Her Silence Is Deafening

I was reading a transcript of the above speech at Israpundit and decided to follow the link given to the source of the transcript. You can try that here: sarahpac.com/posts/governor-palins-speech-at-the-restoring-america-tea-party-of-america-rally-in-indianola-iowa-video-and-transcript. As you can see it comes up "Not Found". OK maybe Comcast is acting up again. So I look up Sarah Pac and what do you know? The donate page can be found fine. But when you click on the Home Page link there you get the same "Not Found" message. Something is up.

And something else is up. Sarah has been relatively quiet since that speech. I wonder what she is planning?

As I wrote in a comment at Israpundit:

The First Mate – who was never a Palin fan and in fact disdained her – after looking at the R field, was lamenting that Palin was not in the race. I have been a Palinista since 29 Aug. 2008.

Let me add that The Mate voted for Obama but has thoroughly learned her lesson by now.

There are those who would vote for a syphilitic camel in the next election rather than see Obama win. Why do that when you could vote for Sarah? If she runs. As a third party candidate. If she was in the race I'd vote for her. Any party. Any time. And given the Mate's reaction to the current field I think there may be a hidden reservoir of unnoticed support (how is that for redundancy?).

I think it is time the Republicans went the way of the Whigs. And they might very well do that if Sarah takes up the banner.

Update: 9 Nov 2011 1510z

McCain is fed up. He predicts the rise of a third party.

H/T filbert in the comments.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Palin Not Running In 2012?

Well it says so at this ABC News link.

Nothing up at Conservatives For Palin yet.

National Review has it.

I'm one sad puppy today. About politics. But I do feel rather GA 144.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Sen. Lieberman prays with Sarah Palin

The Book Of Esther

From Chapter 4:

11 "The servants of the king and the people of the provinces all know that any man or woman who comes to the king in the inner court without being summoned is sentenced to death by the law, unless the king extends his royal scepter to him, granting him life. And the king has not called for me for thirty days now."

12 They told Mordechai Esther's message.

13 Mordechai sent back word to Esther: "Don't imagine that you alone among the Jews will escape to the king's palace, and that this will save your life.

14 "Even if you are silent now, the Jews will get relief and rescue some other way, and you and your father's house will be lost. And who knows? Maybe it was for just such an occasion that you were made queen!"

15 Esther sent back word to Mordechai:

16 "Go and gather all the Jews in Shushan, fast for me: do not eat or drink for three days and nights. My girls and I will also fast. Then I'll go to the king -- against the law -- and if I am killed, I will be the only one killed."

H/T Jews For Sarah

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Palin Is Not A Racist

A new biography claims Sarah Palin had a tryst with Glen Rice in 1987. And in case you are interested Mr. Rice is Black.

The National Enquirer grabbed some details from the upcoming Joe McGinniss Sarah Palin book, and this chunk is too delightful not to share with you immediately. Apparently Palin had a fling with former Heat/Hornet/Laker Glen Rice while he was in college and while she was a sports reporter in Alaska, all the way back in 1987. Rice confirms it in the book.

Well good on her. It proves two things. One is that Palin is human. The other is that she is not a racist.

No doubt the people pushing this stuff hope it will harm Palin with the racists and moralists on the right. It is possible, but I have my doubts.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Palin Tweet

According to Sarah Palin Information (not an official Palin site), Sarah tweeted this video:

I’ll be talking about this and more on September 3rd. http://fb.me/129u9eYLN

I think she is in.

You can find further links at the Sarah Palin Information site link above.

BTW thanks to Frank a commenter at Classical Values who was asking me if I thought Palin would run.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

I Have A Running Clue

In Running? I was asking the question: "Is Sarah Palin running?" A topic that really captures my interest. Obviously some research is in order. So I'm reading the comments at the Hill Buzz piece I linked to earlier and found this little gem:

jenforpresident

Kevin, there appears to be an "easter egg" on the Tea Party of America website. If you go to www.teapartyofamerica.org/ and hover over the "Events" button with your mouse, the alt text says "Restoring America Presidential Event". I think this is it! Sarah has been heavily promoting the event, which is very unusual for her. And this video is most definitely a campaign video. So exciting!

The teapartyofamerica site has been updated (as noted in the next comment). But this is the link from the "Events" button at the bottom of the page:

www.teapartyofamerica.org/event/restoring-america-presidential-event

Which of course is proof of absolutely nothing. I think I'm getting the vapors.

