I am fascinated because this brainless, lying, motor-mouthed narcissist personifies the sick pit into which the Republican Party has fallen, and can't get itself up out of. Republicans and Fox News keep pushing her because they've got nothing else, God help them.
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ProfessorDuh | 07.05.09 - 7:13 pm | #

They are all...just insane.
This whole affair stinks to high heaven...we don't know yet what's going on, but the spinners of the One-in Five GOP are working overtime contradictind palin and each other, and even themselves in the same piece.

Apparently one must be one of those 20% ers(and ever shrinking) to understand this bullshit. Never accuse republicans of being smart, moral, ethical...or grown-up...'cause they're not.

And so...why does America pay any attention at all to these shark jumping fools?
fishnuts | 07.05.09 - 7:23 pm | #

Sarah's thoughts on the media before...

NEWSWEEK: Sarah Palin, you are a Republican and a conservative one at that. It's unlikely that you and Hillary would agree on too many issues. But, yet, as a woman, chief executive—someone who's been through the grinder—when you look at the coverage and you listen to the conversations, what do you see?

SARAH PALIN: Fair or unfair—and I do think that it's a more concentrated criticism that Hillary gets on so many fronts; I think that's unfortunate. But fair or unfair, I think she does herself a disservice to even mention it, really. You have to plow through that and know what you're getting into. I say this with all due respect to Hillary Clinton and to her experience and to her passion for changing the status quo. But when I hear a statement like that coming from a women candidate with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism or a sharper microscope put on her, I think, man, that doesn't do us any good. Women in politics, women in general wanting to progress this country, I don't think it bodes well for her, a statement like that. Because, again, fair or not fair it is there. I think it's reality and it's a given, people just accept that she's going to be under a sharper microscope. So be it. Work harder, prove to yourself to an even greater degree that you're capable, that you're going to be the best candidate. That's what she wants us to believe at this point. So it bothers me a little bit to hear her bring that attention to herself on that level.

(hat tip Hillary supporter, Politico)
Balancing Act | 07.05.09 - 7:26 pm | #

From Fox' lips to their lemming's ears and then regurgitated (from a Fox blogger):

The vicious politically motivated attacks were destroying her children, bankrupting her family, costing Alaskans millions and making it impossible for her to do her job. She stepped down so that someone who wasn't a target could take over for the people of Alaska. Those who are trying to destroy her didn't give a damn who or what else they destroyed in the process, and if she had stayed on, you freaks would have criticized her for wasting state money, being ineffective and subjecting her family to liberal torture.

This is the same whiny B***h who said Hillary Clinton needed to stop complaining. I am thinking about starting a rumor about her though just so I can get sued and get some publicity.
Count Istvan | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 7:29 pm | #

According to Varney & Co., Palin didn't really quit – the “elite” media forced her out.


Well, damn -- if if cairbou Barbie can't stand up the "elite media", how do we expect her to stand up to the terrorists?

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mj-still on the job | 07.05.09 - 7:47 pm | #

With Baby Trig (I presume) gurgling in the background
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When the camera pulled back there was no sign of Trig. I think what you heard were ducks. They were repeating what Sarah was saying: quack, quack, quack.

Pegleg Peggy | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 7:52 pm | #

“Well, that sounds like exactly what I would expect coming out of the Democratic Convention, or Committee . . . ,” Huckabee sneered. “They were always afraid of Sarah Palin because she connected with many of the people that the Democrats thought they owned . . . She spoke to the hearts of people who struggled . . . The Democrats were dismissive of her because they in many ways feared her.”


OK, ONE MORE TIME . . .

- Sarah Palin is an intellectual lightweight
- a governor of a small state
- she and McCain got THUMPED in the general election
- her popularity has sunk like a rock
- and she's now QUITTING MID-TERM

Someone tell me WHY Dems are supposed to be "afraid" of her?

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mj-still on the job | 07.05.09 - 7:56 pm | #

Fox News is No.1.. and yet the "drive-by media" managed to drive the Republican Great White Hope out of politics? Right from under Fox News' all-powerful protective eye? How?

;>))
Abby | 07.05.09 - 7:57 pm | #

I think what you heard were ducks. They were repeating what Sarah was saying: quack, quack, quack.

Pegleg Peggy | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 7:52 pm | #

Actually it was her pet moose speaking in tongues!
radpat_USA | 07.05.09 - 8:00 pm | #

Stuart Varney with his proper British accent railing against "elites" while regularly standing up for corporate fat cats is really amusing to me.
Truthseeker | 07.05.09 - 8:02 pm | #

“For Sarah Palin is some time to get away and rest and reflect and recharge her batteries."

Triple A's?
Satan | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 8:04 pm | #

Oh, i wasn't thinking right in that last post. Of course that comment was not meant to be taken literally because everyone knows using rechargeable batteries is ANTI-AMERICAN and something a damned tree hugger would do.
Satan | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 8:05 pm | #

Well, damn -- if if cairbou Barbie can't stand up the "elite media", how do we expect her to stand up to the terrorists?

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mj-still on the job | 07.05.09 - 7:47 pm | #
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Exactly. Thats exactly what I was going to say.
hoode | 07.05.09 - 8:08 pm | #

“They were always afraid of Sarah Palin because she connected with many of the people that the Democrats thought they owned . . ."
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If she was loved by so many, why isn't she VP right now?

Where are all these nasty remarks about Trig. I haven't heard any on the TV or internet. What did she do, search all day and night to find a couple and show her kids?

Then she says she's not going to do this and that, because that's what quitters do.

DUUUUHHH! Didn't she just QUIT the Governorship?
john t | 07.05.09 - 8:25 pm | #

“For Sarah Palin is some time to get away and rest and reflect and recharge her batteries."

Triple A's?
Satan | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 8:04 pm
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Heh.

Maybe like those little ones inside remotes that open car door locks.

