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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Ebbie Date: 03 Jul 09 - 03:42 PM WOW! WASILLA, Alaska - Sarah Palin plans to resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks, KTUU-TV reported Friday. Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008, made the announcement at her home Friday morning, the station said. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will take over at the end of the month, KTUU reported. With her at the announcement were Parnell and most of her cabinet. There was no immediate word as to why she will step down before the end of her first term, though some have speculated in the past that she may be interested in running for president in 2012. © 2009 msnbc.com
-Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Ebbie Date: 03 Jul 09 - 03:45 PM That's at: |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Ron Davies Date: 03 Jul 09 - 04:03 PM As I said on another thread: Sanford's problems strengthen Palin. She senses blood in the water. He won't trouble her any more for the nomination. He was potentially a strong opponent--til the Argentina trip. She already has a strong national fan base. Huckabee has shot his wad. And don't think politicians don't plan years in advance. Look at Reagan. Now let's see if there are any serious complications in Alaska which could yet derail her. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Ron Davies Date: 03 Jul 09 - 04:04 PM But thanks, Ebbie, for the heads-up. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Alice Date: 03 Jul 09 - 04:06 PM Watched Palin talking about this now on tv news, and she rambles on and on and on with incomplete sentences (it's like fingernails on a chalk board). Her brother is now on tv complaining that too many people attacked her and that's why she is resigning. Her statement was whining and complaining, too. She's cooked her goose, politically. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: SharonA Date: 03 Jul 09 - 04:14 PM Wow indeed, Ebbie!!! Thanks for that news; it hasn't reached the airwaves around here (in PA) because they're clogged with Michael Jackson sh*tuff. The best part of the story is that Palin plans to " 'affect positive change' from OUTSIDE government"! In other words, she's getting out while the getting's good. Guess she finally realized that the R's are out of infatuation with her. So what's next for her? Sportscaster, or a seat on The View? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Bill D Date: 03 Jul 09 - 04:25 PM Yeah...wow... There sure are reporters who HOPE she will try to run for Senate or president....she writes stories for them by just opening her mouth. The latest revelations about her disastrous part in the campaign and Todd's awkward past may have told her "it's time" |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Stilly River Sage Date: 03 Jul 09 - 04:31 PM Well, shit. It happened on a Friday. They won't be able to use this as a gag on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me this weekend (it's taped on Thursday evening). The woman is an idiot. Maybe she has decided she needs an education and will find one university to attend (and stick with it?) SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: olddude Date: 03 Jul 09 - 04:43 PM I love it, if Obama continues to do what he is doing, he is assured another 4 years yea, hope she does run, an 8 year streach without republicans will be a breath of fresh air |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: DougR Date: 03 Jul 09 - 04:43 PM Alice: "like fingernails on a chalk board>" Strange. That's exactly what happens when I hear Obama. DougR |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Bill D Date: 03 Jul 09 - 04:45 PM The scuttlebutt is that she is intending to stay totally out of politics....that she is just tired of it all. But even her supporters are saying that this is "just bizarre" to do this now. Ah, well....she has done all she could to contribute to the cause of the........ Democratic party. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: SharonA Date: 03 Jul 09 - 04:46 PM Earlier this week, Palin challenged President Obama to a foot-race, claiming she had the endurance to win a "long race". Yeah, right, when her legs are about half as long as Obama's... She is, indeed, an idiot. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs' response was that he would ask the President "if he's got any free time in his summer to do that." In other words, Sarah, Obama is much too busy dealing with the business of the nation and the threats from countries you can see from your house to bother with your self-serving little ego trip. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: gnu Date: 03 Jul 09 - 05:27 PM Hahahahahaaaaa. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: kendall Date: 03 Jul 09 - 05:36 PM Doug, Obama is well spoken, well educated, graduated from Harvard school of law and he taught constitutional law, and you would rather listen to that clueless airhead. That Arizona sun is getting to you! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Peace Date: 03 Jul 09 - 05:40 PM Indeed . . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Jul 09 - 05:45 PM I'm surprised she's resigning. One would think that if she were planning to run for President, it would be good for her to finish out her term as Governor - I suppose it ends late in 2010, since she was elected in 2006. Maybe she just wants to be a mom. -Joe- |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: gnu Date: 03 Jul 09 - 05:49 PM Ya know... clueless... airhead... poorly educated... poor debater... poor speaker... I'll stop there... REALLY good looking babe that hunts moose. I am almost in love. As long as she stays out of politics and wants to squeeze out more pups, I am lining up if she ever dumps the separatist (he sounds REALLY flakey). Minds me a the old Kent County saying, "I would drink moose piss out of a muddy hoof print for a shot at that." Of course, I wouldn't want to have to talk to her. I know. I don't care. