Star power: Palin to keynote big congressional GOP fundraiser
posted at 4:56 pm on March 16, 2009 by Allahpundit
Says NBC, “If there was any doubt whom the Republican Party sees as its biggest fundraiser in the post-Bush era, this news should probably end it.” They needed something strong to help wash the taste of Michael Steele’s blunders out of the base’s mouth, and this is about as strong as it gets.
Looks like Gov. Sarah Palin will continue to have a future as a Republican fundraiser. Palin will deliver the keynote address at the June 8 Senate-House Dinner in Washington, D.C. The annual dinner is a fundraiser for the Republican Party’s congressional re-election efforts.
Here’s a statement from the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas:
“Governor Palin has quickly emerged as one of the most popular and recognizable faces in the Republican Party, and we are honored to have her deliver the keynote address at the Senate-House dinner. As a proven leader in her home state of Alaska, Gov. Palin represents a breath of fresh air from the business-as-usual crowd in Washington, and is one of our party’s up-and-coming young governors who will play a critical role in our re-building efforts in the years to come. Last fall, she electrified and energized crowds across the country, and we expect she will generate a similar amount of enthusiasm at this spring’s dinner.”
A lot of powerful people will owe her favors come 2012 if the fundraising’s strong. Question: Given her popularity and money potential with grassroots conservatives, how come Palin’s name wasn’t floated for RNC chair last year? Granted, she’s busy running Alaska, but so what? Mel Martinez was busy with the Senate when he became chair in 2007. The answer then was to give him a co-chair who could handle day to day operations while Martinez served as a public face and fundraiser for the Committee. Palin would probably do gangbusters business in the same capacity. I can only assume she was reluctant to consider it this time around because it would look unseemly to divide her attention while Alaska deals with the recession, but if she’s reelected next year and the economy comes back, she’d be a dynamite prospect to succeed Steele in 2010.
Update: Another benefit to being chair, needless to say, is forming relationships with party movers and shakers at the state level, a useful thing to have for someone planning a national run down the road.
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LOL-I wonder how long before PopTech slithers in here and tells us that Gov. Palin will not be qualified in ’12, ’16 or ’20, either.
-Dave
Dave R. on March 16, 2009 at 5:50 PM
He didn’t start with 1Bil.
the_nile on March 16, 2009 at 5:52 PM
I notice you trolls have changed your strategy, Now you’re trying to argue that Sarah won’t run for POTUS in 2012. Are you clairvoyant or what?
And again if you raised $100m by November 2010 do you think you would consider running for POTUS?
Sarah has currently 517,000 members on her Facebook. If each of these members only gave SarahPAC $10 every month that would amount to $5.17m a month and over 20 months until the mid-term elections in November 2010 that would take her to over $100m; and doesn’t account for over 67,000 members at Team Sarah and the tens of thousands of Rush Limbaugh listeners who have vowed only to donate to SarahPAC for the foreseeable future because of Steele’s unfortunate comments about Rush and the frustration with the RNC and GOP members in the House and the Senate.
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 5:53 PM
I think you underestimate the soccer-moms of the country. For the MSM/liberals and some arch Conservatives it may be a problem. But as said before it seems like it is ok for Democratic offspring to have criminal records without being a drag on their parents’ careers but somehow Bristol is a a game changer.
katiejane on March 16, 2009 at 5:55 PM
When donating to campaigns and the RNC in the past, I’ve always hesitated before slipping the check in the postal slot or hitting the donate now button.
But giving money to SarahPAC feels good. I actually feel like the money will make some difference.
myrenovations on March 16, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Granted, but 100m is still a small starting kitty, especially with primary races.
thomasaur on March 16, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Plus, I like to think she wouldn’t have agreed that her own campaign gathering looked like a Nazi rally.
Lehosh on March 16, 2009 at 6:00 PM
msmveritas on March 16, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Sorry, messed up the quote tags on that last comment.
msmveritas on March 16, 2009 at 6:01 PM
thomasaur on March 16, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Look, the $100m is what I projected Sarah would raise by November 2010, not for the entire campaign season.
Actually, since you brought it up the Messiah raised $749m dollars in the 2008 campaign and I expect Sarah to match that in 2012. Eat your heart out!
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 6:01 PM
As several have pointed out it really depends on how Obama is doing or if he even still wants the job in four years. Right now it appears like he really doesn’t like the actual job of governing. That said I am still tilting towards Romney but could very easily get behind Palin. I like her and think she’s good for the GOP.
