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

[jelly450]

I use to live in a small rural Alaskan town. It is well known that there is a lot of cheating that happens when the guys go to their fishing and hunting camps. A good example, more than half of those guys you see on deadliest catch wives commit adultery. Women get lonely, there husbands/boyfriends are gone.

When I asked an friend of mine, who had lived in this town for over 27 years why there was so much cheating she laughed and said:

"Divorce just means, you lose your turn".

[nian]

I think we need start writing our national news outlets asking them to take a hard look at this and ask why this story isn't running when that all we heard about for a week with John Edwards and he wasn't even running for president!!

[UCSD101]

A poster said that, "I admit. I wish I had an affair with Sarah Palin."

HOW aweful of him think it, let alone to say it. Why would you want to have an affair with a married woman who has five kids. Ewwwwwwwwwe!!!

[zmster]

Ok, so this you run but...with John Edwards you ran it...how many days after it broke? You just had to wait for the proof then,right? God you people are transparent and pathetic dahhhhling.

[american2008]

I'm sure you asked FOX why they ran with the Edwards story the 1st day it was still a rumor. Then they reported on Edwards 24/7 on every show and attacked Edwards. So please take your phony outrage and redirect it to the hypocritical right!

[Viper]

Actually Huffpo ran the story on Edwards over a year ago...

Regards

[NoWMDs]

McCain had to pick his VP with the same credentials as himself...Remember his great return to the US after being tortured? Instead of settling down with his wife who waited anxiously for him, what does he do????He sees that she is disfigured from an accident she suffered, and decides to trade her in for a newer model before divorcing her. What a guy...Country first? NOT...More like John Mcain first...Maybe he did not want to see the reflection of himself in his first wife, someone who suffered and became physically challenged. All his decisions seem to be based on what's best for him.

[PittDude]

First Alaska Dude To Sarah: Hun.. about that baby of ours... Do you think the prayer of our "witchcraft" pastor helped us getting this baby even though I had VASECTOMY five years ago??

[okjoel]

What!?!?!

[Puzzles]

The question is, now that we know there is a an alaskan first Dude and second Dude. what is the exact order?

[Head-Liner]

Republicans are already starting to call for Sarah Palin to withdraw NOW;

http://blogs.abcnews.com/legalities/2008/09/palin-withdraw.html

I think this may have legs to it, but we will see how this pans out

I personally think McCain should bow out and really put country first

[idontknowanything]

Who cares? Really, I mean who cares? She was lonely and fell in love with another man. She is human. What I do care about is that she appears to be woefully unqualified for high office. I frankly don't know how she got elected governor. The president of the student council at my kids's school is a more polished speaker (and thinker) than this woman.

[SeanHannity4Obama]

can i get your phone number?!

[jelly450]

The republicans are the party of family values and mortality.

[ltva]

After that interview with Katie Couric I think she has lost all credibility. I bet she comes to regret the day that she accepted the VP nominatin without blinking.

[evgolightly]

NE has a window of credibility after the Edwards story, so I'll bet the McCain campaign is freaking out.

Wonder how the conservatives feel about this little morsel?

Conservatives forgive their own cheating men ... how will they feel about a lying, cheating woman?

[CammyV]

"Do as I say, not as I do"...are you listening Willow? Ooops, too late.

[Zeppo2]

TONSIL HOCKEY MOM.

[vegancheesenut]

that was low but funny

[dustrabbit]

how about nu_de hockey mom?

[clearpepsi]

yeah.. great stroy, NI - is afraid of suits so they tend to cover their asses on these stories, so I blieve it, couples that have married high school "sweet hearts" seem to always have affairs... one story line, even though there are tons with her - she keeps giving, is that she wasn't properly vetted - how rich, win or loose for McCain a lot of stories will come out about Palin after 11-04, I can't wait....

[PaleMail]

The understory here is that McCain too hastily selected Palin as his VP candidate. What was he thinking?

[vegancheesenut]

he wasn't.........Rove was

[JohnnieP]

He was trying to win at all costs.

[Hirnlego]

Bingo!

[Icantbelieveher]

The next campaign for McCain will accuse Biden of having an affair!

That's what McCain does -- he or Palin gets caught doing something then they turn around and say it was Obama or Biden!!

Think about when Obama filed the lawsuit because of voter fraud, then McCain filed one and accused the Democrats of being the ones who are committing fraud! I joked about the reps accusing the dems of voter fraud, then they did! I really wouldn't be surprised if a woman didn't show up accusing either Obama or Biden of having an affair with them!

[Paxhope]

actually, according to unconfirmed reports...
McCain is now claiming to BE Barack Obama.

[notthistime]

RAOTFL