Hmmm: Palin sends out fundraising letter … for the RNC

Hot Air ^ | 8/6/10 | allahpundit

[pissant]

Remember four months ago when she was demanding that they remove her name from an RNC fundraising invitation to donors? Some pol-watchers at the time took that as a sign that she was trying to distance herself from the Republican brand. (“Who wouldn’t want to be sort of seen as more of an outsider and that’s how she’s positioned herself.”) Fast-forward to today and suddenly she’s signing letters on their behalf. What gives? Two theories. One: She’s turned out to be such a good soldier and is so favorably disposed to Michael Steele that she’s willing to do a fundraising favor for an organization that desperately needs one right now to prepare for the midterms. Two: She really is eyeing a presidential run and wants to build a line of political credit with establishment types who aren’t big fans of hers at the moment.

The two aren’t mutually exclusive, of course.

In a surprising move given her reputation as a political outsider, Sarah Palin is helping the Republican National Committee raise money ahead of November’s elections…

“Millions of Americans are expressing their frustration with the state of our government. I join them and seek to return our country to greatness,” reads the letter, obtained by CNN Friday.

“To accomplish this, working within our two party system, I join the RNC – the political home for “Commonsense Conservatives” who want to re-take governance – and I ask you to join me,” the former Republican vice presidential nominee’s letter continues. “Let’s bring our new brand of Reagan conservatism to our party and the country!”

Translation: I know tea partiers and grassroots conservatives aren’t thrilled with Beltway Republicans, but it’s time to be smart and dig deep. How deep? Dude:

The Republican National Committee is entering the fall election season with dire financial problems and, to an unprecedented degree, will be forced to rely upon outside groups to fund activities traditionally paid for by the national party…

With $11 million on hand as of the end of June—and about $2 million in reported debt—the RNC’s paid get-out-the-vote (GOTV) effort will be limited to just targeted House races, POLITICO has learned.

And the committee is only going to be able to spend money on those relatively inexpensive House races thanks to a $10 million line of credit that was approved at the meeting here. Until then, said one incredulous Republican, there was no money available for paid GOTV activities like mailers and automated phone calls.

How bad is it? According to Politico, the RNC’s given $4 million to the NRSC and NRCC thus far, which is as much as it can spare. In 2006, it gave … $57 million. They’re so busted financially that they’re forced to crawl to Palin, the scourge of the “establishment,” and ask her to do what she can to help get the tap turned back on. Given how deeply the disgust runs among grassroots conservatives for Steele’s antics and RNC embarrassments, I’m skeptical that even she can make a dent.

On the other hand, you don’t need much dough if your message is irresistible. “Fire Pelosi!” works for me.

[allmendream]

Some would make the perfect the enemy of the good. The Northeast seems disinclined to vote in “rock ribbed” conservatives, so a Scott Brown is about the best we can hope for - although some perhaps would prefer a Kennedy to fill that seat in perpetuity.

[pissant]

Has Falcon asked you for a penny? BTW, they seem to be heavily aligned with the conservative wing of the GOP. Either that, or I read it wrong.

Can we get a poll without the chics?

[dforest]

Then consider the fact that the game is going to be over.

[allmendream]

Nope, because the “chicks” vote.

Falcon asks me for my contribution daily - but that is just the waterless urinal. I will give the Falcon party the same - if they ask. ;)

[Maverick68]

I would love to flush many of the turds currently infesting the Republican Party and get back to common-sense and decency in the Republican Party, however, THIS AIN’T THE TIME to do it.
Folks, we stand at the edge and the ONLY way to SAVE THE COUNTRY is to hold our collective noses and vote for EVERY candidate with an (R) beside their names.
We must take control of the Congress and choke the food supply from the obamabeast.

[rurgan]

Hear Hear!

Great points.

Finally, someone with some intelligence.

[rurgan]

The Republicans don't have the numbers to do anything.

This is because those that think like you anti-Republicans and the liberal media have destroyed the Republican party.

