Son of Tennessee Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty to Hacking Palin’s E-mail

David Kernell, 20, entered the plea in federal court in Knoxville on Wednesday. His father is longtime state Rep. Mike Kernell (D) of Memphis.

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October 8, 2008 at 3:49 pm - WBIR-TV
Dateline: Knoxville, TN
sfcmac   October 8th, 2008 - 1:33 pm

Can you imagine the liberal meltdown if the kid of a Republican Congressman had pulled the same crap?

The little leftwing geek did this purely for political reasons. He was salivating for some kind of juicy scandal in Sarah Palin’s innocuous emails. What an ass.

KingSlav   October 8th, 2008 - 1:41 pm

That attorney/spokesman looks like a weasel that loves the attention. I wonder if he’s billing the state Democratic Party for his services.

NorcalReddude   October 8th, 2008 - 2:02 pm

I hope they toss the book at him.He is a stinking red dipper baby that thought he was so kool. His party and daddy’s party is for diversity at all cost. He’ll sell his own down the river, take from me and give to 3,4 gen welfare family’s..Mr. Sideshow Bob look alike will get a real dose of ” diversity” in prison. Whereby , hold your ears libs, folks segregate themselves – by choice- based on race and attack others based on race.It wont go down too well that he’s a BHO supporter and lover of diversity in Prison… but hey, at least 65 percent of prisoners are black and he’ll see first fisting what it takes..so long Sideshow Bob

Walewatcher   October 8th, 2008 - 2:02 pm

Is that kid wearing a corduroy blazer? Clearly he’s a part of the vast corduroy conspiracy being perpetuated by the Corduroy Appreciation Club–a poor facade for a liberal 527.

Eileen   October 8th, 2008 - 2:07 pm

Here he is America…just like I have always said the new Democrats are made up of “young” “irreverant” “ultra-liberal” “left wingers”.

This kid needs to go to jail and get a taste of reality.

This is the kind of young person that supports the Flim Flam Obamaman…a criminal!

FLIM FLAM: HE IS DECEITFUL, HE IS A FRAUD, DOUBLE-DEALING AND DOUBLE-TONGUED!

Lady liberty   October 8th, 2008 - 2:16 pm

another case of spare the rod spoil the child…bet he lives in mommys basement…and he will never spend a day in jail I’m sure…

Patriot   October 8th, 2008 - 4:02 pm

Hacking into a politicians e-mail=no bond + parole! I’m sure there will be no political pressure on the judiciary! Will be interesting to see if the judge is a Democrat too.

Already we can see how this will play out.

Some are more equal than others!

E390   October 8th, 2008 - 4:20 pm

ACORN Voter fraud for the dems.
Computer crimes for the dems.
Illegal donations from foreign countries for the dems.
Use of police and prosecutors to silence FREE SPEACH for dems.
BUTT LOADS of STOLEN MONEY (Freddy, Fanny, AIG the list goes on and on) for dems.
CHANGE “THEY” HOPE FOR. CHANGE YOU CAN COUNT ON.
When the black basketball teams win a world championship black fans burn cars and loot businesses, what do you think will happen if Obama wins or loses.

Patriot   October 8th, 2008 - 4:26 pm

“When the black basketball teams win a world championship black fans burn cars and loot businesses, what do you think will happen if Obama wins or loses.”

I guess the question should be:

“What are White Americans going to let happen?

Whites make up 80.2% of the present U.S. population, blacks=12.8% !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other   October 8th, 2008 - 4:35 pm

Fine him and be done with it.

Palin should have known better

OldGrumper   October 8th, 2008 - 4:38 pm

Put up a yard light. If the neighbor asks you if that is supposed to scare off burglars or tells you it won’t scare burglars just tell him this:

It is not supposed to scare burglars. It is there so I can see who I am shooting at.

Pat Ree Ott   October 8th, 2008 - 4:54 pm

If it was not for the females and the minorities we’d be winning this election. White men are overwhelmingly for McCain. This country was founded by White Men. It was meant for White Men. We need to return to the old days, the good days.

Coloreds and Females have their place but it is not in the voting booth. Let’s end this nonsense now.

if   October 8th, 2008 - 5:04 pm

Dad must be proud!

Dave, Tn   October 8th, 2008 - 5:06 pm

Barack ACORN Obama will pardon him along with the FannieCrats who won’t be voted out of their seats.

DXOR   October 8th, 2008 - 5:07 pm

How can Palin use a Yahoo account for state business? She’s smarter than that isn’t she. Any computer geek knows how to hack into a Yahoo account, especially if it belongs to a prominent person.

It must of been a phoney account that she set up just so some moron Dem would hack into it. It wouldn’t of contained anything important.

Heck at least 9 of you posters here have had your accounts hacked in the last hours and only 2 of them are Yahoo. Warning: don’t open any emails for another another 24 hours because it will just allow compleate access to your harddrive.

