Nah, I would guess it took this long because they were removing anything that made her look stupid. Doesn't leave much I know.

I have almost completed my Palin-to-English Dictionary.

Otherwise, she is as intelligible as an intoxicated Teletubby.

Brandon-

What do you mean 'now'? Where have you been?

So are all public service employee's, (past and present), emails public record? I have no issues with these records being made public but how about Joe Biden's, or any host of those from the brain trust of the Democrat party? Why don't we hold all our politicians to the same standard? Obama may be a smart man, but I don't know how Palin could do worse than he's done. Just for the record I'll hold my endorsement till the field is set. I may or may not support Palin depending on the candidates stand on issues important to me and what I feel is the correct path to leading our country back to prosperity and respect.

The upcoming hilarity this is bound to generate is most welcome!

Ivans Word

Ummm yeah, she was right about Paul Revere...just sayin

This is a non-partisan writeup of factual events. I've added the source for all those to disseminate and construe to fit their own agendas, but make no mistake Ivan... Palin was in fact - completely and totally WRONG!

"On the same day at about 10 pm, Dr. Warren sent Revere and William Dawes, a shoe maker, to Lexington where Adams and Hancock were staying. They took separate routes in case one of them was arrested; they had to make sure the message would get to its destination. Dawes was sent through land while Revere embarked through the Charles River. As he was getting ready to board, he realized that the oars would make too much noise and would alert the British. Finally a boatman provided him with a petticoat from his girlfriend which he wrapped around the oars to muffle the sound."

This was written by the Paul Revere Heritage Project and the graduates at Boston University History Club.

Please note that Revere had ABSOLUTELY NO INTENTION of warning the British of anything, let alone signaling he was near.

http://www.paul-revere-heritage.com/midnight-ride.html

It will be a miracle if I can understand her over her broken English/Alaska Slang and "you betchas".

TO: hardtostarboard who wrote:

“So are all public service employee's (past and present), emails public record? I have no issues with these records being made public but how about Joe Biden's…”

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Ha! I'd love to read Dick Cheney and George W. Bush's emails accusing Iraq of hitting us on 9/11 and all of their other creepy plans and scams.

Hardtostarboard - Thats the way I felt about Bush, guess thats why I voted for Obama, that and the fact McCain selected Palin.

Nice post Shonymat

Brandon

WWJT = What Would Jesus Think?

I am certain - he wouldn't be thinking what you are. Every effort he made was about helping the other person - Is yours? He is so far beyond the most intelligent person on earth - he came not to the earth to condemn the world, but to save it.

One does not need to read her e-mails to know that she is a very deceptive and sneaky individual from the beginning. When the majority of the people of Alaska do not like her, then why would the rest of the States think any differently? What I find amazing is how easily duped McCain was with the extremely poor choosing of a VP with no qualified experience at all (not that having any would help her). I can just imagine what kind of choices he would have made in other critical political areas that would create even more political disaster if he had been elected Pres.

Tony-From-NJ

Nah, I would guess it took this long because they were removing anything that made her look stupid. Doesn't leave much I know.

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If that were the case, it would only be about 3 pages of emails being released.

Since it's clearly a lot more than 3 pages, I think we will be learning alot about Ms. Palin that she doesn't want us to know.

And I'll bet she'll blame the whole thing on the 'lamestream media' even when it's clear that she's dumber than a rock and twice as narcicistic.

American Girl - Bush and Cheney did not accuse Iraq of planning 911. The Iraq issue was defying the UN resolutions over WMD. They did indicate that Iraq may have been a haven for Al Quaida.

DB Akron - you need to go back and look again. Bush/Cheney accused Iraq of being part of 9/11 and of meeting with the Al Quaida operatives who planned it. The WMD issue came up after they had supposed supplied proof about the Al Quaida link (which was later proved false). Then, while the UN was investigating the supposed WMD's, Bush/Cheney told them to leave - we were going to begin bombing - even though they had found nothing. Nothing!

And now it appears that Palin's followers are attempting to re-write Wikipedia to reflect the moron's inaccurate interpretation of the events.

Maybe they should be reflecting a more modern version: "the fascists are coming, the fascists are coming" . . . re-writing history to reflect the lies that fit their propaganda.

Pathetic.

DB Akron, that's what happens when our youth rely on Jon Stewart and the like to provide their news.... Scary, but there are millions like her, including several of my friends... :(

They still picked out the best (or the worst) parts out. But there will be plenty to laugh about!

Weren't there a couple million Bush/Cheney emails that disappeared?

Palin's own father said that Todd was the real governor. The guy is just plain creepy. The Palin's are absolutely the biggest embarrassment (besides Bush's enormous stupidity) of this nation. It's too bad they are removing the real meaty emails. They must be pretty bad.

I know why people like Palin. She talks like a sweet innocent child, and say's the most remarkable things, off the top of her head. But would you want that in a president?

To any and all republicans who are about to start spewing forth "talking points" that are copied and pasted over and over and over again.... we get it. Here are some answers to your favorite "talking points" before you even start.

