Palin's farewell speech: biggest threat to democracy is "delicate, tiny, very talented celebrity starlets.”

[Fartacus]

Palin resigns, blasts press, 'starlets'


FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin resigned here Sunday with a blast at the media that reflected the frustrations that led her to leave office a year-and-a-half before her term expired. But speaking in a style that her fans see as plain talk and her detractors consider disjointed, she offered almost nothing about what she was planning to do next.

Plainly feeling liberated, Palin said that the freedom of the press was an important American right and one that members of the military died to protect.

“So, how about, in honor of the American soldier, you quit making things up,” she said with an insistent voice, prompting loud applause and cheers from a mostly sympathetic audience gathered at a park here.

Palin didn’t specify what she was accusing reporters of making up, but suggested that she was weary of the attention on her family since being tapped as the Republican vice presidential nominee last summer.

“Our new governor has a very nice family, too, so leave his kids alone,” she demanded.

Immediately after Palin’s speech that man, Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, a Republican and Palin ally, was sworn in as the state’s governor.

As she stepped down from the stage, Palin’s future remained a mystery.

Concluding her remarks, she only said, “Let’s all enjoy the ride.”

Others speaking before and after her were equally cryptic, referring only vaguely to her future endeavors.

In an interview Saturday, Todd Palin, Sarah’s husband, said only that they would “play it by ear.” On Sunday, her father, Chuck Heath, said in an interview he thought his daughter would stay in the public arena but had no other insights into her plans.

It was widely thought that Palin would appear at the Reagan Presidential Library next month in California for a Republican women event, but Heath and Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton said Sunday that her appearance there was not confirmed.

Speaking for just under 20 minutes on sunny afternoon in between a 1930s-era steamship and a carousel on a street dubbed Klondike Avenue,” Palin was surrounded by a crowd of a few thousand, among them some of her most ardent supporters and a smaller group of vocal detractors.

For the first group, she offered some rabble-rousing lines and partisan red meat.

She went after reporters but also what she called the Hollywood “starlets” who rail against gun rights and the “partisan operatives” who filed the ethics complaints that helped drive her from office.

She even aimed her fire at an undefined group who she deemed insufficiently patriotic.

Some in this group, Palin said, “seem to just be hell-bent on maybe tearing down our nation, perpetuating some pessimism and suggesting American apologetics.”

As for the “starlets,” Palin seemed to be alluding to actress Ashley Judd, who targeted the former governor on behalf of an environmental group for supporting aerial wolf hunting.

Warning of “anti-hunting, anti-Second Amendment circuses from Hollywood,” Palin said advocacy groups “use these delicate, tiny, very talented celebrity starlets.”

She offered such individuals this message: “By the way, Hollywood needs to know: We eat, therefore we hunt.”

It wasn’t all score-settling, though. Palin also paid tribute to the wild beauty of her home state and singled out some of her supporters for thanks and praise. She also touched on her record on energy, ethics and the size of government.

But she was clearly perturbed by those who have raised questions about her abrupt decision to leave office, and spoke directly toward a group of individuals in the crowd who were holding up such signs as “Quit, Baby, Quit.”

“Some still are choosing not to hear why I’m charting a new course to advance this state,” she said, adding that “it should be so obvious to you.”

“It is because I love Alaska this much, sir, that I feel that it is my duty to avoid the unproductive, typical, politics-as-usual, lame-duck session in one’s last year in office,” Palin explained, reprising some of the rationale she laid out in announcing her decision to resign earlier this month.

Palin, wearing a suit jacket with a corsage and jeans, was joined by her husband, Todd, in jeans and a fleece vest, on stage with Parnell and other dignitaries, all wearing more formal attire.

Before addressing the crowd in a park with an ersatz frontier main street and encircled by a choo-choo train that was once called “Alaskaland," Palin spent hours under a tent serving hot dogs and greeting admirers. Some of her most passionate supporters were from out of state and had interrupted or planned vacations to catch a glimpse at the outgoing governor.

Two Texans holding up pro-Palin signs said they drove on Harley-Davidsons some 4,000 miles north from the Ft. Worth area to check out Alaska and see the woman they want to be the next president.

But there were also a handful of individuals who came out to the picnic to register their displeasure at Palin, and at times some of her supporters turned their attention from the picnic to her opponents.

Larry Landry of Fairbanks was standing next to a friend, holding up a sign that said, “Thanks For The Laughs,” when he was heckled by a passer-by.

