CNN

Give it a rest already!

Hey CNN, why don't you try explaining what the ethics complaints are, instead of just repeating Gov. Palin's talking points? You are doing a disservice to your readers by not keeping them informed. No one cares about the drama!

She is weird and I sure would like to see her fade with the other misfits. What a bunch of wackos the Republicans are turning into.

Well, one of them had substance - Palin had to pay the state back almost $8500 for the trips she took her props, I mean kids, on. Several of the other resolutions were whitewashes. The per diem she has taken is pretty chintzy. The Wasilla hillbillies need as much dough as they can get, and when the state coffers began to dry up they simply moved on to new ways to get money.

Good riddance, Sarah. You coarsened the political discourse and you are now reaping what you have sown.

Nail this right-wing witch, at whatever cost, until the job is done and she is relegated to the Ann Coulter circuit where she belongs. Is there a problem with that?

With so many ethics complaints (though many have been resolved), I have to assume there must be some other reason than vindictive opponents.

It's been well and factually established that she received a per diem for living in her own home instead of the mansion. She couldn't care less about taxpayer expense.

The democratic party and its supporters are sick puppies, they only attack people that disagree with them or they dislike. They have no ethics.

This woman is a train wreck. I feel sorry for her supporters who can't see the amazing "double-speak" that happens whenever she opens her mouth.

Remember the movie "A Face in the Crowd"? Fast forward to current times and soon to be ex-Gov. Palin.

The law needs to be changed in this country – for all filings...

The LOSER pays against lawsuits, ethics complaints, etc... We would get rid of a huge chunk of these nuisance complaints.

Either that – or just haul these liberals off and drown them in a barrerl like rats. Our States are going through financial crisis, and they are wasting tax payers money with THIS??

The more the Democrats try to attack Palin, the stronger she becomes.

There is movement to destroy this woman and it is really a shame that people have nothing more to do than waste the AK taxpayer's money. Venture to say that all of this is politically motivated and it is an embarrassment that politics has resorted to this. The liberal agenda is striking below the belt and a blow to the women's movement. Say what you want but I have spent 30 years fighting machines that have nothing more than destroying the character and personal lives of hard working women. It amazes me that it is acceptable for some politicians to not be targeted and others to be continually assulted. A couple of months back a doll company wanted to make dolls in the likeness of Obama's daughters and there was a huge backlash about it. Months later unflattering things are said about an ex vice presidental canididates daughter and pictures are photoshopped with her handicapped son and people claim that she cannot handle the heat. There is a double standard here that is WRONG>

The law needs to be changed so that if someone files against another and the charges are found to be false, the one that made the false allegations should be required to pay all the legal fees, including those of the courts and the defense.

Oh, you mean like the group that had Paula Jones file her lawsuit the week the statute of limitations was to run out? She is right – lawsuits are a distraction – and that one (Jones') took the U.S. Congress months to straighten out, including Impeachment Trial, with salvating Republicans and Admiral Rheinquist centerstage.

But, then again, I didn't hear any Republicans lamenting the loss of decency when they grilled Bill for his private affair(s), so let's not start now.

Palin quits as Mayor after a few months for higher calling, quita as Governor after a few months for a higher calling, quits a Presidency after a few months for a higher calling – Mother God!!

She must be doing things right or the left wing people would not be attacking her so much. GO PALIN GO PALIN GO.

Why is she still talking in public? Palin, just lay low if you want to improve your image.

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

Just as much as that Palin would have us believe it is possible that all these allegations are without merit, it is just as possible they have merit. In either case the quicker she leaves the stage and the Republican party wakes up to the demands of mainstream America the better.

More attacks from the liberals. Palin 2012.

"Ruin financially, politiacally, and spiritually" seems to be the motto in this apparent coordinated efforts to disable her in the short and long run. I think all the money spent on the obvious extortion attempts should be recouped from the complainers and have these people permanently barred from any future actions unless approved by a judge.

You don't ask and then get respect – you earn it.
Palin has been a slime slinger since McCain put her on stage. She is the culprit of "un-civil and dis-respectful dialogue", not the victim of it. Typical of her political affiliation where they claim to be the victim when they are the source.

The presidency is all yours in 2012--

Obama is failing miserably on the economy, unemployment, and home foreclosures....he has no clue how to fix things and instead of dealing with them, runs to hide in Africa....

Also Obama has no credibility with N. Korea, Iran, or China....

Obama is ONE and DONE

What can I say? If His Highness George II is above the law, surely the patron saint of ignorance and hypocrisy will get off scott free. Nothing will come of this.

Where is Tina Fey? Fey was the only reason this woman was remotely palatable.

Can't CNN report any actual NEWS! This is just a Palin press release. What CNN should of done is interview those that filed the complaints. i.e. Given them a chance to back up if the filling is legit or not.

This way the public can determine if the people doing the fillings are the jerks or not (i.e. just doing this for political reasons).

SO while I believe Palin has little to no merit as a leader, I have to take her side on this one thanks to the bogus job CNN does as a news service.

Why then did she reimburse the state for travel expenses? I don't pay fines I don't owe.

Palin always, always takes the bait. She has to go tit for tat with "the media", David Letterman, McCain's ex-staffers, the endless people filing ethics complaints, and on and on. If you're a serious person, you shrug off that stuff and talk about serious things - not bleat on endlessly about how aggrieved you are and how picked-on you are. Maybe she sounds so petty because, deep down, she is petty.

Palin, has blundered, high office aren't for everyone, despite the ability to get elected

Attention Sarah: If you're so concerned about what goes on in government, then STAY THERE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

"... petty resentments of a few..." Do those few include you?

In this country, you are guilty until proven innocent. Until that happens, regardless of Palin or her lawyer's opinion of these charges, it is DUE PROCESS for those who feel as if they have a legitimate complaint. And the courts will be the final deciders of that.

Sounds as if Palin and her lawyer's are BASHING the American Judicial system that has made our country equal for all.

Jackson is almost history, now it’s back to Palin......
There must be no news worthy stories anywhere else on the planet.

Wow what a Idiot......

Here's the REAL wake up call, Sarah: start operating honestly and openly, and quit with the disingenuous whining.

And you wonder why people hate liberals. Always complaining, never doing. Distracting others from getting their work done.

Why didn't the report name the charges filed against Palin? The answer is CNN doesn't care how frivolus they are, the headline is what there after. I don't find Palin to be the best candidate but the more they go after her with the help of the liberal MSM the more I will root for her to put them all to shame.

She scares the hell out of the Elite Political Class including Republicans. Thats why she is ridiculed by them.

Nov 2010 can't come fast enough.

Sarah Palin has the guts to say "I hope this will be a wake-up call – to legislators, to commentators and to citizens generally – that we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue that focuses on the best interests of the state, rather than the petty resentments of a few.”

You're the one who needs the wake up call, babe. How many ethics complaints is this now? You took state money and used it for personal gain, you tried to have your brother in law fired, you used you handicapped child when it was to your benefit and tried to use it against others who criticized you. You have no morals or ethics. We are glad you resigned as governor, and hope to never see you attempt to run for political office ever again.

This coming from the person who repeatedly said that Obama is paling around with terrorists and that certain parts of the country are more american than others.

HYPOCRITE

Seriously what is it about the republican party that makes their leader make these hypocritical comments. For any negative comment they make you can bring up an example of where they did the exact same thing. Do you think we are stupid and forget your little mess ups after a few days?

I think there should be an easy way to handle this. Hire a taxpayer funded group that handles ethics complaints, with a contract that can't be broken. Let them handle all ethics investigations. Since the contract can't be broken or changed, state officials can't really influence it (and it would be a private entity, so couldn't even threaten firing members of it)... but at the same time, if people want to file frivolous ethics complaints, this group keeps track of the amount of time and effort, and bills the person who files it.

I mean come on, what proof does whoever filed the "paid interview" complaint have?

Wonder if Obama will have to reimburse us for all of Michelle's and the daughters' travels like Palin did?? Hers was nothing compared to the millions that we have shelled out in these few months for Obama's family to go with him.

Yes, a wake up call it is...FOR HER. Her popularity has plummeting by more than 30 points in a matter of months in Alaska. Even in her own state she is viewed as divisive and polarizing. When she campaigned for office she said to the voters: "Hold Me Accountable!" I guess they are.

People don't attack people who they trust and respect. Wake Up Sarah!

It is apparent that we need legal reform as much, or more, than health care reform. Idiots can keep filing these ethics complaints, with or without merit, and continue to cost the Palins and the state of Alaska time and money. Why are these liberals so scared of Sarah Palin???

Does integrity really upset you this badly? If you really want valid ethics complaints, take a good look at the Messiah and there will be lots of meat left on the bones there.

