Palin’s office to GOP: Er, she didn’t agree to keynote your fundraiser yet
posted at 8:05 pm on March 17, 2009 by Allahpundit
The state of the Republican leadership in microcosm: They can’t even coordinate their own events anymore.
The NRSC and NRCC announcement of Palin’s leading role in the event made national news. The Associated Press distributed the story and it appeared on the Web sites of the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News and USA Today, among many others.
[Spokesman Bill] McAllister said Palin asked him why The Associated Press was reporting that she was going to do this. “I pointed out the (National Republican Senatorial Committee) press release and she was like, no,” he said.
NRSC spokesman Brian Walsh said Monday night that the staff of the governor’s national political action committee, SarahPAC, had confirmed Palin would indeed speak at the Senate-House dinner.
“The committees have confirmed this with the governor’s political staff at SarahPAC, not her official staff in Juneau, so it’s understandable why there may be a miscommunication here,” Walsh said.
Momentarily forgetting that Sarahcuda can do no wrong, Matt Lewis reads SarahPAC’s snafu as a commentary on her “leadership and organizational competency” and “merely the latest example of a sloppy mistake.” Be merciful to him. If you’d prefer to argue that the buck stops here there, try blaming one of the advisors listed by WaPo instead. Exit question: Surely a governor with a 64 percent approval rating can sneak away for a few days in June to resurrect her party’s fundraising prospects, can’t she?
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“Under normal conditions, a snafu such as this would be a minor story. But in the case of Palin,
it is merely the latest example of a sloppy mistakewe blow it way the hell out of proportion. “notropis on March 17, 2009 at 8:10 PM
not without causing a state wide stir of the partisan hacks and ethics complaints
the sooner you realize the situation in Alaska, the better
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Momentarily forgetting that Sarahcuda can do no wrong
Oh you sly devil, managing to get in a dig at Palin while posting a simple thread.
I suppose next week will be nothing but evolution vs. ID, and atheism threads.
Bishop on March 17, 2009 at 8:12 PM
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:10 PM
In Alaska the joke is they don’t even let her out of the state because of good behavior.
technopeasant on March 17, 2009 at 8:12 PM
RNC better apologize to Sarah for putting the information out there and then rejoice when she says YES, I can make it..
originalpechanga on March 17, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Why shouldn’t SarahPAC apologize? Sounds like they’re responsible for the screw-up.
Allahpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:14 PM
AP don’t you realize by posting this you have been suckered! Now the whole world will know that Sarah will be keynoting and realize hey-she must be somebody real important if they chose her.
technopeasant on March 17, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Hmmm…
the story about her poll numbers received a lot more comments in the headlines than this story did.
…..
but this one kinda of puts Palin in a negative light, so I guess hotair decided to go with it.
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Compromise: Move the fundraiser to Anchorage or Juneau. Alaska in June is nice from what I hear.
SouthernGent on March 17, 2009 at 8:15 PM
DO IT GUV!!!
The media and the partisans will never approve of anything you do…
dont let them control what you do and dont do…
alexraye on March 17, 2009 at 8:15 PM
Damn………
………… I’ve gotten tired of, “Thanks you for contacting our company…”,
…………. I’ll take the job.
Seven Percent Solution on March 17, 2009 at 8:15 PM
No she can’t. She has a bunch of nutjobs behind her filing ethics charges whenever she even talks or does anything outside of state business.
TimeTraveler on March 17, 2009 at 8:15 PM
So her elected office staff didn’t know what her political PAC itinerary is.
Isn’t that what is SUPPOSED to happen?
I see the age of Obama’s “mix mash” style is the expected course.
And Allah – another useless cheapshot on Palin and Reps with your comment “They can’t even coordinate their own events anymore.”
Odie1941 on March 17, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Palin/Allahpundit 2012 !!
LankyLou on March 17, 2009 at 8:16 PM
You know when AP decides to grace us with his company it’s deadly serious business. Could it be he’s hedging his bet about Sarah Palin not running for POTUS in 2012?
technopeasant on March 17, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Palin/Allahpundit 2012 !!
LankyLou on March 17, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Actually it would be Palin/Oddball 2012.
Or “Podball” for short with additional revenue being raised by spin-off games.
Bishop on March 17, 2009 at 8:19 PM
It would be more like Goddess/Godless 2012
myrenovations on March 17, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Make ‘em beg, Sarah.
