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(Politico) Interesting Sarah Palin to step down as Alaska governor, possibly prepare for 2012 run for president. This is good news... for Tina Fey   (politico.com) divider line 2408
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SherKhan 2009-07-03 03:40:14 PM  
DamnYankees:

Link (new window)

Thank you.

I really do hope it's a mundane scandal or the ever popular reevaluation of priorities and not something serious with her or her kin.

 
Eddie_Dean_NY [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:40:14 PM  
I'm calling it now.

J.E.Bush/Palin - 2012's GOP ticket

 
lstywnch 2009-07-03 03:40:15 PM  
ak_hepcat: ALASKA is so FARKING HAPPY at this announcement.

Yeah, even though she's a quitter, we still hate her guts.


Party at my place!!!

 
vudukungfu 2009-07-03 03:40:19 PM  
shower_in_my_socks:
Something bad is either seriously up, or Palin's PR people are the dumbest motherfarkers on the planet (possible).


exactly.

 
robsul82 [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:40:40 PM  
www.alan.com

Get ready for more of Barack's "I can't believe I'm talking to this idiot" face.

 
Phoenix_M 2009-07-03 03:40:52 PM  
i191.photobucket.com
Can she please go crawl back under the rock she came from.

 
DamnYankees [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:41:01 PM  
CNN just had a quote from her - she's insane. Like, certifiable.

 
Klingon Penis 2009-07-03 03:41:09 PM  
It's David Letterman's fault.

 
lstywnch 2009-07-03 03:41:15 PM  
shower_in_my_socks: Announcing that you're resigning on a farking Friday -- and a Friday that many Americans have off, no less -- means SCANDAL.

Something's up...


Might have a little something to do with Jay Butler and Beverly Wooley.

 
Xerxes99 [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:41:36 PM  
CnFlght: DamnYankees: Why the hell would she resign? Something must have happened. Sex?

She has had lots of sex, which is why her family is large. This is also possibly why hard-core republicans like her: they can fantasize about her despite their repressed sexuality.


/Repressed huh? Link (new window)

 
El_Dan 2009-07-03 03:41:44 PM  
DamnYankees: Here's the thing - no one ever resigns for no reason. Never. You resign only if (1) there is a scandal or (2) you are explicitely preparing to do something else. No one resigns because they just feel like it.

She's not resigning. She's announcing that she won't run for re-election next year.

 
Rockdrummer 2009-07-03 03:41:48 PM  
Hmmm... Not wanting to seek reelection = "stepping down?"

Only in liberal land.

 
SherKhan 2009-07-03 03:41:49 PM  
Philly:

I bet she's pregnant again.

Has Trig's daddy Bill Kristol been sneaking up north again?

 
WhoIsWillo [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:41:57 PM  
What if she is Preggo, and she intentionally got preggo to get out of being Gov. of Alaska so as soon as she popped one out she would have a new adorable face to trot around the country?

 
flavor of the month 2009-07-03 03:41:59 PM  
the english language is inadequate to describe how catastrophically stupid this woman is.

 
me_the_farker 2009-07-03 03:42:06 PM  
what the hell. Oh well, so Obama loses the lightweight that was gunning for his seat. now he will have to deal with mittens and the huckster, neither of which hold public office. Man, the Repubs really don't care about 2012 huh?

 
redoctober65 [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:42:11 PM  
Odds:

Her kid is pregnant again 4:1
She is / Hubby is having an affair 3:1
Provided moose tranquilizers to MJ 10:1
Forming a singing duet with Sanjaya Malakar for a Las Vegas show 12:1

 
DamnYankees [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:42:15 PM  
El_Dan: She's not resigning. She's announcing that she won't run for re-election next year.

She's resigning. It's all over the news and the link was posted above.

 
Karmacidal [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:42:18 PM  
Anyone wanna put some money on this? I'm willing to bet she isn't running for any political office for quite awhile...if ever.

 
Shabash [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:42:27 PM  
concreteloop.com

Replacing the RNC Chair or running for the Senate seem like possibilities.

 
Asa Phelps [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:42:37 PM  
Tina Fey was getting pretty sick of impersonating palin, iirc.

 
SuperMilk 2009-07-03 03:42:48 PM  
www.bestwaytoinvest.com

www.alaska-in-pictures.com


/ hot like...well, she is a milf, even if I do dislike her.

 
DamnYankees [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:43:06 PM  
flavor of the month: the english language is inadequate to describe how catastrophically stupid this woman is.

他是难以置信的愚蠢。

 
tryptik 2009-07-03 03:43:06 PM  
Palin seems to have fully embraced the bible-thumping, intellectually lazy, uncompromising, vindictive, nationalistic culture that has dominated the Republican party for several years. But, I am not convinced she is really un-intelligent, just morally bankrupt and lazy. With a couple years preparation, she could surprise the voting electorate.

If she seriously commits to a run at the Presidency, if she has the right people around her, she could be a serious contender. Bush couldn't find his way out of a paper bag and he made it in, and she strikes me as more intelligent than him.

 
vudukungfu 2009-07-03 03:43:14 PM  
WhoIsWillo: What if she is Preggo, and she intentionally got preggo to get out of being Gov. of Alaska so as soon as she popped one out she would have a new adorable face to trot around the country?

Frightenlingly, that makes senxe.

 
DarkJohnson [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:43:14 PM  
www.dph.comwww.dph.comwww.dph.comwww.dph.com

We're ready bring it on!

 
error 303 2009-07-03 03:43:21 PM  
Wait... wait... she's going to RESIGN?

