Threatened by Palin, a Blogger Speaks Out. Shannyn Moore, Meet the Press.
5 07 2009
On the last bright sunny day of a holiday weekend that was jam-packed with unexpected politican maneuvering, blogger Shannyn Moore had the last word. She stood in front of Governor Sarah Palin’s Anchorage office, before reporters and television cameras, and read a prepared statement.
On the Fourth of July, when Americans everywhere were celebrating our most sacred national holiday with parades and barbeques, Governor Sarah Palin was busy having me, Shannyn Moore, declared an Enemy of the State.
In a rambling quasi-legal letter, the most powerful person in this state accused me of defaming her for pointing out the fact that there have been rumors, -rumors- of corruption, rumors that have been around for years.
When Sarah Palin gave her three-weeks notice to the people of Alaska, aborting her term as Governor, a lot of people wondered why she quit. Mid-level managers turn-in their notice, not elected public officials. It didn’t make sense. It still doesn’t. People have been trying to guess why she really quit, and everyone in Alaska has been playing the guessing game. They’re rumors. There are a lot of rumors. And with all the corruption we’ve had here in Alaska, of course we wonder what’s really behind her resignation.
Governors don’t just quit. But Governor Palin did.
The governor’s massive overreaction -on the Fourth of July no less- should make any reasonable person wonder what’s wrong with her. The Lady protests way too much. Eventually we’ll all find out why she really walked off the job.
Sarah Palin is a coward and a bully. What kind of politician attacks an ordinary American on the Fourth of July for speaking her mind? What’s wrong with her? The First Amendment was designed to protect people like me from the likes of people like her. Our American Revolution got rid of kings. And queens, too. Am I jacked-up? You betcha.
Sarah Palin, if you have a problem with me, then sue me. Shannyn Moore will not be muzzled!
During a question and answer session, Moore assured the press that this was not going to affect “how she blogged,” stressing that she had reported that rumors existed, not the validity of any such rumors. The story has already ignited the blogosphere, and has just been picked up by the Associated Press, in addition to local news media.
It’s fireworks on the 5th of July for Governor Palin, and a celebration of the first amendment for the rest of us. Thanks to a true patriot for being brave and refusing to be bullied.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:44 AM
I like the idea of Brian on the “Suck it up Buttercup” Tshirt. Wouldn’t wear anything with Sarah’s face on it!
July 6th, 2009 at 12:45 AM
Of course then it would be more of an inside joke, which does have appeal also.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:57 AM
I love the way Shannyn Moore took questions from the press. It’s so unlike the “Quitter on Twitter” who waves away questions that are not from Faux News’ Greta or Mannity.
I still shudder when I think of her performance at the VP debates…it was like she said, “I am here to wink, blow kisses, twirl my hair and swish my tushie but, nope uhmmm, definitely not answering Gwen Ifil’s questions.”
Shannyn did just the right thing. Now, maybe, she should propose that the governor hold a town hall meeting to answer questions from her constituents about her resignation and all the unfinished affairs she will be leaving behind.
July 6th, 2009 at 1:06 AM
Shannyn, you Rock! Thanks for taking the heat for all of us who believe that Buttercup (love the new nickname BTW) went too far a long time ago. Defending the first amendment is a legacy you and your daughter can be proud of forever.
Welcome to the Mudflats, JHop. Your posts today have been extremely enlightening and on point. I also don’t remember NYHawk posting very much before and appreciate his/her comments as well. Having such an array of talents/experience on this blog is one of the things which make it so dynamic and informative. In addition to AKM’s stellar writing also, too.
July 6th, 2009 at 1:08 AM
Buttercup’s last Tweet was 12 hours ago. Is she done yet?
July 6th, 2009 at 1:16 AM
I don’t know if anyone else has provided links to these two excellent articles on Huffpo. Funny, witty, and relevant!
