Todd Purdum On Palin Quitting In Alaska: "She's Not A Politician"

"Vanity Fair" national editor Todd Purdum, whose article about Sarah Palin on the 2008 campaign trail eventually served to be a precursor to Palin stepping down as Governor of Alaska that same week, joins "Morning Joe" to comment on the abrupt resignation. He doesn't think his article "caused a rift in the Republican party, it exposed a rift that was already there." He later comments that Palin "is not a politician."

Joining Todd Purdum is NBC News' Andrea Mitchell, live from Wasilla, Alaska with reaction from Palin's hometown.

Also, Donny Deutsch back in the studio chimes in, saying of Palin: "She was incompetent."

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[stucker0]

oh blah blah poor palin, blame blame blame, i'm the victim , blame, victim, the liberal media this, that..

give me a break, all this woman want is ATTENTION and she doesn't care who she has to sell out to get there (ie her kids)

[FeudFan76]

Scarborough is such an asshole. How has MSNBC not replaced him yet?

[DanMonDab]

@Acordaro90 I think its funny how all these really "smart" and "elite" liberals still don't know you can see Russia from Alaska.  They still trust SNL for their facts.

[reenlist82]

Vanity fair? fucking fag what does he know

[ikkoikki]

I don't think people don't like her because she's a conservative; they just don't want her in power since she has an intellect on a par with a tin of tuna.

[MoDans]

What color is the sky in your world?

[Acordaro90]

When will the leave this poor woman alone, face it they all hate her just because shes conservative. Liberals can't win a direct argument so they just trash the other side's people into irrelevance.

[stucker0]

lol, not offended! I see you're point! They all play the blame game, but you're right, its silly to be talking about palin when theres so many other important issues going on!

[ChurchillTea]

See "Beckel on Palin" youtube...I didn't hear about it either.

[ChurchillTea]

i did not mean to offend.I'm sorry.

[stucker0]

well lets see i guess the difference is that Obama is right and palin is wrong.