Sarah Palin Announces That She Is Not Running For President

[Tx4obama]

Source: ABC News via MEDIAite

ABC News is reporting that Sarah Palin has announced via a letter that she will NOT be running or President. This ends months (if not years) of speculation on will she or won’t she with regards for her plans to run for the highest office in the United States. There were many indicators suggesting that she would not be running, and this letter published today confirms that idea.

Full text of her letter below:

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-sarah-palin-announces-that-she-is-not-running-for-president/

[Booster]

1. Well, now I can go take a nap without tossing & turning. Thanks.

[SharonAnn]

69. Sarah who?????

[No Elephants]

77. I think she has a show on the fishing network or something like that. Not sure. Sorry.

[PatrynXX]

73. well if it turns out to be Romney...

good luck getting Lutherans to vote. He's a Morman, some will sit the race out rather than vote for a non Christian. Whether he is one or not isn't for me to figure out. He's on the other side.

[DCBob]

2. as if.

[Faygo Kid]

3. The Grifter wants to keep those Fox News $$$ rolling in.

FReeperville ought to be hilarious tonight when the Palinbots weep and gnash their teeth.

[msongs]

4. exactly, she has made untold millions thanks to that loser, John McCain nt

[Bloke 32]

37. Hahah!

'The Grifter.' Brilliant! :rofl:

[Tx4obama]

5. Here's the text of the letter

October 5, 2011
Wasilla, Alaska

After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States. As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God, family and country. My decision maintains this order.

My decision is based upon a review of what common sense Conservatives and Independents have accomplished, especially over the last year. I believe that at this time I can be more effective in a decisive role to help elect other true public servants to office – from the nation’s governors to Congressional seats and the Presidency. We need to continue to actively and aggressively help those who will stop the “fundamental transformation” of our nation and instead seek the restoration of our greatness, our goodness and our constitutional republic based on the rule of law.

From the bottom of my heart I thank those who have supported me and defended my record throughout the years, and encouraged me to run for President. Know that by working together we can bring this country back – and as I’ve always said, one doesn’t need a title to help do it.

I will continue driving the discussion for freedom and free markets, including in the race for President where our candidates must embrace immediate action toward energy independence through domestic resource developments of conventional energy sources, along with renewables. We must reduce tax burdens and onerous regulations that kill American industry, and our candidates must always push to minimize government to strengthen the economy and allow the private sector to create jobs.

Those will be our priorities so Americans can be confident that a smaller, smarter government that is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people can better serve this most exceptional nation.

In the coming weeks I will help coordinate strategies to assist in replacing the President, re-taking the Senate, and maintaining the House.

Thank you again for all your support. Let’s unite to restore this country!

God bless America.

– Sarah Palin

[Maccagirl]

7. Please, I just ate dinner.

That woman is so delusional.

[Cass]

18. When we serve we devote ourselves to God, family and country -- too bad she didn't devote herself to

her state. She ditched them like an old sock when financial opportunities arose.



And can I just say how annoying this terminology is -

"... devote ourselves to God, family, and country".

Not our country, or my country - it just grates on my last nerve when she talks like that. I think one of her books had a title with that phrasing in the title.

[Jefferson23]

60. Ha, she has one thing honest here, she puts God first in her decision..In God We Trust...each dollar

she suckered out of the fools who buy her nonsense...that was her guiding light here.

What a pathetic individual.

[bluestateguy]

6. The Diva Queen milked the speculation for as long as she could

just as I predicted/

[gkhouston]

83. Yup, but I wouldn't put it past her to try that little trip-tease again in 2016. n/t

[tishaLA]

8. whatever will become of the republic? will it survive?

[bluedigger]

9. That reminds me. I'm not running either. For the Record. n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. They did not mention MY name , either. Damn biased MSM!!!!

[Lucky Luciano]

49. Haha...your post about sums it up! nt

[rpannier]

65. I decided not to run when I realized if I switch to the Republikkan Party

I'd be one of about 6 registered republikkans not running for president so my vote would he HUGH!

[No Elephants]

76. Damn. Now who will I vote for?

[astral]

78. Now THAT's Latest-Breaking News! LOL

I was all set to vote for you, too!

[rdking647]

10. Damnnn

that would have pretty much have handed the election to the dems

[AlinPA]

11. I was going to start a thread about her. Darn!

:sarcasm:

[Blasphemer]

12. Well, that ends one very pathetic chapter in American political history... nt

[Gregorian]

13. I wonder how long it will be before she announces she's running for president.

[Faygo Kid]

14. Tried to visit FReeperville but website is down. Must be all those tubes and wires.

I am sure they are gathering in mourning. Too bad - I bet it's hilarious over there.

