A Nevada man has filed suit against the state's Department of Motor Vehicles after multiple requests for personalised licence plates supporting Republican Sarah Palin were rejected.
James Linlor, of Douglas County, claims his rights were violated when the state refused to issue a series of license plates supporting the former Alaska governor, branding them 'inappropriate' in nature.
According to the claim, 'GOPALIN' was among several requests rejected, while the agency approved others including 'GO OBAMA' and 'DMOCRAT'.
According to court documents filed on Friday in U.S. District Court, Mr Linlor filed for the personalised licence plate 'GOPALIN' in 2009 and 2010. Both, he says, were rejected, reports the Las Vegas Sun.
In June, 2010, his requests for 'PALIN,' 'PALIN12' and 'PALIN16' were denied.
The DMV’s Special Plates Committee, which reviews applications, stated the applications were 'vulgar or obscene or expressing superiority of political affiliation.'
Well at this point I have to side with the Nevada DMV, I mean clearly this vanity plate choice would fall into the "vulgar or obscene" category. I guess the reason could be that last one, but nah.
After all it is not like there is a clear demonstration of bias on the part of the Nevada DMV.
I'm sorry, WHICH license plate submissions did they okay?
Mr Linlor says he later discovered the DMV had issued other politicly-motivated license plates, including 'GOGREEN,' 'DMOCRAT,' 'AL GORE,' 'KERRY,' 'EDWARDS,' 'DEAN,' 'HILLARY' and 'RONPAUL,' while requests for 'REPBLCN' and 'BUSH,' were rejected.
Testing the system, Mr Linlor said he applied for a 'GO OBAMA' plate, which was approved.
Oh. They actually issued an "EDWARDS" and a "RONPAUL?"
Well that sort of changes things now doesn't it?
As much as it pains me to say, I do believe this gentleman has a very definite legal point and he should in fact be allowed to put "IMBCIL," I'm sorry I mean "GOPALIN" on his license plate. As ridiculous, and ill informed as that decision might be, it does appear to be unfair to reject HIS request while allowing other Nevada residents to put THEIR political idols on the license plates which adorn their vehicles.
After all, his decision could have been much, much worse.
GO$HIT = same thing.
ReplyDeleteI fully agree with you and the guy/idiot who wants "GoPalin" on his plate. If they won't let him get his plate, then other plates supporting candidates shouldn't be allowed.
ReplyDeleteWhere exactly does he want Palin to go?
ReplyDeleteI do agree that his request should be treated fairly. It is curious why, the other political type vanity plate words went through the system, but "palin" did not. He could take this as a divine message or something, and wait to see if she really announces.
ReplyDeleteObama has not trademarked his name. Why should the State of Nevada risk a copyright lawsuit so one ignoramus can announce his stupidity? If he's upset about it, he needs to complain to Sarah, Inc. Besides, he has bumper sticker options. Plenty of dumb crap you can stick on your bumper.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it has something to do with the trademark?
ReplyDeleteYep, fair is fair. If they'll do it for Democrats, they gotta do it for the Repubs, too.
ReplyDeleteYou shouldn't goad them with that IMBCIL plate idea, Gryph, they might actually go for that one, too also.
Strangly, I'd like to see a picture of that tat when all the hair grows back.
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming " LOSER" and " QWITTR" were already taken?
ReplyDeleteGawd, Sarah is becoming as ugly on the outside as she is on the inside...what an awful picture.
ReplyDeleteGranny was right. You start life with the face you are born with and you end up with the face you deserve.
All that hatefulness and lying is catching up with Sarah's looks.
Won't the legal trademarking of the Palin name be accomplished soon? Then it could be a problem for the fellow to display her name w/o her permission--or for the state to even produce Palin vanity plates.
ReplyDeleteAs an aside, what's wrong with Palin's hair in that picture. She can't afford shampoo and a comb?
He does know that plate could read, "GOP-alin"?
ReplyDeleteWhen I started reading this I immediately thought of the guy who had her face tatooed (sp?)on his body. I was never able to figure out from the picture, though, what part of his body it was on!! Guess that does not matter - the guy must be a total boob.
