GOP is Over Sarah Palin and is Dating a New Guy.
I posted a while back about the strange and devolving relationship between Sarah Palin and the GOP when it comes to “making dates”. Here’s a quick recap.
First Palin says she can’t speak at the GOP winter retreat because she’s got homework in Alaska, and then shows up that same night at the Alfalfa Club Dinner across town in D.C. Then she commits to speak at the CPAC convention, confirms and then cancels. Now, she’s all set to deliver the keynote address on June 8 at the Republican Senate-House dinner, it gets announced to the press, and published in all the papers and blogs, and over the airwaves, and then. Ohhhhhh! Lucy pulls the football! Again.
Palin remained non-committal about her appearance at the Senate-House Dinner, and poor Charlie Brown was just kind of sitting on the bench, looking all dejected like he does and saying to no one in particular, “Why doesn’t she like me? Why does this always seem to happen to me?”
Well, it appears as if Charlie Brown has now picked himself up, dusted himself off, and is ready to play with someone else. Noooo, not Linus. Noooooo, not Peppermint Patty, and not the Little Red Haired Girl. It’s… Newt Gingrich?
Here is the official announcement written, undoubtedly, with white knuckles and gritted teeth.
“After initially confirming her attendance, Governor Palin’s team informed the Committees that her gubernatorial responsibilities in Alaska prevented her from committing until the end of the legislative session. We completely understand and respect Governor Palin’s focus on her official state business; however, there is obviously an enormous amount of planning that goes into this annual event. For that reason, we invited and are honored to have former Speaker Newt Gingrich join us as our speaker at the 2009 Senate-House Dinner. As one of our Party’s brightest minds and most energetic speakers, we are looking forward to having former Speaker Gingrich provide the keynote address on June 8.”
The wording is interesting because of course Palin said she never confirmed her attendance at the dinner in the first place. But the GOP (sound of grinding teeth) wants to to know that THEY were not the ones that made the embarrassing gaffe. I don’t know what the next date is going to be, but they may possibly require a confirmation written in blood.
I wonder how Newt Gingrich feels about being Charlie Brown’s rebound guy?
WooHoo..go on witcha bad boys. Slam that door on Sista Sarah!!!
heheheheheh…
The ball is over for Cinderella !!
As for inviting Gingrich, National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Ken Spain said the GOP “decided to go in another direction.”
“Speaker Gingrich is a leader,” Spain added.”
Reading between the lines, I would say Mr Spain means, “Sarah Palin is not a leader”.
Does this mean the GOP supports same sex unions?? Cool.
austintx Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 5:32 PM
The real question is: Will her glass slippers show up on Ebay?
June 8th… I thought the legislative in Alaska is finished by the end of April?
So… what ‘gubernatorial responsibilities’ does she all of a sudden have?
Don’t tell me she actually, for once, will take her job seriously and work for the PEOPLE OF ALASKA! (Shaking head in disbelief)
My understanding is that she said she couldn’t give them an answer about June 8th until the Legislative session was over. They obviously didn’t want to wait that long. AKM
Ha. They opt for a place holder.
Newt will not run in 2012 (or ever) and this gives them a newtral speaker (puke) so they can tout Sarah, or Bobby, or one of the other Ratketeers who is flavor of the ADDHDday. Whoever the plaque building up on their little ultra-conservative neurons allows them to recognize that evening, to be sure.
So, Newt the Eunuch will sing at the party.
Take your earplugs if you go.
Why would the GOP ever again ask her to speak at anything? She has treated them with total dis-respect, which of course she does to everyone, but, I can’t imagine they want to be broad-sided again.
I keep wondering what is going through her mind? She has the PACs all set up to raise money for her yet she keeps treating the GOP like so much trash. Who does she think is going to want her on their ticket after all this? Maybe she is going to form another 3rd party? She is just plain looney!
Do you suppose the Scientologists will stick with her?
Interesting. The GOP does not trust Sarah Palin AT ALL!
Apparently the GOP bigwigs were none too happy with Ms.P – here is a quote from HuffPo:
A GOP official trashed Palin to Fox News and insisted that her camp wasn’t telling the truth. “She was a disaster,” the source said. “We had confirmation.”
Good article the other day on Mitt Romney, who is carefully (and smartly) positioning himself for another presidential run.
Here is what I always tell my Republican friends. The problem for Sarah Palin isn’t Democrats. It’s Palin herself. Does anybody seriously think when the race gets into full swing, any of the GOP hopefuls is going to cut her any slack? If she does decide to run, she has got to do so on her own merits, because in a multi-candidate GOP debate she will look like the class clown. No moderator is going to let her response to a question evolve into word salad when there are five or six or ten other people on the stage.
I am suspecting the GOP’s going to get themselves a DeLorean and go back to the future when it was good to be a Republican. 1994 here we come!
Talk about a retread…first McCain, now Gingrich.
This is supposed to be the biggest money-maker of the year. I can’t help but wonder how many old white guys with too much (bailout) money refused to pony up if she was the keynoter? It really just proves once again that the GOP truly is the party of old rich white guys who apparently over their infatuation.
Turn out the lights …
OK, I’m not sure, but I think Newt can speak in complete sentences. She isn’t going to run in 2012 because like the Hindenberg, she’s going to blow up before then. And the people of Iowa and NH will totally be able to see through her BS. The Iowans take their responsiblities pretty seriously. NH has people who would rather “live free or die”–thems some serious words there and don’t think they are going to let Control-Freak Sarah push them around. My guess is that they will all realize that she’s like Fred Thompson in this last election. And he was supposed to be the GOP’s savior.
BWAHAHAHAHA!
Oh, maybe if they buy him a new wardrobe and put some more “hip” librarian glasses on him, and oh, add hair extensions and a “bumpit” they could make believe that it was really Sarah, instead of the same old white guy they’re used to? Granted, he has real experience and a track record in politics, but he’s an unlikely candidate to “tent the pants” of the male base like Sarah does, even if he does dress in drag!
In all seriousness, she is trying to play to wayyyy to many aspects of her party now. I guess she’ll just have to be happy starring in the Seward Parade in upstate New York on 6/6.
AKM, I sincerely welcome you back to the fray. I can readily understand why you would have to assess your situation after being savaged by a politician.
This little report is an example of the quality of your work and commentary, keep it up please. If nothing else it documents the hijinks of these posers.
What is wanting in all this it appears to me, is a will on the part of the vox populi to assert their dominion. For the moment, the moneyed and priviledged have an advantage, and they exploit it ruthlessly. Ultimately the populace will have to be just as ruthless.
The “wealth” right wing ideologs speak of is nothing more than the result of the labor of the many, concentrated for the benefit of the few. The myth is beginning to unravel. Your voice in this wilderness of propaganda and out right lies, is a shining light. You can bet that there will be repurcussions. But know that now you are known to us and them, we can also better support you, and we will.
Keep your focus, redouble your efforts, maintain your standards.
Best wishes,
LOL! First McCain hems and haws about supporting her for prez and now this. And she is acting like she is happy Newt is going to be the keynote speaker. rrrrrrrright!
“decided to go in another direction.” It’s about time! If she’s ignored, she’ll go away! No media for Sarah- No life blood
Lucy’s got some ‘plainin’ to do! Lots.
Will it ever end?
“clinically insane grandmother of eleven , Sarah Palin.”
read it for yourself.
http://wonkette.com/407399/mitt-romney-everyone-probably-running-for-president-again
Come on guys, you know a lot goes into arranging a play date…Gotta talk your way up the PR chain, till you reach PR #5, only to be told NO, MAYBE, OK, NO, YES, and finally – we really like you and all, but can we call you when we’re sure that this will be more of an advantage for both of us?
I guess everyone getting tires of the girl who sees herself as being so popular, so much so, that she can do as she pleases [with their time/money].
