Posted on 08/27/2012 10:09:06 AM PDT by Hojczyk
This is one clip it pays to watch to the very end. Sarah Palin appeared on Fox Saturday evening to talk about the Tea Party and challenge the Republican Party to stick to its platform ideals, warning at one point that the GOP could go the way of the Whigs if they don’t respond to the will of the voters.
She also took questions from Twitter, including one which asked whether she’d run for Governor in Alaska again. (Answer: She’d rather work on policy to unlock Alaska’s natural resources.) But it’s near the seven-minute mark when Palin expresses frustration when a viewer asks if it isn’t better not to vote when one doesn’t like either candidate (via the Sarah Palin Journal):
PALIN: No no no no! Please go vote! Let me ask you — man, do me a favor. If this go-around you don’t know who you dislike more or like more, Romney or Obama — this go-around, give Romney a shot. We don’t want to repeat the failed policies of President Obama. That’s insanity, to repeat the same failures over and over again and expect a different result.
Obama has proven himself that he doesn’t get it, he doesn’t get the free market, he doesn’t get American exceptionalism, and he won’t work toward that American exceptionalism. He had his chance — no hard feelings, thank you for your service, Mr. Obama. This go-around, though, let’s give Romney that chance.
This is an excellent answer for those Romney skeptics who still believe that sitting out the presidential race will work out as a positive action.
Palin obviously isn’t passionate about Mitt Romney as a GOP nominee, which surprises no one. But she does see the practical issue of the election in clear precision.
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Neither am I but what's the alternative?
This is supposed to make me feel better about Romney?
Tick tock, tick tock. Waiting to hear from some that Palin is a sell out.
The Romney skeptics I know, like me, never had any intention of sitting this one out. We will vote 3rd party or write-in. We want our votes on record.
So far as the reason for voting Romney being that Obama has done so poorly, that is not our issue either. We reject Romney because he's a radical liberal. Even NOW he's pushing Romneycare. In recent weeks he's supported gay couples, gay adoption, gay boy scouts, dissed freedom of speech & religion, promised to manipulate the tax code for revenue enhancements, and shown himself (again) to be pro-choice.
I’m thinking that she should just go away. She has milked her fame far too long. She’s sort of like a Kardashian.
I asked this once before, and the person I asked couldn’t come up with a reasoned response.
If it were a choice between Hitler and Satan, who would you vote for?
I’m waiting...
You seem to think one must always vote for one of the two main people on the ballot. In fact, there are times when neither person deserves your vote.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES.
I don’t cast votes for people who will do my nation harm.
Is that clear enough for you?
If you wish to, be my guest.
Sarah Palin is a true conservative and does have a national platform. Why should she go away?? We need more like her. She does not like Romney because it was his minions that attacked her so hard pre and post election in 2008, but she is still supporting the ticket. The only goal now is stopping Obama.
Anyone who think Romney is so bad that they would prefer Obama is, well, never mind . . . .
Wrong. Unless you live in one of the handful of "battleground" states, your vote in November (for President, at least) means absolutely nothing.
As an example, I live in the People's Republic of Maryland. If the Presidential race in this state came down to my vote, then Romney is already winning the race by a landslide to start with, and therefore my vote doesn't matter even then.
Yes, it's a different story if you live in Ohio, Florida, or the like, but most of us don't.
Incredibly BOTH the major party candidates are showing me their hind ends.
Guess they don't want to be President, but I got the prize right here in my hand. They need to convince me ~ but so far there's nothing good in anything they've said ~ at least not from my perspective!
If Sarah starts a third party, I’ll join it, support it and contribute to it.
As a longtime ardent Palin supporter I was disappointed in her harsh quick-draw criticism of Akin. I too believe Akin made a seriously bad characterization of rape. I also believe responses such as Palin’s indicate more concern about keeping the pieces of political image together than looking seriously at the much bigger picture rape even with Akin’s misspeak.
Palin ping.
Sounds like she’s saying that a lot of people didn’t vote in 2008 because they didn’t like mccain. But don’t do that “this time around”. Vote for the one you hate the least.
Saying to someone give romney a shot is HARDLY a sell out! If anyone needs to ask advice from anyone on what to do - clearly has no mind of their own and/or no firm values/character to stand on.
Akin is thinking of himself and not America, Sarah is. The big picture is America!
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