Vanity Fair decided to edit Sarah Palin's resignation speech, to whip it into publishable shape and to help her not seem like such a dim bulb. For instance, did Americans fight for freedom "centuries ago," or was it just 233 years ago at the time of her resignation? I'm reminded of Michelle Bachmann saying that the American founding fathers ended slavery. George W. Bush made multiple major grammatical errors while talking about the need for better education. How do these D-minus students end up running the country?

Here's an example of the serious errors Palin routinely makes in her speeches and other communications:

I want Alaskans to really be able to grasp (understand) what can be in store for our state (our state's history and potential). We were purchased as a territory because a member of President Abraham Lincoln's (Andrew Johnson's) Cabinet, William Seward, he providentially saw in this great land vast riches(,) and beauty and (a) strategic (location) placement on the globe an opportunity. He boldly looked north to the future, but he (only to) endured such ridicule and mocking (mockery) for his vision for Alaska. Remember the adversaries? The scoffed and they called this (what his detractors called) "Seward's folly."

The plethora of corrections on Palin's complete resignation speech below illustrate what a poor thinker, writer and speaker she is.














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