Sunday, September 04, 2011

Is the picture of Sarah Palin running in Iowa the worst job of photoshop EVER? Update!

"I'm hovering above the grass because I don't want to stain my shoes."
(H/T to Gretawire.)

This is such an amateurish job that I CANNOT believe that Van Susteren thought anybody would take it seriously.

So we all make noise about Palin looking sickly and possibly drugged yesterday and the day before, and then THIS picture suddenly shows up?

Didn't I have this effect on her once before when she was in Hawaii? Why yes I did!

Can somebody please ask Joe McGinniss if he is SURE that Sarah Palin does not read the blogs? Cause it kind of looks like she does!

I'm just saying.

Update:  Another picture and eyewitness account suddenly appears to prove that we bloggers are "just makin stuff up."

Okay gang, what do we think?

398 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:28 PM

    My spouse is a photoshop expert. That is strictly bush league. Fooled the fools, though. Saps.

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  2. Olivia12:28 PM

    Looks like she is flying in after cutting through a bunch of people's yards after getting out of the car that sped her over to the finish line. Well the pee'ers believe she walks on water so why not expect them to believe she floats over grass?

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  3. Anonymous12:28 PM

    40-49 Results - Women 21100 Half Marathon
    1 Marks, Julie W46 Des Moines, IA 1
    2 Heath, Sarah W47 Des Moines, IA 2
    3 Beermann, Sheila W49 Elk Point, SD
    4 Lasota, Jennifer W43 Minnetokna,MN
    5 Strawser, Michelle W42 Unattached
    6 Amundson, Roxanne W47 Fremont, NE
    7 White, Julia W43 Storm Lake, IA 3
    8 Sweet, Misty W45 Spencer, IA
    9 Lai, Cal W46 Storm Lake, IA 4
    50-59 Results - Women 21100 Half Marathon

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  4. Olivia12:30 PM

    Notice how she gained 20lb and is running incognito so no one will recognize her. Bwahahahaha! Like that would ever happen to the attention whore that she is.

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  5. Its so funny, Gryphen, how one troll comment jumped out at me yesterday - referring to Scarah as a
    "marathon runner."

    That was just before this pic came out...coincidentally.

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  6. Anonymous12:32 PM

    The walking folks don't seem to notice her at all. They aren't even looking in her direction, as though she weren't there?

    What is Greta up to? Is she just goading Sarah?

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  7. Anonymous12:32 PM

    When I posted about this on the ReGretaBlog (I can abide shallow politics, lies and hateful speech, but cheating in running is where i draw the line), I was told it was meant as a joke.

    I pointed out that it only became a "joke" once it was exposed as a fraud...much like Sarah herself!

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  8. Olivia12:34 PM

    Maybe if she could borrow that jogging stroller again, it would be more believable.

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  9. Anonymous12:34 PM

    I saw this on another site and thought 'there's something not quite right' about this photo. I'm glad I'm not the ONLY one who thought the same thing.

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  10. There is a 47-year-old Sarah Heath listed in the results (from Des Moines) so someone took this joke to the extreme...

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  11. Virginia Voter12:39 PM

    Joe M just doesn't get it , does he? Gryphen you need to post the link to the old article you wrote when you and Dennis Zaki interviewed Granny at the sports complex, and she complained about anonymus bloggers!

    BTW, this picture is pathetic. Who wears that much clothing to run in the summer? It looks like Sarahs wearing an ear warmer band!

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  12. There is a 47-year-old Sarah Heath listed in the results (from Des Moines) so someone took this joke to the extreme...

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  13. Anonymous12:40 PM

    You just don't understand, Gryphen.

    Sarah is a MAVERICK.

    While others run on pavement, she runs on grass.

    While others simply have blurry feet in still photos, she also blurs the GROUND. And leaves a nice little "snipping tool" seam around her left foot.

    She's just so REAL, I think I'm going to cry.

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  14. Anonymous12:40 PM

    It would be interesting to see what the logo says on the white long sleeve shirts that so many of the race participants are wearing. I has to be an event shirt - if I knew what it says, I might be able to figure out when the race occurred. The weather hasn't been cold enough in Iowa recently to require anyone to dress in layers.

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  15. Crystal Sage12:44 PM

    Old Mavericky Palin can't even run on the roadway like everyone else. According to that "picture" her next step would put her flat on her face - unless she is able to run in culverts. Bad Photoshop indeed. I have been trying to figure out exactly what happened this weekend in Iowa. Even anon238's remarks create more questions than they answer. If Palin is so messed up, why not make some excuse and stay home. (I think she tried that with the COD diva meltdown - until it backfired/) Still, if her "handlers" are so concerned about her mental state, why not just put her on ice for a while and keep up the FB and Twitter assaults? Did Sarah need to show up in order to "refutiate" Cheney's prediction, or was it payback to a large donor to her Sarah PAC? Whatever. One thing is certain: her supporters in attendance at the restaurant meet and greet must have been bitterly disappointed when Sarah didn't at least get up and say a few words. So out of character for her. Can we hope that the nightmare is soon to be over? (Puleeze?)

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  16. Anonymous12:44 PM

    This is just a joke by Greta Van S.

    See Sarah run.

    It doesn't matter if it is photoshopped.

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  17. Anonymous12:45 PM

    Ok, so Sarah Heath from Des Moine finished second in the 40-49. Why in the world would Sarah Palin run in a 1/2 marathon in a small town in Iowa and not say boo to anyone? No news outlet has picked this up yet. Who crossed the finish line as Sarah Heath?

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  18. Anonymous12:45 PM

    I agree it is photoshopped but when someone is running fast both feet will actually be off the ground for split second. Also running a 1:45 for a 1/2 marathon seems a bit fast for her.

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  19. Anonymous12:46 PM

    When and where was this event supposed to have happened? Was this before, or after Iowa?

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  20. Anonymous12:46 PM

    If she faked running a half marathon what else could she fake? Talk about opening the door to questions about some of her other "claims".

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  21. Anonymous12:46 PM

    Um, the lighting on the figure in red is different than the lighting on all the other figures in the photo.

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  22. Anonymous12:47 PM

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/09/sarah-palin-is-running-in-iowa-tea-party-.html

    The LA Times thinks it's real...she must have done a Rosie Ruiz - 1:45 just isn't possible on no training.

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  23. Anonymous12:50 PM

    Notice the ear piece in this photo, what's up with that?

    http://shealahcraighead.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2011-09-02-One-Nation-Bus-Tour-IA-Des-Moines/G0000Z8M0YvGQYHc/I0000vuDA9zDUfwY

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  24. Of course this photo is faked ... I won't use photoshop since I am not an expert ... but I have run in races; she is off the road, then you have a pack of runners, who kind of look fake themselves and walkers (older people, etc.) behind them almost like the photo came in three parts and was pieced together. It is the weirdest thing I have ever seen! And those of us who have been on the blogs for 3 years know that she reads them and responds : e.g., Trig without his glasses, then he (or one of the Trigs anyway) appears in glasses ONE TIME! Heck, she has even used terminology and phrases in her speeches that originated on the blogs. Plus, Gryphen, if not for your blog and what you write about why would you be her #1 Public Personal Enemy? You lucky duck! lol

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  25. Anonymous12:52 PM

    Curiouser and curiouser...

    that picture is obviously fake, but if you look here, there's another photo where she is in the same garb that appears genuine but does not show her running:

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/09/sarah-palin-is-running-in-iowa-tea-party-.html

    I think they fake put her in a running photo and sent it to Greta, but Sarah only showed up at the finish line for a photo op.

