Rush: Gov. Palin "Continues to Intrigue Me Politically"
Rush talks about Governor Palin on his show this afternoon:
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Monday, July 13, 2009
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"she's feisty, she's attractive - god knows she's attractive"
lol could that lady be more insecure!
Haha, Moon! Poor Andrea Mitchell! No wonder she couldn't smile during the whole course of the interview with the Governor!
I can't wait to hear what Rush says when I can listen to this after work!
We need Sarah Palin's budget scalpel badly.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090713/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy_deficit
Think of it this way, ye non-believers: How could she possibly do worse?
Man I love Rush's impression of Andrea Mitchell!! It always cracks me up!!
maybe she's thinking, im all dress up, full make up on & still this lady in waders is still hotter than me! that's why she can't smile!haha
LOL...I love rush and his comments always break me up especially the Dancing Queen...I have heard it many, many times and still I crack up over it.
Go Sarah Go!!! I can hardly wait to see what she does next.
A Canadian who is very conservative living in red neck Alberta!!!
Todd looked great too out there in Dillingham.
Sarah running 3rd party would be a BAD idea. She needs to get in the Republican primaries as the opponent against Romney and Huckabee. 3rd parties never win - they just act like a spoiler. Sorry, don't want to see Sarah as a Ross Perot.
Sarah needs to focus on rebuilding the conservative wing of the Republican party. Yes, reach out to others, but stay a Republican and run as a Republican.
Glenn Beck just said on his TV program not to count Sarah Palin out. He also said that she is either "crazy" or "brillant", but that he is putting his money on "brilliant".
Firelight- me too!! Hilarious.
It's not only the fact that she's beautiful that grates on these "women's" nerves, it's the fact that she is genuinely nice and truly cares for people. The "haughtiness" of these Beltway and media elites can't process "genuine". Add this to the fact that she truly believes in God- (actually prays *gasp*) and has a relationship with Him and they just don't know what to do. She might as well be from another planet in their estimation. They can't identify with her, so she's unacceptable as a presidential candidate. Luckily, most people in this country live outside of those "acceptable" circles and can identify with her. She has a very good chance to become a presidential contender and that's why Andrea isn't smiling in Alaska.
Hey welcome bpk1300!
GoneWTR , the best thing Sarah should do is what she does , she keeps things ambiguous until she needs to decide and then act fast.
Like her resignation.
Pretending maybe running third party or not keeps enemies guessing.
I see Sarah doing the same things Reagan did in that he brought democrats into the party as conservatives. Not as McCain did with Bringing in Democrats as Democrats and independents.
I just don't see Sarah wavering on her positions to get more votes.
By the way, I'm sooooo glad that Rush and Beck are BACK! Especially Beck. He's always been a huge supporter of hers.
Troy , exactly compromise isn't a strategy its a tactic.
OT: But I see Huckabee flip-flopped on Sarah again. The man can't make up his mind about her and her political future.
Sarah will need to squish him like a bug in Iowa. Point out all his unflattering statements about her and show what a hypocrite he truly is.
http://tinyurl.com/mr6esg
CBS: ‘Always Controversial’ Palin Losing Public Support
In the report that followed, correspondent Nancy Cordes cited new poll numbers: "According to a new CBS poll out this morning, Sarah Palin faces doubts, even from Republicans, about her ability to be an effective president. Less than 1 in 4 Americans think she has the ability. Among Republicans, only one-third say Palin could be effective."
http://www.live365.com/stations/kbyr?site=pro&play
Bay Buchanan on Eddie Burke about Sarah at ___:30+
Sarah's strategy on winning the Democrats is to focus on the 3 things she mentioned: limited gov't (because no one wants more taxes and gov't owned companies), strong defense (because N. Korea is unstable and we're still fighting terrorism) and energy independence.
She's smart to know that if the other side can't agree on social issues, then the 3 major things should be the focus.
Did CBS ask if Obama is "fit to be President" or "effective"?
