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Will Mitt Romney publicly comment on what he thinks about Palin quitting her job mid term?

Settled as No

Background: There's been much speculation over who will make a run for President on the GOP ticket in 2012.

Two names that repeatedly keep coming up are Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin.

Given the fact Palin has just up and quit her post as Governor of Alaska in the midst of several investigations for ethic charges, the pundits are weighing in on whether this would help or hurt her chances in the next Presidential election.

Will we see Mitt Romney join in and try to make a little political hay and pipe up with his opinion on her?

Any publicly reported statement in the next 7 days in which Romney speaks about Palin will qualify, even if he supports her decision to bail on Alaska.

Settlement date is fixed.

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
Forecast history %
Yes
6%
No
94%
Settled as No on Mon 13th Jul 12:13pm PST

Suspend date: Sun 12th Jul 4:59pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 13th Jul 12:13pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 12th Jul 4:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

Action history:

Created Sat 4th Jul 3:42pm PST by conspiracy2riot
Suspended Sun 12th Jul 4:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Mon 13th Jul 11:04am PST by conspiracy2riot: Looks like Mitt kept his mouth shut. In fact, he may be the only one that managed to not weigh in.
Everybody has been watching this and none of us can cough up one scintillating quote. Imagine.
Settled as 'No' Mon 13th Jul 12:13pm PST by destry[Admin]

Suspend date: Sun 12th Jul 4:59pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 13th Jul 12:13pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 12th Jul 4:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details

 

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Comments (36)

  1 dieseldog
Governor of Alaska in the midst of several investigations? she's beat/been cleared of at least 12..are there some new ones?
posted 18 weeks ago
....yawn....there's always a new one where this witch is concerned....she's as crooked as that teenage sneer she wears so well....
posted 17 weeks ago
You'd think if Romney was going to he would have done it the first day or two.
posted 17 weeks ago
  4 lola
Google News Stream with a Mitt Romney Quote Generator included:
http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=mitt+romney
posted 17 weeks ago
  5 dieseldog
yawn..more flame throwing and biased wrote questions with no facts to back them up. jealously causes some folks to do strange things. :O)
posted 17 weeks ago
  6 dieseldog
Mrs. Palin, who became a target of such complaints after being named Sen. John McCain's running mate, is 14-for-14 in fighting off the complaints. She's been cleared of 13 charges by the independent State Personnel Board and of another complaint by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/palin_charges_dismissed/2009/06/08/222621.html

it might be wise to write questions based on facts for the sake of HD in the future. you wanna flame throw in the comments, do so at your own peril.

"To the extent several websites, most notably liberal Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore, are now claiming as 'fact' that Governor Palin resigned because she is 'under federal investigation' for embezzlement or other criminal wrongdoing, we will be exploring legal options this week to address such defamation," said lawyer Thomas Van Flein in a sent to reporters Saturday.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/category/sarah-palin/
posted 17 weeks ago
Check your facts dawg. Shannyn Moore is NOT claiming as 'fact' but rather doing what the rest of America is doing....wondering what the real reason Ms. S for brains resigned for so suddenly. No law against speculation and Moore has said these are the 'rumors that are being floated' by people in her camp or who know her. And FYI...I've already done a Q on whether Sarah is blowing smoke or will really try to sue her.
posted 17 weeks ago
  8 dieseldog
conartist - not my facts..there CNN's facts. notice the link?
posted 17 weeks ago
  9 kruijs[Power User]
"it might be wise to write questions based on facts for the sake of HD in the future."

first: who made you king of HD to tell people what questions they are allowed to write, or to determine what is (or what is not) wise for the sake of HD?
second: wouldn't this apply to this too: http://www.hubdub.com/m43106/ ?
posted 17 weeks ago
thanks for the assist here krujis. while i obviously delight in anything negative about the Palin family, i only wrote this q based on the info available to me at the time and there were reports that she was under investigation. it actually wasn't till a couple of days later the FBI offered an unprecedented statement that she was not under investigation. and this is truly a minor point in the background and does not speak to the actual question that's being bet upon.

diesel's real beef is that he seems to adore this family of nuts, which is evidenced by his popping in with some defensive commentary any time anyone says anything remotely negative about the first "white trash" family of alaska.

