Friday, October 14, 2011

The mysterious saga of the no longer useful political prop.

Has anybody seen my Mommy?
You know after campaigns it is not uncommon to place your political props in storage.

After he was elected I don't believe Bill Clinton's felt the need to bring out his saxophone very often anymore, and I haven't heard that Scott Brown still bothers to drive his GMC pickup to his job in the Senate or not. But what happens when a useful political prop is also a human being?

Since the campaign, and Palin's last book tour, little Trig Paxson Van Palin has only rarely been seen accompanying his mom as she endlessly attempts to drag out her fifteen minutes of fame.

In fact the last time I can remember them being photographed together was during Palin's visit to the Ronald Reagan ranch back in January of this year.

He did not show up on Palin's Constitutionally wrapped bus tour/donation drive, nor was he present during the premiere of her propaganda move debut, and of course we can all rest assured he certainly did NOT accompany the Grizzled Mam to Korea ("Does he still need a passport if we check him in as baggage?")

Now that is not to say that we have not seen the little fellow occasionally (The last time was this photo that was posted by the person who runs Bristol's Facebook page), but with Sarah? Not so much.

Courtesy of Bristol's official Facebook page. NOT the secret one.
Trig has been conspicuously absent from Klondike Kardashians' entourage for quite some time now. Which begs the question, what does one do with a very human political prop, who has outlived their usefulness?

I have been asking this question for a while now and, except for a couple of anonymous tips, have not been conclusively able to determine that Trig is being well cared for at this time. And what I mean by that is while I assume he is being fed and that his basic needs are met, I don't know that the needs determined by his hearing loss, eyesight problems, and Down syndrome are being adequately addressed.

And before anybody argues that it is none of our business, let me remind you that Sarah Palin made it our business by using Trig to gain our sympathy and to help create the illusion that she is the perfect pro-life mother.  I would like to know if that was all just smoke and mirrors, or if she is actually doing the hard work that it takes to raise a special needs little boy?

In other words, she made us care about this child, so she cannot complain if we still want to know that he is doing well. Don't you agree?

And no we cannot just assume that he is well cared for, since we have heard from numerous sources that Palin is an absentee mother at best, and a manipulate vindictive harpy at worst.

Make no mistake, I totally believe that Trig's presence in the Palin home was driven by her political  aspirations. So now that she no longer appears to have political aspirations, what becomes of Trig?



183 comments:

  1. padoreva9:36 AM

    With a bipolar "mother" like Sarah, I hope Trig is somewhere else where people who actually have the capacity to love can nurture him and support him to be his best.

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  2. Anonymous9:46 AM

    The child in the top picture appears to be the same one at the Ronald Reagan ranch but looks NOTHING like the one sharing time with nephew Tripp as posted on Bristol's Facebook page in two separate pictures (one shown here on Willow's back with face not showing but clearly different body and hair).

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  3. Anonymous9:47 AM

    I wish he were mine! That little boy is precious!

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  4. Anonymous9:48 AM

    Pro-lifers are concerned about pre-born babies. once, they're born, they don't give a rat's arse what happens to the child.

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  5. angela9:51 AM

    I hope Sarah truly is using SarahPac funds to have capable people (who are so not her) raise Trig. Hopefully he sees his brother and sisters regularly. As
    much as Sarah may have distorted the older children's worlds--I believe they love their little brother. As it should be.

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  6. scarlet/oregon9:53 AM

    From light brown hair to jet black? I'm with Anon @9:46 that the pictures don't match.

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  7. Anonymous9:54 AM

    OMG Gryphen, you are gonna draw ALL the trolls out with this thread! People are gonna be PISSED! Good luck and stay safe.

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  8. Anonymous9:55 AM

    Where IS Tri-G? Is he in danger? What has Sarah done to him? Keeping him locked away so no one hears him ask "Who are you?" to Sarah? What a sad story. I hope CPS is looking into this mysterious disappearance.

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  9. Anonymous9:55 AM

    Why did Sarah name Tri-G after his down's syndrome? Isn't that cruel?

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  10. Sgt. Preston9:57 AM

    Now that Sarah's unshackled, I'm sure she will devote tons of quality time to little TPVP.

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  11. Anonymous9:57 AM

    Sarah is a psychopath. I don't think I can come to any other conclusion. She is not the "Bad Disney movie" heroine Matt Damon spoke of in his video about Palin. She has never been a hockey mom. She is a ruthless, raging power seeker. She is Joseph Stalin in drag. Trig is the least of her concerns, as are all of us. Anyone who thinks Palin is a has been should bone up on psychopathology and take another look.

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  12. Anonymous9:57 AM

    Is it true that Trig can't speak? If so was his development purposefully stunted by Sarah to keep him quiet? Chilling.

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  13. Anonymous9:57 AM

    The little boy is a lot better off than Shushannah Walshe- when was the last time someone chased after her for an opinion?

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  14. Anonymous9:59 AM

    Still waiting for that birth certificate/DNA sample of Trig. What's the hold up Sarah? Unless you have something to hide there should be no problem proving he is your birth son. "That's weird" as the troll likes to say.

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  15. Anonymous10:00 AM

    Looking forward to Bristroll's "playdate" with us immature anonymous bloggers. How many comments will she post today? I'm guessing 10+. You know she can't resist a Trig post. Hmmmmmmmmm Wonder why?

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  16. The child in the top photo doesn't look at ALL like the other 2 photos. ??? Are they dyeing Trig's hair jet black now? (photo with Willow) The photo w/Willow & Bristol, "Trig" doesn't even look like a little boy w/DS, he looks 100% Native AK. w/o DS. WTH?? What is going on up there anyway? I feel so bad for the real Trig, wherever he is.

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  17. Anonymous10:02 AM

    She has obviously read your blog and taken heed of your parenting suggestions.

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  18. Anonymous10:04 AM

    I hear there is a happpy happpy happy Palins video out there now with Happppy happppy Willow and Tripp and the rest of the Happpppy gang. All chicklet white smiles. Of kids that don't graduate high school except by special arrangements.

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  19. Anonymous10:05 AM

    Thank you for pointing out that we all care about this little guy. How could we not?

    I don't think Sarah Palin has even a modicum of sophistication when it comes to educational issues. Obviously her children are not being encouraged to continue past high school, and clearly here when it comes to special education, she hasn't a clue. Or, she is just simply heartless and doesn't care if Trig's needs are met sufficiently. That takes commitment, as those of us with first-hand knowledge know. Perhaps Sarah Palin can't be bothered, or maybe this family really doesn't know any better. Very interesting, when Grandpa was a teacher...

    @9:48, you got that right - w/ their conservative agenda that negatively affects women and children in this country most of all. And if the women and children happen to be of color or speak Spanish - well, they are on their own.

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  20. Anonymous10:07 AM

    Since Trig is the only Palin I like, I too worry about his well-being.

    And as you said, if someone dares to say it's none of our business, I'd like to remind them that ALL children are our business and responsibility to insure that they are safe and well-provided for.

    I wish CPS would look into this, but I'm sure bitchula has cronies that would help to avert any such investigation.

    I do want to add that this woman, in my opinion, (yes bots, I can have an opinion), is one of the most despicable, evil, selfish, egotistical, nasty pieces of work I have seen since my ex-sister in-law. And trust me, that's saying a lot.

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  21. Anonymous10:07 AM

    Gryph, very small nit to pick.

    The phrase is 'it begs the question'.

    Sorry, I'm a writer/editor/proofreader for a living. I can't pass it by without letting you know, not to be a bitch or anything, but with a sincere wish to help you write the best you can. Your ideas don't need help, just the little linguistic sticky bits.

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  22. Anonymous10:08 AM

    Bi-polarism and loving parenting are not mutually exclusive, in many cases.

    I will cut Sarah slack for a chemical imbalance, but I think it's more than that. She wasn't raised right, her character is poor, she doesn't know how to love selflessly - all attributes that can be found in some people who don't, in fact, have bi-polar disorder.

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  23. Anonymous10:09 AM

    Hi Sarah! Quick question, where's your 3rd quarter PAC statement?

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  24. Anonymous10:11 AM

    Hi Sarah! Quick question, what did you do to make MeAgain disappear?

