Mere days after bragging about her stamina, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin up and quits. Her hastily organized presser—called on a super-news-dump Friday before a national holiday—coupled with the half-baked logic contained in her farewell, can only leave anyone who gives a rat’s sphincter to start wondering: which of Palin’s ten or twelve pending scandals is the one that has forced her to—as General McArthur didn’t say—“advance in a different direction?”
It certainly made a commenter curious at the oft-Palin-palsy-walsy RedState:
Whoa. Is that what gets you banned these days? Erick, I know it’s been a rough day week fortnight month year three years, but the commenter was stating a desire to read you more, dude! You should be rejoicing in the interest, not recalibrating your thin-skin-o-meter.
Given the timing, the rambling, 18-minute speech, the bad choreography, the animal sounds (no elephants, but loons, geese, ducks, babies—I was waiting for Marlin Perkins to appear with a net), and the shaky quality of Palin’s voice, it would be, as said earlier, irresponsible not to speculate. But don’t take my word, Erick, look to your own reader poll:
Yeah, there certainly is speculation—in his own community—but I guess that makes it no less true that after a rough day week fortnight month year three years, Erick is tired of the attacks.
Oh, and truth, you’re banned.
[h/t BT & twolf1]
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It’s because of all the Photoshopping:
http://forums.somethingawful.c…..id=3160064
Here we go, more unprovoked rat-bashing. Talk about yer second class citizens.
hahahahahaha
So how can i get banned too without actually having to show up there?
Can a brother get some ban-love?
I’m just catching up with the news now. Was Sarah in Argentina recently?
I am so bummed. Prospects of her triumphant run for the presidency are dimming by the moment. Then who will we have to laugh at?
Is there a republican we *can’t* laugh at?
Don’t think so. This is looking a bit more serious than a little afternoon delight. Edward Teller had a report here earlier that there may be a criminal indictment imminent.
Been out since 3ish, just got home. Did I miss anything?
Well, there is that, but she brought her on special flavor and flair to the whole process that is just unmatched by the other contenders, except maybe Newt.
Poor maligned rat sphincters.
No wonder the conservative blogosphere is a pale shadow of the progressive netroots. It would take a masochist to participate in that kind of a forum, if you disagreed with the editors by even a tiny shred.
Oh, I forgot Bobby Jindal (I really try to forget Bobby). He is probably a Palin class buffoon.
I’m trying to catch up on this too. Been following where Hedo Turkoglu is going to sign (Breaking (sorta)not Portland!!!!!)can’t deal with her speeches and I read it was rambling even for her. Even more than Sanford. Bit i can’t find a transcript. Was she that incoherent that she was un-transcribable?
Well, that’s a bit of a stretch.:-)
Howard Fineman bet his reputation that Palin is officially running for POTUS in ‘12 – Linky from Rachel’s network
way too early to say. But as of now it looks like Willard. Think Fred Thompson will be available again in 2012?
Redass commentator kmgm affirms RW conventional wisdom in spite of mountains of evidence to the contrary that the press is librul.
kmgm deserves to retain his RS commentary privileges for propping up that important myth. Erick the Red is indeed taking this Palin news quite personally.
I’m going to go to redass and sign up.
Vince Carter is not gonna help y’all as much as re-signing Hedo would have.
and thus endeth the gratuitous sports talk….
She really sucks. Taking attention away from Manny Rodriguez’s comeback. Asshole.
To be fair to Palin, I’d be tired of attacks on my fambly and self too…but she brings a lot this stuff on herself. And yes, the US media really does suck.
All of which has exactly nothing to with why she quit. 18 minutes of rambling, half baked self-serving crap flavored with ‘watch me not break down and cry.’
Nice post, Gregg. Thanks for the link at the top to my earlier post.
Daily Kos has a poll up that is even more slanted toward the “shit will happen soon” theme.
Spending more time at the lake – fdl – than I’ve been able to find time for in weeks and weeks. Thanks, Sarah!
Lots of time yet for Willard’s magic underwear to unravel. Fred thought he could waltz in last time because of the weak GOP field but he doesn’t really want to be president. He has his trophy wife and his gold house and his rocket car, he doesn’t need anything else.
one more?
Since the trade was made I’ve been saying it was gonna hurt. hedo is da man!
OK. No more.
