Come on, it's no mystery. This lady has had it. She good with it, as they say. Relentless attacks on her and her family that would only continue until she'd lose the 2010 governor's race?

Think of it. Those brazen, disgusting comments from Letterman and others? Do you think if she were Barbara Boxer or Nancy Pelosi that they'd ever say such things? No way. You NEVER would have seen this if she'd been a flaming left-wing liberal with an "anything goes" attitude.

But because she is a Christian, Pro-Life, Pro-Traditional Family Values politician and she realizes that we must stand for what made this nation great...even when she's got troubles in her own backyard from the current cultural decline. Let's face it: They hate the messenger because they can't stand the message.

They do not want to be called into account for having contributed to our nation's decline. And that's what Ms.Palin has courageously done.

May she recover from the slime that's been undeservedly hurled at her and her family this past year and continue the battle for the culture.

Mrs. Shawn Vallery

Shawn- Did you see the interview Palin had with Katie Couric? How well did the abstinence program Bush implimented work in Palins family? Letterman didn't specify any of Palins daughters, simply suggested one is loose! Those are some kind of family values! How about that $150,000 wardrobe, or the recent article in Vanity Fair about McCain's worries about Palin's mental state during the campaign! This broad is wacky...

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/sarah-palin200908?currentPage=2

MaD,

‘Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.’ Eleanor Roosevelt

I would not blame Sarah for stepping away, but frankly, I do not see her pulling back from expressing the ideas which drive you guys wild.

Happy 4th! Try freedom first, it works every time, and keep your powder dry.

Palin’s move puts yet more pressure on Obama to finally get some results, the soaring rhetoric isn’t hypnotizing the plebes like it used to.

This week Helen Thomas, Colin Powell, and Warren Buffet all turned on him. Polls are looking droopy for The One lately. Obama’s porkulus program is a train wreck, all it’s done is bump interest rates and tank the dollar. We are being laughed at by bad guys like Tehran, Pyongyang, and Al Qaida who amazingly turned-down Barack’s friend-requests.

Palin could trounce him in 2012, when Americans would vote for the Gipper-in-heels in droves- begging for lower taxes, free enterpise, and a defense posture with some backbone.

Go get em, Sarah- and don’t mind the press, nobody will be listening to them anymore after the pending Obamamania implosion- doors are opening for you now.

http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com

To blkswn: And to discuss only ideas,only events, or only people would indicate total insanity.

By G.G.

Not a big fan of Elanor, but I thought it fit.

But to your post.... Huh?

Quitters do not win the nomination of their party for President. Keep in mind Reagan was governor for 8 years. The party thinking is if she cant stand the heat in Alaska just imagine how she would succumb to Washington.

The people of Alaska elected her to serve a full term as governor. Since there is no apparent compelling reason for her to resign, she has broken her convenant with the people. Her own actions tell me that she cannot be trusted with important office. The buck stopped at her desk, and she was either unwilling or unable to handle it even though it was understood that she had obligated herself to to do,

Think would have a good point, except it's well known for politicians to take an office, then move on in mid term for another office. It amounts to the same thing as breakin' their covenant with the folks that voted them into office.

Think Tommyboy Sawyer for that one.

blkswn- Palin's ideas do not drive me wild. This wacky broad was 9.5 million votes, and a heartbeat away from the presidency. Read the Vanity Fair article I'd enclosed, you may be enlightened! Try freedom first, is this after what Bush did to the constitution!

America is very hard up for its star power.

All the notes have been played and all the words have been said.

I'd love to see Palin get whacked on some good sensimilla and get on TV for an hour or two!

That would be munch see TV.

MaD,

Why would I ever take the time to read Vanity Fair?

A heartbeat away.... you mean like Biden? Your fear of Sarah Palin is heartening to me...

Happy 4th.

blkswn- Exactly, why would you read another point of view! Are you a mindreader in saying I fear Palin, and what are your qualification?

Palin said the vice president was in charge of congress, couldn't name a supreme court decision when pressed by Katie Couric, and she blames McCain for her disasterous interviews...you betcha!

noodles- Palin gets wacked on sensimilla, her pants would be down quicker than her daughters...

I have unfortunately been exposed to the pap from Vanity Fair. As far as your fear, why else would she be attacked with such vengeance?

How many Supreme Court cases do think that Couric could name?

MaD, Your response to noodles is typically classy.

blkswn- Couric is an educated woman, obviously Palin couldn't keep up! I'm not attaking Palin with any vengeance! My response to noodles is in light of the double standard in the Palin household...i.e. Bush's abstinence program!

hehe Couric...

