Posted on 08/09/2010 11:38:25 AM PDT by dselig
Sarah Palin was involved in a brief argument over the weekend with an Alaska teacher over her decision to leave her post as governor of Alaska halfway through her term.
The dustup occurred in Homer, Ala., where Palin appeared over the weekend to film part of her coming television series on TLC.
Palin was greeted in the town by Kathleen Gustafson, a self-identified teacher, who was holding a sign that read: “Worst Governor Ever.”
After seeing the sign, Palin walked over to speak to Gustafson. The video is spreading quickly Monday on several liberal blogs.
“You swore on your precious Bible that you would uphold the interests of this state, and then when cash was waved in front of your face, you quit,” Gustafson told Palin after the former governor walked over to ask, “What’s up?”
“Oh, you wanted me to be your governor,” Palin responded, sarcastically retorting, “I’m honored! Thank you!”
Gustafson then accused Palin of being more interested in “becoming a celebrity” than being involved in the “political process.”
In response, Palin tried to explain that now that she is no longer governor, she is free to be “out there fighting for Americans to be able to have a Constitution protected so that we can have free speech.”
“In what way are you fighting for that?” Gustafson fired back. “In what way?”
“Oh my goodness!” said an exasperated Palin, stating that she has been working to “elect candidates who understand the Constitution [and will] protect our military interests so that we can keep on fighting for our Constitution that will protect some of the freedoms that evidently are important to you, too.”
Palin’s daughter Bristol, standing next to the former governor, then tried to explain that her mother is now “representing the United States” rather than just the state of Alaska.
“Yes, I know, you belong to America now,” Gustafson said, redirecting the conversation back to the ex-governor.
After watching her daughter jump in, Palin seemed to try to cool tensions.
“What do you do here?” Palin asked.
“I’m a teacher,” Gustafson responded, to which Palin appears to roll her eyes.
But when Gustafson later explains that she, like Palin, is married to a commercial fisherman, the former governor tried to connect.
“We probably have a lot in common,” she said, then turning to the camera to wave and ask if she was “on video.”
“I’m honored to meet you, I really am,” Palin then said, moving to cut off the conversation. “We both agree on the freedom of speech and certainly the protection of that.”
Brain dead NEA troll gets schooled by Palin.
Oh, that’s the real headline, not the pap that they actually used.
Don't worry, honey...you'll be able to address your Biblical issues with the Author when you see Him...
“Oh, you wanted me to be your governor,” Palin responded...
With the first sentence, the union idiot gets owned.
“Oh, you wanted me to be your governor,” Palin responded, sarcastically retorting, “I’m honored! Thank you!”
I didn’t hear the sarcasm. I guess my ears aren’t delicately tuned enough to detect the finer nuances of speech.
Obviously Palin handled herself well or pissant would have beaten you to posting it and commented on how horrible she handled the situation.
But...She's a “professional” “edddducator” and would never, ever, let that animosity seep into her classroom. Nope! Never! /s
Note to the author of this piece. The state abbreviation is AK, not Ala.
What a dumbass..
That which has been seen cannot be unseen.
Sounds like some kind of set up. Does she know Joe Klein?
Just outside Mobile; hence, the references to 'fishing'...
It figures....
Gustafson is a dyke.
She’s a Professional advocate for abortion, “edddducator”, my butt.
Read her testimony before the AK State Legislature House Judiciary Standing Committee:
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/pdf/26/M/HJUD2009-03-091308.PDF
Scroll down to:
2:52:28 PM
Teachers union are so anti-America it’s pathetic .
The evidence before the court is incontrovertible, there’s no need for the jury to retire!
In all my years of judging, I have never heard before someone more deserving of the full penalty of law!
As somewhat of an authority on this subject, I can tell you that the liklihood that this woman is married to a man is slim to none. I’ve never known a lesbian to refer to her partner as her “husband” but I guess it’s possible. Even so, her sexual preference is not the main point here, although it’s part of the circumstantial evidence that this was no typical teacher who showed up to protest Palin.
This was a woman who feels threatened and betrayed by Palin on several fronts: in contast to Palin, Gustafson is obese, unattractive, apparently homosexual, pro-infanticide, anti-Christian and most likely a union activist and Obama voter. Sorry, Kathleen, you’re just not very credible and that’s why Sarah Palin rolled her eyes at your utter ridiculousness.
BTW, nice mullet.
No further explanation needed. The protester belongs to the far left confused fringes. Mutant Fringes Gerbils.
*“You swore on your precious Bible...”
Don’t worry, honey...you’ll be able to address your Biblical issues with the Author when you see Him...*
Good one!
“I’m sure the teacher was never a big supporter of Palin. But I have to admit, I was VERY disappointed when she resigned as Governor.”
BUT. Uh huh. So you were disappointed when millions of tax payer dollars stopped being wasted on bogus ethics violation claims? When Gov. Palin decided not to be bankrupted? Or when she decided not to hand the SRM more ammo to slander her 24/7 based on the bogus complaints?
Yeah, I believe the first part of your post. BUT I don’t. (See how that works?)
Palin exposed by an ugly NEA union stooge...riiiiight.
Todd ate crackers....while union stooge cackled.
“YOUR, precious Bible”....speaks volumes.
The amount of hatred shown by ugly liberal women towards this beautiful conservative women is truly sad....I pity her students.
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