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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/4/2009 12:15:08 AM | whatever the reason palin is stepping down
i'm sure that alaskans are probably ecstatic
now if sanford would exist as gov of sc
i know one south carolinian who would be very happy~
maybe they could both be on the same ticket in 2012 | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/4/2009 4:58:12 AM | From her rambling unintelligible resignation speech, it really sounded like the real reasons have yet to come out. I guess quitting mid term is Real American Values. Real pit bulls with lipstick don't quit.
I would venture to guess the indictments are close at hand and she would not be able to fulfill her duties from a federal prison, or she has inside info that "The End Times" are coming shortly and she wants to party like it's 2009 and make a bunch of big bucks to buy her way into prime seating with the lord. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/4/2009 6:31:34 AM | If she is running for the Presidency in 2012, then coodles for her in stepping down from current position. At least she would not be pretending to take care of matters at hand, while spending all her time running for office.
And someone above stated the Alaskans must be happy? She had a huge approval rating in Alaska, so where is that statement coming from.
Would I vote for her? Depends on who she is running against and the important issues to me in 2012. And would not be based on her gender, but what her plans are and ability to accomplish them.
Do I think she will run? Who knows, that is her decision. Of course everyone will now be speculating on this instead of reporting on important issues of the day. But, from all the sometimes uncalled for bashing of her and family, I doubt it. But stranger things have happened. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/4/2009 6:41:16 AM | I will give her credit, she has a backbone! From what I have read she did a good job in Alaska, so who knows? Maybe she is using the time to brush up on her Geography!
To the poster above me, try using words you know, it isn't coodles it is kudos!
Wow! | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/4/2009 8:17:27 AM | Her term would have ended in early 2011. That would leave her two years to run for President. That's plenty of time seeing as how no one will announce their candidacy until that same time. No one announces during the mid term elections.
To see this as a move to poise her for a presidential run makes absolutely no sense. Especially simce three govenors were active during the last election. You'd be disillusioned to think she need to quit on the citizens who elcted her three years and four months prior to the next election. I hear political experts on both sides saying this amounts to political suicide. Roll the Palin montage and cry your eyes out because she is over in politics. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/4/2009 9:38:05 AM | Executive Column
spacerState of Alaska > Governor > Executive Column
Palin Announces No Second Term
Photo of Governor Palin
No Lame Duck Session Either
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/exec-column.php
Every one – all 15 of the ethics complaints have been dismissed. We’ve won! But it hasn't been cheap - the State has wasted thousands of hours of your time and shelled out some two million of your dollars to respond to “opposition research” – that’s money not going to fund teachers or troopers – or safer roads. And this political absurdity, the “politics of personal destruction” … Todd and I are looking at more than half a million dollars in legal bills in order to set the record straight. And what about the people who offer up these silly accusations? It doesn’t cost them a dime so they’re not going to stop draining public resources – spending other peoples’ money in their game.
It’s pretty insane – my staff and I spend most of our day dealing with this instead of progressing our state now. I know I promised no more “politics as usual,” but this isn’t what anyone had in mind for Alaska. To me it sounds like they have been investigating her to the point that perhaps they did find something and cut a deal with her or she honestly is at the paranoid point and can't take the investigations any more. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/4/2009 12:15:03 PM | | Sarah Palin will have supporters because she is a fundamentalist religious nutcase. No one who believes the world is 6,000 years old & that "God is in control" should be given the nuclear codes. If Palin or anyone like her is elected prez then Americans should be ashamed of themselves. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 12:10:56 AM | The allegations have started...
711 H Street, Suite 620 • Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3454
phone • 907-272-9272 email • anch@cplawak.com fax • 907-272-9586
ANCHORAGE
Matthew K. Peterson
http://ktuu.images.worldnow.com/images/incoming/Release_for_7-4-09-1.pdf
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 4, 2009
On July 3rd, 2009, Governor Sarah Palin announced her intent to resign her gubernatorial duties
and transfer the powers of Governor to Lt. Governor Sean Parnell.
Almost immediately afterwards, several unscrupulous people have asserted false and defamatory
allegations that the “real” reasons for Governor Palin’s resignation stem from an alleged
criminal investigation pertaining to the construction of the Wasilla Sports Complex.
it continues | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 1:22:15 PM | Sarah Palin has never said she was going to run in 2012. At no point.
The liberal media has gone after her with a vicious level I've never seen. And why? For what goal? I don't think she's going to run in 2012. She may never run for office again. Why would she? | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 2:23:34 PM | ^^^The media has an obligation to report the news. This is news that you don't like to hear so you come up with dramatic statements like "The liberal media has gone after her with a vicious level I've never seen." C'mon drama queen. I haven't heard any thing negative toward her accept for facts pertaining to the story.
