Why don't you ask this guy, n00b?
Posted on 09/02/2011 2:09:26 PM PDT by Hojczyk
The bad news for Palin fans? If NRO’s Robert Costa and CNN’s Peter Hamby are right, tomorrow’s not “the day.” The good news? Per Hamby, “the day” may still be coming.
The source said Palin is attempting to burnish her image as an outsider and a reformer, reminding the audience of her record in Alaska and specifically highlighting her battles against what she called the state’s corrupt Republican political class that was in cahoots with the oil and gas industry.
Palin plans to unleash a furious criticism of “crony capitalism” and attack the “permanent political class” in both parties: thinly veiled criticisms of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has surged to the top of most polls for the Republican presidential nomination.
Political opponents have long accused Perry, who has held some form of elected office since 1985, of rewarding his allies and campaign donors with plum government posts and contracts.
Though she has no plans to mention Perry or any other Republican presidential hopeful by name, Palin will implicitly contrast herself against the current crop of GOP candidates and further define her brand in case she does decide to run.
Scott Conroy of RCP got a preview of the speech too and also seized on those phrases as veiled digs at Perry. Whether that’s a case of him and Hamby reading things the same way independently or, more significantly, whether their sources inside Palin’s camp are pushing that reading on them, I can’t tell. If she does end up taking a dig at Perry, the only reason to do it is that she’s planning to announce herself in a few weeks. Criticizing him just to criticize him would be unthinkable given the mileage the left will get out of it, but it makes sense if she’s running per her “I’ll jump in if there’s no one else to carry the banner” rationale from months ago. She needs to distinguish herself from Perry somehow in order to justify that logic and this would be one way. (Conroy notes that she’ll also tout her record as governor, another sign that she’s in.) But don’t jump to conclusions: Much depends on how all this is framed in the speech. By “permanent political class,” she may mean the Beltway; and the attack on “crony capitalism” might be aimed explicitly at Obama, with good reason. Who knows? She could throw us a curveball by praising Perry or the other nominees outright in the speech. Or maybe tomorrow’s “the day” after all and the leaks to Costa and Hamby that she’s not announcing are merely a feint designed to throw the media off her trail.
John Fund thinks she’s not running and will probably end up endorsing Perry, but if Hamby and Conroy are right about those veiled digs, that endorsement will be highly nuanced indeed. Via the Right Scoop, here’s her old pal Karl Rove on Fox this morning warning her that she’s doing damage to her prospective candidacy with this endless game of “in or out?”. Is he right? Her core supporters will forgive her anything, but Rasmussen’s latest finds 52 percent of Republicans think it would be bad for the GOP if she jumped in. No doubt Rick Perry agrees. Does Mitt Romney? Click the image to watch.
Wow she’s ‘parroting’ how she went after the GOP?
Please point out where she’s doing that?
Doesn’t Palin really need to go away?-
No.
Obama, Clinton, Holder, they need to go away.
“Please explain how she is ‘playing’ the media?”
Your prior statement and question following this one, both answer yourself. Sarah really doesn’t have to do anything.
I’ve been a Palin supporter since I first saw her speak at the GOP convention in 2008. She has been my first choice for POTUS in 2012.
But I’m beginning to grow weary of her sh!t and will drop advocacy for her very soon.
Once I do that she’ll not win back my vote in 2012.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA,
Do you seriously think anyone believes that?
p.s., you aren’t ‘weary of Obama’s sh!t’?
I have this remembrance you were going to Iowa, Are you going to the event?
“But to flame another Governor with no substantial evidence is absolutely not the style of the Gov Palin that I’ve watched and followed for months.”
Not to mention one who she wholeheartedly supported in his latest run for governor.
Screw Palin. I’m sick and tired of the soap opera. Shit or get off the pot and go away.
These are serious times, and we need serious people. We already have someone in the Whit House that can’t make up his freakin mind.
I know everybody loves her, but I’m done...
Flame on.
YOU are sick of the soap opera?
How do you think she feels?
Only to someone that lives here.
THAT is my point.
I KNOW in detail why she quit. I get it even if I dont approve.
And under the right circumstances could support her candidacy.
(And..I hate to point this out)
She did not ‘walk away from power’ and her statement lends to that. She mentions all the perks that a lame duck has.
Then she leaves, and gets...Rich.
Thats an easy target.
(and this is the I’m making a point, not an argument, disclaimer)
Thanks.
No, I was there in July. It was oppressively hot then!
The truth of her record is that she’s a half-term governor. Running a small town, a commission, and half-term as governor is not qualifications to be Chief Executive of the United States in my book. Her resume is about as deep as Bambi’s.——
Clearly you do not know the ‘truth of her record’.
Oh but a not even half term senator with no executive experience, no business experience, and nothing but ‘community agitating on ‘real or perceived’ problems is some how near as deep as her experience.
BS.
Senate Majority Leader Palin has a nice ring to it.
Ok, so compare and contrast her record v. Cheney, from the other how dare they thread?
She did not ‘walk away from power’ —
That part you got right.
She actually gained power when she broke the chains of ‘lawfare’ that was being perpetrated against her...
Took the ball and moved it down the court.
Only dead fish go with the flow.
Sec. Of the Interior Palin has a nice sound to it.
With EPA, and DFWS folded into it. And Dept. of Energy forced to run things by her sounds better.
Right. It’s not her style in spite of those that wish it were where Gov Perry is concerned.
Why don't you ask this guy, n00b?
I think it might have been pretty hot in your home town while you were in Iowa, good grief it got hot here then......of course from global warming......
The speech organizers have credentialed 70 media representing 32 news organizations...
Yeah, she's irrelevant alright!
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