Sarah Palin to Divorce: True or False?
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Wondering who to believe? Is Palin covering up the truth, or is the Internet creating a lie? This article examines both sides, offering an evenhanded analysis of their respective claims. To ensure accuracy, links are provided to all relevant news sources.
On August 1st, the Alaskan Report declared that Sarah Palin is divorcing her husband Todd. Soon afterwards, many news sources disagreed, saying that the information was unfounded and untrue. Who’s right?
As the Alaskan Report noted, it was the first website to announce Palin’s candidacy for governor and the first to publicize her selection as McCain’s vice president. The report of Palin’s divorce isn’t automatically a rumor just because other sources haven’t confirmed it (yet).
According to the Christian Science Monitor, Palin’s spokesperson Meg Stapleton denied the story. Stapleton declared that Sarah and Todd are “committed to each other and their family.” Although this does weaken the credibility of the report, it wouldn’t be the first time a PR rep denied the truth about a politician. Moreover, Stapleton does not deny Palin’s past extramarital affair, which perhaps did not demonstrate the highest level of marital commitment.
Although Examiner.com also rejects the rumor, it provides poor reasons: the story is false because its truth would significantly benefit the Alaskan Report and because the Alaskan Report is slightly biased against Palin. These justifications seem both unfair and irrelevant; all news sources strive to print groundbreaking stories, and all news sources are slightly biased in one direction or another.
On the other hand, the Alaska Report apparently based its announcement on a blog post from the Alaskan blog The Immoral Minority. The post’s author refrains from identifying the source of the information, apologizes for not clarifying details, and defends herself by claiming extreme tiredness. The post doesn’t seem to present a reliable or professional investigation.
(Additionally, the post claims that Sarah might move to Montana in order to get “as far away from Alaska as she can get.” I hope the poster was tired – either s/he needs a good night’s sleep or s/he needs a serious geography lesson. Personally, I would call it “staying as close to Alaska as possible without actually being in it and without leaving the U.S.”)
If the story is true, I like CopyBlogger’s pithy Twitter commentary: “Sarah Palin is not a quitter. She only quits trivial things, like the governorship and her marriage.”
If it’s not true, then I do feel sorry for Palin; she’s not my favorite politician, but no one deserves to be hurt by a nasty and untrue rumor. On the other hand, she chose to become a huge public figure, thereby inherently accepting the risk of facing huge public scandals, whether true or not.
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Anybody spreading this rumor is a tool- and should be ashamed of themselves… talk about desperate! Hard watching the Dear Leader crash-n-burn, I guess-
And what did Palin say?
“Divorce Todd? Have you seen Todd? I may be just a renegade hockey mom, but I’m not blind!”
Well, Palin’s resignation obviously puts yet more pressure on Obama to finally get some results, as the soaring rhetoric isn’t hypnotizing the plebes like it used to… and now there’s another viable alternative waiting in the wings.
Alaska was a pretty corrupt system until she stepped in. Her reforms took on entrenched politicians (inc. Republicans), a mafioso-style union boss, and Big Oil.
Wouldn’t it have been nice if Obama had been principled and brave enough to confront the corrupt Chicago Democratic Machine? Or shady political operators like Tony Rezko? Racist preachers? Instead of doing business with every last one of them?
IMO Palin could trounce him in 2012, when Americans would vote for the Gipper-in-Heels in droves- they’ll surely being looking for such an antidote to the Bolshevik con-artist who’s currently taking a wrecking-ball to this society.
No wonder the far-left moonbats -along with Team Obama’s David Plouffe and his internet squads- are out to destroy her.
Go get em ‘Cuda-
Palin divorce rumors just business as usual from the enemies of a real conservative GOP
The Democrat left and GOP elites fear Palin’s popularity with conservative voters as well as her independence from their control and direction. They have done all they can do to destroy her marriage, family, children and her vision for America and will continue to do so.
To the GOP neocon establishment who have trashed and attacked Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Peter Schiff and other potential Republican candidates far more than the liberal Democrats, your attacks just increase the popularity of Sarah and the Palin For President in 2012 website effort at http://www.palin4pres2012.com where we answer “Why They Hate Sarah”.
Don’t gossiping liars have anything better to do with their time? Sheesh. GET OVER IT ALREADY! Why keep coming up with more lies about Palin? Why keep shining a spotlight on her? Shine the spotlight elsewhere as in on OBAMA and his SOCIALIST AGENDA that he’s trying to shove down all of our throats. CHANGE that you can certainly BELIEVE IN!