This seems like she’s leaning against running.
I can’t wait for her to finally say she isn’t running. She is beyond tedious.
“Is a title and a campaign too shackle-y?,” she continued. “Does that prohibit me from being out there, out of a box, not allowing handlers to shape me and to force my message to be what donors or what contributors or what pundits want it to be? Does a title take away my freedom to call it like I see it and to affect positive change that we need in this country? That’s the biggest contemplation piece in my process.”
Well, I honestly think she doesn't know if she's going to run yet, but if she is concerned with "titles" and "handlers" and "donors" after leveling charges of crony capitalism, I think she is leaning hard toward not running. Plus, calling herself a "maverick" and "rogue" is a little off-putting to me, considering she has been anything but rogue in her continued support for Juan McLame, and her silence when he attacked the Tea Party just a few months ago.
Cain's "rise" is directly connected to Perry's fall. We don't want Romney, and Perry just doesn't have what it takes, so... WHO?
The Wheel landed on Cain this week. Maybe next week we'll all profess our undying devotion to... Santorum?
Sarah HAS to run. If she loves this country she will run, and win. IMHO, of course.
Give me a break. Does she think we're all children?
I saw this. She is either preparing us for the let down of her not running or after watching the Republican Straw vote she realizes they don’t want either of the two front runners and she has to run to save the republic and knows it will be very hard on her and her family.
I want her to run but if she doesn’t my money stays in my account and life will go on.
I might remind her, in her own evangelical vein, that her running (and serving if elected) would itself be a message, one authored by God. She should not sell herself short. It's true that she will have to tone down her role as commentatrix to be a credible, concentrated candidate, and she'll have to concentrate on being president if she's elected. But she can't be so obsessed with the talk that she can't see the value of the action.
I don’t understand this hesitancy on Mrs Palin’s part. Her drones here have assured us that she indeed is/has been running since 2008. Why would the drones state this if it wasn’t factual? I would hate to think that they, the drones, are ignorant fanatics.
All of this stuff Sarah said about “being shackled” and is a “title worth it” is about the GOP trying to muzzle her. Remember the title of that article after the 2010 election? Next stop for the GOP: Stopping Sarah Palin
This what’s going on
Once she becomes a candidate or especially the nominee - the GOP will try to flood her campaign with more” Nicole Wallace and Steve Schmidt” like-aides and other people that will be more willing to fighting her than go after Obama (She brought up how inside the campaign in 2008, she was being caricature to the media)
She is contemplating how she can be FREE against the COMING inside attacks from some in the GOP trying to sabotage her as she pursuing the nomination (she mentioned the Newsweek article about Ailes and Fox moderators trying to sabotage candidates in the debates and attempting to moderate the Network)
She is going to be fighting the GOP elites more than that Obama in her pursuit. (they see her as more of a threat to them than Obama)
She’s thinking “how can I speak out FREELY and unshakled and speak the truth without being bound because I have the title of Republican candidate or Republican nominee?””is having a title worth it?
Yep, she’s running. She’s still playing the media and the Republican elites, keeping them off balance. I believe her decision was made over a year ago. When she formally announces newspapers will burst into flame and spittle will drip from the lips of liberal newscasters. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth by RINOs and Republican elites and there will be a collective sigh of relief by “We The People” all over this country. Sarah is a genuine good person who loves this country and it’s people and I don’t believe for a second that she would string us all along for personal or financial gain. That’s not what she is made of.
If she decides not to run, there are consequences for her in regard to what she says she’d hope to do from the sidelines. She carries a lot of clout now , with both her supporters and her enemies. The media cover her every move now exactly because she keeps threatening to run, or teasing to run. It’s the mystery of her intentions that affords her the status of prominence from those who want her to run because they truly want to give their vote to her because they believe in her, and from those in the media who feel the need to cover her moves in case she does decide to run. Once she decides she’s officially out, all of her clout decreases exponentially. She won’t be able to shape agendas for the nation from a perpetual spot on the sidelines; no one will be anywhere near as interested in her points of view if she chooses to sit out. And if she does choose not to run, then all of her publicity seeking moves - the bus tour; her Harley rides; showing up on straw poll day in Iowa at the State Fair; her trips to New Hampshire and other Caucus states - will all smack of nothing but shameless self promotion for it’s own sake.
