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A Sarah Palin for President revival in Iowa?It was, perhaps, inevitable that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s supporters wouldn’t take “no” for an answer. They were such fervent supporters: citizens from across the nation spending their time and money trying to convince her to run for president. They printed flyers and T-shirts. They set up websites and booths at small town political events. They tweeted like mad birds, wrote thousands of emails, joined on the comment section of thousands of news stories. They flew across the country to hear her speak and believed that they would be rewarded for their efforts. When she announced on Oct. 5 that she was going to opt out of the race, many were crestfallen -- some so crestfallen that they couldn’t quite believe it. Apparently some still can’t. First the group Conservatives4Palin began a “reconsider” movement and played ads in Iowa pleading for Palin to do so. And now, another group has emerged that has bought both television and radio ad time in Iowa just days before the Iowa Republican caucus on Jan.3. The group is called Sarah Palin’s Earthquake Movement, name thusly because she said on a local radio show that it would take an earthquake to make her change her mind and throw her ring in the hat. Palin herself, of course, is in no way affiliated with the group, but its ads nonetheless urge supporters in Iowa to caucus for her, to “vote rogue,” which would still count in Iowa even though she’s not an official candidate. You can see and hear the ads here and here. Part of the issue seems to be the lack of support for any of the current slate of candidates. Herman Cain was interesting, until he wasn’t. Rick Perry is “up to his eyeballs” in crony capitalism. Mitt Romney’s flip-flops are anathema to the Movement. Michele Bachmann talks the conservative talk, but her chief of staff has talked smack about Palin, and she isn’t experienced enough, they say. Ron Paul is all wrong on Israel, among other things he’s all wrong on. Rick Santorum just can’t get the traction. Newt Gingrich? As one member of the Palin Earthquake group, Brian Lerch, said: “There’s a good Newt and a bad Newt. The problem is, when will the bad Newt emerge and self-destruct?” Besides, he said, lots of people just don’t like Newt. It seems that Palinistas are verbalizing what many other Republicans are thinking about the current field. They, unlike the other Republicans however, aren’t ready to settle for second-best. Lerch, a financial adviser who lives in Chicago’s North Shore area, has been a Palin fan before most knew that Alaska’s former governor was a she, or that Alaska even had such a thing as a governor. He’s been steadfast all the way, and he’s not giving up on his girl. The Earthquake campaign is a quixotic one run by a group much like other groups that have popped up around Palin: ordinary citizens with a mission, but not much in the way of resources. The commercials, compared to the ultra-slick productions offered by the other candidates, show it. But the intent of them is not so much to win. It's to send a message to the other candidates -- and, of course, to the former governor herself. “If she could get up to 5 percent of Iowans to caucus for her, it would make an extremely powerful statement,” Lerch said.
Wow, these comments are something. I always find it funny the criticism for a former Gov., VP candidate, wife, mother and daughter. I am all for holding our elected officials accountable. It just seems that the people who slander Gov. Palin, don't hold their own elected officials accountable. Why in just 3 years the current Pres. has raised the debt more than any pres. in history, spent more money more than any pres. in history. Is in bed with Goldman Sacs, scandal after Scandal (ie Soyaldria, Fast and Furious), yet not one of media or his supporters hold him accountable? They go after Gov. Palin. Her actually record speaks for itself. Just tells me the - The DNC and the GOP have herded you all well. I am not a religious zealot, as some of these comments say we are. I didn't vote for Bush or Obama. So you can't blame me for this MESS. I've always voted my principles, can you all say the same. Or do you just follow the herd - pull that Blue, donkey lever. I am a conservative - true to the bone. I don't vote RINO or Rove created candidates. I am writing in PALIN. It is soooo easy to get internet eyeballs and clicks from Palin Haters. I've been an an Owner of a small company, in software development since 1982, and would gladly 'take you on' in ANY IQ test, Mensa or otherwise. This is the typical reasoning by what passes for conservative thought. Here are the holes in this argument. 1: Being the owner of a small company and working in a specialized field=intellect/intelligence in the broad context. this is known as conflating occupational skill or expertise with broad intellect or intelligence. It is akin to saying that Tom Brady is a great football player and interviews well, therefore he must be intelligent. No, it just means that he has innate abilities and athletic smarts and he knows how to answer the questions presented him relating to his team and the game of football. Modern right wingers always use this type of logic, along with the idea that running a business must mean a person can run government. Again, this is flawed logic. It's a fallacy called the Fallacy of Composition; assuming what is good for a household or business is good for the macroeconomy or the government. http://www.amosweb.com/cgi-bin/awb_nav.pl?s=wpd&c=dsp&k=fallacy+of+composition Also, it ignores the reality that in business, the boss is either the owner or is invested with broad powers by the board of directors and can hire and fire at will and bark orders. Government is a little more involved as there are various branches and a vast bureaucracy; civil service rules and courts that determine if an executive order or law is Constitutional. The president cannot be a CEO or small business owner who just goes in and barks orders. This idea has been tried at state and local levels with mixed results. In New Mexico, Gary Johnson, a contractor/construction business owner became governor but had to deal with a Democratic majority legislature. The state managed to get its budget in order and the economy did grow. However, in California, Arnold tried to be Mr. Kick Ass Outsider and the problems that the state had under Gray Davis only got worse. So,the idea of an outsider from the private sector being able to come in and "git 'er done" is more simple soundbite pablum that passes for thinking. 