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Friday, July 3, 2009

Politics Wailin' For Palin

Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 2:10 PM

Sarah Palin's announcement that she's resigning just made Mitt Romney's decade—he's the one to beat in the 2012 Republican primaries now.

But we don't need to speculate about elections right now, do we? It's July 4th weekend! It's time to celebrate! And what better way to celebrate than heading over to Conservatives4Palin.com and reading Palin fan reactions to her announcement?

Jane Austen said...

what?!?!?!??! I don't understand. Is this a good thing or is she giving up politics for good????

July 3, 2009 3:26 PM

Anne said...

GUYS - HELP ME HERE.

Why would she resign???

Seriously, I need insight!

July 3, 2009 3:26 PM

Jane Austen said...

we need to pray.
now.

July 3, 2009 3:27 PM

Chappy said...

Chris Wallace on Fox can't understand why she would make this announcement just before the 4th of July weekend......but think about it......what will everybody be talking about at their BBQ's and at their Tea Party's?

They'll be talking about Sarah!

Smart lady!

July 3, 2009 3:30 PM

Tim said...

guys.. I don't think she is resigning.. she is just saying that she is not seeking relection...

why are you trusting a liberal media source.. they make up stuff as they go along..

(and I say this as a liberal supporting Governor Sarah Palin)

July 3, 2009 3:32 PM

Much, much more schadenfreude after the jump.

Anne said...

I want to cry.

Sarah I am praying for you.

July 3, 2009 3:35 PM

Jane Austen said...

Anne- let's pray together. Is that ok?

July 3, 2009 3:36 PM

Holly said...

I'm crying. I think I'm going to be sick. I need to know what is happening. Why? I need to know!! I need to see that video! This really is hurting me. I love her so much. Why?

July 3, 2009 3:36 PM

john said...

Am I the only one getting a sinking feeling?

July 3, 2009 3:36 PM

Huskers-For-Palin said...

if she's resigning, then the forces of evil have won. if this is a resignation, then her political career is over.

Mittens will get crushed in 2012 and Obama will have a second term.

July 3, 2009 3:38 PM

Tim said...

GUYS!!!!!

I SAY THIS TO YOU AS A LIBERAL WHO SUPPORTED GOVERNOR PALIN>>>>> WHY THE HELL ARE YOU LISTENING TO A LIBERAL MEDIA SOURCE LIKE MSNBS OR CNN... THEY MAKE UP SHIT AS THEY GO ALONG!

SHE IS NOT NOT RESIGNING.. SHE IS ONLY STATING THAT SHE IS NOT SEEKING ANOTHER TERM..

GET A GRIP! THESE ARE LIBERAL MEDIA SOURCES... THEY MAKE UP SHIT !!

July 3, 2009 3:38 PM

Anne said...

Jane, I definitely want to pray together. Thank you.

This is not good info if she wants to run for President. Ya'll, I think she may be putting politics aside completely.

I hope she is ok.

July 3, 2009 3:39 PM

Uffda said...

I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to be sick....

My intestines are in knots.

Why? Why why why?

This is so out of the blue, what on earth is happening?

July 3, 2009 3:40 PM

LouisianaRedneck said...

You guys all need to calm down. Palin has the best political instincts of anyone we've seen in years. We certainly don't have all the details. Wait, until we hear from the governor herself.

Many of us said all along, that we would support her regardless of what she decides to do. To me, that includes whatever she is doing today.

Yes, I still want her to take Obama out....but we'll just have to wait and see.

July 3, 2009 3:41 PM

Jane Austen said...

for Anne (and anyone els)
dear God,
thank you for this day and everything you have in it
Lord, please watch over Sarah Palin and her family. Please give us the calmness and ressurance that everything will be done to your will. For Your will is the only one we need to follow. Please help Sarah become the best she can be- in Your own eyes
Amen

July 3, 2009 3:43 PM

techno said...

Techno:

Folks. This is no time for negativity. Sarah Palin is going into the wilderness.

Think Moses, Jesus and Ronald Reagan.

This is the beginning of the taking back of America.

I will explain her decision once I have had time to reflect on it, but remember I was way ahead on this. So if you feel like shooting the messenger feel free.

July 3, 2009 3:45 PM

Huskers-For-Palin said...

okay folks, I'm a 43 year old dude who up until 2008 never really got into politics (with the exception of Reagan). After what I heard, I blubbered like a baby. I haven't had this kind of passion in a long, long time.

I've had a beer...feeling better now.

I think she is paying her dues now. This the grubby time of kissing the ringhands and making the rounds.

Empire Strikes Back time now....

July 3, 2009 4:06 PM

Jane Austen said...

okay, i've been following her since Dec. this is too much. my parents don't understand AT ALL. i skipped going out for ice cream because i'm so sick-feeling...
i know praying works, but still not feeling better...

July 3, 2009 4:08 PM

Uffda said...

You know what? I don't give a flying flower what the media says anymore. Sarah has removed herself from all that, she is forging her own path, and she has rendered the system powerless. Let them stomp and holler and declare their victory. (I don't like to swear in print, but this is a special occasion.)

