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Has this woman ever said anything of substance? Ever? Just once?

Dean Dunham, I couldn't have said it better!!!! Thanks for the great comment!!

I am no republican and did not vote for McCain but I still am highly insulted by this. If you are one with God, you are one with all and should not hesitate to hold hands with a mouse if need be to pray.

Without McCain, no one would know who this woman is! So I guess the McCain camp is like those folks in Virginia...you know the ones Palin said ARE NOT NORMAL AMERICANS.

This woman needs a reality check and with this hypocritical type of thinking and acting, she could never ever be a fair and impartial President for ALL people.

Disgusting!

This is disgusting.

So none of the people that were tying to help you win, that actually thought well of you... were not good enough to pray with? And your still blaming your failure on the media? Really???

This type of off the cuff remark is why she sets the hair on the back of my neck to rise! Really you needed to pray but none of the people you worked with for months was good enough to pray with...interesting if not just plain stupid.She has a real problem knowing when to say what and to whom I hope she keeps it up. I would hate for any of the people she wants to vote for her for President to think she was a real person, with normal ideas.

WOW... She strikes again. I am so glad that she did not become the Vice Pres. I would personally like to see a woman in the highest offices but I believe that Palin would have done a great deal in setting women in politics back. Palin has shown that in public the least said the better for everyone involved. Please go back to Alaska and stay there before you can cause anymore damage.

Given what we just heard about the war (s) we still have to fight, I suggest Governor Palin figure out that praying doesn't have to be a team sport. We all need to be praying for God's mercy. In groups, individually, sincerly and humbly, etc.

I don't blame anyone for not joining hands with someone if they feel it's just being done for show. How could she possibly know what's in the hearts and minds of the people who were around her at that time.

We should never second guess anyone's faith.

Sarah, anythime you need to pray with someone, I'll pray with you, if the former staffers have a problem with some of the things she says, obviusliy they didn't tell her what the stradegy was they had in mind for her, so they are the ones to blame, Sarah is a babe and the commie left liberal media has nothing better to say or do because their moronic hopeful CVliton didn't make it to where she wanted to be, Sarag, you keep doing what your doing!

For someone who is lacking in some important areas, she sure is on a ego trip always about poor abused Sarah

Praying is a good thing to me. But using it to Whine for attention Is not!

You know, it's a slippery slope when current events turns into celebrity gossip. At what point does it enter the Britney and Brangelina phase of checkout aisle non-news? Technically Palin's still a governor so it's kind of political news, but it's just juvenile bickering that has nothing to do with governing so it's really not. Hmmm, confusing.

I AM praying for her and I'm sticking with her, along with a few million others. And you must be worried about her because you can't seem to stop trashing her.

Won't make any difference, people.

Growing up, I used to constantly hear the line that "God helps those who help themselves."

What Palin needs is a speech coach, and to read more than she obviously does. People who read a lot are a lot more able to speak in coherent sentences. Palin to me is emblematic of a generation that spent more time watching TV than they ever did reading, And you betcha' that's the truth.

As a lifelong concervative Republican this was my first ever vote for a Democratic ticket. What swung me over was watching the Katie Couric interview of Sarah Palin.

I said to myself after witnessing that disater.....and she could be a heartbeat from the Presidency. My only amazement is that as many people as did voted for McCain/Palin. If they saw the same performance I did with Couric and still voted that way...then I'm at a complete loss. She was REALLY scary during that conversation,it wasnt just bungling her answers, she seemed at times to be utterly incompetent.

Anyhow, it's over and she'll no doubt stay on as one of the Republican "stars" and who knows if she can get up to speed on world affairs, learn how to answer questions directly and intelligently and avoid any further Couric type disasters she might just be a player???

She's certainly pleasant to behold!!!

She is hilarious. I love her!

She is as far polically as she needs to go. She would fit right in in Congress, though. Not that we need anymore dufuses running around Washington.

It is truly sad when the most intelligent republican is Ron Paul and he's darn near certifiable. But a rather likable guy nonetheless.

I dont think I can recall anyone so consumed with herself as Palin. Her biggest problem is that she has zero depth or political instinct. When was the last time you heard her speak about anything of substance other then herself, her clothes, her daughter, how people treated her, how the media treated her, etc. Its all about her.
I think the republican party had best make it clear to her now that there is no way they are going to field her for anything so she might as well quit trying to capture the cameras with her constant "ME, ME ME" mantra. The party has a real problem here. She is a continued and increasing distraction to where the party needs to be and where its going.

What a phony hypocrite this Palin woman is! She wants to pray before a campaign event, and then goes out in front of a crowd to incite and encourage some of the most hateful, vitriolic shouts and crowd behavior we have ever seen in a presidential campaign! Her own words were highly incendiary and devisive – definitely not the rhetoric or demeanor we would expect from a "Christian" woman. Palin continues to make me want to puke every time I see her face or hear her grating voice!

Palin should learn to take blame for her own failures in the election too. Saying such think in public is not helping her image. She should take the high road like McCain and stop whining.

Is there anyone left for Palin to blame? She keeps talking about how she doesn't want to whine, but that seems to be the sum and substance of her comments.. how is she going to make it to 2012 if she keeps going through scapegoats at this speed?

Sarah, just blame it on a Vast Left Wing Conspiracy. Because we all know how well that worked as a policital scare tactic when the other side tried it..

Sarah Palin is a paragon of virtue. Anything that goes wrong simply MUST be someone else's fault.

Governor Palin can best build her credibility by attending to the business of Alaska, which I believe is a full time job. Dwelling on the past election willl not be of any benefit to her, given how all of her comments are publicized. My advice is to leave the past behind and diligently do the job she was elected to do. The best way for her to make future plans is to be working in the present.

This woman brings a bad image to girls in politics. But the good thing is that America has seen strong women in politics. Recently starting from the frist woman secretary of the state (dem) and Rice (Republicans) and now democrat.
All this is Macain's fault. It seems that this guy is growing old and did not know what he was doing. He is only interested in pretty girls starting from his wife buity...models. The only thing Palin knows is that how to compit in the area of pretty girls ( by the way modeling in bikini is not something a conservative religious person shuldn;t do? How did it work for palin to model in bikini for her buity contest?) but politics is out of her scope. But Macain pulled her in to it just to tread in in woman figure What do you expect?

Its difficult to believe that Ms. Palin is a Governor. When is she going to accept responsibility for her actions or misactions that led to her unsuccessful bid for the Vice-Presidency? Her latest tirade is childish and extremely unprofessional. This woman has got to "grow up!" Or better yet, get out of politics.

Don Garrow

Has this moron ever taken responsibility for her own actions? The last time I checked, the GOP loved to define itself as the "party of personal responsibility." Of course, we've seen that this applies to everyone else and not themselves.

I think the people are finally seeing what most of us saw early on with Sarah Palin and that is a lack of leadership qualities. She can't speak well in front of a crowd and has to be prompted and when not prompted she says the wrong things..............she just isn't cut out for anything higher than what her job is today. She needs to just focus on her current job and not speak much about anything outside her territory.

For a woman who cannot stand the media, she sure is in the spotlight every single day. I think it is time for us to turn her off!

Key phrase: "..but nobody I could find that *I wanted* to hold hands with..." (emphasis mine)

So if you're surrounded by people and NONE of them are people you WANT to hold hands with, who is the issue really with?? All those people, or maybe it's just you with the issue.

More proof that Palin is a nut-case, more proof that she did not qualify to be VP, more proof that she is not what the Republican Party needs to clean house and rebuild our country!

At no time have I hear of this lady taking any responsibility for ANYTHING. I am so hoping that her 15 mins. of fame are about up so that real focus can be placed on finding the "new" leaders of the party.

Bridges definitely go nowhere when they're burned.

It's always someone else's falult. She is a vicitm of this conpiracy, this plot, this group. She can never take responsibility for her failures or mistakes. The real problem is, each time she trots out in public, there are cameras there to record her goofy ramblings. What if she held a press conference and no one came?

ahhh . . . she didn't have a prayer. And whose fault is that, really?

You would think that even with Alaska's small population that there would be some things that she could be doing in relation to her job as governor and get out of the headlines. Let's see, I know there's a volcano erupting right now, there are several Native American groups dealing with some very devastating social issues, and of course the stimulus package political football. Maybe she should just pick one!

The more she talks the better it gets for DEMS. I beg republicans to make this girl their nominee for 2012. I am begging republicans to make her the nominee. Please make my day and do it. I love watching this girl insert her foot into her mouth everytime she talks. Obama wins over 400 EV if he goes against Palin in 2012.

Palin 2012 " for my own amusement."

just a conservative that does not want to be governed by a religious ideologue that believes the earth is 10,000 yrs old, takes a literal interpretation of the bible. a person that takes the mention of god by the founding fathers as an endorsement of the christian religion rather than just the acknowledgment of a higher power.

Why is it her staffers fault that SHE didn't feel comfortable praying with them? Did she ask them? What was the problem with praying alone? As a governor, why does she feel the need to publicly discuss her prayers instead of the economic crisis? According to Palin, everything is someone else's fault. If she really believes that, she should be praying for those people instead of criticizing them in public.

Why does thie woman continue to remind us what a bullet we dodged when we voted for Obama. better to be silent and let people think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt!

Amen to that, Proud American! If she's worried about who she's praying with, then it becomes all about self – not about the prayer.

She is a breathe of fresh air... and make me laugh whenever I hear or read something she says. When my son was a toddler, and he whined, I would say "I'm sorry sweetheart, but Mommy can't understand you when you whine. Use your regular voice, and I'll be able to understand you." It worked.
Too bad no-one does that with poor little Sarah.

Hey proud american, if you get a Bible, I'm not so sure you have one, it says in Matthew 18:19 & 20 where 2 or 3 or more come together in faith believing whatever you ask for will be done.

I understand where she is coming from. She was probably looking around for someone that would really believe along with her. When God says to beleive, He means really believe for what you are askng for. Most people just throw something in the air and says, here God You do it without really beleiving He will. There is where America has failed. Blaming things on God when He has given us the very same authority that Jesus Christ had when He was here on earth. It's up to us to pray, beleive what we pray for, then ask God to give us the strength to go out and kick the devil's butt, in the NAME OF JESUS!

This proably won't get published, but it's the truth anyway!

Hmmm I didn't realize Christians were supposed to be so...Elistist!

Mary> Right right...they just made up that she used campaign funds to buy her and her family expensive wardrobes (like silk boxer shorts for hubs!) that she took back w. her to Alaska. That's why there was a court order for her to return the items! Sure, it was all the staffers' fault.

Mike> Ah yes. The "breath of fresh air" talking point. I never tire of seeing that one. Oh wait...yes, I do!

North of Forty> Really? Not seeing that....wetting their pants...why?

Honestly, why do they always speak on condition of anonymity? Palin staffers should be signing book deals and interviewing across the country right now. For them, they'd get attention and money. For us, we'd know that there's some legitimacy to all this with people willing to attach their names, and specifics, to their comments rather than just cowardly insults.

I'm very anti-Palin myself, but I do think it's a bit irritating that she's constantly being attacked by people who won't even disclose their own identities.

And with all the "wishing for good things to happen"...oh, excuse me..."praying", her deity was still unable to give her the power to prevail over the perceived evil of the democratic party. I'm stunned! Must be the forces of darkness at work again. Wish harder, Sarah...wish harder...Did you remember to tap the heels of your ruby slippers together while you were wishing? No? Then that's what you get, no VP spot.

I guess she didn't pray hard enough. Since the GOP ticket lost the election and all. Or maybe God DOES answer prayers after all! Because the GOP ticket lost the election, and all.

Are these the same staffers who publicly released their frustrations about Palin to the media during the end of the election campaign? It's pretty simple.....some staffers didn't like her and publicly talk about it while she puts alot of public blame on the staffers for not running a good campaign and using her properly. I have a thought.....who cares!

By now she must have set the record for whinning. Somebody please contact Guiness. She's a little spoiled kid still throwing a temper tantrum. Can we please call for a four year time out?

I hope she is the repub nominee.Can you imagine the hate and finger pointing that will be spewed during that campaign?Let's stay tuned to SPTV and lets see what's next.

I'm a believer and if I felt the need to pray with someone, I wouldn't be thinking are any of these people "worthy" to pray with...I would be thinking I need the power of everyone together. Now if she knew they weren't believers that's a different thing. I don't know what she's trying to get at here. If she didn't feel they were "worthy", then the fault lies with her, it's not our job to judge people's worthiness of God.

Well, I agree with Palin on one thing...she needs all the prayers she can get. And even that's not enough.