Not very powerful, but they last a long time (she can beat Obama in a long distance running race doncha' know?)
Jeeeez | 07.05.09 - 8:48 pm | #

Pegleg Peggy | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 7:52 pm |
~~~~~~~~
Actually I believe the birds in the background are, appropriately enough loons. Interestingly enough the common loon is the state bird of Minnesota the home state of the democrats 60th senate seat.I think there's some sort of synchronicity there.Karmic humor on the same sort of scale as when Kurt Vonnegut has a character assert that peculiar travel plans are dancing lessons from god.Neither Kurt nor the character specified which god.
You had to know the palinistas were going to be beside themselves over this, but in the party of personal responsibility the responsibility for her actions is anyones but the temptress of the tundra.
donquijoterocket | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 8:56 pm | #

Dems are not afraid of her they love her. She is the gift that keeps on giving. I like to see her and micheal bachman of minnisota run in 2012 for pres and vp.that would be a real hoot! Ha! Ha! LOL
Tom | 07.05.09 - 8:58 pm | #

Gov. Palin is quite the 'barracuda'.

Damn, I didn't know that barracudas would roll over and run away when they felt that they where being unfairly maligned. She's certainly not as strong as her supporters would like to believe.

See ya Sarah, do right by your family.
peace
vermontdave | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 8:58 pm | #

This slow motion train wreck that is the modern day republican party really is quite a sight to behold. You've got these two fnc second stringers mooning over Palin like a couple of lovesick teenagers protecting their first girlfriend. Same with freeperville and I'm guessing fox nation as well. I slammed Krauthammer pretty hard when he came up with that "alternate reality" comment, but I'm starting to think that they really may have gone mad and that's where they all live now. Ew.

As far as the bizarre resignation statement from Palin goes, Paul Begala over at Huffington Post had a fairly amusing take on it:

We will all KNOW the "rest of the Story" *((SOON!))*


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ pa...o_b_225633.html
covered | 07.05.09 - 9:10 pm | #

Maybe Sarah Palin is a real person when she's not on stage. Maybe the stress on her family has been mounting so greatly at home, and she realizes that she is responsible for it, so she decided that enough was enough.
If this isn't a ploy to run for President, and it is in fact Palin realizing the harm her brand of politics has done to her family, then I have a lot of compassion for her, and I wish the Palins well.
socialized haircuts | 07.05.09 - 9:11 pm | #

"Huckabee sneered. “They were always afraid of Sarah Palin because she connected with many of the people that the Democrats thought they owned ."
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I for one was afraid of Palin.. Afraid she get into the Whitehouse through a rigged election and death of an old guy..
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oklad | 07.05.09 - 9:21 pm | #

Gomer Huckabee's complete claptrap was just a preview of Bildo's smearfest on Monday. We'll no doubt hear ad nauseam how the evil, liberal elite media forced the Tundra Princess to resign to protect her defenseless family. These Bildo lies will be backed by ass-kissing, media basher Bernie Crapberg. And of course time will be reserved to once again spew vile lies about the Minnesota election officials who certified Senator Al Franken's victory. Bildo won't use the word "Senator" ever to describe Al Franken, just Franken, Al Franken or Stuart Smalley. This liefest will be supported by toe-sucking pervert Dick Morris who has a book he wants to pimp.
truman | 07.05.09 - 9:27 pm | #

I was furious when I first heard that she had damaged her chances of a run for president in 2012. The dream team of Palin and the Plumber's Helper would have been fun. Oh well, no telling who will step up now that all three of the top contenders have gone ...... pfffffiiiitt.
Hopefully Rush will name someone soon.
G FINKNOTTLE | 07.05.09 - 9:38 pm | #

Huckabee sneered. “They were always afraid of Sarah Palin because she connected with many of the people that the Democrats thought they owned..."

What people is he referring to? The only people Palin connected to were the far right base of the Republican party... doubt the Democrats counted on them. She in fact helped drive the more moderate Republicans and Independents to the Democrats' side in the election.
andrew | 07.05.09 - 9:45 pm | #

Let's imagine how she'd react to the even more intense scrutiny she'd receive were she to actually win the Presidency! "Media hates me... I quit!"
Don | 07.05.09 - 9:51 pm | #

Balancing Act | 07.05.09 - 7:26 pm
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Sarah Palin on the subject of media criticism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n...h?v=nC- tOzXQOsk

Sarah, practice what you preach.

;>))
Abby | 07.05.09 - 10:01 pm | #

She is never going to get more than 15% of a national vote.
TR | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 10:02 pm | #

What the conservative pundits don't seem to realize is that if Palin runs for President she's going to get all the criticism she's already received and more--and it's going to come from Republicans! Because she was selected as a running mate, she didn't have to experience primary campaigning and the debates. She's going to be absolutely hammered by her fellow Republicans for her stupidity, incoherence, incompetence and the latest--quitting the job her constituents elected her to do.
Great Scott! | 07.05.09 - 10:10 pm | #

Palin is a serial liar and a coward.
She has less political savvy than an 8th Grader in a mock election at school.
What is it that I'm supposed to fear about her?
Yeah So What | 07.05.09 - 10:19 pm | #

and btw
until Palin QUIT the "evil liberal media elite" actually ignored her.

If they think Mr Letterman is "evil liberal media" they are more stupid than can be believed.
Yeah So What | 07.05.09 - 10:39 pm | #

socialized haircuts | 07.05.09 - 9:11 pm | #

I don't feel sorry at all for this turn of fortune, bizarre decision, wtf you want to call it. This is a person who is unqualified to hold office (by virtue of knowldge, a boatload of prejudices, and willingness to lie and hide at the drop of a hat) and was being put into a position to make decisions that would directly effect my life and my nieghbors. It's not like failing a job interview. She thought she was a realistic candidate for possibly the most powerful role on the planet.

FUCK YOU SARAH PALIN.


I hope to NEVER see her again. (But I know that will never happen.)
Satan | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 10:47 pm | #

damn
does this mean i'm gonna have to clean the lipstick off my pitbull?
pete | 07.05.09 - 11:01 pm | #

you really want to barf, go read the foxnation comments section. its good to know that the illiterate have a place to go. i think their whole thing is projection....... palin is the drama queen of the foxnation....
barf | 07.05.09 - 11:16 pm | #

This woman is a hateful, racist, violence-inciting, ignorant -- I could go on. Every time I hear her "poor me" crap & listen to her whining, I remember her hateful, dishonest comments about Obama & Clinton, her inciting of her stupid, racist crowds, and the dozens of ridiculous statements she spewed to reveal her ignorance to the world (except her uninformed supporters). She revealed her stupidity & blatantly used her family for political gain. And she quit her job. She really is trash.
