DU Needs to Get Scott Richter and Brad Hanson Straight

[WeDidIt]

Scott Richter is a business partner and close friend of Todd Palin. Scott Richter and his wife, Debbie, ended up in divorce proceedings. Scott finds out Debbie is dating long time Sarah Palin aide, John Bitney. Scott finds out and takes his case to Todd who then sees to it that John gets fired.

I suspect the connecton to John Bitney is within the documents about the divorce proceeding which would explain why he wanted those records sealed. His buddy, Todd, did him a favor and he doesn't want to be responsible for the connection being made.

Brad Hanson was a business partner with Sarah and Todd. Allegedly, Brad and Sarah had a tryst wherein Todd forced the partnership to be dissolved. This resulted in the car wash business they partnered in running afoul of Alaska business regulations.

Get the two guys straight, DU.

[lapfog_1]

1. I have a better idea...

Let the National Enquirer deal with this story. If there is any to the rumor of an affair, I'm pretty sure they will print the story... and there is now a sense of credibility with the National Enquirer on this subject that they may not have had previously.

[whistle]

2. Who was in the snowmobile business with the Palins?

[rug]

3. Six degrees from Ron Jeremy.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

4. You mean Brad Hanson, right?

You had "Todd Hanson."

[ShortnFiery]

5. OMG! I feel like I'm tuning into an never-ending tawdry soap opera.

BTW I purchased my Enquirer today. :-)

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. I KNOW the Cassidines are behind this!!

If we don't stop them now, they're going to freeze Alaska!!

Oh wait a minute........

[WeDidIt]

8. D'oh! Even I can't keep the players straight

We need a scorecard

:silly:

[Cha]

16. DUers are doin' pret-ty damn good

at keepin' this soap opera straight:silly: :rofl:

[Life Long Dem]

6. So Sarah never had anything to do with the firing? It was Todd who did it?

I never suspected Todd??... kidding... just that it felt like a soap opera for a second.

[WeDidIt]

10. Sarah did it at Todd's behest because Scott asked Todd to get John Fired

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

[Life Long Dem]

11. So that would be where all the phone calls come in from Palin.

And the state troopers are government. That's not good.

[LiberalFighter]

15. Todd was part of many government meetings that were...

only appropriate for the Governor and other state government officials or employees. Not a spouse.

I am guessing he was making many of the decisions for her.

[gateley]

7. Someone posted a bit from The Smoking Gun -- there wasn't much to

be found in the divorce papers. Scott was just trying to keep it from the Enquirer and others, because of phone numbers, addresses, etc.

[Caribou Barbie]

12. do you have a link?

I know we can find something if we put our collective minds to it!

[gateley]

13. I don't have a link to the DU thread, but I'll see if I can find it at the Smoking Gun. nt

[gateley]

14. Here you go.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0905083palin1.html?link=rssfeed

[Caribou Barbie]

17. awesome

greatly appreciated!