time to bust out the bubbly!
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ok Liz, tiny thread, big news
her resignation speech was pretty lol worthy. she tried to touch on so many buzz words/phrases that the whole thing quickly became convoluted and nonsensical. it took about 12 minutes, waiting through patriotic talking points for her to actually get to the statement of resignation.
whatever point she was trying to make got lost between contradictory messages about why she could no longer act as governor on her own terms.
I mean, didn't she gain that office on the platform of combating the old boys network and taking on special interests? yet in her little spiel, she says that she could no longer put up with the demands of those who wanted her to "go with the flow" and play their game. she doesn't want to put her precious Alaskan's through the pain of watching her compromise her values, saying that those who do are taking the easy way out.
but she's resigning. isn't that the easy way out?
I thought she was accusing everybody of being sexist when they raised the concern about her being a family-oriented woman, juggling the demands of her job. and now she's essentially admitting that her personal life has gotten in the way of running the state to the best of her ability. uhhh, hello?! ironic....
whatever, at least this means she won't run in 2012. as if she had a chance in hell to begin with.