The Death of the Sarah Palin Campaign Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

September 17, 2011 | SamAdams76

[smoothsailing]

I have no doubt that Palin will get into this thing and when she does, we just might be able to secure a massive mandates a year from November and get ourselves out of the mess that we are in.

I look forward to that.

I currently support Rick Perry, and would welcome the opportunity to support Sarah Palin were she to become an announced candidate. I've said many times that I thought the two would make a fine General Election ticket. I've called them my dream team.

In keeping with your correct assertion that we should not now annoint Mitt Romney or Rick Perry, but look to more conservative candidates such as Santorum, Cain, or Bachmann, that certainly must apply to Sarah as well. Let's not annoint anyone until we've seen the primary process play out over the coming months.

This doesn't mean we shouldn't advocate for a particular candidate if we are so inclined, and it would be in the best interests of Free Republic to do so in a spirit of civility and good cheer.

And may the best man or woman win! :)

[rob777]

"I suppose the one justifiable question all ask, at one time or another, is why? Why wait soooooo long?"


One possible reason is $$$. The speculation and drama generates a lot of it. Another is the possibility that she craves the attention of the spotlight.

[New Jersey Realist]

Palin has heard the fat lady sing.

[healy61]

She is a buffoon? Where did that come from?

[HotKat]

Every time you post this, I smile. Thank you.

[Finny]

Actually, it is a cat and mouse game.

LOL!!! BINGO!

It's a deadly serious high-stakes game. And I think of Bette Davis in "All About Eve" -- "Not mouse. Never mouse. If anything, rat."

[Semper911]

That’s an awful lot of words to say something that could be said in a few.

SamAdams76 never misses an opportunity to type up a nine-mile long wall of text. It's just Sam being Sam.

[WVKayaker]

The ship has sailed. And Gov. Palin, contrary to the beliefs of her acolytes, cannot walk on water.

I wouldn't vote for Palin now if you paid me. This isn'r a cat and mouse game.

Until she declares, I don’t see the need for discussion of the topic.

Sarah has become a caracature of herself and painfully buffoonery is not now too far off. -rita

Spiro Agnew is attributed to speaking the phrase "nattering nabobs of negativism". It was written for him by his speechwriter, Bill Safire. I think we have a choir full!

I laugh every time I see these statements from the PDSers, herein. There may be less than air among their brains, or less than honor within their breasts.

Most importantly, they are unimportant, except to themselves. I seriously doubt Sarah Palin would consider their advice. I doubt that they would seem more than buzzing nuisances. Let it suffice, that they always repeat the same canards, begging for attention.

My personal goal is to raise lots of money for SarahPac. I have amassed and/or contributed much already. I see Sarah Palin as an opportunity for restoration, should she become our President. She has already proven her value to the Conservative movement and the TEA Party. She is always on message, seeking to destabilize this present administration, and bring attention to the problems he is causing, not to herself. She is a PATRIOT, first.

There is no doubt in my mind she is running...

Click to learn more about her...

Elect Sarah Palin for President 2012

Re-Elect President Sarah Palin 2016

[EDINVA]

Primaries are a different animal from the general election. It’s when there’s usually not a great deal separating the candidates, so the emphasis thru the primaries is on those differences, not the big picture. I think all of them (save Ron Paul) could properly identify the actual enemy.

[SamAdams76]

Thoughtful comments on your part but I disagree that there is total silence from Palin. She gave two speeches over Labor Day weekend in both Iowa and New Hampshire and those were political speeches that you would only expect a candidate to give. She posts articles on a regular basis on subjects that you would expect a candidate to expound on. There are PACs raising money on her behalf and some semblance of a ground operation being put together.

Why so long? Well I just got done posting here that at this point in the election cycle, neither Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan or Richard Nixon (1968) has announced. And all three did get elected (and then re-elected).

My guess on the wait would probably be that Palin already has the name recognition, has a couple books out, so immediately upon entry, she'd be an instant contender so why the rush? Also, she might be waiting for the current field to settle out a little and maybe she was hoping more would have dropped out of the race by now besides just Pawlenty.

[Sacajaweau]

I truly hadn't decided but I certainly will/would, of course, vote Republican.

When Perry came on board, I felt I had a choice that I really liked.

Never really took Palin seriously. And like I've recently concluded: she's running for s media job...not the Presidency.

[nfldgirl]

If what you say is true - is the “reality” - then why doesn’t she announce that she’s NOT running? Why keep up the speculation?

[Finny]

How many times are you going to post this? It is SPAM. A great majority of the posters in her qualify for president, so what!

I for one appreciate ASA Vete's constant reminder and lovely photo (a variety in rotation, apparently) accompanying it that are always present on these threads. It's short and sweet and if you've seen it before (as most of us have many times!) it's fast and simple to scroll past, unlike REAL spam on FR that practically takes up several square feet of screen space, takes up to a minute or more of pure annoyance to scroll past, and which its abusers post many times to the same thread. On the otherhandm, ASA Vet's "spam," as you call it, is like a rose, a pleasant little extra, IMO.

ASA Vet, from me, I say, keep up the good work and THANK YOU. It's "spam" I don't mind seeing one bit, and I appreciate that you limit it to one per thread.

[Josephat]

Have you read her books? or watched “The Undefeated”? You are very INCORRECT in your assessment. Educate yourself and then do your assessment.

[Sacajaweau]

Good thing you didn’t have any spelling errors!!!

[SamAdams76]

That’s an awful lot of words to say something that could be said in a few.

Don't you know I get paid by the word?

[winoneforthegipper]

Ur a cheap suit...

But hey cheap suits look good with a bowtie!

[prisoner6]

Anyone But Obama.

Word is McCain is thinking about running. Santorum is already in...NO MORE RINOS! My efforts will go elsewhere.

The republicans in general, and here in Pittsburgh the Hillmans whom my family was involved with politically, have been hugely disappointing to me.

They really think that they can threaten or toss me a bone and move on.

NO MORE.

Every election is played as " the most important to our country in our lifetime" by those folks. I want to work to make the elections AFTER 2012 - 2016 not as important.

I also understand your sentiment and don't mean to sound confrontational. It's all just discussion at this point.

[dusttoyou]

Where I come from its called Brown-Nosing.

[vicar7]

I think all of them (save Ron Paul) could properly identify the actual enemy.

Only Newt correctly and continuously identifies the enemy that I have seen.

The rest provide fodder that could eventually give aid and comfort to him.

Debates are for watching folks implode rather than state their case.

It is also important to know so far most folks are not engaged in watching debates.

When Sarah hits Iowa running all bets are off. She will be positive, and positively know her enemy and call him out for the fraud he is.

Folks for some reason cannot nor will not stop watching Sarah then.