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  25. What I think--10:14 AM

    "So now that she no longer appears to have political aspirations, what becomes of Trig?" He or they go back or have gone back to their actual biological mothers who let Sowah borrow them and who were sworn to secrecy.

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  26. Anonymous10:15 AM

    Chilling!

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  27. Anonymous10:18 AM

    9:48 said it ...preborn babies are highly thought of, but no one cares what happens to the 'after'.

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  28. Anonymous10:18 AM

    I bet his medical care is expensive. Thank goodness Obamacare that will give Trig access to health insurance for the rest of his life - no pre-existing condition clauses...no recision...no lifetime caps. Were it not for Obamacare, his mother couldn't have left her job to pursue her entrepreneurial activities without risking loss of coverage for her little boy.

    I hope she remembered to write President Obama a thank you note.

    I know I've written that note - had Obamacare not passed, my special needs child would not have any medical insurance and I would have not been able to purchase a home last year, as I would have had to keep all cash available for medical emergencies, not tie it up in a down payment.

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  29. Anonymous@9:46--that was my first thought also. That child in the top picture looks very different than the child in the Trig/Tripp picture shown on this blog not long ago. Do you know when the top picture was taken G?

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  30. I like love Trig- he's the best of the Palin clan by far.

    However, I suspect Trig is much more demanding now.
    Firstly, he's non verbal (Sarah told GVS that)- very difficult thing to deal with in a child of his size.

    Chances are, Trig is not toilet trained, and- if my friend's DS kid is any guide- won't be so until age 6.
    His hearing is compromised (that's why he's non verbal) so Trig is apt to get frustrated and make lots of scary noises.
    It's too bad for Trig- once he was all the rage for Sarah, now he's hard to handle and smells funny.
    She would never admit that she cannot handle him- but clearly that's what is going on.

    Sarah has a big child who is non verbal, in diapers, and apt to scream if he gets frightened, angry, or tired.
    Ever see the film 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape'?
    Think: Arnie.

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  31. Anonymous10:21 AM

    The blog linked below is the best explanation I've read about Bristol's babies.

    http://thepalinplace.blogspot.com/2011/10/allisons-own-thoughts-on-palin-johnston.html

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  32. Anonymous10:23 AM

    I wonder if the real parent has told Sarah no more with the propping - she WOULD use him if she COULD.

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  33. Anonymous10:26 AM

    Agree with anon@9:48AM.

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  34. Anonymous10:28 AM

    The sad thing is that youngster was given birth by someone. Where is she? Or is that Brisket and she's got two of her kids with her now? Makes me sad he was so quickly discarded and ignored once his star power was gone.

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  35. BAustin10:29 AM

    The compound is just awful...ugly ugly ugly.

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  36. Anonymous10:31 AM

    Both kids are so cute. However, BOTH those damn homes are dog butt UGLY! UGH, when Valley trash gets money!

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  37. Anonymous10:32 AM

    Once she made it clear, "Look at me, I'm a mom of a special needs child", her involvement in meeting his needs became open for scrutiny, just like every other meme she passed off: if she's going to claim to be something, people will check to see if it's really true and call her out on any of her false claims. That includes claims about her family life. If she doesn't want her personal life being scrutinized she should have kept it private. But her need to create an image kept her from doing that. So she made her family everyone's business and so we're going to call it like we see it.

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  38. Anonymous10:38 AM

    This does not look like the same child as the one on Bristol's facebook. What are these people doing anyway?

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  39. Alison10:41 AM

    There's no way in HELL the little boy on Willow's back is Trig.

    MeAgain said Sarah or Bristol would bow to public pressure and post a "recent" photo of Trig, but we would not be able to see his face and/or he'd be covered by a blanket or something which kept his face hidden from view.

    And low and behold, a few days after MeAgain says that, we get this allegedly recent photo, immediately touted by Bristol the fairybot as 'proof' Trig was loved, cared for, and apparently cooed at.

    I would bet *anything* the child in that photo is one of the little cousins or the child of one of Bristol's friends.

    With as much as SP adores showing up bloggers, if Trig's face was available to show us, we'd definitely be seeing it. Look how often SP grabbed Trig in his infancy when she spotted cameras. But now, when we hear he's large, unruly with her because he doesn't like her, and has such crossed eyes simply seeing them would be a testament to her poor parenting and the lack of therapy Trig has gotten- we NEVER see her grab him for a photo op.

    Please God, let that little boy be with someone who loves him well and cares for him appropriately.

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  40. Anonymous10:43 AM

    Trig will leave a DNA saliva trail everywhere he goes.

    Tic. Tock.

    -Tex

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  41. Anonymous10:46 AM

    I know it sounds far-fetched, but considering Sarah Palin's lack of empathy for people who are no longer of use to her, I really worry that something tragic will happen to that child. After all, it won't be long until he's able to communicate with others outside the family, raise questions, go to school, or leave too much inconvenient DNA spread around.

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  42. Anonymous10:54 AM

    At some point he WILL gain some language skills and that could be very problematic.

    Individuals with Downs would have a difficult time being deceitful which requires a degree of complex "sophisticated" thought. They'll have to be much MORE careful about what he hears (from them) and his contact with the public and media.

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  43. Anonymous10:54 AM

    Just to be clear (on behalf of Matt Damon), he never made a "video" (9:57) about Palin. He answered a question about her during an interview about a movie that he was promoting at the time she was nominated.

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  44. Anonymous10:54 AM

    Anon @ 10:11, MeAgain posted just yesterday.

    Snark unnecessary.

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  45. Anonymous10:57 AM

    The best possible situation for Trig is to have as little contact as possible with mentally unstable Sarah Palin.

    I very much hope to NEVER see another photo of her with Trig (unless photo-shopped).

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  46. Jo said..I think the picture was taken in August 2010 when she was at Aunt Katies filming the endorsement for Clint Didier.

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  47. Does anyone else think THIS 'Trig' looks NOTHING like Sarah or Todd? I keep seeing Levi---The first time I enlarged a pic of this Trig, IMMEDIATELY the word 'Levi' popped in my head. THAT totally spontaneous** reaction of mine is what brought me to research his parentage, and to this site. I admit I haven't read every article yet.....So if others have noticed the same thing, I apologize.

    **Before that, I had always thought Trig was Bristol's, Sarah's 'wild ride' never really happened, but I never thought he was necessarily Levi's. Until the first time I blew up a picture.

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  48. Anonymous11:03 AM

    Once he talks.....he might also be able to SING.

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  49. FEDUP!!!11:04 AM

    Haven't read any comments yet (no time right now...), BUT: That little boy in the first picture is NOT the same as the little boy with Tripp, and is NOT the same as the little boy on Willows back!!!

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  50. Anonymous11:04 AM

    Not only precious few recent photos of Trig, but those few that we have seen do not show his eyes -- according to MeAgain's report, now very badly crossed. This child's eyesight and language development, and surely his long-term potential, have been impacted severely by Palin's callous neglect. When you consider what we've been told about the waiting list of families looking to adopt DS babies, what she's done is nothing short of criminal in my book. Of course that doesn't mean CWS would ever take action: as hopelessly thin as they are stretched, they don't act unless a child's physical well-being is imminently threatened, and even then they aren't always able to act effectively. But Palin and Bristol know what they've done, and all the $100K speeches and fairy tale troll posts in the world aren't going to wipe those consciences clean. I'm sure that an awareness of culpability, at some level, is most of what's driving the psycho/ballistic behavior from the dynamic duo (may they rot in Hell).

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  51. Anonymous11:05 AM

    @10:11 AM

    MeAgain has not disappeared. She left a long message on the TeaBagger post yesterday, and there is a copy on the old Broomfield post as well. Her father passed away suddenly, so that is why we did not hear from her for a while. No conspiracies involved.

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  52. Anonymous11:06 AM

    Where the heck is Willow? Did she graduate? Is she living in California with Bristol? Why no mention from the Palins about Tracks new baby? Not a word. Where is Todd?

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  53. Anonymous11:06 AM

    I believe that the top picture of Trig here is quite old, so I don't think it very useful to compare that one with more current ones (though they are few).