"Sarah Palin is a woman, so anyone talking against her must hate her for being a woman" - nice try guys, but you have that wrapped up nicely. The republican party has NEVER been known for its fair and balanced approach to women... go back a few years, and see what was being said about Hilary Clinton for any points that you may you may have missed concerning the republican parties views on women who actually think for themselves.

"By bashing Sarah Palin everyone is ignoring Obama's mistakes" - nope, sorry... just not true. Most people are actually capable of paying attention to several different things at one time. I know this may be news to some of you, but the human brain is capable of having many different thoughts on entirely different subjects... AT THE SAME TIME *gasp*.

"Wiener-gate" - see above.

"Her emails should be private... what will happen next to our emails?" Well - if you run for a public office in a state with transparency laws for politicians... guess what? Your emails are a matter of public record. If you read the article above you will even see that it isn't all of her emails... just the ones going through the state system in anyway.

I am not saying that democrats are perfect - they obviously aren't - but to in any way try to defend this woman's overwhelming stupidity is doing a massive disservice to your political party, and our country. I personally am a "none of the above". I think that most politicians are corrupt, and that our current system is exactly weighted to keep them that way. If you really want to complain about something, stop bashing people for calling an idiot an idiot, and instead start demanding lobbyist reforms in Washington D.C. Then you will see which politicians are dirty and which aren't - hint... the ones squealing the loudest about losing their cash cows are the dirty ones.

Oh, and for anyone demanding the release of Obama's emails - you're right, they should be public records as well. As should Bush's, Cheney's, Rice's, Rumsfeld's, etc.

Beyond the definition of idiocy. This is all anybody has to do? Sick sick people, no wonder 50% of america gets tax credits, they are definitely to stupid to get a job. There is something of value in government business, you're kidding, sorry jealous people, just because you posted and disclosed your stupidity shouldn't make it commonplace. What a sorry waste? Who could come up with such idiotic idea?

Most likely it's a "political bone" for the logging industry.

They could've created a PDF document containing all the emails and then read through it and delete/edit/remove whatever they think needs to be removed. There are a number of things that could've been done.

There is no valid reason what so ever to go from digital form to print. The cost of a copy would've been $0 and it would've saved everyone a lot of time and effort...

There is no valid reason what so ever to go from digital form to print

Wrong - Computer nerds may be able to raise the text from computer blacked out names. Altering the original by erasing would leave open the question that the document had been tampered more than just removing sensative information.

This permitted several different lawyers to black out items - the paper copy will leave only one original. Then they can scan and print the scan. This process should insure the names of those in the emails will not be know. Computer nerds may be able to raise the text from computer blacked out names. Furthermore - the ease of re-use would be hampered for those wishing to re-use the information.

Why are a person's private emails being released to the public?

I don't care if you like or dislike Palin, this should not be happening unless you want to have all of your own emails released without your permission.

Sarah and Todd Palin's emails were not "private". They were talking about State business. Taxpayer money paid Sarah Palin's salary - that means her work product belongs to the citizens of Alaska. That's why any citizen of any state can make an Open Records Request asking for any and all emails from a state employee's computer.

Go ahead & release them ...they will "Pale-in" comparison to "Weinergate!"

Why are a person's private emails being released to the public?

Are you for real? If that's all they have to do-- sign up for a free web-mail account, to subvert the democratic process, then all the Sunshine Laws are completely worthless. If they conduct GOVERNMENT BUSINESS, then it makes no difference what format they use!

Computer nerds may be able to raise the text from computer blacked out names

What are you talking about? If it is removed from the digital record, it is removed. If it is not completely removed, someone is incompetent.

On the other hand, it might be possible to use image manipulation to un-redact material that was printed, blackened with a marker, and then re-copied.

Computer nerds may be able to raise the text from computer blacked out names

Don't you just love how people get on here and talk about things they know absolutely nothing about? What did you think they would do? Use a black marker on the computer screen to black out things they didn't want seen? Once it's digitally removed, it's removed.

Dang when will people learn to stop cutting down the tree's. Why paper? I hope they get a paper cut or two, dang them. Leave the tree's up, for got sake, we need the clean air. 'Sides, she's not worth the waste of paper

Dang when will people learn to stop cutting down the tree's.

Probably around the time they learn to spell. You don't form a plural with an apostrophe.

Or "Why I hate Katie Couric"

or emails telling Obama "hey stupid there are only 50 states not 57 as you think"

Palin calls Obama stupid.... HAHAHAHAHAHA. really, my gut is hurting. The child needs to go back to bed.

"Quick, what are some good journals and magazines?"

I guess you thought Carter was intelligent too. We're suffering through the 2nd Carter administration

But Palin is still stupid...

"Quick, get me a map of Russia"

far as I know, we got no staes, Sarah.

Hey Terry, so far you've mentioned Obama twice and Carter once. You've also attempted to play that incredibly tired "57 states" card three times.

Do you know what "off topic" means?