“Well, look here it's a couple of gay guys, couple of gay fellas,” remarked the passer-by.

The man holding the sign then held up what he said was his wedding band, hanging around his neck on a leather necklace, and put in the face of the heckler, saying he was married.

Most of the Palin supporters, however, focused their attention in the hours before the Alaskan resigned on just getting a moment of her attention, either by waiting in line with hundreds of others or standing as close as security officials would allow and holding up cameras and yelling her name.

Many indicated that they wanted her to run for president and wore shirts and waved signs to that effect.

“I don’t think she is going to be gone,” predicted Karen Hunter of Fairbanks, a vocal supporter at the picnic.

Just exactly how she’ll maintain a public profile will have to be answered in the weeks to come.

“It appears that she really doesn’t have a plan,” said Michael Carey, the former editorial page editor of the Anchorage Daily News and a public affairs commentator. “This is in keeping with her ad hoc approach to life.”

As for what her tenure has meant to this remote and still-new state – just celebrating its 50th anniversary of statehood this year – Carey said: “I think her big legacy is the incredible celebrity she became. Who else is like this in Alaska history?”

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/200...25451?starlets

[lilly]

William Shatner Reads Sarah Palins Farewell Speech.

You Tube

[Fartacus]

Originally Posted by lilly

William Shatner Reads Sarah Palins Farewell Speech.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCdqRbWYWbU

A most moving rendering of incoherrent jibberish.

[rolanda]

Well, that just made my week. Love it. Thanks, lilly.

[lilly]

I think I'de take a bet on that.

When the time comes. I'll worry.

Until then, I'll enjoy comedy relief.

[CanadaSue]

I read the entire transcript of her farewell speech.

Maybe it lost something being written & read rather than HEARD but it didn't come across as very well written, thought through or coherent.

[lilly]

Fox News poll: Plurality thinks best job for Palin would be...Homemaker?

Democrats 45% think best for her to become a homemaker.
Republicans 18 % And Independents (my crowd) 34 % think best to become a homemaker.

Total 32% Best for Palin to become a homemaker.

President. a total of 6%- Vice President a total of 14% - Talk show host 17% -College Prof. 10%

I think its a safe bet to say she'll never make it to the White House in 2012 or 2016.

I would vote for talk show host myself. A lot of them don't make much sense to me.

[free ranger]

Democrats 45% think best for her to become a homemaker.
Republicans 18 % And Independents (my crowd) 34 % think best to become a homemaker.

I just love the hypocrisy of so-called 'feminists'... conservative women should stay home, and keep their mouths shut right - because they don't have the 'correct political views'...

[CanadaSue]

HOMEMAKER???

Look, I don't like the woman - think she would suck as President. But, good Gawd. free ranger can't be argued with here - the irony is stunning.

The whole point of feminism & the gains made through that movement is that she & any other female have the RIGHT to try & be whatever they'd like to be. Success not guaranteed of course, but the right to try on an equal basis SHOULD be a given in 2010.

Why a homemaker? She has THREE younger children. Her oldest son is fighting in Iraq & her oldest daughter is a mother herself. The only young one she has needing frequent care is her youngest & I've never heard it was an issue who was changing his diapers, feding him & at what frequency.

What the hell do the Democrats stand for these days, anyway? The 'right' of anyone to do as the DEMS see fit?

The only reason I'm not completely disgusted is that at least it wasn't over 50%!

[Fartacus]

Originally Posted by CanadaSue

HOMEMAKER???

Look, I don't like the woman - think she would suck as President. But, good Gawd. free ranger can't be argued with here - the irony is stunning.

The whole point of feminism & the gains made through that movement is that she & any other female have the RIGHT to try & be whatever they'd like to be. Success not guaranteed of course, but the right to try on an equal basis SHOULD be a given in 2010.

Why a homemaker? She has THREE younger children. Her oldest son is fighting in Iraq & her oldest daughter is a mother herself. The only young one she has needing frequent care is her youngest & I've never heard it was an issue who was changing his diapers, feding him & at what frequency.

What the hell do the Democrats stand for these days, anyway? The 'right' of anyone to do as the DEMS see fit?

The only reason I'm not completely disgusted is that at least it wasn't over 50%!

It's a FOX "News" poll.

What do you think the other choices besides "Homemaker" were?