dasm | 07.05.09 - 11:32 pm | #

"Palin didn't really quit – the "elite" media forced her out"

Assuming that is true (and that is one big assumption), some people think that a person who exhibits so little strength of character is qualified to be President?

Please!
Stosh | 07.05.09 - 11:40 pm | #

Instead of relaxing at barbecues, Hannity, BOR and Beck spent their entire Fourth of July weekend desperately trying to come up with a plausible, positive spin on this Palin train wreck that they can sell to their listeners and viewers tomorrow.
MG | 07.05.09 - 11:41 pm | #

"She is never going to get more than 15% of a national vote.
TR | Homepage | 07.05.09 - 10:02 pm | # "

And that's more than enough for Sarah to start her own Crazy Party and sink what little hope the GOP has for 2012.

GO Sarah!
EscapeGoat-Proven Itch Fighter | 07.06.09 - 12:04 am | #

I really can't stand Huckabee-the way he can deliver all the Fox hate with a good ole middle America, golly gee whiz way with words. I started to kinda have maybe a soft spot for him with his (fake?) outreach to diverse viewpoints on his show. I now think that he's full of it. He's just as bad as the rest of them. Just with a friendly voice.
His viewpoint on SP is a perfect example of the far right talking point.
MG | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 12:18 am | #

Here's an intelligent commentor from GretaWire:
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SimplyStar
Why did Sarah get attention after the election? simple, she is a threat to the BO and colleges, as are the tea parties, the people that want his BC,...
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Palin is a threat to colleges? The people that want his birth certificate must be too stupid to get on line and find it, it's out there. Next they'll want his SS#.
john t | 07.06.09 - 1:03 am | #

Methinks Sarah has bitten off more than she can chew this time..:)
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oklad.. "Suck it up Buttercup. | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 1:36 am | #

I don't know what Palin's motivation is. I think very few people really do.

The one thing I got out of her speech is that, whatever her plans are, she is probably leaving Alaska for the lower 48. Her frequent declarations about how much she loved Alaska, went off the "lady doth protest too much" meter about halfway into her speech.

The sad thing is watching her supporters interpret her erratic behavior, like a scattered collection of tea leaves, and convincing themselves that it all means something. That it's all part of a brilliant master plan that will eventually lead to the White House.

I don't know why Republicans continue to look at her like she is their future. They really can do better. There's Republicans that I completely disagree with on fundamental issues whom I would be delighted to see the GOP start paying more attention to, like Huckabee. I may disagree with him, but he's smart and I understand the things he says. Palin meanwhile manages to take plainspoken folksy talk to meandering incomprehensible depths.

She explained her sudden decision to leave elected office with a basketball analogy and a quote from her parent's refrigerator. I think that was the tipping point. Anyone who after seeing that still convinces themselves that Palin could or should be President someday, will never be convinced otherwise.
Pete Tagliani | 07.06.09 - 1:46 am | #

.











PRESIDENT OBAMA GETS BOOST AS PALIN DEPARTURE DEEPENS REPUBLICAN DISARRAY



Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s surprise resignation July 3 was only the latest Republican headache involving some of the party’s potential stars. While Obama’s job approval is hovering at 60+ percent (historically high), ratings for the Republican Party have nosedived.


Just 34 percent of Americans view the Republican Party favorably. Even among Republicans, 38 percent have an unfavorable view of their party and almost half can’t name an individual who speaks for it. And those polls were conducted before Palin resigned and two other Republicans, Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Senator John Ensign of Nevada, acknowledged having extramarital affairs.


Republican strategist John Weaver said in an interview yesterday said, “We’re in a really difficult period, and it’s going to take some time to get out of it. It could take a generation or two, quite frankly.”


Weaver added that the Republican Party’s fortunes may be even bleaker than after the Watergate scandal that brought down former Republican President Richard Nixon and during the Great Depression after Herbert Hoover’s presidency.


...Palin's move “just leaves you weaker,” said Eddie Mahe, a Republican strategist who said the Republican Party needs new stars.


Other developments compounding the Republican Party’s woes have been Republican National Chairman Michael Steele’s apology to radio show host Rush Limbaugh in March after Steele dismissed the commentator as an “entertainer,” Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter’s defection in April to the Democrats and Norm Coleman’s defeat last week.





more:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/ ne...id=a6O1AN1_QKuA









TOP REPUBLICANS PUZZLED BY PALIN'S ABRUPT RESIGNATION


http://www.usatoday.com/news/was...-05- palin_N.htm

http://www.examiner.com/x-13483-...-looks- outdated

http://minnesota.publicradio.org...pawlenty_palin/










GOP LEADERS CONFUSED


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/s...=8007310& page=1










EVEN KARL ROVE QUESTIONS PALIN'S ABRUPT RESIGNATION


http://www.examiner.com/x-5738-S...ins- resignation











THE SARAH PALIN CHRONICLES MASK DEEPER GOP TROUBLES


http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp...9070104053.html

http://www.detnews.com/article/2...ght-for-the- GOP

http://www.vanityfair.com/politi...rah- palin200908










INTERNAL GOP FEUD REIGNITES


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/ ...test=latestnews

http://www.foxnews.com/story/ 0,2...,530090,00.html









LATEST PALIN CONTROVERSY JUST A SUBSET OF WAR OVER DIRECTION OF GOP


http://voices.washingtonpost.com...d=news-col- blog

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattl...asp? source=mypi

http://themoderatevoice.com/3793...in-orthogonian/









PALIN'S MOVE HIGHLIGHTS GOP DIVIDE


http://online.wsj.com/article/ SB...7794798243.html










meanwhile...


PRESIDENT OBAMA SCORES HIGHEST IN GLOBAL CONFIDENCE OF ANY WORLD LEADER


http://www.reuters.com/article/l...s/ idUSN29378922









PRESIDENT OBAMA VERY POPULAR IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE GLOBE


http://features.csmonitor.com/po...ound-the-globe/

http://www.voanews.com/english/2...07-02- voa62.cfm












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Paige PbD | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 2:43 am | #

EXCLUSIVE: PALIN RESIGNATION 'DAMAGE CONTROL' FOR COMING 'ICEBERG SCANDAL' ... MORE: EMBEZZLEMENT INDICTMENTS COMING?
UPDATED: Alaskan reporter Shannyn Moore offers The BRAD BLOG hints about reasons for Alaska Gov's resignation
FURTHER UPDATE: Sources say embezzlement scandal, federal indictments may soon break concerning use of Wasilla Sport Complex building materials for Palin's home...
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7280

Palin Disputes Allegations of Federal Investigation, Plays Victim, Threatens Alaskan Journalist, Mainstream Media Outlets With Defamation Suits
ALSO: LA Times rebuts 'rumored FBI investigation into...public corruption charges'
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7283
