Source: 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. The governor’s office offered no further details about the subject of the news conference, but the sources tells CNN that Palin will announce her decision to forgo another run.

As the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, Palin is considered one of the frontrunners for the GOP nomination in 2012. Her decision not to seek another term as governor is sure to stoke speculation that Palin is seriously eyeing a run for the White House.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/palin-w... /

Sorry to use Twitter, but there are no actual news articles on this breaking story yet. I will edit it when I find one.

EDITED: Found a real article!

EDITED 2: Her resignation: http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10641495

www.cnn.com

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Awww c'mon Sarah. Youre gonna put a lot of comedians out of work.

Unless you decide to run for Prez.

The next gov will be better, ....has to be....

keep up on the news on this. this cow is unbelievable.

and throw a party in honor of Scarah Moosedroppings!

WOW!! Palin at her most narcisistic and arrogant state. WOW!!

Something is getting ready to happen in Alaska, why now?

Ethics charges...that must mean a lucrative career is ahead w FAUX!

She isn't exactly known for truth telling.

I'm hoping Letterman is paying close attention today!! ;-)

Breaking News - Three More Ethics Complaints Against Palin, and Then Some?!
24

06

2009
Alaska Report has breaking news! According to the site, there are three (count ‘em…THREE) ethics complaints against Governor Sarah Palin coming down the pike.

Mention is also made of a “long simmering embezzlement/IRS scandal” that is still being looked at by the feds.

Wow.

I have no more news than that, folks. Check it out at the link above, and use this thread to… I don’t know…. speculate I guess!

http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:WNnQeYR594wJ:www.th...

"Big dirty scandal about to hit the Palin universe
Evidenced by Palin's announcement that she's stepping down today. Stay tuned..."

Wow, this is getting good!

is working on it and their server crashed. it will be back shortly. Blue? Hear anything?

for President. I don't see how that strategy would make any sense.

I could see NOT RUNNING for a second term if she thought there was a chance she would get really roughed up or even lose. But that's different from resigning.

Something doesn't add up. I realize she has never impressed as being very bright, but this is not just a stupid political move by a lightweight. There is something much deeper driving this.

Past Sitting Governors:

Bush
Clinton
FDR

Past Full Term Governors:

Reagan
Carter

I wonder how many Governors became VP after only serving less than 4 years like Coolidge?

I wonder how many Presidents were former mayors of a big time city?

Not necessarily justifiably, but all of them had some backgrounds other than their terms as Governor.

... but another politician, with a spine, would take this as an opportunity to put forward risky, but necessary, proposals that no one is ever quite willing to put their political capital behind, for fear of not being re-elected.

My guess is she realizes she could never win the Presidency, and that her window for making big money as a Republican celebrity will not be open forever, and so she's getting out of elected office in order to cash-in on speaking engagements and, possibly, either a radio or TV show.

are lame duck when elected

would even be mentioned above the fold; it's such a stretch that the only reason to mention it is to give her some cover...

and took her for a quiet little ride to urge her to quit or else

Gov. Sarah palin to resign her office
Posted: July 3, 2009 03:14 PM
Updated: July 3, 2009 03:19 PM
by Channel 2 News staff
Friday, July 3, 2009

WASILLA, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her home Friday morning.

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at the end of the month.

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10641495

Source: Politico

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has told associates that she will not seek re-election next year, freeing her to pursue a White House bid in 2012, according to two GOP sources.

Palin is to make her decision known later this afternoon from her home in Wasilla with her husband, Todd, and family by her side.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24497.html#ix...

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24497.html

So when is she going to announce her Presidential candidacy?

She'll have four years as governor of Alaska to draw on as her "experience", most of that spent declaring jihad on the Internet and popular entertainment figures.

I thought she was an internationally renowned woman of mystery.

It's a little early to quit if she's planning on running for president isn't it?? Why not mid 2010?

It is the perfect platform for running. Without that job, she is just a middle-aged former beauty queen with much less of a record tan Dan Quayle.

from Ross Perot! Not always politically expedient... something BIG must be driving this!

Seriously, we'll make mincemeat of her if she quits her job mid-stream.

Exhibit A:

If she is genuinely stepping down from politics for good, then I can’t blamer her, but if this is a “tactical” move for 2012, she has shot herself in the foot.

6 posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 03:33:49 PM by Nephi ( Support Fascism: Buy GE, GM and Chrysler products! You already buy gasoline.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285073/posts

One randy fundie on his own at a convention runs into another fundie and wham-o!