You have to blame Democrats/Marxists. It is the democrats/socialists who are in Power, not Bush, not Republicans.

Democrats/socialists are destroying America , freedom, prosperity and our living standards. No one else is to blame. Republicans don't have the numbers to do anything to stop democrats. That is the way all of you here bashing Republicans wanted it so you got it. To blame Republicans now with the numbers they have is INSANE. Blame who is in power.

In fact Republicans never had a super majority in Congress. If they ever had THEN you could blame Republicans. Otherwise you can't.do any of you understand simple math?

When you bash Republicans you are doing a free negative ad for Democrats. This is because we have a 2 party system in place now and always have.

All of you anti-Republicans want to throw away all Republicans for the actions of only 15% of Republicans.
In my estimation at most 15% of Republicans are liberals. This is the way they voted on the big bills like Amnesty.
If it were higher than 15% then Amnesty would have passed.
Certainly democrats didn't stop Amnesty as they want more democrat voters. In fact Democrats and Republicans are diametrically opposed in their voting patterns. Republicans vote 85% conservative , 15% of them voting liberal on bills. and Democrats the polar opposite, 85% liberal , 15% Conservative.

What if my numbers are off a few percentage points. I looked at the major bills and this is the way they were voting. Why is all this effort and concern wasted on what a few RINOS,15% of Republicans,do? Why not concentrate on the threat:Democrats/Marxists?

I'm all for trying to get more Conservatives elected in the Republican party. But you have to realize that in the Eastern States it will be hard to find people like conservative Republican Senator Sessions of Alabama. So there will never be a national party that is 100% conservative. At most I'd say we could raise it to 90%. so all this yelling and propagandizing for a few percentage points. What if my numbers are off a few percentage points. I looked at the major bills and this is the way they were voting. Why is all this effort and concern wasted on what a few RINOS do? Why not concentrate on the threat:Democrats/Marxists?

If a majority of Republicans were liberals then Republicans wouldn't have done all these conservative acts in their 12 years: cut taxes in 2001 and 2003, welfare reform, 2 conservative justices,not created hundreds of government agencies,stopped Clinton's government healthcare, stopped Amnesty , no global warming legislation etc.

[DoughtyOne]

Those like you and the liberal media have destroyed the Republican Party

The Republican party leadership is the entity that has locked up that honor.

Nice try, but I'm not buying into what the party endorses these days, and I'm not buying into the bilge you spout because you can't grasp reality either.  Conservatives expect the Republican party to be respectful of their desires.  If it strays from Constitutional mandates, don't blame them for withdrawing support of it.  Support is earned.

We have an RNC leader today, that when criticized for not doing what is right, he blames it on racists in his own party.  Is that the sound political thinking you are convinced I am wrong not to support?

So as a result of that look at what we have: The U.S.A is on the fast track toward full socialism .This is destroying our country. And democrats are appointing communist/marxists like Kagan and Sotomayor to the supreme court.

Did Republican Senators vote to approve of Kagan?  Well, yes they did.  Now, do we blame the Conservatives who won't vote for those who did, or do we blame the Republican Senators who actually voted to approve of Kagan and Sotomayor?  You blame those who won't vote for them in the future.  I blame the Senators.

You really can't grasp these matters can you.  The Republican party's lack of supporting Conservative principles hurts our cause.  We're tired of watching the presidents, senators, and congressmen from our side of the isle support leftist agenda.  We get a clear majority of the House and Senate, our guy in the White House, and what do we do with it?  We pass Medicare Part D.

Those days are over.  If the Republican party wants to continue, it's going to get it's act together.  Otherwise, we're moving on without it.

Bush and the Republican Congress appointed 2 conservatives to the Supreme Court: Roberts and Alito. Obama and the democrat congress appointed 2 communists/marxists so far , Kagan and Sotomayor.

