Sarah Palin announced her resignation Friday after 10 months of being beaten on by the mainstream media.
Following her resignation, and true to form, liberal bloggers and several mainstream media outlets reported that Palin gave her resignation due to a pending federal investigation (allegedly due to embezzlement). After these reports, Palin's attorneys put out a letter establishing the allegations to be false, and further signaling Palin's intention to hold the media outlets responsible for their defamation (and ominously citing to the Alaska Constitution).
Palin's attorneys explained that the defamatory statements were first published by a single liberal blogger, but then picked up by other media outlets. The citation to the Alaska Constitution is ominous because it signals that the attorneys would file their action in Alaska, where Palin is still wildly popular, and Alaskans are ticked off about the coverage of Palin. Given the proportionality of the publicity (international), it is not inconceivable that damages could be tens of millions of dollars - or more. [The letter specifically names the New York Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, and the Huffington Post - but it is unclear whether these media are alleged to have already defamed Palin, or whether the letter is a warning not to defame Palin.]
After 10 months of ridiculous, insane, unfair coverage, Palin will soon be out of public office and in a position to spend all her time suing the media if she chooses. That part should be fun to watch.
Consider this an open thread for discussion on Palin's resignation (if anyone is interested).
If Palin resigned to pursue a "higher calling", whatever that may be, then fine. But I am hearing speculation that she wants to run for the presidency in 2010. I really don't see how bailing out on her job as Alaska Governor helps her political career.
ReplyDeleteIf she can't handle the public scrutiny now, how can she possibly want to subject herself to a presidential campaign and even greater scrutiny by the press?
I personally think Palin has no intention right now of running for president. But I'm absolutely sure she won't be running in 2010 ... :)
ReplyDeleteIt would be absolutely great if defamation suits were filed against all of these major newspapers and bloggers and Palin won. The unfair coverage she has received is absurd. However, the media being "in the tank" for a President who can do no wrong by their eyes, but has been a complete and utter failure thus far, as well as a disgrace to his country.
ReplyDeleteWhen you choose to run for President there is going to be public scrutiny! She put herself out there and as far as the media goes, she was/is an easy target.
ReplyDeleteThe Rebulican party messed up when they choose her thinking that she would take the votes of women just because she was a woman. WRONG. She was not prepared or close to being ready for the job and it showed time and time again.
I believe that she has taken the scrutiny and the headache extremely well. I have read that she has stepped down to pursue what she is calling her"higher calling". I personally think it would be fabulous if she decided to run for president in 2012.
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin is like a moose on roller skates; although clueless, every move she makes is riveting.
ReplyDeleteYeah - and I love it how she can't speak without a teleprompter and thinks there are 57 states. What a dumba$$
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