(hope no one minds…I coped this from the earlier thread because everybody…well…left!)
The article on Palin being ‘disinvited’ to the June fundraiser is, I think, important. Like, really important.
We already knew, of course, that she had clearly signaled that she would not attend. And we knew that there had been a kerfuffle of sorts, a communication problem, a stapleoops if you will, that had occurred between SarahPac and SarahAk.
I think it is more than that. A lot more than that.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/31/gingrich-replacing-palin_n_181469.html
Sarah has lost her compass. Her inner direction that used to tell her how to navigate these difficult icy waters.
When we first got to know her, Sarah was a savvy politician with immense charm, that sexy Sunday school teacher appeal, and that strong-jawed hockey mom certitude. We doubted her knowledge, but not her spunk.
Now she knows that WE know! It’s all coming apart. She doesn’t know who to trust. Bill and Meg are all she has left! She is surrounded by reminders of her failure to lead, and failure to select competent capable people and advisors. John Ziegler used her. Greta and John used her. McCain used her. Even Arctic Cat used her. She is frozen now, afraid to make a decision because she has always decided based on her ambition, not her fundamental belief system. Without a compass, she is adrift, rudderless, bitter. It’s sad, really. But I don’t think she really comes back from this as a politician. As a commentator, sure. As a party theorist…never could be and never will be. Andrew Halcro said it best: ‘Alaska’s ship of state captain has gone below deck…and the state is on auto pilot.’
http://www.andrewhalcro.com/alaska_on_auto_pilot_wheres_the_captain
Sounds as though she’s gone all “mavericky” on them and THEY DON’T LIKE IT!!!!
Maybe SP thought that she could postpone a final decision while waiting to see what coin was going to trickle in to the Pac-pot but she didn’t want to decline such an important engagement so her DC people told everyone she was coming. She’d need clothes, makeup, hairdos, transportation, lodging, new shoes, her dear family there including Piper so she’d have someone to pray with…. that sort of preparation gets expensive.
I’d be so embarrassed to be working with her by now.
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“Newt.”
Pretty much says it all.
“NEWT-PALIN 2012!”
Gawd, I hope so!
BWAWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAW!!!!!!!
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I don’t see the GOP picking her/backing her, as someone else said a few threads back, maybe she and ’some other’ wanna [but rejected] be will form a new rank of GOP’ers…I’m not worried, the GOP will make sure that they have the strongest all around person running againt Obama…sorry Sarah, it will never be you…
Welcome back AKM from California, we love you down here!
Oh Sarah, she is screwing up every day now. There is a new story daily, does she think this is good? Is this the Greta advice taking effect? Has Sarah joined Scientology? Where is Reverend Muthee? Can’t he fix this?
Sarah thinks she is all that and can just cancel and lie and whatever. Finally, someone got tired of it realizing that Sarah’s followers are a small vocal minority. Even that Murkowski woman is more popular than Sarah.
I’m just waiting for the next implosion.
Based on my experience with old, stuffy white guys…they expect her to PAY UP because she has had patrons. McCain was her patron, and gave her this huge opportunity. Some rich guy acted as her patron when he gave her his credit cards and let her run up a clothing bill. They gave her their speechwriters, their assistants…now she is NOT doing her duty and recognizing that she owes them a debt. I imagine they are pretty finished with her right about now.
Posted this on the last thread….
@ Moose Puck–Jeeze, that must have burned GINO’s butt to get pre-empted by Newt at the big GOP shin dig. This makes her runner up, again. Who was third place? Tom (Sleezeballsupreme ) DeLay or Rush (Youbetterkeepwearingthatbulletproofvest) Limpbaugh?
It must really suck to be her these days with her conflicting camps sending separate messages to the big wigs (Whigs?) and then to have to deal with the bothersome issues being the gov of AK. Gosh, we should all just leave the queen alone to rule her kingdom as she sees fit!
I have to say I really can’t stand Newt Gingrich – he is one of the people you see on Fox News a lot. Of course that makes him popular with the Republicans, but unfortunately it turns off anyone who might be centre or a swing voter and hates the blind partiality (they call it “fair and balanced” but it really is partisan and you can see this even more clearly now Obama is President) Fox.
I would really hope that the “new stars” of the Republican party can be people who steer well clear of Fox News. Of course given that is what the majority of Republicans watch, that probably won’t be the case.
Has Sarah made any comments on anything lately? Just wondering. Haven’t seen anything in the news. I am particularly interested on her take on the tank farm issue, and the latest on the native village issues. Also, too and such…. (tee hee!) has she had anything to say about her senate seat appointment (I can’t think of his name, but the guy who was a Rep before he was a Dem 2 weeks ago).
Puppies, check me if I am wrong here. Why couldn’t GINO reply to the invitation even if she was *gag* really busy with the legislative session?
It’s like being invited to a wedding, three months later, and thinking about demuring because, at the moment, one is up to their earlobes in life. As someone else pointed out, this woman can’t chew gum and pray at the same time.
Sarah’s going third party. Watch for it.
(It’ll be great…she can ross perot her shrieking minions right out of the relevant electorate. Can’t wait.)
Those darn Congressional Republicans did not include the kids in their invite….
Ennealogic::: speaking of traveling anyone see POTUS & 1st Lady on TV…did they bring children….[I can't find 'not one' news article that mentions the children going]..
SARAH would have brought each and every one of the children + the grandkids, her moms & dad too also….
What do you think she will pick for the name of her third party? Bullmoose is preempted. AIP would not be cool for the lower 48. PINO? (Party in name only) WINK (Who is now konnecting?)
If you to to fox news home page, it says “Stay home Sarah”….utterly delicious.
Sarah did win the Governor’s race here. She did it with a combination of a reputation as fighter of corruption and general likeability/alaskan-ness.
She sounded like her normal word salad self during the campaign. The people that voted for her didn’t listen to the debates – they didn’t care about issues, they wanted the symbol of what Sarah had become to Alaskans: a break from the good old boys and their rethuglican politics. Finally, a conservative R that valued the same things that they did – no matter that she couldn’t articulate it.
After one of the debates SP and Andrew had this conversation:
“Andrew, I watch you at these debates with no notes, no papers, and yet when asked questions, you spout off facts, figures, and policies, and I’m amazed. But then I look out into the audience and I ask myself, ‘Does any of this really matter?’ ” Palin said. http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1001/p09s01-coop.html
When she debated Biden she got raves from her base, remember? They thought she was a genius.
It’s a sad day when an electorate votes HUGELY for someone who doesn’t value facts, figures and policies. I don’t think we can let ourselves underestimate Sarah. She’s pissing off the Republican base so that she can gather up splinter Repugs and the dregs of conservatives and D’s from the entire electorate and make it an us vs. them proposition. “See those terrible traditional Repubs like Newt and Dems like that Barack man – see how mean they are to me – only I care about you – WHINE.”
Although it would be lovely to think she will implode before then, I don’t think we should dismiss her as a threat.
Just saying.
See also, from March 17: http://ohcrapihaveacrushonsarahpalin.blogspot.com/2009/03/conservatives-please-please-please-get.html
@ Rob in Ca
“Sarah has lost her compass. Her inner direction that used to tell her how to navigate these difficult icy water.”
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I do agree with all that you’ve surmised…and would like to add that I think she is also preoccupied with covering-up and keepin’ all the lies straight. Not to mention the slew of folk who are also “in” on the many fallacies. Think about how difficult it must be trying to keep all those stories untangled in a tangled mind. She’s probably tired of walking on egg shells, too….sleeping with one eye open and the Bberry under the pillow! 8~{
Cynamen, you are so right…so much energy would have to be devoted to keeping up the lies. No wonder she can’t keep up with what’s going on in the real world.
