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WASILLA, Alaska (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin issued a July Fourth
message Saturday criticizing media coverage of her announcement that
she plans to leave office this month.
Palin began the message, posted on her Facebook page online, by
acknowledging "all of those who have chosen to serve our great nation"
and praised the "selflessness and the sacrifices of their families,
too." She used the rest of the message to talk about her decision to
resign as governor and about the reaction to her surprise announcement
Friday.
After thanking supporters and reiterating that her decision was "in
Alaska's best interest," Palin asserted that her administration has
"accomplished more during this one term than most governors do in
two."
Palin said people who know her know she made the right decision but
she had harsh words for media coverage of her announcement, Politico
reported.
"The response in the mainstream media has been most predictable,
ironic, and as always, detached from the lives of ordinary Americans
who are sick of the 'politics of personal destruction,'" she said.
"How sad that Washington and the media will never understand; it's
about country."
Palin said she is being subjected to a different standard than that
applied to "countless" other public officials who have left office for
"a higher calling" without coming in for the kind of criticism that
has been directed at her.
"I've never thought I needed a title before one's name to forge
progress in America," Palin said. "I am now looking ahead and how we
can advance this country together with our values of less government
intervention, greater energy independence, stronger national security,
and much-needed fiscal restraint. I hope you will join me."
Palin has not indicated what her plans are. Speculation has ranged
from possible campaigns for higher office to book and speaking tours.