Cross-posted at my own blog, narus.info.
This blogger has obtained a pile of documents related to the dispute between Sarah Palin and her ex-brother-in-law Mike Wooten, that has been going on for years. These are the kind of things that turn up when someone checks the open public record, something our conventional media seems to be too lazy to do:
In a Jan. 1, 2000, letter of reference, Palin wrote that if “America had more people with the grace and sincerity that mirrors the character of Mike Wooten…we would have a much kinder, gentler, trustworthy nation as a result. …“I have witnessed Mike’s gift of calm and kindness toward many young kids here in Wasilla,” said Palin’s Jan. 1, 2000 letter written on City of Wasilla letterhead. “I have never seen him raise his voice, nor lose patience nor become aggitated [sic] in the presence of any child. Instead, Mike consistently remains a fine role model for my own children, and other young people in Wasilla.”
According to these same documents, Wooten later admitted tasering his own stepson. In another document, Palin's idea of "family values" are shown at work:
Palin also alleged that Wooten illegally shot a cow moose, but added that her father butchered the carcass and that she and her family cooked and ate the meat.
Let's get this straight: She tried to get Wooten fired for illegally killing an animal she then ate and fed to her family.
I'm posting this stuff not for the purpose of exploring Palin's bizarre family soap opera, but in order to pose a serious question: Is this someone we would trust "looking into the eyes" of foreign leaders and discerning their character and intentions? Is a person who is not even prepared to campaign for Vice President (refusing to answer questions for the press) going to be allowed to be one step away from the Oval Office?