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Sarah Palin Could Make $2 Million By Resigning

By Paul Bedard

July 12, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

Resigning Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's payday could top $2 million, says a publicist who knows her well. And that's just for speeches, not a book or TV gig. "She needs the cash, and by quitting now she can probably make a couple million in the next year," says the associate. "She wouldn't have been able to do that as governor, and who knows if everyone would have been as interested in her 18 months from now."

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Palin is nothing more than a joke with “lipstick”. Let’s be real people. McCain needed a woman so he could try to grab Hillary voters. Instead of finding someone ladies could relate too he instead found this over moisturized montage of tweaks and blurbs that made NO sense. As he attempted to tie on his puppet strings and gag he learned quickly and harshly that when she was allowed to open her mouth that she not only made herself look bad but him and the entire Republican Party as well! Now she’s on a book tour! I guess she needed something to fill the void since she resigned her position as governor, (remember Sarah, no unemployment for you – you can leave that for the rest of us) really, who’s gonna buy this book……McCain? Maybe the Bush’s? Jeb could be first in line. Could you imagine this book doing the rounds at the local “book of the month club” meetings? When is she going to realize that she has about as much political support and influence as a plate of cheese fries? Go home. Go away…………..just go!

Lisa of NH 1:19PM November 13, 2009

Public Service ... not for Palin. She's in it for the money pure and simple.

I give her points for resigning and being honest about going out and making a buck.

We are ill served by the greedy crooks STILL in office. I didn't vote for McCain because she was on the ticket and simply not ready in terms of foreign policy, but she is up front about her ambitions. She ain't ever going to be President; however, she is on her way to being both RICH and FAMOUS.

Jack of SC 9:31AM September 23, 2009

Alaska is better off without her, but she IS a quitter. She campaigned for the job, she was hired for the job, and now she's quitting the job. That makes her categorically unfit for any political job in the future. She's unreliable and greedy, period.

Shelly Thomas of MI 10:42PM July 12, 2009

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