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Home Front: Politix
Suspected Palin Hacker Served With FBI Search Warrant
2008-09-21
sounds like the Dem pol's little puke son is the guy..
The FBI is stepping up its investigation into the possibility that a University of Tennessee student hacked into the personal e-mail of Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

A person who identified himself as a witness tells 10 News that agents with the FBI served a federal search warrant at the Fort Sanders residence of David Kernell early Sunday morning. Kernell lives in the Commons apartment complex at 1115 Highland Ave. David Kernell is the son of Mike Kernell, a Democratic state representative from Memphis.

A Department of Justice spokesperson confirmed there has been "investigatory activity" in Knoxville regarding the Palin case, but she said there are no publicly available search warrants, and no charges have been filed. A separate law enforcement source confirmed to 10 News that a search warrant was served on Kernell's apartment.

According to the witness, several agents arrived at The Commons of Knoxville around midnight. They presented their badges upon entering Kernell's apartment, where several students were having a party, and took down their names.
bet that put the kibosh on the fun. "Hey...is that weed I smell? Y'all are old enough to drink, right?"
The witness tells us they asked him and those who did not live in the unit to go outside. He believes the investigators took about 1.5 to 2 hours taking pictures of everything inside the apartment.

He says Kernell's three roommates were also subpoenaed, and must testify this week in Chattanooga.
I (obviously) have no sympathy for this little punk
Posted by:Frank G

#7  Looks like University of
Illinois Dept of Corrections!

Posted by: Betty Grating2215   2008-09-21 23:14  

#6  Assuming this all fallows through, the kid will learn the consequences of doing some fun thing that happens to be illegal - and getting caught. I read somewhere last week that there was some sort of working connection between him and an Obama staffer. He did some work for the staffer, or something like that. It will be very interesting if any such connections are found. May need more room under the bus. We'll see.
Posted by: Richard of Oregon   2008-09-21 22:35  

#5  Formerly page-busting link here
Posted by: Parabellum   2008-09-21 21:50  

#4  This is obviously just a plot by the Man to shut down any criticism, no matter how criminal, of Republican candidates. /sarcasm
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2008-09-21 19:35  

#3  DMFD - I think you recall Waterquiddick, or Chappagate, whatever it was.

For kicks and giggles, the FBI should have had an Alaskan state trooper serve the subpeona. That would have confused the easily confused MSM.
Posted by: Halliburton - Asymmetrical Reply Division   2008-09-21 17:51  

#2  I'll give the O'man the benefit of the doubt. I recollect that Nixon didn't have prior knowledge of the break in, but did involve himself in a post event cover up to distance himself from the perps. In either case [to take a phrase from the lefty plan book] it was an atmosphere of 'anything goes' and 'ends justify the means' by the higher ups that set up both events.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-09-21 17:49  

#1  Supporters of a presidential candidate conduct a break-in to try to get the goods on an opposition candidate. Sounds vaguely familiar, but I can't quite place it. I'm sure the media will help fill in the context.

Next questions: what did Obama know and when did he know it?
Posted by: DMFD   2008-09-21 17:21  

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