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  26. Anonymous12:52 PM

    Easy to look up who had a number that starts with 63 in that particular race. Also, everyone is on the street, when you run in an event, WHO jumps up on the grass and runs around people? The "fog" of the picture isn't as strong surrounding her as the rest of the picture. FAIL.

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  27. Anonymous12:52 PM

    2 Heath, Sarah W47 Des Moines, IA 2

    Sarah HEATH ??

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  28. Anonymous12:53 PM

    I bet her bots didn't realize it was photo-shopped...LOL!

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  29. Anonymous12:53 PM

    @12:32
    A joke? Greta published Sarah ran it in 1:45. SUPER WOMAN for 47 and not in training. I walked in the SGKoman 3day/60 mile, and trained for 5 months. I think there is noooooooooooo way, but will wait until they post the final times for this race. Interesting that they have posted the times on the other two races, but not the one "our" Sarah finished in 1:45. Yeah...right. I think she probably spent as much time here as she did in KC. Believe me, if she showed in KC at the WW1 Museum, she WOULD have been noticed. More of SP lies.

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  30. Anonymous12:54 PM

    Weird! The results list "2 Heath, Sarah W47 Des Moines, IA." http://www.stormlakerunningclub.com/results.html see half marathon age category results
    Now she's moved to DesMoines?

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  31. Anonymous12:54 PM

    When did Sarah lose her left arm?

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  32. Of course this photo is faked ... I won't use photoshop since I am not an expert ... but I have run in races; she is off the road, then you have a pack of runners, who kind of look fake themselves and walkers (older people, etc.) behind them almost like the photo came in three parts and was pieced together. It is the weirdest thing I have ever seen! And those of us who have been on the blogs for 3 years know that she reads them and responds : e.g., Trig without his glasses, then he (or one of the Trigs anyway) appears in glasses ONE TIME! Heck, she has even used terminology and phrases in her speeches that originated on the blogs. Plus, Gryphen, if not for your blog and what you write about why would you be her #1 Public Personal Enemy? You lucky duck! lol

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  33. Marleycat12:55 PM

    Anonymous at 12:28 - If Sarah Heath is Palin/W47 - why is the number on the shirt '63'. That person doesn't resemble Palin in any way - way taller and bulkier than 5'2", scrawny SP. Greta needs to be outed for this B.S.

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  34. Anonymous12:57 PM

    Notice the manhole cover and concrete enclosure directly behind Palin, then follow the path of her feet. Looks like she floated over that obstacle. Wouldn't an experienced runner have avoided it beforehand by moving into the street, or by taking a wider berth in the grassy area? (I'm not a runner, so only speculation on my part.)

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  35. It was the 'jump right in' half marathon. So at what point did she 'jump right in?' Towards the end? (lol)

    That pic does make it seem that she is entering at some point later in the race, since she's in the grass...

    The LA Times has an article on this, plus another photo of her posing with some fans: Sarah Palin is Running in Iowa

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  36. Anonymous12:58 PM

    Are you serious? Are you fucking serious? This picture was actually put up on a supposed real journalist's site? I'm living in the movie Idiocracy.

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  37. Triskele12:58 PM

    http://stormlakerunningclub.com/SLhalf-marathon2011.pdf

    2 Heath, Sarah W47 Des Moines, IA

    Looks like she did compete, entry listed under maiden name.

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  38. Anonymous1:00 PM

    Since when is Sarah from Des Moines? There are other Sarah Heath's in the country and I know there are one or two in Iowa. She wasn't able to trademark that name.

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  39. Anonymous1:02 PM

    McGinniss is out of touch. He is completely unaware of how social media is changing things, especially in terms of opposition research.

    Republicans take their cues from the Drudge Report, for example.

    Plus, everyone who knows Palin has talked about how she obsessively reads negative comments about herself. Didn't the emails reveal that Palin was checking out the negative comments about herself in the blog section of an Alaska Newspaper's website?

    McGinniss doesn't know what he's talking about, and it's so clear that he has a huge disdain for his audience. What a dumb way to start off promoting your book.

    As for the picture, I did immediately laugh when I saw it. It was such an obvious response to you, Gryphen. I was more thinking that it was a response to you saying that she claims to be a runner, but no one's ever seen her run.

    In her defense, I have actually seen old pics on Getty Images of her running in marathons. Whether she's as big of a runner as she proclaims or not, at least we do have some evidence of her running before.

    As usual with Palin, she probably exaggerates it.

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  40. The wording they chose seems a little Palinese to me (suggested new word, btw...). See how this comment lies without exactly lying:

    "Above is a picture of Governor Sarah Palin this morning….in Iowa with a crowd.

    She is running and the pic was taken in Storm Lake, Iowa in a 1/2 marathon."

    ...except then they state that her time was 1:45... who do you think was her faux "running double?"

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  41. Anonymous1:03 PM

    Please stop using the "prick tease" terminology. I love reading your blog but please clean up the language. I know you're a guy and maybe think it's cool, but it doesn't help any of your arguments. Sarah needs to be exposed but I think we should keep it a bit cleaner in language or we run the risk of turning off readers.

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  42. Rationalist1:03 PM

    Wow! They caught on camera the one public moment where no one is looking at her and she didn't show up in the official results. I have to agree with Iowans4Palin: "amazing they can pull this off."

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  43. Anonymous1:03 PM

    Why does Palin look like she is the only runner in 3D?

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  44. Anonymous1:06 PM

    What's going on in the picture? Trying to figure out the blurr on her right leg near the end of her running pants.

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  45. Will someone please clue me in on what makes this an obvious photoshop? Meanwhile, I'll take the pic at face value and see what it tells me.

    1. Sarah is running incognito with the sunglasses and hat and ORANGE shirt so she'll blend in with the crowd. (please read with inflection similar to Sarah's story about Paul Revere's bells and guns and horse riding through town.)

    2. As usual, Sarah was late and is trying to make her way around the 5K walkers to catch up with the 1/2 marathoners.

    3. Sarah is running heel first. Expect an injury or a very slow time.

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  46. No body guards. Never see her without body guards.

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  47. Anonymous1:10 PM

    LOL! Pathetic!

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  48. Anonymous1:11 PM

    There is another picture of her after the race.
    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/09/sarah-palin-is-running-in-iowa-tea-party-.html

    However when I blow it up she is sweating around the neck but not under the arms. Strange. When I run I sweat under the arms, around the neck and across the chest.

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  49. Anonymous1:16 PM

    Holy crap, that's a shitty job! She must be saving her money, 'cause that's nowhere near professional.

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  50. Sarah Heath from Des Moines, IA finished second? Don't you find this weird? Just really weird??

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  51. Anonymous1:18 PM

    To Anonymous 12:28--show us the link so we can all see those results. What Iowa race was it--race results are posted online. or is this just a list maybe from another race?

