Thursday, July 29, 2010

Governor Palin Hits 2,000,000 on Facebook



Governor Palin has reached two million Facebook friends. Two million! Now, to grasp the enormity of such a feat, let's digest for a moment exactly how much two million is by looking first at some fun facts. Via True Knowledge:

* There are 20,000 centuries in 2,000,000 years.

* There are about 5,475.8 years in 2,000,000 days.

* There are 83,333 1/3 days in 2,000,000 hours.

* There are 33,333 1/3 hours in 2,000,000 minutes.


* There are 1,136 4/11 miles in 2,000,000 yards.

* There are 666,666 2/3 yards in 2,000,000 feet.

* There are 166,666 2/3 feet in 2,000,000 inches.

It's hard to wrap one's mind around that number, yet Governor Palin--a woman who holds no official title anymore--already has over 2,000,000 Facebook friends! How long would it take to count us all? In answer to the question of how long it would take to count even half that amount, Big Site of Amazing Facts states:

Naturally, that depends on how fast you can count.

But if you can count from 1 to 100 in one minute, and you keep counting every minute, without stopping, for eight hours every day (taking time off to eat, sleep, and go to school), you would reach 1,000,000 in 20 days, 6 hours, and 40 minutes, or almost 3 weeks.

If, however, you give up eating, sleeping, and school, and just count every minute of every hour of every day, you would reach 1,000,000 in 6 days, 22 hours, and 40 minutes, almost 1 week.

Being an English teacher and not a mathematician, I would guess it would take more than twice that to arrive at two million, as one would surely slow down during the process of all that counting--not that one would even dare undertake such a tedious task. But I'm celebrating the Governor's success, so you'll simply have to excuse me.

On a more serious note now, let's examine the number of Facebook friends of those whose names get mentioned alongside Governor Palin's in the ongoing 2012 conversation.

Mitt "Flip-Flop" Romney, whom Bill O'Reilly just divulged to Jay Leno is his 2012 favorite, has a whopping 468,436 Facebook friends.

Mike "They Like Palin Because She's Cuter than I am" Huckabee has 371,959 friends on Facebook, which is listed near a plea that states, "Help me reach 375,000 likes." O...kay...

Newt Gingrich, who has recently stated he is seriously considering running in 2012, has a total of 70,311 Facebook friends.

And wouldn't I be remiss if I left out Ron Paul who boasts hordes of very vocal young and, I would imagine, internet-savvy supporters? This "Ron Paul Revolution," as they have been called, has fortified him with a 239,427 Facebook total.

Let me state the obvious. Governor Palin's common sense conservatism has grabbed both the hearts and intellect of women and men who want to see order restored to our government. Two million is a huge number, but it in no way is the sum total of those who support the work she is doing. Many of her supporters don't do Facebook, just as many don't do Twitter. But most every one of us can do the Governor and America a huge service: we can donate to SarahPAC so that her influence can not only continue but accelerate.

Is there any other voice out there sounding the alarm for you, your family, your businesses, and your freedoms as is Governor Palin's? She is traveling the country garnering support for others who are following her lead in taking back our country. She doesn't cower in fear before putting her name to a candidate's face or to a controversial issue, even when it earns her the acidic vitriol of the Left--and some on the Right. It takes finances to do the job she's doing. We've already established how big a number two million is, so two million people giving whatever they can will go far distances and reap even far greater rewards. You can read more posts about our SarahPAC money bomb here and here.

Congratulations, Governor Palin, on The Big Two--and thank you to all who helped get her here. Now, let's BLAST the Money Bomb! E-mail your donation details to moneybomb@conservatives4palin.com!

* Facebook stats appears as they were at the time of this writing.

40 comments:

RefudiateObama2012,  July 29, 2010 10:06 PM  

Adrienne, The Colonel loves your articles (and so does his son).  I'll be sure to show it to him tomorrow.

PW4SP-Irma,  July 29, 2010 10:09 PM  

Great post Adrienne, keep up the great work.
Blessings,

Nancy,  July 29, 2010 10:18 PM  

Thank you, Adrienne!
Great post!

sccatina,  July 29, 2010 10:21 PM  

Sarah needs to study please.Rebecca please help her.

Nancy,  July 29, 2010 10:24 PM  

I believe an O/T is in order, before that comment.

Other than that, no comment.

Steven,  July 29, 2010 10:29 PM  

I like the post, but I wouldn't go to far with the comparison in numbers. Obama still is the king of facebook. And Newt doesn't do too bad on Twitter. So Palin has revolutionized the social media with respect to politics, but I am so anxious for her to be on top in numbers on Facebook and Twitter. That would take a presidential campaign.

