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Palin Calls House Debt Vote a (Qualified) Victory for Tea Party
The Wall Street Journal ^ | August 2, 2011 | Danny Yadron

Posted on 08/02/2011 9:55:56 AM PDT by EveningStar

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Monday’s House vote to lift the debt ceiling was a victory for the tea party, proving that conservative activists had shifted the conversation in Washington.

“We shall take this victory and make sure our politicians in office today are learning from this victory,” Ms. Palin said Monday night on Fox News, where she is a paid contributor. “It’s not a 100% pure genuine victory. We just handed the most liberal president, I believe, in U.S. history a $2.4 billion debt increase.”

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: debtceiling; palin; sarahpalin; teaparty
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To: EveningStar

You have already earned your fame and reputation as an anti-Palin troll, you can’t BS your way out of that, especially on a thread that you just posted to bash Palin with a false attack.

To: EveningStar
What’s with the hatred of SARAH PALIN at Free Republic? I figured it’d be best to ask you directly as you seem to be the head hater.
116 posted on Sunday, June 19, 2011 2:21:40 PM by Jim Robinson


81 posted on 08/02/2011 11:14:58 AM PDT by ansel12 ( Bristol Palin's book "Not Afraid Of Life: My Journey So Far" became a New York Times, best seller.)
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To: ansel12
...you are creating a troll bait thread by claiming something about Palin that is not true with your thread.
I quoted the same clarification that Jim did (BTW, I had not read that thread).

Now conservative freepers will yet again have to expend time and energy dealing with another one of your troll attacks.
The labeling of people as trolls has turned into paranoia.
82 posted on 08/02/2011 11:17:34 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Does mean some of her supporters here are going to being saying the same thing?


83 posted on 08/02/2011 11:19:47 AM PDT by RINOs suck
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To: CapnJack
Palin is delusional. Either she has no idea what was in the “Deal” or she is nuts

Palin isn't delusional and she wasn't referring to the "deal," or the content of the bill. Please, people. Watch the video before you say stupid things....

84 posted on 08/02/2011 11:22:28 AM PDT by csense
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To: RINOs suck

Maybe they’ll say that she didn’t say what she said.


85 posted on 08/02/2011 11:22:45 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar
The labeling of people as trolls has turned into paranoia.

When JR himself labels you as the head Palin hater at freerepublic, I think that you have been accurately labeled.

86 posted on 08/02/2011 11:26:11 AM PDT by ansel12 ( Bristol Palin's book "Not Afraid Of Life: My Journey So Far" became a New York Times, best seller.)
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To: Deo volente
If she’s calling it a victory, I’d hate to see what a defeat looks like.

You should watch the interview. Greta was gushing about victory, and it was Palin that was pulling her back.

This IS a victory - but only compared to the alternative - the deal that would have been rubber-stamped if the Tea Party hadn't existed. Otherwise it smells like defeat.

87 posted on 08/02/2011 11:33:20 AM PDT by agere_contra ("Debt is the foundation of destruction" : Sarah Palin.)
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To: BillyBoy

>> Well Sarah Palin says it’s a victory so all debate is now closed. <<

..Isn’t that the argument used whenever Perry’s conservative credentials are questioned? “ <<<

I think no one appreciates the couple of huge bloopers made by Rick Perry over the course of ten years of governance over Texas, where he wondered off the reservation for ruthlessly fiscal reasons and for falling for the line of a misguided aide hooked in with a pharma company. However, over those ten years he has made a far better conservative than many who claim the moniker and he’s done it with far fewer errors over all. He, as a former democrat, has transformed Texas to all conservative governance weilding power that has stuck, and which makes Texas Exhibit A for why he would make a hell of a fine president. No one else even begins to offer up that degree of accomplishment. If he runs well he can curb Romney and will be poised to curb Obama. It’s seems to be coming down to either Perry or Romney early. Sarah is simply not going to run.


88 posted on 08/02/2011 11:34:14 AM PDT by RitaOK (We hang together or will hang separately. 2012, or bust)
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To: free me

AGAIN, Molly Whoever was NOT mentioned in the article OR in this thread. Except by you. And you provided no link.