Y-not on March 17, 2009 at 8:21 PM
With the AIG fiasco, the Messiah’s falling poll numbers, the national debt hitting 11 trillion dollars and the generic congressional ballot favoring the Republicans for the first time in a long while, hey folks there had to be a little rain on our parade; if this is the worst thing that happens to the GOP in the next 2 years I’ll take it.
technopeasant on March 17, 2009 at 8:22 PM
The FACT remains that Palin’s office in Juneau and SarahPAC (as well as all other “political groups”) can not directly communicate.
An ethics complaint was filed against her spokesperson, Bill McAllister, because he alerted her of media requests during the week of the convention.
A similar charge was leveled against an aide because she helped babysit Palin’s children on the campaign trail.
The rules are not the same for Palin
The sooner some people understand that, the better.
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:23 PM
She should steer clear of the GOP until they rebrand their image into a conservative organization.
Valiant on March 17, 2009 at 8:23 PM
you need to *ask* not tell Mike
sven10077 on March 17, 2009 at 8:23 PM
I’m so relieved the ethics busybodies can’t find someone who actually needs their chiding, like the governors of New York and Illinois.
Speedwagon82 on March 17, 2009 at 8:25 PM
So is she not going to give the key note speak then?
deidre on March 17, 2009 at 8:26 PM
I’m taking bets on any story involving Sarah. The press simply has ended up wrong about 90% of the time.
AnninCA on March 17, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Allah,
There are alot more important stories to write about. Your fixation is getting old.
KBird on March 17, 2009 at 8:28 PM
well….miscommunications are bound to occur when there is constant nitpicking of every aspect of anything remotely related to Sarah…
another thing to note…
SarahPAC and the Juneau office are NOT allowed to communicate…leaving the door open to mistakes…
alexraye on March 17, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Good question. The GOP confirmed the appearance with Sarah’s official political entity. It might’ve been nice if her own PAC had, you know, passed the info on to Palin.
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Why would she? Have you looked at the state of the Republican party? What did they do to help her out during the campaign when she was being smeared by the media? What did they do later when the (anonymous) McCain campaign insiders smeared her?
Palin is the Chairman of the Wallmart wing of the Republican Party – and that includes MOST people who vote Republican. However, there really seems to be this “elitist” thread in the GOP that really wants to see Wallmart folks VOTE GOP – but not LEAD the GOP.
Please – we’re not suckers here. You want the vote – you EARN it. We’re not telling you that Sarah has got to be the new leader of the Republican party – but WE ARE saying that she deserves an equal chance to EARN that spot.
But that’s fine – keep up the snard remarks and asinine insinuations that somehow THE ONE was more qualified than her because he ran a campaign.
I shall ask – if Palin had run for President and been elected instead of Obambi – would we be better off than we are now?
The answer – is an obvious YES.
HondaV65 on March 17, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Unfortunately for Palin, she would have to conduct this communication on a super secret cell phone at 2am in the morning in a “nonpartisan, non-state” venue
the rules are different up there.
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:30 PM
The Alaskan legislature except for a handful owe their loyalty to Obama or former Governor Frank Murkowski. Plus there are several ‘anklebiters’ in Alaska who pose a continual nuisance to Sarah. For only boasting 700,000 they boast some of the craziest people in America.
technopeasant on March 17, 2009 at 8:31 PM
You’re kidding. The frontpage contains a grand total of one Palin-related story. The rest are the important stories. A right-wing political blogger can’t cover a right-wing political story without it being defined as his fixation?
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Did you say that in yesterday’s thread about Palin keynoting the fundraiser, too? I must have missed it.
Allahpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:32 PM
You mean her home?
Allahpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Andree McLeod is the biggest ankle-biter
her email requests and ethic charges have led to millions of dollars in costs for the state.
Read all about it here
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Allah please,
you obviously don’t understand anything more than what the ADN tells you on this issue.
But should I expect more from somebody who said that she “lobbied” for the stimulus based on an unsourced Associated Press story?
nah
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:34 PM
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:33 PM
To those who think Sarah Palin is going to run for re-election, why would she? Why would anybody who was under fire 24/7?
technopeasant on March 17, 2009 at 8:35 PM
So, SO busted, Allah.
