(CNN) – As Gov. Sarah Palin blasted the media Saturday in a tough Facebook post, her attorney delivered a strong warning to news outlets that they should not report any stories that allege the Alaska governor is leaving office because she is under any kind of federal investigation.
CNN has not reported these allegations were in any way connected to the governor's decision to leave office early.
"To the extent several websites, most notably liberal Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore, are now claiming as 'fact' that Governor Palin resigned because she is 'under federal investigation' for embezzlement or other criminal wrongdoing, we will be exploring legal options this week to address such defamation," said lawyer Thomas Van Flein in a letter (pdf) sent to reporters Saturday.
"This is to provide notice to Ms. Moore, and those who re-publish the defamation... that the Palins will not allow them to propagate defamatory material without answering to this in a court of law."
Moore could not be reached for comment, but told the Anchorage Daily News that she had not presented the claims as fact, and did not know whether or not they had merit, but merely served as a conduit for the rumors - which had been raised again in the wake of the governor's surprise announcement Friday.
"I haven't defamed the governor, I reported on speculation and rumor in Alaska. ... It's not my rumor; it's been out there for 10 months and the First Amendment protects me," she told the paper. "Even if I didn't say it's 'rumors and speculation,' I'm still protected - I would just lose credibility, which I'm not willing to do."
Van Flein also said in his letter Saturday that the Palin camp "can categorically state that we are not aware of any 'federal investigation' that has been 'pending' for the last seven years... To be blunt - this 'story' was alleged during the campaign, evaluated then by national media and deemed meritless. Nothing has changed."
The attorney delivered a withering critique of the media. "Just as power abhors a vacuum, modern journalism apparently abhors any type of due diligence and fact checking before scurrilous allegations are repeated as fact," he wrote.
"The Alaska Constitution protects the right of free speech, while simultaneously holding those 'responsible for the abuse of that right,'" he wrote. "These falsehoods abuse the right to free speech; continuing to publish these falsehoods of criminal activity is reckless, done without any regard for the truth, and is actionable."
On Saturday, Palin's message to supporters on her Facebook page alleged that a "different standard" was applied to her than to "countless others (who) leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term."
"How sad that Washington and the media will never understand; it's about country," she wrote.
The Alaska governor did not participate in any public events on Independence Day, the day after her announcement that she would step down from office by the end of the month.
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There's more to this resignation than we all know at the moment ... there is something coming down the pipe on Sarah Palin ... and its probably not going to be pretty! If the reports and bloggers speak the truth, Ms. Palin is not going to be able to claim "defamation".
not ready for prime time now or ever
She has every right to defend herself against the nasty, liberal, biased media. Take it to em, Sarah!
THe gottcha game is in full play -
Good for her. I hope she sues and wins. While I wouldn't vote for her, the media has been not stop harrassment of her and her family. The media has way out of line and I am tired of her persecution of her beliefs. It's sad and should have stopped a long time ago. The media and I mean ALL of the media have overstepped their bounds and have no integrity for the masses.
I guess it was ok for her to repeat herself over and over (during the fall campaign) that President Obama was hanging around with terrorists (which was a lie) but it is NOT ok for others to speculate about this decision to step down as governor. She (Palin) may go down as the most thin-skinned politician of all time. I wonder if it is too late for President Obama to sue her for the lies that she was spreading during the campaign?! Oh well, it wouldn't be worth it anyway because the only asset he would probably be awarded is a spot in some trailer park in Wasilla.
Oh NO! The media held accountable for something they publish? Say it isn't so.....
Like her or hate her...at least SOMEONE is doing something to stop the tabloid journalism from so-called "reputable" media outlets. I don't care who you are, it's getting out of hand and taking away from the issues.
Now it looks like the Idiots are going after each other.
OMG!!
Can anyone else see how funny this is?
"they should not report any stories that allege the Alaska governor is leaving office because she is under any kind of federal investigation."
"CNN has not reported these allegations were in any way connected to the governor's decision to leave office early."
This was the dumbest attorney move I've ever seen....this guy just accomplished what he set out NOT to do.
All this does is keep this Moron front page in the media for the next couple weeks.
This is not about country....this is about Sarah!! As always. What was with that rambling speech she gave as she was "quitting" Alaska?? I think she is as paranoid as Richard Nixon. The media is not doing anything to her....she does it to herself. She's one of the most incompentent politicians I've ever seen. The Republican party would be smart to remove itself from anything associated with the Palins.
Wailin Palin... it was okay for her to slander Obama by saying he "pals around with terrorists" but criticism of her is met with the threat of Iawsuits??? She just LOVES to dish it out but she doesn't have the backbone to take it. This women is lacking many things not the least of which are intellect, grace and humility. She stated that the "media will never understand". Even a pyschiatrist would have a hard time unravelling her "wiring"!
So, I guess this means she IS under some kind of federal investigation?
The Moore-Dirt- Digger.
Sarah! SHUT UP already!
Stupid Leftist bloggers, when will they ever learn? Sarah 2012!!
Go Palin. Continue to address rumors. The media should be ashamed of themselves. But, yet CNN is one of the big ones to splash you around as incompetent and full of scandles. She is also addressing CNN here.
Oh my god. What a whiny child she is. She's famous. Its part of being famous. All the other stars have to deal with it, so why wouldn't Palin?
First off, maybe Sarah is smarter than I give her credit for. Maybe, like her fellow moral elitist friends (Gov Sandford and others), she has some skeletons in her closet that she thinks have a better chance of staying hidden if she is not in public office. Also, to the media ... I'd take her lawyer's warning seriously. It appears that this is all set up for her to cash in big time on her 15 minutes of fame and I'm assuming they will not be too shy about who they try to get money out of.
Wow, she is really protesting a lot. How interesting that this comes from a LAWYER. Defensive much? Time will tell what she did.
Here it comes--– they have found, in fact, that she wasn't overseas visiing troops -– she was hiking the Appalachian Trail !!
Good. People need to start being held accountable for their actions on the air, online, and in media comment boards.
Sarah can thank her attorney for letting us all know that she may be under Federal Investigation for some alledged crimes.
Really it's only the HONEST and LAW ABIDING PEOPLE that are upset by being merely accused–for the real criminals even going to jail doesn't seem to really boher them much.
Wah – wah – wah! How about all the speeches where Palin called her opponents "socialists" or "terrorists" ? The blade cuts both ways.
Incredible, absolutely incredible.....
This woman is the most HORRIBLE politician I have ever seen....
The threats from her Lawyer WILL NOT change mainstream Americas view about this childish woman......
I'm wondering how can we hold John McCain responsible for her birth onto the big stage, if McCain had never picked her......Well I wouldn't even be typing what I'm typing, and it would be a mute point.....
Oh good Lord. The GOP is hopeless.
Sorry Palin but Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Speech outweigh your inability to handle whether people say bad things about you or not. The Constitution outweighs your childish behavior.
Where there is flame there is fire.
Running scared says it all
She is a POLITICAL figure, she is FAIR GAME
So, Palin was free to accuse Obama of being a Socialist, of being tied to Anti-American traitors and terrorists, etc., but, no one is suposed to accuse her of anything?
We have freedom of speech in America (just listen to the horror spewed on fox news) and Palin is a public figure and will get what she deserves. Her threats of any legal action is too funny.
Is she really involved with Mark Sanford???
So it's perfectly okay to say a national figure is "palling around with terrorists" is perfectly acceptable and within her rights of free speech, but the moment someone says something negative about her, she's threatening to sue?
Got it, Sarah. The First Amendment is only valid when it works to your advantage.
Her narcissism knows no boundaries!
Palion=Cry Baby
This dreadful, self-absorbed and ignorant woman ...can't even finish ONE term as Governor? Maureen Dowd and Gail Collins in the NYT pretty well finished her off in columns yesterday and today. I really, truly do hope she just goes away...and all her followers can give up on their faux-Frank Capra fantasies about a "real" person gettin' up there and tel;lin' those "politicians" what to do and how to solve the world's problems.
