Palin's gillnet (Palin's Secret Criminal Past)

The Politico ^ | August 31, 2008 | Ben Smith

[txroadkill]

Amid the vast volume of anti-Palin e-mails flying around at the moment, the one asserting that she once pled guilty to criminal negligence sort of sticks out, and seemed worth poking around.

Alaska state records show that she was charged in June of 1993, and pled no contest, to the serious-sounding charge.

Turns out that it's less a major felony, more an only-in-Alaska moment, and that — like so many of these things — it's surfaced in Palin's earlier races, notably in 2002.

The details of the weighty charge: Using a drift gillnet to harvest salmon from the Bristol Bay area without an annual permit.

Here's from the 2002 Anchorage Daily News:

[txroadkill]

In 1993 Palin pleaded no contest in Dillingham District Court to a fishing violation — failure to register as a set gillnet permit holder. And the violation was then mistakenly entered into the court computer system as being a felony.

Palin explained the fishing violation by saying that she had been a crew member but took over the permit for that season from her sister-in-law. Palin then forgot to switch her registration from that of a crew member to a permit holder, she said.

Palin called the court in Dillingham and straightened out the mistaken felony designation. The court clerk described it as a “data input error” and faxed Palin a letter of apology, saying the error has been corrected.

But in recent days reporters have anonymously received copies of the court record calling it a felony. “I think it’s pretty cowardly,” Palin said. “Somebody is peddling this five days before the election, obviously to smear my reputation.”

Say it ain't so Sarah!

[Dilbert San Diego]

Well, Sarah better get off the ticket then shouldn’t she? (sarcasm) this is very serious charge.

[frankjr]

“Using a drift gillnet to harvest salmon from the Bristol Bay area without an annual permit.”

This is not funny, I am half Salmon.

[the invisib1e hand]

oh crap. PETA won't like this one bit.

....

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahaha!

I like mine grilled...

[TribalPrincess2U]

They get more pathetic everyday. Hilarious.

Can’t show this too much....
Compare these two, side by side.

http://www.justsaynodeal.com/

[SampleMan]

OMG!!!!

Are there parking tickets too???!!!

[Defiant]

Hope she still has that gill net, I hear the biden are running. Not good for sale, but can be used as chum.

[JLS]

Never fear the Dummies will run with this.

[BossLady]

I bet she was 2 days late paying her electric bill a few times too!!!! LMAO!

These people are incredible......what a desperate bunch of idiots! :o

[freespirited]

We are honored to have a Salmon-American here at FR. It is a step forward for our diversity.

And to think this historic moment happened just a day before Labor Day.

[Aria]

At least she’s familiar with the dirty tricks game - a game that will be ratcheted up to hyper level between now and election day.

This is a remarkable woman and the bad guys will do and say anything to take her down.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

There goes the Gay, Lesbian, Salmon and Transgender vote.

[Ancient Drive]

goodness gracious! these people are getting desperate. I GOT TICKET FOR FISHING WITHOUT A LICENSE... AND PLED GUILTY.. PAID THE FINE AND GOT ON WITH MY LIFE!

[Sue Perkick]

[Tribune7]

Maybe she’ll save the Klamath River hydro-electric dams.

[longtermmemmory]

How dare she use a gillnet without a permit!

Did she realize the carbon footpring of the gillnet!??

(/s)

[frankjr]

“We are honored to have a Salmon-American here at FR. It is a step forward for our diversity.”

Thank you. It’s a long story, but let’s just say my father thought he was swimming downstream, but he was actually swimming upstream. That is when all heck broke out.

[rabscuttle385]

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[maggief]

Holy crap!

This is hugh and series, akin to those hooligan Duke lacrosse players peeing in bushes.

[bereanway]

Those pictures of Sarah hunting and fishing don't seem to be just photo-ops like we've seen with some of the metrosexuals on the other side. Guess it makes sense when I think that her mom and dad were caribou hunting when Todd called and told them to check the news.

[EGPWS]

Well, Sarah better get off the ticket then shouldn’t she? (sarcasm) this is very serious charge.

Yes and before the convention.

I would hate to see her in front of the Grand Jury pointing a crooked finger into the camera's having to lie and state "I didn't have fish net relation's with that salmon!"

[rabscuttle385]

Well, Juan did say that he wanted to pick someone who shares his values and beliefs.

