Wow has it already been a year since I received that phone call saying that Sarah Palin was about to announce something big at her home in Wasilla? Really?
I only found out about 45 minutes before she was to give her speech, but then so did almost ALL of the media. There was this comical Keystone Kops like mad dash by local television affiliates to get out there and get set up before the Thrilla from Wasilla started her speech.
Everybody was very excited and a little confused. Those of us who could not get away from work, or were otherwise occupied, called back and forth to each other:
"What do you think this is about?"
"Is she going to resign?"
"Do you think she might finally admit to the faked pregnancy?"
Well as we soon learned Sarah Palin actually DID resign, in a crazy, almost breathless speech, delivered in front of a a dead lake, with waterfowl screaming at her to "shut up and sit down" in the background.
Part one
Part two
Since then she has written a bizarre book full of lies and family mythology, become a Fox News "correspondent", launched a career in public speaking, signed onto a reality show with TLC, and earned over 12 million dollars fleecing the stupidest people on the planet.
Good for her.
However it is Alaska that has benefited the most. Because WE DO NOT HAVE SARAH PALIN AS OUR GOVERNOR ANYMORE! And as ineffectual and teabaggy as Sean Parnell has become, it is still a far better situation for our state then when Caribou Barbie ran the show. And by "ran the show" I meant ran home to Wasilla halfway through the workday and sat in her bed watching television while people tried desperately to make an appointment to see her.
Now I could go on and on about all things Sarah Palin, the attacks against our President, the unbelievable number of lies she has told in her speeches and Fox News interviews, the mystery of the ruffled ear baby, the problems with her children, and so on, and so on, and so on. But if you are a frequent visitor to this blog, you already know all of that.
So instead of that, and to clean your palate after exposing you to that batshit crazy resignation speech, let me leave you with one of my happier, more humorous memories from about a month after Sarah resigned.
William Shatner finding poetry, and comedy gold, from Sarah Palin's tweets.
Oh yeah! That's the stuff!
Woot !
ReplyDeleteIt is a rainy day on the outskirts of Wasilla, yet the "It that Quit" celebration is still on and people are excited.
Tallimat has lent us her airplane hanger!
(I've seen tallimat post here, so I mention her)
We are grateful.
It is a good day to celebrate.
God Bless all Alaskans.
We have much to be thankful for!
Congratulations Alaska on your 1st year Anniversary. Today is a great day for ya'll, go and have fun and be thankful and be sure to thank the person that granted this special prayer.
ReplyDeleteI thought the audience made up of her friends and neighbors was hilarious. Her shoe-wear in the mushy mud was comedy gold also, too as she stumbled over in her (wedge?) heels to hug EACH AND EVERY ONE of her forced-to-clap supporters when she was finally done with her 'speech' (one in which we are all still trying to figure out, perhaps, just what exactly she was talking about?)
ReplyDeleteI surely thought SNL was going to spoof not only the speech but what Cabinet members could make it, her loser friends and band of nieces and nephews.
Instead of being a Lame Duck politician that put their heads down and go with the flow and use the public's dime for trips and what not, she resigned. But not before going on a number of far flung trips to villages, Interior, Island communities and military outfits for photo-ops (to push for a Alaskan reality show.) She still manipulated the Governor's office and purse with her personal agenda.
And now that American's are going to wonder what she does with her own millions, she still presses for a legal bail-out from private citizens.
Sickening.
When Sarah says she 'grew tremendously' in her first year as Mayor, what does she mean? How does changing her MO at all reflect personal growth? She's been the same since she was a tween.
Happy Sarah Palin Quit Day Alaska! Or sometimes known as . . . .
ReplyDeleteThe Twit Who Quit.
The Wasilla Quitter
Mrs. Quittypants
The Quitta from Wasilla
Quitter McStupid
Celebrate by putting Sarah effigies on donkeys as they run around in bad wigs and eat fried wildlife on sticks while grifting money from poor people.
I object to Parnell holding his own, he is not any better than Sarah. Just cause she lowered the bar doesn't a Governor he make.
ReplyDeleteDon't be complacent Alaskans, demand better. Especially those that don't kowtow to the fundys which Sean is doing more and more each day.
"Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell said Ms. Palin had conducted an accessible and effective administration in the public’s interest. “Everything she does is for the ordinary working people of Alaska,” he said.
He still thinks that.
WHO DO THEY THINK ALASKANS LIKE ME ARE? Not ordinary? Not hard working? Are we a citizenry made up wholly of the vituperative "ascendant majority" that allowed Palin to first win the ho-dunk Wasilla mayor's race all those years ago?
I live in Illinois where our former governor is now in Federal Court facing a number of charges, including the famous one of trying to sell Obama's senate seat to the highest bidder.
ReplyDeleteWhat is clear from the FBI taped phone calls is that Blagojevich did not like being governor, trying to leverage his job into something like ambassador or a cabinet position. (What those jobs are not hard work?) Sound familiar?
He and Sarah shared something else, in addition to taking the job as governor and then hating the job of governor. He and his wife were clothes-crazy, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on designer clothing. The IRS was the group that testified about their excessive spending. The bottom line is that they spent more on clothing than they could prove they received in income.
Actually, they did receive the money, just not all that legally. Patty, the wife, held a job that required no work in return for big money. So, I would like to make a suggestion to Alaskans who have any proof that the Palins spent more than they received in income. Report it to the IRS; they pay a finders fee, and they will protect your identity. I'm thinking of a house that looks suspiciously like a sports complex, that Todd and his buddies built on the weekends. If you want to start removing some of the political stain from your state, getting rid of Sarah and Todd would be a step in the right direction. It took years of taping our former crooked governor for the Federal authorities to bring him to trial. You should do it for your country.
When I think of all that has happened in the last year, and the anguish of Alaskans, who have seen Sarah's deceptions, and know that she is unfit for any political office. I just want to say how much I appreciate all of you readers/bloggers -in America and around the world - who have joined together to expose Sarah's lies. Thank-you so much for seeing the truth, and your dedication encouraging others to do their research. Let's be happy that we can see. Have a festive 4th of July weekend with family and friends. If you are single, there are many local activities, parades, and fun things to do.
ReplyDeleteGosh, it seems like at least 3 years to me! Why won't she go away...please. And if the "lamestream" media would make a concerted effort to ignore her, she might...well, OK a girl can dream can't she? :-)
ReplyDeletePalin last day as gov. was July 26, 2009 (from wiki).
ReplyDeleteShe couldn't even get quitting done in a day.
I wonder if quitting half way through her term wasn't always the plan. All joking aside, she is
ReplyDeleteaware, as are her incredibly wealthy backers that
she isn't capable of running anything. The positions she's held were simply to establish name recognition with the public. Winning 2nd place in that hokey beauty pageant would hardly provide that. She needed a real title or even the 'bots' wouldn't have taken her seriously. What most of the public don't know
is that some very important movers & shakers have had Sarah in the wings long before McCain took her on. www.intheknow7.wordpress.com, under, 'The Anatomy of Sarah L.Palin' spells it all out. The
real question isn't, who is Sarah Palin, but what is she? It's a fascinating read.
Sharon TN
Very good idea, Anon@7:44 AM. Hopefully someone already reported it, along with the other houses.
ReplyDeleteHere's my favorite version of her quitter speech.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcUxlGJwjG0
Happy Scam Day!
ReplyDeleteHave a seat and take a few deep breaths. Then watch the 'Every Breath You Take' version of the quitter's speech.
http://tiny.cc/a52tq
Happy Independence Day Alaskans and the other 49 states. It doesn't appear that many states can celebrate this weekend since their budgets are so bad they can't afford to even pay many of their state employees as a result. Just be happy that Scarah Paylin has least left as governor and been gone for the past year [not that Parnell is any better, but not as intrusive and not using kids as PROPS] so that she could 'earn' $12M bucks by spewing 'word salad full of LIES' to the IDIOTS willing to spend their money on it! Hell, I'd rather spend my money on 'shit' than to put it in her pocket as I'm certain most of you feel the same.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the weekend and be thankful you don't have to see her at the picnic or listen to her bullshit she loved to spew. Hope you see the fireworks display there as I will be watching the Boston Pops on public service teevee! Gryphen, thanks for all you do to keep us posted on her grifting and con games.