Yep, and after Bush made those appointments, we had a 7 to 9 majority of SCOTUS Justices that had been approved by Republicans.  Despite this, we could barely eek out a victory.  Not all that rarely, the leberal opinions would still prevail.  What's your explanation for that?

My explanation is that our side lofted too many leftists to sit on the court.  Republican presidents advanced the Leftist agenda on the court.  If we can't absolutely have our way after appointing 7 of 9 justices, then there's certainly something rotten in Denmark.  Yet, you don't even know it.

The Republican Congress stopped Clinton's government healthcare. The Democrat Congress has imposed Obama’s government healthcare on the U.S.A.

Which Congress installed Medicare Part D mighty Kong?  The Republican party is lost in space.  It hasn't got a clue.  When it starts supporting and passing great society programs, it's lost me.  When Obama was supposedly imposing his will, what was the major objectionf from Republicans?  Well, for starters, it wasn't that the government didn't have Constutional backing to pass such legislation.  It was, "We had a better plan to do it, but the Democrats didn't want to listen."  Both sides were willing to go unConstitutional.  You didn't know that did you.

This sort of thing plays out daily in Congress.  Both parties are selling us out as fast as they can.  The only argument is which side will get credit for it.  "Hey, we had the best plan to sell the nation out darn it!"

The Republican Congress stopped Amnesty for illegals and cut taxes in 2001,2003, welfare reform etc.

John McCain introduced comprehensive immigration reform with Ted Kennedy in 2007.  As for welfare reform, it actually took place under Clinton you nimrod.  The Republican party drove it through, but it didn't happen under Bush.

The Democrat Congress will raise taxes, has created hundreds of government agencies with that healtcare bill alone so they grew government, and will give Amnesty to illegals.

All quite true.  Except for one thing, you would have a point here.  This is what our candidate for office had done in his career: http://www.hotr.us/mccain/mccainagain.html

I wasn't going to vote for a person who would much of the stuff Obama was going to do, in my name.  No way!  So what has McCain been doing when Obama passes all this stuff?  Not all that infrequently, he has been congratulating him, or remaining silent because it's what John had said he wanted to do too.

Give amnesty to illegals?  You mean like John McCain wanted to do?  Just damn.  Where do you come up with this mindless drivel?

So the differences between the parties couldn't be much clearer. Clearly the Republicans are much better.

You're delusional.  Please remind me how much back to the right we went during Bush's tenure.  He lost us the House and the Senate in 2006.  He passed large great society programs.  He allowed our military infrastructure to languish during his terms in office.  And during his term, we continued to fund the Chinese assencion to world class status.  Was that a good thing?  Evidently so, according to you.

And by the end of his term, he had so tarnished the image of the Republican party in voter's eyes, that Barack Hussein Obama seemed like a sound man to lead us.  Is that what you had hoped for, at the end of our eight year stint at the helm?  Six of those years saw us with a Republican majority in Congress too.  And look what we did with it.

The Supreme Court recently save our 2nd amendment right to bear arms. That was only saved by the 2 Justices Bush and the Republican Congress appointed and Clarence Thomas appointed by Bush 1, and Alito appointed by I think Republican Reagan. You remember that Reagan tried to put Bork on the Supreme court and guess who blocked that? Yes your heroes the socialists/Democrats.

Only an ass hat clown could miss the fact that Repubicans appointed 7 of 9 justices that served while Bush was president, but we still had to sweat the decisions they came down with by 5 to 4 votes.  It should have been 7 to 9 votes.  Very very seldom do we get 7 votes in our favor.  And this is indicative of what has been taking place across the board.

We have been losing ground.  So either we put someone in who will move the nation back to the right, or we might just as well watch Obama do what our guys were willing to do, only at a little slower pace.

There's one more aspect of this that your tiny little brain can't wrap itself around.

If I won't vote for a marxist in my own ranks, what makes you think I'm supporting marxists in the Left's ranks?  You're clueless.

[DoughtyOne]

So as along as the person passing Medicate Part D has an (R) at the end of his name, everything is just peachy?

