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youtube.com - 7/3/2009

Sarah Palin Announces Resignation as Governor, Part 2 (video)

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bradblog.com - 7/3/2009

PALIN ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AS ALASKA GOV

— bradblog.com — Palin resigns. Something else is going on here above and beyond what she's saying, though I don't... know what yet. Josh Marshall seems to agree, noting in his "first signs of what happened" coverage : [T]his clearly happened so quickly that Palin ... (more) PALIN ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AS ALASKA GOV

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gov.state.ak.us - 7/3/2009

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

— gov.state.ak.us — Executive Column spacer State of Alaska > Governor > Executive Column Palin Announces No Second Term Photo... of Governor Palin No Lame Duck Session Either Hi Alaska, I appreciate speaking directly TO you, the people I serve, as your Governor. People who ... (more) Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

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nytimes.com - 7/4/2009

Sarah Palin Says She Will Resign as Alaska Governor

— nytimes.com — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla,... Alaska on Friday. (more) Sarah Palin Says She Will Resign as Alaska Governor

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July 3, 2009
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —

Palin's Resignation Speech
TPM Election Central — Here's Gov. Sarah Palin's (R-AK) rather...interesting resignation speech:

Watch It Over And Over And Over
Eschaton —

alicublog — YOU STILL HAVE PALIN TO KICK AROUND ANYMORE. No way in hell she's dropping this valuable political equity. She'll lead her tribe of tea-partying neopatriots from a survivalist treehouse, either figuratively or literally. Even I enjoyed watching the video ...

I just wanted to take a little vacation
Rising Hegemon — And the crazy shit hits the crazy fan on the crazy train on its way to the crazy house. I mean, WHAT...THE...FUCK? Is she on some of the meth that Levi's mom had? ...

Governor Palin Quits. Say It Ain't So!
Bitter Analysis — Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today announced that (1) She will not run for a second term as Governor of Alaska, and (2) She would resign on July 26, 2009, far short of the four year term's end in 2010. Her announcement (speech part 1 of 2) (speech part 2 of 2) was poorly timed. The Friday before a holiday ranks amongst the lowest ratings for news. Had she sincerely wanted maximum exposure, today was not the day. Her speech was poorly written. She began by providing a history lesson on Alaska: "We were purchased as a territory because a member of President Abe Lincoln's cabinet, William Seward, providentially saw in this great land, vast riches, beauty, ...

Now, only an ex-Governor, with lipstick
The Reaction — By J. Thomas Duffy So much for a quiet, pre-holiday day. Who woulda' thunk it? Something actually knocked the MichaelJacksonPalooza off the air, it was was none other than Mommy Moose, The Wasilla Wiz Kid, that Hockey-Mom-with-Lipstick, Stumblin-Bumblin' John McCain's former scene-stealer, Sarah Palin. She's not quitting, she's just ... Well ... Quitting .... Ms. Ya'Bet'cha's is bailing out of the Alaskan Governorship, mid-way through, to go on and fight for something vague and unnamed, but with ...

Making Sanford look sound and reasonable by comparison
Political Animal — MAKING SANFORD LOOK SOUND AND REASONABLE BY COMPARISON.... Sarah Palin's decision to resign is difficult to understand, but nearly as interesting as the announcement was the way in which it was made. Or, put another way, have you seen the speech ...