Gov. Palin's lawyer sounds every bit as arrogant and incompetent as his client. I guess 'free press' is a threat to Gov. Palin. A Facebook post? What's he gonna do next- write a message on the men's room wall?
Sorry Sarah, you're a public figure (just like Britney Speers and Paris Hilton...LOL) and your threats of legal action won't hold water.
I wonder what scandal is on the way about her....a huge scandal that she's trying to derail before it comes to light?
Ms. Moore, STOP PRINTING RUMOR AND GOSSIP! Whatever happened to media accountability on printing ONLY the TRUE FACTS? This is exactly why anyone with common sense takes the news with a grain of salt. You cannot count on any truth coming from media nowadays. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU.
It's a free country Sarah...people may publicly speculate as much as they desire...even about you, yes, you. You have no one to blame but yourself for your troubles. Get help from someone you don't have control over!
Kudos to Palin's attorney. CNN, leave her alone. Go after your gay gossiper, Anderson Cooper, and make certain he tells the real story. Stop the gossip.
"Just as power abhors a vacuum, modern journalism apparently abhors any type of due diligence and fact checking before scurrilous allegations are repeated as fact."
Modern Journalism should file a defamation suit against Attorney Van Flein and the Palin camp.
Well, don't let that door hit her on the way out–she might sue!!
perhaps if she would come out and say why she is leaving office there wouldn't be as much speculation.... Go ahead and complain that the media treats you and your family unfairly, but remember that you're the one who won't give a clear answer and your the one who shoved your family into the spotlight during the campaign as one of the reasons you were qualified to be VP.
Does she really think she can make an impact outside of politics if this is the course she is going to take? Threatening the media?
Bush left his Govenorship.
And look at the USA today!
We took a daddies-boy amateur politician,
and are now paying a horrible price economically.
America was so naive to allow Bush to take the Presidency.
This Repubs found the loophole in Term Limits!
Send the son of the Former President!
So essentially eight years of a Bush Regime,
and a decimated economy.
Palin is a monster. Do not try and get in her path as she may be on a holy mission from god. She may be as destructive as any Muslim terrorist. I guess I have just dug my own grave as her legal team will come after me and try to destroy my life because I expressed an opinion.
LOL
Nothing says "Conservative" like hiring a lawyer to threaten media outlets.
This lady really is a whackjob.
Well, I'd say its a darn good thing for Sara that "modern journalism apparently abhors any type of due diligence and fact checking before scurrilous allegations are repeated as fact" or they might have called her out on all her lies during the Presidential campaign.
Aside from any rumors or allegations that Sarah Palin in being investigated, she has now shown me that she even understands what it means to be an elected official and how to conduct herself. Every time we turn around she is in the middle of turmoil with either the press or sometimes the Republican party.
It would be great if Sarah Palin would now retire herself from the public view for awhile and reflect on what it is she really plans to do now that she is not governor. She doesn't have to answer to us for anything unless it involves trying to run for President or pushing her agenda down our throats. I hope to hear less about her and find out that she is working toward becoming a private citizen again.
I hope CNN dosen't let her threats stop them from digging up and reporting the truth about her.
We all know there is SOOOOOOOOO much more to her resigning than she is saying so sue me. She is too power hungry to give up that office just because she wants a 'quiet' family life. She is a clueless pathological egotistical liar who would never resign unless she had to. The other shoe will drop shortly.
If it looks like a duck; walks like a duck; and, quacks like a duck, it's a duck.
The timing and substance of Palin's announcement are so surreal that one can not help but wonder about her true motivations. If it's to get rich through speaking engagements and a book deal, that's understandable. But to launch a Presidential campaign for 2012 or 2016 with her lack of accomplishments by not even finishing a term as governor, hideee ho neighbor not a thoughtful strategy.
We'll see how this plays out.
Palin is so worried about the press she's actually attacking our first amendment rights? Seriously, I didn't think she could get any more ridiculous.
Thank god she'll never become president.
Owoooooo......I'll bet they're all running scared. Palin just revealed just how "off the wall" she really is!!!!
I'm sick to death of this prima dona moron from Alaska. She's a liar. She thinks she's above the law (typical GOP attitude) and now she's going to dictate what news can be reported about her?
NO PALIN, NO HOW
I am so sick of hearing about Sarah Palin. I didn't care about her when she was governor of Alaska and I certainly don't care about her now that she's resigning. The media (yes, CNN, this includes you) should just drop her. NOBODY CARES!!!
Yes, she's good looking, but folks, she is a nut case. We dodged a bullet when she wasn't elected vice president. She is paranoid and unable to handle politics. In today's world of politics, you better have a tough skin...rhino skin. Not only was her resignation speech incoherent, she's clearly a quitter and showing terrible judgement. How the public could be stupid enough to support her for any function is amazing to me.
It's nice to hear her talk about patriotism and mention how our solidiers in Iraq are why we have free speech. Then, like Hitler, she tries to take away the media's right to free speech. Especially David Letterman's.
struck a nerve, eh?
Great threat. Legitimate.
It's about time. Media including CNN be aware.
You have shamelessly shown gender bias–against Hillary and now against Palin.
Please tell me we are at 14:59 of Sarah Palin's 15 minutes of fame.
Every third-year law student knows that Palin's celebrity and political prominence essentially makes a defamation suit impossible to win in court (vis a vis the "actual malice" standard). Its pretty silly that Palin's attorney could even issue such a statement with a straight face. CNN should report the hell out of this story just to make the Palin's attorney look like a goofball.
As I recall, Sarah Palin was pretty "defamatory" during the Presidential campaign. If she dishes it out, she'd better learn to take it!
Typical Palin. She thinks she is above the constitution or law, as has been proven in the past, with troopergate. Gov. Palin, we in the lower 48, and non Republicans treasure a thing called the CONSTITUTION. Something you Republicans seem to try to destroy or refuse to beieve exist. Freedom of Speech...look it up in the Constitution, Freedeom of the Press, try reading about that also...Come to think of it, Read the whole Constitution...I think it will amaze you, considering it seems you have never heard of it before by your actions. You are not above being scrutinized. You are not above thelaw. You chose to be a public figure, all of this comes along with the territory. As an independant...I cahllange every Republican to read the Constitution... Whether you like it or not, this is what our country was founded on.
This gets more and more hilarious by the second.
Palin is a joke, and has been from the start. She is just not that smart. And when someone that is not smart is on the national stage, they get picked apart. Think Dan Quayle.
Her career is over, stick a fork in her, she is done.
The fool couldn't even recite a newspaper she'd read...and she's got a degree in journalism?
And to all those who rail about the "left wing media" let me ask you this:
If you were a reporter and did a story on someone who thought the earth was flat vs. someone who says it's round, who ultimately are you going to lean towards?
I knew Palin looked completely off-balanced in her quitting speech the other day. This woman has completely flipped her lid.
If she wishes to clear the air of rumors, Governor Palin should spell out the details of her "higher calling".
We support you Palin. Those who have publicly falsified report must be brought to justice. Let all the liberals know, enough is enough.
Talk about frivilous lawsuits, this one takes the cake! Even Palins lawyer sounds like an imbecile just like his client! Good luck with that! You'll need it!
If Ms. Palin is making her choice to resign in some incoherent way to make a go of it nationally, she's made it all the more baffling by whining about a bias media – and now a "warning" from her attorney? Ask any ex or failed politician: taking on the media is suicide.
So, she can make statements during the campaign she KNOWS are false, BUT if somebody repeats a rumor that is circulating at this very moment and has been out there for some time, she'll sue! Alright then! Can you imagine if she was ever elected President? News censorship, most likely anyone disagreeing with her would be sent to a camp in the furthest regions of Alaska! Thank goodness that will never happen!