I guess liberals are having a hard time letting go of the fact that Sarah Palin won't be around anymore to smear and hate on. Considering that they call themselves "progressive", isn't it ironic that liberals are so quick to name-call like schoolyard children when you don't share their views? First it was BDS, then PDS (Palin Derangement Syndrome)- who will be next? I'm sure it will be another white, Christian with a family.

Wake up call for Sarah Palin! Wake up call for Sarah Palin!

Wake up, Sarah! You quit and called it a big step forward. You have yet to show any grasp whatsoever of policy or political theory. You say the most idiotic and bizarre things to the public and the press. Your short career was an ethics disaster and was so even before McCain made you famous. You have absolutely no ideas whatsoever, much less any vision for America.

Wake up, Sarah! It's all just an ego fantasy! You have no qualifications whatsoever for high public office. Your behavior is erratic and irrational and buffoonish.

Wake up, Sarah! You have become the Anna Nicole Smith of politics: devoid of talent, phoney as can be, and only in it for your own personal gain.

Wake up, Sarah! Quitting was political suicide. Only yokels and zealots will continue to follow your joke of a path.

So, 4 ethics charges did have merit.

Four ethic violations in less then 3 year, pretty amazing.

She really believes this stuff she spouts, doesn't she?

If she can answer questions in an interview, it's not because she is uninformed, it's because the interviewer was out to get her .. by .. hmmm ASKING QUESTIONS .. which is the interviewer's JOB ..

If her kids are in the spotlight of the Media, it's not because she put them there, it's because the media is out to get her!

If she quits her job, she isn't a quitter, she is ... hmm .. well .. what IS she doing, anyway?? what did she say again?? Higher calling or something?

And.. if there are Ethics complaints filed, it's not because someone has an issue with her Ethics, it's because they are trying to prove her point, which is that people file Ethics complaints!

Now they are a nit picki8n. Where is Joe six-pack when she needs him, maybe he has gone a fishin.

Of the total of 19 ethics complaints that have been filed against Palin or her staff, “15 have been resolved without any finding of wrongdoing, and four are now pending,” Friday’s statement from Palin’s office also said.

At least we can count on Governor Palin to lie about the results of the complaints against her. Thank you, Sarah.

The Governor quitee sure generates a lot of drama.

Sarah Palin is not an idiot.
Sge may be self serving, and an opportunist, but she does have some brains up there.
Sarah will stay relevant as long as she can.
She understands that to keep her name in the news in a way that is self promoting, that she must leave the remote borders of Alaska and be active in the lower 48.
She must have the time to talk about issues that she thinks will earn her points with the GOP and the voting public as well.
Sarah Palin has quit every publicly elected job she has had in order to pursue a more prestigious/ powerful public office up the political ladder. This is no different.
This is what she is thinking: I will keep my name in the news, and run for President in 2012, and if I dont win, I will make lots of money along the way.
Sad isn't it?

Let the accusers take this to court, if they fail to prove their case, they should pay ALL court costs, including those of Governor Palin. 15 cases resolved without finding any wrong doing! I can hear some of you now with chants of 'her people are the investgators." My chant...prove it!

the closing line is not true. some of the ethics complaints have resulted in compensatory payments from Palin to the state of AK. CNN reporter, where are you?

I wish we all could begin to ignore Sarah Palin. She has exposed herself enough so that we have a good handle on her personality, her morals. her politics, her unsuitability for national leadership. There is little chance those of us who voted for someone else than McCain/ Palin
will change our minds about her.

Enough of Sarah Palin. She should disappear under a rock.

Her true character continues to seep out!

Great to hear.. As a Republican, I don't want this moronic woman anywhere close to becoming President. Cmon, can't we come up with better candidates than this?

Sarah has long been circling the drain....she finally flushed herself!

I'm not a Palin fan, but it seems to be getting a little ridiculous at this point. Her detractors are coming across petty and childish.

Sooooo . . . since there are "only" 4 ethics complaints pending we should be impressed Ms. Palin's integrity?

$arah Palin is a complete idiot.

This shows stupid is as stupid does. Thank God she is not the VP.

Shake it off Sarah!!!

If ya can't beat them, bog them down with red tape!!! How shameful of those that file these complaints. Sarah Palin will rise above them, oopps, she is already above them.

Sarah, when you spew things like this, ..Palin also said in Friday’s statement announcing the complaints. “I hope this will be a wake-up call – to legislators, to commentators and to citizens generally – that we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue that focuses on the best interests of the state, rather than the petty resentments of a few.”, do you realize how hypocritical you sound. So much for he/she who is without sin be the first to cast a stone!

Palin's departure when practically all politicians face legal challenges of one sort or another and handle each one in due course further shows Palin's inability to handle the pressures of public service.

Stepping down as Governor in order to save the state money is a farce. If she understood the true nature of things, she'd realize that the state will ALWAYS have those expenses no matter who is serving. She is only betraying those who elected her to office and further demonstrating her unreliability as a servant to the people.

Good-bye Palin. Here's hoping this is the last time we'll see you in public service. Senator McCain will surely appreciate you leaving the spotlight so he can rid himself and the public of the constant reminder of his own poor choices.

ethic complaints agains Palin are STUPID. Why not a few against a pres. who has no ethics above the law.

They need to change the way ethics probes are opened in Alaska. As it stands today, you don't need any proof whatsoever meaning you can claim whatever you want, and anyone can "file". It is pretty clear, no matter what anyone thinks of Governor Palin, these ethics probes are nothing more than witch hunts. They are costing the state millions of dollars and forcing her and her family to hire legal council to defend these obviously baseless accusations.

If she wasn't resigning, the probes would just keep coming. How would you feel if it were you and your family in that situation?

Talk about the "politics of personal destruction". Pathetic and sad is what it is.

The question is was she paid for ANY interviews? Not just news stations. Time, People Magazine, Runners World, etc, etc, she has been in tons of articles. Why would someone even file a complaint if they were not positive she had taken money.

Leave her alone, these are all bogus ethics complaints that cost money to defend but then end up being dropped. If the Dems keep doing this don't you think that the Repubs will retaliate with ethics charges against the dems too....this will become political paralysis.

Heck maybe paralysis is better than deficit spending. We'll see.

I guess that would be the same "civil discourse" that allows you to seriously state that your opponent "pals around with terrorists" and finds you snickering and grinning when your crowd shouts about your opponent "terrorist" and "kill him". God help her if we hold her to her own standard.

I'm still amazed. I'm a Libertarian who is no fan of Palin. However, I gotta call it as I see them. The press does lean to the left and have gone after Palin on every little thing. I don't get it. She's done for – why the hell is the press still going after her? Why are we still talking about her? Why don't we talk about something like the second stimulus package which will put us further in debt and raise inflation in the long run. Why isn't the press talking about that??? Oh, that's right. Michael Jackson died and the press has to talk about that as well...

Palin should have to reimburse the state of Alaska for not fullfilling her contract as Gov. Any other person hire for a specific amount of time to do a job and then quits after receiving thousands of dollars would have to do that.

Why isn't CNN reporting how the gross exaggeration by Palin of the cost of defending these complaints?? By her accounting the lawyers would have been making $30 000 an hour!

But that wouldn't fit into the storyline that CNN is pushung right now. No news, just selective comments and sensationalized headlines like "Is Obama snubbing his father's country" with no chance for comments!!

Is this news? Reporting a response without describing what the complaints state? Given your fulltime treatment of Michael Jackson, it should be no surprise that you don't qualify as a legitimate news source.

Voters have learned a lesson with Palin. When you vote for candidates of political offices, make sure they have the intellectual assets that have been developed through relevant educational, and professional backgrounds. We have all read Palin's education that reads like a page with two-thirds of the data hiding behind white out. Ask California residents if the Terminator played out in real life, Sacramento isn't falling apart because of a robot under living tissue, it's falling apart because the bean counters who should have been in power were out shined by an actor. Great biceps, and long legs doesn't equate to successful leadership.

No big surprize. Just wait, history will show all her wrong doing's. Her chickens will all come home to roost, and when that closet door comes open, them Bones will be a fallin.

Meanwhile, back in N. Korean, Iran, 2 million unemployed since Obama took office, a tax increase for all Americans in Cap & Trade, US taxpayers subsidizing China and India in combating global warming, a tax increase for health care, a budget deficit of $2 billion.

Is anyone ever going to question the competency of Obama?

If Palin simply learned to keep her mouth shut, on this and a whole host of other issues, she'd be better off. And so would the country.

"...We need a much more civil and respectful dialogue..."

That's rich coming from Palin – the same lady who levelled the dishonest "pals around with terrorists" charge against Obama, and who made condescending comments about community organizers among a litany of various other low-blow, disrespectful accusations.

Typical GOP attitude: We are above the law and untouchable. You doubt me? Just ask the Bush/Cheney Administration

Poor poor Palin...

Run out of office?

