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.
You can do that? Choose your own area code?
His cell phone broke and he thought Sarah could fix it..WOW..a few days ago I had issues with my computer, I should have called her LOL. Is that guy related to Bill Maher, it would make sense
Yep, “it wasn’t the brightest idea...”
Yeah, spoofing, or hacking into the cell phone tower, you can make your cell phone appear to be anything you want
I see that! The Scranton link provided the most complete coverage thus far. It even named that he has also threatend Barack Obama too and that he was looked at by mental health professionals. Yikes. Hearing noises in his cell phone and asserting the the Secret Service was responsible and he was let loose? JMJ.
Dear Lord ... I had no idea. So he’s a techie/
hacker type to be able to do that or is that
easy to do for most (not non-wired souls like
me)?
Apparently, so. Learn something everyday.
I don’t think he is a techie..he sounds like a fruit loop. I think you can find out how to spoof online. Heck if you can find out how to build a bomb online you can find out how to hack a cell phone to show a random number.
I’ve received strange cell phone calls before. Just a few days ago someone called my cell phone asking for “mike” I told him there was a Mike here, he repeated the cell phone number which was mine and I told him there is no Mike here. He called again a few days later, I didn’t even bother answering. If I don’t recognize the number I don’t answer it. I’ve heard about how someone can call your phone and steal your number if you answer it, don’t know if that is true or not
told him there was NO Mike here I meant to say
Got it .... I don’t answer unrecognizable #’s either.
What a wacky world.
Hope his family get him on some meds....
Not much anyone can do to protect anyone unless he takes actions.
You should read the statement his parents gave, they sound as whacked out as the kid is
When you purchase a cell phone you choose your area code.
Yes, read the statement by his loving parents.
Looks like the Secret Service and other authorities are keeping an eye on them all.
I guess the saying is true, the apple does not fall far from the tree. Let’s see, this kid tells his parents, “Hey Mom, Dad, my phone is broken, I think the Secret Service had something to do with it, I think I’m gonna ask Sarah Palin to fix it” and what do the parents to, absolutely nothing. Looks like his parents need a talking to on a nice sofa in a shrink’s office just as much as their whacko son does
That is a perfectly accurate reflection of what I’ve been seeing around the internet on many totally non-political message boards. The level of sheer vitriol far surpasses even that of President Bush during the last two years of his presidency. I wouldn’t have thought it possible, but the depth of their hatred is shocking. And they don’t know why.
Yes, on the whole damn family.
You make me LOL.
This guy is a carbon copy of hinckley.
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