Sarah Palin resigning as Governor

[Sarah Palin]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/sarah-palin-resigns-as-al_b_225515.html

I guess she's come to terms with the fact that she's just too dumb for national politics.

[Dimentio]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/sarah-palin-resigns-as-al_b_225515.html

I guess she's come to terms with the fact that she's just too dumb for national politics.

On the contrary. She is doing this to try to become the GOP candidate in the 2012 elections.

Edit: Nevermind. What a shame :(

I grabbed popcorn as soon as I saw her.

[LOLseph Stalin]

I guess she's come to terms with the fact that she's just too dumb for national politics.

You would think that anybody who can't tell the difference between a baby and a fetus(Pro-life) and has a foreign policy that consists of "I can see Russia from my house!" would be too dumb for any kind of politics.

[Il Medico]

You would think that anybody who can't tell the difference between a baby and a fetus(Pro-life) and has a foreign policy that consists of "I can see Russia from my house!" would be too dumb for any kind of politics.
Don't forget she thought Africa was a country. :lol:

[gorillafuck]

Don't forget she thought Africa was a country. :lol:
That is my favorite thing about her:laugh:

[LOLseph Stalin]

Don't forget she thought Africa was a country. http://www.revleft.com/vb/sarah-palin-resigning-t112311/revleft/smilies2/laugh.gif

She actually thought that? Oh boy...

[Guerrilla22]

She wasn't in the media spotlight for a few days due to the Michael Jackson death, she probaly figured this would be a good way to be the center of attention again.

[9]

Since when is anyone too dumb for American politics? Shit. Dumb people make the most reliable puppets.

[Jimmie Higgins]

As much as I hate her politics and am glad to see her go - some of the attacks on her by liberals were kind of making me disgusted. It's the same old liberal establishment - let's make fun of Bush for his accent and dumb quotes, but not talk about his harmful politics. This comes from the fact that many of the public figures ridiculing Palin or Bush actually support or enable their policies. Liberals can make fun of Bush out of one side of their mouth while supporting candidates like John Kerry who argued for a troop surge before Bush ever considered it.

I think it's a bad tactical move too because someone like Palin is used by the establishment to make right-wing populist appeals and when liberals make fun of her for being "white trash" it only helps to pull dissaffected poor people to identify with her faux-populism.

[fabilius]

It´s true what Gravedigger said.

I often hear democrats complaining that poor whites vote republican instead of voting for them. (Example: the book What´s a matter with Kansas). But it´s their own damn fault for being snobbish towards them.

Also yeah, more criticism has been made of Bush´s accent than has been made of his plan to privatize social security, war, tax cuts, etc.

But the liberals don´t get they play right into GOP´s hand with that tactic. Walmart employees are anyway only slightly better of under the dems, who don´t mind the prices.

[Sarah Palin]

Perhaps there's a huge scandal we're going to hear about in a few weeks. I'll take the first guess. MURDER. Or her husband is Bristol's baby daddy.

[Seodanrot]

This Hardly belongs in politics lol she is too stupid of a person to be in the politics forums I am sorry to say lo, this belongs in the chit chat forum of the site.:laugh:

[*Viva La Revolucion*]

How much support did Sarah Palin actually have?

[LOLseph Stalin]

This Hardly belongs in politics lol she is too stupid of a person to be in the politics forums I am sorry to say lo, this belongs in the chit chat forum of the site.http://www.revleft.com/vb/sarah-palin-resigning-t112311/revleft/smilies2/lol.gif

Damn, you're right. Somebody move this to chit-chat! It's making the politics forum look bad!

[piet11111]

i always hated how any attacks on her where always about her being a "dumb/crazy woman" instead of just a person with crazy politics.

[Le Libérer]

Theres 3 possible reason she may have resigned.

1. Political Reasons
Shes got her eye to run against Obama in 2012 and she thinks its more profitable to go around the country branding herself at every possible turn. Cant do that stuck in Alaska. Shes already got Gov on the old resume and a very high rating in that position. Why not leave now with high numbers in case theres something we dont know about yet. Which leads us to possible reason number 2.

