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If you quit something, like your job, you are a quitter. That is the definition of a quitter...someone who quits something instead of seeing it through to the end.
David Letterman was a factor in her stepping down???? A comedian helped to drive out a sitting governor?
She needs a break after being on-duty for 2 years? What happens if she is elected President? She'll just quit if it gets too exhausting?
Wake up. this woman is a joke – Alaska will be better off.

Oh please Sarah save your excuses! You quit on the Alaska people and let them all down! You was never ready to be a governor, yet alone the President of the US. You cant handle the pressure people put on you, guess what get over it and grow up gal! They redicule then Senator Obama, with rev wright, clinging to there guns, even his wife with her phrase im proud of my country for the 1st time in my adulthood, and etc see the strong survive Sarah and endure until the end maam! It wasnt easy for him and he hung in there. Even Hilliary got beat up and came out on top she didnt quit you sore looser! Politics are not for you and you shouldnt have never been governor in the first place. grow up and get a life!

Gov. Palin has a great list of accomplishments in her time in office but the presidential election was her undoing. Alaskans have different life styles than the lower 48. You'd be hard pressed to find an Alaskan politician who hasn't hunted and fished as that's the norm. The liberal public who as liberals should stand for allowing others to live the life styles they choose are disallowing that in her case. What has happened to liberalism and therefore being non-judgemental in America? Look in the mirror, liberals. The future ain't pretty.

I am sorry, but Sarah Palin did quit her position as Governor before her term was up. She made this decision. Regardless of her reasons, bottom line is Sarah quit!!!!

Only Palin could quit as gov and state with a straight face that she's not a quitter. Up is down, left is right if you're a republican.

How can Sarah Palin possibly think this is a good step towards the White House and how can any of her supporters possibly endorse this? Will she quit the presidency, too, whenever she feels like she's done enough? Does she resign because there is too much media scrutiny? It's never going to go away if she's president... it will only get worse. Palin has made it clear that she will run away when the going gets rough. How can anyone possibly rally behind her? George Bush turned the Republican Party into a national punching bag and anyone who promotes Sarah Palin as the face of conservative politics is only prolonging the sad, sorry joke. Please... I'm begging the Republican leadership to find a reasonable, rational and real candidate that can rise above the three-ring circus with broad, forward-looking ideas and legitimate crossover appeal. The only people at the top of the party now are cartoonish buffoons living in their own delsuional world where successful spin is the ultimate endgame and reality becomes so warped as to honestly believe that anything they say out loud becomes truth.

What a nut job

Maybe things work differently in the new Republican party. Sanford shows he has the best interest of SC at heart by refusing the stimulus package for his people (then arranging his own) and staying put when even his own friends want him gone, Sarah Palin proves she is not a "quitter by um...............quitting, George Bush proves he is compassionate by invading and occupying a country who never attacked us, Newt Gingrich proves he is smart by saying the stupidest tthings. Does anyone else see a pattern here?

I quit but I'm not a quitter. After two and a half years I need a break? Good one, hey terrorists we call a time out, my shoe lace is untied. yeah sarah stay in public service, someone needs to ride on the back of the truck picking up the trash. It'd be a good lesson in humility for you. The republican party is comming to its end, they don't know who they are or what the people want. Now theres room for the green party and the independant party and others. Hopefully the news will give them the air time or Obama will change the rules to level the playing field. your carreer in politics is over sarah, good bye and good riddance.

That's right! Palin is NOT a quitter! That's why she quit... because she's a fighter, and fighters always quit when the going gets tough...

Er...

Well, she's not any less sensible or coherent than she was when she was campaigning to be a heartbeat away from the presidency (and the heartbeat in question is pushing 80)... I wonder if her flock of screaming fans still support her as she "fights" (quits) all the tough stuff she has (had) on her plate... (and goes fishing).

"I am not a quitter. I am a fighter," Palin told CNN
So, you're fighting back by quitting? Are you serious?

"She resigned because of the tremendous pressure, time and financial burden of a litany of ethics complaints in the past several months, she said."
Usually, people get fired for a litany of ethics complaints.

You would think that once she retired her post, we could retire her from the ticker. Now everybody is disappointed

You know guys, I feel bad for her, I do. She doesn't deserve this but do you know what I think the problem is???

I know what she is trying to do, she is basically trying to erase "politician" our of her skin...or body, if you wanna talk sexy is up to you, LOL!!! But the point is, she's trying to erase it, she wants it away, she does. But that's the problem, she doesn't understand, she has to go way back when she started...guys, she's not actor, a teacher, a student, etc, she was in the Vice Presidential ticket, she's the first female for the GOP, does she understand that? The meaning?

And when I hear talk about "reformer" "loser" or whatever, I think it is all speculation. I remember I said I was gonna follow her before on Twitter(hey, is what I do, LOL!!) but do you know why I don't? She's not worth it, she's not. She's not intimate, she's not affable, she is not who I think she is, that's why I don't follow her. And I sure as hell ain't gonna go on the bandwagon. Is the same defense..."She's real. She's honest. She's a mom. Etc." You know, I don't need to get remember who's real or not, all I need to get reminded if you are worth being my President...

She doesn't like it, she doesn't. And let alone her T.V appearances, my goodness. I give her this...she tries, she does. But boy, she hopes people remember her for what she did, but unfortunately, people already remember for what she didn't do.

I'm gonna tell you right now, even in her Facebook or Twitter, she ain't even intimate, or let alone, out there. The people that are following her or like her are really all she has and that's how she's communicating? Let alone from day one the election was an afterthought, and now she's taking a page out of my boy?? How ironic, you could already see the future...

By the way, tell me how I did that??? LOL!!! Work baby, work.

But I hope she's fine, I pray for her, I do. But boy...I'm glad she ain't special to me, LOL!!! Ouch!!!!

She's doing it wrong, wrong...

No Sarah. You are not a quitter. But the whole world is glad you did. Now be a good Playmate and go make some moose stew in the nude.

SARAH PALIN IS A "QUITTER" A "LIAR" AND A "DESTROYER OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE".

"Ethics complaints from critics led to her paying back taxes on state per diem funds she received while living at her home in Wasilla, outside Anchorage; another investigation led to her paying about $8,100 in travel expenses for her children."

However, Palin claims they were "Without Merit."

LOL, reminds me of the Wizard of OZ: Pa no attention to that man behind the curtain!

If Gov Palin is a fighter as she says, then I suspect she has taken one to many punches to the head. She punches back at everything said about her and her family. Now I admit I am not a Palin supporter but her family should be off limits. Having said that, my thoughts are that she inserted her family by bringing them with her almost everywhere she went. As a politician, she needs to develope a thinker skin so she does not take every attack personally.

Ok let me see if I get this. She is not a quitter but she is living office a 18 months before her term. And that makes her a fighter how. It sounds to me like a quitter. ( If you can not take the heat get of the kitchen ) and she did.

She quit because of pressure?

And she thinks she can handle being president? Oh, please.

She's a quiter!!! She quite 5 colleges, she quite the mayors job in Wassilla, she quite her job with the oil line company and NOW she quite the govenors job!!! When she quite all those colleges she kept going to less accreditied ones and looks like she is doing the same thing!!! NO MORE PALIN!!! She a NUT case!!!

And pigs fly!!!!! This woman has yet to give us the real reason why she "didn't quit". I figure it's because she couldn't handle the heat of the job. She's a quitter and if she thinks she has a chance to become Prez, then she's delusional. Stay home, take care of your children and maybe, just maybe, your younger daughter won't wind up preggers like big Sissy!!!!

Ummm, Sarah, you resigned your office; ergo, you are, in fact, a quitter.

What happened to the self-proclaimed pit bull? Last I checked, fighters put up their dukes and slugged it out in tough situations. Sarah went fishing?

Nice to know that if she were president and things got tough with North Korea, she could blame the media, feign indignation and resign. THat's not a maverick, that's a quitter.

One who does not finish a term, is a quitter. This is the highest
political office in Alaska. She let her state down. Thank God
the public can see right through her and she did not win in
November. She will say it was family etc. Then she should
stay out of politics. Maybe she has a hormone problem and
has mood swings. I think she loves attention and suffers from
Anita Bryant syndrome. Everytime she comes on the
TV , I feel a sudden urge to hurl. Please do not give her any
more FREE Air Time!!!!!!!!

Her last days in office are on a fishing trip. This is the true work ethic of the Governor. She is not a quittier but she quit. She is now on her way to a book deal and to make lots of money for being a Governor for about 2 to 3 years and leaving her during her term.

