Comments on: Sarah Palin’s father-in-law had no idea she would resign as Alaska’s governor

By: aleach

aleach — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:39:06 +0000

Well, I dont feel sorry for how the “liberal media” treated her or her family. She paraded her special needs baby & her pregnant teenage daughter all over the country. “Look what I got! But dont talk about them in the news! OFF LIMITS!” puhhh-leeze.
God, I can just imagine what would have happened if she were elected VP. We sure dodged a bullet there.
And, as awful as it sounds, if there happend to be some sort of scandal on here I would just laugh & laugh. Get this self-rightous idiot to shut up for good.

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By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:39:14 +0000

God willing Maigirl, it will be.

It’s definitely all so fishy to me and frankly, she does not get my sympathy vote. Her family? Yes. But I agree with those who think she’s trying to do some clean up work for a future potential scandal.

And yes, I noticed that she never completes a term…scary thought that she could’ve been VP isn’t it?

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By: MaiGirl

MaiGirl — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:21:27 +0000

I agree, TaylorB. Instead of letting all those criticisms go, she just proved them all right by reacting in such an unseasoned manner. We called her a hick, so she acted like one. I can’t imagine that her resignation is anything but a way to duck out of some controversy. While I can never accurately predict what the Republicans will do, I imagine that this is the death of her political career….or at least, it should be!

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By: TaylorB

TaylorB — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:10:34 +0000

While she did get her share of grief it wasn’t as if the others weren’t pounded on as well, just ask Hillary Clinton (certain media people used to call her 12 year old daughter the ‘Whitehouse dog’), the difference is that Ms. Clinton chose not to publically take umbrage and engage those people so it went away. Pres Bush was bashed daily for years bY comedians and pundits and he did the same thing, he publically ignored it. Palin, on the other hand, was reactionary thus giving credence to the people who poked at her and they lapped it up and kept it coming, it was ‘fun’ for them to see if she would fly off the handle and give them more fodder.

I am not saying that she wasn’t often times unfairly criticised, she certainly was, but she wasn’t the exception to the rule, it goes with the territory of running for national office, the outcome really depends on how you react. Ignore it and it becomes a non-story, fighting it is like trying to nail jello to a tree…a futile endeavor that ends up making you look even worse in the end.

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By: sonny

sonny — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:08:24 +0000

she is so uneducated!!! why would anyone want an idiot with no knowledge of the law RUNNING A POWERFUL COUNTRY??

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By: the original kate

the original kate — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:59:15 +0000

palin was treated the same as any VP nominee – no worse, no better. every politician’s closet is rummaged for skeletons and if she can’t take it don’t run. she should go back to selling snowmobiles in wasilla.

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By: K

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:25:54 +0000

I can see why she resigned. The way people treat her is terrible. I personally would not want to put up with it anymore.

America should really be ashamed of itself for the way they treated her (and her family). There is no justification for it.

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By: anastasiabeaverhausen

anastasiabeaverhausen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:31:57 +0000

Nothing she said in that speech made sense. A point guard doesn’t pass the ball then LEAVE THE GYM! Her spokeswoman later just repeated the same nonsensical stuff.

None of it made any sense. Which tells me they’re dancing all around the truth. Whatever happened to the old classic “I want to spend more time with my family” and leave people to speculate, as they will anyway? Why muddy the waters with all these weird lies about how she wants to lead by not leading?

So weird. I have several friends in Alaska who are relieved to be done with her and sincerely hope she moves on to other things and not doing anything in their state. Apparently she didn’t do much as governor anyway.

I just want her to go away, she’s one of the dumbest public figures I’ve seen in a while, and that’s saying a lot! She certainly doesn’t forward the cause of women in high office.

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By: sarcra

sarcra — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:40:25 +0000

I think there must be something scandalous underneath all this. Can’t see any other reason why she would resign.

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By: TaylorB

TaylorB — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:15:20 +0000

The ‘lame duck’ excuse was ‘lame’ to say the least. And the speculation that she was under too much media scrutiny yet is gearing up for a 2012 run is absurd, if she can not take the heat that she is getting now she is in for a very rude awakening if she attempts to go for POTUS, it will be exponentially worse, any person who has ever run in the primaries will tell her that.

I felt really sorry for her after watching the rambling press conf. on friday it seems like she is feeling pretty beat down. I wish her good luck in her future endeavors and hope all the best for her and her family they have had a difficult year.

That being said, I suspect Codzilla is probably right, she is trying to cut off a scandal at the pass.

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