Palin, other US governors sent suspicious powder: FBI

[RamboLiberal]

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate, and seven other US governors have received letters with a suspicious white powder, according to the FBI.

Since Monday, "at least eight letters containing a suspicious white powder have been received by the offices of governors around the country," Robert Casey, special agent in charge for the FBI in Dallas, said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

"The white powder substance has been field screened and the tests have met with negative results. The white powder substance has been forwarded to local laboratories for further testing," the statement said.

The letters, all postmarked from Dallas, Texas, were sent to governors' offices in Rhode Island, Michigan, Mississippi, Alabama, Minnesota, Montana, Missouri as well as Alaska, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.



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[av8rdave]

1. Man, did I misread that headline!

I thought at first it meant that Palin and some others SENT the suspicious powder!

A headline without context is a dangerous thing in the hands of an idiot! :rofl:

[Dystopian]

10. Funny!

That really IS what the headline says...
:rofl:
I don't think I would have picked up on that.....
Thanks for the laugh...

peace~

[WePurrsevere]

17. That's okay.. I read it that Palin was saying that other govs sent her white powder first...

then I read that Palin and other govs had sent white powder. :eek:

Palin may be nuts but I didn't think she was quite that nuts so I figured I'd better actually read the article so at least now it makes sense now. I guess I really need to have more coffee. more sleep or both. :hangover:

[Xipe Totec]

2. Maybe it was detergent?

I think there's a message here, and maybe it's not terrorism?

[librechik]

3. clean up government!

not sure about anyone there except AK and MS, and Haley Barbour is a pampered crony in the extreme to match Palin.

[truthisfreedom]

4. These powder copycats need more imagination. Purple powder would be

much more suspicious.

[JuniperLea]

5. That's what they all say...

When their cocaine shipment is busted;)

[OffWithTheirHeads]

6. Did the zip code of origination include Bush's new house?

[zonmoy]

19. Most likely place of origin would be the cia headquarters.

[northernlights]

7. Baldacci got his powdery letter today

here in Maine. I think they said it was up to 10 governors on the news tonight.

[nebenaube]

8. phhhhttttttt !

Tell me when the get the creamy brown stuff..

[Ian David]

9. Who would waste postage to send white powder to Palin? n/t

[rainbow4321]

13. They didn't...well, kind of didn't

Another news link I saw on DU said that it was actually **addressed** to her predecessor. :shrug:
Guess the news people are still trying to milk Palin's name in their headlines.


BTW, add TX to the the list..Perry got one this week, also, per Dallas Morning News.

[PatrynXX]

15. coulda been powered sugar

as per Palin coulda been something risque like stealing a line give me some _____ Baby. <---- thinking army of darkness with Bruce Campbell. oh wrong stuff. where's the brown sugar. don't snort!!

[pitchforksandtorches]

11. NOBODY should

open her mail, test her food, or answer her phone for her.

Besides, she's used to all that white powder from the days of doin' blow with the boys at the "Green Triangle" bar in Pocatello, Idaho back in the 1980's.

[yurbud]

12. maybe Bush sent them cocaine for Christmas...

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. what is a "non-suspicious" white powder, I wonder.

Story says it was negative for..a field screen...
they never tell ya what the hell the stuff is supposed to be.

All repub. governators got this?
did Ahhh-nold?

[geckosfeet]

16. I thought the article was going to say the leters were postmarked from

Obama's local PO in Chi town.

Let the games begin.

[Maeve]

18. It is so easy to terrify people anymore

OOoooo, white powder! :eyes:

Sorry, but it's a non-story for me. There was a big scare in 2001 when a "suspicious white powder" was spilled at a Columbus department store...at the make-up counter...shut down a shopping center...for...powder.

Tell me someone got a real threat and I'll show some concern. Until then :boring: