Sarah Palin Resignation

A Higher Calling, Indeed

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics

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Michelle Schweiger Schecter

Clearly other options she is looking to explore/Maybe she'll join Bristol on her abstinence tour/Or take a class in geography/Then tell us what other places she can see.

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WATCH: Interview With Sarah Palin's Former Speechwriter

Lee Stranahan | Posted 08.10.2009 | Comedy

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Peggy Noonan Goes Off On Sarah Palin In Column: "Horrifying"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

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One of the most refreshingly honest moments of the 2008 campaign came when Peggy Noonan, a columnist and former Republican speechwriter, was caught on...

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Sarah Palin's Most Memorable Style Moments: A Slideshow Retrospective (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 08.10.2009 | Style

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Long before $150,000-gate, Sarah Palin seemed to love clothes. This week, in honor of her resignation as governor of Alaska, here's a look back at som...

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If Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm Had Resigned Instead of Sarah Palin

Susan J. Demas | Posted 08.09.2009 | Comedy

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Susan J. Demas

Sarah Palin is wading back into the warm bowels of victimhood, whining that everyone's pilin' on about her steppin' down.

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Does Sarah Palin Fear Upcoming Book Revelations?

Dan Mirvish | Posted 08.09.2009 | Media

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Dan Mirvish

Palin's frustration with "the media" is one of the reasons she cited for resigning, so it stands to reason that she's craving to craft her own lasting legacy.

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ADN Confirms: Palin's Story Doesn't Hold Up

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

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Yesterday evening, Greg Sargent reported on The Plum Line that one of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's key reasons for resigning -- that ethics complaints ag...

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Don't Count Saint Sarah Palin Out for President in 2012!

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

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Bonnie Fuller

Hey Republican Doughboys and Gleeful Democrats: There are even more Sarah Palin supporters who say they'd elect her for president after her latest Big Mavericky Resignation Move!

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Palin Racking Up Air Miles, Tweeting After Resignation Announcement

AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin spent another day on the move in far-flung locations Wednesday at a time when many Alaskans remain mystifie...

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Palin Reason For Quitting Appears To Be False

The Plum Line | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

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One of the chief reasons Sarah Palin has given for resigning as Governor of Alaska is that her state's taxpayers are being forced to spend money defen...

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The Savaging of Sarah Palin

Heather Robinson | Posted 08.08.2009 | Home

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Heather Robinson

Whatever your opinions, Palin and her family were savaged in a manner that went beyond any reasonable standard.

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"Palin's Speech is Classic Casuistry"

Jerry Weissman | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

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Jerry Weissman

Apart from Dowd and Collins, Palin's crossed signals on quitting even prompted Karl Rove to weigh in. The point here: no speaker can afford to deliver a message that is self-contradictory.

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A Palin Poem

Neil McCarthy | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

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Neil McCarthy

Unknown in lower 48, she took us by surprise. A maverick from the tundra was her oft-stated disguise.

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It's Sarah, for Better or for Verse

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

They're wrong, she's right, she'll rise again, and lifts her eyes to God in prayer,/The Lord works in surprising ways -- but she's not going anywhere.

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July 6 2009 News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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Richard Valeriani

Alaska Gov. Palin resigns, suggesting the media won't have Sarah to kick around any more. That's what you think, Sarah. Meanwhile tweets she's gone ...

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Jason Linkins

Sarah Palin Complains That Critics Are Applying A 'Double Standard' To Her Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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All anyone seems to want to focus on is how Palin is a big old Quitty McQuitsalot who wants to use Twitter to sue to the internet and send the blogs to Syria for "enhanced interrogation techniques."

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Why I Am Resigning

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 08.07.2009 | Comedy

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Robert J. Elisberg

It's said that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. And that's why, since I'm tough, I'm going. Because I'm not a quitter.

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Letterman Takes On Palin Resignation: Something I Said? (VIDEO)

Posted 08.07.2009 | Comedy

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It's been a rocky year for Letterman and Palin. He joked about her daughter, she freaked out, he apologized, she still freaked out, he apologized agai...

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Palin: "If I Die, I Die. So Be It" (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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(AP) ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, "if I die, I die. So be it." The...

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Hardball Panel Debates Palin's Presidential Ambitions: "She Thinks She's Got A Shot... But She Needs An Education" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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Pat Buchanan and Newsweek's Howard Fineman joined Lawrence O'Donnell (filling in for Chris Matthews) on "Hardball" tonight to discuss Sarah Palin's pr...

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Palin Hit With Another Ethics Complaint

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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Geoffrey Dunn

In the wake of Governor Palin stepping down from her job, new allegations have surfaced today in Alaska charging Palin with additional violations of the Alaska Executive Ethics Act.

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Message to Tina Fey: Be Like Will Rogers

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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Marlene H. Phillips

Tina Fey, come back. Come back to Saturday Night Live just once more. I know you said you were done. I know you've got your own show, but this is bigger than you.

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Palin Holds Press Conference to Explain Last Press Conference

Robert Lanham | Posted 08.06.2009 | Comedy

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Robert Lanham

"Let me state my reasons in plain English without any sports analogies: I'm resigning because I feel I can be a more effective leader operating from the sidelines. I'm no bench warmer," she added.

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Jason Linkins

Sarah Palin: Working Class Hero? (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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I appreciate that Ross Douthat is looking for a working-class hero for the future GOP of his book, Grand New Party. The sooner he can bring himself f...

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Palin-Bashing and Hillary-Bashing: The Same Thing?

Peter Daou | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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Peter Daou

Unlike Clinton, Palin didn't have time to develop the layers of thick skin required to handle the withering glare of the national spotlight, a glare that, for some reason, shines much more harshly on women.

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