I suppose you could ask $arah, but she'd only have to ask somebody else!

terry, every single reply of yours has been a deflection. What's the matter? You can't find anything to defend her on, so you deflect to things not related to this article?

You dug deep too. Carter?

terry, the 70s called. They want their talking point back.

Didn't Obama correct himself unlike palin trying to convince us Mr. Revere was ringing bells and firing warning shots? I guess you Palinites need to grasp at something now that the "longform birth certificate" has been produced.

Whether or not the Paul Revere story Palin told was true or not, she still made it sound stupid.

"You betcha!"

Got my popcorn and my Mike & Ike's right here, settling back.....man, is this going to be a great movie!

ROTF, guys...funny stuff!

Sarah, seriously.......go back to school. Pay attention this time, and come back when you have become more introspective, informed, thoughtful, and....oh, crap....guess it'll take more time than any of us have on this planet.

I guess you thought Carter was intelligent too.

As a nuclear engineer, yeah, he was brilliant. Never mind that he actually COMPLETED his elected term, and has gone on to do incredible good around the world since leaving office. A great president? No. But it also bears mentioning that he is highly respected worldwide as a man of the highest integrity, and a source of truth and an honest broker in all his dealings. I cannot name another former civil servant of the USA who enjoys such a sterling reputation, except perhaps Senator George Mitchell.

I also cannot imagine anyone in a position of importance anywhere in the world seeking out Sara Palin's opinion on ANYTHING.

Ah-hem, your brilliance is shining when you can't even spell her name correctly. I fail to see why you think she lacks intelligence. Isn't she an American citizen, just like you? She was the governor of a state - not like you. Chauvinism sucks and Hillary felt it more than anyone when she ran against O. Big whoop that Palin resigned. She did it so rabid complainers would leave Alaska alone!

Carter was an awful president, BTW. He has done some very controversial things and is not exactly as revered as you imply.

Dumma-

OOps, misspelled your name too, since my best friend's name isn't Donna (it's Sara), maybe I'll apologize.

Name for me, if you can, ANY other sitting governor who QUIT their job in the middle of term, so as to run for ANY other office.

Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson, Bernie Madoff, Charles Keating, and countless others were also American Citizens. So what?

Why does she lack intelligence? I never said that. I do imply that she is ignorant. That's a fact proven by her complete inability to give straight answers to fairly simple, if deep questions. Katie Couric or Charlie Gibson, anyone? Actually, most of the better cons in criminal history were not well educated. Is THAT the type we want running our country?

I would LOVE to vote for an intelligent, educated and competent woman for POTUS. It sure as Hell ain't Sarah.

Donna, I do have to tell you one thing, because obviously you have not been kept up to date on this. But anyone that does not have atleast 100 million dollars in a campaign will never even make it to a national debate. Do you also hate unions, yet support one of the two biggest most corrupt unions in the United States? (The Republican and Democratic Parties) Grow a brain, instead of listening to the crap both parties are spewing look at the facts.

Fact #1: The only REAL power the president holds is over the military. As evidenced Congress and the House holds more power in the American government than any President ever will. (The House of Representitives and Congress can overrule a presidential veto, or really anything a president does.) The President of the United States is only the boss to the military.

Fact #2: The president is nothing more than a scapegoat, as evidenced by the things Congress is doing currently.

Fact #3: Congress is not doing thier jobs, it took how long for them to agree on a budget? All the while the Republican party is spending more and more money making Obama look bad.

Fact #4: Even though America was founded on the concept the rich are no better than the poor. That is not how things are now. The average citizen gets screwed on a daily basis. The almost completely Republican backed Bush-era tax-cuts is a good example. None of the Democrats voted for it, and 5 Republicans voted against it. Yet the majority vote was passed with the Republican Party. I must add what was voted on was so ear-marked it effectively made the rich richer and the poor poorer. That is unamerican.

Right now our country is broken, it has been for a long time. It is not Obama's fault and quite honestly I think he is doing as good of a job as anyone in his position can. Considering he has more enemies in Congress than friends I am surprised he hasn't resigned yet, and I hope he serves his full term. Honestly, nothing will change unless the people use thier right and speak out against an Unconstitutional Government. The fact is that most of Congress doesn't care that those that barely make it from pay check to pay check is getting hurt badly, while those who want for nothing actually benefit. I mean think about it, who pays taxes in America? Certainly not the big corporations that get tax-breaks from producing products overseas, giving jobs to other countries and closing down factories in America. So go on and blame the President for what is going on, here's the reality if we do not demand the current problem be changed (a very bloated and corrupt party system for one.) things will never get better and things never really will change.

Plus I don't think anyone should criticize anyone in Public Office actually DOING THIER JOB. Maybe Donna you should actually bring up some critcism about those in Congress since a lot of them are not doing what the tax-payers put them in office to do. I don't think that the citizens realize that in a Democratic form of Government the real bosses are the voting citizens, not the people looking to ruin our country to make them more money.

Oh, yeah, Donna?