Sorry, but I stopped paying attention about six months back.

is sort of tall brunette (5'5") without heels, which she is known to wear often.

http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/happy-inde... /

http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/2009/07/saradise-...

http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2009/07/sarah-pa...

Wait till later for Alaska Muckracker's Mudflats! The server is overwhelmed! But check it out:

http://www.themudflats.net /

YEEEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWWW!!

I'll be shooting pics at Put-Upon Sean (Parnell, L.G.) at the Governor's Picnic later this month when he's inaugurated. It is here in Fairbanks, one of the Interior's larger summer events.

Looks like Mudflats has moved.

http://mudflats.wordpress.com/

got new job, haven't been online in 2 weeks! :hug:

Source: NBC

WASILLA, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her home Friday morning.

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at the end of the month, Palin said.

There was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though speculation has been rampant that the former vice presidential candidate is gearing up for a run at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Palin made the announcement flanked by Parnell and most, if not all, of her cabinet.

Read more: http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10641495

but Dog help the rest of us!

Mind if I shed my crocodile tear now, or should I just burst out in a gut laugh?

They're dropping like flies.

The 2012 primary winner will mow down the Palin campaign like a Sherman tank.

The Bush Admin. there is no Democratic Candidate that would stand a chance at beating Obama as things are right now. NOT ONE!

Yes, Obama's only been in office for five and a half months, but we put him in office to dismantle the Bush legacy, not to preserve it.

They can't find anyone who would do a better job of carrying on all the stuff that Cheney started.

I put him on office to serve the American people, and fix the damn economy.

...remember William Jefferson Clinton? When that sketch aired, the primaries were a long way away, much like they are now.

My guess is this is due to more ethics investigations in her future. Time will tell though.

Assembling a new repug candidate out of lesser neo-cons.

Like a six-million dollar Cheney or a Rush Voltron.

our own Linda Lingle, who just got slapped down by the courts for trying to furlough state workers three days a month unilaterally, with no collective bargaining. :eyes:

The Iowa caucus and SC primary would finish her off long before we could.

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Or maybe Todd will win a big snow machine race.

Isn't the male in charge of taking care of the family?

:sarcasm:

And if he doesn't do it, all his neighbors shalt stoneth himmeth

don't forget her fat book deal. I don't remember the particulars, but if she got, for example, a two million dollar deal, it would be normal for her to get one million dollars in advance.

So, that should keep them in mooseburgers for a while .............

a couple of hundred pages of "You betcha's", "Gosh darnits'" and "By golly's". It's a kind of torture you know, to have to read through some fourth grade level ramblings of a supposedly grown up ex-politician. The good thing is she can't make anyone read her drivel, although someone is going to have to actually sit down and slog through it to review the thing. My sympathies to whomever gets stuck with that job.

going to write two words of any book.

Her ghostmoose will likely assist.

Ghost Writer..............

Why oh why, does she need this constant media attention? I don't care what her reasons are. Weird timing, weirder lady.

Get your own reality show, Sarah

This is ducking attention.

She's capable of it, but you may be right, there will be a bit less focus on her, I think. Hard to say. She's a big media draw, and the Jackson drama/tragedy has months of mileage yet

That's probably how she'll support her family!

:rofl:

Tansy Gold, suspecting there will be a Faux contract in Sarah's future. . . .

With Lock Up on MSNBC. I just can't believe they play that shit on the weekend, and today it started at noon. But now they are showing Sarah. I suppose Tuesday they will cover the MJ tribute too.

with a re-rant of the resignation diatribe! The guide on DISH show "Lockup Indiana" Ha! They've had that kind of crap on all day. Even ol' Morning Joe wasn't on.

edit: OMG! Speak of the devil....Joe is on now! Telling why he had to quit his office. One guess....it wasn't for the dead intern. It was for his then 14 year old son!

Then again, she's an airhead -- nothing makes sense.

tells me some dirt was about to explode.

Sigh. I SO want her to be running for '12. 4 more years of comedy gold

She wouldn't hand over power like this unless someone had something big on her.

White trash grifters, not so much.

His mistress in Argentina is a woman of substance.

sounds like she's doing it to spend more time with her family. that's always a good one.

Did you catch when she said General McCarther? Me thinks she meant General McCarthy!!

I also liked when she said that for her followers to be prepared for the attacks that would come her way. Is that her way of trying to take the wind out of whatever legal snafu Alaska has coming for her?

