Shannyn Moore, the Alaska blogger who has followed Sarah Palin’s political life for the last year, has officially hit the big time, having been named by Palin as a political enemy and target of a proposed lawsuit.
The claim, hinted at during her resignation speech and followed up on during subsequent remarks, suggested that Moore was making up things about Palin in order to defame her in the eyes of the public. However, Moore’s claims have, time and time again, been backed up by facts which have not only been verified but proved embarassing to the soon-to-be-ex-political figure.
Moore today released the following statement in her defense.
On the Fourth of July, when Americans everywhere were celebrating our most sacred national holiday with parades and barbeques, Governor Sarah Palin was busy having me, Shannyn Moore, declared an Enemy of the State.
In a rambling quasi-legal letter, the most powerful person in this state accused me of defaming her for pointing out the fact that there have been rumors, -rumors- of corruption, rumors that have been around for years.
When Sarah Palin gave her three-weeks notice to the people of Alaska, aborting her term as Governor, a lot of people wondered why she quit. Mid-level managers turn-in their notice, not elected public officials. It didn’t make sense. It still doesn’t. People have been trying to guess why she really quit, and everyone in Alaska has been playing the guessing game. They’re rumors. There are a lot of rumors. And with all the corruption we’ve had here in Alaska, of course we wonder what’s really behind her resignation.
Governors don’t just quit. But Governor Palin did.
The governor’s massive overreaction -on the Fourth of July no less- should make any reasonable person wonder what’s wrong with her. The Lady protests way too much. Eventually we’ll all find out why she really walked off the job.
Sarah Palin is a coward and a bully. What kind of politician attacks an ordinary American on the Fourth of July for speaking her mind? What’s wrong with her? The First Amendment was designed to protect people like me from the likes of people like her. Our American Revolution got rid of kings. And queens, too. Am I jacked-up? You betcha.
Sarah Palin, if you have a problem with me, then sue me. Shannyn Moore will not be muzzled!
While theses are certainly scare tactics on the part of Palin’s legal team, I wouldn’t be surprised if she actually attempts to file a suit, forcing Moore to hire a lawyer to defend herself. While this may appease Palin in the short term, it’ll have negative consequences for her in the long-term as she’ll look like a bully in the eyes of the press (national political figure can’t take the heat from a local blogger) and a thin-skinned culture warrior in the eyes of her political opponents.
But long-term strategy has never been a particular skill of hers, so this may get ugly before Moore is out of the woods yet.
Related articles
- The Blogger Fights Back (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)
- Blogger Threatened With Palin Lawsuit: Bring it on, Sarah (crooksandliars.com)
- Shannyn Moore to Sarah Palin: Sue Me! Please! (bradblog.com)
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