Sunday, September 08, 2013

Remembering the one and ONLY time that I interviewed Sarah Palin.

I am sure that many of you will remember this video as the one from my "Bloggers and the Barracuda" post.  However many of you will also remember that it, and many of my other videos, were taken down when Dennis Zaki decided that he had had enough of Palin and took them all off of his You Tube page.

So I decided that I would post some of them periodically and remind people that they exist, now hosted on MY You Tube page.

For those who want to read the entire account jut click the ling above for the entire bizarre story of my one interview and what happened afterward.

It is rather long but here is a taste:  

We finished packing things up, thanked her for the interview, and exited the building to load up the car. 

After we finished I left Dennis outside with the equipment and went inside to get my friends and tell them that we were ready to hit the road. 

When I located them in the sports center one of my friends asked “Did you see her?” 

“See who?” I asked warily. 

“Sarah Palin! When you left she handed Trig to Piper and charged across the middle of the basketball court in hot pursuit of you guys!” 

Uh oh! 

As we walked toward the exit we kept our eyes peeled, but did not see any sign of the Governor, so I figured that maybe it was no big deal and that she had given up and decided to rejoin her kids on the basketball court. 

However when I climbed into the car I asked Dennis if HE had seen Palin. 

“Oh yeah” he said. “She came out with a notebook and wrote down your license plate number.” 

Uh oh!

Oh yeah, THAT happened!

The other reason I wanted to revisit the video is because sometimes newbies seem confused as to how we know that Trig needs hearing aids. 

Well for one thing we have information from Palin herself and others that Trig communicates in sign language and as far as we know he is not yet speaking.  It is fairly common for those with Down syndrome to suffer from hearing loss, and it would seem that Trig is among that number.

However I personally first began to suspect that was the case during the interview at the top. If you watch it carefully you will notice there is a quite a lot of background noise and that Trig is seemingly asleep. (He was.) That might not seem that unusual, but at the 1:21 mark there is a very loud buzzer which, to be honest, startled me more than a few times. And yet Trig remains in a deep sleep.

THAT is when I first became convinced that he had some type of hearing loss.

A hearing loss that seemingly is not taken seriously, as evidenced by the fact that Trig is NEVER photographed wearing his hearing aids. Not even on the first day of school.


After all who needs to hear in order to learn in school? Right Sarah?

112 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:35 PM

    So now she employs "anon" Trolls that scream:
    Libel
    Get a life
    are you mental?
    stalker
    ******
    Why don't they use their real names? Huh Sarah? So we can know WHO they are: wink, wink!

    But we know who alot of them are don't we Sarah?
    Willow, Bitchol, Piper-Diaper Brooklyn-krusty....
    All being pain by SarahPac!
    I'm sure they are being paid enough to visit the New improved Rainbow Bay Resort which two years ago cost $7250. a wk most like increased to 10K a week.
    (inflation doncha know& accessibility to designer meth and prostitutes and Gambling) (Hi Paloletti's!!!)

    And last but not least...since you had your breitbart nazi's "out" G-man...Fuck you cunt bitch!!!
    May Allah sort our your life asap along with lady Karma may we soon see you in pink handcuffs, PRAISE ALLAH!!!!

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    1. Anonymous1:33 PM

      1+

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    2. Anonymous1:57 PM

      Also,too...the "I'm sure your employee/trolls are being paid enough to visit Rainbow bay resort" was obviously "Snark" since they are most likely being pain "pennies" a comment...Huh Sarah?

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    3. Anonymous2:45 PM

      Damn, I am not a troll, but you are sick! The level of rage, hatred and viciousness is just over the top.
      Who cares. Sarah is a had been. And karma will catch up with them. They aren't worth this much energy. I just laugh at them now. They are a joke.

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    4. 2:45, you misunderstand karma (action and consequence) which ripens--or not--in future lives as a consequence of the seeds we plant in this life.

      To say "karma will catch up with them [the Palins]" is wrong--and lazy. Karma is not some avenger, doing our work for us in this life.

      What many of us seek for the Palins is justice--justice for all of those the Palins have injured or killed, for all the harm they've done.

      Being passive and unconcerned won't bring justice.

      Dangerous demagogues like Sarah Palin are indeed worth our energy.

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    5. Anonymous3:50 PM

      " I just laugh at them now. They are a joke."
      So nice @2:45 YOU can laugh at them, some people can't b/c their lives have been ruined by these "has beens"...

      And the "I am not a troll" is like saying "I'm a liberal but"...
      If it quacks like a duck, it is a duck!

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    6. Anonymous4:15 PM

      3:50.. Get over yourself. I'm a long time reader and contributor and not a troll. Are you the one who thinks anyone and everyone is Willow or Sarah?
      Yes people have had their lives ruined. They are evil. But being constantly in a ranting rage does nothing but hurt you. It doesn't remedy the situation or bring revenge or stop them. So it's your choice of course, but I would rather laugh at them while quietly working towards exposing them.

      2:45- I know what karma is and I used the wrong word, you are right. Thanks. I meant justice and I know many have given up hope but there ARE a lot of people still working in the background to expose them. I think justice will happen, but it may take more time.

      All I meant, was sometimes we all get so nasty we don't realize how deranged it sounds. I've done it myself here, but no more.
      I'm not going to waste my energy that way anymore.

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    7. WakeUpAmerica5:06 PM

      4:15
      Well said with class and patience.