I have watched Hillary's performance as Sec of State, and I hafta say-- She's awesome. I really do hope she runs again for POTUS. She has had excellent command of diplomacy, and has done a stellar job of representing US interests during times of remarkable change in the hottest spot in the world (the Arab Spring movements).

I once thought of her as a hothead, but her current role has disproved that convincingly. She's a class act. And yes, I would have rather that she had won the nomination. Unfortunately, I don't think President Jesus Christ could fix what ails us now. Obama can't, and I am QUITE certain no Republican possibility could, either.

Exactly!! Again, Ms Palin's excuse they got me with a "gotcha " questions. I guess all questions she can't answers are gotcha questions!!! what a pathetic lady!!!

They continue because you continue. The media would post stories about kite flying weather conditions on Iceland if enough people read them.

Well said, Bill.

I would add to that the need to address the attempted circumvention of public records doctrine you mention in your article re passing public business correspondence through nonpublic email accounts. Such a devious practice is well worthy of continued investigation. We expect and deserve to have the light of day shine on all activities and communications by our public servants when such are in the discharge of the duties we are paying them to perform. To accept less is to pave the way for skullduggery and corruption.

"Stupid backward twit" ...so that's your new name. If you were as smart as she is you would be raking in the money like she is doing. So who is the stupid backward twit now? Get off of welfare or unemployment and go and look for a job you twit!!!!!!

Liz, I don't think Palin gets paid for being "smart" so much as she gets paid to repeat Tea Bagging talking points in broken English and Alaskan Slang.

Bill - I think the preference for the release would have been sooner than now if she was running. On the opposite hand - Alaska would want no problems from people mentioned in emails that shouldn't be. Seeing her personal account was hacked and nothing serious was found in what was gotten from that, I suspect this is going to be a fruitless witch hunt. The other reason is, I hear no rumours of what is in their being circulated.

If you were as smart as she is you would be raking in the money like she is doing.

Larry The Cable Guy is not particularly a bright light of human intelligence, either. He also makes a fortune. Many morons milk the masses for great wealth, but they are never considered genius or worthy of long remembrance in the course of human history. So what? The Wasilla Hillbillies are good fodder for like minded people across the nation. Like minded, what little they have in that department, is often ripe for the picking. See, morons have some money, too. Ever seen the crowds at a NASCAR race?

@Art - You do understand that Palin was faced with countless frivolous law suits? According to Alaska law she was responsible for all of the legal fees; she could not accept donations to help pay for them. She spent $500,000 of her own money fighting them. When the courts would rule one case as frivolous three more would be filed. Would you choose to go bankrupt fighting ridiculous law suits to keep your job for 2 more years? The left essentially forced her out of office and then call her a quitter. Seems childish to me.

DB Akron- I think you have accounts confused, it was not her personal account it was her Sarapac account where I'm sure she is very careful, But Sara has a lot to be proud of, it's not very often that a true contender for the white house blows it over a pretty face, really insulted America and left her with a shinning badge of honor. Then the stress got to her so she quit her job and made the rounds doing public appearances with the tag line "you Betcha" A bunch of you Nimrods actually paid to hear it, then that little Minnie Me daughter with her abstinence stance, Oops forgot the condom class, Bristol does us proud pops out a kid, Palin! Now Sara jumps back on the tour bus faster than a bad Chili dog through a colon and heads north, knowing full well that the DoDo is about too hit the fan. You Righties are praying that theres nothing in there to tarnish that sparkling Palin name and so is Sara, theres enough tarnish on her butt already that it would take the Pacific Fleet six months too polish it up! She's not smart enough to remember what she wrote! But America is smart enough too read it!

Sarah may not be very bright, but she is a lot smarter than those who continue to support her.

Look at the facts. She goes on a tour to "promote the importance of knowing American History and then demonstrates that she doesn't know anything about it herself. But she is smart enough to know that if she sticks to misrepresenting history, her followers will back her up, in spite of facts.

The Palin Mystery Tour of 2011, Rewriting American History One Stop at a Time.

Ca_Chris--

15 ethics/abuse of power lawsuits were not the reason she gave for quitting. The reason she gave was that her poll of her KIDS was in favor of QUITTING:

"Much prayer and consideration. And finally, I polled the most important people in my life, my kids. And the count was unanimous. While in response to asking, 'Hey, do you want me to be a positive influence and fight for all our children's futures from outside the governor's office?' it was four yeses and one 'Hell, yeah.' The 'Hell, yeah' sold it."

( http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1908669,00.html#ixzz1OXhFpcs7 )

Naturally, much revisionism has taken place since then, as is necessary when trying to either [a] resurrect one's political relevance to run for President, or [b] justify the continued milking of the media money machine. One thing that has remained totally clear is that Sarah does not like politics. She likes the limelight and attention that stokes her narcissistic fires. But the realities of politics, for her, are very unpleasant.
Lawsuits? What would you expect, if you use high office to push little personal vendettas against anyone who doesn't fall on their knees at the sight of you? Her political temper tantrums had become legendary by the time McCain tapped her.
The Troopergate affair did find abuse of power, but many requested emails were never provided. Perhaps now, those will come to light.
For one who considers herself the standard bearer for the Teabagger$ movement, I find it insulting that she has such a refined sense of victimhood.

