Alaska Gov. Palin resigns, doesn't reveal plans
Originally published Friday, July 3, 2009 at 11:31 a.m.
Updated Friday, July 3, 2009 at 6:24 p.m.
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WASILLA, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
Palin, 45, and her staff kept her future plans shrouded in mystery, and it was unclear if the controversial hockey mom would quietly return to private life or begin laying the foundation for a presidential bid.
Palin's spokesman, David Murrow, said the governor didn't say anything to him about this being her "political finale." He said he interpreted Palin's comment about working outside government as reflecting her current job only.
"She's looking forward to serving the public outside the governor's chair," he said.
And Pam Pryor, a spokeswoman for Palin's political action committee SarahPAC, said the group continues to accept donations on its Web site, with an uptick in funds after Palin's announcement.
The announcement caught even current and former Palin advisers by surprise. Former members of the John McCain campaign team, now dispersed across the country, traded perplexed e-mails and phone calls.
But personal pressures have been mounting - scrutiny on her family, legal bills, ethics investigations and a running, public feud with McCain's camp that has flared up again.
In a hastily arranged news conference at her home in suburban Wasilla, Palin said she will formally step down July 26, and Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the governor's picnic in Fairbanks. She said she had decided against running for re-election as Alaska's governor, and believed it was best to leave office even though she had two years left to her term.
"Many just accept that lame duck status, and they hit that road. They draw a paycheck. They kind of milk it. And I'm not going to put Alaskans through that," she said.
The 2008 vice presidential nominee was seen as a likely presidential contender in 2012 and had proved formidable among the party's base. But the last week brought a highly critical piece in Vanity Fair magazine, with unnamed campaign aides questioning if Palin was ever really prepared for the presidency. The backbiting continued with follow-up articles recounting the nasty infighting that plagued her failed bid. Her advisers sniped with other Republicans, underscoring the deeply divided GOP looking for its next standard bearer.
Meghan Stapleton, Palin's personal spokeswoman, shot down speculation that ranged wildly from Palin dropping out of politics altogether to eyeing runs against fellow Alaska Republicans U.S. Rep. Don Young and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Palin's comment about serving outside government refers to the present, she said.
Stapleton, however, said it's too early to say whether Palin would seek the presidency. In the meantime, the governor will continue to work "toward effecting positive change as a citizen without a title right now," she said.
"Her vision is what's best for Alaska, which translates into what's best for America," Stapleton said.
Palin's resignation, timed on the eve of the July 4 holiday when many Americans had already begun a three-day weekend, seemed designed to avoid publicity. She alluded to how she could help change the country and help military members - code that she didn't think her time on the national stage was over.
One senior Palin adviser, who spoke to the family in recent days, described the governor and her husband as tired of the constant media scrutiny. Nevertheless, the adviser was shocked to hear Palin's announcement Friday.
A longtime confidant who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, the adviser counseled the Palins that leaving government was politically unwise, but the governor was resolute.
Though the announcement touched off a flurry of speculation among Democrats and Alaska political bloggers that Palin had been drawn into one of the many criminal investigations that have upended Alaska politics in recent years, the adviser reported seeing no evidence of such an investigation and said if one is under way, then Palin has kept it to herself and it would be yet another surprise to supporters.
Jerry McBeath, a veteran political science professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, called the pending resignation a "smart move," both for Palin and the state.
But political analyst Larry Sabato, in Charlottesville, Va., said Palin's announcement left many confused. "I think it eliminates her from serious consideration for the presidency in 2012."
Palin said her family weighed heavily in her decision.
"I polled the most important people in my life, my kids, where the count was unanimous," she said. "Well, in response to asking, 'Hey, you want me to make a positive difference and fight for all our children's future from outside the governor's office?' It was four yeses and one 'Hell, yeah!" And the 'Hell, yeah' sealed it."
Palin's decision not to seek re-election was a familiar one for a potential presidential candidate. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney chose not to seek another term as he geared up for an unsuccessful 2008 presidential bid. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has announced he won't seek another term, giving him plenty of free time ahead of a potential 2012 bid.
Palin emerged from relative obscurity nearly a year ago when she was tapped as then Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate.
She was a controversial figure from the start, with comedian Tina Fey famously imitating her elaborate updo and folksy "You betcha!" on "Saturday Night Live."
In the presidential race, Palin became the butt of talk-show jokes and Democratic criticism after news broke that the Republican Party had spent $150,000 or more on a designer wardrobe, accessories and hair and makeup services for her. The high-end spending spree contrasted with the down-to-earth image she sought to craft for herself and became an unwelcome issue for the McCain campaign.
She didn't leave the limelight once McCain lost the presidency. She recently led a public spat with "Late Show" host David Letterman over a joke he made about one of her daughters being "knocked up" by New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez during the governor's recent visit to New York. Palin's 18-year-old daughter, Bristol, is an unwed, teenage mother. Letterman later apologized for the joke.
Palin also complained that her 14-month-old son, Trig, who was diagnosed with Down's syndrome, had been "mocked and ridiculed by some mean-spirited adults recently." She didn't elaborate.
Fred Malek, a Republican strategist who has advised Palin over the past year, said Palin was "really unhappy with the way her life was going."
"She felt that the pressures of the job combined with her family obligations and the demands and desires to help other Republican candidates led her to decide not to run again. Once that decision was made, she realized, why not do it now and let the lieutenant governor take over and get a head start on his election," Malek said.
Palin's move also prompted speculation among bloggers and critics that the governor was facing a looming political crisis or embarrassment.
"There's got to be something below the surface that's about ready to come to the surface that quite potentially she just didn't want to deal with as governor," said Andrew Halcro, a Palin critic who lost the 2006 gubernatorial race to her.
There is, for example, a pending public records request from Linda Kellen Biegel, an Anchorage blogger who is seeking e-mails showing an effort by the Palin administration to smear her critics including those filing ethics complaints against the governor. Biegel, whose own ethics complaint was dismissed, also is seeking an investigation into the financial profits to the Palin family from racing sponsors of Palin's husband, Todd, in the 2,000-mile Iron Dog snowmobile race.
"There may be embarrassing things in there. I don't know," Biegel said. "I'm just as baffled as a lot of people."
Stapleton, Palin's spokeswoman, dismissed the rumors of damaging news on the horizon.
"No truth whatsoever. Period," she wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "Just more nonsense from the same people who choose to waste state resources."
Palin was first elected in 2006 on a populist platform. But her popularity has waned as she became embroiled in partisan politics following her return from the presidential campaign. Her term would have ended in 2010.
Palin expressed frustration with her current role as governor.
"I cannot stand here as your governor and allow the millions of dollars and all that time go to waste just so I can hold the title of governor," Palin said, referring to the alleged impact of multiple ethics complaints against her, most of which have been dismissed.
Palin remaining as governor is not good for Alaska, given the "political bloodsport" by her critics, Stapleton said. Stepping down is a "fighter's move," Stapleton said, essentially Palin stepping around political barriers in her way and pursuing her vision.
Palin's announcement comes after several recent blows to the Republican party. Ensign, a member of the Christian ministry Promise Keepers, stepped down from the Senate Republican leadership last month after admitting he had an affair for much of last year with a woman on his campaign staff who was married to one of his Senate aides. Ensign later disclosed he had helped the woman's husband get two jobs during the affair.
A government watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, wants the Senate ethics committee and the Federal Election Commission to investigate.
