A top aide to former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has resigned.
The aide partially resigned in order to seek other opportunities and partially to send a message that they were uncomfortable with the direction that the Palin camp was headed.
Some people have questioned whether Sarah Palin is just making some of her appearances on Fox News and writing books in order to get the money that comes from these agreements or whether she believes in the cause that she claims to believe in and promotes on the stump.
Some people have called into question her integrity during her time as Governor of Alaska.
They also wonder whether her husband Todd Palin was allowed to make too many decisions when it came to the financing and handling of state agencies. Meghan Stapleton is the top political aide who resigned. Stapleton claims she is resigning in order to spend more time with her friends and family.
Other people claim that she was pushed out by Sarah Palin because Palin realizes that she needs to beef up on policy matters if she does indeed run for President in 2012 as many people expect her to.
Palin may have realized that Stapleton wasn’t helping her in this regard.
Slowly but surely her ‘so-called’ supporters will continue to cut their ties with her. This woman is fruit loops! The American public is getting tired of all of her non-policy policies. She seems to suffer from a life long affliction of hoof’N'mouth disease.
Another looney left wing, tree hugger. You people are insane!!! You resort to personal attacks when you disagree with someone. Who could possibly take you seriously?
Your right! She is nuts! I don’t care what party she’s in…she’s loony!! I am so sick of her and her wardrobe, that’s all she seems to care about. I am tired of her talking about her woes with a child with DS. I have a child with DS who is 4 an has had 12 surgeries. Gimme a break! She has NO idea! I am sure that she has nannies, she doesn’t even take care of her own children!! Grow up people! I am tired of her period! She’s a train wreck and that’s what people love!
“LOONET LEFT WING TREE HUGER” ,”YOU RESORT TO PERSONAL ATTACKS WHEN YOU DISAGREE WITH SOME ONE”.MS LIKE YOU ARE PROJECTING QUITE A LOT FRANCES.
tea party looneys, I can’t believe these people. It is more like a star trek convention….getting dressed up in silly costumes and bevieving in fantasy. What a joke!
Personal attacks you say. She does not have any policy to disagree with and ones that she pretends she is pushing for like the R word are there only if those left wingers are using it otherwise it is just sarcasam.
I hope Sarah runs for president. But only if Tina Fey will agree to come back and portray her. I have never enjoyed an election so much. She is a walking skit, a Saturday Night Live Boon. What a silly woman, go Sarah go!
I guess in the same way that Obama’s supporters have slowly left him. Witness the dropping approval ratings.
Why does the media obsess about Palin? Why the personal attacks. If she’s so stupid and crazy, they should not spend the time railing against her. Do they consider her a threat?
You don’t see the same time spent on Dan Quayle.
They did during the heyday, didn’t they. Or did you forget the whole Murphy Brown thing?
Even George Will who is a staunch conservative Republican thinks Sara Palin is bad news for the Republican Party. She is bad news for the country and the media is doing our population no favor by obsessing on her. She is just a perky cheerleader type who thinks she knows much more than she does.
It’s more like foot-in-mouth disease.
If palin could read she should read “Idiot America: how stupidity became the norm in the land of the free”. It does seem silly but this cow will try and run for president if she wins I am moving to Canada, because America is on a self-destruct mode. Who would be vice prez limpburger or beck.
If you can only respond by 3rd grade name calling then you reveal your lack of intelligence and your opinion is rendered useless….thanks for leaving.
Need any cash for the move?
Democracy is NOT easy and it takes people getting off the couch and getting INVOLVED in helping bring about the change needed.It is obvious that you are not interested in the Democratic process.
Enough of the idle threats and just go! You and the rest of the Hollywood crowd that threatened to move to Canada when Bush was elected the second term need to just go on and leave!
Enjoy Canada! You will not be missed!
The truth in this story is clouded by the authors biased opinion. Read the story again and you will find the following truth. “A top aide to former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has resigned. Meghan Stapleton is the top political aide who resigned. Stapleton claims she is resigning in order to spend more time with her friends and family.” The rest of the article is filled with endless statements about what the author claims “other people” or “some people” think. True objective reporting is needed in this news bureau.
While Sarah Palin bashed Obama for creating death panels- its rumored, regardless of whether she hates “gays” or their relationships, she understands that millions of heterosexuals suffer with AIDES as well, She, it is “rumored”, Sarah Palin has been doing research on H.I.V. with kittens and the Clinton’s?
Reading a lot into “1″ resignation, arent we? Even George Washington and Abe Lincoln had aides resign. And so what if there were policy differences? Isnt it equally possible the aide was “too left” and felt out of place? And, by the way, Francis, plese dont speak for “The American public”. WE are speaking – read the polls. If I were you, Id rein in the Vice President, and the Predient for that matter. Their “ax v ask” and “corps v. corpse” gaffs give them plenty to do, thank you.
Who in the world cares?????????????
Palin is a joke–someone who just wants publicity
I can’t believe women voted for her just because she was a woman — women had better take a good look at who they stand behind and vote for rather than just because she is a female. This woman couldn’t run the US more or less her own affairs!
