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I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. The only real specific reason she could have for stepping down prior to the end of her term is to avoid prosecution/impeachment and all the fun stuff that goes with it. I mean, it's not any great stretch of imagination to say that she's probably guilty of abuse of office, but grandstanding to avoid Alaska's legitimate share of the stimulus checks was even frowned on by a lot of her fellow Repukes. She's hardly miss popularity anymore, even among her own fans. Shouting matches with the media hasn't done her any favors, either.
Eh. She certainly had no problem slinging shit when she was running with McCain. I guess fair's fair. She wants to be a media darling, but doesn't want any of it to be negative attention. LMAO. Welcome to America, shithead.
One thing's for sure, it's political suicide. If she's doing this thinking that she's going to get a jump on a Presidential bid on 2012...I mean, give me a fucking break...when the going gets tough, the tough quit? She's was already going to be eaten alive for a 2012 bid; shooting yourself in the foot is one thing, but lopping your legs off with a chainsaw is something else entirely. Stupid, stupid move if she thinks she's going to have any political future of any import after this. Certainly not on a national level.
Best bet is that Fox made her an offer she couldn't refuse. She's apparently been twittering that she'll release "more details soon" or something, which means she's got something in the fire. Maybe they're grooming her to replace Rush once he ODs in an effort to put an easier face to the forefront of their agenda. Who knows.
Either way, her political career will never recover from this. Which makes it a great day!
Now, if she'd just resign from life completely...Twistin' by the pool.Comment
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Anybody git Palin's movie yet? A link, maybe?
Cheers! :bottle:Comment
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What? No! The proper pr0n movie. She's supposed to have one, isn't she?
Oh, and I do hope it has her daughter in it, too.
Cheers! :bottle:Comment
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I wouldn't be surprised if John McCain had anything to do with this, he mighta given it 6 mos before attacking Palin for upstaging him and speaking out of turn.
He's a stupid old piece of SHITComment
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She's probably taking time out to finish her first novel.
She can't wait any longer to find out where Waldo is...Comment
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Seems the problem might be that house she can "see Russia" from.....
Did a Scandal Sink the U.S.S. Palin?
by Max Blumenthal
July 3, 2009 | 7:47pm
BS Top - Blumenthal Palin Resigns AP Photo The suddenness of Sarah Palin’s resignation raises questions about whether a coming scandal caused her to leave office. Max Blumenthal looks at one possibility.
Plus: Read more of The Daily Beast's coverage of Palin's resignation and the GOP implosion.
CNN and other major news outlets have reported that Sarah Palin has abruptly resigned as governor of Alaska. The suddenness of her announcement raises the question about whether Palin resigned to avert a major scandal. One logical place to start looking is the affair that has Alaska political circles buzzing: an alleged scandal centered around a building contractor, Spenard Building Supplies, with close ties to Palin and her husband, Todd.
Many political observers in Alaska are fixated on rumors that federal investigators have been seizing paperwork from SBS in recent months, searching for evidence that Palin and her husband Todd steered lucrative contracts to the well-connected company in exchange for gifts like the construction of their home on pristine Lake Lucille in 2002. The home was built just two months before Palin began campaigning for governor, a job which would have provided her enhanced power to grant building contracts in the wide-open state.
SBS has close ties to the Palins. The company has not only sponsored Todd Palin's snowmobile team, according to the Village Voice's Wayne Barrett, it hired Sarah Palin to do a statewide television commercial in 2004.
Though Todd Palin told Fox News he built his Lake Lucille home with the help of a few "buddies," according to Barrett’s report, public records revealed that SBS supplied the materials for the house. While serving as mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin blocked an initiative that would have required the public filing of building permits—thus momentarily preventing the revelation of such suspicious information.
Just months before Palin left city hall to campaign for governor, she awarded a contract to SBS to help build the $13 million Wasilla Sports Complex. The most expensive building project in Wasilla history, the complex cost the city an additional $1.3 million in legal fees and threw it into severe long-term debt. For SBS, however, the bloated and bungled project was a cash cow.
Prior to her sudden announcement, Palin gave every indication that she intended to complete her tenure as governor.
On July 1, Palin met with Alaska Senator Mark Begich to discuss funding for the missile-defense systems that would be stationed in Alaska. In May, Palin initiated a plan to circumvent the state legislature by introducing a ballot measure that would ban minors from receiving abortions without parental consent. She vowed to be the first to sign the measure event though it would not be certified until August 2010.
In a press conference today, Palin blamed the media for her demise. "You are naïve if you don't see a full-court press on the national level, picking apart a good point guard," she declared, using a basketball metaphor to refer to the flood of critical stories published about her.
On July 1, CBS reported that a story authored by me and journalist David Neiwert for Salon.com in October 2008 about Palin's ties to a secessionist political party caused her deep personal distress, and provoked a rancorous series of exchanges with her campaign manager, Steve Schmidt. Coupled with a withering profile of Palin published in the August 2009 issue of Vanity Fair, the new round of exposés may have been too much for Palin to stomach.
Palin may have resigned from politics altogether. According to NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Palin "has told some of her biggest backers in the national Republican Party that they are free to choose other candidates for 2012." But those choices are dwindling at a surprisingly rapid pace.
Max Blumenthal is a senior writer for The Daily Beast and writing fellow at The Nation Institute. Contact him at maxblumenthal3000@yahoo.com.
Did a Scandal Sink the U.S.S. Palin? - The Daily BeastEat Us And Smile
Cenk For America 2024!!
Justice Democrats
"If the American people had ever known the truth about what we (the BCE) have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." - Poppy Bush, 1992Comment
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Palin is irrelevant. How come you don't talk about Obama anymore?
And how come you changed your avatar from Obama to some creepy gay dude?Comment
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Eat Us And Smile
Cenk For America 2024!!
Justice Democrats
"If the American people had ever known the truth about what we (the BCE) have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." - Poppy Bush, 1992Comment
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maybe she's gonna take the million dollars for that porn??? hmmmmmmmmm...If I want any shit out of you, I'll squeeze your head.Comment
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I almost want Palin to be guilty of something that will land her prison so I can move to Alaska and get a job as a guard.
Good morning Sarah...
UHHHHHHHHHH!~Only you can prevent low volume~Comment
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Well, if the tax fraud doesn't get her the Presidency, it should get her an Obama cabinet position.“Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”Comment
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I agree. Malloy just looks kinda creepy in that pic. I know there's better ones of him out there. But I think Ford likes to taunt us with weird shit just for the sake of doing it. Seems no one else amuses him so he makes his own weird fun.“Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”Comment
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