Just days after news of Ensign's affair broke, Sanford admitted an affair with a woman in Argentina. Some lawmakers are now calling for his resignation. Before the admission, Sanford had been missing from the state for five days visiting his lover. He had slipped his security detail, lied to his staff about where he was and failed to transfer power to the lieutenant governor in case of a state emergency.
The party's troubles seem to have left two prominent 2012 prospects, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and 2008 presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, unscathed, however.
Palin has the potential to make far more money in the private sector than the $125,000 or so she has been making as governor.
Palin already had a deal with publisher HarperCollins to produce her memoirs, with publication planned for next spring. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Six-figure book deals are common for high-profile political figures.
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Holy ****!
Oh my! What are the Palin haters going to do now? Now they'll have 'double-depression', no more Bush or Palin to complain about. I wonder who will be their next big "target" for their 'political anxiety syndrome'.....
GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you NewsMiner for getting this info out quickly...even though the details are still very sketchy. CNN reporting that she is resigning in a few weeks. She didn't take any comments from reporters at the Press Conference.
Awaiting for more info anxiously.....
@JETorres you really think the people who don't like bush and palin are SAD to see them go? You have it all wrong my friend.
What are the Palin-istas / Palin-bots going to do ? I'm very concerned.
Well that mule only had to be hit in the head about 1000 times before it learned........
Great, Governor Parnell... can't wait.
GOOD RIDDANCE!
anotheralaskan ...you are not concerned...you're a smart A** and that's all
Can we all say goodbye gas line. Best to her and her family. They put up with enough BS for a life time.
She's going to run against Obama in 2012. And probably beat him handily after he's spent an entire term running this country into the ground.
Oh, heck, that's right...we will have the simpering wimp, Parnell in there. Oh, well....the Legislature will just ignore him for the pale shadow he is and run things as they want. He always looks like he's on the verge of breaking into tears and I suspect if they speak harshly to him they'd better have a box of hankies arund. You didn't seriously think Sarah would put someone with a spine in that office, did you?
Aw, the lazy, wonderful days of summer when I can contemplate an America without George Bush in office and an Alaska without Sarah Palin running things into the ground.
However, in case Prospector and NotPC are worried, I understand Rush Limbaugh is going to finance a special shrine being built in Wasilla where the few remaining faithful can come to worship and sacrifice things such as dignity, integrity, and common sense at her golden feet.
Sic semper tyrannis, eh, fellers?
Wow!!!! You can knock me over with a feather. Well, I'll be up on Sunday...look forward to hearing more. Go figure.
junestag, of course you are. People like you (and artie) need a outlet for your hatred and bitterness.
This is not good for Alaska. I don't have anything against Parnell, but I don't think he'll be as good as Sarah.
The decision to run against Obama in 2012 is NOT her's to make. She has to convence the GOP that she is still worthy of a nomination in the primaries.
This is a positive for Alaska, she hasn't been doing an justice for our state. Tired of seeing her on TV in other states.
It's got to be something more than this. Why would she be all emotional and quitting so early? No, there's more to it. SOmething is up. I hope it isn't a health issue. But no, something isn't adding up here. We'll learn in time, but no, the 2012 election is too far off for this -- and I think quitting now just killed her chances anyway for a national run.
Maybe she will be smart and go into radio and television. Write books be the beacon for women conservatives. This gets her family out of the intrusive public eye. There is no need for hatred its okay to agree to disagree. Like my mom said if you don't have anything good to say don't say anything at all. Good luck Governor, best wishes and gods speed.
@junestag: I didn't implied you'll be sad. But what are you going to do now? Who are you going to be bitching about? Who's your and the medias' next big target for negative publicity?
dobie,
You are very fortunate to have an outlet such as the newsminer for your hate and fear-mongering...
I don't have an outlet like that, because I am civil. Besides that, newsminer would delete most my comments I have reserved for you. Any time, just let me know who you are, I will gladly meet with you and tell them to your face.
Sorry, stannie, that you had to find out the hard way that your "Barracuda" is in reality just a little goldfish....or should I say "golddigger fish"?
After all this talk throughout her term that she was a "governor full-time" and how devoted she is to serving as Alaska's leader, we now see she is using the exact excuse I earlier predicted she would use, almost to the very words. She is so obvious....!
First, we deloused America of George Bush and now we have done the same for Alaska with Sarah Palin. My, my, my....and poor stannie has to live through it all. Merry Christmas, stannie!
As joyous as they may seem, you all better believe this isn't the last we've seen of Palin.
What she is doing is laying the path for a presidential run in 2012. With Utah's John Ensign and S.C.'s Mark Sanford gone (both were strong contenders for the 2012 nomination) she is siezing this opportunity.
She said at the news conference that she could better serve out of state in the Lower 48. Expect her to make the rounds, raising money, pandering to the flyover states and the babies, guns and jesus crowd.
She isn't gone, she's just changing her tactics. You betcha.
Good riddance.
Gee, Ponderous....and if you are so "civil" why would the NM delete your bon mots of wisdom? Heck, you're beginning to even sound like Sarah, your beloved.
But, I can understand your frustration and the need you have to express it however you can. You hitched your wagon to the Palin star and now she is dumping you just like she has dumped others when she has finished using them. Gol, but that has to be immensely hard to swallow.
BTW, do you need a map to the Limbaugh shrine for the Palin-deprived? Might help you in these days of wonder and light as you ponder, weak and weary.....
I think SlyArctic has a good lead on Sarah's ambitions. Either that or she has been offered a good radio or tv deal. Regardless, she has shown, now, what she truly thinks of public service to Alaska. It's just a steppingstone to whatever Sarah wants.
If she runs for the pres., as is quite possible, she will likely be up against Romney or Huckabee. Romney could probably grind her into the ground as he reveals one injurious news item after another about her. And Huckabee can "out-church" her any day of the week. That leaves only her rabblerousing and while that will play to a small segment of the Republicans, most of the mainstream Republicans are getting sick and tired of her dog-and-pony show.
Finally, after almost 3 years, Sarah is finally doing something good for Alaska!
Tis a sad day for Alaska.
I have only lived here a couple of years; can anyone tell me anything about soon-to-be-Governor Parnell? Thank you.
ktsue, Lt Governor Parnell hasn't done as good a job as Mrs. Palin has, otherwise, he'd be hacked to death by the media and looney lefties like Dobie and Willowgal and the likes. Maybe he will in the future?
Enough time between now and the open season which will probably be a flop next July to be able to put the blame on Parnell. No wonder Parnell was so emotional, he has just become the scarifical lamb of Alaska. Oil companies are probably cheering this news, means they can sit on the gas for the next forty years.
Whoah, didn't see this coming!
Despite my vascillating sentiment about her politics, leave her alone with her family.
Would any of us need more?
Blessings Governor Palin and Family.
Babi
You who can't quit calling her stupid and take every chance to berate her are just as stupid as those who would follow her off a cliff if asked.
Whatever happened to developing a firm political opinion without resorting to zealotry or the handicap of unchecked emotions?
she's tired of being governor??? she doesn't want to be a lame duck??? assuming there is no legitimate health issue here, she has once again shown she is a DINGBAT.
she is off to the FOXNOISE channel!!!!
HOOOOOORAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, can't say I'll miss her!
This is a sad day for Alaska. Hopefully you all will realize what you had once she is gone. I know I wouldn't put up with all the b/s and ridiculous ethics complaints. It's just not worth it.
What happy news this is. I can't wait to see how the drama unfolds.
What's equally shocking is she actually held a press conference and didn't tell everyone on her Twitter account.
