Video: Palin votes in Wasilla
posted at 1:55 pm on November 4, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Another mid-day motivator for our swing-staters. Three points of note. First, her reaction halfway through to the new Troopergate report: “I tell you, you didn’t believe us. We told you that we had done nothing wrong!” Second, the extent to which she ignores her aides’ attempts to shoo reporters away. After two months of them trying to hush her up, she wants to chat, and chat she shall. And finally, her refusal to say who she voted for. Has the ‘Cuda caught a little Hopenchange fee-vah? (No.)
If the fates are unkind tonight, we’ve got maybe three more weeks of seeing her on TV — postmortem interviews here and there, plus the inevitable Barbara Walters sitdown — and then she’s gone, into the Alaskan ether until 2012. Heart-ache.
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If anything Sarah Palin shows that the future is bright for our party
William Amos on November 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM
2012 is too long to wait. Bring Sarah to Washington now!
manwithblackhat on November 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM
2012?
I figure no matter what happens today, the campaign for 2012 will start maybe November 7.
Slublog on November 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Allahpundit post:
blah blah pessimism blah.
I’m just here for the eye candy.
BKennedy on November 4, 2008 at 2:01 PM
SARAH’CUDA!!!
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on November 4, 2008 at 2:01 PM
I thought she was going to be the white Oprah?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on November 4, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Sarah Palin. Michael Steele.
The GOP is building a great force for our party. Now, they need to drop the hammer, and hard!!!
madmonkphotog on November 4, 2008 at 2:03 PM
try 2010
joepub on November 4, 2008 at 2:03 PM
Does she have on a Carhartt jacket?
I have a Carhartt jacket too!!!!!
Oink on November 4, 2008 at 2:03 PM
She’s too hot to just fade away. Look at her.
Baphomet on November 4, 2008 at 2:03 PM
Does Todd adore her or what?
Go, Sarah, go!
For all us middle-aged and old ladies who have know what the REAL struggles in true feminism were, and are thankful for how far we’ve come and what we can hand down to our daughters and granddaughters – thank you for showing how it’s REALLY done.
Mommynator on November 4, 2008 at 2:04 PM
When you’re in Wasilla, it’s chill, baby, chilla.
When you see oil, it’s drill, baby, drilla!
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on November 4, 2008 at 2:04 PM
This woman has a pair. I couldn’t of dealt with the pressure she had to deal with….
Props to Sarah.
A cool chick.
mylegsareswollen on November 4, 2008 at 2:04 PM
Reinforcing the sanctity of the secret ballot. Not everyone has to spill her guts to the crowd.
How ’bout them threads? I say she’s the Michael Jordan of American politics. Dream about her, Democrats.
BuckeyeSam on November 4, 2008 at 2:04 PM
AP… hey, remember when the good guys win?
no?
well tonight is a reminder for you to stop sucking lemons.
Fozzy Bear on November 4, 2008 at 2:05 PM
Only 1463 days until the election of President ‘Cuda.
aunursa on November 4, 2008 at 2:05 PM
I’m betting no terrorists or fire-breathing, race-hustling AmeriKKKa-haters were voting at her precinct….
MrScribbler on November 4, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Sarah is supposedly going to be at the Peanut Farm tonight for the Election Party. AWESOME! I will be there… maybe I will get a photo with her.
upinak on November 4, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Vice President-elect Sarah Palin.
God that sounds good. PLEASE!!!
Abby Adams on November 4, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Four more years please. Four years of seeing Obama proudly posing and angrily glaring is going to be like dental surgery without anesthesia.
econavenger on November 4, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Thank you Sarah for your effort in this election. You and your family are jewells. My husband and myself did our part to make you our V.P. God bless you and your family.
P.S. You all are going to win.
L
letget on November 4, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Allah in your dreams. If you think Gov Palin is gone in three weeks you are dreaming. Gov Palin will be a force for the next 2 years if Obama wins tonight. She will be in Iowa come 2010. and from nov 5th 2008 till nov 4th 2010 she will be out urging a rep takeover of congress.
unseen on November 4, 2008 at 2:07 PM
CNN Video. Texas GOP passes out plungers to voters
William Amos on November 4, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Damn straight!