They were: President, Vice President, or Talk Show Host. Poll results

The poll asked voters what would be the best job for Sarah Palin now that she's resigned. Among all voters, the top choice (32 percent) was homemaker; 17 percent said she should be a talk show host, 14 percent said vice president, while just 6 percent said president. Among Republican voters VP was the top choice at 27 percent, followed by homemaker (18 percent), talk show host (14 percent) and then president (12 percent).

Of course Dems weren't going to vote for Pres or VP and they probably wouldn't want her daily on their TVs. A Fox setup to get Sue's kind of reaction.


ADDENDUM:

Reading back through, I guess those poll results didn't add up to 100%, so there must have been some other choices. "College Professor," "Other", and "Don't Know" were the rest. Still a Fox hack job.

[free ranger]

Originally Posted by Fartacus

It's a FOX "News" poll.

What do you think the other choices besides "Homemaker" were?

They were: President, Vice President, or Talk Show Host. Poll results



Of course Dems weren't going to vote for Pres or VP and they probably wouldn't want her daily on their TVs. A Fox setup to get Sue's kind of reaction.

Let's go to the source, shall we?

This was the question asked in the Fox poll - and the catagories listed:

13. What do you think is the best job for Sarah Palin now that she has resigned as governor of Alaska?

SCALE: 1. President of the United States 2. Vice-President of the United States 3. Television Talk Show Host 4. College Professor 5. Homemaker 6. (Other) 7. (Don’t know)

Dems & all others who were included in the poll had 7 choices to select from, not just President, VP, Talk Show host or Homemaker

[rb.]

Oh, Sue, where ya' been? In 1992, I had a course at University of Guelph...Women's History. I only took it because the prof was fantastic, and I learned so much from her. My first year survey history course with her, I titled my essay "The Power of Women in the Middle Ages". She knew I'd take that next course. Anyway, I was aghast, during my weekly seminars, at the attitudes of the "non-shaver" feminists (almost everyone is the seminar class was from the Women's Studies program ). I likely would have been very intimidated by them, had I not been 26, and they all around 18-21, at the time. No concept what so ever of individualism, or choice. It was the Feminist Way, or no way. I was wrong at every turn, they were right ALL the time. It was pathetic, the lack of common sense and life experience. And they are exactly as the feminists you hear/see in the media. Left is the only side for feminism, honestly. (And I gave the "girls" a good run of yelling at me each week, while I sat back and laughed at them, much to the glee of my female TA, my female prof, and my male friend/seminar mate. )

There is a reason that Rush Limbaugh coined the term Feminazi. He wasn't doing it to be nasty, he was just observing. Whether one likes him or not, he was right in his observation. Feminism is a very narrow view of the world. Ask Hillary about it, and baking cookies.

[Ought Six]

Palin's farewell speech (Full transcript)


International Business Times
27 July 2009

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin stepped down from her position on Sunday at 3p.m. local time and delivered a farewell speech, the following is her speech full transcript:

"What an absolutely beautiful day it is, and it is my honor to speak to all Alaskans, to our Alaskan family this last time as your governor. And it is always great to be in Fairbanks. The rugged rugged hardy people that live up here and some of the most patriotic people whom you will ever know live here, and one thing that you are known for is your steadfast support of our military community up here and I thank you for that and thank you United States military for protecting the greatest nation on Earth. Together we stand.

And getting up here I say it is the best road trip in America soaring through nature's finest show. Denali, the great one, soaring under the midnight sun. And then the extremes. In the winter time it's the frozen road that is competing with the view of ice fogged frigid beauty, the cold though, doesn't it split the Cheechakos from the Sourdoughs?

And then in the summertime such extreme summertime about a hundred and fifty degrees hotter than just some months ago, than just some months from now, with fireweed blooming along the frost heaves and merciless rivers that are rushing and carving and reminding us that here, Mother Nature wins. It is as throughout all Alaska that big wild good life teeming along the road that is north to the future.

That is what we get to see every day. Now what the rest of America gets to see along with us is in this last frontier there is hope and opportunity and there is country pride.

And it is our men and women in uniform securing it, and we are facing tough challenges in America with some seeming to just be Hell bent maybe on tearing down our nation, perpetuating some pessimism, and suggesting American apologetics, suggesting perhaps that our best days were yesterdays.

