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.
The guy should be locked up, period.
Prayers for the safety of Sarah and her family.
**Praying for the safety of Sarah and her family.
The same way I transport my gun via airlines, in my checked bags.
You betcha! Thrilled to and WELCOME!!!
“Using a Lord of the Rings analogy, the left are the Orcs of today.”
Well, the rank and file are orcs; the elite are the nazgul and balrogs.
That’s what I was thinking too. I just read the story of Schaffer last night. This Shawn Christy nut needs to be in a psych hospital.
You must mean Gov. Chris Christy. Did you notice that the story in the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman mentions Kristan Cole and Kris Perry? Then in recent news there have been Christine O'Donnell, Florida Gov. Christ, and speculation about 0bama's Christianity. And, I now get emails from someone named Kristine from the O'Donnell campaign, and I keep hearing about Christiane Amanpour, and now this post by kristinn. Is anyone else noticing the frequent use of this phoneme?
I know you do, ((( LLS ))) Maybe she’ll write on FaceBook soon. We’ll keep watching.
Can you provide the link or where you found that pic. Looking for more info.
Yes.
Exactly. This is what moonbattery begets. They take it to the next step. Sarah and Glenn Beck need to exercise care.
You can learn new vocalberry words at the lieberry.
Indeed, but they may be fictional... LOL!
The level of hysteria among even casual, non-political liberals online is amazing. I’m in a near constant state of war with the hardcore ones. Their level of both denial and sheer hatred will blow your mind.
I am so SICK of this. I nthe old days such people would have been locked up. I wonder if this is a mental patient who got out of the hospital recently.
The stupid MSM acts like a special interest group and power that must be catered to in it’s own right. This is freakin insane.
I’m shocked. First Palin thread that I’ve been on and no Palin haters showed up to condemn ‘our precious’.
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