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Sarah Palin 2012 decision: Not running (Has America died, along with Steve Jobs?)
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Posted on 10/06/2011 1:14:33 AM PDT by quesney

Sarah Palin pledged to stay an active part of the political discussion as she announced she wouldn’t be making a 2012 White House run.

On Greta Van Susteren’s Fox News show Wednesday night, Palin told supporters that she’s sorry if they are disappointed that she passed on the race.

“I apologize to those who are disappointed in this decision,” she said. “I’ve been hearing from them in the last couple of hours but I believe that they, when they take a step back, will understand why the decision was made and understand that, really, you don’t need a title to make a difference in this country. I think that I’m proof of that.”

Palin told Van Susteren that her husband, Todd Palin, heard from some of the GOP presidential candidates since making her announcement at 6 p.m. She did not identify which ones.

Palin added that she considered the thought that, by not running in 2012, she may forfeit any future chance to do so.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: palin; palin2012; sarahpalin
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To: quesney

“Get back to me in four years, after four years of Romney, or another four years of Obamanination.”

We’ll still be here fighting for America.


21 posted on 10/06/2011 1:57:01 AM PDT by ari-freedom (We need a Steve Jobs Plan: encourage innovation, not regulation.)
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To: quesney

Romney hasn’t won the GOP nomination. He might, but once again you are giving up.


22 posted on 10/06/2011 1:57:55 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: quesney

“Palin added that she considered the thought that, by not running in 2012, she may forfeit any future chance to do so.”

Duh. It’s over for her. Completely.

She waited until Oct. 5 to decline?

That was disrespectful to her supporters. It’s now clear she had no intention of running.

The good news is no more Bristol or Levi crap.


23 posted on 10/06/2011 2:01:22 AM PDT by Smokeyblue
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To: Smokeyblue

The gravy train is over.


24 posted on 10/06/2011 2:02:45 AM PDT by Smokeyblue
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To: Moonman62

We don’t have 25 years.


25 posted on 10/06/2011 2:03:21 AM PDT by CommieCutter
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To: EEGator

“Romney hasn’t won the GOP nomination. He might, but once again you are giving up.”

I’m describing the situation as it is. With a population of more than 300 million people, when people like Obama and Romney are the guys at or near the top, and decent, qualified people like Palin are scared away from office and do not run at a time they’re desperately needed, it speaks to a much bigger problem than Obama. It speaks to a system and maybe a country that has failed.

The first step to really fixing a problem is understanding just how big and deep that problem is.

We keep getting the likes of DoleMcCainShrubClintonObamaGore to pick from. This has become travesty. It is a tragedy. America is not working.


26 posted on 10/06/2011 2:04:30 AM PDT by quesney
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To: CommieCutter

“We don’t have 25 years.”

Imagine what the government-dependency ratio will be by then. What kind of electorate will this be - not the kind to vote for the things we and Palin believe in. The country we grew up in is dead. Can it rise again like a Phoenix - maybe, but doubtful, given the depths of the degradation of the electorate.


27 posted on 10/06/2011 2:06:54 AM PDT by quesney
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To: quesney

28 posted on 10/06/2011 2:08:13 AM PDT by ari-freedom (We need a Steve Jobs Plan: encourage innovation, not regulation.)
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To: se_ohio_young_conservative

se_ohio_young_conservative: “These are not normal times and the office of the Presidency is way more important than she makes it sound like it is.”

If you’re a Christian, then you should understand that running for president is NOT more important than doing what God tells you to do. If you’re not a Christian but you’re a conservative, then you should understand running for president is NOT more important than taking care of your family. As far as I’m concerned, this proves Sarah Palin has her priorities straight. We have no right to tell her she must sacrifice faith and family to serve us.


29 posted on 10/06/2011 2:11:44 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (What's special about bad? Bad is easy. Anyone can do bad. Aspire to be good!)
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To: quesney

MSM: WIN_______________________Sarah Palin: LOSS


30 posted on 10/06/2011 2:12:16 AM PDT by RC one (Voting isn't a simple act of civic duty anymore, it's a complex act of civil war.)
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To: hope
She hired the best, most loyal and trusting...her parents.

When everyone else is out to make a buck with an 'exposee', why not play it close with people you know you can trust?

31 posted on 10/06/2011 2:13:55 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: quesney
OBAMA vs MCCAIN ROMNEY 2008 2012

Same bumper sticker

32 posted on 10/06/2011 2:16:07 AM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: hope
Sorry to say it does appear that remaining relevant for as long as possible and money did factor into her delaying a decision.