Think Fred Thompson will be available again in 2012?
Sure he will. But he may need even more naps than he did in his sorta-campaign of 2008.
If he has woke up from his nap by then.
Would the last Republican to leave the party please turn out the lights?
and speaking of sports stuff…
can somebody explain to me… I’m serious here ….. what that point guard shit was about? wtf was she talking about?
and clean up the mess.
lights are already out and no one’s home, imo.
Sorry Fineman, but a bet has to be made with something of value.
Now, Watergate era Fred would have been a dapper candidate, with his sideburns and wide lapels. Roy Clark goes to Washington.
I betcha Newt’s doing the Happy Dance…
Thanks, I just read ET’s and Jane’s posts. This from Jane sure is tantalizing:
“It’s more like something you do because you cut a deal with a prosecutor.”
I dunno, what will the Dems do when there are no Republicans left to make them look (slightly) better by comparison?
I thought she was comparing herself to Mr. MVP … Kobe Bryant.
Gack! Hee-Haw in the White House.
Any idea what her possible criminal indictment is for?
Now THERE’S a picture. I hope he dances with his clothes on or he’ll give everybody motion sickness.
and the other thing.
she mentioned it at the beginning of her speech (found a transcript) and FOX (don’t ask why i was watching) was pushing this theme…. tomorrow is a time to remember those who have given their lives…… that was the last bar-b-q, man. this is 4th of july. founders. we hold these truths, etc.
Here’s the transcript.
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.c…..?ref=fpblg
The list is long enough to crash the server, IMHO
All these Republican (potential) presidential candidates are being ‘knocked off’: Ensign, Sanford, Palin. Who’s next?
Somehow I don’t think they’re worried about Jindal, but Pawlenty might be one.
Sanford’s mistress’ friend says they were being blackmailed by a hacker.
Palin doesn’t say why she’s quitting.
Ensign … why was it he isn’t resigning, but won’t be a pres. candidate?
Can’t be coincidence, can it?
She and the non-plumber was a ticket for the ages.
Now all we’re down to is Mitt (dog on the roof of the car) Romney.
Answer: Hee-Haw in the White House
Question: Who is Mike Huckabee?
Thanks Gregg.
I love watching the repiglican party self-implode.
I’m with him on this. No bets from me though. but I think she’s a-runnin’.
Who’s next?
Mike Pence. But not until 2016.
Isn’t it Mc$hame’s turn yet?
But the dog LIKED it. Anyway, I suppose it is an LDS thing. Isn’t Utah the drive with a dog on the roof of your car state?
“And this success I am proud to take credit for hiring the right people.”
Sentence?
thanks. i need it. it’s painful to read. my sympathies to those of you who listened to this gibberish.
She’s-a-running all right … from the Law !
Best paragraph-by-paragraph deconstruct on Palin’s resignation speech, by my friend Steve Aufrecht. He’s the ethicist among the Alaska bloggers.
Uhh… not yet, cuz we just got the Big Shaquisition!
He’s Witness Protection.
Hell, here’s 7 minutes of the vid:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21…..1#31727178
Batshit crazy.
More from the media of your state’s good progress and how we tackle outside interests, special interests daily we’re tackling. Those interests that would stymie our state even those debt-ridden stimulus dollars.
???????????????
It really is a major letdown.
That too, except I think he is quite a bit sharper, not to mention awake, than Fred. He is one of the ones that makes me a bit nervous.
Ouch. [No reply]
Oh by the way, you’re banned. [g]
Palin bores me. At least Sanford gave us naked hiking–if only for a day or two before Argentina. What’s Palin got…pilfering construction materials? Boooorrriiiing.
ok I’ll bite ’cause I needed to ask anyway.
Who’d Cleveland give up to get Shaq?
The Mudflats, Alaska’s highest traffic progressive blog, has been crashing about 75% of the time since late this morning AK time.
Guess there is a bit of interest in this story.
My guess is the dog prefered the roof over being in the car with that windbag…
Life is too short to compromise time and resources and though it may be tempting and more comfortable to just kind of keep your head down and plod along and appease those who are demanding, hey, just sit down and shut up. But that’s a worthless, easy path out. That’s a quitter’s way out.
So, therefore, I quit.
Let’s be fair, the naked hiker was another politico, some small town mayor…
I’m still reading this. She quoted a refrigerator magnet?