2. Upcoming Scandal
When a politician up and resigns for no foreseeable reason, my mind always goes to the smut. "Whats she hiding?" There were federal investigators in Alaska back when she was on the campaign trail in 07. Theres been rumors for months now that there are some private shenanigans going on with Todd and his up to no good-ness. She could also just be tired of all the ethics investigations. It can drain a woman (her definition of a woman not mine) when you are trying to appear ethical and in reality you anything but. I'd been screaming for the avocado chemical peel and valium if I were in her shoes.

3.Personal reasons
And I have to give props here to an article (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/03/palin-resigns-will-step-d_n_225573.html) i read concerning Palin and her 'personal reasons' It goes something like this, and I quote



No, not because she wants to better take care of her family. Come on, how funny does that sound? She seemed fine with juggling her family and her career when she was on a national ticket. No, by personal reasons I mean -- money.
The Palins have always had an eye for the good life. This is her one chance to definitively cash in. Who knows if an opportunity like this comes along again?Huge speaking fees, book advance, etc. Hopefully, she makes the money and increases her profile at the same time, setting her up for a decent shot at the Republican primary. Win or lose, she gets more famous, repeats the cycle and makes even more bank.
This strategy probably will work. Will she gain enough momentum for a decent shot at the presidency? No, this could backfire in that regard. Will she make plenty of money trying? Yes.
Which would I wager a bet on? Number 1
What would the drama queen that lives within like to see? Number 2
What would I love to see happen? Her run against Obama in 2010. Its not like we actually have a choice in the matter anyway. As far as I'm concerned its all political theater anyway.

Edit: Snatched from my personal blog

[Guerrilla22]

She apparently liked to sign emails as "God your creator" the office of the governor of Alaska is hardly a position worth God's time.

[NecroCommie]

This must be one of her greatest reforms as a governor.

[Revy]

Are there any socialists in Alaska? Socialist/labor history of Alaska here. (http://www.insurgent49.com/yanity_labor.html)

Somewhat ironically, if you google alaska socialism you get a bunch of links calling Palin a socialist, and saying that Alaska's state constitution endorses socialism because the constitution calls for the use of "maximum benefit of resources for all the people".

Liberals/Democrats in their typical "no I'm not, you are!" behavior, have jumped on it....just like they used the word "Busheviks" (just google it).

I would like to see socialist groups in Alaska and Hawaii, I don't know why there seems to not be any.

[Sean]

This is obviously her push for presidency. When you see her appearing on daytime tv shows in america and talking "as a mother" etc. you'll see what shes at. Expect cookery parenting and book reviews for the next two and a half years.

[Agrippa]

I agree, this should be moved to chit-chat.

Considering that this came shortly after a scandal involving CBS comedian David Letterman making a joke about Palin's 14-year-old daughter being impregnated by baseball star Alex Rodriguez. So yeah, Palin basically got pwned by the liberal media.

She probably just couldn't live up to the pressure of being the working-class, populist, quasi-fascist extremist wing of the Republican Party. I guess the moderates know how to fight with their gloves off for control of the party....don't worry, comrades, we still have Rush.

Edit: And no, I don't think she's running for president. This move actually totally weakens her in that respect. Sorry, misogynistic redneck-hating liberals...

[Kyrite]

"They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan." --Sarah Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco, Oct. 5, 2008

[ArrowLance]

I wonder what she thought when Russia invaded Georgia.

[NecroCommie]

I wonder what she thought when Russia invaded Georgia.
That if she was in Armenia she might have seen that.



"They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan." --Sarah Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco, Oct. 5, 2008

Such ignorance should be punishable.

[Revy]

Edit: And no, I don't think she's running for president. This move actually totally weakens her in that respect.

She's obviously going to run for President.
Which is not to say that she will get the nomination of the Republican Party, but she will attempt to.

[Le Libérer]

I agree, this should be moved to chit-chat.


Who are you agreeing with here? Besides, this is about politics. Its staying here.

[h9socialist]

Comrades --

The mere mention of Sarah Palin conjures up a new term "bubble gum politics." When Maureen Dowd bashes "Caribou Barbie" then the handwriting is on the wall. The only redeeming thing about this is that it makes her biggest supporter, Rush Limbaugh, look like an even bigger idiot than we thought he was (frankly, that just didn't seem in the realm of possibility on June 30th). I suggest that we all have a comradely laugh and move on . . .