Alaskan Girl   October 8th, 2008 - 5:10 pm

DXOR – she did not use the acct for state business – all he found were family photos and private e-mails.

Guse   October 8th, 2008 - 5:49 pm

Where are those idiots that run Gawker now? After childishly flinging this hackers work on the internet and playing using this charlatan’s crime to denigrate Sarah Palin.

This genius is facing 5 years of prison time, a $250,000 fine and 3 years probation. This is a serious breech concerning a candidate for the vice president of the United States and should stand as an example.

Oregon Independent   October 8th, 2008 - 5:53 pm

His father, the Democrat lawmaker, was probably the one who asked him to do it.

American   October 8th, 2008 - 5:58 pm

David…get a haircut and get a job (after you get out of jail, of course).

Dennis   October 8th, 2008 - 6:04 pm

Let the little left-wing fairy spend some time in prison taking it up the butt like the REST of us are going to be doing once the take-over of our country is complete.

http://www.prisonplanet.com for the TRUTH.

JANDJ   October 8th, 2008 - 6:36 pm

I JUST WANNA KNOW ONE THING WHEN OBAMA GETS IN THE BLACK HOUSE AND TURNS IT INTO A GHETTO WHEN HE LETS AYERS SPEND THE WEEK THERE AND OPRAH AND BLACK MAN LOVER BARBRA WALTERS HOLD THE VIEW SHOW THERE ALL THE RAPPERS WITH THEIR PANTS DOWN TO THEIR KNEES YOU THINK THE DEMOCRATS WILL SAY WE WERE WRONG AND IMPEACH HIM OR ARE THE TO AFRAID ALL HIS KOOL AID BOYS WILL GET THEM

Pip Daddy   October 8th, 2008 - 6:49 pm

Well the British burned down the White House once. I guess the REAL American citizens are entitled to a replay!

Logic Lee   October 8th, 2008 - 7:12 pm

This is a perfect way for this kid to launch his political career as a democrat for congress(you know the ones who despite the overwhelming evidence say they are not guilty) or perhaps he may want to go into higher education (though it would have been for helpful if he actually bombed something rather than merely hacking.

Anyway I see a brilliant future for this kid in the new age of Obama.

JustAnotherGuy   October 8th, 2008 - 9:14 pm

If you really wanted to punish this kid, make him defend his Country in the armed services. 30 seconds after he got his face slammed into the floor by a DI, I think his concept of personal property would suddenly sink in.

x11b   October 8th, 2008 - 11:15 pm

JustAnotherGuy October 8th, 2008 – 9:14 pm

If you really wanted to punish this kid, make him defend his Country in the armed services. 30 seconds after he got his face slammed into the floor by a DI, I think his concept of personal property would suddenly sink in.

Geez, whats the matter with you?

1) The military doesn’t accept recruits ordered by the courts to enlists (although there are sometimes off-the-record deals that charges will be dropped if an accused enlists

2) Serving in the armed forces isn’t a punishment. I’m amazed you view it that way.

3) What does slamming somebody’s face into the floor have to do with changing somebody’s concept of private property? You really think that works?

4) DI’s don’t slam recruit’s heads into the floor based on what they did in civilian life. Legally, they’re not allowed to do it at all. At least they didn’t when I was in. And I was in a couple of pretty tough units.

5) Where you ever in? You sound like one of those wimps who fantasizes about GIs prison guards and gets off on the idea of cruelty. We used to call you guys bucklesuckers.

PS: I’m not defending the kid. Just sayin’: Get Real

Nick   October 8th, 2008 - 11:57 pm

I believe he was trying to gain access to emails she wrote as a government employee – that she had illegally refused to turnover. It was her choice to use a personal email address for official business.

Meanwhile, different people are being heard shouting
at Palin rallies, while she is talking about Obama:
“Kill him.” “Cut off his head.”

Another Republican in Louisiana threatened voter officials ad said: “Keep The N*gger Out Of Office”

In Knoxville Republican, and Sean Hanity fan, Jim Atkinson went on shooting rampage in a Unitarian church killing two people because he said he hated gays and their tolerance of homosexuality.

Two men were arrested in Denver at the DNC. They had discussed a plan to shoot Obama. They were found with a truck full of rifles and camouflage gear. They were only charged with drug possession. Meanwhile a man sent white powder to McCain and was charged with an assassination attempt of a presidential candidate.

In England a man was shot three times for wearing an Obama shirt. He lived.

What I’m saying is the Republicans are committing a greater number of serious crimes against Democrats, yet there is hardly a word about this in the MSM,or curiously, breitbart, either! What we have here are dubious lies of omission by the Republicans.

Present   October 9th, 2008 - 12:10 am

Getting our first look at the next DNC chairman.

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