At an earlier point in my legal career, I handled a few divorces and a lot of DSS cases before I decided that I wasn’t cut out for it. I saw plenty of cases where clients and family members had no sense of boundaries and needed serious help with anger-management issues. I didn’t have to worry that my clients might end up a 72-year-old heartbeat away from the Oval Office…. http://www.newsweek.com/id/158140
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 [sic] the parent needs to set boundaries for their relatives.”
What did Palin do when she got elected — uh, huh…. turned that abusive private behavior into abusive public behavior — Troopergate.
And you said you were a “lawyer”? Did you cover “evidence” in Law School? Do they ave a legal term for making “disparaging” comments about a person based on remarks by “her and her family”? Or are you trying to say when a family member says something that Palin is responsible?
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p>Exactly what are you saying she (Palin, not her family) did? Without specifics aren’t you smearing? What would a judge say to you if you presented this blurb?
Do you have kids? Have you ever been divorced? Kids know that they are a product of both of their parents – when one parent runs down the other, it affects the kids in a very real way – that’s why parenting classes are mandatory for people getting divorced.
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p>As to a legal term for disparaging, yes there is one, apparently you failed to read it in the quote above – here it is again:
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p>As to exactly what Sarah Palin and her family did, I suggest you re-read the post – or go read the Newsweek article, the link was provided.
Yes I have 5 kids and yes I have been divorced once. I agree, BTW, that parenting classes are a great idea. And I will also tell yo that “disparaging” remarks will accompany a vast majority of divorces no matter how civil they appear.
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p>Sarah did not get divorced though and Sarah’s sister is not running for VP. If she was then some of what you are saying would be a valid issue.
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p>I re-read the article to be sure and I still don’t see anything specifically against Palin. The article made continual references to Palin and her family and never mentioned anything Sarah Palin did. Did her mother do something, her sister, her children… ? What exactly did she do? Newsweek has done a great job of lumping “Palin and her family” whenever possible but have also obscured any direct proof by doing this.
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p>If I was running for VP and my brother got divorced and all my brothers, sisters, parents… supported and her and “some” of those relatives crossed the line by making “disparaging remarks” maybe the judge would issue a similar order against my family but if it doesn’t single me out with examples of specific remarks made b me then it’s meaningless.
The JUDGE made the finding and the comment about the inappropriate behavior after reviewing the evidence. Newsweek is reporting on what is actually in the files that are open and on record at the local courthouse — and how that behavior has continued in spite of the Court’s statement while Palin was still a private citizen that she crossed the line. I am posting the link to the article.
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p>Instead taking the intellectually lazy way out and attacking the messenger, explain to me AFTER you’ve read the article why you think a person whom a court has found to act in such an inappropriate manner, and who has used the power of her office to take a private vendetta public, should be trusted to give the order to go to war or drop a nuclear bomb. Frankly, I saw too many cases like this — the implications of allowing someone who clearly does not know how to turn off her anger to become Commander in Chief are seriously scary.
If Palin’s parents said some nasty stuff about the guy you can’t blame Sarah Palin. There was no place in the article where I saw Sarah Palin implicated, charged or directly accused of doing anything. There were several references to “Palin and her family were warned…” but this means NOTHING to me.
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p>Now you mentioned your “legal career” in the post… are you seriously trying to say the statement “Palin and her family…” holds any direct responsibility to Sarah Palin? If you were defending a person with a statement like that in court, how quickly would you get it stricken from the records?
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p>Let me try it… “MetroWest Dem and other lawyers all…” Meaningless!
Are you trying the ultimate Ad Hom attack KB? Should I go hire Alan Derchowitz to defend my rights of FREE SPEECH? It couldn’t be my language since you support maryscott’s vulgarity laced rants. It couldn’t be my ideology since you haven’t asked for EaBoClipper to be terminated. Can’t be my lack of IQ since surely a good Democrat like you would be tolerant of stupid people like me.
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p>Maybe the fascist inside of you is coming out and you just want to silence someone who disagrees with you or doesn’t speak latin or have a degree in Psychology. Maybe you woke up this morning and forgot this was America. If you don’t like my opinions or my thoughts… go somewhere else.
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p>What would you call an American who wants to silence the opinion of someone they disagree with???? Un-American???