Sarah Palin Tells Rush Limbaugh: Sorry, MSM, I'm Not Going to Sit Down and Shut Up

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[Chet 99]

By Tim Graham (Bio | Archive) October 14, 2008 - 14:05 ET

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Rush Limbaugh inteviewed Sarah Palin Tuesday for about 10 minutes in the 1:30 half hour. On the media front, Limbaugh noted that unlike the media, "you are the one that is holding Barack Obama to account." He said that the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times both praised how Palin is "the most dynamic and forceful" speaker of all four candidates, but they claimed her forcefulness is "driving away moderates. This is an attempt to get you to shut up."

Palin replied: "Well, yeah, they do want me to sit down and shut up. But that’s not going to happen. I care too much about this great country."

Palin also forcefully called on Obama to rein in ACORN and their "unconscionable" attempts at voter fraud. She said of the media, "There's too much ignorance, too much ignoring of his associations in the past." Limbaugh said if it weren't for the media, Obama "wouldn't be at 30 percent in the polls."

Palin aggressively went after Obama-Biden on taxes, suggesting there's a choice between a ticket to "create jobs" with tax cuts and restraining government growth, or a ticket that would "kill jobs" with tax hikes. She pressed on Obama to declare at what point, the economy is too weak to withstand his tax hike plans.

She also said her ticket was pro-growth, pro-life and pro-winning the war with the strongest military in the world, "or we could go in the complete opposite direction."

Rush asked if she was thinking about her political future after this race, and she said no, she's completely focused on November 4.

[Renegade]

Its NOT personal attacks. Its the TRUTH that the MSM won’t follow up on !

[Right_in_Virginia]

Are you absolutely sure you’re on the right forum??

[VaRepublican]

those darn conservatives so single minded and all.

[Your Nightmare]

Don’t try to bring reality into this discussion.

[VaRepublican]

BTW, was NOT referring to McLaim.

[MozarkDawg]

What personal character attack has Obama made on McCain

Let's review the *dishonorable* shots first, and then we'll move on to the claim that a man with a disability is somehow impeded from being president -- this from the candidate of the party of FDR.

[svcw]

No. I have a little vacations spot there and I do not want to share it with McCain. He can go to Scottsdale.

[mnehring]

What personal character attack has Obama made on McCain or Palin?

Let's see.....
Attacks on McCain's health.
Mocking McCain's disability.
Calling McCain "Radical", "Erratic", "Old".
Attacking McCain's age.
Accusing McCain and his supporters of being racist.
Racism charges again.
Racism charges again.
Racism charges again.
..oh, and don't forget all the attacks (false) on Palin..
Michelle Malkin and the blogs have found evidence that could implicate a professional media firm was paid by Obama's campaign to spread smear rumors about Palin: http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/22/bloggers-sniff-out-anti-palin-astroturf-campaign-and-the-cover-up-begins/

• Politico article in which Obama camp is pulling the race card- http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0908/Limbaugh_hitting_back_over_usage_in_ad_says_Obama_stoking_racism.html#comments
• Fannie Mae CEO to Democrats: You Are Our 'Family' and 'Conscience'- Spread it and cut off

•  Palin did not cut funding for special needs education in Alaska by 62 percent. She didn’t cut it at all. In fact, she increased funding and signed a bill that will triple per-pupil funding over three years for special needs students with high-cost requirements.
• She did not demand that books be banned from the Wasilla library. Some of the books on a widely circulated list were not even in print at the time. The librarian has said Palin asked a “What if?” question, but the librarian continued in her job through most of Palin’s first term.
• She was never a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a group that wants Alaskans to vote on whether they wish to secede from the United States. She’s been registered as a Republican since May 1982.
• Palin never endorsed or supported Pat Buchanan for president. She once wore a Buchanan button as a “courtesy” when he visited Wasilla, but shortly afterward she was appointed to co-chair of the campaign of Steve Forbes in the state.
• Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska’s schools. She has said that students should be allowed to “debate both sides” of the evolution question, but she also said creationism “doesn’t have to be part of the curriculum.”
  ... I can do this all day...

[The_Republican]

So you are really saying with straight face that major reversal in polls had NOTHING to do with William Ayers becoming the centerpiece of Palin speeches? Even though before that, none of them mentioned it.

As a matter of fact the campaign issued statements saying we need to change the subject from economy and we are going to go negative hard.

I mean if you are going to argue at least be honest with yourself.

[Genoa]

Wow, Chet 99, I wish whoever is sending trolls to threads with Palin in the title would stop. And others need to PLEASE NOT FEED THE TROLLS!
Thanks for the post.

[kitkat]

***Is this some kind of holy mission where you are supposed to lay down your life in some losing cause?***

It’s just YOUR opinion that it’s a losing cause. And, YES, you ARE supposed to lay down your life for the cause of freedom. But, you, obviously are not a patriot. Now, just GO AWAY, and let us get the good work done.

[The_Republican]

He said that? Disability should prevent McCain from being President? Really?

You should immediately inform RNC about it because they haven’t raised hell about it. There is polical gold out there.

[Twinkie]

Obama sends his surrogates in scores up to Alaska to lie and dig up any little bit of dirt (Tasergate was all they could find, evidently, so they had to accuse Todd Palin of unspeakable behavior to his own children). If you think this wasn’t the Obama campaign that went ballistic when Gov. Palin was named for V.P., you would be naive.

[The_Republican]

Erratic is now a personal attack? Old? When did he say McCain is too old to become President?

You are reaching because you have to reach.

You have to imagine the worst and draw erratic conclusions using the transitive power of BS.

No other way.

When a man is killing you with kindness, what other choice do you have?

[Nipfan]

My husband still insists that McCain will win by a landslide — due to bad polls, quiet McCain supporters, the midlanders who hold dear to Common Sense and (we) cling bitterly to our guns and religion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>

What worries me most is that they are blatantly trying to STEAL the election. No tricks are too dirty.

[Chet 99]

The traditional job of the running-mate: attack dog who pleases the base.

[SMCC1]

When the hell did she call Obama a baby killer??
She said he’s radical on this issue, which is the truth.
She pointed out he voted against the BAIPA.
This completely legitimate.

Dennis Prager was right. Liberals put words in the mouths of conservatives and then attack them for it.

[mnehring]

Pay no attention to “The Republican behind the curtain”. He’s firmly convinced that “wealth distribution” is a gung ho idea and wants “the rich” taxed at 90 percent. Went rounds with him last night on this subject. He’s, at best, a bleeding heart RINO who wants more of your money in his pocket. Pleads poor mouth like an unbridled liberal.

You are right.. I just scanned his posts, he is no Republican (unless you compare him to Olympia Snow or Chuck Hagel).. I have a feeling, if he says to stop the attacks, that means they are working and we should kick them up a notch..

[Aquinasfan]

I love this gal.

[The_Republican]

The prosecutor was appointed by Republican legislature with Palin’s approval, long before Palin was put on ticket or did you miss that?