Sarah Palin's Least-Favorite Blogger

After calling it quits, Gov. Sarah Palin put Shannyn Moore in the cross-hairs. Now it's Moore's turn.

Dirk Smillie, 07.10.09, 09:37 AM EDT

One day after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced she would leave office by the end of July, Palin's attorney blasted what he said were "false and defamatory" claims on the Web about why Palin is resigning. Palin's legal counsel warned that if Internet posters didn't stop reporting rumors as fact, they would face legal action. Only one individual was named: Alaska blogger and radio talk show host Shannyn Moore. Forbes spoke with Moore earlier in the month.

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Why Sarah Palin Quit: The Five Best Explanations

By Jay Newton-Small -- Monday, Jul. 06, 2009

ANCHORAGE--When Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced her intention to resign on July 3, many assumed there must be a looming scandal. Why else make the surprise announcement late in the afternoon before the July 4 holiday — the equivalent of a news black hole — in tones that varied from angry to anxious? Palin even hauled her husband back from a commercial fishing trip to be by her side.

In the days since, however, it has become clear that no other shoe is likely to drop. No federal investigation or teen pregnancy or hikes along the Appalachian Trail. Alaskan politicos who have worked with Palin for years say her reasons for leaving are multilayered, and largely personal. Her unhappiness in the job came as no surprise in Alaska. In fact, given her history — and how miserable the past eight months have been for her — perhaps the surprise is that more people didn't see it coming. Here are the most important factors that Alaska insiders say went into Palin's sudden decision.

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Diagramming Sarah Palin's "Full-Court Press" Metaphor

By Tommy Craggs, 2:00 PM on Mon Jul 6 2009
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Sarah Palin on her resignation: 'Politically speaking, if I die, I die. So be it'

BY Michael Saul
Daily News Political Correspondent

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, "if I die, I die. So be it."

The Alaska governor spoke in taped interviews on ABC, NBC and CNN broadcast Tuesday morning.

She told CNN that "all options are on the table" for her future.

But told ABC's "Good Morning America" that she recognizes she might not have political staying power after her surprise resignation Friday, which came just as she had been expected to elevate her national profile ahead of a possible 2012 Republican presidential run.

"I said before ... 'You know, politically speaking, if I die, I die. So be it,'" she said.

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L.A. Times -- Sarah Palin's Resignation as Alaska Governor Sets Off Speculation

Some expect her to run for president; others believe the surprise move will finish her politically.

By Mark Z. Barabak
4:28 PM PDT, July 3, 2009

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she was quitting her job at the end of the month -- unleashing a torrent of speculation about her plans, motivation and the political wisdom of such a seemingly confounding decision.

Speaking from the backyard of her lakefront home in Wasilla, Alaska, Palin suggested that she would remain active in national politics.
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Vanity Fair -- It Came from Wasilla

By Todd S. Purdum -- August 2009

Despite her disastrous performance in the 2008 election, Sarah Palin is still the sexiest brand in Republican politics, with a lucrative book contract for her story. But what Alaska’s charismatic governor wants the public to know about herself doesn’t always jibe with reality. As John McCain’s top campaign officials talk more candidly than ever before about the meltdown of his vice-presidential pick, the author tracks the signs—political and personal—that Palin was big trouble, and checks the forecast for her future.

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