Posted on 11/19/2010 9:00:28 AM PST by AKReportz
Which issues were those?
Haley Barbour 0.1% (100 votes)
Chris Christie 0.51% (489 votes)
Mitch Daniels 0.18% (174 votes)
Jim DeMint 0.25% (244 votes)
Newt Gingrich 0.51% (487 votes)
Mike Huckabee 15.14% (14,544 votes)
Bobby Jindal 0.22% (213 votes)
Sarah Palin 24.72% (23,748 votes)
Tim Pawlenty 0.12% (112 votes)
Mike Pence 0.93% (891 votes)
Mitt Romney 40.14% (38,565 votes)
John Thune 0.39% (374 votes)
Other 16.79% (16,133 votes)
Total Votes: 96,074
Bwahahaha! Love the graphic.
Haley Barbour 0.11% (104 votes)
Chris Christie 0.51% (494 votes)
Mitch Daniels 0.18% (175 votes)
Jim DeMint 0.25% (246 votes)
Newt Gingrich 0.51% (488 votes)
Mike Huckabee 15.08% (14,568 votes)
Bobby Jindal 0.22% (215 votes)
Sarah Palin 24.67% (23,828 votes)
Tim Pawlenty 0.12% (113 votes)
Mike Pence 0.92% (892 votes)
Mitt Romney 40.31% (38,937 votes)
John Thune 0.39% (374 votes)
Other 16.73% (16,162 votes)
Total Votes: 96,596
I’ll be proudly voting for Sarah Palin in 2012.
This will be a great example of illustrating how conservatives divide their vote up and nominate RINOs year after year in the GOP.
Palin is the only candidate that can beat Myth.
Hey, vote who you want to vote for, but it is what it is.
It will be Palin or it will be Romney.
Someone posted this poll a few days ago. Palin at the time was way ahead of everybody. The Romneyvites have been very busy sense then - tipping the scale the other way.
I’m not voting for Romney. I’m not kidding, if that liberal puke wins the GOP nomination I’ll vote for Obama out of protest.
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I could not bring myself to do that, but I understand your point. I would be voting for some third party or independent candidate at that point.
A choice between Obama and Romney is sort of a choice between Baal and Mammon. I would not support either of these, merely to thwart the other one.
Looks like the Romney bots are pumping his numbers. I’ve been watching the poll. It is very easy to re-vote - just hit the refresh button (so much for safeguards against manipulating the poll!). His number are rising like clockwork: it looks like a half-dozen Romney people are repeatedly voting.
I’m afraid this is the kind of thing we can expect: a candidate who has little popular appeal but has a fanatically devoted following of the same religious persuasion who will manipulate in favor of their man wherever possible to give the impression that he is indeed the “frontrunner,”
From what I read, Sarah resigned because she didn't think it fair to make the Alaskan taxpayers keep having to pay to defend her in frivolous lawsuits. I would only see the number of silly lawsuits escalating were she to become President.
Those voting for Romney are asking for trouble. Just another corrupt RINO political hack.
Alaska law is kinda quirky she wouldn’t have the same problems as president.
Cindie
The poll needs help, folks.
Haley Barbour 0.11% (108 votes)
Chris Christie 0.52% (516 votes)
Mitch Daniels 0.2% (196 votes)
Jim DeMint 0.26% (256 votes)
Newt Gingrich 0.54% (543 votes)
Mike Huckabee 14.94% (14,906 votes)
Bobby Jindal 0.22% (220 votes)
Sarah Palin 24.52% (24,460 votes)
Tim Pawlenty 0.12% (116 votes)
Mike Pence 0.9% (897 votes)
Mitt Romney 40.91% (40,806 votes)
John Thune 0.38% (381 votes)
Other 16.39% (16,348 votes)
Total Votes: 99,753
“Just do a ‘write in’ for Sarah.”
Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll take it to heart.
I disagree. The left hates her so much, they would throw everything they can think of at her.
...and we all know how that turned out...
