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good thing she didn't get elected to national office
Alaska Governor Palin to resign in weeks Posted: July 03, 2009, 3:34 PM by Ron Nurwisah
At an 11:00 a.m. press conference today, Governor Sarah Palin announced that she would not seek a second term as governor. The governor continued, saying that by the end of the month she would resign from the governorship.
“I’m not seeking re-election,” Palin told a news conference at which she said she would transfer authority to Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell.
Palin ran as John McCain's vice-presidential running mate and is seen by many Republicans as a potential Presidential candidate in 2012. Palin's term as governor, her first, does not end for another year.
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Hopefully that ends any chance of her running for President. How could she ever get over the fact she quit with a year left on her term.
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Frustrated by the day-to-day encumbrances of governing, Sarah Palin today announced she is resigning so she can focus all her time on being a celebrity. Starting on July 25th, Palin will be free to travel the talk show circuit, present awards, sign autographs and be introduced at banquets without having to worry about running the country's largest state.
At a press conference in front of her Wasilla home, Palin explained her decision with three words: "Meetings, meetings, meetings." Palin rejected speculation that this is in preparation for a run for the White House. "I just want more time to be with my family and to be famous," she said, adding that "there simply wasn't time to be Governor and do those things well."
Cash in while she can. As Governor it would be tough but as a Private Citizen she will be able to accept any gift she wants and get paid for appearances etc etc etc.
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Well with her popularity both positive and negative she has a TON of money in contracts and signing waiting for her. She is hot, she is a MILF, a cougar whatever you want to call it, and she has a ton of controversy behind her ripe for book deals. She will probably become a spokesperson for some group as well.
One thing is for sure, I would pick her over Al Fwanken any day. At least she doesnt use a teleprompter! LMAO
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maybe she's been catching Salmon out of season? -------------------------------------------------
Glass Alaska takes there fish and game laws very serious I know I used to hunt in alaska a lot and I watched them enforce them.
As for Palin some dirt is coming out wait and see
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Did an embezzlement scandal force Sarah Palin to resign? Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal. The gist of the rumor is that an Alaska building company called Spenard Building Supplies (SBS) was awarded a contract by Palin to build a hockey arena in Wasilla, AK, and in return, SBS helped construct Palin’s home:
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 addition $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.
Alaska ****gers have reported in recent weeks that “a long simmering embezzelment/IRS scandal is still being looked at by the feds.” In her press conference today, Palin asked the public to “trust me with this decision and know that it is no more politics as usual.” But she also bemoaned “political operatives” who have “descended on Alaska” to investigate “all sorts of frivolous ethics violations.” Palin said this “politics of personal destruction” was one of the key motivating factors behind her decision today.
UpdateAlaska ****ger Shannyn Moore writes, "For weeks the rumors of a criminal investigation against the governor have been brewing. They are rumors, but are swirling fresh again with Palin's resignation. I'm holding my breath for the other 'Naughty Monkey' to drop."
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Why Sarah Palin Quit By JAY NEWTON-SMALL / WASHINGTON Jay Newton-small / Washington 1 hr 46 mins ago
In bowing out as Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin harkened back to her high school basketball days - although there was no sign of the "Barracuda," as she was nicknamed for her ability to cut through the opposing team's offenses. In a hastily called press conference on the eve of a three-day holiday, Palin presented herself as a point guard exhausted by the "full court press from the national level." The 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee explained how the metaphorical point guard should respond. "She drives through a full court press, protecting the ball, keeping her head up because she needs to keep her eye on the basket, and she knows exactly when to pass the ball so that the team can win," Palin said. "And I know when it's time to pass the ball for victory." Or take a timeout, as the case may be.
Palin's stunning announcement raised more questions than it answered: Is she bowing out of public life? Is there a more nefarious reason for her resignation after only two-and-half years in office - yet another G.O.P. scandal in the offing? Or is the woman who tops most G.O.P. 2012 shortlists to challenge Barack Obama stepping down to get a head start on her next presidential campaign? Palin took no questions after her unscripted, rambling address, and her comments seemed to hint both ways: that she's "passing the ball" of elected office, and that she plans on working for all Americans, not just Alaskans. "Some are going to question the timing of this and let me just say that this decision has been in the works for a while. In fact this decision comes after much consideration," Palin said, holding up her left index finger as she amended her thought, "Much prayer and consideration. And finally, I polled the most important people in my life, my kids. And the count was unanimous. While in response to asking, 'Hey, do you want me to be a positive influence and fight for all our children's futures from outside the governor's office?' it was four yeses and one 'Hell, yeah.' The 'Hell, yeah' sold it." (TIME Photographs: Sarah Palin.)
If her goal is to position herself for higher office, the stagecraft and timing of her announcement left Republicans scratching their heads. The Friday before Independence Day, when media attention is at its lowest, would be a more appropriate moment for a scandal-plagued politician to slink from the national stage. Palin made the announcement with no fanfare, no teleprompters, no prepared remarks. Waterfowl in the background at times challenged her for the microphone. "To step down on a Friday before a three-day holiday, people are going to scrutinize it: why is she doing it, question her judgment," said Ed Rollins, who ran former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign last year. "It leaves her with less than three years as governor on her resume - not a very strong argument to run for president. The way she did it - the fact she did it - damages her, damages her immensely. People aren't happy about a governor quitting, unless you're Governor [Mark] Sanford [currently under fire for his extramarital affair in Argentina]. Her doing this adds to the Sarah Palin mystique, but not in a good way." (TIME Photographs: Memories of Bristol and Levi.)