2: The founding documents were simple in order for the commoner to understand them. Again, this is watered down thinking promoted by AM Radio Also, how come most Supreme Court cases tend to be 5-4; very few 9-0? If the documents are oh so simple and plain as day, why do we need a judiciary to interpret the law and how come most if not all cases are split down ideological lines? It is because the Constitution is a COMMON LAW or CASE LAW document, in which courts look at prior similar cases as well as, yes, their own ideology, to come to some conclusion. After all, John Roberts and Stephen Breyer both know the law inside and out and are both immeasurably bright men. Yet, presented with the same set of facts and circumstances of a case, 99.99% of the time, they will arrive at two very different conclusions. "14 years in Executive Leadership: Governor for 3 fiscal years, Mayor for 6 fiscal years, City Council for 4 fiscal years, Oil & Gas Chairman for 1 fiscal year." The City Council is NOT an executive branch; it is the legislative branch, tasked with passing or repealing laws or ordinances that apply within their jurisdiction. As for her time as mayor, it already has been documented that she had to hire a city manager and expand the city payroll. While larger cities like Chicago, Dallas and L.A. have city managers or Chief Administrative Officers, they are also very large cities with high populations, multiple agencies and layers of services and responsibilities. Palin's predecessors and successors were working mayors; very small town that likely did not have the scale of operations as the cities I just named. http://www.adn.com/2006/10/23/510447/part-1-fresh-face-launched-carries.html http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/17/palin_mayor As governor, she was practically a no show, no work governor; her legislative attendance record was 15%. Even the much vaunted ethics reform she touted on the 2008 trail and would later decry was incomplete and supporters had to make a rewrite. In 2008, after she was absent from a special session she called, many legislators sported Where's Sarah? buttons. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/08/nation/na-palinstyle8 http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/083108/sta_325768173.shtml I have yet to hear an intelligent point supporting Palin. All I have heard is: 1: The jealous card: Anyone who says anything bad must be a jealous hag or limpwristed America hating Muslim/communist on Soros' payroll. Uh, we're not voting for a Penthouse Pet or Maxim cover girl. 2: The executive experience argument. See above and prior comments. Debunked 3: She is a common sense conservative who loves America. Meaningless babble; soundbites. Means nothing in terms of actual practical policies that Congress would actually pass and would become law. 4: She annoys or scares liberals. I would say in the past she scares rational people who actually study and know issues but these days, she could not scare a one armed, one legged, one eyed person in an ass kicking contest. But more importantly, we are not voting for a Halloween character or 'noid. So, Palinbots, go back to amusing yourself looking at the Twitter Quitter while sitting on the shitter. She won't run and is seeking only to leverage any type of media interest in her again. That is it. Palin is the ultimate political strip-tease, thrusting and rubbing her self all over a White House column. The dollars reign down and she gives them another sneak peek at what’s under that dress. See just how nasty America’s Top MILF will get for the cash at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/06/ecstasy-of-sarah-palin_15.html AND finally, the accusations from the Bush Clan. Most liberals and those on the LEFT don't comprehend the WAR that exists on the political RIGHT. I'll be happy to enlighten you. Since as far back as 1964 the Republican Party has been divided between Conservatives and RINOS. With the exception of Ronald Reagan the Party has been run by Republicans-In-Name-Only. In fact even during the Reagan Administration the RINOs controlled the Party infrastructure. They are pushing Romney today. The RINOs are basically the BUSH Clan. They have run the party faithful since the mid-70's. They are Big Government,anti-Conservative "Voodoo Economics", Progressives. Whose only true concern is about winning and keeping the country club good times going and keeping the Bush Family in power. Thus you have the Steve Schmidt's (just a goon), acting on the behalf of the BUSH Clan. As for Sarah Palin's history with the BUSH Family, lets get a little history. Gov. Murkowski was a BUSH Family friend. Randy Ruedich ran his campaign. Ruedich was also a member of the National GOP, and no doubt had ties to BUSH. Sarah Palin took him down and thus drew attention to the corruption of the GOP in Alaska. This led to the defeat of Murkowski. In the General Election you had Tony Knowles for the Dems. Knowles was a Fraternity 'Brother' of GW BUSH, was a BUSH Family friend. His intention was to win the Governorship and run and replace GW as POTUS. Sarah Palin put an end to his political future as she did Murkowski. McCain wanted Lieberman as his VP pick up until one week prior to the Convention. Rove, thru the Bush Family stated the GOP membership would walk out of the Convention if he took him. Many in the BUSH Clan believe McCain believing he had no chance of winning, chose Sarah Palin as his VP pick, in retaliation to the BUSH Family pressure. Palin was actually a no brainer for McCain. He needed Conservative creds, and Palin was by far