I hope she sues their butts off and wins. No one whether they are democrat or republican should have to go through what this woman has been put through. Why are liberals and far left people so afraid of her??? Maybe they realize she has a lot more common sense than King Obama and is for our country instead of saying I'm sorry for my country in every speech that she makes.

Palin should become a spokeswoman for those victimized by
frivelous lawsuits. This is an over-litigated society.

Would you assinine people leave that woman alone? Enough is enough. There are more important things to worry about than bringing down the governor to satisfy your own selfish desires.

Although I am not a Palin fan, this just shows the depths of depravity of the Democrat party. Make jokes about someone's daughter being raped, make allegations of someone's child not being her own but a cover for another daughter, etc. It is sickening really.

Jim

A "much more civil and respectful dialogue?" Is this the same bimbo who was accusing Obama of "palling around with terrorists" and whipping all the right wing rednecks into a anarchistic rage?

You reap what you sow, honey.

Palin's remarks about the "new normal of political discourse" are no less than jaw-dropping. This is the same person who called her political opponent in the last election a "socialist" and even implied that he might be a communist. She once said that some Americans were "more American" than others, implying that the only "good Americans" were those who agreed with her ideology. In one strident speech she stated that Obama consorted with domestic terrorists and then said nothing when people in the crowd shouted "Kill Obama!" During the election, Palin referred to herself over and over again as a "pitbull in lipstick". Well, her shrill attacks on her honorable opponents have come home to roost. A classic case of being able to dish it out, but not being able to take it.

How about Kennedy, Pelosi, Frank, etc? Or the king of ethics violations Billy The Cuckhold Clinton? Liberal bastards can't be satisfied with the Presidency in the hands of Alfred E. Neumann they want their pound of flesh.

This media seeking, self absorbed, obtuse bimbo needs to take some time and read up on important issues. But she's spinning her wheels wondering which hue of red she'll apply on her "color me elmo" favorite book. This Bush twin is chasing her tail like a rabid marsupial – good riddance.

Another ethics complaint cleared, now up to 19.

Obviously you can't stop losers or wannabe new style Obama politics from from trying to get attention. But it does show continously the honest and open leader that Governor Palin is.

So keep you you opposers with your exteme dirty politics, you are making her our true future leader that everyone will be supporting. Truth has a way of coming through and she's shining bright.

Gag...so now it's not just the "liberal media" who are conspiring against her but the rest of the politicians back home, including many Republicans? Sarah, please just go away to FOX or somewhere so that the vast majority of Americans who don't like you can be free of your babble.

This is why this country is going to be distroyed, it won't be from the outside but we will distroy ourselves. If we can't get along any better then this my 4 & 6 year oids act better this is crazey. In the famous words of Rodney King " can't we all just get along."

Won't she please just go away? If she were a reasonable adult, she would treat the comments of a teenager (Levi Johnston) and complaints she believes to be frivolous with the sort of attention they deserve–none. But she is not a reasonable adult. She is a thin-skinned attention hound who has to respond to every single perceived slight in a very public way. Most of these embarrassing episodes would pass unnoticed if she would quit bringing attention to them. Please, Mrs. Palin–it's time to grow up and act with some dignity, just as you are asking the media and complaint filers to do.

Ethics complaints against Palin? What a shocker.

New total is 19... sorry folks, but no matter how you slice it, that's far too much smoke for there not to be any fire.

Say bye-bye to your political career, sarah. You're still pretty cute though, maybe try a beauty contest for slightly older gals?

I think we can put the reason why she resigned to rest. It is not, as Levi Johnston has suggested, she did it for money. It obvious she put Alaska ahead of any politial ambition she may, or may nothave. That is called selflessness. Its sad that both Democrats, and Republican elites have turned their back on this highly ethical Governor.

‘a wake-up call,’ – Well, for Palin, it's too late to wake up. Opportunistic greed seems to have blinded her of any moral and ethical values and sealed her political fate. Alaska's problem is a 'soccer mom' who wanted to run a State, become a Vice President, but can't deliver a good speech or raise good children with values and discipline. What a shame!

wow 19 ethics complaints and no wrongdoings maybe they should hire an ethics czar to control all the wasted money spent trying to pin something on Palin.

Lets see, 15 ethics complaints resolved without finding of wrongdoing. I wonder what 'resolved' means? Sometimes resolutions are reached so as to avoid findings of wrongdoing. I think I would believe her cries of persecution if her talking head had said 15 ethics complains were thoroughly investigated by neutral investigators and the charges were dismissed as false. Whats in a word? Plenty.

And why did she step down as governor? Does it have anything to do with new ethics charges she knew were coming? Maybe. Equally possible is that she found a bit of cellulite and knows that much of her base will vanish once she ceases to turn the old geezers on. Yes, she is that nutty.

Sounds to me like the good folks of Alaska have opened their eyes and now see her for what she is. Selfish, hate-mongering politician.

Sarah, Sarah...
These complaints are much more than "the petty resentments of a few". They are the law. You seem to believe you are above the law, with the antics you play. It seems that these "few" are just as irritated as the rest of the country with your "standards". Just because they haven't been "proven" doesn't mean you aren't guilty... just slippery.
It took a while to get things to stick to "Teflon Don" Gotti as well.

This truly is a wake up call for others who believe your sorry answers and justifications for your actions. Wake up the rest of America!! We really don't need the likes of her during these times, or any other.

Don't worry Sarah Palin because John King and the new breed at CNN will be there to help you and other Republicans out.

John King has the platform of CNN to try to help Republicans and tear down Democrats. If you don't believe me, just watch that guy John King.

Also, CNN has added a lot of Republican partisans who should be at Fixed (aka Fox) News. If I wanted to watch the news with a right wing bias, I would watch Fox News (ha ha). I would rather watch my old 95 year old aunt dance in a swimsuit than watch Fixed News (aka Fox News).

Who cares abot this loser? Everything is a conspiracy or liberal bias to this moron.

I am usually not a believer in what goes around comes around but I am happily watching this unfold. Much like her abstinence policies for teen-agers backfiring...in her own home.

Mean-spirited and vindictive allegations, that seek to smear and bankrupt the Palin family, will only discredit the Democratic party, in the end. They are all truly scared of such a strong and genuine American woman who has rejected their political world view.

WHO CARES ?
If the media would find something important to report about, maybe she would just go away completely...and the sooner, the better. I'm tired of hearing about her. All she does is talk in riddles and she can't even complete a thought, let alone a sentence !

"we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue that focuses on the best interests of the state" It would help if the governor stayed in Juneau and actually talked to the legislature rather than jet-setting to the Eastern seaboard every weekend, then griping about being tired.

This woman is driving backwards on the freeway! =80

This should be a wakeup call for both Cut and Run Sarah Palin, and the American people: this woman is not fit for public office.

Maybe she can get her old job back as a small time sports announcer or something.

although I can't stand this lady, I can't help but wonder who are the people that are out to get her and make sure she will have a hard time in 2012.

You don't tell us what the complaints are, I guess if they were serious you would have. I don't blame Palin for stepping down, the media will never give her a brake, she know she will never hold higher office.

Again, more whining from La Palin. Somebody call a waaaambulance. What a whine-oceros. Go away, already....

Governor Palin has a good point about petty political grievances wasting administrative time and expensive hourly wages. However, that claim seems fairly lame given the time and waste she expended attempting to get her sister's ex-husband fired from his state patrol job. Not only did she waste money, she showed her true colors by abusing the power of her office for personal vendettas. So, Governor Palin it's a matter of living by the sword and dying by the sword. You have earned every ethic complaint lodged against you because you never hesitated to cast stones in your own political arena.

I am so scared of this woman. I know she is going to be president i n 2012. Ok, now that I got that repuke talking point out of the way HAHAHAHAHA, this woman kills me. PLEASE keep posting articles about her, I just laugh at them thinking she ACTUALLY thinks that a 25% approval rating and only 20% of the country wanting her to be in the White House is going to be a ligit run at it. HAHAHAHA, thank palin you nut job!

Perhaps she should have thought of that when she made statements like "palling around with terrorists."

I disagree with all of the complaints filed against Palin and the waste of state resources – but she is FAR from innocent of playing the political game herself.

So, Palin's office stated “15 have been resolved without any finding of wrongdoing, and four are now pending,” That statement doesn't mean that Palin has been exonerated, which has a completely different meaning. It essentially means, that at least for some of the complaints, she settled without admitting guilt. After all, she did pay out some big bucks, such as reimbursements, to "settle". If she did nothing wrong, she wouldn't have paid a penny. Her office's statement isn't much different than lawsuits where defendant's make similar statements, and at the same time pay out without admitting guilt, although in fact they were. Just more spin and smoke from Palin, as usual.

I can't wait for the commercials in the future of CNN's vile, vicious commentaries and comments on Governor Palin. I will be applauding.