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  54. Anonymous11:07 AM

    I think it's helpful to remember the obvious:

    Tripp and Trig were both given essentially the same name to create confusion between the two.

    NOBODY NORMAL names their kids the same names like this. You don't have Bob and Bod growing up as siblings. You don't have Kate and Kape growing up as siblings.

    The names are a key part of unravelling the baby mystery. Perhaps two interchangeable babies whose names were the same was ALWAYS the plan, and they really were fraternal twins. Explains why Tank reported seeing a "TRIPP" months before Tripp was allegedly born. He was Trig's sibling.

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  55. Betsy S11:09 AM

    I agree with Anonymous 9:46 and several other posters. That's two different little boys.

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  56. Anonymous11:17 AM

    It is despicable that SP didn't educate herself properly on the name of Trig. If she was really going for Trygve (norwegian), then why spelling it Trig, in close proximity to the word of his "condition".

    She claimed her priority as God, family, career. If God is first, why not give the child a biblical character name, that inspires her. Check that off her list.

    Then her second priority is family. Why didn't she then name her children after the grandfathers, or take a name out of the family tree that inspired her? Check that off the list too.

    Her third and last priority is career. Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, are all names about material things, or sports.

    All nice names, but they didn't pass the claim that God and family are first.
    And little Trig, as cute as a button, has a name that needs translation, which to my knowledge, has never been used like that before.

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  57. Anonymous11:17 AM

    Are there any DS kids in Dillingham that look like Trig..like maybe borrowed??

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  58. I suspect Trig is blessed by Sarah's absences and hope he's well and lovingly cared for by someone sane.

    Has anyone noticed the thing we all hoped for has happened? Remember 2 yrs ago her face was everywhere in the news;today I haven't seen a single news article anywhere about Sarah. Ah, sweet indifference and disinterest reigns about her at last.

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  59. Anonymous11:22 AM

    Anonymous @10:54 A.M.

    -- about Matt Damon and the video ...

    Thanks for clarifying. I didn't know the context. Sorry.

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  60. Anonymous11:27 AM

    Gryphen, I rarely post on your blog, but thios information needs to get out to everyone who has voted ABSENTEE in the past. Here in Ohio our governor has decided not to sent the requests out to people who want to vote ABSENTEE anymore.

    NOW...anyone who wants to vote ABSENTEE has to CALL THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REQUEST THAT THE BALLOT BE SENT TO THEM. This includes EVERYONE. Students, disabled people, EVERYONE.

    If you don't know the phone number for your BOE, you can go to this web site and find your County and the phone number and address.

    boardofelections.us

    You might want to do a post on this. I think it is very important. Thanks a lot

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  61. grammy9711:29 AM

    Anonymous @9:46 am; I completely agree. The dark haired boy in the famous Trig/Tripp photo is NOT the same child we've been seeing for the past two years or so. They must have found a new rent-a-toddler.

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  62. In that last photo, I don't think that's Trig either. Unless he's lost a little bit of his baby fat, and his hair has gotten darker and even a bit thicker...

    I guess it's possible, though...

    (With the pointed sideburns, he looks like a little Spock :-)

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  63. Anonymous11:36 AM

    Very good question. What does become of Trig now that she no longer appears to have political aspirations?

    He will be turning into a young school-age child and so many changes for him, many adaptations for him, meeting little friends at school; if they decided to keep him home, it would be harder for him to learn so many of the social skills he would need. And, as every parent with a down syndrome child could tell, I presume, they'd no doubt talk about the hurts, sadness, worry, and countless challenges every day that their ds child has to overcome at school and in society. Am certain that it doesn't get better as they grow older.

    Parents of DS children must get have their hearts broken a lot, seeing their baby, toddler, young child get bullied, name-called and derided by looks.

    I wonder if SP, knowing what we know, could actually have compassion for Trig and those challenges he may face. I wonder if she has the maturity to quell the anger when they lash out, or act out. Does she have the maturity to give more love and not always get it back in ways she expects.

    How come we never hear or read a provocative memoir about her experience with Trig? Mothers were so inspired when she came on the scene and was promising to be an advocate to them; How can she or the Heaths not realize how un-inspiring she is as a mother with a down syndrome child? She could have been a spokesman - She had it all - she had the platform, the means, the money, everything and she threw it away for self and fame.

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  64. Cracklin' Charlie11:36 AM

    Trig is so cute. He is looking at his mommy.

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  65. Anonymous11:37 AM

    Well, until a commenter here referenced Trig as TPVP, I always bought the goony explanation that since Todd and Sarah were Van Halen fans they thought having a kid with Van Palin as a name would be cute. Now I think it's am acronym for: Tri-G Palin Vice President.

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  66. Calli Pygian11:39 AM

    @ Anon 9:48-

    That is particularly true when coming from the religious right portion of the pro-life crowd (which probably comprises 80% of said crowd).

    Jesse, please keep digging and exposing. Your effort is so very appreciated.

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  67. Anonymous11:45 AM

    I find it amusing that palinbots now think:

    - Sarah misinterpreted God's message not to run.
    (So, if Sarah can't make the right "prayerful" decisions, why elect her as chief USA decision-maker?)

    or

    - God was wrong.

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  68. Anonymous11:46 AM

    PRIOR: I bet his medical care is expensive.

    RESPONSE: I'm guessing his care is covered under the Preschool Committee for Special Education which is federally funded (probably some state funds and maybe Alaska didn't participate.)

    In my state, regardless of the parent's needs, preschool education is paid for by the government.

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  69. Olivia11:46 AM

    @anonymous 10:07...Gryphen's use of 'beggars the question' makes more sense than using the term 'begs the question' wrongly. The term 'begs the question' does not mean raising a question that needs to be asked.
    "Begs the question" is a term used in logic to indicate that someone has made a conclusion based on a premise that lacks support. http://begthequestion.info/

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  70. I see that others have the same gut impression I do ... Gryphen, (and this goes for from when we first saw "Trig", the babies just don't look like the same baby/toddler. They just don't. It is the hair, the chubbiness of the face, then not, the "squatness" of the body then not ...

    I feel like we are playing the game of "which one of these is not like the others?"

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  71. Anonymous11:51 AM

    This cute little guy(in the brown pants w/ blue stripe) looks NOTHING like the DARK haired little guy in the recent picture w/ Tripp (posted here a few days ago).

    His SMALL ears are very, very low on his head and are at a strange angle.Seriously, they remind me of Sarah Palin's ears. . .which are also SMALL. . . very, very low on her head and at a strange backward leaning angle!!!


    Her ears have always caught my visual attention because of the strange low placement/angle on her head!! So, who knows? Maybe this is some strange "Heath family trait" that is showing up just like certain families have similiar noses,"no chins", or other distinctive features throughout their family clan.

    But it isn't the same child. . .as the very DARK haired little guy.

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  72. The child in the top photo has almost no resemblance to the little black-haired boy. These appear to be two different children. The dark-haired child also appears to be almost 100% native, very dark and handsome.

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  73. Anonymous11:58 AM

    Where are Sarah's legs in the picture taken at the Reagan library? What am I missing?

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  74. Anonymous12:02 PM

    Remember:Trygve means" brave victory" or " trustworthy" in old Norse. Tri-G means Trisomy G aka Trisomy 21 aka Down Syndrome .
    Sarah , please comment on this appalling name gaffe with your " precious gift from god" . Those of us who care about trisomy G children are Still waiting for you to clear up this faux pas.

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  75. Anonymous12:03 PM

    @10:18 am
    "I bet his medical care is expensive. Thank goodness Obamacare that will give Trig access to health insurance for the rest of his life"

    If not for Obamacare, $arah would just jump the border to Canada and steal some of their "inferior" socialized care like her family did when she was young. ;)

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  76. 8tseven12:06 PM

    The houses look tacky. No taste whats so ever. They are millionaires and they have $2.50 stacked stones around their "slab"?
    Tacky,tacky,tacky

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  77. Anonymous12:06 PM

    @11:46: I want to add that medical care isn't covered by CPSE (Committee onPreschool Education) - only educational expenses. Sometimes the distinction is a bit of a game, but it would definteily include speech therapy, Occupational Therapy, etc.

