Posted by
Diocuore on Monday, July 06, 2009 4:10:07 PM
Super Sarah, Just Super!
It was quite amazing. Sarah Palin stole the headlines from Michael Jackson!
It was Friday, the day before a national holiday, and in the way of Americans these days, Independence Day celebrations had begun.
Crowds left town; many businesses closed early or didn't bother to open at all, making it another three-day weekend.
But in Alaska, in the yard of her home, Gov. Sarah Palin made a speech that shook both political parties and brought out more of the insulting long knives among the so-called pundits.
Even on a normal Friday, generally speaking, "news" doesn't happen and media are essentially closed for the weekend. No one expects breaking news.
Sarah Palin chose late morning in Alaska to drop her media bombshell; it was after 4 p.m. on the East Coast. Media were wrapped up, and most regular talk hosts were on vacation, their microphones manned by some "fill in" who never anticipated big news!
The bombshell Palin dropped on the small crowd gathered as she spoke, was that not only was she not going to run for re-election as governor, she would resign her office July 26.
That's it! Done! Over!
Her short speech was addressed to Alaskans and briefly outlined both the history and importance of the state as well as her administration's accomplishments.
If she were a candidate, it was a perfect summary of campaign talking points. It was stunning in its political import and reaction ranged from name calling, to psychological analysis to ridicule. According to some, her political career is over. They're far from kind, but the media have never been kind to Palin.
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