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June 11, 2011 | 10:42 pm

What Did We Learn from the Sarah Palin Email Witch-Hunt?

Posted by Ilana Angel

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Palin's emails.

I have written a lot of things about Sarah Palin, both good and bad depending which side of the political aisle you are on.  I do not agree with much of what she says or believes, but I have met her, spent some time talking to her, and think she is a pretty awesome person, politics aside.

Someone decided we needed to see the emails from her time as Governor of Alaska.  Good thing we spent so much time and money on this epic failure.  No big bombshell, or secret was uncovered.  It was a crazy witch-hunt that made everyone involved, other than Mrs. Palin, look stupid.

The only reason to look into her emails was to attempt to find something to use against and her, and perhaps end her political career, but there was nothing interesting.  Nothing of particular relevance, or anything that would immediately eliminate her from a presidential race.  There was nothing.

You can’t help but wonder why it has not been requested that we see all the emails of Mitt Romney from when he was the Governor of Massachusetts. Why don’t we demand the emails of everyone who is going to run for President?  That would be the fair thing to do.

Most people either love or hate Sarah Palin.  I don’t love or hate her, I do however like her, and think she needs to be treated with a little more kindness.  It is my belief that should she run, she will not be elected as President.  I personally would not vote for her, but support her running.

She has millions of supporters who want her to be their President, and those Americans deserve the chance to have their voices heard. Palin supporters have been both kind and crazy when it comes to my blog. If I’m nice, so are they. If I’m not, it’s war. They are fueled by passion.

I think everyone should be welcomed to the table in the Presidential election of 2012.  We must all get a chance to listen, question, and decide on our own.  Politics is rough and not always fair, but instead of wasting time on a witch-hunt, perhaps we could work on civility and decency.

There will be a cloud over the democratic winner if the next year is spent trying to ruin Mrs. Palin.  Just let her run.  Everything we need to know to make the right decision will be presented for all to see, from both sides. The attacks on her would imply that perhaps people are scared of her.

Are they scared of her because of what she stands for, or perhaps because they know she has a shot?  At the end of the day everything will come out in the wash, so let’s allow everyone hang themselves. Stop the witch hunting, trust the democratic process, and keep the faith.

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The reason there is nothing “embarrassing” or “incriminating” re: Palin is because the Palin emails were redacted at an extreme level, the likes of which have never been previously witnessed by the analysts from Crivella West. It took about 3 years till emails were finally released, as AK kept stalling release of said emails. “Redacting is rill hard work!!”

Comment by carrieoki on 6/12/11 at 3:10 am

I don’t think it’s fear, I think it’s disbelief drawn from cynicism.  Sarah Palin is a compelling figure.  Both in her life story and in her political career.  A lot of reporters see that and know - just KNOW - it has to be a lie. 
It isn’t.  Sarah Palin is a strange bird in the arena; someone who is exactly the person she presents herself as.  In a world where “honest politician” is defined as one who stays bought, you can’t blame people for disbelieving.

Comment by Brian Epps on 6/12/11 at 3:58 am

a correction, Mrs. Palin’s supporters consider you a part of the “lame” stream media….

Honestly I do not agree with her political viewpoint, but I do not understand the fascination with her on either side…

Comment by tracy on 6/12/11 at 6:47 am

1. These emails were requested when she was running for vice president.
2. If you say she’s not running yet, just because she hasn’t “officially declared” you don’t understand how these things work.
3. Every other candidate gets this kind of scrutiny. Are you saying Sarah needs affirmative action?

Comment by Jon on 6/12/11 at 9:16 am

If it’s good enough for Sarah Palin to go under the microscope…well then How about Obama? I would love to see the History of the man who is POTUS. How about you?

Comment by Dana on 6/12/11 at 11:23 am

This was a witch hunt.  The left is far more adept at hate-mongering than the right.  I have been amazed at the extreme the media has gone to, to demonize this lady.  I am happy, and not surprised, that the emails did not turn up the smoking gun the left had hoped.

Nice, balanced, article Ilana.

Comment by Davey Crockett on 6/12/11 at 4:23 pm

She gets crap from all sides. If they would stop talking about her it would probally all die down. Why can’t they find REAL news to talk about. It is all a big distraction

Comment by Dawn on 6/13/11 at 11:34 am

Palin is a shallow dough headed opportunist. I know Ms Angel thinks she is Verrrrry beautiful and some how that is a quality that matters. Yawwwwwwn get me a beer.

Comment by Khunopie on 6/14/11 at 1:42 am

Sarah Palin is a political tornado… You zipperheads in the media made yourselves look like absolute idiots in this e-mail “scandal” and we, the uneducated masses, are laughing at you. WE DON’T TRUST ANY OF YOU and we look forward to your continued irrelevance… God Bless Sarah Palin! MSM, straight to hell for all you lying bastards.

Comment by Erik on 6/15/11 at 4:42 am

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