Mrs. Palin please shut your mouth. You are only bringing more humilation upon yourself.

. . . but then she quit and waded away, gnawing a stick with her rodentlike front teeth and keeping an eye out for salmon. "President?" she muttered. "Well, but only for a year. Then I'd like to be a fire chief and ride on the big red fire engine, and after that I could be an airline stewardess and get everybody drinks!" Suddenly she dove after a fish and was seen no more.

Now she can devote all of her free time to dividing the country every chance she gets. The republicans will surely blame the liberal democrats for her resignation. I blame only one person. Palin herself. She so much desired the spotlight, but only on her terms, and only when she wanted it. In America that is not the way it has been for 30+ years. The media bated her and she bit every time. She was an embarrassment for the republican party trying to find itself. Don't worry being the true politician that she doesn't want anyone to think she is, will be in the limelight every chance she gets. I just hope she can take the heat of being nothing more than a mouth piece. At least she was Governor before, now she is just media fodder.

Yes... you are...

But thanks are in order, you have done more damage to your own political career than anyone else EVER could have.

The last thing we need is someone in the Whitehouse with a "victim" mentality, or who is going to resign just because David Letterman made fun of them.

Palin is not only a quitter but also a pathetic liar.

More fodder the for the left wing nut jobs. Pile on. Remember the way is now cleared for people to make sexist and demeaning comments about the Obama family thanks to the nasty, gutter dwelling liberals.

Going on a "Family Fishing Trip" with CNN and three other networks.... see, Sarah Palin really IS like the rest of us!

OH! This, EXPLAINS why she QUIT...Cause she NOT a quitter! Is this some sort of RNC/GOP/Alaskin lingo?

She is not a quitter...she is more like a TickleMe Plant! She folds up her leaves and lowers her branches under pressure. If you watch the TickleMe Plant video you will understand! It is a real plant that MOVES when you Tickle It! The leaves instantly close and even the branches droop when Tickled! I found the TickleMe Plant Greenhouse to grow it indoors at http://www.ticklemeplant.com Use code TEACHER to take $2.00 of any TickleMe Plant product.

Can't wait until she is just a footnote in the conservative lightweight division, a la Dan Quayle. Watching her chase her delusions of being a viable candidate for 2012 will not be pretty.

Soooo long Palin! About time you stop being irresponsibile with other peoples lives. Congrats Alaska , hope the new governor actually does something for you guys!

Please just go away......................................

Huh? She did quit and all she fights is the media and bloggers.

Okay, so if "resigning" and leaving office before your term is up is not quitting .... what is? She has been criticized in the media, so she is packing up her "crayon box" and going home? And, this is the woman some of you wanted in the White House????? Come on! Yes, Sara you quit....... get over yourself. When you walk out on the people who elected you .... you are a quitter! Let's just call it like it is.

OMG.. Is this woman ever going to learn she is not wanted and has
made a fool of herself. Can you imagine if she decides to run for President in 2012 what a complete disaster that will be. Thanks\
God she resigned, she does not have the brains for any political
office. She should go pose for Playboy.

"I'm no quitter" she says just after quitting. What am I missing?

Did she quit? Yes, that equals quitter. A true fighter would go on. Winners never quit.

Let me get this straight, if you leave office, by your own choice, you are'nt a quitter? With that reasoning if you get drunk every night you are not an alcholic. One more stupid quote from the Alaskan airhead. Good-bye dummy.

Give me a break, it is amazing this women could have been a heartbeat away from the President of the United States.

By golly, I just might vote for her in 2016, why the hell not............

The one thing that bugs me the most about this whole deal was her comment that OTHER PEOPLE have resigned their posts to pursue greater callings and we didn't criticize them. The comment was obviously about President Obama. Here's the difference, Mrs. Palin: the President left his Senate seat BECAUSE HE WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT!

You still have yet to articulate what "higher calling" you are supposedly leaving to fulfill. If it is RUNNING for President, how dare you compare yourself to the person who was actually ELECTED to that office?

Palin's behavior–and more importantly what passes for her "logic"–is bizarre and confusing.

Thank God she's gone!! What a pathetic display of double-standard! Get on with your life & stay out of America's future!! Palin has wasted enough of our time.

The far left liberal nut jobs are scared to death of this woman.

The liberals keep saying Palin doesn't stand a chance and that she's stupid, etc. etc. (their usual mean spirited comments/attacks). If Palin 'will never win' then why are the liberals spending so much time and money attacking her? Like I said- they are scared to death of this woman. Once Obama finishes dismantling the US and loses more and more support from the Independents (the one's who voted him in)- it will be interesting to see what happens. At that point- even Sarah Palin will have a chance. Stay tuned liberals....

God I hope SHE DOES NOT RUN IN 2012.

What's really hilarioius is that this woman, along with her zealot followers, actually think she may have a shot at the presidency?! I promise you she has influenced even more people not to vote for her than she did in 2008, even before she resigned!
Oh and David Letterman contributed to her qutting? Sarah needs a new lawyer if this idiot is prone to saying things that are that ridiculous...lol.

If Palin decides to run in 2012 she will be facing a President who will have accomplished many of his campaign goals in his first years in office. While she will have the stigma of having abandoned her constituents halfway through her first term before she actually accomplished any of the goals she campaigned on.

That's why she can see Russia from her house. Go to school palin. Get some education. Read more about your country, not alaska.

SEE YOU IN 2024

It's Bill Clinton's fault.

Thank goodness there's a Sarah Palin story for everyone to comment on. It sure would be horrible if people stopped paying attention to non-news like this and actually realized what was really happening around them. And no, I am not referring to the Michael Jackson funeral either.

If she can't handle the pressures of being governor of Alaska (pop. 700,000) how can she even imagine she'll be able to handle the pressures of president? Stay home, Sarah, your 15 minutes are over.

Palin is one strange bird! If she quit becauseshe was under too much pressure for ethics, she could NEVER handle the highest office! Not that I ever thought she could. God help us if she ever did run for President! Scary thought indeed! I think she quit because someone offered her a big money job doing something else. I think she loves the spotlight and attention, and no way would she leave public office to spend more time with family. She's too self-centered for that. She has proven here that she is not dependable and IS a quitter, no matter what she says!

P.S. > Making yourself the victim or the martyr for every little political attack is not a sign of strength, leadership, or ability to represent the People.

"Life is too short to compromise time and resources... it may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep your head down, plod along, and appease those who demand: Sit down and shut up, but that's the worthless, easy path; that's a quitter's way out. And a problem in our country today is apathy. It would be apathetic to just hunker down and go with the flow." So instead of taking the quitters way out, she chose to quit.

It doesn't matter who she is, to quit in the middle of your first term. To quit before finishing the mision, is quiting. Even if the reasons or excuses are legitimate, quiting is still quiting.

How can you turn around and say, I've been a political "executive," or I know how to lead representatives of the People towards political success, if you desire not to even complete the task at hand.

Any military person knows as well as I do, quiting is quiting.

I have never been a Sarah Palin hater, but this is absurd on its face. What part of abandoning her important elected position mid-way through her term because she didn't like the pressure and the criticism is not "quitting?"

but she just proved she is. Failin' Palin' – what a joke

"There is no bombshell. There is no shoe to drop. There are no investigations of any type that I'm aware of — no IRS audit, no federal investigation, no state investigation," Van Flein told CNN. "There is no legal reason in terms of a legal problem that compelled the governor to resign."

Oh okay, so she really is just a plain ol' quitter then. I would respect her more if there really was a reason for her ducking her duties.

If she is not a quitter, then the Pope isn't Catholic, bears don't i live in the woods and kids don't like candy.

What a miserable excuse for a public official. A self righteous self deluded cry baby of unbelieveable proportions. Thank God she is no longer a threat to the Republic. America has seen her, seen through her, and is slighty ashamed at paying her any mind at all.

If she were a fictional character, the novelist would have to create a new genre just to contain her. Magical Unrealism? Psycho-farce?

Good bye, Sarah and Good... well Good bye.

where's the video?

If she's not a quitter, why did she...quit?

the republican party and it's most likely to succeed canidates for
2012 have shot themselves in the foot so many times, they may have to aim higher.

Quit my job, gone fishing, "you betch ya". Not a quitter huh? You have a moral obligation, a verbal contract, and millions of donated campaign funds to place you, where you asked to be. Do us all a favor, stay out of politics. We have had enough Republican disappointments to last a generation. Should you decide to run for the presidential office in 2012, Obama will have to send you packing for your next fishing trip, again. Oh, by the way Sarah, I am a registered Republican who voted for Mr. Obama, and so far, no regrets.