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  52. Anonymous1:21 PM

    I took one for the team and scanned the GretaWire comments - gah! - and found this link for a blogpost that has the original picture:

    http://iowans4palin.blogspot.com/2011/09/governor-sarah-palin-is-running.html

    It is a weird looking photo but I think there are too many details here to deny that she did, in fact, run the half-marathon. I think she is a crazy bitch but I give her props for doing the race. I try but I am a terrible runner and could never approach an 8-minute mile for a 5K, much less 13.1, even though I am pretty slim. Maybe she can do it even if she is hopped up on something half the time. Some people are built that way.

    And given there is a "Sarah Heath" in the official results and that supposed time of 1:45 WOULD put her near the top of her age group for that race, historically, I guess it looks like she did indeed finish in that time frame.

    Still, I can't stand her and am hoping that AnonMeAgain is the real thing.

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  53. Anonymous1:21 PM

    It's especially noticable when looking at color and contrast between her "outfit" and the others. She looks like she's bundled up to run at 30 plus degrees instead of the higher temps in Iowa. The headband over the ears is the dead giveaway on that.

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  54. Anonymous1:21 PM

    Oh, my. Joe just posted this obviously faked photo and a short bit about Sarah Heath running the marathon.

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  55. London Bridges1:22 PM

    All the people on the left side of the picture are walkers who are wearing long sleeve shirts provided at the sign up - they are way overdressed to be runners. The runners on the right side of the picture do not look like back of the pack runners. Sarah is way overdressed for a runner. Maybe she is hiding all the needle marks on her arms.

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  56. Anonymous1:23 PM

    She is photoshopped in and stupid Joe McGinnis has fallen for it too.

    How lame brain is that now?

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  57. Anonymous1:23 PM

    There's a post-race shot on a pro palin site.

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  58. Anonymous1:24 PM

    The DesMoines Register picked up her tweet and the race results. Apparently that was enough confirmation again. I don't believe she was the "Sarah Heath" who crossed the finish line in 1:45. I think she's faked it and gotten away with it again.

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  59. Anonymous1:24 PM

    No serious runner would wear that many clothes in a half marathon in the summer in Iowa.

    Bill

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  60. Anonymous1:26 PM

    Hard to refute eye witness' accounts of her running dude. And she didn't look sickly yesterday. Keep talking though. Everyones a grifter of stupid people, including you.

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  61. Anonymous1:26 PM

    HAHAHA She is much bigger than those running next(?) to her -- and why is she not running on the track with all the REAL/ACTUAL runners?

    I am no expert on photo-shopping, but when I first saw this one it was very obvious it was a FAKE -- like everything else about her (and GVS). LOL

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  62. Anonymous1:27 PM

    What would be the point of photoshopping a pic when she posed with people at the end of the race?

    It's hard to fake something when there are tons of other racers who could EASILY call her out. Admit it, Sarah runs.

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  63. Anonymous1:27 PM

    She is also about to twist her ankle as she her foot lands half on half off the pavement. What a farce. A faux picture for faux news.

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  64. Anonymous1:29 PM

    I doubt that this race requires a drug tests... They must have searched really hard to find an event they could drug her up enough to particpate and be photographed to spread the news. They try so hard to stay one step ahead of the bloggers...

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  65. Anonymous1:30 PM

    Here's the entry form:

    http://stormlakerunningclub.com/JRIregistration2011.pdf

    2 person teams, and the Des Moines, Iowa team consisted of Julie Marks and sarah heath.

    So the team ran a 1:45, each runner going 6.5 miles, with an average time of 52.5 minutes per runner. A little over 8 minutes per mile per runner.

    There is no way frail, sickly looking sarah ran 6.5 miles, and maintained an 8:00 per mile pace.

    There had to be a "ringer" dressed exactly like sarah is in that fake pic.

    And the recap from this site will make you sick:

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2773576/posts

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  66. Anonymous1:30 PM

    I noticed most of them have on the same shirts, guessing the shirts are supporting the reason for this marathon. Maybe if they had photoshopped Sarah actualy wearing that shirt it would fool a few more dummy's. Just saying.

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  67. Anonymous1:31 PM

    from Free Republic:

    My wife is a big time walker.

    She was registered to to walk in the 'Jump Right in and Run' half marathon and 5k walk here in beautiful Storm Lake, Iowa, so we had to hurry home from the big Tea Party of America rally that Governor Palin spoke at held in Indianola Iowa on Saturday.


    I was still in bed at a little after 7am this morning when my wife called me in near hysterics that she had just met Todd and Sarah Palin as she was getting ready to start the event! Unbelievably... they were here in town!


    What a treat after witnessing her amazing speech the day before; here she was in my hometown for a run.

    Needless to say I jumped out of bed and got down by the lake in time to wait along with Todd for Sarah to finish the half marathon (she had a very good time) ...Todd said, 'yeah, she's fast."


    Her reported time: 1:45...that's for 13.1 miles.

    I am blown away! No one even knew who they were. Wearing visors and sunglasses, with no entourage or people around them, they just kind of blended right in.



    They said they got in to town the night before and were flying out for New Hampshire today for her big speech Monday at another Tea Party event..

    After speaking with them for a while I let them go sort of mingle with others, I didn't want be a pest after all, but before they left they came back over to me and my wife, thanked us again and said they were so happy to
    meet us, then stood for a quick picture.

    Only as they were leaving did a few people start to notice who they were. Most had no clue.

    This was not a campaign event, this was some personal time for Governor Palin to get in a good run in a beautiful setting and they didn't want anyone to even know they had slipped in. Very low profile. Amazing they can pull this off.

    But to the people who did recognize her, she was as gracious and friendly as one could be. You can just tell she loves people, is very sincerely interested in learning about you and what's going on in the area.



    The perfect way to top off an amazing weekend.

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  68. Anonymous1:32 PM

    2 Heath, Sarah W47 Des Moines, IA 2


    Has she divorced Todd?

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  69. Balzafiar1:33 PM

    OMG, it's just amazing. Those meds Sarah took on Friday night have caused her height to increase, she can now float -- and she doesn't cast a shadow!

    Truly godlike! I want some of that!

    OTOH, when examined in Photoshop, it's just another Palin fake. Too many artifacts surrounding the image among other things. A reasonably good cut and paste job, but not expertly done. So sad.

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  70. Anonymous1:34 PM

    Did she start out of order? Maybe she had to pass the walkers and less serious runners?

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  71. Anonymous1:34 PM

    OH JOE-MG! Yee doth protest to much...

    She is no phenomena. Just the first attractive? bully psychopath to con/lie/seduce her way into politics. Nothing more. Good luck with that book. I am not buying it.

    BTW:We LOVE to vent here because it makes us feel better! AND if she/Bristol reads it, well that is just the cherry on top! Have FUN with your grease ball friend Roger Ailes! For shame...

    THank you Uncle G, you have provided a much needed community service to Alaskans and many, many more. (and you WILL be paid for your efforts, sooner or later)!

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  72. I still think you're mentality is affecting your objectiveness. There's no evidence Sarah is unhealthy.

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  73. Anonymous1:40 PM

    the photo may be phony, but apparently she did run in the race, i did just gooogle it and people are claiming to have seen her.

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  74. Anonymous1:40 PM

    And then there's REAL President, doing his job as he always does, and bringing JOY wherever he travels. You can't FAKE the expressions on these people's faces, the adoring children, the swooning adults, it's so astonishing to see the effect he has on people. I love our President and the warmth and sincerity that he carries with him and doles out freely to everyone who comes into contact with him. He's like a bright shining light of positive and optimistic energy. Even when he's angry or frustrated, he's fully in charge of himself. It's so inspiring.

    http://theobamadiary.com/

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  75. Anonymous1:41 PM

    Greta had better watch out. If the Big Boys at Fox discover that Sarah is running (LOL), they will have to let her go.