GINO will be a money raiser for THE REST OF THE GOP’ers…and they will give her a nice prize for touring the country and lying, winking shopping on their behalf…but the prize ‘ain’t’ the big white building known as the White House in DC
Yeah – good ol’ Newt. Had his cancer ridden wife served with divorce papers on her hospital bed. What a swell guy.
http://www.captainassclown.com/108-newt-gingrich-divorced-wife-in-hospital-blames-the-gays.html
HEY Austintx…long time no read…
Newt and his Family values, the good old GOP way!
OhCrapIHaveACrush, after watching the disarray in the post-Bush GOP (didn’t they realize what they let happen to the party?? were they really so blind??) I’ve been truly hoping that their number would split. We could have one party of EndTimes crazies, and hopefully another honestly conservative party, and then a progressive party. The progressives would hold onto the Greens, the conservatives could wrap in the Libertarians, and the crazies could have Limp the Loudmouth, Focus on Family, the whole Rupert Murdoch family of foam-at-the-mouth idiots, and of course the Freepers. The only thing that worries me about that last group is, more and more… think Bachmann and even Van Susteren now… are trying to incite a real, physical, guns and bullets “revolution.” That’s going to be something to keep a close eye on.
Hehe, Teal, I know… I’m sure Sasha and Malia are staying home, going to school, and growing up to be fine people like their mum and dad.
Over at C4P their all in a big frenzy, blaming the RNC, Meg, Obama, Steele ,Newt Romney , SarahPac , saying she was set up. Blaming everyone they can think of , but not their pretty Sarah. Someone suggested she start a 3rd party–THE BULL MOOSE PARTY–Are these people for real??? How can they be so blind?
@ OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalinNo Gravatar Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Sarah’s going third party. Watch for it.
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It surely looks like that what she’s brewin’ up. I’m gonna have to stock up on some kettle-popcorn for a time such as that… for it’s gonna be schweeeet ~ which will further weaken the GOPhers!
Bring it Barbie!
I would guess that the O kids are staying at home with grandma and GOING TO SCHOOL!! Imagine that!
…it’s not a real break-up, they’re just [temp] mad at one another…
Whos gonna say “SORRY” first….
Maybe we can send each of them a note, each reading “I forgive you, I was wrong. Meet me for lunch” Then at lunch they will discover the evilness, and the whole cycle repeats…
…LOVE/HATE is grand [old party]
During the campaign, almost all of the people I talked to about Sarah Palin thought she was a religious zealot who scared the ever living daylights out of them. That’s one reason we went Democratic in the election. We in NH take our politics, and our role as first primary in the nation, VERY SERIOUSLY. Should SP come around for 2012, we will chew her up and spit her out in no time flat. We can smell BS from miles away.
Isn’t that a great thought?
And who is she going to blame this one on?
Me thinks she’s about ready to “Blow’ Bettr call Vansuckup and husband..Oh i forgot J/girlfriend…They can give her all the legal advice that she needs…Ther e nothing but ambulance chasers…Still gotta thx John MaCain…For giving the gift thst keepd on giving…LMAO
Bwaaaahaaahaaahaaahaaahaaa (wiping hysterical tears of laughter from face)
This was a very smart move on Gino’s part to pass up on this appearance. If she had committed to this event with all the confusion down in Juneau right now, there would be hell to pay. This Alaskan hockey mom that lives on a lake, knows what thin ice is! She is gifted at dancing on thin ice by the way, and is toying with are legislators right now. (WAR, Grussendorf, Stimulus,Doogan, Electrical projects, AGIA, ext.)
She is pacing herself, remember she is a runner in good shape physically! When she does seriously start campaigning for 2012-16 for herself!, she will have one hell of a fast pasted spin campaign with Meg at the helm managing the fast moving ship! Her goal right now is to look like a moma Alaskan bear, be anti-BO, keep her cubs in control with small political bombs, confusion, finger pointing, youbeta, and whining at the press/bloggers.
She has a plan and learned allot from a true veteran of political wars first hand. She can spin a campaign like no other. No one will be able to keep up with her “fresh no content populous thin air”, directly from Alaska. There will be lots of clever multi-media produced for GINO’s 6 pack minions, Alaska men NRA’er, pro lifers, big oil & gasers, proud military Americans, and conservative right wing fundies. Todd is even making videos now!
Sounds like she had a meeting with no balls gary steivens today, and it sure as hell doesn’t sound like anyone down in Juneau is holding GINO to,” task”.
Just more Alaskan politics as usual.
Thinking GINO is going to go away with out constant vigilance from the concerned public is just “Magical Thinking”.
winkwinkWA wrote –
Someone suggested she start a 3rd party–THE BULL MOOSE PARTY–Are these people for real??? How can they be so blind?
Yeah, that is a great idea given that she likes to shoot moose. Her campaign photo can be of her with a kill, hands all bloody, gun in one of them.
They are pretty blind..
…maybe GINO can spread rumors that Newt is Catholic…
LOL
It must be so embarrassing to be disinvited…wow.
SarahGates of Hell said Teal Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Newt and his Family values, the good old GOP way!
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Uh-huh.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0607.benen.html
Sarahgates…lol!!!
As Alaska’s governor Palin should enjoy her remaining time as an elected official– because after 2010 she won’t be elected for anything ever again.
MarieinNH:
being a displaced NH citizen, its nice to see some of you posting up here in AK. I sure miss being there, well, except for August. After 30 years up here I would surely melt.
Th church of scientology is something to be worried about they are a very wealth group and have wealthy attorneys defending them.I had read that they were trying to get into the government so yes either AIP or them need to be watched. I don’t think the people of Alaska will vote to not be part of the US,too many perks etc
The “BM” Party – we could work with that.
She couldn’t give them an answer about June 8th until the Legislative session was over?? So, how is it then she COULD commit to the other functions in Indiana and NY that were announced around the same time?
I predict Meg has a meltdown soon and spills her guts on her way out the door.
NH booed her before and we can boo her again. I proudly tell everyone about this site and will proudly wear my mud boots to any rally she has here. Mine might not be yellow but I think black with white polka dots would work fine. NH is very serious about their politics. We do our best to weed out the wannabe’s in politics and GINO is certainly a wannabe.
Well good golly, I wonder how Princess Palin feels? Those who have been thrown under her Big Bus can feel a small little smile creeping onto their faces. Karma is a wonderful thing..it just has taken some time. This is just the beginning of her steep, slippery slide down to being a NOBODY. Her book deal will be worthless and she can spend the rest of her life being able to go nowhere in anonymity. People will snicker and sneer on airplanes when they see her, on her vacations people will stare and laugh. What she used to love she will grow to hate. And those she has damaged or hurt will go on with their lives knowing they can go to heaven with a clean heart. The Princess will know another fate. Our time on this earth is a blink of an eye, life in hell lasts an eternity. I do feel sorry for her children, though who really got the short end of the stick………. Welcome back AKM…you are running at full speed and we all are checking your site several times a day just to see the latest! Congrats! Wonder how Doo-doo’s week is going?
Before I forget, shout outs to SNOS and SERVERGUY for the numbered comments! It saves soooooo much time catching up!
@Rob in Ca–welcome to the club regarding being deserted on a previous post! We follow AKM around like a merry band of gentleman (and gentle women–much to Doogan’s chagrin).
She is pacing herself, remember she is a runner in good shape physically! When she does seriously start campaigning for 2012-16 for herself!, she will have one hell of a fast pasted spin campaign with Meg at the helm… by TeamAlaska
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Team Alaska are you being sarcastic? Well, just in case you’re high and it’s the drugs speaking, Sarah is power-mad, devious as hell and can lie with a straight face like a true socio-path – that’s true. Plus she’s a real religious zealot. However, she’s not as an intelligent as a fifth grader and is less articulate than the same. As a result, she can’t “baffle em with Bullsh*t.