While her credibility as a leader appears flawed, the Conservative message which she espoused remains true. The real challenge now to we Conservatives is to make certain our cause isn't defeated (by the establishment and their media) as a result of Palin's decision.

I am sure if you’re a Palin supporter you are seeing this already, but I just want to take a minute to clue you in on the typical operating procedures in the Leftist and Cocktail Party GOP establishment ranks…in the next few days, there will be a concerted effort to tune you out of the 2012 election completely.

The Left intends to alienate you, to drive you off on a craze “third party” delusional path off into the wilderness, and to marginalize you so that you are removed as an impediment to Obama in 2012.

www.sarahnet.net

33 posted on 10/06/2011 2:16:25 AM PDT by Rational Thought
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To: quesney

America has been through worse before. The Revolutionary War, the Civil War, WWI, the Great Depression, WWII, and has always bounced back. Yes, we have serious problems now. That is the exact time to be strong and not give up.


34 posted on 10/06/2011 2:19:27 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Smokeyblue

Smokeyblue: “It’s now clear she had no intention of running.”

And you know that how? You just assume she’s a liar. Put yourself in her position. She’s a Christian, and that means she’s going to pray for guidance before making major decisions. She also has a family, including a young child. Finally, there’s also the possibility that she considered the harm she might do if she entered the race (splitting the conservative vote for example). We don’t really know, but you just assume the worse...about a conservative and decent person who is clearly OUR political ally. For shame!


35 posted on 10/06/2011 2:22:52 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (What's special about bad? Bad is easy. Anyone can do bad. Aspire to be good!)
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To: HMS Surprise

Reagan didn’t quit the Governerhip like Palin did . HUGH difference .


36 posted on 10/06/2011 2:23:33 AM PDT by sushiman
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To: CommieCutter; HMS Surprise

Holy cow, I meant 15 years. Anyway, to get this change we’ll need to have more elections like we did in 2008. It took over 10 years for the Bushes and the RINOs to clear the Reaganites out of DC. We can’t rely on one person like Reagan or Palin. The Reagan Revolution was undone by trusting the GOP leadership to do the right thing and follow the Reagan model. We can’t allow that mistake to happen again.


37 posted on 10/06/2011 2:23:38 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: quesney

The audience was cheering loudly when it was announced on Jay Leno that she wasn’t running. I wouldn’t expect to find 10 percent of that crowd to be Palin supporters. Maybe there was an applause prompt, I don’t know. But to applause as if the country dodged some kind of bullet?

I just thought— Can these people really be that stupid? Do they really want more of this current idiot? I have to agree with Wilkow, if we get 4 more years of this president, the people who elected him deserve what they get. Unfortunately, we’re going to get it right along with them.


38 posted on 10/06/2011 2:23:51 AM PDT by CommieCutter
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To: quesney
We do have a call-it-like-it-is sort of candidate, in the running now. I think Cain has a lot to offer. Splitting his vote might put Romney in office. Perry is plunging, Bachmann is practically on the sidelines, but Cain is rising well. I think Sarah can retain relevance as one who can call out virtually anyone on policy matters, and as such could be the concience of the Party, if not the Government, and tell it to people in a way they can understand. She doesn't need to be POTUS to have influence, but will be ridiculously attacked at every opportunity if she is.

She has deflected a lot of media energy off the current field. Her considering a run has brought many of the GOP snakes out of the grass, caused people to embrace positions which show their RINO tendencies, and as such has drawn a lot of fire from the Media and Pubbies alike.

The cards are on the table, now, and we know who is holding what. I think she's done a fine job at that, and somehow, for those seeking a 'saviour' instead of a President, that isn't enough.

The bottom line lesson in all this is that America has to save itself. We, the People, the wellspring of all government power, have to stand on our own hind legs and rein in the monstrosity in DC, not just wait for someone to do it for us. That requires us to be active and engaged at every level, from the local government which greedily eyes millions in "federal" money grants, to the COngress and the White House.

39 posted on 10/06/2011 2:25:05 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: RC one
RC one: “Sarah Palin: LOSS”

Bull crap. She's not playing by the same set of rules. If she's doing what's right by God and her family, then she's a winner in the truest possible sense.

40 posted on 10/06/2011 2:27:05 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (What's special about bad? Bad is easy. Anyone can do bad. Aspire to be good!)
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