A picture of Todd and Sarah Palin At The Ceremony Swearing In Parnell

[WeDidIt]

The left wing blogosphere just got played by Palin like a violin.

[wndycty]

1. Not really its not like it was widely picked up. . .

. . .:kick:

[undeterred]

2. He probably got paid to do that appearance.

I could see him being a soap opera actor. He's kinda good looking in that soap opera way.

[Buzz Clik]

3. Does Todd ever wash those jeans?

It's kinda nice to wear clean clothes to big events. :shrug:

[Alexander]

4. So holding hands means everything's ok? Where's her wedding ring?

Get real, this picture does nothing for your cause.

[OKNancy]

7. most people wear a wedding ring on their left hand n/t

[liberal N proud]

23. Todd's left hand - 3rd finger

Doesn't look like there is a ring there

[GCP]

42. Not all men wear a wedding ring

My husband of lo these 39 years has never worn one.

[MADem]

24. She ain't wearing one, though. Why is a good question.

This blogger has some real interesting rumor: http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2009/08/exclusive-sarah-and-todd-palin-are.html

. . . .Do you remember all of that talk about her missing wedding ring during the three part going away picnics? Well it turns out that ring now sleeps with the fishes. Apparently in a fit of anger Sarah stripped the ring from her finger and tossed it into a lake. (No I did not think to ask WHICH lake so I cannot confirm if it is Lake Lucille, on which her house is located, or some other lake. I apologize for not getting clarification, but I was a little tired last night and so was my source.)

So it appears that the reason Palin has been so quiet, and has given her tweeting fingers a rest, is NOT because of any master plan, or carefully orchestrated new direction, but simply the result of the emotional stress that prevents her from communicating with her fan base or making any public appearances.

I would assume that this stress is also the reason that Sarah has suffered such a dramatic drop in weight and would also explain the hair loss that Jessica Steele referred to in the New York Times (and which she quickly tried to take back after she received a scolding from the Palin camp.)

Okay so that is the biggest news that I have uncovered this week. But that is not all.

I also learned that there was an incident back in the summer of 2008, before the McCain campaign officially tapped Sarah, where Todd Palin pulled a gun on Levi in a heated exchange concerning his relationship with Bristol. This news will be hitting the local papers here in town next week. Stay tuned.

And while I am on the topic of Levi I will also let you know that he did a very interesting Vanity Fair interview in which he divulged a lot of heretofore unknown information. I did not get too many of the juicy details, but my understanding is that Levi was without his handler (Tank Jones) and let some fairly explosive tidbits out. The article will be published in the October edition. . . .

[rocktivity]

29. Weight and hair loss? Maybe she quit because she's learned she has someting debilitating

if not terminal...

:think:
rocktivity

[Missy Vixen]

55. Two of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism

is loss of weight and hair loss. Thyroid issues also strike women in their 40's.

She needs a good checkup.

-MV
taking the high road; the woman has children...

[MADem]

58. Gee, most women I know get hypo, and gain weight and the hair gets thin as well. NT

[Missy Vixen]

61. Washington State's a hotbed of thyroid disease

Most of the women I know (including ME,) are hypo, but hyper is a concern as well.

I seem to be lucky enough to have missed the thinning hair, but I have plenty of the other symptoms. ;-) :woohoo:

[MADem]

8. Is that how people hold hands now? He looks like he's blocking a grab, actually. NT

[Buzz Clik]

5. I'm assuming that there's some sort of humor of Todd and Sarah no longer being together.

Yeah, anyone who bought into that was a tad premature.

[MADem]

6. What do you mean, 'got played by PALIN?' Where do you come up with these constructs?

A blogger posted a rumor and the rumor is going around.

For all you know, she's saying "I'll ruin you and that cheap tart you've been fucking."

To which he is replying "Try it, toots, and I'll break these little fingers like they're toothpicks--and your boyfriend's too."

You know NOTHING, no one does. Yet.