But as other people have asked, "How can that pessimism be, when proof of our greatness, our pride today is that we produce the great proud volunteers who sacrifice everything for country?" Now this week alone, Sean Parnell and I we're on the, um, on Ft. Rich the base there, the army chapel, and we heard the last roll call, and the sounding of Taps for three very brave, very young Alaskan soldiers who just gave their all for all of us. Together we do stand with gratitude for our troops who protect all of our cherished freedoms, including our freedom of speech which, par for the course, I'm going to exercise.

And first, some straight talk for some, just some in the media because another right protected for all of us is freedom of the press, and you all have such important jobs reporting facts and informing the electorate, and exerting power to influence. You represent what could and should be a respected honest profession that could and should be the cornerstone of our democracy.

Democracy depends on you, and that is why, that's why our troops are willing to die for you. So, how 'bout in honor of the American soldier, ya quite makin' things up. And don't underestimate the wisdom of the people, and one other thing for the media, our new governor has a very nice family too, so leave his kids alone.

OK, today is a beautiful day and today as we swear in Sean Parnell, no one will be happier than I to witness by God's grace Alaskans with strength of character advancing our beloved state. Sean has that. Craig Campbell has that. I remember on that December day, we took the oath to uphold our state constitution, and it was written right here in Fairbanks by very wise pioneers.

We shared the vision for government that they ground in that document. Our founders wrote "all political power is inherent in the people. All government originates with the people. It's founded upon their will only and it's instituted for the good of the people as a whole." Their remarkably succinct words guided us in all of our efforts in serving you and putting you first, and we have done our best to fulfill promises that I made on Alaska Day, 2005, when I first asked for the honor of serving you.

Remember then, our state so desired and so deserved ethics reform. We promised it, and now it is the law. Ironically, it needs additional reform to stop blatant abuse from partisan operatives, and I hope the lawmakers will continue that reform. We promised that you would finally see a fair return on your Alaskan owned natural resources so we build a new oil and gas appraisal system, an is an equitable formula to usher in a new era of competition and transparency and protection for Alaskans and the producers.

ACES incentivizes new exploration and it's the exploration that is our future. It opens up oil basins and it ensures that the people will never be taken advantage of again. Don't forget Alaskans you are the resource owners per our constitution and that's why for instance last year when oil prices soared and state coffers swelled, but you were smacked with high energy prices, we sent you the energy rebate. See, it's your money and I've always believed that you know how to better spend it than government can spend it.

I promised that we would protect this beautiful environment while safely and ethically developing resources, and we did. We built the Petroleum Oversight Office and a sub-cabinet to study climate conditions. And I promised I'd govern with fiscal restraint, so to not immorally burden futre generations. And we did...we slowed the rate of government growth and I vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars of excess and wtih lawmakers we saved billions for the future.

I promsed that we'd lead the charge to forward funding education, and hold schools accountable, and improve opportunities for special needs students and elevate vo-tech training and we paid down pension debt.

I promised that we would manage our fish and wildlife for abundance, and that we would defend the constitution, and we have, though outside special interest groups they still just don't get it on this one. Let me tell you, Alaskans really need to stick together on this with new leadership in this area especially, encouraging new leadership... got to stiffen your spine to do what's right for Alaska when the pressure mounts, because you're going to see anti-hunting, anti-second amendment circuses from Hollywood and here's how they do it.

They use these delicate, tiny, very talented celebrity starlets, they use Alaska as a fundraising tool for their anti-second amendment causes. Stand strong, and remind them patriots will protect our guaranteed, individual right to bear arms, and by the way, Hollywood needs to know, we eat, therefore we hunt.

I promised energy solutions and we have, we have a plan calling for 50% of our electricity generated by renewable resources and we can now insist that those who hold the leases to develop our resources that they do so now on Alaska's terms. So now finally after decades of just talk, finally we're seeing oil and gas drilling up there at Point Thompson.

And I promised that we would get a natural gas pipeline underway and we did. Since I was a little kid growing up here, I remember the discussions, especially the political discussions just talking about and hoping for and dreaming of commercializing our clean, abundant, needed natural gas.

Our gas line inducement act, AGIA, that was the game-changer and this is thanks to our outstanding gas line team, and the legislature adopting this law, 58-1. They knew, they know AGIA is the vehicle to drive this monumental energy project and bring everyone to the table, this bipartisan victory, it came from Alaskans working together with free market private sector principles, and now we are on the road to the largest private-sector energy project in the history of America. It is for Alaska's future, it is for America's energy independence and it will make us a more peaceful, prosperous and secure nation.