Is this not akin to media intimidation? I thought this was America, not Iran.
If she can't take the pressure of Governor of Alaska what makes anyone think she can take the pressure of being President? Good Riddance!
WOW, the media must be shakeing in their boots. Far too much denial for mean, will the real truth ever be known?? She doesn't know how to pass the ball and we kinow she can't shoot the ball, just the bull. I am sure she will appear soon on Americas' Most Hated.
Perhaps if we ignore her and her antics she will just go away. So please I ask the Biased media, the East Coast Elite, and Washington insiders, ignore her.....
It's still safe just to say she's a fruitcake, right?
god please quit Hillary so you can run against this woman.
If she becomes the president I am moving to Canada
Sue, Sarah, sue! Sue them all...
It appears that in addition to the liberal media not understanding, niether does the brilliant Ruplican stategist, Carl Rove...is that also "sad?"
Sarah Palin is a moronic imbacile who is all about Sarah Palin and no one else. Anyone with any intelligence would quickly realize as fast as she opens her mouth she sticks more than just her foot in it.
As far as her resignation, I cannot wait till the end of the month...."Thank God and Greyhound She's Gone", and the rest of her dysfunctional family.
If she isn't under investigation, she should be! Maybe she hears the footsteps of impeachment creaping up on her reign of stupidity, What a total fraud.....no wonder McCain lost the election in a landslide.
She made herself available to all types medium (National Inquirer included) when she presented herself to the public as McCain's running mate, and appeared on SNL.......Celebrities don't get to pick and choose the type news they want to hear about themselves......However, lies and damaging reports about her and family are worthy of legal action.....We shall see.......
Good Grief! What else?
Sarah Palin is the perfect example of why good people do not run for political office......And we wonder why this country is so screwed up.
The media doesn't need to be libelous or defamatory – Sarah Palin does it to herself.
Do Palin and her lawyer know that "media" is plural? Singular is "medium" and there are great many of them: Medium of cinema, medium of photography, medium of journalism, medium of music, etc, etc.
To which of these his warning applied? Can Ms. Moore "defame" Mrs. Palin through the medium of dance, for example?
As a candidate who spent her entire camaign defaming and lying about her opponents, she sure has thin skin. I am fairly confident the truth will come out on the Hannity or Beck Show. (Just kidding)
embezzlement... hoo boy, you bet'cha! and some people think she'd make a good president... HA!
You're a piece of work Sarah
She's good at one thing only....threats. This should bring the media to their knees. How dare they "pick on" Sarah? lol lol lol lol
She states, "It's about country." If that were true she'd fade away forever. Let's face it, "It's about Palin."
This is too funny!!
I'm sorry, didn't you mean "mainstream media?"
Good move, Sarah.
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The left and the media will no longer be able to file frivolous fake ethics suits and if they defame her, she can sue. And now she can travel and make money and let people get to know her.
The left is shaking but they'll keep calling her names.
Maureen Dowd is just jealous.
lol, well-played Cnn. Of course, now it sees obvious these are the reasons, otherwise, why would the lawyer say this?
LOL I really hope she does run in 2012 for the Republicans' Easy pickings for the Dems!
Sarah Palin:
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! STOP PICKING ON MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!111!!!!"
God you suck. Go away.
Gee, she almost sounds like the Ayatollah Khamenei.
Sarah,I hope you follow everything nitwit obama says and speak up and tell the American people the truth about what he is saying and call him out on his lies and coverups.
We need a voice in this country and you would make a good one.
PLEASE....................call out obama on his lies to the American people.
Everytime he opens his mouth make sure it's crystal clean to the American people.
He talks about insurance and cap and trade and never tells the truth.
How about Senate Bill S-787...the Federal government will own ALL the water in the US......on your property and below ground on your property.
WAKE UP AMERICA.
Some of you need to go to http://www.thefoxnation and watch a film on our water rights – The Great Water Heist.
Dang she is punking CNN....bloggers and anyone who disgrees with her. Sue me... She's a fool.....period.
BROADWAY: PRESENTS THE NUTTY GOVERNMENT (coming soon).
Will be a Sale out.........we all like a train wreck!!!
What about Palin herself defaming Obama? The FBI reported that the number of potential threats to Obama rose several fold during the campaign, right after her rabble rousing speeches about Obama "palling around with terrorists"?
Palin is downright disgusting.
So the bimbo has a new toothless attack dog. hmmm... Jerry!, Jerry!, Jerry!.
Saint Sarah under investigation? No way!
Sarah Palin is such a gift.
Palin is a public figure and subject to reasonable public cricizism as are all public figures. Its amazing that she accuses others of a double standard against her, when she has been guilty of making the most insane statements about Obama and others. She should be examined for mental problems.
Well, then, how about reporting EXTENSIVELY about her giving the keynote speech to the Alaska Independence Movement, which states that leaving the Union is their primary goal. So, she supports states that want to lead the U.S., while she wants to lead the U.S.? Awesome.
p.s. I look forward to receiving a letter from her attorney.
what ever happened to freedom of speech or the 1st Amendment?
Where there is SMOKE . . . The fire will burn to the surface. I am sure that Ms Palin has reazlly only decided to go back to SCHOOL. After all she needs to learn so much before 2012.
I wouldn't know who Ms. Moore is if Palin didn't draw attention to her, and her website. She's not known outside Alaska and there's a million little liberal blogs, her's isn't special. This is just a cat fight. MEOW!
Sounds like somebody doesn't wanna be investigated.
Poor Sarah. I doubt she will be suing anyone until her work of fiction comes out next year. Money. Money. She brings her troubles on herself.
Here come the other shoe. You don't hire a lawyer if you not any trouble.
Good for her. I think it would be fair to say, at this point, that the Media will now face those they have recklessly accused. I hope that all the Liberal Media is Bankrupt by the time Palin is finished with them.
Always the victim. Its the media's fault that Alaska is running a budget deficit. Its the media's fault that some people think I'm not the sharpest tack. Gov. Palin's media degree taught her one thing, blame the messenger.
Speculation, questioning ones behavior, being generally inquisitive and mere wondering come with a life in the spotlight. Perhaps if she doesn't want this in her life, then Sarah Palin should have chosen another profession other than holding public office.
She is one of so many examples in her party who piss and moan when things are not just as they want them. Get a life for Gods sake and shut up. It comes with the territory.
Brace up, or get out. I for one will take the latter.
Sarah Palin! Sarah Palin! Girl what are you doing? or should I say What have you done? You Sarah are opening up a CAN OF WORMS for yourself. You are giving people a reason to talk. I am not judging you but 'IT IS WHAT IT IS"
Her higher grounds consist of whining, complaining and the rest of her theatics – nothing, nothing of substance as usual.
she milked the heck out of AK...now that she really has to work and can't give out checks for oil......she leaves because Todd can't sit in meetings anyone (making the decisions) and he can't be copied on emails anymore – This is the reason she is quitting. Now Sue Tom the blogger
I'm a registered Republican, and I can't wait for this idiot to be out of the headlines. Glad I voted Obama.
Sarah, don't let the door hit you on the way out.
To think this woman ever uttered a word about Hillary Clinton and "percieved whining". A hollow politician to the last.
Sarah Palin has in fact stepped down in order to pursue her fulltime passion of being offended by and complaining about stuff.
The fact this moronic joke of a governor is still in the news is stunning to me; I used to respect John McCain, but we should never forgive him for catapulting this idiot onto the national stage. She embarrasses the entire country.
Wah. She shoull try living through what Hillary Clinton has gone through. Eight years of political operatives peddling stories about murdering her best friend, alegations of lesbianism, etc etc etc.
Palin hardy put up with anything, and manufactured most of it herself anyway.
Good luck proving Ex -Gov Palin was defamed...All she has to do is talk and that's enough ammo for anyone to write on.. I love scare tactics by lawyers and Palin complained about all the money wasted on disproving ethics charges,who's wasting money now???