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    8. Anonymous6:15 PM

      I don't find the Palin fraud funny at all or a joke in the least. If it was only the one hoax where she deceived the people of America that would be enough to rage on and hate their actions and what they stand for. But they go on and on with deceptions. Yep, there is a clown side to them, they are a joke in that way. Thank heavens people keep pointing out that they are still around, maybe not a media sensation but every bit the criminals.

      You don't have to be a troll to say dumb stuff. What I do when I don't like something is to not read it or go to that site.

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    9. Anonymous9:29 PM

      The only way that justice will catch up to the Palins is for people to make noise about them.

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    10. Anonymous7:10 AM

      9:29 PM

      TRUTH

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  2. Anonymous12:41 PM

    Our state (yeah, Massachusetts) offers early-intervention preschool to special needs children. The classes are mixed, with non-special needs students as well, who must apply and win a lottery to get into the groups.
    In the classes, children from three and up learn to live with their disabilities, as well as simply enjoy a fun preschool curriculum. The brilliant part is that the non-special needs children learn sign language along with their classmates, and bond with children -- deaf, or with cerebral palsy, or wheelchair-bound -- who will be part of their school experience through high school.
    Both my children were lucky enough to win the lottery and be accepted. We all learned sign language as a family -- I can tell you that, when you have little kids and you're trying to corral them at a busy party or at the mall, rather than raising your voice to be heard, or to get their attention, it's invaluable to be able to silently sign: "Stop. Pay Attention. Let's Go."

    If Alaska offered such a pre-school, or, if it does, if the Palins had taken advantage of it, just imagine how far along Trig would be in communicating his ideas and his needs, with his hands. All the Palins, including Tripp, could learn to connect to Trig and make him part of their world.

    Just sayin'

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    1. Anonymous2:05 PM

      It's me again -- 12:41 -- out of curiosity, I checked google to find out what kinds of services are available for Alaskan preschoolers.
      Just as I'd thought -- there is an array of classes. Most, of course, Federally mandated and funded.

      Who knows what kinds of educational interventions Trig has received for the past five years. But, they were available, if the Palins had bothered to help him out. For free, Sarah! Wouldn't have cost you a penny.

      So this month didn't need to be Trig's "first day of school." He could have been going for more than two years, learning valuable skills, interacting with trained professionals and with his peers, and becoming a whole person, who could see (an eye test and glasses would have been prescribed) and communicate with the rest of the world.

      Makes me want to cry, really. A little boy unable to connect to his family, to his parents, who could have done so, if they'd only bothered to get him the help that was readily available to him.
      It would have taken time and effort on their part, however, and that's where the system falls apart. If parents don't care enough to take care of their children, then the child pays the huge price all the rest of his life.

      That, Sarah, is what separates you from the "elites" and the "brainiacs": a basic, fundamental, unwavering care and attention paid to their children. In the end, the children prosper and excel, because they've been given the tools with which to do so. Education, learning, curiosity: these aren't frowned upon or laughed at, but are encouraged, every day in every way.

      Just sayin.'

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    2. Anonymous2:53 PM

      2:05 Amen! Thanks for following up and for the excellent comments on the importance of early intervention.

      My hope (dream on, girl) is that Trigg's care providers have gotten the help he needs and that, like all things Palin, the "first day of school" is just for show.

      You know, like maybe Sarah is too embarrassed or ashamed to talk about the needs of Trig and would prefer to only speak about when he is being like a "normal" kid. That does sound like how Sarah would see the world.

      Though, Sarah, and others, the is no shame in disability. The real shame is to make a person suffer BECAUSE of their disability.

      Each person is a seed that seeks to grow their biggest and best. Let's give them the tools and give their families and caregivers the support they need to see that those seeds have a chance to grow to their best potential.

      Which is what I believe virtually all of us here at IM believe and work toward. And hope for for Trig (and for others regardless of whether or not we agree or even like them. This goes WAY beyond politics.)

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    3. Anonymous3:29 PM

      Because of his disabilities, Trig would have qualified, and SHOULD have received, most if not all of these services beginning in infancy:
      speech/language
      OT
      PT
      audiological services
      auditory training
      vision training
      Teacher of the Deaf services
      daily living skills

      The earlier these services start, the more effective they are and the greater success the child will have. In his case, the various therapies would probably be rather intensive and require a lot of time in school and a significant investment of time for his family to follow up and reinforce his skills at home.

      I've seen little evidence that he received the type of intervention he needed OR that there was any consistent follow-up at home. It requires a great commitment on the part of the family, but that's what you do when your child needs you. *IF* you really care about your child as anything more than a photo prop.

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  3. Anonymous1:01 PM

    I guess if Trig has received cochlear implants we'd have certainly heard about it by now right? Those people seem to publicize even the minutiae of their lives so a life changing event such as giving a child the gift of hearing would have been splashed across all their facebooks and webpages.

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    1. Anonymous2:10 PM

      If you had to chose between cochlear implants for a political prop or a chunk of a swinging luxury resort, you know you would take the latter. It's common sense.

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    2. Anonymous3:17 PM

      There are many reasons why an implant might not be the best option for a child with significant delays from DS.

      In addition to needing some form of language in order to program it correctly, which Trig may not have, many DS children also have significant speech issues. These issues often make sign language a much better option, both for receptive and expressive communication.