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  76. Anonymous1:41 PM

    The commenters at that Free Republic site are a joke, bashing the Obama's and saying they could never keep up with sarah.

    Example: Couldn’t see Obama doing this in a million years. Two days in Iowa? With real people? I can hear his girlie scream now.

    Example: I’d like to see “Let’s Move” Moochelle pull this off...

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  77. Anonymous1:42 PM

    This looks like the start of the race. Notice all the folks who are just walking the event? To get ahead of the starting mob, it makes sense to run around them, in this case on the grass. (Running on grass is also easier on the feet and joints, btw.)

    Her number can be clearly seen. Perhaps someone can find out Sarah Heath's number and see if it's the same to put this matter to rest.

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  78. Anonymous1:42 PM

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2773576/posts

    This guy claims he and his wife were there, has photos.

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  79. Anonymous1:42 PM

    Well, here is an example of how the Obama's work out:

    Even during the grueling, two-year campaign, then-candidate Obama kept up his workouts. He would rise early in the morning to hit the nearest gym in whatever city he happened to be visiting. His typical workout is 45 minutes long; he does cardio two days a week and weight training four days, alternating between lower and upper-body workouts. President Obama also has a tradition of playing pick-up basketball on important occasions, like primary election days and those days when he has to give a particularly significant speech. His personal aide, Reggie Love, is the President's most frequent companion on the court. Love is a formidable opponent—he is 6 feet 5 inches tall and excelled in both basketball and football as a student at Duke University.

    At the White House, President Obama has quick access to an outdoor basketball court and indoor gym equipment (not to mention a bowling alley, swimming pool, and jogging track). He can even have a treadmill on Air Force One for mile-high workouts.



    As a busy working mom and campaign partner to her husband, Mrs. Obama also tends to hit the gym early in the day. Really early—like 4:30 a.m., according to friends who frequently accompanied her to the gym in her Chicago years. Three to four times a week, Mrs. Obama does a 60- to 90-minute cross-training routine. To really sculpt those famous upper arms, she finishes each workout with a set of tricep pushdowns and hammer curls.

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  80. Anonymous1:43 PM

    LOL! I saw the picture and my first thought was: "something is wrong here, but I can't get my finger on it." Then I saw your comment about the gliding above the grass, and I almost fell on the floor, LMFAO!

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  81. Anonymous1:45 PM

    http://iowans4palin.blogspot.com/

    Well, she was there at least. I do agree that the photo, however was photoshopped.

    Why has she been using her maiden name all the time now?

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  82. Anonymous1:45 PM

    Interesting how the photo is cropped just above where the race bib could be seen.

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  83. Anonymous1:47 PM

    Mr. McGinniss is behind the times. He doesn't seem to understand the power of instantly shared information via the internet. I doubt that most of us spend ALL our time blogging (tho lately I've been a bit avid, waiting for the babygate hoaxer to be exposed) and certainly many of us are politically active. That said, I still plan to buy his book on Palin, plus Levi's, "Fred's" babygate book and any others that contribute to the failed ex-governor's political downfall.

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  84. Anonymous1:50 PM

    A joke my ass. It wasn't a joke until they got busted. They even have a time update. What a bunch of morons, I tell ya. Even someone without any Photoshop knowledge would see that for a cheap con job. But thank you Greta for confirming that at least YOU, if not Sarah (though I personally believe she does) do read this blog and are doing your version of damage control ala the FOX spin. EPIC FAIL as Gryphen's daughter is known to say, and I bet she'd be heard saying exactly that about the 'Sarah running' that is a 'joke' photo. It is a joke, but not the way Greta wants us to NOW believe.

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  85. emrysa1:50 PM

    oh look, it's rosie ruiz redux!

    man, this just goes to show you the lengths they will go to keep up the myth. seriously palins, you are pathetic frauds.

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  86. Anonymous1:52 PM

    MarleyCat, the W47 means Woman, aged 47.

    The 47 doesn't mean her entrance number. It's her age.

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  87. Anonymous1:53 PM

    She ran under her maiden name, Heath. Apparently she was trying not to be noticed, so she had to arrange for a photographer to be at a specific spot along the route. Knowing the spot she got out of the flow for the picture.

    This picture has bugged me too, so that's the theory I came up with.

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  88. Anonymous1:53 PM

    Everybody else in the photo seems to cast normal shadows on the ground. Sarah doesn't. Is that the equivalent of walking on water?

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  89. Anonymous1:55 PM

    "Notice the ear piece in this photo, what's up with that?

    http://shealahcraighead.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2011-09-02-One-Nation-Bus-Tour-IA-Des-Moines/G0000Z8M0YvGQYHc/I0000vuDA9zDUfwY

    12:50 PM"

    Wow, that is really strange. Looks like a high-tech ear plug. WTF?

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  90. emrysa1:57 PM

    13.1 miles??? seriously, who believes this shit?

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  91. Anonymous1:58 PM

    from C4Pee'ers - 09-04-11 --

    "This is correct. She was incognito. they didn't really want anyone to know they were there. Of course my wife saw her, so the gig was up...but we kept in low key.

    "Only as they were leaving did a few folks start to notice who had been mingling with them so casually.

    "Looking at her picture, a thought just came up to me: There is nothing **phony about this woman. We slowly see why both establishments fear Sarah Palin."
    **************************
    ** Nothing Phony? ? ? Are these c4p people for real? LOLOLOL, Etc. :o)

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  92. Anonymous1:58 PM

    Suddenly appears? Hm, if you were a huge fan of a rock star politician and you just met them, would you not write about it immediately?

    Again, you're contriving too much again.

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  93. Anonymous2:00 PM

    Remember the Katie Holmes NYC marathon hoax?

    I smell Scientology fake out - no surprise it comes from Greta.

    and now Jo McG is congratulating here on a great race...

    when...will...it...stop?

    seallen

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  94. Anonymous2:00 PM

    She definitely is a phenomenon, just like Obama is - in the same way.

    Two people without much accomplishment (or just average) being treated as rock stars.

    Very few people come along with have the ability to touch lives just be existing. She is one of them. Hate her, love her, conspire against her, you cannot deny she is an inspiration to many.

    And yes, she is a runner.

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  95. Anonymous2:01 PM

    ...She is no phenomena. Just the first attractive? bully psychopath to con/lie/seduce her way into politics...
    1:34PM
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    LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  96. Why is she on the grass in the first place? Is she trying to cut across the lawn get ahead?

    And hovering over the grass....now that takes something special...

    I don't believe this is real.

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  97. Anonymous2:03 PM

    the guy in the blue sneakers looks like he's hovering too. IT's an action shot, is it possible it's not photo shopped?

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  98. Anonymous2:03 PM

    The clothing? Temperatures were forecast to be below 50 degrees this morning.

