messages…

Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s private Yahoo e-mail account was hacked, and some of its contents posted on the internet Wednesday.

The internet griefers known as Anonymous took credit for the intrusion, and screenshots of e-mail messages and photos belonging to the Alaska governor have been published by WikiLeaks. Threat Level has confirmed the authenticity of at least one of the e-mails.

The cache of stolen data contains five screenshots from Palin’s account, including the text of an e-mail exchange with Alaska Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell about his campaign for Congress.

Another screenshot shows Palin’s inbox and a third shows the text of an e-mail from Amy McCorkell, whom Palin appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in 2007.

The e-mail, a message of support to Palin, tells her not to let negative press get to her and asks Palin to pray for McCorkell, who writes that “I need strength to 1. keep employment, 2. not have to choose.”

The Republican Party hasn’t responded to a call for comment, but McCorkell, reached at her office, confirmed that she did send the e-mail to Palin.

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Update: The feds are investigating…

John McCain’s campaign said Wednesday it has contacted “appropriate authorities” over a report that Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail had been hacked.

“This is a shocking invasion of the Governor’s privacy and a violation of law,” campaign manager Rick Davis said in a statement. “The matter has been turned over to the appropriate authorities and we hope that anyone in possession of these emails will destroy them. We will have no further comment.”

The statement came hours after a user on the Web site WikiLeaks said he had gained access to Palin’s Yahoo e-mail account and gained access. Screenshots of the e-mail messages and photos of the Alaska governor’s family were published on that Web site and later on gossip Web site gawker.com.

FBI Spokesman Eric Gonzalez in Anchorage, Alaska confirms to CNN an investigation is underway.

FYI: Alaska has very strong privacy laws.

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Commenter The Master: “Is the irony pretty ironic? Obama slams McCain for not using email and Palin’s gets hacked when she does.”

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#201

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:06 pm, zyzzyg said:

Very bad form. They broke the law and should be punished.
#202

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:17 pm, bear1909 said:

If by “DEARLY” one means a team of high-price lawyers, books contracts, and talk show appearances, then maybe so.

Let me clarify: dearly if they lose the election because we get out the vote for the only credible choice: McCain/Palin.
#203

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:19 pm, purplepeep said:

bear1909 said:
Dan Rather paid a hefty price for his BDS slander of President Bush. I think this goes way to the top of Flinchy’s campaign and the DNC.

Just a hunch about these reprobates. It is going to cost them DEARLY.

The question we need to keep on asking on the Emailgate break-in is the same one Rather posed in 1973:

“What did the Obama campaign know about it and when did they know it?”

Just as Watergate was followed up from some 3rd-rate burglary suspects all the way to the top, the DOJ needs to go up the foodchain on this crime.

And conservative blogs, pundits, talk radio and politicians need to push this so the MSM cannot ignore it and is forced to report on it.
#204

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:22 pm, bear1909 said:

Obama is a “Christian” they can get behind.

i understand more than a few “christians” have gotten behind Flinchy. ROFLMAO

bad bear! no doughnut!

Bear1909 out
#205

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:30 pm, dj said:

I don’t now why we are surprised. If BO can commit blatant treason in Iraq, trying to broker deals to the detriment of our troops and our country, and get away with it, why wouldn’t his disciples and moronic drooling followers think they could get away with breaking the law?
THESE.PEOPLE.ARE.SICK.
#206

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:30 pm, AlohaGuy said:

Commenter The Master: “Is the irony pretty ironic? Obama slams McCain for not using email and Palin’s gets hacked when she does.”

Michelle, just an opinion but no irony. My guess is they were planning an attack on McCain and found out he didn’t email, but kept quiet about Palin while they hacked her. Pure conjecture, but when I smell smoke, I start looking for the fire.
#207

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:32 pm, AlohaGuy said:

THESE.PEOPLE.ARE.~~SICK~~VERY.DANGEROUS.ENEMIES.OF.FREEDOM

IMO
#208

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:32 pm, DBNinKY said:

Obama is up in Gallup and CBS polls for the first time since the Republican convention. They are surging and we have peaked.

Don’t believe it!

Obama’s minute gain - and boy, is it ever a minute gain - is only a bleep resulting from yesterday’s overwhelming financial news. The respondents to that poll were just preoccupied with one dire MSM report after another on the economy, and were grasping for straws.

Believe me, it’s Obama who has peaked and will never again have a significant lead over President McCain in the polls once the debates start and the two men can be measured in side-by-side comparison.

At that point Obama will be but a reminder of the near-miss with disaster our country had when we allowed ourselves to be misled by MSM hype and the pretty words of a vain politician.
#209

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:45 pm, dj said:

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:32 pm, DBNinKY said:

I hope you are right. I am looking forward to the debates too.
#210

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:49 pm, DBNinKY said:

I am looking forward to the debates too.