I really don’t think Obama will run again in ’12 but will choose to ride off into the lucrative speaking circuit. He seems to be running away from the job he was elected to do instead of running it.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 6:03 PM
My hope is that she will make it a short primary and won’t need a lot of $$. Unless some darkhorse arises, the ONLY one I see as a possible roadblock is Romney only b/c of his own $$. Once Romney is exposed w/ lack of “retail politics” skills and history of flip/flopping which Cuda will expose in debates, he’s toast.
davek70 on March 16, 2009 at 6:03 PM
The huge downside to being the chair of the RNC is that sometimes one has to support candidates that they would rather not even have to shake hands with.
Palin would do well to stay away from heading the GOP ship.
myrenovations on March 16, 2009 at 6:04 PM
I don’t understand why anyone thinks it could possibly make sense for her, or be attractive to her in any way, to run as VP again.
CK MacLeod on March 16, 2009 at 6:05 PM
I’m a supporter also so I hope you’re reight.
thomasaur on March 16, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Go Sarah go!
Cinday Blackburn on March 16, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Hello? That’s more than Obama, Clinton, Romney, McCain or anyone else had at the time when they made their announcement to run for president.
Sarah might have that several years before she even announces to run.
Norwegian on March 16, 2009 at 6:07 PM
She would be invulnerable with that experience under her belt, think about it.
msmveritas on March 16, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Allapundit with a very strong and interesting idea for Palin? Amazing! I think you are a closet Palin supporter despite your atheism.
Palin as RNC chair after 2010 would do wonders for the GOP and it will lay the groundwork for her run in 2012 if Obama continues his screwy way of governing (talking one way and doing the exact opposite).
milemarker2020 on March 16, 2009 at 6:09 PM
“100m is still a small starting kitty, especially with primary races.”
For comparison purposes, at the start of the primary season (by Jan. 2008), Hillary had raised about $160 million; Obama, about $130 million; Mitt had raised $112 million; McCain, less than $60 million.
Mind you, this is the total they had each raised by the start of the primaries.
Source: Open Secrets.
So, $100 million would not be a SMALL starting kitty.
notropis on March 16, 2009 at 6:09 PM
To make it clear, that would be the equivalent of January, 2012, long after each had declared and been running for almost a full year.
notropis on March 16, 2009 at 6:12 PM
She’s running in 2012, whether or not Obama is popular. She is a die-hard competitor and clearly hates to lose. It’s clear she wants a shot at Obama on her own terms, not as a V.P. candidate whose hands are tied.
In the Matt Lauer interview and the Ziegler interview, she clearly stated she was up to running in a national campaign again. Her upbringing in sports and later on, politics, clearly points to a very determined personality. What others may point to as setbacks (Couric interview, media assault, etc.), she views as challenges to meet.
She seems to be the type to grab at opportunities when presented with them and she clearly sees an opportunity to be a major contender for 2012. She is not a shrinking violet who licks her wounds and hides; she’ll run and she’ll clearly relish a chance to take on a huge personality like Obama.
yogi41 on March 16, 2009 at 6:12 PM
I think Romney would be a great RNC chair. He spends enough time on TV. That will leave the 2012 seat open for someone who can win.
portlandon on March 16, 2009 at 6:16 PM
We’ll see which candidates SarahPac supports soon enough.
She will have her own reelection campaign coming up next year as well and she needs to be concentrated on that. I also think we need to be concentrating on next year as well and not speculating about ’12. Three years is an eternity in plotics and much can happen in that time. I saw somewhere that there are 43 Democrat House seats in districts that McCain carried and that where we need to concentrate our forces.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Sarah has the Herculean task ahead of her to show concrete results in AK (against the Obama recession) while simultaneously keeping up her national profile.
At this point, the Republican Party is so battered that it needs all the help it can get from anyone who is genuinely principled – and who can stand firm against the media.
Palin, Jindal, Romney: you’d better get busy studying how RR handled media criticism. It’s the only way any of you are going to get traction on your political beliefs, without being caricatured by a hostile media…
Wanderlust on March 16, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Anyone who doubts Palin’s competitiveness and appeal is making a serious mistake. The pseudo intellectuals on the right, and the nasty freaks on the left underestimate her at their own peril.
therightwinger on March 16, 2009 at 6:19 PM
milemarker2020 on March 16, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Sarah Palin as the RNC chair is like Tiger Woods becoming the Commissioner of golf.
