-- Palin, September 6, 2008, after becoming Sen. John McCain's 2008 running mate  "Frank Bailey just donated four boxes of brownie mix for the visiting football team's quick peek at the mansion Friday night. I will bake them myself ... so, no more controversy, it's clear the state isn't paying for the students' treat."  -- Palin, September 13, 2007, on complaints that she was favoring another high school team over Juneau's.  "Talis - pls have one of your folks draft a short letter to Exxon 'encouraging' them pay the $500mil ... we need to be on the record as telling them to pay up, end this thing, end this misery. Then we're doing a presser on it."  -- Palin to Attorney General Talis Colberg, July 1, 2008, on remaining Exxon Valdez oil-spill settlement  "Thanks! Can u believe they haven't agreed to end this thing?"  -- Palin, in a follow-up message  "Come on - it's Exxon!"  -- Spokeswoman Sharon Leighow, responding  Why the heck would they choose to GROW an already bloated budget, esp going into reelections?  -- Palin on an attempt to override her veto of a spending bill, June 6, 2008  "Constituents like community / district projects!  -- Palin aide Kelly Goode, responding  "Wonder how the Bitney replacement mention already got into the Ear. Sheeeesh -- I can trust people in this business as far as I can throw them ... another lesson for me that nothing is considered confidential to some folks, so fewer and fewer people should be brought in to 'think out loud' re: admin business."  -- Palin, August 26, 2007, referring to an item about staff changes in an Anchorage Daily News column
Some highlights from the 24,000 pages of e-mails from Sarah Palin's governorship, released Friday by Alaska state officials:."Pls make sure we're getting state business announcements out to the