My first reaction to her comment, why didn't you go to a church. That is a good place to pray and find folks that will pray with you. On the other hand she could have just bowed her head and said a prayer. How did this happen to the Republican party. This puritan concept all mixed together with government. Isn't that 1 reason why we left the "ol" country? To get away from church governing state. I just don't get it and I will never will.

I am a dem but nevertheless I would like to know we have 2 strong party's. As long as the religious right has control of the party, need I say more.....

You go girl! It is crystal clear to us Republicans now that Sarah was the only Republican on our ticket. As much as I like John McCain, it has become more obvious over time that he really is a moderate democrat. His daughter needs to shut the pie hole and stop being a closet democrat, too. I mean, girl, really – you're not a Republican – accept it and move on.

Aren't Palin's fifteen minutes of fame up YET? I am so sick of her blaming everyone for her trials and tribulations. Just when you think you've heard the last blast from her, she opens up her big mouth and creates....guess what.....more publicity for herself! She is nothing more than a media hound who loves the spotlight. Everytime she thinks the spotlight is dimming, she says something stupid, controversial, or both and causes an uproar. And, of course, the media is eating out of her hand. How 'bout if we ignore her–maybe she'll go away for good.

The news media would be well-served to cease all coverage of this politician. She distorts reality, leads many Christians into believing that their faith, and not policy or global economic evolution, will dictate who should win and who shouldn't. The more isolated this woman is in Alaska, and the sooner she is voted out of office, the more the state of Alaska and news readers will all benefit. Thank you

Thank you, John McCain for bringing Sarah Palin and Joe The Plumber into my life!

Hiw many feet does Sarah Palin have....and how many can she fit into her mouth?

Every time she speaks, she alienates someone or a group of someones.

Best political advise: Shut up. Help people forget you. Then when the smoke clears and you have done your studying of the issues that we have to actually deal with (because you can't turn it all over to God), then make your comeback.

If that doesn't work....then you'll know where you stand.

America is soooo OVER Palin. The GOP is wishing they were ruling back in the good old Bush days! Here she is preaching conservative principles while implimenting socialist doctrine in Alaska.

My she is a drama queen. If things do not go her way, someone else is always at fault. But the drama involved is tedious.

Can you imagine the people she would appoint? Just think, she would not be able to appoint anyone she could not pray with? The most qualified would of course be overlooked.

She become more ludicrous by the hour.

Gee, I was always taught that religion and prayer were personal, and that my prayers are between God and me. Why the insistence on praying in public? If I have a difficult time coming up, I pray, in private, for strength and courage. This public prayer is all about show and marketing, and *nothing* about being a good Christian. It's like she's checking off a line item of things to do "Pray in public to show what a good Christian I am" check, next item...

Another example of the Republican comedy fest. Palin can't pray on her own and then blames others for this; a RNC chair who says his gaffes are 'planned' and have a purpose; Republican leadership that unveils a budget plan that has no numbers nor any specifics as to how to bring down the deficit which they see as the ONLY economic problem we're facing. Frankly, these comedians need to find another job. They are neither funny nor enlightening. Their theater is a failure and the American people should stop listening until they either provide leadership of ideas to help this country or at least provide a joke that is funny.

I feel that Palin's campaign staffers are taking her comment too seriously. It is clear that it was meant as a joke and she was not trying to throw anybody under the bus, especially because she clarified that she meant no direspect. If her staffers are so annoyed that she's not "loyal" then they should quit. However, i do agree with one of the last quotes thats says "'Listen, let's not talk the campaign any more.' We need to talk about what's relevant and thinking about her influence as a voice in the Republican Party" because the campiagn was over a long time ago and you cannot keep revisiting and focusing on the past; you have to move on to the future especially if you are a politician.

What a wonderful political development Sarah has become! When you need help performing a simple act like praying you probably would not last long in Washington political in-fighting! America is being entertained by Gov. Palin! Be grateful she's not praying today as our VP!

If she reveals everything now there won't be any riveting details left for her book. Please Gov, please say no more. I can't wait for the book deal and watching the can't miss book tour when Katie and you reunite. Oh the ratings possibilities.

Another sad example of the lack of leadership qualities that Ms. Palin exhibits. Blame everyone but the person in the mirror. I can see her appeal to the many who find it much easier to blame others for their failures rather than taking responsiblity for their own actions.

And this is who the Republican Party thought would make a good VP. Give me a break. Palin is a whining, spoiled, religious nut case. She wears her feelings on her sleeve and can't handle even the least bit of criticism. My message to Sarah, "shut up and govern Alaska as your were elected to do". You'll never be elected to serve in the mainland.

a note to the campaign staff......if the shoe fits....wear it!!!!!

I pray by myself every day and night. No one holds my hand when I pray. It's just me and God. That should ahve been all she needed. Does this mean that this is the reason she had such a bad interview? No. She was not qualified and she knew it. Shame on her for these statements.

I not a believer but, doesn't the bible say prater should be done in private? Something about shutting ones self away to do it and making a public spectacle. I guess we only need the bits that are relevant to what we want at the moment.

Maybe she couldn't find someone to pray with because they were all doing their jobs to elect someone to the highest office in the land. I am sure the Divine is understanding when we humans are trying to do our own mundane things down here.

She was unwilling to pray on her own? That does concern me... Doesn't she know how to pray on her own, or does she just move her lips the way other people do. Prayer is a self reflective (and at time community building) experience. If she needed help knowing what to ask for, she needs to go back to school and learn. Kids are always praying in school... For a good grade on a test or quiz!

Why won't this woman go away? I can only imagine the state this country would be in right now had this woman been in the VP seat. Sarah, no one cares what you have to say!

Wow, does this woman ever quit whining?

MESSAGE TO SARAH:
You lost because most Americans just didn't like you or trust you. Deal with it and move on. Go back to Alaska and continue ripping off your state and whatever else it is you do up there. Maybe you could spend some quality time with your daughter.

And, what's with this junk about her needing someone to pray with? If you need to pray, you pray (if you TRULY believe). Sounds to me like she was just trying to create a photo-op.

With all due respect to the people of Alaska, first, I recommend that each voter, sit down with a friend, and just pray. Second, I recommend that you have the water supply for the Palin Residence checked. It is possible that someone has tainted the water supply with "stupid juice". Finally, the voters of Alaska should consider a Recall Vote.

She should spend more time studying and working on problems than praying about them.

I just cant never imagine this woman being president.Being called.President Sarah Palin.Never will happen unless america changes like North Korea or iran.She will never will be president.Sarah palin voters please dont waste ur votes.You might as well vote for romney or huckabee because jindal or sarah palin will never be president.thats just a fact.

Just when the media seems to be backing off of Palin, she fires away to bring the spotlight back. It's like an immature child slapping their little brother or sister just to get more attention from Mom or Dad.

I worked on the McCain campaign, and I can tell you that none of us were worthy of Sarah Palin. We were not good enough to be in her presence, because our cloth were not as nice, our prayers were not loud enough, and our love of Jesus was not strong enough.
She is the only worthy Christian in the campaign around us hethans that didn't fear her love of God and Jesus. That is why God is angry with us and gave us Barack Hussein Obama.

Give it a rest lady. If God was with you then who could be against you. I think God loves us too much to give us Sarah Palin as VP. I think she forgot to read the part of the bible that "No one shall give false witness"
She is actiing like the pharossies.

My only hope is to have Palin/Bachman 2012 and Joe the Plumber as their campaign manager that can be horny all day long.

North,
The Democrats are not afraid of this woman. We feel sorry for her, actually. She is woefully ignorant of the impression she leaves on the majority of Americans. She really should get her own house in order, stay away from the microphone, and govern her state to the best of her ability. We do not comment because she scares us. We comment because watching her is like driving past an accident...you don't want to look, but you can't help yourself from being curious. I really think she is making a lot of republicans uneasy too, because she is now alienating the very people who brought her McCain's attention. If only they had kept looking!

"Who is the one making the decision that she needs to be out there saying these things?,"

Are they serious?? Are they saying that the politician running has no say in how to run the campaign? They can't say anything without "someone" telling them WHAT to say? From that statement it seems as if they make the public politician into a figurehead with no power.

If she feels so little about some people that she doesn't even want to pary with them, how can she represent them as an elected official?

Her ego and feeling like some people are beneath her "He's not like us" are the reasons why the GOP lost my vote in 2008.

But I'm sure none of this is Palins fault as she feels nothing is her fault.

Who can blame the McCain staffers for being upset? Not good enough to pray with? Palin – your arrogance and self-consumption knows no bounds. Take responsibility: you blew it all by yourself.

Ditto, Mary. Why don't these anonymous staffers come forward? Also, Governor Palin was not maligning anyone. She did not say they were not 'worthy" . She was simply saying she did not feel close enough to anyone to ask them to pray with her. This only refers to the personal relationship she had with the campaign staff . . . . not the professional relationship.

Everything she says is under unfair scrutiny and she will never be able to say anything without the bias media and leftist bloggers "ripping her to shreds".

Sarah Palin is an intelligent, straight-talking, capable patriot and I for one would be happy to see her run for President in the next election.

Palin 2012!!!

Well, it just such an ugly thing to think and then to say. She really could find NO ONE she wanted to pray with?? EVERY single person in the McCain campaign was that distasteful to her that she couldn't bare to ask them to pray with her? What a arrogant, snobby shrew! Heavens Gov. Palin, pray to God that he grant YOU some humility and basic Christian kindness.

Considering the way she is treating the very folks that were working their butts off to get ger elected, I submit that they were just afraid they would get hands back with teeth marks in them.

The woman is the closest thing I have ever seen to a human viper. And right now she is biting the hands that helped her as much as she would allow.

If the Republican Party were insane enough to nominate her the next time they choose their scrificial candidate for President, she might do what the Democrats cannot. Finish off the Republican Party once and for all.

Palin's time came and gone. It is her fault. No one to blame but herself.
If she hasn't learned that, then, she would soon loose her next election as a governor.

Anonymous staffers?! Need I say more. Their comments mean nothing if they can't say it on the record. These are the folks that cared more about throwing Sarah Palin under the bus than seeing their boss John McCaing win. If I were the governor, I wouldn't hold hands with them either.

Anyone else catch the last quote:

"The people that she has, either working at her PAC or advisers in Alaska, aren't exactly making the best decisions for her," the staffer said.

Is there something wrong here when a leading contender for the Republican leadership requires advisors to "make the best decisions for her?"

I don't blame Palin one bit for the way she feels. The media and especially this one seem to not give her any support. This is an Obama loving website and it is obvious to those of us who did not vote for President Obama. It is about time she got to spew. By the way, the way I took her not finding anyone to pray with made me think no one cared to do that. I think her family was treated terrible and I am sticking up for her. Those of you who voted for Obama and it doesn't go your way, too bad for you. You got what you deserve.

If Sarah Palin doesn't want negative media publicity, she needs to shut her mouth.

Her interview with Couric was unreal. Rarely have I seen anyone make such a buffoon of themself. Now all she does is re-surface every few months to complain about getting a bum rap. Why doesn't she do something productive? What a joke!

Why does Palin need help praying? If she wanted a little extra help before the debate, maybe she should look over the Constitution. She and Steele could do with reading it occasionally so they can get things right. Like what the first amendment says, both of them got it wrong.

Palin is still governor of the largest state in the nation. She's still newsworthy even if the the Republics want her to go and hide until 2012. More importantly she wants to be in the news and she should be in the news to remind us how pathetic conservatives can be. Maybe if she actually took responsibility for her actions, she would be qualified for garbage collector. She's demonstrated the ability to collect garbage of other people and if she can't find any, she'll make some up.

Once again she shows her true feelings about the people she was campaigning with. Funny though, that after demonizing Obama as a terrorist and terrorist supporter, and inspiring hatred with her rallies, she couldn't find anyone "worthy" enough to pray with in her own camp. Just be grateful we dodged a bullet with this one, people, no thanks to Mccain.

Mike March 26th, 2009 4:58 pm ET

Say what you want about Palin, but she's such a breath of fresh air compared to all these politicians like Obama his Washington kind.

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See my problem is that I'll stay up all night trying to come up with something stupid to say for Gov. Palin, and just when I've come up with something sweet to say she goes and says some stupid first. Dang!

When did a true believer in god need someone to hold his/her. Plain need to just stick to the story that was given to her when she is ask to be a speaker

I have prayed alone more times than I have prayed with someone. When you speak to God, you don't need anyone with you. This is just another sorry excuse for her name to be in the press.

Poor, poor Sarah! I kinda like her as the republican standard bearer. They deserve someone of her stature and intelligence. The blame game seems to be the party mantra. Now, having said that, I will ignore all other palin articles. She's gotten too much press already. PLEASE!!! start covering something or someone worthwhile.