She is "distorting the truth" in her statement. In one of the complaints, she was found guilty of abusing her position(troopergate).It said that in the investigation but personnel board found not.In another, she had to repay the state 8000 for her childrens travel. Sarah Palin has serious trouble telling the truth. Notice she did not talk about what these two complaints are? Read them. CNN needs to stop giving this woman so much press.She is a quitter and will be citizen Sarah soon.

Gov. Palin is forgetting, she brought down the level of political discourse to newest low when she accused candidate Obama with "palling around with terrorists."

This is precisely what Palin was talking about the other day and this is the proof!!!!!!!! What a bunch of loosers the ones who filed the complaints are. The citizens of Alaska should pass a law that if the complaint is found to be absurd....and it costs the citizens money to prove the absurdity – the ones who file the complaint should be held responsible to reimburse the State and their citizens. Watch the number of complaints drop like a rock!

It should be a wake-up call......FOR HER!!!!!

They should be a wake-up call for her alright, she is the idiot who passed the law making it easy to file ethics complaints!

Her statement was coherent... wonder who wrote it for her.

I will never forgive John McCain for unleashing this woman on us. She is the reason he lost the election, people saw just how bad his judgment is.

The ethics complaints are the issue - not their dismissals......Anyone who created that much animosity had no right serving the residents of Alaska......How did she manage to get elected in the first place? Oh I see - she was a beauty queen.....

"we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue that focuses on the best interests of the state, rather than the petty resentments of a few.”

Wow, Palin actually said that? Since the Republican National Convention her dialogue has not been civil or respectful.

Palin's manic, almost hitler-esque, paranoia and persecution complex used to be funny... but now its getting kinda boring, sad, and not a little scary.

Well, the attacks against Palin continue.........

By the way, have you heard about any ethics complaint against the Obama administration of ..."change" ?????????

What about Secretary Geithner's four-year unpaid taxes??????

All what we know is that Obama justified Geithner saying: "That was an innocent mistake."

I find it interesting that the soon to be ex-governor did not deny that she was guilty of these new ethics complaints. Moreover, stating that she had been cleared of all previous ethics complaints that have been levied against her is an outright lie!!!

It is becoming quite apparent to me that many elected republican officials find it difficult to manage their responsibilities within the confines of the law and the rules of ethical conduct. I believe we're just beginning to learn how corrupt the Bush-Cheney era was, particularly with regard to the illegal goings on within the CIA.

America has some rather pressing problems on it's plate right now. Can't quite figure where Palin's ethics violations fit in, but I am sure she will eventually explain why I should care one way or another what is happening in her little world.

Sarah was absolutely right and correct to resign under these conditions. They need to revise the ethics complaints and make the complaintant be responsible if there claims are deemed frivolous such as the "holding the fish in a picture" and wearing a certain logo on her jacket, how RIDICULOUS!!

"Of the total of 19 ethics complaints....15 have been resolved without any finding of wrongdoing, and four are now pending,” Friday’s statement from Palin’s office also said.

What happened to the one that requested her to pay back $8,500.00 for using state funds to pay for her kids' travel expenses? Does that one not count?

It seems reasonable to me that since she has been found guilty of a previous ethics charge, allegations will continue to determine if she is indeed innocent or guilty of similar actions.

This is getting absurd. It's about time that people who file frivolous ethics complaints are subjected to civil sanctions much the same way that attorneys are subject to sanctions under Rule 13 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

The loony Left will go to any length to damage or destroy anyone who has morals, ethics, or beliefs contrary to their own. Palin's ability to connect to and bond with mainstream America, scares the radical Left to death. Middle America believes in the same principles that were voiced by Palin in the 2008 elections, only the East and West Coasts regard her as the enemy that has to be destroyed.

This is what Demcrats do. They claim that palin is not significant – but go on and on and on with this kind of stuff trying to destroy her just in case – all the while claiming you must be stupid if you do not believe as they do. Americans will soon grow tired of all of this and vote the idiot Democrats out of office and bring some sanity back in politics. Meanwhile however, Obama and our rubber stamp congress will spend this nation back into the dark ages. Palin is smart to quit and get away from all of this lunacy. Write a book, cash in and live free while she can.

Hangonasec – here come the haters

And almost all filed by a Republican. HMMM shouldn't this be mentioned in her comments to the people of Alaska and the media???

Bravo for the good folks who are filing these ethics complaints against Sarah Palin, America's trailer trash pinup queen. We'll nail her one of these days.

So now Ms. Palin wants a "civil and respectful" dialog – a pretty big change from her completely baseless claim during the campaign, that Obama was "palling around with terrorists." All I can think of in response is that if she can't take the heat, she should get out of the kitchen.

the hateful smear machine of the democrat party continues to disgust me and most Americans. keep it up, and soon all the power you have cheated & lied to achieve will be gone. the far left has no morals, no standards, and no soul.

“I hope this will be a wake-up call"

...to those who still believe Palin is a viable politician or candidate for any office, much less the office of President of the United States.

Hmmm, if there's nothing to these last 2 ethical complaints, then the better thing to do is actually go into detail why they're not true. Maybe they're real, maybe they're bogus - but going into detail if they're not true would cut the guts out of them and Americans would know Palin's innocent. Instead, her and her team are only saying they're not true without addressing them, and that looks suspicious.

That's inaccurate CNN, remember Palin had to pay back money for family travels for which she billed the State.
Also instead of giving us Gov. Palin spin, why don't you give us the details of the ethics charges, then later give us Gov. Palin response, isn't that what good journalism does?

Ms. Palin bows out gracefully and never had a qualified chance at a high executive branch level job. End of story. Let her speak for small towns and special needs constituents.

Obviously Dumber than a Neanderthal. STOP WASTING $$$MONEY$$$

How many other Republican Govenors are put through this treatment by the Democrats?

Why dont they publish the names and bio info on the "people" filing these complaints? It would be very interesting to know their political affiliation.

I thought Miss Alaska was the Champion of the AK Ethics Laws. Wasn't that recently listed as one of her accomplishments of her reign ? Well, she will soon give up her Title and just be a regular person, wink, ya betcha ! What a gal !!!

Great that the Cracker Jack CNN news team discovered the "content" of ONE of the TWO new complaints. Is that half the story or the majority of the story ? Recent CNN poll results draw confusing results from their colossal 1000 person survey of AMERICA.

Dont worry Sarah,im sure ExxonMobil will foot the bill.You have been a great spokeswoman and bagman for them.

This is sad. The "left" is so terrified of Sarah Palin that they will resort to almost anything. It's ironic to see that CNN features her or her family almost daily as one of it's headlines. Why is the main stream media (liberal) so consumed and afraid of her.....?? They will dig back 20 years to find a DUI of her husband, but will ignore any story that deals with a Democrat... (i.e. John Edwards, all the tax-dodging Dems, etc.). Very sad commentary on the news. No wonder the are losing the ratings battle.

go away...just go away

Oh, as if Gov. Palin engaged in either "civil" or "respectful" dialogue herself. She is the prizewinner when it comes to blaming everyone else for her problems.

I really don't care about her ethics. The White House should utilize the soon to be former govener, as the new special envoy to North Korea. There her special talents, could be used to their fullest extent.

Ironic she touts Alaska ethics reform as a milestone in her administration, which she then quit because of ethics complaints.

I used to be a Democrat, but have gradually come to despise Democrats over this childish, petty sort of behavior.

The more attention she gets the more likely people will feel sorry for her and vote for her without thought. Way to go media!

....seems to me that it is HER that should be receiving the "wake up call".

The state should start prosecuting the people that are filing this ethics complaints lying about it. To my recolection don't you sign and say you are under oath saying you know this to be true? Again I cannot wait till Gov. Palin runs for President. I cannot wait to see the left accepting her as new president. That will be a day I will be laughing so hard I might die... Go Palin you are the best!

PLease Just Please All media let this Lady alone.You guys are eveil.Just write about hunger in Africa,Homesexual people who stole the identity of marrige,about Obama about those governor from Carolina who chaet in his wife,Can you stop the ipocrisy .How much hate ,What do you want from this women ,fine you guys win You want her death...Wake up america just stop the hate against her please.

Perhaps had she introduced herself on the national stage by stating she & McCain's plan instead of ruthlessly attacking Pres. Obama as a terrorist sympathizer, then maybe, just maybe I would feel she is being treated unfairly. She threw the first mudball and that leaves her open to anything!

Even if Palin is not guilty of any of the ethics complaints leveled against her she certainly looks guilty by QUITTING instead of facing the music. Gov. Palin owes Alaskans a CLEAR & CONCISE explanation of why she is abandoning her obligations, saying people are mean to her just doesn't cut it, politics is the dirtiest thing there is so for her to use that as an excuse is just UNACCEPTABLE.

