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Re: Meet Palin’s Hacker: David Kernell

Jonathan Blaque — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:14:53 -0000

Man, reading through these comments... what is it with you Republicans and your anal sex kink? Ick.

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Real CSN — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:18:50 -0000

If you had the slightest clue what 4chan is and how the army of anonymous works you wouldn't have linked this to 'democrats online,' in what I can only call a desperate smear campaign. It makes me wonder, if his dad was a judge would you have blamed the justice department? Or if he were a teacher, the school system? Anonymous is its own army, it follows its own rules and it attacks whomever and whatever it wants, Republican, Democrat, even the Prez himself if they can find a way.
Lurk Moar as the ones in the know like to say.

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Kat — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:27:03 -0000

I'd conjugal visit that. :twisted:

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Trambok — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:57:34 -0000

WTF; No this is NOT the mindset of the Democrats.

This is the mindset of 4chan/b/

It is my opinion that the person who wrote this... REALLY does not get it.

REALLY does not.

Re: Meet Palin’s Hacker: David Kernell

RobRoy — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:46:49 -0000

The constitution of the US states that Cruel and Unusual punishment is against the law. Yet you seem to condone anal rape as an appropriate punishment for invasion of privacy? Are you sure you love America or would you be better suited in perhaps a theocratic Middle Eastern nation?

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natnat — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:58:00 -0000

You know, it shocks me how stupid some of you are. You sit here making comment after comment about how Palin was using her Yahoo account for business, and meanwhile, the very person who got into her email account said there was NOTHING in there. What part of NOTHING do you have trouble understanding. This asshole kid wanted to take down Palin more than any of you Democrat posers and even HE said there was nothing. Also, the fact that Palin discusses some things in her emails that relate to a job, does not mean she is conducting business on her Yahoo account. If she was, then every single person she discussed it with was also breaking the law, and I think the chances are slim of that, unless you want to lump some of your Democrat saviors into the bunch, because surely she had to deal with the Dems too right? I can sit here all day discussing a budget plan for my city, but you don't see me signing/sealing any deals here, so shut up and get over it. This kid was fingered for far more than some stupid posts on 4chan.

Maybe you guys missed it, but his screenshots of Palin's email box contained code in his address bar, some of which can be traced all the way back to the proxy company he used. The owner of the company gladly turned over all IP info when he discovered that his service was used in the Palin break-in. Plain and simple. The kid got caught and he should be punished. As stated earlier, if a Republican had done this to Obama or Biden, heads would be rolling. I am going to laugh at all of you Democrats who think you are above the law, and above anyone who thinks differently than you do. You all have the worst manners of anyone I have ever seen online. You can barely go a minute without bashing someone or calling anyone who thinks differently than you an 'idiot'. All I have to say is, after hearing you bitch and whine for 8 years about how much of a fool George Bush is, how is it this fool who was never smart enough to even be president, also somehow managed to fool the world in his devious scheme to take over the oil in the middle east. You can't be diabolical and an idiot, people. I would argue the opposite point... how the hell did GWB get elected TWICE with all you mr/mrs smarty's running around out there. Seems to me you got it wrong all the way around. Then again, maybe I am completely wrong and GWB IS an idiot. Maybe he's just a bit smarter than the rest of you idiots.

Re: Meet Palin’s Hacker: David Kernell

grace schaefferjust becauuse — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:03:05 -0000

put that brat in jail. just because his father is a senator doesn't mean he's better than any other

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jerry — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:24:38 -0000

I hope the little sh*# goes to jail and gets butt raped while he is in there.

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VM — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:44:45 -0000

All of those people who think that the government is spying on them with no probable cause are complete idiots. What Kernell did was clearly a crime and whether or not it was officially connected to the Democrats isn't really the point. He is himself an "Obamacrat" and has already admitted he was looking for incriminating information with political motives. That's bad enough. And those who suggest that Palin was dumb about her password 'protective' information and that it makes her unfit or whatever are complete idiots too. Clearly people don't expect that their emails will be violated by evil people looking to ruin their lives. Besides when she is VP the Secret Service will protect everything about her, which they should have been doing already, especially in light of all the insane media attacks on her and her family. There is NO comparison between Kernell's invasion of her privacy and the govt wire-tapping suspected terrorists. The "reasoning" that most of the Democrat comments here suggest that they aren't at all capable of seeing things rationally.

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NO2WAR — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:10:46 -0000

Yes, President Bush said it best. “I don’t use e-mail ... because I don’t want you reading my stuff.” - GWB 4/15/05

Only Mr. Bush should be able to snoop without a warrant.

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Wayne — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:14:22 -0000

"I’m saying this is the mindset among Democrats online — that it’s OK to invade someone’s privacy, so long as they’re Republican."

Shawn, I am really disappointed that you would say something like that. Of course that is untrue. I vote Democratic, I want everyone's right to privacy respected. What was done to Sarah Palin was WRONG.

You have a very twisted view of what Democrats believe.

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jason — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:18:49 -0000

LOL.

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Peeved Guy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:47:52 -0000

America Lover,
Convert, no. I have no doubt that they feel as passionately about liberal/progressive values as we do about conservative values and they feel the need to express their views about them And I welcome their views as long as they keep a civil tongue in their head and keep it legal.

