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To: CondoleezzaProtege; onyx; Quix; Jim Robinson; Bob J
I've read a bit about Tim Pawlenty, but it was quite some long time ago.

It appears that GWB and the head honchos of the GOP asked him to not run for the senate seat from Minnesota, but instead let Norm Coleman - who wanted to run for Governor, run for the senate seat, instead.

So they changed places, and Pawlenty became governor; Norm Coleman became senator - but now his senate seat is held by Senator Al Franken.

Long before anybody anywhere other than Minnesota had ever heard of Governor Tim Pawlenty, he was travelling all over the USA - campaigning for his BFF, John McCain.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS: Sarah was NOT supposed to be the VP pick, Tim Pawlenty was SUPPOSED to be, they selected him before he even ran for governor.

Now I read about this on some chatboard or some conspiratorial forum of some type MANY years ago, so I can't remember all the details -- but I do know that they thought that John McCain would win 2 terms and that "presidential appearing" VP Tim Pawlenty would win the following two terms -- thus the GOP would have the presidency locked up for FOUR presidential terms.

Now, don't get mad at me!

I know it sounds nuts, but evidentally those were the actual plans of the GOP, and McCain/Pawlenty campaigned all over the country for YEARS.

What worries me about this enough to mention it, is that obviously both the GOP and Tim Pawlenty must have some VERY strange ideas about his "appeal" to the voters.

I'm unsure where Romney/Whitman fits into this, but I have the impression that neither of them ever got the message that John McCain was CROWNED years ago.... so I hope that Sarah Palin realizes very seriously that Tim Pawlenty MAY have some very high level very rich very strong support -- supporters who may happen to owe him alot of favors, ya know?

Pawlenty was interested in the US Senate, but he was deemed to be VP material long ago, so had to run for governor.

And IMNSHO, Mitt and Meg are so convinced of the syncophants that surround them for their monetary fortunes that they don't seem to understand that such decisions were made many many years ago, and that the GOP insiders only admire them for their contibutions. LOL

I hope that Governor Palin goes ROGUE, and I sure hoope she doesn't team up with either Pawlenty or Whitman. ROFL!!

16 posted on 12/18/2009 8:37:19 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: hennie pennie

The best decision McCain ever made was choosing Palin as VP candidate :)! I mean, even the negative events that ensued are starting to look like mere blessings in disguise. I do’nt know how Palin would have liked being “#2 in command” in anyway!

I remember the day after Obama’s eerily messianic DNC acceptance speech, my friend and I were talking about how McCain needs to be bold and pick Palin. (It was weird, I didn’t know that much about Palin other than a segment she did on Glenn Beck about energy and a news article from a few months back that came up about her giving birth to a Down’s Syndrome child. but that alone made me really like her) but for some reason, she just seemed “right” and I prayed the whole night she’d be the pick...and I stayed by the TV watching recaps of the DNC and replays of all the pundits speculating on who McCain would choose the next day. (Everyone thought Pawlenty or Romney and every once in awhile someone mentioned Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska at the end of a long line list of all the other not-so-likely-but-possible potentials.)

The excitement got greater when I would click on Drudge Report every couple of minutes and they put out a story about two mysterious private plane flying out of an Alaskan airport in the middle of the night—very unusual. My heart sank when I heard Palin respond to the speculation by saying that she was at home and not scheduled to leave for any reason. (Finding out later of course, that the Palin staff had no clue about what was happening!)

...

Needless to say, Palin’s debut onto the scene was amazing and I loved the reaction on all the liberal anchors’ faces who were still hungover from the Obama DNC hoopla as they tried desperately to get a grip on what was before them. IT was as if they were splashed with a bucket of freezing cold water.

Then Bristol Palin’s pregnancy was reported. and then...well, it began.


18 posted on 12/18/2009 8:52:07 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege ("When I survey the wondrous cross...")
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