Palin's had a rough 2009 thus far, drawing headlines often more suitable for Britney Spears than for a serious politician and gracing the covers of more tabloids than news magazines. She's picked heated public battles with Levi Johnston, the father of her teenage daughter's baby, and with late night comedian David Letterman for crossing the line in mocking her daughter's sex life. In the last week, she's been eviscerated in a Vanity Fair article that has reduced the Republican Party into two camps, Palin supporters and detractors, who slug it out on the cable shows. She's also rankled Republican insiders by accepting two high profile speaking engagements and then bailing out. And then she twice bolted a congressional dinner before finally agreeing to appear, but declining to speak. Such fickle behavior has not endeared her to many party stalwarts, and her name is consistently left off the list when reporters ask the likes of John McCain and former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush for ideas on who could be the next leader of the party.
Perhaps because of these missteps, many GOP advisers have urged Palin to keep a low profile, to follow the Ronald Reagan trajectory by studying up on the issues, maybe do a listening tour and spend time building relationships behind the scenes. After finishing out his term as Governor of California, Reagan spent four years traveling the country, speaking to groups, building support, says Phyllis Schlafly, founder of the conservative Eagle Forum. Palin "certainly is the most sought-after speaker on the Republican side at this time. She draws big crowds; anywhere she goes, she's a star. I hope she'll continue that - we need good speakers," Schlafly said in a phone interview. "It's what Reagan did to great success."
But by quitting her governorship, she relinquishes her best platform. "I wouldn't call this a strategy," said John Weaver, a former top adviser to McCain. "This makes no sense. The way for her to increase her chances in 2012 is to be reelected in 2011." Weaver cited the difficulties faced by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's in competing in 2008 against politicians still in office, adding, "A good point guard doesn't quit."
"This is classic Sarah Palin, the mixture of the personal and political," says Michael Carey, an Anchorage talk show host. "It's all done ad hoc. There's no strategic plan. It's, 'This is what I'm going to do, baby. Here we go,' " Carey said in a phone interview. A Washington friend with whom Palin spoke Friday morning said the soon-to-be ex-Governor of Alaska doesn't have a concrete plan going forward but she plans on working on her book - bought by HarperCollin's in May - and helping Republican candidates. The friend also said that Palin, who will step down July 25, had become increasingly unhappy with the media scrutiny, her battles with the state legislature, the 15 ethics complaints filed against her by outside progressive groups and politics as a whole.
Palin's announcement caps a miserable few weeks for the Republican Party. Senator John Ensign, often mentioned as a potential 2012 candidate, resigned his leadership position after admitting to an affair, followed the next week by Governor Sanford's admission of several indiscretions. "The way we are going, if you are the Junior Jaycees president in Memphis you could be in line for the nomination," quipped Weaver. Indeed, many in the GOP must now be wondering whether being on the party's 2012 shortlist is a blessing or a curse.
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Looks like THIS is a more serious issues for Americans that Palin resigning:
Jury sees videos of La. congressman accepting cash By MATTHEW BARAKAT – 1 day ago
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal jury has seen video of a former Louisiana congressman accepting a suitcase filled with $100,000 in cash outside a northern Virginia hotel.
The videos played Tuesday are a key piece of evidence in the bribery trial of William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans. He's accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes to broker business deals in Africa.
The FBI recorded the pickup from four different angles, all of which were shown to the jury.
On the video, Jefferson seemed wary of accepting the money in public. When asked by an FBI informant if he wanted to peek inside the suitcase at the contents, he tersely replied, "No, I would not."
Jefferson's lawyers have said Jefferson's business deals weren't illegal.
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"Looks like THIS is a more serious issues for Americans that Palin resigning:"
No it isn't. Jefferson isn't seeking higher office or national prominence and it is already being dealt with by the FBI.
Both parties have their criminals who get caught. The issue concerning Palin is important since she could be seeking the Presidency.
I know she is you and many of the Far Right's Chosen one and can do no wrong but the fact is she quit. If for family and to stay out of politics for a good amount of time, fine.
But she should be held to the same standard any male candidate would be held to if he quit and then ran for higher office.
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No it isn't. Jefferson isn't seeking higher office or national prominence and it is already being dealt with by the FBI.
Both parties have their criminals who get caught. The issue concerning Palin is important since she could be seeking the Presidency.
I know she is you and many of the Far Right's Chosen one and can do no wrong but the fact is she quit. If for family and to stay out of politics for a good amount of time, fine.
But she should be held to the same standard any male candidate would be held to if he quit and then ran for higher office.
Couldn't of been said better by anyone else.... Mooman is just trying to get us to keep the eye from the ball as usual...
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What is the difference between God and Barack Obama???? God doesnt think he is Barack Obama!! LMFAO!
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