Posted on 08/31/2011 9:06:24 AM PDT by RED SOUTH
Sarah Palin has not canceled her keynote speech for the Tea Party of America’s Saturday rally in Indianola, Iowa, according to the event’s organizers. Ken Crow, the founder of the Tea Party of America, told ABC News this morning that he “hung up with [Palin's] people five minutes ago” and “she’ll be here on Saturday.”
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Who?
I thought that story was suspect the minute I saw it.
If someone is responsible for a false report, they need to be shamed--big time.
The story that she might not attend reeks of sabotage tactics.
Is she going to announce her candidacy or not?! Seems to me that she’s stretching conservatives patience. On 2nd thought, if Palin EVER throws her hat in I’m ready with $$ and time.
“Ken Crow, the founder of the Tea Party of America...admitted that the organization’s encountered “a couple of errors” in planning the Sept. 3 rally.
“I’m naive when it comes to politics and what you are supposed to say to and not say and my crew and I are rookies at this sort of thing,” he said. “We made mistakes and now we are fixing them. It’s all good.”
Ken, you don’t have the luxury of being naive at this level. Get un-naive real quick or step aside. This would have hurt Palin badly in Iowa if she had bailed.
LSM playing mind games?
It's on It's off, C. O'Donnell no O'Donnell, Yes she is, no she isn't...
Anyone see a pattern here?
This whole thing is bush league
This whole thing is bush league
LOL.... Bush begone now don’tcha know.
Something strange happened here. Organizers admitted a screw-up...
Seems to me that someone annoucing their candidacy for President of the United States would want more control of the venue. So either she’s not running, or her team are a bunch of amateurs.
No, there’s two more possibilities you overlooked:
1.Someone in TPoA is colossally stupid
or
2. That someone is working in the interest of a Palin rival.
Tea party people are amateurs. That's what makes it a genuine grassroots movement. If you want a well-oiled political machine, call Rove & Co.
Praise the Lord.
Doesn’t matter. Get up to speed or don’t play the game. He took the mantle of leadership - he needs to be able to handle the responsibility. That’s a fundamental principle in conservatism.
A big part of that responsibility is a fast trip on the learning curve when you organize these types of events. People don’t remember hearts of gold and good intentions - they remember the candidate falling on their face. Fumbling around like this just makes everyone look stupid.
If Palin would have had to pull out due to this she’d have been toast in Iowa. Then she’d spend the rest of her campaign fixing the damage because one guy with a good heart don’t know his butt from a hole in the ground.
Praise the Lord.
Yeah, and he even managed to get rid of O’Donnell at this rally.
Mysterious ways.
This episode is one of the clearest signs yet that she is running.
Looking forward to a great speech, wherever she ends up.
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