[WeDidIt]

11. I know there is as much to this rumor as there was to the rumors

Trig was the love child of Bristol Palin.

Which is to say NOTHING. Not one shred of evidence, only crap insinuation.

And poepkl used the "she didn't go near Todd at that ceremony" as a crap justification.

She played you for a fool, and you're still denying it.

[Warren Stupidity]

15. um, ok where is your evidence that the mighty palin

'played (us) for a fool'?

I think perhaps you have "Not one shred of evidence, only crap insinuation"s for your assertion that the mighty palin, that shrewd media manipulator, has deviously trapped 'the left' with this ingenious plot.

[WeDidIt]

28. Old political trick

plant a story then look like the victim when you debunk it.

[MADem]

32. You're not actually saying she is doing that with a straight face!!!

She's not THAT stupid.

[WeDidIt]

35. Look at the original posting

There were actually three stories.

Palins divorcing.

Johnston getting a fair hearing now.

Todd Palin getting violent with Levi Johnston.

If the Palin divorce story is false, the other two stories are dead since the Palin divorce story was the biggie.

[MADem]

38. What "original posting?" All I see in this OP is your snark and a pic from Free Republic! nt

[Sebastian Doyle]

72. Well, the "Todd pulling a gun on Levi" thing really wouldn't be much of a stretch.

A lot of fathers would have the same reaction if their teenage daughter got pregnant. Todd may be a secessionist, dominionist, BP employed asshole, but I'll cut him a little slack on that one. :rofl:

[vadawg]

84. hell yeah, pulling a gun on someone who got your teenage daughter pregnant is to be expected

if true i give the guy kudos, though the time to pull the gun is before the act...

[Arkana]

41. Sarah's not smart enough.

I'm not saying the story's true, but Sarah's still not smart enough and you're a fool to think that she is.

[MADem]

31. ....

:rofl:

Yeah, she hopped in the car and peeled outta that ceremony after it was over, leaving TAWD behind...because she LUUVVVVVVED him so much!!!!

(See my link elsewhere for that little story....)

[MADem]

30. There are at least two separate and distinct sources saying that you're full of crap.

I don't know you, and I don't know them.

I don't know any "poepkl" or people, for that matter who are using the "justification" you are inventing.

People who don't want to release information to the public WILL lie. Teddy Kennedy was fucking around and separated from Joan when he ran for President. But they smiled and held hands too. It's not an impossible concept--only you seem to think it is.

Here's how the lovebirds acted after that ceremony was over (from the cite I provided above, quoting Norah O'Donnell--is she a "fool" too?):

After swearing in the new governor, Palin made a quick exit with daughter Piper and son Trigg in tow. She jumped in a Chevy Silverado twin cab driven by her security detail.


Todd Palin followed just seconds behind, and was left struggling to avoid a phalanx of cameras. The problem: His family had already left.

Yeah--someone's trying to play people for a fool, here. What's your interest? Why do you keep shopping a frantic "Nothing to see here," theme? Hmmmmm?

You know, you can say "I don't think this is true," or "I don't know if this is true," without calling people fools. When you start tossing stupid little insults, you sound like a Palin-Bot. A Sarah Cheerleader. So, if you don't want people to think that's what you are, maybe you oughta stop calling Democrats fools. Just a suggestion.

Further, you need to explain how PALIN played ANYONE for a fool. For her to do that, she'd have to have planted these stories. Are you saying she did that? Because if she did, that's an even better story--it would mean she's more nuts than previously believed, and inventing persecutions to garner sympathy.

[annabanana]

36. She's a GENIUS!!!!

Why didn't we see it before?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[MADem]

37. Well, let me put it this way--I think THIS rumor is true. Since I saw moving pictures of

Governor Palin with a big fat belly, I knew that "other" rumor (that you're trying to make "equivalent" to this rumor, instead of the rantings of crazed fringers) about the baby was bullshit from the git-go.

