Posted on 08/27/2011 9:04:25 AM PDT by Kaslin
All signs point to "yes."
July 13
Rotten Tomatoes Lists Palin Film as “Science Fiction & Fantasy”
Palin Points to Late-Summer Presidential Decision
Consider the Source Department:
Mother Jones on The Rise and Fall of Sarah Palin
July 20
Mainstream media putting negative spin on Palin film box-office take?
July 21
Byron York at the Washington Examiner: Without running, Palin stays near top of GOP field:
There’s a near consensus among Washington insiders that Sarah Palin will not run for president. But a new poll suggests the former Alaska governor would become an instant force in the race if she did choose to run.
Los Angeles Times: Palin second only to Romney in Washington Post/ABC News poll
July 23
Ed Morrissey at Hot Air: Palin: Obama now a Lame Duck President:
Palin also warns the House leadership not to “get wobbly on us now,” but says that the main problem with Obama is that he “leads from behind.”
July 24
Maggie Walsh in Human Events: Palin and Bachmann: Room for Both on the Ballot, But Not in the Tiny Minds of the Media
July 25
Why Are We Not Surprised Department:
SayAnythingBlog.com: New York Times Columnist Calls Palin, Conservatives “Ideological Fellow Travelers” Of Norway Terrorist
July 26
Interview with Greta Van Susteren: Palin Blasts “Obama Drama” in Debt Debate: “It’s the Spending, Stupid … The President Does Not Know What He’s Doing”
July 27
Sarah Palin to keynote September “tea party” gathering in Iowa:
The former Alaska governor will headline a major “tea party” gathering in Iowa in September, just as the Republican nomination fight begins in earnest. Tea Party of America Wednesday announced Palin’s participation in the Sept. 3 “Restoring America” event.
“We don’t need a ‘fundamental transformation’ of America. We need a restoration of all that is good and strong and free,” Palin says in the group’s news release. “The 2012 election will be a great debate between those two conflicting visions for our country.”
“Gov. Palin embodies the spirit of public service that our founders believed was essential to the survival of our liberties and our republic itself,” Charlie Gruschow, Tea Party of America’s co-founder, said in the release. “We couldn’t be more delighted to have this citizen leader who represents the values that Iowans and Americans hold so dear.”
Paul Bedard in U.S. News: Why Palin, Bachmann Have Plenty of Time for Their Kids:
GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway has an answer for those who think Palin, Bachmann, or other women with children don’t have enough time to raise them while serving in public office.
“As far as I can tell, she doesn’t have a boyfriend. So right there it frees up like 15 extra hours a week,” she says of Palin, with a swipe at the parade of male politicians caught in affairs.
“And she doesn’t play golf,” adds Conway. “That’s like seven hours every Saturday, eight hours every Sunday because there’s always a brunch involved. I just gave her 30 extra hours a week. These kids will be fine.”
July 28
Palin at Facebook: Congressional Freshman — For Such a Time as This. A biblical allusion exhorts new conservative members of Congress to stay true to the principles on which they were voted in November 12.
July 29
The Right Scoop: Rush: We Are All Sarah Palin Now:
I don’t want to hear any more crap from Democrats about civility! I don’t want to be preached to one more time by these holier than thou, better than everybody else, smarter than everybody else craven villains about civility!
I have to tell you folks and I know I am not alone, I am mad as all get out [that] the Democrats and their cohorts in the drive-bys have collectively ratcheted up this divisive, uncivil, reactionary language to trash the Tea Party and by extension conservatives. We’re not terrorists! We’re not killing people! We are Americans who disagree with YOU! We are Americans who disagree with statism! We are Americans who disagree with socialism, communism, and liberalism! We’re not holding anybody hostage, we ARE the hostages!
August 3
Associated Press: Ethics complaint against Sarah Palin dismissed:
Alaska officials have dismissed an ethics complaint filed against former Gov. Sarah Palin that alleged she violated state law because the TLC docu-series Sarah Palin’s Alaska took advantage of a state film production incentives program she signed into law.
Just part of the relentless targeting which caused her to quit the governorship to save Alaska (and herself) the time, trouble, and funds to defend herself.
August 4
New Palin Documentary to Premiere; Her Hair Salon Gets Reality Show
Matthew Vadum at Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government on Palin’s rebuke of Vice President Biden’s reported characterization of Tea Party Patriots as “terrorists”:
Palin Hits another Bullseye: If Tea Partiers Were Terrorists, Obama Would Pal Around With Them
August 8
Palin at Facebook: Conquering the Storm:
Back in December 2010, I wrote: “If the European debt crisis teaches us anything, it’s that tomorrow always comes. Sooner or later, the markets will expect us to settle the bill for the enormous Obama-Pelosi-Reid spending binge. We’ve already been warned by the credit ratings agency Moody’s that unless we get serious about reducing our deficit, we may face a downgrade of our credit rating.” And again in January, in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address I wrote: “With credit ratings agency Moody’s warning us that the federal government must reverse the rapid growth of national debt or face losing our triple-A rating, keep in mind that a nation doesn’t look so ‘great’ when its credit rating is in tatters.”