Obviously there was more to this quitting episode story, and probably a whole lot more. Sarah was never ready for such responsibility and exposure. John ( McCain ) really blind sided her, and her career.

august cant get here soon enough....and for those who say she is not resigning because of money must not have seen her interviews where she says that because of all the lawsuits, she now needs to rebuild her savings....all i got to say, thank you for not rebuilding your savings with taxpayer dollars.

I'm starting to wonder if all these "ethics complaints" are part of a rouse to be used by Palin rather than against her. These last two, in particular, are just to convenient for her to use as fodder in her cannon. Someone out to do her in probably would not have filed these complaints after she resigned. There's no logic in that. It's more logical to consider that her own camp is behind much of this and are trying to make her look like a poor, undeservedly persecuted soul and the one that's stringing her up is the democratic party.

I wonder when the non-sense will stop? I guess the 30+ czars added by obama (at what cost to the taxpayer) is not news worthy. Or the unemployment rate barack proimised would rise to the level its at. I admit foxnews is biased, but my god, cnn is worthless. its sad America is heading down this road and the negative comments here against Palin and not focusing on some relevant issue is sad. Isnt Congress debating Micheal Jackson issues a little more important? I guess the sheeple want to keep grazing.

I find it curious that while millions have lost their jobs, others are struggling to meet their monthly household budgets, and countless many others can no longer to afford insurance premiums - during a time frame in which our country is fighting two wars - that Palin's most pressing concern is to discuss the ethics violations "vendetta" against her in what has become a daily complaint aired nationally.

Strange priorities.

I wonder if Palin is paying someone to file these complaints to keep her in the news. From what I've heard the complaints should not be given a second look, yet she stays in the news because of them.

I can't believe people think she's hot. she is nasty.

I often hear, when speeders(speeding IS a violation of the law) or other criminals caught with their hand in the cookie jar;' Go after real criminals and leave me alone'. This latest Palin rational sounds so much like those;
Public Servants are pulled away because you keep getting these ethic complaints Ms.Palin. You brought all this on yourself. When I read your quote "This should be a wake-up call" I thought maybe you were referring to yourself but..........well .....I guess that will never change

Why don't any of these articles mention that Palin appointed the board of three who are dismissing these complaints? What about the guilty findings of Troopergate? How about mentioning the 1.5 million dollar cost inflation lie? Enough parroting Palin talking points and start reporting the facts.

a "lame duck" who is seeking to become "the goose who layed the golden egg"!!

It is amazing to me that some people have so much time on their hands that they can file these false claims. Are they that afraid of her that they'll do anything to try and bring her down?

I read the Palin statement. Did she deny ever having been paid for the interviews?

political discourse. dead and gone RIP

Perhaps some of the ethics complaints against Palin have been over the top, but many of them, particularly those where she used her office to rule against ex-family members, are justifiable and she only got off because of her power as governor and a vice-presidential candidate. This woman is a belly acher and the news networks are giving her valuable space that belongs to a real story. Please, let's get her off the front pages of the news.

I would not be surprised to discover that SHE, Sarah Palin, is linked to the unusual barrage of ethics complaints in a manipulative attempt to spin the old "poor me" scenario into a major political soap box designed just for her. Okay, well maybe thats a bit far fetched but it looks to me like she sure does love the attention generated by portraying the victim.

Sarah does not sound like she heas enough education to hold any office let alone vice president. she treats critism like a 10 year old.child..

h S NO COMMON SENSE EITHER. she better stick to fishing because fish are kinda dumb.

Librals, cannot live with them, CAN live without them.

correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't alaska for all practical purposes, a RED state ??? ya gotta wonder what it is about this woman, that even her own party is hanging her out to dry.. please, republican party, make sarah palin your 2012 presidential nominee.. she's a living train wreck..

I just can't believe that the state would submit these charges if there wasn't any truth to them, what would be the point?

Ms. Palin and family; please go away. You are already on your 18th minute and I just about had it with you. Go away and have a nice life.

I find it interesting how concerned the Republicans are at the waste of taxpayer money and public servant time when it's one of their own on the hot seat. They didn't seem that concerned with it when it was Bill Clinton, or Hillary...or Jim Wright under question. The entire party, along with their lapdog news outlet (Fox), reek of hipocrisy.

Just who are these people that are lodging all these complaints?
Sounds like they set out to dethrown her and succeeded.
Its to bad that Palin is so thin skinned as to let them get to her.

Leave her alone. The ethics complaints are ridiculous!

Does Sarah understand what "ethics" means? Does the bible describe this word? If not, forget it. She probably thinks it's something democrats invented to piss her off.

Sarah Palin needs to ask herself what she is doing in her life that brings on so much discord. Seems she is experiencing relationship battles in both her personal and professional lives. '

Open discord with her Mother In Law, an all out war with her Ex brother in law. fighting and alienation of the father of her grand child. Fighting and firing of her own staff and state employees, obvious battles with McCains campaign personel, an onslot of political retaliation of ethics complaints that no other Governor before her or current Governor has experienced.

Palin's inability to creat and maintain relationship in her family and the political arena is a perfect example of why Sarah Palin was right to resign.

The left is so afraid of this women and it has to make you wonder why. The more they pile on and try and discredit her the more I want to see her continue to run for higher office. If the left doesn't want her this much then she has got be the right person to lead the United States.

Is it my imagination, or is Sarah Palin playing the victim card WAY TOO MUCH? Grow up Sarah! So much for that farce lable of "pitbull", you seem to act more like a whiney little "poodle"! It's no wonder that a small majority of "knuckle draggers" from Dixie support you! More than half of them aren't smart enough to know when to come in out of the rain anyway! And the rest of them see nothing wrong with "gettin hitched" to their 16 year old first cousins as well. So what's that tell you!

Well, even if she has 100 complaints filed against her, she should keep fighting with her salary of 125,000 right?

Oh Come on!

Sarah Palin was the queen of uncivil and disrespectful dialogue on the 2008 campaign trail. These attempts on her part to twist legitimate ethical complaints into some "conspiracy" against her, are only pathically transparent posturing designed to garner sympathy from the segment of the populace gullible enough to believe her.

This has been obvious ever since "Troopergate", where the investigation showed her behavior to be unethical but not illegal.

Hadn't heard of any ethics complaints in Alaska untill Palin. The rest of us are blessed she is not our problem.

You notice how they don't mention that one of those ethics complaints did result in a guilty verdict. The smoke is her quitting her job. The fire has yet to show its face.

It astounds me that this woman thinks she can run for POTUS. If she thinks the oppostion is tough in Alaska, how can she run the country. What would she do if she did win the presidency and congress and senate are held by the democrats as they are now? Sounds like Mrs. Palin only likes to play politics if she can easily push her agenda, if not she takes her ball and goes home.

I believe that when she was running for vice president she also used petty and ridiculous charges. I guess what is good for the goose is not always good for the gander!!!

I continue to wonder why no one asks "Why so many complaints" usually where there is smoke there's fire!
She has the nerve to ask for civil and respectful dialogue after her conduct during the campaign.
She left office for one reason and one reason only MONEY!
Alaksa would be better served if she just went away quietly – and the rest of us would appreciate never hearing from her again!

Waa Waa Waa!!! Everyone is sooo mean to Sarah!

What would happen if she somehow became President of the US???

She couldn't even handle being the president of a Girl Scouts troup!

You Betcha!

Let's all file friviolus lawsuits on obama in the state of IL – see how they like spending their money on defending the joker.

Never ceases to amaze me how skilled the republicans are at spinning things to their benefit. Even their own misconduct is somehow a positive thing.

Its very telling that 3/4 of republicans support palin as a public official. They really have no clue as to what make a moral and ethical candidate! Can you imagine the levels of corruption we would have been subjected to if she had actually been elected VP!

The worst part of all of this is that such an inexperienced politician quits before her term is up, and then gripes about "wastes of time" in regards to ethics complaints.

Not sure what country she has been in for the past 200+ years, but just about everything that politicians get their hands on is a waste of time and taxpayer money. Mrs. Palin is proving herself to be nothing more than an absolute joke. She is doing the Republican party, already walking wounded, a great disservice. Not to mention the rest of the country...Please stay away from the lower 48 and DO NOT run for president.

Just because you quit before you're found guilty, doesn't make you innocent. The best is yet to come...

Oh come on really. 'Civil and Respectful Dialogue' was never in this womans vocabulary. I sincerely hope that these complaints keep on coming because every time they do it shows repeatedly just what kind of a nasty vengeful cow this woman is. And of course Nitich will defend Palin. That;s her job after all. Well enjoy the perks while you can because Palin will throw you under the tractor trailer wheels as soon as your usefulness is all used up.