Maybe CNN could edit "champly" (previous story) and his posts because he is bordering on the verge of libel and slander. He actually predicted/ stated that President Obama was going to be impeached for TREASON. Why is that speculation tolerated and Moore can't speculate on why Palin quit her job?
Palin's attnorney was quoted as saying...."The Alaska Constitution protects the right of free speech, while simultaneously holding those 'responsible for the abuse of that right,'" he wrote. "These falsehoods abuse the right to free speech; continuing to publish these falsehoods of criminal activity is reckless, done without any regard for the truth, and is actionable."
I say what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Make "champly" prove his riduculous accusations or shut his trap.
WHO CARES She a joke
I think all media outlets should heed this hack's warning, and not report ANYTHING regarding Sarah Palin for the duration of her life. The risk of incurring her legal wrath is too great. Simply ignore her into oblivion which is what should have happened to Nixon after his '62 loss and press conference and certainly after his disgrace and resignation. She has done nothing of interest and merits no attention; now her lawyer demands it. Please comply with his ultimatum.
Dig that hole even deeper. That's it.
Great job Senator John McCain, this is who you wanted as VP of the United States!?!?!?
You are just as responsible for this mess as Palin for putting us at enormous potential risk of having this unstable woman as second in command.
Was her lipstick really that impressive?
A conduit for rumors? To think, I thought the news was supposed to be hard facts. I'm pretty sure at one time that's what the news was.
Maybe she's just a complete flake.
I thought last week she wanted to be president. She'd never make it now.
My god, what is wrong with this woman?...
I guess Obama should sue her for claiming that he "pals around with terrorists", huh. Not to mention the huge amount of other un-truths she is known to toss around as fact.
"SARAH PALIN IS UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AND WILL BE INDICTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT AND OTHER CRIMINAL CHARGES".
Now, knowing her as we do, she will respond to my post with anger and hopefully she will sue me.
I hope she files suit. Unlike her obsession with monologues and no give and take, she will have to answer question in a deposition that may or may not be related. This will blow up in her face.
Palin is still a quitter, and apparently doesnt believe in our Constitutional right to Freedom of Speech. When combined with her traitor-secessionist husband, that makes her anti-American.
Libel is a very hard charge to make stick. Good luck with that, Palin's Lawyer.
The media has turned into a bunch of vultures!!!
This lawyer should know that as a public official, it would be very difficult for Palin to successfully litigate any libel or defamation claim. Otherwise, President Obama would have a field day with the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Faux News. Heck, he could have even sued Palin for her remarks during the campaign.
This is basic media law 101 so Van Flein is playing nothing more than a poorly advised bluff. No one should be fooled otherwise.
It's funny how right wing nuts believe they can defame anyone with the most extreme of attacks but when it comes to THEM being the focus of the same kinds of speech, another set of rules apply altogether.
Sorry, "Ms. Palin," you are very much a public figure, and you and your antics, legal and otherwise, are fair game for the press.
If you want to position yourself to "sue" people, you'll have to shut your mouth for several years – oh, and don't run for public office again.
Come to think of it, that's good advice for Sarah Palin, "defamation" charges or not.
If you can't take the heat, definitely don't get involved in politics. Sarah Palin is a moron, constantly crying foul. She's annoying, and I hope she's decided to spend more time with her family and less time ingratiating herself onto American society. If she wants to be president, she can be president of her local Alaskan moose lodge; at least she's qualified for that.
Who cares? She's a moron and the world knows it...thankfully America woke up in time and figured it out too before it was too late. I'm surprised she's not suing SNL and Tina Fey for defamation of character. What a cry baby!!!!!
Oh Yeah, He's gonna take on the Big Guns like CNN.....Whatever!!!!!!! That little cracker jack lawyer would get buried in the court room.
Sarah Palin has prior ethical violations and subsequently faced cameras and lied to the public that there were no such lapses. The press has a duty to uncover her additional violations of the public trust that inevitably exist. They will be fitting footnotes to her political suicide. There are not enough wingnuts to support her a national level candidate, but I am sure she will find a forum on Fox News for her ignorant blather.
LOL.........drama, drama, drama!
Not so sure about the Palin attorney's ability to enforce squelching of such "reports" under the interpretation of alleged "defamation" as there are exemptions when it comes to individuals in the 'public' domain, such as elected office holders.
Notice that she still didn't explain how a mayor of a small town managed to afford to build a house worth 500k. What bank is going to finance a construction loan without a licensed contractor who has builders insurance. Todd and his buddies don't qualify.
I was the Credit Manager for a large building supply chain and I can NEVER remember an instance in which an individual built their own house without a contractor who was licensed and had the right amount of insurance to cover the construction of the house. No bank in their right mind, regardless of the customer, is going to do that.
Sarah Palin just cannot take the heat whatsoever. She is unfit for governor and is unfit for being the President of the United States.
SHE IS A NATIONAL EMBARASSMENT.
gimme a break
What is this? A politician who has announcer her intent to sue if anyone hurts her feelings? That is just typical of a Republican in a minor state. There is nothing about her that can be said to be false or unfair.You just cannot take her seriously. After all the things that she has said, it cannot be about different standards.
Palin and her advisors are falling into a predictable pattern. Acquire whatever you can from a given situation (nomination for VP, Alaska Gov), quickly disown the situation to avert blame, and then complain loudly that it is all the fault of a convenient scapegoat in order to draw attention away from potential negative impact of abandoning ship.
I'm afraid the governor's higher calling is a voice only she can hear.
The people of Alaska elected her to do a job, and she's running away from it now. If my governor tried to pull that stunt I would never elect him to another position in government. What if she had become vice president (or god forbid ever became president) would she resign the presidency during the last year?
I'm glad to see the lawyer laying it out there; whether you like Palin or not, there's far too much dafamatory and slanderous crap out there, posted solely by liberal Obama supporters...they need to feel the sting of repercussions. As with most Obama supporters, they're never responsible for their actions (thus the credit card bill, mortgage saviour bill, health care bill....), but it's ridiculous how they can drive Palin's family, or anyone they want to, into the ground, merely because they have a computer and they think they're untouchable.
I've seen the transcript, the woman plainly said "rumor" twice. It's the over-the-top reaction from Palin that gives it credence. Where was this concern for truth when she was repeating that "palling around with terrorists" stuff at every single rally?
Apparently she's guilty as charged, otherwise why so defensive??
I will be glad when she is gone. I am tired of hearing about the woman! Just another twit!
Welcome to crazytown – population: Sarah.
What higher calling?
There are so many problems in the world, why do we need to listen about narcissistic person like Sarah Palin day after day. She quit her job, time for her to go away and give America a little rest from her nonsense.
And stories such as this are supposed to help her "retire" from the spotlight??? I think not....
I wish Ron Paul would sue some media outlets, like FOX for defamation.
This is stupid–there is no conceivable way Palin could win a defamation suit. Seems like her lawyer (like Palin herself) doesn't read Supreme Court opinions.
Could Palin's remark about a "higher calling" mean she is about to become a preacher and start a megachurch?
There seems to be an inconsistency. Sarah is able to claim Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and encourages the media to repeat this defamatory claim. According to Sarah, reporters are not able to comment that there is speculation that Palin will be under indictment.
Everybody better be afraid of Palin...she's thinks she's royalty.....I feel sorry for that poor brother-in-law who was the State Patrol Officer she took out after. He was telling the truth....she's a pitbull with lipstick!
this woman needs help,she definately has a mental problem. she is so high on her own self superority that she has become a danger to herself. she is a joke around the world by now and can't she see how we just laugh at her. thank god she has very few followers and hopefully she will fade away soon and just be remembered as a fruit cake that brought mccain down in the 2008 election.