Once Upon a Time in the GOP…comming soon to a Dinner Theater near you
Newt’s up to no good IMO. I think he’s setting himself up for the run.
I got ticked at his comment about Obama speaking at Notre Dame as Newt, 2 or 3 times divorced, is converting to the Catholic religion at Easter I believe and the Church is fine with that — WHAT??? So I follow him on Twitter. Here’s one posted today — interesting:
newtgingrichI will be at the tea party at new york city hall april 15 from 7 to 9 pm. If you live near new york I hope you will join us#teaparty#tcot
Attending one of ‘those’ Tea Parties!!! Sounds like fun!!
Here’s one that drew a response from me. Of course have no idea if the twerp reads them but sent it anyways as he has also posted that he’s going to Toy’rUs for gifts for his grandkids — Like I care.
newtgingrich Where is my warranty? I bought a car from general motors last october if I had waited until today I would have a us govt warranty
2:48 PM Mar 30th from TwitterBerry
My response: Greedy & stunned sending this when people are unemployed having a hard time. U may think it a joke – Your sense of humor sucks.
What’s he gonna do — not let me Vote!!!
I don’t show on my profile where I’m from so — let him bite me!! He best have his rabies shot first!!!
Here’s one that I just don’t understand why he was involved as nothing in media here, but it sure grabbed my interest & anger too!
newtgingrichJust finished a fascinating dialogue in toronto for icw on health information technology and canada. icw is a german firm with good systems
9:49 AM Mar 26th from TwitterBerry
What the hell is this moron doing in a dialogue on health info tech and CANADA. Paws off moron!!! Stick your nose elsewhere and out of health in my country
The reason I posted these was so you can see some of the things he’s diddling with. Seems to me he’s getting himself more involved back into some things. At least that is my thoughts.
Sabrina said –
Before I forget, shout outs to SNOS and SERVERGUY for the numbered comments! It saves soooooo much time catching up!
That one was skillfully done by Snoskred’s other half, known as “admin” on the forums, who spent quite a bit of time trying to fix the bad code present in this template. It is usually a simple thing to do.
I agree it saves a lot of time – if you keep a little paper by your computer, you can write down the name of the post and the number of the comment you were up to, and then return to read the rest.
Thanks for the shoutout! 
The BM party for short? As far as I know, BM = Bowel Movement. Seems pretty appropriate!
Did I mention I miss my home state, and their Attitude! Lol, Live Free or Die! Seeing posts from there is seriously giving me homesickness.
Nice article on Adn about Alaskan natives disliking Palins pick for AG.
The tide is turning, now more and more Alaskans get it. Bye bye Sarah…..
Palingeist 2012: The Other Side [of the GOP]
Canadian Neighbour Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 7:03 PM “… 2 or 3 times divorced, is converting to the Catholic religion at Easter I believe and the Church is fine with that — WHAT???
The # is 3.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-03-26/the-audacity-of-poping/full/
Since the election, Gov. Palin has cloistered herself from any real scrutiny from anyone who is not a drooling fangirl or fanboy. I’m not asking her to go a couple of rounds with Christopher Hitchens but maybe she could attempt to speak to her vision for the country to warrant setting herself up for a presidential run in 2012.
Her continued reluctance to do anything that is outside of her comfort zone of sickly fawning worship makes me hope that she will wake up from this fantasy of being anointed Queen of America and continue playing the Boss Hogg role in Alaskan politics.
I too, think they are distancing themselves from palin.
Bobby jindal bombed after Pres. Obama’s first address.
instead of having palin give the next address, they went back to jindal.
Why aren’t they pulling palin in to pick up the slack? Do they realize what they have or what she does not have to offer?
“her gubernatorial responsibilities in Alaska prevented her from committing until the end of the legislative session.”
Huh? I may be mistaken, but isn’t the current legislative session scheduled to end on April 19, 2009, well before this speaking engagement?
In any case, she may as well have committed to this upcoming event, because she sure as hell isn’t likely to get anything meaningful done between now and then anyways!
Maybe she should audition for American Idol. Her ‘talents’ would probably be put to better use there.
just heard O’reilly is going to set up the palin defence fund on his show, I can’t stand this anymore
@55 Team Alaska (March 31st, 2009 at 6:41 PM ) -
As much as I’d like to celebrate with all the others over this seeming GOPer snub of Queen Sarah, I tend to agree with you. Palin is the type of person who thrives on dysfunction. She creates chaos because it turns her on. Combine that with naked, aggressive ambition and you’ve got one MEAN animal. I’m just glad we’ve got AKM to keep shining that light on her.
Speaking of Easter..s’pose bible spice and her family will go to church on Easter for the photo op?
Strike “animal.” Not the right word.
Make that “one MEAN political social climber.”
Folks at C4P are saying that GINO’s hands are tied, that she can’t do anything that’s political until after April 17. Not even confirm that she would attend the June 8 event.
Is that so?
Next time I’ll say ” SeeFourPee ” :p
Ennealogic: It appears to me that if it could benefit her in any way politically or image-wise, she would find the time to make that appointment, IMHO.
Funny stuff. I just checked out the story over at Faux News, which notes that the GOP thinks Palin is a disaster and the planning committee didn’t even bother to tell her that the invitation was recinded. Oooohhh, snap.
Take a look at the comments. While many are the same wingnut “Sarah is the GOP’s Savior”, quite a few of the posters seem to be done with Palin.
marcus2 Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Personal I don’t think GINO stands a chance in hell of getting in the white house. That is not going to stop her from pretending that she has a chance with all her perky charming lies, and thereby polarizing are great state.
She knows that the bloggers are her thorn , not elected officials on the states dime. She like’s competition and will gladly run for office making millions along the way.
My selfish wishful thinking for GINO, is that she takes a medical vacation to that sunny country of Africa, that she learned all about with those smart MaCcain staffers, and become big game for a big cat!
Well, I’m thinking she cried wolf once to often. I don’t think she’s going to get a lot of invites from here on in. Newt is a born again Catholic (by conversion) and will be courting the right wing whackjobs. He’s a better public speaker than Kenneth…er… Mr. Rogers…er…Jindal. The GOP may think Newt is there best bet for 2012. (I’ll bet Romney is grinding his teeth.) And he may well be. That doesn’t mean he’ll win against Obama. But it will be a good show.
Of course a Jindal/Palin ticket would be a lot more entertaining show, but you can’t expect the GOP to provide free entertainment forever. Even Gunsmoke was eventually canceled.
I read in the Huff post story that Meg Blabbermouth stated that Sarah gets thousands of requests for appearances. Oh Please. Thousands?
At the rate she’s going she’ll be lucky to get an invite from any state fair offering her an appearance.
Her semantics are mind boggling. Does she know the difference between accepting, rejecting and confirming?
ATF: Speaking of Easter…s’pose bible spice and her family will go to church on Easter for the photo op?
Not only will they go, but GINO will prob’ reenact the whole “…on the third day, He rose from the grave…” thing.
ATF ::: Does she know the difference between accepting, rejecting and confirming?
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Maybe…seems that’s her thinking on everything, then she can go back and say what ever the mood of the masses is at the time…
91ATF Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 7:36 PM
I read in the Huff post story that Meg Blabbermouth stated that Sarah gets thousands of requests for appearances. Oh Please. Thousands?
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Read that. How about those comments ?? Brutal AND funny !!
I think GINO is quickly realizing that governance (and the prickly spotlight that comes with that) is the most difficult route to the lifestyle that she wants to attain.
My prediction is that she is going to ride out the rest of her GUV role in relative obscurity, doing a minimal job running the state and trying to score lower 48 gigs when it won’t net her too much negative publicity here.