FreedomOfInformationAct | 07.06.09 - 3:15 am | #

end of days for the GOP? I think so...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ar...5257D32.DTL& o=1

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ar...B18IS19.DTL& o=1
FreedomOfInformationAct | 07.06.09 - 3:18 am | #

I have high hopes that she will launch a 3rd party run in 2012; maybe hooking up with Ron Paul or Mike Huckleberry. That will drain the Republicans of money and votes (even worse than Ralph Nader). No chance of winning, but the resources may not flow to House races, providing a bigger margin in the Congress for Dems. Where do I sign the petition?
VanArsdale | 07.06.09 - 3:21 am | #

This is the second state job Gov. Palin has quit. 2 for 2.

Why would anybody trust a quitter?
She was in the golden seat after the Sanford scandal.
This resignation makes no sense.
How bizarre are the republicans?
How can they justify this move by her?
Would they ever say the same thing about Hilary Clinton? Could you imagine if she quit her senate seat after she lost the nomination? Would the republican cabal even think of saying the same things about her?

That is why I think the republicans are hypocritical liars. They would trash any democrat that pulled the same move Palin did, calling that person a quitter and a loser.
diane | 07.06.09 - 3:41 am | #

One Palin rumour down:

FBI spokesman: We're not nvestigating Palin

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLI...arah.palin.fbi/

Pegleg Peggy | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 4:22 am | #

Perhaps I misunderstand, but if the Guv, is resigning to get away from all the investigations of her ethics, defense of which are bankrupting her, those investigations don't go away just because she resigns, right? She's still on the hook for those "crimes" (if any) committed in office. And will still require legal expenses.

And, diane | 07.06.09 - 3:41 am | #, Republican and Fox hypocracy are a staple. It would be funny if it weren't so sad.
db | 07.06.09 - 7:34 am | #

Victimhood is a stinky cologne.
Skoras | 07.06.09 - 7:50 am | #

"Methinks Sarah has bitten off more than she can chew this time..:)" oklad.. "Suck it up Buttercup. | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 1:36 am | #

Borrowing words from "the first dude": Sarah, honey? Time to spit or swallow. Can't keep your jaws clamped shut forever babe.


The Fox Nation is all over this. Posts are calling for a Palin/Bachman drive in 2012. God I hope so. I really hope so.
Satan | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 8:00 am | #

New show on FOX

"Greta and Sarah,just Palin around".
MOM | 07.06.09 - 8:09 am | #

So, Moose Boogers is quitting because of them LBRUL MEDIA eeeeveeeel doers? Yet clearing the path to run for the W.H. in 2012...?

Only an idiot the size of Sarah Palin can't see that she will be questioned by the same mean LBRUL MEDIA she is decrying now.

Moose Boogers should not look around the next time someone characterizes her as incompetent, inarticulate, irresponsible, LOSER and QUITTER.
She branded herself.

I can't wait to hear today's idiotic nonsense from the Fox News apologists and zombie viewers.

SWEEEEET!
Average American Patriot | 07.06.09 - 8:31 am | #

FBI says there's no investigation...NOW
Palin suddenly resigns, without sound, logical reasons.

Maybe she made a DEAL?
VanArsdale | 07.06.09 - 8:46 am | #

Right wingers like Palin always play the victim, even when they control the media and all three branches of government. Resentment of people who are smarter, more honest and less rapaciously greedy than they are is all they've got, really.
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ProfessorDuh | 07.06.09 - 9:27 am | #

Funny that liberals are supposed to be "afraid" of the all-powerful Palin and to have chased her whiny victimized butt out of office at the same time.
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ProfessorDuh | 07.06.09 - 9:30 am | #

Palin rambled (“ . . . and I'm taking my fight for what's right for Alaska in a new direction”)

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Huh-huh...she said "nude erection".
The Doo-dah Man | 07.06.09 - 9:31 am | #

I love the we're "afraid" of her meme. She twitters and facebooks all day instead of doing her job. She was too lazy to stay at a job for 4 years
jr | 07.06.09 - 9:33 am | #

If the tabloid "liberal" media stops covering the obvious dingbat since she'll soon be a private citizen and politically irrelevant we'll all be better off. Compared to Hillary, she's been handled with kid's gloves.
FinalFurlong | 07.06.09 - 9:36 am | #

How did the talking point that she is treated too harshly in the media get to be accepted?

Every national level politician get dragged through the mud...Jerome Corsi went to Kenya to try to dig up dirt about Obama associating with fascist dictators....FNC kept a bogus story about Obama attending a radical Muslim elementary school in the 1st grade on the front burner for days...McCain, in 2000 was accused of fathering illegitimate bi-racial children of of going mad in a Vietnamese prison camp...yet members of the media, Mara Liason on NPR this morning, agrees Palin has been treated unfairly....I don't think she's been compared to Muslim terrorists, though her religion (as republicans have made a legitimate issue) has been called into question....is that what she's talking about? Is it comedians making jokes in bad taste? Amd to have a republican complain about it after the Clinton years? Come on...to call Hillary Clinton a bitch was nearly how she was referred to on the nightly news casts...


I'm sorry, but what a fucking light weight twit. If you think Obama gets preferential treatment, we have members of the press defending what's said about Palin.

Go away Sarah, you are an embarrassment to my country.
The Doo-dah Man | 07.06.09 - 9:46 am | #

Palin couldn't handle the Media. Give me a break remember what Obama endured on his historic bid to be President. What if she were President would she just quit. This reasures me of my decision to vote for Obama. Spin,spin,spin Fox all you want. Imagine what Fox would say if a Democrat had just quit as Governor.
Gary | 07.06.09 - 9:49 am | #

One Palin rumour down:

FBI spokesman: We're not nvestigating Palin

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLI...arah.palin.fbi/

Pegleg Peggy | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 4:22 am

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I'm still going with her stepping down to work for energy lobbyists to get the natural gas pipeline running....one would think she'd be in a better spot as governor to do so, but then she needed to follow certain ethical standards....

She hinted in her speech that she wanted to work for Alaska...and in a speech a few weeks ago was going on about the natural gas pipeline as being a huge private industry project....

just my less than stellar analysis, but I smell a gas leak...
The Doo-dah Man | 07.06.09 - 9:52 am | #

Sarah Palin is what Ross Perot was 17 years ago. Mr. Perot had Larry King giving him the softball questions, as Sarah had Greta and Sean do the same for her. But once they started doing interviews with real journalists like Perot did with Tim Russert, then everyone was able to separate the hype from the reality of what they truly were as a candidate. And now they both have the label of quitters.

If she does run in 2012 the fair question to ask her would be what assurance can you give the American people that if elected you would not resign as you did as Governor ?

Now the only question is, how long will it be before she does her exclusive interview with Greta to help with damage control.
jim thorp | 07.06.09 - 10:11 am | #