As a Mormon Christian it amazes me that this has even become a story. I agree with Sarah Palin, a little extra divine help certainly wouldn't hurt. However it appears some McCain staffers wouldn't want that image to hit the media circuit err circus. The republican conservative right needs to reclaim their image of patriotism, democracy and faith in God. The Godless left certainly won't.

Palin is honest. Deal with it.

Palin has a interesting way of showing her appreciation for the hardworking political aides who were at her side every day from late August through election day. Or is she playing the self-pity/victim card? As a sitting governor with responsibilities, at some point Palin needs to quit whining about 2008 election and be a constructive voice for the changes that will help America get out of this economic disaster.

It is humorous to me that people still don't realize why "those advisors in Alaska aren't making better decisions for Palin?" Palin won't listen to ANYONE. She truly is a maverick, but predominantly with the negative connatations of the word. She just made an announcement a week ago to reject 45% of the stimulus funds for Alaska. She didn't consult with anyone – she made the decision based on her own thoughts. Then when 75 anger people confronted her the very next morning on the steps of the Capitol, she back-peddled and said it was still up for discussion. Her advisors knew better – but she doesn't care to ask them. It's not just you national folks, she doesn't care what us Alaskans thinks either!

I have a question...

Ok, so Palin is a young-earth creationist who believes the Bible word for word. And as such, she pretty much believes to her very core that God exists and is the most powerful being in all of the universe forever. She has also said that she has a very personal relationship with her God.

If this is such, and she has a personal relationship with God, then why would she need people to pray with her? Is praying to your God in solitude not enough, even if you believe all that stuff?

Palin confuses me once again.

This woman claims to be a Christian and yet she can't find someone that she is willing to hold hands and pray with? She needs a mute button.

Teena in Denver March 26th, 2009 5:29 pm ET

As a Christian, it is our duty to pray with and for our fellow man. If she couldn't find anyone "worthy" of praying with, then maybe she should have been praying FOR them instead of maligning them. ..

Great comment. And on that note I will pray for Palin.

The way Palin has been carrying on and portraying herself is all the more reason that we are SO LUCKY that this person never got near the White House. If she (and the McCain camp also) can't even get their act together amongst their own kind then how could we expect them to lead this country?

Open mouth – insert foot. Thank you once again Sarah Palin. Let us all now revel at the power of prayer and how well it benefited your campaign. If God be for you, who could be against you?

Everyone has their own views on religion, and just because Palin thought the people around her had to share the same beliefs as her doesn't mean they do. I fully support the people who refused to pray with her, whether it was a choice based on religion, or by the choice that shes pretty much a joke when it comes to politics, and many other things as well. Religion is a choice, not a necessity, and she shouldn't expect her aides to want to pray with her. Oh, and KansasGirl, while you're making a big deal out of New Yorkers not being able to survive in the Midwest...try coming up to Vermont in winter, we'll see how long you last.

More than ever I am convinced this woman has some kind of paranoia problem. She is always going on about the darn media elite is against her or the McCain staffers or even those people who want to get her on ethical issues or conflict of interest. It must be terrible thinking everyone is against you.

Hey Mike:

Unclog your ears. Palin as VP was not the right choose. There is no breathe of fresh air as you suggest. It's all non-sense and no talk about conversative strategies or vision for the future. As long as she talks about the past, her State and her political future will be a failure.

Another nail in her political coffin... oh no, none of the mistakes were her doing... it was all those BAD McCain handlers that made the mistakes... First it was the media, then it was those nasty bloggers, then it was the handlers and now she is throwing her own campaign aides under the Palin Bus....

Give it a rest Gov. PAIN! Thats right PAIN. Pain in the neck... from all your complaining about everyone else. A good leader would accept the blame and move on. But nothing is YOUR fault.. right... sure.

Qhote: "But another former staffer said that in doing so, Palin is failing to distinguish between the strategists at McCain headquarters and the people who were at her side every day from late August through election day."

That's because she's not smart enough to draw those kinds of subtle distinctions.

If the GOP continues to embrace this woman, they are not doing themselves any justice. She may win the base, but you already have that. She does not appeal to the middle or independents.

She makes it sound like no one was worthy to pray with her. My bible teaches me that Jesus prayed with and for sinners. If he can pray with anyone, she should be able to.

The gift that keeps on giving! .

Democrats should be sending letters in the thousands to every major network to give Palin her own show. She's the best thing to happen to Democrats since the economic meltdown.

Shirley from CA – I could not have said it better! You hit the nail on the head more than once. Bravo!

What a nasty, vindictive, small person.

Hold hands and pray, indeed.

I don't understand how using the act of prayer, which is supposed to be an act of grace, as a way to attack people, makes Palin an exemplar of anything but nastiness and hypocrisy.

Governor Palin would be far more credible as a potential national leader if she stopped blaming the press for the loss and started telling the American people what SHE did wrong. An introspective interview might help her redeem herself, while constant whining shows her to be a shallow as most people perceive her to be.

The Katie Couric interview was not yellow journalism or even a hardball interview. The fact that she could not name a newspaper or magazine that she reads was her problem, and not the fault of the press, or her campaign staff. It simply reinforces the belief held by many that conservatives are anti-intellectuals.

Maybe her staff wanted her to prepare for the debate rather than pray for a good outcome. If she realizes her dream and becomes president, will she hold prime time prayer sessions and ask all Americans to join her, or will she lead the country by understanding world events and being prepared to deal with them?

You may not like Sarah Palin - but she's genuine - NOT like most of today's politicians. I think that's her biggest appeal - like it or not.

I was hoping when she went back to Alaska she might choose to spend her time getting an advanced degree (such as law). She is woefully undereducated and shouldn't depend on prayer instead of hard work ! Do you think she just woke up one morning and decided to be vice president?

Nobody she wanted to hold hands and pray with? And she meant the remark with no disrespect. If you're one of those people for whom prayer is a big part of your life, what could be more disrespectful than saying you don't want to hold hands and pray with a particular person?

The only thing that continues to surprise me about Sarah Palin is how much she constantly complains about how the media treats her while she actively courts the media. She doesn't seem to lead a low profile simply as Alaska's governor. She is in the news far more than any other state's governor, and this is by her own actions. Please make her go away.

As an outside observer from Belfast,Ireland it is refreshing in these times of gloom and despair to see that Americans have not lost their sense of humor.Especially when you have clowns like Palin to keep you amused.

Palin has already cemented herself as irrelevent. She will not hold office in the future. Guaranteed.

Keep talking Sarah. You are doing a wonderful job in ruining what little is left of the Republicans. Obviously you haven't heard that airing personal laundry ain't cool. But that really isn't all that important to anyone but you and frankly as a life long Republican, I wouldn't vote for you in a 100 years anyway. You and Rush should join camps because in this case, it is not the message, it's the messenger whose all screwed up!

Seems to me, this sort of explains WHY her ex-staffers would have started rumours about her. Anybody with a brain, who was less self-centered would have figured out by now that maybe her actions were the direct cause of those romurs.

So what are you saying Sarah? Are you insinuating that McCain's staffers weren't HOLY enough to pray with?

make sure you stab everyone that helps you in the back, that way they are sure to not only not work for you, but will vote against you

good strategy

Can someone please tell Mrs. Palin what it means to be a Christian. She has zero characters or values of my upbringing.

Negative, speak ill of others, put herself on a pedestal.

If this is the "Christian values" of the Republican party, I rather not be.

This woman makes my head hurt. She must have seen she hadn't had a headline in a couple days so she had to go play "victim" again.

She just seems to refuse to accept that people are tired of her. She turns down stimulus funds her constituents could've likely badly used all to look like a good lil' GOP player, claims that living near a foreign country counts as foreign policy experience, is a poor public speaker at best, and she wants to be a big player in national politics??

This woman is behaving like a Pharisee

She believes in wearing religion on the sleeves, and accuse others for not publicly displaying their spirituality, by joining her on prayer grounds.

Can any mature Christian, tell that Gun-Tauting-Conservative "Palin" that you do not need to be physically standing with her, on the same place and time, for your prayers to be heard by God?

GOP = Grand Old Pharisees

Palin, I can see the moon from my house; does that make me an astronaut?

If Palin wanted to pray, she doesn't need anyone's help to pray to Jesus and God. When Jesus died on the cross, the great conforter (Holy Spirit) was given to His followers. We can pray to Jesus and God directly without any person interceding for us. That is Christianity 101.

I've known too many of these "pray-with-me" people – all exactly alike. They know everything, have zero humility, come first, exist above all in their clueless self-serving state of existence. I kind of hope their spaceship comes soon.

"So I'm looking around for somebody to pray with, I just need maybe a little help, maybe a little extra," she said of the moments before the debate. "And the McCain campaign, love 'em, you know, they're a lot of people around me, but nobody I could find that I wanted to hold hands with and pray."

What an ungracious woman. What happened to "whereever two gather in my name"? What would it be about someone that could possibly make them unworthy to pray with?

If I believed in God I'd thank him every day that this woman is not VP.

I LOVE SARAH PALIN!!!! I hope she keeps talking about whatever she wants. The McCain camp blew and should have to be the ones to accept responsibility for whatever happened on the campaign trail. How do you blame Sarah Palin for everything and at the same time blame her for nothing? She should keep talking, helping and getting out there to insure that the way she was treated by the MSM and her "handlers" doesn't happen again.
Palin/Rice 2012!!!!!!!!

She does know how to talk... And talk, and talk, and talk. This speech of hers was ridiculous. It really was. Especially this part, and now that people have come out complaining its becoming more ridiculous. They need to keep to themselves as much as Palin does. It's not election season yet.

Sarah.....should be praying for an alternative budget to be submitted by the Senator McCain, Senator McConnell and the GOP leadership!!

Since when does anybody really need to have company while praying? Isnt prayer basically a personal conversation with whichever God you believe in? Sarah cant pray alone? I do it all the time. The last 9 minutes of my snooze alarm every day is devoted to daily prayer. Nobody holds my hand while I do that. Nobody NEEDS to. I say a rosary once a week. BY MYSELF. This, along with the daily little words I send up during the day as life comes my way and I see that it needs to be done....this is aside from formal weekly services...

so whats her problem? I'm truly baffled.

It's hilarious anyone would blame Palin's egocentric, nonsensical rambling on "anonymous staffers." Palin doesn't need anyone's help to make herself look bad, it's one thing she's very capable at.

Ouch. She could find no one she wanted to pray with? I wish Sarah would think about the kind of damage that sort of statement makes to the people she's talking about - people who may be looking for evidence of God's movement in their lives. Remember, Jesus spent his time with the most desperate people in the community - the people who were the most hated, the most miserable, and seemingly the least worthy.

I'm an Obama girl, but Palin staffers, it would be an honor to put all of our political differences aside to pray together. He is with us when two or more are gathered in his name.

I can't believe these two, McCain and Palin. I was on the fence between voting my pocketbook (what is left anyway) and voting for principals. When McCain announced his running mate, a female nobody, who was a brainless pretty face, I was offended. I would like to see more women in places of power, intelligent women with principals who can converse and hold they're own in a debate. Palin never showed those two qualities and it appeared to me that she was chosen for other reasons. She would have been better as a booth bunny at the convention. I lost my respect for McCain's decision making abilities for selecting her as a running mate, and therefore, voted for Obama. If he wanted a woman as a running mate to get the Hillary supporters, I am sure there where better qualified women than Palin. Sorry, I don't see the VP position as a beauty contest. My lack of confidence in his judgment cost him my vote, as many others I suspect. Now, both of them should bow out gracefully.

Why can't she pray by herself? Why does anyone need other people to pray with them. I can't understand this need to have a circle of people holding hands and praying. Do they think that God listens more to them when they pray in numbers. Didn't do her much good, did it.
Please, Sarah Get a Life! or better yet, get on with your life.

Maybe Palin would be much better off politically if she would keep her mouth shut. The election is over, they lost, and that should be the end of it until the next election.

If she was half as good as she thinks she is they would have won hands down, no question. They, McCain or her laid out not one think they wanted to accomplish as the presidential team it they won the election. They had no plan other than to attack and try to bring down Obama so they could rise, that kind never works regardless of what anyone says.

Oh yeah, Palin's a breath of air alright...the air between her ears!

Kermit: The reason we're still talking about palin is that she's a hoot. Everyone could use a good laugh these days

She's running out of people to blame things on, so at some point, maybe she'll wake up and figure it out.......blame yourself! By the way, Christians work hard to be accountable in all things and at all times.