<<<<<She's going to run against Obama in 2012. And probably beat him handily>>>>>
right..........americans LOVE to elect quitters.
but, if you say so.......
so, take ALL your money and send it to her PAC, do it NOW, RIGHT NOW!!!!
CNN has more details: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/03/p...
and, america has been made a safer place today.
OMG, who's going to break the news to Briseno?
She probably needs more time with the ghostwriter of her book, or maybe she couldn't think of an ending and this is it. Notice this is on CNN's breaking news page. That means lots of coverage! Good thinking, Sarah!
I am going to miss Sarah Palin as our Governor! I guess all the Palin-Haters got their wishes answered but at what price?
Yeah, she's quitting because of all the attacks... right... Are you kiddin' me? She's quitting so she can devote ALL her time to campaigning for president, and anybody who can't see that needs to get their eyes (and heads) examined. Give me a break.
And if she thought the criticism was harsh here in her own state, I can't wait to hear her complain about the criticism from outside. Palinistas unite! It's gonna be a very bumpy ride.
Even if she wants to run for Pres. no one will see much of her, what with so few votes in all of Alaska, it wouldn't be worth her time.
Notice she's quitting before a 3-day weekend. I guess she takes her job as seriously as a teen who works at McDonald's or Walmart. "But I don't WANT to go back on Monday! I'm gonna quit."
Real professional, for a governor!
Let's face it Alaska, Sarah is just too big for our little state. A woman this charismatic shouldnt be burdened with our provincial problems (Yukon River flooding) and trivial aspirations (gas line). We must allow her realize her ambitions in national politics where she can also quit in the middle of (not) making progress on her political agenda. With her resume full of resignations (2009 governorship, 2004 Oil and Gas Commission), she will make an ideal opponent for the democrats in 2012. Go dems!
wow... that must of been some trip to Kosovo!
God bless you Sarah Palin and good luck in future endeavors.
glow, drama was her demise.
I like to think she a had few brains behind that beautiful face. Okay, I honestly admit I believe this to be true.
Ladies, ours is a long, uphill trudge...with those of who ever chose to pursue a life out side of the home, gladly carreying our family on our backs.
Kind of a sad day.
MrsS
How can one claim to be ready to be President, vice-President, in light of the inability to follow through with a four year commitment to a state?
I'm disappointed that I voted for this individual, given this result.
Jay is the happiest man in the world right now.
Hello folks i am takening all bets on a run for presdent and taken all bets on she will put obama right back in office. I am sorry to say this is a really sad day for alaska,its just proves that you cannot trust anyone any more. i know Sarrah made a lot of mistakes, but she didn't know better. and the meda ruined her, and saturday night live finsh her and Kattie Kurick c.b.s news put the end to her because of smale town experence, Sad Sad Sad because who do you trust anymore ?????
i really wish she was quitting to focus on her family, or even to host a fox news talk show.
i really fear she is dumb enough to seriously try for a 2012 nomination. the woman is embarrassingly stupid and is making a mockery of alaskans in the eyes of the nation the way bush's second term made a mockery of america in the eyes of the world.
Alaska has had it's brief moment of national publicity with Palin. Soon Alaska will return to be that little state next to Hawaii on the weather map. No one will care one way or the other what is happening up here. gee, the comments will soon be a few a day and those who live in other states will move on to other newspapers. Hope Alaska liked it's fifteen minutes of glory, soon we will be back to normal and no one will care one way or the other about alaskan politics.
Hey, maybe now the Bush and Palin haters can focus on what matters and realize how much more screwed the country is getting from electing Obama and not caring to scrutinize one bit his decisions!
Nah, that would make too much sense. They'll just keep focusing and speculating about Palin and her run in 2012, trying hard to make sure she doesn't dethroned their Beloved.....
Jay is a bit of a jerk.
MrsS
Whatever she pursues from here she will succeed in.
Best wishes to the Palin family!
I think this is a poor decision and firthermore a poor display of leadership. If she did it to clear the way for a potential run at President in 2012, this is not the way to go about business.
@Grumpy1: Wow, how many brain cells did it take for you to come up with that (negative, of course) speculation. Just wow.....
I'm sure next you'll say she quit during the summer so she can go fishing too! Mind-boggling, what hate does to the mind of people......
Bullwinkle the Moose is available...and he's a lot smarter!!
It's funny how her detractors and complaint filers think it was all because of them that she resigned.
If that's true, then that would be along the same lines that Obama got to be senator, by disqualifying all the opponents and how he got elected to president by smearing the opposition.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!!
YES! whoot.
Thank you for your service Governor Palin. Sad too see how the media has beaten you and your family since the presidential campaign. No parent would wish that on their children. Best of luck to you and your family. Mr. Parnell is a very Alaska conscious man I am sure he will do a good job for us. It is sad that the lower 48er's are affecting our politics here in Alaska now.
@JP_offroader: No. If you read the press release and see the video, she says why she did it. Obviously, many people would keep the tradition of believing what they want to believe.... Even if she's running for president later on, that's still not the reason she did this from what I can tell but whatever, believe what you want....
JETorres: I'm apparently not the only one thinking it. This is EXTREMELY unprofessional and an inappropriate way to go about doing things. People voted for her to get a job done and she quits 1/2 way through?
""I think people are going to be very suspicious because of the timing. You don't quit on the Friday of a three-day holiday. If you are going to do this, you think it through, you give a good speech," Rollins said."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/03/p...
I wish her and her family well, I think this is a very sad day....
Most of you will not be happy no matter who holds the office, you just needed an outlet for spite. You will be tearing Parnell apart in a few wks and will be just a repeat of all the gripping.
Hope this doesn't bode another generation of the 'Good Ol' Boy' system again...
browneye mews -- "First, we deloused America of George Bush and now we have done the same for Alaska with Sarah Palin."
as if Greenwalt had anything to do with either Bush or Palin. As it turns out, you are nothing. The USC prevented Bush from running for a third term (watch and see how Obama deals with this in the future; his statements on Honduran politics is quite indicative of his beliefs, or lack, in the rule of law) and Palin has her own mind. As usual, liberals claim credit for events that they have no control over.
Something smells funny. You don't resign unexpectedly as govenor because you are going to run for president.
Maybe she should pose for Playboy next ???
Palin gearing up for Lisa's seat in 2010?
Uh?, P_Davenport..there is medication and counceling available.
Till then, deap breathes...slooow, deep breathes.
MrsS
What a shame.... to all you Palin haters well, I hope you are happy. There are some real idiots that write here, and you are some of them.
To the rest, I just watched Sarah Palin resign on the news. Said the frivolous lawsuits, at no expense to those filing them, are costing the state millions, and her and Todd personally have $500,000 in debt for lawyers... what sick twisted people that file lawsuits JUST to cause problems! ALL of the lawsuits have been cleared! It was meant to be a waste of time and money, which it was of both. She said within a month she was passing the job on to Parnell. She did not address any plans for the future, except she noted that unlike some "lame duck" elected officials, she will not sit back and take a pay check for being able to do nothing. The legislature causes her a lot of grief right now. She said she will not sit and do nothing - as a fishermen, she said, she and Todd know that only dead fish do nothing. Live fish swim.
I hope she is indeed gearing up to challenge Obama. He is making a terrible mess of the country. And it ain't over yet. If he gets the votes he needs on things, I for one will be in a secession movement for our state!
NO GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED HEALTHCARE!
LEAVE MY SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS ALONE!
