E-mail from December 7, 2008 about Babygate

This was released in the 2nd Palin e-mail dump back in February

Sharon W (GOV) <swleighow@soa.com>

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:47 PM

Palin, Sarah (GOV sponsored) govpalin@alaska.gov

RE: Baby

Yes, several state employees forwarded Obamajokes to other state employees. It is my understanding the jokes were something along the lines of Obama getting free public housing (the White House) or something of that nature. Commissioner Kreitzer told the media that forwarding the jokes did not warrant the employees being terminated and the matter is being dealt with on a department level.

I can’t believe Lisa Deemer. I just can’t believe she would go that far.

Sharon Leighow

Deputy Press Secretary

Deputy Communications Director

465-4031 Juneau

269-7450 Anchorage

240-7943 cell

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From: Palin, Sarah (GOV sponsored)

Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 7:34 PM

To: Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)

Subject: Fw: Baby

Do u know what the racist emails issue was tonight?

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From: Palin, Sarah (GOV sponsored)

To: Perry, Kristina Y (GOV)

Sent: Wed Dec 17 19:27:00 2008

Subject: Re: Baby

Something was on the news about racist emails and the gov’s office, I’ve heard.

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From: Perry, Kristina Y (GOV)

To: Palin, Sarah (GOV sponsored); Nizich, Michael A (GOV)

Sent: WedDec 17 19:26:12 2008

Subject: Re: Baby

I have no idea and was wondering the same thing from Bill’s email????

..... Original Message .....

From: Palin, Sarah (GOV sponsored)

To: Perry, Kristina Y (GOV); Nizich, Michael A (GOV)

Sent: WedDec 17 19:25:14 2008

Subject: Fw: Baby

What is the issue w racist emails?

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From: McAllister, William D (GOV)

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To: Palin, Sarah (GOV sponsored); Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)

Cc: Nizich, Michael A (GOV); Perry, Kristina Y (GOV)

Sent: WedDec 17 19:23:28 2008

Subject: Re: Baby

How about I call a press availability tomorrow and on your behalf say we won’t dignify these questions and call out by name the reporters pursuing them? We can talk about the doctor being harassed, AP trying to implicate you re: racist e-mails by a few stateemployees, and much other garbage. And we could announce the new website critiquing the media. Will this make them back off? No,

at least not entirely. But right now we’re in an ax fight without an ax. Let’s at least demonstrate publicly our pride and honor that we’renot going to let this evil stand.

Now, we could go sarcastic, with a presser in which we acknowledge that Bigfoot is a member of your Cabinet who has counseled

predator control and that you are really the descendant of Anastasia, who survived the execution of the czar, s family, proving that not only can you see Russia but that you’re actually from there, and that you’ve got all of Imelda Marcos’ shoes plus Michael Jackson’s white glove. And then we can ask the ADN reporter why they’re not covering session.

There are a number of ways we can handle this. But let’s go.get ’em.

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Message .....

From: Palin, Sarah (GOV sponsored)

To: McAllister, William D (GOV); Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)

Cc: Nizich, Michael A (GOV); Perry, Kristina Y (GOV)

Sent: WedDec 17 19:05:21 2008

Subject: Baby

Flippin ridiculous. My doctor

(CBJ, she delivered Trig and served on our Health Care Council and was named America’s Top Family

Physician a few yrs ago) called Todd to give me a message requesting that I call her tomorrow - to discuss "a phone call she received

from Lisa Demer at the ADN"! Sheeeesh, this is one busy doctor and she has to continually be bugged by media about this ridiculous

issue?

Maybe we can be clever about this and use the opportunity to point out how wacko some media outlets have become. If you can

think of anything clever, let me know.., we’ll do it. I’ll even do a press avail on it, if need be.

Short of producing the photos that Bristol took of me having Trig (and it’ll be over my dead body that they’re released without major

photoshopping done first), I don’t know how else to prove I gave birth to Trig. CBJ has testified, she’s released my health records

summary.., what else does it take.