Blake on November 4, 2008 at 2:07 PM
No she’s headed to Arizona
CanadianGuy on November 4, 2008 at 2:07 PM
You have to figure she’s got a cut-off time (even in a GulfStream) if she’s going to make it to Phoenix for any late-night celebration. As long as she’s in Alaska it means McCain’s internals don’t look good. I doubt she’ll be able to sneak away this time…
sanguine4 on November 4, 2008 at 2:08 PM
It’s funny how she blows off her handlers. There’s never to much ‘Cuda’ on my screen.
Smooth Rooster on November 4, 2008 at 2:08 PM
We are going to win today! We are going to win today!
Repeat after me -
We are going to win today!
We are going to win today!
We are going to win today!
So, stop being namby-pambies.
Sporty1946 on November 4, 2008 at 2:08 PM
I would walk a mile over broken glass to vote for that woman. She is AMAZING. Regardless of what happens tonight, she is a shoe-in for 2012. I’ve never felt this way about a national candidate ever, not even for Reagan in 1980 and 1984.
Norwegian on November 4, 2008 at 2:08 PM
THERE’S SNOW ON THE GROUND BEHIND HER!!!
RWLA on November 4, 2008 at 2:08 PM
Oink, Carharts are a staple of Alaska… women or man. I own many a jacket, and a pair of the ugly carhart pants that construction workers wear up here. But this pair is mainly for fishing and hunting and camping.
upinak on November 4, 2008 at 2:08 PM
fixed
jp on November 4, 2008 at 2:08 PM
I have to say it — I love her.
BigD on November 4, 2008 at 2:09 PM
She’ll be there tonight/tomorrow, but I don’t know when she’s arriving. So she might be doing something up in AK (LOL) before she takes off. :)
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on November 4, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Go Sarah! The only thing wrong with that video is that Trig and Piper and Willow aren’t in it. I love those kids. :-)
Gina on November 4, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Real Estate values are going up in Wasilla whether Sarah moves to DC or not…
jbtripp on November 4, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Crap!
Umm it is Alaska and is snowed yesterday. DUH!?
upinak on November 4, 2008 at 2:09 PM
I, for one, will be awaiting her return to national politics.
Senate run anyone?
Hoodlumman on November 4, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Put a sock in it, Eeyore. You are looking at the first woman vice-president of the United States: Sarah Louise Palin. End of discussion.
ManlyRash on November 4, 2008 at 2:10 PM
President ‘Cuda has such a nice ring to it. Man, I’d love to see her go to DC and clean up that town. Palin/Jindal 2012???
changer1701 on November 4, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on November 4, 2008 at 2:10 PM
That woman gets it. She gets it.
Oink on November 4, 2008 at 2:10 PM
LMAO. God has a special place in his heart for the clueless, eh Upinak?
ManlyRash on November 4, 2008 at 2:11 PM
I see one major problem for a 2012 POTUS Cuda.
Obama will provoke some major international crisis in the near future, after that America will require candidates like McCain for their POTUS….that or we will submit I suppose
jp on November 4, 2008 at 2:11 PM
If Obama wins, here’s my mantra.
It took Jimmy Carter to give us Reagan, it’ll take Barack Obama to give us Palin.
And I don’t understand why Allahpundit deems her to be gone until 2012. Did John Kerry disappear after ‘04? Or John Edwards? She’ll be a prominent Governor, who, if she wants, could make regular appearances on the mainstream media carrying the conservative message.
Dave From Canada on November 4, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Don’t forget her upcoming centerfold in Playmoose.
whitetop on November 4, 2008 at 2:12 PM
She’ll be too busy as vice-president.
ManlyRash on November 4, 2008 at 2:12 PM
I don’t think there is a man who wouldn’t. That being said, I think Todd is the person who I would most like to meet out of this long run. He’s got to be one of the most level dudes on the planet.
Marine_Bio on November 4, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Alaska is just a box on the map… next to Mexico.
Hell right now I wish I was in Mexico.. at least it is warm!
upinak on November 4, 2008 at 2:13 PM
I am sick of the negativity AP. At least be positive today =P If it doesn’t turn out well then do the whole doom and gloom thing tomorrow.
Anyways check this out — one of my friends made a site where you can “Write an encouraging message, a word of righteous outrage, a greeting, a word of thanks. Tell Sarah and the Palin family you back them 100%…”
http://www.supportsarahpalin.us/index.php?p=3
dengar007 on November 4, 2008 at 2:13 PM
That’s fine – she’ll need the time for John Bolton to get her up to speed on foreign policy!
thirteen28 on November 4, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Something about a beautiful woman in a Carhartt. ::swoon::
Mallard T. Drake on November 4, 2008 at 2:13 PM
I love you, Sarah.
latinchic on November 4, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Amen, sister!