Whitney the Pipsqueak,  July 29, 2010 10:29 PM  

Way to use punctuation!

LadySam,  July 29, 2010 10:31 PM  

Adrienne surely you will have a position the the Palin administration.  I appreciate your writings.

RefudiateObama2012,  July 29, 2010 10:32 PM  

Sccatina, The Colonel warned me about you.  He thinks your problem is that you suffer from low self-esteem, a condition common among losers.

Brian72,  July 29, 2010 10:32 PM  

Secretary of Education?

Brian72,  July 29, 2010 10:34 PM  

I knew this would happen today. Cool!

It is revealing that she tweeted this little group of maniacs in appreciation for the support.

We barbarians do not go unnoticed.

Brian72,  July 29, 2010 10:36 PM  

Is he climbing as fast as Sarah is? How many of those people are left overs from 2008 and don't really care anymore? The momentum is significant, even more than the total comparison.

This is not scientific, but it certainly isn't meaningless either. Something is going on, and it is all good right now.

A,  July 29, 2010 10:38 PM  

What to do if Sarah endorses your opponent...?

How about  - play the jewish money card.

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/07/29/wonderful-dem-congressman-hits-gop-opponent-for-taking-jewish-money/

or, put another way, 

<span>"Sarah Palin, Jewish Zionist puppet?"</span>

Hey, at least this is a new approach.

Nancy,  July 29, 2010 10:39 PM  

Palin will polarize the nation, 2 million at a time.

Brian72,  July 29, 2010 10:40 PM  

I think maybe you need to study Sarah, and proper sentence structure.

Maybe Adrienne the English teacher can help you organize your words more effectively.

Sheya,  July 29, 2010 10:40 PM  

sccatina most of the time your comments are just plain stupid and we have a good laugh, it’s when you do this study stuff and try to appear serious when you’re just dumb. Stick with stupidity you’ll feel better about yourself 

Brian72,  July 29, 2010 10:42 PM  

If there is any polarizing figure in politics today, it is Barack Hussein Obama.

Every proposal meets with %50, %60, %70 opposition from the American people.

Sarah is on the right side, with us, of all these issues while Obama is on the wrong side.

Who is polarizing again?

Emily is Jane Awesome,  July 29, 2010 10:44 PM  

I had no idea that making Leftists pee their pant because of Gov. Palin could be so much fun!! :D

Brian72,  July 29, 2010 10:44 PM  

HotAir has a 2 million Facebook Sarah thread up.

Emily is Jane Awesome,  July 29, 2010 10:45 PM  

I had no idea that making Leftists pee their pants because of Gov. Palin could be so much fun!! :D

militantfeather,  July 29, 2010 10:46 PM  

Must remember Obama had about 2.4-2.5 mill FB fans when elected in 2008. Sarah beats him again, at everything, like book sales too.

Not only is she using FB more effectively than him, if she runs her numbers will be huge even by the primaries.

Brian72,  July 29, 2010 10:47 PM  

We can't help it if they insist on getting so wee-wee'd up over common sense and the Constitution.

Kjanlady,  July 29, 2010 10:50 PM  

Sent my 2nd $20.12........little cherry bomb in honor of Sarah reaching 2M+2012 followers.......guess the next money bomb will be when she sells 1M of her new book.......I may have a week or two grace period......guess what.....my VISA expires a week before the 2012 Presidential Election.....perfect timing.....it'll probably be worn out by then.

A,  July 29, 2010 10:53 PM  

Sarah liked by equivalent of 3 states.

WY 544,270
VT 621, 760
ND 646,844
__________
<2,000,000

and working on Alaska - just a few more to go

AK 698, 473

A,  July 29, 2010 10:54 PM  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population

Anonymous,  July 29, 2010 10:55 PM  

Wonderful reading, Adrienne! This is a proud day for we who support Gov. Palin, and it is only the beginning! 

A,  July 29, 2010 10:55 PM  

Sarah should already get 4 Congressmen of her own.

laslomo,  July 29, 2010 10:55 PM  

Obama has bigger numbers, but how many of those numbers are American citizens?

Maybe Sarah's numbers are bigger than Chairman Obamas. :)

Nancy,  July 29, 2010 10:56 PM  

I think 2 million is also the average number of "uh"s in an Obama speech.

Ceejay,  July 29, 2010 10:58 PM  

Like the new graphics on the page here, WH here we come, whistle blowing, train is coming......