    I think someone said that kids are covered under some government program for medical care if there is a physical disability (and Down Syndrome has some physical characteristics as well as educational) but I'm sure there are things that are uncovered.

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  78. Anonymous12:08 PM

    Sarah why are you always sending your kids away?

    Track was sent to a detox ranch in Michigan. I believe you called it a hockey camp.

    Bristol was sent away to her auntie for her 9 month bout with mono.

    Willow is suppose to be home schooled by you and she is out roaming around in LA.

    Piper, no telling where she is. Todd is getting ready for his snow mobile race and you and Bristol are in South Korea trying to start a war. So Piper is without family again.

    No wonder Track or his family wants anything to do with you.

    I forgot about Trig, he is with his 24/7 SarahPac paid for nanny.

    Sarah you have a really fucked up family.

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  79. Anonymous12:09 PM

    I wonder if track his keeping his nutball family away from his precious daughter? Good for him. It must not be easy.

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  80. Anonymous12:09 PM

    This is definitely not the same Trig as the one in the picture with Tripp, where Tripp has his arm around Trig.

    This Trig seems to have very limited motor skills.

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  81. Anonymous12:10 PM

    Trig will leave a DNA saliva trail everywhere he goes.

    Tic. Tock.

    -Tex

    10:43 AM
    ______________________

    Every Palin leaves DNA wherever they go.
    I've said it before--Sarah has a serious containment problem.

    ~Canuck~

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  82. Anonymous12:12 PM

    Sorry, but that is not the same Trigg from your post "Two Babies"

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  83. Anonymous12:13 PM

    I guess you take an old cement slab and stack some retaining wall blocks around it and Voila! A patio.

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  84. Hi Sarah, Welcome Back!

    Quick question, Where's Trigs Birth Certificate?

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  85. JenniferinVA12:21 PM

    Don't forget Sarah promised when she ran for VP that she was going to be a voice for all the special needs children and families. She and Trig were putting all those forgotten special needs kids front and center. Praise Jesus, they would have an advocate in the White House!

    How's that been going since she lost in '08? Aside from her meager last minute donation to the national DS organization a couple years ago, what has she done?
    Oh yeah, NOTHING!!

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  86. Anonymous12:21 PM

    Gryphen, You need to try a little harder not to sound so mean when you are talking about a young child. I know your venom is directed at the quitter, but not everyone would.

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  87. Is Nicole Wallace pregnant I've seen her on a handful of shows recently and her large loose tops remind me of "hatchin' jackets." If so, maybe being in baby-mode is making her more aware of just how bizarre Palin's pregnancy and mothering were, and making her more willing to speak out now. (That, and selling her book.)

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  88. Anonymous12:22 PM

    I agree that this latest "Trig" in the picture on Willow's back (facing away from the camera) - looks like a different child from the earlier photos.

    However...I think we should also allow for the fact that he would have grown almost a year older (possibly more tall/lean, etc).

    just 2 cents. SunnyVee :)

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  89. Anonymous12:23 PM

    The little guy in the first photo, standing alone, does not look like the boy in that photo with Tripp where they were hugging in the driveway. The little guy with Tripp had jet black hair and very dark eyes. Looks like a different child. With Bristles and Willing living in LA, who takes care of Trig?

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  90. It could well be that he is being cared for by a family member who is trying to stay out of the limelight (i.e. Track and wife)

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  91. Which little boy is that in the top photo? Trig1? Trig2?

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  92. Anonymous12:30 PM

    Um, he's a member of the family.

    And btw, Bristol does indeed run her own public facebook page. When a photo appears on that one, a similar photo, if not identical, appears on her private one.

    The pages typically mimic one another.

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  93. Anonymous12:31 PM

    I wish he were mine! That little boy is precious!


    ---

    That is how his family feels too.

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  94. Anonymous12:31 PM

    My sister is the mother to an awesome downy son. He is now 22 and doing good. I remember her constantly pushing his tongue back in to his mouth to train him to keep it in. I bet Trig has never had that therapy. So sarah, next time you see Trig can you ask the caretaker if she/he is doing that therapy. And have her teach you how to do it to yourself too...........also.
    mean mean mom
    I still laugh at the comment that Trig slapped you, bitch.

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  95. Anonymous12:32 PM

    I do think that this Trig is one of the Trigs at the convention. There was a baby that looked like this, however, it is NOT the same as the little guy in the picture with Tripp.

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  96. a)"begs the question" arose as a term in rhetoric/argumentation, with a particular meaning

    b)it is more often used by people who are ignorant of this meaning, and they mean something else

    c) if i hear or read it, generally it is being used in sense (b), although very occasionally it is being used in its original ("correct") sense by an educated speaker/writer

    d)i never use the phrase myself, because of this ambiguity

    if i mean sense (a), then i use a few more words to convey that meaning

    if i mean sense (b), then i say something like "raises the question" or "brings up the issue" or "makes one wonder"


    i hope this is helpful

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  97. Anonymous12:39 PM

    "...The phrase is 'it begs the question'.
    10:07 AM"

    personally, wrong or not, i always enjoy when gryphen writes "it beggars the question". it never fails to make me smile. i don't know why, but it just does.

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  98. Marleycat12:40 PM

    I think this the same Trig we've seen, with the exception in the very beginning, when a substitute infant was needed every now and then to cause confusion and create false timelines.

    He is clearly a DS child, who is shorter than a child should be at his age - consistent with both being a preemie and DS. Please remember, the Trig/Tripp pic was put out sometime ago where both children were nice and tanned.

    This pic shows he's not as tanned - maybe not as much outdoor time? I think this is the real Trig. Young children change a lot in a short amount of time, losing that chubby, baby-look.

    He's still real cute, as is Tripp (who also has slimmed down and lost his baby face). And no, I'm not Sarah or Bristol.

    Because we know the dates photos are taken and when they are released are deliberately never the same,it is always hard to really tell how old one of these kids are, but to me, this is Trig.

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  99. Anonymous12:40 PM

    Agree, Anon 10:21! Allison is rocking @ Palin Place. Guess we have a new member of the Palin Watchdog Movement.

    You wrote:

    "The blog linked below is the best explanation I've read about Bristol's babies.

    http://thepalinplace.blogspot.com/2011/10/allisons-own-thoughts-on-palin-johnston.html "

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  100. Sarah Paylin-

    This quote is for you.

    "As for those who fall by the wayside, don't blame Hollywood. No one goes Hollywood - they were that way before they came here. Hollywood just exposed it".

    - Ronald Reagan

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  101. Anonymous12:45 PM

    Olivia --

    Thank you! I know "begs the question" to suggest "raises the question" is gaining acceptance, but I do appreciate the original meaning getting out there!

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  102. I am the mother of a 24 year old young man with Down syndrome. There has not been a day of the past 24 years where I have not been required and motivated to spend time on him, with him, and attending to his needs in the best way I can. I simply cannot imagine how SP seems to float effortlessly through this most challenging aspect of parenting. It's taken so much of who I am and what I have to be my son's mother and to consistently act in his best interests. I'm not sorry - but I see SP as a poseur, and Trigg being victimized by this lack of active, focused parenting to help him reach his best self. Sad but not surprising, considering SP's character and self-interest. Pook kid.

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  103. Anonymous1:03 PM

    No matter how one looks at this, the fact is, Sarah is not his primary caretaker. For that matter, neither is Todd. Trig is a cute little guy. I suspect he is far more handicapped than we suspect.

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  104. It is my hope that little Trig has loving care, a great therapist, lots of interaction with kids and pets and friends, plenty of fresh air and exercise, many cuddles, a bedroom that makes him feel safe and loved, good healthy food, somebody to read him bedtime stories, lots of crayons, a knowledgeable doctor, and a chance to reach his potential while enjoying his life. He probably has a better chance at those things if the crazy woman is elsewhere.

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  105. Anonymous1:06 PM

    I hope he is being cared for. But let me inform everyone, as my experience as a fostermom certainly taught me two things...

    1) child neglect is found in ALL socio-economic classes in our society, and sometimes more hidden in families with more $$$$

    2) special needs kiddos are a target for abuse in many homes

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  106. Oh, my GAWD, he is SO adorable!!! One of the most rewarding jobs I've ever had was working with DS adults and kids. A pure joy for life and so full of love to give.

