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TeamJordan23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 11:54 AM
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Palin's Husband, Todd Palin, has a DUI Arrest
Sources close to Sarah Palin tell The Brody File that the husband of the GOP Vice-presidential choice, Todd Palin, was arrested and charged with Driving under the Influence of alcohol back in 1986. He was 22 years old at the time. He was driving in a truck with some friends in the small southwestern Alaska town of Dillingham when he was pulled over for the DUI. As is customary, he was taken to jail briefly. Sarah and Todd Palin were high school sweethearts so they were dating at the time. The Brody File can also report that there was no accident or injuries.

Sources close to Sarah Palin also tell The Brody File that Todd Palin has been “forthcoming about the situation and has indicated that it was a lesson learned from when he was younger.”

The old saying that confession is good for the soul could be behind this new development in the 2008 Presidential race. Or it could be a desire to stay ahead of any potential media storm.

http://thepage.time.com/2008/09/01/brody-file-todd-palin-had-1986-dui/
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/436411.aspx
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RichGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 11:54 AM
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1. Of course he does...
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 11:56 AM
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2. Not suprising
22 year old Redneck? It would be a surprise if he had no DUI.
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 11:56 AM
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3. Calling Alberto Gonzales. n/t
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bidenista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 11:56 AM
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4. bush's DUI story did him no harm
And that was right before the election. This is the husband of the VP, and we're in September. Sheesh.
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 11:58 AM
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5. it did do Bush harm
it suppressed some turnout among Republicans who learned of the secret at the last minute.
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:10 PM
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7. Nor did Dick Cheney's two DUI's
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:09 PM
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6. A DUI arrest 22 years ago for the husband of the VP nominee?
Total non-issue.
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trueblue2007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:11 PM
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11. This is ridulous.
The daughter is pregnant NOW.

The husband got a DUI 22 YEARS ago is a non issue!!

This stuff is stupid. Can't you do better research than that?
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:19 PM
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16. A beach is made from many grains of sand n/t
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cherokeeprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:16 PM
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14. A DUI arrest for the "high school sweetheart" of the current VP nominee.
That'll change the political landscape, uh huh.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:40 PM
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19. Not if he has an ongoing problem with alcohol
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:30 PM
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23. Which is a different matter, and not even implied by the DUI.
So you have your work cut out for you. Logic and inference won't do the trick here, we need fact.

But, if you show he has a drinking problem, then the DUI isn't a big deal, either, from over 20 years ago.
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:11 PM
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8. OMG. Shocking. Really.
Todd drinks because of Sarah.

:cry::cry::cry:
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:11 PM
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9. If DUI arrests didn't hurt Chimp or Cheney, then a husband's arrest won't hurt Tundra Barbie
Hell, Chimpy's wife killed her ex boyfriend with her car, and that wasn't even raised as an issue by the corporate media.
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:11 PM
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10. While a DUI is bad...it's not going to have any impact.
This is a non issue. Move on.
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deadmessengers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:14 PM
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12. Total crap
Probably true, totally irrelevant. He's not running for anything, it was 22 years ago, and there are bigger issues with Sarah Palin. This is a useless distraction.
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:16 PM
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13. Not a big deal.
First of all it was her husband, not her. Secondly, it was 22 years ago when he was 22 years old.

:boring::boring::boring:
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:18 PM
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15. SHE was stopped for driving with her daughter on her lap.. Hello Britney
There were no charges though..
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LisaL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:20 PM
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17. Too far back to be of issue.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:22 PM
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18. A drunk, negligent father, and when the children are left in his charge, the daughter turns to....
fornication as a way to bring a strong manly figure into her life.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:41 PM
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20. OHNOES, it just keeps getting deeper, a criminals in the campaign.
:spray: :wow:
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progressivebydesign Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:42 PM
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21. "that's okay because he's found the Lord!!" the repukes will say. n/t
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 12:42 PM
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22. To easy to explain away since it's so long ago. We need more relevance here. n/t
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