ReplyDeletePat Padrnos
She licensed her name.
ReplyDeleteMary W
UH, he said they had issued a Go Obama plate. Then he applied for the same plate and was approved.
ReplyDeleteNope.
They don't issue duplicate plates.
Which makes me question whether his claims are accurate.
Perhaps he should try Go Beck, Go Murdoch or Go Madoff and see what happens.
Great pic of Sarah. Looks like a poodle that got locked out in the rain.
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ReplyDeleteNo joke - I once knew a man named Charles Ulrich. He worked at a University and applied for the license plate of: CHUCK U and had it rejected - hahaha
Seriously though, I'm guessing there is a letter-combo inside the name that is causing the rejection. While responsible for a chatroom many years ago, a very nice man kept getting kicked out of our room because his nickname NightWatchman tripped our auto-swear kick. Can you see it? the word Twat is dead center...
And the DMV has even goofier rules than we did.
It's probably best this man doesn't get this plate anyway as in Nevada odds are locals would be inclined to kick the crap out of him or his car. DMV's probably done him a big favour :)
O/T, but something I have suspected for a long time now. Obviously, I'm not alone...
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin-sexual abuse victim?
I certainly hope not, but by observing her actions and words, you have to wonder.
Sarah uses a lot of sexual innuendo. Accuses President Obama of not having the cojones to deal with immigration. Cojones is Spanish for testicles, or balls.
When David Letterman made a joke about Willow, Sarah got all pissed off about it and called him a pervert.
Joe McGinniss moves in next door to write his book on Sarah, she freaks out and accuses him of trying to look into her bedroom window.
She also called reporters limp, impotent, and gutless when they actually had the "cojones" to report criticism of her. Impotent if of course when a man cannot get aroused.
In a Vanity Fair article Sarah is quoted while getting ready for a city council meeting that she is going to wear her push up bra tonight so she can get what she wants.
She also accused Shawn Christy and others of wanting to rape her daughters.
On many occasions she has dresses very provocatively.
The Belmont stakes, wearing a push up bra:
An interview with FOX News, wearing a sleeveless dress: pic
Wearing leopard shoes at the Long Island speech: pic
Newsweek, then bitches that it was sexist: pic
Yet she did pose the same way for Runner's World. Did she think that was sexist? pic
Victims of sexual abuse are more likely to engage in sexual behaviors like promiscuity, sexual innuendo, and dressing provoactively. They also have low self esteem. Sarah has had multiple sexual relationships with Brad Hanson and Curtis Menard and she definitely has low self esteem.
Another interesting thing is her relationship with her father, Chuck Heath. He seems like a predator. He bought a shirt that said "Coldest State, Hottest Governor". What kind of father does that? My dad didn't even like me wearing Co Ed Naked T-Shirts when I was in high school and college.
He also made a comment about kids losing their underwear? Ewww!
And in Sarah Palin's Alaska he showed unusual interest in Kate's daughters.
One other aspect about Sarah is she shows callousness towards other sexual abuse victims, like making rape victims pay for their rape kits: vid
And she thinks rape victims should not abort their babies that were conceived during rape: vid
One of the reasons Sarah fired Walt Monegan as Public Safety Commissioner was over the budget. He wanted more funding to fight sexual abuse and going after rapists. Sarah said no. The other reason is obvious, he would not fire Mike Wooten.
I don't know if Sarah is a sexual abuse victim, nor is it anyone's business, but if she did she needs HELP!
http://sarahpalinhasaserpents
heart.blogspot.com/2011/07/sarah-palin-sexual-abuse-victim.html
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That's a pic I haven't seen before. You sure get some good ones, Gryphen. Palin looks like a used up porn star in that one. Sadly, I suspect she deliberately makes those faces cause she thinks she looks hawt. She is so gross.
ReplyDeleteFYI - You can watch Murdoch and his spawn live at
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/
Rebecca Brooks, from the tweets I've been reading is expected to be questioned after them.
