Suppose for a second that the baby rumors are true--how many people would know the truth?

Obviously the family. At least some doctors and nurses. At least a couple aides to the governor. Who else?

:thumbsup:

:rofl:

control the paper trail too.

All she needs to do is create public records and pay/threaten people to say what she wants.

WWTMD?

(What would the Mafia do?)

Who in Alaska would challenge the governor and an oil insider?

One doctor, two nurses, 2 lab techs, one insurance filer- maybe two.

Heres the thing though, her medical records including insurance are covered by HIPAA. If anyone discussed her or her daughters medical history without permission not only would they lose their job they would lose their license to practice, and have to go in front of a board. I've known two in my field that have broken HIPAA by accident, just by leaving a paper face up in the truck, and they had to do the whole 9 yards. Board to explain etc.

The aides wouldn't necessarily know, remember her office was "Shocked" when she revealed it.

The father, his family, and some of his friends.

Anyone who came into contact with the putatively pregnant daughter. Friends of the daughter, who, given the car accident, was apparently out and about. Friends and family of those friends (Unless we believe in some magical place where 16 year old boys and girls can keep their mouths shut about anything, much less a juicy scandal involving their famous friend!)

In the hospital, the doctor, any nurses on staff when the daughter supposedly delivered, and when the mother was to supposedly deliver. Nurses and receptionists on staff for prenatal visits and likely a sonogram specialist/ultrasound tech. Don't forget the lab techs running blood and urine tests! Nurses on staff in the two days immediately following the birth. Many of the hospital personnel would have to be necessarily accomplices to all sorts of criminal acts associated with false documentation. Oh, and none of those people mentioned this completely outrageous charade to anybody they knew at all, despite its utterly scandalous storyline mimicking Desperate Housewives. they were so committed to HIPAA that this incredible cover-up didn't strike them as interesting dinner table talk with hubby, wife, or friends, or a hilarious story to tell while drinking at the local waterhole. A complete silence by all involved!

Let's say roughly 40-50 people who know for sure, if our understanding of human behavior rather than wacky parlor game puzzle-ology is any indication.

Of course, according to some people here, the "governor" of Alaska has power to induce general silence and compel criminal complicity equal to that of a Mafia don.

:rofl:

If you take into account the kids, the medical staff, the record keepers and the next door neighbors it just defies plausibility. I'm having a hard time with this entire thing for that very reason. This is not the sort of thing that would be "secret" for much more than about ten minutes.

I have to confess I wonder if it is some sort of "Look! It's Halley's Comet!" sort of distraction. What are we missing while we are looking in this direction?



Laura

With a state trooper, no less!

It's a completely preposterous tale.

but yeah, "proving" this would be a problem... Unless there's a custody dispute, you couldn't compel a DNA test.

Too many people to silence here...

out of fear mostly