# Sarah blames Track's PTSD on Obama **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 21, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737 "2016-01-21T01:23:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/181 "2017-12-18T23:03:19Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Track has [just been arrested](https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2017/12/18/track-palin-arrested-for-assaulting-his-father-todd-palin/) for burglary and assaulting his father. The guy sounds like he’s pretty messed up. Doesn’t help when you have a family that’s straight out of a sitcom. > [@](#): > > Todd Palin told the officer he got his pistol to “protect his family” and met his son with the gun when he came to the door, according to the affidavit. > > Track Palin broke a window and came through it, and put his father on the ground, the report states. He began hitting him on the head. Pro tip: A gun works best when you pull the trigger. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/182 "2017-12-18T23:13:40Z")
Wow, Honey look, it’s our son. I’m going to answer the door, you get your hunting rifle, I’ve got my .44. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/183 "2017-12-18T23:16:24Z")
From the other room: “You Betcha!” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/184 "2017-12-18T23:22:11Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Wow, Honey look, it’s our son. I’m going to answer the door,\*\* you get your hunting rifle\*\*, I’ve got my .44. Make sure the barrel is touching his skin. No, the other end. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/185 "2017-12-18T23:58:28Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > If he were black this would be in the ‘police encounters’ thread. Depending on when they shot him, maybe not. He broke into a house to beat the shit out of someone. That would have been more justified than most of that thread. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/186 "2017-12-19T00:32:39Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Pro tip: A gun works best when you pull the trigger. So, you’re criticizing a father for not shooting his son? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/187 "2017-12-19T00:44:41Z")
> [@digs](#): > > So, you’re criticizing a father for not shooting his son? He thought him to be enough of a danger to arm himself. He then proceeded to let him get in a window, reach him and knock him to the ground and proceed to beat him. He’s lucky he wasn’t shot with his own gun. Or any of the family. Either be prepared to shoot a violent intruder or leave the gun in the safe and take your chances unarmed. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/188 "2017-12-19T01:29:37Z")
How did I not notice this thread before? The Palins make the Osbournes look like the Curies, plus Bricker was being the Bricktastic asshole I know he is but others seem occasionally reluctant to recognize, and this was _before_ Trump was elected. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/189 "2017-12-19T01:56:15Z")
For my part, I’ll just say that in 2016 Sarah Palin seemed really intellectually limited to have been a vice-presidential candidate in 2008. Now, today, with the benefit of comparisons to the current White House occupant, she’s starting to look like Golda Mier and Marie Curie rolled into one. Man, did the scale change. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/190 "2017-12-19T03:38:16Z")
PTSD = Palin, Track Standard Demeanor ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/191 "2017-12-19T04:30:06Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > A sitcom cancelled after the first episode due to lack of funny and lousy acting, maybe. So…[Emily’s Reasons Why Not](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily%27s_Reasons_Why_Not)? Sidetrack: the black guy on the left in the picture at that link currently plays Ezekiel on “The Walking Dead.” ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/192 "2017-12-19T05:19:19Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > For my part, I’ll just say that in 2016 Sarah Palin seemed really intellectually limited to have been a vice-presidential candidate in 2008. > > Now, today, with the benefit of comparisons to the current White House occupant, she’s starting to look like Golda Mier and Marie Curie rolled into one. > > Man, did the scale change. So, from the mouth of Master Counsellor: Sarah Palin is the new gold standard for Republican intellect. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/193 "2017-12-19T06:27:31Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > So, from the mouth of Master Counsellor: Sarah Palin is the new gold standard for Republican intellect. Phew. That suuuure is a load off of my mind. I had no idea the value of gold had dropped _that_ low. d&r ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/194 "2017-12-19T08:13:27Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > So, from the mouth of Master Counsellor: Sarah Palin is the new gold standard for Republican intellect. Pfff. She’s dumber than a sack of hair. But I’ll still put her ahead of Reagan. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/195 "2017-12-19T15:26:05Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > How did I not notice this thread before? The Palins make the Osbournes look like the Curies, plus Bricker was being the Bricktastic asshole I know he is but others seem occasionally reluctant to recognize, and this was _before_ Trump was elected. In all fairness Bryan, you’re losing your grasp on reality. Are you going through a terrible divorce or something? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/196 "2017-12-19T16:09:56Z")
I read a report last night that described the incident, saying that when police finally arrived, both Sarah and Todd immediately got in their respective cars and left their home, heading in separate directions. Anybody find that to be odd behaviour? ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/197 "2017-12-19T16:14:44Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I read a report last night that described the incident, saying that when police finally arrived, both Sarah and Todd immediately got in their respective cars and left their home, heading in separate directions. > > Anybody find that to be odd behaviour? When it comes to the Palins defining odd behavior is difficult. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/198 "2017-12-19T16:53:58Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > In all fairness Bryan, you’re losing your grasp on reality. Are you going through a terrible divorce or something? Hardly. This thread is almost like a minor but appreciated Christmas present, or at least this is how I assume Christians feel, not being one myself. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/199 "2017-12-19T17:01:27Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I read a report last night that described the incident, saying that when police finally arrived, both Sarah and Todd immediately got in their respective cars and left their home, heading in separate directions. > > Anybody find that to be odd behaviour? There are any number of plausible reasons for them to be running separate errands at that point: one was going to to the lawyer’s office, the other was going to pick up the other children, for example. It wouldn’t shock me if the Palins divorced sometime in the next year, many other marriages have failed under less wacky and less public strain, but they might stay together. They still have a disabled child after all, and the second-youngest is not yet an adult. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737/200 "2017-12-19T17:04:34Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Hardly. This thread is almost like a minor but appreciated Christmas present, or at least this is how I assume Christians feel, not being one myself. Don’t let that bother you Bryan. After a bumpy ride to eternity, you’ll meet some fine missionaries. You’ll be alone and cold, lost and disorganized when they appear. You’ll plead with them to help you, telling them you’re lost and need direction. They’ll wink and tell you that’s why they’ve come. Thereafter you’ll be known as Bryan the Jehovah Witness as you go door to door delivering the Watchtower. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737.md?page=11)