This one though? No ring. She peels off after she sees the new guy get sworn in, and leaves her husband BEHIND?

Why can't you spell PEOPLE?

You can sit side by side and not be speaking, not in a real sense. Ask Joan Kennedy. As I mentioned, and you ignored.

She could be saying anything to him, like "I will ruin you." And he could be saying, through gritted teeth "I'll break your arm."

The only one reciting "She didn't go near Todd" as a "justification" is YOU. Over and over and over again. I think NO RING plus DRIVING OFF WITHOUT YOUR HUSBAND is a bit....telling!

Also, getting your photo "evidence" via Free Republic kinda screws your credibility, too.

You've been outed as someone with an agenda. What IS your agenda, exactly? Why are you running around trying to stomp out this Palinfest?

[WeDidIt]

57. Divorce filings are a matter of public record

Got any links to the filing?

[MADem]

59. Psssst!!! People can be working out the details of a divorce BEFORE it is filed, you know!

You're profoundly lame. That's all you've got in "refutation?"

What a pathetically concrete thing you are!!

But....but....they haven't FILED yet!!!! No filing, no divorce!!! Waaaaah!!!


Go back to your original cite and see if you can't cough up a few more...justifications, why doncha? Your hyper-investment in this story is the most interesting part of this thread, actually.

[WeDidIt]

65. PSsst, no filing, no divorce

Thousands of couples talk divorce every day and never do it.

No filing, no divorce.

Get back to me when you ahve a real story.

[MADem]

66. Ahhh, let's play YOUR game...so you ACKNOWLEGE they are TALKING DIVORCE!

:rofl:

What you "ahve" is an unhealthy obsession with "interfering" with anyone having a bit of fun at Pageant-Walker and Tawd's expense.

Why is that, I wonder? Why are you taking this so personally?

Meghan Stapleton, is that YOU?

:rofl:

[WeDidIt]

68. I acknowledge they COULD HAVE said the word "divorce"

BEyond that, there's nothing.

Anybody claiming that this is anything more than an unsubstantiated rumor is as idiotic as a Birther.

[MADem]

71. So why are you initiating posts repeating themes and photos from Free Republic?

What's your agenda?

Let's have fun with your own constructs: Anyone claiming they know for certain that they are NOT divorcing is as idiotic as a Birther...

See, you don't KNOW one way or another...unless you've got "inside" information (and I doubt you do), any declarations either way are premature.

You are the only one here doing any DECLARING. No one else is--just you.

All we're doing is having fun with a rumor, and doing a little speculating.

All YOU are doing is acting like Meghan Stapleton on steroids, running around stamping your foot and hollering "Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!!!!!!."

I find that rather odd. And when I say "odd," I don't mean unique or different, or the opposite of even. I don't mean it in a good way, to be clear. You're arousing my suspicions with your behavior. You clearly have an agenda. It's just not clear ... WHY.

If you don't like the topic, hit "Hide Thread." Don't be calling people "fools" or be trying to shut down discussions with cut-n-pastes from sources that cause people to question your purposes here. If you don't like the topic, you don't have to engage in it.

[WeDidIt]

74. My agenda is to stop the left side of the web from looking as ignorant as the Birthers

And right now, that's precisely what you look like.

DailyKos had a recced diary at one point. Fortunately, those who recced came to their sesnes and unrecced to remove it from the recommended list.

[MADem]

76. I won't be coy. I don't believe that's your purpose.

I am having lighthearted fun with a rumor. You're foaming at the mouth.

I'd say you look more like a "birther" than I do.

[WeDidIt]

77. You come off to me as foaming at the mouth to me.

So perception is in the eyese of the perceiver.

The difference between us is, I'm not the one promoting bullshit claims with no evidence at all.

[MADem]

78. I'm not the one screaming "Shut up, shut up, shut up!" about this topic.

Or posting pics from FR....but hey, whatever.

