Posted on 03/05/2011 2:18:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
In front of an Alaskan backdrop of mountains and a lake, Sarah Palin had a busy, busy night on television Friday. She found time to tweak a fellow Republican, dismiss the president, and scold a top rated Fox News talk show host.
Palin opened by questioning New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's toughness and attacking President Barack Obama for naivete. After that, she preached about cutting various government programs to Bill O'Reilly before telling him not to interrupt her. All in a night's work.
On America's Nightly Scoreboard, host David Asman informed Palin that Christie had told Fox Business News that he didn't see any politician as inspiring. "Do you?" Asman asked Palin.
"Heck yeah, I am so thankful for all these common sense conservative politicians to serve and cut for the right reasons," she said. "And with all due respect to Governor Christie, you know he has no choice but to cut budgets because he's broke, his state is broke. What courage really is, is in the face of having a surplus when you have opportunity to spend, spend, spend other people's money, and you still choose to rein in government to let the private sector soar."
Palin said as governor she trimmed Alaska's budget, although it had a surplus. She put a hiring freeze in place, reduced earmarks by 86 percent and vetoed the largest amounts of spending in the state's history, she said.
Without mentioning potential 2012 Republican candidates by name, Palin said, "I find inspiration in tea party patriots [and] those with common sense who aren't playing a lot of games."
On the same show, she said President Obama didn't understand the labor situation in Wisconsin because he is "so inexperienced in the private sector and in goverment, and in actually running anything and making any kind of budget."
She added that Obama has a "naive and destructive and terrifying anti-oil agenda" that "is going to bring our nation to our knees -- and his agenda must be stopped."
Wearing the same fleece and faux fur jacket, Palin appeared later on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" to discuss future plans for government entitlements such as Social Security. "Yeah, entitlement programs have to be reformed," she told the host. "They are going to eat our lunch. They will certainly consume our entire federal budget by 2035. unless we reform."
Palin cited Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan's plan, "A Roadmap for American's Future" as one way restrain Social Security costs. She said his proposal "can nail it quite accurately, as when he talks about age 55 being a cut-off age" in the future for traditional Social Security payments.
Ryan's plan would preserve the existing Social Security program for those 55 or older but offer workers younger than 55 the option of investing more than one-third of their Social Security taxes in personal retirement accounts.
Palin chastised the hard-charging O'Reilly for interrupting her: "I really apologize that up here in Alaska we have this four-second delay so it's not an easy exchange to try and get my point across to you if you interrupt." O'Reilly let her make points on raising the retirement age and the possibility that safety net programs for the poor will have to be reduced.
"If we had a robust economy here and all across the country then we wouldn't have to be looking at these insolvent entitlement programs that, yeah, when we start pulling the plug on some of them there is going to be a shared burden across the country," she said.
Watch Palin's interview on budget-cutting.
(VIDEO AT LINK)
She added that Obama has a "naive and destructive and terrifying anti-oil agenda" that "is going to bring our nation to our knees -- and his agenda must be stopped."
Sorry Suzi (if that is indeed your real name), I see nothing wrong in what she said.
Woah, I did not see this before, but not only do I see nothing wrong with what she said, I LIKE what she said! :)
I am in love
But, haven’t ya’ll heard, “SHE’S NOT RUNNING !”
“Chris Christie, Barack Obama and Bill O’Reilly
Moe, Larry and Curly? “
Careful, now.....
Why? Please tell us you reasoning.
Anyone who hates Sarah is certifiably insane.
Let me state that more clearly.
ANYONE WHO HATES SARAH IS CERTIFIABLY INSANE.
Interesting last night on Hannity as the Panel ended, Sean asked who the panel wanted as president. The two conservatives both answered, Chris Christie. Sean said, “He’s not running, who is your second choice?” The man immediately said,”Sarah Palin” and the woman hemmed and hawed a little, but I think she started to say Sarah, but was afraid to say it out loud. I’m betting there are tons of people out there who will vote for Sarah and never say a word. It’s the fear factor. Fear of being ridiculed because the perception is that Sarah is stupid. They know she’s not stupid and they plan on voting for her quietly. I pray.
Yes, he has been taking condescending shots at her. You can do the search yourself, if you really wanted to. She had not said anything to/about him that warranted his comments.
I don't consider her statement a "cheap shot". It is just a statement of fact, on what he has done as governor. A "cheap shot" would have been if she had made a fat joke.
hey unique,..........sounds like your picking a fight here on FR tonight..................LOL!.......you sound so sure of yourself.........are you sure enough to post YOUR resume so that we can contrast it to Sarah’s? If so, please do, some of us would like to see exactly what credentials you have to be calling anybody a loser, much less Sarah Palin.
Here’s a link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2630162/posts,
after you read it maybe you will then understand a little more than you do now why most freepers would appreciate it if you would not come on this forum and call this great American patriot a loser!
BTTT!
.........sir, I’m kind of new here and I don’t have a clue what BTTT! means..............
Why I oughta...
And you’re not a conservative, you’re a RINO, politically speaking.
I don’t have a clue what BTTT! meansBump To The Top.
Had nothing to do with you except he probably agreed with your comment.
thanks a lot Lewis!
.........that’s good to know right before calling it a day!
That was a very good post.
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