One doesn’t need a Harvard Law degree to figure this out! Just look across the pond at Europe. European nations with less debt and smaller deficits than ours and with real “austerity” plans in place to deal with them have had their ratings downgraded. By what magical thinking did we figure we could run up perpetual trillion dollar deficits and still somehow avoid the unforgiving mathematics of a downgrade? Nothing is ever “too big to fail.” And there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Didn’t we all learn that in our micro and macro econ classes? I did at the University of Idaho. How could Obama skip through Columbia and Harvard without learning that?
August 10
Six Reasons Sarah Palin May Be Delaying Her Entry Into the Presidential Race. Number one reason? She’s the only GOP candidate who can wait. Five more are worth reading too.
August 11
You Can Expect the Unexpected Department:
Surprise: Palin’s bus tour to roll into Iowa this week:
After a nearly three-month hiatus, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is planning to crash the presidential party once again with a heartland-themed re-launch of her “One Nation” bus tour this week in Iowa, according to a Palin fundraising email obtained by CNN.
Palin is bringing her Constitution-themed bus to the Iowa State Fair, just 30 miles south of where the Republican presidential field will take the stage on Thursday for a presidential debate in Ames.
August 13
Riehl World View: Why Sarah Palin Needs To Run For President In 2012:
While always open to the idea of one day supporting Sarah Palin for president, since 2008, I’ve gone back and forth on whether or not I thought it was smart for her to run next year. Re-visiting my thoughts yesterday, what with Palin’s appearance in Iowa, not only am I convinced she should run, she needs to run and, regardless of one’s preferred candidate, all Conservatives should encourage her to run and welcome her into the race, assuming she does.
Put aside the purely Republican primary politics of it for a moment. Also, I’m not endorsing her, or anyone at this point. But what happened in Iowa yesterday was electric, not just for any Palin faithful, but for many Conservatives and especially the media. For better, or worse, Sarah Palin has star power — whatever that is. But she does have it; that’s for sure.
August 15
Palin Makes ABC Reporter Wait for Heifer. That would be Jake Tapper, which makes it even richer.
The Sincerest Form of Flattery Department:
Obama Makes Like Palin, Embarks on Bus Tour
Except hers is a tribute to the Constitution and his is a Batman-style black behemoth.
Palin at Facebook: A Humbling Reminder of Our Duty:
Now it’s back to Alaska for the start of the school year. (And, of course, our annual visit to our own state fair where Piper looks forward to clogging on the Blue Bonnet Stage!) While kids crack open their school books, I look forward to continuing my own writing and research on strategies and plans to help move our country forward.
We will be back on the road soon, for on September 3rd we’ve been invited to a big Tea Party “Restoring America” rally in Waukee, Iowa. We hope to see many of you there as we gather to discuss the direction of our country and the way forward with our fundamental restoration of all that is good and strong and free in America. You can click here for more information on the event.
August 16
Palin, Beck to appear together in St. Charles Oct. 7
The Huffington Post scoops a crucial story: Sarah Palin Rocks Polka Dots On Her Toe Nails
August 19
Palin Blasts Absentee President Obama: “What Does He Really Do? … 2012 Can’t Come Soon Enough!”
Sarah Palin hints at presidential bid on YouTube: Palin releases a YouTube video that coyly suggests her plans to announce her candidacy on September 3.
Sarah Palin Iowa Organizer: “She’ll Run”
Watch the Iowa Passion ad and tell us what you think! I’m betting yes.
I’m tempted to respond, but being called stupid by someone in Minnesota is like being called fat by Michael Moore. We’re doing just fine down here, and while comedians might occasionally run for office in Texas, we’re not stupid enough to actually elect them.
I mentioned to someone last night that I voted for Perry twice for governor (because I had no other choice), and they turned around and asked me if I'd voted for Kinky.
Made me wonder if someone's kid hadn't accessed their FR account.
Let's go in chronological order.
I happen to have worked with a couple of Texans, and they always struck me as very ...proud of being Texan, in the same way that people who went to Harvard always manage to work *that* into the conversation.
A little of it can be endearing; but there comes a point when it can get tiresome.
With the co-workers, whenever I tried pushing back about Texas -- they took it as a grave insult, as though I had accused them of bank robbery. Every other state I've made fun of -- Delaware or Maryland in the East Coast, Iowa in the Midwest, New Mexico or Colorado in the Southwst -- the people took it in good faith, ribbed me back, and we went on as usual.
Why is it the Texans I've run into are *so* proud of, and *so* quick to take offense about it?
The Scots blood? Not offense, it's a take off from this thread (see post #43).
Windflier, a private FReepmail coming to you.
Cheers!
This being FRee Republic, you probably recall George Soros and his Secretary of State project; and the rumors of boxes of ballots (heavily in favor of the Dem, of course) "found" in campaign workers' cars. Shades of Gregoire in Washington State.
