His essential shallowness doesn’t allow enough room for anything resembling real principles.
Posted on 02/16/2025 9:51:18 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin expressed frustration over not being asked to serve in the Trump administration, saying the president's "gatekeepers" are "tight."
Speaking to NewsNation's "On Balance With Leland Vittert" on Friday, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate said she's "frustrated" that she hasn't been asked to be a part of the administration.
"I thought that there would be a position in Energy in that Department, because that's my baby: wanting energy independence for America. You know, that's all about security and sovereignty of our nation is to be energy independent," Palin said. "But that hasn't happened."
The 2008 running mate of the late Sen. John McCain said she's been surprised that her background in an energy-rich state and national politics has kept her off the administration's short list.
"I didn't even get credentials to attend the GOP convention, if you can believe it," she added. "They're tight. They're tight.
"And I'm the only living Republican nominee who had run for VP or president who supported Trump. And even I couldn't get in. So, you know, yeah, they're pretty tight ... but I'd love to serve."
Palin, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2022, predicted that if Trump isn't able to get his mandate through, some personnel changes are likely to happen early.
"If things aren't going to be smooth, if his agenda is not going to be ushered in per the vote of the people, the wishes of the people, then I think they will regroup and maybe already change some persons," she said.
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I forgot to mention her use of Facebook and bypassing the “lamestream media” (a term she coined.) She also coined terms like “death panels” referring the prospect of rationed Obamacare! Totally shifting the debate. Her posts were a PR thorn for the Obama admin.
She was to Facebook what Trump became to Twitter - and now Social Media all around has revolutionized discourse and the Right communicates its message!
All the more reason why perhaps she would be a great choice.
I didnt mean to sound hostile. But she really has not done much since. Maybe I had unrealistic expectations. I would have loved to see her continue in politics either in Alaska or the national arena. I wanted her to be a fighter.
....Complete BS! She pissed off establishment RINOs by breaking up corrupt payoffs... she suffered from the original lawfare and didn’t have TrumpBucks to fend it off ... ymmv
Sarah said it was expensive for the state and mentioned it in this email here...
‘Are Alaskans outraged, or at least tired of this yet? Another frivolous ethics charge by a political blogger? This would be hilarious if it wasn’t so expensive for the state to process these accusations and for me to defend against the bogus harassments. Yes, I wore Arctic Cat snowgear at a snowmachine event, because it was cold outside, and by the way today I am wearing Alaska’s own Paige Adams’ jeans and Alaska’s Romney Dodd-Ortland hand-painted clogs. When will I see ethics charges for wearing these? Now how much will this blogger’s asinine political grandstanding cost all of us in time and money today?”
Some nice, quiet ambasadorship, maybe like Bermuda or Christmas Island?
In keeping with your dark spinning, you just keep ignoring the incredibly valuable effect she had on American politics and in helping build conservative/Tea Party politics both as a grass roots movement and in elective offices in the years following 2008 and laying the fertile fields for a Trump.
All that is needed is an appointment as a department head where her talents and background can be used.
Yes, Sarah and Rand were able to illuminate and mitigate some of the Obama “Pen and Phone” dictatorial extremes.
On a positive note, her VP candidate rallies were the model for Trump, and she did speak at the January 20, 2016 Trump rally, but that was it after her husband was in a sledding accident.
Yeah, but you remembered before I did, Condi! Well Done!
There is no room in the Trump administration for a grifter. Go away Sarah.
👍🏻👍🏻 🥂
Pretty disgusting how Freepers trash this woman. She had lawfare used against her before it was a phrase.
It’s a sad situation if you are outraged about what the swamp and the MSM did to Trump but not what was done to Palin
Great points.
She was way ahead of the curve.
Indeed.
/Billy Joel/Jonathan Edwards/
FTFY
Don’t be disparaging and stupid. She never said that. Why push that RAT narrative? Hopefully, we’re all better than that here.
But seriously, she actually might be a good choice for Ambassador to Russia.
her voice resembles the sound of fingernails scratching across a blackboard...
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