the most popular politician nationwide in her particular environment. The BUSH Clan controls FoxNews through Roger Ailes, a once Campaign manager for the BUSH Family, but as a current advisor. It is clear to anyone who has watched FN that they do not just report the news, but try to manipulate the news. They have been doing such with Sarah Palin. The current anonymous leaks to the Press come directly from FN. Ailes understood from the exit polling of the 2008 Election that Sarah Palin was a serious threat to the BUSH control of the GOP. He wisely brought her under their influence and slowly but surely subverted her as a potential presidential candidate. All the anonymous sources following the 2008 Election debasing Sarah Palin came from people who formerly worked in the BUSH WH. Whether the BUSH Family things Sarah Palin is incompetent, has a dangerous Conservative Philosophy for America, or just wants to keep a clear path for Jeb BUSH to run the Republican Party in the future, it is obvious they want Sarah Palin to go away. Middle of America loves Sarah Palin. Those in the Permanent Politic Class despise her appeal to Middle America. The following are quotes to make my point: Barbara BUSH "I sat next to her once, thought she was beautiful, and I think she's very happy in Alaska, I hope she'll stay there." Nicole Wallace: "I believe that if she were on the cusp of becoming the nominee for the Republican party a whole lot of people... would talk about some of her more troubling deficiencies." Steve Schmidt: "“For three and a half years, a lot of people who should have known better have been complicit in kowtowing to a Republican wack pack of which Trump is a leading member,” said Steve Schmidt, who managed the presidential campaign of Arizona Sen. John McCain in 2008. “The result is a diminished Republican brand that appears unhealthy to millions of Americans who are looking for an alternative to the status quo.” Mathew Dowd, a chief strategist for BUSH: "Naming Palin makes Bush think less of McCain as a man," "He thinks McCain ran a lousy campaign with an unqualified running mate and destroyed any chance of winning by picking Palin." "McCain put the country at risk with his VP pick." ALL the above would be completely dismissed from the Permanent Political Class if Sarah Palin and her Tea Party supporters would ever take the White House. @ DMac8889, Hate to burst your bubble but Troopergate broke a MONTH BEFORE Palin was selected by McCain. The Legislative Council was 8 Republicans, 4 Democrats; voted UNANIMOUSLY to engage Branchflower on July 28, 2008; a month before anyone knew who Sarah Palin was outside of Alaska. At that point, she was a state politician whose only national repute was in the opinion of fawning neo-cons such as William Kristol and Jonah Goldberg and to another female wingnut, Michele Bachmann. http://www.adn.com/2008/08/02/482003/branchflower-will-investigate.html Can any reasonable person say that on July 28, 2008, Barack Obama and his team, when they had not even yet settled on his running mate, saw into future and set up Troopergate investigation? Please. Your argument before that accuses me of having my facts wrong yet I sourced them. All you did was go for the well worn scream of "biased, liberal, worthless, etc, ad nauseum yet did not link to any of YOUR sources; just well discredited talking points. As far as Walt Monnegan being fired, nobody disputed that she could fire him at any time. What was at issue was her and her husband, who was NOT a formal government official, were placing pressure on him to take action against Mike Wooten that could have resulted in action against the state. All but two charges that were made against Wooten were dismissed and he was disciplined for the two that had been substantiated: Illegally shooting a moose and tasering his stepson. There is some question on the tasering matter. Wooten claims his stepson was being macho and wanted to show his cousin, Bristol Palin, he wasn't a mama's boy. http://www.adn.com/2008/07/27/476430/is-wooten-a-good-trooper-72708.html Monegan told Palin, Bailey, Todd Palin and others that their actions could become a matter of discovery in any court case involving Wooten, including invasion of privacy. He also pointed out time and again Wooten had already been disciplined for the allegations that were proven and the matter was closed. The moose shooting was an administrative law offense, not a statutory criminal law crime as was the taser incident. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083002366.html?hpid=topnews http://www.adn.com/2008/07/19/469135/monegan-says-he-was-pressured.html Again, it was proven the overall costs were routine expenses; no overtime or undue burden. The state DID offer to cover a portion of her expenses. She refused to accept the state's offer. There has NEVER been any evidence of a Democratic Party plot to bombard her with complaints. Her lawyer made this claim on Fox in July 2009 yet when pressed for specifics, he could not answer beyond one person who filed a complaint was the Alaska blogger for the 2008 Democratic Convention. Ooh. A blogger. Uh oh! Not a county or state chairperson, not a fundraiser or party treasurer or a state legislator or county commissioner but a blogger. Please! http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2009/07/10/71675/a-30000-an-hour-attorney-palin.html http://factcheck.org/2010/02/tea-party-fact-checking/ http://www.adn.com/palin/story/850854.html http://media.adn.com/smedia/2010/06/24/14/Palin%20report%202010-06.71097.source.prod_affiliate.7.pdf - see page 2 of 9; paragraphs 2-4 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,530620,00.html So, either produce an argument with FACTS, LINKS, etc that do not deflect to what Obama has or has not done and just defend Palin on the MERITS or get lost! Spare me the executive experience argument because I already destroyed that one; had to hire a manager to run Wasilla and was practically a no show, no work governor. The approval ratings were the result of extra money being distributed via increased oil taxes. Between her hissy fit