Newest Palin Attack: Son Vandalized Buses, Forced to Join Military (NYDaily News Debunks)

publiusforum.com ^ | 09/11/08 | Warner Todd Huston

[Mobile Vulgus]

It seems like the rumors, innuendo and smears thrown by the left against Governor Sarah Palin and her family will never stop. Apparently, the newest lie being casually thrown about by the DemocraticUnderground and the National Enquirer is that Palin's soldier son Track was involved as an unidentified vandal of Wasilla school buses in 2005. Worse, the rumormongers are denigrating Track's patriotism for joining the military and claiming that he was somehow "forced" to join to avoid prosecution. Naturally, they haven't a shred of proof. Fortunately, the New York Daily News has quickly debunked this lie.

In a DU posting from September 2, it was claimed that a "non-disclosed judicial source" said that Track Palin was an "unidentified minor" involved in tire slashings of a fleet of school buses in Wasilla in December of 2005. A 2005 report says that several teens had been found "deflating tires in 44 First Student buses, breaking mirrors and unplugging 110 buses from their engine-block heaters, which caused the buses not to start in subzero weather on Nov. 29."

The DU poster also said that Track was forced to join the military. "Rumors are circulating," the posting claims, "about Track being forced to accept military service or jail time."

It is reported that the National Enquirer is going to drop this story based on nothing but shadowy innuendo on Thursday....

Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...

[GovernmentShrinker]

But note that the source of the “debunking” is a couple of admitted and convicted teenage vandals. About the same credibility level as DU posters and much lower credibility than the National Enquirer.

[Jeff Head]

Let the left rant, let them rave, let them attack, let them try all in their power to find anything to besmirch this woman...it will only further her appeal to most Americans, increase her raitings, and reflect very badly on them.

"Fools shall mock, but they shall mourn."

THE SARAH PALIN PICK HAS TRUMPED OBAMA-BIDEN

[TC Rider]

LOL, just found this.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19601277/

100+ in a Prius, plus drugs.

[Navy Patriot]

Do they even do this anymore? Join or jail?

Ended in all states by 1970.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Does the military have access to juvenile records? THe Secret Service does, but I don’t know about the military. I’m assuming Track must have been a minor when this crime occurred, whether he was actually involved or not, because otherwise there would be no legitimate explanation for why two of the participants ended up with public records and the other two did not (unless Sarah pulled strings to keep her son’s record sealed while the other kids’ records were unsealed — plausible only if all the kids were minors, but two ended up being tried as adults).

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

This was debunked yesterday, on CNN of all places, when the actual vandals admitted that Track had nothing to do with it, and went into the military on his own accord.

[Armando Guerra]

I thought it was her other son, "Bat-Boy," that did it. I am still waiting to hear about Sarah's affair they have been claiming. Was it with John Edwards?

Sheesh, what are they going to come up with next? I'm with you, this is getting so absurd it can only help the Republicans.

[GovernmentShrinker]

You have more faith in the word of teenage vandals than I do . . .

[Navy Patriot]

LOL, you gotta get better still, to truly spoof the leftie loons!

[marine86297]

As a recruiter of Marines from 1994 to 1997, I can assure you that NO ONE is given the join or jail option anymore. We were/are forbidden by federal law from even appearing in a court room on behalf of an individual attempting to join. We are not allowed to attempt to sway a judge, prosecuter, attorney to plea, swap or drop charges in exchange for service.

This story is extremely un-informed and can be dis-proven with one phone call to a local recruiting command.

Semper Fidelis

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

You gotta be kiddin’ me!

[smoketree]

Not only that but the timeline.
Did he spend two years in basic or other training if he joined in 2006 and just gets shipped out in 2008?

[pgkdan]

You have more faith in the word of teenage vandals than I do . . .

And you have more faith in the democrat/MSM smear machine that's been directed at the Palin family than I do. What's your problem?

[GovernmentShrinker]

I’m sure no branch of the military participates in this sort of “deal”. However, can you tell me if the military has access to juvenile criminal records? If they don’t, then I don’t see anything stopping a judge from sentencing a juvenile to incarceration unless he joins the military by a certain date. And it’s the sort of deal that’s more plausible for a politician’s kid than any run of the mill kid.

[rivercat]

I heard that 0bama was pimping out his wife and daughters to the DNC convention-goers. Gee... That must make it true, right? DU makes Mos Eisley look like Disneyland.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Whoever comes up with these outrageous attacks, doesn’t even stop and consider just how absurd they sound on the surface or even bother to check their facts. The liberals must think were all stupid.

[Maelstorm]

Another smear. I know some phony stories have been made up about Obama but they die a fairly quick death in the conservative media. These attacks against Sarah and her family are just hateful.

[Jackson57]

Gov Palin “pulled strings”? Ok ...

[Condor51]

From your link..

They found less than an ounce of marijuana along with Xanax, Valium, Vicodin and Adderall,..

Jr. seems to have a problem. Must be due to all that worrying about Global Warming daddy yells in his ear 24/7.

[stayathomemom]

Is this anything like Vice President Al Gore's son 'junior' getting arrested for driving drunk and speeding at 100mph? (or was it drugs? I can't recall)

I think he was driving a Prius, so it must have been a proud moment for dad.