Poor CBS, obsessed about Sarah Palin, I ask, why, if she is so darn irrelevant how come they are so obsessed with her, it's pretty damn sad considering the turmoil in this country. Perhaps someone should show CBS SarahPac's numbers so they can choke on it. Also,, has anyone heard Sarah mention EVEN ONE that she plans on running for President, the left are so damn terrified that she will beat Obama they are trying to get rid of her now. Media is PATHETIC
Obama/Biden are stumping for governors now too. Was that sparked by fear of Palin? Do presidents and VP's usually go out to stump for governors???
LOL at Obama and Biden now deciding they are going to stump for candidates.
But, but, but..I thought Sarah Palin was irrelevent? I thought she had no influence?
If Sarah's so ineffective, what do Obama/Biden have to be scared of? After all, CBS says she is losing support! If CBS says it, it must be true!
LOL!
I distinctly remember that Obama was still trailing McCain in the "fit to be president" polls 2 months before the election.
I ain't worried a bit about Sarah, 3 and a half years out. No one thought Reagan could do it either.
Redhead,
Interesting you're quoting the CBS poll. CBS, home of Katie Couric, has always had the least accurate political polls. The only poll worth reading is Rasmussen which, I noticed you didn't mention. That said, I continue to say that polls this far away from an election are suspect at best.
Gone With The RINO,
Huckster was only nice to Governor Palin when she first resigned and he thought she was going away. He was nice then because he thougt maybe he could attract her voters which, in my case, would never happen even if she doesn't run. Now that it looks like she isn't leaving the scene, he's back to his old self.
Besides the Huckster, Governor Palin also needs to watch her back for Alan Keyes. He's written at least 2 articles in the last week slamming Palin for her pro-life views.
I wouldn't be surprised in the least if Keyes didn't get in the race simply to trash Gov. Palin's creditionals. Of course, he'd ignore everyone else. He seems to have a beef with her.
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A said...
http://www.live365.com/stations/kbyr?site=pro&play
Bay Buchanan on Eddie Burke about Sarah at ___:30+
July 13, 2009 6:22 PM
Bay trashed Sarah, but trashed Bay worse. The criticisms of Sarah apply to Bay.
Bay Buchanan did not do her homework. She has it all wrong. Burke did not correct her.
Bay, Sarah did precisely what you said she should have, but did not, do, except that Sarah, Governor of Alaska, addressed it to Alaskans, not DC insiders.
Here is the video of Sarah's statement.
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/video_GovPalin-July3Announcement.php
In it Sarah did what Bay, just minutes ago, said Sarah had not done.
Bay, you failed to do your homework. Instead you made up the "facts" or recited them from some false source - DNC maybe?
Shame on you Bay Buchanan.
How does Bay describe Sarah's resignation announcement? Bay says it was in Sarah's office and she did not explain anything - she just quit and went away.
Bay, that is shockingly ignorant.
Is this an office?
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/photos/govpalinjuly3announcement_5991_large.jpg
That should be your first clue.
Your "facts" are nuts.
Bay, if watching the video doesn't help, try reading the speech. Then go back and listen to the false and ignorant statements you just made on The Eddie Burke Show.
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/exec-column.php
Bay, you aren't ready for prime time. You weren't even ready for a local radio talk show in Anchorage.
Maybe someone can inform Bay Buchanan that she is wrong. I might be a bit to blunt, and I don't know or want to know, how to contact her.
Bay needs to listen to her brother Pat Buchanan.
Anyway, she worked for Romney's campaign. I don't expect much from her.
Yeah Bay was more pissed that Sarah didn't leak it to Sarah supporters on tv first.....so that they could have a way to defend her.
I sort of agree with Eddie that Sarah kinda said a lot of nothing at her press conference imo. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy shes about to be set free....but her reasons were not super clear to everyone. I hope her final speech at the governors picnic clears things up.
Just Sayin:
The key word is 'leak'. Quite frankly Sarah may have only a few people that she trusts implicitly.
I'm not saying if this is right or wrong but it may be the way it is.
And would you want Sarah to blow it by allowing a mole to blab something really embarrassing or damaging about Sarah. The wizard of smart Levi Johnston is already doing enough damage.