Sarah 2012!

militantfeather,  July 29, 2010 11:00 PM  

Also, Barack Obama – 847,538 Supporters in May 2008!

http://www.nickburcher.com/2008/05/list-of-largest-facebook-fan-pages-with.html

ThomasLYN,  July 29, 2010 11:05 PM  

I sent $25.00 and will send more.  Great job Sarah 2 Mill. is alot no matter what the libs say.

Dan C,  July 29, 2010 11:10 PM  

Someone tell allahpundit lol

eclecticak,  July 29, 2010 11:29 PM  

RonPaulians have been using the 'Zionist' tack against Lady Sarah for awhile. I had a serious verbal tussle with my otherwise genius-level elder brother about that. Seems they (Paulian Libertarians) have a real issue with her unwavering support of the Jewish State...... 

militantfeather,  July 29, 2010 11:42 PM  

Just a bit more about FB numbers.

Obama - May 2008 about 850,000

Obama - Oct 2008 about 2,200,000

That is, it nearly tripled with the focus of the public during the election campaign.

Now some "what ifs".

Say Sarah has 5 mill by the time she wins the election. I think that is a reasonable guess. So maybe 15 mill in the last stages of the election?

That is a huge number, an  almost overwhelming powerful campaign platform. And an instant unfiltered way of putting out policies and responding to events. And with those sort of numbers, she hardly even needs the media to get her message out, they will have to disseminate her FB postings just to remain relevant.

Some implications: 


1) Obviously FB will be a significant and important campaign tool. Perhaps the most important. Sarah's FB is hugely important now, but will become increasingly so.

2) It reduces the importance of the MSM.

3) But, Obama will use his FB page for similar purposes. He will be learning from the master/mistress, and copy it of course. In a way that negates her advantage because he has large numbers, possibly larger.

4) But following on 3), how are Mitt and Huck and Newt going to compete with Obama. They don't have the general media on their side, and likely won't have that large a following on FB. On in other words, they are seriously at a disadvantage compared to Sarah in this area of communication alone. No wonder Mitt and Huck especially are pushing to increase their FB numbers.

Seriously, I think if we think about FB, it looks like it will become a major platform in the election, more so then now, and certainly in the case of Sarah and/or Obama. And of course, Sarah is a political genius for making her FB page into such a powerful political tool. 

militantfeather,  July 29, 2010 11:45 PM  

<span>Just a bit more about FB numbers.  
 
Obama - May 2008 about 850,000  
 
Obama - Oct 2008 about 2,200,000  
 
That is, it nearly tripled with the focus of the public during the election campaign.  
 
Now some "what ifs".  
 
Say Sarah has 5 mill by the time she wins the primary. I think that is a reasonable guess. So maybe 15 mill in the last stages of the election?  
 
That is a huge number, an  almost overwhelming powerful campaign platform. And an instant unfiltered way of putting out policies and responding to events. And with those sort of numbers, she hardly even needs the media to get her message out, they will have to disseminate her FB postings just to remain relevant.  
 
Some implications:   
 
 
1) Obviously FB will be a significant and important campaign tool. Perhaps the most important. Sarah's FB is hugely important now, but will become increasingly so.</span><span></span><span>2) It will be an important campaign tool in the primaries. Advantage Sarah.  
 
3) It reduces the importance of the MSM.  
 
4) But, Obama will use his FB page for similar purposes. He will be learning from the master/mistress, and copy it of course. In a way that negates her advantage because he has large numbers, possibly larger.  
 
5) But following on 3), how are Mitt and Huck and Newt going to compete with Obama. They don't have the general media on their side, and likely won't have that large a following on FB. On in other words, they are seriously at a disadvantage compared to Sarah in this area of communication alone. No wonder Mitt and Huck especially are pushing to increase their FB numbers.  
 
Seriously, I think if we think about FB, it looks like it will become a major platform in the election, more so then now, and certainly in the case of Sarah and/or Obama. And of course, Sarah is a political genius for making her FB page into such a powerful political tool. </span>

A,  July 29, 2010 11:51 PM  

Yes, but also her website. I expect it to make many swoon. It may be a bit like having her own TV network, but interactive. Video galore.

Maybe Piper will host a talk show on it.   ;-)

BigE0922,  July 30, 2010 7:30 AM  

I guess Mittens and Ron Paul haven't paid off enough people to come on for their "Get Out the Facebook" efforts like they did for SRLC.

tingale12,  July 30, 2010 9:48 AM  

Earthquake in Facebook land....richtor scale reads.....seems to me still going. 

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