Absolutely! As we learned from his debates with HRC, Obama does not perform well in a one to one confrontation.
#211

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:50 pm, mattm said:

I hope the people responsible for this need to be in prison for a very, very long time. I hope the FBI follows this up to the very top. I wouldn’t be supized if the DNC, Obama, MoveON or Sors is involved.
#212

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:53 pm, Miss Ladybug said:

I don’t have time to catch up on the comment thread, but not everyone with a Yahoo! email address is just using the free webmail. I have a friend who - when high-speed internet only recently became available where she lives - got the AT&T internet service. The email addresses she and her husband have - through their AT&T service - are @yahoo.com…
#213

On September 17th, 2008 at 7:53 pm, FilmLadd said:

Unfortunately it does seem as if there will be wide-scale violence if Obama loses, and wide-scale destruction of individual liberty which will then lead to wide-scale violence if he wins.
#214

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:02 pm, Mojave Mark said:

The Democrats are the new Marxists. What a disgrace.
#215

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:18 pm, love2rumba said:

Bastards. Bastards all.

Yup…and they are only going to hurt themselves in the end…the Chinese Finger Puzzle just got tighter around the Dems necks, and soon will be cutting some (political) flesh.

It is also indicates how desparate the dems are for a victory. After McCain sails to victory.. it would not be unreasonable to expect violence ala the Weather Underground style by January 2009.
#216

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:23 pm, brooklyn red said:

Mojave Mark said: The Democrats are the new Marxists. What a disgrace.

errr, there are no new Marxists… just Marxists. There are however new Democrats (who are Marxists for sure) & it is way past disgraceful, it is dangerous. Very dangerous. Freedom & self determination is in jeopardy. Nothing less…
#217

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:25 pm, almiller said:

Nick Denton is pitiable but his mother should be vilified, excoriated, scorned and shamed. She is a disgusting horrid monster.
#218

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:28 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

Amazing how quiet the Odumbo campaign is about all this. Could you imagine if someone published emails of Odumbo’s private account? There would be cries of investigations, blaming the vast right wing conspiracy, racism, and anything else in their playbook.
#219

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:29 pm, CO2 Producer said:

Re: my reaction

Here, I’ll do it for you, webmaster:

(message deleted at 8:29 pm)
#220

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:35 pm, Bruce said:

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#221

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:36 pm, Jimmie said:

This is just all so disgusting on all sides. It makes me want to just register “independent” . The Democrats can break the law with impunity and the Republicans just stand there with a dumb look and do nothing….as AlGore famously and smugly stated…”no over riding legal authority”…they can break the law because no one has the guts to charge them or arrest them. BUT let some one hack Obama’s email and over riding legal authority will be found. And arrests will be make….just makes me sick, I would sure like to see a few scalps hung on this, but I will not be holding my breath.

Do you think they (liberals) know that they can get away with this stuff and maybe that is why they keep doing it?…..could it be?
#222

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:40 pm, Jimmie said:

One more thing…they not only get away with this stuff…they make money at it to…Sarah’s stuff will be sold and published the criminals will make a lot of money….she hasn’t the protection under the law that liberals do…what a deal….
#223

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:44 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

If this was a domestic hack, meaning by individuals in the US… they will be caught. It may take some time, but you will soon see them paraded into court in handcuffs… wearing Obama ‘08 buttons no doubt.
#224

On September 17th, 2008 at 9:01 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

There are many groups like Anonymous. I’ve run into a couple of them. Difficult for an individual to track down, but not difficult for the Feds to track down.

And an important note.

Don’t visit the websites that these hackers operate. They will almost always build in trojans and other viruses into their site. Just opening their site could compromise your PC.

Not talking about Gawker. Talking about other sites that are not commercial. Avoid them.
#225

On September 17th, 2008 at 9:22 pm, RockyR said:

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Anyone want to play?

Errr…. no
#226

On September 17th, 2008 at 9:22 pm, RockyR said:

Don’t visit the websites that these hackers operate. They will almost always build in trojans and other viruses into their site. Just opening their site could compromise your PC.

Buy a Mac, visit any site you like
#227

On September 17th, 2008 at 9:28 pm, Erbo said:

The people that hacked Sarah Palin’s E-mail need to be sued for their underwear, imprisoned, tortured, and shot. (And, incidentally, I would say that about worms that hack anyone’s E-mail, not just in this case.)

And Wikileaks and other sites publishing information extracted from her E-mail need to face Federal charges themselves, as “accessory after the fact.”
#228

On September 17th, 2008 at 9:28 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

Sadly even Safari can be exploited. I have a mac. Though it is safer.