"Sarah's strategy on winning the Democrats is to focus on the 3 things she mentioned: limited gov't (because no one wants more taxes and gov't owned companies), strong defense (because N. Korea is unstable and we're still fighting terrorism) and energy independence.
She's smart to know that if the other side can't agree on social issues, then the 3 major things should be the focus."
wow.. that is EXACTLY.. what dems like me like in Sarah.. at hillary's village, we have moderate/conservative dems && repubs && independents (all centrists, america-first voters).. and we do not agree on all social issues.. but we absolutely aggree on the 3 things you outlined.. strong national security, conservative fiscal policy and energy independence (and yes that means drilling for oil)....not all dems are lunatics.. the party has been compleltey hijacked by these america-hating lunatics...
and one thing I do like about sarah.. when it comes to social issues, I disagree with her.. but she does not eliminate qualified people from high positions b/c she disagrees with them... in other words she does not seem to impose her views on others..
but.. anyways.. those 3 issues. are EXACTLY why she will get dems, indies and repubs (?? I really have no clue about the repub party, its foreign territory to me)
Update needed:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jFp5CYEzUusD69857Q4rUeaQO42QD99DS2CG3
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's political action committee raised nearly $733,000 in its first five months, according to a report filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission.
Receipts totaled $732,867.70 in the period between Jan. 1 and June 30, including contributions as high as $5,000 from some individuals.
An estimated $200,000 more has poured into the SarahPAC committee since the former GOP vice presidential candidate announced July 3 that she will step down as governor July 26, said Meghan Stapleton, her personal spokeswoman.
Stapleton said about $1.2 million has been raised between SarahPAC and a fund set up to help Palin pay more than $500,000 in legal debts stemming from multiple ethics complaints filed against her.
"What this tells me is that there is an overwhelming level of grass-roots support for the governor, and that Americans see her as a powerful figure for promoting conservative values," Stapleton said.
What did Alan Keyes say about her? That she wasn't pro-life enough?
Debstar @6:02: exactly right.
GoneWTRino @5:48: please don't malign Ross. Not a conservative poster boy in all respects, but a patriot. He tried to give Americans a way to wrest control from the beltway elites. Almost worked. You may have bought the GOP propaganda, but Ross didn't cost GHWB the election. He drew almost evenly from Rs and Ds, % difference was less than the differential between Bush and Clinton. "Read my lips" and the recession were more responsible for getting Clinton elected than was Perot's run.
I hope we can retake the GOP, but it's not certain. And many who didn't vote Palin/McCain (no typo) would leave the Ds to vote for Sarah as an Independent; not as many would cross over to the GOP. Interesting calculation involved.
Sarah will know what to do.
GoneWithTheRINO said...
Governor Palin also needs to watch her back for Alan Keyes. He's written at least 2 articles in the last week slamming Palin for her pro-life views.
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What could he possible find to be at fault?
He's must be heavy into the drug scene, eh?
Maybe he should spend more time trying to reconcile with his gay daughter, who he abandoned, and less trying to get attention for himself.
Alan Keyes is not a conervative. He is what I call a "big-government pro-life activist". He thinks Governor Palin is not sufficiently pro-life because she thinks the abortion issue should be determined by the states, cocsistent with the constitution. Keyes believes that an activist federal government should usurp states rights in this area and decree that abortion is illegal in all states. His beef with Governor Palin is that she doesn't believe that the constitution gives the federal government this power. The problem with Keyes' position, of coure, is that the federal government has no right to force states to accept abortion as Roe dictates, nor do they have the right to ban the practice in the states. Only states have that right under our constitution.
Alana Keyes is attempting to make the ridiculous claim that only a true conservative (like himself, presumably) understands that the federal government has the authority to exercise this power. He doesn't explain, of course, that if the federal government can exercise this kind of power to decree abortions are illegal in all states, they can certainly use such power to ban other activities they don't like.