NO ENERGY TAXES BASED ON GLOBAL WARMING AND CO2 CRAP!!!
HE is already trying to accomplish those and many more things to destroy this country and make us a Socialist nation! We already owe our souls to the Chinese!!!
Blessings to you Governor Palin. May God continue to bless you in whatever you choose to do from here on out.
North end of a Southbound Mule. She's only been in 2 years and she quitting??? Pulllleeze-----
-Don't the screen door hit you in the Donkey!
aww Davenport ya missed a few:
11. She is doing a pictoral for Playboy.
12. The sworn statements of her having an affair are being made public.
13. She needs to go to the lower 48 to run her presidental campagain.
14. She is doing a pitoral for Hustler.
15. The ethichs commitee was getting the noose ready.
15. she is doing a pictoral for Penthouse.
16. She is a quitter!!!!
You Palin haters don't have a leg to stand on. You can't even remember why you hate so much or can't even cite specific issues where you disagree and how would you've done it differently. Just keep on reciting the liberal mantra of hate against anything that's not on your side 100%.
<<<<Uh?, P_Davenport..there is medication and counceling available.>>>>
maybe the DINGBAT can avail herself of that. the only thing she is "gearing up" for is a stay at a mental health facility. face-it all you who get all warm and squishy thinking about her, she is mentally unstable.
I hope she leaves the spineless GOP also and hook up with Jesse Ventura at a run, since she is independent minded and since every one else in DC sleeps with Mr. Frankfurter..
i guess this means she won't be around to "progress" our state any more..... ;)
@Grumpy1: They're looking in too deep in the wrong areas and reasons, as usual trying to fabricate more negative fodder (to put it lightly).
So it would've made it better if she would've announced it in the middle of the week? And by the way, the one DETAIL you and the Communist News Network might've not noticed, she DIDN'T QUIT yet! That was just an announcement! She'll officially quit in a few weeks!
GET IT? SHE DIDN'T QUIT YET! She'll still be at work on Monday.
The echo chamber of liberal morons so-called journalists at CNN never ceases to amaze.....
Oh, FairbanksLady, please don't feel sorry for her. And this: "...she noted that unlike some "lame duck" elected officials, she will not sit back and take a pay check for being able to do nothing" is the biggest lie of all.
American Heritage Dictionary definition of a lame duck:
1. n.
a. An elected officeholder or group continuing in office during the period between failure to win an election and the inauguration of a successor.
b. An officeholder who has chosen not to run for reelection or is ineligible for reelection.
2. An ineffective person; a weakling.
Well, maybe she is that last thing...
There is a god.
definition of a DINGBAT: a person who CUTS AND RUNS. (some leader.....)
Maybe a big part of it was the $500K in personnal costs to set the record straight on the frivolous complaints? It was only about twice her salary as governor for the last two years. At that rate maybe she couldn't afford the job anymore? Who could?
Well, what do you know. She finally acknowledges what we knew all along: She can best serve the Alaskan people by not being governor.
P_D...you ramble.
Sometimes with reason.
Have a safe 4th.
MrsS
I think Palin finally had enough of the political bullsh!t. It's a shame that people had to drag her innocent chidren into all of this as well as continually attack her over meaningless crap. I swear, some people can be so ignorant, childish and immature.
<<<<<<Maybe a big part of it was the $500K in personnal costs to set the record straight on the frivolous complaints>>>>>
are you joking? she's taken in hundreds of thousands in her defense fund and has million(s?)+ book deal.
and, now she is going to make millions with speeches and her TV show on FOXNOISE.
"I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.'"
Bengel - "I think Palin finally had enough of the political bullsh!t. It's a shame that people had to drag her innocent chidren into all of this as well as continually attack her over meaningless crap. I swear, some people can be so ignorant, childish and immature."
STOP IT! She quit midstream because she sees brighter horizons elsewhere, for God's sake! It has nothing to do with what the little people say. Stop being so foolish! It's all about her!!!
2 down 1 to go!!! look out Don Young your next!!! wait the U.S.S.A. will come after you next year when your up for a relection!!! & with him out of the way I will control the Auto Indust. ABC news(the official news agency of our Soviet States) the Alaskan oil feilds.
OBAMHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I sold your _ _ _ to the Chinese a.k.a. (lil'HITLER-his RAP alter ego) you know how all the cool people gotta have nicknames snoop dog,P-diddy,dime-bag,vanilla ice (sic B_ _ _ _ _ _ '_) that our Television & news agency glorify then villify those who emulate them. I say the real criminals are the one's doing the reporting!!! THEY SHOULD be held RESPONSIABLE for what spews forth from their mouths or Pens!!!!!! YOU WANTED CHANGE!!! WAIT to you see what you get.
Times like these make me proud to be a Democrat. She PLAAAAAYED all y'all, and all Alaskans. Recall Parnell!
I think that it is completely irresponsible and morally wrong to run for office, win the vote, and then turn around and resign without good cause (for example an unanticipated serious illness or a death in the family).
Sorry goldstream. I forgot about the others that also thought the complaints were BS, and sent money.I missed the show deal on foxnews. Where did you find that deal with the figures? I figure the book deal is coming. I didn't realize all of those things you mentioned are here already. Where is all your sources for these facts?
Thanks for the extra $1200 last year Sarah. Nobody else wanted us to have it but you gave it to us anyway. THAT is how you stimulate the economy.
dobie certainly lives up to his definition:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.ph...
May I suggest a name for Sarah's upcoming biography?
"The Little Engine That Couldn't."
P_Davenport
Thank you for your postings.
Lot's of jealous women saying "good riddance" I see. Hmmm wonder why that is?
The governor has made a good decision for herself and for Alaska. Plainly there were too many distractions which hurt Alaska and I guess she's realized that it would be better for herself and for the state.
We can all guess on all her reasons for this decision. However, history will provide answers which are at best only speculation - however much we think our opinions are correct.
I think those who are slamming her would be best to just lay off and take the decision for what it is worth. Irrespective of our feelings, it is best for the state that our governor resigns and moves on - I appreciate and respect that decision.
"Lot's of jealous women saying "good riddance" I see. Hmmm wonder why that is?"
Because they are tired of knowing that their husbands/boyfriends thinking she is hawt. Here is news to them... she will may not be Governor... but she will still be hawt. ;-)
<<<<<<Sorry goldstream. I forgot about the others that also thought the complaints were BS, and sent money.I missed the show deal on foxnews. Where did you find that deal with the figures? I figure the book deal is coming. I didn't realize all of those things you mentioned are here already. Where is all your sources for these facts?>>>>>>
remember, one of the complaints was the one she filed herself! and, she has yet to release an accounting of her costs. i'll bet HER complaint was the most costly. i'm glad you sent money to her. send MORE, do it TODAY!
the book deal was announced sometime ago, she signed a contract — you might want to do a google. (funny enough, now that she is CUTTING AND RUNNING, she won't have to release the details of that contract, some coincidence, eh?)
the FOXNOISE allegation is speculation.
So the haters think this was not in Alaska's best interest, or are you just complaining out of habit?
What a fruitcake!
In the immortal words of Nelson from "The Simpsons"...
HA HA!! [me pointing finger]
Palin knew she wasn't good enough for Alaska, and that her bluff had been called by everyone who saw what a phony she was. She hadn't been our governor since that fateful day the phone rang and John McCain put her on the map. Seeing that the next election is still three years away, I'm pretty sure its a bit early to start campaigning. Hell, even Hillary Clinton hasn't hit the ground running yet.
My guess is that Palin has enough money in the bank at this point to live high off the hog forever, and take good care of her family. Alaska be damned, let the lieutenant governor run it. What's his name again?
So, to quote the good doctor...
Free at last, FREE AT LAST, thank god almighty, I'm free at last...
goldstream101; "I'm glad you sent money to her."
Wow there you go again goldstream. Making an assumption. I didn't send any money to her or anyone else for that matter. If I had it still wouldn't have been any of your concern.
Yeah. Now that she quit. The book deal is no longer any of your concern either is it?
Aaaaand..... she's done.
Wow. You guys sure know how to pick 'em. :)
Here are my predictions. Either there is a big scandal coming down the pipe that she hopes to avoid by quitting OR she STILL plans on running for the presidency on the Republican Culture of Victimhood platform. And it doesn't surprise me that some on here are already jumping on the 'Woe is us' and 'darn those meanie libs!' bandwagon.
Unfortunately for Sarah, Americans hate a quitter. Who the HELL is advising this woman??
Dear Princess Palin,
You service to Alaska has been an abysmal display of teenage drama, dragging down the image of an Alaskan women hook, line and sinker. I for one am thrilled that you have finally realized that you are doing all Alaskans a disservice in pursuing your national agenda on our time and money!
Thank you for the laughs, the one liners and making a damn fool of yourself and your family!
Don't let the door hit you in the arse on your way out!
If hairy was stupid, OP would be 70s porn.
Re the gas line issue.. at least she did something!
I notice the oil companies and Democrats both hate her.
Talk about strange political bed fellows! A gay marriage? [1]
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How many are ready to return to living in Alaska as a true last frontier. Gas is a myth, oil is running out and Obama won't have to give a single penny to this State now that Palin is moving on.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see, Tuna...
Good comeback, BTW!
Messsage to Governor Palin,
Sarah, thanks for being a Governor that did what you said you would do. Thanks for standing up to the oil companies like no other Governor ever has. Thanks for annoying Socialist Liberal Democrats like no one else on the planet. Please keep annoying them from a larger stage. It should be a lot of fun. GOOD LUCK.
Her "I'm quitting" speech is rambling, breathless, and bizarre. Screeching baby in the background. I swear the ducks started quacking louder when she started talking about being a lame duck.
Does this mean that the folks she fired this week aren't fired after all?
I must admit great disappointment. I hope she does not plan on running for the Presidency. I know I can't vote for a quitter...
What a shame for Alaska.
I may not be a Palin fan, but I sure didn't peg her as a quitter. Where does this leave AK? That's what I care about. WTF????
.....glow......Give the kid a break! Maybe he was just tired of listening to her. Ducks? Altogether now (birds of a feather!) Happy July 4th everyone!
<< I didn't send any money to her or anyone else for that matter.>>>>
my mistake. thanks for the catching it.
<<<<<Yeah. Now that she quit. The book deal is no longer any of your concern either is it?>>>>>>
i mentioned it only to quiet YOUR concern about her finances.
Good riddance to the Nattering Ninny from Nome!
There has been a lot of comments on here along the lines of "Well, I hope you Palin haters are happy."
I don't hate Palin but she scares the #### outta me. The woman is obviously deranged. The American Psychatric Association diagnosis that fits is Histrionic Personality Disorder. Here's a couple of symptoms:
-- is uncomfortable in situations in which he or she is not the center of attention
-- displays rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions
-- has a style of speech that is excessively impressionistic and lacking in detail
-- shows self-dramatization, theatricality, and exaggerated expression of emotion
This woman's speech is so disorganized with ideas going every which way, with lots of 'alsos' and 'toos' thrown in seemingly at random, and this bimbo presumably has a degree in communications.
Then there is the matter of her religious addiction, which i will not even elaborate on. I am a Christian myself, but the religous stuff she spewn is from way out there in whackoland.
Farwell, Sarah. Credible thou never wert.
the happiest guy on the planet today????? Yup....Obama. Bring it in Sarah.....looser!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the memories, Sarah. I laughed, I cried, I blogged. I stayed up late at night reading of your latest diva exploits. I met new friends on the News-Miner comment section. You stirred hundreds of thousands to register to vote this year, some of whom never voted before. They registered so they could vote against you, Sarah. You were the single most important factor in Obama's win. Thanks for the good times, Governor. See you at the picnic.
Sure try to take all the attention again, dont let Michael Jackson have any more headlines and do it on the BIGGEST weekend of the YEAR, we see how you are....lol
Thought you libs would be happy about a Palin that knows when to pull out.
Samm - "...she will may not be Governor... but she will still be hawt. ;-)" Yeeaahh... if you like 'em vindictive, mean, and not too bright. I like my gf sweet and smart.
A little digging brings up a possible federal investigation into embezzlement from a trust fund by the Palins and an IRS investigation into undeclared income via interest-free loans.
I don't care if she really did just decide she didn't want to be governor anymore, I am just glad she is gone.
She doesn't have a hope of running for president in 2012, she doesn't have a prayer of winning a Congressional seat in Alaska she was doomed if she sought reelection as governor.
On July 26th I will no longer give a rats ass about Sarah Palin.
hpk 7/3/2009, 3:15 p.m. Suggest removal the happiest guy on the planet today????? Yup....Obama. Bring it in Sarah.....looser!!!!!!!!
Ummmm, what is a "looser"?
tbear: You said: "Thanks for the extra $1200 last year Sarah. Nobody else wanted us to have it but you gave it to us anyway. THAT is how you stimulate the economy."
First of all, the legistature voted for that payment.
Second, it wasn't Palin's idea:
"The idea for a people's payment, however, originated in January with Haines Republican Rep. Bill Thomas, a commercial fisherman who suggested a $1,000 rebate, saying he was moved by a legally blind and diabetic friend forced to cut firewood for lack of money to buy heating fuel."
Third, did you pay taxes on that and the PFD? I did, and it ate up my refund, and then some.
.... well, it will be interesting to see what the rest of the story is.
Pavel, please cite your source.
Aurorowatcher wrote "This is not good for Alaska. I don't have anything against Parnell, but I don't think he'll be as good as Sarah."
Aurorawatcher - my pet rock would be a better governor than Palin. C'mon, you all know the song - "Ding, dong, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la la la la, Ding, dong, la evil la la la...."
Great joke TunaFingers...my favorite comment in weeks!
And if she would've stick around being a "lame duck" after saying she won't run for re-election, the same people would be bitching about it. She can't do anything right by some people, hence the "hater" label they deserve....
Damn if you do, damn if don't.
No good deed goes unpunished.
That's the way it goes with the liberals when you're not on their lunatic side....
I hope the Secret Service will start protecting Tina Fey. We are going to need her again.
Unfortunately for Sarah, Americans hate a quitter.
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Yep. Didn't Obama quit the Illinois state legislature to become a federal legislator; and then didn't he campaign to quit the war in Iraq and then quit the Senate to become POTUS?
JETorres: "She didn't quit yet!"
How well do you work after giving your two-week notice (if you even do?)? Do you give a rat's behind if you're slacking at work? It's not like they'll fire you. Heck, you're leaving anyway!
I would not be surprised if she goes to the office Monday and brings her book outline with her. What's she care, she's quitting anyway. She knows she's turning into a "lame duck", otherwise she would not have said it! Just an extra couple of weeks pay for planning the rest of her life/presidential bid/whatever.
