Posted on 03/19/2011 10:18:33 AM PDT by unseen1
Sarah Palin is the first Republican leader to speak at the event in New Delhi. Sarah was invited to speak on her Vision for America.
Today’s tea party is a strong and vibrant movement in the US. The former VP candidate is emphasizing energy challenges. “We all face energy challenges in the international arena.” ENERGY is the key. My vision for a free and prosperous America involves an emphasis on energy.
On green energy– I am in favor of an “all of the above approach” to energy. Unfortunately, though some have stymied responsible drilling. It means we continue to transfer hundreds of millions of American dollars to foreign regimes. Everything is touched.
As government locks up land – they try to tell us that green jobs are our future. “A recent British study found that for every green job, 4 jobs were lost.” This is social engineering.
Americans can tap into our own natural resources. And natural gas- green and efficient. Natural gas is an ideal “bridge fuel” to the future. It’s a false fairy tale for government to interfere and for Americans to believe that we don’t need oil and gas.
“Big government ideas are once again being thrown into the ash heap of history – but they’re not going quietly.”
The future lies with us. There are few limits to what India and America can do together. We both want to expand trade and investment with allies.
It is our people who are driving this relationship.
Our ties and our bonds are deep. They’re not driven by a free people and a free markets not by conclaves.
We will lead because we are on the side of people to make decisions for themselves. We are on the side of religious tolerance and women’s rights. I admire India’s history of strong women leaders.
I supported South Carolina’s first Indian governor Nikki Haley. I support the tea party a vibrant and growing movement.
On social media- We should look at this as an opportunity to advance freedom.
This hunger for freedom is not just American. We have such a connection. Half a world apart but connected by this. We can lead by example.
On trade with India– Sarah Palin: We are thankful for the free trade agreements throughout the world.
On foreign policy- Sarah Palin: There would have been more decisiveness. We have a rich tradition on being on the side of those who seek freedom. “Less dithering and more decisiveness.”
On China- Sarah Palin: China has a choice. We need to be sure and India needs to be sure that we are clear with their expectations… We say they manipulate their currency. They accuse us of the same. …What’s with the military buildup? We have concerns… Again we look forward to see them making the right choice.
On the tea party movement- Sarah Palin: The tea party patriots just want the Constitution to be followed. It’s smaller smarter government. It’s too good to have a leader.
On campaigning for VP- Sarah Palin: You can’t really trust the media. You have to have the boldness and courage of setting the record straight. Especially when they have made their choice… I’m not just going to sit back and take it. I’ve learned you can’t just trust the media to set the record straight. Republicans have the fighting instinct of sheep sometimes. I don’t play the victim card when they do choose to set the election straight.
On losing election- Sarah Palin: Obama was a change agent. Question: But so were you. Sarah Palin: But I wasn’t on the top of the ticket.
Sarah Palin: It’s time a woman became president of the United States of America. (Applause)
Sarah Palin: I am a strong supporter of peace through strength… If we want a more peaceful world India and America must work more closely together.
Her role in Republican Party- Sarah Palin: I’m pretty independent and some people don’t like that… I’m a mom and I just don’t have the time to play some of the games the guys want to play.
On reviving American economy- Sarah Palin: It’s common sense free market principles. Cutting spending.
Last question – Will you husband be called the first man? Sarah Palin: First dude.
Closing statement: When I was waiting for your speech I was talking to an official and he said he was looking forward to her speech. I asked him why and he said, “Because Sarah Palin is a a friend of India.”
He has only been in Congress for 2 months. What spending cuts has he voted against?
I pointed out that there IS a Republican male who IS up for the fight. Whether he is interested or not remains to be seen. There is a video out there, which I unfortunately do not have the time to find right now, where he is asked about running and all he said was that it was not something he had on his mind right now. [paraphrasing] He was then asked if he thought he could win. He responded by saying something to the effect of, I don't know, you'd have to run a poll.
Back to work for me!
A damn good idea.
What makes you assume any disagreement with Palin is a knee-jerk reaction?
Are individuals not allowed to have their own opinions, or are we somehow obliged to please you and follow the herd?
