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So Why Did This Crazy Palin Lady Quit the Alaska Governor Job She Just Started Two Years Ago?
Wonkette » top —
... She’s just plain crazy and you’re just wasting your time trying to make sense of her erratic behavior. This is the theory suggested by CBS News, which described her speech as “rambling and sometimes confusing.” ...
Although Ignored By the Media-- Palin's Accomplishments Were Extensive
Gateway Pundit —
As governor, Sarah Palin left the state of Alaska in great shape. Sarah Palin highlighted her accomplishments as governor today in her resignation speech. This was something the state-run media ignored since she came on the national scene. And we are doing well! My administration's accomplishments speak for themselves. We work tirelessly for Alaskans. We aggressively and responsibly develop our resources because they were created to be used to better our world... to HELP people... and we protect the environment and ...
Back to Palin
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
... independence, national security, freedom! And I know when it’s time to pass the ball - for victory.
Now, it is possible that the above means that she thinks taking herself out of politics entirely is good for the GOP and the country (which I suppose she may think, but this seems unlikely), or she thinks that she can better get in the game by passing off the governorship and then playing on.
Full text of the speech (and video thereof) can be found here.
I have been less than impressed with her intellect and political instincts from the ...
Oh, That Liberal Media Elite: Drummed Palin Right Out of Office
News Hounds —
... Varney played a portion of Palin's resignation speech. You can view the entire speech text and video here. With Baby Trig (I presume) gurgling in the background (are there no lengths to which she won't go to gain sympathy?!?), Palin rambled (“ . . . and I'm taking my fight for what's right for Alaska in a new direction”) and ranted (“ . . . superficial, wasteful political blood sport”) and whined (“ . . . [her kids have] recently seen their baby brother Trig mocked and ridiculed by some pretty mean-spirited adults recently . . . .”) and basically made little sense, except at ...
A Fake Consultant Exclusive: Political Robots Fail In Operational Service
Washblog - Diaries —
... to Gubernatorial Service, but a cascading series of failures within the Operating System and the MediaModulatorProcess have now caused Corporate Management to initiate an “unscheduled withdrawal” of the Device from Service. ...
Leftovers - Week of July 13th
The Republic of T. —
... Sotomayor Hearings: Of course, there’s a lot to be said here, and much of it has been said elsewehre. I had a particular theme I wanted to pursue, about how GOP Senators are essentially doing what they’ve said Sotomayor would do as a judge. This one may never get written, because (a) I’m not sure how much relevance it will have after the hearings are over, and (b) by the time I get it written most of it will have already been said.
Palin and the Republicans: Since her resignation and the varied reactions in the ...
Sarah Palin: Is She Really Serious about Politics?
Politics Daily —
... Palin's actions keep defying rationale explanation. Her sudden retreat from her job as Alaska governor made her seem a quitter--especially when she couldn't coherently justify the resignation during her surprise July 4 weekend announcement. Even if Palin's pull-out had been a reasonable decision, it seemed as if she had not consulted anyone with PR or political sense on how best to handle the controversial move. ...
Tune in, turn on, go Galt
Balloon Juice —
... quitting to go “beyond my role” sounds like Sarah Palin’s “choice is to take a stand and effect change” by quitting. And lest we forget, there are many who believe that the best way to fight Obamafascism is to go Galt. ...
Those Who Follow Sarah Palin are Sowing the Seeds of Their Own Destruction
Commondreams.org Views —
... to be approximately the same proportion of Americans who back Palin for president. Most data suggest the overlap is considerable. Palin's rise to prominence, from little-known governor to one of the most popular and arguably most charismatic Republicans in the country in just a year, has been startling. She had a thin record when she was picked to run as vice-president. Today, having quit the Alaska governorship mid-term and published a bestseller, only her wallet is thicker. Her resignation speech was so rambling that you would have struggled to find a coherent sentence with ...
Sarah Palin Needs Help
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... Somebody needed to tell Palin that, if she were hellbent on quitting as Alaska's governor, she at least needed to take the time to develop a competent exit strategy and a coherent farewell speech. ...
