Once celebrated for her conservative values, like helicopter-hunting, book-banning and charging rape victems for their own rape investigation kits, Sarah Palin finds herself the object of less Alaskan adoration these days. The Wasilla church she once attended was targetted by arsonists, but whether or not the fire was linked to governor is uncertain. Palin is also not linked to the arrest of her daughter’s partner’s mother, Sherry Johnston, for the alleged sale of controlled substances. There is absolutely NO indication that the Palin family was involved in the six felony counts with which Johnston has been charged.
There is no evidence at all in the article here in the Telegraph UK that the Alaska State Troopers enjoyed the undercover investigation of the drug-dealing activities of a woman with such obvious yet personal connections to the Palin family. But true irony speaks for itself. Here are awesome excerpts:
“The swoop by Alaska state troopers on Sherry Johnston threatened to mar the birth of Mrs Palin’s first grandchild, due this weekend. Mrs Johnston, 42, is mother of Levi Johnston, the self-confessed “redneck” who is the father of Bristol’s child and is due to marry her next summer… Mrs Johnston was taken into custody on Thursday at her home in Wasilla, Alaska, where Mrs Palin used to be mayor and still lives, and was charged with six counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance. Officials in Alaska said that the arrest was connected with the strong prescription painkiller OxyContin. In addition to possession charges, Mrs Johnston faces a felony charge usually related to selling or manufacturing the drugs.”
Okay, so I too immediately thought of meth. I mean how much more poetic could the universe get? And I often root for poetry, especially when it coincides with humor. However, Johnston apparently bucked the Wasilla trend to bring variety to the lives of her neighbors in the form of OxyContin. Soma, not Go.
I love imagining the day-to-day investigation, which may or may not have been ongoing during the Palin campaign:
“The arrest followed an undercover narcotics investigation, but law enforcement officials refused to say whether it was underway when Mrs Palin burst onto the national political scene in August after Republican presidential candidate John McCain selected her as his running mate.”
Really? Troopers could have been (probably were, if TV has taught me anything) undercover-investigating this hillbilly drug ring while Levi was nestled in the bosom of the RNC campaign? Oh the wicked (awesome) anticipation must have been thick and delicious. I bet the secret promise of vengeance made the lives of everyone around the investigating Troopers as sexy as the movies!
Here is a video that demonstrates the relationship between Palin and the Alaskan Troopers, if anyone needs a reminder from election season:
So I can’t wait to find out how having my unmarried, pregnant daughter’s boyfriend’s mother get arrested for drug-dealing in my hometown makes me the ideal political representative to legislate morality, criminalize dissent and restrict personal liberty.
