CNN

Why does the press jump on a story that implicates guilt before the alleged is to be found guilty?

Another convenient distraction for the Republicans to get away from the important issues?

What about Troopergate? Another Republican cover-up?

Why not google Anne Kilkenny to get the real truth on Ms Palin?

Can't he just ignore the subpoena like Todd Palin and the others have????

I love how the McCain/Palin Camp and republicans are all over this investigation and pressing the investigation about e-mail hacking but don't care at all about the investigation into the possible abuse of power by Palin with the Montegan and Wooten investigation.

Just another example of the republican double standard. Republicans as such hypocrites.

Hacking into a yahoo.com email account is a simple thing to do. As a Govenor and Public figure (who's personal background and information can be found with a quick Google search) Govenor Palin should have known better than to open such an unsecure account for any reason.

Remember, the internet is only as safe as your ability to stay safe online. Otherwise you risk some very bad surprises.

David Kernell should marry someone who is running for office. According to (the Palin interpretation of) the law, he could then decide not to cooperate with the investigation.

So this BOY is search by the FBI, But Palin is running for one of the MOST important position in the world and she isn't VETTED by the FBI? Palin also can get her husband and the rest of the bulling posse (Grown people) to NOT follow the law and show up for the case where they, especially her ABUSED HER POWER toward her bother in law and his boss.

I SEE why she thinks she is above the LAW....................

If this is how she and her family are going to act in the White House, GOD help us! If this boy was held accountable for his actions, WHY does her and her husband (& co posse) can break the law and disregard a COURT ordered document, and not be arrested?
Obama/Biden 08

Since Democrats are big believers in privacy, they should be forgiven when they are found hacking into other people's emails.

You know it really doesn't matter if she used Yahoo! Mail, the US Mail or the Pony Express. If someone choosed to invade her privacy then that is a felony. I hope the kid gets some jail time.

I'd actually like to see if he did this on his own accord or if someone put him up to it. You never know.

"Shouldn't they be investigating Palin instead?"
"CNN how come your not finding out why she used Yahoo for Gov business."

Doesn't matter. Separate issues....invalid arguments.

It is a federal crime to hack someone's personal email. It is another crime to post this information onto the internet and furhtermore it is another crime to post contact information of minors (in this case Palin's children). Some nut actually called one of her daughters on her cell phone! And no they are not fair game because they went on stage with her. The other candidates did too. There are laws to protect children no matter who their parents are.

Just because you don't like republicans or disagree with their policies, doesn't mean they don't have rights just like you do. If this happened to the Bidens or the Obamas you'd cry foul.

I'm not going to be the least bit surprised if the Republicans try to use this to their advantage and put out an ad about it.

Now, if only we can get Palin, et. al, to be held accountable for their unethical acts.......

Why won't anyone hack McCain's eMail?

..oh that's right, he doesn't know how to use it.

He invented the Blackberry though!

Does Palin really think she can lie her way into the white house. She has been telling lies since day one! Shes running for the highest office in the country, and with that–there is no more privacy! She brought her kids out there and now has decided that they shouldn't be exposed to whats really going on. Palin and Mccain are definetely a perfect match, both telling one lie after the other. Wake up people and smell the coffee!

You know what the scum b i is looking fordon't you ? Anything that they can use to tie this hacker to Obama just wait and see.

If this guy did the hacking, I say "Hang his butt!" no matter how big and powerful his daddy might be!

And that is a non-partisan statement!

They also need to search Todd Palin's office and computer. Why is he involved in Alaskan Gov business. Also why is Sarah using Yahoo and not the official government e-mail.

WHAT DOES SHE HAVE TO HIDE....

McCain did it! He invented the Blackberry you know!

I agree that the "kid" shouldn't have hacked into anyone's e-mail account, but she was dishonest in using her Yahoo account for government business. Her personal Yahoo account had no transparency like her official account. She thought she could use it and nothing in it would be subject to disclosure. I, personally, am happy this "kid" brought this to light. Just like everything else to do with Palin, she has no integrity, no honesty and if I hear her whinny minnie mouse voice one more time, I'm going to shoot my TV.

This kid should get a medal or a investigative reporting merit badge. He probably knows more about Plain old Sara more than the media does.

mccain owes the usa an apology for choosing this person!!!!

Who cares? I want to see the conclusion of the troopergate investigation, not this distraction.

yeah ......here we go again.....executive priveledge to personal email accounts...........

"The problem with being above the law, is that you lose its protection"

...Someone said this on the Emmys last night.

Fella from Chicago,

Can you be more idiotic? What did Palin's 17 year old daughter get behaving like a ho, from mom or dad?

"Palin did NOT use her yahoo e-mail for Alaska Government business."

She absolutely did. Her staff admitted to it weeks ago, before the hack, and there is evidence of it from emails obtained legally by investigations.