Get real! Sarah is an outstanding, superstar perfomer and the main event. You don’t hide people like that from the public.
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Those 43 plus a scant few other pick ups and Pelosi is gone. Ding dong….
msmveritas on March 16, 2009 at 6:21 PM
By the way today Rasmussen shows only a +4 gap in Obama’s approval numbers (strongly approve vs strongly disapprove)
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 6:25 PM
msmveritas on March 16, 2009 at 6:21 PM
Exactly, we need to be concentrating on getting Pelosi out of the Speaker’s chair and Reid out as Senate leader possibly even beaten for his seat. That is the reason we starting to hear more resistance to Obama’s proposals coming from those Dem members representing red states and districts.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Why did Cornyn overlook the fundraising tsunami that is Pawlenty? That lightening rod of excitement Crist? Come on! What are they thinking, she’s damaged goods!/sarc
Brian1972 on March 16, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Nah, Steele is a keeper.
getalife on March 16, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Michael Steele is slated to speak at the Alaskan Lincoln’s Birthday dinner in Anchorage on March 20, 2009, with Sarah as the keynote speaker, Can you say the word coattails or survival?
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Gov. Palin has lots of class. She will do well with the choir but the MSM will never get behind her much less give her a chance. I think she has a future but who will be the candidate in 2012 is wide open and talk about who is way premature. I think the strengths of candidates should be stressed and legitimate criticisms expressed which has always been the mature way to know a candidate and discuss a candidate. The MSM and libs cannot do this they attack the person, the family, and friends in as personal way as possible and frame how all issues will be discussed. The successful candidate will have to counter this get around the MSM and not allow them to frame every issue on their playing field.
rsl775 on March 16, 2009 at 6:35 PM
LMAO!
You also forgot the Cicero of Speechmaking that is Jindal or the Ceasar of Charisma that is Mark Sanford.
Norwegian on March 16, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Irrespective of whatever else gets said on this thread, this was simply my favorite thing I’ve seen anyone write all week!
It just sound’s sooo quotable :)
+1
bluelightbrigade on March 16, 2009 at 6:37 PM
I am wondering what day it will be when Palin’s unfavorables are lower than Obamas.
Guessing 30 days from now.
I am also wondering what snarky comment Gibbs will make after her speech.
faraway on March 16, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Again my favorite is that Sarah should be the RNC chairman.
That is absolutely hilarious!
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 6:43 PM
i would like to elaborate on that with this line from her interview with Ziegler..
“…..what the media was able to get away with THIS GO-ROUND“
which was promptly followed by a smirk…she will just continue to play coy like they all do…but you are right she is VERY competitive and above all she loves this country and would do anything within her power to help bring it back to greatness after Barrack Husame FDR Carter Uhhbama
alexraye on March 16, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Hmmm, not sure. If the Obambi White House continues to be hell-bent at reaching epic failure status, then I say all bets are off. That being said, whatever she decides to do she’ll have my support.
One can hope.
unwashed minion on March 16, 2009 at 6:47 PM
The American people will force her to run by then. 2012 may be the largest landslide in history.
faraway on March 16, 2009 at 6:50 PM
That is like Peyton Manning becoming the General Manager of the Colts this season. Sure, he could probably do a decent job in the draft finding talent, but he needs to be on the field, throwing that ball into the endzone. Makes as much sense to me as Palin in the RNC Chair.
(I stole your sports analogies techno:})
Brian1972 on March 16, 2009 at 6:51 PM
I went ahead and gave another donation of $100.00 to Sarah. Screw the Republican Party until they start showing some balls…first up is getting rid of that punk Steele.
We are in a fight, Republican Party, start acting like it.
PierreLegrand on March 16, 2009 at 6:56 PM
The American people will force her to run by then. 2012 may be the largest landslide in history.
faraway on March 16, 2009 at 6:50 PM
I agree!
She understands down to her very core the biggest issue of the day! Freedom! I want my freedom. I am tired of supporting every swinging dick with a grievance. Make your own damn money.
PierreLegrand on March 16, 2009 at 6:58 PM
It’s more likely she won’t run since by the time Obama finishes his term, people would run somebody with 50 years experience.
