Posted on 09/05/2011 10:03:16 PM PDT by Clairity
As chants of "Run, Sarah, run" billowed up from the crowd, Sarah Palin was drowned out by a devout Tea Party audience yesterday in Manchester who believe the former Alaska governor fits her own description of the next president.
"We need people with a proven record of reform and who are willing to take on the tough challenges, run into danger, if you will, not run away from it. We need a pro-growth agenda," Palin said at the Tea Party Express rally, pausing mid sentence as the chants built up.
"We simply don't have time to be bogged down in internal conflicts and friendly-fire conflicts," she said. "The time to secure our future and preserve the blessings of liberty and restore our economy, it's now.
"The Tea Party movement is bigger than any one person and it's not about any one candidate."
But some yesterday said her plan is coming too late. They're tired of the waiting game.
"I think she's dragging it out too long as to whether or not she's going to run," said Robert Clarke of Manchester. "She may be able to deliver a good message, but she needs to get into gear or get out of the way."
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Actually I used to be very pro-Palin when she was the VP nominee, she was like a breath of fresh air. I was all for her to run and win. But over the past couple of years she chose to become a celebrity and foster a cult of personality, which was disappointing, but I was still going to support her, if she had made a decision one way or another and acted upon it.
But the fact that she still didn’t announce leaves me with only two reasons why:
1. She can’t make up her mind, after thinking about it for 3 years — what kind of president would that make?
2. (and I think this is the real reason) She knew she was not ever going to run for president, when she quit as governor of Texas, but is having fun teasing and fooling everyone, while she rakes in the $$$. I don’t begrudge her for taking advantage of her celebrity status, after all we are still living in a good capitalist system. But for her to KEEP teasing and keeping her supporters dangling is NOT a good quality, it shows she doesn’t really care about her supporters.
And I finally faced reality about Palin.
Hmmm, so what’s your relaity about “Open Borders” Perry, or “Mass. Healthcare” Romney?
Now I know why I can’t get an honest answer from you. You wouldn’t know honest OR honorable if it crawled up your leg and bit you on the butt. So much for you having even the most miniscule amount of credibility.
“She knew she was not ever going to run for president, when she quit as governor of Texas,”
On the other hand, perry promised to serve out his term as governor of Texas and NOT run for governor of Alaska...and boy were they relieved! ROFL
The stupid. It burns!
Right. I don't recall her mentioning October at all.
Maybe she’s waiting on the Lord.
“Maybe she’s waiting on the Lord.”
I think we ALL are. Aren’t you?
LOL!!!
Well then...the safe thing for Ms. Palin to do is declare on November 7, 2012 that she is running for president. That way she'd only be exposed to "the same garbage" for less than 24 hours. *rolls eyes*
“2. (and I think this is the real reason) She knew she was not ever going to run for president, when she quit as governor of Texas, but is having fun teasing and fooling everyone, while she rakes in the $$$”
Governor of Texas? Or have you got Perry on the mind?
Clarity, your post is DISGUSTING! Knock it off.
You have done it several times over the past couple of days, and you then step back out of the mud slinging.
The old pissant had the guts to step into the fray, it got him banned when he went nutz, but he was in the fight.
Well said.
War has just been declared by the governemnt, the unions, and minoroties on the rest of the American citizenry.
There is no one I see who would be a better or more trustworthy leader in fighting back and restoring America then Sarah Palin.
Some posters just can't help themselves, can they?
The Snark virus overtakes them, their hidden agenda starts to come out, and then one morning, they look in the mirror and — they've become Pissant.
Sadly, they become pre-ZOT Zombies, posting mindless snark and then eventually go over the line, posting something that would gag a Spork Weasel.
Watch for it, it appears to be coming soon.
“Rickerhauser did say Palin’s message of cutting federal spending and returning power to the American people resonated with him, but he and others worried a Palin candidacy would simply steal votes away from a candidate with a better chance of beating President Obama.”
This man misses the point that BOTH parties serve the Communists of The New World Order and it won’t matter which party wins the Presidential election!
Sarah really is the ONLY alternative!
Sean asks her if she has a timeframe regarding thinking about making a final decision. She says, "Well, legally, of course, there are timeframes, and that time is...it's coming rapidly in front of all of us. You know, August and September you do have to start laying out a plan if you are to be one to throw your hat in the ring, so that's basically the timeframe."
Bachmann’s campaign is in disarray because Rollins has bowed out.
Perry won't be at the big debate this week because of the fires in Texas.
Both of those events do make a difference in those campaigns.
For you, though, you're watching Palin and you see this as her just waiting patiently, on the sidelines. Events are unfolding all around her and she isn't in the middle of the fray, having to fight for position or causing a dust up. The media isn't flocking to her, she's not generating great sound bites and making a lot of money. She isn't attacking her Perry or Romney. She's watching them struggle through on their own.
And it's driving you mad with frustration because you want to be in a position where you can defend her and attack those who back the opposition.
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