Update: I was looking at the MapQuest map for Indianola, Iowa and found that I could leave Rockford, travel through Dixon, Illinois (Reagan's home) and be in Indianola in 5 hours and 7 minutes. Only about 15 minutes longer by scenic Route 2 than the fastest route. Wouldn't that be some fun? Plus it is the first mate's birthday. Unfortunately she is no Palin fan. Seriously honey. A good looking woman with a very libertarian husband? Sounds like another couple I know. Personally. Nice try buddy. Will it work? Hope springs eternal. But I probably ought to give that one a rest.

In any case, could some one going do me a favor? I'd like to see a sign like:

It's The Constitution? Where Is The Drug Prohibition Amendment?
at the event. And please. Take pictures and report anecdotes if you do. I'll post them.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Running?

Pretty nice campaign ad huh? Kevin at Hill Buzz thinks she is running. He likes the video too!

Me? I'm a Palin fan. I think she has enough cultural sensitivity to unite libertarians and social conservatives the way Reagan did.

"If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism." - Ronald Reagan

He did get Drug Prohibition wrong. Other than that his instincts were pretty good. Palin has at least made a small move in the right direction when she said something like, "chasing pot smokers should not be a top priority".

This wiki bit should give you the flavor of the man and why I have high hopes for Palin.

[Todd] Palin first registered to vote in 1989. From October 1995 through July 2002, except for a few months in 2000, he was registered to vote as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party.[14] In late August 2008, The Politico reported that Palin was registered to vote as an independent (undeclared), and had never registered as a Republican.[15] In her memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin confirms this, writing, "My husband... isn't registered with any party, for sound reasons, having been an eyewitness to the idiosyncrasies of party machines."[16] Sarah Palin reaffirmed that Todd is not a registered Republican again in her February 6, 2010, keynote address to the national Tea Party convention in Nashville, Tennessee.[17]

You can get the links from the wiki.

Anyway that is why I like Todd and have high hopes for Sarah. But this is politics. I'm ready for the inevitable disappointment. Despite some people's faith there are no saints in politics.

The Democrats hope for a Messiah and the Republicans want a Saint. Making Democrats the crazier. But not by much.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Why I Like Sarah Palin

I'm a big Palin fan because I have studied closely the politics of the guy she sleeps with when their schedules mesh.

Bikini Edition 4 July 2011

I have been doing a bikini edition for the last three or four years. It has been fun. But every year most of the swim suit ladies are the same. And last year some other blogs picked up on the idea. So if you need a babes in patriotic bikinis fix there are plenty out there. Or you can click on my sidebar link to visit previous editions. So this is probably my last edition. It is not as much fun as it used to be. In honor of my prediction that Sara Palin will announce on July 4th I'm presenting NOT Sarah Palin in a bikini.

This is NOT Sarah Palin in a bikini.

Neither is this

This IS Sarah Palin in a swimsuit.


Happy 4th of July. On this day in history Americans officially got a new government. Now if we could only get a smaller one. I'm working on it. Care to join?

Palin Uncancels Bus Tour

Yesterday I read with dismay reports that the Palin bus tour was in hiatus. Dang I thought to myself. This is going to play havoc with my prediction of a Juy 4th announcement by Palin that she is running. I could already taste the crow.

Palin's extended hiatus could mean that in spite of her readily apparent "fire in the belly," her family has persuaded her not to further pursue the presidency. Alternatively, it could indicate just the opposite -- that she is plotting her next move and wants to ensure that it is well thought-out -- and that she retains the element of surprise. Indeed, the problem with assessing how Palin's movements figure into her 2012 calculus is that she remains one of the most unpredictable political figures in America -- even to her most trusted aides.

There may be a logical hook for Palin to reassert herself onto the presidential stage: A documentary extolling her record in Alaska, "The Undefeated," is set to premiere in Iowa and other early voting states before its July 15 nationwide release.

All very well and good. Except it isn't so.

Imagine our surprise when reading media reports today that the “One Nation Tour” has been cancelled. Why didn’t anyone tell me? Oh, wait, that’s because it hasn’t been cancelled. (Good ol’ media… you never cease to amaze!)

As I said myself at the end of the east coast leg of the tour, the summer is long, and I’m looking forward to hitting the open road again. The coming weeks are tight because civic duty calls (like most everyone else, even former governors get called up for jury duty) and I look forward to doing my part just like every other Alaskan.

