National Enquirer Alleges Sarah Palin Affair With Brad Hanson

The National Enquirer is continuing its foray into politicians' personal lives this election season. Less than two months after the magazine's investigation forced John Edwards to admit an extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter, the Enquirer has identified what it calls "Sarah Palin's Other Man" — Todd Palin's former business partner, Brad Hanson.

According to the Enquirer, the identity of Palin's extramarital lover was confirmed by "no less than three members of the man's family including one by sworn affidavit."

One Hanson family insider, Jim Burdett, passed a "rigorous polygraph test," and went on the record telling the Enquirer, "I've known about Brad having had an affair for a long time, but it wasn't until just recently that I learned his affair was with Sarah Palin."

Another insider, who preferred to remain anonymous but provided the Enquirer with a sworn affidavit attesting to the affair, said, "Todd was away on business a lot and Sarah felt lonely. Brad was a good listener, and Sarah talked to him at length. Eventually, she real­ized she was falling in love with him."

The Enquirer has also taken credit for the announcement that Bristol Palin is pregnant, claiming that it was "triggered" by the fact that the magazine was about to break the news.

More from Around the Web

• Gawker points out that Brad Hanson resembles Todd Palin.
  
• Brad Hanson biography: Born in Montana, grew up in Alaska, high school jock turned football/hockey coach turned Todd Palin business partner
  
• Brad Hanson: "the male Rielle Hunter"
  
• Palin denies affair with Brad Hanson
  
• People who doubted the Enquirer on John Edwards/Rielle Hunter take the Sarah Palin/Brad Hanson news more seriously
  
• The Enquirer is not afraid of legal action over its Brad Hanson reports
  
• Collection of blogs about Brad Hanson
  

Comments

[macohmz]

The Bible says:" How can thy run with horses when thou canst lope with thy mule."

[LetMeUnderstandThis]

The past decade the Enquirer has been on point with many stories, no so many "My baby is an Alien" stories. They have been going after the truth for sometime now, bravo to them..

[pilgrim7]

Agree. Some people erroneously believe everything from MSM to be true or 100% factual, when much of it is just as slanted as the NE or, in some instances, plain fabrication.

http://www.jstor.org/pss/3032779

[valleygent]

I smell TRUTH in this story.

[lungfish]

right next to every shopping cart in America... turning Palin into Britney Spears..... wonder if she'll shave her head?

[RobinSeattle]

Palin needs to get right with her Bible:

Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Leviticus 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Deuteronomy 5:18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

Proverbs 6:32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

Jeremiah 3:8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

Jeremiah 3:9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

Jeremiah 5:7 How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no elohim: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

[Diogenis]

Wow..........sing little Robin

[lungfish]

You forget the part that says "Unless thou art a GOP, then thou may do what thou wilt to whomever and thou may lie down with whomever. Thy word is not necessary and feigning outrage or simply ignoring any attempt to point that out is advisable. Should the Liberals condemn you, simply claim that it is a personal matter and avoid any discussion about credibility or honesty unless you want to lose".

[LillianB]

"In named cases, you'll also be allowed, no, adivised, to lie through your nose. The more the better, because then not even the wisest will be able to see the difference between relevant and irrelevant."

I, personally, think extramartial affairs should not matter in an election. But I do know for sure that the people they matter to, are the same people being "energized" by Palin's appearance on the ticket. Christian fundamentalists and other I-know-how-you-should-lead-your-life-believers... And if there's any truth at all to these stories, these are the very people that will turn their backs to her if mainstream media picks this up.

[oommoore]

What's funny is that more people will probably see the NE in line at the checkout than those who will watch the debate.

[doxiedame]

So there is a "First Dude" and a "Second Dude".

"And I'm still in love with my high school sweetheart".

Sarah Palin has some serious mental illness going on. She's delusional.

[Totto]

The national "Jerry Springer Show" continues.

[Irisdavenport]

If Hillary Clintion were #2 on the Dem. ticket, and a National Enquirer announced she that had an affair, the story would dominate the news cycle, every day until the Nov. 4 th Election. Sara is getting off real easy.

[1differentdrummer]

Oh, that's what makes babies. Wow, who knew?

[likeicare]

So, who's the Daddy? Hmmmmm?

[elcojonu]

We demand a DNA test before the election.

[Kerris]

Okay, lemme get this straight: the junkie cousin of the wife of the guy who Palin was supposed to have had an affair with... says there was an affair...?

I don't like Palin as a politician or an ethicist, but honestly, this is lame.

[trollsbwild]

Yeah...just as lame as when the NE reported on John McCain.

[trollsbwild]

Meant John Edwards. Guess I have McCain on the brain.

[notthistime]

Polographs were used to confirm. So I suspect it is true. Whether this is relevant or not is debatable but the affair seems to be real.

[JiminNC]

Three people including a sworn affidavit and a polygraph test.

[elcojonu]

Sarah sweet and pure, Sarah sweet and true; please, please, please say it isn't so !

[MPeter]

McCain's judgment is impaired. Soon we'll find out who she diddled through the Miss Alaska Pageant.

[Diogenis]

And...he will neva get a piece of the action.

[johnie2xs]

"And now, to the video tape....."

[imfedup]

Click on the Brad Hanson link in the first paragraph. That photo of Palin is a little unfortunate in the context of a sexual affair, don't you think?

[Mikecoatl]

I think she was talking about her running mate.

[graphite]

I think she was telling us how close Alaska is to our big bad bully neighbors - Russia, which is why she has more foreign policy experience and executive experience than the rest of the field.

On second thoughts... maybe she IS telling us how much foreign policy experience she actually does have!

[Turtleluv6]

She said she had experience in running a company but never stated she ran it to the ground. Guess that explains why the first Dude is a stay at home daddy day care so she can continue business as usual. i wonder which of the kids belong to Todd???? inquiring minds want to know?