What's the obsession with Paris Hilton....Kim Kardashian.....Kate Plus 8???

You voluntarily put yourself to the limelight and a portion of the population with listen.

In my opinion....she saw a way out to make a millions. It would be interesting to see how much she has made since 2008 and compare that to her earnings prior to the presidential election.

She is milking the "will she or won't she run" teet for as long as it pays out, or until the date to submit a presidential bid comes and goes, where upon she will remain at Fox News and collect a handsome salary for being a pundit.

Maybe the media keep publishing articles on Sarah "The Bimbo" Palin because the media just loves watching Republicans worship false idols and other miscellaneous idiots.

Maybe the media keep giving Palin a microphone hoping that one day Republicans will wake up and notice how illiterate and inarticulate Palin sounds.

I know: Because she's the former Ms. Wasilla!

The media obviously gets a tickle whenever Palin messes up because it makes Palin look even more stupid.

It's the same theory as when we rubber neck when we see an accident...difference is, Palin is a working accident in progress...can't wait till she, metaphoricallyspeaking, crashes and burns for good, and while I am at it, to the incredibly smart conservatives posting on here about how ignorant Obama is, let me remind you that he Graduated from Harvard top of his class, was the President of the Harvard Law review, and was also a law professor...but yeah, he's ignorant...but let's compare..Palin went to several different Universities, a community college, graduated with a communications degree(communications..heehee) was a beauty queen that played the flute. You got us Conservatives, she is obviously the smarter of the two!!!

The fact that she consistently polls near the top among who Republicans want as their 2012 nominee warrants media attention.

I mean, she gets something like 15% of Republicans, which translates into maybe 4% of Americans, supporting her.

I think the story the press is trying to point out is the appaling state of our education system that 4% of voters consider her even remotely qualified to be President.

hs321- Sara is like being caught in a swarm of gnats in the summer time, theres no escaping and they drive you up the wall, the only thing you can do is warn the neighbors. So thats what were doing, the Sarah swarm is about too hit the fan so were telling our neighbors and it should be a ball to watch! Why in the heck do you think she jumped back on the tour bus and headed home, wait, I thought she had a new home, it's in Arizona, and you Tea Baggers that doled out the cash paid that $1.3 million for it. maybe she's smarter than we give her credit, She could be the next Rush the Lush in the making! Or maybe she's heading north so she can defect to Canada, she's heard they have great mental health care and it's free!

@ Successful - Palin went to several colleges because she had to work the entire time. She is at least as qualified for the POTUS as Obama. Palin worked through college, worked in the private industry for two decades, was governor among other things. Obama may look decent on paper until you realize he had never worked in the real world. He has been a complete failure and people still blame Bush. Conveniently nobody mentions that Obama is doing all of the same things that liberals were up in arms about while GB was in office.

I do not support SP for president because we deserve better, but I fully believe she is just as qualified as Obama is. I can't see her screwing us over any worse than he has. This country needs to wake up and stop playing politics. America can be great again but we need to make some serious changes.

Gone in the head. That's the typical Palin supporter.

I'm a single dad in the Appalachian Ghetto. Yeah, the REAL America, according to Sarah. I put myself through an undergraduate degree, graduating Suma Cum Laude, and then an MBA. For the duration, I worked 2 jobs, and only recently went to one. I did this with one university for the undergrad, and one for the grad degree. I would have stayed at WVSU if they offered an MBA, but they didn't. MY daughter did not have to endure her dad running around the country not being her dad.

I know personally of others, most often women, who had it rougher than me, but they did it. They didn't travel for the social circuit, or shop for the easiest program they could find. THIS is the REAL America. That very same Real America that Palin is SO fond of no longer has jobs for people like me and the others who had it rougher than me. We played by the rules, while Sarah just played.

I don't get what anyone sees in Palin, she is shallow and I bet her emails are boring. If she became President she would probably just play like a kid and leave the VP in charge. The only good her email would do, is if they can convict her of something, and make sure she can't run a President ticket.

Not like there will be anything damning in them. They have had over two years to omit anything that may look bad for her.

I just don't see the point. Every single day a new whining article about Palin.

Don't think Palin doesn't love it Donna. It's all about attention. When it's positive, she gloats. When it's negative, it's a media "gotcha" moment. Either way, it's attention and she will take it no matter what.

I am sure Sarah Palin's life is not boring like yours. If you had such an exciting life you would have better things to do than write hateful blogs. I know for sure she definitely is worth more than you so you better shut up and get a life Dumbo.

I KNOW Palin makes more money than I do (but I bet I pay a higher percent of taxes than she does). What I don't know is how she stops herself from puking while she repeats all of those crazy Tea Bagging talking points.

