Posted on 11/14/2011 3:16:03 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
If Sarah Palin had run for president, Sunday night's episode of "60 Minutes" likely would have marked a significant moment for her campaign.
In the venerable CBS News program's opening segment, Hoover Institute fellow and Palin adviser Peter Schweizer previewed his forthcoming book, "Throw Them All Out," which details allegations of legal, yet ethically dubious insider trading and conflicts of interest among members of Congress.
“There are all sorts of forms of honest graft that congressmen engage in that allow them to become very, very wealthy,” Schweizer told correspondent Steve Kroft. “So it's not illegal, but I think it's highly unethical, I think it's highly offensive, and wrong.”
Schweizer has been described in various news reports as a “foreign policy adviser” and a “speechwriter” for Palin. In fact, he is both of those things, and far more than that.
Though he has managed to stay largely under the radar until now, Schweizer’s influence on Palin since joining her staff last spring has been profound.
When Palin was still mulling a presidential run back in September, she delivered a closely watched speech in Iowa that served as a preview of sorts for Schweizer’s new book. In the speech, it was the former Alaska governor’s references to “crony capitalism” and “the permanent political class” that picked up the most attention -- buzz phrases that appear near the very beginning of Schweizer’s new tome....
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
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It’s only a big deal if it makes the MSM-controlled public believe the crony capitalism is associated with democrats in congress and the president...right now with the congressional approval at 10%, the MSM has won. And to make it worse, Palin is MIA at an important time while our nominees are getting knocked down. We better wake up and unify - also, while Boehner tries to do a deal in the deficit super committee, congress doesn’t do one positive thing to boost their image for the 2012 elections.
What I have no interest in, what I do not trust, is a newbie retread TROLL undermining this forum.
Who were you? Why did you leave? Did Sarah break your heart and you got yourself banned?
Please explain to me how pointing out Newt Gingrich's RINO statements and his widely known record of back stabbing Conservatives AS DISCUSSED IN RECENT STORIES POSTED HERE AT FREE REPUBLIC amount to being a troll?
And precisely how does refreshing folks' short memories about a well-known political chameleon like Gingrich undermine this forum?
Inquiring minds want to know...
Thanks onyx.
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