I want to see her run - I will vote for her. But if she chooses to sit out - after all her own activity to keep herself relevant - then I won’t much care what she’ll have to say from the bench. She’s critiquing the direction of the nation at present - as she should. But to do so as though she has solutions (which she offers regularly on her social feeds) and then shrink from the fight to implement the solutions she offers, will lead her to the has-been status fairly quickly. So for her decision making process she discussed with Greta tonight, she ought to realize no one is forcing her to keep herself on the fringe of the political fray, and that her clout she derives from that vantage point only exists because she hasn’t decided to commit. Does she honestly think if she sits out, and some other Republican wins the White House that she will still be as relevant as she is now? No way. She’s not going to do any leading or shaping from the side lines - especially if a Republican beats Obama (or another Democrat who replaces Obama). Once she opts out, no more of her critiques for anything will carry any relevance to anyone bar her closest supporters (and that number will shrink too, if she sits out). You can’t critique the directions of others who walk down a path she was disinclined to travel herself.
If Palin is calling the Presidency of the United States a mere "title", she is not really serious about it and most likely never was. Even Greta's continuing commentary about the power of the Presidency did not veer Palin from her talking point that the Presidency was nothing more than a "title".
The very long tease has been a game at the expense of her followers. The ultimate goal was the increased marketability of her paid speeches which now will be marketed as speeches that are "passionate about issues and can get people to think very wisely about issues.”.
Price: Approximately $100,000 per speech.
If you or your group want to book her, contact her agents at:
Whispering: "There's a Conservative in the Tea Party!"Maybe the title of her campaign should be
Change you can Really believe in
she can use some of Obama’s old signs, and mark in the “Really” part, save some money... ;-)
Part of me thinks she should say to heck with trying to help because of the reckless abuse with malice that has been directed solely at her family. The hatred is so deep. It is celebrated on some forums. They have their new GW Bush to direct their hate towards. You know, the leftists who attack her don’t believe in God. Who hates like this? To hurt the smallest little child of hers. I would think that she has been affected. Just because you are strong doesn’t mean there’s not any impact on your will and fortitude. Her family has taken a lot. Surely, she can put the 2 small children in care but can’t see her having another person take care of Piper and the little baby. The other 2 teens girls, seem to be immature, so you know there will be issues for the media. Conservatives always have their kids ridiculed as the other side basically doesn’t bother their opponents children. So, this has to weigh on her and Todd’s minds.
It doesn’t bother me that she is making money..I hope she uses some of it to go after some of those nutty authors who smear her. A lot of her supporters want for her to make a decision. It feels like things are just barely running with these candidates. I think when the excitement sets in, it will give us someone to be encouraged about. Cain is the most exciting because he is speaking to what the country needs. If he were elected, kept his word, to do the ideas he has shared so far, it would be awesome. After seeing Karl Rowe tearing him down, you can see Cain will have everything thrown his way. Of course, Cain needs to explain more of his polices.
Personally, I think Rubio would jazz excitement as Cain could. I don’t think Rubio has too much going against him unless it’s his age (not enough experience). If Palin gets in, I will support her though it will be a hard emotional fight. We need a person who is positive, upbeat, charming, rolls with the critics, along with a God fearing person and one who understands the concept of a smaller government, physical responsibility, less intrusions and the protection of our sacred freedoms.
I like Palin if she would go in there and open investigations and let the corruption be exposed. Fire thousands of government workers who are doing nothing and cut agencies. If Cain, would that even. I hope we don’t get another insider type mindset. Tired of the same ole methods/covering for each other/lobbyists/getting paybacks. What a grand idea to have a government working for us vs. a regime working against the people.