Palin Used Private Email Account For Government Business With Closest Aides

Washington Post:

Gov. Sarah Palin maintained a private e-mail account that she used to communicate with a small circle of staff members outside the state government's secure official e-mail system, according to the Wasilla company that established the site.

The account was separate from the Yahoo e-mail address that was abruptly abandoned by the McCain campaign on Sept. 17, the day hackers penetrated the account and posted pages from it on the Internet. Palin had routinely used her Yahoo address for state business.

Quentin Algood, the owner of ITS Alaska, said a discreet e-mail system was created from an old campaign account, with access confined to "a group of people, her closest confidants and co-workers and advisers and the person she sleeps with."

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Comments

[Yermammy]

"her closest confidants and co-workers and advisers and the person she sleeps with." Ah, that's persons (plural). Brad Hanson would be pissed if you didn't include him!

[Sloane7]

What kind emails did Sarah Palin send that she needed multiple email accounts, multiple domains and even considered encryption? Nice to know they backed up the other discontinued email accounts in case this "investigation" ever really gets off the ground.

[pie8ter]

and the person she sleeps with."

Could it be her husband? or another male?

Oh I am sure this is going to make the religious right happy.

[strangelet]

I particularly liked that "suspended" Bailey was the one who passed along the instructions to shut down the email accounts.

I guess Palin and McCain share the same alternative dictionary.

[HypnoToad]

So she says Alaska is a microcosm of America. It looks like it is a microcosm of the abuse of power and underhanded dealings, and attempted cover-ups of the Bush administration.

[piper1233]

At the very least she has exposed government documents to an unsecure private service.

[milo h minderbinder]

So what ever happened with the guy accused of hacking?

Last I heard there was a grand jury session about it but they didn't bring any charges?

Anyone hear anything more recent?

If not, sure doesn't look like they blamed the right guy.

[lochnessmonster]

He's probably in Guatanamo...

[emily00011]

Just waiting for one of those close friends to crack and let out the truth.

She fits right in with the Bush style of governance. What a headache she is giving America right now.

[pleasethinkwomen]

"....and the person she sleeps with." Which one??

[vegancheesenut]

That's what I am waiting for.....the NE. If it's true, they will nail her.

[4real]

Sneaking.

[jimgilliamv2]

This shows that Palin is corrupt.

[jeffp26]

Straight talk.

My bootie.