If you want your media censored then move to North Korea or China. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 3:11:47 PM | Most of the media reports the facs of the stories. The Right blames the media for every negative story that was generated by the people on the Right. It was suddnely Katie Couric's fault for asking an aspiring VP to speak about one Supreme Court ruling. She couldn't think of one case to speak about and the Right attacked Katie Couric for it instead of acknowledging that Palin blew it.
I love it when Tighty Rightys spew on about how all the media is left leaning when Fox, Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, Beck, etc. constantly bash the Left without care for factual information. There is plenty of bias media for the Tighty Rightys. It's their nature to shoot the messenger rather than accepting the bad news about their beloved party. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 3:55:31 PM | if nothing else......lets at least get the facts straight about the "seeing russia" comment
that comment was made when the media was giving sarah palin grief about her experiance with forigen policy.............she said............"forigen policy?......of course i have experiance......who do you think is called when a russian plane crosses into american airspace?........dont forget.........we can see russia from alaska."..........[that quote isnt exact....but pretty close]
saturday night live used the line......"you can see russia from my house" in yet another left wing spoof to make her look silly...............just like every onther media oulet.
if nothing else people........reguardless of your politial views............at least admit the truth that the democrats and the media did......and continues doing everything they can to discredit the woman.....................be honest......if she had not been the vp cantidate for the republican party...........and all thi crap would be happening to her.........there would be a huge cry of protest. kinda makes you honestly wonder why they are so afraid of her.
you gotta give her credit with handling everything thats been thrown at her with the dignity that shes shown.............in fact...the ONLY time shes ever "fought back".......was about that sick "joke" letterman told...............and i dare any decent parent to honestly admitt that they wouldnt have been pissed off too.
reguardless of your or her political views.....admit the truth........she hasnt done anything wrong...............nor has she attacked the ones attacking her | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 4:22:29 PM | Here is Palin's quote:
"They’re our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."
And...she is correct; you can see Russia from Alaskan land.
The problem with that interview and her remarks, in my opinion, was that Palin wanted Americans to believe that she had foreign affairs experience based on the proximity of Alaska and Russia. No matter how great she looked in a skirt, she just didn't have the sophistication required for the office she sought.
I think she's finished with politics--and not necessarily because she wants to be. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 4:43:58 PM | My fear of palin wasnt a Right vs. Left thing...I really didnt believe she could handle the Presidency if called on. Thats not my regular take with a grain of salt kinda dig.
I wonder if those on the right Really have that kinda fear of Obama, or had that fear of Obama...the True fear that this person can not be President. no mater if you if you did fear Obama, He is kinda fitting into the job, no?
and just to be fair, we didnt really think Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton would ever be Presidents...Not cuz they are black, because they wernt quilified.
And never discount George P. Bush , John and Columba Bush's Son...He could be the First Hispanic president...and being Jeb's (the smart Bush)son, I will be taking a close look. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 6:59:51 PM | "f nothing else people........reguardless of your politial views............at least admit the truth that the democrats and the media did......and continues doing everything they can to discredit the woman.....................be honest......if she had not been the vp cantidate for the republican party...........and all thi crap would be happening to her.........there would be a huge cry of protest. kinda makes you honestly wonder why they are so afraid of her."
wonderful that when republicans do this its "moral outrage" and when democrats do this its "discrediting". nobody made this wacko run for office and all it really took to discredit her was a sketch on Saturday Night Live, she should have stayed home.
and we were afraid of her because if McCain had won she would have been a heart beat away from the nuclear button. personally, I like the person in charge of the button to at least know where the major continents are, have a dim view of what the supreme court does and not be some gun nut from Alaska. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 9:49:31 PM |
You mean the person who knows where all the continents are? And who also knows all the '57' states of US ??? Then you are in right hands.
Good point. Obama said a lot of idiotic things in front of a camera in 2007 and 2008. The media never really went after him for anything. If you take FOXNEWS out of the equation, very little negative information about Obama were discussed.
I never was a big fan of Palin...but I thought the way she was treated was outrageous. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 9:53:12 PM | Honestly, she looked stressed and anxious during that whole, rambling press conference over the weekend. She looks overwhelmed. Maybe all the negative media coverage she's gotten over the past year was just too much.
She has a little bit of "crazy" going on behind her eyes though. I think she just bit off more then she could chew and maybe she's regretting running with McCain. It sure did backfire on here and the entire campaign. Then the daughter gets pregnant. Too much drama in her life. Maybe she's stepping down to be able to catch her breath a bit. I would not want to be in her shoes. Too stressful. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 9:58:50 PM |
Honestly, she looked stressed and anxious during that whole, rambling press conference over the weekend. She looks overwhelmed. Maybe all the negative media coverage she's gotten over the past year was just too much.
