Did Todd Palin Have an Affair with a Massage Therapist?

[onehandle]

Did Todd Palin have an affair with a massage therapist named Shailey Tripp? The National Enquirer stops just short of saying "yes"—but claims "police have confiscated physical evidence that could tie Todd to an alleged extramarital affair."

Todd Palin? Unfaithful? Could it be? According to their online teaser—the full article will be in the paper on the newsstands.

Here's what the paper's investigation found:

- Documents showing that Tripp gave free massages to an anonymous person working on Sarah Palin's gubernatorial campaign.
- A record of Tripp's arrest for prostitution last March.

http://gawker.com/5738506/did-todd-palin-have-an-affair-with-a-massage-therapist

[PBS Poll-435]

1. Just as long as we don't have to look at cellphone pictures of Tawd's junk. nt

[Cronus Protagonist]

26. I want to see that!

I bet he's hung nicely...

[PBS Poll-435]

30. I have no words

:rofl:

Have at it...




;)

[Randomthought]

2. do we care?

n/m

[Arkansas Granny]

14. I certainly don't.

[Motown_Johnny]

24. her religious right base might

but no, I don't

[LanternWaste]

72. I would imagine that showing a disconnect between words and deeds...

I would imagine that showing a disconnect between words and deeds is quite illustrative and revealing. Unless of course, the GOP re-defined Family Values to include adultery and I never saw the memo... :shrug:

[seabeyond]

3. why would police have anything to do with it. didnt read article. dont care that much. nt

[peekaloo]

11. sounds like Tawd may be pallin' around with terrapists.

:P

[seabeyond]

15. or a prostitute? lol. ah well. btw.... cute. nt

[JBoy]

18. I like it.

[RufusTFirefly]

45. DUzy! n/t

[sabrina 1]

56. Rotfl!

:rofl:

[susu369]

73. zinger!!!

thanks for a good laugh.

[peekaloo]

4. ut oh this won't have a happy ending

or will it?}(

[SidDithers]

16. Ba-dum bum...

Sid

[Lance_Boyle]

5. Could she be the namesake of their latest child?

Is she related to Linda?

The deep and meaningful questions raised by this news are... deep and meaningful!

[WinkyDink]

6. Ummmmm......There's a Palin child named "Tripp." Just sayin'.

[Demoiselle]

21. Is it possible that the Palins aren't the only Alaskans with odd name syndrome?

Shailey? Really?

[WinkyDink]

39. Ignore the context, why don't you?

[Demoiselle]

66. Good grief, Winky. Are you picking a fight with me?

[Motown_Johnny]

27. you are implying he is named after her?

if true, that would be freaky

[WinkyDink]

38. I think a coincidence is freakier.

[LynneSin]

7. They were right about John Edwards

so who knows

[cbdo2007]

20. Actually, at least in the past decade or so....the Enquirer is right about almost everything.

They've lost too many lawsuits in the past and are much more likely to get sued now for a false story that they make sure they're covered nowadays. I tend to believe them most of the time now and they've always been right over the past few years at least.

[Motown_Johnny]

41. .

[Travelman]

48. Beat me to it

Edwards was the proverbial nut found by the blind squirrel. The rest of the time, they have just tossed out either very thin stuff (such as this one about Al Gore) or just flat-out made up shit. How many different times over the past ten years or so have they claimed that Condi was having an affair with W or that Michele Obama was divorcing Barack or so-and-so Hollywood person was at death's door or tried to commit suicide or whatever? It's all BS. It's all celebrity gossip that virtually never even has a shred of truth to it.

They managed to hit one out of the park with Edwards (though my understanding is that was probably going to eventually hit the press anyway), and beyond that they don't get much right.


Edit: and why in the HELL is this even here? Why is ANYONE giving the Palin family the least bit of thought? Blech. Just ignore them, people. The more you scurry around and make buzz over them, the more press they get. Just stop it already. Ignore them and they will go away.

[UTUSN]

8. K&R #1, *kick* it UP!1 n/t

[Botany]

9. Family Values!

I wonder if Brad Hanson knows?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NdIjCWSfgGE/SNq6DI-DOTI/AAAAAAAACVc/A27ZYOw_0O4/s400/Brad+Hanson.JPG

[Tippy]

10. The way she treats Todd I'm not suprised.......

She wears the pants in that family....

[HopeHoops]

12. Would you blame him?

[rurallib]

13. whatever happened to the story of Palin and Tawd's biz partner

Brad Hanson? Was that debunked or just dropped by the MSM?

[bushisanidiot]

17. Will the feds investigate to see if any SARAH PAC money has been used to cover it up?

or are only democrats' affairs worthy of such investigations?

[SpiralHawk]

19. OMG - say it ain't so, Tawdy. Shocking. Just shocking.

And I do mean, shocking. Just shocking.

