SubscribeTodd Palin told FOX News that his wife will concentrate on "doing the things for Alaska and the country" that she is passionate about and can not do as governor with the limitation and constant opposition she deals with within the state.
Either she's running in 2012, or she's trying to capitalize on the recent Vanity Fair article and portray herself as a colossal victim.My money's on both. My money is also on, "She did this without input from the national republican party leadership, or anyone outside of her circle of admirers."
"Rumors of an 'iceberg scandal' have been circulating.
Resignation is certainly out of character for Sarah Palin. Senator Mark Begich had a meeting with Sarah Palin two days ago with no mention of her leaving office. Palin's press secretary, David Murrow had posted on his Facebook page Wednesday, 'David Murrow is considering life's ironies.' He was hired less than a month ago. Yesterday he wrote, 'There's gonna be some fireworks this weekend!'" *
These troops and their important missions, now there is where truly the worthy causes are in this world and that's where our public resources should be, our public priority. We have time and resources spent on that, not on this superficial, wasteful, political bloodsport. So may we all learn from them. Really we just gotta put first things first, and first thing's first, as governor, I love my job and I love Alaska and it hurts to make this choice but I'm doing what's best for Alaska and I have explained why.Something is in the works (reference to "political bloodsport") and the news will be bad enough to damage some of her political allies. The comment "So may we all learn from them" is a call out so pathetic it's unlikely to move the conscience of even the most sympathetic of opponents.
“Colorless green ideas sleep furiously”She is nearly incoherent. It's a stream-of-consciousness babble that most of the time is devoid of grammar and meaning.
"Play her off, keyboard cat" set to the video of her resignation speech in 3... 2... 1...It's like a new Rule 34.
"312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a "per diem" allowance intended to cover meals and incidental expenses while traveling on state business.""'Good point guards don’t quit and walk off the floor if the going gets tough,' said John Weaver, a former senior strategist for Mr. McCain. 'Today’s move falls further into the weirdness category; people don’t like a quitter.'" *
Personally, I thank her for the confidence she’s placed in me, for her trust, and for her friendship. As Alaska celebrates her 50th year of statehood, I believe history will look back on Sarah Palin as one of Alaska’s great gifts to all peoples.Yes, indeed, I'm sure the popcorn industry agrees with you on that one.
Sources close to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tell MSNBC that she is "out of politics for good."In other news: happy 4th of July.
"Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore writes, 'For weeks the rumors of a criminal investigation against the governor have been brewing. They are rumors, but are swirling fresh again with Palin's resignation. I'm holding my breath for the other "Naughty Monkey" to drop.'"*
9 Pieces of "Analysis" About Sarah Palin's Decision That Are Flat-Out Totally Wrong
1. This means she can't run for president in 2012.
2. She would have been a stronger candidate for 2012 if she had stayed in office.
3. Republican primary and caucus voters in 2012 will care if she served out her term or not.
4. This means she is definitely running in 2012.
5. Making the announcement on the Friday of a holiday weekend was really stupid.
6. Until today, Palin was well positioned to run in 2012.
7. Palin made the decision not to run for re-election all of the sudden.
8. Palin's rhetoric about the politics of personal destruction was not heartfelt.
9. Palin's ambition is limited to electoral politics.
Assuming there is no scandal shoe about to drop, to understand what Gov. Sarah Palin is doing, we ought to begin by taking her at her word. I readily admit that her statement today wasn't terribly clear, which is quite telling itself: she doesn't quite know why she is doing what she's doing, ALL CAPS notwithstanding. She can't explain it to herself, and so she certainly can't explain it to others. But it's not that complicated to get the gist: she's "not retreating," she's advancing. Palin, in Alaska, is a sitting duck for the people and forces she believes are ruining the country. She can't fight back -- she can't protect her family, her values, her worldview -- while she's governor. At the same time, her desire, perhaps conscious, perhaps not, to get into the mix -- to be invited to the fancy Washington dinners, to be courted by these very forces -- is irresistably pulling her towards the very fight she seeks.
Main Entry:
gall
Pronunciation:
\ˈgȯl\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English gealla; akin to Greek cholē, cholos gall, wrath, Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: bile ; especially : bile obtained from an animal and used in the arts or medicine b: something bitter to endure c: bitterness of spirit : rancor
2: brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence“I am deeply disappointed that the Governor has decided to abandon the State and her constituents before her term has concluded.”
If she is, in fact, getting a news anchor or commentator job, that might be a huge mistake for her. She'll need to at least fake like she knows and understands what she's talking about - frequently extemporaneously. When she's been allowed to speak off-the-cuff - and this press conference sounds like its pure off-the-cuff Palin - she comes across as incoherent.I imagine that it would be on Fox, in which case coherence is clearly not a job requirement.
she can string words together competently enoughI'm sorry, I thought I was in the Sarah Palin thread.
Sarah Palin's resignation as Governor of Alaska is a brilliant liberating move for her career, and a potential turning point for the national conservative movement.The editorial goes on to list all the brilliant things she can accomplish now that she is liberated from the onerous job of being Governor. For example
She should also lead the nation's mothers to oppose mandating replacement of incandescent light bulbs with the new mercury poison gas bulbs.It is news to me that the nation's mothers are so opposed to replacing their light bulbs. However that sounds like a nice, nutty niche for her to nestle into.
And because of the long distance and her family, as well as governing, responsibilities, she can’t get down to the lower-48 enough to build her national political presence.Firstly, I'm not sure what encoding scheme has a 38 byte apostrophe. Secondly, how could someone really believe that any kind of political presence building would counter a failed governorship?
"I am real surprised. It is real unconventional," William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, told FOX News. "It would make sense to finish the governorship and then run for president in 2012.
We really don't know whether Ronald Reagan did, in fact, have a penis.Speak for yourself.
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