over Letterman and her resignation, her approval ratings were declining. Spare me your fake outrage! Correction to your post. I don't recall if Branchwater started before Palin was chosen by McCain, but their verdict came out after wards. On the day the verdict was released, Palin was in NY and was asked about it by the press, which she lied and stated they had found her innocent. Another of her infamous lies! See below (or above). I erred in saying on July 28, the Legislative Council specifically named Branchflower to do the Troopergate probe but they did all agree that an inquiry was necessary; selected him on August 1 to do the investigation, which did say the following: Palin violated the state Ethics Act, Branchflower found. "The evidence supports the conclusion that Gov. Palin, at the least, engaged in 'official action' by her inaction, if not her active participation or assistance to her husband, in attempting to get Trooper Wooten fired [and there is evidence of her active participation]," Branchflower concluded. "[Palin] knowingly ... permitted [husband] Todd Palin to use the governor's office and the resources of the governor's office ... in an effort to find some way to get Trooper Wooten fired." http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6004368&page=1#.Tv9zejWJc48 The issue never was that she replaced Walt Monegan. It was the incessant harping and hounding over a matter that had already been resolved per state law or regulation and those actions could have resulted in legal action against the state. All but two charges that were made against Wooten were dismissed and he was disciplined for the two that had been substantiated: Illegally shooting a moose and tasering his stepson. There is some question on the tasering matter. Wooten claims his stepson was being macho and wanted to show his cousin, Bristol Palin, he wasn't a mama's boy. http://www.adn.com/2008/07/27/476430/is-wooten-a-good-trooper-72708.html Monegan told Palin, Bailey, Todd Palin and others that their actions could become a matter of discovery in any court case involving Wooten, including invasion of privacy. He also pointed out time and again Wooten had already been disciplined for the allegations that were proven and the matter was closed. The moose shooting was an administrative law offense, not a statutory criminal law crime as was the taser incident. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083002366.html?hpid=topnews http://www.adn.com/2008/07/19/469135/monegan-says-he-was-pressured.html People who keep harping on her right to hire and fire are missing the point. That was NEVER at issue. At issue was her behavior leading up to his dismissal, including allowing her husband, who held no official state position nor was there any disclosure of his participation in the government (spare the false equivalence of Hillary Clinton and healthcare; that was disclosed and she had a formal title), to use state resources to carry out a grudge against Wooten. And that is that! http://www.adn.com/2008/08/02/482003/branchflower-will-investigate.html Branchflower was selected before McCain picked Palin; Legislative Council, made up of 8 Republicans and 4 Democrats voted 12-0 to conduct an inquiry on July 28, 2008 and Branchflower was selected on August 1, 2008. You can accept your chosen reality. I.E. Palin did not go out of her way to make a statement about Letterman. She was in Texas finalizing her deal with EXXON (quite an important episode in America Domestic Energy Policy don't you think?) when Matt Lauer felt it important to ask her what Letterman stated about her daughter potentially being raped. She gave her thoughts on the matter. It sounded quite responsible to me. The very problem the media and those that use it to divulge FACTS?, have in convincing those of us who long ago no longer accept what we are told to by our National media. as I stated before: The National media(including our entertainment) is the Democrat Party. There is no separation. You can live with your analysis of Sarah Palin. Your points are petty and meaningless. It is my belief that a very common person with the right agenda can be President and undo the horrific policies Obama has left us with. If it facts you believe in by the way, where are Obama's College Transcripts, or even a photo of him graduating from Columbia or Harvard. Without them I refused to believe he is the intellectual the LEFT media sold to the nation in 2008. What is telling about the Letterman episode is that she claimed in book her daughters were threatened w/gang rape at Juenau school in 2007, when she first moved to capital. No police report; no school report; no notice to other parents. Shaking down a comic for a bad joke is good parenting in her view; supposed REAL threats are no biggie. Either she did not care or she made up threats to stay home and get per diem or to justify her daughters not wanting to go to school where they were not all that. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/122009/loc_537591017.shtml You have nothing but TALKING POINTS! WHERE is the proof that on July 28, 2008 Palin was in serious consideration for the VP pick? Links, sources? As far as Obama's grades issue, let me clue you in: The first time this became an issue was in 1999 when George W. Bush's grades were leaked to the New Yorker. Under a 1974 law, grades are private and only released with permission. http://www.factcheck.org/2010/01/clueless-columbo/ http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1999/11/08/1999_11_08_030_TNY_LIBRY_000019458 Put that in your blowhole... Great rebuttals Handsome! Unfortunately Dmac doesn't seem to want to be thrown off his ideology with inconvenient facts. As a mother of daughters, I find it more than disturbing that Sarah creates word vignettes where any and all of her three daughters are being assaulted. Recall that Palin created a scenario where Joe McGinnis was trying to get at her youngest. I've never known of a person in his or her late forties, male or female that is as sexually inappropriate as Sarah Palin. She creates word vignettes and made up outrage when