Palin run could complicate Bachmann’s candidacy

The Minnesota Independent ^ | July 8, 2011 | Jon Collins

[PhilDragoo]

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Ever think the two ladies might be in Cahoots? This all may be a plan of some sort—for a Palin/Bachmann ticket???? I would vote for it.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

I will vote for ANYONE BUT OBUMMA! Really, ANYONE! If I had my choice—I would like it to be Palin, but failing that ANYONE! (even Mitt the Mormon)

[altura]

Oh, I think you are so right about that. the media is salivating over something or things they have on Michele.

[Marathoner]

I will vote for ANYONE BUT OBUMMA! Really, ANYONE!

I'm with you on that one. We're talking basic survival now. I honestly don't think this country will see 2016 if Zero gets back in.

[alstewartfan]

The false template about Sarah was created by the left, throwing excrement against the wall. I guarantee you that one of the main charges against Michele which will be repeated over and over is that she too is “polarizing”. Nothing that Sarah has done or said can be fairly said to define her as divisive. I like Palin’s speaking voice much better, except when she goes high pitch.
I’m not hoping for Michele to implode, but I expect it to happen, based upon her unfortunate choice of hiring Ed Rollins. That guy, I don’t mind at all calling HIM a nut. Bob

[Polybius]

Perry runs, Sarah endorses Perry, game over. Not an advocacy, just a prediction.

Darn it! I should have trademarked that prediction!

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37 posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 7:09:10 PM by Polybius

Sarah Palin and Bristol Palin have carved out an extremely lucrative niche in the entertainment industry. Politics will be used, as Trump used politics, only to "enhance the Sarah Palim™ Brand".

I predict that Sarah Palin will ultimately endorse Texas Governor Rick Perry for President.

Sarah Palin can then keep on making her millions of dollars as an entertainer and can claim that she was a "King Maker". A serious candidate with ten and a half years of experience as the Governor of the second most populous State in the Union can then actually DEFEAT Obama in 2012.

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Here are this week's Favorable/Unfavorable polling data for Sarah Palin in her own home State of ALASKA.

Absolutely toxic numbers.

Gov. Sarah Palin has an approval rating of less than 40 percent among Alaskans. ... The Moore poll gives Palin a 39 percent positive rating and 49 percent negative rating among Alaskans. Twelve percent said they were neutral.

That is on par with her polling data in the rest of the U.S. Believing that such a candidate can actually win a general election is simply irrational to the extreme but, then again, cults of personality have never been rational.

Sarah Palin has her feet firmly planted in reality which is why she will either engage in a phony "Donald Trump run", for publicity purposes and then bail before it actually costs her any money or she will simply tease until the last possible moment and then hitch her wagon to a strong candidate that can actually WIN the general election.

She has strongly indicated that that candidate is Perry.

What about Michelle Bachmann?

In the Republican Echo Chamber, Bachmann does O.K. In a general election against Obama, Bachmann, like Palin, absolutely guarantees the reelection of Obama.

Bachmann has been in Congress since only 2007 and has has no executive experience whatsoever. None at all. Zero. Nada. Zip. Zilch.

If Bachmann were not a pretty female face, she would be laughed off of the stage.

America will not repeat such a horrendous Affirmative Action blunder again.

"What about Obam? He also has ZERO experience!"

No, that was then in 2008. In November of 2012 he will be able to boast about four years of executive experience as POTUS.

Bachmann will be toast.

Rick Perry might not be the best candidate, in theoretical terms, but, at least, he is not an Affirmative Action joke chosen for having nothing more than Politically Correct skin color or gender.

With ten and a half years of executive experience in the second largest State in the Union and with the strongest economy in the Union, Rick Perry is the only candidate that can destroy Obama in 2012 like Reagan destroyed Carter in 1980.