OMG, this woman is such a nutcase. Do you realize how close we came to having her IN THE SECOND MOST POWERFUL OFFICE IN THE WORLD!????? Talk about dodging a bullet.

It is apparent to me that Palin is simply trying to keep her name in the news media. Her statements are just as stupid now as they were when she was campaigning. Don't dignify this stupidity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This just reminds me of how thankful I am that we have an intellectual person in the White House and not someone who "prays" and bases their decisions on magic and superstition. Instead of praying, how about being responsible for your own destiny? Why would a god have a personal stake in who wins the White House? So silly.

From what I have read, Sarah Palin has a history of throwing those loyal to her "under the bus." These McCain staffers who remained loyal to Palin have been betrayed by her, and it's natural that they are angry and upset – but it seems Sarah Palin has always been this way.

WOW!! I can't believe that she is still careless enough for these kinds of comments. Has she learned nothing....lol listen to me.... It's Palin...of course she hasnt.

Oh Come On...now the McCain camp is crying??? they bashed her after the election and trashed her days after the election and now they get mad about a comment like this? I don't blame her.....I wouldn't pray with those back stabbers either! Why do people feel so threatened by Palin? I figured the Liberals are "untouchable" right??

Leave sarah palin stories and whines in Alaska , we don't want to hear them . The election was over November 2008 ,we now have a new president and staff with a whole TRAY of new problems and some LEFTOVER that we are trying to give our upmost attention to . WE THE PEOPLE MUST MOVE ON TO HIGHER THINKING AND ACTION, if sarah did not say what she wanted to say to the staffers "well too little too late", get over it my darling the world moves on not just around you and your complaints and whines , GROW UP.

Based on the way Palin was treated and discriminated against as a woman during the campaign, I wouldn't want to pray with any of McCain's cronies either.

The female George Bush. In the multiple places she received her degreee in journalism, did they teach proper English?

My sense of Ms. Palin is that she glories in playing the beleaguered victim. Also– note that she did not say no one was willing to pray with her– just that she didn't want to pray with them. . . perhaps she didn't deem any of them worthy of praying with her. Hmm– I wonder if Jesus was so picky about whom he prayed with?

Why is it that Ms. Palin talks without thinking about the hurt feelings or ramifications of what she says? I do not understand how a full state governor can ramble on in front of a political audience as if she is talking to her bridge club or hair dresser. You have responsibility to be astute and discerning. Words have power and to be loose lipped over and over again makes one wonder who she would have affronted by now on the world scene had she gotten into national office....

Only sad thing about Sarah Palin is that she is a governor and has people in her State depending on her. I, for one, would not want this person making decisions that influenced my life. The good people of Alaska could find someone better to REALLY look out for their interests. Hopefully they will figure that out before too long.

She needed a heck of a lot more than a prayer.... she needed more knowledge and political expertise. Couldn't have been vetted very well. She performs for the cameras, says the things the right-wing ulra- conservative wing of the party loves to hear, but she was and is very niave, ill-prepared in international world affairs and intellectually unprepared to run for vice-president of the United States. The national news media just loved to get her in an unscripted news conference. She comes out looking like a "Goofy" everytime.

She just keep putting one foot after another in her mouth.Maybe someone should throw a shoe at her just to see if she have any reflexes and if you see no reflexes then it will be confirmed this woman actually have no brains at all.How in the world did this woman ever become a govenor and what spell does she have over those poor souls who put her in office...maybe it's that witch doctor that she has praying over her

Sarah Palin needs to get over herself, tend to her family and take care of the business of Alaska. She is going nowhere on the national scene! Enough already!!

I read the excerpt of Ms. Palin' s speech. It is laden with rambling, mumbling, repetitive nonsense. She sounds much like a person trying to justify their own existence through moral superiority. If she envisons herself on this moral high-ground, she obviously hasn't read much of the Bible. Judge not, Ms. Palin. You may have felt no one around you matched your spiritual perfection- but that did not make it so. Who were you to judge another's spirituality- and by what means did you judge others?

Palin, have you ever heard of "separation of church and state"???? Do yourself a BIG favor – read the U.S. Constitution (first learn to read and comprehend). Then do the rest of us a favor and retire to your life in Alaska. You have NO future on the national stage. Your ignorance is appalling!!!!

I didn't vote for McCain & Palin, but focusing on something as minor as this just seems ridiculous in my opinion. It is silly for the McCain campaign staffers to be put-off by such a simple remark. It matters not whether this woman prayed by herself or with several hundred people. When are we going to learn to live and let live? A persons religion is just as private as a persons sexual preference. These petty issues brought to light by both sides are getting not only out-of-hand, but tiring. I think we having bigger problems to worry about then who this woman prays with. We all have to live in this country together, so can't we ALL grow up just a little bit?

another example of palin throwin' people under the bus to cover for her own mistakes........and exploiting religion........ big surprise.....

Palin doesn't belong in poltics. She belongs in soap operas.

There are still some of you who support this woman?

I loved the "less depth than a paper plate" comment.

If she runs in the 2012 primaries, and is under close scrutiny for a long time, she will provide a lot of material for late night talk shows, and once a candidate is in that position, they are finished.

Single issue politics which make people like Sarah Palin, or Jesse Jackson, to be balanced, are going to tear this country apart.

The majority in the middle elect candidates, not the "base" to which both Democrats and Republicans pander.

Mary, ABS.. reread please.. it was her/Palin that mouthed off.. not the staffers.. they only responded to her mouthing off about them.

Even the pictures of her makes her look like a WHINNER.....what is she saying here that there were no christrians amoung the Mc Cain campaign that would pray with her.........no one strong enough in their faith to pray with her,,,,,,,,, or is she saying she was the only Christrian amoung the McCain campaign....with all this whinning what does she want us to do get out our violins and play for her.......all I can say is those that are still following her after all this, they must be wacko's

Looking back now people isn't it obvious that she is just a foolish childish person who is not even a candidate for dog catcher. How can a Vice President hopeful who would be in line for the Presidency think that WINKING at a Vice President debate is acceptable...What the hell was that about, can anyone truly answer that?!
I say bring her on in 2012 as the republican Presidential Candidate and watch President Obama send her packing once again back to Alaska to spew forth her real idiotic self. And anyone that supports her for sure is an IDIOT.

I feel sad every day that we don't have Sarah as Vice-President. She is a person of character and conviction; unlike so many who are in government. How much better to have an advocate for the disabled as Vice-President, instead our sorry excuse for a President making fun of them!!

The Progressives don't like Sarah because she has traditional American values and she's beautiful to boot! I'm hoping that Sarah will stay front and center, and that she will be our first female President! Go Sarah!!

God bless the USA

I love it, LMAO this is great go ahead Sarah keep talking:)))

She can't pray alone? Most people prayer alone every single day, yet she needs an audience to see her pray? I know I pray, alone. I pray that Palin will go away, never to be heard from again. Maybe I need an audience too, I mean also.

The bible says that where ever two are gathered in his name, God is present. So I guess I understand her desire to pray with someone but sometimes you go it alone.

She can't even get along with other Republicans enough to find someone to kneel with her and pray. How could she ever get along with INDEPENDENTS AND DEMOCRATS in Congress as an elected leader?

The final word here is that God blessed Team OBama, ... not McCain & Palin. All those neo-Conservatives and holier-than-thou right wing zealots will have to square that with their beliefs when they kneel tonight.

They will likely say that God has a more complex plan and that's why Barack Obama [remember, the anti-christ] won this election. It's really much more simple than that. When you looked at both campaigns, one reflected the principles of Christ more than the other ... that's who won the election.

How does that old saying go again... when you lay with dogs you get fleas. The Republican campaign committee used every dirty trick in the book to win in November. It's only expected that they would turn on each other once the fight against Obama was decided. Heck, the entire Republican Party has employed the most devious tactics, even while in power, dating back to before Bush 43 (GW that is). Now this isn't to say that Falin (ops...Palin) is an innocent victim because if anybody ever warranted criticism, she's the one. But I sympathize for her because she was such a gift to Obama. Psyche!!! I revel in her demise!!!

I cannot stomach another one of her painful doses of word salad.

Not worthy to pray with her? What, is she royalty now? She's a better brand of Christian than others?

Perhaps she should go pray with that witch hunter again.

It's interesting how prayer scares people that don't understand the process. Sharing in group prayer to hear and share on a spiritual level is a cleansing experience that many Christians enjoy on a regular basis.

It's okay if you don't understand this or disagree with her beliefs. That's the greatness of our nation... we are free to express ourselves. At least for a bit longer.

Hang in the Sarah.

You see, it's not just Democrats who are unhappy with Palin. She just can't seem to keep her mouth shut.

A previous comment said that Palin was "like a breathe of fresh air compared to all those politicians like Obama and the Washington crowd". You meant to say hot air didn't you? That would make sense

And the winner is........Palin
What a winner, She is a keeper. Just keep her in alaska

Hey, Lay off Sarah. Just because she couldn't find anyone she wanted to pray with! Jesus had the same problem...oh wait, Jesus prayed with everyone (even Democrats)

She thinks she's too good to PRAY with certain people? Who's the "elitist" now? What a useless joke of a politician.

Who could expect anything different from this small-minded little diva? Though I'm no Hillary Clinton fan, this woman doesn't have the intelligence or common sense to have been placed in a position alongside Hillary, trailblazing the way for women in politics. As much as Hillary is self-serving, Sarah Palin doesn't have the shred of decency needed to keep her dumb mouth shut and to build up her own party intelligently. Talk about taking a wrecking ball to whatever shreds of self-respect the GOP might still have!

Please Sarah... NEVER stop talking. You don't need a filter or a PR person, just talk from your heart. I absolutely love to hear what you have to say. Please please please, DON'T STOP!

What a shockingly revealing anecdote for her to share. She said there was "nobody I could find that I wanted to hold hands with and pray." She really is terribly petty. And her lack of political savvy, always laying herself bare for all to see, exposing her pettiness, is just draw dropping. How anyone can support her to lead America and the free world is beyond my understanding. I predict she will not even be reelected to the Governorship of Alaska.

I thought religion was supposed to be endearing, welcoming, and unbiased in who is welcome to join in rituals such as prayer and worship. I didn't realize that it's like deciding who you want to sit with during lunch in high school. How immature and childish of Governor Palin. Also, how is what she said not disrespectful? The staffers should feel very insulted.

She said it all! You couldn't find someone she WANTED to pray with. Hmmm....that was a christian thing to say.

I don't get what they're angry about. Did they want to pray and she didn't realize it. Did they not want to pray and didn't want anyone to know?

This woman is pathetic. Does she EVER think before she opens her mouth. How she ever got elected as governor, I'll never know. Useless.

I see Gov. Palin still hasn't learned to speak the English language! Nothing new there. I am constantly amazed that this woman's name appears in the same sentence with "president of the United States." I don't know about anyone else, but where I work, when someone proves herself absurdly unqualified at one level, no one asks if she'd be interested in applying for a job at the next higher level! I'll be interested to see how she fares in the next gubernatorial election. Hopefully the people of Alaska have seen their governor for what she is and will make a more informed choice next time!

Sarah...

What an idiot you truly are. You have turned yourself into an absolute joke by refusing to keep your mouith shut. No one will ever take you seriously.

Now deary , try praying in private like everyone else and quit blaming everyone else for all your problems

Kenny

"Pride goeth before a fall,", and apparently in Ms Palin's case, comes after it as well.

As she continues her breathtaking spiral down to oblivion, she appears to be dedicated to taking all of her supporters with her. And to blaming anyone in the world for her failings, except herself. Her staff, John McCain's staff, Tina Fey, the press, SNL, the Alaskan legislature, the Republican party, the "liberal elites", the RNC, the terrorists, the socialists.

Apparently, all of them were conspiring to make it appear that she was nothing more than a small time, small town, corrupt and inept politician who got in WAY over her head.

When you are in a deep hole, perhaps "drill, baby, drill" is not the way out.

Sarah Palin may be able to see Russia from her house, but she sure can't see reality.

A real leader would not have been "handled" by anyone. Just the fact that Palin complains about the way she was handled shows she was an amateur at best. The good Lord protected us by keeping this ignoramous in Wasilla. Romans 13:1

North of Forty,

We sure are. Hard not to from the constant stream of laugh-out-loud ridiculous comments coming from your chosen leader. Nothing less appealing than a person who bites the hand that fed her. Which fruitage of the spirit is that, exactly? She's not a very nice person and not a "Christian" as many would define the term. She is a walking hypocritical farce, so keep pushing her on public weary of mean-spirited hypocrisy and we'll keep rejecting her and that small portion of the right still inexplicably attached to Rush and Ann and Sarah.

