Posted on 10/01/2011 2:13:02 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
By Gary P Jackson
The media and anti-Palin forces [many times one and the same] went nuts on Friday when Sarah Palin didn’t announce her candidacy for President of the United States. As the day went on, it became quite comical.
Never mind that Sarah, who appeared Thursday evening on Fox Business News’s Freedom Watch, told the viewers she wouldn’t be announcing on Friday and was holding her cards close to the vest.
I’m always amazed that people think Sarah should lay her cards on the table, spell out exactly what she intends to do to win the presidency. Would you expect a general going to war to tell the enemy what his plan of attack would be? Err, no. Nor would any other candidate be asked to do this.
At this point in time, Sarah has no reason not to tell her millions of supporters if she’s not running. Nothing to gain. That said, a candidate who is planning an unconventional campaign, one like she’s successfully ran before [the Alaska governor's race] would certainly keep her entire strategery to herself until it was time to act.
Getting back to the point. Somehow answers Sarah Palin has given in interviews have turned into hard dates that Sarah herself has never set. In fact, she’s been purposely vague about hard dates, only kinda-sorta agreeing with the reporters asking the questions. The only hard and fast dates Sarah has ever talked about were the legal filing deadlines. Those are the only “drop dead” dates she’s specified.
We went back to an interview Sarah did with David Brody and the Iowa State Fair in August, that is representative of the interviews she’s done that have asked “the question.”
Palin: There is still a lot of contemplation that goes on within a family, deciding whether to engage in such a life-changing venture, putting yourself forward in the name of service, in such a position as President of the United States. So, we’re still thinking about it, and the impact on family.
Family comes first in my life, and I just don’t want to adversely affect the family. So, we’re still talking about it, thinking about it. And that’s what I want supporters to understand.
At the same time, I want to be very fair to supporters and not keep them hanging on in perpetuity. It’s fair to them to give them an answer here, in short order, so that they can jump on board with someone else, and/or to decide for themselves what they want to do. So, still haven’t made up my mind, haven’t decided when that announcement would be yet.
David Brody: Is that short order by the end of September? October?
Palin: I think that that is a fair timeline for people, because Fall time, they can start getting engaged with different campaigns, but still thinking about it, and really, really desiring to be a participant in the positive change that needs to happen in this country.
Economy getting back on the right track. Jobs created for Americans. I want to be a part of that, whether it be as a candidate, or as a supporter of the right candidate. I’m still in that decision making phase.
As highlighted, the answer is the end of September or the end of October.
See the entire interview here.
If people and the media want to take the time, they can go back and look at interviews that talk about a timeline, and they all go about the same.
What is most curious is how it’s the anti-Palin people who are all wee-wee’ed up because Sarah Palin hasn’t announced yet. Her supporters couldn’t care less when she announces as long as she announces!
What is also curious to me is it’s been guys like Mitch Daniels, Mike Huckabee, Rick Perry, and now Chris Christie who have played the “is you is, or is you ain’t” game, teasing their fans by saying they might, then the won’t, then they might run. [with Perry actually getting in, after promising Texans he would serve his full term as Govern on numerous occasions]
And yet, it’s Sarah Palin, who has always been consistent in her answers to questions about a possible run, who is the “tease.” You’d almost think there was some sort of agenda at work!
What’s interesting to me, is with all of the problems of the world, the Obama scandals [Fast and Furious, Solyndra, etc.] the crappy economy, terrorism, and everything else the media should be covering, they are spending their time worried about a woman they claim is insignificant, and could never win, is up to.
The constant hand-wringing over Sarah Palin betrays their fear. Sarah Palin lives rent free in all of their heads.
That’s probably why it’s going to be so enjoyable to watch her beat them all.
The march 2011 date? The April 2nd date? The April 15th date? The July 4th date? The late July date? The late summer date? The september 3rd date? The september 15th date? The late september date? The before the end of the summer date? The before the end of september date? The........
WASHINGTON — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she'll announce her intentions for the White House in late August or early September.........
The clown over at Redstate made an absolute fool of himself - with his hourly posts.
What I've been saying all along. I don't care when. I realize Herman is screaming for me to join his campaign, but he'll just have to wait.
October, probably. That’s from August.
Hat tip: Buckeye Texan
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn any more.
Leni
It does not matter to me when she says its official.
My greatest joy and the uplifting morale effects I am getting is knowing that she isn’t playing the established set of crony rules meant to weaken candidates like her.
She can plainly see it as if she was traveling to play basketball at another town against a team with rigged players, on steroids, some with sex changes and officials all on the take.
The funny part about this that here in Alaska most wish her well but the state has moved largely to the middle, and should a Libertarian appear they would go that direction.
I’m a little tired of the analogy to a military strategy. What’s strategic about indecision? Sarah has said very clearly, more than once and in the cited interview, that she’s still thinking about whether or not to run.
In fact, in one of her recent appearances on Greta, she said she’s tired of giving the same “dopey” answer. She called her own indecision “dopey.” That’s not strategic.
She’s weighing the consequences of running against those of not running. There’s nothing more to it than that. When she makes up her mind, she’ll let us all know. Until then all of the speculation about this sign or that sign and all of the predictions about this day or that day are worthless.
The media doesn’t fear Sarah Palin. They hate her. There’s a big difference.
Every month we get these cryptic messages about her running and the date comes and goes. Now that FL pushed up the date of their Primary, there is even less of a window to get in and raise money and build a network to win. People have lost interest by now. The race is on and there are people running who are solid and capable of beating Obummer like Cain.
The average Democrat voter thinks of Sarah as an easily-defeatable buffoon. I will not be surprised if cross-over Democrat voters help nominate Palin in New Hampshire’s open primary. They mock her and think she is a loser. Five minutes ago, a Dem pundit on Fox just said he hopes Palin gets in the race.
I would love for Dems to help Sarah win NH and then have their plan backfire on them when she takes the White House.
Go, Sarah!
It does not matter to me. Whenever she decides to announce, I will hit that Paypal button before her speech is over.
She has something extra to consider. Not duty or obligation or the future of the country - if it was just that she’d already be in.
Trig.
Downs syndrome children are incredibly loving, affectionate and cheerful - but they really cannot cope well with changes in routine and they NEED their parents badly.
In her shoes, you or I would find it equally hard to decide, if there is any indecision there. I personally hope she gets into the race and shakes things up. But I am not saying word one against her if she does not.
I think the reality is that most of us have really no expectations that she will announce anything, at any time, or clarify anything....
What a bunch of maroons....
I’m no media strategist, but if I had to guess, it would be November 13th. Lol!
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I won’t hold it against her either. She’s been through enough. I think she’ll go the route of Glenn Beck. I think she wants to influence decisions rather than make all of them. JMHO.
They hate because they fear or is it they fear because they hate? What came first, the chicken or the egg? Circular rationale is about as consuming as circular firing squads.
She knows precisely what she’s doing and you know and I also know.
GO SARAH.
We’re with you.
Please don’t confuse “no decision” for indecision....
She is in charge of the timeline an her plan. Just because everyone else is spending cash now doesn’t mean all candidates have to as well....
I think she’s being fiscally responsible by waiting till the last minute.
Just my opinion...hope yer well.
It's 3 AM and the phone rings... Sarah Palin can't decide whether to answer it, dithers till 4 AM, ponders the various alternatives till 5 AM, creates a strategic plan for how to answer the phone till 6 AM, wonders whether answering the phone will shackle her too much till 7 AM, wrestles with how the media will react if she doesn't answer the phone till 8 AM, argues she is not really indecisive by not having yet answered the phone till 9 AM, etc, etc, etc...
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