thing is, diesel seems to rise to the defense of every woman he fantasizes about sexually. and i'd tell you to take a look at what he calls those he doesn't fantasize about but tisha and jennie removed all those vulgar comments. see, in d-dogs world women are only worthy of being bedded or dismissed, minimized and insulted because without the sexual allure they hold no value.
posted 17 weeks ago
  11 coolkraft
wow...I did not know that diesel was so important and ran HD's questions and comments....
posted 17 weeks ago
  12 dieseldog
kru - show me where i said what questions a person can write? i'll repeat it for you.."IT WOULD BE WISE" to write questions based on facts. i offered my opinon on what would be in the best intrest of HD. you don't like my opinon..TO BAD get over it. as for the link you have..its a fact that he hasn't showin his orginal BC. so wheres the problem? IF a law suit is filed againest HD just remeber your the one who cried about my advice. rotflol

con2 - your jealously makes you look childish. you or your buddy kru still offer no proof of serval investigations. you say something about one that is speculation.
posted 17 weeks ago
  13 kruijs[Power User]
@dieseldog,
"its a fact that he hasn't showin his orginal BC" - that's true, but not what the question asks.
The question says "because he doesn't have a valid US Birth Certificate".
"he doesn't have" is worded as if it were a fact, which clearly is not - it's an assumption.

but, anyway, who made you king of HD to tell people what "WOULD BE WISE" for the sake of HD?

"IF a law suit is filed againest HD" ... hu? for what?
maybe violation of freedom of speech?
posted 17 weeks ago
@krujis, is it possible to get a restraining order against another member here on HD so they must stay 500 characters away from your comments and avoid all questions you create?
posted 17 weeks ago
@co2riot
now where's your sense of adventure
posted 17 weeks ago
  16 kruijs[Power User]
@c2r
LOL

or you must be "king of HD", than you have powers over the comments and questions, than you can become emperor and have powers over other users. I'm only a SU, so I have none of these powers.

but if you want to restrain me, than you should behave like dieseldog, turned by ~ 180°

;-P
posted 17 weeks ago
re comment 13
Hubdub Court is now in session
The Honourable Great God Hubdub now presiding........
(note to plaintiffs- if you win, don't take H$ as settlement....go for a t-shirt or coffee mug)
posted 17 weeks ago
  18 dieseldog
king nic-picker kru - "he doesn't have" is worded as if it were a fact, - its a simple yes or no question. it doesn'twill..thats makes it a question..not a stated fact.

Will President Obama be removed from Office because he doesn't have a valid US Birth Certificate?

background on this question - Given the fact Palin has just up and quit her post as Governor of Alaska in the midst of several investigations for ethic charges - thats not true and you nor con2 have provided no info to back it up. see comment 6 - McCain's running mate, is 14-for-14 in fighting off the complaints. She's been cleared of 13 charges by the independent State Personnel Board and of another complaint by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).


she reimbursed the state for travel expenses for her kids on the one charge.

but, anyway, who made you king of HD to tell people what "WOULD BE WISE" for the sake of HD? - i'm not allowed to offer my (see comment 12) opinon? what about the free speech you just spoke about..does that only apply to you?

"IF a law suit is filed againest HD" ... hu? for what? - you being the expert on the USA i'm surprised i have to tell you. we will be exploring legal options this week to address such defamation. see comment 6

con2 - it so easy making money off your biased, non factual questions i rarely wager on them. it would be like gaming. you sure like to dish it out, but can't take it. you wanna flame throw exspect to get burnt. as smokey the bear says...kids shouldn't play with fire. :O)
posted 17 weeks ago
  19 dieseldog
*it doesn'twill..thats makes it a question..not a stated fact.
posted 17 weeks ago
  20 dieseldog
**it doesn't say president obama DON'T have a valid BC. notice the "will"..thats makes it a question not a stated fact.

ok done playing with the html.
posted 17 weeks ago
  21 kruijs[Power User]
@dieseldog

"Given the fact Palin has just up and quit her post as Governor of Alaska in the midst of several investigations for ethic charges"
is this a defamation enough to be accused for in the land of Free Speech? what kind of punishment shall I expect? wow, I'm surprised.

but let's see how others react on that "threat":