Phoenician on March 16, 2009 at 6:58 PM
It’s more likely she won’t run since by the time Obama finishes his term, people would
runwant somebody with 50 years experience.Phoenician on March 16, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Phoenician on March 16, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Having said that, she lost for lieutenant governor and then won the governorship in the next elections. Who says she can’t do it again on the national level?
Phoenician on March 16, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Palin is not a political dynasty. Also note that Ted Kennedy and Al Gore never got elected President.
Speedwagon82 on March 16, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Ahhhh, but there’s the possibility!!!
Gohawgs on March 16, 2009 at 7:08 PM
PierreLegrand on March 16, 2009 at 6:56 PM
So much for the theory all of Sarah’s donors only gave $10 each.
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 7:10 PM
So the major determinate of Palin’s run is whether or not the bamster runs?
Seriously dude, take it easy on the cold medicine. ‘Kay?
Blacksmith8 on March 16, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Gohawgs on March 16, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Piper, 2056!
Phoenician on March 16, 2009 at 7:11 PM
I’m new here so can someone please get me up to speed on what is AP’s problem with Sarah Palin ?
For the record, I’m Repub, pro choice, atheist, and a Palin
supporter. Yes folks, that “really” is possible and I’m living proof.
Palin/Allapundit 2012 !!
AP will be at an undisclosed location on the North Slope in
charge of Homeland Agitation or some such.
LankyLou on March 16, 2009 at 7:14 PM
2012 may be the largest landslide in history.
+2
Blacksmith8 on March 16, 2009 at 7:15 PM
SarahPAC’s mission statement is to ‘support local and NATIONAL candidates who share Gov. Palin’s ideas and goals for the country’.
In plain language you either play on Sarah’s team, and according to her rules (Reagan conservatism)or you’re on your own.
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 7:22 PM
I hope she walks out on stage and does the Duty to country McCain refused to do:
Names the names behind the collapse of the housing market and Fannie and Freddie and the freeloaders feeding off of this affirmative action enterprise.
Senators Dodd, Frank, Clintoon and Husband, Obama, Schumer, the heads of Fannie and Friddie, Johnson, Gorelick.
Thus putting the blame where it lies and taking it off of capitalism.
McCain was derelic in his duty as head of the party and I hope Sarah corrects his blunder and stands up for capitalism and the Republicans that tried to reign in this socialist failure.
dhunter on March 16, 2009 at 7:25 PM
It would be funny as hell if the Obamessiah chose not to run in 2012, but still unlikely to happen. Even Jimmy Carter ran for re-election and its unlikely the Lightworker will have a foreign crisis that bad.
Speedwagon82 on March 16, 2009 at 7:25 PM
The chances the Messiah will not run in 2012 is the same as Sarah Palin being made the RNC chairperosn.
Between slim and none and closer to none
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Good Lord! RNC Chair?! A lot of good that did having Sen. Illegal Alien Martinez the “face” of the GOP. And who was the deputy? Michael Duncan. Gov. Palin will get the support in the grassroots. Just like Ronald Reagan did. I think that she is the clear frontrunner in ’12. I liked Mitt Romney, but Gov. Palin is in a different catagory. Very much like the Great Man, Reagan. Look out President Obama! You may really see Hope and Change in ’12!
righty64 on March 16, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Huh? The woman has a rep for keeping all her promises. The idiotic “backed out of CPAC meme” was caused by the dumb Romney-loving CPAC organizers, who floated her “invitation” as a way to pump up interest even though she had never accepted.
Jim62sch on March 16, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Finally. Ka-freaking-ching!
hockey2k5 on March 16, 2009 at 7:37 PM
I want Palin to run & win in ’12 for 4 reasons.
1. for the sake of the country
2. To watch Liberals heads explode
3. To watch Michelle Obama be dragged out of the White House and searched to make sure she didn’t take the Lincoln Bedroom with her.
4.To see Todd Palin be the first Husband,and Michelle Obama forced to help him in his transition.
portlandon on March 16, 2009 at 7:37 PM
56 states by O’s count.
Clyde5445 on March 16, 2009 at 7:38 PM
.
That seems a possibility, especially if several states adopt the requirement of displaying a valid birth certificate showing natural born statis to have his/her name entered on the ballots for those states.
He sure ain’t gonna do that.
News2Use on March 16, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Seriously dude, take it easy on the cold medicine. ‘Kay?