Nobody is turning anybody in. There is usually an electronic trail for the hacking. Let's be patient...

I'm ashamed I was a Democrat for 30 years. This hate filled campaign run by Obama, the underhanded tricks he uses while spouting hope and change is disgusting. His constant demeaning of women and the horrible way he played the race card to destroy the Clintons turned me off my party to the point that I would never consider voting for this man. Now all his pathetic supproters will say I was never a Democrat, well I volunteered, I donated and I always vote, so keep your uninformed opinions to yourselves. I love how you always explain to everyone how smart you are in your posts, to bad all the spelling mistakes say otherwise. If one of you could tell me one thing that Obama accomplished in the Senate, I would be amazed. You can't because there is nothing, oh maybe the record for the most time missed is something you think he should be proud of.

Exactly, she's just dumb.

Hillary Democrat, if you really feel that the McCain/Palin ticket is any closer to what you believe in than Obama, then I feel sorry for you if you drive a car - imagine not knowing the difference between a right turn and a left turn!

Our tax dollars have to pay for this "Huge E-Mail Bust"! All because Palin is to stupid to realize that a Yahoo account might not be as secure as her govermnent account. Get a clue prom queen!!

If Palin wasn't doing something she shouldn't have been doing (using her private e-mail account to hide state business) then it most likely wouldn't have happened. She is obviously hiding something and she has drawn unwanted attention to herself. She may be living in a virtual cloud of law suits by the end of this ordeal. Palin is lying to the public straight faced and that's all there is to it. Fortunately Obama will be our next POTUS so we can at least breath easy that she won't get her corrupt finger near THE BUTTON.

Rob:

I pick #2.

If the emails were totally innocent and open to public scrutiny anyway, why is the FBI involved? Do you think the FBI would be investigating if this happened to you? I promise you they wouldn't–I can't even get the local cops to investigate who broke into my car recently.

Perhaps the bigger question is, would you, or anyone else running for the second-highest office in the land be STUPID enough to conduct government business on a Yahoo email account?

And the biggest question of all, how many people will be stupid enough to vote for a ticket that includes such a moron?

LOL...you RNCorupt's are so funny...yeah Obama did it Obama did it...oh boy you are getting more desperate each day

MCCAIN PALIN DISTRACTION!!!! AMONG MANY. ONE EVERY DAY!!!!

MCCAIN-BUSH-PALIN PLAN TO WIN AT ANY COST!!!!

Yes, you bet, I will vote for an honest Black Man!!! Who cares about
our country.

Obama Biden 2008

This race is about to get nastier by the minute. Coming from The
Republicans. And "testing" Obama to slip up "defending himself"
It will happen. Then McCain will laugh and call Obama "testy."

now they(REPUBLICANS) are getting desperate. palin will soon get caught pants down.
She really stinks. SHE WILL SOON BE EXPOSED AS A LIER AND CHEAT. WATCH OUT.

OBAMA/BIDEN08

If Sarah and Todd can ignore subpeona's, they should leave this boy alone. It's a wash.....

Are there any truly intelligent individuals who comment on this blog?

Heck, the republican powers that be have been reading our e-mail for 7 years. So some kid turned the tables. Sucks to have your rights trampled.

Palin should have more sense then to use Yahoo for official business ... give me a break. Hello McBush supporters do you want VP or a heart beat away from being P Palin to put national security information on Yahoo? Yes young folks like to hack systems, it is wrong but they do it just the same... a Yahoo account is just a joke ... a minor challenge for some of the smart young ones hence, Palin should have more sense then to use Yahoo.... now she is not wise enough to not put official Gov information on Yahoo do you seriously think she has the intellect to be our VP of USA? give me a break!!!!

Obama and Biden 2008

why are you ignorant republicans blaming the democratic party for this yougn guy? That sounds dumm, because if thats the case you guys shouldn't stop hating Bush that's inoffice right now he has done alot worse then hack into out computers, he has hacked into our pockets.(MONEY) So get over it, and start bloging in regards to your dady BUSH, your candaite McCains flunkie and sidekick.

NO WAY NO McCAIn NOY WAY IN HELL PALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am not saying that hacking is the right thing to do because it is against the law. Palin should have never had official Alaska government business on her personal e-mail in the first place. It appears that she was trying to escape public & government scruinity by using her personal e-mail address. So, as the old adage goes – what's done is the dark will come to the light.

I bet is this happened to Obama or his wife they would be raked over the coals if not worse!

Left wing lies and criminal activity – and the all-so-typical accusation that it is the victim's fault. Come on, Obama, say "I am not a crook" and wave a "V for Victory" in the air. You're not JFK, you're Nixon.

Is Yahoo the official email account for the government in Alaska ???

