Sarah Palin announces she will resign
 

at the end of July as Governor of Alaska.

Not completing her first term as Gov. can't help any future political aspirations. There had been a lot of speculation that she wouldn't seek re-election in 2010, but it's way to early to see this as a chance for her to begin to run for President in 2012. This is plain odd.

Do we have another story about to unfold here?

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She said something like 'she can be more effective outside of government than within it'

or she may be going home to keep a better eye on her children - stay at home moms are people too.

BUT MAYBE she is getting her own talkshow on radio or tv.

Or shes in a scandal.

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Or Gold told her to resign. (He's known for saying odd things. ;))

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I just watched her annoucement and it was very weird.

She rambled on about not wanting to be a lame duck, wasting the tax payer's money as a lame duck, not doing politics as usual, going on wasteful trade missions like other governors and wanting to do what was right for the people.

I have no clue why she felt like she couldn't successfully end her term as Governor that the people elected her to, but she assured everyone it was the right thing to do for Alaska.

All of her interviews and statements during the election, made me question her, but the announcement today and the way she delivered it makes me think her career in politics may be over.

The McCain aides got this one completely right. She is WEIRD!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACKm0...layer_embedded

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She's been wasting millions of dollars, and now she's going to stop? That's..... admirable. :hmmm

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Hmmm, I wonder who you support that waste millions????? :ursofunny

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Yeah, I saw this. This strikes me as a bit strange and unexpected. I do wonder if there is a back story that will come out.

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Yeah it's almost as if she thinks finishing out her term as Gov. was nothing but a waste of tax payer money and time. She pretty much doesn't see the point in completing her obligation to the citizens of Alaska, because all lame duck Gov.'s do is waste money, go on trade missions, and bang there head against the wall.

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Okay, Mike. I just watched the video you posted. I don't care who you are. That was strange.

I can't wait to see O'Reilly break down the body language and breathing. (Okay, PO that was for you) :)

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Even during the campaign she struck me as a considerably odd person during interviews, especially the one's with Charles Gibson and Kate Couric. Her tone is really odd, her facial expressions are distracting and the places she decides to emphasize words is strange.

I can't think of another public speaker to compare her too and I'm not saying that in a good way. :ursofunny

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Does it appear as though she is under duress?

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I think this is a sad development.

Palin really looked professional the last time I saw on tv. She did an extended interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN.

She did very well. She appeared very prepared and not coached.


From her interview on CNN that I saw recently, there is NO WAY to have seen this comming.

That live interview was not even a month ago.

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It did not sound like a politician who was at peace with what she was saying (in my honest opinion). To continue her sports analogy, it didn't sound like the coach who had coached her tenure, and just knew in her heart that it was time to move on and be with her family. The breathing and mannerisms just did not fit with some of the other speeches I've seen her give.

It could all simply be that it's just a stressful day, but my gut tells me there may be more to the story.

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You might be weird too, if every moved you made the leftist media demonized you. A half million personal debt, just to defend against the left using public money to wear her down. Every time she traveled they scrutinized every detail to try to find some wrong doing, it is leftist mode of operation, use other people's money to buy support. Tear down so they can implement the goofy policies currently coming out of DC.

American is in trouble, the barbarians are not just at the gate they are in control of government and the media.

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Ummm, welcome to American politics. You do remember the effort and money that the right wing nuts spent on tearing down Bill Clinton so they could implement their NeoCon policies from 2000-08 right?

Sarah Palin didn't receive any worse treatment than everyone who runs for President and VP in this country.

Now, I'd agree she apparently hasn't handled it well and that's too bad, but let's not throw a poor Sarah party here.

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Maybe FOX is willing to give her a show. And the paycheck from FOX would be 10 times more than what she could make as governor.

Although I dont understand her not waiting until 2010. Because if she has quit her obligations to Alaska so that she can concentrate on the 2012 presidential election....stick a fork in her because she's done.

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I agree. It's crazy that on the FoxNews site, they are putting that out as a legitimate reason for her to quit in 2009. I think that she can kiss it goodbye if that was her intention.

It's just crazy to me, though, how we are wired in political discussions. Many of those who consider themselves Republican will probably feel almost compelled to defend her. I can imagine that FoxNews would not be putting the 2012 election out there as a legit reason if a prominent Dem had suddenly quit in 2009. ..she didn't even try to use that to justify or explain it.

(of course it works both ways though, with both parties)

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Oh please tell me what NeoCon policies were implemented from 2000-08?

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Maybe her husband just got tired of the media, comedians and the lib's trashing his family and put his foot down. She's a beautiful woman and seems to be a real lady. Not many of those in politics. especially in Ca. :thumbsup

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Tstew I'm with you. You can bet there is another story to this.

As to what it is who can tell. But you have to remember she went against the big oil companies that have mucho money and POWER.

Not to mention how much I trust our current prez and his cohorts.:sad

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I agree 100% if that means anything!!

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Of course FOX is would defend her. What it could be - FOX is taking her out of the running - to make room for REAL viable candidates, like Romney or a few others. And having her out of the way but still OUT THERE mixing it up with the base, she will be campaigning (in her own wonderful way) pulling in money for the GOP.

