# Shed your tears for Sarah and Todd right here **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 10, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987 "2019-09-10T15:42:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [September 10, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/1 "2019-09-10T15:42:08Z")
Surprised there was no thread already, but yes, it’s true, the two lovebirds [have called it quits](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sarah-palin-s-husband-todd-files-divorce-over-incompatibility-temperament-n1051636?fbclid=IwAR2OnTMOJKtfRwgGJjeUPuwkehn9HWGeaA2dLeqrxqY5QBe_8rt6ATFwpnw). Such a good, god-fearing, Christian, fucked up, drunken, bickering match made in the hell of Wasilla, AK. I will never forgive McCain for foisting her onto an unsuspecting public. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/2 "2019-09-10T15:45:20Z")
Congrats to Todd both for lasting 31 years with her and for having the sense to get away. If he misses her voice he can always run his fingernails on a chalk board. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/3 "2019-09-10T15:46:48Z")
It took them that long to realize they have an “incompatibility of temperament”? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/4 "2019-09-10T15:47:33Z")
Not sure I have any effs to give on this news. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/5 "2019-09-10T15:58:38Z")
I have no love for the Palin family, but as the child of a divorce, and as a divorcee about to take the plunge for the second time, I wouldn’t wish a divorce on anyone. Divorces suck. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/6 "2019-09-10T16:26:51Z")
He’s no better than she is. At least married they only made each other miserable; now we have their making two other people miserable to look forward to. I hope they both come out of this flat broke and homeless and that Trig gets a home with relatives who are more likely to take good care of him because they aren’t batshit crazy and stupid, to boot. ETA: And may this be the absolute last thing we ever hear about anyone in that benighted family, ever again. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/7 "2019-09-10T17:07:08Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > He’s no better than she is. At least married they only made each other miserable; now we have their making two other people miserable to look forward to. > > I hope they both come out of this flat broke and homeless and that Trig gets a home with relatives who are more likely to take good care of him because they aren’t batshit crazy and stupid, to boot. > > ETA: **And may this be the absolute last thing we ever hear about anyone in that benighted family, ever again.** Hear, hear. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/8 "2019-09-10T18:15:33Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > It took them that long to realize they have an “incompatibility of temperament”? They’re both assholes. Just different kinds of assholes. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/9 "2019-09-10T18:46:52Z")
Now there’s a name I’ve not thought about in a long time… Is Sarah Palin still remotely relevant? The last time I remember seeing her mentioned in the news was when she endorsed Trump way back in 2016. And then he promptly threw her under the bus. I can’t remember seeing her at all since then. Has she played any role whatsoever in the public discourse since that announcement? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/10 "2019-09-10T19:09:07Z")
> [@Frazzled](#): > > Now there’s a name I’ve not thought about in a long time… Is Sarah Palin still remotely relevant? No. I expect to see her on a reality show before long, appearing with other people you forgot existed. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/11 "2019-09-10T19:14:26Z")
Couldn’t be more well deserved. I wish them both a protracted, bitter, sordid and financially ruinous divorce. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/12 "2019-09-10T19:21:11Z")
So sad to see this happening to such a strong proponent of God and traditional marriage and family values… I can see [del]irony[/del] hypocrisy from my house! ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/13 "2019-09-10T19:38:02Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > No. I expect to see her on a reality show before long, appearing with other people you forgot existed. I guess she’ll be on the next season of “Celebrity Bachelorette”? Who’d be the contestants? Screech from Saved by the Bell comes to mind… ---
**Author:** ![tricoteuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tricoteuse/32/4334_2.png) [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/14 "2019-09-10T20:13:36Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > No. I expect to see her on a reality show before long, appearing with other people you forgot existed. Dancing with the Stars? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/15 "2019-09-10T20:17:58Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > No. I expect to see her on a reality show before long, appearing with other people you forgot existed. Sarah Palin, OJ Simpson, Dennis Rodman, Andy Dick, Michelle Bachmann and Roseanne Barr on the next MTV’s _Real World_! ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/16 "2019-09-10T20:34:51Z")
I don’t wish bad things on people whom I can’t even remember. Bad juju. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/17 "2019-09-10T20:58:20Z")
My predictions - We haven’t the last of either of them. I’m quite certain some reality TV fool is already trying to come up with an Alaskan Wilderness Tough Guy show for Todd. And once the Trumpnado blows out of town, I expect to see Sarah back in the wingnut welfare business with a “See, I wasn’t so bad after all!” Heck, she’ll probably pick up a new name brand husband, some media figure or DC bigwig. I hear Al Gore is single. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/18 "2019-09-10T21:38:56Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > He’s no better than she is. At least married they only made each other miserable; now we have their making two other people miserable to look forward to. > > I hope they both come out of this flat broke and homeless and that Trig gets a home with relatives who are more likely to take good care of him because they aren’t batshit crazy and stupid, to boot. > > ETA: And may this be the absolute last thing we ever hear about anyone in that benighted family, ever again. Trig spends the vast majority of his time with one of his sisters. He’ll be o.k. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/19 "2019-09-10T22:36:55Z")
> [@tricoteuse](#): > > Dancing with the Stars? Maybe if they have a show that’s just about cellulite. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987/20 "2019-09-10T22:55:52Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > \ Heck, she’ll probably pick up a new name brand husband, some media figure or DC bigwig. **I hear Al Gore is single.** 😃 Ooofff, that turned my stomach. Al Gore wouldn’t touch her with John McCain’s dead dick. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shed-your-tears-for-sarah-and-todd-right-here/839987.md?page=2)