As Rhett Butler would say:

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."

July 3, 2009 4:32 PM

Amen!

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Now that is some insightful political analysis!

A big round of applause for America's Best and Brightest!

Posted by Original Andrew on July 3, 2009 at 2:17 PM

I've already seen one Palin '12 bumper sticker here in Seattle. She's doing this to concentrate full time on her campaign. She already has all the national exposure she needs, being governor of Alaska is actually a distraction from the campaign. Plus she still has a lot of studying to do just to get to Dubya's knowledge level when he ran!

Posted by Steven Bradford

on July 3, 2009 at 2:20 PM

Infidelity. Ensign, Sanford, Palin--or is that too much to hope for?

Posted by Dan Savage on July 3, 2009 at 2:20 PM

OH MY GOD.
That is priceless.
They parody themselves so we don't have to.

Posted by Indy on July 3, 2009 at 2:22 PM

A McCain-Palin sex tape is about to hit the tubes.

Posted by rejemy on July 3, 2009 at 2:22 PM

The real Jane Austen probably wouldn't support Sarah Palin.

Posted by Dr James on July 3, 2009 at 2:28 PM

@3, while the idea of Ms. Palin hooking up with the cabana boy turns me on, I think a financial scandal is more of her MO.

Posted by Reg on July 3, 2009 at 2:31 PM

Remember when Al Gore went to the sidelines, avoided a lot of the early mud-slinging, and was urged to return to the fray? Maybe Palin wants to claim to leave politics only to be "drafted" by an adoring mob. Al didn't accept - Sarah would.

Posted by Jaymz on July 3, 2009 at 2:34 PM

I don't understand how they think the liberal media is spinning her actual speech on tape. Do they think it's Tina Fey up there?

Posted by Missy Miss on July 3, 2009 at 2:36 PM

Reading these comments all I could think of was the youtube video of the drugged out kid: "WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?!!?"

Posted by Robert Paulson

on July 3, 2009 at 2:42 PM

Like Sanford, it'll take a few days for the truth to come out. In the meantime the anticipation has me as amped up as a 10 year old on Christmas Eve.

Posted by SlamSizzle on July 3, 2009 at 2:44 PM

"Folks. This is no time for negativity. Sarah Palin is going into the wilderness.

Think Moses, Jesus and Ronald Reagan.

This is the beginning of the taking back of America."

Dear god, that is some fine commentary right there.

Posted by odonata on July 3, 2009 at 2:46 PM

I wonder if Palin can see political oblivion from her house?

Posted by Heather on July 3, 2009 at 2:51 PM

Holy crap, we've really got to get money back into the education system in this country.

Posted by Patti on July 3, 2009 at 2:54 PM

This creative use of the word "or" is priceless...

"what?!?!?!??! I don't understand. Is this a good thing or is she giving up politics for good????"

Posted by jw36 on July 3, 2009 at 2:55 PM

Paul: A truly great SLOG post. Letting Palin's supporters speak for themselves: brilliant idea.

Posted by Eric from Boulder on July 3, 2009 at 2:58 PM

My guess is a pending indictment over a violation of the civil service code, plus something else financial or hard evidence of Todd having an affair.

Posted by Smartypants on July 3, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Interesting reading. I don't think we have heard the last of her.

Posted by kim in portland

on July 3, 2009 at 3:11 PM

Lesbian sex scandal. Please, please, puh-leaze let it be a lesbian sex scandal.

Posted by Sean on July 3, 2009 at 3:18 PM

Micheal Jackson's love child. You heard it here first.

Posted by Toe Tag on July 3, 2009 at 3:19 PM

This is way too fishy. A Friday afternoon news dump on a holiday weekend? Bristol is probably pregnant again.

Posted by Farts Weird on July 3, 2009 at 3:21 PM

That’s riiiiiiiight, she’s Moses, Jayzus and Ronnie, all wrapped up in the best Nordy’s skirt-suit that RNC/Alaskan tax dollars can buy.

Posted by Original Andrew on July 3, 2009 at 3:22 PM

That commentary sounds familiar.

Posted by Gomez

on July 3, 2009 at 3:24 PM

I'm befuddled by the "liberal" Palin supporter who thinks the "liberal" media "makes up shit".

But then, a lot of things befuddle me about Sarah Palin and those who support her.

That said, I do hope she poses for Hustler at some point.

Posted by catsnbanjos on July 3, 2009 at 3:24 PM

This post is proof positive that there is a God. Think about it... If I were God, I would totally create Sarah Palin plus a whole bunch of dumb-as-rocks people like this, just for entertainment value. Because this shit is hilarious.

Posted by Julie in Eugene on July 3, 2009 at 3:35 PM

Posted by odonata on July 3, 2009 at 3:48 PM

Sarah Palin is America--and so can you!

Posted by Timmytee on July 3, 2009 at 3:51 PM

Obama just lost his "heat shield".

A non-visible Palin means that we can start blaming him directly for the worst economic performance during a President's 1st term.