I'm afraid I will have to ridicule the next right wing whackjob who claims Palin connected with "the people"
If she had don't ya think she'd have gotten more votes and would appeal to a larger sector of "the people?"

Dipwads all of 'em.
You Betcha | 07.06.09 - 10:14 am | #

Satan | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 8:00 am | #

Right now, their best bet is Romney. The others are too far out to win middle votes or not known well enough nationally to be counted on.
TR | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 10:14 am | #

What a brainless twit! In order to show I'm no quitter, I have to quit! Remember way back when...."In order to save your village, we have to destroy it"
Canuck | 07.06.09 - 10:28 am | #

The Doo-dah Man | 07.06.09 - 9:52 am | #

Given her background, meaning the last job she quit, sounds like a highly plausible option to me. Considering her current celebrity, she's done with politics and will be selling her services to the highest bidders.
FinalFurlong | 07.06.09 - 10:41 am | #

just my less than stellar analysis, but I smell a gas leak...
The Doo-dah Man | 07.06.09 - 9:52 am |

The staff of the big companies can't be that stupid can they? Lobbyists are supposed to be smart, aren't they? I could see SP managing to do something for them as Governor but only if she has the state administration on her side and that does not appear to be the case. Am I wrong or have all the charges against her been raised by the majority party in AK, i.e. "her" party ??? How mean of the dems to treat her so badly. Thou betchya!
Bemused | 07.06.09 - 10:44 am | #

Everyone knows Palin quit because she's actually a natural born Russian citizen working to take down the USA from inside and was about to get exposed by the dirty liberal media. After all, she's been quoted in detail about her Russian connections in Wasillia.

My only question is, where's the birth certificate Mrs. Palin!!!!????
Nancy | 07.06.09 - 10:49 am | #

The Doo-dah Man | 07.06.09 - 9:46 am | #

Remember that Fox ran articles accusing Hillary Clinton of murder. But this is more basic Fox/Republican hypocracy. Democrats get savaged, Republicans are commended for the same actions.
db | 07.06.09 - 11:02 am | #

The job of Governor of Alaska was starting to interfere with her ability to get free stuff and daily Entertainment Tonight face time.
EscapeGoat-Proven Itch Fighter | 07.06.09 - 11:23 am | #

Poor poor neocon goddess palin. Did the big ole meanie e-vile libruls run ya outta office? Those same e-vile libruls who are supposedly skeert of you and shake at the mere mention of your sacred name?

My oh my! Pit bulls usually don't whine.
Visitor55 | 07.06.09 - 11:30 am | #

Sarah Palin PERSONIFIES the very reasons America is in the mess it's in -- aggressively ignorant, self-pitying narcissism parading down the American Idol runway.
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ProfessorDuh | 07.06.09 - 12:09 pm | #

jr | 07.06.09 - 9:33 am | #

And that's exactly how I would expect a high school chearleader or beauty queen to act. Alaska, you got what you voted for.
Satan | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 12:10 pm | #

OH MY, Greta caught two haters on her blog. One of them complained about her blog. The other crticized Palin for quitting to make big money. Neither one was vulgar or had name calling in them.

Yet this comment was just fine and dandy to not be considered hate:
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twitter.com/TinaVane

like your freak a nature fraud boy Obama huh .So funny the bots can attempt to diss Palin .OOOooopps sorry I forgot we can't talk about the Messiah in fear of looking like racist.To bad I am blk and still can't stand that O'banana.

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john t | 07.06.09 - 12:12 pm | #

Actually, what most concerns me about Sarah Palin is that she is a moron who thinks the founding fathers wrote the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Question: Are you offended by the phrase "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not?
Palin: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I'll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance.
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The pledge, of course, was not written until 1892 and the words "under God" were not added until the 1950s, in a fit of rabid McCarthyism.
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ProfessorDuh | 07.06.09 - 12:13 pm | #

Mika says the Helicopter Hunter's views "'connect with Real Americans'" Didn't REAL AMERICANS vote on 11/4/08? You gotta read the 'comments section' . .

BTW, how come we're not hearing or reading the sentence 'Palin is not even qualified to teach grade school history'!!

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200...tv/ 200907060002

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Liz PbD | 07.06.09 - 12:17 pm | #

Palin came out of the gate at the Republican Convention in attack mode.

But in her defense...she makes as excellent representative of stupid people.
Patriot Actor | 07.06.09 - 12:29 pm | #

As per "dasm:"

This woman is a hateful, racist, violence-inciting, ignorant -- I could go on. Every time I hear her "poor me" crap & listen to her whining, I remember her hateful, dishonest comments about Obama & Clinton, her inciting of her stupid, racist crowds, and the dozens of ridiculous statements she spewed to reveal her ignorance to the world (except her uninformed supporters). She revealed her stupidity & blatantly used her family for political gain. And she quit her job. She really is trash.

"The Party of Personal Responsibility" spends an awful lot of time not accepting any "Personal Responsibility" for their own failures. It is the medias fault Sarah resigned. It is the medias fault Mark Sanford screwed around on his wife. It is the medias fault Bush is an idiot. It is the medias fault McCain got beaten like a drum in the election. Fox News is trying to play the victim card for Sarah here but if you watch Palins speech she herself gave them the cue. Oh poor poor picked on me. Let us know how well that works for you Sarah. I'm sure Americans all love quitters who play the victim card every single time they give a speech. That is one reason Sarah Palin is our Vice President now right??
Not That Jack | 07.06.09 - 12:48 pm | #

Imagine Palin as President taking on the Iranians.. " you HORRIBLE Iranians.. you're so nasty! I'm going.. I am, I really am...there, I'm GONE! boo-hoo!"
UK Nick | 07.06.09 - 12:49 pm | #

Bemused | 07.06.09 - 10:44 am | #

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I don't think her "skill" within the oil biz is what they're after. It's her celebrity and influence they are after...just like running for veep where she was never her own candidate or even one they wanted, she was just a canvas on which the neocons could paint their message...to the oil industry, she represents rabid capitalism and is very popular amongst the anti-government intervention crowd....she can serve as cheerleader for them....

I don't know, the presidential bid seems like the most likely explanation, but if she was playing football, her resignation the other day is akin to punting on first down when you're near mid-field....it just doesn't make sense.
The Doo-dah Man | 07.06.09 - 12:49 pm | #

Even Pat Buchanan said something to the effect that her speech on Friday was a bunch of rambling on.
john t | 07.06.09 - 1:04 pm | #

so I have been listening to republicans on radio and TV discuss Palin and they seem to come into two groups.
Those who wonder aloud how could she make such a political blunder by QUITTING in the middle of her term