"a breath of fresh air," is she? No, she is a liar, a whiner, and totally unfit for any national office. I'm still wondering how she fooled enough of Alaska to get her office there!

But gee, she isn't whining. She said so over and over. What a pitiful excuse for a decent human being...and she thinks any Republicans will actually support her desire run again? If they do, they are crazier than she is!

a true christian prays with who are there, not who they wish were there. This is nothing but religous snobbery.....which leads to being part of a sect.... which leads to exclusion, which leads to religous persecution, which leads to a path that we do not want to go down....Palin and her kind are scary..

I don't blame her. Anyone who would work for John "knife-in-the-back" McCain would have to have some ethical issues. They did not deserve to have her on their ticket. GO SARAH, 2012!!

Just what is it about this woman that scares democrats so much? Could she be hitting a nerve? If all of you are so secure in your beliefs and in the way you live your life, then stop getting all riled up everytime you read an article about her. Personally, I admire her ability to continue to stand up for her beliefs even though she is always ridiculed.

Sarah Palin just can't admit that she lost because of who she is and the policies and beliefs that she represents. The American electorate said NO loud and clear. Maybe some of the people in McCain's team were not Christian (OMG!), and even Christians can decide when and if they want to pray – it's called religious freedom – something that a religious zealot like Sarah knows nothing about.

Let her speak – it just exposes her pure and utter ignorance and lack of rational thinking. Keep Palin speaking – it demonstrates the far right and utter extremism of the Republican party.

Notice how the aides didn't deny what Gov. Palin said.

With a wink and a smile, she keeps throwing people under the bus.

You betcha!

I am am not surprised by Sarah's comments. When she says as she looks around looking for support that there was "...nobody I could find that I wanted to hold hands with and pray" it is a statement about her and not those around her. She never identified with the campaign staffers that enthusiastically supported her campaign and she probably is uncomfortable with her faith around others who may not have the same beliefs as she does or are outside her close friends and family.

John from Arlington

OUCH. I did not vote for McCain but I never found him to be Godless. That is quite an insult to his staff and to him.

If this woman has any thoughts whatsoever of running for national office ever again, the best thing she could do for herself right now is to shut up. Every time she opens her mouth, she shows again what an empty headed idiot she really is. Does she honestly think the Republican party would ever support her again? She is delusional. She is under the impression that the few loud mouthed far right nutcases who vocally support her actually represent the entire GOP. Somebody needs to clue her in. The Republican Party big whigs need to sit her down and explain to her that she is her own worst enemy.

Let's face it she isn't like a spoiled child, she is a spoiled child. She uses her so called "Faith" to get favor with the right. A person who has to say that she is a Christian as much as she does, isn't.

So these staffers are surprised at what they are hearing... perhaps they ARE not the sharpest knives in the drawer. Palin is an opportunist, whose rhetoric changes with wind direction

Sarah Palin should never been included in this election. I want to know whose idea it was...if it was John McCain's idea he is no longer the McCain I knew as a Senator in Arizona. This woman is an albatross around the neck of the Republican Party. Many people, Democrats and Independants as well as Republicans might have voted differently had Palin not been on the Ticket.

I'm going to miss Sarah Palin after she fails in 2012. This kind of free humor brightens my day. I, for one, hope she gives speeches or interviews every week from now until then.

Keep it up Sarah!!!

So, the 'former staffer' says that Palin's remarks "cause you to question not only your loyalty but her judgment as a leader." I couldn't help it, I really did LOL reading that. All I could think was, "When did you finally start paying attention to what she's saying?!?" I'm not even a Christian and I know it's pretty darned un-Christian to look at people with whom you're working for a (supposedly) shared cause and think, "Uh, nah. I don't wanna pray with them."

There is simply nothing I can possibly add to the comments above, they have said it all.

Bet these GOPers are kicking themselves for letting this genie out of the bottle. Sure, the "base" loves her, but the base is just a small, angry, insignificant little band of goofballs. Press, keep covering her and report everything she says (verbatim!). Let the rest of the country know what the GOP tried to foist on us as leadership. We'll not soon forget.

Let's see – where to begin.

Let's talk turkey. This is a politician who thought it would be smart to pardon a turkey in front of a turkey killing machine.

This is a politician who thought she could lie about her position on the "Bridge to Nowhere" and no one would find out.

This is a politician who actually thought she could be Vice President or President of the United States, having been a small town mayor for 8 years and a one year governor of a welfare state.

This is a politician who can't take rejection, who continues to give people reason to reject her.

This is a politician whose mouth works much faster than her brain.

Thanks but no thanks, indeed.

I mean, really, do Palin's unfocused and off-the-cuff comments surprise anyone. She has been this shallow since day one of her vice-presidential campaign. She reminds of George W. Bush in that she is unable (or maybe unwilling since she refuses to read) to think on her feet... well worse than Bush.

Do we really have to read and watch stories and commentsabout useless and often hatefull sore loser such a Gov. Sarah Palin.
It's totally uninteresting and will never help our great country to go back up. It just brings a bad feeling.
Monique de Warren

Thats because the rush limbaugh party only uses religion to get votes out of the inbreeds that practice it. They dont actually believe that garbage remember they are all phonies.

As a centrist independent who generally ends up voting Dem, SP is the answer to my prayers: Popular enough with the GOP base to possibly get the Republican nomination in '12, but otherwise completely unelectable.

Go, Sarah!

Hey, B, ILLIONOIS, get a life!

Palin speaks the language of the LOSER, always the whining victim of imaginary conspiracies. In this case, she even calls herself a "better" Christian than others, even though she didn't manage to impart to her high-school (or did she drop out?) unwed daughter not to have sex before marriage.

Oh, I guess Obama's quip about the Special Olympics was a thought filled slow response, right? All of these fowl mouthed remarks about Palin and Republicans and or Conservatives smacks of a conceited lot of so called Americans who are becoming the most intolerant group in American history.

As a Christian, I can somewhat understand what Gov. Palin was feeling before the debate. She was surrounded by strangers, political operatives who were only interested in the "show must go on" and to ask them to stop and bow their heads in prayer with her, probably at that particular time, would have received a silent response and made her more tense. Piper was the best choice. At least she was being honest, something the left has a problem with , right... Sec. of the Treasury?

Just another female George Bush (W). STOP covering her every action. She is not qualified to be, and this is the distinction, to be the leader of the free world.

Why? Why? Do we even care? Go kill a few wolf pups...

Palin......What a Bozo......

SARAH PALIN IS THE BIGGEST IDIOT IN ALASKA. I CALL ON ALL ALASKANS TO THROW HER OUT IN 2010. ALASKA COULD BE BETTER OFF WITH ANYONE ELSE THAN THIS BIMBO.

Mary,
Who runs the show? the staffers or the leader of the staff. The lady is clearly a vacuous bobblehead.

She will self-destruct real soon. I feel sorry for her because she doesn't have enough sense to know what is happening to herself.

Honerable Sara Palin
I'd be proud to pray with you and I' always pray for you.
The only thing that can and will save America is God.
Roger Sikm
Allendale Mi 49401

Hillary 2016!!!!

Whaaaaaa Ricky!!!!

Why didn't she just pray with the witch doctor from her church?

I say how about Palin/Steele 2012. Palin is dumb and Steele is dumber!

i agree with you sarah, the only prayer McCain had is if you had been the top ticket.

First, I'm completely disgusted with myself for even reading about Gov. Palin. What confuses/concerns me is this group of Republicans who think she's the future. They almost seem to be working toward a "do over" election any day now. They openly refuse and discourage support for our president (imagine a Democrat spouting such heresy during Bush's nearly apocolyptic reign). Do people really cast votes for representation that refuses to work with, or for, our Commander in Chief? I don't care if they don't like the policies...make them better!

Also, instead of getting down to the (very important) business at hand, they're focus seems to be on grooming a Palin/Limbaugh ticket. Now, I realize that it will take nearly 3 1/2 years to teach either of them to speak intelajabully, but we just finished with an election that was 2 years long! Aren't they tired? It would seem like fixing the country and all but ruined international relations would be a breath of fresh air.

Don't get me wrong, a Palin/Limbaugh ticket would be the best collective laugh the world has ever had. And the world could use a good laugh. In fact, I may pray for that laugh. Without needing a hand to hold.

It was God's will that she lost.

I can't help but feel one of the "anonymous" writers is MEGAN MCCAIN...

She can sure spit at Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham; but chooses not to speak her opinion about Sarah Palin when asked.

Why doesn't MEGAN come to her defense, beings she is such a know-it-all?

Bet papa JOHN MCCAIN advises her not to go after the "RISING STAR" of the GOP...

I pray every day and I don't need an audience to hear me. God and I do just fine on our own, thank you.

Im offended by her, she makes me realize why the french hate America..

WHY DID MCCIAN LEY IT OUT OF THE BOX

I'm begining to believe more and more that the last real Christian died on the cross.

I've yet to encounter anyone calling themselves a Christian that embodies or exemplifies the path of Christ and that includes Ms. Palin.

I'm an agnostic and pray everyday for this woman to continue to fail ... Not that you can plumb the depths any lower.

I guess, John McCain is kicking himself now! I said it over and over again...he made a huge mistake by picking her and sure enough it became very Obvious when she opened her mouth! They knew she was not on top of the game and they where using her for her looks! What a shame she keeps blaming others for her short comings....

It isn't the religious that are intolerant, it is the bigoted minority who use their so-called religion as a bludgeon that are the problem here.

Someone truly grounded in their faith sould have no problem sitting down with anyone of faith and praying for guidance, strength, and wisdom - which is what she probably should have been praying for. Obviously, these were not topics that were a part of her prayers.

Mary, while I can understand that you want to be supportive of Governor Palin, the staffers who worked with her daily during the campaign have been remarkably loyal and closed-mouthed about her - unfortunately, she has not paid them the same respect. The political staffers she had working with her should not be blamed for the problems Sarah caused for herself. They have only stood up and commented when she has insulted them, once again. Unfortunately, Governor Palin seems to be incapable of seeing that any of the responsibility for the failed campaign can be attributed to her. The rest of the world, however, can.

Gosh, I didn't know real Christians were so picky about whom they prayed with. Thanks, Caribou Barbie, for reinforcing the idea that you're a prejudiced nitwit!

Is this woman ever going to go away? Reading her quotes online can only be described as being like trying to piece a puzzle together. She can barely form a proper sentence. Lets face it, she's flat-out dumb and it has nothing to do with her gender or the "liberal media".

She's just like Bush in that every time she opens her mouth it's nothing more than an exercise in language mangling. No wonder the Republicans love her so much.

Maria, California you said it right. Palin said on the campaign trail that God will choose the next POTUS.

God didn't chose McCain so obviously God didn't choose her. Is she now mad at God or Obama/Dems or does she believe God made a mistake.

Care to answer that one Sarah? (wink wink)

Does this woman have no friend who will pull her aside and tell her that she is wearing "no clothes?" (Not that SHE is an empress, or anything!) What has John McCain and the GOP unleashed upon us? Enough already!!!

Please, Sarah Palin, keep your politics and speeches more secular and your faith more private and to yourself. Thank you!

Pitbull with lipstick? No, just a whiny little girl with a victim complex.

I don't get Republican strategy. They put Palin on the ticket to appeal to the extremists in their party because McCain was too centrist, and it worked–she energized the base and alienated the middle.

You can't win without the middle. That's why Obama, formerly one of the most liberal Senators in America, struck centrist themes in his campaign–because like it or not, he's a winner.

So sure, put Palin on the '12 ticket. Einstein called doing the same thing over and expecting different results "insanity", but what did he know?

If Palin doesn't consider GOP campaign staffers to be "worthy" of praying with, then I've been wrong about her all along. By that, I mean she is even MORE ignorant and arrogant than I thought.

Palin is the greatest gift to the Democratic Party since Watergate.

So ... just what exactly does she think the meanings of whining and complaining are???

Keep printing her opinions and comments please; they only confirm any negative that has been written about her!

Palin angers in general. She is all mouth and is not like Obama-studies before he answers and has knowledge of a subject. Now ask Palin about that Volcano and what kind of money she will need for that since she turned down the Stimulus. Can't you see her asking Obama for more money and help?

Full disclosure first: I'm a committed Christian, so I have no objection to prayer . . . That said, who needs more evidence that Gov. Palin doesn't BEGIN to approach the stature of someone deserving a national profile, WHATEVER her place on the political spectrum? She has the intellectual depth of a paper plate, people!