And is anyone surprised Obama supporters committed criminal acts to try to get him elected?

I’m not.
#229

On September 17th, 2008 at 9:49 pm, FilmLadd said:

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:18 pm, love2rumba said:

After McCain sails to victory.. it would not be unreasonable to expect violence ala the Weather Underground style by January 2009.

Sadly, I think it will be much, much worse than that and will break out a few hours after the announcement of the winners.

Here is my formula. If it becomes apparent that Obama will lose a few weeks ahead of time, then the level of collectivist anger will manifest itself thus:

(Rodney King L.A. Riots gone nationwide + Weather Underground) * (Animal Rights Terrorism + National Democrat leaders Sympathizing + Media Frenzy) = Hot Guerrilla Urban / SubUrban Civil War
#230

On September 17th, 2008 at 9:51 pm, sausage said:

The people that hacked Sarah Palin’s E-mail need to be sued for their underwear, imprisoned, tortured, and shot

Hey, is that part of the Bush doctrine people have been talking about recently?…
#231

On September 17th, 2008 at 9:52 pm, Zheldon said:

On September 17th, 2008 at 9:22 pm, RockyR said:
Don’t visit the websites that these hackers operate. They will almost always build in trojans and other viruses into their site. Just opening their site could compromise your PC.
Buy a Mac, visit any site you like

Any machine can be hacked, nothing is fool proof. Windows is just the top selling dog so it gets all of the attacks.

I take that back, there is one way to keep any machine from being hacked. Do not hook it up to a network of any kind where you do not control the machines and are the only one using the machines.
#232

On September 17th, 2008 at 10:15 pm, Republicanvet said:

On September 17th, 2008 at 8:28 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

Amazing how quiet the Odumbo campaign is about all this. Could you imagine if someone published emails of Odumbo’s private account? There would be cries of investigations, blaming the vast right wing conspiracy, racism, and anything else in their playbook.

The drive-bys would be hounding McCain 24/7 demanding he take responsibility for it, and Fancy Nancy, Dingy Harry and Henry “Nostrilitus” Waxman would be racing each other to hold congressional hearings first.
#233

On September 17th, 2008 at 10:21 pm, ErinF said:

I hope these guys get thrown in jail for this.
#234

On September 17th, 2008 at 10:23 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

On September 17th, 2008 at 5:50 pm, The Master said:

Is the irony is very ironic? Obama slams McCain for not using email and Palin’s get hacked when she does.

Hmmmm. Maybe he was hoping that someone would hack Senator McCain’s email accounts for a change instead of Governor Palin’s.

Just saying…

ECS
#235

On September 17th, 2008 at 10:31 pm, purplepeep said:

Zheldon said:

On September 17th, 2008 at 9:22 pm, RockyR said:
Don’t visit the websites that these hackers operate. They will almost always build in trojans and other viruses into their site. Just opening their site could compromise your PC.
Buy a Mac, visit any site you like

Any machine can be hacked, nothing is fool proof. Windows is just the top selling dog so it gets all of the attacks.

Correct. In fact, every site “knows” which OS - and other info - a person is using; Windows, Mac, Linux, whatever. For example, here’s who’s-using-what to browse this site:

Michelle Malkin - Sitemeter stats

A page can be scripted to download a virus appropiate for the type of OS visiting it.

It’s also correct that since most people use it, Windows/IE is a bigger target.
#236

On September 17th, 2008 at 10:36 pm, gco said:

After McCain sails to victory.. it would not be unreasonable to expect violence ala the Weather Underground style by January 2009./
Sadly, I think it will be much, much worse than that and will break out a few hours after the announcement of the winners.

I suspect that it would be rather hard for an Obamarrhoid to shoot straight while simultaneously wetting his dainties. If there is any notable number of armed leftist radicals who will commit to widespread, long-term violence, then I think they will be well outnumbered by ordinary American citizens, usually caricatured as gun-loving morons, who will be capable of quenching the threat expeditiously. When it comes to ordinary citizens (many even registered as Democrats) having to defend themselves, their neighbors, and their way of life, they won’t hesitate to remove the threat.
#237

On September 17th, 2008 at 10:53 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

And of course, from ABCNews.com (aka, hit job online pub for Obama) has to somehow add this to their email story:

As we covered yesterday, Palin has used her private e-mail account to conduct official business and, like members of the Bush administration before her, has attempted to use this as a way to avoid the very transparency she pledged would mark her gubernatorial term.

So, I suppose hacking into someone’s private email account is justified in some way?
#238

On September 17th, 2008 at 11:08 pm, jangar said:

Ahh, the new American Left…

The same ones who go ape sh*t over the Patriot act, Bush and evesdropping!
#239

On September 17th, 2008 at 11:09 pm, Jim M. said:

Just watched Gloria Alread on Greta jump immediately to the Democratic talking poiints - change the issue to Palin’s “possible” use of a personal account to avoid a State subpoena.