Then she will step out of politics and into the lucrative job of fund raising and being a talking head, most likely hosting her own show on FOX, maybe with ‘Batshit Bachman’. There she will make more money (unfortunately) than she could ever dream of making in politics.
Trust me, this girl has plans, but I don’t think they involve government. Which is good, she can do her damage in the private sector, but Scarah does not belong in a prominent government role.
But of course, I could be wrong. =0)
GINO ‘used’ to be a big fish in a little pond. Now she’s a minnow in an ocean. She can’t survive politically in the national market. She blew it her first time out.
Newt’s fine for a speech, but he’s too smart to appeal to the voters who matter and he’s always been good for pi$$ing off his own party members. They’re just bringing him out to ‘cheerlead’. Besides, Newt thinks he’s more influential ‘outside the beltway’.
Politically, I think he’s past his ’sell date’.
It says over at c4p, that she has accepted an invitation to Evansville, (I think that is how it is spelled) on April 17 for Right to Life conference, Todd and Trig will be coming along, and the convention will pay travel expence. Will she be done in Juneau by then?
Chameleon Repubs? Newt is converting? Well, it doesn’t work retroactively, it would only affect a potential remarriage after divorce 4. Sort of like birth control, in some parishes it was easier for women to ask forgiveness once by getting a tubal than ask many times with pills or condoms. Maybe the Pope will knight him.
Lucy pulls the football! Again.
I just had this image- what if Sarah converts to being a Democrat?
Mt. Redoubt remained at Code Orange for at least a month. After watching it like a hawk 24/7 scientists downgraded it to Code Yellow. Within moments of that decision Redoubt decided to make an appearance. Once it blew, it continued to mystify scientists with its erratic behavior.
I see a correlation between our insane Governor and a Volcano.
Redoubt managed to deposit ash in 100 mile radius with its mutiple explosions. Not a single populated area was spared. Sound familiar?
Wouldn’t it be fun if Gino didn’t show up for this convention on April 17th?
Ken Spain said the GOP “decided to go in another direction.”
…if only they REALLY would…
GINO is a Maverick and don’t have answer with a real answer AFT.
I’ve had a lot of Charlie Brown back flops before learning my lesson. Hope the Rep.’s have a fun date with Newt and decide not to ask SP out ever again….but guess that’s unlikely as there still seems to be some (hopefully, diminishing) demand out for SP face-to-face.
I wonder if the Committee realizes Palin, in spite of her AK busyness, had time to schedule 2 dates with groups in Indiana that occur before the legislative session ends.
Several interesting comments over @ FAUX News about the “Sarah out – Newt in.”
Maybe “some” of the Repubs are starting to wake up ~~
One comment:
“The truth of the matter is that as a voting bloc social conservatives can not swing an election. The GOP needs a broader base because their old coalition is shrinking as a percentage of the voting public, therefore they need to court both moderate and libertarian-leaning voters in order to regain power. As for Ms Palin, if she is the best ya’ll can come up with in 2012, I’ll be voting 3rd party again. You want to win, read Goldwater’s “Conscience of a Conservative”, and build your party on those ideals instead of a narrow theocratic appeal. “
Looks like the RNC and Palin have a date after all. Steele is the keynote speaker for the Evansville event.
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http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/mar/12/alaska-paper-reports-palin-coming-to-evansville/?printer=1/
“Palin and keynote speaker Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee”
You know….as much as I think the GOP is a total shambles…..GINO’s behaviour with regards to her (quasi) committments is appalling. Totally unprofessional and utterly disrespectful.
I can understand if there is a clash of schedules or if there is a last minute change on OCCASION. But as with everything Palin does – there is a distinct pattern of selfishness & total disregard for anyone else’s time.
I will never ever believe that Palin will ever serve the American people – not in a million years.
Newt has no chance of being elected,too much baggage,including converting to Catholocism.He does have a lot of influence,and is obviously intelligent and able to attract the part of the GOP that is not rabid base.I think his role will be more of a “king maker”-he will spend the next few years gathering support,then he will throw his backing where the party needs it,be that in Senate,House,Governor races etc.Then when time comes to pick the 2012 candidates,he will be backing whomever is the darling of the GOP at that time.pretty sure Palin will not be it.She will only be used to trot out for fund raising(if she shows up).The obvious ones are Jindal,he can overcome that speech and is a good party line guy,Romney who may not have the party backing he needs,Huckabee is probably not a front runner.In reality,the final candidates may well be some we have heard little of so far-Huntsman comes to mind,and Crist maybe,Pawlenty of course but he may be stuck in the “always a bridesmaid never a bride” position. I predict Huntsman will be the pick,he has that down home appeal that Sarah sought to exploit,you betcha.
@ austintx March 31st, 2009 at 5:51 PM -
thanks for the link to wonkette’s mitt romey post. OMG! the comments were better than the post. those people are much less restrained than mudpuppies.
Don’t forget all the AK citizens that tonight @ midnight is the PFD application. ADN says you can even do it online.
Go for it !!
On another note – I did write my checks out to the state & IRS this week
Boo Hoo
txindygirl Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 8:14 PM
thanks for the link to wonkette’s mitt romey post.
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your welcome. The picture of him pulling on the rubber glove was funny also.too.
Chris Rock on Sarah and moose hunting………
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJrDvDYgnyw
106mommom Says:
Newt has no chance of being elected
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Newt’s of the Old School of the GOP — still plays with the old, yellowed pages of the GOP Election Rule Book. Plays dirty which the election would be.
Just a thought — Where’s Karl Rove these days? He’s been too quiet or I have missed it. Rove — That’s scarry.
Just got the latest 2012DaftSaraCommittee newsletter in my inbox, titled:
“Here Comes the Back Stabbing – Sarah Out… Newt in?”
“Anyone familiar with party politics realizes that machine always perfers [sic] someone who is of the machine, even though they might lose, rather than someone who can definitely win, but they cannot control.
George Bush was preferred over John McCain for exactly that reason. Bush had always been the front man for the Republican RINOs in Texas and he continued to be such when he arrived in Washington. He was not capable of leading anything or having an independent opinion, so naturally all of his decisions were disastrous.
[...snip....]
Whatever the merits of this tempest in a teapot, in underlies the larger issue that there is going to be a fight between Sarah and her supporters and the RINOs with Gingrich or Romney leading the way. I should point out that this is why the 2012 Draft Sarah Committee was formed, to get ahead and stay ahead.”
[...snip....]
Bob Dole was never a matchup for Bill Clinton, but the party regulars wanted him and he was, of course, defeated. Sam Francis called the Republicans the Stupid Party, in a lot of ways, he was right.”
How right you are, Paulie-boy… how right you are!
Reporting to you live in my pjs, digging through the doogans so you don’t have to, I’m MonaLisa. Thank you, and Good Night.
Is it possible that some super secret black op section of the goverment (which Cheney still has control ) decided that Turdblossom “knows where the bodies are buried” in secrets — so has buried the Turd???
Enjay in Eastern MT Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Is it possible that some super secret black op section of the goverment (which Cheney still has control )
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Yup. Seymour Hersh is not joking.
Whoa, I am in arrears again…:/
Hudson ElizabethNo Gravatar , #9: “I keep wondering what is going through her mind? She has the PACs all set up to raise money for her ”
I guess she has found a way to make money w/o having to tell the IRS about it (No idea if that is legal, but really *don’t think so*…). Now ahe FINALLY has unlimited funds from suckers that will pay for her whatever whims…
Anyone check out the comments on ADN ? several comments refer to getting banned @ TS lol
All that banning & they won’t have very many members hitting that donate button.
Ahhh — its been a good day !!
Does anyone know if Huntsman is Morman?
This announcement from the GOP is really entertaining!! They really have no leadership.