Sarah Palin, the First Amendment, and Santa Claus
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-schweber/sarah-palin-the-first-ame_b_225906.html
Dear Sarah, Please, Please, Please Sue Me
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-mcnamara/dear-sarah-please-please_b_225920.html
July 6th, 2009 at 1:17 AM
DAILYKOS: Why She Suddenly Quit: Palin Under Federal Investigation
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/6/750379/-Why-She-Suddenly-Quit:-Palin-Under-Federal-Investigation-
WOW. Read this! In comparison, skeetervt just blew shannyn out of the shark-infested defamatory waters.
July 6th, 2009 at 1:18 AM
And, a question, (kind of off-topic but, speaking of Van Flein and the gov.’s legal matters):
I know there are still a couple of open court cases by people that filed suit against Gov-not-for-much-longer-Palin.
1. Andree McCleod’s suit in Alaskan civil court and,
2. a federal case over her failure to issue the Juneteenth proclamation in 2007.
Does anyone know anymore about either of these cases?
July 6th, 2009 at 1:24 AM
and a harsh editorial by POLITICO: Sarah Palin is out of the game
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24536.html
July 6th, 2009 at 1:59 AM
From Sea of Pee
Lawdy me… this is just gross
These comments gave me the creeps. OH.. thought they liked Sarah because she was an all American Mom blah blah
The leftys are the ones making things “sexist”
This is creepy:
(Ole’ “Hefmier” and his “growing” ???????????????????????? :^/)
GAG!!!!
Heather said… If she’s a vampire, then she sparkles in the sunlight. VERY suspicious that she lives in Alaska… very large carnivores, lots of darkness.
Soooo, does she sparkle in the sunlight???
July 5, 2009 1:50 AM
Hefmier said… Heather wrote:
“If she’s a vampire, then she sparkles in the sunlight. VERY suspicious that she lives in Alaska… very large carnivores, lots of darkness.
Soooo, does she sparkle in the sunlight???”
????????? :^/
Kevin said… Sarah Palin a vampire?
Well let’s see…black party dress, long fingernails, fangs…
I LIKE IT!
Hefmier said… Kevin wrote:
“Sarah Palin a vampire?
Well let’s see…black party dress, long fingernails, fangs…
I LIKE IT!”
???????????????????????? :^/
July 6th, 2009 at 2:03 AM
Watching “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. They’re talking about Buttercup.
July 6th, 2009 at 2:11 AM
Mike Allen of Politico says Palin is going to be rich. I disagree because Palin can’t deliver a decent speech to save her neck, and no one cares what a quitter has to say. When she actually had a political future, maybe she could have commanded high speaking fees, but now not so much.
July 6th, 2009 at 2:33 AM
ds55 – i wish you were right; trained dolphins deserve to make more money than she does. but can you really not see her as the next Rush? Just making up stuff on the radio or a talk show that the fringe crazies will eat up? if you read some of her supporters’ comments and their blind loyalty in the face of her just…absolute ABSURDITY, i think she will be rich. And, unlike us, they will not see her as a quitter. They will see her as a celebrity personality with “real” experience in government, even better than Rush!
I actually think radio/tv is the only way that she will ever succeed; she does not have to answer to anyone (except her producers) and she doesn’t have to do any real work (which is apparently when she quits any job. and 5 colleges for that matter). all she has to do is talk nonsense. which she excels at. a good point guard knows how to yell in their opponent’s face to distract them. that being said, i think she would still need to, you know, actually learn issues to talk about other than “government spending sucks!” and “i hate obama!” and the “press is so mean!”
July 6th, 2009 at 2:51 AM
Way to go SHannyn, Sticl it to them. We love you here in Canada. Stay strong.