During the election Sarah Palin accused Obama of consorting with and possibly beina a terrorist. Isn't that defamatory? I just hope that this move eliminates her from ever holding a federal office. She is all style and no substance. And if what her lawyer says that thios is about country the I agree. The country is better off without her being in office.
Palin is a quitter. She abandoned the people of Alaska when she abandoned her post as governor. And frankly, about the only instance where doing something like that could ever be considered the right thing to do would be if she WAS under investigation. But if she's just quitting because she's tired, or wants to do something else now, that's just dereliction of her duty, plain and simple. She should be ashamed of herself!
Our blessed troops are fighting to maintain our freedom of speech, right, Ms. Palin? You still support that don't you? What goes around comes around huh?
TRAILER TRASH
doesn't a truthful fact negate a defamation charge? ie if she really IS under fereral investigation for bribery or whatever, if it's true, than a court of law would settle against her as plaintiff in a defamation suit whereby this particular instance was the one reported on?
Sarah who???
Palin's attorney appears to be as big an idiot as she is. Before "huffing and puffing," Palin and her lawyer need to actually read constitutional case law involving the right of free speech as it relates to "public officials." I don't think they're going to like what they find out.
Palin keeps herself in the news.
What's next, banning the first amendment?
Not only can she "see" Russia, she wants Alaska to "be" Russia. Facists threaten the media. Let them sue the media and the truth will come out.
I can't believe that!!!! Will she ever stop??? How could reporting on rumors be a base for a lawsuit? In her own resignation speech she blamed the ethical issues brought against her... Why should someone be accused of defamation when reporting on them?
If she is such a great person regarding moral values then why did she agree to pay back expenses she claimed for her children travel? Well Lady, there is already an ethical issue just because you did expense these costs knowing that it is a fraud. Only because questions were raised you paid back....
This is just pathetic!!
This ladies has mental issues.
Flaming stars are part of the Hollywood I grew up near , not national politics ! I am not surprized by the Palin team attacking " liberal bloggers" over embezzlement allegations . Why aren't those same Palin team members questioning why the governor is quitting her job with a year and a half remaining in her term ?
Sarah sure dished out the defamatory remarks on the campaign trail. Slammer!!
Palin decided not to run for the same reason TPaw in Minnesota decided not to run–she did not want to risk not winning the governship of her state; plus, she has big plans for running for the white house in 2012. However, I have a question, is Palin currently under federal investigation for embezzlement or other criminal wrongdoing? She has the bad habit of creating a lof of smoke over some tiny little comment or blog and now I am wondering.
Defamation, they say? Are you kidding? Does this so-called lawyer know what the standard is for defamation, let alone of a public figure? Hint: Speaking one's OPINION doesn't do it, not even for a private individual.
On the other hand if this flies, maybe as a democrat who lives in a surburban area I can sue Palin for defamation when she slandered me as a terrorist-loving socialist and anti-American during the campaign.
And the irony continues – Didn't it take Palin 6 years and 5 colleges to finally get an undergraduate degree in Journalism?
Guess she quit on that career path as well. What has Palin NOT quit on?
I don't care if she is under investigation or not. Where there is smoke there is fire. Leaving office 1.5 years before your term is up because your "book deal" is getting in the way is shameful Mrs. Palin, you have done nothing but bring shame upon the Republican Party. Your behavior has been embarrassing and you constantly show through your actions and words that you have NO business running the state of Alaska let alone the United States. The issue here is how abrupt your decision to leave office seems to be. If you can not finish one term as Governor, how do you expect to be President? You would have plenty of time to campaign after your term as Governor was to end. Stay out of politics please.
Reminds me of the Iranian regime ousting reporters for reporting negative stories.
The Democrat controlled media have no scruples, and no honor. That's how they got their anti-business, anti-American President elected.
Hmmm. Sounds like she's guilty.
More whaaaaa whaaaaaa whaaaaa from wasilla alaska! Don't they know how to do anything other than that?
I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tired of the on going saga of Sarah Palin and her family. Enough already. I don't care . She need to go away and stay away. The real truth will come out.
I'm counting on the Lt. Governor, when sworn in as Governor of Alaska to correct poor decisions made by the former Governor Palin. Start by calling for a cease and desist order of the shooting of wolves and the brutal killing of the pups in there dens.
What a nut-job!
This seems very extreme to me. Sarah Palin herself has made hundreds of false claims on her opponents, and her opposing party. I see no valid reason why she should expect people to treat her any differently then she treats others.
Go get'm Palin! Any media outlet that prints such rubbish needs to be taken to court. The news media, especially, since they are supposed to be a fact-based reporting group; not a liberal slang slinger.
I think Palin would be best served to follow Obama's example. Obama never even commented much less threated to sue over such things as Barak the Magic Negro or the Obama Waffles. If she is going to go around sue happy, I wish her the best of luck in running for any kind of office.
not worth the energy to comment.
She has the same bizarre relationship with the press that Gary Hart did back in 84. Doesn't like the press but still wants their attention. The 'I hate you/don't leave me' syndrome.
I read Ms. Moore's blog, and was surprised to hear Palin's attorney's take on the "accusation". To report that there are rumors is not the same as saying the rumors are true. Palin continues to be delusional and egotistical. Her inflated self image is the most pathetic, destructive aspect of her public image.
aaaaahhhh,
Is the poor little Palin afraid of a little exposure?
Just like a typical Republican, you have the right to speak free (as long as you follow our line).
You have the right to protest (as long as it is in a certain confined area called the free speech zone)
You Republicans sicken me. All of you self-righteous, sanctimonious bastards. I always knew you had to have a screw loose to be a Republican (you know, greed is good kind of crap), but now I KNOW you have to have a whole bunch of screws missing to believe in the "Republican ideology."
Palin – one of the saddest chapters in American politics and that's saying something. How anyone in 2009 can evey remotely believe this woman is qualified to be President is just mind-boggling. It just goes to show how far the GOP has fallen. I just hope that we're close to seeing the last of her.
"CNN has not reported these allegations were in any way connected to the governor's decision to leave office early."....no, you merely suggest it is, which makes you a tabloid network instead of a news network.
However, it's a legal principle that public figures have a much higher bar to reach in libel and slander suits. So good luck with that.
How many dedicated blogs to Palin? Why do you guys at CNN love her so much? Give it a break!!! Did anyone read what Biden said about this administration misread how bad economy was? Or about not getting in Israel's way if they attack Iran? CNN PLEASE print a NEWS story that isn't TOALLY slanted in favor of Obama/Biden! Oh, and actually print just ONE of my posts! Stop censoring intelligent comments!!!
It's not about country. It's most likely about fame and fortune.
That's right Sarah, you sue the nation into respecting you! Maybe you and Jack Thompson can be running mates in 2012.
Palin = THIN SKINNED.
This kind of press release from her lawyer is EXACTLY the thing that Steve Schmidt forbade from being released during the campaign regarding Todd Palin and the AIP – secessionist movement.
Palin...Jackson..enough already..
I know why Sarah quit -
there's definately much more money in the porn business.
Poor little Sarah.Why would anyone think she could commit a crime?
Sarah Palin is INSANE.
Go on Republican-base Sarah Palin lovers and try to nominate/elect in her 2012. Then watch the theatrics.
This woman needs a Jerry Springer talk show so she can vent and sing the, "Somebody Done Me Wrong," song down in the lower 48.
When the going gets tough, the tough whine, quit their jobs, and lawyer up. Johnnie Cochran, here we come.
Hey Republicans, whatever happened to "tort reform"?
I smell a rat. Something is going on behind the scenes that we don't know about - yet.
I predict that it will all come out in the next few weeks, and Sarah Palin will not be cast in a good light - professionally, or possibly, personally. Call me a cynic, but I'd bet anyone that her resignation was not made just "for the good of Alaska"!
Public figures cannot bully individuals for speaking their views, even if they are incorrect or kooky. Has Obama sought to legally attack the Birthers? Did Bush legally attack those who ridiculed him?
