Thank you both for this piece. This was a really compelling and necessary interview.

The part about Edna Buchanan and not growing callouses on your heart really resonated with me. I used to work as a sex crimes investigator in a crimes against children unit. I interviewed hundreds of kids and you do get jaded in the…

I’m really glad you wrote this. I was thinking only yesterday that I need to read the original article- I’ve been avoiding it because... basically it pains me too much. But then yesterday I thought, no- these women want someone to bear witness and that is such a small thing I can do. So I guess it’s time.

I’m guessing she thinks he shouldn’t have any job where he works with students, even ones of legal age.

Okay, I’m going to ask the question: what does she think would be just in this case? She received a monetary settlement, the only legal recourse left to her because the statute of limitations expired before she came forward. He was fired by Mater Dei. He no longer works with underage students. So, what does she want…

Todd Palin (the father) had a mysterious “snowmobiling accident” a few years back where he busted a rib, broke a leg, and had serious internal injuries. But the snowmobile was fine/still in the garage?

Why is every photo of Track from the 2008 RNC when he was 17-years-old? This is what he looks like now.

I can hate Sarah Palin, wish for Jordan Loewe and their child to be out of the house and safe away from all the Palins AND wish that Track’s obvious mental problems were better looked after.

looks like Tina Fey, apparently.

Jesus, I’d forgotten about that. It’s almost sad to see them quietly licking their wounds rather than collectively trying to kick out the windows of a squad car.

Oh, no doubt about that. But what I object to is the “patriotic” narrative that all our service members are super-human exemplars of greatness. It’s a profoundly in-democratic school of thought that runs dangerously close to fascist militarism, rather than the Founders’ ideal of the ordinary citizen-soldier.

Fake news! Every member of the American military ever has been an exemplary human being - our finest citizens - compelled to serve by their own deep-seated love of their country and nothing else (like trying to get money for college or getting out of their shitty rural home town or avoiding jail time)!

Little known fact! If a man with PTSD gives a woman PTSD by beating the shit out of her, he no longer has PTSD!

I think that was a few years ago, when the entire family - including Sarah and Todd - were involved in a drunken 20-person brawl.

I would say that you don’t need to be in combat operations to experience PTSD. That being said, whatever his diagnosis was, it doesn’t excuse abusing others. His mother is a disgusting enabler, and he needs to be in prison.

If someone would post a list of Fox News sponsors, I would gladly write those companies and pledge never to buy their products or services until they stop sponsoring such scurrilous FAUX NEWS...

That’s what is terrifying about right now: FOX is not just providing cover for Trump shutting down the investigation; they are urging him, driving him to do it. They know he is a profoundly stupid and insecure man who gets his world view and personal validation from what he sees on TV. Somebody at FOX, someone at a…

They have a large cult following that only trusts them. I bet fox will be fine in their own reality bubble feeding garbage to the 30% of Americans with their heads in the sand.

Lol, and coups also don’t happen when the President’s own party is in charge of both halls of power.....

Coups only happen to dictators, Fox...