It's breaking the law when you are subpoenaed, but refuse to testify.

It breaking the law when you are subpoenaed, but refuse to testify.

That's not as shocking as the crimes and lies of Palin. Maybe if she wasn't such a liar and didn't try to hide everything people wouldn't be hacking her email.

She got what she deserved! You do not sent offcial government business from a yahoo account period!

The democrats are desperate. They will do any thing illegally to win.
------------
Republicans – voting irregularities in FL (and probably this year as well)
Republicans – Palin refusing to cooperate on troopergate as well as the people subpeoned.
How many Republicans have been caught playing footsie with underage pages and in airport bathrooms?
Republicans – above the law – torture, using outside email addresses to circumvent the law
Republicans – no bid contracts to the likes of Haliburton
Republicans – Keating 5

Need we say more?

Silence Dogood..........why don't you separate the ood from dog?

Where I work, when you use company mail for personal use or personal mail for company work, you get Fired !!

Why would our Govt. even allow her to do this is beyond me.
She should have been impeached.

Hitler Youth-

Well, I think the thinking that came up with that name says it all. But, humor me, instead of throwing out a bunch of crud to see what sticks, how about giving us some details?

See, McCain's and Palin's lies are all well documented. They have lied and lied and lied because they believe voters aren't smart enough to see through that.

Gosh, I would hope that wasn't true.

There are more than enough instances of wrongdoing in the Palin bio.
Who knows what the reasons for such are. It appears that she is inexperienced and was feeling her way to being Governor. That's fine. However, these actions cnnot be replicted on a higher level. Whether one liks or hate the candidates, the point is we should not be as sheep following where led w/out questioning. Mrs. Palin is not ready. This much was clear from the interviews donr by her, when she lacked the support and bolster of a prompter.

All the left-wing liberals who complained so much about wiretapping, etc. now don't even ackowledge there is anything wrong with this and say Palin shouldn't be using it. Remember your words when your account gets hacked into too. Oh thats right, it's only wrong if a Republican does it?

Eating Buffalo Wings in Heaven with Russert.......it is intelligence of the kid versus the complete ignorant that pig is

It breaking the law when you are seapenoed, but refuse to testafy.

Okay, this really, really can't be attributed to either political party. It's well-known that whoever the person who did this was a part of Anonymous, from 4chan. Anything those people do isn't politically motivated, it's usually done out of sheer boredom or for lulz.

But I don't doubt this comment will be ignored, just like every other comment here. :p

Niiiiiiiiice... there's that party of "tolerance" again, doing what they do best.

Liberal "tolerance" means tolerance for all ideas and beliefs with which we agree. All others will be derided as sexist, racist, homophobic, (add any other "-ist" or "-ism" here, ad nauseum).

Democratic SLIME! OOZING it's way toward the White House by any means possible.

The Republicans are trying to "change the subject" because they
have NOTHING to offer Americans with TRUTH!

I SIMPLY DON'T LIKE HER...SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK VOLUNTARILY OR COOPERATE SO WHAT ELSE DO YOU EXPECT...SOMEONE SIMPLY GOT TIRED OF HER PLAYING HIDE N GO SEEK....ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE IS RUNNING FOR VP!!

WHO CARES ABOUT FAKE- PALIN!!

GO OBAMA/BIDEN '08!

Hitler Youth for Obama......and schmidt was there

Fact Check: Is the father of the 20 year old a Democrat?

Yes, BUT CNN failed to mention that the father is a Democratic state representative of Memphis.

Who cares? About the New york Times, CNN you could really learn alot. The times is reporting the facts. If they see that McCain is lieing and they call him on it, what is wrong with it? Pailn is trash and is on the job training, and you news people are letting her get away with why is that? So stop crying Republicans what do want the Times to report lies and act like McCain is honorable, hell know he needs to be exposed and that trash Palin as well.

What difference does this make. Palin is the one running for President and she is a fool!

And a liar.

If McCain Palin wins, their tricks work. So much is at stake in our
country, it is unbelievable horror to think they could win this election.

If They do, America is racist and stupid.

Obama Biden 2008 or THE AMERICAN ship will finally sink.

Obama needs to win Florida. Talk to your elderly folks, please.

Why is Palin using yahoo for Gov purpose she need to be lock up
why she not going to testify in the troopergate investigation and she told her husband not to talk about the case

What did the Obama campaign know and when did the know it. The Obama campaign came up through the dirty politics of the Chicago Daly machine. They learned their lessons from the master.

Misguided smart young people do this kind of things. Wrong as they are I blame the stupid Palin for using yahoo personal e-mail account for government related matters. She is scary.

This is simple: Palin either paid the kid to do it or has set him up, so she could delete her email accounts and make it so much harder for the legislature's investigation to obtain her emails.