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    3. Anonymous4:00 PM

      Anonymous2:10 PM

      If you had to chose between cochlear implants for a political prop or a chunk of a swinging luxury resort, you know you would take the latter. It's common sense.
      ****
      Sure common sense means "Palin sense".

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    4. WakeUpAmerica5:07 PM

      I really doubt that they would tell anyone about cochlear implants as that would imply he wasn't perfect. Palins want everyone to think they are perfect with perfect lives. I can't see them exposing a defect.

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    5. Anonymous6:31 PM

      The child with implants that swims at my pool always wears a tight bathing cap. There was a picture of Trig and Tripp at a pool, but Trig wasn't wearing a bathing cap. I'm guessing Trig doesn't have an implant.

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  4. Anonymous1:02 PM

    The size of Trig's backpack still amazes me. It's big enough for him to take a nap in.

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    1. Anonymous1:37 PM

      I think he needed enough to stay for weeks or months at a time. She left for the $10,000 a week resort right away, said she was gone for a week. Actually it looks like she flew back and forth, which is more expense.

      Poor Trig, he sure is cute, so sad they neglect his essentials and needs. You know without Trig they would not be part of such a high end Big Game Hunting and Fishing resort operation.


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    2. WakeUpAmerica5:08 PM

      Ok, I have two young grandchildren who INSISTED on the big backpacks because of the action figures on them. I think you're reading too much into that.

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    3. Anonymous6:12 PM

      Do you seriously believe that Trig is capable of "insisting" about anything? The kid can barely feed himself.
      OTOH, He does seem to "Insist" though, that Sarah stay away from him based on photos I've seen.

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    4. Anonymous6:26 PM

      508, I don't know the age, weight and ability of your grandchildren. In Trig's pictures he looks like he may have eyesight problems as well as other. Is he the kind of kid who would make a deal about a big backpack? Maybe Tripp had a big one? It is hard to say. There are pictures of Trig where he looks like he needs help or attention for his physical ability or lack in areas. Perhaps with Todd carrying him it makes it look like he can't handle a big pack and why would adults have him go to school the first day with an obstacle on his back. You would think they would pick the option where he could walk on his own into his first day of school event. A big deal in most parents and childrens lives.

      The message they send with the symbology is skewed. The Palins don't care I suppose and they are rather slow witted.

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    5. Anonymous8:45 PM

      Chuck Heath gave a radio interview earlier this year and he said that Trig was not toilet trained. Most schools (and pre-schools) require kids to be toilet trained to attend. If Trig is attending school, and he either just learned how to go to the toilet-- or he still isn't quite toilet trained-- he probably brings an extra set of clothes, disposable diapers, plastic training pants. Oh, and please don't let him forget his glasses. And, there are probably some toys in there to keep him occupied. And, since a recent photo showed him eating baby food, a couple of jars of that stuff, too, and the special spoon to feed him.

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    6. Anonymous4:54 AM

      Ann 8:45,

      Because Trig is special ed they wave the potty training as this will be part of his IEP (individual Education Plan). He surely needs glasses-his eyes are crossed, he probably needs hearing. HE should not be eating baby food, they should have had therapy for eating and other issue via early intervention and special ed pre-k.

      That said, he should have had many hours of private therapies but knowing that Palin's don't put a lot of time and effort into education of any kind. I highly doubt therapies would be a priority.

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    7. Anonymous11:07 AM

      Children who need wheel chairs go with wheel chairs, a back pack would be attached or carried by someone. Trig is a DS child that needs to be carried. I have no idea why the large back pack. If Sarah has anything to do with this it is to appeal to her donors. They don't care about Trig's burdens, the money senders are only cheerleaders for what the Palins want them to believe.

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  5. Anonymous1:08 PM

    She wrote down your license plate number? Did she use the Anchorage P.D. to harass you? Is that legal? No wonder she was facing ethics charges, she is one Unethical Bitch married to a Known Sex Trafficker.

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    1. Anonymous4:06 PM

      @1:08
      She used anything she wanted and still does!!!!
      Yes, SHE DOES.
      Anchorage pd is as crooked as they come as Shay pointed out in her book.
      The FBI also,too!
      The courts, the judges, even the DOJ and DOP and US assistant attorneys and Karen Loefler!!!!
      AK is the "crony corruption Capitol STATE"of the union. That's why Dairygate must go down.
      When rats start jumping ship they will spill to save their hides.

      Seeing that they are "Carrying" on with the "new" Pimp palace means they feel they have NOTHING to fear.


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  6. Anonymous1:32 PM

    "So I decided that I would post some of them periodically and remind people that they exist..."

    THANK YOU!!!!

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  7. Anonymous1:41 PM

    How young and fresh she looks in the picture. Today she looks old and mad at the world. I guess that's her bad attitude just seeping out of her. Even her hair, though messy, looks healthy when compared to how it looks today.

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  8. Anonymous2:05 PM

    Am I the only one that thinks Todd resembles Liberace.

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    1. Anonymous4:07 PM

      LOLOLOLOL! Sarah, also too!!!!

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    2. Anita Winecooler6:12 PM

      Yeah, except Todd's "baby" ain't "grand"

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    3. Anonymous6:32 PM

      Liberace was well dressed (whether or not you liked his style). The man was immaculate with his wardrobe. The opposite of dirty Todd Palin. Todd is only taking on some facial likeness to the great artist because Todd is getting a fat or swollen face. Something wrong with Todd's liver gives him a slight resemblance but not enough to compare to the deceased self made talent.

