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Palin: Let's Merge The Tea Party And GOP (Source: TPMmuckraker)
Talking Points Memo ^ | January 29, 2010 | Rachel Slajda

Posted on 01/29/2010 9:47:40 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Former vice presidential candidate and current Fox News contributor Sarah Palin said last night that the Republican Party should merge with tea partiers.

Fox's Greta Van Susteren asked if tea party candidates would end up siphoning votes from GOP nominees, or if the movement will "merge with the Republican Party."

"They need to merge," Palin said. "Definitely, they need to merge. I think those who are wanting the divisions and the divisiveness and the controversy -- those are the ones who don't believe in the message. And they're the ones, I think, stirring it up."

As we've reported at TPMmuckraker, the tea party movement has been increasingly divided. Much of the friction has been over the national tea party convention to be held in Nashville. Critics say the convention, with its expensive tickets and for-profit organizer, doesn't jive with true tea party values. Yesterday, we reported that Reps. Michele Bachmann and Martha Blackburn have dropped out.

Palin, whose speaking fees are rumored to be around $100,000, told Van Susteren she is still on for the convention. "You betcha," she said.

On the divisiveness, she continued, "We need to ignore that and we need to forge ahead with a cohesive message. It's a common sense message. It, again, is, Government, limit yourself so that the private sector, our families, free individuals can grow and thrive and prosper and enjoy America's freedom!"

As for whether the tea partiers want to merge with Republicans, that's a different story.


TOPICS: Issues; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: foxnews; gop; marchondc; palin; sarahpalin; teaparties; teaparty; teapartyexpress; teapartyrebellion
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To: ABQHispConservative

I think she will have to pay the taxes on it. One thing that I can’t get out of my mind is why did Michelle Bachman drop out. I love her and see this only as a sign that Tea Party is becoming an elitist organization. What common person can afford 560 dollars for a dinner?


101 posted on 01/29/2010 11:27:34 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

we cannot win nationally with both a tea party and GOP running against the Dems...no way..no matter how bad we want it


102 posted on 01/29/2010 11:27:37 PM PST by wardaddy (Good Yankees in Massachusetts, I salute you all from bended knee in appreciation)
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To: onyx

Glenn Beck is so out in the fringe with his constant Republicans and Democrats are the same, he can only be seen as a disrupter and and a tool of the anti war NeoLeft

He is from a family of Democrats and is sucked into the Ron Paul NeoLeft


103 posted on 01/29/2010 11:30:43 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: fish hawk
Palin will never burn her bridges to the repub party. Reason is this same thing occurred in Alaska around late 90's and a terrible dem Tony Knowles snuck in. Can't have 2 conservative partys running against one united dem party.

Back around 2002, Palin could have run under AIP banner in Ak and might have won. She didn't, said her personal gain wasn't worth the chance of getting a dem in there.

We need good repubs like Palin running for office; not the RINOS we currently see. Primarys and the People's support will decide.

Ya know, I've watched Palin since early 90's. You can trust her judgement to do the right thing; what's best for the people. Why she had such a high rating up here.

Everybody out the village is snaring snowshoes and looking for a winter moose. Won't be long and the spring ducks will be flying; everybody be eatin duck then.

104 posted on 01/29/2010 11:32:16 PM PST by Eska
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To: napscoordinator

A lot of common people spend money on a lot of stupid things, like super bowl tickets.

The way I see it, ‘Tea Parties’ all over can select a representative, raise money, have the person go there, participate, come back and share about what was seen, hear and talked about. If we start seeing ‘elitism’ every time someone or something tries to raise some money, we are no better than liberals.


105 posted on 01/29/2010 11:32:59 PM PST by ABQHispConservative (A good Blue Dog is an unelected Blue Dog. Ditto Rino's!)
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To: Springfield Reformer

I don’t think a third party can win now and would split conservatives and make it easy for progressives

we had 4 parties in 1860 and Lincoln won with just 39% of the popular vote

not sure we need to relearn that history in yet another sharply divided time period in our history

i live where there are plenty of gravestones to commemorate how well that turned out


106 posted on 01/29/2010 11:33:26 PM PST by wardaddy (Good Yankees in Massachusetts, I salute you all from bended knee in appreciation)
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To: NavyCanDo

Agreed. I say Amen!


