Posted on 06/02/2011 8:11:57 AM PDT by Hojczyk
CNNs Peter Hamby presents what could be an interesting problem for the media or maybe itll be a no-brainer.
Mitt Romney will officially announce his White House intention Thursday in New Hampshire. At the same time, Sarah Palins bus tour will make a stop in the state:
Peter Hamby CNN
Reporters will have a harrowing choice to make when it comes to which one of these to cover. They can decide to follow Palin, don their Kevlar press hats, and risk the dangerous situation Sarahs forcing them to endure on a daily basis. Or, the press can choose to report Mitts announcement, put on their needle-proof vests, and become sitting ducks in one of the most treacherous areas in the world: Between Romney and the US presidents representatives who are trying to pin the blame for Obamacare on him. Where will the majority of the media choose to focus their efforts? Well
Don’t confuse Rita and her PDS agenda with either facts or logic; that does not factor into her opinion about Sarah.
Then you haven't been listening to her have you? She's made more policy statements than most of the wannabe's out there. All you have to do is pay attention. Think first, then post.
When I see NH Democrats crossing over to vote for Palin in the NH primary; THEN I'll believe that they want her as the GOP nominee (as they did with McCain)...until then, I call that belief BS.
“Independents will certainly cross over and vote Republican.”
They can’t unless they re register Republican and they won’t do it!
I think you’re right! (And thank you for your non-hysterical opinion, btw.)
My concern is that Romney has a RINO machine from his last effort, and as you say, he is DOLE in spades. Palin won’t throw down and hasn’t left FOX, so I don’t think she will run. Failing to commit does not build a machine. The question is the primary. Who will RINOs and Independents nominate. They don’t want Obama. In the clutch I am afraid they will take bad Romney policy over Palin history tours.
[Okay with me. Romney may talk policy actually,]
Forward for ethanol! Arriba Romneycare!
Thanks for the survey. I hadn’t seen that.
I think Perry and Cain look substantial, unafraid of the media meanies.
Perry has the Trump mouth, the Ryan brain, the Palin energy, Gingrich political know how, but has that unexplainable Guardasil foist on girls, and the Trans-Texas Corridor thing around his neck.
And the Bush’s don’t like him. (That may be a plus in many conservative circles.)
“She’s made more policy statements than most of the wannabe’s out there. “ ———
Whatever.
” The fact that she has not left Fox lends support to that conclusion. “ =============
Impatience is my worst charactoristic, but I’m not against Palin. I just look like it in the presence of bots. If in my life time she EVER declares she may be able to get enough Indendents/moderates to get nominated, but by ourselves us ducks she is herding are not enough to nominate her. So, meanwhile RINO Romney is after those mods and Independents, who will cross over for our nomination.
I think I like Perry ‘cuz he kind of encapsulates the best of all our candidates in a general way, but he won’t declare either. Guess everyone thinks they can’t beat Obama? What do you think?
We've been hearing it the last few days.
” With Romney, health care is neutralized. “ =======
Super point! Voters are interested in the entrails of policy right now, at least I am, given the WON was elected for beauty and for rousing the voters with flash, but stinkin’ little on policy direction, until....and you know the rest.
The thing is Mitt’s event will be scripted and they know they won’t miss anything. Palin’s on the other hand will be a wide-open, rollicking mystery with scoop after scoop they’d otherwise miss.
So the bus is headed up to NH, and just look at this trove of tweets from one reporter in one hour’s time:
RealClearScott Scott Conroy
Other big Palin news from just now...reporter: “Did Fox give you a deadline to decide?” Palin: “No.”
11 minutes ago
RealClearScott Scott Conroy
Where’s Paul Revere when you need him?! MT @NicoHines #Palinbus is rolling... Mr Romney prepare your reinforcements we are on the way
12 minutes ago
RealClearScott Scott Conroy
WMUR was here. News in NH tonight will be Mitt vs. Sarah. Seems like a good thing for both.
14 minutes ago
RealClearScott Scott Conroy
Palin on stepping on Mitt’s toes: “I dont believe that Gov. Romney is offended at all.” Over to you, Romney press corps...
21 minutes ago
RealClearScott Scott Conroy
Sarah Palin may not be a candidate, but she sure sounds like one. Very eager to go on the attack against tpaw & mitt
44 minutes ago
RealClearScott Scott Conroy
Palin says she disagrees w tpaw on getting in early. “That’s HIS strategy.”
46 minutes ago
RealClearScott Scott Conroy
Palin just blasted Romney on his tea party appeal quite a bit. said if he had let her know he didn’t want her in nh today, she wouldn’t go
49 minutes ago
RealClearScott Scott Conroy
Lots of very excited kids with Palin twitpic.com/55xfga
56 minutes ago
RealClearScott Scott Conroy
John Oliver interviewing a reporter. “How many wheels does the bus have?” twitpic.com/55xdlg
59 minutes ago
RealClearScott Scott Conroy
John Oliver from the daily show has arrived.
1 hour ago
Who are “Independents”?
People playing with the heads of the people who ask them which party they are?
People who are embarrasesd by core values? Peopel who have none?
People who are willing to vote present until they enter the voting booth, if they ever do (if they are squishy on values and can’t truly see a difference in candidates based on total issues, then why vote for one over the other?
Democrats who won’t admit they vote conservative?
People who are conservative and too embarrassed and PC to admit it?
I guess you are associating the term “politically independent” with “politically clueless”, “flakey”,or
or more succinctly “STUPID”
Instead of the elitist talking heads making the “independents” so damn relevant to chosing which candidate is electable, we need to make them ALL irrelevant
Most newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations have more than one reporter. What is the problem?
Obama has a huge problem that Sarah does not. There are millions of voters that helped to elect Obama that, for various reasons, have buyer's remorse.
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