Sarah Palin Appearance at Tea Party Rally in Iowa ‘No Longer Confirmed’

WSJ ^ | August 31, 2011 | Danny Yadron

[markomalley]

Sarah Palin canceled her Saturday appearance at a tea party rally in Indianola, Iowa, a person close the former Alaska governor told The Wall Street Journal.

The person cited “continual lying” from event organizers at Tea Party of America, including a recent mixup over whether former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell of Delaware would also speak.

Ms. Palin is known for last-minute schedule changes that whipsaw supporters and media across the country. But the latest decision is puzzling. Ms. Palin’s speech at the rally was viewed as her most high-profile appearance of the summer, fueling speculation she was indeed plotting to run for the Republican presidential nomination.

Attendees were reportedly traveling from across the U.S. to attend the rally in Iowa, which holds the nation’s first nominating contest next year.

The former governor will now appear at a Friday event in Des Moines sponsored by the group Conservatives4Palin. It is currently scheduled for 8 p.m. at The Machine Shed Restaurant, though the location will probably have to be changed, the person close to Ms. Palin said. Ms. Palin is still scheduled to appear at a Tea Party Express tour stop Monday in New Hampshire.

Ms. Palin may still hold an event Saturday, the person said, though she has no firm plans. It’s also possible she could still attend the Indianola tea party rally, the person said.

The former governor’s team decided to back out Tuesday night after rally organizers re-invited Ms. O’Donnell to speak on stage. Organizers had booked Ms. O’Donnell, who lost her 2010 bid for a U.S. Senate seat from Delaware, to speak but quickly withdrew the invitation in an effort to avoid controversy.

[Syncro]

Of course this event is the one put on by the Tea Party of America, not the TPX.

Sarah Palin is still scheduled to speak on Monday, September 5th at the Tea Party Express tea party at the Veterans Memorial Park – Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101.

Gotta hit the road again, I'll get back online as soon as I can. This event starts at noon.

PALIN will join Tea Party Express rally Monday in Manchester, NH (Mitt on Sunday)
TEA PARTY EXPRESS ^ | Tuesday August 30, 2011

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 7:15:30 PM by Bigtigermike

@Tea Party Express twitter: SARAH PALIN will join Tea Party Express rally Monday in Manchester, NH!

SarahPac confirms Sarah will speak at TPE NH event!

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[dmz]

Ifyou think those words are tentamount to teasing you were never on any playground that I would recognize.

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I wrote nothing about teasing ... you have me confused with someone else.

You wrote “As far as I know she’s not dangled one hint about announcing when she will run or if she will run.”

Which is simply incorrect. She has “hinted” at when she will announce. In the August September time frame. Pretty non-controversial from where I sit. Not sure what your quarrel is.

[SarahPalinForPresident2012]

Wait for the October surprise...

[dools0007world]

Sorry. I have obviously responded to the wrong person.

Sorry again. Palin was not teasing. She made a statement of intent.

If I say to you “I’ll tell in September if I’ll join you on a trip to Alaska in October” that is not teasing. It is a statement of intent.

As I meant to tell the other fella: If you think a statement of intent is teasing you were never on any playground that I would recognize.

[Impy]

I think Palin likes the private sector, I don’t know if she’d want to be a Senator.

We’ll see, that scumbag democrat Senator in Alaska needs to go. So does the RINO slag Murkowski. (And so does longtime mostly conservative but corrupt porkmaster Congressman Don Young). The Alaska GOP is basically split in half. Their state Senate is run by a formal coalition of the democrats and the deplorable RINOs. They need a purging almost as much as my state (Illinois).

[Jonty30]

I’m sure she likes the money she is earning, for sure.