If she was really a fighter she would stay in office and fight. She is a complete narcissist, only out for herself and her own self-interests and evidently not altogether there in the brain department. Her resignation is a slap in the face to all of her supporters and anyone who still supports her in light of this type of behavior (are you there "Team Sarah"?) really needs to take a step back and get their priorities in order.

Total nonsense from Sarah Palin. Next thing you know, she'll claim she doesn't wear glasses! What a goof-ball!!

What a joke. The Republicans can have her run for President and lose. She is an idiot!

Why don't people leave this woman alone? She will soon no longer be a public figure. She and her family deserve privacy. So leave her alone!!!

Well we know that the FBI is not investigating Sara, they're too busy investigating the democrats on the Hill.

She can't take the heat as Governor, but wants to be President?
Right. NOT!!!!
Buh Bye Sarah.

She is a quitter, plain and simple. If she could not handle the pressure of running for national office, or handle the pressure of the remainder of her term as governor, how in Gods name could she handle being President??!! Imagine her making a rambling statement and use the pity party excuse to another foreign leader ! This woman is a total failure at her job, and at other jobs she has attempted. She has quit before. No backbone for when the going gets tough. What I fund so funny is that she criticized Hillary Clinton when showing emotion, but God forbid anybody criticize her! Good Riddance!!

So Palin, if you became President and you one day decided that you didn't want that job anymore... would you quit that too?

"She resigned because of the tremendous pressure, time and financial burden of a litany of ethics complaints in the past several months, she said."

In other words... she quit? Does she even attempt to be logical? Ever?

Oh, sure. You're not a quitter. I think Richard Nixon said that too... Look, I don't wan't some flake to be POTUS, OK? This woman doesn't deserve the attention she's getting. She ran a state I could run and she quit because of the pressure? PLEASE! I'm sick and tired of hearing about her. Bottom line is she didn't want to go through the re-election process and figured she had enough of being Gov. Besides, the whole reason she ran was to get her brother in law fired and was unsuccessful.

Everyone, please forget about Palin. She can't handle the pressure of being Gov of the least populus state and you think she can handle being President? ARE YOU SERIOUS?

Yes Sarah, you are a quitter. You can dish out a lot of nonsense but you can't take it. Quitter.

I love the way Sarah Palin can work the left-wing nuts in a "foam at the mouth frenzy" just by mentioning her name.They will have a fit when it's President Palin they're talking about. Get used to it.

I am just waiting for the day this lady will take responsibility for her actions and stop blaming somebody else.

"one that quits ; especially : one that gives up too easily"

Spin it however, you want twit, but here is the definition of "quitter" straight from Websters.

And you are the very definition of quitter, and only those neo-cons that share that parallel universe in which you exist will agree with you.

Too bad, I did want you to run in 2012, you betcha'!

Get real Sarah, you did quit no putting a spin on it. If you can't handle a State how are going to handle running a country when the pressure is worst 24 hours a day.

First she doesn’t know what the Bush doctrine is, now she doesn’t know the meaning of QUITTER………How many colleges did she go to to get that degree?
Money well spent……..NOT
Take away the cameras and maybe she will go away!!

Please go away .

I agree she is not a quitter. She only needs to grow up since every time she says something it looks like those words are coming from a teenager.

In 2008 when asked about Hilliary Clinton's on complaining about HER treatment by the media, Suing Sarah said:

"I say this with all due respect to Hillary Clinton…but when I hear a statement like that coming from a woman candidate with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism or you know maybe a sharper microscope put on her, I think you know that doesn’t do us any good – women in politics, women in general wanting to progress this country."

So it is ok for her to quit over a Letterman joke, but Hillary should just stop whining. Can ANY of her supporters see the hypocrisy?

I hope CNN will publish this as it needs to be seen and Suing Sarah SHOULD be asked about this.

OK, it was fun to make fun of Palin for a few days and believe me I did my share, but isn't it time to let it go? It's getting almost as grotesque as the 24/7 Michael Jackson ghoulishness. The woman quit, game over, move on and let her and all of us who don't particularly care what she does next do the same. There are much, much bigger stories out there. What's happening with Iran? How do we stand on health care? PLEASE talk about something that could actually affect our lives for a change!!!

Uh, you quit. You're a quitter.

Things didn't go your way, you quit. That means you're a quitter.

What about this do you not understand?

"I'm a fighter so I quit so I could fight." Get it?

Rambling resignation speech? Maybe she should use a teleprompter.

Obama, will teleprompters become standard on GM cars?

She is a strong conservative and would make a great president. Face it, anyone would be better than the tax and spend obama.

Let the left-wing hate mongers begin their vitriol.......

Even GOP strategist's have said she has quit every job she has ever had. If that isn't the sign of a quitter I don't know what is.

Let me try to make sense of this. Gov. Palin is not a quitter but she is quitting her job. She is a fighter but does not fight all the accusations. She is overburned as a governor yet is thought to want to be the president of an entire country. Am I missing something, or what...

She is just confused .

No more face time for this hillbilly harpie, please!

Seriously Palin. Shut it, we are tired of your moaning and crying when you don't get your way.

I've never seen a grown woman cry so much for things she should have simply fly by with little effect.

She quit. She's a quitter. You can't quit without being a quitter.

Yay. It's kindergarden common sense.

By her reasoning every polotician should quit when the going gets tough, or they can't get anything done.

Blah, blah, blah....She must have a completely different definition of 'quitter' than everyone else in this world. She's quit every political office she's held....city council, mayor, Lt. Govenor, and Govenor. Go away in to obscurity already and take your illusions of grandure with you.

I'm not quitting either. I am just not doing the job that I asked the people to let me do.

If this nut-job thinks that the public is vicious now, wait until she tries to become President.

The worst thing is that there are plenty of kooks in America that will vote for this weak excuse of a leader.

Maybe she will want to take me to court now?

Um, yes you are a quitter – you quit didn't you?
Or do you prefer a more Bush-like term?
Something like "the resigner" perhaps?

If she can't handle the pressure of being a governor, what makes her think she can be president?

Even though I am Quitting I AM NOT A QUITTER!

What a crock

The GOP is a laughing stock

This woman totally baffles me. She is saying that the media is unfair to her?????!??!!?!!?!? This coming from the woman who's only purpose on the campaign trail seemed to be fanning the flames of hate for Obama. Remember the rallies where she had crowds yelling "TREASON!!!" and "TERROIST...KILL HIM!!!"? Ms. Palin laughed and riled the crowd even more.

Well Sarah....did you look this up in the bible? Maybe you should look under ".......what you sew, so shall you reap"

Shut up Sarah...you can't hack a term as governor. You are weak, inept, incompetent, delusional, and just plain stupid. When someone who sought the vice presidency can't even finish out their FIRST term as governor, it's clear that person was never ready for national office. Soon to be Ex-Gov. Palin, you have not and will not ever be anywhere near smart enough to be a national leader of this country. You are a disgrace to your state and a punch line in the other 49.

I'm not a quitter she said shortly after submitting her resignation.

I'm also not a hypocrite. Nor clueless.

Also.

Like my hip waders?

What on earth would she have done if we had elected her and McShame to the Vice Presidency and Presidency? Step down 8 months into it because she couldn't handle it? Once again, I am 100% satisfied that I voted for Obama and not this clowny beauty queen. If Palin couldn't win against Obama in 2008, there's no way she's going to win against him as a sitting president in 2012.

Case Closed, Obama/Biden '12.

Comment to the media...........great job on talking about something that is just a complete waste of time. She is loving the free publicity and if she makes a run in 2012 – what a joke that would be.

She had her chance in the spotlight and came up wanting. It's time to move on. Unfortunately, it appears that she, as so many politicians and celebrities do, has surrounded herself with people telling her what she wants to hear. I'm afraid we haven't seen the last of her. Too bad for the Republicans. Democracy requires an articulate and effective opposition. So far the GOP has been about as effective in the opposition as the Democrats before them. This kind of media circus just makes all involved look more interested in gaining power than the daily grind of executing it.

Enough already!! This woman is psycho idiot. How she ever rose to a position such as governor of a state is nothing less than remarkably shameful. This brain dead moron makes Quayle, Reagan, and Dubya look like an intelligent pile of bricks.