Lizzy 52 bought an axe. Gave the bloggers 40 wacks. When she realized it was fun, gave Sirlafalot 41!

liz-523093- It's hard too be bored when your busier than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs, and every chair is gunning for you. Sarah jumped on the bus and headed north because she knew the dodo was about too hit the fan. Liz this is gonna be like watching a train wreck, you know it's wrong, but you watch anyway. It should have a very gory ending, bet it gets 5 stars on entertainment tonight, who knows if it's bad enough she could be on dancing with the stars. She'll definitely have plenty of time to practice! If she's not doing time for some ethics violations, But that's just a speculation on my part, but why else would a sitting Governor at the time refuse to make them public and her political party and action group has fought tooth and nail to stop them from becoming public ever since, I mean really Liz, aren't you the least bit interested to know why the secrecy or are you just a blind follower who can't believe your darling Sarah has pulled a boner over nothing but some love letters and some helpful hints from their hubby. I swear Liz that will be worse than if there is some real meat and potato's in them, all the wasted time and money will leave a very hostile media that may dump her like yesterdays expired milk? No ore TV coverage would be harder on her than a divorce and lost custody of the kids. Thats the true essence of the whole story, isn't it Liz?

You are wishing ill on her. I hope it does not fall back on you. I wish you were dead!!!!!

I am wishing ill on her. I'm also wishing ill on you, your family, your pet(s), and all your friends. I hope your child, in burning the family Bible, burns down your home, trapping you all in a fiery tomb.

fjurg- Now that is being extremely hard on a misguided tea bagger isn't it? We need to show them that they are working for the dark side, but their is still time for them to help and save the day, It is far better too reach out to them and pull them out of the burning building that is now the Republican party. When Mitt is all you have then you truly must feel lost. But then again some would rather die in the flames than recognize a black President in the US White house for a 2nd term. To Liz it truly is a black and white issue, Obamas Black and the White House is well, white.

Fair & balanced as opposed to far, far, far, & etc left. If you are so far to the left that you're about to run out of left, then EVERYTHING is right from there!

RDG6- would you mind explaining your last post, I must admit it left me leaning a little.... left.

I would vote for a woman any day, I just wouldn't vote for stupid. Sorry stupid people I may have offended.

Aww, where did you and Bible Spice get your PhDs in victimology, Terry?

Remind us again of which party is trying to dictate womens reproductive rights and remove their first stop for low income medical treatment and which party is trying to defend them. After you figure out that answer, ask your question again.

same way you libs call everyone racist that doesn't like obama. we don't like his policies but we're racists. So with your same stupid reasoning you must be sexists. We should be proud of murdering millions of babies unfortunately your mother's decided to keep you.

Well terry, you have shown your uselessness to me. You can do nothing but deflect and not once reply about the article in which you are replying in. Enjoy your hate filled life. If you can.

Even though I am not a Liberal, thanks for the sterotype. It solidifies your ignorance.

I don't like Sarah "The Bimbo" Palin because she's a woman.

Terry you are so delusional and a great representation of your party, and your Palin. I am a woman, I am a founder of group of women that stand up to domestic violence, we march, we raise money, and we also raise up women's self esteem, and independence. I don't know Palin personally to say I don't like her. What I don't like is her political views. Get the two straight.....what are you 12, if so, then tell your parents that their political conversations need not be held at the dinner table, and if you are an adult, then maybe you should think before you type, or speak, you are making woman look bad. Thank you.

So by your logic I can assume then that when conservative diss Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton it is because they hate women.

i guess as is typical libs you are all sexist because you don't like her because she is a woman.

I, for one, would pay REAL MONEY to see her debate Hillary. Or Olympia Snowe, or Christine Todd Whitman, or Ariana Huffington, or any of the thousands of other intelligent, educated and successful career civil servants throughout government. Her stupidity and arrogance are singularities. It is as though McCain's campaign searched far and wide for the most abysmal failure of human intellect that was available in America, and recruited her (real hard job, appealing to a sociopath like her). I mean, WHAT IN THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING??!!

I would imagine McCain's "legacy" will be damaged, in part, by his elevation of this harebrained hillbilly to the national stage. Such a shame... I liked him, once upon a time. Now, a PLAGUE on his house for bringing us this TeaTard.

Palin - Obamas best friend in 2012. Thank you

he's going to need one

It's a toss up between her and Trump. Both have proven to secretly work in the Dem's favor.

Bush Destroyed the Economy, like his father before him. Obama is merely doing his best to make it worse. Obamacare doesn't hit til 2014, wait til then and you will see the true power of a democrat to screwup the economy

Still can't find anything positive to say about Sarah, or do you just deflect for a living?

A cross between two of her kid's names gives you Trump!

Terry, I don't understand why you just don't worry about your own babies instead of other people's.

When Liberal " journalists" have no positive news when it comes to their own FAILED issues, they look to bash Sarah Palin and then they call HER the stupid one. Why don't you Libs cover REAL issues? haha

Oh, brother... it's Leona Palin.

