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.
“Whoops! I thought Shawn R. Christy was a prong-horned antelope. Gotta get my scope cleaned.”
This clause is not breaking news!
(All sarcasm in this post is of course directed at the news media.)
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... 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.
At this point, Id rather Sarah take the whacko out(if he tries to harm her in anyway). Of course it’s what the libtards want, but you know what, if its between Sarah becoming President and Sarah protecting herself and family, of course I’d pick the second option.
I don’t think this guy is motivated by politics either, he’s just a looney tune..he has also threatened, according to that article, to sexually assault Sarah..reminds me of when that idiot Sandra Bernhard said during the 2008 election that she would get her “Black buddies” to gang rape Sarah if she ever went to NY..yeah where were the feminist groups then *crickets*
Utterly depraved humans are inhabiting this
earthly plain right now. God bless and protect
Sarah and her dear ones.
I think we can put the word to use.
This whack-job is quoting the Bible: sounds like a paranoid schziodphenic.
“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.”
It certainly amazes me as I recall Sarah having a very high approval rating before the witch hunt began. I think it was about 90 percent.
Hang in there Palin family. They’re shakin’ in their shoes!
One administrators here (who has really been giving me a hard time recently) removed that post in order to protect the stalker.
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Whattheheck is *that* all about ? Daytime or evening ?
Jeeeeze .....
“May God watch over the Palins and keep them all safe from harm!”
Amen.
I pray for her at least once daily, and also pray for God to protect her and her precious family.
If we email him, he will start stalking us too. I don’t need him coming to my house, I don’t have a gun, but I do have a bat, so I could use that. Restraining orders don’t mean squat. How many women are murdered by their ex-boyfriends/husbands even when a restraining order is in place..it happens all the time. I’ve always known that there were whackos going after her, but this guy takes the cake. Sarah was going through all this and she never showed it in her face, she is one amazing woman. I will continue to pray for her family.
I remember during the campaign how she used to just go into the crowd, talk to the people, that is what she was all about, now, I can understand the fear, it’s crazy. This guy needs to be watched 24/7 to make sure that he doesn’t come 1000 feet within any member of the Palin or Cole families.
Ah ha ... evening.
Just did. Amen!
“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.”
Occupied at the time, I believe.
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