And if that candidate backs this: http://www.hotr.us/mccain/mccainagain.html everything is okay? Really?

I used to think like you. Those days are over.

If a candidate wants my vote, they better not have their head up their posterior.

[pissant]

When did FR become the Republican Glee Club? Oh, wait, it hasn’t.

[Maverick68]

Nope, not peachy.
I’m just being realistic.
As of now, NOTHING stands in the way of obama.
If we win back Congress, we at least have a fighting chance.
Staying home in November is simply a default vote for the Left....

[stephenjohnbanker]

” “Join with me, fellow Palinistas, as we twist ourselves into even more bizarre and creative pretzel-like shapes as we frantically adapt to Sarah’s latest change in strategy, use the time honored ‘we’re not retreating, we’re advancing in a different direction’ gambit, that might work”

[snicker, God I love it.]

Classic.

[DoughtyOne]

Nope. That default nonsense is idiotic.

I could just as easily say it’s a default vote for the right. That would be wrong too.

A vote is a vote. A non vote is a non vote. Voting for Leftists in our own ranks, just insures our ranks will be as solid as Swiss Cheese. Just when we need support, some guy/gal with an (R) after their name will roll over on us.

If we win back Congress with these people, we’ll just set the stage for more Medical Part Ds. I’m not buying into that any longer.

If our team players want my vote, they’ll adhere to Conservative principles. Otherwise it isn’t my team, won’t be doing my bidding, and doesn’t deserve my vote.

[stephenjohnbanker]

This is NOT a Republican website, it is a CONSERVATIVE website. You are unable or unwilling to distinguish between the two.

[rurgan]

I don't post just to defend Republicans. Check my posting history. So you are lying. I am just replying to the liberal media and Michael Savage talking points you all are posting.

All of you say the same thing liberals say when they slander Bush, Republicans, Palin etc. If it walks like a duck.

[DoughtyOne]

Forty years of voting for Republicans, with one hold-out for a Reform Party candidate, and a no vote in 2008, and I’m a rabid Marxist supporter?

The only times I have not voted for a Republican was when I realized the Republican candidate wasn’t worthy of my support, because I knew they’d be too willing to side with Leftists.

And for this, I’m supposed to be a Marxist supporter.

That’s actually pretty funny stuff.

The day I’m a Marxist supporter because I won’t vote for Marxist sympathizers, is a weird day indeed.

Run a Marxist sympathizer, and wave good-bye as my vote leaves the station.

[DoughtyOne]

You are so mean to tell it like it is. Doughtyone(C)

[rurgan]

I don't post just to defend Republicans. Check my posting history. So you are lying. I am just replying to the liberal media and Michael Savage talking points you all are posting.

All of you say the same thing liberals say when they slander Bush, Republicans, Palin etc. If it walks like a duck.

And this is not a site to post liberal media talking points . This liberal media slander was designed to destroy Republicans and so get Democrats elected.

Obama and democrats/Marxists want to regulate the Internet. So enjoy your delusions ,thinking you are stars, while you can still post and Democrats haven't censored the Internet.

[DoughtyOne]

I don't post just to defend Republicans. Check my posting history. So you are lying. I am just replying to the liberal media and Michael Savage talking points you all are posting.

Well you are here.  We don't need to check.  And he is not lying.  So much for the accuracy of those statements.

You are not replying to the liberal media mindset.  That's just factually inaccurate, to be kind.

All of you say the same thing liberals say when they slander Bush, Republicans, Palin etc.

Yep, you actually think the liberals slander Bush, Republicans, Palin et al, because they do things that are not in line with Conservatism.  Wow.

If it walks like a duck.

There was no duck, so in this instance, how could people walk like that duck?

You've got more than one screw loose.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” All of you say the same thing liberals say when they slander Bush, Republicans, Palin etc. If it walks like a duck. “

” Yes, Bush is a RINO!! “

Jim Robinson

Anything else?? ;-)