You may accuse me of being a snob, but it isn't snobby to ask since when has "mediocre at best" been qualification for high office? I want my president and vice president (and even my governor) to be SMARTER than most of us (and that includes me, of course). If I were basing my opinion of her on comments out of context or because of a single incident, then I might reasonably give her some slack. But virtually without exception, whenever this woman opens her mouth the quality of our national discourse plunges. Bless her heart, she should be more quiet until she learns a great deal more.

If she wanted to have people to pray with then she should have gone to church. Employees are not and should not be expected to pray with their employers.

Please be patient with the GOP they are doiing thier best trying to figure out who they are. The GOP need a reality check. They want Obama to fail because they are scared that maybe just maybe he is on the correct track to bring the nation into the future. Maybe they are just out of touch with technology with all the praying but they need to forget the great defeat and move to just a bit to the left. Not to be a radical left wing nut but away from the promoters that say they have their backs. The commentary;s from the Limbaughs, Palins, etc... Just to have the party come together with the nation the way they did after 911. What a country.

Mary,
Get a life!! Palin was ready to make a concession speech before John McCain did to bolster her own political image!!!! She is clearly narcissistic.The shopping sprees were not rumors they were documented. So the McCain staffers are democrats? What's next, Obama was the cause of 9/11 I know your already blame him for the global economic crisis!

CNN is this what you call news? Its so sad this is at the top of your list .
Palin is water under the bridge and that bridge being the Palin bridge to nowhere.

I hope Mike 4:58 while you are taking your deep breath you suck her in never to never be heard of again .
That spells relief from the worst kind Moosejaw

So Palin still hasn't figured out no one wanted to pray with her because she can't stop winking and saying "you betcha" when she prays?

I hope one of her staffers tells her that a lot of her problems stem from her personality. If she truly were smart she would have stayed in Alaska.

Hand Palin some cheese to have with her Whine!
And she wants to run in 2012....she sure doesn't know how to win friends even in own party...
Just quit covering Sarah and her qrips and lets be done with her!

GOOD EVENING LORD,

Thank you for bringing our fellow citizens to their right mind and electing PRESIDENT Obama and VICE-President Biden!

Amen

Palin's refusal to pray with any staffers–or anyone in general–is a statement about her style of "Christianity." Perhaps instead of just thumping her Bible, she needs to open it and read.

I sense fear of Govenor Palin in this group.

I think it's funny that so many people are outraged that CNN still reports on Sarah Palin. It's funny because these people are not only reading these articles. They're actually going so far as to COMMENT on them, too. I mean, let's face it. The woman is entertaining. She's no politician, but she is a fantastic train wreck. And who doesn't stop to stare at a train wreck?

This woman needs to go away.

i see she chose not to further her education.she is still just a dumb now as she was when mcsame picked her. still can't complete a sentence and can only talk about the media. well if you don't like what the media has to say keep your ignorant mouth shut and do what the people of alaska elected you to do.

Oh again with the "anonymous staffer" comments . Put a name behind your comments or don't say them.

You are as big of a coward as the McCain people who threw her under the bus. (Yes Nicole Wallace and Megan McCain, we know it was you)
Are you kidding me?!

What's your name? What was it you did to help the governor? What advice would you have now? You already did your dirty work for McCain.

You guys are so disgusting.

You want her to say nice complimentary things about you?
Where have you been the last 5 months?

Haven't heard from you this whole time until now.

She sure doesn't need advice from you and definitely not from McCain's staffers.

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Mike March 26th, 2009 4:58 pm ET – Say what you want about Palin, but she's such a breath of fresh air compared to all these politicians like Obama his Washington kind.

Mike...stick with that thought and help us elect Obama to a second term. Make sure you tell all your friends.

Sarah Palin...the gift that keeps on giving.

Mike, "Palin may be a breath of fresh air" for some.... but the majority of folks recognize that we need much more than a breath of fresh air... and Palin doesn't have anything more to offer.... not only is she lacking intellectually for the national scene, but she also lacks the leadership skills necessary when dealing with a diverse group of people and opinions.... She'll probably do ok in an environment where everybody thinks the way she does... but we live in America where few people think alike... God help us... Amen!!

First of all, these remarks were from a Lincoln Day dinner in Anchorage–Palin said at the beginning that it felt good to be speaking in front of "family" there.....I seriously doubt she or anyone else there thought there would be a video (it's very poor quality, video and audio) spread all over the country of this local speech. In any event, there is really nothing derogatory about what she said re: McCain staffers. She prefaced her remars with "love 'em"...but...I'm guessing none of the staffers were outwardly religious and Palin meant she wouldn't feel comfortable asking them to hold hands and pray openly in a hallway with her.

Keep talking, Sarah. We Dems *love* you – you'll keep us in power for years. God bless, sweetie!

Let Miss Trailer Park trash speak her mind. It's 'mush" and 'mindless'
Keep speaking for the Republican Pary. Atta girl.

If I was "twenty plus', years younger: She would be the only drug, I would need.

She is truly a whacko!

She should have taken her witchdoctor with her.

Who knew so much hot air could blow out of Alaska for so long?

Is there ANYBODY Palin doesn't blame for her own shortcomings?

Just imagine her as a VP or President....everyday would be like watching the Real World or another crappy reality show. Thank god this will never happen.....actually it might be kinda fun.

Palin / Joe the Plumber 2012!

As a Christian, it is our duty to pray with and for our fellow man. If she couldn't find anyone "worthy" of praying with, then maybe she should have been praying FOR them instead of maligning them. Shame on her!

She should just stop complaining...

It has become very clear that Palin is too thin-skinned to ever hold a major office in government. This will enrage all you right-wing Palin lovers but being governor of Alaska is not a major office. I live in downtown Chicago and we have more people in a three mile radius than she has in her state.

Palin: modus operandi - Criticize and disrespect people and then say you mean no disrespect. Palin does not know the first thing about leadership, which is be responsible for your actions. If you fail (i.e. lose an election) you fail because you did not win. No one else caused that loss. Consider for instance how much negative media attention focused on Obama, much more in fact than Palin received, despite her whining post-election comments. Yet, Obama won the election.

you go girl
Palin all the way in 2012!!!!!!!!!!!

NO MORE PALIN!!!! She's a disgrace to all women of America!

Palin is offensive to anyone with a brain. I'll never understand what McCain was thinking when he plucked her from obscurity–thereby torpedoing his chance to become president and sending the GOP into a tailspin it still hasn't pulled out of.

Keep whining Palin. You are digging your own grave faster than any 'gotcha media' ever could!

You know, Gov. Palin is probably a really nice lady and as a Christian, I applaud her for wanting to pray before her debate. It's just sad that she felt that there was no one there that she could pray with. I wonder, did she ask anyone? Did she think that none of the staffers were Christian?

She may be a good Governor for Alaska, but I hope, AND PRAY, that she is never elected to a national office. Sorry, ma'am, but...just stay in Alaska and look at Russia, okay? Bye-Bye!!!

@ Mike "Say what you want about Palin, but she's such a breath of fresh air
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Yes, like the wind coming from the neighborhood rendering plant.

So, if Sarah prayed and she lost the election, doesn't it mean there is no god?

Or, maybe it means that (insert the supreme being of your choice) a higher power did in fact hear Sarah's pleas and respond with a resounding "No Way"

At what point does Palin take ownership of her missteps during the campaign?

I don't remember seeing a McCain staffer sitting next to her and Couric. It was Palin who said something idiotic while waiting for a cheesesteak. And just so you know Gov. Palin, having a handle on the issues and an intelligent response would have taken you much further in the Biden debate than prayer (check out Paul's letters for some biblical insight).

@Vickie-
No, you got it wrong. Palin only states out loud publicly that she rejected almost 60% of the stimulus in order to compete with other GOP Gov'rs that have done the same thing with the stimulous money publicly. In truth, Palin accepted almost 69% of the money... conveniently leaving out all medicare funds. So she was basically for the bridge before she was against it. Or, in her way of being deceitful, openly states her objections to the money and how she is rejecting it as she happily accepts it to do her bidding.

Sweetie, did you hibernate well in Alaska? I haven't heard from you in over 4 months! How's the ol'cave and the snowfall this year?

The issue now, (btw and also) *wink* is "how to revive the economy" and not the vice-presidential debate.

Oh Palin please!

If you want to pray, pray yourself if necessary , you don't have to join hands and pray. Girl you need to go away and stay for a while. Please CHANGE your image. You look like a FOOL!

So was she too good to hold these people's hands.. What a Christian Lady....!!!!!!!!!! These religious nuts kill me... The most immoral people I know are the ones toating bibles and in church every time the church doors open... Give her an air balloon and send this braud out in spac somewhere..... GEESSHH.. Will she never go away????????

I would be extraordinarily flattered if I found out that I was not the kind of person Sarah Palin wanted to pray with! These guys should be glad they aren't on the same level of ignorant, backwoods hick Jesus-love than Sar-bear, even if they're in the GOP...

Barry March 26th, 2009 4:44 pm ET
Have you ever noticed the most religiously overt are usually the least ethical?

Why yes, yes I have!

I'm sure glad Jesus was willing to pray with and for sinners, outcasts and even politicians. Her holiness amazes me.

I live in Alaska. I didn't vote for Palin in the Governor primary in 2006 but I did in the general election. What a mistake ... and I'm a Republican! If you lived in Alaska you would see how she is slowly destroying this state. She states she is fiscally conservative but collects per diem while living in her home in Wasilla, Alaska and not the capital, Juneau. She recently had to pay back some of her children's travel expenses as they were determined to not be on "official business." The list goes on. She sees things one way ... her way and that is final. I'm hoping she DOES run for president so that she will not run again for governor.

So what now you can't pray with or for sinners? I am so sick of the conservative pharisees like Palin. If she was a woman of God she would've took her staff's hands no matter who they were and prayed out of her heart and been an example.

Boo Hoo

She's a joke. Please stop encouraging her!

Boy...if no one on McCain's campaign was 'good enough' to pray with, what does that say about Palin's perception of the rest of the country???

In MY prayers at night I give THANKS that this person is not the VP of this country. Now THAT would be punishment sent from above....or below as the case may be.

It's everybody's fault except for Sarah Palin, It's the Media, it's the McCain staff. It could not possible be Sarah Palin herself with her lack of knowledge ability. She fits right in with the New Republican Party – Take no responsibility, blame others and use Christianity to be vindictive, condescending and hurtful to anyone that disagrees with you.

keep Palin as the voice of the Republican party!

If they want to make this bumbling hick who nobody even heard of 6 months ago their standard-bearer, by all means!

LOL... great comment!l

Obviously she was the wrong choice. McCain should've gone with his first choice.

Had anyone ever heard Palin take responsibilty for anything? It is always someone else's fault; the media's, the McCain staffers.....blah, blah, blah

The democrats are wetting their pants again.
Keep going, Ms Palin....

I absolutely love it... This nut job just can't keep her mouth closed. You can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you CAN NOT take the trailer park out of the girl. I am so glad Mccain brought this Psycho path in. It shows just how desperate the GOP is. I used to respect these clowns, but they are now the actual Circus.... LMAO!!!!!!!
Republican Party Leaders: Rush Limbao, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, Sarah Palin, Joe the Friggin Plumber (still laughing at this one), and now some basket case gay woman whose challenge Our First Lady to an arm Wrestling contest.. First Lady did not even respond to that nonsense.. Republicans are IDIOTS!!!!

It serves them RIGHT. They are seeing the real palin (she doesn't deserve capitalization). All this talk about 2012 and we all know she won't even be on the ticket. I hate her and I hope she fails. She loves herself. Everything she's gotten in life so far has been with a wink and a fake smile. The American people didn't buy it in November and we won't buy it in 2012 either. More and more is coming out about this woman and none of it is good. By the time we vote again only the ignorant rednecks will support her and they might not either with the way she's going. Talk about overexposed. People are sick of her. She's done nothing, won nothing and is nothing. She should just go away-far away and take her lazy, good for nothing husband and unraised kids with her.

I noticed that she didn't say "no one that wanted to pray with me". This says more about how she felt about the campaign staff than they felt about her. She is like a spoiled child.

isn't she just comical? stupidity reigns in her world, now doesn't it. You can't make this stuff up.

Yes, the religous are the blamers, judgers and the closed minded. I guess religion makes them feel superior somehow.

Why do you have Palin stories everyday? Is it because she hates the media and you are just driving home a point?

well, when i read anything about Palin i am never surprised at what comes out of her mouth. she rambles and rambles and does not go anywhere with a topic.
and to think some people would let this nut job be OUR PRESIDENT? wouldn't that be a hoot to watch???????