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    4. Anonymous8:41 PM

      If anyone looks like Liberace, I vote for Marcus Bachmann.

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    5. Anonymous8:06 AM

      Todd reminds me more of Marcus Bachmann.

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  9. Anonymous2:05 PM

    Dear Trig, what caused the black eye? Why is Todd so PUFF FACE? How remote is the so-called school? How was Trig's first week of school and who helped him to school and after school? I feel so sad for the boy. It is an improvement that someone now puts shoes on him. I hope he has a good nanny when it is 10 below zero and Sarah needs him to pose outside with her.

    How is his swallowing these days? Most mothers would be thrilled with a child's progress and you would hear all about it. Sarah is so full of secrets and a most deceptive person.

    It is nice to see Trig smile but also important that he is able to communicate all his emotions and express when he feels frustrated and other than the happy posed looks.

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    1. Anonymous2:25 PM

      Great advice for a new mother. Wait a second, Sarah is supposed to a seasoned mama grizzly. We at Immoral Minority should not have to school Sarah Palin on raising children. After seeing what she raised, I guess our advice is needed.

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  10. Anonymous2:28 PM

    I love this interview! Excellent follow-up asking her to be specific with her accusations against anonymous bloggers.

    Palin wears the same deceptive smile whether she's accusing the media of telling lies about her or speaking of her 'beloved' Wasilla. After declaring there are 'too many' lies for her to correct, she gives the biggest 'tell' of all...closes her eyes while her tongue protrudes between clenched lips. God-damned liar that one!

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    1. Anonymous2:57 PM

      Lying through her teeth is what Sarah does best.

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  11. Anonymous2:53 PM

    Here is a photo from Sarah's facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151847070638588&set=a.10151847067313588.1073741835.24718773587&type=1&theater
    showing Piper getting Trig off to school while Sarah and Todd are off somewhere hunting. 12 years old is not old enough to be the babysitter for a DS child. I hope that there was a responsible adult in that house (for a change, considering that some of those adults are not very responsible people).

    There is something wrong with this staged photo. Piper is getting Trig off to school, and the proof is that there is a school bus in the background. I don't know how long that school bus plans to wait for Piper to walk Trig up the hill. The truth is that in most photos like this, a kid going off to school, show the kid getting on the school bus. Moms, Dads, caretakers, sitters wait with the kid AT the bus stop, not down the hill and some distance away from the bus stop.

    Trig doesn't seem to know what's going on. He is more interested in the photographer than he is in the school bus that is supposed to be waiting for him. It looks as if he couldn't care less about going off to school with that over-sized back pack. Did Trig just get off the school bus, returning home from school? Sarah wrote that Piper was getting Trig happily off to school. (Happily? Does that kid really look happy?)

    The thing that is curious about all of this is that someone in the Palin family is always posting intimate photos of every detail of their lives. We were there for Willow's graduation from hair school. Bristol showed every moment of Tripp's active life. We do see photos of Trig, and this is important, he is rarely photographed wearing his glasses. (His glasses had better be in his backpack if he really is going off to school). The one set of photos that we have never seen would be Trig's therapy. A lot of therapy for DS involves playing with favorite toys in a way that develops motor skills. Trig and motor skills? We have seen a recent photo which showed Trig still eating baby food from a soft plastic baby spoon. Can he feed himself, picking up tidbits and putting them in his mouth? We see staged Palin family photos, proving that Trig is happily going off to school like every other kid. Really?

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    1. Anonymous5:24 PM

      I don't know if things are very different in Wasilla, but in most other places a child with DS (especially as young as Trig) would be placed on a small bus that would have an aide to assist the kids, not a full-size school bus.

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    2. Anonymous6:59 PM

      Trig is happily going off to school like every other kid. Really?.....


      Only thing is it is nothing like every other kid, DS or not. Like you said.. AT the bus stop or getting on the bus. Same with Todd's set up, something is not right or like a first day of school picture, not even close.

      OMG, that back pack. Do the teacher's get paid overtime for the time it takes to find his glasses in there? We are to think Trig has the ability to get them out in time for class? Even if Trig insisted on having a big pack why would a parent do that? If he needed a big one for weeks of clothes you would think they would have the decency to carry it for him.

      No way does the back pack make sense. That and the staged not looking anything like a first day of school... it screams this is faked somehow. It looks like another fraud.

      Anyone who is sick of Sarah fraud, I don't blame you. Please don't even look or read here. It matters to the rest of us.

      I hate seeing Trig used as a pawn in some money grubbers quest for fame and fortune. It is so wrong in so many ways. Thankful to all that pay attention to Trig and want honest answers (not saying that will come from any Heath/Palin) but honest answers must come asap. That precious child is being abuse and neglected in the most hurtful harmful ways.

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    3. Anonymous8:40 PM

      Kids wait for the school bus at the place where the bus stops. The bus is not supposed to wait while Piper poses for a photo with Trig, some distance away. The usual photo shows the kid getting on the bus, waving goodbye. And, if the child is young and disabled, it might be a good idea for an adult to wait with the child until he got safely onto the bus.

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  12. Anonymous2:57 PM

    they DO make smaller back packs for children the size of Trig. Curious: What special needs school is available for Trig in Wasilla?

