Posted on 12/16/2009 4:38:39 PM PST by Al B.
Declaring that she “was honored and proud to run with him,” former Alaska governor Sarah Palin pushed back hard Wednesday against a report that she had disrespected Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) by blacking out his name on a sun visor she wore on vacation.
The website TMZ accused Palin of “a frontal attack on Sen. John McCain” during a Hawaii vacation this week: “Sarah chose to wear a visor from her campaign -- a visor that was emblazoned with the former presidential candidate's name ... that is, until Palin redacted McCain's name with a black marker.”
But Palin said in a statement to POLITICO that she was just trying to “be incognito” -- to go unrecognized and shield her children and husband, Todd, from paparazzi.
The hotel where she was staying had to chase away five photographers, a friend said.
Palin said in the statement to POLITICO: “I am so sorry if people took this silly incident the wrong way. I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago. So much for trying to be incognito."
The Palins were taking a break from a three-and-a-half-week book tour for her million-copy-selling memoir, “Going Rogue: An American Life.” Palin has signed more than 59,000 books -- an average of 1,750 per stop -- and has traveled more than 19,000 miles by plane and bus. She has spent 115 hours -- or 4.8 days -- signing books in 33 cities in 25 states. Her stops have included five military bases.
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“Because the people trashing Palin are Ron Paul wingnuts”
You are a L I A R !!
That's what she said, seems pretty clear to me. Splain how that's that "dancing"?
C'mon VR, the words came out of her mouth.
Conservatism is based upon principle. The way we learn about her principles is by her quotes and her record. At best she has made two statements that cancel each other out- And in that case, one should admit that it is a waffle, and suspect the worst.
How is this any different than the shifting sands of Sh*tt Romney or John McCain't? The correct answer is that it isn't - McCain't script or not. A true Conservative would never have uttered the words in the first place.
“Hayworth is *considering* running SoCalPol.
If he runs anyone that supports McLame in the primary is wrong, period. I hope Palin would not do that. If she wants to stay neutral out of ‘respect’ for McPain I’m fine with that. If Hayworth enters and she campaigns for McCain she will be making a mistake, not as bad as Santorum and Bush pulling Specter over the finish line but still a big mistake that will turn off conservative voters.
This has not yet happened so castigation of Palin is premature.”
Agree.
“Re: Immigration, I don’t think many people are for “rounding them up” I don’t see how that could be done. The thing to do is punish employers who hire them, Arrest and deport them when are they caught driving without a license (don’t give them any ID, don’t give them a bus card, a library card, nothing).”
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants have left Arizona since we made it a crime to hire illegals. It could be as many as half a million.
I used to see illegals everywhere. Now I rarely see them at all. They leave on their own if they can’t get a job....
D U H
There’s going to be fallout for her heart felt statements about McCain; some good and some not so good. Like you, and others, I wish she would have merely stated, “I adore John McCain, and Todd and just saw him last week in Washington, D. C. last week.”
On the plus side, for all his equivocating about her, she has shown herself the better person. No doubt about that. She has literally shamed him.
On the downside, she has confused some of her supporters and bewildered others. But all of us admire her for her honesty.
Unfortunately, the downside has many off-shoots because McCain is such a loose cannon. I’ve already read that he has volunteered to campaign for Crist over Rubio and that should pit him against Sarah! Unintended consequences that come with supporting McCain.
I want Sarah to be the best that she can be. I’m certain she can win the nomination and go onto to win the presidency, but she’ll have to be in top form. Unlike her democrat opponent, or even her Republican challengers, she’ll never have the media on her side, so she will not be afforded any slip ups.
We’ll have to watch this McCain endorsement play out in the media now. It’s Christmas time and health care and Iran are in the forefront, but everything Sarah has a way of trumping the news.
There's the money shot.
Keep up the good work! You are on the right path.
BUMP.
Sarah knows this was a setup by the little girls in the McCain Senate campaign. She had few other options this time.
Ooops.
A picture of the visor was just on Fox News. Apparently, it wasn't a "McCain/Palin" logo that was defaced, only "McCain."
So, after selling how many millions of books, she can't afford non logo clothing, and is reduced to taking a marker to her duds? How...thrifty.
Why am I on a Palin thread, anyway? Oh, wait, maybe this was a McCain ping...