Cheers!
Please do.
But remember the things held in common.
I fear the kind of mindless populism which says "Perry was governor of a big state. Anything good about that state is directly due to him." Remember that a lot of the new jobs in Texas migrated from other states; which makes him look good: but in the end that is a zero-sum game. In order to solve the recession/depression we need brand-new jobs.
Secondly -- I find the spin for Perry about Gardisil (it wasn't mandatory, but it was so it could be Medicaid eligible), about the Trans-Texas Corridor (all tolls collected by a FOREIGN COMPANY), about globalism (addressing La Raza as though among friends, his comments with the President of Mexico), etc., to be an insult to any thinking person's intelligence.
Hence the low-IQ crack.
Look, if your candidate has flaws, consider them in the broad context and explain how they are correctable or whatever, or show how the accusation is flawed. This is for the Presidency, and through the Supreme Court, much of the future of the country. It is FAR too important of sectarian cheerleading based on parochial loyalties: which is why for example I couldn't support T-Paw despite his sterling tax-cutter credentials.
But a disproportionate share of the Perry backers seemingly expect everyone to join in fealty to him just because he's "a good ole boy." We had that under George Bush '43 and he paved the way for Obama and nearly destroyed the GOP brand through profligate spending. And McCain got the nod in 2008 because "it was his turn."
The GOP must move past this if it is to survive as a national party; perhaps even if the country itself is to survive.
Cheers!
Why is it the Texans I've run into are *so* proud of, and *so* quick to take offense about it?
Well, it takes all types to make a culture, and there are certainly a few Texans who would let your good-natured ribbing slide. Here's my take on why most wouldn't...
Texas and her people have a uniqueness unlike that of most other US states today. Remember, that for a short time in its history, it was its own country. The people who put this state on the map fought their own war of independence against Mexico. They were a hardened lot, because it's a hard land. Something about the geography and the history of these people made them fiercely proud of their heritage and each other. An attitude of beating the odds, and overcoming adversity prevailed. In time, the people of Texas thrived, and made it their business to be the best at everything they did. They became quite successful in a multitude of different endeavors, and that success strengthened an already extant abundance of state pride.
It's only in recent times that other Americans have come to see the Texas stereotype as a fable or a myth. Not long ago in our history, that stereotype was very real. It still is in many ways.
I've learned a great deal about this place in the six years I've been here. One of the very first things I noticed after moving here, is that Texas actually has it's own distinct culture, separate from the rest of the US. I've never experienced that in any other state. At least not to the degree that I've experienced it here. I'm not even saying that other states don't have their own unique cultures, but I sense that they've allowed themselves to be overtaken and diluted by the influences of new arrivals. Certainly, that's happening here as well, but not nearly to the degree that it's happened elsewhere. Texans just seem to be resistant to the concept of 'melting' into the great undifferentiated mass that is modern America.
I saw an interesting statistic about two years after moving here. In a nutshell, Texans are the 'stickiest' of all Americans - that is, a greater percentage of native Texans either never leave Texas, or return home after living elsewhere in the US, than residents of any other US state.
That's a very telling indicator about this place. From all that I've seen and absorbed in my time here, I think Texans have every right to be as proud as they are.
Oh man,
You just pushed the Red Button!
Understood about the hardscrabble pride in one's accomplishments; and, scriptural injunctions about pride notwithstanding, I see how a hard-bitten confidence from having survived can stick with you.
What I see is the transferrence of that confidence to a sectarian *arrogance* -- in the words of a character in a Dorothy Sayers novel, "a self-confidence so supreme that it will not even trouble to justify itself" : only not on an individual basis, but applied to everyone from the state.
It is this attitude which I seem to be picking up from some of the Perry supporters.
(Thanks for a prompt and thorough and non-flaming reply to such an apparently touchy subject. I am answered.)
Cheers!
You need to come down here and hang out with us Texans for a while. A little time spent with some down home Texas hospitality will cure you of all those misconceptions, guaranteed.
Come in the spring, and you'll be hooked for life.
Maybe the legendary blonde Mrs. Whiskers should remind you to take your meds and get to bed before you make any more dumb statements.
(Posted the next morning.)
Cheers!
mark
Governor Palin would root out corruption in Washington; Governor Perry would enable it...JMO.
LOL!
That, and the p*ssy-whipped state of Republicans that they won't challenge anything.
NO cheers, unfortunately.
...this is coming from a guy whose State elected Al Frankin to the US Senate? A State that actually had to make a law to make it illegal to tease skunks (I suppose because Minnesotans couldn't figure that out themselves- or enjoyed the results).
About the skunks?
I can beat that. A couple years back the legislature tried to put a section into an omnibus spending bill a section which would have paid for chiropractic for farm animals.
They're just Scandahoovians (land of 10,000 lakes and even more hot blondes) when all is said and done.
Cheers!
(Keep plucking those chickens!)
In Texas it's legal for a chicken to have sex with you, but it's illegal to reciprocate.
Cheers!
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