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    1. Anonymous3:23 PM

      Chuck Heath Sr.gave a radio interview earlier this year (April?). He said that Trig could say three or four words, he wasn't toilet trained, he liked watching cartoon on TV with the baby sitter. With a description like that, I would guess that Trig goes to school with a couple of changes of clothing, some disposable diapers and plastic pants. We saw a photo of Trig eating baby food, so he probably has special food that he can eat that doesn't involve a lot of chewing. Maybe he is bribed with popsicles like Tripp was, so there could be a freezer pack in there, too.

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  13. Anonymous2:57 PM

    The interview with Sarah shows something else. She is much more calm and controlled than the Sarah we have seen on Fox lately. (That is, when she is on Fox). In the last year, Sarah's appearances on Fox showed a really frantic, manic person, trembling with anger, barely able to spit out her nasty words. The Sarah in the interview was a different person. Interesting, how much she has changed in a couple of years.

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    1. Anonymous3:46 PM

      Nah, she's just too busy trying to look cute for Jesse. Only 10 days before, she shot off a series of frantic rants about the media 'lying' about Bristol/Levi being school drop-outs and engaged in a nasty email exchange with the ADN editor about Bristol/Levi and babygate.

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    2. Anonymous5:27 PM

      3:46 ,,,frantic rants about the media 'lying' about Bristol/Levi being school drop-outs and engaged,,,

      But isn't that just what happened? So she's all wound up about people "lying" about things that are true. So totally Sarah.

      I don't know the timing, but both dropped out of school, Levi first. And they were engaged twice that I know of. For McCain before the election and for the white dress photo (and so Levi would retract his earlier comments about the Palins).

      Fact.

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    3. Anonymous5:55 PM

      And Sister Sarah was the big mouth that outed Levi to loose his job as a electrical apprentice!
      B/c she said Levi was getting his GED or something? That caused a uproar b/c you are supposed to have a HS diploma to work on the North slope!

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    4. Anonymous5:59 PM

      Here is a "Rich" one about it... Libs cost Levi Johnston his job
      http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2159520/posts?page=246

      Didn't know Dan Fagan was a lib?
      And another:
      http://www.adn.com/2009/01/05/643519/levi-johnston-quits-oil-field.html
      It was Sarah Herself who outed Levi!!! Wow so much BS to remember about this bitch. :(

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    5. Anonymous6:08 PM

      Yep Sarah outed Levi alright:
      http://bit.ly/1dU1V1w


      Oh my...break out the popcorn :popcorn: I love it when Palin opens her mouth and digs herself an even deeper hole.

      http://www.thealaskastandard.com/?q=node/226

      The Governor, in trying to dispel rumors the father of her grandchild is a high school drop out, released this statement this week, “Levi is continuing his online high school work in addition to working as an electrical apprentice on the North Slope."

      Probably on purpose. Didn't Bitchol dump him after that?

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    6. Anonymous8:37 PM

      About Sarah claiming that Levi and Bristol were "parenting their butts off" or taking on-line classes or anything-- that would have taken place in January of 2009, shortly after Tripp was supposed to have been born. If Sarah is holding baby Trig, it's 2008, and she has her eye on becoming the GOP VP nominee. Gryphen can supply the actual date of the video. (His YouTube says 2009, but that would be when he loaded the video to YouTube). Trig was supposed to have been born in April, 2008, and he's small in the video.

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    7. Anonymous5:56 AM

      except they both dropped out early 2008

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  14. Anonymous3:25 PM

    It's hard to tell if Trig is sleeping. There is a point around 30 seconds into the short interview where Trig appears startled, his hand shoots up, and rests on Sarah's shoulder. This did not happen when there were any loud whistles or the loud buzzer, but earlier. Strange.

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    1. I saw that too, but I think that was in response to him slipping and jerking because he was not being supported properly.

      As far as I could tell he never woke up once.

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    2. Anonymous5:42 PM

      Maybe he had slightly woken a little while she rocked back and forth and as he was falling back into sleep he experienced a hypnic or myoclonic twitch. Happens to all of us one time or another as we fall into beginnings of sleep. The whole body can jerk or maybe just an arm or leg. On those occasions when it happens to me, I know I am on my way back to sleep and I take it as a good sign. lol

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    3. Look at the angle he's being held in, with his head dangling; try it yourself: lean to a side, then hang your head over and keep it... keep it... keep it...

      Starts to hurt the muscles in your neck and the upper shoulder, doesn't it? Feeling a bit off-balance too?

      Being held sloppily like this could have elicited The Moro Reflex; a young child will jump, their arms reflexively coming away from their body when feeling off-balance or sense that they are falling.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTz-iVI2mf4

      The myoclonic jerk, as anonymous stated at 5:42PM also shows he was asleep.

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  15. Anonymous4:07 PM

    80% of DS children have hearing loss. There are different types of hearing loss and some kids are not cochlear implant candidates. Kids who have just a middle ear or conductive hearing loss can sometimes be corrected with tubes or other surgical interventions. So it is possible he did have a medical intervention that helped him.
    We really don't know his situation, BUT if he needs hearing aids and does not wear them and get therapy, then this is child abuse. But without seeing his hearing test results, there is no way to know. Also, just so people know, there are ways to test hearing even on babies, so I can't imagine he hasn't been checked out. Yes, it's the Palin's, but still.
    This is my professional specialty by the way.

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    1. Anonymous4:55 PM

      When my kids were born, they went to the pediatrician for regular visits. When the child was a couple of months old, the doctor stood behind the child and clapped his hands behind the child, to the left and right to see what the reaction would be. If there hadn't been any reaction, I'm sure that there would have been more testing.

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    2. Anonymous5:32 PM

      4:55 - Where I live, all infants are tested for hearing loss at birth. I don't know if that's an automatic screening that's done nationally or if it's because I live in a city that has a very large deaf population.

      There are certainly much more comprehensive tests that are done at a later time, but basic screening can be done immediately.

      4:07 - I suspect that, if Trig had undergone surgery of any kind for his hearing loss, Palin would have been chasing the cameras to talk about it. I wonder if, because they didn't start young when they should have or were inconsistent, they're having a hard time training him to keep his hearing aids and glasses on.

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    3. Anita Winecooler6:24 PM

      One of my daughter's classmates had Down Syndrome. She was constantly getting tubes changed/replaced in her ears to the point that she became totally deaf in one ear, but could hear well enough to stay mainstreamed in school with wraparound help.
      She also had physical therapy three days a week, speech therapy, and she had a rigid schedule to stick with. The parents treated her just like their other kids, with the same goals and expectations as the others, and this child now is an adult living independently and working full time.
      I know all kids are different, but I just don't see the same effort from the parents and family as I saw with my daughter's classmate.

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  16. Anonymous4:20 PM

    So Todd owns 22% of that resort Rainbow Bay? Their website says its family owned and not by them, but I saw evidence on another blog.
    But there is no proof it's a "swingers" resort is there? I can't imagine paing 7500 a week for a place like that. If I ever could spend that, I can think of far more interesting things to do for a vacation. Why so expensive for a fishing place. There is something fishy about that.

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    1. Anonymous4:52 PM

      The sale took place during the summer, and the website does not reflect the change of hands. The former owner now has 1% share of the resort.

      As far as a resort for swingers, or any other kind of funny business, it's isolated. It needs to be reached by plane. What happens at Rainbow Bay stays at Rainbow Bay.

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    2. Anonymous5:22 PM

      The former owner had a automobile accident last year. Don't know if that had anything to do with it but now he only has 1%.

      The Toadster finally got a license to fly, also,too!
      (although someone said it wasn't a license to carry people)
      Rules/smules! Hey its Sarah Palins Alaska!

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    3. Anonymous7:04 PM

      Sarah says he flies her places. They may not think she is human and it is legal for him to fly zombies.

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    4. Anonymous8:30 PM

      If Todd is flying Sarah places (7:04) then Sarah's PAC is paying Todd first class, full fare constultants' transportation costs. No wonder he could afford to buy into the Rainbow Bay Resort. The other dudes are pretty rich. That's a rich man's game.

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    5. Anonymous11:19 PM

      4:20

      that 22% derived from the $carahPAC$cam.com tea_tard mouthbreather's couch change ?

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    6. Anonymous7:26 AM

      geeze an auto accident and the owner has to sell out, all but 1%. That must have been a sweet deal.

      The Palins boast and brag up Todd's PR when he is a TV star or gives a salmon speech. Purchasing a quarter of a high end luxury resort is a major move and puts him in a whole new class.

      They would certainly ad this to Todd's resume, unless.....

      Forbes or no world wide business publisher has a write up?

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  17. Sally in MI4:45 PM

    That's the longest time I have ever seen her hold that baby, and she still wasn't supporting his poor head. Hard to believe this woman actaully mothered other children. She treated Trig like a sack of potatoes until he started hitting back.

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    1. Anonymous6:37 PM

      Trig is her grandson, so she could at least handle him correctly. It is obvious she does not care about him, she never looks at him, like a normal mother would, checking to make sure he is alright. He is a prop, nothing more. No wonder they keep him in Alaska, far from a city with lots of people who could see what is really going on.

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  18. Anonymous5:02 PM

    There's never been mention from her ever ever ever of the therapies they've given Trig. They stubbornly withdraw any and all information on his special needs; why? She wants everyone to watch her and her family have so much fun, so why can't Trig ever be seen with hearing aids, glasses, and why won't she share with her fans, who have special needs kids, how she communicates with Trig; does she know how to sign language?

    Does Sarah think it's fun for a child not to hear or see well? How is that vibrant living?

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    1. Anonymous6:13 PM

      Did you ever see Tommy, the movie (1975)?

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    2. Anonymous7:06 PM

      They are covered by Muthee religion crap. They don't do rehab or therapy. They pray the demons away from perfect selves.

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    3. Olivia5:55 AM

      They only pray when there are in the presence of cameras and/or people who care about that stuff. Way back in 2008, Sarah was trying to do some Christianistic familyish display, Bristol or Willow was heard to say something like "Mom, what are you doing this for, this isn't how we are really. Why are you pretending to be something you are not?".

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      Anonymous6:13 PM

      Did you ever see Tommy, the movie (1975)?
      ******
      LMAO! YES, I always say this! TriG is Tommy!
      who is uncle ernie?
      but Anne who plays Tommy's mom does a better job than Sarah!!!!