Kent18 on March 17, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Oh, please enlighten me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I’m really interested to hear how “the rules” are so onerous in Alaska that Palin’s basically prohibited from so much as communicating with the PAC that bears her name. I think you owe it to HA’s other commenters to explain, lest we think that Palin bear even the tiniest shred of fault for this or anything else.
Allahpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Keep up the good work GOP — Tina Fey couldn’t write this stuff!!
benny shakar on March 17, 2009 at 8:38 PM
The Democratic spies have her home phone tapped. As I’m sure you’ve been told by now, the rules are different up there. It’s the only state in the union where the official political organization of a politician can’t contact the politician in any way, shape, or form. And we can’t possibly allow hits from political opponents in exchange for raising our political image and attending fundraisers. Do I link to a Conservatives4Palin post now or later to explain it all to you while I insult your intelligence?
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Yes, I too am part of Mr. Frum’s D.C. cult, even though I (a) don’t live in D.C. and (b) haven’t trashed Palin at all.
Allahpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:39 PM
What’s important, ultimately, is that you believe that.
Kent18 on March 17, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Those D.C. cultist bastards — I knew they were out to get her.
Allahpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Indeed. :-)
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:43 PM
Yeah, I actually do. I wrote plenty of posts defending her during the campaign, including the media’s distortion of her Iraq comments, their double standard about her child-rearing, etc etc. But the fact is, so sensitive are her fans to any criticism that there’s no way to criticize her. You can only “trash” her. If this had been HuckPAC, for example, that somehow botched the scheduling arrangement for a major speech, we’d all be laughing in the comments about Huck being a tool who’s not ready for prime time. Criticizing him is fine. Criticizing her? Not so much.
Allahpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:44 PM
I have explained this issue many times for the good people at Hotair. In fact, some of them have even picked up on it and have used it in other threads.
Sarah Palin can not communicate with SarahPAC on “state time” end of story. State time is whatever the people filing ethic complaints decides it is.
Her spokesperson had a charge filed against him because he alerted her of media requests during the week of the Republican convention. One of her aides had a similar charge filed against her because she helped the Palin’s with the kids on the campaign trail.
The state is currently processing email requests by “concerned citizens” the bill for these emails will reach the millions in dollars.
Bill McAllister, who you cited here, will likely receive an ethics complaint against him because he commented on SarahPAC.
Remember when she went to D.C. for the Alfalfa dinner? She had to make it crystal clear that she would be attending “non partisan events” … this is why she “ignored” the Republican retreat. She “ignored” is because she simply was not allowed to attend the event. Had she attended the event, a charge would have been filed against her.
She recently released that she would be attending a one day event for a pro-life cause … she had to defend this one day trip to the Alaska media. They even asked her why the down syndrome awareness trip “was important to her?”
She can not just fly from place to place and interview to interview like Jindal and Sanford can.
It is just reality
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Did Palin “lobby for the stimulus?”
and
Have you researched her record on social conservative issues, because if you did … I would really like for you to explain how in the world you can compare her to Huckabee …
I answered your challenge … not kindly do the same
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:48 PM
I can’t even believe this is an issue.
While Rome is burning…
Let’s kneecap our own.
Count me out of this stupid discussion.
ramrocks on March 17, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Criticism? Ok, SP does need to get more in sync with her PAC, iron out any communication problems.
With that said, there’s enough sarcasm here to make Bill Mahr green with envy.
Erich66 on March 17, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Does anyone get the impression that nobody in Alaska except for perhaps Sarah Palin will ever be running for POTUS?
This is like the 50′s where kids had a curfew and you had be in by a certain time.
technopeasant on March 17, 2009 at 8:51 PM
And the result of all of those ethics complaints is a 64% approval rating and Republicans pushing her for their 2012 nominee. Clearly they’ve been devastating.
You can’t stop your political career as a Republican because the media attacks you and Democrats try to use tactics to bring you down. They’re going to do much, much worse to you as a presidential candidate (and they did worse to her as a VP candidate).
SarahPAC shouldn’t have confirmed her presence if it has no way of contacting her.
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:52 PM
She always does that then shows up.
Drama queen.
getalife on March 17, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Will Ezra Klein please give Allahpundit a hug?
Stephen M on March 17, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Biden / AllahPundit 2012!