For the life of me I cannot understand this country's fascination with this woman. In my opinion, she has been a bad mother for exposing her children to all the mess since she came out of Alaska. She drags them before the cameras way too often, but perhaps they are just as camera hungry as she is, though I doubt it. She consistently spews some of the most hateful words that I have ever heard in her so-called speeches and tirades, and does not see that she is the cause of most of the media attacks against her. She obviously is not very bright, judging from her constant inability to speak coherently for more than five seconds, and she is totally blinded by ambition. It is ludicrous to in anyway think of this woman as a real leader of anything. Yet some of the citizens of this country continue to see her that way. Personally, she reminds me more of a nag who just won't shut up, than anything.

She should sue these people that brought foward these ethics complaints. I mean, she had to waste time and money about wearing a jacket. I know the liberals enjoyed it, but any tue American that loves America should be upset about this. Ted Kennedy killed a girl, but since he's liberal, you'll just keep voting him in until his brain tumor finally takes him.

"Our opponent ... is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country."

Game on, sister.

Palin – Bachmann 2012

Um, no Sarah...you're a quitter. You see, when you have a job to do, but leave your job 16 months before it's over, that's called quitting.

The people who voted for you in Alaska have been let down, because things got to be too hard. Sorry to say it, but that's life. If you were a fighter, then you would have stayed in the ring for the entire 12 rounds.

Since you say you're a fighter, I would have to agree with you in a way. When you were tapped for the VP nomination, you seemed like a fighter who didn't prepare for your scheduled fight until a week before it took place, and you got clobbered.

The people of Alaska deserve better and so do the people in the lower 48. You won't spin this on me, Sarah, you're a quitter. PERIOD.

Quote: Friday was "deliberately chosen" for the announcement because of its proximity to the July Fourth holiday, Van Flein said: "She declared her independence from politics as usual."

Really? I think she just declared herself an idiot. How much longer is she going to drape herself in the flag and declare herself perfect?

Leaving the constitutional duties as Alaska's governor = Quitter

Sorry, but no amount of spin can erase the fact for many Americans. Palin has lost credibility.

I'm not a quitter, I'm just talking my ball and going home. When the going gets tough, Sarah Palin Quits!!!!

Could CNN and all of the other news media allow this woman to do what she plan to do; resign, quit, leave the public eyes. She is not the type of person that should lead anything let alone this country. Please let her go into hiding in Alaska forever!!!

If the pressure was too great as Governor of Alaska, does she think it would be less as the president of the United States.

I'm just happy that the GOP pundits have finally started recognizing that this lady would not be a good pick to run against the democrats in 2012. The fact that any conservative has seriously considered Palin for any office makes me ashamed of being a republican.

It is a shame that the media will always take the easy road and be critical of her rather than also look at the treatment she has been given since her name hit the National stage just a year ago.An MSNBC commentator got a several week suspension and short of firing for comments about Chelsea, while Letterman gets applauded by dems and excused by the media for jokes about the 14 yr. old Palin daughter. A liberal blogger photoshops a radio host face on a pic of the Palins' youngest son and it is lauded as funny yet if we ever saw a photoshop of someone on the faces of either Obama daughter there would be no end to the cries of racist behavior. I wonder if Sanford had resigned if he would be lauded as doing it for the good of his state, but yet Palin under constant ethics attacks and costing the people of Alaska money, gets classed a quitter. I have never in my senior lifetime seen such a double standard of how people are held to accoountability as I have seen with this woman. It has been a shameful display indeed.

No Sarah ... you are a dirty fighter. Nobody has to make this up .... the world saw this in the way you conducted yourself during the campaign. No matter how outrageous or mean spirited the diatribe, you didn't hesitate to hurl it.

We've all seen dirty fighters quit before.... "ear biting" Mike Tyson is but one example. History is just repeating itself with you.

YOU ARE A QUITTER and Americans can never trust you with executive office. You might get PMS at a critical time.

Yes you are a quitter!!!-- All successfull politicians have readThe Prince " by Nicolo Machaivelli. Read it so you could learn that the "prince must be feared not loved" ...
Fighters stay and fight..Quitters complain and resign...Now Hilary Clinton she is fighter.....
What are 15 ethic complains in a life of a potician...You wanna to be loved ? sing a song or show more skin...Men will love you ..at least ...

Now to the money: She needs the limelight and some cash; and she can't wait till the end of her term.

Sorry, but she IS a quitter! This is definitely the easier way out.

Go away!!!!!!!!!

Sarah, when one quits a job midstream, they are a quitter. A comedian on TV has this much power? A blogger? Stop playing the victim. Worse things have been said about other politicians and their families. Poison darts aren't too much fun are they? When you shoot those darts off, it is ok, but for you to get them, it is horrible? Spend time raising your family. Stop crying, please. It is embarrassing for other women.

What else would you call it! . She's always attempting to "play" the victim.................... I'm watching for Sarah Palin to use the FOX CHANNEL to promote Hate, Racism, Division, Guns, Extremicism, Self righteousness and Violence. Why in the world would anybody care .... she will never be president or hold any high office...... idiots can only advocate hate and FOX CHANNEL will be her perfect Platform to do it. Some of us Americans are Not Sleep on this Weirdo from Alaska, where no diversity lives, her RALLIES and the projection of who she is. Wake up.

Now that Palin is no longer in POLITICS. PLEASE STOP REPORTING ON HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS CNN POLITICAL TICKER. I'M TIRED OF PALIN STORIES.

Way to go Palin, do what is right for you. All the democrats are going to run scared. Just watch at all the liberals who are going to start neative comments. You have many, many americans behind you.

If it smells like a rat, look like a rat then it is a rat. And if she quit 16 months before her term was up she quit, plain and simple. People she was elected by the residents of her state to perform a task, the highest task of each state and she got up and quit. You can say what you want but if anyone else had done what she had done they would be labled the same. "Quitter". How would she handle the media if she desided to run for the highest and not the second highest offine ?? I think this is best for her and our party that we now know she can't handle the limelite.

This woman is cucko for cocoa puffs!

This woman is a quitter, democrats will use this to destroy her in 2012 if she runs. The woman is a joke. If the GOP really wants to take back the white house, they need to get someone smarter.

If Palin got elected president, would she quit mid way through her term? Well, I don't think, and sincerely hope, we will never have to worry about that scenario.

Thank You Mr. Letterman!~

That was too easy!~

Hey Mitt, Mormons aren't real Christians, you gonna quit too?!~

Palin has proved she has neither the stomach, brains or backbone for big league politics...if she thought the 2008 campaign and fallout was rough, let her run from president...every skeleton, misdemeanor, off handed remark she ever uttered will be hunted down and put on display.. playng in this arena is not for the faint of heart, nor is it for want-to-be's..She has bailed on the Alaskan people, plain and simple. It begs the question, would she do the same to the rest of us, if she were elected?

Mrs. Palin could use a dictionary. She is, by very definition, a quitter.

Quitter:
1. One who quits.

Quit:
1. to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.

2. to depart from; leave (a place or person): They quit the city for the seashore every summer.

3. to give up or resign; let go; relinquish: He quit his claim to the throne. She quit her job.

Who cares what she considers herself. She's not quealified for national office.

God help the GOP if this dope runs for president. We need fresh blood and a true leader not a token to pander to special interest groups. If this country does not start picking the best and brightest based on their merits alone we as a country are doomed.

Quitter = To give up. Yep, it sure sounds like Palin to me.

You're right, Sarah – you're not a quitter. You are just a self-indulgent celebrity wannabe with about as much substance as a bowl of air. Go away. Please.

Uh, no... you're a quitter.

Dear Sarah,

You just QUIT the job your constituents elected you to do.

Hence, you ARE a quitter.

Not that I would ever expect you to understand something so complex.

Sincerely,

One of the millions completely astounded that you were ever even considered for Vice President of the United States

I don't get the rationale "I am a fighter so that is why I am resigning." Has logic gone out the window in this womans mind? Does she really think about what she says before she says it?

Um, didn't she just quit? Well then, she's a quitter. Didn't she just wade? Then she's a wader. You are what you do, Sarah baby. Now please quit bothering us. You're a botherer, too.

You quit because the pressure was to much but your not a quitter?

Your a fighter but you ran away from the fight?

Your not a quitter or a fighter, but a fighter that quits?

You are as confused as ever!

I will miss the "Sad and Sinking Sarah", because you no longer have any relevence!

