Sarahcuda resignation fires up the palinosphere

With her announcement that she will resign the govenrorship of Alaska this month, there has been a significant increase in legacy media coverage of Sarah Palin. There has been a corresponding boost in Palin-related new media activity, especially on right of center websites. We have long urged our fellow conservative bloggers to turn up the volume and the frequency of their Palin posts, and the governor's July 3 announcement has sparked them into action. For the first time since her RNC acceptance speech, the palinosphere is drowning out the negative left end's well coordinated Palin-bashing with positive and encouraging coverage of the Republican Party's superstar. Here's a sampling:

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A Time For Choosing:

"Sarah is at a unique point in history and knows it. She is at the cusp of a real movement in America."

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's Accomplishments:

"We want Palin... We need her. She knows it. She is heeding our call."

City on a Hill Political Observer:

"She can begin to harness this grassroots movement that has started with the tea parties and build it into a real wave of change in a way that Romney's pizza parlors full of 100 or so people can't do."

Sarah Palin 2012:

"At what point would her judgment be questioned by not quitting? I wonder, did they think Palin should just fight all these complaints endlessly until they literally bankrupted her family?"

It's a Kwazy Life:

"Who needs to quote the movie Field of Dreams' character, Ray Kinsella telling his wife 'It's okay honey, I ... I was just talking to the cornfield' when you had a cornfield being cut down with Palin's figure. You want life imitating art? You have it."

Moms for Sarah Palin:

"Sarah Palin putting her own future at risk to fight for our whole country is more admirable to me than any governor's term she didn't finish."

Conservative Cupcake:

"Gov. Palin... You did the right thing to protect your children from the harm that could result from the attacks by the rabid democrats. You did the right thing to say NO MORE wasting taxpayer money to deal with frivolous ethics complaints. You said no more intrusion into Alaska by liberal media vultures descending for the sole purpose of destroying your credibility and political future. I donated to SarahPAC today to honor you and your integrity."

Sarah's Web Brigade:

"Even as the left gleefully pronounces the death of Palin's political career and the GOP, conservative grassroots activists continue to network, train, plan, and build for campaigns from the school board to the White House. Now Palin is in the game, ready to lead a new full-court press in 2010 and beyond."

The Spyglass:

"Leaving office may well have been the best political move Gov. Palin could have made—and a necessary precursor to a 2012 presidential run, if she wants to make one—and if so, then far better to do so now... It may also be the wisest financial move she could make. Not only does this preclude further attempts to bankrupt her via frivolous prosecution, it also gives her a much wider field to raise funds and earn money."

Moms 4 Sarah Palin:

"I could care less what her next move is. It won't change my opinion of her. I respect her as a brilliant politician, I admire her stand for God and her stand for life. I agree with her conservative principles. As long as those things don't change, I'll remain steadfast in my support of her, no matter what path she chooses next."

The Pajama Underground:

"You want the new face of conservatism? You want to get serious about fundraising? Palin is your girl, people. She‘s a rock star in a movement full of aging big band leaders. Who else is there that can simultaneously fire up the base and command the media‘s attention simply by walking on to a stage?"

Governor Palin for President 2012:

"The bottom line is that Governor Palin is doing what the entire party should be doing. She is defending her family, her honor, and her convictions. In so doing, she is swimming against the tide in her own party where political chameleons like Romney are lauded and other leaders abandon their families for mistresses despite their "convictions" of faith and family."

Pundit & Pundette:

"Sarah Palin is easiest to understand when taken at face value. Imputing her with Machiavellian motives adds lots of intrigue but doesn't offer any answers that make more sense than the ones she's given."

Conservatives 4 Palin:

"What do we Ordinary Americans hear in Sarah Palin? We hear a person who doesn't make wild promises. She doesn't promise to give everyone a pet unicorn and an eco-friendly magic carpet. She promises to protect our interests by reining in the growth of this selfish beast that eats our tax dollars and finds new ways to bring our country to the brink of disaster. She promises to responsibly lead us in completing missions in distant countries where we never wanted to go and hope never to have to return. She doesn't promise that the wars will be over tomorrow, but she does promise that we will listen to our generals from now on so that we won't be seeing dozens of flag-draped coffins every month. She doesn't promise that the whole world will love us again (if they ever did), but she promises that we will stay strong enough to deter those who don't like us, and we will become self-sufficient in the one area most crucial to our long term security and peace -- energy."

The Freedom Post:

Stapleton called Palin's resignation a "fighting move."

"This is a move that says, 'Enough, I'm not going to keep hitting my head against this wall. I'm not playing politics as usual. You go play that game. I'll go play it another way and at another court,' so she can get something done and make a difference with the issues and values that are important to her," Stapleton told FOX News.

Another court? Just what court is Ms. Stapleton speaking of? The national court perhaps?

The Sarah Palin Blog:

"Why is Sarah Palin stepping down as Governor of Alaska? Rick Sanchez, the anchor dolt on CNN, wonders if she is pregnant again... It was a dumb, sexist comment. Why is she resigning? Must be pregnant. That is like saying 'must be that time of the month' when a woman is angry."