[AzDar]

22. How long before Sarah declares this a 'spooge libel' ?

(That was gross, but so is she) ;)

[Silent3]

25. +1 n/t

[Cronus Protagonist]

32. +1

lol

[tammywammy]

34. heh!

:rofl:

[PBS Poll-435]

36. Yuck, but +1!

:scared:

[JBoy]

23. Todd misheard when someone told him to go get a job.

[lumberjack_jeff]

28. I'm glad to see he found his special purpose. n/t

[hlthe2b]

29. Bizarre irony that her last name "Tripp" is the name of Bristol's

toddler son. These kind of stories will only make Sarah a bigger martyr. (as if that were possible...:eyes:)

[cbdo2007]

33. I heard that the baby is really the massage therapists, so that's why it's named after her.

[hlthe2b]

37. You know, with that family.... anything is possible...

Ok, Sarah, you can take to your bed now with "the vapors". A progressive has insulted you. Oh, the horror, the horror! :eyes:

[Ghost in the Machine]

54. Or it could be that Bristol knew about the affair and named her baby Tripp just to stab

him every time he had to say the name? :shrug: "Hey dad, guess what I know??"

[PRETZEL]

63. That is something

that I wouldn't put past her.

[BlueIris]

31. And the Globe claims Obama is losing weight because he's stressed about the birthers!

I'm very, very tired of reading tabloid claims (about the right or left) discussed here as if they have any basis in reality.

That being posted, I wouldn't be surprised if Todd Palin had an affair with a slutty oak tree.

[WinkyDink]

40. Really? Link to NE story:

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/obama_scary_skinny_stomach_parasite_hawaii/celebrity/70029

[Motown_Johnny]

43. but wouldn't being thinner make him look More Kenyan?

:sarcasm:




:shrug:

[RegieRocker]

35. Leave it alone this just helps her look better.

Besides it makes the left look just as bad as the right.

[Blue Owl]

42. oooh how tawdry

n/t

[MinneapolisMatt]

44. Not another TRIPP!

Noooooooo.

[global1]

46. Could The Physical Evidence Be A Blue Towel?......nt

[Yavin4]

47. Tripp? Where Have I Heard That Name Before

Sounds familiar.

[badgerpup]

49. I'm trying, really I am...

...but I'm finding it damn near impossible to give a BFD -flying or otherwise- about this. :boring:

'asides, it's none of my business... :shrug:





* BFD...er...um...Bakery Fresh Doughnut? :silly:

[hatrack]

50. Who cares?

nt

[ctaylors6]

58. that was my reaction too nt

[Octafish]

51. It's a GOP Thing.

"Now promise you won't ask Babs about Jennifer FitzGerald. Heh heh heh."

[Fuddnik]

52. At least it wasn't Linda Tripp.

Even Todd doesn't deserve that.

Besides, she would have already told.

[DavidDvorkin]

53. If it turns out to be true, Sarah will be a victim and might gain some votes.

[madmax]

55. Tripp? Todd?

Isn't Tripp one of the kids?

"Documents showing that Tripp gave free massages to an anonymous person working on Sarah Palin's gubernatorial campaign."

[MedicalAdmin]

57. Affair? No - he paid for a hooker.

Elliot Spitzer anyone?

Hey - I don't care and I don't think it has anything to do with a politicians effectiveness. JFK was a notorious rake, and yet was a great leader. The 2 are not mutually exclusive despite what the RW whores say.

[MedicalAdmin]

59. I just thought of something.

The OP said a "staffer." It didn't say Tawd.

Could it be that the Palins have been nailin a pro together tag team? I forcast a new porn movie coming on.

[yellowcanine]

60. Shailey "Tripp"? What an extraordinary coincidence.

Or - maybe not.

[Historic NY]

61. did he get rubbed the wrong way?

:donut:

[Aviation Pro]

62. Tripp? Really? Karma....

...is such a fucking witch.

Let me guess, a red dress is being held by Martha Lewinski.

[MineralMan]

64. I suggest that Todd Palin go have an affair with himself.

To put it politely.

[Imagevision]

65. If you were married to Palin (male or female) wouldn't you?!!!

[Xenotime]

67. Finally we might have something to shut this woman up.

[Bluebear]

68. Nooo! Sperm libel! Sperm libel!

Roll the cameras and get Sarah in front of the fireplace, stat!

[PBS Poll-435]

71. Might need a blacklight...

:hide:

[intaglio]

69. Does it matter?

He is the wife partner of a political non-entity whose time has long passed.

[mistertrickster]

70. Of course, who could blame him? nt

[Generic Other]

74. How do we know it wasn't Sarah getting the massage?

She just seems like the type who would need one to relax after her too tightly coiled spring is sprung.