Now, that's about as believeable and just as crazy as saying Obama's campaign had something to do with this.

The REAL investigation is the one of Palin, and the entire media is avoiding it like the plague because they don't want to see the polls dip too far in Obama's favor.

"If nothing else, this incident proves that Palin wasn't doing anything wrong."

Doing government business on private email is wrong. Period.

She put public security at risk, and someone took advantage of her negligence. She absolutely should NOT be let off the hook, she screwed up and she needs to face the consequences of her carelessness.

Hey Rob:

I know that if I were totally innocent of the charges against me, had nothing to hide and asked to be held accountable as Palin has been screeching from the rootops for months, I would sue to try and stop the investigation as well.

She is as guilty as they come and I sure hope McCain's numbers plummet after October 10th when she is found guilty.

The hack was so sloppy that it's obviously not the work of someone tied in any way to anything. The kid posted that he hacked Palin's email with an account with an email address tied to his own easily verifiable personal e-mail account.

Why not just post your glorious hack on your myspace page, idiot?

The real issue is not that the son of a Democrat hacked Palin's account, it's that Palin is using an easily accessible email account for GOVERNMENTAL use! Not because it's "skirting the email logging", but because it's a tremendous security risk!

Do you really want someone THIS unsavvy with technology, backing up someone's who is EVEN LESS SAVVY with technology running the entire nation!?

So why is she now refusing to cooperate with the investigation as to her actions as Governor? Why is her husband in contempt of court for ignoring his subpoena? She charges rape victims for their forensic rape kits. She is shockingly uneducated as to national and international politics. Who cares about her e-mail.

...AND JUSTICE FOR SOME–Does anyone else see the irony that the FBI is rapidly investigating this hacker while Palin, who is under investigation, has her buddies totally ignore state issued supoenas? She refuses to cooperate with a state investigation run by a bipartisan commission, but the FBI jumps to help her. No wonder people are cynical about our system of justice.

Hey Silence-

Been paying attention to the campaign?
See Giuliani or Frewd Thompson or Palin herself at the Republican convention?

Seen any of McCain's ads full of lies? What do you expect Obama to do? Sit back, say "Gee, that isn't nice", and just move on?

Kerry did that and look what happened. Breaking laws is what your people do. From the thugs in the Bush administration on down. Maybe even your shining hope, Gov. Palin. She sure seems to have a lot to hide.

NEXT TIME SARAH, USE THE COMPANY NETWORK. CAN YOU SPELL FIREWALL?

ONE OF THE TWO, BETWEEN PALIN AND MC-CANE WILL BE DROPPING OUT SOON AS SOON AS THE OIL MEN AND CEO'S DECIDE HOW THEY WILL OVERTHROW OUR DEMOCRACY 2008.

THIS TIME IT WON'T WORK....

I'm sure Palin is all for an investigation....as long as it is not of her!

HYPOCRITE!

I'm glad they're finally investigating.

I have my doubts this guy is guilty, from the info available it looks more like someone else wrote a confession and slapped his email on it.

If Palin hadn't been so irresponsible, using yahoo to do government business, we wouldn't even be reading about this.

Dang automatic smileys...

GO GET "BIG GUYS" We need accountability here. This is serious stuff. It shows that we are vigiliant on matters of security. Not just the candidates but on the laws that we live by. The "shoe " would certainly be on the "other foot if it had been ob's wife ! This is a case of the " pot ---- etc." What's good for the goose is good for the gander ! No one is immuned – get the little hacking invader!

Thank God for that young American doing some investigative reporting since the Palin's do not want to cooperate with the investigation. He should be given a medal.

I notice a lot of hypocrits (a.k.a. republicans) posting here about the Democrats being the ones that always break the law. Give me a break. I'm not saying that all Democrats are squeaky clean, but take a look in the mirror before you start casting stones. Just in case you need a little reminder of some of the criminal offenses:

1) Larry Craig, Foley, and all the other "family-values" repubs.
2) Subpoena dodging.
3) Iraq war crimes.
4) Warrentless wiretapping.
5) Keating5.
6) Katrina (death by negligence).
7) Torture.
Valerie Plame.

Feel free to add to the list.

SHES ON YAHOO. BECAUSE SHE HAS THE BRAIN OF A KOO, KOO

Stop posting garbage like "Hillary Democrat's" posting CNN. You can tell it's just some Republican whiner faking to be an embittered Clinton supporter. You skip posting valuable posts with facts and insight in them in favor of that crap? For real?

O.k thats fine, but what is on the e-mails? Is the FBI going to inform the country about Pailns obvious mis use of the yahoo account? She must have some juices e-mails for the FBI to go to these links, its so much coruption, I hope the young lad can remember what he read or has it going some where good for the world to see. Dang the FBI wouldn't dare let the American people know about there dirty darling Palin, nope i'm affraid they will take it to the grave.

