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--"Jessica Beehive" deleted her tweets all the way back to January 3rd. She did this sometime after 4:00 or 5:00 am AK time...when I finished the post. (H/T to Bree Palin for noticing first.)
That's OK, Jessica, I have them cached.
--AKM posted about this "protest" over on HuffPo. Please pop over there and comment so it gets as much exposure as possible.
--I mentioned in the comments here that I got a nice email from the Alaska Court System management thanking for me alerting them to this "protest." They are prepared now.
--I also mentioned that to Dave Smith, one of the "braintrusts" behind the "protest" who left me a message on Facebook:
We wanted to let you know we appreciate your concerns on this matter. The protest is open to all who are concerned about the absurd ruling in this case. We are certain there are members of Law Enforcement, who also; are appalled at this ruling. Your inviting them to join the protest is greatly appreciated.
"Protest is open to all" my ass...he deleted my comment on the Facebook page that mentioned all of the agencies I notified. Plus, I don't think this protest is going to go the way they want it to. I saw on the FB page that they had invited almost 4,000 people to participate. As of a couple of hours ago, I saw that less than 100 said they'd participate and over 2,000 said they would NOT.
--Palingates has the actual clips of the @JessicaBeehive and @Talkradiohost tweets as well as this from the official SarahPalinUSA Facebook page encouraging folks to do the harassing:
It's been pointed out how heavily moderated that FB page is yet that link has been sitting there for over a day. Gee, ya think Sarah condones this behavior?
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This really goes under the category of "you just can't make this stuff up."
Someone in a Facebook group made an insane decision: because they disagreed with the ruling that keeps the Palin v. Johnston custody hearing proceedings "open," they thought it would be a "good idea" to harass the judges who made that decision.
Twitter's @JessicaBeehive (Jessica Steele) and @Talkradiohost (KBYR's Eddie Burke) decided to pick up the banner and run with it.
(Of course, this action completely justifies the judges ruling after all...that Levi's only defense against Palin's national standing and fanatical followers is openness. Why? It clearly demonstrates how national smear campaigns can be launched by Palin supporters with no visible ties to Palin herself. If there was a gag order, this kind of warfare could continue unmercifully and Levi Johnston would be unable to defend himself. I doubt the Palinistas see the irony.)
As a result of the information circling around the Internet last night and this morning, I was concerned enough to craft a letter and send it to a number of law enforcement agencies within Alaska...mainly because I don't really know who has jurisdiction and would need to be warned. I'm printing the letter itself because it provides the best explanation:
I was not sure who has jurisdiction over this issue, but I wanted folks to be aware that there is a push across the Internet involving Facebook and Twitter (and now posted on Sarah Palin's Facebook page) to contact/harass the two Judges in the Palin v. Johnston custody case: Superior Court Judge Kari Kristiansen in Palmer and Presiding Judge Sharon Gleason in Anchorage.
They have their office phone numbers and the Anchorage office address published on a Facebook Fan Page and are encouraging everyone to start contacting them on January 7th through a Facebook "protest" page.
Here is the text:
"Tripp is not a Political Football"
We want to thank everyone for their time and attention to this matter. Over the Holidays; Superior Court Judge Kari C. Kristiansen issued a ruling under the authority of Superior Court Judge Sharon Gleason. The ruling was a denial to keep the Custody dispute Between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston over 1 year old Tripp closed.
Judge Kristiansen sited there was no reason to keep this matter private. The Palin's trying to keep the proceedings focused on Tripp, fought for the closing of the proceedings. Levi Johnston argued for an open proceeding. The Decision raises many concerns of Political Hanky Panky; but even more, cannot be justified to be in the best interest of a 1 year old child.
Both of the Judges are appointees of Former Governor Tony Knowles--(Democrat). Both of the Judges are up for retention. Fancy for Re-Appointment in 2010. Both have been accused of activist liberal rulings prior.
The Law in Alaska without doubt provides for the closing of a proceeding. The best interest of the child, or other mitigating circumstances is the guide. There is no question both elements are in play here.
We here believe this decision is either one of the worst in Alaskan History; or is in fact: a Politically motivated attempt to harm or perhaps payback Sarah Palin. Perhaps elements of both could also be correct. Barracuda Brigade for Our American Girl! 2012 has decided, since the Judges want a public proceeding; to give them one.
This the address for both Judges. ***************************-2004--Attn: Judge Sharon Gleason/Attn: Judge Kari C. Kristiansen
Judge Gleason's phone: 907-***-****
Judge Kristiansen's phone: 907-***-****
The Judicial Review Commission of Alaska is set-up in a way, that any protest to them would be handled in this situation by: Judge Sharon Gleason---yep--that is why she had Judge Kristiansen hand down the decision.
The next level up is the Governor, Sean Parnell. His phone is--907-465-3500, fax--907-465-3532. See link below; under contact: will take you to his e-mail.
The "Tripp is not a Political Football" protest will formally begin on Thursday Jan. 7th at 12pm. cst. We ask all concerned to call, fax and e-mail Governor Parnell: also to call and write both Judges and let them know: Patriots across America find your actions a disgrace to the Judicial system. That our concerns are being directed to the Governor's Office.
The actual Court record will be available shortly, along with the list of retention.
We thank you for your time and concern----Dave & Alicia
As someone who still receives regular (almost daily) harassment from these folks, I know that it isn't a question of "if" but "when" someone actually makes a threat against one or both of these judges.
Three of the people pushing this within the State of Alaska are:
--Wasilla hairdresser Jessica Steele from Beehive Hair Salon. From her @JessicaBeehive Twitter page:
RT @ArcticFox2012: upcoming campaign: We R organizing event 2 show our disdain & utter disgust for this judges lack... http://bit.ly/5mgb6k
RT @ArcticFox2012: Patriots: Provided here R Names--Address's---Phone Numbers of the 2 Judges in the Bristol Palin... http://bit.ly/6nwRH3
--another is KBYR talk show host Eddie Burke--from his @TalkRadioHost Twitter page:
@JessicaBeehive lets keep these ph num going!! its important to keep pressure on judges
--And Thomas Lamb.
I wanted to give a "head's up" to whatever agency is in charge because, quite frankly, I know how extreme these folks can be.
Linda Kellen Biegel
(Note: Yes, I know the judges office information is public record, but I didn't want to have it sitting on my site as a reference.)
Adding to the insanity, the timing of this "protest" coincided with the release of a government report, discussed January 4th on CNN and Associated Press regarding the spike in threats against judges and prosecutors:
The report by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine concluded there are still major gaps in reporting and responding to threats. Concerns about security for judges intensified five years ago after the husband and mother of a federal judge in Chicago were killed by a man angry over a court ruling.
Between 2003 and 2008, the number of threats and inappropriate communications jumped from 592 to 1,278, the report found. The government defines "inappropriate communications" as messages that aren't explicitly threatening but worrisome enough to require further investigation.
If my own experience is in any way parallel, I'm betting these poor judges will get some threats. However, I can outright GUARANTEE that they'll get a good chunk of "inappropriate communications."
Could this situation get any crazier? On second thought, don't answer that!
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