So why do “they” continue to call her “Alaska governor”? Do you keep the title even if you punk out and quit?
Go away, Sarah. :rolleyes:
A lot of jobs carry the title onward, but I wish the media would refer to her as former guv instead of guv, and as “Ms” in interviews.
She demands it as part of her contract for public appearances. If they won’t call her “Governor,” she won’t go.
She only picks the most obsequious, ass-kissing audiences and interviewers to talk to anyway.
Plenty of news outlets do as you suggest. Even FOX, at least some of the time.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/11/palin-join-fox-news-contributor/
Customarily, the titles “Ambassador” and “Governor” remain attached to the holder, even after they have left office. Thus, George Aiken, who served in the US Senate for some thirty years, was, after his retirement, referred to as “Governor Aiken”, even though he only served four years as Governor in the early part of his career. Similarly, Elliot Richardson, who occupied nearly every possible position in Washington at one time or another, was always referred to as “Ambassador Richardson”.
This custom is not always followed, but you typically see Bill Clinton referred to as “Mr. Clinton”, and not “President Clinton”.
From what I’ve been reading, Governor is incorrect as a title for her because there is already a governor of Alaska that isn’t her. Whereas a former senator can continue to be known as senator because there are many current senators.
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But she quit! It would be different, I feel, if she had been elected as vp, but she wasn’t. She no longer wanted the job the people gave to her, so she threw up her hands and said “I quit”.
That’s not very honorable imo.
Peace,
mangeorge
So what? Nixon resigned but was still referred to as “President Nixon” afterward.
Cite?
I ask that because I was at a seminar a while ago where she spoke. She was introduced as the former governor of Alaska and that was it.
Him too. Tho he didn’t really have a choice. To be honest, I wouldn’t put Palin in the same class as Nixon. She’s just silly and not too sharp. Nixon’s a crook.
Clinton stuck it out.
I’m curious too. Did they refer to her as "Governor Palin?
Nixon did not quit. He was going to get impeached. Palin is the" quitinator".
Nixon did not quit. He was going to get impeached. Palin is the" quitinator". She left everybody who voted for her hanging in the wind because she saw an opportunity to make a lot of money. That is the worst thing a politician can do, unless graft and murder are on the table.
yes he did, he did the political equivalent of “you can’t fire me, I quit!”
Yeah, so he was going to get impeached…and he resigned. Clinton was impeached and did not quit. Sure, Nixon would have been convicted as well, but he still quit.
I believe you.
But I do want a citation to go with your claim.
A list of her media guidelines were leaked after an appearance she made at Mall of America a few months ago.
Now that’s what we need, a president who shuns foreigners. I hope she runs, I can hardly wait.
I think they call her “Governor” because “the quitter from Twitter” is too much trouble to explain.
The thing is, Nixon at least had a legitimate reason to quit. Heck, you could say he saved the taxpayers money and congress a bunch of time by not allowing the impeachment process to continue. It’s still more noble than just up and quitting.
Also, I believe that President is one of those titles that goes away now.
Plenty of reasons to mock Palin but I’m not seeing this one. No reason to forego calling her by the traditonal title just because she resigned.
Heck, I’d be willing to give her the honorary title of President if she agreed not to actually run for the office.