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TexasTowelie

(112,620 posts)
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 04:35 PM Feb 2014

Former judge claims 'pubic' typo in Sarah Palin letter led to his lost career

For want of an "L," a reputation was lost, a former judge claims.

Richard W. Postma Jr., a former state judge in Alaska, has filed a federal lawsuit against attorneys for the Alaska Bar Association over "hazing" he says he endured after former Gov. Sarah Palin's appointment letter thanked him for his "pubic service."

Postma, who was appointed to the bench in 2007, claimed the typographical error that turned "public" into "pubic" led to suggestions that he got the appointment by performing oral sex on the former governor. He filed the suit Feb. 11 in U.S. District Court in Anchorage, with an amended complaint filed the next day.

"Some of the hazing escalated to suggest Postma was the biological true father of Governor Palin's son, Trig Palin," the amended complaint stated. "Other hazing concerned insults about Postma's ethnicity, his mother's national origin, his family and other personal matters."

More at http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Former-judge-claims-pubic-typo-in-Sarah-Palin-5235572.php?cmpid=hpts .

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Former judge claims 'pubic' typo in Sarah Palin letter led to his lost career (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2014 OP
Okay. Those attorneys are mean. But why isn't he suing Sarah? LiberalAndProud Feb 2014 #1
Because he saw it as a typo, and SHE wasn't the one taunting and teasing him, as well as making Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #6
Repubes are evil people. louis-t Feb 2014 #2
How is this not an onion story? cui bono Feb 2014 #3
It went OK for Clarence Thomas...not to worry, Dude. These wimmens...source of all evil, ya know. libdem4life Feb 2014 #4
.......... trusty elf Feb 2014 #5
HEH!!! Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #8
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Feb 2014 #7

LiberalAndProud

(12,799 posts)
1. Okay. Those attorneys are mean. But why isn't he suing Sarah?
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 04:38 PM
Feb 2014

After all, she's the one that sent the letter with the typo.

Ghost in the Machine

(14,912 posts)
6. Because he saw it as a typo, and SHE wasn't the one taunting and teasing him, as well as making
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 05:07 PM
Feb 2014

disparaging remarks about his ethnicity or that of his mothers??

Peace,

Ghost

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
3. How is this not an onion story?
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 04:48 PM
Feb 2014

I feel a little bad that I laughed when reading the OP. Seems so ridiculous though.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
4. It went OK for Clarence Thomas...not to worry, Dude. These wimmens...source of all evil, ya know.
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 05:05 PM
Feb 2014

Remember the Apple...and The Snake!

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