    Trig is a child of America...his lack of adequate special needs care IS our business. Not giving ANY child the chance to live the best life they can (within the best of a parent's means) IS our business.

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  107. They most likely took several photos until they got one which showed a little of "Trig's" face, but not enough for facial recognition. I agree with the other commenters his body and head are not indicating the same child as the picture with Tripp.

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  108. Anonymous1:18 PM

    Why did Sarah Palin recycle Trig's 2nd Birthday photo this past year for his 3rd? That's highly suspicious.

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  109. Palin is bold enough to fake a birth, she may be bold enough to fake a "death" of Trig, who was a rent-a-prop from day 1. Let's see if she gets away with this one. There is no "Trig," just a couple of DS kids whose parents need money and will keep quiet.

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  110. Anonymous1:58 PM

    (With the pointed sideburns, he looks like a little Spock :-)

    11:32 AM

    --------------

    LOL ! Nice Star Trek reference.

    Did you know; Kirk (William Shatner) and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) both turned 80 this year.

    They were born just 4 days apart in 1931 - 3/22 in Montreal for Shatner; and 3/26 in Boston for Nimoy.

    Quite a coincidence !

    or, as Spock would say; "Fascinating" !

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  111. Anonymous2:34 PM

    Lighting could make his hair look darker than it is. My daughter had dark honey colored hair, but many pictures make her look like she has white hair because of the lighting.

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  112. Anonymous2:44 PM

    Yeah, there's a new Trig. I wonder what the story is behind this? I kind of felt they were "unveiling" this new child when that cute "best buddies" pic was released and deliberately circulated far and wide. It was like they wanted everyone to see it and guage their reaction.

    You know the picture I am referring to, the one where Trig and Tripp have their arms around each other and Trig's laces were a little too long and Tripp had his boots on the wrong feet? People commented on how crossed (the new) Trig's eyes were and he seemed so much smaller than Tripp.

    I have felt that this picture was the Palins floating the trial balloon and seeing if they could substitute this new Trig, to see if anyone noticed it. Now they are wary of showing his face because their feedback from reading these blogs is that people ARE commenting that this cute little fellow IS NOT the same child as RNC Trig and "Going Rogue" book/bus tour Trig.

    These latest pictures of the new Trig confirms this to me. They are not clearly showing his face for the time being. How foolish, because unless they can scrub all the old pictures of the previous child they were passing off as Trig from the Internet, people will never stop comparing the two. Heck, even Gryphen has two pictures of the "old" Trig to compare just within this post.

    What does it mean?

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  113. PalinsHoax2:46 PM

    Gryphen, I'm sorry to see that you changed your original phrase "which beggars the question".

    Because that is exactly what $carah is = a beggar, using her Pac to continuously beg for donations so that she does not have to work for a living.

    Beggar, grifter, user - same diff.

    Hey, you could have even coined the phrase as "which bullies the question", as "Bully" is Palin's middle name, isn't it? Or is her middle name "Tooo Buullll Ligation"?

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  114. Seriously, folks? "Beggars" versus "begs"? Sarah is a beggar. That's why G uses the term. A beggar is so "one who solicits alms for a living," per http://www.thefreedictionary.com/beggar

    Sounds like our girl, the beggar, to me.

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  115. Anonymous2:56 PM

    Re: SarahPAC - apparently the FEC required filing schedule changed for year 2011 (for that type of PAC). I raised the same question this spring and was informed by another poster that SarahPAC does not have to file quarterly now, just biannually. That checked out on the FEC site. Which means we wait until Jan for the Dec End of Year filing.

    MicMac

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  116. Anonymous3:00 PM

    Anonymous said...

    No matter how one looks at this, the fact is, Sarah is not his primary caretaker. For that matter, neither is Todd. Trig is a cute little guy. I suspect he is far more handicapped than we suspect.

    1:03 PM

    Sarah has to work on building up her SarahPac funds because it is expensive to pay for 24/7 nanny care for Trig and you know its not coming out of her pocket.

    Sarah has to pay for a nanny for the rest of Trig's life because we all know the Palins does not have time for him.

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  117. Anonymous3:01 PM

    If anyone has a large number of photos of all the different Trigs on their computer, here’s a step-by-step guide to using Picasa’s free face recognition software to sort them into groups of the same Trig:

    http://www.computeractive.co.uk/ca/step-by-step/1914299/sort-photos-recognition

    After Picasa has sorted photos you can name each group – Trig1, Trig2, Ruffles – no need for the ear to show.

    Next time a new photo of Trig appears; you can run it through Picasa and place it in an existing group or start a Trig3 group.

    If I had time, I’d be tempted to right click and save a bunch of thumbnails on a Trig Palin image search, throw in the Tripp and Trig pic and see how Picasa face recognition sorts them out.

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  118. Anonymous3:02 PM

    I would like to know what is going on with Willow too. Anyone know? Trig sure is a cute little guy.

    My criticism (sp) of Sarah is "why does she leave him?" Before my daughter started school it was a joy to have her with me at all times...I don't understand this woman.

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  119. Anonymous3:06 PM

    Hate to say this but it needs to be said.

    Trig as a baby was a prop for Sarah. Basically he was a cute little puppy and everybody loves little puppies. As Trig got older he is not cute to Sarah anymore and he now stays out of sight.

    As a puppy gets older nobody wants to hold him and show him off. Now Sarah needs SarahPac to pay for Trig's care because Sarah and her family is to busy for Trig.

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  120. Anonymous3:11 PM

    I'm with Anon 10:57, Trig is probably better off w/o
    Screech especially because he was in more danger when
    being toted around like a prop. I hope he is being raised by someone who loves him and actually cares about him.

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  121. Anonymous3:22 PM

    No matter how many times I see it, I cannot help but remark that Palin's abode is the ugliest fucking house ever built.

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  122. Anonymous3:23 PM

    ""As for those who fall by the wayside, don't blame Hollywood. No one goes Hollywood - they were that way before they came here. Hollywood just exposed it"."

    This is interesting and I pretty much agree. I think it's interesting that Sarah, a once shy, sweet girl, turned into a brash, ambitious loudmouth.

    People constantly evolve, meaning it's imperative NOT To judge someone by the past.

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  123. Anonymous3:26 PM

    " That is how his family feels too."

    To clarify, I meant the Palins love Trig and are glad he's a member of their family.

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  124. Anonymous3:30 PM

    Sarah has made appearances and speeches with Trig at DS functions.

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  125. Anonymous3:44 PM

    3:30, If Sarah Palin has been making appearances at many DS functions, it would have been all over the news. I call bullshit.

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  126. Anonymous3:47 PM

    His eyes didn't look crossed in July.

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  127. Anonymous3:52 PM

    The boy on Willow's back does NOT look like Trigg. The little side burn is odd.

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  128. Anonymous3:57 PM

    "Then her second priority is family. Why didn't she then name her children after the grandfathers, or take a name out of the family tree that inspired her? Check that off the list too."

    Um, ALL the kids have family names. Track CHARLES JAMES, Bristol SHEERAN MARIE, Willow Bianca FAYE, Piper Indy GRACE (which is a common middle name for other family members). All those caps are family names. Thanks for playing though.

    I have heard that first names were given based on place of conception.

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  129. Anonymous3:58 PM

    Anonymous 12:31 PMsaid...

    (I wish he were mine! That little boy is precious!)
    ---
    That is how his family feels too.



    Which family? The fake Sarah Palin-mommy one, or the family he actually lives with?

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  130. Anonymous4:02 PM

    3:30..How many appearances has she made 1 or 2??

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  131. Anonymous4:05 PM

    Sarah has made appearances and speeches with Trig at DS functions.

    3:30 PM

    Such as?

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  132. Anonymous4:09 PM

    Everybody has black, native hair in that pic except Tripp. It's the light. We also can't see Trig's face. It might be him - or not. I hope he is doing really well.