What a rambling nonsensical announcement.

Let's just call the speculators "Democratic Birthers" and be done with it, shall we?

Hekate

don't ring true at all.

I mean who QUITS being governor of a state BEFORE the term is over to concentrate on presidential aspirations. It is crazy. No one will vote for a QUITTER.

So this must have something to do with some serious crap about her that she is worried about.

I would say it is probably a very serious health problem, perhaps a very difficult cancer or something that demands 100% of her attention. And if it were anybody else, I would have some compassion for that.

One long babbling rant about what?

Have you ever understood a single fucking thing she says? Why would today be different?

The GOP's poison pill is aiming for D. C.

Gov. Sarah Palin to resign her office, July 3, 2009

Spouse will have digital camera ready to fire up.

WOOOOOOOOOOOT!!

Wonder what else will come out now?

to have bought a ticket to Fairbanks for the 24th-26th for my Bday. Hmmm. Might have to attend this. It is truly a good day for Alaskans, even though I don't understand why she did it.

What a very informal state to be sure.

It's a breaking news headline on CNN.	Dr.Phool	Jul-03-09 03:14 PM	#1
They probably are using Twitter as a source too. LOL! n/t	Cleita	Jul-03-09 03:20 PM	#5
People of Alaska REJOICE!!!!!	StopTheNeoCons	Jul-03-09 05:19 PM	#125
make sure to bookmark www.adn.com, our leading newspaper to	roguevalley	Jul-03-09 04:55 PM	#107
Hey, rv, you & me & Blue need to get together -	northofdenali	Jul-03-09 08:06 PM	#207
Part-ay!! NT	blue_roses_lib	Jul-04-09 12:44 PM	#252
we do, sweetness! We can hold an indictment ball. :-D	roguevalley	Jul-04-09 05:47 PM	#258
She MAY RESIGN	katanalori	Jul-03-09 03:14 PM	#2
In one month my friend. You have to see the announcement.	MadMaddie	Jul-03-09 04:01 PM	#21
How appropriate, the Ducks calling her a quack!!!	curiousdemo	Jul-03-09 05:20 PM	#126
Supposed to be 3 new ethics complaints coming up.	jaxx	Jul-03-09 03:18 PM	#3
Please let this be the reason! thanks for the link!	mod mom	Jul-03-09 03:30 PM	#8
My bet is we won't get a straight answer real soon as to why.	jaxx	Jul-03-09 03:33 PM	#9
Link doesn't work. Maybe too many people tried to read the article at the same time?	No Elephants	Jul-03-09 04:00 PM	#19
Here it is cached.	jaxx	Jul-03-09 04:43 PM	#99
AK Report now has up:	chatnoir	Jul-03-09 07:07 PM	#184
Sounds like a "you can't fire me because I QUIT!" moment	uppityperson	Jul-03-09 03:19 PM	#4
Yes, there's probably something about to break!	Rosa Luxemburg	Jul-03-09 03:59 PM	#18
its been rumored. check with the paper and with mudflats. mudflats	roguevalley	Jul-03-09 05:05 PM	#116
Sanford been to Alaska too?	Rosa Luxemburg	Jul-03-09 07:23 PM	#188
Okay- That got the best laugh of the day from me	NBachers	Jul-03-09 08:56 PM	#225
no. :) He's SC's very own douchebag.	roguevalley	Jul-04-09 05:46 PM	#257
I can't remember ANYBODY resigning a governor's job to run	MindMatter	Jul-03-09 04:31 PM	#82
I don't know of any Governor resigning before their first term was up and even run for President.	LiberalFighter	Jul-03-09 05:21 PM	#127
And they were all distinguished in one way or another	MindMatter	Jul-03-09 05:25 PM	#129
Agreed. She cited being a "lame duck" as her reason for stepping down ...	krkaufman	Jul-03-09 07:30 PM	#191
guvs in virginia	griloco	Jul-03-09 10:37 PM	#234
Certainly not 3 years in advance. I find it 'odd' that the presidential angle	petronius	Jul-03-09 08:51 PM	#224
GOP probably concluded she was a millstone around the neck of their next ticket	struggle4progress	Jul-03-09 04:38 PM	#88
KTUU (Alaska): Gov. Sarah palin to resign her office	mod mom	Jul-03-09 03:24 PM	#6
Thank you for this! I'm adding it to my post.	camera obscura	Jul-03-09 03:25 PM	#7
Sarah Palin will not seek re-election	Joe Bacon	Jul-03-09 03:34 PM	#10
Well if this isn't the most transparent thing ever I don't know what is.	Arkana	Jul-03-09 03:34 PM	#11