I’m hoping to see Sarah Palin and Jan Brewer as the ticket for 2012.
This is why I like Marco Rubio as VP pick for Sarah Palin:
Rubio was the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives during the 2007 and 2008 legislative sessions. He was first elected to the Florida House on January 25, 2000, from the 111th district. .... Marco Rubio served as a City Commissioner for West Miami before being elected to the Florida House of Representatives for the 111th District in a special election on January 25, 2000. He has won each of his re-election bids. He is the author of the book 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida’s Future. This book was compiled from Rubio’s travels around the state to gather ideas from citizens. This was done through what Rubio calls “Idearaisers”. Many of the issues that he pushed for in his first year as speaker came from ideas in this book. During 2007, Marco Rubio championed a major overhaul of the Florida tax system. He argued it would reduce property taxes and decrease the size of government
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
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Rush Limbaugh on Marco Rubio
Nov. 4, 2010
Rubio is great. Rubio automatically educates when he talks. He automatically educates people about conservatism. So does Palin. That’s all that needs to happen. All these Tea Party people that these Trent Lotts say are flawed candidates. If they need anything they’re just need to be taught how to articulate conservatism constantly. That’s educational. We need this. This is an intellectual, philosophical battle we’re in, and our candidates need to be able to explain the philosophy and the ideology. I.e., why they are conservative. Rubio does this automatically, axiomatically
Rubio Scares Democrats the Most
November 3, 2010
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_110310/content/01125108.member.html
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: Did you happen to hear Marco Rubio’s acceptance speech? We have some sound bites of it. He struck an interesting tone as did Boehner. (paraphrasing) “It’s really not time to celebrate here, one in ten Americans are out of work, future in question because of all of this massive debt. There’s really not a whole lot to celebrate here. There’s a lot of hard work that needs to take place.”
Rubio was amazing, and, of all the Republican wins last night, it’s Rubio that has the Democrats probably as scared as anybody. They’re as scared of Rubio as they have been scared of anybody, because Marco Rubio is supposed to be the quintessential Democrat. Marco Rubio is supposed to be the kind of guy that could only be elected by Democrats, the only kind of Hispanic that could ever win as a Democrat and look what he did. Marco Rubio ran as a Reagan Republican and he got 50% of the vote in a three-way race.
BREAK TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: As promised, we’ll start with Marco Rubio and his acceptance speech last night in Coral Gables, Florida, after he won a three-way race with 50% of the vote. Now, this victory, the Marco Rubio victory, you may not hear it anywhere but here, this is the one that has the Democrats worried. I mean, they know they got wiped out last night. This man, Marco Rubio, and his future, this is something that they are deathly worried about. Here’s the first of three sound bites.
[]RUBIO: We make a grave mistake if we believe that tonight these results are somehow an embrace of the Republican Party. What they are is a second chance, a second chance for Republicans to be what they said they were going to be not so long ago. (cheers) You see, I learned early on in this campaign — in fact, it’s what propelled me to enter it — that what this race was about, was about the great future that lies ahead for our country, a future that Americans know is there for the taking.
RUSH: Marco Rubio, Coral Gables, Florida. He also said this...
RUBIO: I know America’s great, not because I read about it in a book, but because I’ve seen it with my eyes. I’ve been raised in a community of exiles, of people who lost their country, of people who know what it’s like to live somewhere else. By the way, a community that I am proud to be a part of. A community — (cheers and applause) A community of men and women that were once my age, and when they were they had dreams like we have now, and yet they lost all those things through an accident of history. No matter where I go or what title I may achieve, I will always be the son of exiles.
RUSH: They hate hearing this. They just hate it. I mean, every person like Marco Rubio should be registered as a Democrat, should be voting Democrat, should be running for office as a Democrat. Here he tells the story of the American dream as lived by his father.
