Warned by the Court

The court order related to the disparaging of Wooten to the children and in the community, That's why the court referred to it as a form of "child abuse." It was not a violation of the court order for the Palins to make the state police aware of Wooten's threats and potentially illegal acts (including killing a cow moose without a permit.) These were facts that the state police would be obliged to investigate and consider before deciding what action should be taken. There is a big difference between disparaging an individual (to lower in esteem; discredit or to speak slightingly of; show disrespect for; belittle) and the reporting of facts to the state police. In law the term disparage refers to "making an untrue statement that harms the reputation of another's business or product.." For Hosenball to say that the Palins attacked the character of Wooten by reporting his threats ot that they violated the court order by doing so is a gross misrepresenattion of the law.

Tasering a child is obvious child abuse and a felony in most states. If there were any truth to those statements they woud certainly have been raised, under oath, in the trial.

Releasing them to the press and not to the judge under oath suggests it is just a typical dirty trick in a nasty divorce.

Truth is an absolute defense to libel, and it is highly unlikely that the judge would have issued any kind of cease and desist order to the Palins if it conflicted with a first amendment right.

Palin seems to cherish the attack dog and barracuda images which are consistent with the tactics that she has appeared to have used against the trooper in a nasty divorce case.

Cross this "lady" in DC and you will get a knife in the back. Great for bipartisan politics.

I'm going to research how many Times, Molly Hacket [Palin's Sister], has been Married and does she have a Mental Illness or Drug & Alcohol Dependancies of Any Kind.

I know Wooten has been Maried (4-Times) !!!

Which is Very Common Behavior among (Rural, Southern & Mountainous People) Not to mention Alaska is a Haven for Domestic & Child Abuse, along with High Teenage Pregnacy !!!
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A spokesperson for the law firm that represented Palin's sister, now known as Molly Hackett, said Hackett's lawyer would have no comment because custody issues are still in litigation. Other lawyers representing Sarah Palin in connection with the state legislative investigation???which is examining whether she abused her powers as governor in trying to have Wooten fired or disciplined???had no immediate comment. Palin's official gubernatorial spokeswoman did not respond to e-mails and a phone message requesting comment.

Wooten's lawyer also did not respond to messages requesting comment. John Cyr, executive director of the State Troopers union, who testified at the divorce hearing and is acting as Wooten's spokesman, said Wooten has avoided giving media interviews because he wants to avoid criticizing his former relatives (to date, Wooten has granted just one interview, to CNN).

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 [Wooten] by the mother [Molly Hackett, Sarah Palin's sister] and her family members."

mrko405: I would not use my powers as Governor or a public official to intervene in a family matter.

Wooten admitted that what he did with the taser was stupid, but was not an attempt to hurt the child. In fact, it did not the hurt the child. The taser was in "training" mode. All the Palin outrage about the incident was much later after he broke up with her sister.

America remember the religious right would be burning people alive if the could get away with it that would include any religion not on their side or in agreement with them.

Is baptistforbrown2008 a parody??

I suppose the judge was a Democrat too. This seems right in line with the Palin creed of an "enemies" list and herr pit-bull attitude. She clearly overstepped her bounds in having her staff step into a family custody battle. Whether this is a large or small offense will be determined, but she clearly overstepped her gubernatorial boundaries. No credible person would believe that a staff member would take it upon themselves to insert themselves into their bosses family custody battle. It may not be a huge thing (or it may be), but it's real!

The trooper may not be a great guy and he may have been an idiot for doing a demonstration taser (at vastly reduced testing charge) on his 11-year old nephew, but this has been blown way out of proportion as part of the custody battle. I think what a custody investigator and the presiding judge have to say are far more credible than a partisan on a blog who picks and chooses what they wish to believe.

Ah yes.In to-day's issue of ObamaWeek we will see how the vicious harridan who may derail the Great One's move from the mansion in Hyde Park to the mansion in DC mistreated the child tasering salt of the earth who was married to her sister.No wonder the MSM enjoys the same public confidence level as telemarkers

Given how courts reflexively favor mothers over fathers in custody cases it's encouraging to see a judge attempting to level the playing field for the guy. On the other hand it is outrageous to hold the mother accountable for anyone's actions but her own. (Can you control what your brother does or says?) Additionally, the legal test for disparagement is truth, meaning that if the statement is true, it's not disparagement. Seems like most of the statements made about this trooper have been proven true. Ergo, any discussion of disparagement, past or present, is moot.

Doesn't surprise me, I think people should stop insulting women of America and holding this woman in sainthood. After all it isn't just being voted in as our first VP Woman, but as a woman with integrity. If you dig deep you will start to see the truth: Here is a good start: http://baptistsforbrown2008.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/sarah-palin-calls-obama-sambo-she-is-my-kind-a-gal/

http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%E2%80%9Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%E2%80%9D/



http://baptistsforbrown2008.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/sarah-palin-calls-obama-sambo-she-is-my-kind-a-gal/

http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%E2%80%9Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%E2%80%9D/

Again, the Republicans' hypocrisy is beyond comprehension! Slimeballs trying to sound righteous... just a bit too much for me... and we saw exactly how that turned out when Georgie Bush & his devil disciples like Rove and Cheney, spouted religion...

Tina in Tempe - it was a shotgun wedding, she wqas pregnant with her eldest when they married. Funny how the Conservatives overlook this for one of their own. If this was Michelle Obama, forget about it.

Of course Newsweek won't do the story about the Lead Investigator of "Troopergate" Hollis French, who before McCain announcement kept saying that Gov. Palin's office was being very "cooperative" now is changing his story and claims an "October Surprise."
Mr. French has and is a Obama surrogate in Alaska....

http://smartgirlpolitics.blogspot.com/2008/09/and-you-wonder-why-palin-hired-attorney.html

As The Stomach Turns - So Go the Days of Our Lives. It is truly the silly season.

McCain wanted a diversion from having to talk about the issues, and he certainly got it. Any discussion recently about the economy? the war? health care?

So Palin practiced crony-ism, used her power for personal persuasion, and got embroiled in family drama. Welcome to politics. Both parties do it all the time, let's not pretend we are shocked. And let's stop pretending it matters.

Can we PLEASE focus on the issues? So she can skin a moose; can she balance a budget? She was a former beauty queen; is she a future negotiater on the international stage? She fired a public servant; can she nominate a supreme court justice?

These are the important questions. Let's see if she has any answers.