She was a Governor?	Canuckistanian	Jul-03-09 03:34 PM	#12
awesome, line up the GOP ticket with clowns like her	pasto76	Jul-03-09 03:34 PM	#13
Alaskans appear to be devastated.	cboy4	Jul-03-09 03:37 PM	#14
LOL	camera obscura	Jul-03-09 03:42 PM	#16
We is all heartbroke down heres in NC too	struggle4progress	Jul-03-09 04:36 PM	#85
Winners aren't quitters	tomhayes	Jul-03-09 03:37 PM	#15
You NEVER quit a Governor's job to run for Prez	MindMatter	Jul-03-09 04:35 PM	#84
She has obviously learned nothing about quitting...	sunnybrook	Jul-04-09 09:13 AM	#248
If she resigns now, she's a quitter under fire. What good is a Presidential candidate "quitter"?	truthisfreedom	Jul-03-09 03:55 PM	#17
Even some Freepers think it was a dumb move	MikeNearMcChord	Jul-03-09 05:41 PM	#142
One day early though. A great victory for the country to celebrate on the 4th of July!One idiot down	lindisfarne	Jul-03-09 04:01 PM	#20
She is the REAL Maria from Argentina?	SeeHopeWin	Jul-03-09 04:01 PM	#22
Wah! You beat me to it. Appalachia, Argentina, Alaska, what's the difference?	No Elephants	Jul-03-09 04:08 PM	#26
They've both attended the same governors conferences, right?	RufusTFirefly	Jul-03-09 04:39 PM	#91
Was that state scandal ever resolved?	AngryOldDem	Jul-03-09 04:02 PM	#23
In other news, Gov. Sanford's logs indicate seven unexplained trips to Wassila.	No Elephants	Jul-03-09 04:05 PM	#24
Link here as well....	hamerfan	Jul-03-09 04:07 PM	#25
Delete	chatnoir	Jul-03-09 04:39 PM	#89
Gov. Palin,	DAMANgoldberg	Jul-03-09 04:40 PM	#92
A couple of good Alaska blog reads:	northofdenali	Jul-03-09 04:15 PM	#27
You might want to update your link.	Jazzgirl	Jul-03-09 04:41 PM	#94
Thx, Jazzgirl -	northofdenali	Jul-03-09 04:44 PM	#100
Gov. Sarah Palin to resign her office	Lone_Star_Dem	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#28
The state of Alaska is better off for it	Cirque du So-What	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#29
And so begins Slappy the Dodo Bird's long and winding road to defeat and failure in 2012	derby378	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#30
naw - for her just a wet fart will do nicely...	TankLV	Jul-03-09 05:24 PM	#128
Is Obama even going to have an opponent in 2012?	bluestateguy	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#31
If he fails to hold the Bush administration accountable for torture, count on it	derby378	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#33
Even if Obama does not personally go after...	SkyDaddy7	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#47
Last I saw, Guantanamo is open and we still occupy Iraq	derby378	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#59
Maybe that's why the Republicans are dropping out.	MindMatter	Jul-03-09 04:38 PM	#87
I DIDN"T put Obama in office to "dismantle Bush's legacy" ...	progressivebydesign	Jul-03-09 06:54 PM	#178
It's going to be like that SNL skit from the 1991...	Ranting_Wacko	Jul-03-09 05:27 PM	#132
A funny sketch, but...	FatDave	Jul-03-09 09:44 PM	#230
It's looking like he won't have to run against this one at least	Lone_Star_Dem	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#34
This is actually bad news, because the Republicans might actually come up with someone who can	lindisfarne	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#44
Kucinich 2012!!!	bc3000	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#61
Maybe they're trying to build one.	proteus_lives	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#63
That caused a very enjoyable gut laugh! Thanks!	Not Sure	Jul-03-09 08:46 PM	#222
NOPE and he Won't	humbled_opinion	Jul-03-09 04:26 PM	#80
Let's hope he has an actual left-leaning progressive. nt	pokercat999	Jul-03-09 05:41 PM	#143
At this rate, it'll be the other offshore (R) female governor	KamaAina	Jul-03-09 07:05 PM	#183
Isn't she pro-choice?	bluestateguy	Jul-03-09 08:19 PM	#213
