Palin's Resignation: The Edited Version

(Graphic) If you watched Sarah Palin’s resignation speech, you know one thing: her high-priced speechwriters moved back to the Beltway long ago. Just how poorly constructed was the governor’s holiday-weekend address? We asked V.F.’s red-pencil-wielding executive literary editor, together with representatives from the research and copy departments, to whip it into publishable shape. Here is the colorful result. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Joey Baker - Jul 20, 2009 - 6:13 PM PDT
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Edited by: Joey Baker - Jul 28, 2009 - 3:25 PM PDT

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by Joey Baker - Jul. 28, 2009

Not traditional journalism, but it is a great leveraging of journalism expertise to report on an political event.

It's hilarious in it's truth. Highly recommended.

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by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 29, 2009

Thinking about the journalistic merit of this humorous exercise left a sick feeling in my stomach. Palin is certainly a figure to criticize, but the ... More »

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