And ignore the subpoena, if it is alright for republicans, it is certainly alright for Democrats, especially since you are not running for office!.

It's jail time!

So what? Where's the investigation of Palin? That's the important one. This is just more distraction. Kids do stupid things...like getting pregos at age 17...and it means nothing with respect to this election. Palin's ethical behavior, or likely lack thereof, mean far more. I want to see some capeas up there in AK.

WHO EVER HACKED HER – HIS OR WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO PALIN IS. SHE IS ABOVE THE LAW . JUST LIKE BUSH , NEVER HAVE TO ANSWER FOR WHO WHAT WHERE OR WHY, OR SHOW UP TO COURT WHEN ORDERD. I REALLY CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY OF YOU PEOPLE KEEP GOING FOR THE BONE MCCAIN PALIN KEEP THROWING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AND YOU ALL JUST KEEP ON SUCKING ON IT. WHY, WHEN YOU COULD HAVE SOMETHING WITH MEAT ON IT-OBAMA, I GIVE UP ON THIS. YOU THINK THINGS IN ATHIS COUNTY CAN'T GET WORSE. THEY WILL , MCCAIN PALIN=THE END. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TOUCH BY THE ECONOMY, JUST HOLD ON ITS GOING TO SLAP YOU UP SIDE YOU STUPID HEADS, MCCAIN – PALIN ARE A JOKE. AND AMERICANS ARE GOING YO BE THE PUNCH LINE. I LOST ALL MY HOPE. THANKYOU.

He should not respond to any summons to appear at court if they do charge him ...If the laws don't apply to Repugnants then they should not apply to anyone.

A violation of law, like the Palin team refusing to appear after being subpoenaed? They sound like members of the current administration already. There is nothing new that Palin will being to Washington, just the same cover -ups, nonaccountability, and stonewalling we have been subjected to during the Bush years.

You McCain followers are funny saying that Obama had something to do with this. He just doesn't have the time, with all the lies and stupid comments that are continually coming out of either McCain or Palin mouth. Obama is just to busy squashing all their ridiculous trash talk.

There is no way Obama had a part in this. Know why? Because....I know Barack Obama and Barack Obama is no George Bush or John McCain!!!

It is illegal to hack into someone's e-mail, whether you think they're doing something wrong or not. He did not "do a good thing", he broke the law and if someone hacked into your e-mail, you want them arrested too.

leave it to the democraps to hack and voter register 14 year olds.
Go PUMA's
Go McCain – Palin

Where's her TAX RETURNS?????

She claims transparency agenda – but isn't transparent and is acting above the law in legal matters

"Internet Checkbook" claim – umm, Obama already did that... stop claiming you're going to create it for ethics/visibility when someone else already did it!

I bet she didn't pay taxes on her per diem for either her or her kids "travel expenses"

Democrats won't convince anybody but Obama followers that they are not trying to discredit Sarah Palin because they fear her popularity.

Cracking someone's E-Mail account is disgusting, even if it is Sarah Palin's (who made disgusting remarks about hockey mom's on her own).
There is no political end that can justify such low means, and I hope young David will learn that by cracking an E-mail account he did nothing to be proud of.

That being said, I am certain that B. Obama agrees with my statements and denounces this misguided political activism.
On the other hand, I am reasonably confident that Karl Rove would have no scruples in cracking such an account, publishing all of its content and denouncing his opponent for any private piece of information that he may have gathered in the process.

Luckily, Obama knows better than to use yahoo mail for government purposes, and Karl does not know how to hack computers.

Palin appeal would be over after her first unscripted interview. The woman who represent conservative principles has a shady lifestyle. The media is failing the public again. If there was infedelity or teenage pregnacy in Obama's family it would have been emphasized on CNN and every major news outlet in the country.

Why isn't he in jail?

You used yahoo to do government business, I know at my job I would get fired for sending business related stuff via personal email.

Isn't is funny that the FBI is searching this kids home and they still can't get Todd and his "dude crew" to answer a subpoena.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THE BUSH & MCBUSH

FORCES FOUND A WAY TO MAKE HIM BACK UP.

WON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE MCSTUPID WILL LOSE.

I think all the Democrats to include Obama should be investigated by the FBI, CIA and some other alphabet organizations.

I can't believe the DNC would approve this, but they did approve dissing Hillary out of the nomination.

Vote for McCain. He will protect our values and our country. Obama is a risk and he is scary. I don't want to roll the dice for my freedom. Vote for McCain.

Keep digging and the trail will lead to Obama, guaranteed. Obama is a Chicago thug, nothing more.

Democrats engaging in illegal activities? How could this happen President Clinton? LOL.