    Temperature forecast for Storm Lake Iowa Sunday

    Temperature/DewPoint
    1A.M. 56 / 49

    4A.M. 49 / 45

    7A.M. 47 / 47

    10A.M. 52 / 47

    1P.M. 65 / 47

    http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=50588&hourly=1&yday=246&weekday=Sunday

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  99. FEDUP!!!2:04 PM

    Either she is photoshopped-in (which I believe), or she *DID* start and then was bused to near the end, but in her zeal to show how fit she is, she jumped the shark and went into the crowd too early at the end.
    Look at that skinny front leg! THAT IS NOT A RUNNERS LEG!!! A runner's leg would be well-defined, with plenty of rounded muscles in her calf area - NOT the flat outline that is shown! The flat-muscled calf is not even from a walker. I betcha with those calf muscles, she would not be able to do that speed-walk she did while '6 or 7 months pregnant' with TriG during that video where she walked with the reporter on icy roads to her home.!

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  100. She probably WAS in the race at the beginning as that picture shows, Gryphen (I don't think it was photoshopped, after looking at it @ x400). And she probably was in the race at the end.

    Just not in the middle, a la Rosie Ruiz (only with her handy-dandy enabler at her side, she didn't get caught like Rosie did).

    I'd probably sweat a little too if I ran 5 miles of a 13 mile half-marathon...

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  101. Anonymous2:05 PM

    If she can fake a pregnancy, how hard is it to fake a race? Nobody noticed her until the end hmmm? Why didn't they get a real pic of her running in the crowd instead of pasting a pic of her running alone into a crowd pic.

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  102. do you know how many times youve been proven wrong, yet have failed to admit it with a retraction? This occurs when one writes based solely on rumors and hateful bias. Heaven help this country. I hope colleges are no longer teaching journalism students that spectacle sells, truth doesn't matter, because the blogs are a disgrace to this country.

    Theres a reason the public relations major is a crock. All media students are taught how to put the perfect spin on something to sway people. Sad.

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  103. FEDUP!!!2:06 PM

    Also, too, in the after-the-run picture with the older couple, her grey t-shirt has NOT ONE SWEAT STAIN on it! (Yeah, I know, I know: she took a shower and changed right there, so she was not sweaty at all!)

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  104. Anonymous2:06 PM

    Please stop using the "prick tease" terminology. I love reading your blog but please clean up the language. I know you're a guy and maybe think it's cool, but it doesn't help any of your arguments. Sarah needs to be exposed but I think we should keep it a bit cleaner in language or we run the risk of turning off readers.

    1:03 PM
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    polls (poles) are for strippers, more your style?

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  105. Anonymous2:08 PM

    Why do you all say she looked frail? It's not she's big boned or even remotely tall. She looked great yesterday, like she finally got rest from traveling to Iowa. Man this blog has become sad.

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  106. Anonymous2:08 PM

    So Sarah goes by Heath now, yeah that's right cause she's divorced from Todd. Thanks for verifying that Sarah Heath.

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  107. Anonymous2:09 PM

    Sarah Palin may or may not have run in some part of that race, but GOD'S TRUTH, that photo is shopped bigtime. There are no shadows in the right places, the Sarah part is brighter in contrast that all the rest of the image, no one is even aware her coming in from the side, OFF the track, she is considerably bigger and taller proportionally than even the largest man there. What an insult to pass this off as real.

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  108. Anonymous2:09 PM

    Updated finishing photo -- how short are the man and woman? Palin is 5'4".

    I say the woman in the photo is not sarah palin.

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  109. Anonymous2:09 PM

    How did the runner in plaid shorts get through all the walkers without knocking one down?

    Picture looks fake to me.

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  110. Anonymous2:10 PM

    Thinking she used a standin or faked this is AS stupid as thinking Bristol has used a standin. Disturbed little people, all of you.

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  111. Anonymous2:12 PM

    OK, that second photo of a post-run, sweaty Palin did it for me. She ran the marathon, the babygate hoax is bullshit, Sarah is a genius who will be the next POTUS and herald a new era of prosperity and peace to the USA. And I'm gonna start posting at C$P as a rabid fan. Sarah, my darling, my hero, you can do anything! Swoon. Or...nah.

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  112. Anonymous2:12 PM

    In races that involve runners and walkers, the runners go first for obvious reasons. Why is she running past the walkers? Because someone did a hurry-up Photoshop without thinking it through, much like everything SP does. Quick, easy and cheap.

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  113. Anonymous2:12 PM

    Sarah is sweating on her neck due to menopause and side effects from medication. I know, I deal with it too. Antidpressants will do that, so will antianxiety meds. Menopause of course is kicking in and the hot flashes and sweats are ungodly. With the frail state of her body, the drugs and menopause, plus any humidity that was in the air, it's a perfect cocktail for getting wringing wet.

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  114. Anonymous2:12 PM

    Did someone really call Joe M stupid? He's the ONE Palin blogger who doesn't have his head so far up his ass that he can't think objectively. I am still waiting for Griffin to retract his past accusations that were proven false almost immediately. Joe is the only sane on in this whole bunch.

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  115. Anonymous2:14 PM

    Is "Running Barbie" wearing a polo gray shirt? That front foot gets any bigger and she's going to trip the people across the street.

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  116. re. Update: Why does scarah so often appear in pictures with things sticking up behind her head??

    Or, maybe its just bad energy showing up on film??

    V.

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  117. Anonymous2:15 PM

    If Sarah really had run, there would be way more than ONE image capture of it. Let's see if any more show up, but my eyes tell me this is fake as all getout.

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  118. Anonymous2:15 PM

    oh for fucks sake, she's wearing a lite sweater and tshirt. Others are wearing long sleeve shirts. Notice the sweater was removed at the end. God, why do people read sooo much into things.

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  119. Anonymous2:15 PM

    @1:21:

    It is clear from his post that he is not the source of the photo used on Greta's blog; he only thanks someone for taking the picture of him and his wife with Sarah Palin.

    He was at the end of the race with Todd, by a lake, which this picture is clearly not by.

    He took the running picture from Greta's blog. The other picture--where Sarah is not running--is genuine.

    I just don't think that picture of her running is genuine. Maybe she jumped in later in the race to show up at the finish line. It would not be surprising for her to do things like that.

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  120. Anonymous2:16 PM

    Anytime you post a comment that begins with:

    No runner this...
    No woman that...
    When I was 11 I was an accomplished...she's a fake for not being me

    You sound ridiculous and overly arrogant. I feel for your parents.

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  121. Anonymous2:17 PM

    Just posted on the last thread but will do it on this more appropriate thread. I think that Palin pulled a "Rosie Ruiz".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_Ruiz

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  122. Anonymous2:17 PM

    Is that a 2nd place finish or does it mean something else? I dont know racing stats and numbers.

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  123. Anonymous2:18 PM

    @135

    You must be sight impaired! Haha

    And what is more appropriate to call scary paylin?

    A pole dancing political prick tease is PERFECT!!! But with that crooked face job, granny neck, hands and feet with loads of cottage cheesy thighs, its a nasty thought!
    I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

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  124. Anonymous2:18 PM

    Amie said...

    I still think you're mentality is affecting your objectiveness. There's no evidence Sarah is unhealthy.

    1:35 PM

    Have you ever smelled Palin?
    My wet dog who I haven't bathe in over two weeks smells better than her.

    Its like rotten cheese, when you see fungus on it and it smells, ya gotta throw it away.

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  125. Balzafiar2:19 PM

    About that second picture: it appears to be her but there's just something about the mouth that doesn't seem quite right to me.

    I would need to see a couple more pictures of this same woman to be sure.