[msanthrope]

20. I can't wait for the conspiracy theories. Really. nt

[jmodden]

22. empty FReeperville

They are all at their secret hunting camp in Texas.

[Downtown Hound]

25. Maybe they all committed ritual suicide?

Hey a guy can dream, can't he?

[Liberal Veteran]

28. Not to mention "careful notes and antiquated notions".

Thomas Dolby should rewrite his song for Palin and call it "She Blinded Me with Nonsense"

[Tx4obama]

30. Two places to check out

Palin propaganda website: http://conservatives4palin.com/
Not one word up yet about her announcement - they must be in shock over there.

Palin's FB page: http://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin?sk=wall
Comments there show that many of her supporters are disappointed and want her to reconsider AND many of them are washing their hands of her and pissed that she took them for a ride!

[Tx4obama]

33. FR is up and working ... here's a link to a thread with comments

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2788460/posts

and here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2788443/posts?q=1&

[treestar]

51. Looky here:

"Go out, take a walk and consider it from Sarah’s viewpoint. I’m sure if she’d felt led by the Lord to run she would have. I’m disappointed but I can’t say she did wrong if she prayed about it and the answer wasn’t the one we all wanted. Remember, she never said she ‘was’ running. We did. Breath and then think of where to go from here and who to support. Anyone is better than Obama. Remember that. Except Mitt. He sucks. ;)"

So is this freezer going to vote for Obama if the Rs nom. Mitt?

[lbrtbell]

39. They're flaming the hell out of one of their own right now

The OP actually saw the light about the half-governor, and is upset as hell about it. This "se_ohio_young_conservative" dumbass has posted about a thousand poorly-spelled flame replies to the OP. I guess he/she/it is too stupid to put everything in one post before clicking that reply button.

This line is a gem: "Not even Ronald Reagan had to go through what Sarah Palin has had to deal with. Reagan dealt with A LOT and I mean A LOT but what Palin had to deal with Ive never seen in my lifetime, not ever."

You mean, the Ronald Reagan whose ass was shining from the saliva of all the presstitutes kissing his ass for 8 years? Even the fucking TV Guide got in on the act, endorsing him in 1984. These people are so delusional!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2788460/posts?q=1&;page=51

[arcane1]

43. They kiss his moldy rotten ass to this very day!!!!

I might add, they've been kissing hers the entire time too. When was the last time a losing VP candidate got so much attention after losing?

[Autumn]

16. Now if only she would disappear

maybe take a very long walk off a very short pier.

[Liberal Veteran]

29. I'm thinking a little girl will have to throw a bucket of water on her to make that happen.

[nc4bo]

17. Well at least that's one bag of trash that made it to the curb.

Next!

[MindandSoul]

19. Is that really news? Who cares? The stand up comedians, maybe!

[BumRushDaShow]

21. She took their money and ran!

:rofl:

[Downtown Hound]

23. Imagine that. Usually she doesn't quit until she's at least half way through.

[Liberal Veteran]

24. Wasn't her 15 minutes up around 4 years ago?

Also too and so.

[Tx4obama]

26. The main website that pushes Palin propaganda doesn't have one word up about her announcement - LOL

http://conservatives4palin.com/

They must be in shock over there and don't know how to react!

Gonna hurt their pocketbook now that they can't con folks out of their money. :)

[fascisthunter]

27. ok

whatever

[yardwork]

31. Who cares. /nt

[eallen]

32. I doubt any freeper is as disappointed as David Plouffe.

:evilgrin:

:hippie:

[JJW]

34. Sarah who?

Never heard of her.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

35. In other news....

My elderly mother, guinea pig and parrotlet won't be running either. So the fuck what?

[Bloke 32]

36. WHEW!!!

"What's that, Todd? Britain has WMD?" :scared:

[workinclasszero]

38. The half governor/grifter was only in it for the

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!:rofl:

I'm goin to the freakrepublic and check out the wailing and gnashing of teeth! :popcorn:


Freepernazis, Mittens is your leader! Get behind him and his magic underwear NOW! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!

[onehandle]

40. Unrec. Cartoons aren't real people. nt

[oldbanjo]

41. Maybe her supporters will start jumping off bridges, like a bunch of sheep.

[Hotler]

52. One can only hope. eom.

[mother earth]

42. Yah, thanks but no thanks, she's a joke yanking in whatever

she can muster...a media whore and the lights are out...fade to black. There was no Christie plea from the GOP, even they smartened up.

[democrank]

44. Half-governor says no...

I wonder if she could read the polls from her living room.