I don’t think Huck has a broad enough appeal to become president but I can imagine him being the Republican nominee and if the Dems screw up badly enough… who knows? Plus he’s young enough to wait out a couple more terms if necessary. He and Romney are the most dangerous potential nominees. Either of them would make a horrible president but they are both smart enough (maybe) not to self-destruct in the off-season.
You, me and a ball rack.
But seriously folks…
Ben Wallace (14 mil), Sasha Pavlovich (5 Mil), $500,000 and a second round pick next year.
Wallace is a good guy but he’s done; said he might retire after the loss to Orlando. Knees are shot.
Sasha never quite developed despite being one of LeBron’s favorites.
By most accounts the Romneys are a flatulent bunch. I’d probably prefer to ride outside with the dog too.
Remember, this is Sarah Palin we are talking about, not a sane and semi-rational person. We should only be surprised if the words actually string together in a semi-coherent fashion and some some signs of rudimentary cognitive ability.
Has anyone published the fundy bible on fridge magnets?
IIRC Sanford’s staff told the media he was hiking in Appalachian trail. The media made the connection to naked hiking weekend or whatever. His staff couldn’t make the correction because they didn’t have a clue where he really was.
So we could snicker about naked hiking, but only until he returned from Argentina.
hmmmm…. on paper, looks like a good trade. But i haven’t seen much lately which makes me think that Shaq’s got much left either…..
Finished. Still don’t get the point guard thing. and it was really a mixed metaphor. she threw in something about keeping your eye on the ball – that’s baseball. Barrack, teach this woman about The Game, wouldja?
Huckster is the only Republican who can pull off the populist bit effectively (Palin and Jindal are sorry clowns). If, as many economists are saying now, we have a jobless economic recovery, that could be dangerous.
Has anyone published the fundy bible on fridge magnets?
Sounds possible.
“Watch and take care of thy own ass”.
It would fit.
Actually, I think there is something along those lines.
I didn’t think he was hiking, just sitting naked by his campfire. At a respectful distance, I hope. An unscheduled weenie-roast could really put the kibosh on your weekend camping excursion.
The shit she was saying just boggles the mind.
I’ll bet if you were drinking when she had her presser, it would’ve given your mind the same effect as a 60’s acid trip.
And yes, she most certainly quoted a refrigerator magnet.
You just can’t make this stuff up!
Every economic recovery in the past 30 years has been jobless, hasn’t it? Seems like the only kind we get.
Palin is constutionally incapable of noting the irony in that statement.
-G
Somebody told Palin she should steer clear of irony because of her magnetic personality.
LOL … beat me to it.
GregB !
LOL
Petro, BFL, Ratfood and the rest. Happy IndePalinless Day.
-G
He had a decent year with the Suns — 17 pts. 8-9 rebounds in over 70 games.
As I remember reading somewhere, it was the most games he played in 5 or 6 years.
His value is under the basket on defense; anything else they get will be a plus.
I’d only play him 15 min. a game until Feb. to keep him fresh for the playoffs.
After all, they won 66 games in the regular season without him.
OK, I had to look it up. Some guy named Mark Musselwhite (that’s what it said) was arrested in a Rabun County, GA park. Governor Sanford at the time was doing by some accounts, a fairly repectable horizontal tango in Argentina…
Yah, you too GregB.
Checking out, wishing a splendid evening to all.
Obama would have to completely mishandle a Rev. Wright-type controversy for the Huckster to have any chance, IMO. Even then, the indies are running away from the fundy bus.
Night, rf.
Think I will head out as well. Take care all.
We got some heavy duty political junkies here. Was this speech a ground breaker? First time a politician quoting a refrigerator magnet? Anybody? I mean, I wanna know so i can tell my kids that they’re living history.(They already say she’s “stupid” because she thinks Africa is a country)
If nothing less, Shaq will teach LeBron how not to take himself so seriously … arrogance really keeps you from being your best.
Night DD and RF.
-G
LOL. You too.
Ever since Palin fired the librarian in Wasilla, refrigerator magnets are considered literature…
Sitting naked by a campfire seems like a pretty minor offense, especially compared to committing taxpayer funded adultery in Argentina. BTW, the campfire guy’s nickname for his appendage is “Sparky,” don’t ask my why…
Well, time for me to get on to important business. Put on ESPN and see what’s happenin’ with Hedo (who can play point guard you betcha and actually speaks English better than Palin). then I’ll go absorb some inspiration from my refrigerator magnets before I retire.