Your a quiter no matter how you try to explain it Palin..........and all your excuses smell like Dead Fish...........your little conservative GOP group may want you as President but the rest of the millions of Americans DON:T.......you might get a spot on FOX but if you can't talk coherient enough then you will lose the audience the only thing I can see is that you will make a good FEMALE RUSH LIMBAUGH but then you will have to fight him and the other radio talk show hosts for air time........so I don't see a future for you anywhere but home in Alaska. So stay home........you have stirred up a hornets nest with the main stream media you have blamed them for everything under the sun and they ain't going to let up on you now.........and they shouldn't........go get her CMNN, ABC, CBS, and MSNBC

she did quit. she should take care of her family and herself.
There will be plenty of time to see what she realy is up to.

She just did quit. Whatever she's smoking I wish she's share some.
She just walked away from Alaska. Let's say she became president.
Would she walk away from America also? My guess is you betcha!!!

Well, whaddya expect. This is the lady that came to fame delivering a great speech off a teleprompter about how her opponent could only read great speeches off a teleprompter ... and then showing she couldn't put two sentences together without one. Who threw around horsepucky about "palling around with terrorists" and then complained about how those nasty media were being so mean to her. Pretty much the queen of "dish it out but can't take it".

This was Ms. "Gee, that sounds socialist to me" that grabbed even more money from the private oil companies to dish out to anyone and everyone in the state whether they'd done anything for it or not. Hugo Chavez must have been cheering from the sidelines. The gal who dropped out of five colleges without getting a degree.

If she says it's sunny out, go and grab your umbrella, and if she says she's not a quitter, count on it. She's a quitter.

Obama, McCain, Sebellius, Napolitano, HR Clinton, Biden did not receive this type of criticism for abandoning their post to pursue another while still collecting a paycheck; or for abandoning an elected office for an appointment.
Arlen Specter received less media scrutiny for his blatant self interest party defection than Palin's children endured since last fall. Where is the critique and exposure of the families of Edwards, Spitzer, Sanford and Ensign, to name a few?

The question remains: what is the lowest common denominator in the ORIGIN of the "ethics compllaints"? Is Palin the target because of her charges against Obama in the last election; or because she represents the strongest perceived threat to the Dems?

John Edwards, Mark Sanford, Elliot Spitzer

If she doesn't think she is viewed as a quitter, she must be looking at the world through rose colored glasses.

If I couldn't take the heat in my job I would have quite years ago.

I don't believe Sarah knows what she wants. The basic problem she has, is that she was thrown into the national spotlight to fast and was unable to cope with the responsibility one has in such a position.

If she couldn't handle the "pressure" of working for a small population state for 2-1/2 yrs straight, how would she ever handle the pressure of running the greatest country for 4 or 8 yrs straight?

.......................... And then she QUITS! This woman has all the intelligence of a bag of rocks, and has used all of the arguments that a bag of rocks might make in any situation. Please leave the stage ..... Permanently!

Call it what you want. If you don't fulfill your obligations, then your accountability is in question. We'll call you unaccountable instead.

Palin not a quitter? I really wish she was.

Ms. Palin needs to understand that she was only a tool of the GOP last election. When that tool failed to work, her value to the GOP was over.

She needs to fade into the obscurity she so richly deserves.

I wish the Palins the best of luck in their private lives. But she needs to stay out of politics.

Please.......are there actually people left that still believe and support this shallow, ditzy political novice.

She quit, but she's not a quitter. Yeah, and white is really black and down is the new up.

So leaving your job a year and a half early when millions of people were counting on you (hence why they VOTED for you) isn't quitting? I want to know where she went to school where they teach this stuff...

Sarah, go away. Far away. And shut up. Please.

Yep, she resigned because of 'pressure' of the job even though the complaints were without merit. She makes it should like she was the one dealing with the complaints and not the mass of staff.

She also needed a break after being on duty for two and a half years.. oh my.. What about all those trips, vacations etc.. I wish I had half the vacations she has had.

Seriously, I don't want someone like Palin in any office when she can't take the media pressure which she herself has caused.

"I am not a quitter. I am a fighter," Palin told CNN. Just because you say it, Sarah, doesn't make it so.

You quit. That makes you a quitter.

Now please go away.

I think she's quiting because she sad she would not take the stimulus money for her state now she seen her mistake. In away she is doing the best thing for her and the state she keeps her word and the state gets the money..

No, she's not a quitter. She's a shirker! Learn the difference, media!

Not a quitter? You just quit and have had your lawyer threaten to sue anyone who upsets your perverted view of the world. Just let it go and stop insulting the serious candidates. You are not qualified to do anything but quit.

Hey Sarah, you can't even make sense with only an eight word sentence. "I'm not a quitter, I'm a fighter." Let's break that down. A quitter quits. A fighter stays and fights. Which did you do? It is clear that your fruit basket carries only rotting berries. For the good of your party, stay the heck out of politics.

She and her family were attacked more by the mainstream media than any other Political (Hillary came in a close 2nd) person in recent history - She must have been doing something RIGHT!!! Maybe, she'll be the catalyst for a new Independent party that truly believes in the values of America and her people.

Palin stepped down because she wants to run for Senator in 2010 and then President in 2012. She's delusional!!! Could we all just ignore her and stop putting her in the news-she wants to be in the news-free publicity!!! Have Republicans lost their minds?????

resign = quiting

Palin has been quite brazen and erratic. Despite her undoubted magnetism, her judgment and temparament leave a lot to be desired.

Palin's lawyer: "The governor needed a break after being "on duty now for two and a half years solid," he said." Ooh ... a whole two and a half years! And people honestly anticipate that she can be president? Laughable.

I don't care how many people are criticizing you or talking about your family; when you are in a public position–be it a famous actor, the governor of Alaska, or the President of the United States, people are going to talk about you and you need to get over it! It comes with the territory. Don't sign up for the job unless you are willing to handle the pressure, which Sarah Palin obviously isn't. What kind of leader abandons her constituents (remember that high Alaska approval rating?) just because she is being criticized? Well, she should have thought long and hard about that before ever deciding to run for public office. And now some speculate she is debating a 2010 campaign for the Presidency? Well, if she thinks the criticism was bad running our most remote state, imagine what it would be like for her if she were to run for the most powerful position in the entire world. I'm so tired of hearing these talking heads on TV explaining what she needs to do to get ready for 2010. Are you kidding me? Are we forgetting what she sounded like just last year? If Sarah Palin can't even lead her own state, she should just forget about leading our nation.

Black is white, up is down, east is west.

Despite what she says, Palin is a quitter.

Okay, Republicans. You created her; now you are stuck with her. She could be cutting a knife through your party for years. She will be off on her own (maybe for decades) declaring "her independence from politics as usual." I think the Republicans have a lot more to fear from her than the Democrats.

She is every comedian's dream.

Am I the only one who would like to have politicians representing us that are smarter than me? She's embarrassingly stupid; do people just not see this? The whole notion of wanting a representative that you' have a beer with or you feel is "one of you" is a REALLY bad idea.

LEAVE IT ALONE, MediaFOLK and the rest of us. Allow this person the freedom to opt out!! This is not NEWS when the world has so much going on in it! What is happening in Iran? or in XianJing China? Or in Israel/Palestine? What about the economy and what Obama and administration are doing?

Its bad enough that the only news we've been hearing over the last few days has been about Michael Jackson and Sarah Palin must we continually dig with a broken spoon for dirt on Palin's resignation? PLEASE. This is why I now only watch Larry King on CNN anymore (except this week ... MJ coverage).

I don't know how CNN can continually say "MOST NEWS ALL THE TIME" when its "SORT OF NEWS MOST OF THE TIME"

Well when you quit and abandon your state in a time of crisis that is called "Quitting" Doncha know.

Even Fox News said it FOX NEWS!! She is inarticulate and undereducated, which is just a nice way of saying she is dumb as a post and completely unqualified to lead a matching band so forget about a state.

SHE'S A "QUITTER" – What a LAME excuse. Could you imagine a parent allowing their child to QUIT school because they want to FIGHT their way through seeking an acting career OR any other career for that matter!!! PAAAA – LEEEEZZZZZ!!!!

The best FIGHT for her was remaining a governor – she let down EVERYONE who voted for her in ALASKA!!! What would have happened if she did become VICE PRESIDENT?????

This is her way of getting some kind of REALITY SHOW or something because she got a little taste of the BOTTOM 48 STATES and got HOOKED!!! Mark my words – she has some sort entertainment in the making!!!

It's so troubling for me to see this great nation giving consideration for this woman Sarah Palin. The GOP lost me completely by puting this woman on the front line to the point that she was one stepp forward to become this great nation VP or even president considering the age and medical record of their candidate.
1. This woman is unarticulate, uneducated and for god sake who voted for her to become mayor and governor?
2. It was troubling for me to see her draguing her whole family from stage to stage during the campaign even the young baby with special needs.
3. Her husband (another uneducated) has no shame at all.