Governor Palin understands, correctly, that the federal contitution is silent on the issue of abortion. The federal government has no constitutional right to allow abortions..or ban them. That authority is left to the individual states, consistent with Governor Palin's position. In short, Alan Keyes believes in activist federal government as long as it is using this activism to promote conservative causes. This kind of logic is exactly what we correctly criticize liberals for. If you don't like something, use the courts to go around the constitution to get what you want.
That is not a conservative position.
Just a bunch of crap about how she doesn't support a constitutional ammendment to ban abortion, therefore she's really not as strongly against abortion as she seems to be. Also he gripes that people think that just because she's a mother of a Downs' baby that she somehow should be seen as the "voice" of the pro-lfie movement. He also bitched and whined about her leaving Alaska.
I can see him joining the race just to make problems for Palin, yet convienantly ignoring the other candidates. He really seems to have a problem with her.
Doug B,
thank you for the explanation of Alan Keyes. I have high respect for him but on this I agree with your write-up as well as Gov Palin's position.
Bill,
Gone With The Rino also points out, correctly, that Keyes is for a constitutional ammendment to ban abortion. That is just a red herring by Keyes. There is absoluetely no chance in hell that such an ammendment will ever make it through all the hurdles necessary for it to pass. It won't even make it to the first step, nor, in my opinion, should it. The founding fathers were very smart and this is exactly the type of issue that should be left to the people, through their elected representatives at the state level.
jesus, sarah needs to give an interview
the media is spinning like crazy and throwing out nonsense polls and her talking heads don't have a clear talking point message.
The reason Mitchell didn't smile in Alaska was because: 1. Gov. Palin look so so much better than Mitchell even when she was in a waders and doing a hard work. 2. Mitchell to Alaska in hope that she can fish some nasty indictment against Gov. Palin but ended up going to a real fishing trip. What a big disappointment!
2. Ooppss... Mitchell "went" to Alaska rather...
You know things are going well when the media runs back to Levi.
I suppose in 10 years when Bristol is a college graduate, married with a career and family they will still be asking Levi for the inside story and he will still be waiting for that promised career as "Ricky Hollywood" right?
Andrea Mitchell doesn't ever smile...
Hmmm....
Could it be she goes home every night... to Mr. Excitement...Alan...
Govoenor Palin smiles all day...
Hmmm....
Could it be she goes home every night to Mr. Adonis....Todd...
Now I ask you...Fish guts and all...Who would make you smile?
Keep it simple...perhaps 3-4 key points. Reagan had a similar focus.
Lower taxes
Smaller Gov't
Strong military
Defeat the commies
Lower taxes
Smaller Gov't
Strong military
will be sarah's message.
and BOR is pissing me off
sarah gave CLEAR reasons
1. legal debt
2. state debt
I understood her reasons just fine after listening/reading her speech. This is just an effort to cloud the issue.
BOR sold out for the Obama interview. He is no longer our friend, if he every was.
OT
But did anyone catch Bill O'Reilly and the "culture warriors"? It ticked me off!! Granted, I didn't catch all of it because I was making dinner. What's Bill's problem!?! He seems to think he's been attacked at the same level as the Governor!? Also, why does he make everything about him?! Is he still mad she hasn't been on his show yet!?
OK, I'm done with my rant!
SusanL
BOR always supports Sarah. Last week he said he thinks Sarah could still run for president and could win. Tonight he just played devil’s advocate with the culture warriors but he agreed with them. He did say that tomorrow he's going to take the MSM to task for attacking her.
Just sayin @ 7:20,
Oh for God sakes, she was plenty clear enough. Hell even a hick like me understood exactly what she saying, and the meaning of what she was saying and what her future plans were going to entail. They are just pissed that they were blind sided. And some of these pundits don’t like the fact that she is not “nuanced” like Obama. Big freaking deal. The July 3 speech is over. The data is in. She has raised more than 200K since the announcement. He supporters are with her more than ever. Bay needs to get over it already –she really makes herself sound stupid talking about things she knows absolutely nothing about.
Illionois:
You're making too much of it Bill Supports her, but this is what Bill does. I recorded the segment and will post it shortly on you tube. Will post link here soon.