Huh, go figure. Hope its not Young or Stevens for new Lt. Governor. Hows that work anyway? Mike Chenault or one of those guys? Maybe Jim Hayes?
What a quitter, I feel so disappointed. What a way to end because really, this is the end for her.
@professor8: I want to see what the "diagnosis" for Obama looks like. Come on. Show everybody in here that you're not biased and do some "research" on Obama's "histrionic rhetoric" to get the most outrageous bills and stimulus packages passed in the history of the U.S.
We're waiting....
Meanwhile, unemployment keeps increasing and surpassed the worst case scenario that his own administration forecasted if we didn't passed the stimulus pork....
"Thought you libs would be happy about a Palin that knows when to pull out."
LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!
Palin's thoughts yesterday...
"Oh no, I'm losing the spot light, what can I do to get it back? I know, I'll resign from my post. That will do it."
Palin's thoughts today...
"What the heck was I thinking?"
Wow, maybe she does read this blog. How are we going to get our Levi and Bristol gossip now?
Well, at least this bumps MJ off the top news story.
@confusedsister: Oh really. Your tag is very appropriate and fits you. I like how liberals make these ultimatum statements as undisputed facts.... and you better agree with them OR ELSE! LOL....
"And we will be in the capable hands of our Lieutenant Governor, Sean Parnell. And Lieutenant General Craig Campbell will assume the role of Lieutenant Governor. And it is my promise to you that I will always be standing by, ready to assist. We have a good, positive agenda for Alaska."
justmyopinion: Palin's Saturday AM thought: I didn't mean to REALLY quit! I'm a diva! I'm a drama queen! I expected Alaskans to beg me to come back!
Sunday's headline: "Failed Diva Seeks Return to Spotlight"
P_D: tl;dr...google it
I was a supporter until this. What is that saying?
You can talk the talk but can you walk the walk?
This is the best news I have heard in a very long time. Maybe the wolves have a chance now.
@TunaFingers--
Waaaaahaaaahahaahahhahahah!!! Can't...breathe...call...9..1..1..
Good one, bro.
@JETorres--
B...bu...bb..bb..OBAMA! Unemployment...
Shut up. Today the democrats won the fight. Accept it.
@Oh_Please
Interesting comment on a scandal coming down the pipe. That was actually my first thought too. This, in my opinion, is political suicide for Palin. Putting sleepyhead Parnell in the driver's seat aint bound to do wonders for Alaska, either. Maybe she'll end up in Playboy after all. Hmmmm... [me scratching my chin]
nancy.....not a chance if I see one.
She polled the kids and all five said yes? So the baby who is not a year old yet is being consulted on political matters? This is so full of it. Everyone is talking about Palin running against Obama and she was unable or unwilling to deliver on finishing her job as governor. The conservative base might want her as the nominee but she is not electable by the general public--If she decides to become a political pundit, she'd do well and be good at it--I hope that's the path she takes.
@stan gorman you said: "junestag, of course you are. People like you (and artie) need a outlet for your hatred and bitterness."
why do you think i am bitter or hate anyone? I'm just not sad to see her go is all. i don't like having a governor who is narcissistic and hates books.
@JETtorres LOL. Why do you lump me in with the media? I hate the media. And I'm not bitching about her I just said some people won't be sad to see her go. You are reading into things that aren't there.
I read a lot of comments on here saying certain people are with 'the media'. What does this mean? It sounds paranoid. First of all most people agree the media sucks - they are a bunch of pretty talking heads who spout nonsense. Moreover if by 'the media' you mean MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN and so forth > those are multi-billion dollar businesses akin to Ford Motors, Microsoft, and any other company. I sincerely doubt any individual or 'group' on here has any influence on any of them.
it really bothers me to think that the liberals can win by dirty underhanded slander and libeling their opponents. it will be open season for these kinds of campaigns on anyone not onboard with the socialist agenda.
dobieman ...goldstream,and On_please will have about two weeks to gloat then they'll need something else to rant about,and what will Dermot do?He'll need to find a new punching bag.Dermot looks like your job at the Huffington Post is history.
I look for Sarah to run in 2012.She may not get the nomination but Obama is one and done(the worst President with Jimmy Carter a close second)America doesn't want a nanny state,and that's the way Lord Obama is taking us.
<<<<<<it really bothers me to think that the liberals can win by dirty underhanded slander and libeling their opponents.>>>>>
i think its really unfair for you to impune george "dumbya" bush in this manner. what he did to mcain in South Carolina may have been dirty and underhanded and slander and libeling, but to call him a LIBERAL!
shame polarmark, shame!
<<...goldstream,and On_please will have about two weeks to gloat then they'll need something else to rant about>>>>
well, we always have you!
:)
There is a discernable effort to lay down a narrative by Palin.
Might she pop up as a national talk show host with the ear of all states?
It is challenging to see this as more than her self interests.
Should she reincarnate as an advocat for the physical and mentally challenged she might be appreciated.
Sarah appears to be oblivious that she got offside with the Republican Party when it was disclosed she has undisclosed issues.
Her political savvy has to be questioned.
Surely Alaska needs political leaders whom are able to do the job without dreaming of tommorrow?
Michele Bachmann for AK gov!
start the campaign now!
(someone get in your truck and haul yourself down to MN and bring her to juneua, er, wassilla!)
What ni AkReport, SarahAmerica, etc. comments. Did she give them all their pink slips? I don't even see AndrewB tying it in to Obama and Barry.
Wonder if she is taking Billy Mays place, lord knows she is loud enough
we know, P_D...we know. It's still tl;dr.
As a registered Republican and a Generation X-er what a devastating week for us Generation-Xer's. First we loose Micheal Jackson and now Sarah, what will become of us.
My guess is something was found that her hand picked ethics committee could not sweep under the rug.
P.S. to the bs who is going to watch Russia now?
truthinnews, the Palinistas are having a rough day. They are consoling themselves on conservatives4palin.com. I have some pity for AkReport and her other personalities. Maybe we should send them a card? Where can one get a sorry your governor is both a quitter AND a loser card?
Does anyone know what the delusional Andrew's comment has to do with Palin resigning?
Nothing less than what I expected from him, but curious.
That was a short political career. I know that I will never cast another vote her way.
I think that winning the Sitting Duck Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists was the last straw for Sarah. The ducks quacking in the background during her speech were appropriate.
This string just shows that most Alaskans are just A$$ Holes!!!!!! She is a wonderful person. More than can be said for the average Alaskan. Shame on you and a call to oust all liberal lowlifes from this state and regain our pride.
She hasn't been governor since last September. This just makes it official.
For Sarah Palin, quitting the governorship of such a smallish state(in population) as Alaska is nothing short of political suicide. While she may have some future as a talk show host, politically she is finished. By this act she has proven herself thin-skinned and therefore incompetent for any equal or higher office. Nevertheless, I believe her to be a good person and wish her family a good, quiet life.
Where does this leave Alaska? Certainly for now; in a weakened state and it's going to get a lot worse before things get better. Resource development will be further hobbled if not arrested by the current regime in Washington. And while the gravy train from that government may continue awhile longer, China and other countries will not continue to finance its debts forever. ...No, another kind of crash is coming. One that will more deeply affect Alaska than any other state in the union. It will mean nothing but wailing and knashing of teeth for all those who feed at the government trough.
Sarah Palin may be glad she got out when she did.