What I promised, we accomplished. "We" meaning state staff, amazing commissioners, great staff assisting them, and conscientious Alaskans outside the bureaucracy - Tom Van Flein, and Meg Stapleton and Kristan Cole, so many others, many volunteers who just stepped up to the challenge as good Alaskans, but nothing, nothing could have succeeded without my right-hand man Kris Perry. She is the sharpest, boldest, hardest-working partner. Kris is my right-hand man and much success is due to Kris.

So much success, and Alaska there is much good in store further down the road, but to reach it we must value and live the optimistic pioneering spirit that made this state proud and free, and we can resist enslavement to big central government that crushes hope and opportunity. Be wary of accepting government largess. It doesn't come free and often, accepting it takes away everything that is free, melting into Washington's powerful "care-taking" arms will just suck incentive to work hard and chart our own course right out of us, and that not only contributes to an unstable economy and dizzying national debt, but it does make us less free.

I resisted the stimulus package. I resisted the stimulus package and we have championed earmark reform, slashing earmark requests by 85% to break the cycle of dependency on a stifling, unsustainable federal agenda, and other states should follow this for their and for America's stability. We don't have to feel that we must beg an allowance from Washington, except to beg the allowance to be self-determined. See, to be self-sufficient, Alaska must be allowed to develop - to drill and build and climb, to fulfill statehood's promise. At statehood we knew this.

At statehood we knew this, that we are responsible for ourselves and our families and our future, and fifty years later, please let's not start believing that government is the answer. It can't make you happy or healthy or wealthy or wise. What can? It is the wisdom of the people and our families and our small businesses, and industrious individuals, and it is God's grace, helping those who help themselves, and then this allows that very generous voluntary hand up that we're known for, enthusiastically providing those who need it.

Alaskans will remember that years ago, remember we sported the old bumper sticker that said, "Alaska. We Don't Give a Darn How They Do It Outside?" Do you remember that? I remember that, and remember it was because we would be different. We'd roll up our sleeves, and we would diligently sow and reap, and we can still do this to carve wealth out of the wilderness and make our living on the water, with strong hands and innovative minds, now with smarter technology.

It is what our first people and our parents did. It worked, because they worked. We must be prudent and persistent and press for the people's right to responsibly develop God-given resources for the maximum benefit of the people.

And we have come so far in just 50 years. We're no longer a frontier outpost on the periphery of the world's greatest nation. Now, as a contributor and a securer of America, we can attain our destiny in the promise of our motto "North to the Future." See, the pressing issue of our time, it's energy independence, because there is an inherent link between energy and security, and energy and prosperity. Alaska will lead with energy, we will prove you can be both pro-development and pro-environment, because no one loves their clean air and their land and their wildlife and their water more than an Alaskan. We will protect it.

Yes, America must look north to the future for security, for energy independence, for our strategic location on the globe. Alaska is the gate-keeper of the continent.

So, we are here today at a changing of the guard. Now, people who know me, and they know how much I love this state, some still are choosing not to hear why I made the decision to chart a new course to advance the state. And it should be so obvious to you. (indicating heckler) It is because I love Alaska this much, sir (at heckler) that I feel it is my duty to avoid the unproductive, typical, politics as usual, lame duck session in one's last year in office. How does that benefit you? No, with this decision now, I will be able to fight even harder for you, for what is right, for truth. And I have never felt like you need a title to do that.

So, as we all move forward together, let's vow to keep championing Alaska, to advocate responsible development, and smaller government, and freedom, and when I took the oath to serve you, I promised...remember I promised to steadfastly and doggedly guard the interests of this great state like that grizzly guards her cubs, as a mother naturally guards her own.

And I will keep that vow wherever the road may lead. Todd and I, and Track, Bristol, Tripp, Willow, Piper, Trig...I think I got 'em all. We will forever be so grateful for the honor of our lifetime to have served you. Our whole big diverse full and fun family, we all thank you and I am very very blessed to have had their support all along, for Todd's support. I am thankful too. I have been blessed to have been raised in this last frontier. Thank you for our home, Mom and Dad, because in Alaska it is not an easy living, but it is a good living, and here it is impossible to lose your way. Wherever the road may lead you, we have that steadying great north star to guide us home.

So let's all enjoy the ride, and I thank you Alaska, and God bless Alaska and God bless America."