Rob in CA —
palin was never actually a savvy politician, she really only played one on tv.
srsly. if a “savvy politician” suffered from as many self-inflicted wounds as la palin has, people would be justified in wondering if they hadn’t had a stroke or suffer from an undiagnosed brain tumor.
not to disparage alaska, but can you imagine any other state where she could have gotten elected governor?
she is the least competent of a host of incompetent republicans.
but what has me scratching my head — and maybe i’ll find it further along in the thread (read half of page one and all of page three of these comments before i started writing this comment) — what impedes la palin from accepting a june invitation before the legislative session is over?
i mean, even if the session got extended (can it?), there’s nothing stopping her from getting on a plane and going.
anybody got any ideas?
OT — it’s been great having so many mudflatters come by and visit my small offerings. thanks!
Help — I have fallen on the floor in fit – don’t know if I’m hurt cuz I am laughing too hard. Fortunately I have pulled my keyboard down with me…..
Comment on ADN: Palin Sandwich – Two pieces of white bread and some baloney in the middle.
Cafe Express needs to add that to the menu !!
…it’s like they are trying to play chess, but they [GINO & Co.] can’t make a move w/out the danger of CHECKMATE!
Lisabeth – Huntsman is most definitely Mormon. From a very huge, prominent and wealthy family in Salt Lake City. But he has been sounding fairly moderate lately, which is surprising, but a bit refreshing.
Over on Progressive Alaska, when Shannyn Moore tried speaking with Mike “Doo-Doo Doogan” he went and locked himself in a restroom! Guess he is afraid of her? Hysterical! Palin won’t speak with the legislators about the stimulus money with only 3 days left and then you have Doo-Doo running into a restroom?! YOU CAN’T WRITE THIS STUFF! ;0)
P.S. Thanks for adding the color to the blog entries…..much easier to read!
@karen marie –
Last year a special session was called. I don’t think the regular session was extended, I think that they took a break and got back to business for a further 30 days or something like that.
There is nothing, technically, that precludes SP attending the dinner. Nothing except perhaps a paralytic fear of making a speech without a teleprompter and exceptional speech writer paid for by the McCain campaign.
If she would have committed to going to that function she’d have been roasted by Alaskan constituents for many reasons — AK has much on its plate right now, and there are reasonable concerns about whether she is more interested in campaigning than in governing. She cannot expect to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate if she cannot be a governor.
She chose to attempt to enhance her governing resume by staying here in AK. Or maybe it was fear. Or advice from her “handlers” that she was in danger of over-exposure. Or maybe a lot of things. The one thing that you can be certain that it was NOT was a desire to govern Alaska. Whether or not she is physically in AK, she is not governing, blackberry in hand or not. She has simply made a lot of shite decisions and shite appointments (of people & with people) and called that governing.
The pro-SP nutters will not care about any of that, they will be there for the duration. The rest have started to wander off to the new attractions & up-and-comers, and will continue to do so.
as for turdblossom — he’s still in residence at fox.
elected republicans have been making such spectacles of themselves that he’s temporarily obscured in the scrum.
speaking of scrums — i just checked the results for the special election to fill the house seat for new york after kristen gildebrand got bumped up to the senate.
the democrat has a slim lead with all precincts in, but there are apparently quite a number of absentee ballots to count, so the republican could still win.
problem for the republicans — especially steele — this was supposed to be a cakewalk for them as it is a heavily republican district and only narrowly went for obama.
here’s a post at atlantic monthly about it
http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/03/ny-20_too_close_to_call_and_nothing_to_extrapolate.php
way past my bedtime, folks. don’t stay up too late now, also too!
The tone of this video really sums up the tragic events that have befallen Alaska ever since GINO took office.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjTB6EG3xGo
Gino had a closed door session with Gary Stevins and another legislator today. Maybe they had Baloney sandwiches,(great joke ENJAY) but my feeling is they made a deal about WAR and Grossendorf for the Stimulus and other issues of interest , Doogan maybe.
2012 is along way off in the political landscape of the USA, with are seemingly collapsing global economy. Bush is dumber than GINO IMHO and he found a path to the white house. And GINO became GOV. of Alaska.
Its kind of strange of me being worried about GINO running for office in 2012. I think 911 taught me about the unexpected. I just want to stay present with the here and now in Alaska, and work with peacemakers like BO and the mudflates, to make sure that GINO’s “END of Times”, becomes the best of times for the planet. Sorry for being a party pooper tonight.
AKM’s dating story captures the high school immature drama of it all… but rebounding from a girl to a guy… oh poor poor Newt.
I had to through this in too.
Sarah, Wasilla’s here to remind you…. of the mess you left when you went away….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSfGmMmWXyA&NR=1
23Rob in Ca Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 5:55 PM “Sarah has lost her compass. Her inner direction that used to tell her how to navigate these difficult icy waters.”
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Sarah never lost her compass. It’s the same compass she’s always used. Instead of displaying the four cardinal directions, her compass points only to her true North….”ME.” As long as she follows “ME,” she thinks she’s on the right pathway. The problem is that people are now discovering that except for her towering ambition, there’s not much behind her superficial facade.
Further, I don’t think she’s ever had true worldly savvy. She and her high school-educated husband and “co-governor” thought they were being savvy running the guv’s office but with closer scrutiny were revealed as rank amateurs, as well as petty bullies. Her difficulty with ethical boundaries arise because of her insistence on mixing family and business with her elected offices. Does that insistence come from ignorance or bull-headedness? Either way….it’s not savvy, especially in the bigger leagues of politics.
She’s made so many stumbles and been taken advantage of by so many people precisely because she has “small town” experience, an incurious and undisciplined intellect, and a shallow education. Combine these traits with grandiosity and delusions of her own competence and you get a veritable disaster. She cloisters herself with a small bunch of advisors who apparently aren’t much more savvy than she is….or who are afraid to gainsay her decisions.
Lastly…..she doesn’t learn. She’s rigid as a steel pipe. Have you ever heard her apologize for anything? (besides that “one vote” she might have cost McCain in the election).
“Everything I’ve ever needed to know I learned through sports.” GINO
Let’s see, that means, cheating, crying foul, [or fowl re: turkeys], Picking your own umpires – so you can get away with fagrant fouls, and referee – so you can hog the ball, delaying the game, stealing the ball, deflecting passes, distracting opponents, Technical fouls, [sometimes against your own team], picking & trying to place unqualified players in positions where they are clearly unqualified, no instant replay [evidence] allowed…caught on tape ‘don’t’ mean a thing to GINO…
Just call the party exactly what is IS……. and this will be what they will be wearing
once Spring arrives…She’s trading in the red Monkey pumps….. for..? (below)
http://www.revolveclothing.com/b/Product.jsp?code=JUICY-WZ107&source=thefind
The ” Flip-Flops”
Here’s an observation from someone who carefully studied the Alaska gubernatorial candidates in ‘06.
My husband (an analytical) and I studied the candidates carefully at a televised debate at UAA. After the debate, the candidates exited through the the area we were standing. Tony Knowles stayed and spoke to the attendees. He was approachable. Andrew Halcro the same. GINO however, was quickly wisked through the crowd completely surrounded by her posse. Unapproachable, and didn’t stop to answer questions. She waved and smiled, as if she was on parade.
Not much has changed. She’ll still wave and smile, but dare not ask a question for she’s constantly protected by her posse. It’s like the weak protecting the weak bully. None of them are very smart, but she’s the leader since she is far more attractive then all of them (the posse).
It’s simply power in numbers, not in intellect. And the ugly ones are there to protect the beautiful princess, now queen.
karen at 118: “not to disparage alaska, but can you imagine any other state where she could have gotten elected governor?”
um, LA for sure. OH, ID, UT? maybe. MS, AL, KY, NE. or IL, if she became a D.
Palin has to show up. I believe she is hesitant to be placed in any situation in which she could be asked a question and expected to answer it…you know, with knowledge and not word salad.