"My response to noodles is in light of the double standard in the Palin household...i.e. Bush's abstinence program!"

Still a very classy comment.

So your premise is that people are incapable of controlling themselves so government should? Is not government made up of said same people? Oh no wait, no these are the smarter people like Couric. Yes, yes, she should decide...

Couic's education-Couric attended Arlington, Virginia public schools: Jamestown Elementary, Williamsburg Junior High, and Yorktown High School[4] and was a cheerleader.[5] "Katie was always a great student in math," said Yorktown High School math teacher, Wilmer J. Mountain.

She enrolled at the University of Virginia in 1975, majored in English and History,[4] and was a Delta Delta Delta sorority sister. Couric served in several positions at UVA's award-winning daily newspaper, The Cavalier Daily. During her third year at UVA, Couric was chosen to live as Head Resident of The Lawn, the heart of Thomas Jefferson's academical village. She graduated in 1979 with a degree in American Studies.

Palin's education-
Palin attended Wasilla High School in Wasilla, located 44 miles (71 km) north of Anchorage.[12] She was the head of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter at the school, a member of the girls' cross country team, and the captain and point guard of the school's girls' basketball team that won the Alaska state championship in 1982.[13][14] Palin's family regularly ran 5 km and 10 km races.[13]

After graduating from high school in 1982, she enrolled at Hawaii Pacific College in Honolulu. She left after one semester and transferred to North Idaho College, a community college in Coeur d'Alene and spent two semesters as a general studies major in 1983. In 1984, Palin won the Miss Wasilla Pageant,[15][16] then finished third in the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant[17][18] and won a college scholarship and the "Miss Congeniality" award.[13]

In August 1984, she transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, where her older brother, Charles W. Heath, was majoring in education.[19] After two semesters at UI, Palin returned to Alaska and attended Matanuska-Susitna College, a community college in Palmer, for one term in the fall of 1985. She returned to the University of Idaho in January 1986, where she spent three semesters completing her bachelor's degree in communications-journalism, graduating in May 1987.
Again, Couric seems the better educated...

blkswn- My point is, as part of the religious right, and so called discipline, who isn't paying attention! And then, Palin parades her unwed, knocked up daughter around the country opening up an entire arena of scrutiny. If one doesn't want the attention, don't put it out front!
Wasn't Bush touting abstinence

There is an acronym GIGO that might fit here. And according to your post, it really appears that Sarah Palin's education is more complete.

Your fascination with education is interesting... as it is one of the bubbles that has yet to burst.

So any man who doesn't want to get married or have kids is anti-American? Or a woman who doesn't want these things?

Naw I would say lonely perhaps...

MaD,

I am not so sure they wanted anything to do it being "out front."

It is easy to tear down those who try and define and live by standards.

blkswn- Palin aimlessly bounced around while earning a degree. Couric was part of the prestigious Thomas Jefferson academical villiage...get real! I've learned in life the value of education, obviously you don't see it this way. What are you talking about bursting education bubbles, and making an acronym gigo?

Palin put the pregnant daughter out front during the campaign, then complained of the scrutiny! Of course McCain aides saw her as a diva, and a wack job...what more needs to said!

Concerning her daughter, you have a funny view of that whole "event," but ok Vanity Fair will be the last word on all things Palin.

blkswn- So what's funny about my view of her daughter? It is what it is! Who said anything about Vanity Fair being the last word on anything!!!According to NBC news, no one is sure of her behavior. Again, what are you talking about bursting education bubbles, and making an acronym gigo?

Oh come now... you can Google can't you?

blkswn- I want your interpetation? I suspect you are a woman...

Obama's and Palin's responses to various allegations and rumors are pretty telling. You have bloggers and commenters from both sides making accusations about each. The respective responses from each highlight a difference in level of maturity.

Obama's house deal - he ignores it
Palin's house deal - threaten to sue bloggers

The rumored "I hate whitey" tape from the first lady - ignore it
Drama associated with unwed daughter - jump on any talk show to discuss it

Obama's 57 state comment - ignore it
Palin's botched Couric interview - blame the media and McCain handlers

Questions about Obama's birth certificate - ignore it
Palin's ethic complaints - continue to blame the media and nefarious bloggers

Claims that Obama isn't a "real 'merican" and pals around with terrorists - ignore it
Jokes about Palin's family - stay in the headlines and keep on it until there is an appology

Because we now live in a 24 hour news-cycle/blogging world, there are going to be a lot more opportunities for politicians to be scrutinized more closely (and in some cases wrongly). When you paint yourself as a victim and continue to garner headlines based on your response, you just position yourself for more scrutiny and ridicule. Palin hasn't learned this and clamors for more media coverage and scrutiny. Until she learns this, she shouldn't even be considered for a leadership role in the local garden club.