On a happier note (and sorry to go so far off thread) but the Democrats kicked the Republican's ass again on Thursday.
ReplyDelete13-5 in the Annual Congressional Baseball Game.
Story and a video is here:
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_1/congressional_baseball_game/48010-1.html
NY Congressman Anthony Weiner (my pick for President in 2016) was a defensive star for the Dems. Here's a blurb from the NY Daily News:
Sign him up
One thing's for sure: He's no weenie.
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D), the Congressman from New York's 9th district, made a terrific over the shoulder catch close to the warning track in left field at the 49th Annual Congressional Baseball Game for charity in Washington D.C. on Thursday. After throwing the ball back into the infield, Weiner celebrated by blowing on the his fingertip as if it were a smoking gun before emphatically holstering it.
The play was No. 9 on ESPN's SportsCenter highlights countdown and the deal was sweetened when Weiner's Democrats defeated the Republicans, 13-5.
Video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2L3QzDc9ig
could be the start of a new faux holiday in alaska. july 3rd..."quitters day". start the day by ranting in word salad format about quitting your job for self martyr reasons while lavishing yourself in personal praise, then roll around on a bed of monopoly money while drinking complimentary boxed wine.
ReplyDeleteunfortunately most of us cant quit our jobs to roll around in real money.
WomanWithSardineCan: The breathy resignation speech is also one in which Piper is wearing a maternity dress and actually looks more pregnant than Sarah did before Trig was born. I was sickened and horrified at the possibility, but as we know with Sarah, all things are possible.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcUxlGJwjG0
Watch the video.
In fact, I thought that might have been the reason that Sarah quit. The horror, the horror.
Hopefully, someone can disprove this horrific thought, but, then again Piper was always by Sarah's side, afterward, and never appeared to attend school.
Sarah is the scariest horror movie in the last 65 years.
Palin says here(something like) "Trig needs me, but I need him more!" Oh so true- she needs her chld prop desperately these days. As she gets caught in one lie after another, Trig becomes her main form of street cred with the fundies. It's not wise to put all your eggs in one basket Sarah dear-- especially a basket with a great big whole in it! This lie is wearing thin and getting old- it will soon rip.
ReplyDeleteWomanWithSardineCan: "...Piper is wearing a maternity dress and actually looks more pregnant than Sarah did before Trig was born."
ReplyDeleteOh my, yes. Yes she does.
anon 12:22
ReplyDeleteyep, but i will be toasting with an alaskan ale. adult bev games for punny palinisms-a-plenty. grilling fresh dead fish, have the youngins practice loon calls, throw darts at a dictionary, if any one passes gas, they must blame it on their neighbor, ect.
seriously pondering if back in the day, AK had succeeded in electing FRAN!
as it is, Tina & Shatner can hardly keep up with demand. with material writing its wacky self, I can guess how their agents vote.
Thank you Gryphen and happy quitnic day to all
*~~marlys
31 people.
ReplyDelete9 undeclared, 7 dems, 4 repubs, the rest no old enough to vote...
We have decided July 3 will be our annual QuitStock celebration!
Life is good.
Today was wonderful.
I may of only won 2 games of ping pong. BUT my paper airplane went the farthest.
1AP baby, 1AP
and we look forward to many more years of celebrating Alaska's independence from the clueless wonder...
God Bless Gyph!
Take care
tallimat
Has anyone counted how many times she says "politics as usual" in this speech?
ReplyDeleteIt would also be interesting to get a count of how many times she has uttered the same talking points over the past year (energy independence, national security & freedom). God - is she in the need of new material or what!