Oh, and what about the millions of people who voted for BO only because he is black…. what’s the difference? Wish you would have lauded this wonderful advice 2 years ago… we have such a competant leader now! Ha!
There are plenty of men who voted for Palin if they voted for John McCain. I can assure you that not all women voted for Sara Palin- that is what McCain was hoping for when he nominated her out of the blue. It backfired on him.
Carole
Stapleton has a lot of inside information on Governor’s Todd & Sarah. Mz. Palin knows this and will tip toe around her. Upon their election to the Presidency, the Palin’s will offer Stapleton a plum job in her Administration i.e., Sec. of State. Hey!
the Clinton’s did it, why can’t Todd and Sarah do it?
Wow! Bob22, did you just slide that joke Palin, in with G. Washington and Abe Lincoln???? You must have the brain of a tick. The whole world must be having a good laugh at that one..
You got to be related to Sarah, and your real name is Todd… Dumb & Dumber
This woman is a nut case. Stupid and self-centered.
GOD help us if she ever became President. She doesn’t have a clue on how to fix our problems and she is out for the money and power. She needs to pay her campaign debts.
You hit the nail on the head. See
A left wing puff piece if I ever saw one.
A -partial- resignation and the rest of the article is things that aren’t attributed to anybody in particular and are pure speculation.
Write an article if you ever stumble upon any hard facts EH?
Why does the self righous right always assume it is left wingers who think Palin is a nutjob?
Why does the self rightous right think others aren’t allowed an opinion? You want Fluff with no facts? Stick with Fox news and keep on with the hypocracy.
Never thought I’d live to see Sarah Palin and Abe Lincoln mentioned in the same sentence. It’s kind of like comparing Winston Churchill and Pee Wee Herman.
Well Rodger… you should watch Cup of Joe on MSNBC. His idiot sidekick Mika Bryzinski, or however you spell it, thinks Abe is our greatest founding father. And that was after she bashed Sarah regarding the founding fathers. And liberals aren’t idiots???
Why is this crappy blog entry on the MSN front page?
Fucking unsourced rumor mill garbage shouldn’t be next to NYTimes stories.
Why doesn’t anyone ask her why she quit her job in Alaska. Who would want a quitter for president. She is only out for the bucks and all the right wing nuts are putting her on Fox constantly. When will Fox realize that their political bent are the MINORITY.That is the reason Obama won. The opposite of the silent majority, they are the loud minority. Why do you think Hannity takes mostly women calls that are brainwashed by their husbands and don’t have a thought of their own except he is a “great American” because he is into war and killing. Don’t worry. Palin will self-destruct and the Minority will find another loser to back.
I hope that she runs for Pres. in 2012 and is nominated by the Republicans …. that would ensure another Democratic admin. for sure. Don’t ‘cha ‘no.
The fact that Sarah Palin has ANY supporters shows how idiotic many Americans are. I despise both political parties, but if the Republicans think Palin is the answer to their problems, they’re sadly mistaken. She’s a joke, pure and simple.
Why do you people pick on Sarah . She would have made a better vice president than we have now , and would be a better president than we have now. You people need to get a life and stay out of hers.
Why does a weak reporter editorialize this event to make Sarah look less. Is the reporter compensating for some deep problem with women in power.
The story is simple: Quit the editorial crap.
A top aide to former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has resigned. Meghan Stapleton is the top political aide who resigned. Stapleton claims she is resigning in order to spend more time with her friends and family.
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“I as an editorial reporter think” she was pushed out by Sarah Palin because Palin realizes that she needs to beef up on policy matters if she does indeed run for President in 2012 as many people expect her to.
Palin may have realized that Stapleton wasn’t helping her in this regard.
Go sarah go,she has more exsperience than the one term mistake we have now.
Given Palin’s track record as governor, what makes anyone think for one second that she wouldn’t run away the first time the job of being president got a little too hard for her, or that someone said something mean to her, or needing quick decisions doesn’t necessarily give you enough time to slap on a department-store’s worth of makeup. She’s just a whiny, childish, spoiled moron that thinks all Americans are as stupid as she is. George W. proved just how dangerous it is to have a true idiot in the White House–thousands of dead America kids in some foreign land that we had no business getting involved with–except of course to make Cheney and Haliburton extrordiarily rich. If somehow Americans were stupid enough to elect Palin, then Canada would suddenly become the most populated country in North America after the mass exodus that would follow her inaguration.
What a non-story this is. An aide resigns so the so called journalist gets to write that “some people” said this and “some people” said that. This is gossip not news. It only goes to prove that even the libs in Canada fear Sarah Palin and what she stands for.
I’m tired of hearing Repub’s comments on Obama’s approval rating. It is currently at 51% per Gallup. Reagan’s was at 42% at this point in his first term per Gallup. Here is the link:
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-presapp0605-31.html
I have to laugh when idiots think Dems are threatened by Palin. We are LAUGHING at her, get it. God some of you Repubs. are stupid! I hope this explanation helps.
