Sarah Palin's Resignation Speech; Twitter This, Blog That!
Palin Resignation Speech: Lawyer Addresses Alleged Wasilla Sports Complex Corruption
Palin's lawyer, writing on her behalf, published a release addressed to no one in particular. The Palin lawyer release addressed supposed allegations made immediately after Palin's resignation speech by several unspecified "unscupulous people" of a corruption investigation into the building of the Wasilla Sports Complex, by attacking journalism: "... modern journalism apparently abhors any type of due diligence and fact checking before scurrilous allegations are repeated as fact."
Later in his release, Palin's lawyer specifically stated that his statement was to provide notice to liberal Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore and anyone who republishes her alleged defamatory claims that Sarah Palin is under Federal investigation that the Palin camp is exploring legal options to address the alleged defamation. Who specifically is Palin's lawyer warning besides Moore? He names the New York Times and the Washington Post as well as Huffington Post and MSNBC. For authority he cites a provision of the Alaskan constitution.
Sarah Palin posted her lawyer's letter on Twitter along with a link to her resignation speech and other comments about the reaction it drew.
Palin Resignation Speech: Shannyn Moore's Response to Palin's Lawyer's Release
Shannyn Moore posted on her blog today an intention to hold a press conference in front of Sarah Palin's office to rebut the accusation of defamation, noting that she had mentioned the existence of rumors which she says have been swirling for years. Moore denies that she made defamatory statements about Sarah Palin. Moore contends that Palin is "a coward" and "a bully."
Palin's Resignation Speech: No Open FBI Case
The LA Times has confirmed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Alaska office does not have an open investigation on Sarah Palin.
Palin Resignation Speech: Drama Continues on Twitter and the Blogosphere
As the drama over Sarah Palin's surprise resignation and vague explanation plays out, readers can keep up with the latest by following Sarah Palin's Twittering and Shannyn Moore's blogging as well as following the various media accounts.
Sources: http://ktuu.images.worldnow.com/images/incoming/Release_for_7-4-09-1.pdf; http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-palin5-2009jul05,0,7018263.story; http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/; http://twitter.com/AKGOVSarahPalin.
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33 Comments
Post a CommentMethinks we have not heard the last of Sarah Palin.
Palin was in way over her head from the beginning. She makes no sense when she speaks and I just never got her. The only she she clearly does is -- lie.
Hmmmm. Sounds to me like Palin has handled criticism quite well to date but has finally had her fill of biased and nonfactual reporting by media and Joe Q Public. She seems to be finally doing what hollywood celebrities have been doing for eons...threatening to sue for slander, etc. And many of them have won too. Great writing job, though, Carol. We can agree to disagree on Palin.
If she sues everyone who makes statements about their opinion of her, her politics or her behavior, then the $500k in legal fees she says she has (although her PAC paid the lion's share) are going to look like a buck fifty in comparison. Sure sounds whiny to me.
Dawgonit! I just checked back and saw your response to my comment, Carol. I meant to say the most attacked female political figure. I do realize, of course, that much of your response would still apply, but I am judging by the degree of invective. And of course Obama is the anti-christ. You just add his birth month to his birth year, multiply by the number of miles between here and Hawaii, subtract the winning lotory number of... anyway, Donald's putting up a better argument than I, so I'll go sit on the sidelines and cheer for him. As always, I love your writing, even when we disagree.
Very thought-provoking! When people resign (no matter what political party is involved), people wonder why. I wonder about the legalities about who can blog or Twitter about it and when they'll be sued.
Your network said they were tired of hearing about Michael Jackson, well it it plenty of people tire of hearing about Sara Palin.
Great writing as usual Carol - I'd have to go mostly with Donald's comment on this one.
Another topic that makes you go hhhhmmmm...........
If she feels she's been defamed, let her sue. I did not see defamation in the statements I looked at. I saw sources saying that there had been a rumor for many years that she was under investigation. Apparently, there was a rumor. And, apparently, the rumor did contend that she was under investigation. Those facts are true and not defamatory. Was she under investigation in fact? No. But the reports I referred to never said she was under investigation. Acknowledging the existence of a rumor and posing the question whether there is any truth to it as the blogger did is not defamation. And this is not "state-run media" she's attacking. Her primary target was an Alaskan blogger. The critics of her resignation span both parties and many are not liberals.