It is tough to be a conservative woman, and she has given me strength to be more open about it.
Brat on November 4, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Sarah is coming back to Washington to stay. I can feel it. We need her!
Oh man… can you see her toe to toe with Pelosi? How awesome is that going to be?
Hey Nancy… meet your new BOSS!
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!
scottythrust on November 4, 2008 at 2:13 PM
What would I do for someone like her to vote for in my Socialist controlled hell hole.
TrueBrit on November 4, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Palin Power!
I love her.
jennifernaz on November 4, 2008 at 2:14 PM
No way… her middle name is Louise? That’s my wife’s middle name. Crazy.
Fozzy Bear on November 4, 2008 at 2:14 PM
I’d mail in my vote for Palin2012 right now if I could ;)
LimeyGeek on November 4, 2008 at 2:14 PM
She’ll be too busy as vice-president.
ManlyRash on November 4, 2008 at 2:12 PM
+1
People like allah who think regardless of the result tonight that Gov Palin is going to disapear are sadly mistaken. She has a BASE of supporters. A base of financial support, a BASE of power in Alaska and a BASE of die hard supporters. Allah let me state this one time for you MITT and RUDY will NEVER GET THE NOMINATION>
unseen on November 4, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Sarah unleashed…at her best.
right2bright on November 4, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Thank you, Governor. You have shown to have grace and class, something so seriously lacking nowadays in our discourse.
If you return to Alaska, many will say that you will be back. My gut instincts say that you will not. Who wants to deal with a national pack of wolves? (The MSM, the Left, University PC, Democrats) If you decide not to run again for governor, for the sake of your family and sanity, I don’t blame you one bit.
The actions performed against you in the past two months have been nothing short of abominable. I, a graduated of a liberal arts women’s college in the Northeast, used to think that women who make it their own way would be praised everywhere. You have proven to me that I was seriously wrong about it.
Liberals don’t like women who stand on their own two feet and who can think independently of them. They say you’re not a woman because you’re a Republican. I say, you’re one hundred times more woman than the b!%@&$ who ripped you to shreds in the MSM and everywhere else. (Yeah, Andrew Sullivan included.) It is obvious to me, after what they have done to you, that the gulf between them and us is too wide to ever meet again.
Should you return to Alaska tomorrow and live the rest of your life, I will say, Good luck! You are a gem, and your family, too! And if I head into your part of town and encounter you there, I will surely give you and your children a big hug. You deserve it.
Too bad those b!%@&$ who ripped you to shreds do not.
Farewell, Governor Palin.
newton on November 4, 2008 at 2:15 PM
I cannot wait for Sarah. I must have her in Washington NOW.
portlandon on November 4, 2008 at 2:16 PM
No matter what happens, I think most everyone would agree, Sarah and Todd are the first couple, never been a couple like that at the top of the ticket.
right2bright on November 4, 2008 at 2:16 PM
You are smoking crack if you thik Palin is going to “vanish”.
She is now a house hold name. Stop being such a half empty burrito!
upinak on November 4, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Hitch a ride on Palin’s plane to AZ. It’s ~90 for the high today.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on November 4, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Fixed that little error for you.
right2bright on November 4, 2008 at 2:17 PM
I voted for sarah and the other guy today. Voted for Dole. also. Polls were heavy for where I live. Had to wait almost 10minutes in the middle of the morning. Had more votes in the morning than we had all primary day. Most of the people there were McCain voters. Parking lot was full. No problems with voting. Go out and vote all of you.
unseen on November 4, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Don’t worry honey, I am voting for…
Palinpuma on November 4, 2008 at 2:17 PM
I. Just. Love. Her.
(Todd’s hot too)
XWing5 on November 4, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Wow, is she terrific.
RushBaby on November 4, 2008 at 2:18 PM
GOP would be insane to not rebuild around Palin, insane. What she has is rare, and not something that can be taught.
sorry Romney
jp on November 4, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Madame Vice President-Elect and The Second Dude? I like the way that sounds. Sweet.