...

...

wtf.

 
thomps [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:43:30 PM  
cnn just said palin's nation-wide approval rating among republicans is 80%. think about that for a minute before you talk about her lack of chances in the 2012 primaries.

 
SethX9 2009-07-03 03:43:37 PM  
Someone's blowing and awful lot of smoke up her slutty librarian ass.

 
Genevieve Marie [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:43:39 PM  
I hate when people get all excited about the idea of her running because it's a sure victory for Democrats. Yes, I'm a liberal, yes I voted for Obama... but I hate the idea of going into a presidential race with one candidate who is so completely pathetic I can't even handle the possibility that they MIGHT win. I'd prefer a legitimate Republican candidate get the nomination so we can have some semblance of a real election.

 
AnnoyingKidNextDoor 2009-07-03 03:43:42 PM  
She's not resigning, just changing her party affiliation to the Alaskan Indepedence Party.

 
Gurlugon 2009-07-03 03:43:53 PM  
WhoIsWillo: What if she is Preggo, and she intentionally got preggo to get out of being Gov. of Alaska so as soon as she popped one out she would have a new adorable face to trot around the country?

Next kid: Trot Palin.

 
bigpeeler [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:44:10 PM  
And here comes the condescension.

 
p51d007 2009-07-03 03:44:20 PM  
The only way she would have a chance, would be to:
Have an affair
Some naked photos of her show up on facebook/myspace.
Get caught snorting coke, smoking weed.
Find out she stole thousands of dollars.

That's how liberals are elected. Seemed to work for Clinton, Hussein Obama and other LIARS.

 
paygun 2009-07-03 03:44:25 PM  
She's not going to run for anything, but it keeps us from talking about why she stepped down.

 
Ass_Master 2009-07-03 03:44:27 PM  
damn, pasted the wrong link. Runner's World photos can be found here

/surry

 
Lenny_da_Hog 2009-07-03 03:44:30 PM  
NotARocketScientist: clearly america Alaska is on the brink of a new golden age.

FTFM Whoohoo! we get rid of the crazy biatch!

/might not be golden, except in comparison.


Completely bat-shiat-crazy people holding office is an Alaskan tradition. We didn't really mean to share the trend with the rest of the country, sorry.

 
DamnYankees [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:44:36 PM  
CNN showing the tape now.

 
Onix 2009-07-03 03:44:48 PM  
Teela: Klingon Penis: Not finishing her term.

I can haz scandal?

Willow's pregnant?


Is A-rod the daddy?

 
remus 2009-07-03 03:44:53 PM  
DamnYankees: She's resigning. It's all over the news and the link was posted above.

CNN is saying only she is not going to run for another term, NOTHING about resigning is being said on their site at this time.

 
shower_in_my_socks [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:45:02 PM  
Rockdrummer: Hmmm... Not wanting to seek reelection = "stepping down?"

Only in liberal land.



AHEM:

CBS News, 5 minutes ago: Sarah Palin has announced that she will resign as governor of Alaska and will not seek a second term.

Palin said that power will be transferred to Lt. Governor Sean Parnell, who will be sworn in during the upcoming governor's picnic in Fairbanks.


I guess facts don't matter in GOP land, eh?

 
Karma Curmudgeon 2009-07-03 03:45:05 PM  
Palin/Steele 12"!

 
zabadu 2009-07-03 03:45:06 PM  
El_Dan: DamnYankees: Here's the thing - no one ever resigns for no reason. Never. You resign only if (1) there is a scandal or (2) you are explicitely preparing to do something else. No one resigns because they just feel like it.

She's not resigning. She's announcing that she won't run for re-election next year.


On a day that most public employees have off, Palin sent out an early morning press release indicating that she would be giving an announcement from her home in Wasilla. Joining Palin were her parents, family and state commissioners.

Palin announced that she will transfer power to Lt. Governor Sean Parnell. Parnell will be sworn in during the upcoming governor's picnic in Fairbanks. An emotionally choked-up Parnell said he plans to keep all state commissioners and continue to pursue a natural gas pipeline.

Palin did not field questions and would not give any indications as to her future plans.

Sorry buddy.

 
Dinki [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:45:07 PM  
El_Dan: She's not resigning. She's announcing that she won't run for re-election next year.
UM, NO-

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

 
DamnYankees [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:45:26 PM  
Essentially, she's saying "I'm such a big celebrity I have to resign because its not fair for Alaska to have a governor who is so popular with the press."

Seriously. That's what she's saying.

 
lstywnch 2009-07-03 03:45:38 PM  
Oh good lord. She's saying "I'm taking the right path for Alaska." About the first time she's ever given a crap.

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks on Saturday, July 25, Palin said.

Yay!

 
buzzvert [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:45:38 PM  
www.enemyplanet.com

Anyone else notice that she's holding that fishing pole upside-down? That's not the way you hold a rod with a spincast reel... it doesn't work that way.

FISHING FAIL FTW!

 
tweekster 2009-07-03 03:45:45 PM  
Atleast Shabash: Replacing the RNC Chair or running for the Senate seem like possibilities.

I didnt think about the RNC chair, but I have made bets that he would be gone before the end of july.

That would be a scary replacement

 
thomps [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 03:45:50 PM  
Rockdrummer: liberal l

she's passing on her governorship to her lieutenant governor (aka stepping down)

 
gilgigamesh 2009-07-03 03:46:15 PM  
She's resigning July 25th.

 
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