Palin Snubs Republican Women's Convention

Fox ^ | 9/1/09 | Serafin Gomez

[pissant]

As some of the most prominent Republican women across the country gather next week in Orlando, arguably the most well-known of them will not be in attendance.

Despite an invitation to speak at the conference, Sarah Palin, former vice presidential candidate, and until recently Alaska governor, decided not come to the National Federation of Republican Women's 35th Convention, according to the organization.

An estimated 1,200 Republican women leaders will attend the three day conference, and some of those are want Palin to reconsider.

"It is disappointing," says Barbara Davis, who heads the Melbourne, Fla. chapter." We were hoping that she would come.It would have benefited her to attend."

[Saab-driving Yuppie]

Besides, I was a member of that organization, and they are completely infiltrated with Alinsky disrupters. The stories I could tell. Yes, my experience with "Republican Women" groups is that they are primarily made up of liberals who like to say they're Republicans when they donate and publicly support DemocRATs. Getting them to help an actual Republican, including a Republican woman, never mind. My wife joined one, went to one meeting. She said she was the most conservative person there, and the waitress was probably the second-most conservative.

[TADSLOS]

My fingers are crossed, but I got a gut feeling she's going to attend the D.C. March. If she gives the equivalent of King's "I have a dream" speech, it's over for Obama.

Just read the Constitution. Man, I would love to see that!

[GBA]

Do tell, do tell!

[OBXWanderer]

DITTO, well said.....
Have a nice day...

[section9]

The part about Charlie Crist jumped out at me.

My take? She’s maintining strict neutrality in Crist/Rubio. Her heart is with Marco, but her head tells her that Charlie will probably win the primary.

Wise for her to bail on this kind of thing while the book is still being written.

Best,

Chris

[presently no screen name]

Somebody had better get a hold of her and advise her on the political facts of life.

LOL! You mean she should go with the flow? Like the rest of the dead fish?

She seems to be getting bad press. It cannot be all the MSM.

I think someone needs to get a hold of YOU and tell you a few things about the political bias of the state run media in general. When it comes to Sarah, it's above and beyond. Why don't you know this already?

[Jo Nuvark]

My club was so weighed down by worry about
what was legal, they got nothing done. Our
guest speakers were constantly interrupted by
off topic “concerns” from whiney old ladies.

The Federation is what convinced me that I
was no longer a Republican. The Republican
party no longer represented me.

They could quote Rush Limbaugh and they did
support the troops, but for me, actions speak
louder than words.

[Pan_Yan]

... waiting for the obligatory comments about Charlie Crist speaking at a women’s conference ...

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[Morgan in Denver]

Thanks for saying something. In CO, this group consists of long time Republican activists. The only problem is..... Almost all of them are total RINO’s.

[potlatch]

I’m not whining pissant, but can’t help but think she should have accepted. A snub is a snub and doesn’t win friends. She could have gained some supporters there.

[Jo Nuvark]

Yup! My club tried to torpedo a good candidate who
was an ex marine. They refused to endorse her
because she was “controversial”. Which meant, she
told the truth and wouldn’t play footsies with the
special interest groups. I am so ashamed of those
women.

[pissant]

Perhaps. I’m not a palinista, so it doesn’t much matter to me, one way or another.

[techno]

Here is my take on Sarah Palin. She wants to focus her attention on two main areas:

1)Constantly attacking Obama

2)Legitimizing her credentials and cachet rather than playing partisan politics

Attending a GOP conference always invites comparisons and in addition whatever Palin says will be compared to what everybody else said and used against her by the MSM to create the narrative that she is divisive and out of the mainstream.

NB:By the way I’m glad Meg got out way ahead of time and announced Sarah would not attend.

[potlatch]

[I’m not a palinista]

Ahhh, Guess I wasn't aware of that. I sincerely like her but don't see her as Presidential material - yet.

[9YearLurker]

They’ve got three more annual conventions before 2012. She certainly doesn’t need to appear there now or with such illuminaries as Steele and Crist.

I’m not really sure what the point is in having a such a club if they can’t either be supportive or say nothing at all when the most talented ‘Republican Woman’ politician they’ve ever has other some pressing obligations. Sheesh!

[Flora McDonald]

My experience with the the leadership of the Virginia Republican Women’s Federation has been disappointing to say the least.

My guess is Gov. Palin won’t be missing much at the Nataional Convention.

So yes, quit whining, ladies.

[Saab-driving Yuppie]

When I lived in another city, I was a campaign manager for a Republican candidate, a woman, running for re-election. They head of the Republican Women of that county actually called me up and left a threatening message on my machine when she found out my candidate wasn't coming to their annual spaghetti dinner. The reason my candidate didn't come was that the club had endorsed her male, Democrat opponent two years earlier, after she HAD, naively, bought a table at their stupid dinner.

We got a good laugh over the message. A news reporter also got a good laugh out of it. Unfortunately, the party chairman came down hard on me for "airing our dirty laundry in the press." Speaking of dirty laundry, he's probably washing a lot of it in prison these days.

"Republican women" organizations are a 5th column in our party. They exist to give liberals who were raised in Republican households the political cover they need in their own minds to freely support liberal Democrats.

Real Republican women are too busy with their jobs and families, plus, you know, actually doing the necessary work to get Republicans elected.

[Jo Nuvark]

Yup!

I’m still looking for a place to roll up my sleeves and
“do something”. But the organizations all seem to want
your vote or your money. Fine, I get that. But what
are conservatives doing to...

RE-EDUCATE public school victims,

RE-CLAIM our government and judiciary, and

RE-SET the constitution?

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When am I going to see a petition to impeach
Obummer and the rest of them?

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“Lord, there is no one like You to help the
powerless against the mighty. Help us, O Lord
our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name
we have come against this vast army. O Lord,
You are our God; do not let man prevail against
You.” (2Chronicles 14:11)

[GBA]

Many argue against a third party, including Rush, but where are we conservatives, of any party or political stripe, supposed to go?

The polls posted here say that a majority of Americans are conservative and I believe that a true conservative party would shrink the ranks of both the demonrats and the republicrats while giving we Independents a party we can join.

All things must pass...including political parties that are no longer relevant to anyone but themselves. I'm tired of voting for the lesser evil and getting what I voted for.

[rabidralph]

Go change your PJs.