[fiddlesticks]

If she is trying to run for president this is probably not the best way to go about it. Haha, and I didn't know she thought Africa is a country....oh the hilarity...:laugh:

[Rjevan]

Well, if this man
http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/I/O/bush_monkey.jpg
could become president, I don't see why having no idea about Africa and letting God sign emails should be an obstacle for her to become president.
I know it's an old one but: "Hey, I know why the apocalypse is supposed to happen in 2012 - Sarah Palin is running for presidency then!"

Well, at least Alaska doesn't get ruined any further by her. I read that she ordered to shoot all wolves though they are becoming rare in Alaska anyway. And people who constantly mention "the fatherland", God, the army and NRA rights are definitely not people I shed a tear over becuase they leave. I guess I better save my tears for 2012...

[Revy]

She is going to run for Senate and then for President. I guess she doesn't want to run for Senate while she is still Governor. Being a Senator would mean she is a "national figure" as part of the federal government.

Being a Governor used to be seen as a more effective pathway to the Presidency but the position of Senator now has that distinction, Obama was a Senator, but Bush, Clinton, Reagan, and Carter were all Governors. This is evident in the fact that the Governor of Florida is not running for a second term (though he didn't go so far as to resign), but is now running for the Senate.

[Seodanrot]

Who are you agreeing with here? Besides, this is about politics. Its staying here.

They were agreeing with me when I said jokingly that this thread should be moved to chit chat because Sarah Palin is a joke and hardly a politician because she is so stupid and a really big bigot. It puts the politics forum down.

[LOLseph Stalin]

I wonder what she thought when Russia invaded Georgia.

She probably thought they meant Georgia the state rather than the country. :laugh:

[Revy]

She probably thought they meant Georgia the state rather than the country. :laugh:

Imagine how many people in Georgia were preparing for a real-life "Red Dawn". :D

[*Viva La Revolucion*]

^ :laugh:

I would hope that the American people have learned from their mistakes by now. I doubt she stands a chance, though didn't George Bush say 'they misunderestimated me'? Then again, he also said 'our enemies never stop looking for new ways to harm our country - and neither do we!' Sorry, I just had to fit those in somewhere.

[9]

^ :laugh:

I would hope that the American people have learned from their mistakes by now. I doubt she stands a chance, though didn't George Bush say 'they misunderestimated me'? Then again, he also said 'our enemies never stop looking for new ways to harm our country - and neither do we!' Sorry, I just had to fit those in somewhere.

I always felt like Dubya exaggerated his misuse of the English language intentionally. It made it seem like he was too stupid to really know what was going on, so people just sort of laughed at him and felt sorry for him instead of getting pissed off at his policies. My theory could be totally wrong, it just seems like it would have worked in his interest. Plus, whenever I see clips of him debating Gore in 2000, he seems a lot less stupid than he did toward the end of his presidency.

[Dust Bunnies]

To get it on topic:

I feel Sarah Palin's move was not best politically. Rather, she has found a way to exploit her celebrity status. She can go around, giving speeches and writing books, making a lot of money. Of course I feel maybe she screwed up, being blackmailed and forced to resign so that the blackmailer won't reveal the embarrassing action she did.

But we almost must remember she is a family first woman, who places family values first. So maybe her family is going through a rough patch. Maybe the husband wants her home, maybe he got scared she'll go see an Internet boyfriend in Argentina. ;)

[Revy]

To get it on topic:

I feel Sarah Palin's move was not best politically. Rather, she has found a way to exploit her celebrity status. She can go around, giving speeches and writing books, making a lot of money. Of course I feel maybe she screwed up, being blackmailed and forced to resign so that the blackmailer won't reveal the embarrassing action she did.

But we almost must remember she is a family first woman, who places family values first. So maybe her family is going through a rough patch. Maybe the husband wants her home, maybe he got scared she'll go see an Internet boyfriend in Argentina. ;)

I was thinking more along the lines of Russia.....since she can see it from Alaska, I suppose it isn't that hard to row a little canoe over there.

Maybe her and Putin?

[Brother No. 1]

Rather, she has found a way to exploit her celebrity status.