Palin really doesn't understand freedom of speech laws, and is frankly, very scary to imagine in any kind of public office again.
Luckily, any court, even packed with conservatives, would throw out the type of legal action mentioned in this article.
WOW...how much defamation went on during the campaigning for pres last year?
WOW Lady. If you cannot stand the heat then get outta the kitchen. You are not the only politician the media has come down on hard. Go talk to the likes of Senator McCain, President Obama, Gov. Sanford and others to get an idea of what it is like to be hit hard by the media. Get over it. What kind of a President will you make if you whine and complain like this when you are not even in office?
Poor little Sarah. The one who's always quoting the Constitution and Bill of Rights wants to violate them. Apparently freedom of the press and freedom of speech don't apply. She only knows one, right to bear arms.
Keep threatening, you'll get laughed out of court. Time for you to just go away, you betchya.
if she becomes president (Heaven forbid-but keep in mind that 47% of the US population voted for her)- will she resign in the middle of her term and an international crisis- if the Saudi King or China offer her 30 billion dollars?
will she handover state secrets for hard, cold cash?
If she could resign in active duty, for her political future....what else is he capable of?
McCain has created a monster in his wake. I will never forgive him for sending the country in this wild spiral. I loved him, but this will put him the dark pages for ever.
cool. maybe the liberal news networks that try to pass themselves off as legitimate media might actually have to do a little fact checking before passing something off as news.
that being said, i hope palin will keep herself out of the spotlight for awhile. quite frankly, she is no longer as cool as what i first thought.
I guarantee as this thread plays out it will be salted with philippics from rabid Palin lovers bemoaning "all the hate" being spewed by loathsome Liberals because they are so "scared" of her.
We were at a party last night, more or less divided evenly between Republicans and Democrats, and a discussion began about Palin's resignation. None of the Dems, all of whom regard her as little more than a punchline, seemed at all scared of her. The ones worried about her were the Repugs, because of the chaos she has sown in the Party and the serious concern that if she doesn't get the nomination she will mount a third party campaign, effectively draining the Party nominee of the most dependable voters the Republicans have: the people who believe Palin has been chosen by God to lead out nation in the end of times.
OK, maybe that is a little scary.
Never in my life have I seen anybody cry victim more than Sarah Palin. Its a poorly veiled attempt to gain feminist support by creating "attacks" from a "sexist" media. However feminists are not stupid. They know who support them and who are against them and even if their charges of sexism are often untrue, they will not come to the aid of an enemy of womens lib like Sarah Palin. She can try and try and try but it just is not going to work. She's finished in 2012, now its between Romney and the religious right.
Sarah please oh please run against against President Obama I want to see the biggest democratic landslide in history.
I hadn't heard that she was under investigation. Thanks for the heads up, Sarah.
By the way, are you familiar with the term 'Irony"?
She's just a big old QUITTER!
The problem with Republican bottom of the barrel tactics is that it takes their bottom of the barrel RED-NECKS, and brings them to the forefront. When they become the face of the party, the moderate and decent Republicans (there were few of them, Arlen Specter etc....) don't want anything to do with the party.
As far as I'm concerned, they can take the whole now degenerate party and go to Hell...
...and leave this country to the progressives who act on thought not childish emotions.
Unfortunately this is they way Ms. Palin would have handled the whole country if elected to national office, with a gag, a legal summons and a moose gun to our heads.
Personally it would not bother me if it were true as I would really like to see Palin and all cronies do the perp walk. That would really be funny. Other than that just please go away Palin and not let us know where you are – Maybe you could go to your backyard and become a watch dog for PUTIN as he flies over. But really just go away!!!!!
Folks,
I know the liberal left will use a lot of elementary words, and eclamation points talking with glee at Sarah's decision. Also mentioned will be about the governor who had the affair, and how the whole GOP is going 'down'.
Please take a step or two back, and realize a lot of Pres. Obama's picks for cabinet posts had to decline for special 'reasons'.
It is to the point, no matter what Sarah does....the left will howl at her. If she gets mad at letterman...she has not sense of humor. If she makes a jab at John Kerry...she should just back out.
Well folks...she is backing out...and you still don't let her just be.
Please...just enjoy the next 3 1/2 years and watch 30 rock and chill.
does it ever end. now the little air head and her idiot hubby toddy boy are going to sue the news media. when is she going to run out of cheap tricks to keep herself in the news. sarah and toddy bring about their own demise. i suppose they want all news agencies etc. to model them selves after faux news-im sorry i meant fox. we could wake up every day to lies and biased reporting. i cant figure out where these two are getting their money. after shelling out 10k for illegal travel and another 500k for attorney fees they should be broke. i forgot rush limbaugh and his right wing bigots have been busy rounding up cash. maybe fox has been diverting funds(illegal) to help out. better yet maybe some of the embezzled state funds she is about to be indicted for. are the attorneys suggesting sue- doing this for free-you dont get a percentage of 0 which is exactly what they are up against. sarah, toddy sue me stating the truth. you two are a disgrace to this country.
Muzzle the media? Yeah, sure. Sounds just like a Republican.
Wow, Palin and her deranged cohorts have really gone over the edge. Are they familiar with the First Amendment? Have they noticed any "defamatory" stories on Fox "news" about Democrats? How about Palin's defamatory allegations that President Obama was "palling around with terrorists"?
This woman is as shallow and self-absorbed as most beauty queens. Once again, Palin makes clear that she can dish it out but can't take it. Just amazing that she's now threatening to sue the media if anything negative is said about her. Palin is having a real tough time facing the reality of who she is.
Wow, so her supporters and bloggers on the right can say anything they want but left wing bloggers will be taken to court for rumors? I just love her small town values. Heil Palin!!
This chicky needs to toughen up...
Again she projects herself in such a way that speculation on her actions is inevitable.
Which then garners her more media attention.
Perhaps if she was straight forward and not attempting to leave cliff hangers this would not happen.
Nothing like a good ol fashion law suit to level the playing field. Sounds like the Palins are adopting the same playbook the Obamas and the Cheecago pol machine use so well. Out em and nail em. I think most people are just plain jealous of the Palins. When someone comes along and stands up to the real mean people in America, their outrage gives them away. Not being as "precious" as others causes tantrums on the left. Who cares whos in the govment. Politicians are ALL alike. Some are just more greasy acceptable than others. These responses shoot up for tabloid type opinion and crash for real news stories. tHE RESPONSE COUNT GETS CLOSED MUCH LATER IT SEEMS THE MEANER THE RESPONSES. yEAH ITS SO!!!! NOT BEING PRECIOUS MUST REALLY BE A TRIAL FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST NOBODIES!!!! GET OVER IT!!! NO ONE THAT REALLY MATTERS CARES WHO YOU HATE!!!!!
oh, good lord
You know your career has hit an all time low when you have to defend a moron like Palin.
If she really is resigning to concentrate on the 2012 Presidental bid, then she is the single most arrogant person in the world. She symbolizes mediocrity, at the very best.
Enough already.
Palin, you go girl
Instead of a legal notice/warning, palins could simply say that there was no ongoing federal investigation against the soon-to-be ex-governor. i wonder why she choose to show her hostility against the press. Does she know the price tag for such warning?
SO, the strategy seems to be – "If I constantly paint myself in the worst light in any given situation then eventually I will look bad enough that everyone will vote for me over anyone!!"??
Uh, no.
If the media would just ignore Sarah Palin, she would eventually go away. I have heard enough of Sarah Palin. The more she talks the less I like her. She would be 100% better off if she would only keep her mouth shut and take care the business of Alaska.
Certainly, Palin has a right to do what she wants.
However, she has a chosen for herself a very public life.
Her reaction to critique and analysis–the same as all public figures (for better or for worse)–clearly questions her ability to serve in politics on a national level.