[WeDidIt]

79. No, you're the one screaming SPREAD THE NEWS SPREAD THE NEWS

:eyes:

[MADem]

80. Do point me to ALL the threads I've STARTED on this topic. DO. NT

[Warren Stupidity]

82. .

:spank:

[MADem]

85. Beat me, whip me...make me join the Navy!!!

:rofl:

[Robb]

9. Thanks for posting!

...This way I can simply reply here when it's proven correct, rather than violating DU "calling out" rules elsewhere. You've made it quite clear in several posts you don't believe the story.

Tick, tock, eh? Who will be right? :D

Edited to add: Also, way to repeat, down to the source code for the photo, exactly what the Freepers are saying. :rofl:

[Spazito]

22. LOL and SNAP!

well done!

[MADem]

34. Bwahahahahahaha!!!! That's funny! Good catch! nt

[HiyaEmerald Eyes]

46. OK so the guy that is calling me out as a freeper is posting pics from Freerepublic?

waddup with that?

[Robb]

49. "Projection."

...Welcome to DU. :hi:

[HiyaEmerald Eyes]

51. Oh now I see, at least I didn't post a pic from Freerepublic

Thanks so much for the help in understanding the situation. :hi:

duh, boy am I naive or what?

[Blue_In_AK]

10. This doesn't prove or disprove anything.

I kissed my ex-husband in the elevator as we left our dissolution hearing. One would assume that they would need to keep up appearances.

(And neither seems to be wearing a wedding ring -- not that that means anything, although they used to.)

[kentuck]

12. Absolutely right.

Also, I don't know what the rules say about accusing new members of being freepers or plants?

[HiyaEmerald Eyes]

14. well there's this

Do not start a new topic in order to continue a flame war from another discussion thread

[kentuck]

19. Emerald Eyes....

I would like to see you stay with DU a while. Let it cool for a bit and don't take it personally. You may be redeemed by this time tomorrow? :-)

[MADem]

39. Who is saying anything of the sort? If someone's information comes from Free Republic,

or shares the same source code as information from Free Republic, with the same POV, that's not an accusation that someone IS from Free Republic. It just says "Your stuff matches their stuff--ain't that special."

[Warren Stupidity]

13. you're weird.

nobody has 'been played'. There are rumors floating around, that is all. By the way, what exactly does your picture prove?

[kentuck]

26. Sarah has a clinched fist in the photo?

What does that prove?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

60. And Todd's teeth look clinched.

[MADem]

67. TAWD: I'll break your fingers if you drive off an' leave me A-gin!!! nt

[Deja Q]

16. Anybody else hungry for a sandwich?

:evilgrin:

[Alexander]

47. I think the OP is hungry for pizza.

I've never seen such a spirited defense of Sarah Palin here on DU. :eyes:

[Turborama]

87. Me neither

Unbelievable, how any DUer can protect SP with so much shameless vigour is beyond me.

:shrug:

[merh]

17. Is that a weave? They said she was loosing her hair because of all the

stress, her hair looks normal to me - no bald spots.

Is that what you mean? :shrug:

[medeak]

18. Palin already refuted report

through spokeswoman on facebook

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6198757&mesg_id=6199002

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

50. And you believe her spokesperson, why? I'm sitting back and

seeing if and when anything concrete comes out.

[medeak]

52. am just digging

not saying I believe it..but want more facts

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

53. I would love for there to be more facts!

:rofl:

[glinda]

20. Is it true she bought property in Montana? Dave Letterman lives there doesn't he?

Bummer.

[Robb]

25. It's a great place to buy a big ranch if you're rich

...One or two cows and you qualify for ag status, makes taxes next to nothing.

OK, it's a little more complicated than that. :D

[AnnInLa]

21. I have NEVER seen their marriage certificate!

Have you? What are they hiding by not showing me their marriage certificate? I'm writing Lou Dobbs right now!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

33. Is Alaska even a state?!

:rofl:

[MineralMan]

43. Yah! Let's see the the COS (certificateof statehood).

No Certifications of Statehood, please. And if Alaska isn't a state, then Sarah and Todd aren't really married, which means that Sarah Silverman is now Governor of Alaska. Yeah...

