ONE NEWS ITEM TAKING UP THE ENTIRE MEMEORANDUM FRONT PAGE!
THIS PROVES THAT SARAH PALIN IS TRULY AWESOME -
(UPDATE: and it explains why many other politicians don't all like her: she sucks all the air out of the room!):
SHE'S A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
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Gov. Sarah Palin to resign her office — Updated: — ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. — Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at Pionner Park …Discussion: The Page, The Reaction, Washington Wire, Associated Press, JammieWearingFool, Hot Air, The New Ledger, Patterico's Pontifications, The Gun Toting Liberal, Firedoglake, Pajamas Media, Scared Monkeys, CNN, Gateway Pundit, TPMDC, Comments from Left Field, Washington Monthly, Newshoggers.com, Riehl World View, Flopping Aces, TBogg, The Huffington Post, Stop The ACLU, Obsidian Wings, Think Progress, The Next Right, Right Wing News, Liberal Values, The TrogloPundit, bastard.logic, Ben Smith's Blog, Swing State Project, PoliBlog, Political Byline, Shakesville, Daily Kos, theopalinism, MyDD, Betsy's Page, Balloon Juice, Taylor Marsh, Little Green Footballs, skippy the bush kangaroo and La FigaRELATED:
EXCLUSIVE: PALIN RESIGNATION ‘DAMAGE CONTROL’ FOR COMING ‘ICEBERG SCANDAL’ ... MORE: EMBEZZLEMENT INDICTMENTS COMING? — [See update below for exclusive source details from Alaska...FURTHER UPDATE now added below: AK sources say ‘embezzlement’ scandal related to Palin's house, federal indictments may be in offing.Palin Will Run In '12 On More Retardation Platform — In Sarah Palin's resignation announcement she complained about the treatment of her son Trig who always teaches her life lessons. She said that the “world needs more Trigs, not fewer.” That's a presidential campaign promise we can all get behind.Kristol: A Contrarian Take — If Palin wants to run in 2012, why not do exactly what she announced today? It's an enormous gamble - but it could be a shrewd one. — After all, she's freeing herself from the duties of the governorship. Now she can do her book, give speeches …Discussion: Ezra Klein, The New Republic, Balloon Juice, Lawyers, Guns and Money, Talking Points Memo and Winds of Change.NETDid a Scandal Sink the U.S.S. Palin? — Blogs and Stories — 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.Discussion: Firedoglake, TalkLeft, Blogs and Stories, D-Day, The Huffington Post, American Power, Glenn Thrush's Blog, Liberal Values and DownWithTyranny!
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 …
Sarah Palin, You Owe The Media An Apology — “I told you so” moments are pretty sweet — and thanks to Sarah Palin, now I've got one. Ten months to the day after her speech at the Republican National Convention, I would like for this woman to eat her words:Discussion: The Other McCain, No Sheeples Here!, American Street, Politics Daily, Sister Toldjah and Pajamas MediaFirst Signs What Happened — Okay, we're getting our first indication of what happened. It seems like a colossal sulk on Palin's part, or perhaps better to say an effort on her part to ingeniously combine anti-liberal media bias agitation with Christianist politics by portraying herself as having been crucified by the liberal media.
Full Text Of Palin's Resignation Speech — The Governor's website posted this transcript on Friday, July 3.
GOP Official Who Emailed With Palin Moments Before Decision, Explains Her Move — The head of the Republican Governor's Association said on Friday that in emails sent to him moments before she announced her resignation as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin discussed expanding the role she played in the Republican Party.
HuffPoster: 'Palin Will Run In ‘12 On More Retardation Platform’ — This is about as disgusting as Palin Derangement Syndrome can get. — A blog just published at the Huffington Post is disgracefully titled “Palin Will Run In '12 On More Retardation Platform.”Surreality Only Beginning — As David noted below, many commentators have taken little more than an hour to proceed from slack-jawed bewilderment to belief that Sarah Palin's unexplained resignation may be a political masterstroke. — For the moment there's no clear evidence of or explanation …Discussion: No More Mister Nice BlogPalin won't run for re-election in Alaska, source says — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected to announce Friday that she will not seek a second term, a Republican source close to Palin tells CNN. — Palin has scheduled a 3 p.m. ET news conference at her home in Wasilla.
Palin Resigning Governor's Job; Future Unclear — Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska abruptly announced on Friday that she was quitting at the end of the month, shocking Republicans across the country and leaving both parties uncertain about whether she was leaving national politics or laying the groundwork for a presidential run.ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES — AP: Diprivan Found at Michael Jackson's Home; Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Steps Down — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: And, if you're just joining us …Discussion: Washington Monthly
The Miniseries Ends — I guessed right, which I suppose reflects …Discussion: Jack & Jill Politics
But I'm doing what's best for Alaska"Discussion: The Corner, Fausta's Blog, CBS News, Pundit & Pundette, YID With LID, The Anchoress, GayPatriot, Ben Smith's Blog, Nice Deb and The Sundries Shack
Palin resigning as Alaska governor on July 26Discussion: Daily Pundit, The New Ledger, Hot Air, Classical Values, Associated Press, Gawker and RealClearPolitics Video Log
Three Theories of Palin's ResignationDiscussion: ProfessorBainbridge.com
Palin's Reasons for Stepping DownDiscussion: American Thinker, Donklephant, Taylor Marsh, Conservatives4Palin.com, Atlas Shrugs, Maggie's Farm and Hotline On Call
Analysis: Once Again, the Enigma That Is Sarah Palin Plays It by Her Rules
DNC reacts: Palin decision ‘continues a pattern of bizarre behavior’Discussion: The Other McCain
Palin to resign as Alaska governorDiscussion: Lawyers, Guns and Money, Hot Air, Crooks and Liars, The Moderate Voice, Macsmind, Wizbang and Comments from Left FieldCutting bait — With respect to many of the Palinologists below, I think they're getting way too hepatomantic over the entrails. As a political move for anything other than the 2010 Senate race, today's announcement is a disaster. And I'm not sure it's a plus for the Senate - and …Discussion: BizzyBlog
MAYBE NOW, MAYBE NOT UNTIL 2020.
"ONE NEWS ITEM TAKING UP THE ENTIRE MEMEORANDUM FRONT PAGE!"
ReplyDeleteI can't think of examples off the top of my head, but I have to say that I've seen that happen at least four or five times before, actually.