RUBIO: He [his father] grew up largely in a society where what you were going to be when you grew up was decided for you. This is like almost every other place in the world. Think about what that means. That means that before you are even born, how far you’re going to get to go in life is decided for you by who your parents are or are not. He [his father] was fortunate enough to make it here to America where he was never able to capture his own dreams of his own youth. Instead, he made it the mission of his life to ensure that his children would have every opportunity he did not, that every door that was closed for him would be open for them, that the day would never come for them that came for him: The day when he realized that his own dreams would not be possible, and so now life was about opening the pathways for his children. This story I know well, and it verifies to me the greatness of our country. Because tonight, with your vote, you have elected his son to the United States Senate.
RUSH: Now, this is interesting because Marco Rubio has lived it. His father wasn’t born here. Marco Rubio didn’t read about it in a book, as he said. He does not have to wonder what the people who paid the price had to go through. You know, of all the things, I love that particular bite. He “grew up largely in a society where what you were going to be when you grew up was decided for you like almost every other place in the world.” Here is a short explanation of American exceptionalism. “This is like almost every other place in the world. Think about what that means. It means that before you are even born, how far you were gonna go in life is decided for you by who your parents are or are not.” It’s true, in part, in this country. The Kennedys are a great example. But it’s not true for everybody. You don’t need special circumstances to get anywhere in this country. You do everywhere else.
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Read the Background Material...
• Miami Herald: Rubio: US Debt Top Issue as Fla.’s New Senator
• New York Times: In Rubio and Paul Victories, a Rebuke for Obama
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Cheney and Rubio Rock CPAC
February 18, 2010
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_021810/content/01125108.member.html
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: A little surprise just happened at CPAC. Here’s Liz Cheney.
LIZ: For my whole life he has taught me to stand up for what I believe in and to fight for what’s right. And often before big speeches like this one, I ask his opinion, I seek his advice. Well, today, instead, I brought him with me. (cheers and applause.)
RUSH: The place went nuts. CPAC convention in Washington, the place went nuts. And here’s what Cheney said, in part.
[]CHENEY: A welcome like that is almost enough to want to make me run for office again. (cheers and applause) But I’m not-a-gonna do it. (laughter) I think the developments that we’ve seen over the last several months are enormously encouraging. I think when we can achieve the kind of results that we’ve achieved in places like Virginia and New Jersey and Massachusetts — (cheers and applause) — the sky’s the limit here. I think 2010 is going to be a phenomenal year for the conservative cause. And I think Barack Obama is a one-term president. (cheers and applause).
RUSH: Place erupted. We cut the applause short in the essence of brevity, but the place just went nuts. Now, earlier this morning Marco Rubio, the Florida Senate candidate, spoke. How many bites do we have here? One, two, three, four. He pretty much brought the house down, too.
RUBIO: There’s never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights come from God, not from our government. (cheers and applause) Principles that recognize that because all of us are equal in the eyes of our Creator, all life is sacred, at every stage of life. (applause) These principles embody a commitment to individual liberty which has made us the freest people in history. There’s nothing like America in all the world. And even today with the problems that we face, who would you rather be, which country would you trade places with? Just remember and ask yourself, when was the last time that you heard news accounts about a boatload of American refugees arriving on the shores of another country?
RUSH: Marco Rubio, Florida Senate candidate then described how the political class of this country doesn’t get what’s going on here.
[]RUBIO: Leaders at the highest levels of our government are undertaking a deliberate and systematic effort to redefine our government, our economy, and our country. Now, people, as I said, all across America figured this out over a year ago. They didn’t wait for their senator or for their congressman to do something about it. They did it themselves. They have taken matters into their own hands, from tea parties, to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political push-back in American history. (cheers and applause) Never has the political class or the mainstream media that covers them been more out of touch with the American people than they are today. 2010 is not just a choice between Republicans and Democrats, it’s not just a choice between liberals and conservatives. 2010 is a referendum on the very identity of our nation.
RUSH: Now, we edited again the applause. The applause here was profound for Marco Rubio, Florida Senate candidate. He says here we don’t need two Democrat parties.