“The Tea Party is the best thing Conservatives have going right now. Do the Tea Party folks think McCain is our future? Heck no, they don’t. Do you want to stand by while Sarah telegraphs that she thinks McCain is 100% supportable?
No..., you don’t. That’s all I’m sayin’. We don’t do her any favors if we allow her to make a mistake and then she hears nothing but silence, or an atta girl.
She has a good heart, but she absolutely must grow before she can be elected president.”
Amen to all of this!
“we need to close the borders. They are called illegal aliens for a reason and if they are not going to follow the rules they should not be in our country.
That’s what she said, seems pretty clear to me. Splain how that’s that “dancing”? “
She has had many interviews.
Rush
Hannity
Lars Larson
She REFUSES to state that she would not vote for amnesty of any kind
She says
“ I don’t support the Democrat amnesty”
“There is a more humane way to treat them?
WTF?
Sorry. If you can’t see she is dancing, it is merely because you don’t want to.
Thank you, roamer_1. I have concerns that the newly minted phrase, "Commonsense Conservatism" sounds a whole lot like the "Compassionate Conservatism" that spawned W's spending excesses.
That is certainly not true in my case. While admitting a real sympathy toward the principles driving the civil libertarians hereon, I doubt you'll find a single post from me supporting Ron Paul's foreign positions.
Reagan supported the civil libertarian position as much as he could (and, as well he should). Perhaps you should do the same, and support candidates they can stomach.
That isn't to say that one must compromise one's principles... and I dare say that a Reaganite in charge of the war would not have had near the problems with the libertarians in the first place.
@DoughtyOne:
Hey D1, nice to see you. As usual, I find myself agreeing with you to a great degree, albeit that I am more vehement (also usual)... You have a way about you that is well reasoned.
Are you Sarah Palin? I have nothing against you, just your nutty followers that claim you are more than you even try to represent yourself as.
And I dont have anything against ‘the goddess’. She is not doing any harm right now, enjoying her fame which she deserves. It’s the goddess worshippers that worry me. I detect a completely blind loyalty.
While I wish Pelosi failed getting a Health Reform bill passed, the side benefit was it killed the worshippers ‘fictional tale’ that she killed health reform with a single facebook entry(posted here over and over last summer). Those posts made me want to barf.
Rab’s, myself and others sense she may be another big government compassionate conservative. My thought is: “What do the Palin worshippers think of the GWB legacy?” and “How would you demand she do things different than GWB as president?” If the answer is they think GWB was a big success, then it’s time to ring the fire alarms.
I am a non-conformist and am not following the (so called conservative) rats off another cliff led by another big government Republican piper.
I like Rabs work because he challenges them, puts them on the defensive. It’s about time!
Hi MaggieCarta. How very observant of you. Anyone who is redefining Conservatism needs to do so because they don't fit the mold... And I don't think that "redefining" will convince as many Conservatives as some folks here would believe.
WTF.
Could someone please verify this quote for me?
Well, the McCain camp certainly thinks so. They've posted it on the JohnMcCain.com website
Yep.
Oh, please, stop, I'm blushing.
Anyone who is redefining Conservatism needs to do so because they don't fit the mold... And I don't think that "redefining" will convince as many Conservatives as some folks here would believe.
Excellent point. However, I wouldn't count out the "redefining" strategy just yet...
Have a great day!
I do. Her record does not support her assertions toward Conservatism. I have a real resentment toward anyone who claims Conservatism while trying to redefine it.
If she were more honest about her tendencies toward big government projects and looser standards (good standards, for the most part, but not Conservative), I would find her far more palatable. As it is, her donning of the Conservative, Pro-life conservative, and Fiscal conservative mantles rankles me.
She is not doing any harm right now, enjoying her fame which she deserves.
That is true, in some degree. Statements like the one in the OP do damage though.
It’s the goddess worshippers that worry me. I detect a completely blind loyalty.
Absolutely! this is quintessentially the very same as the Obama zealots. If one cannot look at one's candidate critically, one will invariably end up not getting what is on the label.
Same old sh**, different day.
Could you do a series of posts on her record ( I assume in Alaska) that document the details of this ? You can label them something like ‘sarahbiggov’ or ‘sarahrino‘. That would be useful and stir a needed debate here. Not to put you on the spot LOL. Many of her fans haved pinged me with angry denials of this.
It would be useful in them to define the principles of conservatism she is violating. There are so many contrary views of conservatism here now.
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