there may be points to score. Example: Joe McGinnis. The man legally rented a home under a free and fair market contract; owner was reportedly upset she had done improvements to home based on the Palins claiming and interest in renting it and then never did rent it nor compensate the owner for work done. The swimming hole that Palin referred to is Lake Lucille, not her own pool. The home next door does not have a second story window that faces Palin's home or rooms; on other side facing veranda. Yet, she created potentially dangerous situation by insinuating a man with no criminal background was a pedophile. As governor, she had the resources of Alaska State Troopers and could have made a courtesy call to Juneau's mayor to ask for local police assistance regarding supposed REAL gang rape threats to her daughters. Yet, no school record, no police report and no notification to other parents. But, a late night comic told a poorly phrased joke based on her eldest daughter who did get knocked up by a jock and she was ready to go Sonny Corleone on him. Another disturbing thing is her use of patriotism and military symbology to attempt to stifle satire or criticism. After Letterman blowup died down, she thanked soldiers who protected Letterman’s right to make a dumb joke. Uh, Sarah, the First Amendment, lawyers and various court rulings made that possible. Not soldiers. Read about Flynt vs Falwell; Skokie; When she quit, she said that the media needed to stop making stuff up to honor the American soldier. Again, no context or anything resembling coherence or specifics as to what she was talking about; what they were making up or incorrect about. Rather, it was a brazen attempt to silence the media from reporting that the facts did not jive with her claims about why she resigned as governor. Her latest attempt to insinuate herself into the presidential election is just a ploy to rejuvenate media interest in her as her latest reality show pitch was a dud; her daughter's proposed show likely will not see the light of day and media interest had already waned by May of last year when she suddenly cancelled her bus tour and then tried to restart it in mid summer but again the punditry class had move on to other clowns to ogle and laugh at like Rick "Uh, Uh" Perry, Newt "Tiffany's Tab" Gingrich and She is now just a dusty footnote but her slavish followers still spew debunked talking points, as if doing so will motivate her to come and blow them. On July 28, 2008 Sarah Palin was a serious contender to be McCain's VP pick, and National media outlets we in fact asking her this very question. The point is concerning the allegation of Troopergate, which the Palin's thought of a "Tasergate" because that is what is was, was that there was NO there! there! If she wasn't eventually a VP pick it was a complete none story. The National media tried to make it one. It wasn't and the Chief was given far too much leeway. He needed to be FIRED! PERIOD! As for Troopergate. Never has there ever been a more made up controversy in the history of politics. The Personal Board which is responsible for hearing ethics complaints in Alaska, was informed by Gov. Palin, and they quickly dismissed the charge as superfluous. Only after Palin was named VP candidate did the Democrat need SOMETHING to get her on, did a Democrat member of the Alaska Legislature moved the allegation to a legislative investigation. It had no business being there and violated the Alaskan Constitution. The result was even more of a farce, and should have been quite embarrassing to the National media. The investigation's result was that Sarah Palin ABUSED her position as Governor, because she failed to 'control' her husband from speaking out against his trooper brother-in-law maintaining his job,despite a conviction of criminality. What a joke! Todd doesn't have his First Amendment right to inquiry or suggest that the trooper be fired? In addition, to suggest that Gov. Palin didn't have the right to Fire a subordinate who refuse to take orders is absurd. The Palins were not impeding an investigation. The investigation of their brother-in-law had been concluded. It was to Sarah Palin's credit that she waited and inquiring on the behalf of Alaskans as to why the Chief had not acted is without a doubt appropriate. Notice the media never told the details of the story, just that some "Made-UP'board decided they wanted to play politics and put an "Abuse of Office" label on their investigation. The National media is an embarrassment and they ARE the Democrat Party. There is no separation between the two. Handsome, Your facts are simply in LaLaLand, and if you are trying to convince Palinbots of their accuracy, listing Newsweek as your source is wasting everyone's time. Newsweek has proven itself to be a worthless periodical. As for her reason for quitting her Governorship, she stated it quite clearly and if you don't wish to accept her reasoning that is your business. Her supporters do. For you to tell us after the fact of how much these complaints cost the state of Alaska or that Sarah did in fact had to obtain a lawyer to litigate them, does not put us in the decisioning process Sarah Palin had to face in the early summer of 2009. In a three week period complaints came in that had a potential cost of $3million to Alaska and potential cost to Sarah Palin herself to the tune of $500,000. If she chose to stay, at that pace, the financial obligation would have been enormous to the state and financially devastating to the Governor. She was NOT indemnified. She couldn't possibly predict what would occur in the future. What she did do was analyze the situation and realize this was political attacks coming from the Democrat Party, (and she had no political friends from the GOP)which was harming her on a personal level and seriously distracting to the governing of the state, AND the only reason it was occurring was due to her being in the position of Governor. So she removed herself from the position. In three legislative sessions she accomplished ALL that she campaigned on and these were historical accomplishments for the state of