Very interesting comment. What in the world would be the motivation to do that? Narcissism? Trying to keep relevant?
It looks to me like she wants to say in the race without being in the race, for whatever reason.
Whether or not someone here supports a Palin candidacy, anyone examining this and saying she isn’t running is either blinded by wishful thinking or is completely clueless.
Very interesting comment. What in the world would be the motivation to do that? Narcissism? Trying to keep relevant? .... magritte
I explained and predicted that behavior on a post last Saturday.
"What in the world would be the motivation to do that?"
Money, magritte, money.
The game is fully explained in my previous post. (Below)
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25 posted on Saturday, August 13, 2011 12:16:34 AM by Polybius
I can’t speak for anyone else, but her reluctance to crap or get off the pot is moving into genuine annoyance territory as far as I am concerned. .... FReeper Number 1.
Yeah, she has to make sure she doesn't become "Fred Thompson 2012". The longer she waits, the harder it will be to line up a team and ground workers, as they'll already have committed to other campaigns. .... FReeper Number 2.
It doesn't make any sense if you are seriously thinking of winning the Presidency, does it?
Yet, her behavior makes perfect sense.
Palin's decision about the run was made a while back, things are going exactly as Sarah Palin intended them to go and her objectives are being accomplished.
Bristol Palin spilled the beans last June 28 when she said on Fox and Friends, "You know, she definitely knows. We've talked about it before. Some things just need to stay in the family."
"Some things just need to stay in the family"?
After Bristol's "tell-all" book (which will be highly embarrassing to her son 13 years from now when he reads a copy), what could possibly need to "stay in the family"?
The fact that Palin is playing her supporters like a cheap fiddle, that's what.
Sarah Palin ceased to be a serious politician long ago and is now a media celebrity. It is a very lucrative gig.
April 15, 2010: Sarah Palin income 12 million dollars since leaving office
Palin's current profession is that of a very well paid entertainment celebrity whose main focus is maximizing her personal income and Bristol's income in the business of Reality TV shows, book sales, paid speeches, paid appearances and paid interviews.
The primary goal that Palin has is to maximize the profitability of her Sarah Palin™ Brand.
Why did Donald Trump pretend to be running for President, why is Newt Gingrich still pretending to run for President and why does Sarah Palin keep teasing and teasing and teasing about running for President?
Because it "enhances the Brand" and that translates into more money.
Palin and FOX NEWS also has a very lucrative game going on:
Due to the "Equal Time" provision of Section 315 of the Communication Act, TV networks cancel the contracts of employees that are serious Presidential candidates. Yet, Palin and FOX News continue a very cozy relationship that is very lucrative for both of them:
1.) Sarah Palin spends a week here and a week there pretending to, maybe, run for President. Such a fake "teaser" campaign does not trigger Section 315.
2.) FOX News hypes each of her fake "teaser" campaigns.
3.) At the end of each fake campaign, Palin's loyal supporters and the curious Palin non-supporters then drive the FOX ratings as Palin appears in an "exclusive FOX interview of Sarah Palin" where one FOX employee (Palin) is being paid to be interviewed by another FOX employee that is paid to toss Palin cream puff questions.
4.) Palin cashes her paychecks and FOX News gets their ratings bonanza.
5.) Rinse and repeat, again and again and again for as long as the game keeps generating money for Fox and Palin.
The longer Sarah Palin keeps playing the teasing game, the more money the Sarah Palin™ Brand brings in. Therefore, Sarah Palin will play the teasing game as long as she can possibly get away with it.
If that is "stringing people around", ...... Well, too bad, so sad, ....... That is what needs to happen to keep the money rolling in.
Palin may even be able to keep playing the game until the first primaries because, since she is not hiring any professionalstaff, a fake "campaign" (where she actually declares but spends no money on staff to actually win) will not put her into debt like the campaigns of Hillary and Gingrich put them in personal debt. Newt Gingrich has been playing that game since his staff quit.
Whatever she does, I predict that the end result will be a maximization of the Sarah Palin™ Brand income.
As far as actually winning the general election in November of 2012?
Well, let's just say that there are none so blind as those that absolute refuse to see.
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FOX NEWS Poll released on Wednesday, August 10, 2011
FOX News Poll: (August 7-9, 2011)
Question 25. Sarah Palin - Do you think this person would make a good president or not?
.................YES.........NO.......DK.....Never heard of
ALL...........19%.......75%.........4%.......1%
Dem ............7%........89%.........3%.......1%
Rep ...........34%.......58%.......7%.......1%
Ind ...........20%........74%.......5%.......1%