Has anybody ever asked Palin what fossils are Hu????
She probably thinks they are the work of the Devil

Isn't it also true that seventeen of the nineteen complaints have been filed by citizens of Alaska, who are also Republicans? Somehow that always gets left out, and I think it's significant. Also, I thought SP was all over ethics and being held accountable? If she's having a problem with folks on her side of the aisle, in her state, doesn't it seem that her complaining is a bit over the top, not to mention out of line?

Palin is the mean girl in school who gains power and abuses it in every waqy possible.

what should be clear is that SARAH PALIN is a laughing stock of the entire universe. She has proven to be the most incapable politician
we have ever seen. She should go hop on a moose and ride off into the sunset of Russia. WHAT A JOKE AND A TOTAL EMBARASSMENT .

This has to stop. I suggest a lesson. Everyone file a complaint against every politician until this stops. We have bigger things to worry about.

Palin avoids mentioning that one of the ethics complaints addresses giving herself per diem (travel expenses) while she stayed home. As a former IRS auditor I can tell you that Palin should not have qualified for these payments from the state of Alaska.

It's high time that these plaintiffs be counter-sued for their frivolous actions!

As Steve Harvey used to say "and now for the rest of the story".

I hope she dont waste her money running for presidency. She cant even finish a governors term, let alone be trusted to be president. It wouldn't matter who she ran against, I wouldn't vote for her for the simple fact that she is a quitter. She has basically committed political suicide by resigning. She may have had a chance before she quit. Cant Sarah see that she is not the correct person for the job. Besides, Obama has done way better than expected and will most likely win a second term.

It is interesting that no comment is made on who are filing these ethics complaints. Would it not be appropriate to publish the whole story since all of the those have been resolved were invalid. Lets tell the whole story in the interest of journalistic integrity and objectivity.

Give me a break. Palin's presence on a national ticket threw "productive political discourse" where she's concerned out the window. You can't be ignorant, ridiculous and a mockery of fitness for public service and expect people not to react.

If she were a Democrat the hounds at NOW, Planned Parenthood, and the ACLU would be screaming.

Their silence shows they don't believe in equal rights for all women.

Again the Left shows that "tolerance" is only to accept their views. If you don't agree with them then they will destroy you personally.

What this proves once and for all is that a pig with lipstick lacking mental agility creates a resentment among the electorate that is distracting. This little piggie needs to go home and disappear from public.

These new complaints will cost Palin approximately $135,000 or about what she makes in one year as governor. Using the past cost history, this is also going to cost Alaska's residents another half a Million Dollars.

It's no wonder she reisgned.

Now I hope she makes a lot of money selling books, commentating and a GOP fund raiser.

" ... that we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue that focuses on the best interests of the state, rather than the petty resentments of a few."

heard during her campaigning
"kill him, kill him!"
"he pals around with terrorists"

i wonder if she even listens to herself.

I am by no means a fan of Sarah Palin...but seriously people! Filing two complaints ...one that she is being paid to do interviews...just let the lady go quietly (if at all possible) into the night.

I agree with her in this respect....we spending so much time complaining....we don't resolve any issues.

I was not a Palin supporter, due to her long rambling responses to media questions. HOWEVER, now that I see how the eloquent speaker President Obama and Congress are wasting my taxpayer dollars, I'm ready to support someone with honesty and values in 2012. Palin, as of today, you would get this democrat vote. I didn't know Obama was going to bring the Chicago style politics to
Washington (how niave of me). Palin, we need an HONEST person in Washington........you go girl!

How much do you want to bet that she had someone file these complaints to bolster her excuse for quitting?

She talks about civil discourse now? Where was she during the election? What a hypocrite.

Sarah, your 15 minutes are almost up.

I think I will start researching how to file ethics complaints against Freaky Barney, Embarrassment Pelosi, and Crook Dodd. They may not resign but maybe it will slow down the destruction they are causing.

The amount of baseless attacks made against Palin and her family are absolutely frightening. It is amazing what politicians and the media can get away with today.

The country right now is basically ran by the media. Sort of like the state run media in Iran and North Korea right?

Both sides of the aisle, conservatives and democrats, should be screaming in Palin's defense right now and demanding she be left alone unless someone has proof of wrongdoing.

Although, I am independent, however, so far, based on what I have observed since McCain picked her for the VP candidate, now I think I have a good idea about her that is other than being a good looking lady with sharp tongue I have not seen anything from her that could convince me to believe she should have been, or be fit for a leadership position at any level. Twisting story, upsetting the facts black to white, white to black, inciting violent, taking out of context making up story to frame opponents, self-righteousness, hypocrisy i.e. showing off moral and family values, self flattering, blaming others, spending taxpayer money for personal use, $150,000 for clothing during the campaign, and so on. It really is now ‘A WAKE-UP CALL’ to legislators, to commentators, to citizens generally, and especially to those who have been defending Mrs. Palin, all should be more honest and thinking about the sake of the county before offering her the opportunity to have a position with power.
PS: I have also seen many husbands who had problems of dealing with this kind of spouse. I hope Mr. Palin is not one of them.

Mahalo nui loa Governor Palin!

Carl M. Cannon, Senior Washington Correspondent is correct when he says,"…to me the entire Sarah saga revealed that it wasn't only the traditional media's business model that is broken. Our journalism model is busted, too."

Unfortunately, Mr. Cannon stands alone as the "politics of personal destruction" continue the Sarah saga.

Sarah Palin will survive but much of the mean-spirited media will not!

For Palin to be calling for more civil dialogue would be laughable if it wasn't so pathetic. Maybe she should have thought of this when she said Obama cavorted with terrorists and implied that Obama was himself a terrorist. A good time to call for civil dialogue would have been at her own rallies when her groupies were yelling "Kill him", "Terrorist", etc. She might have brought it up then....Nahhh. Those people were just exercising their right to free speech. Boy, can she dish it out; too bad she can't take it.

This is definetly a plot contrived by the demmies and the government owned & operated bias news media. How pathetic of them! Isn't it amazing how much fear one little woman in a far north country strikes in the demmies and their government owned news media. Probably a few of the 'good ole boy' repubbies are in on this also. Anybody who strikes this much fear in the current administration is definetly the candidate for 2012. Petty lawsuits should start being filed in the states of every demmie and see how their states like paying for nothing.

Carl M. Cannon, Senior Washington Correspondent is correct when he says,"...to me the entire Sarah saga revealed that it wasn't only the traditional media's business model that is broken. Our journalism model is busted, too."

Unfortunately, Mr. Cannon stands alone as the "politics of personal destruction" continue the Sarah saga.

Sara Palin will survive but much of the mean-spirited media will not!

With all of the media attention that is garnered from these complaints it makes on wonder who is really behind them.

Wouldn't be surprised to see that it is Gov. Palin or someone within
her circle.

If this woman is as ditzy as the press and others want people to think, why are they so obviously afraid of her? You would think they would simply leave her alone now that she has resigned, but they seem to be intent on destroying her beyond belief. That implies that they are very, very afraid of her and what she stands for – Integrity, and smaller government included. This is so against what is now evident in Washington.

I thought the entirety of the republican party was based upon the petty resentments of the few?

Palin doesn't want us looking into ethics complaints? There must be something to them. And perhaps we might get a better idea of last week's resignation.

Grow up Liberal Dirtbags.

Are you serious? Obama receives a $500,000 advance on a "book deal" as Pres. Elect and not a peep from anyone on ethics. Wake up
USA. Stop the double standards.

If it isn't unethical for members of the holier-than-thou media to sell lobbyists access to members of the Obama Administration (the WaPo "salons" e.g.)... why should it it be unethical for Palin to sell access to herself to members of the media?

Strange, in all the whining about the charges I don't see where she has ever actually *denied* the allegations.

why against Palin only and not other republican governors?
Dems know that she will be a big boost for Dems if she contest in 2012 so they want to push her up politically.
I think that these ethic complaints may have some merit.

republicans are loosing my trust by claiming that Palin is the best they got. she is the worst they can ever have.
stop palling with Palin.

"respectful dialogue that focuses on the best interests of the state, rather than the petty resentments of a few.”

Now if only YOU and the party of NO will take this to heart and begin to get past the republiklan racism, against a black man for President, MAYBE your party will begin to move forward, instead of in reverse!

But members of the rabid Reich will never learn and will continue to beat your chest and spout quotes from the Book of Fables, and pretend to be "christians" to hide the bigotry!

I'm pretty sure that one of those ethics complaints said she had abused her position of office but that she had done nothing illegal. Illegal is different from unethical.

Obviously Palin conveniently forgot how she falsely accused Barack Obama of consorting with terrorists. The hypocrisy is beyond belief.

Palin was found to have breached a state ethics act by a bipartisan legislative panel. Palin's handpicked panel said she did not.