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  126. Anonymous2:20 PM

    Just thought of this: her ears are covered in the "running picture." Sarah has distinctive ears. As we all know from the "ruffles" story, ears can identify a person. The person in the picture is not Sarah.

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  127. Anonymous2:22 PM

    Joe McGinnis and Roger Ailes are long time friends, his book will probably lift up Sarah and make her appear to be a saint. I am not buying his BS.

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  128. Anonymous2:23 PM

    Sarah's legs are in horrible shape if she truly is a runner.

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  129. Anonymous2:24 PM

    Do remember that whatever is posted on this blog is usually the opposite.

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  130. Anonymous2:25 PM

    Yeah right, and Rosie Ruiz ran the Boston Marathon.

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  131. Anonymous2:26 PM

    Have you noticed that Joe's blog posts have gotten a little nastier towards other bloggers and commenters, now that he is no longer taking comments?

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  132. dominicastar2:27 PM

    I've just came off Greta's Blog; did ya'll see the missing arm?!

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  133. Anonymous2:27 PM

    Oh, what a coinky-dink, "teledude" of C4P fame, and iowans4palin blogger, just happened to hear from his wife that Sarah was in the race and ran down to meet her. HAHAHAHAHA!!!

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  134. Anonymous2:28 PM

    If you want to see the REAL thing, check out this young boy with his President...just a few pictures down...absolutely inspiring.

    http://theobamadiary.com/
    2011/09/04/newark/

    http://theobamadiary.com/

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  135. Anonymous2:29 PM

    Anonymous said...

    It's especially noticable when looking at color and contrast between her "outfit" and the others. She looks like she's bundled up to run at 30 plus degrees instead of the higher temps in Iowa. The headband over the ears is the dead giveaway on that.

    1:21 PM

    You mean Sarah is dressed as if she was running in Alaska?

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  136. Anonymous2:30 PM

    1:27 - there were pictures of Rosie Ruiz at the end of the Boston Marathon, too.

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  137. Anonymous2:30 PM

    There are so many ways to fake results in a small town race like this. I am a runner and even though I'm 64 now, when I was 48 I was able to run a 1:25 half marathon and sub-3 hour marathon. Now I can run 1:49 in a half and I train all the time. No way that Sarah ran 1:45 at that half marathon in Storm Lake. I will see a running friend of mine tomorrow who lives in Storm Lake - my friend ran the 5K at the same event in Storm Lake. It will be interesting to see what she knows about this.

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  138. wow!!! if gryphen is sarah's #1 personal enemy then she has alot of them, like the people who read this website and the 67% of registered republicans who would never vote for her no matter what. does she think these people are any less her enemy than gryphen. ms. paylin, there are many, many people in this country and abroad who see through you and want you exposed. doing something like this photoshop is the reason WHY people want you exposed. maybe you do these ridiculous things to keep people talking. is it working for you??? i hear it's not going so well...........

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  139. Anonymous2:31 PM

    Scarah and friends are achieving their goal -- they have shut down my thinking faculty for good.

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  140. Anonymous2:32 PM

    just posted on greta's site;
    This is HI STERICAL! Granny Grifter did NOT like IM's post about her looking unhealthy. Suddenly, a photo (very poorly photoshopped) and a fake story to boot out there to "prove" she is "healthy". What a bunch of saps.
    I encourage the IM team to head on over to GW and give the Bots a little love.

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  141. Triskele2:33 PM

    Storm Lake, IA. is about 176 miles/3 Hrs+ North of Indianola, IA, where she gave her screech. The Half Marathon began @ 7:30am. I looked at the Storm lake newspaper, no mention of her at all! Not that she isn't recognizable! AmIrite??

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  142. Wow, Sarah is how tall--like 5'3"? I think that is what people have said. In that last picture, she is about 4 inches taller than the woman she is with. So that lady is 4'11"? Well, I suppose that it is possible, but how likely is it? SP looks like an amazon next to that other lady. Weird.

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  143. Anonymous2:36 PM

    The photo is legit. Race manger says she ran as "Heath". Give it a rest. Focus on Sarah's real lies. Please.

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  144. Anonymous2:37 PM

    Maybe this is how Sarah plans to run...not for President, but just in half marathons in each state.

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  145. Triskele2:38 PM

    @Marleycat. I puzzled over her number, vs. the result entry. I Think W is for women, and 47 is her age?? But, I thought she was younger? Anyway, just a theory.

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  146. Anonymous2:38 PM

    Rosie Ruiz Palin finishes 1/2 marathon in record time of 11 minutes.

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  147. Anonymous2:42 PM

    I think this is a photoshop conglomerate of her old photo of running in Hatcher Pass. The race number is 69 in Hatcher and it looks much like the same race number bib in the Hatcher photo, except slightly blurred in the Iowa photo.

    The Iowa photo also looks like the shoes have been "shopped" onto her feet. This seems to me like an enhanced and slightly changed version of this old photo. Adding a Palin head with visor and ear flaps to an old photo of her running then placing it in the race photo.

    http://newshopper.sulekha.com/this-undated-photo-provided-by-the-heath-family-shows-alaska-gov-sarah-palin-running-the-hatcher-pass-foot-race-in-wasilla-ala_photo_368245.htm

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  148. Anonymous2:42 PM

    1:31

    If ex governor QUITTER palin wanted some 'personal' time to run, why enter a marathon (under sarah heath- how incognito is THAT?) knowing results would be published? She was in it for the publicity. And just like in Wa state a few years back (yes, I remember) she most likely didn't run the entire course.

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  149. LoveAndKnishesFromBrooklyn2:43 PM

    I'll bet there was a stealth vehicle involved--didn't this happen once before? Methinks she was running BEHIND the pack, then photographed and quickly retouched in over the curb since it would be impossible to insert SP (or is it SH?) into the crowd and make her stand out. People can do a lot with iPads on the go, crappy job or not (the focus field is strange). It's easier for her to run a bit, then jump back into the car and drift on over somewhere close to the finish line. Bogus as usual, but this kind of "Superwoman" shenanigan really attracts the slathering rubes. Why didn't she make a big effin' deal about this yesterday if she IS a runner, I wonder? Did someone come up with this little PR brainstorm this morning?

    Regardless, I really don't care if this bag of bones runs in a marathon. I just don't want her RUNNING this country!

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  150. Dis Gusted2:43 PM

    1:45...that's for 13.1 miles.



    ****


    bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha


    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


    SP couldn't pull that time if she was on a bicycle!!!

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  151. Personally, I don't care is she's a runner or not. She's a bad mother, a bad wife, a bad citizen, and a crappy human being.

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  152. Anonymous2:44 PM

    KLOWNS:

    http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/09/04/sarah-palin-runs-in-iowa-half-marathon/

    Sarah Palin’s short-lived and unannounced run began and ended today in Storm Lake, Iowa.

    The morning after Palin’s speech at a tea party rally in Indianola, Greta Van Susteren of Fox News posted a photo she said was snapped of Palin during the “Jump Right in and Run” half-marathon organized by the Storm Lake Running Club.

    Hannah Campbell, webmaster of the Storm Lake Running Club, confirmed the former Alaska governor’s participation in the event. She said Palin’s official time was 1 hour 46 minutes 10 seconds.