Gringich = bottom of the barrel
Good grief, Sparky, Gringich = Gingrich of course
@Secret Shopper…..GINO however, was quickly wisked through the crowd completely surrounded by her posse. Unapproachable, and didn’t stop to answer questions. She waved and smiled, as if she was on parade.
Very revealing story. Thanks!
I like your observation and share the same mind. But she won even with no brain and word salad. She looks like a movie star in the right settings and she will use that to maximum advantage.
I wish that we could put her on the spot right now with public question and awnsering sessions, but we can’t! She will have her game better perfected with practice and training. She will have flash cards, TelePrompTers, ear peace’s, coaches, lots of camera’s and photo ops.
Plus she will have her kids and the first dude working for her. Trig will be a movie star by then, and little piper will be even more charming caring trig around.
Sure, aware bloggers and progressive thinkers will be in shock and awa. But that doesn’t stop a control drama queen, just empowers her.
@133 Secret Shopper for Hungry Children March 31st, 2009 at 10:22 PM
I have never viewed SP at close range but your observations make sense to me. She is a bully and a manipulator. That works for awhile. The major problem for her is there is no there there. She’s at that point now. She cannot govern and her state is sinking into turmoil. There is no leadership. I think her little forays after the election were not very successful. In particular I believe something happened in Phillie at the Governors Conference coupled with people telling her that hauling her husband and kids everywhere is not the grown up thing to do. The latter infuriates her. She needs her family because she does control them and they shield her from having to interact. If inviting her means inviting and paying for 6 or 8 other people, not going to happen.
Now imagine a single other politician who would cultivate something this strange when it is clearly at odds with their ambition. She isn’t very smart and she really doesn’t have a game plan. Finally, she doesn’t take advice.
Whoa and hold your horses?!!
Palin can’t speak in June because she can’t commit until the legislative session is over, but she is speaking in Indiana at ‘the biggest right to life’ event in the country – so they say – In two weeks!?! what??
oops – I thought I had the link to paste in but it is in an earlier comment – dinner and talk in Evansville, Indiana – mid april, like the 11th or something – !?!?
OK – if you didn’t see the reference above -here is the link
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/mar/12/alaska-paper-reports-palin-coming-to-evansville/?printer=1/
Non of the Repug leaders will have a chance in 2012 unless America is stupid enough again to vote so!
A mere six hours of grass growing beneath the feet of GINO…….and out cometh the messenger on a well-lathered horse to gasp out a refutation of the dastardly “confirmation” rumor by the GOP spokesperson:
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“A spokeswoman for Palin’s political action committee, Meghan Stapleton, denied Tuesday that Palin had ever confirmed her role as a speaker, even though the NRSC and the NRCC issued a joint press release two weeks ago trumpeting her appearance.
“Enthusiasm during a scheduling meeting among SarahPAC members to discuss events that we thought the governor should consider attending was misinterpreted as a confirmation of attendance,” Stapleton said in an e-mail.”
http://www.adn.com/palin/story/743619.html
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Tsk Tsk Tsk…..That boisterous enthusiasm by ScaryPac will gum up the workss every time. Interesting how the ole right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is…..oh, forget it. Hard to keep track of the lies and spinning by these whirligigs anymore.
@lee323
“works” or “workssssss”……works for me. Slithering comes to mind.
@SMR
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I was trying to figure out how to say that palin could not go out to a group of peers and speak because she just can not do it….she can not speak one to one with a group…she can only speak..
if you ask her questions she is history. IMHO
that is why she is a no show at all of this stuff. She can not answer questions!!
Thank you SMR ..
I wonder if that is what will happen with the Indiana event – the date is actually April 16 – is the legislative session over then? Supposedly this event is confirmed and here is the website of the organization. They are thrilled she is coming – and expect it to be their biggest event ever -
http://www.evansvilleforlife.com/vcrtl/?p=10
@Writing from AlaskaNo Gravatar Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Whoa and hold your horses?!!
Palin can’t speak in June because she can’t commit until the legislative session is over, but she is speaking in Indiana at ‘the biggest right to life’ event in the country – so they say – In two weeks!?! what??
oops – I thought I had the link to paste in but it is in an earlier comment – dinner and talk in Evansville, Indiana – mid april, like the 11th or something – !?!?
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Ahh but may be only a speach here and she might actually have to answer questions at the other. who knows.. but she is hiding.
The more I think about GINO’s relationship with ADN, the stranger it gets.
I picture a beleaguered ADN news editor trying mightily to report the same news story about Palin that every other news outlet in the nation is reporting……but Palin and Megsy are poised like foxes at a rabbit hole in order to strike and speed dial ADN to issue their refutations. Meanwhile, a lowly news intern has been stationed in a little corner desk for the sole purpose of answering their frantic speed dial calls.
Are there any stories in ADN’s archives that haven’t been tweaked by Palin?
Gino has stimulated downtown Anchorage with lots of prime office retails, restaurants business, jobs, and media hype. Alaskan’s protect our own home grown girls, its kind like a dysfunctional family of dirty secrets and back room deals in that the news press is often blind too.
Gino’s star status is fading slowly in Alaska, the public protesting last week is getting too her in a big way, hence the “outing gate”.
NEW THREAD!
My fellow pups ….
Never, never underestimate the ability of political charlatans/ chameleons like SP to alternately cajole or distract the electorate. America has a long history of politicians who have snookered enough people to create formidable obstacles to progressive movements.
Remember George Wallace?
Much can happen between now and 2012 or 2016.
I agree that based on current trajectory, it’s unlikely that Palin will be the GOP’s future candidate. But then again
I couldn’t believe that based on his record ‘W’ would ever occupy the Oval Office.
There are powerful malevolent forces driven by greed that see SP as a ball of wax that can be molded to ‘front’ for their ambitions. (think Cheney to Bush). The danger now is that our vigilance slips as we see SP flub-up.
As much of a disaster that SP would be as POTUS, her true danger is the ability to convince enough Luddites that the rest of us are flotsam and can be ignored and eventually eliminated. She is well on her way to do that now without being either a third party or GOP presidential candidate. Can any of us ever forget the hatred she stirred up that continues to be directed at us.
While I love seeing her stumble and her supporters in disarray, I don’t count her out. She’s to good for press reports to be ignored. I’m afraid we’ll be saddled with her for many years.
@Writing from Alaska
No, Session will NOT be over by April 16, but Stapletongue has claimed that it will be a day trip, maybe just a quick overnight really, there and back, and that nothing will suffer back here in AK. Session ends on April 19 at midnight.
I going to try to see if I can post this. Newt Gingrich was made co-chair of the so-called tea-baggers, I mean tea-party protesters.
new oost ..bed night thread
“Newt Gingrich was made co-chair of the so-called tea-baggers, I mean tea-party protesters.” – KidFunkadelic
LMAO! Please tell me you made that up.
there she goes gettin’ all mavericky again. what a nut.
What I took from Rob in CA’s comment was not that she has a real sense of direction or savvyness, but that she had a narcissistic sense of direction and the savvyness was her narcissistic overconfidence. She has fallen in the classic narcissistic hole, like Blago, by being too far from reality and throwing too many people and facts under the bus, and now her battered narcissism and battered remaining handful of close loyalists are not enough to keep the wolves from the door. Reality is knocking (BANG BANG BANG), and, maybe for the first time ever, she’s feeling a little scared. Lucky for us, when narcissists hear the banging on the door, they go into overdrive and make very foolish choices. That’s why the narcissists in the world, that we have all seen or met, fall into two categories, those still walking the tightrope of their narcissistic reality, making life miserable for regular people (yes, your boss, your sister-in-law, etc), and those making headlines as they death-spiral (Blago, that guy who faked his death, Madoff, Palin).