Alaska. They have put Alaska on a great pathway to financial solvency, and if the Federal Gov't stop playing politics and allowed Alaska to make decisions for itself, then Sarah Palin decisions would be great for the country as well. What decisions Alaska has made after Sarah Palin left office has no impact on Sarah Palin leadership abilities. If you are suggesting that the failed leadership of Obama in the WH gives him experience. That is experience we as a nation can do without. The difference between Obama and Palin is that Palin's supporters base their support on Palin's accomplishments (80% -93% approval ratings while Governor says it all), while Obama support is about HIM. We wouldn't even be having this conversation if Obama was a successful President, but americans are looking to replace him. many believe Sarah Palin is the answer. Spare us your meaningless statistics. It never ceases to amaze me that those who claim to hate Sarah Palin so obviously need her, in order for their lives to have some meaning, some hope as they secretly look toward her example and the amount of abuse she can take, as they silently appoint her their champion for underdogs everywhere, and the great unifier of the underestimated, underappreciated, and immeasurably classy, all the while continuing to impune her character and her intelligence in order to make themselves feel somehow superior, though in the silence of their own hearts they know she is so much more than they themselves could ever aspire to become, their small minded and vehement attacks unprovoked by Sarah being the device by which they have been measured and found wanting. Even a hog rolling around in the slop shines brighter than these classless pools of human excrement that the devil himself has obviously spewed from his rancid guts in an obvious attempt to distance himself from what even he considers to be the lowest form of primordial goo to ever crawl from the fires of hell. But there is hope for all of you hissers of venom, so take heart. For the very person you have chosen to attack without ceasing, is also the very person who would pray for your salvation, even in the midst of your unfair attacks on her. Because Sarah has something none of you possess, a heart that is full of love for her country, her countrymen, and the God that has blessed Sarah Palin and her family with financial stability, career opportunity, and a future yet unwritten, which may still consist of a leadership position somewhere in american politics, which will be the result of the seeds she has been sowing, and the harvest all of you shall inevetably reap. And this, folks, is why Sarah Palin is completely unelectable. Not only is she incapable of engaging her opponents in a thoughtful, meangingful way, but her slavering fans insist on bringing any discussion of her political future to a screeching halt with these sorts of personal attacks. It's over, DanieIF. She's not only not running, she's not even being considered for a political position anywhere, anytime, by anybody, ever. Even reality TV doesn't want her. She's a has-been, the punchline to a hackneyed old joke, a soon-to-be-forgotten footnote to history. She squandered a golden opportunity, an opportunity she neither earned or deserved, and she's now paying the price for her selfish, greedy, narcissistc, grasping ways. She's a shrill, shallow, shortsighted woman who's getting the comeuppance she deserves for her poor choices. You can call names, insinuate all sorts of nasty things about the people who won't worship at her shrine, but that isn't going to change the fact that her fifteen minutes are long over. Dear Sarah, With all of our admiration and earned respect, Alaskans Like Sarah North Star. Write-in Palin campaign = poor taste. I know she's not doing it, the weird Iowa people are (she hasn't said anything about it though), but those two should never be associated. 5% sends a strong message? It would only send any sort of message if she actually won and that's not happening. Tut tut, lookie here, it's Amanda Coyne, so desperately in need of a Sarah Palin campaign to write about she can scream! Maybe you can run by Sarah's house and BEG her to jump in! If you're successful, Amanda, there's a bunch of us over at C4P and other Palin sites who will buy you a new pair of Manolos for your trouble. Seriously, Palin has been unusually quiet lately. Not even the Sturmabteilungen over at the Palin hate sites can figure out what she's up to. The conservative "opposition" to Mittens is starting to fall away because it wasn't genuinely Reaganite, unlike Palin. Voters get this, yes, even those of us "outside" understand the difference, unlike you suckers on the teat of the welfare state up in God's Own Country. That's why she resonated with conservatives down here. Trust me; if she actually gets in, she'll make a race of it. The rank and file hate this campaign already, and they can't stand Romney. You libs better hope Romney is the nominee. Obama will beat him like a rented mule. Wow Victor, for a guy, you sure do sound like a ßitch. Maybe you should get your ℮strogen levels checked. HURRAH! One can only hope she gets in. I would vote for her in a second, compared to 'all' others. The Rino's and Liberal Media....are the stupid ones.....by misreading the public anger at 'Obama Socialist Policies' and 'Themselves'. No other person in the country has the Muckraking street cred like Sarah does and the country needs COMPETENT and HONEST leadership by someone PROVEN. Detractors 'have to ignore' her accomplishments and highlight any perceived flaws, because they need to 'project' their own insecurities and biases. The usual division of 'you bad' and 'me good'. Running Alaska is a bigger business than Visa, Hershey's, Bank of Ireland, or Harley Davidson. It IS a big deal. Could 'you' do it? Realistically? Say you can BUT....Sarah has been there and done that! 14 years in Executive Leadership: Governor for 3 fiscal years, Mayor for 6 fiscal years, City Council for 4 fiscal years, Oil & Gas Chairman for 1 fiscal year. Small Business Owner for 18 fiscal years Those who 'think they