# Sarah the Quitter! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 4, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939 "2009-07-04T23:54:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/221 "2009-07-10T04:18:38Z")
Maybe we need a Chefguy’s Rambles thread. Wanna start it, Chefguy? Also, I asked a somewhat incoherent question earlier, about the fishing? ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/222 "2009-07-10T05:44:46Z")
That’s cool, a Chefguy the Traveler thread born from the Sarah the Quitter thread. Back to Sarah, Levi says that she quit over money. > [@](#): > > [Levi Johnston: Palin Resigned Because Of Money](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/09/levi-johnston-palin-resig_n_229182.html#postComment) > > The former fiance of Gov. Sarah Palin’s 18-year-old daughter says he thinks he knows why the Alaska governor is resigning \_ concerns over money. > > Levi Johnston, 19, whose wedding to Bristol Palin was called off earlier this year, says he believes the governor is resigning over personal finances. > > Johnston says he lived with the Palin family from early December to the second week in January. He claims he heard the governor several times say how nice it would be to take advantage of the lucrative deals that were being offered, including a reality show and a book. I like Levi a lot. As I’ve said here before, and I quote myself from that article’s Comments section, at the height of Palin’s “Palling around with terrorists” and her followers’ “KILL HIM!” zealotry, Levi did an interview with, I think, ABC, and he was asked what he thought of Barack Obama. Instead of going along with the Palin family flow, he said “I like him, he seems like a good guy.” I could just imagine the look on Palin’s face, and the faces of McCain’s people. Right then I knew that he was a good guy too. I admire him for not letting the Palin family tell him what to think and say, or push him around. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/223 "2009-07-10T07:04:59Z")
Still, it’s weird that a 19 year old kid calls a press conference to give his opinion on what someone else said and it makes headlines, especially when said kid is most famous for knocking up someone else’s daughter. The world gets stranger and stranger. Maybe he’ll run for Mayor of Wasilla when he’s older. I hear it’s a pretty sweet gig. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/224 "2009-07-10T11:26:06Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > How about Michigan? There’s something icky and messed-up stuck to it. I think it’s called “Detroit”. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/225 "2009-07-10T14:10:04Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Also, I asked a somewhat incoherent question earlier, about the fishing? That’s why I couldn’t answer it. Also, I’m not very familiar with her policies regarding subsistence fishing, if that’s what you were asking about. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/226 "2009-07-10T14:20:49Z")
[Levi Johnson, the kid who knocked up Bristol has a press conference to tell the world Palin is just cashing in on her fame.](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_re_us/us_palin_resignation) Yeah he didn’t tell the world anything they didn’t already know, yes I sincerely doubt the kid can offer real insight, but just the fact that a self described punk hockey redneck is publicly involved drags this farther down into Jerry Springer’s realm. Palin is so bargain basement, so blue light special, and just reading about it all makes me agree with Stewie Griffin when he said, “I feel so deliciously white trash.” I hope she gets a FOX gig cause this shit just doesn’t stop being funny. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/227 "2009-07-10T15:10:34Z")
I think she should replace Gretchen “Hey Look, You Can Almost See My Twat” Carlson on \*Fox ‘n’ Friends \*… I’m not sure anyone would even notice the change. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/228 "2009-07-11T20:15:29Z")
[Palin/Nugent 2012](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/11/palin-appears-on-gun-righ_n_230023.html)? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/229 "2009-07-11T20:32:41Z")
I just can not get by the logic. The soldiers bin Iran inspired her to quit because they don’t quit. She will do fine on Faux.Gnus. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/230 "2009-07-12T15:28:05Z")
From Levi’s press conference: > [@](#): > > Asked if he would vote for her if she ran for president, Johnston said: “I think she’s a great lady, but after seeing what she did now, you know, leaving Alaska, I would have to say, ‘no.’ Obviously she’s stressed out as governor. I mean moving up to the vice president or president is huge. I just don’t think anymore that she’s cut out for the job.” The kid has a head on his shoulders, it turns out. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/231 "2009-07-12T15:45:49Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > From Levi’s press conference: > > The kid has a head on his shoulders, it turns out. I agree though it’s a little less than totally frank. I can think of some things I’d call Sarah Palin, some of them even complimentary to her, maybe (“milf of the year 2008,” “hottest Governor going,” “an energetic spokeperson for many Republicans,” “one of the most vibrant rightwingers active,” etc, like that) but “great lady”? I think not. As she might be the first to protest, her public persona is very much opposed to the concept of lady-like behavior. She’s “one of the boys,” she might say, “who can take it with the best of them,” she would say, “with no favors sought nor accepted,” she would certainly protest. I’m not saying it’s true, or even what a “lady” could or should be, just that whatever it is, Palin ain’t one of them, much less a “great” one. Of course, Levi done good just to spit out three or four coherent sentences, so I’m not really disturbed by this minor lapse. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/232 "2009-07-12T17:49:51Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > From Levi’s press conference: > > The kid has a head on his shoulders, it turns out. Sarah will come along to bite it off shortly. I’dkind of like to see her just rip into him in the press, and validate all the recent comments about her petty and vindictive personality ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/233 "2009-07-12T18:13:54Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Sarah will come along to bite it off shortly. I’dkind of like to see her just rip into him in the press, and validate all the recent comments about her petty and vindictive personality That purse dog of hers, Meghan Stapleton, is [already doing it](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2009/07/palin_camp_takes_on_levi_johns.html) ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/234 "2009-07-12T19:04:13Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > That purse dog of hers, Meghan Stapleton, is [already doing it](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2009/07/palin_camp_takes_on_levi_johns.html) Awesome. And civility in the GOP rises to a new level. I assumed Levi said “great lady” as a sort of a bland compliment for the press before he stated the obvious (i.e. that Palin is unfit for national office). Who knows whether he really thinks that about her? ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/235 "2009-07-12T19:36:09Z")
“great lady” = “great guy.” In other words, faint praise. “He’s a great guy and all, but I can’t see voting for him for president.” ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/236 "2009-07-12T19:44:45Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > I assumed Levi said “great lady” as a sort of a bland compliment Goes without saying. I just thought of all the bland compliments he could have extruded from his mouth, that one was maybe the least applicable to Palin. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/237 "2009-07-12T19:58:42Z")
Maybe he meant she’s a great lay. Especially all covered in moose blood. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/238 "2009-07-12T20:04:56Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > I just thought of all the bland compliments he could have extruded from his mouth, that one was maybe the least applicable to Palin. Yes, I agree. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/239 "2009-07-13T01:00:03Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > …I just thought of all the bland compliments he could have extruded from his mouth, that one was maybe the least applicable to Palin. I dunno. As possibly the most meaningless compliment one can give, it is possibly more applicable to Sarah Palin than any other. ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939/240 "2009-07-13T01:51:59Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Maybe he meant she’s a great lay. > > Especially all covered in moose blood. Well, I wouldn’t kick her off a mattress…as long as she didn’t talk. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-the-quitter/501939.md?page=13)