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Palin Resigning
Matthew Yglesias —
Apparently wants explicit permission to neglect the people of Alaska in order to seek the presidency.
My friend Emily Thorson has done research indicating that the Palin pick as VP was a political disaster without precedent in the history of politics. Conventional wisdom is that VP picks don’t matter, since there’s never been evidence that they matter, but it seems that Palin did matter and in a bad way. ...
Mark Sanford has an affair…
Clareified —
and Sarah Palin resigns?
Guessing that having finally had the chance to leave Alaska, she had no further desire to stay in Alaska.
Or…
What leaves Alaska never fucking goes back to Alaska.
The Palin Statement
Weekly Standard Blog —
Sarah Palin will resign her office effective July 25. Here is the statement from her press team.
One thing you learn about Sarah Palin when you study her career is that she never, ever does things by the book. I think it's safe to say today's events are a further example of this tendency.
Sarah Palin Resigns as Governor of Alaska
TalkLeft —
... my job and I love Alaska. I am doing what’s best for Alaska,” Palin said at a televised news conference in her hometown of Wasilla. Palin said she hoped people were not disappointed by the decision, which she said had been in the works for some time. She said she was taking “my fight for what’s right in a new direction.” She said she could be more effective and better serve Alaska and the country from outside the governor's office. She's had a lot of bad press lately: At home, she has faced new ...
Big in Japan Shenandoah
If I Ran the Zoo —
Hicks and nitwits all over this great nation are grieving tonight for Sarah Palin's political career. Or, no, wait, they're happy. Yeah, that's it, they're happy: ...
Crazy like on Fox
Balloon Juice —
... presidency is responsible for this. She, like all patriotic Americans, is shocked by what is happening. Obama is destroying this country. She knows it. We all know it. We need a leader. She is answering our call. She did not quit. She is going to get into the fight to save America. Watch what happens.
This is a pitch perfect example of post-wingnuttery in that it stirs up all kinds of images but makes no actual sense.
And here’s Mary Matalin (via via):
Ms. Matalin joked that despite her own ...
PALIN ABSOLUTELY DOMINATES THE NEWS CYCLE
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
... Palin to Resign as Governor of Alaska ...
Double Standards Incorporated
Whiskey Fire —
... Later today I was trying to read the paper in peace and I have to deal with this turd floating to the top of the media bowl again (you know those ones that won't go down no matter how many times you flush?). Sarah Fucking Palin surfaces again (pun fully intended)to let us know it is time for a career transition. Still, as annoyed as I am by her at a personal level I think it is great news for Obama and the democratic party. The queen of the hidden agenda has not revealed her grand scheme yet. Not that we will know even after she holds another press conference to tell us what it ...
Palin: The Media Martyr’s Revenge
The Moderate Voice —
The Week in Review: Damn the Iceberg, Full Speed Ahead! edition
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... why Palin chose to “slink from the national stage.” After doing a double-take, Mary Matalin finally recovered and called Sarah Palin quitting as Governor of Alaska after just 32 months in office, “Brilliant.” Meghan Stapleton, her personal spokeswoman, said Palin cutting and running amidst a growing herd of corruption scandals was “ ...