and two
those who idolize her (for God knows why) who keep complaining about the so called liberal media.
With group two, every utterance and complaint they make, they actually make a solid argument for keeping Palin OUT of Government.

So good on ya republicans, keep up the good work.
Yeah So What | 07.06.09 - 1:13 pm | #

No surprise here, we all knew Palin wasn't Presidential material.
il128 | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 1:19 pm | #

The main reason that I think that Palin quit is that she realized that she couldn't do the job of Governor. When she took office oil revenues in Alaska were high, the economy was doing ok and she basically had not much to do. After her adventure in '08, she came back to a state which is starting to feel the recession with lower oil revenues, higher unemployment and (in her case) lower popularity ratings. Now faced with the idea that maybe she has do do something other than look pretty and babble on, she realizes that she is a moron and quit.

The whole crap about the media picking on her is just a smokescreen. If she can't handle the media as a Governor, than what would she do as the President.

Just plain dumb.
Regor | 07.06.09 - 1:29 pm | #

Imagine Palin as President taking on the Iranians.. " you HORRIBLE Iranians.. you're so nasty! I'm going.. I am, I really am...there, I'm GONE! boo-hoo!"
UK Nick | 07.06.09 - 12:49 p

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Or the flip-side...

"I'm a maverick, and I say we just go ahead and nuke evil Iranians...we're going to go into Tehran and shake things up...are you ready for us to go shake things up in Tehran...Give me a U, give me an S, give me an A...what's that spell?...no, really, what's that spell?"
The Doo-dah Man | 07.06.09 - 1:43 pm | #

Just plain dumb.
Regor | 07.06.09 - 1:29 pm
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Yes, but exactly how dumb is she? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3...h?v=3kiW0S- LJvI

http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=P...feature=channel

You know, "dumb" may be a gross understatement for what Palin really is, but to be Fair & Balanced here, Palin may have stepped down simply to go back to Grade school and learn if Africa is a country or a continent.

;>))
Abby | 07.06.09 - 2:02 pm | #

Ya know the difference between a pit bull and a quitter? Lipstick!
Ya becha.

If the woman can't stand up to a few liberal, pinko (probably gay) media people, how the hell is she gonna stand up to the terrists and Demoncrat Congress?
1-20-2009 | 07.06.09 - 2:02 pm | #

I haven't read every comment here but I'm with anyone who said . .

Palin is a 'quitter'! Any bets on how long it will be before she starts at FOX?

Besides she rec'vd. a $7 million book deal to 'name names' and you can't do that while you're in public office! Duh, Cheney only got $2 million 'cause everyone knows his book will not contain one iota of truth!

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Liz PbD | 07.06.09 - 2:03 pm | #

She prefers to resign then to be thrown out of office for corruption.
NotSoFast | 07.06.09 - 2:08 pm | #

She prefers to resign then to be thrown out of office for corruption.
NotSoFast | | 07.06.09 - 2:08 pm |

Out of curiosity: does resignation put a stop to charges for corruption or abuse of power?
Bemused | 07.06.09 - 2:11 pm | #

Out of curiosity: does resignation put a stop to charges for corruption or abuse of power?
Bemused | 07.06.09 - 2:11 pm | #

I do not know, but her choice seems to be the lesser of 2 evils. It would be better for Moose America to blame "the Media" and Katie Couric's hardball questions, then to be caught with her hand in the cookie jar (again) as Governor.

I seriously wonder what she has done for the citizens of the state of Alaska. She talks to them like children, educating them on "Sewards Folly" and failing to give a clear answer on why she is resigning before the end of her term. They did elect her to run a full term, and she (despite her poor stewardship has not caused a complete calamity we know of yet) is letting them down.

These allegations of corruption existed when she was "tapped" by John McCain. They are finally catching up to her. Her greed will be her downfall.
NotSoFast | 07.06.09 - 2:31 pm | #

right...., it was the "liberal media elite" who drummed carabou barbie out of office. NOT!

Fox News Contributor Rips Into Palin: "The Woman Is Inarticulate, Undereducated" (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 20...s_n_226370.html

The Myth of How the Media Destroyed Palin
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ gr...a_b_226136.html

Sarah Palin Flashback: 'Whining' About Media Coverage 'Bothers Me' (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 20...i_n_225955.html
FreedomOfInformationAct | 07.06.09 - 3:22 pm | #

So I guess confirms Todd as being the more stable one in the relationship.

Poor guy.
Lakeview Greg | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 3:40 pm | #

According to Varney & Co., Palin didn't really quit – the “elite” media forced her out.
Ellen
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Give me a break, Varney. It wasn't the media who did Palin in (like other talking heads such as BOR have also claimed).

Palin was the cause of her own downfall. SHE blew it and she knows it. All this whining and blaming others is just her lashing out and being overly defensive. Did she forget her own advice to Hillary, hmm?


Palin: "Fair or unfair, I think she does herself a disservice to even mention it. You gotta to plow through that. You have to know what you're getting into -- which, I say this with all due respect to Hillary Clinton, and to her experience and to her passion for changing the status quo also -- but when I hear a statement like that coming from a woman candidate with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism or you know maybe a sharper microscope put on her, I think, 'man that doesn't do us any good' -- women in politics, women in general wanting to progress this country, I don't think it bodes well for her, a statement like that. Because, again, fair or unfair, it is there, I think that's reality, and I think it's a given. I think people can just accept that she is going to be under the sharper microscope. So be it. I mean, work harder, prove yourself to an even greater degree that you're capable, that you're going to be the best candidate, and that of course is what she wants us to believe at this point. So it bothers me a little bit hearing her bring that attention to herself on that level."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 20...i_n_225955.html



Looks like Caribou Barbie needs to follow her own effin' advice.

And it sounds like Varney is in luuuuv with Sarah. He's better be careful or else her other smitten boyfriend, little Freddy Barnes, is going to get jealous.

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dd | 07.06.09 - 4:14 pm | #

As usual the very perspicaceous Jesus General has the real motive all scoped out
"Alaska and I are parting ways for one reason and one reason only: if you love something wild, you must set it free. And then you shoot it and mount it on your wall. And yes, look at what I've done to Alaska. I shot it and I'm now going to mount it on my wall of the accomplishments that prove I'm ready for the presidency." To which a commenter added that the process of shooting it must involve chasing it to exhaustion with an aircraft before shooting it and watching it bleed bright red onto the pristine Alaskan snow only after which do you skin it, stuff it, and mount it on your wall.