I voted for Sarah in '06, and for a year-and-a-half I couldn't have been happier. Then came the veep nomination, and then came the endless stream of bizarre comments and actions, and with all that came the creeping realization that she didn't care about doing her job anymore, and I finally had to say (I think it was around January) that I wished I could have my vote back.
Sarah's behavior was growing so strange that I began to wonder if somewhere along the campaign trail last fall she was kidnapped and replaced with Britney Spears. Today's weirdness only adds credence to that theory.
Britney's dad stepped in and took control of his daughter's life and seems to have helped steer her on a better course. Sarah's dad seems like a reasonable man. Maybe he could do likewise for our (soon-to-be) former governor.
yeah there is something amiss here ... some huge $$$ job, a scandal, embezzlement, affair, or some other thing that may or may not become public. Perhaps she is being forced to quit because of Trig's health ... she did have a statement relating to him in her rather muddled speech.
Stay tuned and hopefully we will find out, at least we can breathe a sigh of relief that she is leaving, uhhh, quitting.
Oh well..You misplaced Californians won a big one. Now I suppose your next step will be to breaks our economy like you did to the state you deserted. Why not desert us now??
Sorry to see you go Sara, we need you now. However being a Vietnam vet I can understand how you feel. You go do the best you can and the uneducated (or maybe too educated) just c--- on you. Can't say I blame you. (I can't understand the way they attacked your family, that is really low) Besides, allot of people in the lower 48 love you and appreciate what you have done, and can do for our whole country in 2012. I hope that is on you agenda. Strange, I used to think Alaskans had more common sense than The rest of the country. Not any more. Strange everyone up here seemed to really like you until you accepted the offer for VP. Like you should have turned it down because of lack of self-confidence??? Guess allot of people have trouble with others succeeding.
Good luck in what ever you do. I know you got what it take to succeed. There are allot of people up here who really love you.
My, my, what will In_Sarah_We_Trust say now?
Na na na na
Hey Hey Hey
Goodbye
Sarah has given a bad name to women in politics.
Wha wha, the press was mean to me,
so I'm taking my basketball and going home.
A hastily presented announcment
and a long rambling incoherent speech.
I'll be able to lead by not leading.
Huh??
Seems to me like she is trying to run ahead
of something we don't know about yet.
I'll bet that more will be revealed soon.
My husband just said,
I've got it!
She assassinated Micahel Jackson!
(Just a joke, folks)
akbob: A lot, as you are using it, requires two words and only one "l." Allot has a far different meaning.
A lot: to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal."
Allot: 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame.
2. To assign as a portion; allocate: allotted 20 minutes to each speaker.
(Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/)
As in, "Sarah Palin decided today that she will only allot two-and-a-half years of her life to the four year gubernatorial term to which she was elected."
"That's not a lot," replied The_Alaska_Curmudgeon, who went on to add that he wishes he'd never voted for her.
"My husband just said,
I've got it!
She assassinated Micahel (sic) Jackson!"
Hmm. I just hope Sarah hasn't been hiking the Appalachian Trail with Bubbles the Chimp.
Another QUITTER in a long line of quitters. By the way a quitter is defined as a "person who gives up easily" if the FOO SH*TS WEAR IT.
"Glad to know delusional Grump recognizes delusional folks"
So you admit you're delusional, Andrew?
This is progress! That'll be $150 and lets meet for another session this time next week.
I've always wondered about people who constantly use President Obama's middle name. Wonder how much they fear him compared to how much they claim people fear Palin?
Palin isn't a complete airhead, she's got to have some job lined up.
<<<<<<<<My, my, what will In_Sarah_We_Trust say now?>>>>>>
meg stapleton was just on cnn.
Perhaps she is going to really mix things up by running for POTUS in 2012 for the INDEPENDENT PARTY .. wouldn't that split the votes???
She has money from book deals, etc. coming in. She can't collect these till she's not the governor.
She is an airhead.
Can't wait for the next Katie Couric interview, so we can learn about all those things she read.
AKReport...
Yoo hoo,
AKReport?
<<<<<isn't a complete airhead, she's got to have some job lined up>>>>
ya'. million+ book deal with the owner of foxnoise, speeches at 50k-100k a pop, fox "news" tv show? (maybe she could team with the huckster?), radio talk show?
assuming there is no second shoe to drop (and, gawd, wouldn't that be funny...), she is off to make millions milking the far-right wackos of the public-can party.
Wow! Quite a load of comments.. So I'll add a few cents in.
I was 50/50 on the Palin Administration as far as Alaska Governors go. Wasn't great.. Wasn't terrible..
But quitting halfway through a term just because you're not gonna win? What kind of dedication is that to show your career? your job? the People of Alaska? I was brought up you stay till the job is done and work your butt off till its finished.
Shame on you Sarah Palin, you seem a quitter.
WOW! The stinking liberals are all celebrating right now. And to be honest......... so am I. I just hope she leaves Alaska for good. Alaskans want her gone (and you don't deserve her leadership anyway) and she can always come to Pennsylvania. Send Alaska back to Russia for all I care anymore. I never thought Alaskans were as ignorate as most are. I have only met a few good people and hundreds of nasty ones. Come to Pennsylvania Sarah!
Goldstream: you can attack Fox all you want but their ratings are extremely high because of the number of people who watch them. They had the top ten shows of the past month. I think most people who watch national news will agree with me that Fox is the best network to watch.
I was reading down through all the comments on here and I think most of you are idiots. Being she quiet half way through this term, her political career is likely done. It makes no sense to quiet halfway through your first term. There is something up with her decision. Hopefully she is okay.
"Being she quiet (sic) half way through this term, her political career is likely done. It makes no sense to quiet (sic) halfway through your first term."
Who you calling idiot, jmailman? Maybe the guy who makes the same spelling error twice in two consecutive sentences?
By the way, jmailman, could you kindly define the word "ignorate" for me? Or am I just too ignorant to understand?
to paraphrase ms. CUT AND RUN:
what's the difference between a hockey mom governor and a pit bull?
bit bulls don't quit!
<<<<<Goldstream: you can attack Fox all you want but their ratings are extremely high because of the number of people who watch them>>>>>
you are correct. the 21% that identify as public-cans love fox "news". and, they are welcome to it.
myself, i can't think of one show on that "news" channel worth watching. billo used to be tolerable, but he went off the deep end many years ago, maybe it was that lufa thing.... the rest are pretty poor, unless are like the ilks of "five-differment-dick".......
The_Alaska_Curmudgeon- I know your most likely hoping that correcting my spelling errors makes me disgusted and all because that is the type of person you are but actually it doesn't. I like it when I make a mistake and someone points it out like you so kindly did.
Well, maybe there's another little Palin on the way and she doesn't want to endure a pregnancy under the public microscope.
I hope there's not an illness in the family.
As worthless as Palin was in office she was still a million times better than Frank Murkowski.
Oh GAWD, more Sarah Palin Headlines. I'm SO sick of reading about Sarah Palin's political ambitions. Sarah, go home, shut up and be a mother wife. Thanks
AWWWW Did someone mention Obama??? One question?? Where's the birth certificate.?? How many LEGAL AMERICANS are ashamed to show a birth certificate??? It makes total sense for Palin bashers to vote for someone like Obama..Nuff said!!!!
Nuff said!!!!
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You promise?
The media tells us more about Palin's daughter than they do about Oblama.
Spoke too soon - Andrew's on this thread. How are you feeling Andrew? Seriously, buddy - are you OK?
I think shes just been in over her head and been acting a bubble off plumb since she was put on the "Ticket". Maybe she just needs to go into seclusion in a nice cabin somewhere remote to get in touch again.