This is wrong and the person who did this should be punished. Even though Palin using her home email for work purposes is very Cheney-esque, that doesn't make hacking into her account acceptable. This person should cooperate with the law as well as Todd Palin should honor his subpoena for the 'Troopergate' investigation.

Obama-Biden '08

BUSH SENT THE BOYS TO GRAB THE MAN'S SON.

THAT IS A GOOD & SURE WAY TO MAKE HIM STOP.

The people of America want to know what this woman Palin is hiding. It have to be very dishonest for the McSame camp to stop the investigation in Wasilla, so I don't blame anyone for being interested.

Come on! This sure stinks like a setup. I imagine the plan went something like this:

1) McCain's poll numbers were falling, so a distraction was called for.
2) They set the bait of an unsecure Yahoo e-mail account, which should never be used for official business because of privacy concerns.
3) They waited for some idiot kid to take the bait (anyone that would take the bait would presumably be from the opposing party).

Now they have their distraction and they can attempt to take the media's focus off of the horrendous week that McCain had. Anything so that they don't have to talk about the issues.

We've seen this before and anyone that follows politics have been expecting it.

What was the purpose or did this kid think he would find out something to bring to the Obama campaign for the Oct. surprise. What a stupid move.

CNN how come your not finding out why she used Yahoo for Gov business.

People open your eyes and ears and vote Obama/Biden and other Democtats this time so we can get our country back.

Let's remember that the subpoena issued to Gov. Palin was issued not by a court but by hostile state legislators. She is not active "above the law" because they do not have legal jurisdiction in the case or over the executive branch. On the other hand, I don't know how so many people can justify one person hacking another person's email account. I'm truly disgusted.

Why would you use simple security questions like date of birth etc. She is dumb.

This is what happens when children hear disrespectful rhetoric preached in the home. The kid thought his Democratic daddy would praise him for illegally hacking into Governor Palin's computer. Maybe son, but now he can give you an atta boy while you're serving time in a Federal prison.

Are they that fast? why don´t they react about the Troopergate?

Who's searching Sarah & Todd for the truth in Troopergate?

Wow, all you people need to lighten up. If nothing else, this incident proves that Palin wasn't doing anything wrong.

See, here's the deal. One of the things gathered was that yes, she sent email to people in her government from the yahoo email address. However, those emails were to alaska.gov email addresses.

Those alaska.gov email addresses, anything sent to or from them, would be logged in accordance with government logging rules and FOIA laws.

If she was trying to skirt those rules, WHY WOULD SHE EMAIL ACCOUNTS THAT WOULD SAVE THE EMAILS ANYWAY?

There's only two reasons for that. 1) She wasn't trying to do anything wrong, and maybe it was more convenience. 2) She has no clue how email works and is just dumb.

I am more concerned that Palin and her cohorts are ignoring the subpeonas....but that is just me. Lets worry about the emails on yahoo and ignore the more serious crime being committed.

Tell you what McCain supporters....

I will say the democratic party had a hand in getting into Palin's email if you say the republican party is tampering with people's right to vote.

Why is Palin Not being investigated ?????

Why was Palin using personal mail for Govt. business ????

If the e-mails for Govt. business, they belong to the Government, Not to Palin.

When you work for a company and use company mail for personal use, the mail is the property of the company.

Palin should be Fired !

So they are ready to throw someone in jail over email hacking that didnt result to anything important.....

BUT.... her husband and her and her staff can ignore a supoena and not be thrown in jail???

Where is the law here?????

Oh, come on. I tried to post this a minute ago but the comment system has apparently failed me.

Sarah Palin's e-mail never got "hacked". Hacked is the wrong word. If this is hacking, then anyone with half a brain and the ability to use Google can do it.

She was using a Yahoo e-mail address for one (one of the least secure e-mail providers I've seen), and she had set her Account Security Question to "What is my zip code?" C'mon, the kid wasn't being vicious – he got lucky. Chances are, if she would have secured her account just a little bit better this "scandal" would have never happened. Oh, and nothing of real value was found.

Chalk this one up to the GOP trying to make something out of nothing, once again.

The democrats are desperate. They will do any thing illegally to win. I am so glad Hillary not the VP choice...she deserves better than an Obama ticket run by crooks like Pelosi and Reid and the Chicago Mafia.
McCain in 2008 and Hillary in 2012

The FBI is probably waiting to file charges until they have scoured his hard drive and identified other obamabot hackers and then charge them ALL!

Obamabots what ya gonna do when thry come for you!

Yep, it's Obama's fault. Just like the fall of Wall Street is his fault, just like everytime McCain/Palin get caught in one of their obsurd speeches, it suddenly becomes Obama's fault. Give me a break. If all you people spent some of your time 'listening' to what the candidates are saying instead of reading what someone says they said, you could all make better judgement calls on who you should vote for.