Of course the palinistas have once again come boiling out of the hive like africanized bees( even if their queen cannot find Africa) and for the same reason; to protect the queen and hive.IMO it's all part of the disappointment they're still feeling over being denied unka Karl's "permanent republican majority". They and their's were supposed to be the overlords in this country for generations with caribou barbie as the template and exemplar of the good obedient faithful white American and they're not going to get over their mad any time soon truth I've observed in the christian hausfrau, but they were defeated by the forces of evile as exemplified by a mixed race man and they're not going to get over their mad any time soon.
I'm somewhat heartened by the truth I perceive in the old maxim that Those whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with the love of power. It applies to fux noise as well as to the palinistas and other residents of lower wingnuttistan.
donquijoterocket | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 4:43 pm | #

hear the new laughable spin?

Palin is no more a quitter than Obama who quit the Senate to run for (and win) the Presidency, Clinton who quit the Senate to be Sec of State, and other folks who quit one government job to help run the Federal Government.


hannity will go on on this tonight, you watch.
Yeah So What | 07.06.09 - 6:49 pm | #

hannity will go on on this tonight, you watch.
Yeah So What | 07.06.09 - 6:49 pm | #

Yep. And his stupid little mindless sheep will repeat the spin.
Visitor55 | 07.06.09 - 7:51 pm | #

GOP - Into The Darkness

28 years of acting like imbecilic brutish-louts has brought the GOPtards to a New Zenith - it now allows BlightWing Media to Mark For Assassination anyone it sees as impediments to it's goal of Righteous Despotism.

When The Rapture won't come fast enough just Start The Killing - Killer O'Reilly
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Kent Brockman | Homepage | 07.06.09 - 7:59 pm | #

Um, as a former Republican, I have to say the kind of disrespectful talk I see here convinces me that third party "losers" are just nicer to be with, thank you very much. I see Sarah as a decent woman who may be in a bit over her head and who has attracted inexplicable venom from the left, not because she is a great political threat, as a modern Reagan would be, but because she's a highly visible contradiction to the left's "evil establishment conservative" narrative. She is a true outsider to the political sewer system, actually loves her family, is not a racist, puts the lie to the pro-abortion propaganda that dehumanizes children like Trig, etc. I think she quit because she's basically an ordinary person who can't afford the costs of the legal carpet-bombing being conducted by the left's war machine without comparable support from the Republican establishment. She doesn't have that support because she's too conservative for where the Republican leadership is going. The isolation is fatal to her aspirations, and she knows it. So she's cutting her losses and getting out while there's still hope for a book deal bailout to cover her legal debts. That's my theory anyway. Time will tell. Meanwhile, if you think that trash-talking nice people will boost your electoral power, well, that's just a theory too, and frankly, I wouldn't bet too much of your hard earned political capital on it. Just remember, Lincoln was a third party candidate.
Springfield Reformer | 07.06.09 - 8:05 pm | #

Palin thought the founders wrote the Pledge of Allegiance. She didn't know the countries in NAFTA. She didn't know Africa was a continent. Even when asked the simplest of softball questions, she couldn't name a newspaper or magazine she read. When she speaks off the cuff, she babbles utter nonsense.
The question is not whether she was "trash-talked," whatever that's supposed to mean. The question is why this astoundingly, willfully, arrogantly ignorant woman was ever given a moment's credibility by anyone.
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ProfessorDuh | 07.06.09 - 8:55 pm | #

Springfield Reformer | 07.06.09 - 8:05 pm | #

Bwhahaha! You win the prize for the most right-wing talking points a palin apologist can fit in one rambling paragraph!

If your neocon goddess palin is such a tough old pit bull, why is she letting the "left's war machine" (what ever the hell that means) make her cut and run? Nope, neocon goddess palin is far from "ordinary". She's a corrupt neocon who has been in politics long enough to know how it all works. The truth is, she's a thin skinned idiot who has been caught in her own lies.

You neocons are fun-eeeeeee! What'll you come up with next? I can hardly wait to see.
Visitor55 | 07.06.09 - 10:01 pm | #

I think she quit because she's basically an ordinary person who can't afford the costs of the legal carpet-bombing being conducted by the left's war machine without comparable support from the Republican establishment.

Springfield Reformer | 07.06.09 - 8:05 pm
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HUH Reformer, don't you think when her lawyers came out and said they would take legal action against anyone saying anything deflamatory against her wouldn't cost her more in legal fees? Let's be real here.
john t | 07.06.09 - 10:27 pm | #

Springfield Reformer, do you really believe that people don't like Sarah Palin because she's just a nice lady who loves her family and isn't all that into politics?? After she told her rabid, stupid fans at McCain rallies that Obama "pals around with terrorists"? And after she traveled around Middle America telling people that small-town folks are the "real Americans" and essentially the rest of us are just elitist jerks who don't care about our country? And in her latest escapade, not merely getting upset with Letterman's joke about her daughter but implying that he's a pedophile? Sarah Palin is a vindictive idiot who will say anything to get ahead - unfortunately being too stupid to know when it's not working and she should listen to her advisers - and I have NO respect for her, nor any sympathy. If she really loves her family, she'll disappear from the spotlight for a very long time.
monkeyman | 07.06.09 - 11:36 pm | #

If she really loves her family, she'll disappear from the spotlight for a very long time.
monkeyman | 07.06.09 - 11:36 pm | #

Well, looks like neocon goddess palin doesn't want to disappear. Nor does she want to keep her family out of the spotlight.

palin takes her family fishing, and INVITES news correspondents to tag along.

http://www.mediabistro.com/ tvnew...hing_120896.asp

Now, does that look like a woman who wants to keep herself and family out of the spotlight? Or does that look like a woman who is trying to keep herself in the spotlight, while exploiting her family at the same time? You decide.
Visitor55 | 07.07.09 - 9:53 am | #

Springfield Reformer | 07.06.09 - 8:05 pm


Folks, I agree with P.T. Barnum in regard to this guy.
Satan | Homepage | 07.07.09 - 10:28 am | #

Springfield Reformer | 07.06.09 - 8:05 pm


"Folks, I agree with P.T. Barnum in regard to this guy."
Satan | Homepage | 07.07.09 - 10:28 am | #


Yes indeed--there's a sucker born every minute. And Springfield Reformer is certainly no exception.
Rich S | 07.07.09 - 12:01 pm | #

Springfield Reformer | 07.06.09 - 8:05 pm
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Spoken like a "real" Independent - of the O'Reilly kind.

I'll need some time to decide which rambling chock-full-of-RW-talking-points speech, wins the grand prize - yours above or Palin's resignation speech. At first glance, you haven't repeated as many talking points over and over again as she did in her speech but we'll see.

Don't call me, I'll call you.