Good to see that we are all doing so much to further her book sales and Fox TV appearances. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans care about the American public. I am hoping that there are more moderates like Scott Brown out there, and that we can vote out ALL INCUMBENTS REGARDLESS OF PARTY AFFILIATION, and vote in some moderates from independent parties, or from both camps. There needs to be a new polical environment that puts the United States citizens, and particularly those who are currently too young to vote but are being asked to pay all of their lives for current stimulus bills, before being re-elected, or selling books.
If we keep talking about Palin, she may never go away. She doesn’t deserve to use O2, let alone be some sort of media figure.
This message board is a study in political science. Most Palin “haters” are into name calling..hateful remarks and uninformed opines. If you sit in front of your television every night and suck in the rhetoric of Keith Olberman does that give you the pass to check your brain at the train station and ride the locomotive to ignorance??
Sarah Palin stands for many issues that will help America become a better country. Few on the left know this because all the left leaders preach hatred for Mrs. Palin so that no one will bother to look deeper into the person.
Just what America needs a female version of Dumya Bush. I guess he didn’t do enough to destroy this once great nation now we need her to finish the job. Do not count her out if people were stupid enough to vote for frat boy Georgie they will vote for her, after all she has been chosen by God, if she is elected we will truly be the laughing stock of the world until she uses the nuclear option on Iran and plunges the world into nuclear war.
While you all are entitled to your opinion, it would be nice if you did reseach first. Palin is under investigation for crimes she committed as governor. On the other hand, that would qualify her to be President, so never mind.
Everybody listen up. President Obama will win a 2nd term in spite of what you white and irrogant people think. The blacks and Hispanic people put him in office in 2008 and will again in 2012. Not Palin or any Republican will be able to beat him. He hasn’t lost any of the people that voted for him. You people need to get a life and understand that Obama is going to be our president again in 2012.
It would be nice if for once we could really get a candidate that is qualified for the job of the President. In all my years Palin is the only one the really scares me, even good ole Bush was scaring, but my hair stands on end when thinking of the possibility of Palin in the White house.
Cawren is right, go Sarah go. Our government is broken and a joke in itself. We should at least be entertained. Bill was fun. She doesn’t need to be well read in local and foreign policy. It isn’t working. And some of you need to watch the name calling. Your mom would be ashamed.
It would be nice to see Palin run in 2012, the rest of the Republicans who will be running are going to make her look like the damn fool that she is especially at the debate. This woman is only attempting get all the money that people are willing to pay her then she will walk away laughing all the way to the bank. There will be a very cold day in hell before corporate America, big business would back such a stupid person who can not convey a complete thought she just talks to hear her self talk. Oh, just wait until they media start digging into her back ground and finding the skeletons in her closet, we do not want to her people are picking on her, or that sexism, attacking her family memebers, it is going to get ugly for her after all “what goes around comes around so if she can stand the heat then she have better not run. The Republicans will use her for now then she will become worthless to GOPs.
Its people like everyone posting here thats making the Moose Shooter (Sarah Palin) become a house hold name. She did not energize the Republican party… she retarded it, making its true core supporters come oiut of the closet…. (racists, bigots, anti-government nut jobs, etc). And bare in mind that people like everyone posting here has prompted the media to pay attention to Sarah Palin…. Just as the case with Barack Obama. Lets be clear about one thing here everyone….. The media is only about RATINGS!!!! They could give 2 craps less about the cause. (Don’t believe me???? Think back to how Octomom became famous… And how about that crazy ballon flying incident buzzed the headlines… and who could forget the tender and emotional Britney Spears attacks.) These incidents spawn GREAT ratings.
What everyone needs to remember is that any publicity is good publicity. Not to mention, controversy creates cash. People will pay GOOD money for a steamy controversy. Look at the ill-failed efforts of the Bush Administrations War in Iraq bombed but prompted Faux News to portray anyone saying the efforts of HIS administration failed was not supporting the troops or being American(Its totally American to have a voice and even more American to speak against crooked politicians, just as the public did to Richard Nixon back in the 60′s and Clinton in the 90′s..
Hey I would like to speak at the next Tea Party Convention and get paid $100,000. plus and just critcize President Obama and the Democrats. I would write a few things on my hand that I want to say that thw crowd may want to hear (e.g, rang in spending, jump start energy, allowing American spirits … She has no plans, no solution or no answers on just how she would solve some the issues facing many Americans today. That would have been a more effective way of showing people that she has at least thought about the issue rather than using the some same old talking points from last year. If she thinks for one moment this pretending that she is one of us in the middle class is going to get us to vote for her then she is truly crazy. He have had a couple of nuts in the Whitehouse for the last eight years and we can take a chance on someone like her to become the president of the country. She appears to be anti-higher education because she is always putting down people with advance education. I am sorry but I do not want a stupid person running the country.
Maybe Palin should follow in the footsteps of her aid and go home and raise her family before another becomes pregnant or joins in the number one past time in Wasilla other than pregnant teenage girls. You guessed it hillbilly heroin(meth).