The statement in question is a direct quote. Making the case that we should vote for a woman, specifically Palin, simply because the time has arrived is as stupid as making Bob Dole the candidate for President because it was his turn.
I'd rather choose a President on principle.
WHY?
Hell's Bells, this is what got the country into this mess --- this idea that it was time for a black man to become President.
It's time for the RIGHT PERSON of either gender, any race, to take over from the Epic Fail that is the Obama Administration.
That is all.
What you said.
agreed. I want someone that left their state with a $12 billion surplus......
I would hope that conservative support for Sarah Palin has NOTHING to do with the fact that she is a woman.
It may if she expects to use it to lure a particular voting block.
She should be explaining to Americans why food prices are going up and why the cost of living is going up and what her plan is to reverse it.
She should be reminding to Americans what happened the last time oil went up like it is now and how it sparked this recession we are still in. Remind them how landlords had to abandon their tenants because they could no longer afford the oil to heat the buildings they owned, she should be reminding Americans of the signs on the banks which read "heating oil loans available".
She should be explaining to Americans how Gadaffi (as looney as he is) was a partner in the war against Al Qaeda, she should explain to the Americans how Obama's weakness could encourage North Korea to take some bold actions against its neighbors, she should be explaining to Americans that we actually have more oil than Saudi Arabia and (not just in Alaska) and that it can be safely drilled in our own nation and we can be truly independent of foreign oil, she should mention that even though she does not doubt that President Obama was born in the United States (if that is what she believes) but that his refusal to present his birth certificate sets a precedence for all other future candidates.
How will we deal and compete with China? What's her stance and plans on dealing with today's Cuba and today's Venezuela. What is Mexico doing differently than Colombia had done to clean up their country of druglords. Where did Mexico go wrong resulting in Colombia being a more desirable vacation spot than Cancun or Acapulco these days?
And she should be talking about how unfair it is to be allowing unhappy undocumented mexicans to enter the USA instead of staying in their own nation and voting against status quo in Mexico and how our allowing the anti-status quo people to come to the USA only hurts those mexicans who are still living in Mexico as we have participated in making their voting block much smaller and decreasing their power for change.
Sarah Palin should be talking about our tax code and her plan to make it simple. There's a lot to be talked about. Simply saying you are conservative is not enough for many Americans. They need to hear details on all of the issues.
Everybody already knows that Sarah Palin is a girl.
Got apostrophes? ;)
WOW. I did not realize the list was that long. Only a couple of names seem to be missing, huh?
Gotta run. Thanks for the reply.
“First Dude”, I love it!
It does indeed. Or maybe some of these "knee-jerks" are part of the anti-Palin GOP establishment? Their inane objections to Palin suggests they very well could be.
Nothing at all against Gov. Palin, but why do we not elect the best AMERICAN?
You know this how?
RINO = “racist”, in the sense that it’s now so overused that it’s a meaningless term solely intended keep the opposition on the defensive.
Actually, she said something like, “Maybe First Gentleman, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves.”
Exactly, the last thing she needs to do is sound like a democrat. Democrats divide people and use language to do it. They balkanize and pit one group against another on external characteristics. Gender, sexuality, race, whether you’re a citizen or here illegally.
Saying stuff like that has as much weight as a democrat liberal woman like Hillary saying it.
She has an image to think about as well. If she is running she needs to not make slip ups, if she was really tongue-in-cheek. Personally I think it can’t be much of one, if she is running, then she does believe it’s time for a woman president. So don’t throw the perception out there that we need a female president just because a running female thinks “it’s about time”. Not much logic behind that. Conservatives using weak liberal feely statements does not cut it for me.
the ideas and integrity gets you the base. the stronger and more integrity gets you more of the base. It is the low-brow politics that gets you the squishy moderates. The group that everyone says Palin needs to win over. this sadly is how you win them over. They do not vote based on ideas or integrity. they vote on emotion on being part of history, on being on the winning side. this is the stuff that you do to get the moderates.
"It's a time" when the top two courageous candidates, Palin and Bachmann are women. It's a time when the current men candidates are pathetic cowards. Perhaps that's what she was thinking when she said, "it's time".
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