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Palin Calls Ethics Probes "Paralyzing"
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... Palin's lawyer told CNN there's no scandal coming: "There is no bombshell. There is no shoe to drop. There are no
investigations of any type that I'm aware of -- no IRS audit, no federal
investigation, no state investigation. There is
no legal reason in terms of a legal problem that compelled the governor
to resign." ...
Palin Calls Ethics Probes “Paralyzing”
The Hollywood Liberal —
... reports. Said Palin: “Especially when all these lawmakers are lining up for office. Their desire would be to clobber the administration left and right so that they can position themselves for office. I’m not going to put Alaskans through that.” Asked whether she planned to run for president, Palin “squinted and shook her head, but then indicated she might.” Palin’s lawyer told CNN there’s no scandal coming: “There is no bombshell. There is no shoe to drop. There are no investigations of any type that I’m aware of — no IRS audit, no federal investigation, no state ...
Video- Sarah Palin says she is not a quitter
The Political Carnival —
Embedded video from CNN Video You can say it til you're blue in the face lady... ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) — Sarah Palin's not a quitter, she wants the public to know. "I am not a quitter. I am a fighter," Palin told CNN on Monday while on a family fishing trip, on the heels of her Friday bombshell announcement that she was resigning as Alaska's governor. Palin did her interview standing on the shores of Dillingham, Alaska, wearing hip waders. She granted 10-minute interviews to CNN and three other news networks Monday. She ...
ThinkFast: July 7, 2009
Think Progress —
... .” Palin said that she announced her resignation “because of the tremendous pressure, time and financial burden of a litany of ethics complaints in the past several months,” which she said “were without merit and took away from the job she wanted to do for Alaskans.” ...
TPMDC Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) told reporters that her decision to resign her office was based in large part on a series of ethics complaints against her, which she says are without merit but have distracted from her job. "I am not a quitter. I am a fighter," said Palin, who added that she will continue to work in public service, not ruling out a 2012 run for President or any other office. ...
The Daily Palin
Balloon Juice —
It just never stops:
Sarah Palin’s not a quitter, she wants the public to know.
“I am not a quitter. I am a fighter,” Palin told CNN on Monday while on a family fishing trip, on the heels of her Friday bombshell announcement that she was resigning as Alaska’s governor.
Resign does come from Middle French origins, so it is possible she has no clue what it means. Also:
“I think on a national level, your department of law there in the White House would ...
Palin Not a Quitter, Totes a Martyr, Still Unfit for National Office
Shakesville —
In an interview on the shores of Dillingham, Alaska, yesterday, soon-to-be-former Governor Sarah Palin said, despite quitting her office 18 months before her first term was up, that she's not a quitter—and reasserted that she's leaving office because it's the best thing to do for Alaska. ...
Sarah Palin's Greatest Hits
Crooks and Liars —
Attempting the political equivalent of relaunching the Hiddenburg, soon-to-be former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin hosted ABC, Fox News, CNN, Time, the AP and other media outlets while fishingTuesday. But even as she proclaimed of her abrupt resignation, "politically speaking, if I die, I die," Palin reminded Americans once again why she so deserves that fate.
By claiming the nonexistent "Department of Law" in Washington would protect her from the kind of ethics woes she encountered in Alaska, Palin demonstrated her ...