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  133. Anonymous4:16 PM

    "People commented on how crossed (the new) Trig's eyes were and he seemed so much smaller than Tripp."
    -------------------
    But wait a second. Earlier someone said his stature was due to his being a preemie - then explain this please much larger than Trip photo, please.
    http://parentingfreedom.com/2009/02/17/gretas-interview-with-bristol-palin-and-tripp-and-gov-sarah-palin/

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  134. Anonymous4:20 PM

    So Track was conceived on a running track - or was it a NASCAR event?

    And Piper in that airplane?

    And then Trig would be - let's guess, they were up in a treestand and she's too stupid to spell TWig?

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  135. Anonymous4:30 PM

    Is there any way to assess if the Tri-g / Tripp picture with the kids standing with arms around each other is photoshopped? Tri-G looks EXACTLY likecthe picture of 2 year old sarah with the crawfish photo. When i first saw it i said sarahs two year old head was shopped onto some kids body and thn played with to resemble down syndrome. Compare those two piturea

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  136. Anonymous4:31 PM

    "I wonder if track his keeping his nutball family away from his precious daughter? Good for him. It must not be easy."

    It would be easier if he moved out of the compound. He's a grown man with a family. Time to take charge of his life and stand on his own instead of grifting.

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  137. Anonymous4:36 PM

    I’m starting to believe Sarah Palin is Trig’s birth mother.

    Looking at Trig’s solo picture I can see a resemblance:

    Trig sticks out his tongue like Sarah does.

    Trig has Sarah’s eyes.

    Trig is trying to read his palms like Sarah does.

    Trig needs his hair combed like Sarah does.


    If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it must be a duck.

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  138. Anonymous4:37 PM

    didn't SP indicate TriG was obese???

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  139. Anonymous4:44 PM

    I am the mother of a 24 year old young man with Down syndrome. There has not been a day of the past 24 years where I have not been required and motivated to spend time on him, with him, and attending to his needs in the best way I can. I simply cannot imagine how SP seems to float effortlessly through this most challenging aspect of parenting. It's taken so much of who I am and what I have to be my son's mother and to consistently act in his best interests. I'm not sorry - but I see SP as a poseur, and Trigg being victimized by this lack of active, focused parenting to help him reach his best self. Sad but not surprising, considering SP's character and self-interest. Poor kid.
    ________________________________

    You sound like a very devoted, loving mum. ~My hat goes off to you~.

    ~Canuck~

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  140. Marleycat4:44 PM

    Anon at 3:06 - That'exactly how and why I got my two little dogs - the same family threw away each one after they grew out of the cute little puppy stage. My dogs are brothers from the same parent dogs, different year litters.

    Both are essentially rescues from people who didn't bother to train them, get them neutered, or provide vet care. After they got over the novelty of having cute little puppies they dumped them at 5 mos, and 7 months respectively. They have been the best little dogs in the world, and are now are 9 and 11 years old. Their loss was my gain!

    Trig is better off w/o Sarah Palin and with a caregiver who loves him! He's so much more than a prop and throwaway human being.

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  141. Cracklin' Charlie4:46 PM

    Does Alaska suffer from a lack of building materials?

    That second fugly house with the, I guess, turret, doesn't even look finished. Maybe Todd and his budds are building that one as well.

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  142. Dis Gusted4:49 PM

    wow - did Bristol dye Trig's hair black when she dyed hers?

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  143. Dis Gusted4:53 PM

    thinking that the boy on Willow's back is April Morlock's baby.

    Is this the 'godchild'? It's not Trig. No way, no how.

    Meagain's predictions are incredibly accurate.

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  144. Anonymous4:54 PM

    Sarah has made, like, two appearances at DS functions in the last THREE years? Photo ops. Worse, she has spread the infectious meme of "death panels" - To convince voters and legislators against universal health care or the ObamaCare baby step.

    Even the National Down Syndrome Congress supports ObamaCare. Because it will cover more children and adults with disabilities than current health care coverage. It will save lives and improve the quality of life for these disabled citizens.

    Why is Palin not the Calendar Girl for DS? There's your answer. She and the National Down Syndrome Congress are diametrically opposed. You would think she would be their darling. . .PalinBots pay attention here. There is NO relationship between the NDSC and Palin, although that should be a natural match. Do you not even wonder why?

    The Palin screed against death panels was just a hijack of uninformed Right Wing blogger propaganda, based on ONE study, years ago, that tried to establish a protocol in the event of a NATIONAL DISASTER, for treatment based on age, disability, known medical conditions. . .at a moment when medical treatment and hospitals might be extremely stressed and need to make hard decisions, under extraordinary circumstances. Not normal circumstances. This needed to be done.

    The fact that ObamaCare or universal health care would be a boon, a saving grace, for disabled adults and children who were previously cut from health care coverage due to preexisting conditions, does not disturb Our Miss Palin, not at all. Because she is ignorant, and cares nothing but for herself. Not to mention all the Big Pharma and Right Wing insurance money that fills her coffers.

    Crony Capitalism? Thy Name Is Sarah.

    How the PalinBots can overlook the fact that Palin has done little or nothing for DS kids from her powerful throne over the last two years, well, it chaps my ass. And I don't swear.

    Except in public.

    MicMac

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  145. Anonymous5:00 PM

    Anonymous said...
    Everybody has black, native hair in that pic except Tripp. It's the light. We also can't see Trig's face. It might be him - or not. I hope he is doing really well.
    4:09 PM


    Well Tripp takes after his father who has blond hair. The problem is which Wasilla High School hockey player with blond hair is Tripp’s daddy?

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  146. Anonymous5:04 PM

    Cracklin' Charlie said...
    Does Alaska suffer from a lack of building materials?

    That second fugly house with the, I guess, turret, doesn't even look finished. Maybe Todd and his budds are building that one as well.
    4:46 PM


    If you look closely into the turret window you might see:

    A) Sarah balled up in a corner throwing a hissy fit because nobody is sending SarahPac anymore money.

    B) You might see Sarah bouncing up and down on her bed riding an NBA basketball player.

    C) You might see Sarah hiding from Trig… it is his feeding time.

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  147. Anonymous5:09 PM

    "I have heard that first names were given based on place of conception.

    3:57 PM"

    TRACK???? WTF? She and Curtis M. Jr were doin' it on a track of some sort???

    Piper=Mile High Club
    Bianca=??? Is that a town?
    Bristol=a lake
    Tri-g="mah baby is a retard, y'all, but I loves him neways cuze I'm not an abortin' libural whore!!11!!!"

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  148. DominionistEscapee5:10 PM

    Dear anon troll, telling us that the Palins love Trig accomplishes nothing. Where is the evidence? Where are the anecdotes from his "mother" about what he's been up to lately (other than using an iPad app that apparently he can't actually use if he can't speak, as she claimed)?

    Since you've provided no specifics to support your claims of the Palins loving Trig and Sarah participating in DS-related events, I have to ask: Why are you wasting your time, and do you honestly think you're going to persuade any of us that you're right??

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  149. Anonymous5:12 PM

    Interesting that when Sarah was governor, she brought her children to all functions, even when they were not appropriate for kids. Same on the campaign trail. Piper was always with her and missed a lot of school because of it. The Sarah "family" vacation this summer consisted of Piper and sometimes Todd and one of the other girls. Why has Sarah used her girls as human shields -especially Piper, but Trig has been rarely seen since the book tour? Why isn't he included with the family? Is Sarah embarrassed of him now?

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  150. Anonymous5:12 PM

    Re: 3:57. Really? They're named after the place they were conceived? Then where, pray tell, is trig, Alaska? Or dud you slip up and confess that trig wasn't "conceived" except as a political ploy?

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  151. As a mother of 2 special-needs kids and a survivor of a narcissist mother Sarah Palin really gets my goat. I can attest to the fact that special needs kids require constant love and care. My kids see Ots, PTs, pyschologists, neuropsychologists, orthopedists, neurologists, learning disabilities specialists...and I know I'm forgetting people! Everyday is a new battle to slog through, currently its fighting to get my daughter an IEP and diagnose learning diabilities. Homework is a huge stress that goes for 1-2 hours everyday, in addition to afterschool activities. Even on weekends my daughter can't be home later than ~11am or she starts acting out from boredom/ADHD so we *always* have to be busy. My son has opposite issues and gets overstimulated by being out & difficulty w/socialization and sensory overload makes him want to be a hermit. It is SO challenging to try to make sure both their needs are met each day.