I'll tell you what is next. cap and trade from obama. largest tax increase ever. look into it. you fools voted yourselves into taxes. you voted for a mans color not his values.

Khen,

LOL... the media is an oracle for the left... Obama did not have to say a word for any of those stories to be buried. In fact lets look at the citizenship story. Despite 18 lawsuits and freedom of information requests (which the President has spent almost a million dollars on so far, while refusing to open or provide the records) you never see coverage of that. Can you imagine the coverage if it was a conservative? Are all of the ACORN abuses and prosecutions covered? All of the blatant conflicts of interests concerning (mostly liberal) Senators and Congressman.

I do not like either party and keep calling for a second party to be formed, but the fact that anyone expressing conservative solutions or values is a target of the media can not be denied.

blkswn - Although I will agree there are news agencies that support liberals more than conservatives, there are also news agencies that specifically cater and protect the right. Remember the FoxNews "terrorist fist-jab"?

Are you saying that all state and city records should be made available to anyone filing a FOIA request from any location? As far as I know, FOIA only applies to the federal government and not the states and each state determines their policies regarding the disclosure of personal information. Did the state of HI disclose information in accordance with their laws and policies? Should I be able to file a FOIA request for Governor Sanford's separation or divorce decree? Even if I am not a resident of NC, should I be able to use a federal statute to request those records because Sanford is now such a high-profile politician?

blkswn - I also believe that Todd Palin's association with the Alaskan Independence Party is a serious issue. I feel that his association with that party is in violation of parts of Article IV of the Constitution and I would not be comfortable with someone like that being so close to a potential presidential candidate. Can I have all of his records (financial, personal, health, etc.) so that I can determine whether this is true? What??? I can't have them? But I asked. Conspiracy....ahhhh, ACORN, teleprompters...aaaaaaah

hmmm Article IV? Not sure what you would be referring to there.

I have no problems with virtually all government records be available. And further should not "the most open and transparent administration ever" set the standard?

blkswn- Again, what are you talking about bursting education bubbles, and making an acronym gigo?
I'm curious as to your useage of an acornym in the context presented? What are you talking about?

Referencing you comparisons of Couric/Palin education.... garbage in garbage out.

As far as the bubble. Do you think it a coincidence that the Department of Education is formed and that education has been in a cascade downward since? With all of the money poured in? Higher and higher costs with less and less result? Hence a bubble.

I might as well give you something else to think about and hit you with the concept of a Medical bubble.

blkswn- Doesn't matter if you aren't sure what my logic/reasons are. I want the personal records to satisfy my reason for wanting them. I also want all of Sarah Palin's library records. I believe she is hiding something. If they aren't hiding something, why can't I have them?

Article IV refers to the creation of the states and their roles and rights. I believe the AIP runs counter to the Article IV.

blkswn - I also believe that government needs to be transparent, but the release of personal records is not necessarily related to open government. I still want to see White House visitor logs related to the visits of Jack Abramoff to the White House. I also want to see the lost (public record) e-mails related to the Plame/Libby case.

The state of HI, based on the wishes of its constituents, has a policy in place regarding birth records. I am not seeing how forcing the release of these records helps states maintain any rights.

When Obama was sworn in as a senator, do you think the Bush admin/DHS/etc, would have not called into question Obama's citizenship. His background/birth was vetted by people in power probably not real excited to give up a senate seat.

Article 1,Section 3: ....No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States

Article 2, Section 1: ...No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President;

blkswn - I was not talking about the requirements for office. I was speaking of the background checks required for the position. Those are not the only factors used to determine whether or not someone is fit for office. Do you really think that the Bush admin would have let Obama take that senate seat if there were allegations of criminal activity, questions about his citizenship, and that he committed a federal offense by fraudulently filling out paperwork stating his place of birth, etc?

For quite some time, the right had painted Hillary Clinton as the meanest and vilest politician out there. Do you really think her people would have let Obama with the nomination if they could find any disqualifying information about him?

Back to the point of my original post. If Obama took the Palin approach to all of these bloggers questioning his birth records, he would be complaining about them in the press all day. He chooses to ignore them.

blkswn- Couric's education had direction, and focus, i.e. Thomas Jefferson villiage! Palin bounced around aimlessly until she received her degree. What's your degree?

I don't know what you've been reading, education has not had a downward cascade. Education begins at home, thus when parents are uneducated, typically they produce uneducated! This country is producing more college graduates than ever! Look at the foreigners educating in America!

