Palin: Politically speaking, 'If I die, I die.'

[tj2001]

Source: Associated Press

Palin: Politically speaking, 'If I die, I die.'

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, "if I die, I die. So be it." The Alaska governor spoke in taped interviews on ABC, NBC and CNN on Tuesday morning.

She tells CNN that "all options are on the table" for her future. But she tells ABC's "Good Morning America" that she recognizes she might not have political staying power, saying "politically speaking, if I die, I die."

Speaking in fishing waders from the town of Dillingham, she says her resignation on Friday was a matter of progressing in an unconventional way because that's how Alaskans are.

Palin says she doesn't think she needs a title to affect "positive change," but also says she can't see herself being totally out of public service.


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[Bankhead_ATL]

1. rolling my eyes...and......

[niceypoo]

2. Alaskans are quitters?

What happened to Maverick?

What is next with her? Suicide attempts?

[yellowcanine]

29. Yeah my thought also. I am sure Alaskans will be thrilled.

[Wickerman]

3. Public Service?

Oh, Sarah, please go fuck off. There is nothing that resembles service in the offices you have held and abandoned.

[anachro1]

4. Sarah, don't

Make promises you won't keep.

[No Elephants]

5. Go with the flow, Sarah!

[No Elephants]

33. ...

[Mike Daniels]

6. I love how the candidate who made every campaign stop "us vs. them" speaks about "postive" change.

I can't wait for her "I'm an uniter, not a divider" sound bite.

[VaYallaDawg]

7. Get out the hook and drag this terrible act off stage.

Her 15 minutes ended months ago.

The RW radio here in Richmond spent a lot of airtime yesterday moaning and groaning about "what're we gonna do now" -- Palin and Sanford have both soiled the nest.

Too bad, so sad.

[mikeytherat]

9. Greetings, neighbor!

I'm out here in Bon Air.

mikey_the_rat

[VaYallaDawg]

34. Same to you friend.

I live in Willow Lawn area - love Bon Air. One of my good friends used to live over there, he always called it Buenos Aires.

[mwb970]

23. I *know* what they're going to do now.

They're going to hunker down and prepare for the next republican star to flame out in some spectacular way. It should happen within a week or two, at the rate they've been going lately.

:eyes:

[Delphinus]

36. Fingers crossed!! n/t

[No Elephants]

32. Why did they leave out Ensign? I protest!

[paparush]

8. Do "Real Americans"(tm) Quit?

I'm just sayin..

[mikeytherat]

10. "I'm NOT a quitter, I'm a fighter! Now watch me prove this by quitting!"

:crazy:

mikey_the_rat

[rocktivity]

11. Politically speaking, she's already committed suicide.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[InfiniteThoughts]

12. it's not beyond her to take back her resignation because of 'popular demand'

didn't the 'maverick' McCain do it in the 2008 Presidential campaign - 'suspend' and 'un-suspend' his campaign.

only, for palin, folks close to her forgot to tell her that the 2008 Presidential campaign is long over ...

[rurallib]

19. I am fully expecting her to back off before 7/26

[mwb970]

24. She'll quit the act of quitting itself?

OK, now this is getting tangled. I wouldn't put it past her though. Constancy is not one of her virtues, if she has any.

:crazy:

[Turborama]

13. I'm flabbergasted that there are still people out there who want her to be POTUS

WTF? I was astonished from day 1 but how can ANYONE still want to trust this nutjob with the nuclear football?

[YOY]

14. While she's up on the cross, I'll be out on the veranda.

n.t.

[struggle4progress]

25. !

[BumRushDaShow]

15. She is a non-stop

Time for her to exit stage right and pronto! :banghead:

[Roland99]

16. Sarah Palin = Charl"ene" Brown?

"Why is ever'body always pickin' on me?"

[No Elephants]

17. Conan OBrien. Obama went to Russia because, from Russia, he could see Sarah Palin cleaning out her

office."

Of course, the joke would have been a lot funnier if Palin had ever actually worked out of the Governor's office instead of staying in Wassila and charging the state for expenses of living in Wassile. Still, I give Conan points for using the Russia thing.

[Javaman]

18. we are being treated to failins version of "rope a dope".

if we are to believe that this media whore is going to just vanish, I have a massive bridge to sell you.

she's not that bright.

[No Elephants]

40. She never said she planned to vanish. She was clear she would be campaigning for

others. Methinks campaigning for mid term candidates is part of her strategy for running again. Ahd, since the GOP is running out of people who can draw a crowd, I would not be surprised if someone will be paying her handsomely to do that.

[happygoluckytoyou]

20. progressing in an unconventional way?? AHH YES.... WAR IS PEACE... LOSING IS WINNING... UP IS DOWN.

[No Elephants]

30. Quitting is Not Being a Quitter.

"... I choose to work very hard on a path for fruitfulness and productivity. I choose NOT to tear down and waste precious time; but to build UP this state and our country, and her industrious, generous, patriotic, free people!

Life is too short to compromise time and resources... it may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep your head down, plod along, and appease those who demand: "Sit down and shut up", but that's the worthless, easy path; that's a quitter's way out. ...

And there is such a need to BUILD up and FIGHT for our state and our country. I choose to FIGHT for it! ....

But I won't do it from the Governor's desk."

Full text of speechhttp://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/2009/07/full-text-of-palins-resignation-speech.php

[fascisthunter]

21. she talks like she wants to be seen as a martyr... what a self-absorbed nut

[MessiahRp]

22. She can see Drago from her house too?

That must be one hell of a view!

Rp

[No Elephants]

35. You betcha!

[chrisa]

39. She wants vengeance for Apollo Creed. nt

[RedCloud]

26. Let's hear about her peccadilloes. At least she will stop blabbing that way.

Somewhere I saw that both parties are aware of it and silent about it, but breaking the silence might embarrass her enough to stay out of the spotlight and absolutely ruin any fundie broadcasting schemes she may have.

[wordpix]

31. now that sounds like the REAL reason she's leaving

[No Elephants]

27. ...

Witchy Woman Lyrics (partial)


Raven hair and ruby lips
sparks fly from her finger tips
Echoed voices in the night
she's a restless spirit on an endless flight




wooo hooo witchy woman, see how
high she flies
woo hoo witchy woman she got
the moon in her eye

[Abacus]

28. Sarah Drago?

:shrug:

[edbermac]

37. "She's dead, Jim"

[Piewhacket]

38. Melted.

[hamsterjill]

41. "All options are on the table"

So, in other words, she's for sale to the highest bidder.

[marshall]

42. She doesn't know how to play the game

Politics is a game--good ole boys and good ole girls learn the rules and roll with the punches.

[Piewhacket]

43. We're so sorry, Sarah Palin...

We're So Sorry If We Caused You Any Pain
We're So Sorry Sarah Palin
But There's No One Left At Home
And I Believe I'm Gonna Rain

Ooo------------Ooo-------------

We're So Sorry But We Haven't Heard A Thing All Day
We're So Sorry Sarah Palin
But If Anything Should Happen We'll Be Sure To Give A Ring

Ooo------------Ooo-------------