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    5. Anonymous7:44 AM

      How long until a Palin post pictures of Trig signing? And "proof" the whole family can sign with him?


      http://web.stagram.com/p/532775097484705791_51089094#FEmgJreYwBPZdFWD.99

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  19. WakeUpAmerica5:02 PM

    If he were truly deaf to the point he couldn't hear the buzzer, hearing aids wouldn't help him. I totally believe that he HAD a severe hearing problem in the beginning. However, he may have a cochlear implant now, and that may be why his hair is always long. There may have been some other type of intervention. I remember Sarah talking about him learning sign language so one has to wonder. Although, he may have been learning sign language due to speech problems. Sign language only works if the other people in his family learn it too, and I don't see ANY of those lazy ass grifters doing that.

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    1. Anonymous6:03 PM

      The only sign they understand is the dollar sign.

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    2. Anonymous7:07 PM

      Bristol was recently photographed doing sign language. I would think she would also teach Trig and Tripp.

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    3. Anonymous9:20 PM

      Flipping the middle finger is not the sign language that most of us here are discussing for Trig's benefit. We recall that she taught Tripp a couple 'eff' words to use for dealing with the public and for use in reality shows but I hope she doesn't plan to teach anyone her entire signing vocabulary and especially not poor little Trig.

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    4. Anonymous11:16 PM

      7:07

      you mean the gangsta signing ?!?

      LMAO !!!

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  20. Anonymous5:06 PM

    Sarah has passed up a golden opportunity to look like a hero. Once upon a time, Sarah was paid $100,000. to give a speech, and she asked for an addition $18,000. to cover travel, hotel and other expenses. Those were the days.

    All that Sarah had to do was to donate her services by appearing at a Down syndrome organization fund raiser, a $100,000.value write off. All she had to do was tell some folksy stories about Trig's therapy and the progress that he was making. She could have really impressed them by showing a few photos of Trig playing with toys while developing motor skills, reading a book together and having Trig point out familiar objects.

    Sarah has not been shy about publicizing any place where she has given a speech, even appearing at a high school graduation for 27 kids in a rural part of Washington state. Sarah thrives on publicity, and being the spokesperson for DS organizations, a fund raiser and someone who could raise awareness were perfect opportunities for Sarah.

    But, we have never seen any sign of her involvement with a DS organization, for any reason or purpose. And that makes me wonder what kind of therapy and care Trig is getting, because Sarah has never been shy about posting photos of Trig admiring someone's birthday cake, Trig wrapped up like a Christmas present, and Trig going off to school-- but not photos of Trig's therapy.

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      Trig is an embarrassment to her. Whether he is hers or not, she appears to have nothing to do with him. There are never photos of her hugging him or being affectionate in any way. God's gift, indeed!

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    2. Anonymous6:40 PM

      He is her grandson. He served the purposem, but she lost so he is no longer useful. Besides, he tries to hit her if he gets close to her. I wonder how he acts around his mother, Bristles?

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    3. Grrrr !8:05 PM

      Anonymous @ 5:06 PM

      "But, we have never seen any sign of her involvement with a DS organization, for any reason or purpose."

      As Toad once said: "What's in it for us ?"

      (And "us" does NOT include the kids.)

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      Anonymous6:40 PM

      He is her grandson. He served the purposem, but she lost so he is no longer useful. Besides, he tries to hit her if he gets close to her. I wonder how he acts around his mother, Bristles?
      ****
      Remember how he smacked her good as she was getting off the Franklin Graham plane? She almost threw him to Graham!
      What a bitch.
      Poor TriG. :(
      Or TriG(s)

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  21. Anonymous5:20 PM

    I think that Sarah was so busy picking blueberries, hunting and fighting off the bears that she forgot to wish her Jewish friends Happy New Year. Maybe Sarah doesn't have any Jewish friends any more. It really was tacky of her to wear the symbol of someone else's religion, and it was getting tired and hypocritical.

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  22. Anonymous5:27 PM

    "Over the last three years it has come to our attention that Trig needs glasses and hearing aids. He is virtually never seen with them being used. When Steve Jobs died, and Palin was reflecting on the importance of the iPad in her life, she explained that Trig doesn’t talk, but uses the iPad to communicate. It was a sad revelation that Trig can’t talk. Has anyone seen any member of the Palin family using or teaching Trig sign language? Is he unable to talk because he is unable to hear because nobody bothered to put in his hearing aids?"

    https://malialitman.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/trig-inspires-sympathy-because-his-mother-is-sarah-palin/

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  23. Anonymous5:31 PM

    With a seeming lack of communication skills, it would suggest that Trig may not have been sent to pre-schools and special ed classes for children with special needs. If Trig had not been sent to school earlier, could the reason be that Sarah is too afraid that teachers and special ed caregivers might notice that Trig isn't up to par as he should be and that it would make her suspect in being neglectful. She may have been afraid his lack of eating and verbal skills might reflect on HER; and of course, everything is about Sarah.

    Her 'brand' of super-mom would not show well if they saw Trig at 3 or 4 years old not even being able to eat solid food yet. They probably would have had Department of Children's Services investigating why Trig was so behind in his learning skills. If Trig hasn't been schooled or adequately treated, then it would prove that Sarah is scared that an authority might notice that's he's been neglected in these areas.

    These photos of Trig aren't convincing enough to say he's really being sent to an excellent care facility/school, private school or even municipal school; staff might notice some things aren't right. Can Trig ever have a normal life if the Palins are constantly dodging ways for outsiders from looking in to Trig's world?

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      I think you might be right about what's going on, sadly.