Blacksmith8 on March 16, 2009 at 7:10 PM
I think you misunderstood me, if the economy has really turned around by then which I doubt, Obama would easily get re-elected. If he is seen as a failure a very high possibility then Palin should run. I don’t want Palin to be our sacraficial lamb I want her to run when she has a real chance of winning. If Obama is seen as sucessful there would be little reason for her to run in ’12 especially if she wins re-election as Gov. next year, she should finish her term and then come out swinging for the fences in ’16.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 7:56 PM
News2Use on March 16, 2009 at 7:43 PM
I am not a birth certificate truther. I think he just won’t want the pressure of the job after four years of it and all his hopey changiness has worn thin.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 8:00 PM
goat on March 16, 2009 at 7:56 PM
If you ask journeymen golfers (not Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson) you only get maybe 1 or 2 opportunities to grab the brass ring and win a major.
Because Presidential cycles are of a 4 year duration there are fewer chances to compete. I’ve have always believed you have to strike while the iron is hot or the window of opportunity before you may close never to reopen.
If you remember two years ago in Super Bowl XlII when the NY Giants went up against the undefeated NE Patriots, the majority of the pundits thought the Giants would be a ‘sacrificial lamb’ as well. The Giants prevailed. And if superstar Sarah went one-on-one against the Messiah, my money would be on the Cuda every single time.
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 8:08 PM
goat:
And by the way we cannot afford another four years of Obama.
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 8:13 PM
Man, I really do love this woman. President Palin rolls easily off the tongue, doesn’t it?
jimmy2shoes on March 16, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Pure comedy gold… I can’t wait!
benny shakar on March 16, 2009 at 8:24 PM
benny shakar on March 16, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Two words: Media Malpractice
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 8:29 PM
I’m telling you it nice to see some love for Gov. Palin here at HA for a change.
For Gov. Palin to speak at this dinner is a big deal for her it is all about the networking she will be able to tap in to if she want to. They need Gov. Palin just as much as Gov. Palin needs them or I should say they need her a lot more.
Allah are you nutz RNC Chair. No way, No how.
Clyde5445 on March 16, 2009 at 8:30 PM
I’m a pro-life believer, and those are debates we can have, but I’m proud to support Sarah right beside you.
jimmy2shoes on March 16, 2009 at 8:30 PM
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 8:08 PM
I agree we can’t afford eight years of Obama and I said that if Obama is seen as a failure or even marginal Sarah should run. From where things stand right now that looks to be a very real possibility and a lot can happen in three years politically. I want to concentrate on next year and winning back the House and Senate and getting Sarah re-elected in Alaska.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 8:35 PM
More to my point is that if Sarah is seen as more interested in running for POTUS than on in running her state it may harm her re-election bid since running for POTUS is a near full time job for a year and a half or so. That would be abdicating her duties as Gov. she’s stuck in a real Catch-22 in a way.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 8:42 PM
goat on March 16, 2009 at 8:35 PM
Jim, of http://www.conservatives4palin.com made an excellent point on Join Team Sarah radio this past Friday when in response to a question of whether Sarah would run for President in 2012 he said: “It depends on how the mid-term elections turn out and how many conservatives are elected.”
I agree with Jim completely. That is why I believe that Sarah should NOT run for re-election for Governor and instead invest all her time, energy and SarahPAC money in getting conservatives and more GOP candidates elected to Congress in 2010 in the hope that the GOP may be able to block some of the Messiah’s socialist agenda.
This is where the rubber meets the road. If Sarah can pull this off or even help the GOP win back either the House or Senate as they say the world will be her oyster and she will then be prepared to launch her Presidential campaign there and them with $100m already raised.
If she falls flat on her face in the mid-term elections, Sarah can always go back to Alaska, write a book, and always run for governor again in 2014 or Begich’s Senate seat then.
Yes, the mid-terms are crucial to Sarah’s success. But obviously you probably know that I think Sarah will pass this test with flying colors as she has always done in the past.
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 8:54 PM
First of all the idea that the economy will be anything but shambles needs to be dispensed with. No way the economy comes back before 2012. The Messiah and the Republicans have spent so much money that our currency is getting ready to take a dump…I big ass dump.
Pretty soon we will experiencing all of the loveliness of hyperinflation tied to a depression. Weeeeee! NOTHING that any of the leading lights of EITHER party recommend will solve this issue…because NONE of them envision less spending. None of them advocate a MUCH smaller role for government. We are well and truly screwed until Palin wins by a landslide along with all of her candidates. Lets hope that she brings Senator Paul along with her as economic advisor since only the Austrian economists have had ANY freaking clue about how to fix this monumental cock up.