Moron. A subpoena can and usually does cover multiple addresses - the language usually reads something like “any and all electronic communications pertaining to”…

In addition, States, much like most corporations, have strict policies against using government or company facilities for personal matters. In a corporation, it is grounds for termination. With government, it is grounds at least for an ethics violation and often times dismissal.

To avoid even the appearance of abuse, most government and corproate officials use both business and personal e-mail accounts. And if there is any question as to whether it is an official or personal matter, prudence dictates it be treated as a personal matter. Better to error on the side of personal business than to inadvertently violate written policy or regulation.

Pretty shocking that the left is spinning away on this. It is such a non issue that it makes them look even more deranged than usual.
#240

On September 18th, 2008 at 1:44 am, torabora said:

These hacker(s) are idiots. If I were to commit such a crime I’d park on the web site and monitor the traffic for juicy bits. Only when it was obvious I’d been locked out would I go public…and certainly not in a way that could trace back to me.

Fools, they’re now going to be indicted. Their own lawyers will rape them.

Paging John Edwards to the front desk. John Edwards to the front desk please.
#241

On September 18th, 2008 at 7:29 am, FilmLadd said:

On September 17th, 2008 at 10:36 pm, gco said:

I suspect that it would be rather hard for an Obamarrhoid to shoot straight while simultaneously wetting his dainties.

Funny but inaccurate. Do you remember the Rodney King riots? Stop thinking of anemic college kids or a couple of aging hippies protesting the price of arugula. Think in terms of mass numbers.

Imagine a significant number of angry thugs who have little to no regard for private property rights or human life. They will feel entitled to act out because their guy’s election was “stolen” by the evil white Republicans.
#242

On September 18th, 2008 at 7:32 am, Salukidog said:

A better description of a community organizer and his followers in the Bible were the Suducees and Pharisees which Jesus tagged as a ” brood of vipers ” Matthew 3-7…
#243

On September 18th, 2008 at 7:33 am, FilmLadd said:

On September 18th, 2008 at 1:44 am, torabora said:

These hacker(s) are idiots. If I were to commit such a crime I’d park on the web site and monitor the traffic for juicy bits. Only when it was obvious I’d been locked out would I go public…and certainly not in a way that could trace back to me.

This was not an attempt to expose anything embarrassing to Palin. This was an attempt to intimidate an enemy.

Psych-ops 101 in the 21st century. Show the enemy that they are vulnerable through any means possible, including technology. Russia did it to Georgia before they invaded. China does it to us on a constant basis.
#244

On September 18th, 2008 at 7:56 am, rplatt said:

The Democrats and their leftist thugs are venomous slime. They need to be attacked head on and it should be relentless.
#245

On September 18th, 2008 at 8:01 am, almeehan said:

The Secret Service contacted The Associated Press on Wednesday and asked for copies of the leaked e-mails, which circulated widely on the Internet. The AP did not comply.

feckless AP
#246

On September 18th, 2008 at 8:27 am, franksalterego said:

Funny,

how I get severely chastised and roundly criticised, whenever I tell someone I blindly pull the lever on a straight Republican ticket,

isn’t it.
#247

On September 18th, 2008 at 9:03 am, Chesapeaekegal said:

In the stories I have read about this they all (Wired/AP/MyWay) in about the third paragraph start the “was she using gov.email/private email to avoid exposure of whatever the way the Bush administration has.) #1…can someone direct me to where it was EVER proven in court that the Bush administration actually did this? Bet not. SOS….tell a lie long enough and it becomes the truth. This is downright scary if you ask me. I may just throw my computer away.
#248

On September 18th, 2008 at 9:21 am, Jet Jaguar said:

Yeah, and the libs are SO concerned about Bush violating our privacy w/the Patriot Act. I guess private email doesn’t count.
#249

On September 18th, 2008 at 9:33 am, babbledabble said:

I read a few of the comments uner the CNN article referenced above “investigating”.

How loud would these people scream if someone hacked into THEIR accounts? But it’s OK because Sarah Palin is obviously hiding something. egad these people really are nuts. I never realized there was so much hate in this country.
#250

On September 18th, 2008 at 9:38 am, sonofdy said:

So I have to share this. Not on topic. I had someone hit my car in the parking lot, not alot of damaged but anyway I take my car in to get fixed. All is good till I notice that there is NEW damage to the front of my car and my anti-democrat sticker on my rear bumper is now firmly stuck to my rear view mirror. Of course I am calling arround rasing hell but how F$%^ING petty. Never use daves bodyshop in west jordan utah if you are a republican. Where they did fix it they actualy did a good job, but my god, grow up.
#251

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:01 am, MarkD said:

Calm down already. These morons have again overreached, disgusting most decent people, which I still believe is most Americans. The FBI is investigating, and the persons responsible will end up prosecuted.