[alstewartfan]

Sarah IS running. I’ve read Going Rogue now, and there is nothing in her character which leads me to believe that she’ll back down from this challenge. AND, I believe that she will win the nomination. Bob

[Polybius]

Palin should make a decision and if she’s not going to run, she should endorse a candidate. Now. .... NYCslicker

I’m sure she will take your suggestion under advisement. ...... gov_bean_ counter

That's right, NYCslicker. Cool your jets.

You need to realize that there are other, and very important, considerations involved here.

After praising Palin, Coulter goes on to say that she does not think that Palin will run for president. Hannity counters by saying that Coulter is "unnecessarily narrowing the field" and that Palin has publicly said she is still considering a run. It is at this point that Coulter reveals, "I think she's saying that because she also said Newt Gingrich told her you can get higher speaking fees if you pretend you are running for President."

" .... she (Sarah Palin) also said Newt Gingrich told her (Sarah Palin) you can get higher speaking fees if you pretend you are running for President.."

[upsdriver]

I honestly don’t think Palin will be running. I think even she can see she does more good being the GOP cheerleader than she ever could as a political candidate.

Sarah Palin is a point guard. She runs the offense. I can't see her cheering from the sidelines. I doubt that Palin sees the situation as you do.

[upsdriver]

Either is fine with me, though, and I refuse to participate in denigration of either of these fine ladies.

Same for me. Should Palin get in the race as I suspect she will, Bachmann will lose the nomination to her and she can go back to legislating as she is meant to do. We'll have the benefit of both working towards the same goals, hopefully.

[RINOs suck]

Sarah Palin is a point guard. She runs the offense. I can't see her cheering from the sidelines.

You can't see her not wanting to take a pay cut and not put herself and her family through the mudslinging of a Presidential campaign?

[Lexinom]

Palin's greatest obstacle right now are her supporters. I cannot believe the vitriol that is coming from so many of them here on FR. It's almost sycophantic.

[McGruff]

This is the most recent Hindenburg

[McGruff]

Ever poke a Grizzly Bear with a stick?

[gov_bean_ counter]

If you evaluate her by your values you will probably end up being wrong.

[Polybius]

Sarah IS running. I’ve read Going Rogue now, and there is nothing in her character which leads me to believe that she’ll back down from this challenge. AND, I believe that she will win the nomination. Bob

So, even assuming she wins the nomination, have you ever considered that nominating a candidate that 65% of all voters say that they will "definitely NOT" vote for guarantees the reelection of Marxist Obama? Do you think Sarah Palin actually wants such a calamity?

In the same link, I factored in the possibility that she may run or, more precisely, pretend to run. (See below)

So, in "Going Rogue" she shows a determination to meet challenges and not back down.......

...... Except for the challenge of nuisance lawsuits.

For nuisance lawsuits, she quits a Governorship and teaches the nuisance lawsuit filers that blackmail actually works and is a great way to unseat a duly elected Governor of a State. (Too bad that Bill Clinton was not such a push-over.)

Hmmm ... Something does not compute here. How can you be a person that does not back down from a challenge but still be a person that quit a Governorship because of a challenge?

There has to be another factor ..... There must be another "Challenge" that has absolutely nothing to do with political power and political office.

And there is:

MONEY! Lots and lots and lots of MONEY!

April 15, 2010: Sarah Palin income 12 million dollars since leaving office

Is Sarah Palin a driven individual?

You betcha!

Does she have her eye on the prize?

You betcha!

Where you fail to understand Sarah Palin is that you fail to understand what the prize that Sarah Palin wants actually is.

It is not a "stuffy old political office".

Sarah Palin’s Alaska Trailer: "I’d Rather Be Doing This Than Be In Some Stuffy Old Political Office."

It is MONEY! Lots and lots and lots of MONEY!

April 15, 2010: Sarah Palin income 12 million dollars since leaving office

Notice how Sarah Palin already has some of your money because you bought her book. But, to drive home the point of her drive for money, let us say that you went a couple of weeks ago to a book signing at the Mall of America (America's largest mall) to buy your copy of Sarah's book and you wanted Sarah, who you admire so much, to sign it for you.

"Sarah would love to sign your 'Going Rouge' copy that you just bought ..... Just as soon as you also buy Bristol's book."

"But, I don't want Bristol's book. I just want Sarah's book and I am a huge fan of hers."

"What part of, 'No money for Bristol = No book signing of your Going Rouge copy that you just bought' do you still not understand?"

Here were the rules laid down for the book signing:

Bristol Palin with Special Guest Sarah Palin Book Signing Wednesday, June 29, 2011 5 p.m.
Rotunda

Look at Rule Number 4.

"4. You must have a copy of “Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far” in order to purchase a copy of “America by Heart” and/or “Going Rogue” signed by Sarah Palin."

In order words, if a potential Palin voter wanted to purchase a Sarah Palin book and have it signed, Sarah Palin would refuse to sign it unless that individual bought a copy of Bristol's book describing losing her virginity in a drunken coed camping trip.

That is not the behavior of an individual that is trying to court voters.

That is the behavior of a family that is cashing in and trying to maximize profits for Bristol.

"Buy Bristol's book or take a hike. We are here to make money, not to court voters to get elected to some stuffy, old political office."

So, why the teasing about maybe running for President and maybe not but maybe yes?

Why the "Waiting for Godot"?

Again: MONEY!

Because, as Sarah Palin herself said, Newt Gingrich told her that you get higher speaking fees is you pretend to run for President.

After praising Palin, Coulter goes on to say that she does not think that Palin will run for president. Hannity counters by saying that Coulter is "unnecessarily narrowing the field" and that Palin has publicly said she is still considering a run. It is at this point that Coulter reveals, "I think she's saying that because she also said Newt Gingrich told her you can get higher speaking fees if you pretend you are running for President."

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37 posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 7:09:10 PM by Polybius

Sarah Palin has found her niche as a very successful and very highly paid celebrity entertainer. She likes that niche .... a lot.

April 15, 2010: Sarah Palin income 12 million dollars since leaving office

"I'd rather be doing this than in some stuffy old political office," the former vice presidential candidate declares in the just-released trailer for her TLC reality show

If Sarah Palin runs, she will stick her toe in the water just enough to enhance her registered trademark Sarah Palin™ brand just like Donald Trump did to further his often stated efforts to continuously "enhance the Trump brand".

Once the financial purpose has been served, Sarah Palin will bail out to, once again, concentrate on $100,000 speaking fees and Reality TV show deals for herself and for Bristol.

Actually governing in the "stuffy old political office" that has the highest heat of any political kitchen?

Forget about it. That's not where the money is.

The money is in Reality TV shows and on $100,000 speeches. (Bristol charges between $15,000 and $30,000 per speech.)

[Polybius]

I honestly don’t think Palin will be running. I think even she can see she does more good being the GOP cheerleader than she ever could as a political candidate. .... ducttape45

Sarah Palin is a point guard. She runs the offense. I can't see her cheering from the sidelines. I doubt that Palin sees the situation as you do. ... upsdriver

If Sarah Palin is a point guard, she is analogous to Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters .... a highly paid entertainer and not an actual competitor.

Sarah Palin ceased to be a serious leader quite a while ago. Now, she is an extremely well paid entertainer that would rather be doing Reality TV shows than be in a stuffy old political office.

April 15, 2010: Sarah Palin income 12 million dollars since leaving office

Sarah Palin’s Alaska Trailer: "I’d Rather Be Doing This Than Be In Some Stuffy Old Political Office."

Palin and Gosselin in the Mother of All Reality Shows

I can't see her cheering from the sidelines.

Well, here is what it will look like.

[Friendofgeorge]

You got er :)

[upsdriver]

I can’t see the Palins making a priority of money over service to their country. Whatever mudslinging that comes their way is also not the issue. I believe Sarah will run if it becomes clear to her that it is her duty. Nothing else will matter.