She may be a quitter or she may be a fighter. The bottom line is she is a FLAKE!

Palin says she is not a quitter... because she's an idiot. She's an embarrassment to the Republican Party and to the Conservative movement. Good riddance!

Yes you are! Leaving a job because the heat got too hot, is quitting.

After that babbling, disjointed "speech", I hope everyone will finally realize she is not capable of running our country. She was not even capable of running a state.

haha.. okay tell that IF u run for Pres why you quit... how many reasons so far? So IF she runs for Pres or Vice PRes and then the press is all over her family and letterman is still making jokes like he always has and always will.. is she gonna run off and quit her job? Many Pres and Vice Pres have been while in office taken to court, had some sort of scandal they had to settle and testify about, and it takes too much money away from the taxpayers to fight.. So she gonna quit?

But yet she can use taxpayers money to file charges against the media for assumptions on why she is quitting?

Something aint right about her! I think she is an Alien from another Planet because as much as I TRY to understand her and her actions. I CANT!!!!!

Sarah Palin wants to be POTUS, but yet she and her husband belonged to a seccessionist group that wanted to break away from the USA. Do you want a person like that in public office, let alone running the country?

That question needs to be asked and answered!!!

Perhaps Sarah can use her unaccredited journalism degree/perceived skills to work responding to that?

Don't like these questions? Well, just wait until the old, angry white men of the GOP start in on her..........just wait!!!

Yeah, she resigned!! Now I wish she would just go away into the Alaskan sunset. For those who think she could be the next president, we might as well just have President Obama's inauguration early, because there is no way she could beat him, and if the Republicans think she can, they are delusional. Rock star? Remember which presidental candidate was referred to that first, there is no way she could bring in the crowds that the President did.

I just love her! Hope to see more of her and millions of us support this great woman. Go Sarah!

Two and a half years through her term as Governor of a state of 600,000 people and she resigns because of the pressure. Gee, what does she think the Presidency of the United States would be like, a cake walk? If Palin does indeed make the foolish choice of running for President she'll be gutted early in the primaries.

Nice savior you got there, republicans.

So she's not a quitter. That's funny – she just quit her job as Governor with 18 months to go in her first term. Sounds a lot like a quitter to me. Seriously, if this twit with her delusions of grandeur thinks she's going to mount a serious run at the Presidency, she needs a reality check and soon. It means nothing that she plays well with the grassroots knuckle-draggers of the GOP. She has a better chance at being elected dog-catcher than President.

Palin's actions speak louder than her incoherent words.

Let's see....hmmm, stepping down from office 18 months before your elected term expires??? Sounds like "quitting" to me. Par for the course for this woman. Can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. THIS is what all her fanatics believe is Presidential material?? Your proverbial "breath of fresh air" has become nothing more than a wind bag. Fighters don't quit. Ever. Fighters see it through to the, sometimes, bitter end. This woman gave up.

OKAY -

Maybe Sarah Palin is just delusional. But the FACT remains that she quit when she had a CONTRACT with the residents and her devoted CONSTITUENTS of Alaska clearly defines her as a QUITTER. She bailed out on Alaska, you can't have it BOTH ways Governor. A "fighter" NEVER, EVER quits.

You either had the balls to FINISH your term or YOU'RE A QUITTER.

Making excuses AFTER THE FACT is merely laughable. YOU should have thought about your decision just a wee bit LONGER if you didn't want to be considered a QUITTER nationally. NOW everyone knows that you are nothing but a quitter.

This woman is a joke AND a quitter. She didn't serve her constituents very well by resigning and it shows what lack of character she has.

Since when does quitting equal fighting. You quit. We all saw you quit. "I'm taking my ball and going home and not going to play with you anymore". That is quitting of the third grader variety.

Then how do you explain quitting?

"I am not a quitter. I'm a whiner. The media still can't get it right."

She quites, does not serve he full term which the voteres expected of her. And now says she's not a quitter?Palin now sounds just like Bill Clinton. I quess it's her private definition of quiting.

What an idiot...

If she cut her hair real short and dressed like a man (typical liberal woman) democrats would embrace her.

Perhaps with the stepping down she will become a part of the history the Palintologists will study.

Now she's blaming David Letterman for quitting! Sarah Palin is a loser and has shown her true colors – she is a QUITTER, not a fighter. And if anyone can decipher a sentence this idiot says please fill the rest of us in!!

The governor needed a break after being "on duty now for two and a half years solid," he said.

Two and a half years of heading one of the smallest populated states in the country. And 4 years of presidency will lead to what? A total breakdown? No thanks.

You can spin this all you want Sarah, but you QUIT.

[...] Palin is not a quitter.  She's a fighter.  And she's fighting by quitting.  Because she SAID so, THAT's [...]

very pathetic...would she be the type to quit the vice-presidency mid-term?

we are lucky that obama/biden won, Palin does not belong in politics. She'd make a good church usher though......

The media's (cnn's) constant negativity I cant blame her although I have a feeling she is going to become a leader.

For someone who hates the media as much as Sarah does, she sure does love talking to them.

She was on a fishing-trip and had no reason to give the "evil liberal media" any of her time; especially if they were such a large part of her reason for quitting (or, at least, how those supposedly close to her keep saying).

Why didn't she just turn them down? Footage of her from a distance enjoying her fishing with her family, while a reporter reluctantly states that she refused to do an interview would have sent a much stronger message that she (as Nixon put it) "won't be kicked around" any longer. This way it looks like all that matters to her is to be in the spotlight and made herself look like a liar and a fool. Once again.

She quit because of a comedian? You've got to be kidding.

While Sarah Palin is playing "victim," the rest of us are dealing with the real world with real challenges that are there, every day, when we wake up. They don't go away. And they have precious little to do with Sarah Palin.

Is there no limit to this woman's ego? She is not the center of the universe. She is not part of our problems, or part of our solutions–by choice. She is media noise.

May her political career rest in peace.

Looks like a quitter to me =)

So Sarah was raked over the coals regarding "family travel" at the states' expense, to the point that she was forced to repay the monies involved.

So, I read over on another news outlet about Michelle Obama and her daughters touring the Kremlin, while daddy toils with Medeved. Are they repaying us for the girls' sight-seeing tours?????

The lies and hate she spewed during the campaign trail are just returning back to her. It's called Karma, nothing more, nothing less.

She also wasn't a viable Governor, Vice-Presidential candidate and a lot more. You resign, you quit.

She's also a clueless pathological liar.

She's not a quitter, but she quit? Hmmmm. This woman has a serious trouble dealing with reality. But we already knew that, didn't we? The thought of her a heartbeat away from the nuclear trigger is terrifying.

Typical GOP... and typical moron Palin... it's true because I say so...

QUITTER
LOSER
STAY AWAY FROM THE MEDIA, WE'RE SICK TO DEATH OF YOU

"Despite leaving office about two-thirds of the way through her term, Palin "is not a quitter," Van Flein said. He added that she "already accomplished her major goals," including winning legislative approval for a massive natural gas pipeline. "

Well, I guess the Orwellian World of the Bush Administration has returned full force, now. IN addition to this not amking ANY sense at all, poor Sarah quit because of a joke from David Letterman...how sad...how very, very sad...PLUS she's "a victim"....awwwwwww

why did she quit? from Alaska, Person who quits is a quitter.....right?
again she lies.........folks....just know this...we need to fix more substantial problems than this lady....Fixing Health Care...for all americans....Just know this, Health Care is killing Americans...Robbing the nation....I am writing with tears....congress, senate...just fix it...if you need my vote...Pres. Obama, just don't sleep till health care is fixed...Insurance groups, Hospitals, Doctors, Pharmacy companies are robbing the nation and americans.........just fix it now!!!!!

Sarah – go away. Stay home and raise your children.

Quit covering this woman people and hopefully she will fade away and her 15 minutes will be gone forever. I think she picked this time because tall the media are on Michael Jackson and not her.

She quits her job but she's not a quitter. No, I don't hate women and no, I don't hate conservatives. But, given this person's history of melodrama, ham-fisted self-promotion, and egregious hypocrisy ("I fought to bring the Bridge to Nowhere to Alaska until it became a laughingstock and then I bravely rejected it") how is anyone to take Sarah Palin seriously?

The fact that she still pisses off you liberals is more the reason to vote for her. She rocks your little liberal pea brains.