The classless cheap shots against Palin continue…
Right_of_Attila on March 17, 2009 at 8:54 PM
Who’s Ezra Klein?
technopeasant on March 17, 2009 at 8:54 PM
Interesting accusation. Could you give, say, one instance of this?
carbon_footprint on March 17, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Before any Sarah fans get too irate at her press flack, Bill McAllister – keep in mind that he’s in the middle of a serious cancer fight.
Jim62sch on March 17, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Actually Allah
arguing with you is a pointless exercise, because you really do not have a clue.
You think Palin is a female Huckabee, which is fine of course … that is your opinion.
However, you can not defend why you think this and you have not provided evidence as to why they are anything alike.
You also ran with an ill sourced Associated Press story on the stimulus package (the Associated Press is the most biased, anti Palin news outlet out there) but you did it because it made Palin look bad.
You are nothing more than a MSNBC wannabe when it comes to Palin.
I guess that is what this site is all about. Trashing Palin and trashing religion (and I am not religious at all and it is still a major turn off)
Good day
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Allahpundit on March 17, 2009 at 8:44 PM
There are some people going overboard about any criticism of Palin, but as for you “trashing” her… I guess my only question is “Did Palin support the stimulus?”
Some of us do have long memories. It’s an elephant thing.
Your attempt to equate Palin and Huck is also getting kind of tiresome.
On the topic of this thread… yeah, Sarahpac needs to be better coordinated than this with Palin’s schedule. But if this is the biggest problem she has, I’ll take it.
cs89 on March 17, 2009 at 8:56 PM
ahh are we counting Piper out already :(
alexraye on March 17, 2009 at 8:56 PM
If SP never agreed to the damn keynote then how the hell is it her fault.
For the love of God (or in AP’s case, KP) What am i missing?
Amadeus on March 17, 2009 at 8:56 PM
getalife on March 17, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Four letters- CPAC.
cs89 on March 17, 2009 at 8:58 PM
you really just don’t get it do you?
She has that approval rating because the people of Alaska support her … not the political class in Juneau and surely not the GOP establishment
as you know, she received a measly $5,500 from the state GOP and was only added to their website last month.
What did the GOP do for her during the campaign? How did they fight the smears? Where were they when the McCain campaign was smearing her?
Now she is important because they (beltway) realize that she is the choice of Republicans and conservatives who are sick and tired of the beltway GOP.
Now she is important because they realize that nobody is giving money to them, but to hear.
There is a movement brewing in the GOP, just like the movement with Reagan. The beltway can have their HW Bush (Romney)
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 8:59 PM
“hear” should be “her” obviously
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 9:01 PM
If they had, the people who constantly file frivolous ethics complaints against her in Alaska would have requested the e-mails. If the timestamps showed she read or answered the e-mails during the work day, they would file charges that she did political business on state time.
She has to keep an extreme firewall between govt and political business because of the Obama scrutiny on her. As a result, missteps happen.
Jim62sch on March 17, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Yet another event where she never agreed to appear but her “invitation” was pumped up by the organizers to get more interest. It’s kind of sad how people try to hitch their star to hers.
Jim62sch on March 17, 2009 at 9:03 PM
Dont insult the Vice President …
FourTHREE letters- CPAC.alexraye on March 17, 2009 at 9:03 PM
Is that your universal response to criticism? That someone obviously doesn’t get it?
Who gives a crap if the political establishment doesn’t like her if the people do? That’s supposed to be part of her charm: Fighting her state’s establishment and own party in exchange for helping the people.
We don’t know who’s giving money to whom yet. I have yet to see recent numbers.
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 9:03 PM
I’m not very religious either and I agree its an unnecessary thorn at times. But whats worse is if you like and support Palin you are labeled some kind of fanatic.
I think this women is perhaps the most optimistic and strong woman That i have come to know in my life time. And as a result she has earned my respect. end of story.
Amadeus on March 17, 2009 at 9:04 PM
Who gives a crap if the political establishment doesn’t like her if the people do? That’s supposed to be part of her charm: Fighting her state’s establishment and own party in exchange for helping the people. She talked about how a ship is safest at harbor but that’s not its purpose.
We don’t know who’s giving money to whom yet. I have yet to see recent numbers.
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 9:05 PM
and the Anchorage Daily New is a publication that links to “Palingates” … a trig truther site based in France!
Not exactly an unbiased publication when it comes to covering Governor Palin.