I listened to her statement and tried hard to follow her reasoning, but it was a garbled, incoherent ramble. If she wanted to assure Alaskans that she's got her head screwed on straight, I think she missed the boat. Seriously, what's up, Sarah?
Man, I hate to comment. All I can say in light of this tremendous flaming is.....was Todd Palin out hiking
the Appalachian Trail? I know, that's a cheap shot but
after two Watney's I had to give it a go. I actually voted for the lady, but she let me down. I wish her luck but not my future political support. She burned a few bridges by not gutting it out.
"[Thomas] Paine's great contribution was in initiating a public debate about independence, which had previously been rather muted." (from wikipedia)
Happy Independence Day!
Thank You Governor Palin!
TAC. as a 28 yr. AIP member, I did not vote for Sarah. I did write her and talk to her on the phone when she was on Michael Duke's show and told her how sorry I was that I did NOT vote for her. I promised my loyal support....and I was thrilled. Thrilled for Alaska, thrilled for myself as an Alaskan, thrilled for everything she was doing.....And that was all before she went south!!! After that fiasco, I am in the same boat you are. I just want her to be done, to go away. These people that are on this thread from America have no idea, no clue, about Alaska nor us. They do not understand us, they do not see our issues as we do. We owe them nothing, no explaination, no apologies, nothing.
THANK GOODNESS SHE IS GONE...AND HOPEFULLY FORGOTTEN VERY SOON!!! MAYBE SHE WILL GO BACK TO WASILLA AND TRY TO KEEP HER ------- MOUTH SHUT!!!!! Yiipppeeeeee!!!! SHE'S GONE!!! Maybe she will join the aip!
Can someone tell me about soon-to-be- Governor Parnell? Are there any websites I can go to in order to educate myself on him, his politics, character, etc.?? I, like everyone else, is waiting for the other shoe to drop and find out why Ms. Palin is REALLY resigning, but I also want to find out as much as I can about the person who is going to be taking her place and running things. Can anyone help me out? Thank you.
coward and betrayal are the two words that come to mind.
Leaving a jobs before it's done. A slap in the face of all who've supported and voted for her.
I'd NEVER vote for a quitter for president.
Kiss my lily white butt Sarah. You suck.
I, for one, will be sad to see her go. I think she's done a good job and she certainly put AK on the national map, politics wise. Before Sarah we were just that weird shaped state located somewhere in the Pacific near HI, according to televised maps.
I wish her and her family peace and prosperity in the months ahead.
Yes, Dove. ALL women who work should "go home, shut up and be a mother wife". Or does that thought process only apply to women who happen to be to the right-of-center politically?
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Guys are funny. Do not feel sorry for Sarah. This actually was a good move for her financially. If Sarah plays her cards right, she is about to become a "very" rich woman. We shall see.
Well the comment section is very lucky today, it is a federal holiday and the mailman is off. So we'll just have to put up with his Penn. trash talk.
Akbob. take your meds, the birth certificate question has been answered. For God sake get a life....
JETORRES, MAYBE WE'LL JUST PICK ON YOU! Oh I forgot, your other nickman is SAINT TORRES...
akbob:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local...
= Obama birth certificate.
1) Why are you beating this dead horse of an issue?
2) What does this have to do with Palin's quitting?
All the comments that Sarah should go home and be a
wife and mother are an indicator of the damage
Palin has done for women in politics.
This kind of sexism in the comments is discouraging.
Also discouraging are the actions of Palin, who
is single handedly setting women in politics
back 50 years.
Women, do not let this kind of ignorance discourage you.
If you wish to serve this country in public office,
go for it, and learn from Palin's mistakes.
We've come a long way, but obviously there is a
long way to go.
I would disagree, ArcticWriter. The comments that women should go home and be mothers offers NOTHING about Gov. Palin (for goodness sake, how did she "set women in politics back 50 years"?!), but it sure says a lot about the commentator.
"Well, maybe there's another little Palin on the way and she doesn't want to endure a pregnancy under the public microscope."
Doris, come to think of it, if you look closely, the brown-haired girl wearing the pink dress in the Palin resignation video seems to have a protruding stomach. Very much so. I find that rather disturbing. I suppose it could be fat, but the rest of her isn't. So now you're making me wonder.
sorry if this has already been asked, but where is roadtrip with his palin countdown for the "ladies" who dislike her so? how many more hundreds of days, chief? er, wait....
I think she did the right thing. I really do. After all, how many of us can do our job effectively if our heart is not in it? I know, she made a commitment to serve her full term, but it is not like she is placing Alaska in mortal danger by stepping down now. From what I have seen, a huge proportion of bloggers kept challenging her to do so. Rightly or wrongly, I think she got in way over her head and lacked the experience and political savvy to handle it. She and her family will now have the time to get out of the "line of fire" for awhile and heal. She can travel the country, make some serious money, and hopefully learn from her past mistakes and future experiences. If she does decide to re-enter the political arena down the line, well, the country can deal with that if and when it happens. I am not longer the stauch supporter of Ms. Palin that I once was, but I am able to set aside my feelings and look at this on a more personal, human level; by doing this, she could come out of this a better person, a better public servant, and we Alaskans deserve someone who is, perhaps, more focused on Alaska, just Alaska, right now.
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JETORRES, MAYBE WE'LL JUST PICK ON YOU! Oh I forgot, your other nickman is SAINT TORRES...Alaskana And I see you have a "Saint' in front of your name to? Live in a glass house?
She set women back 50 yrs politically? WTH did you come up with that nonesense? Sooooo much hatred being written here. I cannot believe this, but then again, I do. Somethings will NEVER change in this country. Too many 'couch' politicians, mobb the one who stood up to do, while you sat and complained about how the other did it not to your liking.
YOU WANT CHANGE? YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.
I wish her and her family well, you have all crucified them enough and I do not blame her for leaving. Don't get me wrong, I am highly disappointed that she has quit, but I do not blame her.
Every February when I am questioning the sanity of living in Alaska, my dear spouse reminds me that one of the reasons we live here is the entertainment value of Alaskan politics. And he is so right, especially this July.
Vicrgreen. Very well put. I agree whole heartedly.
Hatred? I see more disappointment than I do hatred. I am thankful she ran for V.P. because I didn't know about her extreme religious views and her backdoor attempt at censoring books. Does she believe the earth is 6,000 years old? Has she really had our best interest at heart? I don't think so. I would like to thank her for the one good thing that I think she did when she was in office and that is to return Tom Irwin to the negotiating table with Big Oil. Oh yeah, she bailed on him too.
She'll rally the extremists around her and wear them like a blanket. Maybe they can burn a few books to light their way.
I supported you as governor, but then again I didn't really know you.
Oh thank god. Giving up on politics will be the smartest thing that woman ever did.
Just a Texan logging on to see what Alaskan's really think of Palin. Seems like you all are as split as the rest of the country. As a Republican woman, I thought she was a huge mistake. I thought Kay Bailey Hutchinson would have been great. Read an article in Conde Naste regarding her record in Alaska and it sounds like she is all fluff and she didn't understand details nor involve herself with the details. This caused problems where projects just stalled but she took credit as if they were finished and huge successes like your new oil pipeline. Strange how the rest of country struggles to be more informed of her actual record. I would like to feel like I have an unbiased opinion based on facts but they are not readily available on her accomplishments or failures. I am hoping Alaskans will make sure that indiscrepancies will get corrected when the time comes.
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