[MADem]

40. Best post yet! nt

[medeak]

54. ditto! n/t

[WeDidIt]

56. +10

:thumbsup:

[Ignis]

64. Spot on.

:spray:

[nini]

27. looks like they're posing for a picture

which might explain the pose.

What's odd her hand is in a fist position - not flat against his. Not to mention if you're holding hands wouldn't you do it with the hand closest to the other person?


Either way - they're creepy.

[MADem]

44. Stand bah yer may-un....

People do all sorts of things for political reasons, for family reasons, sometimes for the sake of the kids, to keep the heat off them. It's not surprising.

[varelse]

45. We'll know soon enough if they are in fact divorcing

I'm not in any particular hurry to find out one way or the other. The health or sickness of the Palins' marriage is not worth all of the time and energy being spent to analyze it from a distance, imo.

[PopSixSquish]

48. While I'm Not a Body Language Expert nor Play One on Fox News

based on what I see in this photo, I wouldn't exactly call it vindication...but whateves...

[SoCalDem]

62. Played? She "played" herself..right out of the spotlight

She'll get her book deal, but it better be a barn-burner, since it'll probably be the only one. Her only "fans" are the fringe of the fringe-iest freeper/teabag people. Clear Channel doesn;t even want her:rofl:

She's just what she's always been...a snarky ex-2nd place beauty queen from a small-population, socialist state..cut off from the rest of the lower-48.

She has a world-class wardrobe of parkas, warm-up suits & boots....a shit load of guns & fishing gear, and a bunch of kids that other people watch for her..

The only thing going for her is the fact that she's good looking, and time will take care of that for her...

Maybe we will get our wish..and not have to see or hear from her much anymore, except for the occasional recitation from Shatner:rofl:

[stray cat]

63. The left wing is no smarter half the time than the right wing - maybe worse

[MADem]

69. Gee, why are you hanging around with a bunch of morons, then?

:eyes:

[Fearless]

70. CBS News: "Palin Spokespeople Deny Divorce Rumor"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/01/politics/main5204228.shtml

[MADem]

75. Of course they do!! And Sarah would NEVER LIE, now, would she???

:rofl:

The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin: A Round-Up
Some readers have asked me to put all the various odd lies of Sarah Palin that the Dish has compiled in one helpful place. So that's what we've done. A couple of months ago, I asked an intern to re-fact-check all of them to make sure new details hadn't emerged that might debunk some. And I also asked to get any subsequent statements by Palin that acknowledged that she had erred in any of these statements that are easily rebuttable by facts in the public record and apologized and corrected. She has not. Since this was a vast project over the last ten months, it's possible there are some nuances or errors that need fixing. Please tell us if you find one and we'll acknowledge and fix. But it has been put through the ringer a few times.

After you have read these, ask yourself: what wouldn't Sarah Palin lie about if she felt she had to?

Palin lied when she said the dismissal of her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, had nothing to do with his refusal to fire state trooper Mike Wooten; in fact, the Branchflower Report concluded that she repeatedly abused her power when dealing with both men.

Palin lied when she repeatedly claimed to have said, "Thanks, but no thanks" to the Bridge to Nowhere; in fact, she openly campaigned for the federal project when running for governor.

Palin lied when she denied that Wasilla's police chief and librarian had been fired; in fact, both were given letters of termination the previous day.

Palin lied when she wrote in the NYT that a comprehensive review by Alaska wildlife officials showed that polar bears were not endangered; in fact, email correspondence between those scientists showed the opposite.

Palin lied when she claimed in her convention speech that an oil gas pipeline "began" under her guidance; in fact, the pipeline was years from breaking ground, if at all.