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  24. Anonymous5:39 PM

    "He is learning basic sign language to communicate with Trig, including stop, which Trig signs when Tripp tackles him. (Sign language? So it sounds like Trig's hearing is even worse than we thought.)"
    http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-examination-of-bristol-palins-harper.html

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    1. Anonymous9:34 PM

      Kids who don't have language or who are delayed often use sign language. I know two kids (one with DS and one with multiple special needs) who use sign language. Kids without language can get very frustrated.

      However, I still think he has hearing loss.

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  25. Anita Winecooler6:29 PM

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane! lol. Damn, Sarah looked almost healthy in that clip! She DID hold that kid like a sack of potatoes.
    Remember when Steve Jobs died and Sarah HAD to relate him with her brilliant, vibrantly living brood o' kids? She blabbed on and on about Trig using an I pad to communicate with.

    We never see him holding an I pad, I phone, Macbook, or I Pod. What happened. How DOES he communicate?

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    1. Anonymous9:40 PM

      They tickle him or taunt him with a sugar treat and he communicates with a smile. Random cameras float around with Putin head and gets snap shots of these casual times.

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    2. Anonymous7:28 AM

      Did Sarah commit LIBEL against Tri-g?

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    3. Anonymous10:58 AM

      Before Trig was born Sarah tried to pass him off as a pillow, granted it had Sponge Bob qualities but it was fraud to fake with a pillow as if it was a baby.

      When did Sarah not commit libel or slander in regard to Trig Palin?

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  26. Anonymous9:37 PM

    Setting aside whether or not Trig needs hearing aids, we do know for sure he needs glasses. We also know that in 9 out of 10 pictures we see of Trig, he is not wearing glasses.

    If you have a little kid who needs glasses, and you don't make sure he wears them, that's medical neglect.

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  27. Anonymous10:57 PM

    Anonymous6:02 PM
    Trig is an embarrassment to her. Whether he is hers or not, she appears to have nothing to do with him. There are never photos of her hugging him or being affectionate in any way. God's gift, indeed!


    What mother would go hunting the second day of her child's first year of school? Especially a DS child! A mother should be there when he goes to school and when he returns instead of hunting and posing for pictures. It is not as if the Palin family is starving with no money and they depend on Sarah to eat.

    Really selfish and the only way to explain it is if Sarah is not his birth mother.

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      Sarah Palin gave birth to a Cushion, not to Tri-g.

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  28. Anonymous10:59 PM

    Didn't Sarah say she was taking care of needy kids? Wouldn't Trig be considered needy? Needy of love and attention.

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      Yes, Trig has needs. It is more likely the needy Sarah meant are buddies of Track Palin. They would need education, housing, food, jobs and medical care. They communicate, like Track, with skin ink. They are also in need of other communication skills but many clam up. They stick together and story tell on their bodies.

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  29. Anonymous10:59 PM

    Did anyone explain what the other "first day" of school for Trig was about? Why two first days? The first first day Trig looked like he was in a school. He was walking. He wore a green jacket. Todd and Sarah on each side and holding his hands. It looks like he could have been going to a school. Now there is another first day of school that negatives the first first. What did they do? Why? Did they have him go to a first first day of school and drop out? Why would they make a second attempt that looks so questionable? Don't they have highly paid consultants? Someone needs to do a wellness check on Trig Palin.

    I can't buy that Trig is in school in any significant way. He may go to a set up of some type. I don't believe his 12 year old sister is handling child care that would be difficult for most adults. Trig must have a full time live in baby sitter, caregiver replacement for a mother. Someone outside of the immediate family. I also don't think Trig is getting educational or medical attention that is necessary for him to progress in his best interest. Alaska is the only state that would allow a child to go so tragically neglected. The Palins and the State of Alaska are cruel, they must all be held accountable to what they do to a child like Trig Palin.

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  30. Gryph, remember when the Palin e-mails were released and you and Dennis found reference to the interview amid all the bullshit? (As usual, she's disgusting with her insinuations.)

    http://collection.crivellawest.net/palinAll/pdf/39164.pdf

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    1. Anonymous6:56 AM

      She mentions creepy in her email.

      I guess pimping out Alaskan single struggling mothers is not creepy enough for her?

      Don't ask where the money is coming from as long as he got off his butt to take his cut.

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  31. Anonymous6:48 AM

    I just don't understand a mother running off for another vacation during the her child's first week of school?

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      Could it be because she is not Tri-g's Mother, and she does not trust Todd to go without her?

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    2. Anonymous7:58 AM

      More verification she is not his mother. Whether an adoption took place or not. Sarah has zero maternal feelings toward dear Trig. Education is too elitist for her. The only elite she loves are the ones with money for Todd Palin Rainbow Resort. He only owns a quarter but Todd is the star, the name attraction if you are elite enough to know about this luxury fish and big game dream spot near Anchorage.

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  32. Anonymous7:25 PM

    That looks like Sarah's hand turning purple, I don't think she is well at all. No happy picture with Mommy taking Trig to school. She looked like she was having a break down in the kitchen anniversary picture. She did manage to pose when selling the what's his name book before going to the resort to pose as picking blueberries and to sell clothes.

    This is off topic but I am so curious to how Todd managed to buy a quarter of a high end big game lodge and resort. Like the Bachmann trouble, it takes time, the Feds will want to know about all the players with Todd also, too. How did he manage to pull together enough money for his investment and expenses? Is he listed at SarahPac as a consultant or something else?

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