And…….she was classy enough not to scratch her nose when answering the question about Troopergate.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on November 4, 2008 at 2:18 PM
And oil doesn’t drill, pump and do things by it’s self. I have to stay here Grue.
upinak on November 4, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Hey, upinak,
If she decides to drop out of national discourse, wouldn’t you blame her for it? I would not! Again, who wants to deal with that Washington pack of wolves?
newton on November 4, 2008 at 2:19 PM
I just voted in Mel Watts bug splat district, around 12:15 and turnout was light. possibly a good sign
jp on November 4, 2008 at 2:19 PM
Here’s hoping that the MSM people holding up all of that broadcast equipment get a REALLY nastly case of frost-bite.
My collie says:
CyberCipher on November 4, 2008 at 2:19 PM
More like, would you blame her for it? Dang! I’m tired!
newton on November 4, 2008 at 2:19 PM
Touche. Same reason I can’t come up there, there still be gold in these mountains.
;)
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on November 4, 2008 at 2:19 PM
WTF has Sarah ever backed down from? Give me a list!
upinak on November 4, 2008 at 2:19 PM
I want a collie puppy!
upinak on November 4, 2008 at 2:20 PM
She’s a Cuda’, she won’t leave a fight as important as this one.
Dems/MSM will work overdrive to try and destroy her. She better have a good security detail
jp on November 4, 2008 at 2:20 PM
My husband and I both have the Carhartt bibs and jackets for when we go quad riding.
Oink on November 4, 2008 at 2:20 PM
Great lady and true daughter of the West.
Christien on November 4, 2008 at 2:20 PM
I meant to say “would you blame her for it”? Sorry.
Again. They have damaged her so badly nationally that she will probably tell the MSM to screw themselves and leave her alone.
newton on November 4, 2008 at 2:21 PM
Listening to her now is the first time in my 44 years I have believed the saying, “Anybody can grow up to be President.”
She really is one of us.
Elizabetty on November 4, 2008 at 2:22 PM
My grandmother has a collie/chow cross that she raised from a pup. Sweetest animal ever.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on November 4, 2008 at 2:22 PM
There won’t be any heartache, AP. And she’ll be president before you know it.
jazz_piano on November 4, 2008 at 2:22 PM
We are building a force for 2012 of extraordinary magnitude…
jagdpanther on November 4, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Us motherly Amazon-types have to stick together, Brat.
Mommynator on November 4, 2008 at 2:23 PM
I plan on buying a big bear next year (if everything turns out right) and buying the new carhart weather proof bibs and jacket for the crap I KNOW I have to ride thru. Besides. The Glaciers I want to get to have a bunch of cold water around them and this silt that doesn’t come out of clothing.
upinak on November 4, 2008 at 2:23 PM
I just voted in Mel Watts bug splat district, around 12:15 and turnout was light. possibly a good sign
jp
which part of the disrict. i voted in central NC. rural disctrict. Farmers, Senior Citizens, were out in force. Good sign for McCain. I think most blacks voted early. They were scared of voting problems not letting them vote.
unseen on November 4, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Sarah, if you lose, get yourself away from McCain’s ilk as fast as you can after this election.
MedSchoolCatholic on November 4, 2008 at 2:23 PM
If anything it lays the groundwork for 2012, but I agree, I wanna see her win TODAY!
johnnyU on November 4, 2008 at 2:24 PM
They haven’t damaged Sarah. They just made themselves look the fool. Stop watching MSM crap and maybe think for yourself. Ugh!
upinak on November 4, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Washington doesn’t deserve a politician as gracious & wonderful as Sarah Palin.
Until we as an electorate can guarantee voting is not manipulated by Acorn or the Black Panthers we are guaranteed to see the likes of the Obamacons for a long time. If Obama wins tonight, he will CHANGE the way elections will be run and all we can do is HOPE we can find a loophole.
portlandon on November 4, 2008 at 2:25 PM
Alaska sounds fascinating! I bet your tourism will go up thanks to Sarah. Hopefully lots of job growth too if we start with the “drill baby drilla!”
Oink on November 4, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Good lord guys, I like Palin but if she’s smart she will sandbag herself, get some accomplishments, and give off the impression that she’s staying up in Alaska… the party has to be rebuilt on ideas no people so building it up around Sarah is kind of silly…
ninjapirate on November 4, 2008 at 2:26 PM
There is a lady in my neighborhood with a collie/chow mix and it is one of the sweetest, prettiest gods I have ever met.
BigD on November 4, 2008 at 2:26 PM
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