Deleted sub-thread	Name removed	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#32
How is she going to support her family?	aquart	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#35
Stand up comedy?	Mz Pip	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#37
With a wink and a nod, of course.	Prisoner_Number_Six	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#42
That's the Toddster's job, right?	MaineDem	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#65
That's what the Bible says	MindMatter	Jul-03-09 04:43 PM	#98
She'll be writing full-time -	Tangerine LaBamba	Jul-03-09 04:42 PM	#96
Who could possibly sit down and read through	jimshoes	Jul-03-09 06:17 PM	#159
That dumb bitch isn't	cindyperry	Jul-03-09 07:42 PM	#199
Got that in one, cindy -	northofdenali	Jul-03-09 08:04 PM	#206
Two words:	Tangerine LaBamba	Jul-04-09 10:56 AM	#251
Nobody likes a quitter!	MineralMan	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#36
Oh for God's sake	ismnotwasm	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#38
On a holiday weekend in the middle of MJ funeral arrangements?	aquart	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#45
Competing maybe?	ismnotwasm	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#54
"Get your own reality show, Sarah"	Tansy_Gold	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#53
She can exchange tarantula recipes with Patti Blagojevich! n/t	Withywindle	Jul-03-09 06:11 PM	#156
Damn this is going to interfere	Politicalboi	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#39
Well MSNBC has had second thoughts it appears. They are on now	snappyturtle	Jul-03-09 05:36 PM	#137
was she hiking the Appalachian trail with Sanford? n/t	Bill McBlueState	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#40
Mr. Purple Mountin' Majesty?? LOL He's all over her fruited plain, I betcha	elehhhhna	Jul-03-09 05:39 PM	#138
Politically, this does not make sense. She's "quitting," and that's suicide.	Auggie	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#41
quitting on a Friday afternoon before a major holiday	northernlights	Jul-03-09 04:33 PM	#83
Hmm. I wonder if some big dirt has been dug up? n/t	lindisfarne	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#43
Same here.	City Lights	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#50
Exactly my thought	JerseygirlCT	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#52
and on a holiday weekend to avoid too much press...	jasmeel	Jul-03-09 05:11 PM	#120
Maybe she slept with Sanford	Politicalboi	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#46
I think he's more into the classy type.	onehandle	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#68
Agree - I give Sanford more credit than that	jberryhill	Jul-03-09 06:30 PM	#166
who made fun of Trig?	IcyPeas	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#48
No one! Another pathological lie from Carribou barbie.	MadMaddie	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#73
That's probably shorthand for the rampant speculation about his parentage...	Hekate	Jul-03-09 05:53 PM	#150
somehow all the theories that this is for presidential aspirations	habitual	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#49
Correct. If it were anybody else ...	MindMatter	Jul-03-09 04:46 PM	#101
WTF was Sarah Palins speech the f**k about?	Butch350	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#51
same ole same ole	Texas Mom	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#55
No that was the craziest thing I have ever heard!	MadMaddie	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#76
it was rambling and strange. point guard.	YDogg	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#75
The GOP panic room gears up for decades in the wilderness. Whatcha gonna do, Jeb?	seafan	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#56
I'll be at the Governor's Picnic - it's here in Fairbanks!	northofdenali	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#57
