New Sarah Palin Emails Chronicle Turbulent Last Days As Alaska Governor (PHOTOS)

Sarah Palin's last few months as governor of Alaska were marked by financial insecurity and emotional turbulence, a batch of emails released Thursday show.

"I can't take it anymore," Palin wrote in one of the more than 17,000 emails from her final 10 months in office. "I can't afford this job," she said in a different message sent before her July 2009 resignation.

The emails also chronicle Palin's suspicions of other state lawmakers and her anger at being targeted for multiple ethics complaints.

The release follows the 24,199 pages of earlier Palin emails released last year. The most recent trove is being made public by state officials more than three years after several news organizations first requested them.

Here's a look at some of Palin's correspondence:

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Palin's emails from April 2009 show her mounting frustrations with the demands of her office. "Unflippinbelievable," she wrote to aides in an email after learning about an impending ethics complaint. "I'm sending this because you can relate to the bullcrap continuation of the hell these people put the family through." Later that day, Palin wrote, "I can't take it anymore."

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Palin's emails from April 2009 show her mounting frustrations with the demands of her office.

"Unflippinbelievable," she wrote to aides in an email after learning about an impending ethics complaint. "I'm sending this because you can relate to the bullcrap continuation of the hell these people put the family through."

Later that day, Palin wrote, "I can't take it anymore."

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K August said on 25 Saturday 2012 am29 6:00 am: "This high approval rating was largely due to delivering on her promise to reform Alaska's corruption-ridden government." The video above said she charged the state for 312 days spent "at home". Some reform........

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[chris hatala]

08:33 AM on 02/26/2012

A winner never quits, so much for Palin.

[Non Sibi]

05:36 AM on 02/26/2012

She can't take it any more. Wow. Not surprising, though.

She wasn't qualified to be mayor -- she left the town $24 million in debt after her mayor-ship. Tried to get the librarian to ban books. Hired a City Manager to essentially do what the mayor was supposed to be doing, but obviously couldn't.

She wasn't qualified to be governor. -- Her abuses of power are legendary. From trooper-gate through travel-gate and per diem-gate, she showed abysmal judgement.

We won't even go into her lack of qualifications for VP.

I can't wait to see what history does to her. The various books on her are quite revealing. Her emails are quite revealing. Her own little ghost-written books are the most revealing -- wherein she blames everyone for everything. I hope the entire R party and teabaggers bought multiple copies of her books at full price. $24.95 is a cheap price to pay to remind yourself how much of a fool you can be.

[keithincali]

12:04 AM on 02/26/2012

This woman is so fake. She will do anything for a buck.

[mrskorn]

08:07 PM on 02/25/2012

She was smart to quit.

She lost the VP spot, but people were not content to let her finish out her term, instead they poltted to run her out of office. Even now, they want her to fail. Why do people still care? I don't understand the deep seated hatred of a woman who used to be well liked before she went against Obama. Guess the left didn't really care for free speech after all.....how dare she question him?! The hateful obsession is interesting but hard to understand. Once Obama is out of office I will be glad, but I won't follow his every move....or really care what he does. I certainly won't wish him ill will.

[kmchambers]

08:44 PM on 02/25/2012

Are you serious???

[Non Sibi]

09:05 PM on 02/25/2012

The "woman" is a totally self-centered victim-type who portrays every criticism of her behavior as somehow unjustified. She has the gall to charge the state for per-diem WHILE LIVING AT HOME, and doesn't understand why people would be distressed.

She is free to speak -- we love it, it is the best entertainment around, like watching a circus of fools all in one person -- "how can Sarah mangle this simple sentence?" But it isn't hate, it is contempt. Sheer contempt.

Oh ... and if you value your country, hope and pray that Obama is reelected, because he is the only chance the country has of surviving.

[mrskorn]

02:24 AM on 02/26/2012

Kin Elton was charging alot more for per diem. It was common practice, yet no one seemed to care about others doing it.

[sgriff2393]

06:22 PM on 02/25/2012

First of all, I would like to say, "Thank God we have free speech in this wonderful country."

Next, after reading less than 20% of the comments of this topic, I am reminded of an old adage that says something to the effect that it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

God bless America!

[KCY]

10:36 AM on 02/26/2012

My mistake yesterday was trying to tell people to stop the hatefull and vile comments. They turned their hate on me instead. They were so bad that more than 50% of the comments were removed by HP.

[marta76]

11:37 AM on 02/26/2012

Since HP won't let me reply to your last post to me. It's not "end of story". The Sept. 27th skit involving SP and Katie Couric "quoted SP's answer VERBATIM". That's the end of the story.

[newpoliticaljunkie]

04:07 PM on 02/25/2012

"I can't take it any more" - No Sarah, you got it wrong... The public can't take it any more. Please, give us all a break, and slink back to where you came from.

[billbailey]

04:03 PM on 02/25/2012

Don't care about marital problems. Look at ethics violations (not "trumped up", not "frivolous") and the millions she and Bristol are making from the sweetheart tax deal she gave a film co. just before resigning. The real reason she resigned. Google it!

[reyam]

03:24 PM on 02/25/2012

Who cares!

[zeroagenow]

03:00 PM on 02/25/2012

She couldnt stand the heat so she got out of the kitchen. She could not continue denying that her ethics were horrible. It became easier to resign and the accept all the money goobers were throwing at her, Alaskan law kept her from doing so.

[studioh!]

02:51 PM on 02/25/2012

bottom line? she was never even perfunctorily vetted.

[Fattonecat]

02:47 PM on 02/25/2012

"I can't afford this job,"............ then quit.......... Oh.. I forgot, you did.... carry on Sarah.........................................................................

[Fattonecat]

02:45 PM on 02/25/2012

"I can't take it anymore," ............. get out of the kitchen !

[SirenForSanity]

02:52 PM on 02/25/2012

She can't cook, she just wants to stir the pot and keep her fingers in the pie.

[Fattonecat]

02:54 PM on 02/25/2012

Ain't that the truth !

[llyd wlsh]

02:40 PM on 02/25/2012

'I Can't Take It Anymore'

WE CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE......by "IT" we mean "you", "a raSh"

[Angel Whitebird]

02:31 PM on 02/25/2012

Poor Sarah and her emotional meltdowns!..I just think she stuck her foot in her mouth one too many times!..lol!

[99er2049er]

02:05 PM on 02/25/2012

Frustrated by the demands of her office? So therefore she quits, shortly before she decides the demands of vice president or president would be so much easier.