"Divorce Todd? Have you
seen Todd? I may be just a renegade hockey mom,
but I'm not blind!"
--
SARAH PALIN, 5:35 p.m. ET
PREVIOUSLY (5:08
p.m.): "Completely false," said a source close to former
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in response to claims by Web
sites that she and husband Todd are divorcing.
The rumor appears to have originated with one
blogger who cites an unnamed "source" and claims a recent
National Enquirer article as having led to
"splitsville."
"Sarah is finished with Todd and has decided to end their
marriage," the blogger "Gryphen" posted on an anti-Palin blog.
My own source, while not yet authorized to speak for
attribution, stated categorically that the reports are
utterly without basis in fact, and that the Palins had no
idea what caused them. Official statements from the Palins
are expected soon, denying the claim.
UPDATE 5:15 p.m.:
Official statement from Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton:
Yet again, some so-called journalists have decided to make up a
story. There is no truth to the recent "story" (and story is
the correct term for this type of fiction) that the Palins are
divorcing. The Palins remain married, committed to each other
and their family, and have not purchased land in Montana (last
week it was reported to be Long Island).
Less than one week ago, Governor Palin asked the media to "quit
making things up." We appreciate that the more professional
journalists decided to question this story before repeating it.
UPDATE 5:27 P.M.: Stapleton's statement is also
cited by Tim
Lindell of the Conservatives For Palin blog, who explains
that the "ludicrous rumor being spread by
Alaskan CNN
stringer Dennis Zaki." Lindell writes that the "Gryphen"
blogger "is a friend of Zaki's" as are other well-known
anti-Palin bloggers.
We may soon see photos of Todd and Sarah laughing at the idiocy
of all this.