Speaking of BO and the Culture Warriors... her name slips my mind right now, but the one on Fox and Friends in the morning has pulled a 180. I saw her show last monday and she was quite ticked at Sarah... basically calling her a quitter.... she has completely come around to seeing things Sarah's way.
I hate to say I told you so, AK, but his Obama interview, and the way he took Carl Cameron's rumors
at face value, indicates 'he's really not looking out for the folks. Like I said earlier, I had full confidence about how she would
act, I wasn't real impressed with the interviewers. Lauer did a good job, so did Griffin and Blitzer, Snow did o.k, Mitchell was properly
humiliated by taking the nutroots at face value
sarah really needs to do some interviews to clear up the spin.
like NOW.
Please don't compare Sarah to Ross Perot. They have very different strengths, personalities, philosophies and management styles.
Perot made some good points when he ran as a Third Party candidate but he made a lot of goofy and major mistakes. He also quit in the middle of the 1992 Presidential Race without revealing why other than to say "Republican dirty tricks" were out to ruin his daughter's wedding. This lame explanation left everyone baffled.
Perot and his Vice President nominee (Admiral Stockdale)were portrayed as total flakes by the MSM. By the time Perot returned to the 1992 Race, he had lost a lot of credibility with the public although he made a respectable showing at the end.
If Sarah is possibly thinking about running Third Party, don't count her out yet. Many people are disgusted with both parties these days. If Sarah gets her act together, she might be able to pull it off. Sarah is a Renegade and defies convention.
Our two major modern parties of Reps and Dems started as alternative parties long ago. Just sayin' we don't always have to go with the flow like Sarah says.
Great SarahPac numbers overall today!
Catch y'all later!
Sheya,
Thank you! I read your clarification to Susan as well, and that helped too! I didn't catch the very beginning, so I didn't know the full context. He does seem to be overall supportive of her. I get a little frustrated when he makes things about him and when he compares the criticism he has received to the criticism she has received.
I am glad the chick from Fox and Friends did a turn around, but they are all still missing the point...that the resignation was because the nutroots were trying to bankrupt Alaska with their phony ethics complaints. NO ONE is talking about that.
People just don't listen to what Governor Palin says. They want to put their own interpretation on things.
AKReport,
BOR is always a week behind latest developments unless the story involves him.
I remember Monica Crowley mentioning that protesters were being killed in Tehran and him saying "Really?". It was all over the news that day.
Even hard core Sarah enemies aren't taking the "She couldn't take the heat" tack anymore. They're basically back where they started with "She's not qualified" (see bogus CBS Poll/Peggy Noonan, etc.).
BOR is for BOR.
Sarah won this thing big.
NM RINO,
They listen. They just don't hear what they don't want to hear...then there's the most "journalists" aren't the brightest bulbs factor.
Factor This!
I know BOR likes and supports Sarah, I just wish he'd quit harping on the attacks so much (against her and her kids) and focus more on the *real* reason, which is corruption in Alaska and how they are trying to bankrupt her and the entire state.
MarkRNY
BOR is for BOR.
I'll give you this one!
He did say he understood her reason being that all those ethics complaints were paralyzing her job and she couldn’t govern. This segment was not about the reason for her resignation rather analyzing how much of the attacks played part in the decision and if female politicians are more sensitive then men.
O’Reilly Poll:
Do you think Gov. Palin was smart to resign? (Key word “Smart”)
45,000 votes:
77% Yes
23% No
http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1322428.html
It's "above par," said Steve Gordon, a Washington-based Republican fundraising veteran who works mostly on Senate campaigns.
The big question, however, is what she does with the money, Gordon said. So far, Palin has donated to just two candidates: $5,000 to her 2008 running mate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and another $5,000 to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.
Palin has indicated she'll use her political fame help other candidates raise money, especially Republican gubernatorial candidates.
"You need a white-hot base to build your political activities from," Gordon said. "The question most significantly is, is she going to focus her political activities in the base, or is she going to try to expand outside of that? That's really the question. And if she does reach outside her safety area, how will that be received?"