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[lilly]

I assume as many men as women were taking the poll, they didn't seem to list that fact of nature.

It was a poll by Fox, Rupert Murdocks baby. And Rupert Murdocks current political pal is Sarah Palin. I don't know if his yacht and jet are still there but he was there last week.

First he liked hillary, than obama, and now Sarah is writing a book for his company. I'm sure he wants it to be a huge hit.

This was not feminist media dissing Palin.

They gave plenty of choices. See her as president, vice president? They did give that choice.

Outside of hosting a talk show I wouldn't vote for any of their choices. A college professor? Come on she wouldn't want that. Small potatos. Though she would get a lot of students.

The people in the survey chose what they thought she was qualified to do.

Don't blame feminists. Palin could have gone back to Alaska, done her job as Governor and kept out of the limelight for a while till things quieted down, but she fed the publicity machine and whined about the media, bloggers etc..via Greta van Susterin, Hannity, and other supporters.

So it backfired.

[Ought Six]

l:

"It was a poll by Fox, Rupert Murdocks baby. And Rupert Murdocks current political pal is Sarah Palin. I don't know if his yacht and jet are still there but he was there last week."

Are you trying to imply that the Fox News poll is fixed?
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"Palin could have gone back to Alaska, done her job as Governor...."

No, she could not. With the endless stream of frivilous lawsuits and bogus ethics charges, she spent all her time in court or prepping for testimony, while getting pushed deeper and deeper into debt. She could not be effective as Governor of Alaska under the circumstances, so she did what any honorable person would do and resigned. If she was only a careerist, she would have hung on to power for all it was worth, and turned the fight against the ethics charges into a major media circus at the expense of the state.

[caonacl]

July 28, 2009, 5:30 pm
Shatner Performs Palin’s ‘Poetry’

See Video at Link

By Robert Mackey

On Monday night William Shatner, the actor who carved out a sideline in the 1970s as a sort of proto-rapper, delivering spoken lyrics over music, appeared on NBC’s “Tonight Show” to apply his vocal stylings to part of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s farewell speech. Video of that performance is embedded above.

Having gotten the Shatner treatment, Ms. Palin has joined John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and Bernie Taupin as writers whose words have been reimagined as poetry by the actor. On the Web site Last.fm you can hear Mr. Shatner’s unforgettable takes on both “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and “Mr. Tambourine Man.”

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/200...ins-poetry/?hp

[lilly]

She evidently is looking for a career in radio.

So they say.

What can I say.

Her fervant fans are in love with her face, not her voice.

An update.

Clear Channel doesn't think her capable of a three hour talk show. Apparently they have told her they aren't going to give her radio time.

A new fictional novel out called Two Babies by Daniel Archangel a blogger. If you want to read excerpts.

He does say something about the publics perceptions of this fictional character, when talking about writing this book. "What the audience believes they see is more powerful than the truth."

http://www.twobabiesnovel.com/excerpt_p005.htm

It was bound to become a work of fiction sooner or later. Laura Bush was a character in a novel. Ditto Jackie Kennedy. Not always flattering. The Queen of England and Princess Diana were also often in works of fiction, loosely based on their lives, as well as biographies. Also not that flattering.

It isn't great reading, and I certainly won't buy it since the real story is so much more interesting.
I'm sure it will give the Palinbots the "fits." It certainly won't be a best seller. People prefer not to believe this particular story. People do not like "the Emperor is wearing no clothes " stories.

Those that know the basis for the Novel won't read it, and those that don't want to believe it will ignore it.

Palin could clear it up, but she has consistantly refused, even when the sympathetic ADN asked her pointblank to do so.

But then I won't buy Palins autobiography either, since that too may be a work of fiction. Loosely based on her real life story.

Poliiticians are usually self serving.

The truth will come out, it usually does.

Just as the real reasons for her resignation will eventually come out. And it isn't to save the great State of Alaska from the ethics complainers, or that she is a lame duck governor. The ethics violations will be filed by the citizens of Alaska as is their right.

Fart comparing her to Nixon was on the mark. Those missing 18 minutes of tape have been restored through the miracles of tech. And you know he is dead and gone, and someone, somewhere was still dredging it all up.

[lilly]

I never understood the winkin, ya betcha thing myself.

Her lawyer is threatening to serve papers to sue a kindergarten teacher blogger for writing that the Palins are having marital problems.

I didn't read his blog myself, as I think her marital issues are her own business, whatever they are.