[Political Junkie Too]

Yes! Illegal gillnetting without a permit vs. plagiarism. Democrats, go for it!

-PJ

[Sue Perkick]

Celebrate diversity!!!!

I’m gonna go grill something.

[yazoo]

She was a crewman on a salmon boat? She just gets better and better.

[justlurking]

I hereby confess: I too pleaded no-contest. Twice.

... to speeding tickets. I got deferred adjudication, took a defensive driving course, and got an insurance discount as a reward. :-)

Fortunately, the second offense occurred shortly after my insurance discount from the first defensive driving course expired. So, I was able to renew the discount!

[Diverdogz]

A freind of mine swears he saw her drive 70 in a 65 mph zone.

[Jeff Chandler]

"The only good salmon is a grilled salmon."

Palin has run a state, a town and a commercial fishing operation. Obama ain't run nothin' but his mouth. - Mark Steyn

[Riley]

We are honored to have a Salmon-American here at FR. It is a step forward for our diversity.

Does he have a Mullet?

[gunnedah]

This is the same M.O. the Democrats and MSM used with a 25 year old DWI charge against Bush. They overlook Obama’s admitted hard drug use and possibly a homosexual affair for a fishing technical violation.The Democrats and the MSM are not worthy of sleeping in Palin’s outhouse. I hope I didn't reveal something she doesn't have the proper license for.Some of the good old boys in South Carolina have even made a statement that God was on their side in this election because he was sending Gustav to New Orleans but the Press overlooks that.I guess they are on vacation and overcoming their drunk outs with Obama.

[maggief]

[txroadkill]

OMG!!!! Are there parking tickets too???!!!

Let's just hope not.

[ari-freedom]

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?

[Crazieman]

Failure to use turn signal while Republican. Death penalty violation.

[Snickering Hound]

What?! What?! Palin had a real job and had to deal with incompetent government bureaucrats like most people outside the beltway?

[maggief]

If she wears white shoes after tomorrow we are really screwed!

:)

[Bringbackthedraft]

OMG! Wait till they find out that a foul was called on her in a HS basketball game. It’s over.

[OCC]

Wher can I get me a set gillnet permit?

[Tanniker Smith]

Palin then forgot

She forgot????? How could she!!!

What if she forgot to return Putin's call?

What if she forgot that Chris Matthews was a liberal weenie?

What is she forgot to load her gun when the moose was charging??
and by gun I mean "teleprompter" and moose I mean "pelosi" and charging I mean "raving, foaming at the mouth"...

[NonValueAdded]

The Democrats and the MSM are not worthy of sleeping in Palin’s outhouse.

Actually, I do wish they would sleep in Palin's outhouse because I have an idea!

[Bringbackthedraft]

Oh crap, I let it out, it was to be a October surprise, and Dan Rather was to report on it.

[353FMG]

“But in recent days reporters have anonymously received copies of the court record calling it a felony.”

Have we ever been shown a copy of Obambi’s AMERICAN birth certificate? Why the secrecy?

[healy61]

Please stand corrected: Transflounder vote.

[SampleMan]

If she wears white shoes after tomorrow we are really screwed!

Now that there is just funny!

[Dick Bachert]

This whole thing sounds awfully FISHY to me.

Just another Democrat SHELL game?

But on the SCALE of transgressions, since she did plead GILLTY, it’s a WHALE of a problem so we’d better not MINNOWMIZE it.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Have we ever been shown a copy of Obambi’s AMERICAN birth certificate? Why the secrecy? .................... They have the original locked away with Kerry’s Form 180.

[Popman]

In 1993, 15 years ago I made terrible mistake. I have regretted my entire life. I hang my head in deep shame

No, I didn't abort my babies. No, I didn't associate with known terrorist. No, I didn't associate with known criminals to enrich myself. No, I didn't snort coke. No, I didn't attend a radical hate America church.

But with a heart full of remorse and a deep need to cleanse my soul, I admit to fishing illegally by mistake.

Please forgive me, a sinner

Sarah Palin

[ladyvet]

LOL!....Priceless!

[Yossarian]

Well, Juan did say that he wanted to pick someone who shares his values and beliefs.

Wow, you've turned into a real parody of yourself...

...and I see on your profile you're still trying to tell people you're an Engineering student - snort!

[jamndad5]

“The only good salmon is a grilled salmon.”
I don’t know, smoked with a little philly on a cracker?