Comments on: So Long, Sarah! Anchorage Bids Farewell to the Governor.

By: badgervan

badgervan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:04:13 +0000

Great coverage. Anyone know who the tall, pretty blonde is in so many pics, who seems to be joined at the hip with Palin? My guess is a former high school basketball teammate/buddy along for the ride to fame and fortune…. mostly fortune.

I was told she is Track Palin’s girlfriend. AKM

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The BRAD BLOG : Farewell of the Moment: 'North to the Future'... — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:58:15 +0000

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By: Ann from Australia

Ann from Australia — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:44:04 +0000

Those of us who could not be there thank you. LOL It must have been sort of surreal looking on.
SP’s quittin’ has made it to Australian TV news – they ran Tina Fey footage alongside SP for our added enjoyment.
We don’t know whether or not to hope for her to run in 2012, but shall certainly keep checking in here for the next exciting developments.

By: Moose Pucky

Moose Pucky — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:44:24 +0000

Thanks for eye rollery tom foolery.

By: Muppet2

Muppet2 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:10:17 +0000

LOL, Lens envy. Bwaaaahaaaaa

By: sauerkraut

sauerkraut — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:15:30 +0000

Closing Time. …

By: sauerkraut

sauerkraut — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:13:32 +0000

lotsa red shirts… but parnel and the new first lady was wearing blue.

maybe that is a sign of the future.

soooo, like… Mr. Palin is no longer The First Dud, eh?

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And On The Last Day, Sarah Fed The Crowds… « cubiyanqui — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:00:07 +0000

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By: leenie17

leenie17 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:15:55 +0000

Whoops! Sorry for the double-ish post. The first one went to a page with an error message and I watched the video before writing the second one…

By: leenie17

leenie17 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:14:01 +0000

ProChoiceGrandma Says:
Wish I knew sign language to see if the interpreter was signing “She’s so full of sh*t”.
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Tempting, I’m sure, but no!

I’m an interpreter and have always had tremendous sympathy for any fellow interpreter who tries to make sense of her blather. Actually, the interpreter did a great job making what Palin said as clear as possible. It was such a short speech and did make more sense than usual so the woman lucked out!

I was kinda surprised to see her in red, though. As a rule, light-skinned interpreters wear solid dark colors for good contrast with their hands. However, red is a real problem for anyone with Usher Syndrome (causes hearing and vision loss), so most interpreters I know who do platform work don’t wear it. It was also odd to see her on the ground instead of the stage because it really limits how many people can see her. Wonder if that’s a SP thing to not want to share the stage…anyone notice this before???

I’ve interpreted at ceremonies several times for a former boss (a political appointee who was probably even nuttier than Palin, hard to believe I know!) where I was sooo tempted to sign “Lie! Lie! Lie!” We try to always be professional but sometimes it’s REALLLY hard!!!

Dubya was in my town a few years ago and they were looking for an interpreter to cover his speech. A friend of mine worked at the school where he was speaking at and nearly called me to do the job. As much as it would have been cool to interpret for a POTUS, I just could NOT have accurately interpreted what he was saying without my feelings showing all over my face!