Palin backs Abbott after Nugent appearance, endorses Sessions' challenger

CNN ^ | February 19th, 2014 | Ashley Killough

[SoConPubbie]

(CNN) – Sarah Palin rallied Wednesday behind Texas attorney general Greg Abbott, endorsing the Republican gubernatorial hopeful and defending Abbott for appearing on the campaign trail this week with controversial rocker Ted Nugent.

"If he is good enough for Ted Nugent, he is good enough for me!" the former Alaska governor wrote on Facebook.

Nugent, a fierce gun rights activist who's known for making outlandish comments about President Obama, campaigned with Abbott at two events Monday. Democrats pointed to some of Nugent's past controversial remarks in an effort to discredit Abbott.

The campaign for Abbott, however, acknowledged it was simply inviting Nugent to help turn out the base during early voting, which began Monday.

Abbott lacks a major GOP opponent in the March 4 primary.

In the same Facebook post, which marked her first endorsements for 2014 GOP primaries, she encouraged voters to support Katrina Pierson, who's challenging nine-term Republican Rep. Pete Sessions.

"Katrina Pierson is an emerging leader and important voice for the future of the grassroots conservative movement," the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee wrote.

Pierson, a conservative activist with tea party support, is a strong backer of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Cruz's father, Rafael Cruz, has helped campaign for Pierson, who lags far behind Sessions in campaign cash.

The congressman appeared to brush off Pierson's primary challenge, telling CNN earlier this month on Capitol Hill that "these things happen."

Asked if he was worried about the challenge, Sessions repeated that "these things happen."

Sessions represents the Lone Star State's 32nd congressional district, a solidly Republican district located around North Dallas.

CNN's Deirdre Walsh, Paul Steinhauser, Peter Hamby and Dana Bash contributed to this report.

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	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SoConPubbie]

Onyx, Palin Ping Please!

[House Atreides]

Good deal—Palin wants to flush another RINO out of the bowl. And it would be GREAT to be rid of Über RINO Pete Sessions.

[logic101.net]

Ted is controversial? Really? Does he know that?

[onyx]

[onyx]

OH, the above is a PING to Sarah Palin's AWESOME Ping List!

[ConservativeInPA]

Great news. The local paper in Harrisburg has been ripping Uncle Ted after interviews he gave while at an NRA sportsmens show a week ago. Of course they rip him after he is gone. I had no problems with anything he said.

[greene66]

Abbott did not back down and disown Nugent after the lib media went on their usual onslaught. Palin herself gave Nugent props in her mention of him in her posting in support of Abbott.

Such a stark contrast to the usual cowering I’ve come to associate with the GOP. Palin, Nugent, Abbott... these are the kind of people I would want to share the same foxhole with. And add Cruz too, while you’re at it!

[skinkinthegrass]

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[Sans-Culotte]

Such a stark contrast to the usual cowering I’ve come to associate with the GOP. Palin, Nugent, Abbott... these are the kind of people I would want to share the same foxhole with. And add Cruz too, while you’re at it!

Yep, I'm getting tired of people apologizing when they shouldn't. Instead of apologizing, Abbot and Palin are doubling down. I'm sick of spineless wussies.

[JaguarXKE]

…Nugent making...outlandish comments about President Obama.

Lets; see, what would be an outlandish comment about President Obama? Oh, I know, "President Obama loves his country and loves the Constitution." Now THAT is an outlandish comment!

[RichInOC]

Ted was called The Motor City Madman long before he got on the roll politically for a reason.

[digger48]

Nugent, a fierce gun rights activist who's known for making outlandish comments about President Obama,

Yup, I remember it well.

T'was back in '77 and Ted took a moment after Cat Scratch Fever and went into a diatribe and making outlandish comments about some 16 year old half-black guy in Hawaii that was Choomin' his way to the White House.

Made Ted famous, it did.

This is what you get when 20 year olds run a newsroom

[joethedrummer]

HA! HA! HA!!!

Ted Nugent - makes “Outlandish” comments about poor barry the pretender???

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.... pooooooor, POOOOOOR barry..

Nugent simply speaks the TRUTH in plain ENGLISH.

[G Larry]

Tea Party Charter Rules:

Inform your would be supporters and endorsers NOT to say STUPID, Damaging things!!!

[McGavin999]

Whew, for a minute there I thought she was backing a challenger for JEFF Sessions.

[Viennacon]

Unfortunately, Breitbart is kneecapping candidates like Matt Bevin. A particularly loathsome journalist called Michael Patrick Laehy. Why does Breitbart allow Tea Party hating jerks to write for them?

[KC_Lion]

WOOT!

GO SARAH!

GO ABBOTT!

Now THIS is a Global Business Tip!

[Marcella]

“Now THIS is a Global Business Tip!”

Right!

[onyx]