Posted on 09/29/2010 7:38:30 PM PDT by kristinn
The news media has been slow to report the emergency restraining order obtained Monday by former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin against 18 year old Pennsylvania man Shawn R. Christy. It took forty-eight hours for the national media to report on the court order, even though it was reported online by the local paper the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman on Tuesday.
Palin friend Kristan Cole also obtained a restraining order against Christy, who reportedly told Cole he had bought a gun and flown to Alaska in recent days.
This evening, the Associated Press quoted testimony Palin gave by telephone in the hearing Monday:
"Bottom line is, he is crazy and could kill me," Palin said, according to the court transcript. "He wants me dead."
Palin also testified that he also believes he has some kind of relationship with her daughter, Willow, and has brought up the girl's name.
The AP also quoted Palin's attorney Thomas Van Flein on the constant threats the Palin family has lived with since she came to national prominence two years ago:
Christy had "risen to the top of the dozens and dozens of people" who have threatened Palin since 2008, when she emerged on the national stage. "He stands out as the most persistent," trying to reach her through friends, associates and family members, he said.
Reuters also published their first article on the Palin stalker tonight, noting "Cole, like the former Republican vice presidential candidate, is from Wasilla and a former beauty pageant contestant."
The Frontiersman reported more details today:
Cole testified that Christy sent a letter in August 2010 saying that “he tried to follow the bible but had evil and wickedness in him.” She said Christy told her that he is convinced she is evil and must be punished.
“Petitioner is concerned because the respondent appears to be unstable and has stated that he believes petitioner is evil and that she needs to be punished and that he is coming to confront her to get her to tell the truth.”
Christy also claims to have had a sexual relationship with Gov. Palin, the documents say. “Petitioner testified that respondent has told her that he has had an affair with Gov. Palin and that petitioner needs to tell the FBI the truth about the affair.”
Palin testified that she has not had a sexual relationship with Christy, the filing stated.
AOL News reports on Christy's purported Facebook page that Christy was homeschooled and claimed to work for a Hazelton recycling company.
The constant stalking the Palin family lives under explains their visceral reaction to literary stalker Joe McGinnis moving into the home next door to the Palins last summer to work on a book about Sarah Palin.
The media's slow coverage of the threats to Palin are in keeping with their downplaying of the arson fire at her church in Wasilla after the 2008 presidential election.
We need to send Carl Paladino up there to have a word with this guy.
These aspiring killers are a by-product of the Democrat media demonization of Palin.
FYI.
Sarahphobia.
If I were in the life insurance business, I would not sell this guy a policy for any amount of money.
Any pictures of this freak?
Pray for Sarah Palin, that God will protect her from these leftist animals.
Does this mean Sullivan has to shut down his blog too?
Thank you Lord Almighty for protecting Sarah Palin and her entire family from all harm! AMEN
I’m sure the media would be more eager to run the headline if this psycho’s last name was spelled the same way as a certain NJ governor’s.
If I had to bet, my guess would be that every member of that house (except Tig), could put their hands on a gun pretty quickly if trouble showed up at the home, even when the veteran, infantryman, son isn’t there.
Thanks for letting us know about this garbage.
Liberals and the media have also made the Palin kids targets for these sickos.
May God watch over the Palins and keep them all safe from harm! :-O
I really don’t worry so much about the Palins, I’m sure Sarah, Todd and Track can take care of boneheads like this. I do worry about the little ones (Piper, Trig and Tripp) and the possibility they might witness something awful happening. :*(
Sounds to me like even the demons in hell are frightened of Sarah. It almost goes without saying that Satan’s weak minded minions like RATs and the insane are frightened too.
Probably looks a lot like Alan Grayson.
No need for that. But the prayers for the protection of the Palin and Cole families are definitely in order.
I blame it mainly on the media, though the Dems control the media, so they gotta take some of the blame.
EXACTLY! There are always whackos who want to hurt prominent people but its the media that has really brought out the nut cases that go after Sarah. It’s the media that has repeatedly put this woman through emotional hell saying how evil she is, it just takes one nut to actually believe it and try to kill her. If anything ever happens to her, it will be the members of the media that will have blood on their hands, but they will probably celebrate any harm that comes to her because that is how much they hate her
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