Heard an apology from the Obama camp? I thought not. His silence condones it, just compounding the evidence that he is not fit to be a community organizer, much less any higher position.

To the person who had the problem with teh body shop, talk with the manager or owner. Let him know that unless restitution and an apology is forthcoming, you will write a letter to the editor of your local paper. The owner will care. Money talks.
#252

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:05 am, sonofdy said:

The owner will care. Money talks.

Believe me I am on it.
#253

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:06 am, lgm said:

TxSkirt said (#26):

Reminds me of those losers who followed Newt’s car around a few years ago and recorded his private phone conversations. I thought I couldn’t be surprised by their tactics, but I am. I am disgusted.

I was thinking the same thing. Those losers collected airtight evidence of Gingrich committing a felony. Gingrich would have gone to jail had the evidence not been collected illegally. Ironically, Gingrich benefited from an ACLU supported technicality.

The hackers were not Obama agents. They were kids with too much time on their hands guessing the password of someone not savvy enough to pick a good password.
#254

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:09 am, Misscheryl said:

They were kids with too much time on their hands.

Kinda like you huh?
#255

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:17 am, ErinF said:

Just a sign of things to come under an Obama-bin-Biden administration. NONE of our emails will be safe.
#256

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:20 am, sonofdy said:

Just a sign of things to come under an Obama-bin-Biden administration. NONE of our emails will be safe.

Except democrats emails.
#257

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:23 am, DBNinKY said:

Russia invades Georgia, an American ally: where’s Obama? Hawaii, doing the “3AM” hula.

Wall Street and America’s banking system have a meltdown, thanks to the nefarious Democrat corruption of Fannie and Freddie: where’s Obama? Hollywood, making a “3AM” withdrawal at the bank of Outta Touch, with branches in San Fran, DC and Manhattan.
#258

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:26 am, Goldwater Knight said:

I was thinking the same thing. Those losers collected airtight evidence of Gingrich committing a felony. Gingrich would have gone to jail had the evidence not been collected illegally. Ironically, Gingrich benefited from an ACLU supported technicality.

The hackers were not Obama agents. They were kids with too much time on their hands guessing the password of someone not savvy enough to pick a good password.

lgm is a communist agent. He is affiliated with hardcore leftwing radical groups that at under FBI observation.
#259

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:31 am, NJ-Aviator said:

purplepeep said:

It’s also correct that since most people use it, Windows/IE is a bigger target.

Use Firefox and an Add-On called No Script. It’s not perfect, but will restrict sites from running scripts unless you specifically allow it. Makes clicking on a link much safer.
#260

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:36 am, JHSII said:

lgm #251

Since when is it a felony to disagree with a liberal?

I do know it’s a felony to follow around someone’s car and tap into and record their private conversations.
#261

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:37 am, RetFireman said:

I have been simply beside myself since first reading this last evening. Yes, I actually do have things to do and was cleaning and went to the fishing hole with the girls and everything yesterday. I successfully avoided the computer all day until last evening.

I just don’t have the words to use to describe my emotions towards what this is, what it means, what I feel about those who did it and the way Liberals everywhere in this country have felt absolutely justified in every last foul horrendous loathsome, vile thing they have done towards this woman and her family since John McCain was first rumored to have chosen her as his running mate.

Of course gone are the days when a person would make a rumor in the paper about a Vice Presidential or Presidential candidate and, even though they had printed an apology, said person would be found floating in a river or canal several days later…and in my mind, after this last offense, all I can say is, “That’s a real shame.”

Poor little B. Hussein Obama. He has the truth about who and what he is, told and he cries foul and screams, “Enough is enough” in between sobs and around his thumb that he is mercilessly sucking raw. Yet he and only he is responsible for all these things in the same way that President Bush was being held responsible for “Swiftboating” the traitor Kerry four years ago.

It is his supporters that are carrying these heinous acts out.

They are doing it in his name and with the express intention of throwing this election and getting a Socialist Liberal with Islamic roots and background during a war against said fundamentalists from that religion a mere 7 years after we were attacked in their name.

They are carrying out these illegal and cruel attacks in his name…he who is an admitted drug user to the point where he was, to paraphrase his own words, close enough to being lost forever in a world of cocaine, pot and God knows what all else.

They are carrying them out in the name of a man who spent 20 years following in and believing in a church and religious belief system that is on par with the same false Christian sect that is encouraged and followed and endorsed by members of the Ku Klux Klan.

