It's wrong if anybody does that to anyone, no matter who they are.

wow... that is nuts.

And yah, everyone SHOULD be enraged. :(

I admit I laughed about it, but not at the fact that her personal information was hacked into - because that's just awful, plain and simple.

My laughter was more at the revelation that the infamous 4chan and 'Anonymous' claimed to be involved. The thought of professional internet hackers/trolls getting involved in the US election was giving me fits - especially since they did it they only way they knew how.

All that being said - People should be aware that no matter how secure they think they are, they shouldn't put anything in email they aren't comfortable posting on their front door.

Hacking is easy - esp sites light yahoo, govt is only slightly more secure and email can be forwarded around the globe in seconds.

Actually Palin should be "horsewhipped" because it is against state and federal LAWS to use private email accounts for government information, which from the screenshots was clearly in her Yahoo account.

The charges brought against him are a little shaky because the law he's accused of breaking is gaining unlawful entry into a computer, which an email account is not. So, we shall see.

Also, it was not a "hack." It was merely a little social engineering. I bet I could one up that and guess your LJ password. :) Everybody has password patterns. Most people use their pet's name.

And I think there would have been a similar reaction if it happened to Obama because radical right-ers are the biggest muckrakers in the world.

I guess that's how my MySpace got hacked!

Hey, what were you doing that day ...? :-)

Yeah, I find that amusing in a schadenfreude kind of way, since I don't like Palin, but it's really not right. I mean, I'm not a Christian, but I do try to live by "let he who is without sin cast the first stone," you know?