Unfortunately for Sarah Palin, good looks can only carry you so far in politics, at least with intelligent voters. She hated the taste of defeat she got as John McCain's running mate, and would rather quit than get voted out of office. It will be better for the entire country if she makes her millions selling books or religion.

And she wants to run the country? She quit running Alaska. Can she really handle running 49 more states? The day she takes office in the White House is the day I move to Canada.

Quitter. Would she resign from the presidency if some cracks a joke about her disfunctional family? She has had her 15 minutes now lets relegate her to the dust bin of political history.

Actually, her being a quitter is my favorite thing about her.

Palin: "I'm not a quitter"

Um, Sarah, I have to clue you in on something:

You quit.

That makes you a quitter. This is an unmitigated fact.

The GOP continues to throw her under the bus. Stick a fork in her. She is done. I will enjoy the fun watching her steal their money while she kills their chances to win again. Run Sarah run!

Let us all not forget that she's quitting to take advantage of a big book and TV deal 'for country'. The ethics complaints must have been slowing down in Alaska, thus, no coverage or nothing to become the victim of, and no attention.

Quite frankly, Palin's erratic behavior indicates she is unfit to serve the public in any capacity whatsoever. Her inability to communicate a clear, concise message, instead babbling in incoherent broken english, leaves little room for anything other than her inevitable political defeat . She is, as she has clearly shown, a quitter.

Just for a change. This time there is ONE very positive thing to be said about Mrs. Palin! She is realizing that she is in over her head as Governor of Alaska and backed off. It would have been nice if she had continued and given us all peace of mind by announcing that she will never seek public office again!
But bad news followed immediately: “She did not rule out a run for the White House or any other political office.” She definitely is suffering from megalomania (among other conditions) if she thinks that she has what it takes for that job!
If she scares most thinking people? Of cause! She makes people like Ahmadinejad of Iran look like a thoughtful moderate by comparison.

Palin saying she's not a quitter does not make it so. Clearly she's asking people, "Which do you believe: me or your lying eyes?"

Palin is an arrogant, whining QUITTER....who strangely sees herself as worthy and capable of being president.

She can't hang in as a governor of a single state for a full 4 year term – supposedly because media and critics scrutinize her too much. Why should anyone believe she could hang in as president of an entire nation of 50 states for a full term when the glare of scrutiny is many times stronger?

"I'm not a quitter, I'm a fighter. But I quit. I'm not going to fight anymore. I'm going to pass the ball, walk off the court and scream from the sidelines. It pays better. Look at Coulter and Malkin. I can be just as ignorant, rude and offensive as those ladies. Even better. Besides, Olberman needs me. His show's gone stale since he stopped covering O'Reilly, the poor dear."

Palin's weak resignation speech showed a lack of credibility. She continues with her "I can pull the wool over their eyes, I can fool some of the people some of the time" modus operandi, instead of making a concrete, realistic, intelligent speech.

It's likely that some investigations would have led to an embarrassing resignation and she's saving herself from the fall from grace humiliation. Palin is likely to go on the road to promote her "books" and may be negotiating for a TV talk show (while she's still somewhat popular). There's lots of money to be made here and that is certainly more attractive than falling from grace and not having gainful future employment.

Sarah you quit. You are therefore a quitter no matter how you wish to spin it. You were not worthy of higher elected office before you ran away and now you are even less worthy. Good Riddance to you!

I wish the best to Sarah Palin and her family. I hope she is able to move beyond this whole ordeal and be successful in whatever path she chooses. God bless you, Sarah.

My dictionary defines quitter as "one that quits", it is also a synonym for abdicator: "one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility".

So Mrs. Palin, while in your mind you see yourself as "not a quitter", the rest of the world definitely does.

Sarah "The Barracuda" Palin got as far as she did on a combination of good looks, gender politics and raw ambition. But from now on you'll always be known as Sarah " The Quitter" Palin.

She resigned because of the tremendous pressure. Perhaps she prefers "cut & run" to quitter? When the going gets tough – the tough get going .... Palin? ... she went fishing

She could have stayed and used her executive leadership skills to make Alaska great ... but she went fishing ..

Sorry, Sarah – just saying that you aren't a quitter doesn't make it so....

"As Election Day neared with McCain trailing in the polls, 'campaign aides' began sniping at Palin as a "diva" who ignored top advisers and lacked "fundamental understanding" of key issues in the race."

It never ceases to amaze me that in the 8 months since the election, these oft-quoted 'campaign aides' never seem to have actual names.

As for her 'quitting'...Palin 'quit' the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission after exposing the ethics violations of her own party, she then went on to become Alaska's first female and youngest governor...but that would be something called 'context and contrast'...two key elements that must be removed in order to pursue 'The Politics of Personsal Destruction'.

apparently having quit her job before it was done, having created a mess in Alaska, and walking away is not quitting in the eyes of this politician... she needs to read a dictionary... you can sugarcoat it all you like lady, but you quit your job when the going got tough.... so, therefore, YOU are a quitter.

Palin is proof of how disjointed the Republican party has become.

She could not stand the heat so she got out the kitchen. way to take your own advice. miss quitter twitter

So she's not quitting her governorship, she's fighting it . . .

Is Palin's lawyer blaming her resignation on David Letterman?

I can't wait til I see the republicans really say how they feel about her... Plz run in 2012

The first common-sense rule of politics - and life - is when you've dug yourself into a hole, stop digging.

The only thing more delusional than Palin's speech last Friday and the spindoctor followups from her supporters, is their belief that anyone outside their group will accept it at face value - and their outrage when it isn't.

Oh, she's lots of things....add "quitter" to the list!

Wow. Really, Sarah? You want to tell the world that a stupid joke by a late-night comic factored into your decision to resign your office? I guess you must not EVER be planning to run for President. Stupd jokes and hurtful remarks will be made on a daily basis should you (God forbid) ever attain that office, and people won't have a lot of patience for listening to the leader of the free world spend an entire week whining about a joke, either.

She's a quitter... lol. What else can you say. I mean Bush had horrible approval ratings, comedians were making fun of him, and other countries didn't respect him, but he stayed in office. She can spin it however she wants... she's a quitter.

She is just getting a headstart on becoming the footnote she was destined to become.

First,

Not a quitter......not a quitter......errr I quit.

Cut & Run Palin, you are a quitter....and, they never win.

How far along is she?

What is the difference between steping down before your term and quiting your job? Can you image the unslaught of attacks that Omaba has been enduring since decided to campaign with only a quick trip to Hawaii and New York City. He didn't just QUIT.

I'm okay with her quitting as much as she wants as long as she is a fighter, and not a quitter.

yap yap yap

how about you show us that you can quit talking?

If you are not a quitter, than why did you just show us you quitting?

A fine example you have set for women all accross the heart land

She resigns office to go fishing. What a disaster for the GOP to have such leaders. One would expect her to stay in office getting things done to improve lives. Now she's quitting to go on family fishing trip. Are you joking me? That's the GOP

I don't hear Rush backing you up on your decision.You know why? Even Rush isn't that dumb.

Palin is a quitter, look at her she couldn't take the jokes nor could she handle the politics. Thats why she quit letting those Alaskan voters down. She basically gave them a slap in the face. If she couldn't handle being a govener for a state how does she expect to be President? As president you take more critical decision and more critics attack you. She needs to go think about this long and hard.

Last I looked, 'resigning' was another word for 'quitting.' Palin showed that she couldn't even handle the responsibilities of governing a state of less than 700,000. What makes her think anyone will think she could handle the responsibilities of governing a country of over 300 million? She walked out on the state of Alaska and by doing so, abandoned the oath she took to serve her constituents. Until we hear a legitimate explanation, her resignation/quitting will be one of disgrace.

Sarah just go away. How are we to expect you to assume the pressures of a Presidential candidate, when you can't handle a late night talk show host? I found myself looking in the fridge for dressing to put on that word salad "I quit" speech. You seem like your harmless, really... as long as you stay out of politics. Use that journalism degree you got from 4 different colleges, or just go fishing with Todd and the kids.

For the lower 48ers who doesn't know anything about Palin. She kept her promises for a year and a half till election came, unlike Obama in 10 days. At least she read a bill before signing it, unlike Obama. At least she knows where the taxpayers money is going, unlike Obama. At least she had a half billion dollar surplus in 6 months, while Obama quadrupled the deficit in six months. At least she didn't pal around with a former terrorist, unlike Obama.

