Sarah Palin Sued For $100,000 Over Alleged Traffic Conspiracy

JUNEAU, Alaska -- An activist is suing Sarah Palin for at least $100,000, saying she undertook a campaign to "punish, embarrass, discredit and silence" him while she was Alaska's governor.

The lawsuit was filed in state court by Chip Thoma and first reported by TMZ.com.

Palin's attorney hadn't seen the lawsuit and didn't immediately comment.

It dates to 2009, after Palin returned to Juneau from her failed vice presidential bid.

Thoma's attorney, James McGowan, says Thoma complained about tour bus traffic on the narrow, windy streets around the governor's mansion. McGowan says Palin twisted Thoma's actions to make it seem like he had engaged in "some unsavory and lunatic" campaign against the Palins.

The complaint is based in part on a leaked draft manuscript of an aide of Palin's at that time.

Comments

[bike snacks]

11:38 PM on 05/04/2011

Its sad to see this greedy monster going after such a great christian. god bless you Sarah

[dancingstu]

03:10 PM on 05/10/2011

How do you know that Mr. Thoma is a great Christian?  There's nothing in the article about his religion.  I think calling Sarah Palin a "greedy monster" is a bit un-Christian, though, don't you think?  I'm glad you have the wherewithal to still bless her.  After all, if you only were to bless your friends and loved ones, you wouldn't exactly be demonstrating Christ's teachings, would you?

[beckpod1]

09:22 AM on 05/01/2011

I guess Sarah will have to campaign in her bra and panties......to get GOP's attention again..!

[mlw85]

07:22 AM on 05/01/2011

Is it just me or does it seem like she is really on her way out now? Maybe its wishful thinking, but the last story I heard about her was when she got drowned out in Wisconsin.

[LiberalasEwe]

09:44 AM on 05/01/2011

Yes, I remember that, drowned out by a crowd of lunatics screaming hateful and racist comments... the new tone our president has refered to.

[tosc]

11:23 PM on 04/30/2011

being a public figure does have its drawbacks.....especially when your own glass house is beginning to have the lights turned on...

[catpeople]

11:02 PM on 04/30/2011

Oh, YAWN-
If someone's going to sue her cant they at least make it for more money than she spends on pedicures? C'mon people, youre not tryyyyying...

[CubanVoice]

10:09 PM on 04/30/2011

Could be why she's revamping her noisemaking.

$$$$$$$$

[ron071]

09:30 PM on 04/30/2011

The Grifter Woman has been no good for a very long time.  Only now is much of the dirt coming to the surface.

[CubanVoice]

10:10 PM on 04/30/2011

People who so often spit up at others usually have it fall on theirmown face sooner or later.

[elegant shack]

09:20 PM on 04/30/2011

Guess the little piggie may have to do with a bit less LIPSTICK.

[LMKay66]

09:13 PM on 04/30/2011

I don't find this hard to believe.  She's ruthless and manipulative and paranoid.

[CubanVoice]

10:13 PM on 04/30/2011

Sounds like a barracuda!

[kayatz3]

02:58 AM on 05/01/2011

More like a swordfish!

[ss1964]

10:28 AM on 05/01/2011

Can we add narcissistic, spiteful, and immature? So much so that maybe they should consider trying her as a child in juvenile court.

[notyouraveragebear]

08:23 PM on 04/30/2011

Her kids should sue her for being such a miserable - and absent - mother.

[ObamaYouBetcha]

07:45 PM on 04/30/2011

Palin - stinks as bad as last week's garbage.

[Hillbilly49]

07:40 PM on 04/30/2011

Sue the Yak Woman; it seems like the best thing to do!

[TC Phlo]

07:35 PM on 04/30/2011

did you know the letters in Palin's name spell plain...boring...

[if this goes on]

08:17 PM on 04/30/2011

and Sharia Plan

[flacpa]

09:12 PM on 04/30/2011

OMG..maybe she is the real Manchurian Candidate. Can anyone say "conspiracy theory" LOL

[sheputstheLinPAIN]

10:07 PM on 04/30/2011

She inspired my moniker.

[FatFeline]

07:18 PM on 04/30/2011

Progressive love to use the courts to try to punish people. This is an outstanding example of why we need tort reform in this country.

[bardgal]

07:41 PM on 04/30/2011

You don't even know what TORT REFORM means.....

[FatFeline]

08:30 PM on 04/30/2011

I'll tell you what it means to me.

It means, among other things, that when someone brings a law suit and loses, they must pay all the legal expenses of the defendant. This would put an end to many harassment law suits like this one.

[Hillbilly49]

07:41 PM on 04/30/2011

"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"

~George W Bush

[FatFeline]

07:53 PM on 04/30/2011

What does this non sequitur have to do with my post?

[voiceinwind]

07:16 PM on 04/30/2011

Finally, the code of silence has been broken. Kathleen Baker's article was picked up and posted by Guardian.

http://politicalgates.blogspot.com/2011/04/sarah-palin-unreliable-narrator.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/apr/28/sarahpalin-alaska