I'd like to propose a republican "Dream Ticket" of the future.
Gov. Palin Alaska and Gov. Sanford of South Carolina. Both are refusing the stimulas money for their states because they do not care about those they now govern their eye is on their future political ambitions............how sad. I'm praying they and their buddy Rush will just go away.
Gambi in South Carolina

Even if true, what makes her think this is an important point to make in a speech? I believe in individual and group prayer but when I'm about to do my job I complain that there is no one at work to pray with me! Please go away woman.

Sarah. Please just go away.

Why is this making news?? Does CNN know what is going on in this country...? I mean I am sure they can find SOME news worthy things going on...like our economy and the idiotic things our gov. is trying to do....but maybe i wouldnt' know, afterall, I'm not a journalist, just an average person.... so can we please move on or is Sarah Palin still a threat to you secular progressives!!

Yes the Good lord knew what he was doing by not letting her and John win the election. Where was Rush he could of prayed with her and she should called on coulter and ingram. Why wasnt her minister who did witch craft pray for her. I do hope and pray that she starts thinking about her poor people in alaska and she is refusing the stimulus money that could help them. I just cant see why as the people of alaska say this women has a high rating up in Alaska is beyond me. She better have some to pray with in 2012 when she is in a Debate with Jinydl Sanford Romey cause she will be a laughing disaster.

haha, religous people are nuts. Palin is a whacko, and so is her brand of Republicans. Get your religion out of the way!

I would not be offended, t is a compliment to those people who would not hold hands with this nut and pray to some fictional marshmallow in the sky and look lie idiots. The dumb audience is laughing like it's so weird that people in the smart states don't stand around and chant to non existent Gods like some jungle peoples.

Boy, Palin just needs to hush. It is obvious people are still bitter from the brusing you took in November. Girl, you can't please anybody.

She never stops.

The woman can't stop whining. What a bore!

Anyone who supported Palin, or thinks she is quality politician is a complete moron! There, I said what most of us are thinking, if you supported Palin, you are just plain dumb

go away sarah please just go away

We don't need them Mary. We are happy watching you Republicans tear each other apart since you are all so clueless.

When will her 15 minutes of fame be up..............enough already!

John McCain should be locked up for introducing America to Palin.

Sarah who?

Palin is no leader! A true leader is a doer, not a complainer, someone who leads by example and rises above small arguments and petty differences. Palin needs to find a mentor who can help educate her and polish her image because she is a pathetic mess when left to her own devices.

We love this woman.

And the FEAR of Sara continues!!

So it's wrong that they refused to hold hands and pray, Palin?
I pray, I don't hold anybody's hands to do so either. Perhaps these staffers do the same, pray while NOT holding another person's hands.

Someone please tell Sarah that she has already had her 15 minutes of fame. Now she should GET LOST.

Watch, the GOP should not have not released that, they should have brainstorm and put forward their plan, not "solutions" instead...

I love it!!

Does this woman ever take personal responsibility? Sour grapes into Palin whine! She lost: she probably contributed to McCain's loss. Now pull up your big girl, fur lined panties and deal with it!

This is absolutely typical of Palin: she always turns on the people who helped her get where she is, the second they're no longer useful. She has a long history of backstabbing her friends. The more you examine this woman's patterns, the sooner you'll see how sociopathic they are.

Palin can't do any worse then what obama is doing

The story says that the "audience laughed."

It's more like: The audience "COURTESY LAUGHED".

Like most GOP do. (They have no sense of humor.)

Another group of nameless staffers complaining about Palin, what a surprise. How many are in this group of loyal staffers? Did any one of them speak out against those supposed staffers who were knifing her in the back even before the election, if they did I never heard about it. Palin is right on this, as she is with most things, the McCain staff was terrible, and worse than useless in most cases.

Palin 2012

I'll say it again. She sucks!

sara, can you go to h–l. enough is enough. get LOST

Based on the extensive exit polling of the swing voters there's zero question that a majority of them voted Democratic based on their nervousness of Palin being a heartbeat from the Presidency and/or her strident pro-life position.

Seems to me that if she can get herself up to speed on world issues and avoid any further Kateie Couric type disasters she's probably got a national future in the Republican party???

She's certainly a pleasure to observe!!!

Why are all these "anonymous staffers" so upset about her remark. Did they not read it? All Sarah said is that she couldn't find anyone to pray with at the time she needed someone to pray with her. I don't hear any of them saying they offered to pray with her and were turned down. Count me as one who would have gladly held hands with her and prayed. As a matter of fact, I still pray for her, her family and all the conservatives that stand for the moral values she represents. All the others' opinions don't matter a zip to me! I'll take this "bumbling hick", as one of you put it, before I take the tax cheaters BO has put in his cabinet and Dodd and Barney who helped write the stimulus bill which included the AIG bonuses and then had the gall to be shocked that these executives had received all this money. And then BO also let us know that he sure didn't read the bill before he signed it either!! Wow, and you liberals are proud of these nitwits???

Open mouth, out comes stupidity. Palin blames everyone but herself for her poor campaign performance.

Palin,

You got to stop talking about the past. Please look to future and start growing now. It was a great experience. It was wonderful to see how STRONG of a family foundation you had. It was great to see your support for your daughter, but please grow. Ask, "what can I do better"... keep dreaming... dont stop..

Rush Limbaugh and the Republicans deserve Sarah Palin, her whining, her ineptitude, her her persistent lack of responsibility to accept responsibility for her own words and actions during the 2008 campaign.

Governor Palin, our country is in the midst of a serious economic crisis–grow up and please spare us from your childish drones .

Mary March 26th, 2009 4:09 pm ET

These anonymous staffers, again! Probably the same ones who started the rumors about her being a shopaholic

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The words stating that she couldn't find anyone around her (where her staff was) to pray with came from Pailin's mouth.

Not a rumor, she's proud of running her staffers down.

Pray for what? To who? Some people???

Sarah Palin blames the meeeeedia, bloggers, sexism, elitism, regionalism, the McCain campaign, the RNC...and so on for her EPIC FAIL national rollout.

How about a little self-reflection, Sarah? Maybe you could earn a little respect from the voters. Until then, just keep whining and being a national joke.

God Bless You Palin,,,

PLease move forward and dont look back. Love and forgiveness will carry us far. Please move on. Learn and grow and I hope to see you in the future on TV again, although, I'm not an Elephant.

The CNN writer states "...that she had refused to pray with them..." but in the content of Palin's remarks it sounds the other way around–that the staffers refused to hold hands and pray with her. Why does the media have such a hard time keeping the facts straight when they report on Sarah Palin? Stick to the facts.

It's a pretty sad that there was no one on the McCain staff that she wanted to pray with. But it's obvious from the actions of Nicole Wallace and others after the campaign ended that they didn't surround Palin with the best people.

Why do you insist on Palin Stories everyday? She is definately not what's going on right now except to you.

Say what you want about Palin, but she's such a breath of fresh air compared to all these politicians like Obama his Washington kind.

Why are we still talking about Sarah Palin and the election? Is there nothing more important going on in the world today? It makes me wonder... If she had won, would she still be talking about her victory instead of trying to fix the problems at hand? It makes me very happy to know that all she has are her rambling speaches to fill her time.

I find it no surprise that she maligns staffers. She is a victim and an ego maniac. Most days I just feel bad for her but when I think of the populice that finds it attractive that she be a voice in politics...well then, I am fearful. It would be awful if Gov Palin were to enter the world stage.

You mean all of the anonymous McCain staffers, who have spread lies and disinformation about Governor Palin, are now upset that she didn't find them supportive in the campaign?

Maybe if they had the guts to identify themselves this wouldn't be an issue, but otherwise this is probably another lie like the "she didn't know Africa was a continent" claim that was later debunked.

I am so weary, CNN... I didn't even read this latest "news" about Caribou Barbie, and I freely admit it. Her fifteen minutes were up five months ago. Please stop!

She such a phoney.
CNN, QUIT CONTANTLY MAKING HER A HEADLINE!
We are sick of it and your support of her.

March 26th, 2009 4:45 pm ET

Blaming McCain's staffers is the lamest of all excuses. I'm bored out of my wits with Palin's rambling speeches. Time to focus 100% of our attention on the real issues facing America instead of looking back at 2008!
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No it is not!! Now with Megan McCain shooting off her mouth, makes you wonder who the McCain staffers were concerned with more..Megan or Sarah?

Bring it!
Palin 2012!

McCain opened Pandora's box with her. With her, Limbaugh, and Steele leading the Republicans, it is a race off the cliff to oblivion.

If she needed the extra help she could have prayed on her own, in silence, and God would have heard. But then that wouldn't have been attention getting and Sarah does love an audience.

I pray she goes away.

It seems that the GOP has decided to take a page from Palin's book on how not to win an election. Palin wants to blame any and everyone for the loss they suffered in the election. Blame, blame, blame.
Palin came from nowhere to run for Vice President and some people found her to be "Breath of fresh air." Thank goodness the majority of the people in the US knew she was a "Gulp of polluted air" that would have polarized this country to no end,

Uhhh, who the hell cares? My God, can't she just go away? Can't she do her own "Into the Wild" so people can stop wasting their time hearing about this woman?

the only thing palin is good for is to arouse the men that think with their little heads.

Excuse me. I didn't mean Gore. I meant Kerry.

No one tells Sarah what to say or how to say it here in Alaska (that's real apparent). The words that come from her mouth represent her own level of stupidity, nothing more. What former McCain staffers are seeing now is Sarah "unplugged" and thrashing around in her own little delusional world. As an example, Palin thought she was being blindsided by Juneau politicians recently who asked her to share some of her thoughts and goals for Alaska with them, her words to them were; "you guys are always trying to put me on the spot". What her response tells me is that this woman has no cohesive thoughts of her own, she takes the ideas of others and uses them to govern Alaska, these people consist of a large "posse" that follows her around Alaska and elsewhere.

Keep talkin Palin, in whatever language you speak and maybe one day you will learn what language we speak when we say "America deplores ignorance". We are trying to educate our children to speak English as the first language.

Ain't she just the best "LEADER" ever!!

Governor Palin seems to be extremely judgemental. Isher relationship with so perfect that he tells her most people aren't "good enough" for her to pray with. Watch out Governor-Judge not lest ye be judged-thus sasith the Lord! (Whom you've said you have a personal relationship with).

I'll pray with Governor Palin if she lets me select the prayer: Dear God in Heaven, we beseech you to save us from self-promoting, know-nothing rubes who would presume to the vice-presidency and ruin what little we have left. Amen.

Democrats started the rumors about her shopping habits? Democrats made a mess of HER campaign? I thought it was John McCain's campaign. I don't wish Sarah Palin any ill will, but she created her own problems. Someone has said that Palin's media crticism appeared to be more severe than anyone else's because she was a late entry in the race. In other words, all of that negativity and scrutinty was concentrated in a few weeks. Let's recall some of the rumors that were openly encouraged by Republicans: Obama pals around with terrorists; Obama is a terrorist; Obama isn't a natural-born U.S. citizen; Obama is a muslim; Obama is a socialist. I'm sure if we think about it, we can remember a few more rumors that no one has apologized for spreading. The same kind of nonsense happened to Hillary, Biden, and Gore. What's more, some of the same nasty people did it to McCain in 2000 and tried again in 2008. In fact, they're doing it even now. You want to complain about rumors? Start with yourself.

Please, no more stories about this crazy, inconsequential, airhead woman. Please!!!!!!

Mary-

You are in denial. The anonymus staffers are a figment of Palin's imagination, and I really doubt that she would ever pal around with democrats.

I am sure Palin could find someone amongst McCAINS staff to "pray" with. And do we need to be reminded by this woman that she is this Golden Christian every second? Frankly, she makes me sick.

I pray that Palin will go back to Alaska and spend at least some of her time trying to govern and care for her disfunctional family.

Just think this nut case could have been one step away from the White House. God blinded her eyes to protect us from her. What a great God we have. God did not answer her prayer but he sure did answer mine and he is in the White Houese right now.

I'm not surprised no one wants to pray with her – they want to pray for her!

Of course anonymous; apparently they have not the courage to speak openly; or CNN is inventing this story.

Mary, I'm sure you and Palin are good buds. You both sound like whiners. Blaming everyone, even your own kind, for all of the worlds problems.

That's the problem with people like you and Palin. You know all the problems, but never have a solution.

Clearly, Sarah Palin writes as well as she speaks – which is why she is not a journalist in any media. Sounds like a bad case of narcissism, or professional jealousy to me.

McCain would be secretly regretting for the rest of his life that he had brought out the genie that he interviewed only once. She, once tasted the limelight in the wider world, refused to go back in.

YEAH MARY DO WHAT CONSERVATIVES DO BEST " BLAME DEMOCRATS " THAT IS WHY OUR COUNTRY IS IN THE STATE IT IS IN NOW!!!!

