Sarah Palin explicitly did NOT say she was boycotting CPAC, even when asked about the issue. Further, she said nothing to suggest her lack of attendance was because of GOProud, even though she was asked and given a chance to do so.
While it is possible that she will some day say she skipped CPAC because the organization then-chaired by her good friend Tammy Bruce was there, there is nothing currently in the record to suggest that is the case.
Sarah Palin is quite capable of telling people what she is doing and why. When she skipped CPAC because the leadership was too involved in lobbying, she said so directly. If she was skipping this year because of GOProud, she was perfectly capable of saying so herself.
But once again, her supporters want to put words in her mouth, put motives behind her actions, and in doing so paint a picture of Sarah Palin that could well be the opposite of the truth, in their attempts to shape her into the candidate THEY want.
I say, let Palin be Palin. She can speak for herself, she has the ear of the media, and multiple outlets she can use to talk directly to the people. We don't have to guess what she believes, she'll tell us when she wants to.
Ok, I’m corrected here. Palin didn’t “boycott” CPAC. She just didn’t go. And you don’t need an excuse not to do something like that.
You are correct - people were making the argument that Palin wasn’t there because of Goproud - and I assumed they were telling the truth. These were Plain supporters.
What I will say is that to this point Palin has not made a clear statement on gay issues. It seems like the whole GOP is buddying up to the gays for no good reason at all.
I read that someone thought it a good idea because in their opinion gay was cool. In Maine, a cold state that likes Hockey and snow sports, Gay lost by 5% in 2009. At the same time, Marijuana won by 10%. If I’m looking to do something that young people might think cool, I’m looking at those numbers, and I’m legalizing marijuana, not buddying up to gays.
There are so many many reasons to distance yourself from gays.