are the smartest in the room' like Barrack Obama and Jimmy Carter have proven to be histories WORST LEADERS EVER and completely INCOMPETENT in righting the ship that is America in distress. Their 'records' are all you need to see. Sarah Palin was the CEO of Alaska and she governed the organization with 93% BIPARTISAN support by governing from the Center. You can bet that if 'any' of the other candidates get in, they will be pressured by.....the same ole same ole establishment.....of us vs them. Sarah is Experienced, Honest, and exudes 'American' Values. We haven't seen that in a long time! Can't imagine a better Christmas present for President Obama (and late night comedians) than this dingbat joining the GOP primary clown car. Since their was mention of this article in C4P, which was said to be negative, it appears some of the Palinbots are coming to her rescue. Expect more to come. Most of them are just religious freaks that believe Sarah believes like they do. I would love to see their average I.Q. Sarah and her fans are probably on about the same level (exp. kellyann and Caseyhardy below). And they talk about how "smart"she is? I consider myself an ardent Sarah Palin supporter and, as expected, take umbrage with your impugning my IQ. I've been an an Owner of a small company, in software development since 1982, and would gladly 'take you on' in ANY IQ test, Mensa or otherwise. Our 'founding documents' were designed to be clear and simple to read for the common citizen. Only charlatans and scallywags, like trial lawyers and Democrats, purposefully create Legislation of pure tortured English, logic, and common sense.....like ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank Financial Irresponsibility Act...so they may confuse and obfuscate their real intentions. The job of governing a State, or The Country is, and should never be, by those that 'think' they are smarter than anyone else. The position of a public Governor or President is to be an HONEST ADMINISTRATOR of the public finances. THAT'S IT! Obama has NEVER shown an ounce of 'raw intelligence' at ANYTHING you could even remotely call...difficult, like engineering, science, or math. Please thrill us with his insightful comments, while Editor of the Harvard Law Review, about the legal issues presented to it during his tenure. THERE ARE NONE for the public to review....why? Anyone can go visit a car dealership to hear a smooth talker.... Despondent American voters see a failed Obama presidency and a boring, banal cast of Republican contenders gnawing at each other's ankles, while the most highly qualified & competent potential candidate from either Party seems to have opted out of the process. A nation turns its desperate & bewildered eyes North to Alaska and plaintively pleads: "Sarah, do not forsake us. You are ours, and we are yours." Palin announced in October she would not run. However, in the wake of being turned down for a new reality show spotlighting her husband, she put out the feelers that it is not too late to jump in. Yet, most states have filing deadlines of early February if she intends to run beyond Iowa,NH and SC. To those who claim she is a leader, why did she quit the governorship? Please spare the debunked claims of Obama inspired ethics complaints that would bankrupt the state; cost millions. The total cost of ethics gripes on July 1, 2009, two days before she quit, was less than $300,000. Most of the cost was attributed to Troopergate probe, which she attempted to undermine by having a former Justice Dept lawyer go into Alaska and attempt to interfere with a state matter (so much for states’ rights) by intimidation and innuendos. She likely aggravated cost of probe to $187,707 or 63% of total ethics costs by having Ed O’Callaghan try to derail probe and filing complaint against herself with her handpicked personnel board. Overall, the costs were routine expenses that would have been paid anyway. http://www.adn.com/palin/story/850854.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/09/15/can-he-stop-troopergate.html (story reproduced from Newsweek) The claim that the state would not pay for her legal counsel is another lie. The state entered into a contract with Tom Van Flein's (Palin's lawyer)firm to cover a portion of the costs; state never received in bills or invoices from firm. Palin felt it better to seek out private funding sources. http://media.adn.com/smedia/2010/06/24/14/Palin%20report%202010-06.71097.source.prod_affiliate.7.pdf - see page 2 of 9; paragraphs 2-4 The movie THE UNDEFEATED was simply propaganda that did not even break even; reportedly cost $1 million to make and barely made $100,000. In the 2008 VP debate with Joe Biden, who himself cannot be mistaken for Cicero or JFK, Palin relied on generalities and scripted talking points; even telling moderator Gwen Ifill she would NOT answer questions as asked. Furthermore, her whole performance was scripted, according to McCain campaign manager Steve Schmidt, whom, btw, worked for Karl Rove and was Deputy Assistant to President Bush and Counselor to VP Cheney; hardly a card carrying liberal Democrat. Her performance was scripted because of her poor prep discipline and disinterest in actually learning issues. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/debate.transcript/ http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Steve-Schmidt-John-McCains-Strategist-Says-Sarah-Palins-Answers-In-Joe-Biden-Debate-Were-Scripted/Article/201004415621088?f=rss T This was AFTER the bar had already been so lowered to have shorter Q&A times and no direct extemporaneous exchanges between candidates. So, how would she hold up in a debate with Romney, a flip flop but also a corporate executive and a man who was a full term governor? Or Ron Paul, who is Mr. Conservative whom nobody has been able to debate on the merits, especially regarding foreign policy, so they resort to smears and accusations. She could not even handle a single debate with Joe Freakin' Biden. If she got the nomination, how would she debate against the president. Saying socialist, Marxist, big government and job killing taxes and regulations may go over with the low information rabble that composes Palin's base but will not hold up in an actual one on one debate with a sitting president, particularly with the moderate median voter. The often cited "she has more experience than Obama" argument was questionable in 2008 and is null and void now, as he has been president for a full term. As mayor, Palin had to hire a $50k/year city manager/deputy mayor, John Cramer, to actually run Wasilla's day to day matters. Her accomplishment of the sportsplex ended up not only placing city in debt for $25 million, it also entangled Wasilla in legal battles over eminent domain, as the city had not yet owned the property free and clear when they built sportsplex http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/17/palin_mayor. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122065537792905483.html She had to hire Cramer after a recall effort barely failed; people mad that she fired police chief and librarian. http://www.adn.com/1999/02/11/513745/foes-back-off-their-push-to-recall.html She was a 4 year councilwoman picked and groomed by Nick Carney, who thought that the Council needed a new perspective and Palin supported an initiative he was pushing for, a new sales tax that would upgrade infrastructure, easements, etc that would attract new businesses, mainly big box retail; also to finance a police force. http://www.adn.com/2006/10/23/510447/part-1-fresh-face-launched-carries.html Sarah Palin at her core is still a frustrated beauty pageant contestant and failed sportscaster who did not get a gig on ESPN. She wanted to be a celebrity/media personality and she got a taste of that in 2008. However, her shelf life has been shorter than the Kardashians and Paris Hilton and that is because the latter are rich trust fund babies that are bored, seeking a faux edge. Palin legitimately is the white trash drama queen that she gives off on tv and the fact that she was actually considered to be a heartbeat from the top job puts some people off. The Kardashians know it is all show whereas Palin believed she should be president...or queen. She has already been cast to the dustbin with Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice. Leave her there. You quote the Daily Beast.... LOL.... I am still laughing. You waste a lot of energy, digging up dirt on Palin. How about holding the current Pres. accountable? Wow get some creditable links. Blah, Blah, Blah.... Kellyann, The Daily Beast article was from Newsweek, a fact I CITED! As far as Obama, that is DEFLECTION! LOOK IT UP! The article is NOT about Obama but PALIN! Why don't YOU put up or shut up; provide some links and sources of your own. Or is that too hard; easier to spew talking points?! And you voted for Joe 'Foot in the Mouth' Biden? Great comeback! Snark trying to dress up as intelligence but ultimately just that: snark. Whom I voted for is NOT the issue. Maybe I wrote in Arthur Guiness (look him up). Maybe I voted for Obama, maybe not. The point I am making is that Biden has a reputation as a smart guy who tends to say some things that make some people cringe. I personally think it is good to be direct and blunt as long as it is backed up by facts or logic. He has said some really stupid things as well. But, he is not known as a JFK or MLK; eloquent and charismatic speaker. Add in his reputation and there you have it. Yet, Palin had to rely on scripted soundbites and rehearsed rote speeches in order to debate with a man the GOP makes fun of on a constant basis and has the reputation for foot in mouth. She refused to address questions as asked; refused to answer in any meaningful manner any question beyond her stock talking points. Read Steve Schmidt's own account as well as the account of Nicole Wallace, both lifelong Republicans who were there. If you have nothing intelligent to say, sod off! Great comment the Palinbots will hate to see! It's hard for them to understand facts. Expect to see negative comments from them. Sorry guys but Sarah can't run for President right now. She's too busy counting all the money you guys sent her over the years. The scam is over and it's time for her "marks" to move on. "If she could get up to 5 percent of Iowans to caucus for her, it would make an extremely powerful statement,” Lerch said. The statement is that up to 5 percent of Iowans are idiots. Please Sarah, run. I'm sure you can squeeze just a little bit more money from your 'bots. And we all need some fresh sound bites to amuse ourselves. I've always supported Gov. Palin. I read her first book to get the facts after I found myself scrabbling to back off the biases with actual facts. Then I saw the Undefeated. I knew then and there, she was the one to show the needed leadership, to stand with Americans not give hand outs. Run Sarah Run. An earthquake has started and it is spreading across America. It appears American voters are going Rogue. You must be easily persuaded if you believe her book and her movie the "Undefeated" is factual and not completely biased. Read the revues and see how the critics described the movie and panned it. Sarah will never run because she is viewed by people better now than she would if she would lose the election in a landslide, which seems very likely. Sarah will never run in an another election, people have seem who she is along with her severe lack of qualifications. While she still has some notoriety, she will continue to try to make money from it for as long as she can. Her notoriety, though, is quickly fading. "earthquake" is perfect. Just like '64. Millions of proud patriots & common-sense conservatives felt as if the light had gone from the sky, and that hope, expectation, & desire for a better tomorrow had vanished from their lives when Gov. Sarah Palin announced that she would not contend for the Republican presidential nomination. But since then, among her loyal supporters, the "reconsider" movement has grown from a flickering spark to a prairie fire which is roaring out of the Heartland, pulsing with the longing refrain: "Run, Sarah. Please run." |
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