It just so happens that they're wrong. :mrgreen:

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VOL DAD — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:40:15 -0000

DON'T KNOW BUT IT WILL NEVER WORK...

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America Lover — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:18:00 -0000

Peeved Guy:
I agree, someone must have linked this somewhere. I always wonder how, WJNO mostly runs conservative talk shows except Randi Rhodes and there is so many liberals who post here. Do you think they are trying to convert us with their cut and pastes?

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VOL DAD — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:12:36 -0000

IT'S AMAZING WHAT KIDS LEARN AT HOME. I GUESS THIS BOY'S PARENTS SPENT MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT THEIR POLITICAL PARTY AND "CONDITIONING" THIS KID TO MAKE HIS MARK. WOULDN'T BE SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THEY HUNG OUT WITH THE FORD FAMILY IN MEMPHIS.

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Peeved Guy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:41:00 -0000

Hey genius, have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe Shawn didn't use his home address to register this domain name?

You really hit him where it hurts. What are going to do next, hand out his business cards?

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Peeved Guy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:37:51 -0000

I personally think, I would rather have the government reading my emails and listening to my phone conversations to prevent terrorist attacks than some snot nosed kid posting my emails all over the internet. But thats just me…

No, it's not just you. Even taking the partisan politics out of the equation for a minute (which I think played a part, his dad is a Tenn. Rep.) this is just flat-out illegal.

a) those of you screeching about how Palin was using this account to transact state business are wrong. Period. Even the hacker Himself said he didn't find anything incriminating.
b) as far as the illegal wiretap issue goes, you all need to get a grip. They were tapping the phones of people that were suspected of talking to terrorists. If you didn't fit the profile, they didn't tap your phone. They could not care less about how much dope you smoked on Friday or who your sister is banging.

Good Lord, Shawn, someone must have linked to you from Daily KOS, DU or HuffPo

Re: Meet Palin’s Hacker: David Kernell

Dem4McCain — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:27:32 -0000

Sorry, all you "college prankster" believers.. There is a video online of David Kernell with none other than David Plouffe, campaign manager for BHO...
whip out the Google...
oops

Re: Meet Palin’s Hacker: David Kernell

anonymous — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:11:36 -0000

Your comments have no fundamental. Your quick to draw conclusion and quick to stereotype. If you had any value lets talk about Title 18 and Cyber Law. Just blaming in general one side to the other means nothing but just your own blog rant. There is no substance to your rant and saying that Democrats where the only ones to get concern about the NSA "spying" issue is absurd. I bet there are a lots of Libertarians and Republicans that felt the same way. Get a life and please provide more substance to your material. The guy (David Kernel) will get his day in court, I'll leave it at that. But wait do you remeber Watergate, enough said. Anyways do us all a favor and get a US History lesson and stop being so bias. Yes there was a privacy violation done by David and he will pay for it. This is not an issue of party lines or any Robin Hood or The Avenger type of dilema, this is a crime.

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America Lover — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:52:14 -0000

We as U.S. citizens do not have any more privacy! We are bieng video taped as we drive down the roads, walk down the sidewalks, in stores, banks, elevators, everywhere. Our phone conversations are being recorded, I worked for a cellular company, they installed a storage device that had enough space to put EVERY BOOK EVER WRITTEN in it three times. Voice, voice mails, text, and anything you downloaded or sent via email through your phone was saved. What this kid did was wrong, what the government did was wrong, but, we do not have any public privacy. People could listen to your conversations in your own house. This is the technical society we live in. Good, bad, or indifferent anything you say or do can be recorded or filmed. The only reason this kid got caught was because he posted it online, would he have been caught if he didn't post it? I personally think, I would rather have the government reading my emails and listening to my phone conversations to prevent terrorist attacks than some snot nosed kid posting my emails all over the internet. But thats just me...

Re: Meet Palin’s Hacker: David Kernell

Shawn Wasson — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:52:52 -0000

He's 20, jackass.

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Shawn Wasson — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:52:21 -0000

Wait, what did this person, 'with Democratic family members', prove? He couldn't find any dirt... hence the NOTHING in bold above. He hacked he email account, pretended to be her and provided information to change her password with full intent on defaming her and he found NOTHING.

Re: Meet Palin’s Hacker: David Kernell

Shawn Wasson — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:49:54 -0000

About 7 people have posted my personal info on the site with the thought that it would irritate me somehow. I post as myself, Shawn Wasson, the host of a radio show. It's not hard to find me -- though your address and email addresses are incorrect.

shawnwasson@clearchannel.com

1659 Brandywine Rd
West Palm Beach, FL
33409

Thanks. I have nothing to hide from.

Re: Meet Palin’s Hacker: David Kernell

DragonFlyEye — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:42:58 -0000

Funny: there's nothing here about the fact that Palin was using the email address for purposes which were themselves illegal, only that "Democrats online" think hacking her account was OK. Speaking as a "Democrat online," I'd say that criminals getting punked by other criminals is just one more reason not to be a criminal. Just ask Superfly.