TMZ: Palin Explains Speeding Ticket: 'I Wasn't Speeding, I Was Qualifying'

[DonViejo]

By DYLAN SCOTT Published JULY 22, 2014, 5:51 PM EDT

Gossip website TMZ reported on Tuesday that former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was ticketed for speeding in Alaska last week.

She was going 63 miles per hour in a 45 miles per hour zone in her Toyota Tundra, according to TMZ, and will pay a $154 fine.

Her explanation to the site was simple. She said she was listening to Sammy Hagar's "I Can't Drive 55" song at the time.

"I wasn't speeding," she told TMZ. "I was qualifying."

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[Coventina]

1. Groan. Get some new material, Palin.

That joke isn't funny anymore.

And your taste in music is terrible.

[MADem]

2. Well, of course!!! The One Percenters, and their mouthpieces, don't need to follow those silly

motorists' rules! They're SPECIAL!!!!

And of course, the "outlaw" attitude is supposed to appeal to those who think they are above the law!

What a loser--not only in her politics, but her music choices as well...

[Archae]

13. Hey, I like that Sammy Hagar tune...

Also the one he did for the movie "Heavy Metal" and yes, his Van Hagar tune "Right Now."

[MADem]

14. I suppose it's a matter of taste.

Mine don't go in that direction; I'm more MOTOWN than metal, you see!

[Archae]

15. And I detest Motown...

Most of it, that is.

(I have Ozzy on at the moment...)

[MADem]

18. Definitely a matter of taste, then! nt

[Motown_Johnny]

24. it must suck to be tone deaf AND have no rhythm

I admire your ability to carry on with such a horrible disadvantage.

[Delmette]

29. They're Special

That was my first thought!

[Codeine]

3. What a fucking maroon.

Even reading what she says is like nails in a chalkboard.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. I didn't know she was even in the state.

I wonder if she was ticketed by the Troopers. Remember she didn't have such a good relationship with that organization. They were probably more than happy to cite her.

[tanyev]

5. Is communicating almost entirely in bumper sticker slogans an identified pathology?

[frylock]

20. was wondering the same..

when asked if she had anything further to add, she quipped "ass, gas, or grass. nobody rides for free."

[Control-Z]

30. Wtf?

Seriously?

[frylock]

36. no

[randys1]

6. She loves racists and their music, it seems.

What makes me want to jump in front of her speeding SUV is the fact that ANYONE in this country voted for the moran.

[onenote]

37. You have some reason for calling Hagar a racist?

[randys1]

39. Hagar? meant Nugent, did i respond in the wrong place?

i was on the Nugent thread same time, my mistake

Hagar is a rightwinger though, but i dont know how racist he may be

[Politicalboi]

7. How could that cop give her a ticket

Didn't she wink at him assuming he's male, didn't he see stars and his legs tingle like she was only speeding for him.

[randys1]

8. Funny thing is you think a cop in Alaska wouldnt give her a ticket, I like this cop

[Politicalboi]

12. Me too

[rug]

9. She was fleeing a thought.

[Stuart G]

10. Is this for real? A Fake? Nobody can be this stupid. If this is for real, then

it is the complete end of Palin. And...it is about time. If it is real, and she tries to explain this, and she said that, then almost all people will laugh at her. A few fools will be left, but if this gets wide publicity, in my opinion, her speaking fees will go down. She will always need to explain this....

[Malraiders]

11. And that's the only way she will be seen as qualifying for anything nt

[Delphinus]

16. Welcome to DU!

Glad to have you here.

[pinboy3niner]

17. Does stealing that old joke 'qualify' as Petty theft?

[rocktivity]

21. It was Michele Bachmann who committed the "Petty" theft

Last edited Wed Jul 23, 2014, 05:42 PM - Edit history (1)

when she tried to use his American Girl as a campaign song.

Palin tried to use Heart's Barracuda!


rocktivity

[rocktivity]

19. I've always believed that you should get a speeding ticket

just for HAVING this song in your car:

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rocktivity

[zappaman]

22. I love that song!

Gibby rules!

[gohuskies]

23. The Wicked Witch of Wasilla rides again

Just wish she would fade into obscurity but she is such an attention seeking moron that we probably won't be rid of her stupidity for a looonnng time.

[brucefan]

25. Toyota Tundra?

Not an all-American gas guzzler?

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

26. Her Maverick was in the shop.

[demwing]

27. Don't worry about qualifying

worry about finishing, Governor Quit-Stop.

[VanillaRhapsody]

28. She may not be "qualified" yet but she sure as shit is definitely "certifiable"

[unblock]

31. good for her, she finally found something she's qualified for!

[Blue Owl]

32. Grifting at twice the legal limit

n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

33. She's just taking up a new challenge. She's already qualified in the dumb-dumberer contest.

[kelliekat44]

34. In view of what is going on in the world...please don't post about Palin. She is not the keystrokes

[JaneyVee]

35. Qualifying for stupidity.

[onehandle]

38. Useless grifter running out its 15 minutes...

What Domestic Terrorists Are Teaching Our Children

[Orsino]

40. So she finally admits she wasn't qualified? n/t

[underpants]

42. Just about to post

Nope still not qualified

[underpants]

41. She's already qualified ..... as a NUT!

As Deputy Barney Fife would say

[bhikkhu]

43. Pathological inability to admit error

...is a requirement for being on that side of the aisle, unfortunately (and very obviously). Every time I admit a mistake myself I feel good, because I know it makes me even less like that sort of person.

[NaturalHigh]

44. That's actually a pretty good reply.

It has to be made up, though. I refuse to believe she's that cool.