107 posted on 01/29/2010 11:33:32 PM PST by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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To: ABQHispConservative

Very interesting post especially the superbowl analogy which is very valid. This seems to be the only “for profit” tea party so perhaps giving them the benefit of the doubt is the right thing.


108 posted on 01/29/2010 11:36:01 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Merger? No.

Hostile take-over? YES!

109 posted on 01/29/2010 11:36:35 PM PST by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: ynotjjr
Some of the biggest battles in 2008 were in the primaries and 2010 and 2012 will be just as important and if you aren’t registered Republican you can’t vote. That is how we get RINO’s....If you aren’t registered as a republican you are MIA.

Another Amen. I am always baffled by folks who think that relinquishing their registration status as Republicans is anything but a symbolic protest at the price of sacrificing their ability to be part of the solution. I don't like the way the Republican party has gone, but I also know that if I re-register "Independent" in a huff, I'll have just relinquished any power I have to try to steer the GOP in the direction I want it to go. I always liked Larry Elder, but my respect and admiration for him SOARED when he manned up and re-registered from Libertarian to Republican. He's a good guy to have on our side, and I'm glad he's somebody who now votes in our primaries.

110 posted on 01/29/2010 11:44:55 PM PST by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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To: Nik Naym
But hey, this is just one guy’s opinion. Mine.

Make that TWO FReepers' opinion. I think your post is spot-on.

111 posted on 01/29/2010 11:47:12 PM PST by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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To: rabscuttle385

Yep, the stripes are really starting to show.


112 posted on 01/29/2010 11:55:31 PM PST by catfish1957 (Hey algore...You'll have to pry the steering wheel of my 317 HP V8 truck from my cold dead hands)
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To: Jet Jaguar

“Here is my point.”

I understand and agree with your point.


113 posted on 01/29/2010 11:57:15 PM PST by truth_seeker
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To: nutmeg

thanks


114 posted on 01/29/2010 11:59:11 PM PST by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: rabscuttle385
“I’m beginning to wonder if Palin is naught but a Judas goat for the GOP establishment!”

A JUDAS GOAT? That seems pretty strong don’t you think?

115 posted on 01/30/2010 12:05:59 AM PST by Faith-Hope
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To: wardaddy; 2ndDivisionVet
we cannot win nationally with both a tea party and GOP running against the Dems...no way..no matter how bad we want it

And how close was Hoffman? In liberal New York??? Why don't you think tea party-endorsed candidates can WIN in conservative states and even some swing states against Liberals and RINOS ???

What's interesting here is we're showing less confidence in this happening than the GOP is. That's why they're wanting to merge....Because THEY KNOW WE CAN DO IT !!! The establishment Republican (RINOs) fear the Tea Party just as much as the Democrats do. And what about all the Democrats resigning? Is that because of the GOP??

The Tea Party Movement began without the GOP and without Sarah Palin and needs neither to succeed. It needs patriotic Americans dedicated to ridding our government from the parasites that are destroying it.

116 posted on 01/30/2010 12:20:02 AM PST by taraytarah (Our Constitution must be defended and protected from all domestic enemies.)
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To: SteveAustin
I sort of wish Palin would go away for awhile.

I completely agree.

117 posted on 01/30/2010 12:26:18 AM PST by FTJM
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To: BellStar

That only tells me what I already knew: that L. Ron Paul is a cancer upon the GOP.


118 posted on 01/30/2010 12:29:53 AM PST by Uncle Ivan (Alea iacta est)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

First throw out all the whiney, handwringing snivelling spineless RINOs....then maybe we can talk.


119 posted on 01/30/2010 12:37:09 AM PST by rrrod
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To: taraytarah

Note I said “nationally” dear as in presidential election

of course if the planets align right we can win local and maybe even state wide but no way can we win a national election with two parties on the right...no way

I will stand by that.


120 posted on 01/30/2010 12:39:41 AM PST by wardaddy (Good Yankees in Massachusetts, I salute you all from bended knee in appreciation)
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