Sarah Palin Compares Hacking Case to Watergate
AP
Former Tennessee college student David Kernell was found guilty today of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account during her 2008 campaign for the vice presidency.
In a Facebook note today, Palin said the incident raised concerns about "the integrity of our country's political elections." She compared the hacking case to one of the United States' most notorious political scandals: Watergate.
"America's elections depend upon fair competition. Violating the law, or simply invading someone's privacy for political gain, has long been repugnant to Americans' sense of fair play," Palin wrote. "As Watergate taught us, we rightfully reject illegally breaking into candidates' private communications for political intrigue in an attempt to derail an election."
As a college student, Kernell gained access to Palin's e-mail account by correctly providing her birth date and ZIP code and correctly answering that she met her husband in Wasilla, Alaska.
He was found guilty of obstruction of justice, which carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence, and unauthorized access to a computer, which carries a maximum one-year sentence.
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Boy, those sure are difficult Q&A's! It's no wonder she was had. Hackers would have more difficulty hacking into KFC in finding out what the Colonel puts in the recipe than getting into her email account. Watching any of her interviews, you could probably sum up any other simple pswds to the simple security questions those email providers asks. I suggest using the one where you get to ask your own question to your own answer.
It's more like WW2.
What a moron!
lol!
Leave it to her to not even BEGIN to understand the difference!
She's a typical Republican! I wish she'd just take all the money
she's managed to con out of the public and retire to Wasila!
Because all she's doing is hurting and running down America!
palin never fails to grossly overstate her level of importance, and that's a very dangerous character flaw for someone who aspires to positions of great power.