Alaska Gov. Palin to leave office with cloudy future

Palin made a surprise decision on June 3 that she would resign, raising questions about her next move and whether she was planning to mount a run for president.

Actually, it was July 3, not June 3.

Avo

Yes. We corrected: GBU Editor

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announces that she will resign and will not run for re-election as governor, in Wasilla, Alaska, July 3, 2009 in this video frame grab. REUTERS/KTUU-TV

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McCain defends Palin against Letterman

Letterman joked that a Palin daughter, presumably Bristol, 18, had sex with New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez during a baseball game the ex-vice presidential candidate attended. Bristol gave birth to a child last year fathered by her former fiance.

Your story contains a major factual error. Mr. Letterman was not referring to Bristol Palin (18 years old), but rather Willow Palin (14 years old).

Mr. Letterman clearly directed his comment toward the Palin daughter who attended the New York Yankees game with her mother and this was Willow Palin.

I am saddened to see that Reuters editorialized this story by saying that Mr. Letterman was “presumably” referring to Bristol Palin, as he was not.

Tex

Why are you helping Letterman spin his alleged joke about Willow Palin into “Well, maybe I was talking about Bristol” when Bristol Palin was not within three thousand MILES of the baseball game Loserman was “joking about.” WILLOW, the 14-year old daughter was there. SHE was the victim of his “humor.”

D.W.

A number of readers felt that our first story on this incident cut Letterman too much slack by ignoring the controversy about which daughter he was talking about. We did weigh in yesterday with another story that spelled out the issue in detail: GBU Editor

Governor Sarah Palin, photo by REUTERS/Tami Chappell

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I think the pictures you showed of Sarah Palin’s legs and the boys in between them were dispicable and VERY sexist.

You are supposed to be a professional news source. This is stooping to new lows. This is the kind of journalism you would expect to find in the tabloid ragsheets!

Randy

What are you thinking? Do you know how offensive it is that you published this sexist photo of the Republican V.P. candidate.

What a bunch of slime! Reuters isn’t even close to being a news service with this kind of slanted journalism. Shame on you!

G.D.

Never again will I take any thing serious from your slimy news agency. I do not care Dem or Republican..no woman other than a pole dancers deserves this kind of photo…

I also feel for the young man who went here thought he was being involved in America’s political process. You just cheapened him You disgust me!!

Hayden

Shame, Shame, Shame, Shame on You and Your Publication! YOU OWE GOV. PALIN AND THE PUBLIC A HUGE, HUGE APOLOGY!

Independent

How dare you! You obviously have no respect for my country or its women. If that had been a man speaking - Joe Biden - would an equivalent photo have been taken and published? I think not! You are nothing but a bunch of sexist pigs - no class at all!

C.D.

Grow up - what a tacky thing to do. Your site traffic must be falling off; you needed something to create new interest. Obviously, some small minded photographer and a smaller mined publisher got together to belittle her or maybe fantasize. How childish.

N.L.

These photos of Governor Palin, from a Pennsylvania rally, were very unpopular. Many readers wrote to say they were sexist and in very poor taste.

They were the topic of discussion elsewhere as well, including the Fox news site, where thousands of readers commented: GBU Editor

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