Go OBAMA/BIDEN

well this is not as bad as Watergate and the repubs did their best to cover that up so Nixon could get elected. besides that why was the govenor of a state keeping an yahoo email account for government business...does Alaska state governement not have an email? Or oculd it be that she needed this for other reasons, like keeping other informed of governement issues and policies....
remember I was for the bridge before I was against it....LOL
She and McCain are a joke....

Poor Sarah Palin! She should have been using the government's email. Serves her right! Trying to hide information by using her personal email.

It appears Republicans nor the media question her use of her personal email to conduct governmental business! WHY IS THAT???

This woman could be the biggest crook and the Republicans would grin and say she's a hockey mom!!!! So she must be okay!

PLEASE! Are you people liviing under rocks??????

I find it interesting how quickly they found this hacker.... took no time at all... Did his parents turn him in? A friend? I mean he hacked a Yahoo account...that has to be a little hard to back trace?

I still can't believe the woman who wants to be VP would use a private account to conduct official state business...no protections...nothing.... That's who I want knowing federal secrets..... YIKES!!!!!

as long as he doesn't have to answer a subpoena, then who cares?

obama sucks

If any regular person had their personal email account hacked, the FBI would almost NEVER be dispatched. Her social status is the only reason why they even care...

Common Democrats, just take it. Your guy got caught with his pants down. It really shows that Democrats does not have any answer to the Sarah Palin's rise to popularity, instead they have to take the dirtiest trick. I hope they finds this guy guilty and sent to jail. He is still innocent until proven guilty.

CNN finally reported something on this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure the McCain camp will blame this on Obama.

This is crazyy!!!! Funny how Republicans are going INSANE by the minute trying to blame this on Democrats!!! Tards Tarados y retardados

Jeez, it must really suck to have your privacy invaded like that.

That reminds me of something...its on the tip of my tongue...what is it now...ooooh yeah – FISA!!!!

I find it hilarious that the Republicans of all people are crying over invasion of privacy.

You know, when I am conducting important business that I want to keep private, I trust Yahoo! as the place where I know the security is impregnable. I mean, come on! Kudos to Sarah Palin for choosing to run her state using Yahoo accounts rather than FBI protected (and court permissable) FEDERAL e-mail that would have been FAR more protected.
The real question is: Why wasn't the federally protected e-mail good enough? What did Sarah Palin not want taxpayers or the federal government to SEE in her e-mail?
This is what happens when you're stupid enough to run your government using Yahoo e-mail accounts. If some 20 year old doofus can hack into your e-mail, how safe does that make you feel about TERRORISTS doing the same thing?
Sarah Palin: Not ready to lead.

Fact check people. Palin did NOT use her yahoo e-mail for Alaska Government business.
They said they found one e-mail to a fellow Senator, but the discussion in the e-mail was only about their children.
If your going to slam someone, at least get your facts straight!

The Dems Dirty Play, and Lie spreading is only pushing me to the republican side. And I'm sure I'm not the only one!

Its been said and I will say it again, if palin and her whooped husband dont have to talk, even though she wants to be vp, then this kid shouldnt either. FYI, does the whole palin not talking remind you of the current white house, I mean, is she going to get that "executive privlage" when shes VP like bush gave cheney? OH well too bad she has no chance in HELL of EVER seeing the inside of the white house.

The Democrats are a dirty lot!

CNN thanks for finally pointing out all of McCains lies with these new fact check stories. Its about time you report the lies instead of repeating the lies in your typical he said she said style of reporting that rarely focuses on the facts.

I see some comments on here from people who actually believe this is Obama's fault. Wow! How completely delusional! This was a child's prank folks. Nothing more.

BTW, this kid has already admitted he did it and even told us how. Why exactly is the FBI knocking down doors over this??? Answer: because Bush and Company have delivered to us a virtual police state. Thank you for voting Republican.

WE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT SARA PALIN WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE FED UP WITH BEING LIED TOO ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watch this will be obamas fault like mccain says the gas prices are obamas fault the current situation on wall street and the economy is obamas fault LETS BE CLEAR SENATOR MCCAIN ITS NOT OBAMAS FAULT THAT YOUR PITBULL IS CORRUPT AND LYING AND WONT FACE THE INVESTIGATION,ITS NOT OBAMAS FAULT YOU SHOWED POOR JUDGEMENT MY FRIEND AND PICKED A CORUPT UNQUALIFIED LYING VP!!!!!!! STOP THE BLAME GAME SIR!

I love how people are jumping to the conclusion that the kid is a Democrat simply because his father is. I know plenty of families where kids are the complete opposite politically-speaking.

Moreover, the kid probably did this simply because he saw a challenge. After all, the CW is that kids don't care about politics, right?

