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Best Sarah Palin story of the week.

Yoo hoo, Judgey. Thanks for that pubic service.

Courtesy of Alternet:

A former Alaska judge claims he was the victim of "racist and sexist hazing" by his peers after former Governor Sarah Palin thanked him for his "pubic service" in his appointment letter. (Uh wait, what?)


Richard Postma Jr. claims the typo in Palin's letter caused him so much grief that he was voted out, had to return to private practice, and is struggling to hold onto his law license Bar.

Richard W. Postma Jr. sued Alaska Bars Counsel Stephen Van Goor and Assistant Bar Counsel Mark Woelber, in Federal Court.

"Plaintiff was a former state district judge in Anchorage who was appointed in 2007 by former Governor Sarah Palin," the 13-page lawsuit states.

"As a judge, he experienced racist and sexist hazing by certain judicial officers and court employees.

"The hazing started because of a typographical error in the judicial appointment letter where the Governor thanked the plaintiff for his years of 'pubic service,' instead of 'public service.'"

Postma claims in the complaint that his hazers went so far as to suggest he was appointed as a judge "by performing oral sex on former Governor Palin," and that it escalated "to suggest Postma was the biological father of Governor Palin's son, Trig Palin."

When he complained he was retaliated against, Postma says.

Postma claims that none of the jokes were true, but he suffered the harassment from his appointment in 2007 until 2010, when the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct "initiated an administrative action to remove Postma from the bench because of stress and medical problems caused by the hazing."

Okay have you ever had a situation where the smart ass comments are and juvenile one liners are so backed up in your brain that it renders you almost incapable of saying or writing a word?

Well I have, and it kind of hurts.

However I will say this, while I knew the Palin curse was strong and something to be feared, even I did not know she could destroy a career simply though poor typing skills.

I mean damn!

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