One tweet was so true:
"Whenever James speaks all I can here is the white noise of a PR man."
"IDIOT" on his license plates could stand for his idol and for himself.
ReplyDeletethat tat looks like Peggy Hill from
ReplyDelete'King of the Hill'
hahaha
losers----the tat twit and the twit in the tat
Well, if it's not a trademark issue, I think the guy should be able to embarrass himself with that license plate. I'll bet he would get a lot of comments!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved the idea of seeing that guy's tattoo when the hair grows back on his leg. (I'm laughing just thinking about it.) Maybe on a full moon?
This must be about her trademark. Seems easy enough to check on. Has anybody specifically asked the DMV why they issued some political names but not this one?
ReplyDeleteI live in Vegas and I would double check his veracity. I only say this because most crazy ass republicans lie like rugs. Although I must admit, I am seeing more and more Obama/Biden bumper stickers and I must say I like that.
ReplyDeleteBut I do agree, IF they did deny him, he should be able to show how proud he is of is stupidity. My hubby and I would love the laugh while sitting next to the bonehead at the light.
Didn't she trademark her name?
ReplyDeleteColbert Report: Epic Blockbuster
ReplyDeleteThe final "Harry Potter" and Sarah Palin's documentary would make a great double feature because both movies are about outsiders plucked from obscurity by an old wizard.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-
colbert-report-videos/392259/july
-18-2011/epic-blockbuster
If this is accurate, I bet this guy is looking for his 15 minutes of fame on Sarah's coat tails.
ReplyDelete'However, Nevada DMV Director Bruce Breslow said Mr Linlor was in fact issued a 'GOPALIN' license plate on December 30, 2010.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2016309/Man-sues-Nevada-DMV-trying-ban-personalised-GOPALIN-licence-plates.html#ixzz1SZAQ5uOV
This is not a 'fairness' issue, for cyrin' out loud. 'Palin' is trademarked. 'Obama' is not. You can't put 'Fruit Loops' on your license plate, either, although it would be about equally effective. If he wants to brand himself with Palin product, he's going to have to get it through an officially sanctioned distributor--not the State of Nevada. The only 'conspiracy' to keep people from using Sarah's name is her own and it's related to her grifting. She wants cash ever time her name is used. That's on 'Sarah the money grubber' and no one else.
ReplyDeleteIt could be a violation of her recently acquired trademark. The state would be making money off Palin's name.
ReplyDeleteAges ago, I remember my dad being upset they raised the fees on personalized plates. He said, "it used to be easy to spot the idiots on the road. Now you can only spot *rich* idiots."
The day we went to the DMV in Anchorage to get our AK plates (a very advanced and streamlined operation IMO) the clerk told us the random plate generator churned out DVL-666. They didn't issue it. :D
Don't understand why he was denied if the others were approved. First, I'd want to see proof that they were approved and do exist. Would also like to see it proven that his were rejected and not merely already in use.
ReplyDeleteI went to the NV website and tried a few 'Palin + number' combos. A couple were taken but found several number combinations that were available and approved.
https://dmvapp.nv.gov/dmv/vr/plateav/plateav_input.aspx
I have no problem with issuing a plate with the letters "GOPALIN" but it should be presented this way:
ReplyDeleteGOP Ailin' Now it's correct.
BTW, the "GOOBAMA" is still available in NV but it ends up looking like a dyslexic speller from NJ more than a shout out to the President. lol
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ReplyDeletethat would be my choice, my god, have you ever seen a woman as hot as she is? she could push the rest of the world around with her push up bra, winks, and tongue flicks. since conventional diplomacy hasn't seemed to work then why not some sexual innuendo or some real action to get those nuke accords and trade agreements signed? Or trade her ass for some Chinese debt reduction??
Time to get creative folks and she's got what it takes :-)
On the surface, I agree, it seems unfair, but I wish the state would clarify further it's reasons for not allowing it.
ReplyDeleteWhy should the state put itself at risk of being sued for trademark infringement?