Oh boy. Here it comes. Wait for it. McCain will blame this on Obama. Just like he blames Obama for the economic crisis. Like he blames Obama for forcing McCain to go negative by not agreeing to town hall meetings. Like he blames Obama for race playing a part in this election. Everything's Obama's fault. We lost vietnam because of Obama....

He was just following the Dem Philosphy whats yours is mine.....Kind of like the Obama tax plan

The son of a Democratic Politician. Are we surprised? The Dems will stoop to anything to get elected.

If it turns out that this young man was responsible for the hacking of Sarah Palin's e-mail account, I am sure that the fact that his father is an elected democratic official is purely coincidence. After all it is awidely known that the democratic party is without fault on any thing and it is those mean, nasty, liars of the republican party that are the cause of all the problems in the world.

The question is, Why investigate this case, And not answer questions about the more important case, on the tropper, and abuse of power. Which case is more vitle for the american people? Thats what the McCain people should be asked. I have not seen the emails, so this guy means nothing to me. I want to hear the answers, about the tropper, from Palin and her husband.

Oh please. Now she is distracting everyone from her own investigation. Listen, it's not that I hate republicans or I hate McCain, it's because I can't believe people are ACTUALLY buying this Palin Propaganda crap. Lord, have mercy on us all.

I'm sure the McCain camp will try to make this a HUGE political issue and try to blame Obama somehow. They are a bunch of crooked liars.

Funny that Palin and McCain camps have their undies in bunch because her email was hacked but why was she conducting govermental affairs on her private email accounts anyways should be the bigger question???? No one is wanting to ask that. What is she hiding?

The republicans are the same ones that want to invade our privacies but HELL breaks loose when it is done to them. DOUBLE STANDARDS!!!

Just wait for the McCain camp to blame Obama for hacking the account.

A demorat of course.

Obama is at it again. See how he influences his followers? He may not have told this guy to do it, but the influence is there and Obama knows it very well.

When your leader feels he is above the rules and law as he has shown, why are we surprised? Of course this smug, elite attitude is going to make a certain part of his faithful think this way. It all starts to seem OK to lie and break laws themselves.

I actually had a follower tell me the other day it was probably OK to "do anything" to get him in office. Scary indeed.

Work related e-mail, belongs to the Job. Not the person.

The democrats have lost their way- their obsession with installing Obama has over ridden common sense, common decency, the democratic process and even the rules of their own party.

Now it is "win at any cost, by any means available".

Obama is a menace to the democratic process.

Be certain to make public the emails that involve state business being conducted by Sarah Palin. While it is by no means acceptabe to have hacked her e-mail account, it is now responsible to take the evidence that this provides in her abuse of power as well as her unethical conduct using public email to circumvent laws.

Her, her husbands and her cohorts outright refusal to co-operate with the judicial system should be extended to any and all citizens of this country, including those being investigated on her request.

If it's ok for her or her hubby or her co-conspirators to disregard subpoenas, then it should be for everyone else in this great country.

Countdown until this is front page news on Fox and the brainiacs on the right start screaming on the blogs in 10, 9, 8, .......

I bet you if this kid will have to go to court if he is ISSUED A Subpoena ...he will have to comply OR FACE JAIL.

Palin makes me sick.

Is anyone here stunned that the kid of a democrat may have done this? Good Lord, has the DNC gotten that desperate that they'd either stoop to such a level themselves and blame their kids, or that they'd encourage their kids to do this?

Shameful. Change we can what, Obamabots?

PRINT THIS CNN, you bunch of pro-obamabot sympathizers.

that's OK David...you can always pull a Todd and not cooperate, if they sapeona you, you can say ..."no, i dont think i am going to talk to you". i mean if it works for Palin why not the rest of us?

The democrats are the ones behaving in a despicable fashion this election cycle.

Obama has inspired an army of vitriolic followers who do not respect nor care for the democratic process.

Obama has destroyed the democratic party with his dirty Chicago style politics.

Im sure the GOP idiots will somehow say Obama did it.

Shouldn't they be investigating Palin instead? Prisons are built for Republicans. They all end up there. Obama’s rise in the polls recently is because NOW, the National Organization of Women has endorsed Obama/Biden. Because there is no woman on the Democrat ticket. There are too many women in high office already, and anyway, women really are not equipped to be giving orders to anybody other than children at a school or daycare.

figures

Stick to the main story please. Yes it's back to hack computers, but what's worse is to blatantly ignore court subpoenas like you're above the law.

And the McCain right wingers will tie this to Obama...

I wouldn't be surprised if someone from the McCain campaign comes out and blames Obama for this one (especially since it's the son of a Democrat).

That kid did a good thing. Leave him alone. She deserved it.

I think Palin owes an explanation to the American public why she was using her personal e-mail account for official Alaska business.

Like father, like son.

why was she using yahoo ?