July 6th, 2009 at 3:16 AM
Wait until Sarah Palin has her own show! Think she was mocked over the last 8-9 months? It’s going to be so bad…..she’ll quit! LOL
July 6th, 2009 at 4:04 AM
Ms. Moore…you have my full support and the support of THOUSANDS. Mrs. Palin is one sandwich short of a picnic and I, for one, am glad the citizens of Alaska will be rid of her.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:12 AM
I think that Palin will make money…initially. But, after some no-shows on the speaking circuit (think about all of her drama around GOP events), or more of Palin’s fear of committment to an event, she will lose appeal.
Also, after some people pay to hear her speak, and then sit through a rambling mess of a speech, they may not be so willing to do it again.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:15 AM
I am so proud of Shannyn. It’s time that someone stood up to Palin and said what the rest of us are thinking. I am sick and tired of the soon-to-be EX-Governor of Alsaka trying to control other American’s.
Palin should have zero impact on my life, yet she is trying to censor what I read, hear, and see on the internet, on TV, by late night comedians, and in newspapers. Enough is enough!!!!
July 6th, 2009 at 4:57 AM
[...] has just been picked up by the Associated Press, in addition to local news media." Source: The Mudflats
July 6th, 2009 at 5:02 AM
[...] has just been picked up by the Associated Press, in addition to local news media." Source: The Mudflats
July 6th, 2009 at 5:29 AM
Wolf Pack: you forgot one, she also too quite being Mayor.
IQUITerod
July 6th, 2009 at 5:36 AM
I woke up today to Morning Joe on MSNBC as they all spoke of good old Sarah and all the money she is going to make now. Not once did they mention Shannyn or her press conference. Of course that is a Republican based show so they will spout what a great lady she is.
July 6th, 2009 at 6:21 AM
I watched Morning Joe before coming to work as well. Mika as usual, made me want to puke. She is an idiot..just like Palin. They would make great best friends.
No fear…Keith and Rachel and Chris will take on Sarah Palin tonight. I can hardly wait for this day to be over, so that I go home..eat my dinner and laugh my azz off listening to them. I think I may even watch all 3 shows twice. I get them repeated…..so 6 hours of Sarah laughter for me.
July 6th, 2009 at 6:42 AM
here is the link to Toads father and his statement of not knowing anything about it, Toad didn’t either or he would have gone off. Scarah thanked him for “coming”, he probably wasn’t too happy about her timing, lol, asking family to drop important money making fishing for goodness sake, what was she thinking. Now she has to help him make it up, lol, at the expense of the people of Alaska of course.
She’s queen of drama that’s for sure, that is her true gift in life, right up there with Rushbo. Big bags of drama and hot air. There will be lots of entertainment ahead. But I think she has her justice coming first, she is a fraud governor, at least history will show she QUIT. Fair or Unfair. She quit. Can’t deny that one.
July 6th, 2009 at 6:49 AM
Um – lilybart, I’m no Palin fan, but she didn’t exactly quit being Mayor – she served two terms and would have been term limited out, at least under
Wasilla municipal code.
July 6th, 2009 at 6:50 AM
oops – left out a word – “current” Wasilla municipal code.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:26 AM
Jhop or anyone, if you have time I’d love to hear your take on this……written Dec. 08.
If the AK FBI did such a fabulous job why did we end up with Ted’s verdict thrown out.
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/stevens/story/631518.html
“An Alaska FBI agent has accused fellow agents and at least one prosecutor of misconduct and unethical behavior in the public corruption investigation in Alaska and the trial of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.”…………
The whistle-blower said he initially brought his complaints directly to the agent or agents, and also to Eric Gonzalez, the chief division counsel to the FBI in Anchorage, but the problems were not solved, he said”………….
“On Nov. 21, he wrote, he asked for protection under federal law as a whistle-blower, fearing he would be punished for coming forward. FBI officials, from the Public Corruption Unit in Washington “to the highest levels” are extremely pleased about the Alaska investigation.”