Wait for a Facebook rant about free speech, censorship, and a vast left wing conspiracy against the old nag.
Gryphen, where DO you find these photos of Sarah? This one looks like she's morphing into an older "planet of the apes" charachter. Look at the crow's feet, the turkey neck, and the road kill on her head.
Her inner ugly is taking it's toll.
I kinda like GOPALIN
ReplyDeleteIt's kinda like a misspelling of GOP AILIN'
OK, that pic is just scarey. Kinda looks like someone in drag playing palin.
ReplyDeleteListening to Murdoch hearings and this tweet was on the twitter feed which I loved:
ReplyDelete"Judge Judy or Nancy Grace. Either one would sort this out by tea time and throw away the key."
6:25
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your comment. The hair growing out is something I did not think about - she may end up being a bearded lady.
Speaking as a woman - I could not imagine going to bed with a tatoo of Palin - or with someone stupid enough to have one!!
Pat Padrnos
Wow - I often see comments about SP's "dirty hair", but this is the first time I can see it! Yuck.
ReplyDeleteBack to the topic at hand, if somebody can have a vanity plate supporting the President, then this dipshit should be allowed to have one supporting the Idiot Queen.
A bit O/T, but very relevant to PAYlin. Daily caller has an article on the front page advocating a brokered Repub convention, as many, including party bigwigs and insiders are unsatisified with the current field of "lightweights"
ReplyDeletehttp://tinyurl.com/3sv56yf
The article links and refers to a PDF document drafted by unnamed prominent Repubs
For you PAYlin fans, here's a few juicy quotes:
Quotes:
Several long-time Republicans dissatisfied with the crop of candidates running for president have developed an unorthodox plan to upend what they consider a flawed GOP nomination process.
The chaos envisioned by the anonymous drafters of the idea would be a brokered Republican National Convention that might even lead to the nomination of dream candidates like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie or Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Clearly, the current crop of Republican presidential candidates will not do anything about it (the weak field)
They are trapped in the “bizzaro” world of the primaries.
If new candidates, such as the current governor of Texas or the FORMER GOVERNOR OF ALASKA (BigBoss idiot), jump into the primaries, the process will not change and therefore the outcome will not change
End quotes
So in theory, if you read through the PDF plan at:
http://tinyurl.com/426puly
you will see what they advocate is to have a "NONE of the above" option on state ballots.
That has to make the Palinbots feel great. Let's hope that the Repubs don't get smart enough to actually do that.
If PAYlin, Bachmann, and the rest of the weak field are tearing each other down in primaries and debates, that benefits everyone.
I know what I'd like MY plate to say:
PAYlinDefeated!
CNN has hour long interview between Dr Drew and Bristol on Thursday.
ReplyDeleteI believe Bristol may regret this sit down.
Wow. Bad wig day.
ReplyDeleteThis pic opf Palin makes me think she doe not have a dental plate in that she needs. Maybe she usually wears a parial, the way her cheeks are sunk in are a clear indication of that.
ReplyDeleteHoly She-eet, that is one muck fugly picture of the X-queen $carah!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't take this loser's word. Seems like a little fact checking is in order.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the guy that managed to get an FOPEC license plate by creating an elaborate ruse about a jewelry company founded by Francis Opec. It was supposedly for a company car. He even put up an elaborate website to back it up.
ReplyDeleteIt's still there:
http://fopec.com/
Actually Gryff, the DMV denied his request because they had already issued the GOPALIN plate, so it would be a duplicate. There are all kinds of political plates here in NV, on both sides (of course, someone had a "NOBAMA" one before the election). Typical Palin supporter, whining without regards to facts.
ReplyDelete"Bruce Breslow, director of the Nevada DMV, said Monday he’s not sure why Linlor brought a lawsuit this month because the “GOPALIN” plate was issued Dec. 30, 2010."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jul/18/nevada-man-sues-dmv-over-rejection-gopalin-license/
Thank you @ 9.41am - my point exactly.