More does not equal better. I think we are back to GIGO. By any measure education is at best narrowing greatly. Producing unthinking cogs, but I am sure everything will be alright if we continue to trust in government.

blkswn - I agree completely. People don't need no fancy lerning. You can go to a doctor who spent two years training at Wasilla Bible Collage. I will go to a doctor who spent 7 years getting a fancy, useless liberal educashon at Harvard Medical. Spelling mistakes were on purpose.

ok

The military industrial machine that is the true largest special interest group in this country will never let her get in the office of POTUS. Those old salty generals at the pentagon may someday answer to a woman commander-and-chief but not some dingbat soccer mom from Wasilla. Never happen.

She is gonna be pure entertainment for both sides and that is all.

Well, put on the goggles and noseplugs; time to dive into this cesspit!

First and foremost, any conservative-thinking individual banking all their bets on Palin to save the Republican party had best think again; public opinion of her as a whole is poor at best. Likewise, any "conservative" who thinks that Palin is a true conservative ought to check whether they are going by the bible-thumping neocon definition of "conservative" or the classical definition of a "conservative." Anyone who thinks Palin would be anything more than a W. Bush with breasts (or those who celebrate this) needs a reality check; she is about as "conservative" as Chairman Mao. She openly supports a number of Federal mandates that act outside of the bounds of the Constitution and erode State and Individual rights. Mandates against Gay Marriage, Abortion and Contraception-based Sex Ed for starters (9th & 10th Amendments) as well as increased global militarism and Imperial foreign policy and parochial education.

The solution for the true small-goverment, small-taxes, non-intervention classical conservative is to look outside of the Republican Party. Update: the Elephant has been hijacked folks. The Republican "conservative" is now the person who is willing to force Christian Sharia on the nation, no matter what the Constitutional cost. The Founders were undoubtedly secular in nature, and desired a nation built to protect the Inalienable and inherent rights of the people; rights which could be derived through reason and principle, not scripture and fervor. The Republican Party of the last 50 years has been the party where the most virulent and vocal Christians succeed, while trampling underfoot those that champion the classical values of restricting the government to the boundaries set forth in the Constitution. A TRUE conservative recognizes that the GOP is no longer the representative of these values, and is instead the party of the Theocrats and Crusaders.

That being said, I think Palin dropping off the national Political arena is good news to anyone opposed to our current run-amok government and in favor of restricting its power back to the boundaries stated in the Constitution. If she fails to reemerge as a Senator or Representative in the next 4 years, she will be essentially out of the Presidential running for 2012. Without a female figure for Conservatives to drool over, the possibility of a TRUE conservative taking the spotlight increases greatly. A Palin nomination would be death to any conservative attempt to prevent Obama from taking a second term; she is no match for Obama's charisma and her blatant hypocrisy haunts her at every turn. The fact that conservatives salivate over her is dissappointing, but with her out of the picture folks will be able to look for a candidate that truly supports Constitutional values. Hint: this candidate will NOT emerge from the oligarchy of the Republican leadership base and will NOT appear on Glenn Beck or Bill O'Reilly's programs.

To conservatives, I say this; keep looking. If you really value the Constitution above all else, a politician will emerge that does so as well. How do you know if this politician truly supports the supremacy of the Constitution? Voting records, public statements, and the absence of conflicting interests i.e. corporate or church support. If you would rather see a man/woman in office that will force the Old Testament upon the nation in the name of "conservative" politics, then by all means keep voting Republican.

moonerG3 - Very good points and I agree that the conservative movement can no longer be described as being conservative, at least in the traditional sense of smaller and less intrusive government.

There was a very significant shift over the last 8 years in both the base and beliefs. A perfect example of that was the Schiavo case. The federal government, with strong support and approval from values voters, jumped in the middle of a state and family issue. Because it was a case that appealed to a core set of voters and their beliefs, the federal intervention was seen as a positive thing by some despite the fact that the issue flew counter to core conservative principles.

The issue is that the traditional country club Republicans/conservatives can not really win on a national level without the religious right backing them.

Everyone needs to lighten up about the Letterman/Palin thing. David Letterman is a comedian...he makes his living by telling jokes. Sometimes those jokes offend people, but don't you think they blew that whole thing out of proportion? I even heard someone say that Letterman was condoning or encouraging child molestation and pedophilia. Give me a break! That joke was just as offensive to Alex Rodriguez but you didn't see him getting his panties all in a wad about it.

"That joke was just as offensive to Alex Rodriguez "

Oh my look out for the feminists...

Oh wait, Sarah Palin is a conservative.... the feminists will not be upset.