Bush: 8 years of prosperity

Obama: 8 months of misery!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on July 3, 2009 at 4:02 PM

@28 You are an idiot.

Posted by meowmeowkitty on July 3, 2009 at 4:12 PM

I'm worried -- will someone check on fnarf and see if he's dead? If not for him, think of the neighbors...that corpse will stink to high heaven in this heat.

Posted by Massive Attack on July 3, 2009 at 4:14 PM

PRAY I TELL YOU! PRAY TO JEEBUS! She can't quit! Who will give us our biggest laughs? Who will David Letterman apologise to? Who will have our next batch of retarded babies?

Posted by Vince on July 3, 2009 at 4:26 PM

She gone!

Posted by jimmy

on July 3, 2009 at 4:32 PM

The breathless anticipation of the comments posted before the speech are even better:

"r.mcdonald, July 3, 2009 2:59 PM:

waiting--like a little kid before Christmas"

"gardunne63, July 3, 2009 2:31 PM

She's announcing that SarahPac raised 40 million dollars in seven months and that she will be sending out the map for pilgrammage that all pundits and back-stabbing politicians will have to undergo to come up to Juneau or Wasilla to kiss her ring."

This is so good it just has to be fattening.

Posted by MplsKid on July 3, 2009 at 4:43 PM

As long as people still believe Romney or Palin will save the GOP in 2012, I'm relaxed.

Posted by mackro

on July 3, 2009 at 4:44 PM

Henceforth, I will use the phrase "I don't give a flying flower" at every opportunity.

Posted by switzerblog on July 3, 2009 at 4:52 PM

It's a good thing some of them are going to pray for her. Praying solves all problems.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on July 3, 2009 at 4:57 PM

Those comments are great. It's like a staged social commentary art piece.

To me it seems obvious that she's gearing up for the 2012 presidential race. She will now be able to spend time in D.C. and campaign in New Hampshire and Iowa without people accusing her of not doing the job she's currently elected to. All this was already assumed would happen.

Posted by datajunkie on July 3, 2009 at 5:44 PM

@37: I guess she misses the fact that now those people will accuse her of abandoning the job to which she was elected.

I am at even odds as to an upcoming indictment vs. just another hair- brained scheme by Team Palin.

Posted by Cracker Jack on July 3, 2009 at 5:50 PM

She may run for the Alaskan House or Senate, which ever has an up coming election. She is most defiantly not going away.

Posted by datajunkie on July 3, 2009 at 6:00 PM

err...'defiantly' works but i meant 'definitely'.

Posted by datajunkie on July 3, 2009 at 6:05 PM

Thanks for thinking of me, Massive.

You heard it here first: Willow pregnant. By Levi. Or maybe Todd.

Posted by Fnarf

on July 3, 2009 at 6:15 PM

Or Alex Rodriguez.

Posted by Grist

on July 3, 2009 at 7:00 PM

@33 You beat me to the punch! The pre-speech comments are sublime. But the best best BEST part is around 3:23 when she actually resigns. At this point, some of the dumber ones still think this is good news, but for the rest reality is just setting in. Its like you can see their little right-wing hearts breaking in real time

Oh, look! The political world is on the edge of their seats. Hm, I thought she was a(n)________________, that no one thinks has a political future. Why do they care so darn much?:)

Posted by Tom G on July 3, 2009 at 7:02 PM

Will anyone here on Slog pray with me?

*Crickets...*

Posted by KingofQueenAnne on July 3, 2009 at 11:40 PM

@44: Full of grace, full of grace, full of grace!!!

Posted by Massive Attack on July 4, 2009 at 12:13 AM

@14: won't work. 90% of them are home-schooled.

Also, anyone else think Jane Austen is a prayer fetishist?

Posted by emma's bee on July 4, 2009 at 5:14 AM

Read this analysis of Sara Palin's resignation when you awake from your patriotic drunkenness blackout.

Posted by datajunkie on July 4, 2009 at 8:49 AM

Anne and Jane are so obviously queer for each other. It's actually kind of hot.

Posted by HypatiaII on July 4, 2009 at 10:41 AM

Expect an announcement from Fox News: "Palin to host show." I suspect there'll also be a nice radio show in her future. The fringe right love their a.m. radio. Maybe she'll take over Dr. Laura's "do as I say, not as I do" spot.

Have a fun, safe, and sane Fourth folks!

Posted by FreudianShrimp on July 4, 2009 at 11:24 AM

And then Sarah the Wicked was forced to quit politics forever and everyone lived happily ever after.

Posted by matt! on July 4, 2009 at 2:42 PM

I think she needs time off to read some news journals and political mags for her next Katie Couric interview.

Posted by nojusticenopeace on July 5, 2009 at 9:06 PM

Read like a children's book conversation:

I'm crying.
I think I'm going to be sick.
Mittens will get crushed!
let's pray together.
Think Moses, Jesus and Ronald Reagan.
Is that ok?
what?!?!?!??
Seriously, I need insight!

I love copy and paste!

Posted by polistat on July 6, 2009 at 4:40 PM