Cops Release Palin Family Brawl Report

From Talking Points Memo:

Amid the crackle and chaos of audio released by the Anchorage Police Department on Tuesday, an unmistakable voice could be heard. "Did you find your necklace?" the woman could be heard saying. "Track, that is such a God thing. See?" The voice almost certainly belonged to former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. The audio was released as part of hours of recordings made by Anchorage cops in the aftermath of an alcohol-fueled brawl at a house party in the city in September. The recordings were released along with photos from the scene, and they documented the surreal situation police were faced with when they rolled up to the party. People were scattering and the Palin family was hovering around a stretch Hummer limousine they had brought with them that night. Previously, eyewitnesses had largely blamed the Palins for the brawls, and police documented their findings in reports. But ultimately, prosecutors decided to bring no charges.

The above-linked piece includes transcripts of the audio and links to photos taken in the aftermath. Below is an audio excerpt starring Bristol Palin.

No Charges In Palin Family Brawl

Via the Alaska Dispatch:

Prosecutors won't proceed with charges in a brawl that involved several members of the Palin family, Anchorage police said Thursday. The news comes as Anchorage police released reports Thursday morning outlining witness statements in the fight. Police were called to South Anchorage regarding a brawl involving about 20 people that had broken out at Korey Klingenmeyer's house on the evening of Sept. 6. The event was a birthday party for brothers Marc and Matthew McKenna and Klingenmeyer’s son. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband, Todd, and some of their children were there.

Five police officers wrote up police reports on the scene. More than 15 witnesses were interviewed, and the statements offer conflicting information regarding what happened. Overall, the accounts in the police report seemed to confirm, in broad terms, initial witness reports that surfaced before the police report's release. At least two fights appear to have broken out during the party, according to witness statements: a fight involving Track Palin, 25, and his father, Todd, and one involving Bristol Palin, 23, oldest daughter of the Palins. Seven witnesses verified Klingenmeyer’s account of being punched in the face repeatedly by Bristol Palin.

Lots more juicy details at the link.

ALASKA: Witness To Palin Family Brawl Gets Fired For Speaking To ABC News

Via Mediaite:

Entertainment Tonight producer Elizabeth Applegate tweeted that she’d spoken to Townsend this morning, who confirmed that he’d been fired specifically for talking to ABC. Weirdly enough, Political Gates reported that Thompson’s former employers, McKenna Brothers Paving, were the hosts of the party where the brawl took place. Last Saturday, many members of the Palin family attended a Wasilla party honoring the champions of the Iron Dog snowmobile race, and their presence eventually sparked a 20-person brawl — in which the Palins allegedly, wholeheartedly participated.

ALASKA: Palin Clan In Huge Brawl

This should prove fascinating. 

The details are a little sketchy, but there's enough of them, from enough different sources, that a story emerges, a story that according to the gossip Gods, looks kind of like this: There's some sort of unofficial birthday/Iron Dog-type/snowmachine party in Anchorage. A nice, mellow party, until the Palins show up. There's beer, of course, and maybe other things. Which is all fine, but just about the time when some people might have had one too many, Track Palin stumbles out of a stretch Hummer, and immediately spots an ex-boyfriend of Willow's. Track isn't happy with this guy, the story goes. There's words, and more. The owner of the house gets involved, and he probably wished he hadn't. At this point, he's up against nearly the whole Palin tribe: Palin women screaming. Palin men thumping their chests. Word is that Bristol has a particularly strong right hook, which she employed repeatedly, and it's something to hear when Sarah screams, "Don't you know who I am!"

(Tipped by JMG reader Homer)

Todd Palin On Sarah 2016

"She would win hands down in my mind. I mean, if the media did their job and, um, presented each candidate on experience and their policy and their ideas - but that's not the way it's set up today. I mean, if she wants to, I will be behind her." - Todd Palin, speaking to Inside Edition. Hit the link for the video, which opens with Sarah Palin praising Clay Aiken even though she hopes he's a runner-up in his House bid just like he was a runner-up in American Idol. The clip also includes down-homey images of the Palin's kitchen, which is adorned with Valentine's Day decorations.

At Billy Graham's Birthday Party

No Takers For Todd Palin's Reality Show

Media watchers are chortling over the lack of interest in a reality series based on Todd Palin's career in snowmobile racing. Which is an actual sport, apparently.

As exciting, ahem, as the show's storyline sounds, sources told Hollywood Reporter that both TLC and A&E aren't interested. Those were the same networks that battled over Palin's other reality show, "Alaska." It was just over a year ago that "Sarah Palin's Alaska" debuted on TLC with a record-breaking five million viewers. There's talk Palin and Burnett are asking for up to $1 million an episode, a high price tag for networks not willing to take a chance on someone's whose popularity could be waning, according to network insiders. Has the spotlight gone dim on the former Alaska governor?

Rev. Wright Redux

"The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government and I won't be buried under their damn flag. I'll be buried in Dawson. And when Alaska is an independent nation they can bring my bones home." - Alaskan Independence Party founder Joe Vogler, speaking in 1991.

McCain's campaign has proven that Sarah Palin did not belong to the AIP although she attended their 1994 and 2000 conventions and reached out to them this year with a recorded message of support. On the other hand, Todd Palin WAS a member of the AIP from 1995-2002.

Can you imagine the outcry, the outrage, the hysterical call to arms if Michelle Obama had ever even shaken hands with rabid secessionist, much less been an active member of such a group for years and years? The Palins have their own Rev. Wright strapped to their backs. His name is Joe Vogler.