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Sunlight Foundation Announces 'Sarah's Inbox'

Posted by timothy on from the so-very-much-unveiling dept.

Eponymous Hero writes "In a sequel to elenasinbox.com, the publicly released emails of Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan, Sunlight Foundation has unveiled sarahsinbox.com to offer you easy access and search to Sarah Palin's recently released emails. If that doesn't flip your bits, have a gander at some of the tools Sunlight Foundation offers relating to government watchdogging, like Poligraft, or Inbox Influencer."

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  1. Just like another Weiner scandal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Keep our attention off of what is really happening that could make a difference in our lives. Don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain!

    1. Re:Just like another Weiner scandal by Hazel+Bergeron · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Indeed. Call me when we have a similar facility for people on this list.

    2. Re:Just like another Weiner scandal by ArcherB · · Score: 2

      As long as they are elected public officials, I would have no problem with that at all. However, any non-public figures should have a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding their personal email. Would you expect to not have your work email read by your employer? Well, we are the employers of elected public figures, so their email is work property and not private property.

      Are you saying that if you are not a citizen of Alaska, you have not business reading Sarah Palin's email?

      If so, I agree. There is no reason for the governor of Alaska's email to be national news other than a classic smear campaign.

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  2. Re:First post. by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think you are referring to "sarahsbox.com"

    An honest mistake...

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  3. Re:No thanks by uncanny · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Being convinced and being educated are two totally different things. I'm not saying i want to read through all her mumblings, but if you really have a theory about her, prove it.

  4. Is Palin in the govt? by CLaRGe · · Score: 2, Informative

    I can understand govt watchdogging; we need that. But she's not even in the govt.

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    1. Re:Is Palin in the govt? by NeutronCowboy · · Score: 3, Informative

      But the emails stem from a time when she was in government. Just because of that, I say that they are fair game. Now.... if people would stop reporting on her every waking minute (and don't watch it, for god's sake!), she would disappear into the night. She is nothing without publicity.

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  5. Y'Know, I Never Really Bought Into This... by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...this ...this ...what do they call it? "Palin Derangement Syndrome." Yeah. "PDS." But I see it now, with this whole e-mail witch hunt, and man, is it ugly and perverse. And from the people who typically whine the most about "privacy," no less!

    Pathetic.

    1. Re:Y'Know, I Never Really Bought Into This... by robot256 · · Score: 2

      Which is why we aren't demanding to see her emails from least week. These are emails she sent while in public office, so they are fair game. You can question the motivations all you want, but it's perfectly legal, and frankly, an awful lot of corruption goes unnoticed while the official is in office only to result in charges brought years later after the investigation is complete. I am not implying there is any evidence of wrongdoing in this case; I am only pointing out that it is incorrect to assume that these emails are irrelevant because Palin is no longer in office.

    2. Re:Y'Know, I Never Really Bought Into This... by TubeSteak · · Score: 2

      But I see it now, with this whole e-mail witch hunt, and man, is it ugly and perverse. And from the people who typically whine the most about "privacy," no less!

      If you don't want the public looking through your work related e-mail, don't get elected to public office.

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    3. Re:Y'Know, I Never Really Bought Into This... by SengirV · · Score: 2

      So you are in favor of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's subpoena to get the climate research data from Michael Mann then.

      Good, because Mann received funding from the state of Virginia.

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    4. Re:Y'Know, I Never Really Bought Into This... by NonSequor · · Score: 2

      They also have no expectation of privacy for what they put in the dumpster behind their office, but people generally don't sift through public figures' trash. There's little reason to expect to find anything of interest and this is the FOIA equivalent of a fishing expedition.

      Of course FOIA fishing expeditions aren't illegal and you're welcome to sift through her trash. However, I can also exercise my right to tell you that you're sifting through trash.

      I can't stand the woman but this whole thing is petty.

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  6. Can we please... by mattgoldey · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can we please stop paying attention to this nitwit? Wasn't her 15 minutes up a LONG time ago?

    1. Re:Can we please... by jmottram08 · · Score: 2

      Its not people that support her that are calling all this attention to her, its the people that have the irrational dislike/hatred of her.

    2. Re:Can we please... by bmo · · Score: 4, Insightful

      >irrational

      Speak for yourself.

      As someone living up here in the Northeast, when you come up here to lecture us about history (there are 391 years of it here), you'd better know your shit.

      But no, she came up here, didn't know, tried to make some sort of point that I'm still trying to figure out, and is arrogant about it. And that's just recent history. Just trying to parse her word salad on a day to day basis must make any political aide or reporter go insane.

      Yet she has aspirations to be President some day.

      Stupid isn't bad, if you're not bull-headed. Arrogant isn't bad if you know your stuff. Stupid *and* arrogant? You really want that?

      The hatred is not irrational.

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    3. Re:Can we please... by SteveFoerster · · Score: 2

      There should be a word for when one is both in error and arrogant, such as "errogant".

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    4. Re:Can we please... by jmottram08 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I would like to introduce you to Joe Biden, Vice President and first in line to become POTUS. . . . . You were saying?

    5. Re:Can we please... by ShavedOrangutan · · Score: 2

      You mean the job she quit halfway?

      She was being hounded by ethics complaints after being named as Mccain's running mate. These complaints can be initiated by anybody, she had to pay for her defense personally, and state law prohibited the government from picking up the tab even if she won. So she couldn't afford to stay in office, probably thanks to the same people who want to read all her emails.

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    6. Re:Can we please... by Toonol · · Score: 2

      There should be a word for when one is both in error and arrogant, such as "errogant".

      Amusingly, that's one of the most common problems with slashdot posters; they're frequently wrong, often stupid, and always convinced of their truth.

  7. Not necessary by nharmon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This sort of email sifting is more about drumming up negative publicity for one's political enemies than watching out for government abuse.

    If you really want to find government abuse all you need is thomas.loc.gov. Most if it is documented there.

  8. Everyone is now dumber by gubers33 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

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    1. Re:Everyone is now dumber by gubers33 · · Score: 2

      Watch a movie. It is a quote from Billy Madison.

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  9. Re:First post. by 1_brown_mouse · · Score: 2, Funny

    I prefer to hit the outbox just to hear the squeals she makes.

  10. Re:What's the point? by Intrepid+imaginaut · · Score: 2

    I'd like to see the email headers myself... the question is not whether you are paranoid, it's whether you are paranoid enough. :p

  11. Re:What's the point? by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 2

    BUSH IS EVIL!

    True. Everyone knows that shaved is much better.

  12. Re:What's the point? by ShavedOrangutan · · Score: 3

    Sounds like a certain long form birth certificate. And equally unimportant.

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  13. Re:Can we get access to Obama's info? by Jim_Maryland · · Score: 2

    Might want to read up on Executive Order 13233 - Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act. Most information will generally become available within 12 years (with several exemptions listed in the link, primarily for security reasons).