Are These Tragic Deaths in Arizona and Alaska Coincidental?

In her book, Going Rogue, Sarah Palin says she doesn’t believe in coincidences. If the Empress is right, there must be a connection between these events.

1. THE DEATH OF CURTIS MENARD JR.

I know Curtis Menard Jr. was a long-time friend of Sarah’s, that she had a crush on him in high school, that he was the godfather for Track, and that he lived, for a time, in the apartment next to Sarah Palin . Sarah’s relationship with Curtis was described in Going Rogue in a rather peculiar way:

(at the beginning of the description of her first miscarriage):

“Just before Track was born, Todd and I moved to a small apartment in Wasilla, next door to our good friend Curtis Menard, Jr., who by now was a dentist like his dad. Curtis was like a brother to me. We asked him to be Track’s godfather. Todd and I shared one car, and we loved our little life together, though with the Slope and fishing schedule we still didn’t see each other very much. I wanted another baby right away, so I was excited when I learned I was pregnant again.” (page 55)

In addition, Sarah describes the relationship between the Heath and the Menard families in Going Rogue on page 24:

“For nearly four decades our two families’ lives intertwined like flourishing vines, so much that Curtis Jr. even grew up to be my firstborn’s godfather.”

In the book Trailblazer, author Lorenzo Benet describes a criticism by Menard of Palin’s parenting, suggesting that she has neglected her children. In the next page he describes the plane crash and death of Menard. It is curious that the author put these two events so close together in his book.

 Curtis died in a plane crash at the age of 38.

The hockey center Sarah built as mayor was named in honor of Menard. The cause of the crash has been determined to be water and contamination of the fuel in the airplane. Of particular interest is that the gas that was contaminated appears to have come from two five gallon fuel tanks found at the home of Curtis Menard.  It is a mystery how the gas became contaminated.

2. DEATH OF TED STEVENS

3. DEATH OF DARLENE MILLER NURSE

In January of 2009, immediately after the 2008 election, Darlene Miller, of Wasilla died in a mysterious house fire.

Her death was described as a “shock”, “sudden” and “traumatic.”

“Firefighters found the 54-year-old Miller unconscious and badly burned, but still alive in her Wasilla home Jan. 5. Though a cause has yet to be established, the long-smoldering fire apparently started near a bed on the first floor, burning so hot it charred beams and melted pictures on the wall. Miller’s two dogs died next to her.” Just reading the description of the fire, it is interesting to me that the dogs were found next to her. Even if Darlene was asleep and was overcome by fumes, the dogs would typically smell the fumes before they became deadly. We would expect the dogs to bark and awaken Ms. Miller, but at a minimum you would expect the dogs to have been by the door tying to escape. It is also worthy of not that the extremity of the heat generated by the fire would suggest that some type of accelerant was used.

Miller started out as a neo-natal nurse practitioner. If she knew something about the birth of Trig Palin at the Mat Su Regional Hospital, we will never know.

4. Death and Shooting of People in Tuscon Arizona.

Six people were killed and Gabby Giffords was seriously injured in the shooting spree of Jarred Loughner in Tuscon Arizona. Of particular note was the news report in which Giffords directly criticized Sarah Palin, suggesting that there are consequences to inspiring violence.  The shootings in Arizona occurred on or about the same day that Bristol moved into her home in Arizona.

5. DEATH OF JOSE GUERENA IN ARIZONA

Jose Guerrena was killed by police in his home in Pima County, Arizona on May 25th, 2011. Police broke into his house in a “botched pot raid,” and apparently there was a use of unreasonable force. It also appears that there was not illegal substances found at the residence and Jose Guerena was a distinguished member of the military.

At this point I am unaware of any connection between Guerena and Palin. However the event may ultimately be blamed on the Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, who has served his county since 1980. Sheriff Dupnik has been reported to be “one of the nation’s finest” and is nationally known for his implementation of innovative and effective law enforcement programs throughout his career.

Officer Dupnik has also received national attention following the shooting spree in Tuscon where Gabby Giffords was seriously injured along with 11 others, and six others died. It was Sheriff Dupnik who directly criticized Sarah Palin for the violent rhetoric, including the phrase “don’t retreat, reload.” Specific quotes included a comment that Arizona has become a “Mecca for prejudice and bigotry”, and that political “vitirol” may have pushed the Safeway shooter over the edge, has sparked a national debate.

It is not yet clear why a gunman, believed to be 22-year-old Jared Loughner, went on a terrifying rampage in Arizona yesterday, killing six people and wounding a further 12.

But whatever his reason, the local sheriff – who is coordinating the investigation with the FBI – believes it is time for America to do some soul-searching.

On or about the same day that Jose Guerena was killed Palin was moving into her Arizona home.

Maybe these are just coincidences, but Sarah Palin would tell us “no,” there are no coincidences!