[rpannier]

45. Now I have to take the Palin Bumper Sticker off my car

Palin for President 2012-2014

[astral]

80. Ah, don't give up hope yet.

Maybe there'll be a write-in campaign.

[MidwestTransplant]

46. And the Teabaggers get played again. Nobody will be talking about her in 6 mos.

[friedgreentomatoes]

75. Amen!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

47. and Steve Jobs' death just pushed her off the front pages

she goes out with a whimper

[Tx4obama]

56. Yep.

She announced late in the day BEFORE most of the highly watched cable news shows went on air - then BOOM the news of Steve Jobs comes along and kicks her to the curb.

I betcha she's not a happy camper tonight.

[workinclasszero]

48. Sarah who?

Buh bye Mama Grizzly!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[jaysunb]

50. " Palin's decision not to run shocks supporters "

So reads Yahoos headline. Really ??? :rofl:

http://news.yahoo.com/sarah-palins-decision-not-run-shocks-supporters-224228322.html

For some of Palin’s supporters, her decision not to run is heartbreaking.

Peter Singleton moved to Iowa almost a year ago to campaign for Palin, setting up a chapter of Organize4Palin in the first caucus state. He told ABCNews.com that he “expected her to run.”

“I’m disappointed, but disappointed for the country because he was the best choice for president at this time,” Singleton said. “I believed she would run, but I understood there was a chance that she didn’t. It was always her choice. And I have enormous respect for Gov. Palin as a leader and I respect her decision.”

[Paper Roses]

53. Now, if this was only the end of hearing about her....

Dingbat!!

[Jester Messiah]

54. The schadenfreude is oh so sweet tonight.

Conservative heads are exploding all over the net. Couldn't ask for better entertainment!

[workinclasszero]

62. I love the smell of teabag/freeper schadenfreued in the morning

It smells like...

VICTORY!:dem: :patriot:

[dhill926]

55. and comedians weep.........n/t

[JenniferJuniper]

59. They still have Mrs. Marcus Bachmann, aka Mrs. Corky St. Clair

I'm sure Mr. Marcus does all her clothes shopping for her.

[CakeGrrl]

57. FInally - good riddance. -nt

[JenniferJuniper]

58. Freepers feel abandoned; now turning their lonely eyes to the pizza guy.

Seriously, aside from their group think issues, these dolts have the attention span of gnats. Or in Freeperspeak, nats. Or would that be knats?

They'll dump Cain within 72 hours. Can't wait to see who is up next.

[Javaman]

61. in other news: farts smell.

the grifter makes more money having the non-campaign then she would if she actually did campaign.

like the typical grifter, she's always one moment from being full of shit.

[Mnpaul]

63. Borowitz gives the reason for not running

Palin Decides Not to Run: ‘I Want to Go Straight to the Quitting Part’

Decision Leaves Moron Vote Up for Grabs

http://www.borowitzreport.com/

[JohnnyRingo]

64. I'm surprised she didn't call for donations to make this statement

She's always tryin' to drum up some money there to do everything from shakin' things up to helping her do some decidin'. I'd half expect her to ask for more by telling her snowbillys to vote with their dollars on whether she should run or not.

Personally I might've kicked in a few bucks just to get her to run. I might as well have chuckled all the way to the election.

[Tom Ripley]

66. Now she has time to seek therapy for her childhood trauma

[Marie Marie]

70. Whoops - you have that wrong.

Now she has the time to seek therapy for the trauma she inflicted on her children.

[Tom Ripley]

81. We're both right

[alp227]

67. Unrec - she's a bad joke but would've easily handed Obama a victory in 2012.

now let's get scared of Perry, ridicule Romney, gag Gingrich, smack down Santorum, and bash Bachmann.

[SoapBox]

68. Next!

[Mosaic]

71. Who the hell is Sarah Palin?

What a bunch of noise you guys make over nothing.

[Marie Marie]

72. Oh Sarah - get over yourself already.

You are truly one of the most annoying people on the planet and you have stepped on my last damn nerve.

[friedgreentomatoes]

74. Sad day at Freeperville

But it makes my blood boil to see that airhead making millions by coming up with cute buzz words. I hate to see her not run. I would have loved to see her run, not even get the nomination, and fade into oblivion.

Looks like she's studip but not THAT stupid.

[daleo]

79. Sure, she's quitting now

But she might quit quitting, then quit quit quitting...

[No Elephants]

82. ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz

[Lil Missy]

84. Who?

[USA_1]

85. Gee, I'm So Disappointed!

I was hoping the GOP would make up a dream team ticket for 2012 like this: