Another Palin Aide Leaves "To Care For Family"; Sarah Less Than Gracious About The Departure
Uh oh, another one bites the dust:
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s senior adviser and spokeswoman, Meghan Stapleton, has resigned, POLITICO has learned.
Stapleton has been a Palin confidante since December 2006 and one of the governor’s most trusted aides since she was vaulted onto the national political scene by being picked as GOP presidential nominee John McCain’s running mate.
Stapleton said she resigned to spend more time with her husband and 2-year-old daughter, Isabella.
“While it has been an honor to help Gov. Palin and her family over the last few years, I am also honored to have this incredible opportunity to stay home with my precious miracle, Isabella,” Stapleton told POLITICO. "[She is] 2 years old, [and] I have missed significant moments in her life, but I look forward with great happiness to celebrating milestones as well as mundane moments with her as I refocus my priorities. I also look forward to seeing my saint of a husband again, too!”
Awww...ain't that sweet? Surrounded by miracles and saints! It's a wonder that she stayed with Palin as long as she did considering the inducements at home. But what PoliticsUSA noted was what Palin didn't say about her longtime aide leaving. Namely, anything at all:
What makes Stapleton’s resignation so obviously just another Palin aide being thrown under the bus (the bodies are really piling up under the Bitter Express) is that Palin did not even have the graciousness to issue a “we appreciated Meg’s work” statement.
Nope. Instead we got Fred Malek, quoted by Politico as “Palin friend” when what they really meant to say was Fred Malek, her number one fan. Yes, that Fred Malek, of the counting Jews fame. Palin palling around with genocidists is more of those Real Merika values. [..]
Good old Fred (we all know how trustworthy this guy is) issued the following lame statement:
“Meg has been deeply involved in all things Palin and instrumental in Sarah’s many successes,” Fred Malek, a prominent Republican fundraiser and Palin friend, told POLITICO. “It’s hard to replace anyone so loyal, tireless and effective, but the Palin phenomenon will continue. Meg has surely earned the privilege to devote more time to her 2-year-old daughter, but I expect she will continue to render advice to her good friend on key issues.”
Sarah couldn’t manage to even spit out a normal PR statement sans venom. She has a history of releasing PR statements calling her constituents “asinine”, so perhaps Freddie thought it best that he speak on her behalf, lest she hurt the Palin brand any more than she already has in the last 6 months.
Nicole Belle is the ultimate multi-tasker today.
Corruption favors the wealthy.
How does a jobless person have aides and advisors?
Oh, yeah, the Fox Terror thing is a job.
But I have a job, too. Does that mean I should have aides and advisors?
Damn quitters.
That does put a lot of pressure on the next Palin aide to quit. What excuses are there left for the future?
"In theory theory and practice are alike. In practice they are very different."
... because interrupting her while she's trying to memorize the talking points for her next appearance would mean she has to start over or write cheat notes on her palm.
So when will the spiteful Caribou Barbie begin exacting revenge on Meghan Stapleton?
She couldn't just carry her two year old around like a loaf of bread
for photo ops?
Now, that would be something sara could relate to.
I'm sure that Sarah would have been happy to put Meghan's hubby on the payroll as the handoff receiver for their precious miracle, Isabella.
I am reminded of John Madden, who used the excuse when leaving coaching. A few months later he took a TV analyst job and was asked what happened to the spending more time with family. Madden responded, "Uh, yeah, that whole spending more time with family... highly overrated." Not sure that applies, but always found it amusing.
write a book.
... and tell us what happened to the real Trig Palin, the baby with the ear deformity:
http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2010/0...
Morbidly fascinating...
Palin probably wanted $100k for a positive statement and was rebuffed.
... the Palin follies puts me in mind of 'Singing in the Rain,' with Palin in the role of Lena Lamont.
"Whaddya tink I am, dumb or somethin'?"
Hahaha Good one!
She's beginin to look like Amy Winehouse
But without her sense of restraint and decorum.
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
I, too, noticed that Sarah is starting to look a little saggy in the jowls. Her whole face seems to be doing a slide. Not enough time on the old jogging path, I guess. She probably can't get into those spandex running shorts anymore.
I like the phrase the "Palin Phenomenon". Usually that term is used to describe flying saucers or two headed dogs, or people spontaneously combusting and other strange occurrences. I think Palin is in the two headed dog category of phenomenon. Unbelievable is another good word. Freak is a good word too.
Why does she deserve to be called governor?
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"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Am I the only one who knows that Palin hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell of getting elected to anything, anywhere, ever? She is only riding this horse to make as much as she can for as long as she can. She wouldn't even get an assistant cabinet position in any republican administration. She is stupid and incompetent.
stupidity and incompetence hasn't stopped previous presidents. it WOULD help if her last name were BUSH, though. hmmm
It's a scam that politicians can carry their titles after leaving office especially ones that never finish their term. Palin cares about Palin and that's all. It's all about what have you done for her lately. Once you stop being her toadie you become a traitorous hater in her eyes.
Spending time with your 2 year old child is not a "privilege." It's a "responsibility."
responsibility.....is only for non-repubs
I was going to post a comment very much like what you said. I just want to add it's also a parental right to spend time with their kids in my opinion.
Here's hoping that the Palin fad dies a very slow, painful and public death with a huge helping of embarassment for them. The Palin mentality represents a very wrongheaded slice of American culture that needs to go away, because this country can't move forward with these kind of wrenches in the gearbox.
Yes it's truly amazing that a large number of people actually think she has something to say and has leadership capability. The God-fearing, American way, go to war mentality is just a cover for the most venal types of greed and these kind of people do nothing productive for the good of society.
Sarah and Todd should have a great future in Amway.
Palin knows the word 'asinine?' I'll believe it when I see it.
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