Equally eloquent. Equally paranoid. Equally stupid as the original.

Well, what do you consider real issues? What would you like to discuss?

Do Conservative jouralist ever post anything about Liberals when they don't have any news to cover?

All thsoe questions are rhetorical by the way.

I guess you missed all the other articles on this site. Guess you just focused in on this one because you wanted to bash the "liberal" press for bringing up Sarah, correct?

Leona, to save you time scrolling up, I'll repost, from 5.3 above, a "REAL issue," as you describe it.

From the article:

"(A legal challenge now in the state Supreme Court addresses the broader question of whether all the governor's emails about state business, even if conducted between Yahoo accounts without passing through state computers, should also be considered a public record.)"

I would add to that the attempted circumvention of public records doctrine you mention in your article re passing public business correspondence through nonpublic email accounts. Such a devious practice is well worthy of continued investigation. We expect and deserve to have the light of day shine on all activities and communications by our public servants when such are in the discharge of the duties we are paying them to perform. To accept less is to pave the way for skullduggery and corruption.

I hope this clarifies things for you in terms of "REAL issues."

AS Bill stated, the governers office waited two years to release them. Your beef is with them, not anyone else. Your beef should be why it took over two years to release the emails, and not that this site wrote an article about them finally being released.

You need to stay current on these things. If they were not delayed multiple times, you could have complained about this site bring it up two years ago when they should have been released. Instead they got delayed repeatedly. You should be asking the governers office why and not berating this site for posting current news.

Mean and natsy does not win a race? Is that why you drug Edwards into this? To be nice and pleasant?

If it were true that "mean and nasty doesn't win a race", then we wouldn't have to worry that another dim-witted puppet like W. - meaning Palin of course - would be danced into the presidency by Cheney-types behind the curtain. But by now they must have noticed she can't follow a script, so it's probably not an issue anyway.

Hey, Edwards is a relevant and current topic last time I checked. Palin has been bashed for next-to-nothing for a couple of years now. I would LOVE to see those Edward's emails!!!!

You're absolutely right, Donna, she's been bashed for "next-to-nothing" ... I would even go so far as to say she has been bashed for absolutely nothing ... which is exactly what comes out of her mouth everytime she opens it ... NOTHING.

Donna-467844 - you can rest assured that if the ethics committee wants to see Edwards emails then they will and so will you in the process unless it concerns national security and in that case be it Edwards or Palin you and I won't be in the loop. If the press requests Edwards emails as of now he may actually be required to submit them, but I'm not sure about the laws in his home state. Alaska , however, is very clear and that is the Dilemma that Sarah finds herself, according to Alaska law all correspondence generated by the Governor in carrying out their duties must be made public if requested. But no matter what the outcome is in the Palin case Edwards is in hot water and rightly so, Especially If he used his office to attempt a cover up his affair or used campaign contributions to maintain his mistress and hide his malfeasance. If so, then off too jail he goes. Frankly I believe that he had some very generous friends that just tried to help a buddy out, in that case it was bad taste, but not an illegal use of illicit funds or campaign contributions. I think the the prosecutor will have a tough road to haul just trying to prosecute him on a few misguided words in a letter he presumably read. He is, again, presumed innocent until proven guilty of a statute that has never been tried before, But we know what an A$$hole he was for doing this to his family. thats irrefutable and has ruined him Politically forever. I only hope that Sarah's emails do the same to her, Not interested in a prosecution of her for any particular reason, don't have an ax to grind at all, But do want her off the political stage where she has muddied the water and contaminated an entire party with unfounded and divisive rhetoric that has been a key component of the fall of the "Statesman". Sarah was one of the founders and key elements of the Tea Party. For 35 years I was a tried and true Republican, that was before I realized that on a very crazy presidents watch one of the most Heinousness crimes ever committed happened on our soil under the watchful eye of G W Bush, I was madder than a pack of rabid dogs after the fact and had a Thirst for Blood just all the rest of us, But an honorable President in retrospect would not have stood upon the rubble of the WTC saying we will avenge America and if your not with us your against us (Any of this ringing a bell with you guy's) , and finally the proclamation of the Axis of evil. Many will say that was strong leadership, at that moment however, I had an epiphany and said to myself the great leaders of all times would not seize the moment to declare war on a sovereign nation that we knew had nothing too do with the attack and then sold a set of wars to the US population on the premise of WMD, 's when the UN specifically told us that there was no evidence of the generation or deployment of any such weapons or facilities capable of making or deploying same. That was backed up by surveillance and satellite imagery, Then the top secret mobile laboratories were invented to explain the lack of evidence, then the slam dunk we got Colin Powell one of our most honored warriors too fall on his sword in front of the world at the UN. And presto we were at war and the killing began, Now we know we have lost at least 5000 US soldiers and climbing and an estimated 40 to 50 thousand Iraqis (some estimates go as high as 120,000), Most of which didn't even know what was happening, they were conscripts, Just local untrained militias that couldn't even fire their weapons due to rust and up keep. It was a slaughter of massive proportions. We celebrated in the streets, old G.W. stood aboard the USS Ronald Regan and proclaimed Victory ( Hollywood Style), The dictator was hung, his sons were mowed down in a hail of bullets and Saddam's Lions of the desert were defeated, But not really, 10 years latter we are still being killed as occupiers. Obama has struggled to get us out, but generals and hawks in the senate say if we leave then we stand a chance of Iraq reverting to the old ways again, The Afgan Issue where we should have been completely focused is in even worse shape with no exit strategy on the horizon. even following OBL death.