Good Morning Upper 1 & Worldwide Pups,
I’m off to work, hope I leave you with a giggle.
Do you know what you call a basement full of politicians? A whine cellar!
Have a fool safe day. Later.
Whenever I think of Palin’s house of cards finally crashing down, I get the image of Sauron & Barad Dûr collapsing at the end of “Return of the King,” with Sauron’s imploding Eye replaced by Palin’s imploding head…
I love that she can’t move either way on the stimulus issue, nor can she stall, and come out ahead. That’s likely why Repugs are now willing to throw her under the bus. I hope the PEOPLE of Alaska don’t lose. I pray legislators in Alaska decide for Palin, since she’s too much of a coward.
I’m glad you all mention Turdblossom. He may have a hand in this decision… He’s probably the one who told Faux Newt is the leader.
Way to look forward, Repugs. Newt Gingrich. Ick.
To go forward, you shift into (D)
To go backward, you shift into (R)
Newt in 2012? Highly unlikely. No charisma, lousy past, too much baggage, and no new ideas. Contract On America was tried before, Newt. Moving on. Don’t forget how superficial we are, either (With Palin, how could we ever forget?). Newt Gingrich is NOT a presidential name. Crawl under a log, Newt. You’re way past your political expiration date.
Mike Huckabee: Still unlikely. Already tried to run on the churchy ticket and failed… to a candidate people believed might have more moderate views. He lost to the ghostly image of “McCain 2000″, which no longer existed by 2008. His annoying, treacly show on Faux isn’t likely to win him moderates, either. And again, our superficial side would never allow the term “President Huckabee”. It’s silly. Say it out loud with me. I can’t keep a straight face either. John Stewart said it best: “The only positive outcome to having a President Huckabee is being able to say ‘President Huckabee.”
Bobby Jindal: Mt. Redoubt says he can’t run. His disastrous debut says he can’t run. His über-evangelical outlook says he can’t win. And back to the superficial, it’s Piyush Jindal. Not Bobby Jindal. Barack had the stones to go by his real name, and Piyush doesn’t. To be fair, Barack Obama just sounds a heck of a lot cooler.
That leaves Mitt Romney, rich-boy flip-flopper extraordinaire. He has the best chance, but if he couldn’t make it past McCain and Huckabee in the last primaries. President Obama would have to fail big to make Romney look better. But he’s got his own crazy religion to carry around. Check out South Park Season 7, episode 12 “All About the Mormons.” If Mitt tries to run in 2012, I’m digging that vid back up… Every time you see Mitt, think to yourself, “is he wearing that magical indestructible Mormon underwear?” I don’t care how businesslike and rational he comes across on camera, underneath it all, literally, he’s thinking “my white long johns protect me from fire and bullets .”
Michael Steele: Do I even have to go there? Seriously… He’s his own worst enemy. Not that I wouldn’t love to hear him in the primaries. I’ll have the popcorn ready…
Gingich vs. Huckabee vs. Jindal vs. Romney vs. Steele in a primary debate? I’m thinking SNL wouldn’t even have to parody that! They could just run the clips…
My cup runneth over.
Whooo! Who will the Repugs dig up next???? Boehner? Cornyn? McConnell? BACHMANN??Any of that cast of clowns in Congress? What a hoot!!
the right reverend.
If all you know ablut the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints comes from South Park and from Big Love, you need to do a little more study! How about stopping a couple of them handsome lads in suits that ride bikes in pairs. It’s ok to stop them and ask them questions. they’ve got the answers.
I am not a Palin supporter in the least. In fact, I think she needs to craw back into the ‘whine cellar’ of hers. BUT, I do respect her right to have her own crazy religion. Same with huckabee. Same with you.
116Enjay in Eastern MT Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 8:54 PM
Anyone check out the comments on ADN ? several comments refer to getting banned @ TS lol
All that banning & they won’t have very many members hitting that donate button.
Ahhh — its been a good day !! “”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"
I think they are looking for me!!
Chris A – right on, my brother! Nothing inherently wrong with having religion, in fact, it might even be good for ya. Just don’t try to impose your beliefs onto me, such as meddling with my right to an abortion or my right to die. Keep those things to yourself and the way you live your life, and I’ll keep my ideas to myself and the way I live my life, and we’re all good.
I am reminded of the B,S, & T song ‘What goes up, must come down…’ Certainly our (in)famous gov. must feel like her world is indeed a ‘Spinnin’ Wheel’. When will she learn that her job IS the Governor of Alaska. I grow weary of the distractions that continue to plague her performance. AKM, ever think of trying your hand?:O
Sorry I struck a nerve, Chris A.
I get info about religions from lots of sources. I mention South Park because it’s a funny take and I was going for humour.
I prefer to read the real details from impartial sources, though… In my experience, asking a believer in any particular religion about their religion is just going to get an explanation of why that religion is the best and why it makes the most sense and why anyone with half a brain can see that THIS religion is the right religion. That’s kinda funny, too… C’mon. Admit it.
Hard to give an impartial answer unless you’re on the outside looking in.
That’s why it’s important to have a sense of humour about it.
And I’m merely pointing out why it will affect Romney because lot of people’s votes are based partially on their outlook toward the faiths of others. I could just as easily have brought up Jindal’s Creationist views, but that’s pretty much well-established. a belief in a 6000 year-old world sounds funny to me as well, but bulletproof underwear… OK, I’ll stop there…
Anybody can have their own religion. Just keep it out of politics. That’s when it stops being funny and starts being dangerous (For real dangerous, like End-Timers with access to “The Button” dangerous). The fact that it DOES affect politics in the first place is what’s funny… though sometimes the joke’s no laughing matter.
But hey, it was all said in humour. Sorry if I offended you, because that was certainly NOT my intent. If it’s a poor attempt at humour, now you know why I’m not a famous comedian.
We’re all the universe trying to understand itself, to paraphrase Jack Kerouak. So, sometimes we make mistakes.
I was just on Team Sarah watching their live chat. The talk today is that the GOP has dumped Palin and that “they” will just insist that she run as an Independent.
OK…how is it that the Princess and Meg could not commit to THIS speaking engagement “because the Legislative session was still on”…….. but YET in the March 12, 2009 edition of the Evansville, Illinois paper announced that Palin would be speaking at a Right to Life event in APRIL? Meg and the Princess did not let the legislative session stop them from making THAT commitment! I just heard on MSNBC, that Mega mouth Meg said that “If they could have only waited….Palin would have accepted the invitation!” Well, too late Palin! I tell you, I am so sick of the flip-flopping by these two LIARS! Gues she can just run as an INDEPENDENT in 2012, eh?
Too busy in Alaska doing what, June 8?
That’s pretty much after the hooligan run and a little before the sockeye start coming in.
Moose Pucky will be busy admiring this year’s crop of new little mooselets at that time.
Headline: Palin out as GOP headliner
Story: Sarah Palin is now done as a GOP star. Sources say she will try to keep her name in the limelight by becoming an opening act for real GOP stars. She’s currently booked to open for Banty Rooster who is running for Animal Control Officer on the GOP ticket in Chicken Lips, Mississippi.
She will also travel and campaign with Ima Tree from Pine Crack, Idaho, who is running for Parks Commissioner/Doggy Doo Scooper also as a GOP.
It is rumored Ms Palin may have landed the plum headline speaker engagement at the Log Cabin Republican Proctologists Convention.
We still can’t confirm the story that she is arranging a reunion of convicted Alaskan politicians who are planning to start their own new political party once all are free from prison. A party name has not been chosen, but a source verified their campaign slogan is “We Are Not Crooks!” Their campaign flag features a silhouette of “Tricky Dick” Nixon.
Ah, I am just SURE it just can´t be HER FAULT…what gosh darn bad luck, though……….
Sarah Palin-Tonya Harding 2012