He who has allegedly carried out an act of such treason as to conduct closed door talks with the leaders of a country where our troops are deployed, fighting a war against Islamic Terrorism so that said government would delay anything that would end said war prior to the election for President that he is running in so that his opponents party would not be credited for ending said war, thus giving him potential votes, swaying an election.

Him that has done so many shady hings in his past that he refuses to even allow anyone access to his own birth certificate due to the possibility that it may contain proof that he is not even an American citizen, thus not being legitimately allowed to even run for that office…

He who has remained silent time after time as the MSM continues these attacks against his opponent’s running mate and her family, not doing anything to cease these attacks, but instead have all his cronies and handlers out there on the Sunday Programs, in the papers, on the radio, propagating their own versions of the same slander and libel.

His silence, on top of his very own statements makes him culpable for this act. At this point, the entire Democrat party is responsible for it, for they and their support groups have been carrying out a systematic attack on all those who think and believe differently than them in an incredibly thug like manner for over 8 years now. It is not only not condemned, but in many cases actually condoned.

Even the AP has refused to give up their papers that they have on this event, thus allowing treasonous and seditious criminals to get away with hacking into a Vice Presidential candidate’s personal information, pictures of their children, personal e-mails and God knows what else.

I hold Barack Hussein Obama, Howard Dean, Nanci Pelosi, Harry Reid the DNC, and every single Democrat and Liberal personally responsible for this and every other act that has been done to GOVERNOR Sarah Palin and her family, some no more than a few months old.

I turly hope they find these guys floating. And I also pray that, at minimum, things are incredibly difficult come April 15th for others.

Enough IS Enough.

Anyone who would vote for this dirt-bag hasn’t a single ounce of moral turpitude in their entire body or soul…if, in fact, they even have one of those.
#262

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:47 am, Yashmak said:

I was thinking the same thing. Those losers collected airtight evidence of Gingrich committing a felony. Gingrich would have gone to jail had the evidence not been collected illegally. Ironically, Gingrich benefited from an ACLU supported technicality.

- lgm

A) What felony was Gingrich supposed to have committed, source?
B) Were the individuals involved prosecuted for their illegal eavesdropping? You’d think the left would be all over them, given their rancor over wiretapping etc. etc. But somehow, I’ll imagine they didn’t care in this instance.
#263

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:48 am, Mister P said:

Anybody see those dopey lawyers on Greta’s show. They turned this into a “Did she use her personal email account to do public business” red herring. Let’s see, lets take this opportunity to look at her private emails and see if she did something wrong. Greta to her credit was stunned by their arrogance.

Let’s see. Lets hack into the email accounts of these lawyers, post it on the internet and see what dopey things they have said in the emails.
#264

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:54 am, Mister P said:

Posters at SF Gate are focusing on the ‘fact’ that she was doing official government business on Yahoo to circumvent being investigated. They casually ignore the fact that the hack was criminal.

How do they know that any of the emails the illegally spied were even hers. Some or all could easily be faked.
#265

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:00 am, CO2 Producer said:

I just don’t have the words to use to describe my emotions

Boy, for someone who doesn’t have the words, you sure found a lot of them. I hear ya, though.
#266

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:08 am, BlameAmericaLast said:

Regardless of what she was using her Yahoo or whatever email account for, breaking into it illegally, is still a violation.

Making excuses that she was using private email to do government work, is a lame diversionary excuse for the left.

The AP has refused to cooperate with the Secret Service on the matter. Just saw the article this morning.

Typical.
#267

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:15 am, Ilovemycountry said:

How come Chuck Hagel hates America?

“Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel said his party’s vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, lacks foreign policy experience and called it a “stretch” to say she’s qualified to be president.”

Please explain why he’s wrong - thanks
#268

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:16 am, purplepeep said:

RetFireman said:
I hold Barack Hussein Obama, Howard Dean, Nanci Pelosi, Harry Reid the DNC, and every single Democrat and Liberal personally responsible for this and every other act that has been done to GOVERNOR Sarah Palin and her family, some no more than a few months old.

Rightpundits.com adds something interesting:

“The story of the Sarah Palin email hack has taken a new turn. According to security experts, the hackers have been traced to Barack Obama’s hometown of Chicago. His national headquarters is located there.”

It goes on to the historical perspective:

“In many ways the Palin email hack of her Yahoo account reminds voters of the Watergate break in of 1972. A generation ago, a very suspicious presidential candidate ordered his men to break into George McGovern’s campaign headquarters in Washington DC. The episode was emblematic of an administration known for dirty tricks politics as usual.

In those days they did not have electronic mail but they did have private correspondence on paper. Richard Nixon won election but was impeached for felonies related to the Watergate hack within a year. What is now known as Icegate in 2008 is eerily reminiscent to Watergate in 1972.”