I can't believe I just happened...	blue_roses_lib	Jul-04-09 12:58 PM	#253
Inaugurated at a PICNIC?	aquart	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#58
The Guv Picnic isn't really a "picnic" -	northofdenali	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#67
Oh. Still a picnic, though. No free lemonade in NY, for instance.	aquart	Jul-04-09 02:28 AM	#244
I just heard this on AP news (radio)	BumRushDaShow	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#60
She's such a raging narcissist	chatnoir	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#62
My sources in Anchorage say that	darkstar	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#64
Yeah, cause this worked so well for John Edwards	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#66
Michael Jackson is getting all the attention and she can't stand it.	gauguin57	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#69
They both made news the same way.	mwb970	Jul-03-09 04:53 PM	#106
I got it.....she was so choked up with grief over Michael Jackson...	Jello Biafra	Jul-03-09 05:09 PM	#119
Finally! Now if Sanford will step down, we can get a 2-fer. n/t	X_Digger	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#70
Don't worry	boomerbust	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#71
Resigning?! In what respect, Charlie? n/t	RufusTFirefly	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#72
BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA	MindMatter	Jul-03-09 04:49 PM	#
So.. is FOX NEWS	AsahinaKimi	Jul-03-09 04:21 PM	#74
POTUSILF!!!	scarface2004	Jul-03-09 04:24 PM	#77
I quit on my state 3 years into my first term, now make me President!!!!	RollWithIt	Jul-03-09 04:25 PM	#79
WOO-HOO! DOWN GOES PALIN!	Crowman1979	Jul-03-09 04:24 PM	#78
CNN commentators are blasting her out of the water!	Jane Eyre	Jul-03-09 04:30 PM	#81
MSNBC speculates she is quitting politics FOREVER?	camera obscura	Jul-03-09 04:38 PM	#86
Oh please let it be true! Don't yank my chain!	Crowman1979	Jul-03-09 04:39 PM	#90
Someone on Mudflats mentioned	chatnoir	Jul-03-09 04:41 PM	#93
Oh man! This is going to distract us from important Michael Jackson news! n/t	RufusTFirefly	Jul-03-09 04:41 PM	#95
Maybe she's pregnant again	LiberalEsto	Jul-03-09 04:42 PM	#97
Bullshit. She knows something ugly is about to come out on her or Todd.	David Zephyr	Jul-03-09 04:46 PM	#102
No one resigns a seat 3 years before an election.	Cass	Jul-03-09 04:47 PM	#103
Does this mean she'll finally go away???	Dappleganger	Jul-03-09 04:48 PM	#104
Palin Political Toast being served in Wasilla...that's it...she's	rasputin1952	Jul-03-09 04:49 PM	#105
Maybe Sanford will get the hint	liberal N proud	Jul-03-09 04:56 PM	#108
Sanford won't, but she will. What could be worse than what Sanford did?	PatrynXX	Jul-03-09 04:56 PM	#109
Stay Tuned.	jhain	Jul-03-09 04:57 PM	#110
I was just wondering last night if she'd wake up one morning and realize what a complete ass she is	HughMoran	Jul-03-09 04:58 PM	#111
fox (fun to watch at times like these)	cyndensco	Jul-03-09 05:00 PM	#112
Did you see my piece on there about an hour ago with Stuart?	stevenleser	Jul-03-09 05:30 PM	#133
OMG! Letterman will be absolute DON'T-MISS tonight!	eppur_se_muova	Jul-03-09 05:51 PM	#149
That's priceless...	Jeff In Milwaukee	Jul-03-09 05:55 PM	#152
Something is up...	NOW tense	Jul-03-09 05:01 PM	#113
Th asshole is going to be a constant reminder of what you can do with NO qualifications	DainBramaged	Jul-03-09 05:01 PM	#114
Translation: four more years. nt	Deep13	Jul-03-09 05:02 PM	#115
Oh Happy Day!!...	Robeson	Jul-03-09 05:07 PM	#117
Is she pregnant ?	yogitad	Jul-03-09 05:08 PM	#118
What about Murkowski's seat?	Moonbatting_Average	Jul-03-09 05:12 PM	#121
I doubt she's after the Senate seat	blue_onyx	Jul-03-09 08:24 PM	#
Bet she got a job offer from Faux News	rosesaylavee	Jul-03-09 05:13 PM	#122