    A tweet from Palin this afternoon mentioned her Storm Lake stop: “Thank you, Storm Lake, Iowa. You put on a great event & we loved meeting some great folks in your beautiful town today!”

    Curiously, the name Palin isn’t listed anywhere on the race records. But there is a mysterious second-place finisher under the age “40-49 Results – Women” results named Sarah Heath. She listed herself as from Des Moines.



    Heath is Palin’s maiden name. Said runner is also 47 years old — the same age as Palin.

    Campbell confirmed that Palin ran under her former name.

    “No one in our planning committee knew prior to her half-marathon finish that she was even registered for the race,” said Campbell in an email. “After learning that Mrs. Palin had run the race, a volunteer for the event realized that a man she recognized during packet pick-up on Saturday evening was actually Todd Palin.”

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  153. Anonymous2:44 PM

    Remember back on her fake family vacation - they came upon a look-a-like Sarah!! After they met and Sarah had said to give her info to someone - she conveniently appeared outside of the bakery and the media filmed her walking in.

    Inside the bakery was Sarah, Chuckles & Sally at which time Palin gave her Paul Revere BS.

    I said back then they would 'use' the look-a-like. Wouldn't surprise me that they tossed her into this for the fake out picture.

    If it was the 'real' Palin, they would have included Toad in the pic. There is no look-a-like Toad.

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  154. Anonymous2:46 PM

    OMG. Serious? Like, SERIOUS serious? A human being actually expected another human being to buy this?

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  155. Anonymous2:47 PM

    So incognito running on the grass in RED? Hmmm.

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  156. Anonymous2:49 PM

    OMG, there are a whole lot of people who COULD call out a marathon faker. The sheer stupidity and immaturity of bloggers is beginning to frustrate me.

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  157. Anonymous2:49 PM

    I had a sorority sister that was anorexic and she ran all the time, so I think she could have run given her physical state.

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  158. Anonymous2:53 PM

    http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/09/04/sarah-palin-runs-in-iowa-half-marathon/

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  159. Anonymous2:54 PM

    13 miles at roughly 8 min mile pace on no training. Sure....

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  160. Jennifer2:55 PM

    There are photos from last year's race - the link is available on the running club's website. I've done various fun runs and the photographers always make a point of getting a photo of each runner because they want every runner to buy one of themselves.

    The photos of yesterday's race aren't available yet, but if we keep an eye on the running club's website, they'll probably be up soon. Usually takes about a day or so. Some of the ones I've been in, you can even search all photos by your race number, so perhaps they could be searched that way.

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  161. Anonymous2:56 PM

    Anon 12:50 posted this link to pics of the Pee'ers meet-up:

    Notice the ear piece in this photo, what's up with that?

    http://shealahcraighead.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2011-09-02-One-Nation-Bus-Tour-IA-Des-Moines/G0000Z8M0YvGQYHc/I0000vuDA9zDUfwY

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    Notice Scarah's back to selling photos again!!!!
    Despiration for $$$$

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  162. Anonymous2:57 PM

    Of course she couldn't run a 1:45 half marathon. Like those elderly walkers could keep up the 8min/mile pace!

    But it IS serving the purpose of distracting us from the new anon poster, amongst other things.

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  163. Anonymous2:57 PM

    The photo has been shopped. Sarah may very well have been there and run some or all of the race, but that isn't the issue for me, the issue is that THAT photo is manipulated. So don't let them spin it that we are doubting that she was there and she even may have run, but this representation of it is BOGUS. Period.

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  164. Anonymous2:58 PM

    Apparently when Sarah runs she grows from 5'2" to about 5'10". Just look at here compared to the other runners... she's huge.

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  165. Anonymous3:00 PM

    Teledude who wrote the bit about his wife phoning him at 7 am and telling him Sarah was running - husband and wife in the photo with Sarah - is Doug Adams.

    "The former chip salesman, Doug Adams, also 56, launched the blog Iowans4Palin in February. “When she came on the scene, she was speaking directly to me,” said Adams, a resident of Storm Lake, a small town about halfway between Fort Dodge and Sioux City…"

    http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2011/04/27/how-long-can-palin-put-off-iowa/

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  166. Anonymous3:09 PM

    Gryphen, it is not hard to believe that SP ran that half marathon. And that does not mean that she is not unhealthy! Her running may be the only thing that keeps her sane. BTW: My sister in law had an eating disorder AND was a marathon runner and would routinely do 400 sit ups a day!! Over exercising is a part of eating disorders. I have no doubt that she ran that race. Maybe she has shifted into her manic state. Just sayin.

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  167. Anonymous3:09 PM

    Hey Gryphen, I don't think that the counter for posting is working right or something on the Broomfield post. It keeps ending with the same post, but the number of posts has increased, but when you click on the newer, it doesn't bring up any more posts. Is anyone else having this problem. The last post I can see is 6:31 AM but the number count has gone up 15or 20 since then. Any clue?

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  168. Anonymous3:11 PM

    There's another legitimate picture from the race posted on the Iowa caucus site. http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/09/04/sarah-palin-runs-in-iowa-half-marathon/

    However, I think there may be a possibility that the picture that was snapped was one of her "entering" the race, i.e. cheating. Every year there are plenty of cheaters caught at the Boston, Chicago & NY marathons, who "enter" the race somewhere along the marathon route.

    Keep digging Gryphen!

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  169. Anonymous3:13 PM

    The Des Moines Register just posted another update. Somebody's trying really hard to prove they did what they said they did. Still no matted wet hair and no arm pit stains. Just the shoulders and neck.

    http://iowans4palin.blogspot.com/2011/09/governor-sarah-palin-is-running.html

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  170. Anonymous3:18 PM

    Read elsewhere - this is a two person team marathon - each runner runs 6.5 miles. So she jumped in for the second half and crossed the finish line. Possible. Anything for a good photo op and to prove she wasn't all drugged out yesterday. She has to stay one step ahead of the bloggers.

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  171. Anonymous3:20 PM

    Gryphen, my dear, it appears you were wrong. It is Sarah (I can't believe it either), admit it, give her kudos and move on. We can't be like Palin-bots are to Obama. The clothes are for sweat, btw, very common for bulimics and anorexics.

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  172. Anonymous3:23 PM

    Des Moines to Storm Lake
    US-20 W
    2 hrs 48 mins / 157.01 miles
    If she drove and her plane is in Des Moines that means she spent about 6 hrs on the road this morning and she has to fly to New Hampshire and be ready for her speech at 5 EST. Is she wonder woman? Why would she do this?

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  173. Anonymous3:23 PM

    Does not look like either of those two posing with the poser has ever run an farther than to the local McDonalds!

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  174. Anonymous3:26 PM

    For all the 'researching & investigation' he did for his book -- I find Joe to have been 'totally lazy' in his research of this.

    As Anon at 1:30 posted,

    Here's the entry form:
    http://stormlakerunningclub.com/JRIregistration2011.pdf

    2 person teams, and the Des Moines, Iowa team consisted of Julie Marks and sarah heath.

    So the team ran a 1:45, each runner going 6.5 miles, with an average time of 52.5 minutes per runner. A little over 8 minutes per mile per runner.

    What would have taken a few minutes to google and he didn't -- how much did he 'really' research for his book?

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  175. I want to know why the "sweat" patterns on her grey T shirt don't match up... Mr I was there...