We were recently able to contact the ADN, and they have decided to stop linking to such blogs.
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 9:05 PM
You can snicker about this all you want, but the fact remains that there is a frivolous ethics complaint still pending against Bill McAllister, Gov. Palin’s press secretary, and Kris Perry, Gov. Palin’s aide. The frivolous complaint was lodged by one Andree McLeod, a woman with a bizarre vendetta against Gov. Palin because she was denied a patronage job.
She charged McAllister with working on “partisan activities” on the government’s dime. The partisan activities include McAllister’s coordination of Palin’s press availability at the RNC convention before she was named to the ticket. He was arranging for her to be interviewed as the Governor of Alaska, but in those interviews she would acknowledge her support of the Republican presidential candidate; therefore, McAllister was engaging in “partisan activities.” And he said factually correct nice things about his boss while she was running for vice president. Oh, and he also answered Palin’s partisan critics. This is the sort of “ethics charges” he is facing. In the current political climate in Alaska, McAllister is wisely steering clear of any involvement with SarahPAC. They expect that the next FOIA request from McLeod will be for phone records. She’ll go through the governor’s office phone records and highlight any calls placed to or from the governor’s office and SarahPAC.
And when she files another worthless frivolous ethics complaint, I expect that Allahpundit will post it here without offering any commentary on the circumstances. He’ll just be his usually snotty self, and make a lame wisecrack implying that she’s a crook.
ramrocks on March 17, 2009 at 9:05 PM
I love SP. She is what got me interested in politics. Before she came on the scene, I couldn’t care less about politics whatsoever.
That being said, I believe this is a silly thing to argue over. I believe Gov. Palin herself would think this is silly too. She probably would say it was a mistake in miscommunication, and she will hopefully work on it. Heck, married people have miscommunication issues all the time and they live in the same house.
I think we’re giving AP a raw rap here. Gov. Palin isn’t perfect and won’t be perfect, and she deserves criticism just like the rest. We don’t need to become Palin worshipers like they have Obama worshipers.
joey24007
You are very informed on Alaska and Palin. I thank you for all the information. I personally appreciate it.
deidre on March 17, 2009 at 9:06 PM
actually “people don’t get it” is a very reasonable response to such “criticism” because when it comes to Palin … many people do not get it
they don’t research either.
Take Allahpundit for example, anybody who spent 3 minutes researching the records of Huckabee and Palin would realize that trying to make the case that they are similar is a pointless task … because they are nothing alike!
So yeah … people don’t “get it”
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Hey, this is Sarah’s world (trailer park??) and we are simply living in it.
The Wall on March 17, 2009 at 9:08 PM
I get the impression that Palin is in a political “no-man’s land” up there. She’s not a Democrat and has few allies among Republicans, having successfully challenged the Murkowski crew. And then there’s Halcro and his ilk. The weirdest thing is that so many politicians up there seemed to take her acceptance of McCain’s offer to be VP as some form of betrayal to Alaska. And now she has to pay the piper, which means stay away from the National GOP or “we’ll make your life a living hell.” Very bizarre. I’d think they’d be proud to have one of their own as a national figure. Alaskans in general probably are happy for her success, but the politicians sure aren’t.
I used to think it was a no-brainer; she’ll run for re-election in 2010. Now I’m not so sure. In fact, I think her only motivation for running in 2010 would be if she were pretty certain she could get the gas line built on her watch, and that seems to be an iffy proposition.
Erich66 on March 17, 2009 at 9:08 PM
The explanation here is probably quite simple. As I have read elsewhere, SarahPAC, with the governor’s knowledge, accepted the invitation through contacts with either the NSRC or the NCRC WITH THE AGREEMENT that the engagement would not be press-released until after the legislative session ends in Alaska in a few weeks. The NSRC jumped the gun in announcing it, which was why the governor was surprised.
howIroll on March 17, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Nothing alike? Are both not pro-life? Anti-gay marriage? Strong Christians? Support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Pro-gun? Are they not both eloquent speakers? No one would say they’re exactly the same. But that doesn’t mean they’re nothing alike.
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 9:12 PM
why does hotair allow you to post? I’m still trying to figure that out.
It seems as if the Palin trolls can get away with anything around here and still retain their posting rights.
