PROFESSOR: Sarah Palin Probably Staged A Gigantic Hoax About Being Trig's Mother

[avaistheone1]

An interesting footnote has emerged to a theory that raged around the Internet during Sarah Palin's candidacy for Vice President:

The theory is that Sarah Palin is actually the grandmother of her purported son Trig, not the mother, and that she staged a gigantic hoax during the campaign to cover up this fact.

Professor Bradford Scharlott of Northern Kentucky University has looked into this story in detail and written a long academic article about it. He concludes two things:
• First, that the "conspiracy theory" is likely true--Sarah Palin staged a huge hoax, and, second,
• The American media is pathetic for not pursuing the story more aggressively

Scharlott's article walks through all the evidence supporting the theory, including the photos of Palin in what is said to have been a late-stage pregnancy, the leisurely 20-hour trip home that Palin took after she supposedly went into labor in Texas, the refusal of the hospital where Trig was supposedly born to even confirm that he was born there (let alone who was the mother), strange statements from Palin's doctor and the McCain campaign, and so on.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sarah-palin-baby-hoax-2011-4?op=1#ixzz1JcXXdUdu

[SpiralHawk]

1. "I did not have hoax with that entity, Baby Trig." - Sarah Pale Horse (R)

[polichick]

2. "The American media is pathetic for not pursuing the story more aggressively"

If the story is true, it does say something about the media. (In addition to the lies.)

[Adsos Letter]

3. "The American media is pathetic..." Too true, and all too often. n/t

[CoffeeCat]

4. I think Sarah Palin covered it up...

...and it seemed obvious during the time this story was in the press.

I'll never forget the look on Bristol's face as she held that baby. She has so much love, motherly love in her eyes. Conversely,
I never saw Sarah look at Trig that way. She carried him around as if he was a sack of potatoes--very detached from him.

It's not a question (for me anyway) that Trig is really Bristol's son.

[pintobean]

5. There's been at least 2 threads on this already

[avaistheone1]

6. Sorry.

I did a search and it did not show up in the results. : (

Moderator, please merge with previous thread/s. Thanks.

[pintobean]

9. I was just letting you know

You won't get as many replies as one would expect.

I should have added that so I didn't come across as a jerk. Sorry right back at ya.

[cali]

7. pathetic.

and stupid. oh, and just because someone has the word professor affixed to their name doesn't and shouldn't automatically bestow legitimacy, expertise or intelligence. plenty of assholes are professors.

[pintobean]

10. This is the kind of post

that chips away at your massive popularity here. Now you'll be accused of being anti-intellectual. :rofl:

btw; I agree with you. :hi:

[Mz Pip]

12. Yeah

like Newt Gingrich. He's a "Professor" too.

Honestly this is one of the dumber conspiracy theories out there.

[TheWraith]

15. I agree.

Personally, I don't think that the idea is necessarily impossible, but the prospect of it being taken seriously because a "professor" believes it is irrational at best.

[MineralMan]

8. Who's for a moratorium on conspiracy theory posts about Palin?

I vote for it. In fact, I'd vote for a moratorium on ALL posts about Palin.

[Quantess]

11. Hopefully nobody cares anymore.

At this point, it's irrelevant gossip. She's a has-been.

[sad sally]

13. One question that keeps bugging me, is what - if anything - has this

woman done to articulate any specific proposals on disabilities?

Obviously, this little boy is growing up and although it's none of my business, because she made such an effort to make him a part of the family during the campaign, he became known to America. Has he received the special therapy and developmental assistance a Downs Syndrome child needs? She was so quick to criticize health-case reform saying it would hurt kids/people with disabilities, yet I haven't read or seen anything she's done or is doing to make his life and that of other kids with disabilities better - especially those hurt by lack of care due to lack of insurance.

[onethatcares]

14. has Donald seen the birth certificate?

I'm certain he'll get the bottom of this.:shrug:

[avaistheone1]

16. MAJOR LOL!

:fistbump:

[Melissa G]

17. LOL!!!

:rofl: Get the Donald right on it! A must ask debate question.:sarcasm:

[GeorgeGist]

18. A picture is worth a thousand words.