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Ebbie Date: 03 Jul 09 - 05:56 PM My guess is that most Alaskans see this as a petulant move in response to all the fights she is in from both sides of the aisle. Like Bush, she acts from her 'gut'. So far, everyone that I've heard talk about it is totally shocked, even though she said in her speech that it's been in the works for "some time". Frank Murkowski, the former - and VERY unpopular - Alaska governor that she defeated almost three years ago must be chuckling. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: gnu Date: 03 Jul 09 - 06:01 PM Many are chuckling. She may as well be the sacrificial lamb. She will get well paid for it and get lots of trips and free meals. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: pdq Date: 03 Jul 09 - 06:06 PM All in good fun, I suppose... http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/09/12/opinion/wilkinson-shotgun.jpg |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Peace Date: 03 Jul 09 - 06:15 PM Can she REALLY see Russia from her house? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: gnu Date: 03 Jul 09 - 06:41 PM She certainly can when there is a frozen ice crystal inversion in the lower atmosphere. Of course, she can't can't see Putin laughing his ass off at that resolution. She would need Hi Def. |
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Subject: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Little Hawk Date: 03 Jul 09 - 06:54 PM This news just in: WASILLA, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former Republican vice-presidential candidate, made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race. Palin hastily called a news conference Friday morning at her home in suburban Wasilla, giving such short notice that only a few reporters actually made it to the announcement. State troopers blocked late-arriving media outside her home, and her spokesman, Dave Murrow, finally emerged to confirm that Palin will step down July 26. He refused to give details about the governor's future plans. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the governor's picnic in Fairbanks at the end of the month, Murrow said. Palin was first elected in 2006 on a populist platform. But her popularity has waned as she waged in partisan politics following her return from the presidential campaign. Her term would have ended in 2010. Palin said she planned to make a "positive change outside government," without elaborating. She also 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. Later, on Twitter, she promised supporters more details: "We'll soon attach info on decision to not seek re-election ... this is in Alaska's best interest, my family's happy ... it is good. Stay tuned" Palin's decision even took Parnell by surprise. He said he was told on Wednesday evening, and was not aware that any presidential ambitions were behind the move. 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 hairstyle and folksy "You betcha!" on "Saturday Night Live." Most recently, she 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's family and the ridicule they endure being in the public eye was part of her decision. She 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. Palin campaigned on ethics reform in the 2006 election, defeating incumbent Gov. Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary and a former two-term Democratic governor, Tony Knowles, in the general election. She enjoyed an extended honeymoon with lawmakers and voters alike. Her popularity was in the 80 per centile range, even though that fell after the bruising, partisan presidential campaign. Palin's delivery of two weeks' notice rattles a Republican Party plagued with setbacks in recent weeks, including extramarital affairs disclosed by two other 2012 presidential prospects, Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. 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. Sanford admitted he also saw the mistress during a state-funded trip to Argentina last year. He promised to reimburse the state for part of the trip's costs. The state Commerce Department said the trip itinerary originally included only Brazil, but the governor requested economic development meetings in Argentina. The Republican troubles seem to have left two prominent 2012 prospects, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and 2008 presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, unscathed, however. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: robomatic Date: 03 Jul 09 - 06:57 PM alaska's loss is alaska's gain. (yeah i proofread that) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Charley Noble Date: 03 Jul 09 - 07:00 PM She sounded really emotional at the press conference. Maybe something else in the air is about to land. She also refused to answer any questions from reporters. Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Bill D Date: 03 Jul 09 - 07:02 PM See the other thread for ...ummm... commentary |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: artbrooks Date: 03 Jul 09 - 07:07 PM Perhaps she has a shot as a TV yoga instructor? Her public pronouncements indicate that she has some potential there. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Stilly River Sage Date: 03 Jul 09 - 07:47 PM These things have a way of unfolding. Maybe someone found some nude photos of her and is going to release them to the press. . . quick, tell gnu. . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: wysiwyg Date: 03 Jul 09 - 07:58 PM I hope no one talks her out of it-- it won't be so till it's done. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Ebbie Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:05 PM An Alaskan friend of mine thinks that there is something else afoot. He suspects that she has done something horrendous enough that she doesn't want to be governor when it comes out. (And another friend said, "Hmmmmm? Has she been to Argentina recently?" I see that in his usual detail-oriented way, Little Hawk has started another thread on this subject. :) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Bobert Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:06 PM Well, I heard Ms. Sarah complainin' that she and Todd had racked up a half a million dollars in legal fees??? I'm not sure what those are all about... I didn't realize that running for VP was against the law... But, okay, let's say that they did... Maybe a bunch of unpaid parking tickets, I donno... But if they do have a half amillion in leagal fees and she can fetch a hundred grand for a speaking engagement then about five speeches and they are outta the hole... And then on the plus side... Face it, she cannot win the presdiency... That is out... Voters have turned on her as an airhead who really doens't make much sense... But there is another reason *now* why she can't win and here is how the ad goes: "Sarah Palin... Quit on Alaska... America doesn't need quitters..." So fir anyone out there thinking this is about the '12 race, forget it... She ain't going nowhere's... You heard it here first... B~ p.s. BTW, I'm sure Hugh Heffner is on the phone tonight... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Bobert Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:09 PM What, Eb... nude pics in Playboy... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Alice Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:16 PM Bookmark this Alaska blog and check back for what will be unfolding NEXT in the Palin saga... http://www.themudflats.net/ quote Of course, those who have been follwing the Alaska blogosphere closely are aware of the rumors bubbling up that there's something big…something really big that's headed her way; the iceberg that's headed for the S.S. Palin. We'll see. end quote |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Riginslinger Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:25 PM I think she's changing jobs. Next month we'll see her behind the news-desk at Fox. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Riginslinger Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:27 PM I think she was telling the truth about getting out of government. Maybe Rush Limbaugh has decided to retire and needed a replacement. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Bobert Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:31 PM Nah, maybe a year from now, Rigs... Until then she'll rake in the big bucks doing speeches before her adoring fans... Then FOX... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Bobert Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:33 PM Now there's an idea... All this studio time is cuttin' into Rush's drug time... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: kendall Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:40 PM Now let's be fair; she never said she could see Russia from her house. She's numb enough without making up stupid remarks to lay on her. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Rapparee Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:44 PM A month ago she canceled a speaking engagement in Boise next week. This wasn't a spur of the moment thing. I suspect there are family problems.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Riginslinger Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:55 PM You think Todd has been unfaithful? Or maybe Sarah was enticed by the bright lights of big-time politics, and took up with a Congressman from... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Riginslinger Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:57 PM "Until then she'll rake in the big bucks doing speeches before her adoring fans..." I don't know. I'll bet Rupert pays Sean Hannity a princely sum. I wonder what he pays that slimy Glenn Beck character? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Bobert Date: 03 Jul 09 - 09:13 PM Word on the street is that Ms. Sarah is carryin' Michael Jackson's baby... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Bobert Date: 03 Jul 09 - 09:18 PM "...lay on her...", Capt'n??? Little Freudian slip showin' there??? Aww, jus funin' wid ya... Yeah, the ol' gal will do fine no matter... FOX. Playboy, American Idol??? Don't much matter... Her fans love her... B~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Alice Date: 03 Jul 09 - 09:22 PM Rumor has it the truth about their home that was built using materials from the hockey center (that she put Wasilla in debt with) will be coming to light. We'll see. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: catspaw49 Date: 03 Jul 09 - 09:27 PM An undisclosed source reported on MSNBC that she is scheduled into Bartlett Regional Hospital under her former name of Mittsy Jagov for a rectal resizing surgery. This has become necessary since she's been so full of hot air with her head up her ass for such a prolonged period of time that her farts have become quite a problem. Where they used to go "Zzzip" and "Flubb" and "Brawmp," they all now go "Whooosh." Even worse, 6 out of every 7 result in dropping a load in her Wonder Woman panties. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Little Hawk Date: 03 Jul 09 - 09:51 PM You've gone too far with that last little diatribe, Spaw. I will not stand idly by and hear my beloved Sarah Palin maligned in that fashion. I'm callin' you out, man...you and the mangy horse you rode in on, not to mention the damned stinkin' Weimaraner! I and my Dachshund will be coming down to Ohio to settle your hash once and for all. We know where you live, man. Better enjoy the NASCAR and fritos while you can, buster, cos the big hammer is comin' DOWN!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin will resign on July 26! From: Rapparee Date: 03 Jul 09 - 10:35 PM Oh, fer Chrissakes LH! You should do it like the gentleman you are. Chose a second to discuss the matter and see if Spaw will enter an apology. If he doesn't, then his second and your second can settle upon the time, place, weapons, rules of the engagement, and first, second, or third blood. God man, you're acting like Shame McBride! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Ron Davies Date: 03 Jul 09 - 10:43 PM I heard her burbling on about how she will "pass the ball and get the victory" or some strained analogy of that sort and I could think of nothing but "Governor Barbie". So this time when you pull the string she won't talk about math: it'll be "Governing is so tough." |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Ron Davies Date: 03 Jul 09 - 10:45 PM However, it's hard to avoid underestimating her--but we'd best try. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Sarah Palin's at it again From: Riginslinger Date: 03 Jul 09 - 11:19 PM Yeah, I wouldn't underestimate her. The media is calling her speech "rambling," but it rambles like a paragraph from Faulkner or Joyce. |