Caffeinated Thoughts:

"Now Senator Grassley is certainly entitled to his opinion... what I take umbrage with is the phrase, 'just being a private citizen.' This has become a meme the last few days... This is ludicrous, and it is a meme that needs to get stomped down in the GOP right away."

[i heart] sarah palin[tology]:

"While many speculate that there is something deeper going on behind the scenes, those who follow Sarah know that this is classically Sarah - the Sarah Brand of doing things unconventionally but with a servant’s heart."

Republican Catholics:

"Sarah Palin was made for such a time as this. Like Esther from Biblical days she appears in 2009 and will conquer 2012. Independent and strong, our Emma Peel, Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman rolled into one."

Inspiration Sarah:

"This is only the beginning for Sarah! God has great plans in mind for her and she will embrace every opportunity that God throws her way! So to all who are absent from this fight--join us!"

Manley's Republic:

"I urge Mrs. Palin: Tread carefully, madam. Study the landscape in detail before you venture forth to preach your evangel, for there are snakes everywhere and the most deadly among them dwell in our own midst."

Why Mommy is a Palin Supporter:

"The GOP Beltway types are counting out Libertarian support for people like Sarah Palin, as well as people who've been disillusioned and stopped voting years ago because they lost faith in their government -- people like my own mother who never voted for a Republican in her life and whose last vote was for Carter when he opposed Ford. She lost faith in government until Sarah Palin was announced in Dayton. The next day, she registered to vote as an Independent and in November she voted the GOP ticket..,because of Sarah Palin."

South Texian:

"If you think experience might be a potential problem vis-à-vis a potential Palin candidacy in 2012, consider that in 1912, Woodrow Wilson was elected President of the United States after having had only two years of elective political experience as the Governor of New Jersey."

Palin Drone:

"If you insist on using the word "quit" to describe her perfectly rational (yet still emotionally gut-wrenching) decision to resign her office, then I think you need to do some serious thinking - and not through the politicial prism that some would-be prognosticators of the '12 presidential race have done, but through the eyes of the person in the eye of the storm."

Stepping right UP!:

"Tired of President Obama yet? Donate to SarahPAC."

Select Sarah Palin:

"She will continue to fight against the corruption and greediness which led this great nation to a deep recession/depresssion, and the uncertainty still continues. With the great support of all her increasing true supporters, we all are determined that Sarah Palin will soon lead the country..."

Conservatism for a Millennial:

"All I know is that Sarah Palin believes in what I believe in. And like Reagan, she ignites people and gives them an outlet for their voices to be heard. She loves her country and state more than anything. Which is why she resigned."

Sarah Sarah:

"The liberal left is scared to death of Sarah Palin. Why else would she still be the target of such ugliness 8 months AFTER the election is over?"

Hillbilly White Trash:

"Sarah Palin is the most dangerous person in the world to the political left. They realize that unless they destroy her she could attain the Oval Office with the kind of popular mandate that would allow her to undo vast amounts what the left has managed to accomplish in their goal to ruin and destroy the nation."

sarahpalinvpwoman:

"Do NOT underestimate her. She is a very smart woman. She KNOWS what she is doing. And she has Obama's number. Not only does she know and agree with those of us who realize Obama is RUINING OUR COUNTRY, she also knows how devious he is. She says several times that these Ethics Complaints are stemming from the White House."

The Pink Flamingo:

"Funny how there were never any ethics complaints until Palin started appearing on the national scene, say July of last year. It’s all about teaching her a lesson – and teaching one to the rest of us. Don’t mess with Barack Obama or he and his minions will destroy us all. They plan to do that anyway, so why not take a few out with us?"

Why Sarah Palin Is So Freaking Awesome:

"I sincerely hope her first order of business is filing slander suits against anyone and everyone who filed those false accusations and trumped-up charges at her, all of which have proven to be nothing more than unnecessary taxpayer expense. Bankrupt them, Sarah."

Motivation: Truth:

"There is no diva in Sarah. Instead, Sarah Palin has served the state of Alaska with a servant's heart. I have never heard anyone talk and act with such love for a state as she does. I have never seen a leader who is constantly praising her state, talking about its wonders and beauties, and inviting people to 'come on up.' And I have never seen such a selfless act as was displayed on July 3, 2009."

DraftPalin2012:

"What the chattering class can't figure out is why anyone would give up power without being forced to because of illegality or some type of scandal. To the elites, title and power are everything, being a private citizen is nothing, and why would anyone want to become a nobody."

The Brickyard:

"Something tells me this is only the beginning for Sarah, and I for one am more than ready for the next stage of this journey."

Christians for Governor Sarah Palin 2012:

"Whether she runs for president or doesn't (and whether she wins or she doesn't) there is one thing I know for sure: Sarah Palin will make a significant, positive, lasting impact in our country & our world."

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Well said, one and all.

- JP