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arcos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:19 PM
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Sarah Palin Divorce Rumor Debunked on Facebook


Sarah Palin is divorcing husband Todd, according to a single source: the Alaska Report blog. The somewhat sketchy story spread quickly on Twitter (Twitter), but other news sites did not pick it up.

Now the Palin camp has moved to debunk the rumor, choosing an unlikely venue to do so: Facebook (Facebook). Palin spokesperson Meg Stapleton posted the following to Palin’s official Facebook page today:

Yet again, some so-called journalists have decided to make up a story. There is no truth to the recent “story” (and story is the correct term for this type of fiction) that the Palins are divorcing. The Palins remain married, committed to each other and their family, and have not purchased land in Montana (last week it was reported to be Long Island).

Less than one week ago, Governor Palin asked the media to “quit making things up.” We appreciate that the more professional journalists decided to question this story before repeating it.

Meg Stapleton


http://mashable.com/2009/08/01/sarah-palin-divorce-facebook/
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Aramchek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:22 PM
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1. nice source
if I recall, Meg Stapleton has been lying through her teeth since we first heard from her.
remember Troopergate? nothing to see here she said.
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:23 PM
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2. The same Megan Stapleton
...that said of Palin's resignation "This is a fighting move." :rofl:
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GoesTo11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:24 PM
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3. That is a pretty thorough refutation
"You're getting divorced."
"Am not"
"Are too"
"Am not"
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Jane Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:27 PM
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4. That's not a debunking.
It's a denial.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:27 PM
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5. There's the Official Denial -- must be true!
:hi:
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:27 PM
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6. Meg Stapleton is not a debunker.
Edited on Sat Aug-01-09 04:29 PM by Blue_In_AK
She is a Palin mouthpiece who says whatever Sarah tells her to.

I think at this time Meg is employed by SarahPAC with a large salary.
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masuki bance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:27 PM
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7. Hasn't been picked up by other news sites? What the..
Alaska Report News:
Todd and Sarah Palin to divorce — Affairs on both sides — AlaskaReport has learned this morning that Todd Palin and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin are to divorce. Multiple sources in Wasilla and Anchorage have confirmed the news. — A National Enquirer story exposing previous affairs …
Link Search: Technorati, Google, IceRocket, and Ask
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Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Politics Daily, Hullabaloo, Gawker, AmSpecBlog, Liberal Values, Macsmind and The Political Carnival

Discussion:
Kathy Kattenburg / The Moderate Voice: BREAKING: Sarah and Todd Palin To Divorce?
Christopher Weber / Politics Daily: Sarah Palin To Divorce?
Digby / Hullabaloo: Dull Week-end Palin Rumor Mongering
Foster Kamer / Gawker: Are Sarah and Todd Palin Getting A Divorce?
Robert Stacy McCain / AmSpecBlog: Palin Divorce Gossip ‘Completely False’
Ron Chusid / Liberal Values: Hot Internet Rumor: Sarah and Todd Splitting Up???
Mac Ranger / Macsmind: Lefty Palin Stalking Blog Claims Sarah and Todd Palin Divorcing - NOT TRUE!
GottaLaff / The Political Carnival: Sarah the Quitter quitting First Dude?
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Gryphen / The Immoral Minority:
Exclusive! Sarah and Todd Palin are Splitsville! — Earlier this week one of my best sources claimed to have explosive new information for me. — It took all week for us to finally get together, but last night we finally sat down for an amazing conversation. And what I heard made my jaw drop.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Firedoglake, The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, The Mudflats, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mashable!, The Political Carnival and The Impolitic

Discussion:
AKMuckraker / The Huffington Post: Palins to Divorce? — The blogosphere in Alaska is on fire …
Lisa Derrick / Firedoglake: Sarah Palin is Quitting AGAIN — Now It's Her Marriage!?
Michael O'Brien / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: Palin camp blasts ‘so-called journalists’ for divorce rumor
Akmuckraker / The Mudflats: Palin Divorce? Ring at the Bottom of the Lake? …
Alan Colmes' Liberaland: Report: Palins To Divorce. Affairs On Both Sides
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!: Sarah Palin Divorce Rumor Debunked on Facebook
GottaLaff / The Political Carnival: Palin camp denies divorce rumors
Libby Spencer / The Impolitic: Quitterella strikes again
CBS News:10 minutes ago
Palin Spokespeople Deny Divorce Rumor — Describe Blog Report That Former Alaska Gov. and Husband Will Divorce as “Categorically False” — (CBS) An attorney for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has denied a report that she and her husband are planning to divorce.

http://www.memeorandum.com/090801/p21#a090801p21
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 05:45 PM
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21. What is their source for "affairs on both sides"?
I found the Enquirer piece on one Sarah affair, but no mention of Todd fooling around or of other affairs for Sarah.
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:28 PM
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8. I'd be amazed if they got divorced
not only are they both total pentecostal fucking nutjobs it wouldn't do either one of them any good professionally or financially to get divorced. Those leeches would sleep in separate rooms for a decade to keep this gravy train going, I guarantee it.
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Bolo Boffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:31 PM
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10. I'm inclined to agree with your assessment on the matter. n/t
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:31 PM
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11. I can't see why they'd divorce
since he's gone so much of the time between the oil fields and his various races that they're already living separate lives.

The only reason for a divorce is that either of them has found a replacement spouse.

However, Palin has gone from addled to just plain nuts and it seems certain something is happening in the background to make her a total wreck.

A divorce is a nice, prosaic excuse.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 06:06 PM
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22. If I was Todd I would want to get a continent away frome that voice
"Tawd, Tawd , Tawd" Like 10 sets of fingernails on a blackboard.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 06:16 PM
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24. I don't think I've ever heard him say a word
He could easily be just as bad or worse.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 06:19 PM
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25. I know. I often wondered if he had his eardrums pierced and his tongue
cut out in self defense.
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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:28 PM
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9. They're just trying to divert attention away from the president.
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lurky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:32 PM
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12. I bet her people leaked it themselves.
So that they could (A) make her look like a media victim, and (B) get more media coverage.

As much as Sarah Palin professes to hate the media, she sure doesn't run from the news cameras.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:39 PM
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14. I was thinking the same thing..
She's capable of anything but intelligence.
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Andy823 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:47 PM
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15. I was thinking the same thing
She has to keep in the public eye, and not twittering for a week of so, then this could well be just another trick by Palin to keep attention on her, and accuse the media of "making things up"!
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:39 PM
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13. LOL! Yes, MySpace. News Corp's networking site now brings you breaking news! n/t
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Catch22Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:59 PM
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18. Well, it was Facebook, not MySpace
But, yeah, exactly what I was thinking.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 06:45 PM
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26. Oh, my bad. Excuse me, Facebook is much better at delivering breaking news than MySpace. n/t
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:52 PM
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16. Facebook, now there's a source.
:-)
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:55 PM
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17. It wasn't actually "debunked".. It was just denied.. . . n/t
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 05:02 PM
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19. Try CBS too...
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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 05:17 PM
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20. Show us your un-divorced certificate, Sarah. n/t
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 06:07 PM
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23. not really debunked. that's palin's spokesperson. what else would she say?
then again, i put little faith in the sources.
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 08:10 PM
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27. Sarah and Ann HECHT would make a *WONDERFUL* marriage couple!1 nt/
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