Sarah Palin Email Hack Traced to Chicago
#269

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:20 am, Flyoverman said:

LGM,

Newt violated House rules. There were no criminal charges against him. What is noteworthy is the reaction to scandals by Republicans and Democrats. Republicans like Newt resign. Stubbs, Frank, Rangel, Rostenkowski, Jefferson, Hastings, Clinton, etc. etc. etc. all refuse to resign.

You have a dirtball like Al Franken, fleecer of the Boys and Girls Club, supported by the Democrats in his bid for the U.S. Senate. See siilar suport of Ted Stevens? Nope.

They are not unpunished by their leaders, and held up as heros who have been unfairly attacked. That’s why when Pelosi starts spewing about “Culture of Corruption,” I want to hurl. Democrats remind me more of MI-13 than a political party.
#270

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:20 am, Cosmo said:

I believe the Morrissey lyric is:

“Spineless bastards all.”

And I agree wholeheartedly.
#271

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:23 am, Flyoverman said:

I think we need to see what the NSA might have on the hackers. Dead serious. Let’s see what Echelon has.
#272

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:25 am, Salt said:

On September 18th, 2008 at 10:47 am, Yashmak said:

Yashmak, don’t bother with lgm. He only makes claims he reads on liberal talking points blogs. He doesn’t bother with any real evidence or logic after he makes them.

Besides which, you’ll notice that he doesn’t really condemn the hackers. They’re just “some kids”. It’s all harmless in his eyes, I suppose.

The ‘kids’ may or may not be agents from Obama’s campaign, but that won’t stop Obama’s campaign from finding some use of their crime. I can just imagine what the 0 campaign has been reading this morning.

The rumors that the hackers have been traced to Chicago is interesting. Doesn’t yet prove anything, of course, but … still interesting.
#273

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:34 am, lgm said:

purplepeep said (#267):

According to security experts, the hackers have been traced to Barack Obama’s hometown of Chicago.

Chicago is bigger than Wasilla. There are people in Chicago who don’t work for Obama or even know him.

Of course, the “security expert” is somebody’s cousin in San Fransisco.
#274

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:52 am, purplepeep said:

lgm said:
There are people in Chicago who don’t work for Obama or even know him.

And Watergate was “just” a page 35 one-paragraph story in section D at one time, laddie. Isn’t it interesting the Obama campaign offers no condemnation of the Palin Emailgate break-in, instead it is going the “no comment” route on this?

I forgot to paste the last paragraph:

“Stay tuned. The explosive turn of events in the 2008 presidential election leave much unknown at this point. Was the Obama campaign involved? Or did individuals act alone? We should know who was behind the Icegate breakin before the election on November 4th.”

Excel-leeeent….
#275

On September 18th, 2008 at 11:52 am, DBNinKY said:

Besides which, you’ll notice that he doesn’t really condemn the hackers. They’re just “some kids”. It’s all harmless in his eyes, I suppose.

Apparently he’s adapted the Wizard of Oz philosophy in turning a blind eye to the corruption surrounding Obama The Experienced. “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.”
#276

On September 18th, 2008 at 12:26 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

Yeah, it is quite interesting that no one from the Odumbo camp has said anything about this privacy breach.

On another note, this should be a wakeup call to anyone who is concerned about security, email, etc.

There are other methods to protect yourself further, and one of them is the Tor project…

Here the link to their website.
#277

On September 18th, 2008 at 12:27 pm, TooMuchTime said:

Two words - warrantless search.

If this had been a police investigation, the emails would be excluded as evidence. If the Obama campaign had a backbone, they would say publicly that these emails and any information in them is off-limits.

They can’t, of course. Because this is what Obama does. He got a judge to unseal the Jack and Jeri Ryan divorce records so he could use it against them. Now, he’s doing this. Please, any liberals on this blog, don’t insult my intelligence by saying Obama’s camp didn’t know. I may have been born at night but I wasn’t born last night! Obama is a dirty scum liberal that will break any law and lie in any way to gain the power he craves.

The democrats break laws to get information about their opponents. The Republicans demand release of documents but the democrats never do because they know their past will sink them.

Dirt. Bag. Scum.
#278

On September 18th, 2008 at 12:44 pm, emjem24 said:

What happened to Sarah Palin was a blatant disrespect to her privacy. I notice that the person who wants to get in people’s faces who disagree with him, Obummer, hasn’t said a damn thing about this. I wonder if one of Obummer’s thugs is responsible for this?

Both my husband and I have been victims of identity theft and it’s the most helpless feeling in the world. I hate to “shoehorn” my identity into a thread again, but military members and their dependents/families are very vulnerable to such privacy intrusions. Every time you move, you give strangers access to your most private information.

