Sarah Palin Divorce Rumor Debunked on Facebook

[arcos]

Sarah Palin is divorcing husband Todd, according to a single source: the Alaska Report blog. The somewhat sketchy story spread quickly on Twitter (Twitter), but other news sites did not pick it up.

Now the Palin camp has moved to debunk the rumor, choosing an unlikely venue to do so: Facebook (Facebook). Palin spokesperson Meg Stapleton posted the following to Palin’s official Facebook page today:

Yet again, some so-called journalists have decided to make up a story. There is no truth to the recent “story” (and story is the correct term for this type of fiction) that the Palins are divorcing. The Palins remain married, committed to each other and their family, and have not purchased land in Montana (last week it was reported to be Long Island).

Less than one week ago, Governor Palin asked the media to “quit making things up.” We appreciate that the more professional journalists decided to question this story before repeating it.

Meg Stapleton

http://mashable.com/2009/08/01/sarah-palin-divorce-facebook/

[Aramchek]

1. nice source

if I recall, Meg Stapleton has been lying through her teeth since we first heard from her.
remember Troopergate? nothing to see here she said.

[Robb]

2. The same Megan Stapleton

...that said of Palin's resignation "This is a fighting move." :rofl:

[GoesTo11]

3. That is a pretty thorough refutation

"You're getting divorced."
"Am not"
"Are too"
"Am not"

[Jane Austin]

4. That's not a debunking.

It's a denial.

[EFerrari]

5. There's the Official Denial -- must be true!

:hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Meg Stapleton is not a debunker.

She is a Palin mouthpiece who says whatever Sarah tells her to.

I think at this time Meg is employed by SarahPAC with a large salary.

[masuki bance]

7. Hasn't been picked up by other news sites? What the..

Alaska Report News:
Todd and Sarah Palin to divorce — Affairs on both sides — AlaskaReport has learned this morning that Todd Palin and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin are to divorce. Multiple sources in Wasilla and Anchorage have confirmed the news. — A National Enquirer story exposing previous affairs …
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http://www.memeorandum.com/090801/p21#a090801p21

[aquart]

21. What is their source for "affairs on both sides"?

I found the Enquirer piece on one Sarah affair, but no mention of Todd fooling around or of other affairs for Sarah.

[sharp_stick]

8. I'd be amazed if they got divorced

not only are they both total pentecostal fucking nutjobs it wouldn't do either one of them any good professionally or financially to get divorced. Those leeches would sleep in separate rooms for a decade to keep this gravy train going, I guarantee it.

[Bolo Boffin]

10. I'm inclined to agree with your assessment on the matter. n/t

[Warpy]

11. I can't see why they'd divorce

since he's gone so much of the time between the oil fields and his various races that they're already living separate lives.

The only reason for a divorce is that either of them has found a replacement spouse.

However, Palin has gone from addled to just plain nuts and it seems certain something is happening in the background to make her a total wreck.

A divorce is a nice, prosaic excuse.

[rurallib]

22. If I was Todd I would want to get a continent away frome that voice

"Tawd, Tawd , Tawd" Like 10 sets of fingernails on a blackboard.

[Warpy]

24. I don't think I've ever heard him say a word

He could easily be just as bad or worse.

[rurallib]

25. I know. I often wondered if he had his eardrums pierced and his tongue

cut out in self defense.

[timeforpeace]

9. They're just trying to divert attention away from the president.

[lurky]

12. I bet her people leaked it themselves.

So that they could (A) make her look like a media victim, and (B) get more media coverage.

As much as Sarah Palin professes to hate the media, she sure doesn't run from the news cameras.

[Cha]

14. I was thinking the same thing..

She's capable of anything but intelligence.

[Andy823]

15. I was thinking the same thing

She has to keep in the public eye, and not twittering for a week of so, then this could well be just another trick by Palin to keep attention on her, and accuse the media of "making things up"!

[ColbertWatcher]

13. LOL! Yes, MySpace. News Corp's networking site now brings you breaking news! n/t

[Catch22Dem]

18. Well, it was Facebook, not MySpace

But, yeah, exactly what I was thinking.

[ColbertWatcher]

26. Oh, my bad. Excuse me, Facebook is much better at delivering breaking news than MySpace. n/t

[kentuck]

16. Facebook, now there's a source.

:-)

[annabanana]

17. It wasn't actually "debunked".. It was just denied.. . . n/t

[Fearless]

19. Try CBS too...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/01/politics/main5204228.shtml

[daleo]

20. Show us your un-divorced certificate, Sarah. n/t

[spanone]

23. not really debunked. that's palin's spokesperson. what else would she say?

then again, i put little faith in the sources.

[UTUSN]

27. Sarah and Ann HECHT would make a *WONDERFUL* marriage couple!1 nt/