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I heard Hannity(?) the other day bitching about this as if it were sponsored by or sanctioned by the DNC.  And here it turns out to be some smurf with too much time on his hands.

Why change the password? He may have well have just called the police himself.

Dumbass.

AHA!

Finally, a real smoking gun we can all trust.

Kripto wrote:

Why change the password? He may have well have just called the police himself.

Dumbass.

That's how he got in, by changing the password.

everlong554 wrote:

bratboy wrote:

Define "prominent."

He's a state representative in Tennessee.

Pick a state other than your own--there are a couple of gimmes (Alaska and Tennessee) which have been in the news recently, so leave them out. Now name any member of that state's legislature.

Hell, most people would have trouble naming the state legislator(s) for their own district(s).

everlong554 wrote:

bratboy wrote:

Define "prominent."

He's a state representative in Tennessee.

Exactly.

everlong554 wrote:

D'Eyncourt wrote:

everlong554 wrote:

He's a state representative in Tennessee.

Pick a state other than your own--there are a couple of gimmes (Alaska and Tennessee) which have been in the news recently, so leave them out. Now name any member of that state's legislature.

Hell, most people would have trouble naming the state legislator(s) for their own district(s).

That means nothing.

As was your use of "prominent."

...was indicted on a charge of accessing a computer without authorization and entered a plea of not guilty in U.S. District Court today.  He was released on his own recognizance but is ordered back in court on Dec. 2 with a trial set for Dec. 16. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

    Also see: Kernell indicted in break-in to Palin’s Yahoo email

As part of his release, a few other restrictions were imposed. Here’s where it gets good:

    * A ban on owning a computer.
    * Restriction of Internet use to e-mail and college coursework only.
    * No contact with Gov. Palin or her family
    * No travel outside eastern Tennessee without approval from a probation officer.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10356

Last edited by daemon (2008-10-09 2:44 pm)

Gr@sshopper wrote:

How come nobody is talking about Palin routing official traffic through yahoo?

There's an awful lot of people named nobody ...

bratboy wrote:

everlong554 wrote:

By that I meant he's not the volunteer that an organizer hired last week and is doing data entry on a pc or calling potential voters to get the word out. He's not a nobody.

No, he's not a nobody.  He's a democratic state rep....in Tennessee.  To call him a "prominent democrat in politics" is to rob the word "prominent" of all meaning, unless you're asserting that every elected politician is "prominent in politics."  Is every elected democratic politician a "prominent" democrat?  If so, the label really does mean little.

He's a named player. certainly not in the upper echelon, but not a nobody. It was distinguishing between an elected official say, and some shmo volunteer. I'll freely agree that a state representative is not as big as say a senator or governor, but its not chump change either.

Seems like a public service to me. Because, indeed, she was subverting public records law. The ol' Rove circumvent the intent via 'private' service.

Obviously, the Chinese, or even the 'just outside my window' Russians could have done it, if this accused didn't .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co … id=topnews

Palin's gubernatorial calendar, obtained by The Washington Post under the Alaska Public Records Act, adds to the understanding of Palin as a political phenomenon, a governor from an obscure state who exploded onto the national stage after just 21 months in office. While many factors played a role in Palin's rise, including her background in broadcast journalism and the appeal of her life story, she also benefited from expert counsel on how to take her message to a national audience.

Palin made energy a priority as she took office in December 2006. Much of her time was devoted to discussions of a proposed 1,700-mile pipeline that would deliver natural gas from the North Slope of Alaska to the lower 48 states. The issue had long been controversial, but Palin vowed to tackle it without making too many concessions to oil companies. Her first contact with Washington came on Jan. 17, 2007, when the vice president called her to discuss the project, the calendar shows.

An interesting read. About PR. However, I thought this a salient quote. So, if she had a 'private' say iCal on .Mac, I'd call that fair game to 'explore'.

The phone call with Unit2 leads me think she knows a bit more about being Unit2 than she's let on.

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