Sarah Palin Quits Race? So Says Huffington Post

by Colby Hall | 10:20 am, November 29th, 2009

palin_quits_huffpo Sarah Palin makes very clear how she feels that the media treats her unfairly — and many on the left remain skeptical of her claims. But every now and again there is a clear example that support’s the former Alaskan Governor’s view. Case in point: Huffington Post’s headline “Sarah Palin Quits Turkey Trot 5K Race In Kennewick, Washington,” which isn’t exactly true. Gotcha!

While its true that Palin had announced via Facebook and Twitter her plans to run in the Turkey Trot, she decided to not run because she was overwhelmed by fans and well-wishers eager to meet the best-selling author of Going Rogue. But the headline implies that Palin started the race and quit, drawing a clear analogy to her unfinished term in office as Alaskan Governor – a role she did in fact quit to pursue other interests.

The Huffington Post reports:

Sarah Palin dropped out of a 5k race on Thanksgiving Day in Kennewick, Wash. The former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor quit the race because she wanted to avoid the crowds that were waiting for her at the end, according to The Tri-Cities Herald.

Palin was 1 of about 3,000 participants. The paper reported that her presence drew a “mass of onlookers.” Palin announced that she would be running the race on Twitter.

The former Republican vice-presidential candidate visited nearby Richland, Wash., to spend the holiday with relatives. She said it’s good to be back in the Tri-Cities to reconnect with “the roots.” Her grandparents, Clem and Helen Sheeran, came to Richland in 1943.

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9 comments

Vidiot says:

November 29, 2009 at 1:16 pm

Rogue runner!

homie says:

November 29, 2009 at 1:55 pm

Signed up and then changing her mind and canceling.
That’s different from quitting? On the contrary. Now Palin quits before she even starts.

Bill Adkins says:

November 29, 2009 at 2:36 pm

Colby? English not your first language?

roxsteady says:

November 29, 2009 at 3:28 pm

Oh, so she didn’t quit she just didn’t bother to show up. Well that makes it all better. Buy my book just don’t expect to get a glimpse of me even if I’ve already told you that you just might? Sorry Colby but, the Huffington post was not the first place I saw this story.

shootfromthehip says:

November 29, 2009 at 5:20 pm

This is from the Tri Cities Herald:

“Palin had announced on Twitter that she would be running the 5k race organized by the Benton-Franklin Chapter of the Red Cross.She didn’t finish the race, opting to leave the course early to avoid more crowds at the end. About 40 minutes into the run, word started trickling out to people gathered at the finish line that she was gone.”

Sure sounds like she quit to me. Am I missing something? I can name plenty of other famous people who ran marathons all the way to the end. Sarah has no excuse. She is no more famous than Will Farrell or P.Diddy, who both ran marathons and finished them.

ImNotBlue says:

November 29, 2009 at 10:10 pm

Well clearly, this is a story worth talking about…

Climategate… decisions on Afghanistan… not so much…

Wow! You people need help.

DWHarper says:

November 30, 2009 at 11:33 am

ImNotBlue is not too smart apparently. He doesn’t see the title of the website which is MEDIAite. This site is about the media not about conservative talking points in the media. Climategate is a non-story and it certainly is not about the media. He should go back trolling the idiot right wing sites.

Sunnyr says:

November 30, 2009 at 1:46 pm

This sounds like the classic LIBERAL DISTRACTION PLOY. Let’s not think about the Dithering Doofus and his screwed up Afghanistan debacle, or how many MILLIONS of irate Americans are damning him for his stupid decision to bring 5 Terrorists to NYC for trial, or God Forbid we think about the MILLIONS of jobless Americans who are now in foreclosure of their homes at Christmastime. Let’s not think about this Marxist Moron adding TRILLIONS more to our national debt through an incredible Pay For Play Scam called “Health Care REFORM!” that he is trying to cram down the throats of the American people. GO SARAH PALIN!! YOU WILL BE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN WASHINGTON DC AFTER 4 YEARS OF THE FETID STENCH WE HAVE HAD TO ENDURE WITH THIS CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION!

rockytop10ac says:

November 30, 2009 at 6:26 pm

Okay. I don’t see that the article was “drawing a clear analogy to her unfinished term in office as Alaskan Governor”, but regardless to that your post here is factually inaccurate. I was there and participated in the race and saw here. Additionally, co-workers of mine volunteers at the race. Sarah Palin did indeed participate in the race and went past the halfway point. There are pictures on the Tricity Herald of her in the race. She dropped out and left prior to finishing to avoid the mob at the end.

So – yes she did race, and no she did not finish. The media story is correct. I was an eye witness of that.

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