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Palin stiffs the House Republicans
ABC News - The Note ^ | 2009-01-31

Posted on 02/01/2009 11:48:02 AM PST by rabscuttle385

When House Republicans planned their annual winter retreat, they extended an invitation to Alaska Gov. Sara Palin, hoping the party's 2008 vice presidential nominee would give a morale-building speech to the more than 130 Republican members of Congress gathered this weekend in Hot Springs, Va.

Retreat organizers tell ABC News that Palin politely declined, giving a perfectly understandable reason. According to the Congressional Institute, which hosted the conference, Palin said she simply could not make it to the retreat because pressing state business made it impossible for her to leave Alaska this weekend.

So where is Palin this weekend? She's in Washington, D.C., attending the super-elite Alfalfa Dinner.

"She lied to us," said a Republican at the retreat.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: abcnews; alfalfaclub; elite; enemedia; palin; pds; sarah; sarahpalin; waronsarah
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To: RichInOC
Oh the MSM already is Mario Lavendar
161 posted on 02/01/2009 6:42:52 PM PST by Syncro (Ti Ming -- Use Librally)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

SARAH BARRACUDA sez: “I’m no ones cheerleader.” LOL!!
Cheerleader and comedian.


162 posted on 02/01/2009 6:46:56 PM PST by Bunkasaurus (I'm indecisive....or am I?)
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To: DoughtyOne

I agree with everything you have said in this post.

And I’m not a Rino.

Seems there’s a lot of name-tagging going on. Are we in a circular fire mode here?


163 posted on 02/01/2009 6:54:18 PM PST by Running On Empty ((The three sorriest words:"It's too late"))
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To: Running On Empty

Steele is the man. We can’t change that. I say we support him until we have reason not to in his capacity as the Chairman of the RNC. You and I aren’t going to remain quiet if he starts playing the part of a RINO in this position.

I may disagree stridently with his stance on some issues if I understand things correctly. If he starts basing his RNC leadership on those views, I’ll ripe him mercilessly. I know you’ll join me.

You take care.


164 posted on 02/01/2009 7:13:09 PM PST by DoughtyOne (D1: Home of the golden tag line: FBI cuts off CAIR for contact with Hamas, Obama wants to talk to.)
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To: deport

The Republican retreat was at the Homestead-—4 to 5 hours to DC. That’s as far a drive as New York City is from DC up Interstate 95. Considering she was only in DC from Friday night until 6:30 Sunday morning (so as not to minimize loss of time in Juneau during the legislative session), and Saturday was completely booked up with meetings with her DC staff, the CSIS lunch, and the Alfalfa dinner, where would she have found the 12 or so hours to get to the Homestead?


165 posted on 02/01/2009 9:33:52 PM PST by SallyH
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I agree with you!!


166 posted on 02/02/2009 12:09:03 AM PST by Katarina (Thank God for Conservative talk radio.)
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To: azishot
2nd favorite MSM sport: Make the republicans fight.

***I would’ve made this #1.***

You'll have to pry the MSM's lips off Bronco Bomber's ass before you'll be able to move it to the top of the list.

167 posted on 02/02/2009 3:49:15 AM PST by tx_eggman (I own two rare photos. Houdini as he locks his keys in his car and Norman Rockwell beating a child.)
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To: BobL
I don’t think we’re getting the full story.

From ABC News? I think not.

Look for a poison pen at work here.

You do know, don't you, that ABC News and CNN are ground zero for a foursome of back-channel, high-volume communicators who are apparently PR'ing the Obama agenda? They are:

There is a serious conflict of interest going on here with these guys doing politics on CNN's and ABC's time via back channels to the White House and Mephistopheles Central. These guys are not working as journalists, they're functioning as the neural plexus of the Obama political spin machine.

168 posted on 02/02/2009 5:01:33 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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To: Bunkasaurus
Hey, Bunk ......How did this happen?

This account has been banned or suspended.

Hmmm, troll zot?

Thanks for playing.

169 posted on 02/02/2009 5:32:40 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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To: SallyH

The Republican retreat was at the Homestead-—4 to 5 hours to DC.


Yep I know where the retreat was held. About 200 miles southwest of DC, but I guess any old excuse will do when one chooses to ignore the new RNC Chairman and a large gathering of elected officials.

Yep state business called or so the excuse goes but I really doubt the legislature was meeting on Sunday. A hour or two with the retreat gathering and then back on a plane from down in the area where the retreat was being held and she’d have been back in AK early Monday. At some point she’ll be happy to meet with these folks if she makes another attempt at a national ticket.


170 posted on 02/02/2009 6:21:09 AM PST by deport
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To: SallyH

Do you really think she would have driven?


171 posted on 02/02/2009 8:26:41 AM PST by gracesdad
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To: FFranco

“I don’t believe Gov. Palin lied. I don’t think she would do that, she’s too moral.”

She’s still a politician.


172 posted on 02/02/2009 8:27:38 AM PST by gracesdad
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To: rabscuttle385
I don't think that at this point I'd attend an event hosted by the GOP either.
173 posted on 02/02/2009 8:31:07 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Old Sarge

Since when is exposing someone’s lie a “smear”?


174 posted on 02/04/2009 6:35:11 AM PST by steve-b (Intelligent design is to evolutionary biology what socialism is to free-market economics.)
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To: VRWCtaz
I do not support the whole concept of spending our way out of economic problems. However, once the decision is made in Washington to spend a set amount of money I expect my Governor (Sanford R-SC) to do everything in his power to see that the money is spent for the best possible benefit for the people of our state. I'm sure the people of Alaska expect the same from Gov. Palin.
"I weep for you," the Walrus said:
"I deeply sympathize."
With sobs and tears he sorted out
Those of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.

175 posted on 02/04/2009 6:37:00 AM PST by steve-b (Intelligent design is to evolutionary biology what socialism is to free-market economics.)
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To: steve-b
“It seems a shame,” the Walrus said,
“To play them such a trick,
After we've brought them out so far,
And made them trot so quick!”

I see that we're being eaten alive. My point is that once an appropriation battle is lost in Washington the front in the war of fiscal conservatism moves to a more local level. Saying public money should have never been spent does not relive one of the responsibility to fight for it being spent in the most prudent manner possible.

176 posted on 02/04/2009 9:04:25 AM PST by VRWCtaz (Things change. Change you hope for changes too. Spare change?)
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To: G.Mason
"Steele is a star?" hey looks like he's against illegal immigration so...that 1 big point for him.
177 posted on 02/15/2009 11:04:38 PM PST by nbhunt
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