PierreLegrand on March 16, 2009 at 8:57 PM
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 8:54 PM
Hmm, that’s an interesting take on the matter and it does make some sense for her to hit the speaking/fundraising circuit. She has about 8-9 months to make that decision. She is enormously popular with a large segment of the GOP base and could definitely help pull some close races over the finish line for us. I just wonder how much time she will have to devote to that since she will still be Gov till ’11 though her PAC could certainly help in the money arena. I was a big fan of Sarah long before McCain tapped her and I will be torn between her and Mitt if he throws in again.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 9:25 PM
goat on March 16, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Actually Sarah will serve only to Dec. 4/2010.
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 9:38 PM
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 9:38 PM
That is still after the Nov. ’10 elections so my question still remains about how much time she would have to devote to getting Republicans elected beyond monetary support from her PAC and official endorsements. This appearance will help for sure and maybe she can light a fire under Steele’s arse when he’s in Alaska to get out there and recruit instead of wasting time on TV running his mouth.
She is still in a kind of Catch-22 either way she goes, running for re-election or helping GOP candidates she still has a state to run.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 10:09 PM
He already has.
I dunno. Robert Gibbs and his Master will be hard acts to follow.
ddrintn on March 16, 2009 at 10:09 PM
You don’t post often enough, HS. But when you do, booom!
Sarah will run in 2012 but not because she decides right now. She will not be RNC chair or co-chair or janitor or whatever. She will not run for the Senate, nor does she want to run. Who in their right mind would choose to be 1 out of a hundred plus be forced to listen to certain baying hounds day after day? She is already #1 in a league of 1 – talk about trading down.
No doubt that she’s our 2012 gal unless she has another child.
platypus on March 16, 2009 at 10:30 PM
That’s why her convention speech was electric. That was Sarah Palin throwing down the gauntlet. When I saw her arriving at the Alfalfa Club Dinner and heard the reports afterward, I knew she was still in the game. She wants a piece of Obama. He was personally behind those ugly rumors that surfaced as soon as she was announced in Dayton. She might understand the rough and tumble world of politics, but she also knows about defending her honor and that of her loved ones and her country. Open season on Bambi in 12, and I’ve never seen a man who could match her courage.
chunderroad on March 16, 2009 at 10:37 PM
AP,
You owe the Cuda an apology for offering her a demotion like that.
Like some 3rd-rate legion offering the Huns some distracting pillaging in the Po instead of Rome.
The Cuda doesn’t beg for money.
The Cuda leads and we follow.
And we of her Palace Guard can’t be bought with bobbles like the RNC head.
Sapwolf on March 16, 2009 at 10:45 PM
And those plummeting numbers of the Hollow Man are a big help.
Sapwolf on March 16, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Her press spokesman says she’s been invited but hasn’t confirmed.
What’s with these people jumping the gun and announcing she’ll attend, without waiting for an answer from her?
Jim62sch on March 16, 2009 at 10:54 PM
I can’t wait to get my e-mail from SarahPAC scolding me for going over the legal limit.
I’ll forward it to the RNC.
Sapwolf on March 16, 2009 at 11:09 PM
I have had a problem with Sarah’s PR team (?)for awhile. There should have been a coordination between the the GOP Committee and Sarah’s office to not to release the info unless she confirmed her attendance. Being a keynote speaker is a big deal.
What may have happened?
1)The committee jumped the gun without confirmation from Sarah
2)The committee misunderstood the difference between intention and confirmation
3)Mr. Bill is misinformed
4)Sarah passed the wrong info to Mr. Bill
Let’s hope this gets straightened out soon. I think bowing out of CPAC was acceptable since the legislature was still in session but June is a different story.
technopeasant on March 16, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Right on! I hope the Cuda is seen with a couple of them soon just to send the message.
And get caught by the press with “Atlas Shrugged” in her hand. AP would forget about KP now, wouldn’t he?
Sapwolf on March 16, 2009 at 11:13 PM
She’s not running in 2012. Being RNC chair for two years would be a great way to keep up national exposure and make friends with the state pols she’ll need for a future run.