Now the main point Sarah Palins PAC was in full favor of military intervention and is aggressive in nature and attitude. She does not have the political savoy to host or chair any world negotiations on behalf of the US and Hillary Clinton is more of a stateswoman in her fingernail than Sarah Palin does in her last 3 years of public appearances, She is a master of one liners, but is not quick on her toes. If not practiced she is totally ineffective and her handlers rarely let her alone with the media, Between the Bush/Cheny years of lies and the postage stamp brain size of McCains running mate I lost all faith in my party and became bitter at what they have done for the rich at the expense of our young men in the military, it truly sickens me! I see my brother vets wounded and hurting and the only reason was that Baby George wanted to finish daddy's job of ousting Saddam. It was all for dads approval or was it competition, Haven't figured that out yet, has anyone else?

Sorry liz, it isn't hard to smear Palin, she has already displayed her stupidity a dozen times by opening her mouth when she shouldn't. I agree with the majority, she's in it for the money, she made a fortune off the teaparty paying her to show up. She quit as govenor of Alaska because she was caught dirty, these Emails she sent through government computers are public record, but the conservatives have now taken two years to release them, guess there was a lot of stupidity to cover up. She was also up on ethnics charges in Alaska, dropped when she quit, guess they were just glad to get rid of her. Now she is a teaparty hero, oh joy, will certainly put some humor into the presidential race if she runs and continues to open her mouth.

It's not just Democrats who're horrified by the idea that someone like Palin wants control of the country. No one with even a scrap of patriotism wants to see her in a position of political power.

Vinegaroon, I fail to see how Sarah ranks up there with the likes of Edward, Arnold, and numerous other political creeps. Talk about stupid. I can't ever seem to find out what her big crime is, but liberals just keep mindlessly repeating "Ooo, she's stupid."

I agree with liz - if you can't leave Palin alone then maybe you ought to ask yourself what your problem is. After all, you can say everything you want to say in a voting booth during elections. There is no need for all this meanness, unless you are a narcissist and can't tolerate anyone who has a different opinion than yours.

Even her employer, Roger Ailes, thinks she's an imbecile, so it's not just Democrats or liberals that point out that she is in no way qualified for public office.

I have come to believe that Donna would vote for Sarah if it were found that she was a Satan Worshipper.

Apologists suck.

Yep they really do suck Nitro, when you have people that will follow you into battle for no good reason other than a cute smile and nice cannons your just as loony as a Saturday morning cartoon, but she's a woman and I think most women I know don't identify with her or understand her extremist views, My wife would never pose with a dead Bear with a Shotgun or Rifle in her hands, she's got too much class for something like that. I really have nothing personal against her other than i don't want her leading the most powerful nation in the world. But apologist there are a plenty. I've always looked at Sarah as a train wreck, you know you shouldn't watch, but you do anyhow, there is something entertaining about it, Unlike her show, Wild Alaska, that jumped the shark faster than it took too film the Prom o's

When you have over two years to go over the mails, I am sure it was "cleaned up" quite well.

I want to see the one about Revere warning the British about the impending American invasion of England.

This bimbo is a real jewel of ignorance and stupidity.

Bravo Rasputin!

Great humor!

I wish she would write a complete history of America. I would need surgery after all the laughing and puking!

Bill film at 11...lol

Don't bet on it.

To her supporters, Sarah Palin has positioned herself in an unapproachable position.

Anything she does "wrong" can be blamed on the "lame-stream media"

Any "fact" she mis-represents can be conveniently adjusted.

The only thing she stands "for" is, standing against other things [obama, the government, taxes, immigrants/foreigners, China, etc...]

As long as you keep focus on the "other things" .... you can do no wrong.

Wow, you must be really scared of her to come up with all that!

Donna, scared of Sarah Palin? On what planet?

The only ones scared of her are the wolves and their puppies.

The rest of the world, including most Repugnicans, are afraid that she might run and ruin what little reputation they have left. Get educated.

Donna is a shill. Read the whole thread. Pretty bad.

Never once has she made an original, intelligent post. Only reacts to others with some condescending nonsense.

We need an "ignore" button.

Someone mentioned earlier that WMD were never found in Iraq (as part of the usual Bush Bashing.) Somehow, 20,000 Kurds were poisoned with gasses-and "Chemical Ali" was hung for that specifically, and Saddam joined him partly for the same thing. You Libs are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.(courtesy of your fav. Lib commentator Lawrence O'Donnell-MSNBC)