I guess when a Palin troll runs the site …
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Liberal trolls (benny shakar) who despise all things Republican are allowed to post, too. As long as they don’t cross the line, Hot Air tends to allow people with competing views to comment
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 9:14 PM
oooooh! You can always tell is something is true by how badly the cool-aid drinkers respond. That a lib trick too.
The Wall on March 17, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Give me a break, You just described 98% of the Conservative Base
Amadeus on March 17, 2009 at 9:15 PM
One leaves their personal beliefs at the door of the governor’s office and vetoes legislation based on the constitution
the other preaches his values
nothing alike
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 9:15 PM
And you can’t say they’re nothing alike. The mere fact that they’re part of the conservative base means they have something in common.
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 9:17 PM
what views?
I don’t see any trolls offering views on anything… I see them spewing garbage
I also see that they are quite effective at rolling up those comment totals
because instead of debating the issues, we spend 95% of the comments arguing with the likes of Benny and Poptech
the trolls are kept around for the comment numbers
Ameripundit … are you really that blind to what is going on here?
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Explain Huckabee’s RECORD
compared to Palin’s RECORD
and then tell me how they are alike
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Hey, this is Sarah’s world (trailer park??) and we are simply living in it.
The Wall on March 17, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Pffft, you can only dream about achieving her level of success. Try again.
Bishop on March 17, 2009 at 9:18 PM
I don’t know if that’s true or not, but its a good idea. Count me as one that is fed-up with the RNC, they allow every RINO to flourish.
Maxx on March 17, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Yes, they have things in common. Reagan and Bush Had things in common. But we adored one and tolerated the other.
No one would say they were alike.
Amadeus on March 17, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Erich66 on March 17, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Again there are two main factions out to get her: the Frank Murkowski faction who Sarah beat in the 2006 GOP primary and of course the Messiah who wants to literally destroy her. Remember if you read the other postings she currently enjoys a 64% approval rating. Doesn’t seem to compute, does it? Well, up in Alaska you are either pro-Palin or you hate her guts. There doesn’t seem to be any in-between.
As has been echoed many times Sarah Palin is Obama’s worst nightmare. She is as charismatic as he is, can generate the volunteers that he does and has the capability to match his fundraising dollar for dollar.
If they battle it out in 2012 it will be like for the heavyweight championship of the world: Ali-Frazer; Dempsey-Tunney; Louis-Schmelling.
technopeasant on March 17, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Had nothing to do with the NRSC and the NRCC, imagine that.
lowandslow on March 17, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Allahpundit should just ditch the pretense, post a “Fight Over Sarah Palin Here,” thread, because these stories are getting gratuitous.
ZJPolitical on March 17, 2009 at 9:26 PM
I guess when a Palin troll runs the site …
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Dude, Palin’s at the top of my list right now. But with this comment, the line is here…………..and here you are, over it.
cs89 on March 17, 2009 at 9:27 PM
don’t really care actually
Posting the stimulus story and saying that Palin lobbied for it is a “troll move”
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Joey, AP has a point. I work for the State of Alaska and as far as I know, there is absolutely no restriction on an employee (and yes, even the governor) making a personal phone call on your cell phone during your lunch break.
TeleL on March 17, 2009 at 9:28 PM
That is just wonderful.
Tell me, does the guy working on the potholes face similar scrutiny as Palin?
joey24007 on March 17, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Huckabee ain’t pro-gun. Neither is Romney.
Rino’s…both of um.
Nothing like Sarah.
Jed1899 on March 17, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Alaska is a place where you can be whoever you want to be, and nobody will take you to task for it. The problem comes when Californicators and other lawyers decide to milk the state for money, and in turn bite the hand that feeds them. There are almost no homegrown liberals in Alaska, and the fact that you read about liberals and their attacks on Sarah are because of the worthless rag known as the Anchorage Daily News. Without it, even Andree would be out of business.
Most Alaskans will tell you that Sarah is one of ours, and we are very proud to have her. I don’t know who the pollsters polled but I’m fairly sure none of them were in the bush or even Fairbanks. She is doing a fine job and most Alaskans will tell you so if asked.
The rest are whiners with an ax to grind.
tcn on March 17, 2009 at 9:32 PM
You obviously don’t understand how things work up there. You just don’t get it.
Heh. I didn’t say they were offering intelligent views, only that they had differing views and are allowed to comment.
amerpundit on March 17, 2009 at 9:32 PM
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