If they decide to lead separate lives, that is their private concern.

And if they are blissfully happy, why isn't that sweet?

[Fartacus]

[lilly]

Some of her avid supporters are writing to the kindergarten teachers employers demanding he be terminated.

I read that he has been a blogger with a few scoops on Palin. The first was, that she would be McCains pick for VP.

I don't recall what else. So far the threat of a libel suit isn't working. The National Enquirer is owned by Murdock, and unconfirmed rumors of affairs by both are out there.

The religious right demands morality for everyone, but is very lax and forgiving for one of their own. See doonsbury comic strip on the C street house in todays paper.

By attacking the blogger, threatening legal action, Palin has made this into a bigger news item. Her following is doing her cause a diservice by demanding the teacher be fired.

I don't know if the rumors are true, and I don't care about the state of her marriage.

If the teacher is fired, due to pressure, it will become a firestorm.

[leistb]

Originally Posted by lilly

I don't know if the rumors are true, and I don't care about the state of her marriage.

Then why do you keep posting about it?

[free ranger]

Well, considering the number of frivolous ethics charges Palin has had to fight (for over $500K of her own money) - I guess the haters now need to be concerned about posting lies about her; karma sucks you know:

Palin Camp Shoots Down Ridiculous Divorce Rumors Spread by CNN Stringer Dennis Zaki

The release is in response to a ludicrous rumor being spread by Alaskan CNN stringer Dennis Zaki. Zaki, who previously bought into rumors of Trig Truth, picked up these allegations from the same source - the rabidly anti-Palin, Trig Truth-espousing anonymous blogger "Gryphen" of the blog "Immoral Minority". Gryphen is a friend of Zaki's, along with fellow Team Truth members Shannyn Moore, Phil Munger, and "AKMuckraker" of the Mudflats.

The rumor was already being picked up and spread around the echo chamber of the Alaskan Team Truther blogs...not only by Zaki, but by fellow Trig Truther "Doctor Phil" Munger of Progressive Alaska.

Sounds like the Palins are cutting these rumors off at the knees. Good for them.

UPDATE by RAM: So, let me understand the "story" according to Zaki and other "journalists"...

At the beginning of the month, Zaki reported that Gov. Palin was being investigated by the FBI and was going to jail. That turned out to be false. Last week, the ADN reported that Gov. Palin was moving to the Hamptons. That turned out to be false. Today, Zaki reports that Gov. Palin is moving to Montana after throwing her wedding ring into Lake Lucille. That turns out to be false.

They are reporting blatant lies. Quit making things up!

[rryan]

Originally Posted by lilly

I never understood the winkin, ya betcha thing myself.

Her lawyer is threatening to serve papers to sue a kindergarten teacher blogger for writing that the Palins are having marital problems.

I didn't read his blog myself, as I think her marital issues are her own business, whatever they are.

If they decide to lead separate lives, that is their private concern.

And if they are blissfully happy, why isn't that sweet?

mmmmkay

[caonacl]

[lilly]

There is speculation in the press, that Sarah Palin received up to a million dollars honorarium to speak to a group at the NRA dinner in state to receive some awards.

Plus the NRA presented her with a gun,(don't know what kind) which a number of her devoted fans, have suggested she use on a particular blogger ,who she has threatened with a law suit for libel. (About her relationship with her husband.) As Todd was reported to have pulled a gun on Levi, this is not wise. Here again who knows unless there are witnesses.

I don't know the history of the mans blog, never read it, but this blogger does seem to have gotten under her skin. He has been outed by name and a number of her admirers are e-mailing the school and school board that he is a pervert. Now that is out of line, unless it can be proven. But that is her cult following defending her. Scorch and Burn tactics.

Palins lawyer has mentioned serving papers on him during kindergarten class.

One does not do that in a school.

He has a lawyer who is acting for him pro bono.

This could degenerate into a complete fiasco for Palin, depending how far it is pushed. I know nothing about the history between him and Palin, but he has gotten under her thin skin.

I'm sure it will be a problem for the school to resolve. Do they ignore, must they investigate? Damned if they do, and damned if they don't. How to handle a problem that mushrooms. How will the childrens parents react?

Palins supporters have become virulent. But the Obama messiah nuts weren't much better.

The California Sima Ladies dinner at the Reagon Library would have paid for transport and hotel rooms, but no honorarium. And it was out of state.