;>))
Abby | 07.07.09 - 12:57 pm | #

"Um, as a former Republican, blah blah blah . . ."

Springfield Reformer | 07.06.09 - 8:05 pm | #

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Lemme guess: another "independent," right? Seems like they've come out of the woodwork ever since the election . . . thing is, I'm not impressed; after all, Bull OhReally claims he's "independent" . . .

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mj-still on the job | 07.07.09 - 1:40 pm | #

When the going got tough, Palin QUIT.

She's done.
woke | Homepage | 07.07.09 - 9:43 pm | #

No, not independent. I love this. I'm so out of the template you can't guess my party. BTW, if she was a "goddess" to me, I wouldn't have said she was in over her head. Some of you appear to have "selective reading syndrome." Y'all need to get out of your box more and meet some calm people. Betcha if ya met her in person, you wouldn't say those things to her face. I still say she's a decent person. I am a lawyer. I need better evidence of her alleged corruption than a never-ending stream of accusations from power-seeking lefties. I get that too, just for thinking on my own. Shucks, I get that just for existing. Do you guys ever listen to yourselves?
Springfield Reformer | 07.07.09 - 10:09 pm | #

Springfield Reformer: forgetting the alleged corruption, what I said about her stands. She said some reprehensible things on the campaign trail, inciting a great deal of unwarranted rage against Obama that quite frankly was scary to watch as it developed. At the same time, she was kept away from the media except for a very few select interviews, which exposed just how ignorant she was. That's where the bulk of the anti-Palin ire came from. The thought of a person like that being so close to the presidency - someone so malicious AND so ignorant - was disturbing to a lot of people. This is why people can't stand her, not because of "alleged corruption."
monkeyman | 07.08.09 - 2:14 am | #

Well, her accusations against Obama are only outrageous if untrue. The law of defamation allows truth as an absolute defense. His associations with Bill Ayers and others raise legitimate questions that, if alleged against a conservative, would be politically fatal. Example: If Bush had revealed he was a "family friend" of Bin Laden, would you think that was fair game for the expression "paling around?" I would, and because Ayers himself used exactly that expression of his relationship with Obama, its fair game for him too. Equal is as equal does.

As for her alleged "real Americans" comment, I wonder what you think about apologies, because she did apologize for the unintended inference of an unpatriotic elite, saying, "If that's the way it has come across, I apologize." So, parsing her statement, she's not admitting she believes small town America is the only bastion of true patriotism, but she is recognizing it could be taken that way. So if a politician admits a mistake, do we have to forgive them? I was told during the Clinton years this was a principled behavior of the left. OK. So this statement is off the table, right?

As for the Letterman sex joke, I happen to have clients in that area of the law. Did you know you can get on the sex registry, in some states for life, just for having a neighborhood child see you relieving yourself in your own backyard? It has happened. On the other hand, there are some very ugly things that go on between the wrong people, and hostility toward crude sexual humor and the venal mind it betrays is well justified. With such danger and reality behind this problem, it should be taken very seriously what you say about someone's sexual behavior.

For example, under the law of defamation, publicly spoken statements that falsely attack someone's sexual behavior are actionable as slander per se, so even if he meant Bristol, and even if he meant "voluntary," he still slandered a Palin daughter in a huge public venue. She has an easy win in court, even as a public figure. Was Palin wrong to publicly respond with innuendo of her own (she never literally called him a pedophile, but I agree she did insinuate it)? Probably, especially if she was sure Letterman was not speaking of Willow, or at least speaking of Bristol being voluntarily involved with A-Rod, conclusions a reasonable person might be able to draw.

But the Willow interpretation is reasonable too, and if that was her real understanding of the statement (and it may well have been, since that's who she was with at the game), her angry, defensive reaction is well within the predictable behavioral range of a mother defending her children. Believe me, some old, tasteless guy jokes in public about my underage daughter's sex life, the gloves are coming off. Did Palin's reaction go too far? Yes, I think so. Should Letterman have anticipated that kind of reaction? I think he was counting on it, what with ratings in the tank and all. Did he get what he deserved? No. He got mercy. She forgave him. She's a nice person. He's not. Simple.

So, here I am, still waiting for charges of *substance,* coupled with *clear and convincing evidence,* that she is this horrible, evil person. Being awkward in an interview may diminish the perception of one's competence, but it does not warrant barbaric personal attacks. That simply isn't rational. BTW, I hope you are aware that her Couric interview was set up by Nicole Wallace, who apparently ended up voting for O. Odd, isn't it? Knowing CBS was hostile territory and sending her in there without a demand for a live, unedited interview was stupid handling. It's like air-dropping a soldier into enemy territory with nothing but a pocket knife. Sharp as that knife might be, the result was predictable. Do I think she's a genius? No. Do I think she was set up to look worse than she really is? Yep. Should she be president? Well, apparently, genius is not required for the job, and a good teleprompter will fix the awkward audio, so no problem. :)
Springfield Reformer | 07.08.09 - 1:10 pm | #

"Knowing CBS was hostile territory and sending her in there without a demand for a live, unedited interview was stupid handling."
Springfield Reformer | 07.08.09 - 1:10 pm | #


Uh, excuse me--correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't CBS Corporation headed by that DIE HARD Bush backing Republican Sumner Redstone? In case you forgot, he also is CEO of Viacom, one of the BIGGEST MEDIA CONGLOMERATES IN THE WORLD. There you go again with your "liberal media" whining.
Rich S | 07.09.09 - 8:58 am | #

There you go again with your "liberal media" whining.
Rich S | 07.09.09 - 8:58 am | #

Yeah, Letterman's CBS and Rather's CBS were real friendly to conservatives. Forgive me for forgetting. I guess these UCLA profs are conservatives in disguise too:

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/...-UCLA- 6664.aspx

Who'd a thunk it.... Thanks for the "revelation."
Springfield Reformer | 07.09.09 - 11:30 am | #

YAWNSSSSSSSSSSSSSS


Poor Princess Palin..................and her whiney supporters.


SHE WAS BRUTALIZED!!!!!!!!!!!! SOMEONE ASKED WHAT BOOKS SHE READ!!!!!!!

SARA PALIN DID NOT NEED TO BE MADE TO LOOK INADEQUATE FOR THE JOB SHE WAS RUNNING FOR. SHE DID THAT ALLLLL HERSELF.

She may be a fine person away from the camera. I have no idea. That doesn't make per presidential material. Palin was not put under any more pressure than Hilary or Obama were under. They crucified hilary too........it goes with the territory. Palin couldn't handle the heat though. Such is life.

But to claim she was brutalized more than any other candidate is simply silly. Why do you think the Republican machine is also ignoring her??
hoode | 07.09.09 - 6:27 pm | #