RUBIO: People want our leaders that will come here to Washington, DC, and stand up to this big government agenda, not be co-opted by it. (applause). After all, the US Senate already has one Arlen Specter too many. (laughter and applause) And after all, America already has a Democrat Party. It doesn’t need two Democrat parties.
RUSH: Right. Right on, right on, right on. I like this guy using the word “Democrat” instead of “Democratic.” That really ticks ‘em off out there, folks, it just ticks ‘em off like you can’t believe. Last sound bite here.
RUBIO: Let’s reform the tax code and reduce tax rates across the board. (applause) Let’s eliminate double taxation by abolishing the taxes on capital gains, on dividends, on interest, and while we’re at it, let’s eliminate the one on death, too. (applause) Let’s significantly lower the corporate tax rate so it once again is competitive with the rest of the world. (applause) Let’s stop big government energy mandates like cap and trade and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent. Let’s make a series of simple changes that puts the consumer in charge of health care spending in America. (applause) And while we’re at it let’s pass some lawsuit abuse reform as well.
RUSH: That’s this morning at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. And that is Marco Rubio, the Florida Senate candidate.
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Read the Background Material...
• ABC: Dick Cheney: ‘Barack Obama is a One-Term President’
• Washington Post: Marco Rubio Speech at CPAC Conference Brings Conservatives to Their Feet
• Politico: At CPAC, a New Conservative Order
• FOXNews: Mating Dance Begins Between Tea Partiers, Traditional CPAC Stars
bttt
Whatever. Let the liberals vote for Romney in this meaningless poll. Next week I’m voting for Bristol Palin in another meaningless poll. And through the miracle of modern telephony and the good graces of the people of Cisco I plan on voting 565 times.
Close, but not quite correct. The state was having to pay to impartially process the attacks, which I think ran into something like one million dollars. She was having to pay her defense lawyers out of her own pocket. Also, there is the fact that all of the depositions and statements and hearings and legal nonsense was eating up all of her time to the point where there simply were not enough hours in the day for her to function as Governor (the TRUE purpose behind it all). And, there were the constant freedom-of-information requests that amounted to a DOS (denial of service) attack against her fairly small state administration. But I don't really think you can extrapolate that out into her Presidency.
Her situation in Alaska was unique in that she was pretty much naked in the face of the attacks, and was having to foot the bill out of her own pocket. As President, she would have an army of lawyers and PR people standing between her and her attackers. Also, the expenses would not be coming out of her own pocket. Also also, these attacks would be publicized by the right wing media, and would, I think, be quickly turned around and used as a weapon against the left. They would cause public disgust for her attackers, as they would be seen as wasting the public's time and money on what would clearly be seen as frivolous nonsense. What do you suppose would happen the first time she was sued for wearing her own "Carhart" jacket at some event where it was cold?
You are probably correct in saying that her enemies would probably try to repeat a tactic that worked once before. But I believe they would quickly find out that it would not work again. As far as other types of political attacks, I'm sure they would be no different than what any other president had to put up with, and I'm sure Sarah would be able to handle them just as well, maybe better. People try to imply that she couldn't take the "heat" or the "pressure", but "heat", "pressure", and "time" are three different things. Are we really to believe that she couldn't take the "pressure" of being sued for wearing a "Carhart" jacket at a public event?
Anyway, I'm starting to ramble, so I'll just close with an IMHO.
It’s not a question of what the left will do it’s what the law is. She was being inundated with spurious lawsuits. In Alaska anyone can file any silly thing they can imagine without it costing them a dime. The public person defending the charge must pay to defend him/herself. That doesn’t happen at the federal level (think how hard it was to get anything on the Clinton). The president and VP are insulated from this kind of thing. If they weren’t imagine the nightmare we would’ve had when Bush was president. Granted, they have, can, and will accuse her of anything they can but it just rolls right off of her. She only looks stronger and they look desperate and petty. She has no skeletons left.
Cindie
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