Sarah Palin Farewell Speech: As Performed by William Shatner

  • Published on July 28th, 2009

Outgoing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin‘s farewell speech to the people of Alaska left more than a few people scratching their heads about the tone, message, and even the general point of it. I was particularly struck by the allusions to nature, the turning of the seasons, Alaskan wildlife, and the climate. And While Palin’s chain of independent clauses may have sounded a little disjointed to the untrained ear, they didn’t to William Shatner.

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is the founder of ecopolitology and the executive editor at LiveOAK Media, a media network about the politics of energy and the environment, green business, cleantech, and green living. When not reading, writing, thinking or talking about environmental politics with anyone who will listen, Tim spends his time skiing in Colorado's high country, hiking with his dog, and getting dirty in his vegetable garden.