Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s senior adviser and spokeswoman, Meghan Stapleton, resigned today . Who will craft Sarah’s brilliant press releases now?! Stapleton, a Palin confidante since 2006, said she is stepping down from her $96,000/year gig to spend more time with her 2-year-old daughter, Isabella. Since the end of the 2008 presidential campaign, Stapleton has been one of only a few aides maintained and trusted by Palin – to everyone’s detriment. In recent years, Stapleton was a key strategic adviser and the pipeline for anyone seeking Palin’s attention, including Republican officials and reporters. A total loose cannon at best, and shameless attack dog at worst, Stapleton helped transform Palin into a major political player. A very polarizing one. Sarah Palin will be better off without her chief crony . Meg Stapleton has also blessed those of us in the celebrity gossip world with near constant absurd fodder. Some of her most prominent career highlights: Claiming any criticism of Sarah Palin is sexist Bashing the living hell out of David Letterman Trading weekly public barbs with Levi Johnston Reaching out to embattled nut job Carrie Prejean Trying to cash in on Bristol Palin and her baby Sending John McCain’s entire staff to the cardiologist One senior McCain advisor quoted by the Huffington Post called her both “incompetent and a bad person,” and one who “sacrificed integrity for ambition.” A woman whose media instincts were amateurish even on her best day, Stapleton will be missed by those of us who revere her ability to generate gossip. Someone with serious political ambitions should never, ever hire her though.
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Sarah Palin Spokeswoman Quits; World Rejoices