July 6th, 2009 at 8:04 AM
Thank God Shannyn! We need more people to speak up and tell some truth about this woman. Everyone is sooooooo scared to tell the truth behind this Gov. I have waited for this to happen…. many of us know she was never smart enough, to do this job. She puts on a pretty good front that front is falling quickly. About time you step down Pale of —-. The State of Alaska can finally go forth with some integrity.
July 6th, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Just had to make a run to the UPS store, was listening to the Ed Schultz Show, Shannyn is going to be on soon. A guy that called in was swearing buttercup was a “meth head” having a meltdown. Claims her actions, weight, jumpiness etc all point to that, hmmm. Ed was quick to jump in & say “well now, that’s purely speculation” he must be nervous about being included in the lawsuit silly sarah is filing against the world in general!
July 6th, 2009 at 9:12 AM
hmm, could explain that over developed mandible also too, common amongst meth heads, from grinding their teeth down to nubs. Shannyn, we got your back. I could afford to send my man, O $25 a month, I can send it to you for your legal fund if necessary!
July 6th, 2009 at 9:22 AM
The FBI’s response to this is concerning. They don’t generally make statements, yet they went out of their way to dispel Palin rumors that were “unfair.” I think it was inappropriate. A simple statement that they were not investigating her would have been sufficient. The statement they made makes it look like they are Palin-drones (the mindless acolytes that unquestioningly accept her every word).
July 6th, 2009 at 9:37 AM
“There once was a maverick named Palin
who became very famous for failin”.
Since she got in a snit and decided to quit,
her political future”s derailin”.
found this on AKM’s Huff Post article comment section.
=)
July 6th, 2009 at 9:41 AM
If Shannyn was to be sued by Buttercup, and started up a Trust Legal Fund, I would bet money, she’d get more than Buttercup in two days and what buttercup has received since her trust was set up.
Plus she have tons of pro bono lawyers from all over the country. Bring it on Buttercup.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Our sparkly buttercup has to have a fek or a fight once a week. Tag you’re it!!
July 6th, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Let me know if there is a group organizing for Shannyn Moore for president 2012.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:27 PM
[...] of those in Palin’s crosshairs is blogger Shannyn Moore. Shannyn has one message for Palin: Bring it on. On the Fourth of July, when Americans everywhere were celebrating our most sacred national holiday [...]
July 6th, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Could it be possible the Palin’s were being investigated and there was a deal–you quit and we’ll quit?????
July 6th, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Yo! folks!
Palin quit!
Others would have hung in there for all four years. But Palin is a quitter. Palin quit. That is who she is. That’s what makes her special.
People speculate there’s a reason why Palin quit. There is– Palin quit because she’s a quitter. The only people who would support her for President would be folks who also support her VP candidate– they’d be voting for two people, not one.
Here in Alaska, who would have known–when we elected Palin for governor, we also elected Sean Parnell for governor? Sort of a two-for-one deal. Unfortunately I voted for neither.
July 6th, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Gardenslug said: “Quitter on Twitter”
I Love it!
July 6th, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Hey Shannyn- good job on the interview/pc. I especially liked someone’s labet for SP– “The Quitter on Twitter”. You should patent that.
July 6th, 2009 at 2:51 PM
oops- Labet = “label” (see post above) – how libelous
July 6th, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Appears to me that this gutsy ARTICULATE woman Shannyn should have been Gov – and McCain’s pick/ though I doubt very much if she’d have been suckered into that scam – with McCain’s Trophy wife. Pretty good livin’ it appears – this fancy home built at the same time as this huge sports complex. Oh well maybe she can join Joe the Plumber whose name is Sam and as much a plumber as I am an Alaskan belly dancer. One good thing came out of they dysfunctional Palin clan – we found out that the folks in Alaska are what America is all about / which most states seem to have forgotten. GREAT PEOPLE you folks. JM – NH
July 8th, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Shannyn Moore is a hero. Palin is indeed a bully and whiner. There is no place in the Whitehouse for either. Sadly, we as a nation, forgot that for a while. Thankfully, we woke up just in time.