That was my thought, too. She wants to be a high-profile FAUX commentator, then run for Pres.	Diane R	Jul-03-09 05:39 PM	#140
Yeah, I think the celebrating is a bit premature.	rosesaylavee	Jul-03-09 06:04 PM	#153
Another one bites the dust...	lovelyrita	Jul-03-09 05:15 PM	#123
She got a better offer somewhere. Probably as a Fox anchor.	Duer 157099	Jul-03-09 05:18 PM	#124
Alaska and the country are better off. nt	Joey Liberal	Jul-03-09 05:26 PM	#130
Anyone else....	bkcc	Jul-03-09 05:27 PM	#131
She's so running for cover	Bluenorthwest	Jul-03-09 05:30 PM	#134
here is the entire speech online )Text)	Mari333	Jul-03-09 05:31 PM	#135
LOL nt	Jeep789	Jul-03-09 06:24 PM	#162
Thank the Lard! nt	and-justice-for-all	Jul-03-09 05:34 PM	#136
She's a quitter!	grahamhgreen	Jul-03-09 05:39 PM	#139
She's incoherent	MissDeeds	Jul-03-09 05:39 PM	#141
America's Politcal Leaders are	pjt7	Jul-03-09 05:44 PM	#145
good news travels fast! n/t	orleans	Jul-03-09 05:43 PM	#144
Did somebody tell her that its' already July yet?	shadowknows69	Jul-03-09 05:46 PM	#146
Got a feeling the stork is visiting one of the Palin girls again n/t	texanshatingbush	Jul-03-09 05:49 PM	#147
The ultimate irony...	regnaD kciN	Jul-03-09 07:56 PM	#202
And If It Really WAS A-Rod	NashVegas	Jul-04-09 05:55 PM	#259
Better she gets out now, than use the position for personal advancement like some politicians	Citizen One	Jul-03-09 05:50 PM	#148
I give you credit for using spellcheck...	NightOwwl	Jul-03-09 06:04 PM	#154
Hi kkkarl,	jimshoes	Jul-03-09 06:44 PM	#172
There is on indisputable fact about Sarah Palin	Submariner	Jul-03-09 07:20 PM	#186
Methinks you give Scarah too much credit	NBachers	Jul-03-09 10:18 PM	#232
Meanwhile, McCain is weeping tears of bitter relief	XemaSab	Jul-03-09 05:54 PM	#151
As I told my dad sometime back...	LovableScamp	Jul-03-09 06:10 PM	#155
Affair	braunfels	Jul-03-09 06:12 PM	#157
Confirmed	nichomachus	Jul-03-09 06:21 PM	#160
Whoever it is, I bet the First Dude is going to kick his ass! n/t	RufusTFirefly	Jul-03-09 06:27 PM	#165
I heard it was Todd who was having the affair nt	MisterK	Jul-03-09 09:17 PM	#228
Nah, it's Keith Olbermann.	Berry Cool	Jul-03-09 08:43 PM	#221
Or perhaps she had a fling with a certain woman from Argentina?	RufusTFirefly	Jul-03-09 06:42 PM	#169
Or maybe she slept with Jacko and it was just too much for him? n/t	RufusTFirefly	Jul-03-09 06:43 PM	#170
My money is on "underage boy"	pitchforksandtorches	Jul-03-09 06:15 PM	#158
Maybe Levi couldn't resist some of that almost-MIL-Milf action. n/t	progressivebydesign	Jul-03-09 06:56 PM	#179
Hoooooooooeeeeeeeeee!	bitchkitty	Jul-03-09 06:22 PM	#161
I wonder what	Magleetis	Jul-03-09 06:25 PM	#163
4th of July weekend feels like Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza and New Years rolled into one!	Arugula Latte	Jul-03-09 06:26 PM	#164
you missed Halloween........trick or treat.	Historic NY	Jul-03-09 06:51 PM	#175
Oooh, Halloween is my favorite holiday	Arugula Latte	Jul-03-09 06:58 PM	#180
Song for Sarah-Quitters Never Win - Dr. John	NOW tense	Jul-03-09 06:36 PM	#167
Timing! The Daily Show & Colbert Report will be on vacation next week!	sce56	Jul-03-09 06:40 PM	#168
Perfect timing, but she isn't smart enough to time it that close	DainBramaged	Jul-03-09 06:43 PM	#171
We can only hope this is the beginning of her run for POTUS 2012	DuaneBidoux	Jul-03-09 06:48 PM	#173
Well, fuck.	beac	Jul-03-09 06:50 PM	#174
I'm late to the party!	oldtime dfl_er	Jul-03-09 07:01 PM	#182
She has the worst political instincts. No one likes a quitter!!	progressivebydesign	Jul-03-09 06:52 PM	#176
she didn't want to be a lame -uck..........	Historic NY	Jul-03-09 06:53 PM	#177
Rumours of a possible criminal scandal is why Palin is resigning.	DCBob	Jul-03-09 07:01 PM	#181
Another	krkaufman	Jul-03-09 08:04 PM	#204
That article explains alot. Thanks for posting.	DCBob	Jul-03-09 08:20 PM	#214
I don't get it	LiberalLovinLug	Jul-03-09 07:10 PM	#185
