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Palin Steps Down 1/2, Onward Sarah (video)
Palin Steps Down 1/2, Onward Sarah (video)
Palin Steps Down 1/2, Onward Sarah
It Always Has Been About Trig
legalinsurrection.blogspot.com — I waited a whole day before posting about the Sarah Palin resignation. Well, not a whole day,... but longer than almost everyone else in the blogosphere. Here's my take as of this moment in time, subject to change: I don't know why Sarah Palin resigned, ... (more) It Always Has Been About Trig
A few additional and hopefully final thoughts on Sarah Palin
redstate.com — Perhaps I should keep my mouth shut now, because I'm causing a few people to run for... the hills for daring to voice my opinion that Sarah Palin is done with elected politics, though not necessarily politics altogether. Nonetheless, here are more ... (more) A few additional and hopefully final thoughts on Sarah Palin
Is There a HouseGate in Sarah Palin's Future?
Is There a HouseGate in Sarah Palin's Future?
talkleft.com — Speculation is mounting on the internet that Sarah Palin is facing trouble over the source of the... building materials for her Waslilla, Alaska home. If you remember, Todd was interviewed saying he built the house with his own hands and some buddies ... (more) Is There a HouseGate in Sarah Palin's Future?
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Palin: shades of Nixon's 'this is my last press conference' speech -- listen here
Top of the Ticket — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's announcement that she was bowing out of Alaska politics on the eve of the Fourth of July holiday left a lot of viewers scratching their heads. As the Ticket reported yesterday, Palin's friends report that she is genuinely sick of the attacks that seem part of the fabric of national politics these days. But Palin's hastily-announced press conference also had all the earmarks of Richard Nixon's famous concession speech in 1962, after he lost the campaign for California governor to Democrat Pat Brown. Nixon's rant was also a last-minute affair. Reporters had been told that Nixon -- a former ...

Palin's resignation speech has shades of Nixon's 1962 concession address
Top of the Ticket — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's announcement that she was bowing out of Alaska politics on the eve of the Fourth of July holiday left a lot of viewers scratching their heads. As the Ticket reported Friday, Palin's friends report that she is genuinely sick of the attacks that seem to be part of the fabric of national politics these days. But Palin's hastily announced press conference also had all the earmarks of Richard Nixon's famous concession speech in 1962, after he lost the campaign for California governor to Democrat Pat Brown. Nixon's rant was also a last-minute affair. Reporters had been told that Nixon -- a former ...

Open Thread
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Sarah Palin steps down as Alaska's governor (part two below the fold). Thoughts?

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