I like Sarah but I am certainly NOT obsessed with her and I don’t know everything written about her. And don’t want to.

“If Bachmann ever gains any traction or looks like a threat to win the nomination, you can expect the same treatment from them for her.”

Dang!

I was betting that your secret identity was really D.B. Cooper.

Turns out you are Rip Van Winkle.


89 posted on 08/02/2011 11:40:34 AM PDT by BuddhaBrown (Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
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To: ansel12

I’m not impressed.


90 posted on 08/02/2011 11:41:00 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: BillyBoy
And it really is ridiculous for the Perry fan club to bring up the "nobody is perfect" argument but in the same breathe claim Sarah Palin's endorsements ARE perfect and must NEVER be questioned.

I am not in the Perry fan club, nor the Palin club. I will support anyone (except cut and run) who wins the Republican nomination. I am just saying sometime Freepers expect too much. We can wish, but if we expect perfection (in our opinion) we are asking too much.
91 posted on 08/02/2011 11:41:15 AM PDT by John D
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To: EveningStar

I don’t think conservatives care if you are impressed or not.


92 posted on 08/02/2011 11:45:57 AM PDT by ansel12 ( Bristol Palin's book "Not Afraid Of Life: My Journey So Far" became a New York Times, best seller.)
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To: EveningStar
ROFLOL, the American people get their tax paying teeth kicked in and it is a victory for the T party. Not ready for prime time comment.

I listened to Rush today, I do not think he agrees, never heard him so down in the dump.

93 posted on 08/02/2011 11:50:51 AM PDT by org.whodat (What does the Republican party stand for////??? absolutely nothing.)
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To: EveningStar; All

I think the most “direct link” would be the video in question. With all due respect to the WSJ, I don’t need someone to tell me what was said if I can see/hear it myself. Granted, the video link is in the WSJ blog post, but still, the video itself is unquestionably the most “direct link”.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1090216652001/palin-vs-bidens-terrorist-tea-party-comments

After Gov. Palin and Greta are through talking about The latest bilge to come from Biden’s mouth, the conversation in question begins, at approximately 3:16.

From the outset, we can see from Greta’s initial question, and the context thereof, that the term “victory” here is not being applied to the bill itself, but to the tone and type of conversation that surrounded the bill (spending cuts). Indeed, one can see/hear Palin herself near the end of the video clip criticizing the actual bill, much less calling it a “victory”.

As anyone who knows my posts on FR knows, I’m no Palin cult follower, as some around here are. But make no mistake, this “controversy” is clearly manufactured.


94 posted on 08/02/2011 11:52:12 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: BuddhaBrown

Buddha get off Molly. I stated that a Politico reporter is more honest and accurate than an FR pds troll.

It isn’t necessary that you read her article, I already provided the relevant content. Ergo no link.

Here’s the fact you keep avoiding: Sarah never said what the troll who started this thread reported she did.

If you think Bachmann has received the PDS treatment here yet, well than man, I just feel sorry for ya.


95 posted on 08/02/2011 11:52:55 AM PDT by free me (Sarah Palin 2012 - GAME ON!!)
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To: free me

Much thanks FRiend


96 posted on 08/02/2011 11:54:36 AM PDT by erod (Unlike the President I am a true Chicagoan.)
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To: Artemis Webb

“Well Sarah Palin says it’s a victory so all debate is now closed.”

What a foolish comment.


97 posted on 08/02/2011 12:13:48 PM PDT by toddausauras
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To: EveningStar

I don’t know about the actual word “victory” but you can’t deny that without the tea party it would have been simply a roll over and probably would have been shoved down our throats in a tenth of the time it took to do so. So the tea party, like in November 2010, had a major impact. If not, the VP and many others wouldn’t have been using words like “terrorists”. Maybe Sarah was trying to be positive. Just more proof that everything she says is parsed because she is the major player on our side. For example, where the hell was finger in the wind Romney the whole time?


98 posted on 08/02/2011 12:17:29 PM PDT by toddausauras
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