Doesnt everyone do that? When a Celebrity goes to Africa/Asia to adopt a child the news posts it and everyone watches it yet no one cares about the dying in Africa. Celebrities always expolit their status to gain more and more "fans" who will care about them for a time.




But we almost must remember she is a family first woman, who places family values first.

i thought she'd but her vaules 1st since she isnt the oh so kind woman the news tries to make her.




she'll go see an Internet boyfriend in Argentina.

I was thinking more along of her Internet boyfriend in Russia rather then argentina.

[gorillafuck]

i thought she'd but her vaules 1st since she isnt the oh so kind woman the news tries to make her.
Oh please, the media can't stop criticizing her......

[Il Medico]

Here are some more quotes from the McCain/Palin "dream team"!:rolleyes:
1. "Our economy, I think, is still ― the fundamentals of our economy are strong." ―John McCain, Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 15, 2008 (Source (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/15/mccain-fundamentals-of-th_n_126445.html))
2. "The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should. I've got Greenspan's book." ―McCain, as quoted in the Boston Globe, Dec. 17, 2007 (Source (http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2007/12/mccain_its_abou.html))
3. "As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where ― where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border." ―Sarah Palin, explaining why Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, interview with CBS News's Katie Couric, Sept. 24, 2008 (Source (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/25/palin-talks-russia-with-k_n_129318.html))
4. "[Sarah Palin] knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America. ... And, uh, she also happens to represent, be governor of a state that's right next to Russia." ―McCain on Palin's foreign policy experience, interview with WCSH-6, Portland, OR, Sept. 12, 2008 (Source (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFWnxFiFNh4))
5. "They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan." ―Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco, Oct. 5, 2008 (Source (http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/10/05/in-slip-up-palin-calls-afghanistan-our-neighboring-country/))
6. "Well, let's see. There's ― of course in the great history of America there have been rulings that there's never going to be absolute consensus by every American, and there are those issues, again, like Roe v. Wade, where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So, you know, going through the history of America, there would be others but ―" ―Palin, unable to name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with other than Roe vs. Wade, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008 (Source (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRuBdW0yBUY))
7. "I think ― I'll have my staff get to you. It's condominiums where ― I'll have them get to you." ―McCain, after being asked how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own, interview with Politico, Las Cruces, N.M., Aug. 20, 2008 (Source (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12685.html); take a Google Earth tour (http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/johnmccainvideos/youtube/mccain-tour.htm) of the McCain residences)

8. "I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you." ―Palin, asked by Katie Couric to cite specific examples of how John McCain has pushed for more regulation in his 26 years in the Senate, CBS interview, Sept. 24, 2008 (Source (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/24/eveningnews/main4476173.shtml))
9. "All of 'em, any of 'em that have been in front of me over all these years." ―Palin, unable to name a single newspaper or magazine she reads, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Sept. 30, 2008 (Source (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/30/sarah-palin-answers-what_n_130706.html))
10. "I think if you're just talking about income, how about $5 million?" ―McCain, after being asked by Rev. Rick Warren to define "rich," Lake Forest, California, Aug. 16, 2008 (Source (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-rich18-2008aug18,0,1063695.story))
11. "Maybe a hundred...That would be fine with me." ―McCain, to a questioner who asked if he supported President Bush's vision for keeping U.S. troops in Iraq for 50 years, Derry, New Hampshire, Jan. 3, 2008 (Source (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFknKVjuyNk))
12. "Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending soldiers out on a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan." ―Pailn, on the Iraq war, speaking to students at the Wasilla Assembly of God, June 2008 (Source (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H-btXPfhGs))
13. "You know that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran? Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran." ―McCain, breaking into song after being asked at a VFW meeting about whether it was time to send a message to Iran, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, April 18, 2007 (Source (http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/johnmccain/youtube/mccain-bombiran.htm))

14. "There was an energy bill on the floor of the Senate loaded down with goodies, billions for the oil companies, and it was sponsored by Bush and Cheney. You know who voted for it? You might never know. That one." ―McCain, pointing to Barack Obama during the second presidential debate, Nashville, Tennessee, Oct. 7, 2008 (Source (http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/johnmccainvideos/youtube/mccain-that-one.htm))