Palin lied when she told Charlie Gibson that she does not pass judgment on gay people; in fact, she opposes all rights between gay spouses and belongs to a church that promotes conversion therapy.

Palin lied when she denied having said that humans do not contribute to climate change; in fact, she had previously proclaimed that human activity was not to blame.

Palin lied when she claimed that Alaska produces 20 percent of the country's domestic energy supply; in fact, the actual figures, based on any interpretation of her words, are much, much lower.

Palin lied when she told voters she improvised her convention speech when her teleprompter stopped working properly; in fact, all reports showed that the machine had functioned perfectly and that her speech had closely followed the script.

Palin lied when she recalled asking her daughters to vote on whether she should accept the VP offer; in fact, her story contradicts details given by her husband, the McCain campaign, and even Palin herself. (She later added another version.)


Palin lied when she claimed to have taken a voluntary pay cut as mayor; in fact, as councilmember she had voted against a raise for the mayor, but subsequent raises had taken effect by the time she was mayor.

Palin lied when she insisted that Wooten's divorce proceedings had caused his confidential records to become public; in fact, court officials confirmed they released no such records.

Palin lied when she suggested to Katie Couric that she was involved in trade missions with Russia; in fact, she has never even met with Russian officials.

Palin lied when she told Shimon Peres that the only flag in her office was the Israeli flag; in fact, she has several flags.

Palin lied when she claimed to have tried to divest government funds from Sudan; in fact, her administration openly opposed a bill that would have done just that.

Palin lied when she repeatedly claimed that troop levels in Iraq were back to pre-surge levels; in fact, even she acknowledged her "misstatements," though she refused to retract or apologize.

Palin lied when she insisted that the Branchflower Report "showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part"; in fact, that report prominently stated, "Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act."

Palin lied when she claimed to have voiced concerns over Wooten fearing he would harm her family; in fact, she actually decreased her security detail during that period.

Palin lied when asked about the $150,000 worth of clothes provided by the RNC; in fact, solid reporting contradicted several parts of her statement.

Palin lied when she suggested that she had offered the media proof of her pregnancy with Trig to "correct the record"; in fact, no reports of her medical records were ever published; and the letter from her doctor testifying to her good health only emerged hours before polling ended on election day, even though there was nothing in it that couldn't have been released two months earlier.

Palin lied when she said that "reported" allegations of her banning Harry Potter as mayor was easily refutable because it had not even been written yet; in fact, the first book in that series was published in 1998 - two years into her first term - and such rumors were never reported by the media, only circulated as emails.

Palin lied when she denied having participated in a clothes audit with campaign laywers; in fact, the Washington Times later confirmed those details.

Palin lied when asked about Couric's question regarding her reading habits; in fact, Couric's words were not, "What do you read up there in Alaska?" or anything close to condescension.

Palin lied when she mischaracterized the "$1200 check" given to Alaskans as the permanent fund dividend check; in fact, that fund had yielded $2,069 per person, and she claimed otherwise to obscure the fact that Alaskans also received a $1200 rebate check from a windfall profits tax on oil companies - a tax widely criticized by Republicans.

Palin lied when she claimed to be unaware of a turkey being slaughtered behind her during a filmed interview; in fact, the cameraman said she had picked the spot herself, while the slaughter was underway.

Palin lied when she denied having rejected federal stimulus money; in fact, she continued to accept and reject the funds several times.
. . . . . ...

And there's MORE at the link!!!!!!!!!

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/07/the-odd-lies-of-sarah-palin-a-roundup.html

[Warren Stupidity]

83. well there clearly is a rumor, so they are lying about that.

there might not be a divorce, but the divorce rumor is now a matter of public record

[EFerrari]

73. The tightness in Todd Palin's jaw is High.

[spanone]

81. it's a rumor that's been speculated about on the internet, nothing more.

[proteus_lives]

86. He looks like a used-car salesman and she looks like a real estate agent.

Just my opinion.