"Rule one about how not to reply to scurrilous rumors, threatening to sue over them before they get reported. Quote, “This is to provide notice to Shannyn Moore and those who republish the defamation, such as ‘Huffington Post,‘ MSNBC, ‘The New York Times‘ and “The Washington Post,‘ that the Palins will not allow them to propagate defamatory material without answering to this in a court of law.” Oh, threats from the half-term ex-governor of Alaska."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG7GsVn4N0Q
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31777002/

"Palin vs. the Internet"

"Sarah Palin quit five colleges in her otherwise unremarkable collegiate career, before finally graduating from the sixth. She quit her job in television. She and Todd quit their snow machine dealership in Big Lake. She quit as chair of the Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission. Now she has quit the governorship of the state she supposedly loves. Sarah Palin is a quitter. When the going gets tough, Sarah Palin quits."

http://www.metrosantacruz.com/metro-santa-cruz/07.08.09/news3-0927.html

Palin's attorney should know better than to dare the media

The AP reported that Thomas Van Flein, the governor’s attorney, would sue “… against bloggers and publications that reprint what he called fraudulent claims.” It brings back memories of former Vice President Spiro Agnew and former President Richard Nixon’s disdain for the Fourth Estate and the First Amendment of our Constitution.

Van Flein specifically mentioned commentator Shannyn Moore, the Huffington Post, MSNBC, The Washington Post, the New York Times and any others who “propagate defamatory material.”

Me, me, call me!

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/07/09/palin-should-no-better-dare-media/

Palin's resignation remarks show she's unfit to be president

Thomas Van Flein, Palin's personal lawyer, said that an off-color joke by talk show host David Letterman contributed to Palin's decision to resign. But politics can be a rough and tumble business. As public figures, politicians are subject to attacks by opponents and ridicule from comedians. A thick skin is required, and a president, living in a fishbowl, probably needs the thickest skin of all. A male politician citing such a joke in resigning from office would be laughed at as a wimp.

Despite her decision, Palin said, "I am not a quitter. I am a fighter." That remark simply insults the intelligence.

In choosing Palin as his running mate, Sen. John McCain showed poor judgment. In many ways, Palin is a female Dan Quayle, a shallow lightweight with a poor grasp of issues, chosen to appeal to the Christian Right base by a nominee distrusted by it. Quayle sought the presidential nomination in 2000 and fell flat on his face. Given her bizarre and erratic behavior, we can only hope that the same thing happens to Palin should she seek the nomination in 2012.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1300-Detroit-National-Politics-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Palins-resignation-remarks-show-shes-unfit-to-be-president

"you being the expert on the USA i'm surprised i have to tell you."
oww, I really fear the consequences for HD!

and again: if I would follow republican logic (yes, I am joking here): she defends herself, she must be guilty.

okay, to correct the impression you have that I was claiming (where?) that these investigations were real;

FBI Says There Is No Palin Investigation

The Anchorage Daily News reports that Moore, who alluded to the investigation during an appearance on MSNBC, fired back at Palin during a press conference on Sunday. She called Palin "a coward and a bully" and that she never claimed the rumors were fact but only pointed out they existed. "Shannyn Moore will not be muzzled," she said.

Palin's attorney Van Flein responded to Moore via the paper: "The Constitution allows anyone to print what they want, but it does not say you can do so with impunity and with a total disassociation from reality ... to be blunt: falsely implying that the governor, or her husband, are under federal investigation, is not free speech."

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/06/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5136351.shtml

"She's been cleared of 13 charges by the independent State Personnel Board and of another complaint by the Federal Election Commission"
oh, from how many charges about the ColB has Obama been cleared?

oh, whoopps, 20 comments already. I think I'll stay away from these comments for maybe 5 months and occasionally will reply then.
posted 17 weeks ago
  22 dieseldog
king nic-picer of HD kru - I really fear the consequences for HD! - you should.

is this a defamation enough to be accused for in the land of Free Speech? - depends on palin's judgement. she would be the one filing the suit.

"The Constitution allows anyone to print what they want, but it does not say you can do so with impunity and with a total disassociation from reality - thats why should fear consequences for HD!

oh, from how many charges about the ColB has Obama been cleared? - none he hasn't been tried yet. after (or if he ever has to appear in court) then we'll no if he's been cleared.

oh, whoopps, 20 comments already. I think I'll stay away from these comments for maybe 5 months - while your gone go find the serval investigations palin is under going at the time the question was wrote.
posted 17 weeks ago
  23 coolkraft
today Palin said she would campaign for independent and democrats if she believes in their cause...lol
posted 16 weeks ago
why wouldn't she swing every which way....she's a political whore.
posted 16 weeks ago
HEY DIESEL.....looks your super whore is actually UNDER INVESTIGATION.