Allahpundit on March 16, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Well, if that’s true, it seems that she wouldn’t have started SarahPAC in 2009. She has been receiving a lot of criticism in the Alaskan press that she spends too much time on out of state meetings and dinners. Her rivals will claim that she is out flying around promoting the GOP (which is what Sarah will do through SarahPAC) instead of doing her job as Governor which could hurt her in her re-election run. SarahPAC is going to mean a lot work in addition to her already full plate. That’s why I think she’s shooting for 2012.
sarahpalinfan99 on March 16, 2009 at 11:25 PM
As part of her Keynote will she read her resume?
Sarah Palin
Religion:
- Pentecostal
Education:
- Attended, Hawaii Pacific University, 1982
- Attended, North Idaho College, 1983-1984
- Attended, University of Idaho, 1984-1985
- Attended, Matanuska-Susitna College, 1985
- B.S. Journalism, University of Idaho, 1987
Political Experience:
- Former Council Member, Wasilla City Council, Alaska, 1992-1996
- Former Mayor, Wasilla City, Alaska, 1996-2002 (pop: 7,028) (Votes: 909)
- Failed Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, Alaska, 2002
- Resigned, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2003-2004
- Governor, Alaska, 2006-present (2 years) (pop: 670,053) (0.002% of the U.S. population)
Professional Experience:
- First Place, Miss Wasilla Beauty Contest, 1984
- Second Place, Miss Alaska Pageant, 1984
- Television Sports Reporter, 1987-1989
- Director, Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc., 2003-2007
Poptech on March 16, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Maybe she will talk about the socialist state that she runs?
Alaska Ranks 45 of 50 States in Economic Freedom (Pacific Research Institute)
Alaska Ranks 49 of 50 States in Welfare Spending (Pacific Research Institute)
Poptech on March 16, 2009 at 11:30 PM
You’re a little late, Poptech.
Banned from Newsbuster again?
Jim62sch on March 16, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Ok guess I will be the one to say it. Governor Palin’s national political career was ruined by her oldest daughter. I think you guys are in denial about how weirded out the middle class soccer moms are about her having a kid and being unmarried. And yes, it would be worse if she had aborted it, but either way it is seen as not something admirable.
Speedwagon82 on March 16, 2009 at 5:21 PM
No, actually a lot of those middle class soccer moms have gone through the same or similar situations and can totally relate to Sarah. I know family members that had to deal with pregnancies out of wedlock. It’s more common nowadays but has been going on for ages. People hid it more in the past but we no longer use scarlet letters or stoning nowadays (at least in the US). I love how Sarah is standing strong and supporting Bristol and Tripp. Many women I know admire Sarah for this.
sarahpalinfan99 on March 16, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Oh I love how teen pregnancy is now the far-right’s new ideal. I am so happy we are setting the example that the left should follow. Raise ignorant children who get knocked up.
Poptech on March 16, 2009 at 11:38 PM
I don’t think any of us Palin supporters are fans of teen pregnancy but we do applaud Bristol for doing the right thing in giving birth to her child and not killing it in the womb. There is a big difference in those positions.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 11:56 PM
“As part of her Keynote will she read her resume?”
Why not? What part of it puts her behind our current president, 3.8 years out from the election?
“Oh I love how teen pregnancy is now the far-right’s new ideal. I am so happy we are setting the example that the left should follow. Raise ignorant children who get knocked up.”
Sorry, Poptech, but who the eff is the “we.” You clearly aren’t including yourself in the mix.
And to address your ignorant snark — just because I’m that bored — “teen pregnancy is now the far-right’s new ideal” ?
Supporting your kids even after they screw up has always been the ‘far-right’s’ (if by that you mean moral, religious folks’) ideal, as has supporting your kids been an ideal of all decent parents.
Loving your kids enough to let them know that they have screwed up, when they did, is a uniquely ‘far-right’ ideal.
Leftie kids never get knocked up, do they? Guess that “full-spectrum birth control education” works a whole helluva lot better than abstinence education. That why inner-city single parent rates are pushing 80%? Is it that wicked right-wing religious abstinence-only nonsense that’s causing this? Is it the lack of access to abortion clinics?
You’re not only pitiful, you’re just plain sad.
notropis on March 16, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Poopdeck, go play with getalife. He needs an imaginary friend…
Gohawgs on March 16, 2009 at 11:59 PM
goat on March 16, 2009 at 11:56 PM
I couldn’t care less about Bristol Palin; she has a life to live; let her live it.
I’m more concerned about Sarah taking the Messiah out in 2012.
technopeasant on March 17, 2009 at 12:02 AM
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