Good grief, is this the biggest problem Alaska politicians have to deal with. Do they not have budget problems, problems with economy and jobs. This is a total waste of state time and money. They should be satisfied she resigned. We have plenty of real problems in the lower 48 if they have extra time on their hands

What ta heck is she sayin'? It's a wake-up call for sure-this lady never makes any sense.once words start ramblin' out of her mouth.

For those of you who dislike Palin, I would encourage your comrades to stop the lunacy and all these crazy ethics filings...it only strengthens Palin's argument that the crazy left is out to hang her, which in turn means she gather more supporters.

Leave the woman alone!! AND, stop wasting taxpayers money! Your man BO is spending enough for all of you.

Here we go with the "I'm being persecuted" theme again. The fact is that ethics compaints are just a part of politics. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a governor of any state who hasn't had ethics complaints filed against him or her. Most are probably bogus, but some, like in Governor Palin's case, are found to be valid.

It's a common known axiom that you have to have thick skin to go into politics. I guess no one told her in time.

Apparently, Sarah Palin believes that it is an absurd waste of time and money for a Governor to be questioned by her detractors. So, she clearly believes that our system of checks and balances, our legal system, and the concept of accountability are all basically weapons in the hands of liberals and "mainstream media" (whatever that is). Using her own words and actions, it takes only a modicum of logic to ascertain that she considers herself above the law and beyond reproach. This, folks, is a frightening stance for any human being to take, but it is exponentially more frightening when we consider the power she wield(ed) as governor and the power she could wield if ever elected to a higher office. Keep your eyes on this one. She'll be back.

" that we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue that focuses on the best interests of the state, rather than the petty resentments of a few.”

If you would only do as you say. You are the most disrespectfull speeker I have heard or seen.
Pal'in around with terrorist!!

CNN just can't let it go. She's history – and that's not good history.

You are so right Sarah.... everyone knows that you have god's blessing and we should turn a blind eye to anything suspicious you might do.....

Palin is picking a fight with the press again? One of the pending ethics complaints was filed by a Conservative Watchdog group. Also her argument that defending these complaints has cost the state a lot of money has been proven to be false in the media this week.

Word of advise Palin – Leave the media alone.

amazing that we should hear this:

"...that we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue that focuses on the best interests of the state, rather than the petty resentments of a few.”

from one who is so adapt at the petty and angry/baseless political discourse..

Palin is a fraud

The proof is in the pudding. 19 ethics complaints, 15 resolved without fingin any wrong doing....just another stupid democrat trick...they can never just have a civil debate it always degrades into accusations, name calling and histrionics. Beginning to think liberal democrat is an oxy-moron just like jumbo shrimp. Palin for president!!!!!!

How is it "far-fetched and mean-spirited allegations” to allege a politician received money for interviews? If she did she did, if she didn't she didn't. Sounds like the normal course of the public monitoring their elected officials to me. And a little of Sarah's customary "woe is me" shtick on top. Infact I'd be proud to think the Democrats were able to mount a kind of massive on-slot of organized ethics complaints action that brought her down. I'm an Independent but could even switch to their party if that was the case! More the kind of aggressive tactics Rove and Cheney (anyone remember Ken Star) have made the Republican playbook for years so if the Obama admin is able to "hit back harder", which I'm not thinking they did, THEN, WOW, GO TEAM!

Sarah Palin said: “I hope this will be a wake-up call – to legislators, to commentators and to citizens generally – that we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue that focuses on the best interests of the state, rather than the petty resentments of a few.”

Fair enough, Gov. Palin. And let's substitute "best interests of the nation" for "the state" [meaning Alaska] to make it apply to all of us, OK? Then let the dialogue be civil and respectful. I agree. If only the tone and content of your remarks during last fall's campaign had been exclusively civil and respectful, perhaps those of us you said weren't "real Americans" would be more inclined to listen carefully to what you say. now. Live by the sword, die by the sword.

I wish I had voted the bill that might have made Sarah Palin the vice president. I'm ashamed of myself for falling into the vat of lies that has become my candidate. I thought by now we'd all see a new level of transparency, our troops would be home from Iraq, No lobbyists would be in the cabinet and I'd be reading bills and props on the government website.....
Ms. Palin, should you run in 2012, you'll get a vote, if for no other reason than shame, it'll be a vote.

She should look to herself. The "wake up call" is for her.....the people of Alaska are trying desperately to make her accountable. Maybe some of these suits are not backed up very well, but "where there's smoke, there's fire".

She still does not get it.

Alaska does not face any problem. She does. A target? Yes she is. A wake-up call? Yes. But not for legislators. For her.

It is called the law.

GAWD!! I give up!

Oh, c'mon. The woman is stepping down from her position as governor and people are still going after her? If she did get paid, I highly doubt she's the only politician to get paid and that goes for both parties. Give it a rest already.

Well, even if all the complaints are resolved without finding of wrongdoing, the fact Palin continues to be the poster child of the rising Phoenix of Republican hopes and dreams, is classic.

I for one hope Palin ends up reemployed at the Bunny Ranch.

Republicans unite!

Please tell me after this quitter's last day, which isn't soon enough, we will never have to read about her again. Come on CNN, let's cover the 'real' news. What is going on in Afghanistan? North Korea? Iraq? Our economy?

this is coming from the very camp that is threatening to sue bloggers for posting inaccuracies about her? that's about as frivolous as the ethics complaints she is charging are.

can republicans do or say anything that doesn't smack of hypocrisy?

As an Alaskan, I am sick and tired of frivilous ethics complaints. The vast majority of these complaints have been filed by two women, both of whom according to public records, have been brought to court by several collection agencies due to nonpayments. Now there's some real ethics by the people filing the ethics complaints! What a couple of hypocrits!!

"...we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue that focuses on the best interests of the state, rather than the petty resentments of a few.”

Let me remind you, Sarah, of one of my favorite quotes of yours from the '08 campaign.

"I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities..."

Sarah, I'm glad you're leading this positive movement in politics through your own actions.

This is getting more pathetic with each passing week. When will it stop? How much more can a person possibly take? I would go after every single person who is making these false ethics complaints and sue their pants off to get every penny back that has been paid out by the state of Alaska and the Palins personal money to fight these. Enough is Enough.

Politicians must learn to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Palin has not learned that nor has she learned that crossing the line repeatedly in terms of abusing her office and padding her paycheck will in fact get her more scrutiny. She also needs to learn that unethical behavior is still bad though in some cases not ILLEGAL and that a finding that charges can not be proven are not the same as "cleared of all wrongdoing".
She cant understand why she has more ethics charges against her than the governors of nearly every state ... She and the disgaced Gov of SC, and the booted out Gov of Ilinois are a brace of fools.

"we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue . . . "

Yes, we do and we needed it from Sarah Palin during the Presidential
campaign, too. Although most of these complaints are doubtless
frivolous and silly, the strong feelings behind them in some part
go back to silly, frivolous, untrue statements made by Gov. Palin
in the past year. She appealed to the basest instincts in some
people by spewing lies, half-truths, exaggerations, and some
"firebombs". I will never forget hearing "Kill him! Kill him!" and
from that point John McCain lost my vote. How could I trust a man
whose path to winning, in his mind, included choosing an inexperienced firebrand who was willing to go to any lengths to
convince angry, easily led people to engage in such behavior???

Ms. Palin needs to realize that much of what has happened to her
is a result of her own actions and behavior.

The question, which is not answered in thearticle, is whether the person(s) filing the ethics complaints is(are) citizens of her state. If so, they know her better than the rest of us in the lower 48 and they deserve to get their questions answered. That is the price she pays for deciding that she wanted to be governor. It comes with the territory.

what it shows is that something the soon to be ex-governer herself put in place without thinking has, again come full circle to bite her in the butt. what it should show her is that actions have consequences.

OK, but what was the other latest ethics complaint. There were two but Nizich only addressed one. That's because the other one was about Palin charging the state per diem to live in her own house in Wasilla, isn't it? Funny how they don't want to mention that one. I suppose there's a really good reason why it's in the best interest of the state for the taxpayers to pay Palin extra money every day for living in her own house?

If you hadn't done sketchy things, Palin, people wouldn't be accusing you of doing sketchy things. See how it works?

“…we need a much more civil and respectful dialogue…” Sarah Palin.

That is an amazing statement coming from someone who never missed taking the low road during last fall’s campaign.

Every time that you think the McCainenstein Monster can not score any higher on the hypocrisy meter, she does.

More proof that with some people, there is no bottom.

I think she is the best that we have in public office. These silly charges are just from people that are trying to turn the public against her. I, for one, will not be fooled to believe any of the charges. She is Christian enought to stand against them and if she runs for president next time, I will vote for her. She is a plus in our country.
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool ALL of the people ALL of the time.
People, wake up!!!

You stay classy, Alaska!

