Update: Rep. Kernell says his son has been contacted by authorities.
David Kernell, son of Democratic Tennessee State Rep. Mike Kernell, appears to be a suspect in the hacking of Sarah Palin's personal email account. Reportedly, David is a University of Tennessee student and a chess enthusiast who uses the online identity: rubico10@yahoo.com.
"'i am the lurker who did it, and i would like to tell the story,'" rubico10@yahoo.com wrote. . The FBI and the Secret Service started a formal investigation Wednesday into the hacking, according to the Associated Press.
Rightwingers had David Kernell's email address and Youtube account info last night. The accounts have since been closed. According to Gateway Pundit, Rep. Kernell's website has also been taken down, but not before the blogger posted Memphis lawmaker, Rep. Kernell's personal information, address, phone number, etc. Rightwing blogs have David's photo, his blog link, and probably his entire life history and all of his personal information.
Scary.
I hope people remember that while the crime is outrageous, David Kernell is still only a suspect, and he is a kid. Of course, that didn't matter to a lot of Dems when the kid was Bristol Palin! Anyone ever do anything dumb when they were a kid? I'm not defending him, but he plays chess and therefore cannot be all bad. That said, what he allegedly did was really really dumb. And it makes Democrats look bad. Like they need any help with that this year!!
The Tennessean: State Rep. Mike Kernell confirmed Thursday that his son, a University of Tennessee-Knoxville student, is at the center of heated Internet discussion into the hacking of the personal e-mail of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Kernell, a Memphis Democrat, confirmed that it is his 20-year-old son, David, who is being widely named on Internet blogs and chatrooms in connection with an unfolding story about Palin's hacked e-mail accounts.
The FBI and the Secret Service started a formal investigation on Wednesday into the hacking. David Kernell is a student at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Mike Kernell said he spoke to his son on Thursday, as he does on a regular basis.
Kernell otherwise declined to comment, or discuss his son’s whereabouts.
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Gateway Pundit: FATHER OF HACKER Is Tennessee Dem State Rep!!!!! ...Update: Name- David Kernell ...Update: He's Been Contacted by Feds!
Thanks Woman Voter!!
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