I think South Africa might have tripped her up. For me the clincher was that she couldn’t name the countries in NAFTA.
g’nite firepups. need to get some sleep and get my house ready for my parents’ arrival tomorrow afternoon.
she couldn’t name a single newspaper!
Palin thinks it’s a gosh darn shame refrigerator magnets don’t burn as good as books.
Well, at least she read them ALL.
G’nite, Tex.
This thread is cracking me up.
That was hilarious.
Happy IndePantless Day, from Gov. Sanford !
I just looked at my refrigerator magnets. No shit. there’s one with a R.W. Emerson poem. Where the hell did that come from? Never noticed it before. Probably is inspiring. But too damn long so I’ll never know.
Hey, those were all trick questions fiendishly crafted by the pinko press and unfairly sprung on Sara at exactly the same time she was on teevee…
Why o why is Orlando so willing to give him up?
He killed us in the playoffs. I agree with the comment upstairs that Carter is nowhere near as dangerous (his knees are gone), and costs like 7-8 million more per year.
nite doc, rf.
since i seem to have a head full of mush here at the end of the week, I’m turning on the jukebox.
Carlos and Everlast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5di5EhZshdQ
Pretty schrewd…
HA!
One of my favorite refrigerator magnets has Palin’s face in a version of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.”
Not an outdoorsman here…. but “only dead fish swim with the stream”????? That’s horseshit, ain’t it?
Fineman’s Grey Cells oozed out of his Cranium, onto his Hair …
Needed some pub cuz book sales are off. I’m only big in the northeast these days.
I wish I knew. I’m heartbroken. My favorite guy-by far. Big fan favorite. Otis Smith has done some completely stupid shit in his day. we’re never getting back to the finals.
That’s horseshit, ain’t it?
and you were expecting…?
LOL. Not embarrassed then ? I mean refrigerator magnets? So … beneath you, no? Are you doin’ Hallmark next ?
To be fair, LeBron has come across as remarkably well grounded given all that’s been thrown at him since junior high in Akron, but there’s no doubt having The Big Walleye around will loosen things up.
Between the two of them, the pre-game introductions alone will run a half hour!
True. lemme check on Hedo
She’s only gonna swim upstream, to spawn …
Our Ramblin’ Sarah … Rebel Without a Pause – from cnn
Very much hated here in The City Beautiful after he stormed off after losing game 6.
It works on so many levels. Of course, in the unlikely event Palin had any idea who he was she would undoubtedly rhyme his last name with “crunch.”
Hey, its a recession, thee!
I think it’s way past time for her to tell First Dude to “leggo my Eggo!”
I hear he wants to go to Toronto.
He’d make a damn fine Pacer, imo. But we’ve been too busy trying to mire ourselves in mediocrity to make that move.
Larry Bird was a player.
He’s no GM, unfortunately.
Maybe Sarah signed on for the next season of Deadliest Catch.
Captain Blagojevich is piloting The Titanic.
-G
Now, I was gonna leave Fineman’s hair outta this, but since you started it…
WTF was going on with his hair a few months ago when every night it was a different color somewhere between Boehner’s skin and a silver dollar?
please pardon me while I feel stupid for a moment….
I could maybe see Bird coaching the French Lick H.S. team.
The trouble with people from French Lick is that they have no word for double entendre.
Agreed, LeBron is under a great deal of pressure but if he doesn’t learn soon to stay centered and keep his anger under control, he’s never going to realize his great potential and that’s what Shaq can teach him.
Walking off the court without shaking hands, and the e-mail to Howard showed an unsportsmanlike arrogance that was shocking to me. Who is his Sports Psych ? The guy/gal should be canned.
Pre-game and post game will be loads of fun …
or “free lunch”
whyever fir?
Can’t and won’t defend that.
Very poor sportsmanship on his part.
This is great — could we do more of this? I really miss jukebox…
Of course, only socialists and people who pal around with terrorists would spell a good all-American name like Edward with a “v.”