She is now filing her own complaints by having other people
do it . Anything for attention. She wants to call attention to herself
in any way . This woman is mentally ill and is extremely STUPID.
SHE IS SO STUPID SHE STINKS. (this comes from the badly
damaged campaign clothes in question that stunk of Moose
Oil odors) Please make her go away

I wonder if her quitting might be directly related to the latest ethics complaints against her. She loves to shop!

The more your face is in public view (no matter who it is) the more criticism.

Can't stand the heat Palin? Quit again – quit whining, quit being so mean and devious and divisive and please quit being such a hate monger.

I would never vote for Palin for national office. But as a moderate I find it telling that this woman scares the left so much. She has a higher IQ then Obama. She has more executive experience then Obama and I think the left is afraid of her because she is an outsider, she is very similar to President Truman and she is electrifying as a speaker. Some people need to reflect on their own short comings and stop casting stones.

Another Republican that's above the law...

It must be nice having an ethics committee that's been appointed BY Republicans that absolves Republicans of any wrong doings!!

The Republican Culture of Corruption is still going strong in Alaska!!

From what I understand one of the complaints stems from her charging the state $60 a day for living in her home. The statement
that there were no wrong doings found is false, as she received
several ethic misconduct charges.
Granted it seems the charges have been taken to extrfeme but some
stemmed from people clearly thinking she was doing wrong, like the $8000 she had to repay for her childrens airfare on traveling to functions with her. So, it is not all nonsense as she claims.
If you go to the various Alaskan newspapers and news channels you
will realize her popularity has decreased dramatically. Many of her so called accomplishments are pending but, of course, she claims
victory.

Gee Ms. Palin, see how it feels when you are on the receiving end of allegations like this? Remember the things you said and did in the Primarys? Remember all the hate and vitrol you and McCain spewed in your quest fo the White House? Do you?

What has happend to Sarah Palin is a perfect example of why good people do not run for (or remain in) public office. If you are an independent think, if you refuse to conspire with the special interest, if you refuse to bow to the media manipulators and the party power-brokers, then you (and your family) will be destroyed. And we wonder why our country is so screwed up and our leadership is so disfunctional.

There are 49 other governors, we do not hear of so called frivlous law suits against them. Sarah must be the enemy of Sarah Palin. she must have done something to warrant these law suits. the woman is not polished in the arts of politics nor has the understanding of the complex iussue of our time. you do not lead a state or a country with sound bites. send her fishing or shopping. we had had enough of this woman and I can't stand hearing her shreiking voice. The Repulicans must do better than Palin.

Though Bible-toting patriotards are not my cup of tea, the fact that Palin had the "in" people slamming her 24/7/365 was a major plus for her in my book.

White, straight, gun-toting, has lots of kids. Scary to modern degenerates. Sounds good to me.

the people who bring the frivilous ethics compliants should be put in jail.

First Post!

Palin Rocks! The sorry all you libs have to be so scared of her. She can draw more of a crowd than osama obama.

Whomever reads this will want to note that within 12 months, there will be other charges brought against Sarah "White Trash" Palin.
It is absurd to think (unlikely amongst Republican supporters) that a low-life, no-morals, wannabee got to be Governor through political brilliance and not by going through the 'Backdoor' of most of the so called political well-to-do.
Let's face it.....We are talking about Alaska, a state of alcoholic freeloaders whose every intention (at least among the republicans) has always been to usurp the native populaton and abscond with their land and whatever wealth they own.
Palin & the Republican Party are like 'warts' in the sense that you can burn them, freeze them, cut them out, yet no matter how you get rid of them, they always pop-up somewhere else.
I would like to see Palin pop-up at sea with a killer whale munching on her behind.

"Of the total of 19 ethics complaints that have been filed against Palin or her staff, “15 have been resolved ( by the Alaska State Personnel Board, a 3 member group of Republican Gubernatorial appointees who depend on the Governor for their jobs) without any finding of wrongdoing"

GROAN – now what?
Can people give this a rest?
And as for this "civil and respectful dialogue" schtick, I hope Palin will take a dose of her own medicine. Maybe, while she is out making her $$, she will keep the namecalling and the religious mumbo-jumbo to a minimum, and be more respectful of those that do not share her political views.
Good grief.

You think people just make these up out of thin air? Palin acts like she's 5 years old. I'm glad you tumbled under the weight of "fake" complaints, liar. I'm sure you resolved many of them by agreeing to leave office rather than be arrested. Get out of the public eye, you're a disgrace.

Perhaps, Ms. Palin, had you been at least a little bit "civil and respectful" of your opponents last fall, there would be less animosity toward you. Perhaps if you had told the truth and not asked the McCain people to lie about the Alaska Secessionists and Todd's involvement with them; told McCain about Bristol BEFORE you accepted their invitation; been a little bit humble about your knowledge of issues instead of being arrogant and blaming the "media" for what you don't yet know; had not been dogged by ethics questions ever since your first job as Mayor; PERHAPS people would actually like you. But you aren't interested in that. You are only interested in stating your positions on family and state, and then acting in a diametrically opposed way, and you fully expect not to be asked any clarifying questions, and that people will not actually use the Internet to try and discern the truth of your statements. (And by the way, I do the same for all sides, not just Palin.) Face it, Guv, you will never be in Washington. You are just too unpredictable. (Although you might fit right into the C Street gang.)

Obama was capable to bring America to chaos in 6 months of administration and 2 years of campaigning. Maybe Michelle is proud now to be American.. the hate and insanity have reached unbelievable levels in America.

So CNN just picks up news releases from Palin's press office and posts them lock stock and barrel as if they were somehow news. We don't get any details of the new ethics complaint, just Palin's over-the-top reaction to them.

Governor Palin did not play the games of the entrenched corrupt politicians and now that her popularity has grown the good ole boy network has set out on a witch hunt to continue their blatent ignorance and corruption. They fear she will run for President and win. Her ethical standard is just to high for the pond-scum floating around the DC area. Not to mention how much lawyers are paid in defending these type of accusations. Just more of the wasteful spending our politicians line up to be a part of. Incumbants do America a favor, by Leaving office, America will be much better off. Shut down the Federal reserve and save America.

I don't see what the fuss is about. ALL elected officials need to be held accountable for their actions and ethics investigations are part of that process. This needs to done to prevent corruption and especially to prevent officials from getting bribed by lobbyists.

Well, Clinton had a lot bigger issues and was ultimately impeached on December 19, 1998, by the House of Representatives on grounds of perjury to a grand jury (by a 228-206 vote) and obstruction of justice. So that is finding of wrong doing. Hmmmm...I wonder why CNN treats these 2 peopel so differently. I thought CNN was a professional and objective news organization...

Can you imagine if she was vice president? It would have been a national embarassment to see a vp step down because she "couldn't take it anymore". Its life, Sarah!

It kills me when people say they're only attacking her because they're "scared" of her. Nothing like sticking to your messiah to the very end. By that logic, conservations are deathly afraid of Obama because they attack him at every chance!

Behold the "change" of the new Left. Now it's all about political witch hunts and the blaring of unfounded accusations that make the first page in the liberal media. Of course, these accusations are all dismissed later, only to be buried in the 19th page in Bible-sized font, if at all.

This jack-booted nonsense has got to end. It's time these purveyors of character assassination were given their walking papers and marched out of the circles of power in this nation.

Wasn't there also some questions about the construction materials of the Palin's home coming from some state projects?

Just ignore her and MAYBE she will GO AWAY once and for all. PLEASE!

Way to go Democrats...you are obviously changing the way politics get done in these United States. Setting a new standard for dignity and bi-partisanship.

We now know that you are no different and never will be.

We need new parties and new politicians.

Geez, the Republicans who say that thwy will support her are looking stupider each day. But I do hope that she gets the GOP nomination in `12 because then Obama will win in a total landslide.

If they found no wrong doing like her office claims. Then why is she having to payback money and back taxes on money?

This is no more absurd than Palin herself (during her campaigning) stated that Obama was associating with terrorists. Unfortunately this is what politics is all about and has been for more than a century.

Funny how the Palin camp counts the troopergate investigation as one that she beat. Her own executive branch ethics investigation cleared her; however, the investigation from the legislature (her constituents!) did not clear her name - and yet she ignores that. She's still acting very Vice-presidential, in a Dick Cheney sort of way.

where is that stupid (no surprise here) stapleton woman?

Levi was chastised, insulted and more by the swamp dwellers (that's the repugnant reptiles), however, he sounds more credible than the whole alaska circus

And notice how they have again conveniently forgot to mention the substantiated ethics complaint that found she DID abuse the powers of her office and break Alaska state law in the Troopergate scandal. I guess since the committee wimped out and decided not to punish her besides the embarrasssment of the report, she thinks that means she is innocent.

The ethics legislation in Alaska was Palin's brainchild... that should explain it to everyone. The woman is a boob.