You have to understand that the liberal media establishment see Palin as a potential threat, so on a regular basis they attack her as often as possible.
Sarah Palin had to memorize the names of all the countries in Alaska while Obama was babbling about America having 57 states and pretending that his twenty year friendship with Reverend Wright was not as close as people might think.
Journalism in general was pathetic in this election. I saw bias coming from every side. Every mainstream media outlet had a political agenda that they actively pushed on the American people.
She has a little bit of "crazy" going on behind her eyes though. I think she just bit off more then she could chew and maybe she's regretting running with McCain. It sure did backfire on here and the entire campaign. Then the daughter gets pregnant. Too much drama in her life. Maybe she's stepping down to be able to catch her breath a bit. I would not want to be in her shoes. Too stressful
Almost no one in America turns down the chance to be Vice President. The problem with the McCain-Palin ticket was NEVER Palin. It was McCain.
Of all the Republican candidates, McCain was the WORST candidate on the economy. The mainstream media pushed for McCain, everyone on the left talked good about McCain, while no one paid attention to the fact that two years ago McCain was one of the most hated republicans in the country by conservatives. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 11:00:43 PM |
Almost no one in America turns down the chance to be Vice President. The problem with the McCain-Palin ticket was NEVER Palin. It was McCain.
I actually agree with most of what you're saying.... except I don't think it was McCain's fault either.
It was the long drawn out war, that Bush today is being blamed for, and those lame Republicans in congress who started acting like democrats.
I don't think any Republican could have won, the brand lost it's luster. But people aren't smart enough to see what has really been going on in Washington. The Maverick idea of cleaning up Washington was the right one....
Change, may have sounded good, cause we all wanted change... But the bait and hook act that Obama has done isn't the change we thought we were going to get....
The Change is less Government, less Big Business crooks and getting us back to the kind of country we once was. Not high jacking us and using our economic problems to steal our American dreams.
Sure, Fox... a handful of Right winger media are fighting to bring the views of the other side, but it is nothing like the power of the left liberal media. Sarah Palin has been mistreated ever since she was announced by McCain. From these false claims of the Sports facility to her son actually being her grandson... It has never stopped.
And believe me... even if she did have anything to do with Troppergate... which I believe she has been cleared of any wrong doing.... You would applaud any other Governor who went after corruption, it's just it was her sister and father who this cop was abusing...
All of the bad mouthing of her is only because you are afraid of her... Or you wouldn't even bother. It amazes me how many false allegations have been filed against her... and it amazes me even more how sad it is that so many people buy into all this crap, because you belong to a different political party.
By the way, I actually think Romney would be good, and he isn't out of the picture... He might be the smartest guy out there... knowing what the media would do if he was out there more.
Personally... I would like to see a Romney/Palin ticket.... But I don't think they would get a fair chance... They would at Fox.... and a few talk radio shows... but nowhere else. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/5/2009 11:22:01 PM |
All of the bad mouthing of her is only because you are afraid of her... Or you wouldn't even bother. It amazes me how many false allegations have been filed against her... and it amazes me even more how sad it is that so many people buy into all this crap, because you belong to a different political party.
I really don't think anyone is afraid of hockey mom running on the Republican ticket. I and many more hope the Republicans will put her on the ticket. That would be a gift sent from the political gods. She would get mauled.
As to the second part of that statement, why would it amaze you that so many people buy into the fact, not crap, that she has abandoned her post as the Governor. Just two and half years ago she dedicated her life to securing this position and suddenly she feels she isn't right for the job. It's not crap when it's true. As much as it hurts Reublicans to accept that one of their heroes is a quitter and the media is engaged with the story, they have to accpet that the media didn't create the story. This is not a fabrication. It's fact. Get over the ad hominem attacks and accept that the Barracuda isn't all you made her out to be.
I wonder how the Reverand Wright and Rizko ordeals were ever heard of if all the media was pulling for Obama. I seem to remember Obama was friends with a domestic terrorist. How did that story get out when only left wing liberals are involved in the media? Hmmm. There must be some people on the right trying to make their loyalists paranoid of what they're hearing on the news. Judging by all the shoot-the-messenger attacks, it seems to be working. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/6/2009 12:17:58 AM |
I don't think it was McCain's fault either. It was the long drawn out war, that Bush today is being blamed for, and those lame Republicans in congress who started acting like democrats.
Bush pretty much acted like a liberal while in office. I've said this many times and no left wingers ever dispute it. Bush massively expanded the size of government. He increased spending. He crapped on the Constitution with the patriot act and illegal wiretapping. He increased federal government control on the healthcare and education systems. He threw billions of tax payer dollars to foreign dictators (in places like Pakistan) for relief. At one point he even pushed for Amnesty for the 12-20 million illegal immigrants in our country. These are not conservative actions.