I wouldn’t think it to be such a slow news day that, what with numerous wars and serious economic woes concerning Americans, a bus is driving news stories today. The next leg of the tour continues when the time comes. In the meantime, no one should jump to conclusions – certainly not the media with their long track record of getting things wrong or just making things up.

- Sarah Palin

Very clever Mrs. Palin. The tour is on hiatus but it is not permanent. My July 4th prediction is looking iffy though. Does salt make crow taste better?

And is she going to do an open double cross on the media by mocking them for paying too much attention to her and then when they slack off doing something front page worthy? Another case of Hacksaw Bow coming up?

Trivial Stuff

The Daily Show

via Jews For Sarah and Big Hollywood

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Palin E-Mail Dump

In case you haven't heard of it by now, a bunch of Sarah Palin e-mails that were available by a Freedom of Information Request have been released. The big deal with the e-mails? There was no big deal.

WaPo’s also chasing a hot lead that Palin really is Trig’s mother. Matt Welch of Reason surfed around this afternoon and found that her e-mails were the top story at the websites of the New York Times, the LA Times (“The archive will continue to grow”!!!), the Post, USA Today, and even the Wall Street Journal, thus prompting the question of whether this is a slow news day which the media is using Palin to fill or whether it only seems like a slow news day because the media simply isn’t covering anything else.

The post is link rich so click on the site to get more.

Lefty UK rag The Guardian promises all the details.

Conservatives 4 Palin has an open thread.

Conservative Media Figures Weigh in on “Operation Get Sarah”

CNN Concedes Governor Palin Was a Hard-Working Governor

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Palin X-Rated

The producers of the Palin Campaign (not yet) bio film “The Undefeated,” plan to release an X-rated version.

The director of “The Undefeated,” a glowing new film about Sarah Palin, said he plans to release an “X-rated” version of the film to better convey “vile” comments about her from sources including celebrities and obscure Twitter users.

Dang. I was hoping for a teachable moment. Her and Todd giving baby making lessons. In my dreams. I guess.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Hacksaw Bow

Hacksaw Bow? Sounds like a small river town in Michigan. But that is not what I'm talking about. It is a criticism of Jennifer Rubin's opinion of Palin's political status. Rubin thinks Palin is interested in the kingmaker/pundit role. She doesn't want to be President. I said:

Let me explain what Palin is doing to you commentators. She has you convinced that she is not in. Fine. You write a bunch about that. Palin is a top political story when many other Republican candidates are announcing. She just used you to suck up the oxygen.

When she announces there will be another flurry of articles. Sucking up more oxygen.

She is playing you like a fiddle. Only she is using a hacksaw as a bow. That has got to hurt. She is now living rent free inside your mind. This coming campaign is going to be so much fun.

What has Palin said on the matter? She has a fire in her belly. I have no doubt of that. And I heard her say a few days ago that she still has a few weeks to think about it before she commits. What are her themes of late? The Revolutionary War period. Given all that I'm going to go out on a limb and say Palin will announce on 4 July 2011.

Of course you will be on me (deservedly) if I'm wrong.

H/T Instapundit

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Why Isn't Gary Johnson Included?

Here is a little ditty I got by e-mail.

Republican Liberty Caucus Advisory Board member Gary Johnson, the former two-term Governor of New Mexico, is being excluded from the upcoming CNN/WMUR/New Hampshire Union-Leader Republican Presidential debate taking place in Manchester on Monday, June 13.

Maybe it has something to do with the criteria for being in the debate.

According to these criteria, the following invited candidates should not have been:

Former Ambassador Jon Huntsman (who declined the invitation)
[snip]
Former Senator Rick Santorum:
[snip]
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (who declined the invitation):
[snip]

Gov. Johnson, who was included in last month’s debate in SC and has already been accepted for next month’s debate in NV, and who has consistently polled alongside Santorum and above Huntsman, however, did not receive such special treatment. The several declined invitations proves that Gov. Johnson was not excluded for want of space on the debate stage.

Read the whole thing to get all the details.

What can you do about it? I'm glad you asked. You can contact these folks:

CNN
(404) 827-1500 or (202) 898-7900
Text: CNN (space) and your news tip to 772937 (don’t forget the space after CNN).
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html
Twitter: @CNN or @teamCNN

WMUR
http://www.wmur.com/contact/index.html
(603) 669-9999
Twitter: @WMUR9

Union Leader
publisher@unionleader.com
http://www.unionleader.com/tip
(603) 668-4321 Twitter: @unionleader

With Twitter, use hashtag #GJ2012 or #GJinNH.