I had almost forgotten about the FirstDude. What a bummer for such an up and coming guy. He’ll need a new handle, maybe #8365289, Alaska Bureau of Corrections
See my 135.
funny how the part the politicos in SC offered (hiking) was a LIE and the part the press (God love ‘em) made up (gettin’ nekkid) turned out to be TRUE
Strange how nobody mentioned the blackmail part. That came later. I wonder if they’ll ever catch that hacker.
Don’t we all owe MicroSoft and perhaps Cisco (who make network routers for the net) a round of applause for keeping all our Internet usage so safe from spies, hackers and governments?
Christine !
We really ought to have a big ole dance party one night at the Lake … it’s been a while.
lol!
are there any rethugs with a sense of humor?
LeBron embarrassed his fans with that display … watch Shaq rib him about that for at least a month … *g*
The trouble with people from French Lick is that they have no word for double entendre.
that’s hilarious, and I’m stealing it immediately.
‘course, in southern Indiana, they have no word for a whole big bunch of words….
She was apparently just quoting George W. Bush (who said Africa was his favorite country).
are there any rethugs with a sense of humor?
no, and there are none who know the meaning of “oxymoron” either.
I was off looking for a new Irish singer(for me) Lisa Hannigan — Sea Sew. Stephen Colbert had her band on some months ago, and we’ve been playing it in the car. Can you find it? It makes me dance and sing!
What’s the latest from the rumor mill re: Mr. Bosh?
Chris Broussard with ESPN (full disclosure — he’s tight with LeBron because he wrote for the Akron Beacon Journal while LeBron was in Junior & High School) said the Cavs hope to make him an offer in 2010 in an attempt to add another superstar to pair with LBJ.
Jindahl’s pretty funny…
Jay Leno thinks he has one, but no, not really.
ok, I’ll throw out an oddball.
worst song Warren Zevon ever did, but I like this version by David Lindley:
“very, very greasy…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpebrtsSSYY
Enjoy. The funny thing is, no one from French Lick has ever been to France, or can find it on a map, or has heard of it for that matter. Also, they tend to grade maps by their relative absorbency.
Leaving for real now. Nighters to all.
Dear jayt,
I have NO idea. I think I’m too old? Others? But jayt, don’t leave me now…
Your wish is my command …
What an amazing voice … reminds me of Sinead O’Connor debut.
Dubya, but he only giggles a bit if you’re about to die. Does that count?
I heard they wanted to change the name of the town to Freedom Lick…
Hiram Bullock on guitar. Loved him touring with Jarreau and on the old Letterman show.
Petro,
I love this pub version, but I found another with violins and youtube papercutting, I’ll look for it…this is my favorite cut, and MrCE and I listen to it all the time!
Honestly, I don’t see Bosh sticking around past next season, unless Toronto sign some very good players in this off season. The problem is that Players cannot get big endorsements when they play in Canada and Bosh is in his prime, so I think he will be playing down south for the 2010-11 season.
If I were to bet, I’d bet that the Mavericks will sign LeBron !
damn….. I go from post to post with a kazillion comments….. either I need to read faster or not read…..
http://www.youtube.com/user/lisahannigan
Here!
All kidding aside, maybe Sara is really quitting politics and wants her own radio show on Clear Channel? Who could blame her, Rush and Hannity make tens of millions a year.
I’ve heard Bosh to the Knicks, and then they think they can get Lebron.
Hiram Bullock on guitar.
yup – nice catch. Hard to look good on guitar whilst standing with David Lindley. But Hiram was da man.
Saw him at the Greek Theater in Berkeley about 25 years ago. First guy I ever saw wade about 50 rows into the crowd while snapping off a killer lead. Had the place rockin!
I think I’m too old?
there is no such thing.
but i have noticed lately that I’ve begun to take a more oriental view on this issue… *g*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6oWvAGmiCo
Does that mean with age comes wisdom?
WOW … Brilliant !
Now that is real music !
yeah – along with concomitant respect from the younger ones….
I’m such a dreamer….*s*/*g*
Nah, Hannigan has a voice, and you can understand the words. *G*
Word.
What’s with all the talk from Red State commenters of the press “gang raping” Sarah Palin? I find that just a bit, um, *disturbing*. I also enjoyed the commenters who believe Palin is going to start vetting Obama. That’s like a dog looking at a bicycle.
Maybe…remember that Kobe beat the rap, too.