Would she have stepped down if she was elected VP last November? The mnedia pressure she feels now pales to what she would have received had the McCain ticket actually won the election.

You're a quitter, Sarah, and nobody likes a quitter! Ramas is on to something – you're just crazy and delusional. How does quitting prove you're not a quitter? I think you just shot yourself in the head with that meandering speech. Just go away, please!

Quit, baby, quit!

Resigning mid term with no apparent valid reason? Deserting the people who elected her when the going gets tough? Yeah... she's definately a quitter. A quitter who only looks out for number 1.

I, for one, think she's a quitter. Bye Failin' Palin!

Why is she not a quitter,she never explained that one.The new beverly hillbillies of politics.I would vote for some of my friends and they are smarter than her.She could cost america a fortune in learning palin english.I dont understand her,she speaks in code.

This woman is annoying and ignorant. Why does the media have to continue to give her coverage? She's done. Let's wash our hands of her and move onto more productive political figures.

Please!!!!

'Palin thought she would stop being a "lightning rod" once she returned to Alaska, but "it never really did simmer down,"'
Did I miss something? Through all these months did she actually return to Alaska? No! She neglected her state, instead continually traveling the country, making appearances at fundraisers, and campaigning for 2012. She has only herself to blame for the attention focused on her!

For somebody who supposedly hates media attention, she sure is eager to give even more interviews just so the cameras stay on her.

I would have more respect for her if she finished her term then ran for President. She is more like America than the Liberal Elitist that was just recently elected, that was her appeal. She was not brought up in the corrupt Chicago Polical Machine. Sorry but I will have to consider someone else for the Primary for 2012, but I will vote for her in the election if she wins the primary before I would vote for Obama who is a liberal democrat who wants to spend and tax us into debt for his European Style Socialism/ Wefare State.

If you are "not a quitter", why are you quitting?

Of course the Libs ripped Palin and wasted Alaskan money and resources on trumped up ethics charges against the Governor which have been proven all to be without merit. That's what they do. What more could we expect from the leftists?

This women is insane. GOD PLEASE HELP US.

She's not a quitter, and she quit her job just to prove she's not a quitter. Oooookaaaay. Your 15 min are up now miss palin, please prove your even less a quitter by quitting to talk to the media for at least a week.

You betcha! "You are not a crook." Ha ha.

Who cares!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You quit your job, Sarah, and not because you got elected to a better job. That makes you a quitter.

How can this woman wonder why she is so thoroughly mocked? She's a walking, talking embarrassment to Alaska, the GOP, Christians, and women in general.

Quitter (noun): One who quits; one who gives up too easily. Syn – Defeatist.

'Nuff said.

Of course she says this – the woman lives and breathes the GOP playbook of do one thing, label it another, hope the poor saps don't figure it out.

Look, she's living in la-la land. When she took the oath of office to become governor of Alaska, I'm positive there wasn't a line about doing her duties until things got rough or inconvenient (or until she signed a book deal). She is not fulfilling the responsibilities she was elected for – she's quitting.

She can prattle on all she likes about how no one understands her and we're all out to get her. She's a quitter and a runner – and that's the plain truth.

Of course she plans a run for president. She needs the book money, and speeches and TV earnings to fund it and not waste it on legal fees. And learning how not to say I can see Russia, and failed inteviews of the past.
Sorry to say there was not a member of that family that did not like the fame and attention of her GOP VP run gave her and them.
Problem is two fold
1) The media hate her for not ansering whether she plans another political run.
2) Worse still I do not think the GOP will nominate her again as she proved not to bea team GOP player with McCain, and has zero appeal to Democrats and most independents.
Regards,
Hodgson.

Then if she runs fro President and she wins... Please God don't do this to Us.... she will quit if things are to rough and she can not take the heat? To much for commitment.
"If you can stand the hit then get out the kitchen"

omg... lol... let's try and be honest for a minute... palin is definitely a quitter.. and, who can blame her.. she'll make boatloads of money giving speeches to right-wing knuckleheads... do you think she actually cares about alaska ??? lol.. not a chance.. she found her cash cow, and it is her with the freaks on the right.. congratulations.. this woman has NO political ambitions now.. she'll get a tv show on FOX, ripping obama and the dems.. why on earth would she consider a run at the presidency ??? she can't handle that kind of pressure.. and, she sure couldn't win over the important "thinking" american vote..

"I am not a quitter. I am a fighter," No, actually you're pretty much a quitter, and a pathetic one at that.

Yep, just because Sarah Palin is quitting the job she was elected to do, she is definitely not a quitter. Quitting in mid term makes her a fighter – just like she claims.

How obvious can that be, people? Everyone knows we should characterize people by how they want to be characterized and not by their own actions, deeds, etc. It is so easy to misinterpret actions like quitting, cheating, cruising airport bathrooms, or any of the other things elected officials in this country like to do.

We should always ASK the politician how we should interpret their actions instead of basing judgments on the things they actually do. It's really very simple.

the media is such a fail

palin moving on to bigger things.

Palin resigning over the pressure of the office of governor of Alaska? Scary considering this woman almost became 2nd in command of the United States. She has quit everything she has ever done in her life because it was too much work for her. She is a joke and is not qualified to be President of the United States must less President of the P.T.O.

Besides when you had people chanting drill baby drill at your trailor trash campaign rallies i thought you were talking about what every high school boy in wasilla does to bristol on friday nights. Give Dave a break!

Yeah, Ok.....sure....

Palin will be back. And I'll be there to support her in whataever she chooses to do.

I'm sorry, but the actions dont jive with the words. The next time I hear a republican state the followiing " A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins", I'm gonna throw up.

she is a quitter

GO AWAY! Narcissistic Personality Disorder must be an awful burden on someone. The worst part is not even realizing you have it. Now we can add "quitter" to her resume.

They're not laughing with you, honey, they're laughing at you.

The article says: She resigned because of the tremendous pressure, time and financial burden of a litany of ethics complaints in the past several months, she said. The complaints were without merit and took away from the job she wanted to do for Alaskans, Palin said.

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Will this lady stop making excuses. Complaints were because you weren't doing your job, you were off on a jet somewhere being in the spotlight, you can only blame yourself. So when did you have time to govern your state, I have no pitty for you,

Oh! And yes you are a quitter! Did you not just step down 18 months early from your job? They call that quitting. Whether you work at Taco Bell or as governor of a state, when you give notice you are essentially quitting and are therefore a quitter. But just as if you worked at Taco Bell Sarah nobody will miss you when you are gone and someone more qualified will take your place. The people at Taco Bell are much smarter than the people ofAlaska because they never gave her a job! Right wing nutjobs in Alaska! I swear!

I guess Pit Bulls aren't as mean and tuff as we thought. She is have the diplomate, schollar, leader that Hillary is. Palin is not leader in any sense of the word.

I am not a quitter, she said, as she quit.

"I am not a quitter. I am a fighter," or "I am a fighter, but a quitter also. Enough said well the media please leave me alone, no but I need them it's all about me...me...me. I wish my brain would stop wondering and let get back to the real issue. I'm I a quitter???

So she claims to be a "fighter" and then blames "the tremendous pressure, time and financial burden of a litany of ethics complaints" for her resignation. Wouldn't a fighter continue to FIGHT those complaints? Stating a reason for quitting doesn't mean you're not a quitter.

It doesn't matter what she says, she is a quitter. And just for the record, let's cut to the chase, she is leaving for one reason, and one reason only-MONEY. So all this talk of doing it for the state and yada, yada, yada means nothing. She is doing it for the money, money, money. As soon as she signed that book deal it was adios amigos, I'm off to the lower 48.

The same greedy, self involed women who threw John McCain under the bus when she went "mavericky" and said "What have I got to lose" will be riding high on the political talk show hog.

Wasilla hillbillies will now be free torun the country and lap up the gravy train. She's another Hillary,just without the education and the class.

i think that you made big mistake for 2012 and for GOP.
that's all i want to say for the Palin

Anyone remember that during the presidential campaign tht Palin accused Obama/Biden of waving a white flag in Iraq? Perhaps, she needs to borrow that flag now that she has given up?

In the world of politics, it doesn't take long for someone's words come back to bite them.

Um. You're not a quiter..But you quit..That would make you a...

Ahhhh, You QUIT your job HALF way through your term...yep your a quiter!

Typical Republican – says one thing and does another. You already quit honey. You said yourself you couldn't handle the intense scrutiny so you quit your job.

You're a quitter!

Three little words that were all the rage some months back:

"cut and run"

She quit, didn't she? Therefore, she's a quitter.