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An independent investigator has found evidence that Gov. Sarah Palin may have violated ethics laws by accepting private donations to pay her legal debts."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/21/palin-implicated-in-ethic_n_242281.html

You are now free to kiss my ass.
posted 15 weeks ago
  27 coolkraft
too funny you are so good at this C2R
posted 15 weeks ago
And of course the dubious reporting at the huffingtonpost leaves out the pertinent information that Kim Chatman is breaking the law by leaking this to the press. She is a publicity hound - if she were concerned about following the rules herself perhaps she would be taken more seriously.

AS 39.52.340. Confidentiality.

(a) Except as provided in AS 39.52.335 , before the initiation of formal proceedings under AS 39.52.350, the complaint and all other documents and information regarding an investigation conducted under this chapter or obtained by the attorney general during the investigation are confidential and not subject to inspection by the public. In the case of a complaint concerning the governor, lieutenant governor, or attorney general, all meetings of the personnel board concerning the complaint and investigation before the determination of probable cause are closed to the public. If, in the course of an investigation or probable cause determination, the attorney general finds evidence of probable criminal activity, the attorney general shall transmit a statement and factual findings limited to that activity to the appropriate law enforcement agency. If the attorney general finds evidence of a probable violation of AS 15.13, the attorney general shall transmit a statement to that effect and factual findings limited to the probable violation to the Alaska Public Offices Commission. The attorney general and all persons contacted during the course of an investigation shall maintain confidentiality regarding the existence of the investigation.

(b) It is not a violation of this section for a person to contact an attorney or to participate in a criminal investigation.

(c) The subject of the complaint may, in writing, waive the confidentiality protection of this section.
posted 15 weeks ago
Does leaking it make it any less true? My feelings are that diesel put his tiny, little foot ( I assume his hands are tiny too because we all know what THAT means) in his mouth, once again rose to the defend the indefensible tard we all know as the 'pig with lipstick' and voila.

I'm right. He's wrong. Big surprise.
posted 15 weeks ago
Wait to see how this plays out... all may not be as it seems. Thomas Daniel, the "independent investigator," and his firm work for Obama and the DNC
posted 15 weeks ago
  31 dieseldog
con2 - thats an all day job (kissing your large kaboose) and i'm to busy looking at palin's fine looking butt. :O) again you stick your foot in your mouth. people filled with hate are blind to the facts. when the question was wrote it said..under serval investigations. FACT: that was not true! you still haven't showin any FACTS to proof other wise. just because palin is in her mid 40's, has serval kids, is a governor, and still manages to have a body that you can only dream of having shouldn't make you so angry. :O)
posted 15 weeks ago
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/republican-party/ap-claims-palin-misused-legal.html
Randy Evans, the attorney who helped Palin set up the Alaska Trust Fund, released a statement moments ago dismissing the allegation that there was any impropriety in its founding as "absolutely untrue".

Added Evans: "It was specifically patterned after well recognized trusts of prior Presidential candidates as well as high profile public servants. As with other public servants, there is no impropriety in the creation or operation of such a trust and any suggestion to the contrary is candidly absurd."

Evans, a partner in the firm of McKenna, Long & Aldridge, is a well known Republican attorney, having served as outside counsel to then Speakers Newt Gingrich (Ga.) and Dennis Hastert (Ill.).
posted 15 weeks ago
  33 dieseldog
i can't believe con2 hasn't posted the 2 ethics charges filed againest palin days after she announced she was stepping down. somebody files an ethics charge againest her every other day. palin just keeps whoopin them in court like a red headed step child. :O)
posted 15 weeks ago
Yeah, the left are scared of Sarah - they try to beat up on her and pretty much ignore McCain (I do too...), and he is the one who is running for office right now! LOL
posted 15 weeks ago
New counting game for kids: see if you can count as high as how many ethics complaints sarah palin has against her.
posted 15 weeks ago
  36 dieseldog
while we're teaching math. kids how many of the at least 15 eithcs charges filed against (the sexy, vivacious, and beautiful) sarah palin has she won? i'll give you a hint..all but ONE!
posted 15 weeks ago

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