At least she is showing us what she is made of before too much is made of her.
Unfortunately for Mrs. Palin and her ignoramus of an attorney, the media can publish stories regarding other people's allegations without any risk of legal trouble. Perhaps she should be more worried about learning how the legal system actually works. Back to school, Palin.
I hope this is the end of her. I feel so sorry for her because she no clue how little she knows.
So... now her strategy is to have her attorney go after anyone who says anything negative about her? That should work out well for her...
Who cares what happens to Palin? She should shut up and go away is she dosen't want to be in the news.
Great to see the "champion" of america and it's constitution, attack the first amendment. God you have to love the hypocrisy of this...."person".
I am an Independent and in no way support Ms. Palin's political ambitions, but I must say that unfounded media defamation is terrible and not to be tolerated by thoughtful human beings of any persuasion. Such terrible methods to obtain press coverage only work if it is tolerated by those who read and listen to the news. Ms. Palin has a young family and has done nothing to deserve this kind of treatment, except that she has become a target for those who FEAR her considerable political clout. They are already worried about her future ability to mobilize voters to her side in any issue. LEAVE HER ALONE, and let her make her own "bed" to lie in. History will tell the true story.
I hate this woman. I just thought she was an idiot until recently, now I genuinely dislike her. For reasons that I can't explain I end up reading news about her, but even so, I would be thrilled if I never heard another thing about her.
For the good of the future of the GOP please disappear from public life, from public office and stop playing to the media... this is a time to regroup, reconsider and reform – not to further drive ourselves into the political wilderness.
Palin and her attorney are trying to suppress the press.. Interesting
Make sure you nail the media to the wall!!! You should have done that before.
If all media outlets checked facts before propagating rumor, half the "news" would be gone and all the gossip sites, mags and shows would be out of business. What a great day that would be!
She is nuts – that's really all that can be said about her as any type of political figure.
Personally my suggestion is to take Sarah "What's Her name" totally out of all reporting....it is just a big waste of time....we need to move on to more important things......instead of all her babble and trouble making...she is not worth my reading time.
Never before has there been a politician that talked so much and yet says nothing at all. She rambles on an on, punctuating an occasional phrase with a "you betcha" or "gosh darn-it" then winks or raises her finger for emphasis on absolutely nothing. And people buy this stuff as words of wisdom.
At least one thing I grateful for regarding her resignation, it gave reporters something else talk about other than Michael Jackson. Thank you Governor Palin.
For better or worse, public officials are not subject to the same libel and slander standards as private citizens, so Van Flein's threats are meaningless.
Palin purposely thrust herself into the public limelight when she ran for mayor, governor and vice president, and again with public appearances and making herself a front-page news item. Heck, people used to sell videos accusing Bill and Hillary Clinton of murder, and they had little recourse. Van Flein is simply trying to scare people into self-censorship. Palin made her bed, now she has to sleep in it.
I want to sue Palin for defaming Obama, calling him a terrorist and the other outright lies she spewed. She instilled so much unwarranted fear about Obama that she had people yelling"kill him". But i guess thats OK by Sarah? Just as long as its not directed at her right? This women is such a cry baby its pathetic. Plain had the audacity to pick on Hillary for getting emotional. What a joke.
Had she been elected to VP we would have at total media shut down.
Good for you Sarah. Time to take all the liberal media outlets to task!
I just want it and her and the Michael Jackson stuff to go away.
"On Saturday, Palin's message to supporters on her Facebook page alleged that a "different standard" was applied to her than to "countless others (who) leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term"
Please name a few of those "countless others". The only elected people I can recall leaving office mid-term were either crooks or announced candidates for other positions. I agree with the Senator from Alaska Murkowski..Palin has "abandoned" ger state and it's citizens.
She is the worst, A crook who kills helpless animals. Go away.
So, the best defense is a good offense. Threaten legal action to 'chill' the commentary. So much for the freedom of the press (including the net). I doubt that such commentary is actionable, but the threat certainly can scare people who don't have deep pockets into retreat.
The Obamatons will no doubt argue that Ms. Moore has every right to post the "rumors" about Gov. Palin's departure from office. Where were these same people when the facts about Obama were put out? These same liberal blogger types would have said that anything against Obama was a "distraction" but are willing to believe blatant mistruths about Gov. Palin.
Just go away!!!
Yes, it is wrong for any news media to bite and devour a person with speculation. If there should be any wrong-doing, it will be substantiated soon enough. Her pesonal life and family activities are nobody's business.
Since when did Palin care about Facts and the Truth.
I am not a Palin admirer–at all. But I would add to what her attorney said, that the 24 hour news machine abhors a vacuum as well. There simply is not enough news, new news that is, to fill 24 hours a day, so we hear the constant drone of so-called "analysis" and the same stories over and over again. I might add, it's all about ratings and money. I've done it before: I'm about to do it again–go on a "news fast." Although I like to be informed, the "news" is generally speaking, so speculative, so petty, and so redundant, it is not good for ones health. Is anyone out there listening?
I doubt it. I know all about freedom of speech. Too bad that most of the "news" is not worthy of listening to.
going so vigorously defensive...that's like when you walk in a room and your kid yells out "I didn't do anything". makes one awfully suspicious.
This woman is a fruitcake. She is a quitter who does nothing but complain that people are saying mean or false things about her and her family. I don't condone poking fun at her family, but this lady still shows a level of sensitivity that makes her unfit for the spot light. If this is the candidate the Republican's choose to run in 2012, we deserve to get four more years of the Democrats. Come on Repubs, you guys have a lot stronger candidates then this to parade in front of the news media. Ditch Rush and Palin and get some good men and women to show the nation.
Sounds like there is paranoia coming from the Palin camp. Her reasoning for leaving Alaska's citizens high and dry, seems like a BS story. One does not leave an important office like the she had because of being afraid of lame duck status. There is something more to her story that she is leaving out, as usual.
Not to mention, her lawyer cannot tell the press to keep quiet. The press is protected under the constitution. But that is typical of Republicans isn't it?
Be careful, Sarah means business. Please put your free speech rights on hold whilst she figures out a way to make any pending charges against her the fault of left wing bloggers, and threaten them with jail. Since it is the internet's fault she lost her desired Washington job, and quit the current one, she is out for bear (wolf? caribou?) All in the best interests of her family, of course.
what a coward....she realizies she screwed up and now she is hideing behind her lawyers..... no backbone,no personality,no experience,no morals,no fight left in her. She looking for the easy way out of the troubles she brought to herself and she thinks people are either going to forget or forgive her if she runs for president. One thing she has not realized yet is that if she thought the media rode her ass before... wait ansd see what they will do her if she seeks another office.
Sarah Palin is a crook, liar, and hypocrite now the chickens have come home to roost. She is running from something (besides stupidity) and it will all be revealed. She can hide behind her lawyer but the writing is on the wall the covers are starting to be pulled back and the true person is starting to be revealed. Keep your eyes open world her days of blaming the media, DNC, Obama, and David letterman is coming to an end.
And all of her double dealing are going to be in full focus....
Palin is a quiter and a loser, and Alaska is no doubt better off without her and her self serving ways. Maybe now we can finally get this moron out of the news cycle.
If the media is forbidden from reporting something, then I'd say she is trying to hide something. It wouldn't surprise me- she's always felt like she was above the law.
A person who quits and smiles about it is pure looser.
Since when is it illegal for a Liberal new reporter to defame a conservative ? Why in the hell did Nancy Pelosi get by with accusing the CIA of misconduct? Why is no one investigating ACCORN? Where is transparency that was promised by your candidate? Why does the great one leave the country when things get tough? They should like him over there because he is always a bearer of gifts and apologies for the welfare we have sent all over the world.
