Posted on 03/08/2011 2:21:55 PM PST by Kaslin
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) will headline a military appreciation event and fundraiser on May 2 in Colorado — the same day as the first GOP presidential primary debate in California.
The potential presidential candidate is scheduled to speak at an event titled "Tribute to the Troops With Sarah Palin" at Colorado Christian University, in the Denver area.
John Andrews, a university official, told The Denver Post he was aware of the debate when the college booked the 2008 vice presidential nominee and said he did not expect Palin to attend the debate.
"Presumably, this means she will be doing [the fundraiser] instead of any other engagement on the second," Andrews said.
The announcement comes as Palin continues to grapple with her decision on whether to run for president. Palin said recently she is still undecided.
"You enter a race to win the race, so there are still a lot of considerations that have to be made," she told the BBC in an interview that aired Monday. "We haven't made up our mind or desire to make an announcement yet as to what it is we will be doing."
Palin said the considerations include her ability to match President Obama's fundraising prowess and whether the country would be ready for an "unconventional" candidate like her.
Melissa Giller, a spokeswoman for the Reagan Presidential Library Foundation, told the Post that no likely Republican candidates have committed to attend the debate, which will be moderated by NBC "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams and Politico editor John Harris.
Palin will not collect an honorarium for the event, Andrews told the Post. According to the event's website, all of its proceeds will be donated to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), which benefits families of deceased soldiers.
"It's not a political day," Andrews said. "It's a day to honor our armed forces."
Yes.
""Palin couldn't explain why North Korea and South Korea were separate nations. ..... Asked to identify the enemy that her son would be fighting in Iraq, she drew a blank. Later, on the plane, Palin said to her team: 'I wish I'd paid more attention to this stuff'.""
LOL. A hit piece by anonymous backstabbers in a British (automatically leftist) newspaper.
"None of the present crop of old Republican retreads and a candidate that, in comparison to the average Free Republic poster in 2008, was pathetically uninformed about the situation in Iraq, is going to win in November of 2012.
See above about anonymous hitpieces in liberal media.
"A strong Republican candidate, that is not yet being talked about, will emerge next Spring. That will be the candidate that defeats Barrack Obama."
And it will be Sarah Palin. Now go back to your gab-fest with your buddies "pissant", "Huck", "Hildy" and the rest of the Palin-hating trolls.
I hope you don’t actually believe the tripe in that link you posted.
That doesn't make sense to me. If they don't think they can beat Sarah Palin, what makes them think they could beat obama?
The election, assuming we still have elections, is a long way away, but if someone wants the job and thinks they can handle it, step up and make the case.
That is an excellent idea!
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