Chiefs Quote by David Letterman

Palin is smart, politically skilled, courageous and likable. Her convention and debate performances were impressive.

— David Brooks

I think that Sarah Palin really missed the chance to educate the public on what some of the challenges her son is actually facing.

— Jon Soltz

Thank you, Governor [Sarah] Palin, for your endorsement. Because she got behind. She got behind us war-weary folks and gave us a boost of…

— Christine O'Donnell

Sarah Palin uses me as a laugh line in her stump speeches. If you're willing to turn me into a joke, you should also…

— Rachel Maddow

I believe Sarah Palin is a true statesman, whose experience as a failed vice presidential candidate, half-term governor and eight-episode reality star has fully…

— Stephen Colbert

I think when Sarah Palin opened her mouth and started talking, the more she talked, the less appealing she became.

— Barry Levinson

I am someone who really would like to see more women in government, but Palin makes me cringe every time I hear about her.

— Naomi Alderman

“I won’t get involved in any school politics,” she’d said, and someone up there had overheard and hadn’t liked her attitude. Far too confident.…

— Liane Moriarty

In Sarah Palin's new book, she says when she first laid eyes on her future husband, she said out loud, 'Thank you, God,' which…

— Conan O'Brien

Palin was a political Hail Mary, a long bomb in the closing minutes of a game that John McCain and Co. were certain to…

— Dee Dee Myers

I do have to give it up for Sarah Palin on one account. She is brave.

— Adam McKay

I don't think Palin really led to Trump. Was this somehow a bit of a precursor or something? I'm willing to say, 'Maybe so.'

— Bill Kristol