I thought Gretchen Carlson & Margaret Hoover did a pretty good job standing up for Sarah and the treatment she received during the election and since then....you could see the anger in their eyes!
O'Reilly would give his left nut to get Sarah on his show, and then he would milk the interviews for a weeks worth of programing. It's all about him and his ratings!
Of course he did say he wouldn't mind seeing Sarah as a "Culture Warrior", but he can't have her....She's our warrior!
For Palin, it's also promising the bulk of her donations came from donations smaller than $200, Gordon said. Of the $732,867 raised by the PAC, 57 percent came from donors who contributed less than $200. The FEC doesn't require those donations be itemized by individual donor. Just 28 of the 709 donors who did give more than $200 were from Alaska.
Former Massachusetts GOP Gov. Mitt Romney, the closest comparison to Palin, raised $1.3 million for his political action committee over the same period. However, it's not entirely an apples and orange comparison, Gordon said. Romney has an existing national network of donors and the ability to tap his own personal fortune, as he did during his 2008 bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
Ditto... the Right to "Bare Arms",
Huskers-For-Palin said... Reagan had a similar focus.
* Lower taxes
* Smaller Gov't
* Strong military
* Defeat the commies
In the 2nd decade of the 21st century, future presidents (maybe Sarah Palin) will have a similar focus as Pres. Reagan... but with a religious and equally nefarious enemy of democracy, the US constitution, freedom of religion, speech, assembly, the 2nd amemdment right to "bear arms", and, maybe, also, the human right to have "bare arms", (i.e., covered by a burka from head to foot)...
- Lower taxes
- Smaller Gov't
- Strong military
- Defeat of the religious / political complex (Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR, ISNA, et al and etc.) that is attempting to implement sharia law in America (and Europe... England is close, don't believe Newsweek this week).
Hopefully Gov. Sarah Palin is receiving wise and informed counsel concerning those Islamists (but not all) who have a supremacist mind set that they themselves insist is taught in the Hadith (commentary extrapolated from the Qur'an) about the Qur'an that itself is purported to be the exact words of their deity Allah, conveyed to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel.
No debate will be tolerated... Allah said it, Muhammad believed it, that settles it! Convert or pay the dhimmi tax... or die.
Pat Buchanan tells Todd Palin what he should do about Levi! This is too funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhWd75Ka9WM
Yes, I would love to see Governor Palin on O'Reilly's show. He would be very fair to her. It would be a win-win for both Sarah and for Bill.
The O'Reilly segment wasn't bad; the 2 ladies, Carlson and Hoover, did a good job at supporting Sarah's position. I normally am not impressed with Hoover, but this time, she was the only one on the panel that got to the heart of the issue. While Bill and Gretchen focused on the attacks, Hoover focused on Sarah freeing herself up to fight back.
And Bill is going after Newsweek tomorrow for an article they did on Sarah. He's not against, Sarah, people.
Sarah needs to clear this up a bit better.
1. she needs to make it very clear attacks on her, and her family was not the reason.
2. she needs to make it very clear that it was becuse she was going broke from bogus ethics complaints
3. play into the middle class card
that she is not some rich fat cat that could pay for these bills.
4. it cost the state millions.
the perception is that she could not take the heat.
Reality is she did not have enough money to keep on going.
The media just doesn't want to listen to what she says.
Hopefully she'll give one more push and then let it rest. There's nothing more she can do if they don't want to take what she says at face value.
AK,
Sarah was clear in her reasoning to all of us.....it's just that the people who don't want to get it, never will......kinda like when Andrea Mitchell kept asking her the same question, and Sarah was tempted to grab her by the throat, and say "You're Not Listening To Me!".....they don't want to understand. Maybe Sarah will have to talk real slow, and show the media flash cards.
Sarah's a fighter.....they'll find out soon enough (12 more days!)
sarah should just go on BOR
give a soild interview. imo
end the spin.
Exactly, GWTR. The media and the pundits know exactly why she quit, but they're never going to report the real reason. NEVER!
But the people know and when Sarah gives speeches in front of the people, not filtered through the media, even more people will know.