This far out, the only thing polls reflect is name recognition. n/t	24601	Jul-03-09 10:09 PM	#231
Good. I'm glad to see that bitch go. Any day with one less pug in office is a good day	Xenotime	Jul-03-09 07:20 PM	#187
Very interesting post on Mudflats	chatnoir	Jul-03-09 07:25 PM	#189
Will her nickname now change ... ???	krkaufman	Jul-03-09 07:26 PM	#190
Tired of "political bloodsport"!	Beartracks	Jul-03-09 07:34 PM	#192
No, she only prefers "bloodsport" with actual blood...	regnaD kciN	Jul-03-09 07:46 PM	#200
Uh Oh.	MilesColtrane	Jul-03-09 07:38 PM	#193
LUCKY ALASKA!!!!	judesedit	Jul-03-09 07:38 PM	#194
Another option: The Party told her she's finished and they want Parnell to run for	peacetalksforall	Jul-03-09 07:38 PM	#195
Update from FDL	Loki	Jul-03-09 07:39 PM	#196
hardball is re-running her speech ... and gosh, she's looney	YDogg	Jul-03-09 07:41 PM	#197
What's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull?	Ian David	Jul-03-09 07:42 PM	#198
Well I guess perhaps she need more legal defense funds.	Historic NY	Jul-03-09 07:46 PM	#201
O.K., What's The Other Shoe	DallasNE	Jul-03-09 07:57 PM	#203
Freeper heads exploding all over they say its their Valley Forge.....	Historic NY	Jul-03-09 08:04 PM	#205
talk about fireworks!!!!	bdamomma	Jul-03-09 08:08 PM	#208
my first reaction was "scandal about to break"	pasto76	Jul-03-09 08:08 PM	#209
Your first reaction would be spot on!	greyghost	Jul-03-09 08:28 PM	#218
She said she had decided against running for re-election	TatonkaJames	Jul-03-09 08:08 PM	#210
one down one to go Sanford!!!	bdamomma	Jul-03-09 08:11 PM	#211
I enjoyed Larry Sabatos comment	BootinUp	Jul-03-09 08:12 PM	#212
Time for the MSM to admit that The National Enquirer scooped...	greyghost	Jul-03-09 08:24 PM	#215
well she pushed MJ off the radar.	bdamomma	Jul-03-09 08:25 PM	#216
Yes! Thank you Sarah, you're gift that keeps giving!	greyghost	Jul-03-09 08:27 PM	#217
She hasn't been out walking the Appalachian Trail, has she ??	mackerel	Jul-03-09 08:30 PM	#219
I wonder if she told Russia before her family?	2QT2BSTR8	Jul-03-09 08:40 PM	#220
Probably, gotta keep Vladimir Putin's Head in the loop	martymar64	Jul-04-09 10:22 AM	#249
This would explain it...embezzlement indictments coming...	Liberty Belle	Jul-03-09 08:48 PM	#223
Next stop: Celebrity Boxing against Lorena Bobbitt	NBachers	Jul-03-09 08:57 PM	#226
If she's planning a run for the white house I'd doubt that she'd resign	Geek_Girl	Jul-03-09 09:10 PM	#227
Right - "Quitting" is not a good resume' builder. n/t	Beartracks	Jul-04-09 05:13 AM	#245
I guess if she disappears and doesn't run, she's got something to hide.	Qutzupalotl	Jul-03-09 09:17 PM	#229
only 20 recommendations? n/t	orleans	Jul-03-09 10:32 PM	#233
after some thought,	kpete	Jul-03-09 10:41 PM	#235
Oh wow. nt	anonymous171	Jul-03-09 10:45 PM	#236
Next stop the Jerry Springer show.	Historic NY	Jul-03-09 10:45 PM	#237
Nailin' Palin	RufusTFirefly	Jul-03-09 11:03 PM	#238
Is she going to hike the Appalachian Trail?	ProudDad	Jul-03-09 11:13 PM	#239
If you can't take the heat...	workinclasszero	Jul-04-09 12:12 AM	#240
I can never decide who is more obsessed with Sarah Palin; us or Fox News?	newtothegame	Jul-04-09 01:12 AM	#241
Here's a thought...	anachro1	Jul-04-09 01:55 AM	#242
Got to be some new scandal coming. It's too early to start running for 2012.	pam4water	Jul-04-09 01:57 AM	#243
A scandal or plea bargain is the only thing that would explain this...	DCBob	Jul-04-09 10:50 AM	#250
Palin	VermeerLives	Jul-04-09 07:44 AM	#246
Palin is dumb as a box of rocks	KyleA	Jul-04-09 09:06 AM	#247
Happy days are HERE AGAIN!!!	Xenotime	Jul-04-09 01:46 PM	#254
WTF is up with the bad jock refs in that speech?	onager	Jul-04-09 02:14 PM	#255
Okay, we've narrowed it down to one of two things:	No Elephants	Jul-04-09 02:53 PM	#256

BREAKING: Palin will not run for re-election and will resign in July

YEEEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWWW!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOT!!