    See finish "photo" and couple with Scarah photo... significant difference in "sweat" volume and pattern...Liar Liars pants on fire...

    that of course is beside the floating image with the red tee over the grey one...

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  176. Anonymous3:29 PM

    Interesting, it is hard to imagine this idiot who requires bomb sniffing dogs and armed guards would run nilly willy in a crowd without her armed security running with her. We are also suppose to believe that one photographer just happens to capture her image in the center of his frame with no one obstructing the photographer's view.

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  177. Anonymous3:30 PM

    The guy in the red bandana looks photoshopped too- those shoe shadows look weird. Maybe some others, too. Just take a photo on the sidelines and put your subject in, and poof! All of those running will know they themselves were there, must just not have noticed that whiz in red going by them. haha

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  178. sharon3:32 PM

    OMG! She sure as hell DOES read this blog - that's what anon posted and said she visits it constantly throughout the day. hahaha..and yes, that's the worst photoshop i've ever seen. How lame can they get with this? As far as joe mcginnis, I really don't know what his game is but he's all over the place on palin. One day he's all smug about how his book will destroy her and the next day he's saying how BIG her name is...blah, blah, blah. One day he throttled me for bringing up one of her kids in reference to his post and then he wrote a nasty post the next day about the blog being only about palin and not her kids and if we wanted to bring that shit up then we should go to another blog like this one....then last week he wrote a post all about brisdull. What gives Joe? I love it here. Gryphen is real. And I think he knows a whole lot more about palin then Joe does cause Gryphen has been doing this from the start. And Gryphen never insults us here.

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  179. Anonymous3:35 PM

    Well, this is the only kind of running she shoul be doing! Maybe she can be successful at this kind.

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  180. Anonymous3:35 PM

    That photo was photoshopped. I am a photographer, I should know. Look at her left foot and where it's positioned. The minute it hits the ground, she should trip and fall, because it is going to land on the curb. What an awful job. The is the most unnatural depth of field I have ever seen. Amateurish at best.

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  181. Anonymous3:38 PM

    http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/09/04/sarah-palin-runs-in-iowa-half-marathon/

    I guess she ran the second half of the two man marathon.

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  182. Anonymous3:39 PM

    I don't believe it.

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  183. Anonymous3:43 PM

    hey $carah, you lowlife grifter cowardly fraud, what the fuk's up with the ear bra in your fraudulent 1/2 marathon expose ?

    you suck bitch

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  184. Anonymous3:45 PM

    Thanks, 1:30 pm for actually posting the entry form.

    Gryphen, you should front page that.

    Everyone's acting like she ran the whole 13.1k. The time is admirable and respectable, but much less AMAZING when you know she only did half of it, and her partner did the other.

    It's much harder to keep up that pace running a full 13.1k, in comparison to 6.5k.

    The Republican sites will never make that distinction, of course.

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  185. Rationalist3:45 PM

    Well, here's one thing. All over the website for the race, it says "NO SAME DAY REGISTRATION." So she had to have planned at least a little in advance.

    She's wearing one race number and carrying another. She could have given a younger faster "plant" the number registered to Sarah Heath.

    It could be the angle, but it does look like her arm is missing.

    But the coincidence of the C4P guy and the fact that every pro-Palin website seems to have received the picture simultaneously is what really gives me pause.

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  186. Anonymous3:46 PM

    Also, I just noticed that Julie Marks, her partner, came in first. So who knows just how close that split was. Julie could have only taken 45 minutes while Palin took an hour. Who knows.

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  187. Rationalist3:46 PM

    Oh! Probably Julie and Sarah switched numbers.

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  188. Ripley3:46 PM

    That's her Skinny Raven Sports t-shirt. She wore it in Haiti. With Greta. Something is definitely fishy here. Why would she wear an old t-shirt instead of one with the marathon logo?

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  189. PalinsHoax3:48 PM

    Amie @ 1:35 pm said...
    "I still think you're mentality is affecting your objectiveness. There's no evidence Sarah is unhealthy."

    Uuhhhh. Have you never heard Paylin speak? As soon as she opens her mouth all her internal sickness and illness and unhealthiness spews out.

    Not to mention the reports of her lack of personal hygenic practices, like wearing a soiled outfit to a public event, while flopping around in shoes too big for her feet.

    Last but not least, if you look at the pictures where she is sticking out her tongue, notice how gross it is with the tongue's white coating of toxins.

    Paylin is a walking billboard for a person who is full of noxious toxicity on many levels.

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  190. Anonymous3:49 PM

    if she was running the second half of a tag team, and the team basically came in first place for their age group, there is no way that there would be that many walkers, nor would everyone be packed together like that. she may have run (maybe her partner ran more miles than she did?) but that photo is a poorly put together publicity photoshop piece of at least three separate pictures.

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  191. sarah has two left feet. and is apparently an actual vampire, because she doesn't cast a shadow

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  192. Damn! That is a buttload of bots that just showed up here!

    That kind of makes me think they were directed to come here and refute what the smart people are saying about their queen.

    But why?

    Is it REALLY that important that her supporters believe that she can still run a marathon?

    And how would THEY even know what WE are talking about? Do they hang out here too?

    Or is it only Sarah who comes here, takes offense, and then demands that her people fight back?

    That, by the way, is exactly what Bailey said in his book that she did concerning comments on ADN. So there is definitely a pattern.

    But everybody does understand that it is pathological to do that though, right?

    Bots? I'm talking to you.

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  193. Anonymous3:58 PM

    Anonymous @ 1:27pm said...
    "It's hard to fake something when there are tons of other racers who could EASILY call her out. Admit it, Sarah runs."

    Excuse me. In that picture it looks more like Palin has GOT the runs.

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  194. Anonymous3:58 PM

    hey $carah,
    why don't ya ditch the skinny raven t-shirt because nobody in those two stores can stand your $kank ass, i also remember you bragging to the media about your hand painted dansko's and how you got them from a very good friend who hand paints and sells them in anchorage, well romney does happen to be a VERY good friend of mine and she laughed her ass off when you were telling folks how good a friend she is to you, she can't stand your lying grifting fraud ass either. damn, you're a lying ass bitch, you also seem to be very proud of that fact too

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  195. anjaak3:59 PM

    Best photo bomb ever with the guy in the back giving the thumbs up on the second photo!

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  196. Ripley4:00 PM

    Photo of Palin sitting down and eating a plate full of steak and potatoes, in 3....2.....1

    Go get her Gryph.

    *waving to Palin*

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  197. Anonymous4:03 PM

    Yesterday, Sarah had tons of under arm sweat in that sweater, yet she runs a marathon and has none as seen in the after photo with the couple.

    Greta is trying to say she is running, if Fox had covered her yesterday they would have to give the other candidates equal time.

    Ok Greta, big joke,fake a run,fake a pregnancy on Faux Fox....keep faking!

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  198. Anonymous4:04 PM

    No one turned to look at a person about to run off the curve?

    I have to admit, this is pretty suspicisios coming after so much talk at IM about Sarah's apparent poor health. I guess, if you can fake a pregnancy, you can fake running a half marathon. The "eyewitness account" is pretty lame.

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  199. Ripley4:05 PM

    http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2755_palin.jpg

    That's the swirliest sweat stain I ever saw on someone's shoulders... almost like it was squirted on with a water bottle.....

    Dry hair, dry face. Must be nice.

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