Here is a prayer I would like to say to her, "Dear God, please keep that nut from every becoming President."

Blaming McCain's staffers is the lamest of all excuses. I'm bored out of my wits with Palin's rambling speeches. Time to focus 100% of our attention on the real issues facing America instead of looking back at 2008!

I am so tired of hearing this women's name or views on anything.... I'm an Alaskan and recently as our Governor Palin decided for herself and not the people to give back over 60% of the stimulus monies. Here in the State of Alaska we have a 40% Drop out Rate – These monies can help retain those valuable individuals! She is a Joke – Those in the lower 48 that think they know what their supporting have no idea, absolutely no idea....

I listened to much of the speech and it was painful. Her sentance structure, tone, and substance were horrible. She claimed to not be complaining and whining, but it sure seemed that way to me. She has watched the Ziegler "documentry" too many times and truely believes nothing is her fault. SHE had no platform for moving the GOP forward and somehow things you can grow the numbers on the far right instead of being more inclusive of moderates.

Lastly, as a catholic, I pray both alone and group (Rosary). I really don't need more people to have God listen to me. And Piper SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN SCHOOL!

didn't she pray that Gods will be done for this country and that she had faith and she knew and prayed that the next president would be God's choice? she was right our new President was Gods choice!

Are these RINO'S kidding? She needs to distance herself from this beltway party, as she is. Also, regarding David Jacobson, NY, NY, there are alot more bumbling hicks out here than you. I mean, New York is such a great city to live in, right? You couldn't survive in the midwest one year.

Have you ever noticed the most religiously overt are usually the least ethical ?

Here is one question I'd like to see answered: What remark coming out of Sarah Palin's mouth would be acceptable to the public. I'm highly doubtful there is an answer - or at least up to now, there has been none. Highly reminiscent of Hillary Clinton's quest to get traction is that she was criticized and accused of every imaginable situation when she was a candidate for the presidency, yet now - as Secretary of State - can seemingly do no wrong. Advice to Sarah: Quit running until 2011 - then it'll hopefully be "Sarah who?" It's an idea!

"So I'm looking around for somebody to pray with, I just need maybe a little help, maybe a little extra," she said of the moments before the debate. "And the McCain campaign, love 'em, you know, they're a lot of people around me, but nobody I could find that I wanted to hold hands with and pray."

So let me get this straight. She didn't want to pray with THEM... It's not that anyone REFUSED to pray with her. And she's criticizing them for not being acceptable people to pray with?

Does this make any sense to anyone?

I am praying that she stays out of the media for a very long time. Can I get an Amen?

This woman is pathetic and CNN needs to stop putting everyone of her bathroom visits on the news.

Give it up CNN. It is not your personal responsibility to keep this fable going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess I would tend to believe that Palin made the story up. But the McCain staff members are a little bit too sensitive. It's just another megalomaniac politician, winging it. She merely seized an opportunity to possibly advance her cause by saying she prayed. In the midst of the telling of the contrived anecdote, she thought she'd take another shot at the staff. Just some business as usual. Not anything that should further tighten a sphincter.

This woman blames others so she won't have to fae the fact that she and people like her (if there are any) do not appeal to the majority of Americans. If she was not governor, she would probably be in pageants with her daughter.

here we go again. why don't you file the Palin stories with "Octomom". They're more closely related and just about as interesting to most THINKING people.

Who is paying CNN for all the advertising Sarah Palin gets here? Surely there must be a law somewhere this breaks. If the woman opens her mouth to speak and a word comes out that is not news. Give us a break!!!

Good grief. Who cares? This has-been will never matter, so stop trying to make her into something besides a spectacularly failed VP candidate and a mistake.

I am just tired of hearing about Palin. Well, its up to the GOP to shut her up.

Palin is such an IDIOT!!!

The problem is that Palin only knows how to be an attack dog – you know, the pitbull with lipstick.

This is a case study in exactly what not to do when you are seeking national public office. And then to publicly complain for months after your team loses the campaign is incredibly immature.

We all know how wonderful these people were....not! Sarah rocks even if she goes alone!

Palin prays? Is this before she's calling another human being a 'terrorist' or after? God would be so proud of you, Sarah! So proud!

Palin/Jindal 2012
A winning combination

Prayer really works! NOT!!!!

blah blah blah.. why couldnt she just go to a corner by herself and pray there, just her and God.. oh wait, i forgot, she is a perfomer and she needs an audience, even when she is talking to her Creator.. just shows her insincerity at the most tender of moments. i feel sad for her.

What a worthless and dispicalbe little whiner this lady is.

I can imagine if she were VP of the USA. We would get a daily complaint about how hard her job is and lousy all of americans are for making her work.

The lady is nothing but white trash.

I don't know how deep she can lower herslf in BS before finally breaking a record or something. Why can't she at least say something near intelligent instead of being a drama queen at all times??? My lord, get this woman a soap opera so she can stare into space!!!

I'm beginning to wonder if she has some long standing issues with self examination or self criticism. Seriously I cant imagine any of her staff would have said no, even if to just be polite and kneel with her. If so that would have to mean that maybe she didnt really ask any to pray with her and saying so now smacks of martyrdom.

Oh, I should think the McCain staffers did plenty of praying in private after he chose Sarah Palin.

palin is good

So...that's what Christianity is supposed to be about? Who is good enough to hold hands and pray with you? What would Jesus do Sarah?

What a fraud she is.

Look; anybody with an I.Q. higher than that of a turnip knows this woman has no business being Gov. of Alaska; let alone V.P. of the United States. What is scary is; there seems to be millions of people in the U.S. who seem to fall into that category. VERY SCARY!!!!

Palin will be president in 2012 because she's a good christian woman with good family values! That's what America is, not this socialistic hedonistic route we on right now...she's gonna save us all from the russians!

i would have loved to hear this prayer!
"Dear Jesus, help me paint Obama as a terrorist to the American audience. Dear Jesus, help me get some good zingers on Biden. Dear Jesus, help me with my anti-gay, anti-abortion rhetoric."

Dear Lord! hasn't this miserable woman alienated enough people?

Thank God she didn't make it to Washington, and let's make sure she never does!

The gift that keep on giving.

Sarah Palin is a total idiot! If she's the best the GOP has to offer, then the dems have nothing to worry about........ever!

A "McCain campaign aide" says something bad about Palin and source was anonymous – surprise, surprise. Why is it that all of these 'aides' that lash out against Palin always remain anonymous? Hmm...

You hear many say that Sarah Palin, even in defeat, energized the Conservative movement in America.

Few would disagree that it was never Palin's intellect, nor her grasp of foreign policy, or a global perspective that was the cause for this new found rebirth of the Christian Right.

Could it be that that a former bikini pageant queen with a pretty face and folksy slack jaw lingo was enough for the racial and religious bigots of the 'Christian' Right to feel energized?

Look at all of the videos of Palin’s most bigoted supporters on the internet. It’s almost like they’re proud that they are so ignorant; proud that the entire world was laughing at them during the campaign.

I love Palin...I feel bad for her people diss on her all time...we need to respect her because she's for saving the unborn childrens.

Can't she just let it go already???
You lost Palin.

CNN, scouring the globe for negative reports on conservatives.

You would think that with Joe Biden out there that there would be a fair amount of foot in mouth stories – none.

Broken Obama promises stories – none.

Legislative lack of transparency stories – none.

Democratic pork stories – none.

""It's about us people who were on the plane, who showed extreme loyalty to Palin, continually getting thrown under the bus or slapped in the face by her comments, whether she means it or not," the staffer said, adding that Palin's remarks "cause you to question not only your loyalty but her judgment as a leader.""

ENOUGH SAID!

Palin is right! We should all pray more, together, and those that don't, will reap a reckoning!

Now this is a nut job that never thinks before she speaks.Way to go Sarah one more foot in your mouth along with the other comments that never make sense

as with everything, i'm sure both sides have done things to aggravate the situation. i doubt the blame lies solely with palin or solely with the aides.

CNN's dropping ratings makes them cover anything and everything Palin

Is this woman trying to use God, or blame God, either way she's patheic, republicans better remove her from their list.

Palin can't handle 'Handlers". She thinks that she is always right, regardless of the topic. Her narcissism does her in everytime. I'm amazed that she has any followers at all. Even if she did have half a brain, her self-centeredness, greed and ego would do her in, alone.
But keep on reporting on her, it keeps me amused!

Sarah Palin – diving the country one statement at a time...

she will NEVER be president.

Who cares. Shut up.

WE ALL SHOULD BE PRAYING–praying that voters wake up and reject nut-case leaders like Palin.

Good grief - enough already!!

"...uhm....I'm looking for some help....'cause....uhm....I don't really have a clue what I'm doing up here....yup....I..uh...I'll just use up the blank pauses with generic filler...uhm...'cause, yep....you betcha....."

Pray for all of us if she ever gets near the White House.

Does this woman EVER stop WHINING???? And her remarks only prove she is only Christian when SHE WANTS to be. What a stupid remark for her to make. Don't ANYONE EVER trust that woman!!!

Couldn't she pray without an audience?

Since when communicating with God cannot be done in silence?

I guess she wanted to send the message:
"hey everybody !!, look at me!!, I'm gonna pray now, I'm a real christian!!, vote for me, wink, wink.

What is wrong with this woman? Seriously! If I said half the stupid stuff she has, I would hauled away in a straight jacket. And rightly so!

This woman has a habit in instilling anger in people. Today it is no longer about the campaign that you can not let go of for ego but about the situation we as the American people are in and the next four years with our current President (you can like it or not, but he is the President and he has the burden of the American people and our situation on his shoulders) GO ON IT IS NOT THE MEDIA AND IT IS NOT THE MCCAINS OR THEIR CAMPAIGN PARTY IT IS YOU AND YOUR CONSTANT WHINING. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO UPSET YOU. Obama is in the WH and he gets media attention good and bad and he does not whine about the media. I will never vote republican and your voice hasn't helped change my mind.

Don't pray with this woman! Pray for her!!!!

It's bad enough a whole state has to put up with her, why do we expect that we will come around to her way of thinking. That process is like well very um, extremely and yet, what have you.

Maps

Thank you

Since the Repubs have deemed themselves to be the protectors of morality and Christian principles, Sarah should have had any number of good choices for a "prayer-pal."

In Palin lingo.....and also bite the hand that fed her. What a trail of enemies behind her

Sometimes the truth hurts.

Just as I waited for Steele to say he would entertain (and it was entertaining) running for president, I waited for the 'fallout' from Palin's 'prayer' remarks. She and other Republicans have become endangered species within their own party. Oh the saga of it all! Open her mouth, she's funny; Keep it shut, she's still funny........She's become a walking definition......

This is a poor example of an alleged "Conservative Christian" who is suppose to walk the path of righteousness, but we all know that many of them are nothing but self righteous hypocrites who love to judge others. Perhaps when she was thinking to herself that she needed a "little extra", the staff knew that they she was unteachable.

How in the heck did she ever make it out of high school and college?

Well, no matter what she does/says it's going to be the media's fault.

did any editor read this story? re-read the heading and content. who refused to pray with who?

Oh my ! I think we all need to listen to these people who worked under Palin day in and day out during the election. McCain/Palin would have made Bush/Cheney look like the Teddy Roosevelt administration.

As usual, it's all about her. She has tried to rewrite history since they lost the election, by "disremembering" the answers she gave to legitimate questions.

Is anyone truly amazed? Sarah Palin isn't about America or the Republican Party.....Sarah Palin is about Sarah Palin.

Typical Palin! She always thinks of herself first. Maybe one day, the handlers will come out and tell us the truth we already know-this woman is a nut case!! Details please.

Keep Palin as the voice of the Republican party!

If they want to make this bumbling hick who nobody even heard of 6 months ago their standard-bearer, by all means!

These anonymous staffers, again! Probably the same ones who started the rumors about her being a shopaholic. What cowards. No wonder she doesn't want their help. It was these same staffers that made a mess of things and they deserve the criticism Palin gave them. As a matter of fact, they sound like Democrats.

This is all McCain doing for bring this woman on stage and now she won't go away. She needs to PAC her things and stay in Alaska with her mouth closed. She is ticking the right and the left off with her nosence ba ba ba!

All the praying in the world would never have changed the outcome. Thank God.

Hey, remember middle school? This reminds me a lot of some of the girls who had a "slam book" back then and ended up saying some really bad things about their friends because they thought their friends wouldn't find out. Oops.

I say, keep it up!

Palin is the best thing that has happened to the progressive movement since...well....ever!

Since when any true believer needs someone to pray with? Sounds to me like someone should be praying for her.