The media plays its game and it helps with their ratings, period.
Once Sarah starts speaking directly to the people, all of this will be cleared up.
its making me pissed because she did not leave because of attacks on her.
she left because of legal bills for her and the state, and did not want to waste her lame duck term with more legal bills.
thats the bottom line.
akreport
you are 100% correct
Sarahs" speech said everything if you listened to her. The family vote was whether or not take "our" fight to the big stage. All the Palins know the need to win this fight and no slimy press will stop them nor should it stop us.
She gave 4 interviews I don't know how clearer she could make it...I thought it was funny when she told Andrea Mitchell "your not listening to me", they do not want to listen, they understand...but what would they talk about... and I think we are all Intrigue by her...
I some newspapers are coming out tomorrow with some heavy name calling...and when that happens C4P will do what it does best defend her and make sure the truth is out there.
AKReport @9:43
I disagree that she should emphasize the cost to her family. After all, she has a book deal that is reported to exceed $10 million.
Rather, as I believe she clearly has stated, the burden of the frivilous complaints and uncooperative legislature was on her and her office's ability to effectively serve the people of Alaska. While everyone else was engaged in petty politics, she did the honorable thing by passing the torch to a Lt. Gov. in whom she has 100% confidence. That is what resonates most for me. The selfish thing to do would have been to hang on the last 18 months just so she could avoid all the questions about "quitting". Instead she did what was right for the people.
her facebook image has changed. i like the new one :)
I like the new facebook picture, too.
Don't worry, AKReport, she'll give an interview once she leaves office. She'll have plenty of time to give interviews then. Meanwhile, it's funny that she's keeping everyone waiting and at the edge of their seats. :)
Veritas--
100% behind what you said.
If you look at the Andrea Mitchell interview, Sarah actually makes a dismissive gesture when Mitchell suggests personal finances were the factor. She knows that plays into the template that it's all about her.
Stressing her personal finances is a trap they're trying to set for her. Although it's outrageous, it doesn't help her.
It was about Alaska and America! She's almost begging people to listen to that.
BOR hates the NYT.
Lol--And as if on que, Santorum says it was about the pressure on her family.
Then-"I'm not sure she's a great planner" and (condescendingly) "I wouldn't count her out though".
Hey Rick--non-stop coverage for 10 days now, the Conservative base in her pocket and 200K in 10 days!
Ask Wille Brown what he thinks about her as a planner! (geez)
Intrigue=Heads Exploding
Just Keep Doing That Governor Palin
Here is the Willie Brown piece Rush was talking about:
The pundits call her a quitter, but let's be honest - the pundits never liked her to begin with. Better to take one hit for stepping down and move on than to stay in Alaska and die a death by a thousand cuts.
Willie gets it. The anklebiters have nibbled and nicked away at her for nearly a year.
No wonder Rick Santorum got blown out in PA.
My random thought of the evening is whether Sarah should do Conan in August when she's in Southern Cal. It would be a high risk, high reward scenario. It would be must-see tv; untold millions of viewers. Assuming Conan isn't a total a$$, I think she could get her message out about the resignation and her future plans clearly. She would reach millions who are used to being spoonfed MSM gibberish.
The risk is if Conan chooses to try to sink her, to win over the left. I have full confidence in her being able to handle that situation though.
Anybody up to speed on what Conan's been like? How would he handle it? I haven't watched him years.
She might need to avoid the late night comics.
I can't stand Santorum. What an asshole.
Chappy said...
"Sarah was clear in her reasoning to all of us.....it's just that the people who don't want to get it, never will......Maybe Sarah will have to talk real slow, and show the media flash cards."
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Agreed Chappy, or she could draw a series of pictures using bright colors and stick figures so that the MSM can follow along.
Second time writer, long time reader.You guys are terrific.What i love about Sarah is that she does not listen to anybodys idiotic advice she just has this unique ability to judge any situation and make a right decision.
A question -Isn't the GOPs position on abortion ,that it should be left to the states.This is not a truly conservative position.It is a populist view basically same as the Democrats.
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