That's right, Mike, and Palin and her looney family ignored an order from the court as they continued to harrass Wooten.
I think it's time they all were rounded up and sent to jail for contempt of court. Let's see if the GOP men think she's still a "babe" when she doesn't have a makeup artist and hairstylist at her beck and call, and when an orange jumpsuit is stretched across her double-wide ass. ----------- On Sep 11, 1:57 am, mike532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A judge repeatedly told Palin and family not to badmouth her sister's > exhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/158140 > An Anchorage judge three years ago warned Sarah Palin and members of > her family to stop "disparaging" the reputation of Alaska State > Trooper Michael Wooten, who at the time was undergoing a bitter > separation and divorce from Palin's sister Molly. > > Allegations that Palin, her husband Todd, and at least one top > gubernatorial aide continued to vilify Wooten—after Palin became > Alaska's governor and pressured state police officials to take action > against him—are at the center of "Troopergate," a political and > ethical controversy which has embroiled Palin's administration and is > currently the subject of an official inquiry by a special investigator > hired by the state legislature. > > 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." > > 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." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