I think its a good move. 'Keep' her out there but on a very short leash. It seems that shes tasted the high life and there is no way she will walk away from the lower 48 and stay tucked up there in Alaska. She has become bigger than Alaska. Alaska cant contain Sarah.

What I dont get is her stating that - the world needs more down syndrome babies. What???

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Nonsense, the Demos threw everything including the kitchen sink at her. Bill Clinton was a womanizer that made it very easy to expose. Sarah Palin is a decent human being that has been demonized by completely corrupt win at any cost politicians.

It was stupid of John McCain to pick her with so little time for her to prepare, and she was definitely not prepared.

I saw GWB change from a weak speaking governor to be able to win to terms, but it took months and months of prep.

So, I believe that was the main problem she was just not vetted and prepared for the national stage.

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She may be going to run, but I doubt it. It is sad that decent people have not a chance against the corrupt state of politics and media.

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She has recently had a lot of corruption type complaints and scandals brewing as well. I'm sure that much of that could be simple politics, but I think we also need to remember that Alaskan politics is as notoriously dirty as (dare I say it?) ...Chicago's. :)

A surprising resignation at this point is a bad sign in my opinion. It appears that it caught many in Alaska's highest levels of government by surprise.

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We can definitely agree on those two statements. I think he's to blame for picking a totally unprepared VP candidate. She was thrust into a very bad situation and her ineptness made her a rightful recipient of criticism.

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I think there is another story, too. I think Palin got a raw deal during the election and the media has been pretty rough on her since the election. But- there is either a scandal, marriage trouble, or some other story behind this announcement.

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Whoah, I missed that last part. I can't believe she said it either, but she did seem a bit rattled throughout the speech. I guess we'll just see how it all plays out.

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She could have handled the office, character and the desire to do the right thing she has, handling the wickedness in politics and the media, she was not prepared for.

That is what is sad, it is not enough to have character and the desire to make right choices, you have to be brutal to win in current politics.

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That what is sad, you have to be dirty to win. Are that's what it appears.

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She may be making room for Jeb Bush.

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If she gets a show....my prediction is it will be a mega HIT !!! I will be watching.

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Politics is a contact sport. Once you put yourself on the national political map, the media comes after you. If you saw her resignation speech it was totally weird! She obviously just threw it together. Why didnt she take a few days or weeks to put her story together properly? She did herself no favors with that speech!

In all honesty, she simply wasnt ready for primetime! Sarah Plain is like a talented high school football player that skipped college and went straight into the NFL. She needed a lot more preparation and seasoning in order to be able to handle the spotlight of national politics.

Total flame out!

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Very funny, Stew!!! :thwak :toofunny

I'm feeling that I want to view this, at the outset, in the same way as William Kristol. The reason that I want to view her resignation in this way is that Palin has already had 15 ethic charges filed against her and she just wrapped up the win on the 15th. :thumbsup

I'm not seeing a scandal here. She has nothing to lose with this decision and everything to gain. She is a darling to a good many Americans. I'm not smelling a scandal, but who knows - in politics anything can happen. lol

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Crak, with all due respect, if the reason for the sudden resignation is that she could not handle the wicked media, I'm not sure I want her as the Commander-in-Chief and CEO of the country (and by default, the world). There has to be more.

If this was the only reason, then this was a small-minded, selfish move on her part. When she stepped onto the center stage of the GOP, she took on a responsiblity bigger than herself...even bigger than Alaska. There are people all over the country who defended her and promoted her in conversations and debates. People who basically defended her and aligned themselves with her as if they knew her personally. I know many people still will no matter what, but there are also many who recognize that she will have left them with egg on their faces if she basically absconded for no real reason at all.

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I knew that would wake you up :)

I think what you are talking about though is the fact that her staff was pointing out that 15 ethic charges had been dropped...there were plenty more filed that are still in play though.
I'm not saying that I know what all happened. I'm just saying that my gut tells me there's more. I'm also saying that I'm not willing to say she is pure as the driven snow, just because she is GOP. I do not know her personally so I would be just as unsurprised at anything with her as I would with any other politician.

And I think that she (and her supporters) have plenty to lose with this decision.

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You are either blind,deaf or possibly both. If the media trashed Obama's family like they have Sarah's he's pass a law making it illegal. I remember when they tried that in Missouri during pre election campaigns.

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You could be right, Stew. As yet, we don't know. Just scouring the Alaska papers, since she ran as VP, I didn't find anything that seemed out of order or suspicious toward her. I never thought she was pure as snow because of being GOP - for the record. :D

I don't think she has as much to lose with this. William Kristol is a pretty sharp guy and would have spoken all the negatives if it was all negative for her. He didn't do that.

I listened to the clip, and felt she had some plans up her sleeve for her future. Very decided plans that she wasn't ready to divulge so that the media could kill her before she got started.

Just my take. Perhaps, I hope for more...

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Here's an excerpt from her speech today:

As I thought about this announcement that I wouldn't run for re-election, and what that means for Alaska, I thought about how, well, how much fun some Governors have as lame ducks. They maybe travel around their state, travel to other states, maybe take their overseas international trade missions.

LOL ! Is Sarah taking jabs at the love-lorn SC Governor?