The truth hurts , expecially when you see it in print. I hope she is guilty of something so this women can go away, SHE AND PEOPLE LIKE HERE ARE WHATS WRONG WITH AMERICA
Palin needs to take care of her family and husband. She is oviously in way over her head and is just going to continue to bring the Republician party down more than it is already if that is possible.
I am sure that there are a lot of media outlets that would love to be sued by Sarah and Todd Palin. It would provide a gold mine of information. They would have the right to all documents, emails, etc. and be allowed to question all persons under oath in depositions that give them broad leyway to ask all kinds of questions. The larger media organizations have large legal budgets, and lawyers that specialize in such activities. Where does she think she would get the money to cover her costs for such an adventure? If she thinks she has a huge legal bill now, wait til that bill started piling up. She would have to prove that it was with malcious intent, and any new organization can say it is simply reporting the news when they say that "there are rumors." Once again, Sarah is getting very poor advice, or she is refusing to listen to people that actually know more than she does, and she is just lashing out. Either way, it says that she still is not ready for primetime national politics.
Sarah Palin is making me sick.
anytime anyone of political prominence holds a press conference as disjointed and marginally coherent as the one gov. palin held last friday is vulnerable to all manner of specualtion. this mght not be fair, it might not even be reasonable, but it is the way of the news world. one would think that anyone in politics might know that by now. maybe those with thin skin best remove themselves from potential public scrutiny by adjourning to home and hearth for a while. a long while.
The journalists who are reporting hard news are not speculating about the reasons behind Palin's strange speech and decision to quite her job 18 months early. However, commentators and pundits are having a field day discussing why she might have made this decision. Her attorney cannot sue any of those people for speculating. That is an empty threat. In any case, if Palin was really interested in stopping all the talk she might consider just giving another news conference where reporters are allowed to ask questions. Right now, she's trying to have it both ways.
It amazes me how the media tries to stir up trouble! Palin would make a great president and her decision to leave office is her decision! Why doesn't cnn report on things that matter like how obama is destroying America!
Wouldn't it be nice if another member of the American Taliban bit the dust. They seem to be falling like dominoes these days. All these "moral" champions of wing nut fundamentalist part of the party are not only destroying what was Abe Lincoln's party but eventually their religiofacism will damage America as well. In the wake of Independence day we all ought to take a long hard look at what real patriotism is in America. My way or the highway is not patriotism,wanting the current president to fail is not patriotism. I remember what the wing nuts said when they were in power and embroiled in a quagmire called Vietnam. It was my country right or wrong and they tried to call that patriotism. The trouble is that undereducated America buys these slogans they don't undertsand from Fox and Limbaugh. Plain gone would be a blessing to freedom indeed.
Shannyn Moore is a horrible person.
Are we in the twilight zone or something?
McCain sure did open Pandora's box on the Republican party when he selected Palin. She's like a toilet that won't flush, but just stinks up the room more and more everytime you try.
Lastly, thank God this woman didn't make it into the White House.
I guess Shannyn Moore did not realize her freedom of speech has LIMITATION, it is NOT absolute. When she spread rumors using her blog defaming Governor Palin she has forgotten something; defamation of character or libel is a CRIME. Governor Palin can now go after people who are defaming her, lawsuits would be filed against these people and rightfully so. I understand why she step down as governor. These frivolous lawsuits are costing Alaskan Taxpayers a little over $2 million, out of her good heart and consideration of her constituents she choose to step down. That was a moral decision by Governor Palin, a rarity nowadays in politics in this country. How many politicians hang on to their power? Too many of them. Unethical politicians like Barney Franks, Chris Dodd, Pelosi, Reid, Feinstein. Drunkard and womanizing Kennedys and others who have thick skin when it comes to GRAFT and CORRUPTION, it becomes part of who they are.
Bravo Governor Palin, you're the rarest breed of politician in this country who still have morality while others are as evil as they get and greedy as they come.
there is very little reliable info on the internet
also I need to say something here so cnn will run my comment
GOP bad
She in fact is proably under investigation for being super dumb!
Please Please Please shut up and go away!
I hope they sue the pants off that blogger.
I'm confused. What "countless others" have left office (voluntarily – I don't think she's comparing herself to Blago here) before their terms expired? Obama, Biden, Clinton, Martinez, Sebelius, and others who resigned one office to take another, higher one? If she were taking a higher office within the Obama Administration I think we would have heard about it....LOL
Who else has voluntarily "left office" for an unspecified "higher calling"?? Anybody??
I guess people are no longer able to express their opinions in Alaska without the threat of a lawsuit. Blogging is an expression of opinion, even if the blogger has a large following. Looks like the Gestapo is taking hold.
About time the liberal scum blogs were taken to task !
Why does Palin want to go to Washington that bad if it is against her?
Why does she think she can run the country if the liberal media is against her??
How would she run the country if things were rough out there like they are now? Would she want to hide someplace to get away from difficult situations??
Palin couldn't even handle running a state where the caribou outnumber the people! She had to quit this cake job??? What a joke!
What about other governors that are lame ducks like Paulenty and Crist? You don't see them QUITTING!
What a LOSER! "You betcha"
Gov. Palin mentioned some ethics charges against her in her recent speech. Can anyone give some facts about these ongoing investigations Ms. Palin speaks of?
I don't care if she's under investigation or not. And even though I'm not a supporter of Gov. Palin, I think it's a terrible decision on her part to quit.
She had a responsibility to finish her term, and to try to push her agenda, even though she knew it would be difficult, and even though she knew she would stay on only one term.
And her claim that she doesn't need a title to affect change is entirely incorrect. Up to now, she's had more than a title - she's had power and responsibility. From here on in, the ONLY thing she'll have is the title.
Way to stop people from talking about these supposed allegations, Palin attorney! I didn't know about it until I read the letter you sent out but I was THINKING it from the moment I heard Palin's speech.
"Doing the best for Alaska" is such a crock. But please, by all means, continue to alienate the media and the american people.
As the most hated woman in such a short time in the history of the UnIted States (mainly because she's a Republican) I would urge her not to run for President in 2012. The media will go after her and her family in the most vicious way we have never seen before. Thank you Charlie Gibson for being so professionaly bias in reporting the news>>>NOT!
oh please, get over your self Palin. Stay up in Alaska and stop trying to interject yourself into the news every time your name isn't in it.
Gee, isn't it the republicans that always scream for tort reform and rallying against frivolous lawsuits. Yet everytime their little baby feelings get hurt, they run to court. My feelings get hurt a lot by people but I've never filed a suit yet. Seems like more repub hypocrisy.. Yes, the media and people in general are tough on hypocrisy, i.e., Vitter, Craig, Sanford, Ensign and that little jerk in florida who e-mailed sexually explicit material to under aged pages, Mark Foley. Stop screaming family values and get out of peoples personal lives, and maybe the party will get back to it's roots, you'll win some elections, and the press will lay off. Oh poor Sarah, got a big rough tough lawyer, now, wow we're scared.
This is so interesting. In a world where people are blogging that the President is not a U.S. citizen, that he is Muslim, etc., there suddenly is this strident response to the accurate reporting of rumors of financial improprieties? Soon-to-be-ex Governor Palin, to my knowledge, never objected to the rumors about others–she simply can't tolerate what can go along with being in the public eye. Foolish woman.
This from the women who repeatedly accused Obama of "paling around with terrorists" during the presidential campaign.
It shouldn't matter why she is leaving just that she leave and never darken America's doorstep ever again! A note to Alaska, oh please keep her there so she does not come down here! As for her attorney, come to New York City and see what kind of free speech we practice here!!!
Again, Sarah Palin has to get herself in the news as being like a 10 year old brat. When, will she go away? Where are the Moose when you need one?
While I will probably never vote Republican again, the country does need a credible second party. The current GOP is becoming unelectable, partly because it's a freak show, and also because of changing demographics. If the GOP stays marginalized as the party of the paranoid, racists, and brainwashed religious nut-jobs, is it time for a new center party?