    We have so many doctor's visits or calls from the school that I need to come in, and I often wonder how working moms/dads manage to "bring home the bacon" AND care for disabled children. All our $ goes to doctors and we drive a beat up old Honda. However I feel very blessed that my husband has a job and we have very good insurance that enables us to visit specialists. We're blessed that we live in the US where healthcare is available to most people and not in a third-world nation. We're blessed that I've been able to stay home to care for them, because so many families have no choice but to be 2-income households. I can't imagine having a job on top of my job as their mom, and how difficult it must be to juggle work and the needs of your disabled kids.

    It makes me SO SO SO mad that Palin HAS the money and time to give Trig the best America's physicians can offer...yet she does nothing. That poor child!!!! I wish I could sweep him up W/kisses and take him home. So many families struggle to provide both food and essential medical services for their kids, and she squanders her time and $ on self-aggrandizing trips. Disgusting. There is a special place in hell for mothers who willingly fail their children. I've been following this since Repub Convention 2008 b/c of the Trig rumors, and was disgusted by Sarah's treatment of Bristol. *She has failed ALL of her children, whether they know it or not!*

    I pray that another poster is right and that Trig is being cared for and loved by a family other than the Palins. When they post "he is loved by his family" I have no doubt that its true. Todd, Bristol, Willow, Levi, and Piper have all shown affection and love for little Trig. But the woman who proports to be his mother is incapable of loving others more than herself. I feel for all her children and pray that someday they will break the dysfunctional family cycle and cut ties w/her.

    I'll "let it go" and move on from Babygate when Sarah is exposed as the liar and fraud she is and we know for sure that Trig is being cared for and receiving the intervention he needs. No one owes us photos of Trig, we just want proof he's being loved and cared for. He deserves privacy. But his "mother" made his welfare our business when she paraded him all over the country. Until we know he's being cared for properly we need to keep beating the drum. "Where's Trig and is he well cared for?"

    Sorry for the rambling post, I'm tired! My kiddos were occupied watching "The Little Mermaid" otherwise I wouldn't have been able to write :D

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  152. Anon 3:22,

    I agree. "The ugliest fucking house ever built." If you're gonna' grift, do it well, for Pete's sake.

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  153. Grasshopper5:56 PM

    MeAgain has a new comment up.

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  154. Anonymous6:02 PM

    To beggar is to make destitute.

    I love a learning experience. Why shouldn't a Sarah Palin post educate and illuminate in many ways?

    Gryphen rejected my post with explanation of confusion with logic terminology and the misuse of the phrase "begs the question."

    Oh well. Everybody can look it up themselves.

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  155. Marleycat6:09 PM

    4:16 PM said: But wait a second. Earlier someone said his stature was due to his being a preemie - then explain this please much larger than Trip photo, please.

    Because Trig was born before Tripp - and the photo you cite is Tripp as a younger infant than Trig (because he is younger). It has been said maybe that Tripp is at least a year older than his stated age - but I'm not sure it means that he's older than Trig.

    I think rather both boys were born much earlier than we have been told, but Trig is smaller than his age would indicate - he may actually have been born much more premature than 6 or 7 weeks early plus short stature is common with DS - please note, his torso seems normal length but his legs are proportionately shorter in comparison, consistent with DS. Hair color changes with age, lighting conditions, and the different haircuts also can give different looks to a face.

    I still think it's the same Trig - and Tripp has grown past him, even though he's younger.

    I do think there was plenty of substituting other infants and photos fed to the media out of sequence to cover up the true birth mother, true actual birth dates, and time lines but essentially the Tripp we see today is THE Tripp and Trig is THE Trig. I do believe there's another baby out there born after DWTS, and I admit, I have no opinion about a baby before Trig.

    I am just saying this is, of course, just my opinion based on the mountains of info, photos, etc., out there - the same material everyone has seen. I don't have proof or I'd be a rich lady now, AND I am not Bristol or Sarah!

    Quite frankly, the very only reason I believe Trig has not been adopted from another family solely to get Pro-life creds is because given the nature of Palin - she would have only done such a thing - fake a birth, pretend Trig was hers - to cover for a very close family member and had no choice, someone whose pregnancy would blow her "Family Values" platform out of the water. She's just not giving and loving enough to have done something like take in any child NOT a very close blood family member, like a grandchild!

    The whole plan morphed into something bizarre when Bristol foolishly got pregnant again - there was no way she could fake two pregnancies. If she coulda, she woulda! I also believe she did try to adopt out Trig in the beginning but had to claim him as her own because he was born DS and very frail, very premature.

    Probably, if he hadn't survived - she would have instead faked a pregnancy to cover up Tripp's birth to Bristol. I feel she turned lemons into lemonade and lucked into using Trig for the Pro-life creds - that was just a bonus she took advantage of.

    Just my opinion! One of many opinions on this blog!

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  156. Anonymous6:22 PM

    quote[ Anonymous said...
    "...The phrase is 'it begs the question'.
    10:07 AM"

    personally, wrong or not, i always enjoy when gryphen writes "it beggars the question". it never fails to make me smile. i don't know why, but it just does.

    12:39 PM]

    I agree ANON @ 12:39pm. Mark R. (and a cpl. others) obviously cannot take a joke. ;)
    Sometimes I do find that the Literary Police become tiresome.

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  157. Anonymous6:24 PM

    To the Palin Fairy Tale Troll claiming all but Trig have black hair because of their "native blood." Are you some kind of an idiot?

    Bristol has black hair because she died it to go with her Snooki chin; before that her hair was lighter than Sarah's before Sarah started going gray and dying hers. Todd is 1/4 native, which would make his children only 1/16 native; Trig is only 1/32 native. My grandmother was 1/2 Native American and had reddish-blonde hair and blue eyes. Get a grip on reality.

    Willow has very dark hair and striking features because her daddy was probably not more than 1/2 Caucasian. Who that daddy was is anybody's guess.

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  158. Marleycat6:24 PM

    I also find it very odd that Sarah Palin constantly had Piper, or one of her other children, or Todd virtually with her for almost every single one of her events - as if she was afraid to be without at least one of them - despite their needs to be doing age-appropriate activities at school or with peers.

    I find it abnormal parental/adult behavior - as well as dressing herself as if she is 16 or 17. To read that Bristol had numerous cosmetic procedures done while a young teen and later is also outside the realm of what normal parents encourage.

    There are severe psychological issues there that are also being foisted onto her children - very, very disturbing and sad for the kids. Caretaker kids and Mom's protectors.

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  159. Anonymous6:29 PM

    This is the thing that bothers me the most about her exploitation of her kids and especially Trig.

    I grew up next to a family with down syndrone kids, and both had a different set of needs and different approaches, much like any child, when it came to learning new skills, but it takes a focused, loving, compassionate mother who puts her kids needs above hers, much like those real moms who posted about their own experiences (Thank You, my hat goes off to you and you earned the title "best Mom In the World")

    I've witnessed what it takes, the joy these kids give, the unconditional love they have for everyone, their innate trust that everything in the world is "good", I could go on and on.

    But I can't wrap my mind around someone like Sarah actually stepping up to the table and putting in the work, even with the best of help, and I don't see a "connected, loving family" helping out either.

    I wish Trig the best, I hope he's being cared for and loved, nurtured and supported by someone who truly loves him.

    And I agree, the two "trig's" aren't the same kid.

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  160. Anonymous6:50 PM

    So, where is he, or they? How many young boys with or without Downs are they actually juggling? You must have some info on that Gryphen?

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  161. telah6:54 PM

    B @ 12:21, Yes, Nicole Wallace is pregnant. The interviewer congratulated her in the interview posted on IM today.

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  162. Anonymous7:46 PM

    TO Anon 10:07 am

    You wrote the following and I'm glad you did since it's a pet peeve of mine:



    Gryph, very small nit to pick.


    The phrase is 'it begs the question'.

    Sorry, I'm a writer/editor/proofreader for a living. I can't pass it by without letting you know, not to be a bitch or anything, but with a sincere wish to help you write the best you can. Your ideas don't need help, just the little linguistic sticky bits.