15. "I told the Congress, 'Thanks, but no thanks,' on that Bridge to Nowhere." ―Palin, who was for the Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it, multiple speeches (Source (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/31/palin-flip-flopped-on-inf_n_122843.html))
16. "I was looking at the Sturgis schedule, and noticed that you had a beauty pageant, so I encouraged Cindy to compete. I told her [that] with a little luck, she could be the only woman to serve as both the First Lady and Miss Buffalo Chip." ―McCain, on the annual Miss Buffalo Chip Pageant, which features topless (and occasionally bottomless) contestants, Sturgis, South Dakota, Aug. 4, 2008 (Source (http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/johnmccainvideos/youtube/mccain-topless.htm))

17. "I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.'" ―Palin, as quoted by former City Council Member Nick Carney, after he raised objections about the $50,000 she spent renovating the mayor's office without approval of the city council (Source (http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/17/palin_mayor/))
18. "I'm very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing ... any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that." ―Palin, after an Alaska legislative report found she had broken the state's ethics law and abused her power in the Troopergate scandal, conference call with Alaska reporters, Oct. 12, 2008 (Source (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/12/politics/main4516113.shtml))
19. "She's a partner and a soul-mate." ―McCain on Palin, whom he had met only once before selecting her to be his running mate, "FOX News Sunday" interview, Aug. 31, 2008 (Source (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/31/mccain-palin-is-a-soulmat_n_122849.html))
20. "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you c*nt." ―McCain, to his wife, Cindy, after she playfully twirled his hair and said "You're getting a little thin up there," as reported in the book The Real McCain by Cliff Schecter (Source (http://rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_temper_boiled_over_in_92_0407.html))
21. "That's exactly what we're going to do in a Palin and McCain administration." ―Palin, elevating herself to the top of the ticket, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sept. 18, 2008 (Source (http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/sarahpalinvideos/youtube/palin-mccain.htm))
22. "We grow good people in our small towns, with honesty and sincerity and dignity." ―Palin, in her speech at the Republican Convention, quoting the fascist right-wing columnist Westbrook Pegler, an avowed racist and anti-Semite who once lamented that Franklin Roosevelt's would-be assassin hit the wrong man and also expressed his hope that Robert F. Kennedy (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr/governor-palins-reading-l_b_126478.html) would be gunned down (Source (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/palin-quoted-anti-semite_n_125429.html))
23. "Honestly, I have to analyze our relationships, situations and priorities, but I can assure you that I will establish closer relationships with our friends, and I will stand up to those who want to harm the United States. ... I have a clear record of working with leaders in the hemisphere that are friends with us and standing up to those who are not. And that's judged on the basis of the importance of our relationship with Latin America and the entire region." ―McCain, after being asked if he would invite Spanish President Jose Rodriguez Louis Zapatero to the White House, casting an ally of the U.S. as a potential enemy while simultaneously confusing Spain for a Latin American country, interview with Radio Caracol Miami, Sept. 17, 2008 (Source (http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842156,00.htm))

24. "As for that VP talk all the time, I'll tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day?" ―Palin, interview with CNBC's "Kudlow & Co", July 2008 (Source (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-what-exactly_n_122514.html))
25. "Across this country this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners. And the same standards of clarity and candor must now be applied to my opponent." ―McCain, Bethlehem, Penn., Oct. 8, 2008 (Source (http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/johnmccainvideos/youtube/mccain-prisoner.htm))

[Il Medico]

I was thinking more along the lines of Russia.....since she can see it from Alaska, I suppose it isn't that hard to row a little canoe over there.

Maybe her and Putin?
Or Maybe these fellas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x34G0h7R__Y:laugh:

[Brother No. 1]

Oh please, the media can't stop criticizing her......

They can't stop criticzing about anyone. I bet they'd criticize themselfs if they were paid to.

[LOLseph Stalin]

They can't stop criticzing about anyone. I bet they'd criticize themselfs if they were paid to.

Oh probably. People are willing to do anything for money.

[*Viva La Revolucion*]

But the media also do a good job of exposing just how crazy and harmful some of her views are. Being critical of Sarah Palin isn't a bad thing - someone has to do it! And it's not as if she's just an everyday person who has no power. If she runs for president then those warped views will be inflicted upon everyone in the country.

President Palin = :crying: