Posted on 02/06/2010 7:55:14 AM PST by deport
Sarah Palin’s appearance at a Sunday campaign rally with Gov. Rick Perry in suburban Houston on Sunday could be the single biggest event of the 2010 Republican race for governor. This is not a campaign marked by big crowds or raucous events for any candidate, but the Palin event could well draw several thousand people just a few hours before the Super Bowl.
But the run-up to the event has not been good for Team Perry. After Palin harshly criticized White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for his use of the word “retarded,” it came to light that Perry strategist Dave Carney has used the same word. And aging rocker Ted Nugent, who is going to perform at the Perry/Palin event, has quite a history of using the word also. Aman Batheja has a good wrap-up of all this today in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Here’s something that has received less attention: Perry has built his campaign around criticizing Kay Bailey Hutchison’s vote for the financial rescue package in the fall of 2008. But while she was running for vice president and afterward, Palin voiced support for that package also.
In October 2008, Palin told CNN, “Now, as for the economic bailout provisions and the measures that have already been taken, it is a time of crisis and government did have to step in playing an appropriate role to shore up the housing market to make sure that we’re thawing out some of the potentially frozen credit lines and credit markets, government did have to step in there.”
Then after the election, in November 2008, Palin had this exchange with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer:
BLITZER: What about the $700 billion bailout of the financial industry? Was that the right thing to do with hindsight, based on what you know right now, or the wrong thing to do?
PALIN: I still believe it was the right thing to do to be able to propose this rescue package, certainly in the home mortgage industry, because with foreclosures up 71 percent compared to where we were last year on foreclosures, this is bad ultimately for our entire economy. And it doesn’t do any neighborhood, or any community, any state, any good to see the rate of foreclosures that we have. So with home mortgages and overall with the general bailout plan, yes, I think it was the right thing to do. The federal government had to take some action. But it cannot be assumed again that taxpayers can be looked to for all of the bailouts as more and more corporations, companies, entities come forward with their hand out for government to continue to bail.
Brad Watson of WFAA in Dallas asked Perry about Palin’s bailout support a couple of weeks ago. Here is Watson’s story: [flash at story link]
Will be interesting to see if the Hutchison bailout vote is part of the critique that Perry and Palin offer on Sunday.
Kay Bailey has Bush the Father, Cheney, and Dick Armey on her side.
Pinging our roving reporterette.
I sure hope someone has a camera so us home bound can see the good stuff.
Kay Bailey has Bush the Father, Cheney, and Dick Armey on her side.
Yep and others such as Jim Baker, Roger Staubach, Nolan Ryan, some Congress critters, etc. but I doubt any of these endorsements will be that immportant for either side when the voters get in the booth.
Is 50% required to win the primary or are there no run-offs in Texas?
I’ll need to see it on replay. I’ve got a Boy Scouting event to do shortly.
Yes 50% +1 or there is a run off. It looks like it maybe headed to a runoff but three weeks can be an enternity in politics especially during an election.
Yeah,the people on the left get bent out of shape when the above you mention use the words retarded, negro, light-skinned, etc.but when they use those words they want a pass and don't want to be criticized but want to crucify those on the right that do. Hypocrites!
The Perry campaign has been very good in its relations with alternative media, and they provide space for bloggers as well as for the standard press.
I got a credential for this event so I will have great camera and internet access. Want a ping when I post something from it?
Reporter desperate to take down The Sarah before the Statesman lays him off...
ping away...
and thanks
Palin’s position is well articulated in this video of her on Larry King, Barely Alive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rSNGnYvF8k
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Palin says in endorsing Paul
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2442363/posts?page=51
“I’m proud to support great grassroots candidates like Dr. Paul,” Palin said in a statement to POLITICO. “While there are issues we disagree on, he and I are both in agreement that it’s time to shake up the status quo in Washington and stand up for common sense ideas.”
This is the ? that needs to be asked of Palin , based on your reasoning for endorsing Paul , It would seem Medina matches that better than Perry
It would seem that Perry is the status quo/establishment candidate for Texas Gov. Where as Debra Medina would be the grass roots candidate and the one who is proposing common sense solutions for States Rights and nullification of Federal encroachment of the Peoples & States rights to Govern themselves, except for the few responsibilities the States gave to the Feds , which is more along the line of political positions Palin has advocated, and conforms to the Constitution as written & in spirit
It would be interesting if some one could pose the ? to Palin on why she thinks Perry is a better choice than Medina based on the positions they have taken on the issues
Don’t bring your carry weapon as a 30.06 is posted and you will be turned away.
We may not attend because of this.
Bad timing, Sarah....goshdarnit.
So do we, afterwards. It starts at 7:25pm CST
This is far more disappointing than their timing.
Ping me please.....can’t get to the event even if I wanted to today .
Thanks for being there for us Anna !
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