ReplyDeleteSeveral people also raised a very good point that the Palin name is now trademarked so perhaps the DMV will have to revoke the GOPALIN license plate already issued to avoid being sue for trademark infringement?
Perhaps the loyal Palinbot in NV can take this up with their Queen? Can Palinbots get access to a special Palin merchandise distributor so they can display their ardent support for Ms Palin AND pay for the privilege to do so?
Where do you find these horrible photos of her. God, but she is a mess!!!
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ReplyDeleteCNN has hour long interview between Dr Drew and Bristol on Thursday.
I believe Bristol may regret this sit down.
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Drew has met and talked to Bristol before - I believe at the time of DWTS. He is very sympathic to her with regard to the 'treatment & outrage' she received while she was on tht DWTS.
Therefore, I see her appearance on his show as a total joke -- a total 'softball' as he's no different than the rest of the MSM. He's going to give her a 'total pass'.
He's unqualified to do what he does and I see him that same as I see Palin and Bristol -- A FAKE.
Usually I read all the comments before commenting myself, but I am a little busy today and had to comment on the quitters photo up with the sun glasses.
ReplyDeletePa$lin looks like an alien!!!
I find it odd -- this story for which Gryphen has written is being reported in a UK publication -- the same as how many of Palin's stories appear in the press.
ReplyDeleteCoincidence -- Scarah doesn't believe in those!!!
Don't believe everything you read. Think about it -- we are listening to the trainwreck Murdoch hearings in the UK.
mlaiuppa@9.14a - I don't "get" what "fopec" means and why it's obscene.
ReplyDeleteI'd love you to explain. I visited the website, and while it seemed strange, I couldn't figure it out.
TIA
Maybe he thought it meant GOP Ailin'
ReplyDeleteThe trademark wouldn't be an issue with the license plate.
ReplyDeleteWhen you trademark a word or phrase or brand name you have to declare it's use in a specific class, for which Ms. Palin declared use in classes 041 (Educational and entertainment purposes) and 035 (Use for political purposes, specifically on a website concerning political issues and to provide information about political elections).
The name's use on a license plate is fair game, at least with regard to the aforementioned trademark issue.
SP trademarked her name but does that mean that ALL spelling variations are also off-limits?
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking it can be used as long as it doesn't generate benefits?
She looks drunk or stoned in that picture!
ReplyDeleteThat photo shows the real Sarah Palin: shriveled and puckered up by all her toxic bitterness and venom, face sagging, hair greasy and straggly, scowling and embattled with her own private demons made public by her greed and neediness.
ReplyDeletethe pic of the $kank makes her look like Dr Suess' The Grinch, although the Grinch doesn't have a head full-0-split ends.....her bargain basement wigs must not've fit to well under her helmet eh?
ReplyDeleteJeez, what a scuzzy, filthy looking dirtbag.
ReplyDeleteSomeone needs to take a giant GI scrub brush and a big bar of "GRANDMA'S LYESOAP" and scrub the hell out of her.
What did she do, get doped up and fall asleep in the dumpster?
She just keeps going down...down...downhill like the meth users I see on TV when their mug shots are compared over the years.
Who's the tweaker in the photo? If I approached this person on the street I would cross to the other side, or at least stay upwind if at all possible.
ReplyDeleteIf the NV DMV is anything like Ca's, then they can deny it for any reason, or none at all. It is totally at their discretion, and they don't have to justify it. It will be interesting to see hownthis case goes.
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin may have trademarked her name, limiting its use in certain situations, but she did NOT trademark "Palin." There are thousands of people named Palin in the U.S., and probably more than a few "Sarah Palins" (Shudder - poor things.)
ReplyDeleteI could open a hot dog stand tomorrow and call it "Palin's" even if my last name wasn't Palin. I probably could even call it Sarah Palin's as long as I didnt' put her picture in the window.
It seems odd Neveda took such a stand. What if I lived there, my last name WAS Palin, and I had five kids and wanted to put Palin5 or something on my plate? I couldn't do it? That seems very strange.
Ugh! She looks like Roy Orbison suck in a wind tunnel.
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