Sarah Palin begins to Twitter

Oh, it was merely a bit of fun while such media hogs as Ashton Kutcher and CNN were doing it.

But once Oprah became a participant, you knew that Twitter had reached the upper echelons of politics and society.

So please salute Sarah Palin, who has climbed into the Twittering branches and begun to chirp.

Only around 718,000 followers to go before she catches Oprah.

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Codename AKGovSarahPalin, the governor of Alaska has already used the microblogging service to complain about her staff being misquoted by the iniquitous sleight of word peddled by the Associated Press.

She has already amassed more than 7,000 followers. But far more significant is the joy of examining whose words she has decided to revere with her own technological tiptoeing.

While she bestowed her first follow on the firmly conservative and entertaining Drudge Report, Governor Palin is also following California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, though one can hardly imagine they see even eye-to-thigh on some issues.

While she will naturally hang on every word of conservative charmer Bill O'Reilly, she is also following CNN Breaking News and those somewhat sniffy radicals David Gregory of NBC and ABC's George Stephanopoulos.

One can only imagine the varying degrees of entertaining discourse that will pass across the governor's Twitter page in the days and weeks to come. Thankfully, we are sure to be warned quickly should Russian planes decide to come flying toward us.

She is unquestionably one to be watched in the future. And to be followed, of course.

[The_Darklady]

Being pathetically addicted to the antics of Alaska's most amusing, alluring and strangely spooky export I am naturally following Sarah Palin on Twitter. I'm ashamed of my voyeuristic obsession, but am confident that the tweets her staff sends out (cuz honestly, it's not her online, right) will be highly entertaining, if nothing else.

Don'cha know, you betcha.

[knowles2]

I doubt she even knew computers existed until she came out of her cave last year. I would not of thought she be advance enough to actual use twitter.

[The_happy_switcher]

It strikes me that she's just a twit. I hope she does run in 3 years, it will be great entertainment watching that imbecile.

[alegr]

The scary thing is that you never know the outcome of her run.

[gerrrg]

darn it, you beat me to the sarah the twit.

[pentest]

"The scary thing is that you never know the outcome of her run."

Sure we do. She is even less intelligent than Bush and less curious also. Go look at videos of the people who went to her hate rallies. That is the only type who would vote for her in 2012.

[Seaspray0]

So, lets combine the two comments. Then Sarah's tweet would be a pair of twits.

[SEOcopy]

Your kidding right? She was scary before she started using Twitter... I can only imagine what she will chirp about now. The beauty is I don't have to follow her, hum on second thought I saw the link to this story on twitter. Omg it has started.

[edtechlab]

She should concentrate on her job to keep her own Republicans from running former Senator Stevens against her!

[ca5ter]

I Twitter on the Sh@tter

[skyscraperjim]

That's a good one. Thanks for the laugh.

[congakeystone]

YAWN-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z...Stick her with a fork. She's irrelevant, except to those poor folks in Alaska, who have to deal with her fallout and dreck for 500-some days.

[Pete Bardo]

Hey AppleRocks1963, seems quite appropriate that a twit should tweet on Twitter.

Wait a second, I thought I saw a puddy cat....

[M C]

Yeah, that's her problem. Everything she says is misquoted. And her live TV appearances were cleverly overdubbed - she's actually got a Southern accent.

[knowles2]

yeah I think the republican may eliminated the southern accents to shake believe there only support is in the southern states. And all politicans get miss quoted but the key is it to say stuff which can only be miss quoted to a certain extent that does not make you look like a fool or from the middle ages or damage you in anyway until after election.

[pentest]

Since she isn't from the south, you are mistaking hillbilly accent for a southern one.

Everything she says is misquoted? Really, I bet you think that hardball questions like: "what news sources do you read" were unfair.

Search Youtube for the audio of the phone prank to see how truly stupid she is.

Radio clown: "I loved the documentary about you, Nailin Palin"
Paline: "thank you"

Radio Clown: "Taking life is fun"
Palin: <giggles>

The woman is an insult to stupid people.

[Harrison912]

I'm one of the ones that finds her very interesting. I Twitter mostly to socially market my safety and security web site. I wonder if Sarah would like something to help protect her when her body guards are busy...hmmm.

[knowles2]

You mean to she knows how to use a computer, I guest she is not completly from the middle ages then. But perhaps instead of learning perhaps learning names of presidents of countries are or even better actually learn to answer questions.

[tlallen_us]

Haha - I am sure she will let us know when the Russians are coming since she sits sooo high up:) Thank you for the chuckle!

[pentest]

What if she is twittering when 'Putin rears his head'?

[riodejaneiro2007]

Did the GOP pay for those implants?

[pentest]

Isn't this morons 15 minutes over yet?

Then again, nothing is better for the dwindling republicans who are hell-bent on self-immolation then keeping this twit front and center.

[NervClaX]

Ah... the predictable jealousy of the looney leftists. I love the way you reinforce each other's liberal views, especially on Digg. You're all starting to sound like a bunch of broken records. All the problems you had with Bush you claim to have with Sarah Palin. Don't bother trying to prove your point. Just insult the other side's intelligence and you'll come out of it just fine. At least Sarah Palin knows there aren't 57 states in the Union. Take away Obama's teleprompter and he's a blithering idiot. Haven't you ever noticed how much he can talk without SAYING ANYTHING?

Must be nice not having to pay taxes.

[jadams46]

Sarah, Sarah: Please Please leave the national stage. You were't anywhere ready last year, and you are even moreso not ready now. You never will be. Just listen to yourself talk. It's disjointed, unmanageabel. lacks coherence and continuity. You can't even carry on a decent conversation withoug getting your self tangled in mangled countryisms, e.g., "you betcha". Those are not the words used by anyone today except hillbillys from Wasilla. You'll never make it on the national stage. The press will eat you and your family alive and then spit you out. Oh yes==the republican base love you (which shows the depth of their ignorance), but those of us in the mainstream don't want you cluttering up the party. Give us a break and give your family a break. We don't need you. They do!!

[jcfak]

I heard a conversation the other day that has been sticking in the back of my mind.
"The Clintion's are behind all of the ethics complaints and negative media against Sarah Palin"
Think about it?
1) They certainly have the means to pay for this
2) Hilary want more than anything to be the first female president
3) Could it be that she is afraid of Sarah Palin?
4) Why exactly is the media and others attacking Palin so violently?
Could this be true?
Jan, Wyoming

[pamdora61]

Having lived in Alaska most of my life, beginning in the 50's before it was even a state, I find her everything I admire in a person. She is strong, self sufficient, and caring. She embodies all the qualities this nation was built on. I am amazed at how little people in the lower 48 understand about the great state of Alaska. Many families live as the Palin family; they hunt, fish, cut down and season their own firewood, and build homes with their own hands. Many of the villages are isolated and the people have no one to depend on but themselves. Imagine being cut off from the outside world in the middle of a sub zero winter. Most of us would not survive. But Alaskans would.

[pamdora61]

The US Government is nothing but a giant Ponzi scheme which is beginning to topple over. We have become complacent, arrogant, selfish, and lazy. Before becoming too critical of Sarah and Alaskans, try to understand where they are coming from. They are a rich state so maybe they are doing something right. I feel Sarah Palin has the right formula for this country and will support her in whatever she chooses to do.

[kaiman75]

@pamdora61

If she's so strong and self-sufficient how come she didn't knit her own clothes for her run for VP. Instead the GOP and us taxpayers footed the huge bill.

BTW there are many people in other parts of the country that do the same thing as Alaskans, this doesn't automatically qualify them to run for VP or any other office for that matter...