    I'm a writer too and sorry to "nitpick" you but to "beg the question" should not be used when the meaning intended is "to raise or ask a question."

    To "beg the question comes from the Latin petitio principii --"assuming the initial point." It refers to a logical fallacy, not to asking a question.

    To "beg the question" means the speaker's answer is contained in their premise. It points out a fault in the speaker's reasoning, a fallacy.

    So many in the MSM misuse the term that it may be an idiom now. But why not just say "it raises the question" instead, which is correct and what one means. Journalists using "it begs the question" incorrectly sounds ridiculous to those who know the term's meaning.

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  163. Anonymous7:54 PM

    A young man with DS, Davis Hartley, has been nominated to be his high school's homecoming king in Richardson , Texas. If he wins he will be the third DS student in the Dallas area to win a homecoming title in recent years. It's worth clicking through to see Davis with his date,Josilyne, whom he met in special ed class.
    http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/lake-highlands-richardson/headlines/20111013-richardson-pearce-student-with-down-syndrome-getting-the-royal-treatment.ece?ssimg=346434#ssStory346435

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  164. Anonymous8:34 PM

    THIS little Trig actually looks like the child $P featured during her Hawaii jaunt . . . not the little Trigster that was pictured with Tripp a few says ago.

    And about the "different" babe shown on $P's shoulder in FB's book, could that have been the same child Levi was clutching when wearing the green shirt?

    The sad saga will eventually unravel . . .

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  165. One has simply to look at the angle of the little boy's ear in the solo picture and the shape of his head to guess that the child with Willow on the patio is not the same child.

    I've read all the posts currently up and I too hope that Trig is receiving loving care, a loving home life, and medical attention if needed. However, I'm not inside the Palin house(s) and don't know what goes on or who lives with whom. None of us do.

    Yes, I want Palin's hoax and lies to be exposed. Yes, I wish she would just go somewhere and be quiet. No, I don't believe her wild ride story. All of this still doesn't mean I can state with any certainty how Trig is treated or with whom he lives. Posters who make definitive statements about Trig's day-to-day life and lack of medical treatment can't possibly know this for certain.

    Let's just all hope the best for the little boy as we want the best for all children.

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  166. Anonymous8:44 PM

    Could those pictures be any farther away from Trig? Who takes pictures of young kids without getting right up close to have a shot of their sweet little faces?

    "Todd is 1/4 native, which would make his children only 1/16 native"

    Huh? If he's 1/4 then his kids are 1/8.

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  167. Anonymous8:48 PM

    "MeAgain has a new comment up."

    Where? It's not in the post where MeAgain posted yesterday about the death of a parent.

    It's ridiculously hard to find those posts.

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  168. Anonymous8:57 PM

    To save people from looking, the latest post from MeAgain on the Broomfield thread is from last night about the death of his or her father. So don't go looking for a newer one than that, today.

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  169. Gryphen's right. Sarah made Trig our business.

    He may have a better chance to be loved and get the therapy he needs to meet his potential if he's not useful to Sarah any more. I guess that depends on her next scam.

    FWIW, I think all the photos of Trig are the same child, including the one with Willow...same size and shaped head/cheek, same low-set ear.

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  170. Anonymous2:03 AM

    @my kid's mom. I've been in your situation. Hang in there. It does get better. You are doing all the right things. The most important is unconditional love.

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  171. Anonymous5:12 AM

    Anon at 6:24 said:
    To the Palin Fairy Tale Troll claiming all but Trig have black hair because of their "native blood." Are you some kind of an idiot?

    Bristol has black hair because she died it to go with her Snooki chin; before that her hair was lighter than Sarah's before Sarah started going gray and dying hers. Todd is 1/4 native, which would make his children only 1/16 native; Trig is only 1/32 native. My grandmother was 1/2 Native American and had reddish-blonde hair and blue eyes. Get a grip on reality.

    Willow has very dark hair and striking features because her daddy was probably not more than 1/2 Caucasian. Who that daddy was is anybody's guess.


    I'm not a troll or an idiot, and I think I have a grip on reality. I didn't make any fairytale "strong", "happy", etc. claims. I was simply pointing out that everybody except Tripp in that picture has black hair, which I surmised is because of the light. I wasn't aware that Bristol darkened her hair.

    I might be clueless, but you're angry and mean. I hope you're just having a "moment" and you're normally more laid back.
    -Sarah (a different one on the East coast)

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  172. I wish someone would start a Timeline of all the photos of the Trigs from the first introduction up to now. IMO, it's obvious that there are at 3 different children that they used as "Trig/TriG".

    The Picasa Face Recognition is also, too, a great idea.

    All kids need stability and a routine that they can count on when they are school age. From the time Sarah stepped onto the national stage, it was apparent that she could care less about keeping any of those kids in school or permitting them to have any sort of routine. Life is all about Sarah and no one else. Her selfishness and delusional ambition has robbed her children of their childhood. Sad.

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  173. Anonymous6:14 AM

    Todd is 1/8..kids are 1/16..grankids are 1/32

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  174. Anonymous6:23 AM

    We can't see his face so how can anyone tell if it not the same boy as the hugging pic with Tripp? I agree he looks totally different than the top pic from July 2010, in the picture with Tripp. The one with the girls he looks very native to me, more than a child with 1/32 native blood. Looks to me like Toddy had a close friend in Dillingham.

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  175. Anonymous7:49 AM

    @Anonymous 12:03pm:

    If not for Obamacare, $arah would just jump the border to Canada and steal some of their "inferior" socialized care like her family did when she was young. ;)

    Sorry, but as any Canadian can tell you, proof of enrollment in the provincial health care program is a must. There is a monthly charge for coverage, either individual or family, although lower-income folks can get some relief.

    I have occasionally used a Canadian walk-in clinic, but I pay the non-resident fee and submit the receipt to my US insurance for reimbursement.

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  176. Anonymous8:43 AM

    10:07 am and 7:46 PM, professional
    writer/editor/proofreaders.

    To "beg the question" means the speaker's answer is contained in their premise.

    Thank you!

    I tried to explain, but apparently my comments were offensive and didn't pass muster.

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  177. "Sorry, but as any Canadian can tell you, proof of enrollment in the provincial health care program is a must. There is a monthly charge for coverage, either individual or family, although lower-income folks can get some relief.

    I have occasionally used a Canadian walk-in clinic, but I pay the non-resident fee and submit the receipt to my US insurance for reimbursement."

    Sure, those are the rules for you and me, but the Palin clan never follow rules. Rules are everything a family of grifters stand against.

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  178. O/T: I have started a personal blog. If you wish to see my first post, "Is "Ruffles" just Trig before he got his ears fixed?" go to http://scharlottsbeacon.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-to-brads-beacon-hi-all.html

    brad

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  179. "Sorry, but as any Canadian can tell you, proof of enrollment in the provincial health care program is a must. There is a monthly charge for coverage, either individual or family, although lower-income folks can get some relief."

    I am a Landed Immigrant in Ontario, thus eligible for health care. I have a card that identifies me as being covered. I do not pay a monthly fee. Perhaps it's different in other provinces, but in Ontario, in the past 20+ years, I have never paid a monthly fee. Some have extended coverage (dental, eye, prescriptions) through work plans or private, but basic care is covered.

    Back when Sarah is talking about, the rules were very lax and almost anyone could walk in and get care in a Canadian medical facility.

    Let's not make statements without solid evidence.

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  180. @ Grasshopper OR Anyone else

    - Can you please tell us where MeAgain's new comment is? Thanks!

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  181. Anonymous7:54 PM

    "Blogger Sharon1943 said...

    I wish someone would start a Timeline of all the photos of the Trigs from the first introduction up to now. IMO, it's obvious that there are at 3 different children that they used as "Trig/TriG"."

    Be our guest.

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  182. Anonymous9:13 PM

    You said, "I have been asking this question for a while now and, except for a couple of anonymous tips, have not been conclusively able to determine that Trig is being well cared for at this time."

    'MeAgain' said, "Todd offered to care for him instead of Sarah paying someone $7500 a month. (and I fully expect Gryphen to post about who "someone" is one of these days as it will NOT stay hidden much longer)"

    Wishful thinking?

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