There is also a petition to sign. I was #392 (roughly). It is going to take at least 10,000 sigs to draw any attention. Get busy. And get your friends.

So who is scheduled so far for the debate?

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum...

Maybe if Johnson remains obscure he will have a better chance of being picked by Palin. Maybe not.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Paul Launches Assault On RomneyCare

(Note that the time shown in the image is GMT - heh)

Ron Paul is launching an all out attack on Mitt Romney and the socialized medicine plan he devised for Massachusetts.

This could be just round one for Paul.

It looks like Paul is only beginning to hit Romney on health care. Sandwiched between the title and the money on Paul's website are the words "Round One."

I'd love to see Romney knocked out early.

And just as a completely wacky aside I think 4 July 2011 would be a good day for Palin to announce. Something about America's birth certificate maybe.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Howard Dean: Palin Is An Obama Beater

This is some news. Howard Dean says Palin can beat Obama. And not just when it comes to making news.

Dean says his fellow Democrats should beware of inside-the-Beltway conventional wisdom that Obama would crush Palin in a general-election contest next year.

“I think she could win,” Dean told The Hill in an interview Friday. “She wouldn’t be my first choice if I were a Republican but I think she could win.”

Dean warns the sluggish economy could have more of a political impact than many Washington strategists and pundits assume.

“Any time you have a contest — particularly when unemployment is as high as it is — nobody gets a walkover,” Dean said. “Whoever the Republicans nominate, including people like Sarah Palin, whom the inside-the-Beltway crowd dismisses — my view is if you get the nomination of a major party, you can win the presidency, I don’t care what people write about you inside the Beltway,” Dean said.

Yep. Just about anybody could beat Obama.

So the question is: who will the Rs nominate? At this point in time my money is on Palin. I think the TEAs will break very favorably towards her once she announces. Once the TEAs have a candidate it is all over for the rest of the field.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Palin Is Lacking

Yep. Palin can't run for President according to the professionals.

"The field isn't set yet, not by a long shot," Palin said during a visit to Gettsyburg, Pa. "It's going to change up a lot. And I think there will be more strong candidates jumping in."

Will Palin be one of them? The political professionals who cite her utter lack of a campaign organization still say no, and they're probably right.

Palin has a very effective campaign organization that created a "miracle" in Nov 2010. The largest turn over of political alignment for 50 or 80 years from Federal to State to local. The name of the campaign organization?

The TEA Parties

Cross Posted at Classical Values

The Problem With Palin

An opinion column in the Wall Street Journal notices a serious Problem with a Palin Campaign for President. She hasn't been properly vetted. No. Really. That is what they said.

Mrs. Palin's initial mistreatment, by a press (on the right and the left) that was both jeering and patronizing, has in fact resulted in an unfortunate phenomenon. It has allowed Mrs. Palin to dismiss any criticism of her—no matter how straightforward—as yet more hostility from opponents, or as hoity-toity blather from inside-the-Beltway mopes.

This isn't healthy. Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty—all have already been through the wringer, and at the hands of conservatives focused on obtaining a competent nominee. If Mrs. Palin wants the most powerful job on the planet, she shouldn't be averse to the same critical questioning.

Uh. You are not getting it. Let me explain it in a few small words using big letters.

She does not need you.

I suppose it would be wise to expand on that for those not following LSM circulation figures.

We don't need you.

That is all.

Cross Posted at Classical Values

Easily Overshadowed

Sarah Palin has apologized to the Romney Campaign for making it invisible in New Hampshire. It is just a coincidence.

"It's coincidental that we are in the same territory at the same time, but more power to Mitt as he mounts his campaign and best of luck to him," she added.

Yet Palin also took a shot at Romney over the health care law he signed as Massachusetts governor.

"Romneycare" looks not unlike the controversial "Obamacare" federal health care law passed by Democrats in 2010 and reviled on the right; both feature a mandate that residents purchase health insurance, which is at the center of conservative legal challenges to the federal law.

Well yeah. He is vulnerable on RomneyCare. He is also vulnerable on ethanol subsidies. None the less he will be the Republican nominee for President according to the LSM talking heads. It is inevitable. Unless something unexpected happens.