Of all the things I have just mentioned, Obama has already supported each of those things, or has expanded them even worse then Bush did. For a country who sure hated George W. Bush, a big government President, it made absolutely no sense whatsoever for America to vote for big government Obama...the one man who is guaranteed to do almost everything Bush did, only much bigger and much worse.
I wouldn't blame McCain entirely, but I can blame him for being the weakest candidate on the economy. I know that I've pretty much hated John McCain the politician for a really long time, way before he was nominated.
Unfortunately entirely too many people in America thought Obama was going to change our foreign policy. He hasn't really changed anything, and he has no intention of ending our foreign prescense in the middle east or anywhere else. When Obama leaves office (Whether it is 2012 or 2016) there will still be at least 50,000 American troops in Iraq. We still have American troops and bases in (130) of (160) countries in the world.
All through 2007 and 2008 I was constantly telling anti war liberal Obama supporters that he intended to escalate Afghanistan and had even made arrogant comments about bombing Pakistan without leadership approval. People either did not care or they did not believe me, or they were flat out blind and ignorant to my warnings.
Ultimately the wars and foreign policy mess the Bush administration had involved us in, ended up not even being very important to the voters. Entirely too many people voted with their heart in 2008, instead of paying attention to facts or details, using their brains.
I don't think any Republican could have won, the brand lost it's luster. But people aren't smart enough to see what has really been going on in Washington
I'm not sure this is true. An intelligent economist conservative who was willing to criticize Bush and admit the error of the Republican way over the last eight years could have given Obama a much closer race. Unforunately there was only one of those Republicans running in 2008 and the only conservative news stations (FOX) did everything they could to destroy him.
Just imagine putting a real conservative against Obama in the general election. You have one person who's talking about getting rid of the income tax, cutting back on welfare, ending our ridiculous massive spending and cutting taxes in general, and on the other side you would have Obama who's talking about raising taxes, expanding government further and increasing spending. It would be a clear choice for America.
The Maverick idea of cleaning up Washington was the right one.... Change, may have sounded good, cause we all wanted change... But the bait and hook act that Obama has done isn't the change we thought we were going to get....The Change is less Government, less Big Business crooks and getting us back to the kind of country we once was. Not high jacking us and using our economic problems to steal our American dreams
True change would have been to reduce government. Very few liberals understand this. I don't think most people who voted for Obama even thought for a minute he was going to do what he has done. I think they flat out just blindly followed him. All they knew was (R) Bush was bad, and that (D) Obama seems to be different.
Sure, Fox... a handful of Right winger media are fighting to bring the views of the other side, but it is nothing like the power of the left liberal media. Sarah Palin has been mistreated ever since she was announced by McCain. From these false claims of the Sports facility to her son actually being her grandson... It has never stopped
Fox absolutely destroys the competition in ratings. No one can touch them. I like a few people on FOX, but pretty much do not trust them any more then I trust MSNBC or CNN. The entire news based mainstream media is under the hands of a few people, and those few people do not want anything really changing.
All of the bad mouthing of her is only because liberals are afraid of her... Or they wouldn't even bother
You're right. If left wingers truly saw her as such a flawed human being, the smart money would be to push for her to run for president and hope she gets the nomination in 2012. If she is so flawed then Obama should have no problems with her.
In 2012 we will be living in Obama's America. The messy economy, the messy wars, they messy everything will be on his shoulders, and America should be hungry for real change. The best thing the Republicans can do in 2012 is run on the "Real change is reducing government" slogan.
I actually think Romney would be good, and he isn't out of the picture... He might be the smartest guy out there... knowing what the media would do if he was out there more
On economics, Romney would have been better then McCain, but I still do not like the guy. He has flip flopped on entirely too many important issues. I do not like a politician who changes his opinions depending on where and how he is running. When he was governor he flat out looked like a liberal, just like Bush and McCain. I do not trust anyone who leans liberal just to get elected, even if they truly do not believe in left wing politics.
Not to mention Romney looks like every used car salesman I've ever seen in my life. | |
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| Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Alaska Gov. Running for Pres. 2012?
Posted: 7/6/2009 1:05:32 AM | Americans will blindly reelect Obama in 2012. There is no indication that they won't. By 2016 the Democrats won't stand a chance to continue the downward swirl of the economy caused by the non - separation of powers resulting in Obama getting whatever he dictates.
8 years from now the left will still be blaming Bush and wondering where Osama Bin Laden's newest hiding place is even though he's been dead for over 5 years. Ostrich stew anyone ? | |
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