The federal government needs to crack down hard on these hackers. I don’t care who they are but they have no right to hack into Sarah Palin’s private email and anyone, including Dems, who defends the practice, really shows their disregard for the rule of law.

The only person who tolerates such indignities this campaign season is Obummer. He will do anything to win including rigging votes. Such is what the Dem Party has become.
#279

On September 18th, 2008 at 1:13 pm, IndependentTom said:

Addressing two issues that were raised by the comments:

#1….Whoever did this, if they can be traced, should be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible.

#2…. I really have doubts that is Senator Obama loses that there will be riots in the streets.
#280

On September 18th, 2008 at 1:14 pm, IndependentTom said:

Pardon me…..#2 should read….”I really have doubts that IF Senator Obama loses that there will be riots in the streets.”
#281

On September 18th, 2008 at 1:18 pm, Gordon Marock said:

Umm, Lgm, I hate to break it to you, but I have done extensive research, including internet research, and have reliably determined that there is not a single person in Chicago who does not work for Obama.
#282

On September 18th, 2008 at 1:47 pm, Hannibal said:

On September 18th, 2008 at 1:13 pm, IndependentTom said:

#1….Whoever did this, if they can be traced, should be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible.

Tom, nice sentiment, but why bother? Chuck Schumer’s staffers who used Michael Steele’s SS# to perform identity fraud and obtain his credit report got squat for what they did. Katie Barge did not even get charged and Lauren Weiner got 150 hours of community service and had her record expunged. The judicial system just doesn’t care. I think Chuck Schumer said at the time,” Michael Steele is just being a big baby about it. If he has nothing to hide, then why shouldn’t we all be able to read his credit report?”.

What Would Obama DO
Vote present in ‘08
#283

On September 18th, 2008 at 5:28 pm, RetFireman said:

And what has been B. Hussein’s response to this? What has he personally had to say about it? I can barely hear anything else over the oppressive silence from him, his campaign the DNC…

To doubt that his campaign is not rejoicing in this, that they did not rifle through each and every piece of electronic property that was stolen, is to not have a brain cell in your head, let alone to not understand how this game is played.

No one is saying how even after she has once again been violated by Liberals and the Left in general that they STILL have nothing on her, that she is STILL without anything they can use against her. No, it is all more red herrings about how she may or may not have been using personal e-mail to conduct government business.

There is no law that states Government employees are forbidden from having personal e-mail accounts. When someone has one, there will be discussions about work related items with people you know. I had both a personal account and one at work, and used them both. While there were things you were prohibited from sending or talking about on the work related address, you do not have similar restrictions on the personal ones.

Considering ALL the documentation from B. Hussein that, to this day, he refuses to allow to be seen…including his birth certificate and other items that are normally released about a candidate, it is completely and totally dishonest for ANYONE in the DNC or on the Left to demand that ANYTHING MORE be released about either McCain or Palin.

Again, the fact the the lowlife trolls on this site and the DNC in general has been silent concerning this event and the treatment of Governor Palin in general should give more insight into who and what they are than a thousand internet hacks into their personal lives.

Is this what they mean by change? Or is this what B. Hussein is referring to when he is telling his followers to “get in their faces” and that he is going to have a tougher stance.

He is now talking about how his background in dirty, mean, scumwad Chicago Politics is going to be used. This is their messiah? this is the scumwad that they wish to have as President?

the choice between an American hero and a Chicago thug.

There is no redemption for those that would ally with thugs and scumbags.
#284

On September 19th, 2008 at 12:06 am, happyscrapper said:

On September 17th, 2008 at 10:53 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:
And of course, from ABCNews.com (aka, hit job online pub for Obama) has to somehow add this to their email story:

As we covered yesterday, Palin has used her private e-mail account to conduct official business and, like members of the Bush administration before her, has attempted to use this as a way to avoid the very transparency she pledged would mark her gubernatorial term.

So abc is as corrupt as nbc now. They put out this hit piece without checking to see if it is true. Last I heard, there was no evidence that she used her personal account for offical business. And, if there were some official e-mails in there, why would they make the leap that she did it covertly to avoid transparency? What a bunch of dishonest jerks. It is so obvious they printed that to smear Gov. Palin. They continue to get away with these kinds of slanders. I know one thing, I will never trust another thing the mainstream media tries to pedal. They are toast. Perhaps the alphabet stations will be the next to go bankrupt.
#285

On September 19th, 2008 at 1:20 am, RetFireman said:

However, as has been noted, there is no proof that she did that. If anything this proves that this e-mail account was for anything but that. Even the hacker said it was clean.

Therefore this is still nothing but the same libel that she has been forced to endure for a month now.

They need to be sued for that. Everyone who does this should be forced to pay with jail time or money.

Maybe then they will learn.