Posted on 05/18/2009 5:06:00 PM PDT by Al B.
In an unusual attempt to forge an alliance between two of the most prominent political families in American politics, John Coale, a Washington-area Democratic donor and onetime adviser to Sarah Palin, urged the conservative Alaska governor to use her political action committee to help retire the presidential campaign debt of Hillary Clinton.
Coale, a wealthy trial attorney and the husband of Fox News talk show host Greta Van Susteren, approached Palin with the improbable plan in February while in Alaska with his wife, who was taping an interview with the former Republican vice presidential nominee.
An outspoken Clinton supporter during the Democratic primary who switched his allegiance to the GOP ticket for the general election, Coale made his case to Palin at the Iron Dog snowmachine competition in Fairbanks, where Todd Palin was competing over Valentine’s Day weekend. His broader aim, say Palin camp insiders, was to help Palin develop a relationship with the former first family that he thought could bolster the polarizing governor’s standing with Democrats and independents.
Palin was amenable to getting acquainted with the Clintons but was skeptical of using her PAC to help the former first lady.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
This guy is a self-appointed political advisor. It seems to me that Palin is telling him (politely) to bugger off.
“Former President Bill Clinton placed a friendly call to Palin after the election...”
F***ing Klintons — no shame whatsoever. Todd should’ve said “the foot you set on Alaskan soil will be the foot that stays when you leave.”
Why in the Eff You See Kay would anyone think Sarah would have anything to do with those creatures? I’m glad she turned it down flatly.
“He thought the Clintons could rein in some of the Democratic firepower aimed at her,”
You NEVER strike personal deals with the Klintons. EVER!!!! Those who do often end up politically destroyed and/or dead.
The article doesn’t really support the headline, does it.
Palin camp eyed Clinton alliance
Clinton camp eyed Palin alliance for assistance
Nope. They're just spinning it negatively, as usual. Sarah Palin SERIOUSLY bugs the Washington establishment. Gotta love it.
One thing was sure reinforced though, by the revelation of Meg Stapleton's private email to John Coale -- the integrity and character of Sarah Palin. This woman will not sell her supporters out:
“While we appreciate your efforts and recognize that a friendship with the Clintons is appropriate, the governor believes (and I concur) that using SarahPAC to pay down Hillary’s debt is not a prudent use of the money,” Stapleton wrote to Coale in a Feb. 17 e-mail, a few days after he made his pitch to the governor. “Contributors who chose between heating their homes and sending in a contribution because they believe in Sarah would be crushed.”
Sounds about right to me.
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