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Tears of laughter or Tears of joy for this ridiculousness?
`Tea party' activists eagerly await Palin's words
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – These are Sarah Palin's people. Just ask them.
At the mere mention of her name, "tea party" activists light up and whip out "Saracudda" buttons — a play off her "Sara Barracuda" nickname from her high school basketball team in Alaska.
With a dash of familiarity, many say they didn't vote for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in 2008 — they voted for "Sarah." Quite a few see her as the right person to carry their limited-government, low-tax, freedom-fighting mantle — if only she wanted it.
"She is the one," says Loren Nelson of Seattle. "And she's gonna do it."
Maybe.
The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee isn't saying whether she'll run for president in 2012.
In fact, Republican observers say she's seemingly done more lately to establish herself as a political celebrity focused on publicity rather than a political candidate focused on policy.
If she does launch a White House bid, she has a natural constituency with this anti-establishment grass-roots network that's motivated by anger over the growth of government, budget-busting spending and President Barack Obama's policies.
In her latest media blitz since her "Going Rogue" book release last fall and the publicity tour that went with it, Palin was booked to give to give the keynote address Saturday night for the inaugural national "tea party" convention — a gathering of 600 activists from across the country.
Her fee is $100,000 for the appearance at the for-profit event. That sum has led to criticism from even some activists that it runs counter to the coalition's image and could preclude people from attending.
Palin struck back at critics in a column in USA Today, saying she weighed whether to participate.
"My decision came down to this: It's important to keep faith with people who put a little bit of their faith in you. Everyone attending this event is a soldier in the cause," she wrote. "I made a commitment to them to be there, and I am going to honor it."
Without elaborating, she says she won't benefit financially from speaking at the convention and any compensation from the appearance "will go right back to the cause."
"The soul of the Tea Party is the people who belong to it," Palin says. "They have the courage to stand up and speak out ... They believe in the same principles that guided my work in public service."
She called the "tea party" mentality an organic effort, a ground-up call to action. Because of that, she said, "the process may not always be pretty or perfect, but the message is loud and clear: We want a government worthy of the fine Americans that it serves."
The former Alaska governor also planned to tape an interview Saturday to air on "Fox News Sunday," the network where's been employed as a contributing analyst since January. Then it was off to Texas on Sunday to campaign for GOP Gov. Rick Perry, who is facing a bitter primary challenge from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.
Next month, she will speak at a rally in Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid's hometown of Searchlight, Nev., to kick off the Tea Party Express III tour. In April, she heads to Boston for "tea party" gathering there around the one-year anniversary of the coalition that began last spring.
posted by Gordon Glantz at
12:34 PM
10 Comments:
And your point!
Does gordon ever need a point when trying to make a point?
I can't laugh about this. Sarah Palin? Tea partiers? Ugly!
Lisa Mossie, where r u?
Tea Party - Another voice heard. I have listened to the Dems. and Reps. for many years and not until 2004 did I take another Party seriously. Gordy, listen with an open mind and maybe you will not use the "blame game" the balance of your adult life to justify your choice of candidate. and the reason they did not win. Times have changed and circumstances change the voting habits, but not always the Party Affiliation, the numbers seem to remain almost the same. So, the Florida voting system had flaws, as you will find in most states, but when it comes to the forefront many years later, shows you have not forgiven and continue to remember how you felt at that point of time. Get over it. History is being made and many errors will make it interesting - your take only will give you ulcers and Lee's Opinion will follow.
Moose patty is nothing but a money grubbing grifter. The hillbillies protested when after her family raided the high price shops on $180,000.00 in donations, were called the Wasilla hillbillies. She is nothing but a turkey talking lying bigot getting her bigots rioting and calling for lynching Obama
Latest racist anti-Obama right-wing outrage foiled by common sense,
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February 17, 11:04 PMChicago Political Buzz ExaminerJulie Farby
Omg, can you believe the nerve of this guy? Putting his dirty feet--
the very ones he uses to walk on the ground--upon the sacred
'Resolute' desk given to us as a gift by dear Queen Victoria back when
his people were still slaves, and civilized people occupied the Oval
Office.
And this is the thanks she gets? A shiny black sole right in the
kisser!? For shame!
Well, thank heavens this sort of elitist behavior will not go
unnoticed by the throngs of right-wing cranks, teabaggers, and white
power enthusiasts scouring desperately for something, anything, to
prove this chocolate-skinned demonchild from Kenya has no place in the
pure White House of blessed, God-fearing America.
So, in light of the unfortunate fact that it is no longer acceptable
to say the "N-word" on the teevee or radio (Fox News included), the
wingnuts on the right were forced to do the next best thing and send a
furious email about NObama's latest affront to decency, honor, and the
light-skinned integrity of the presidency.
Subject: Keep your feet OFF the furniture!
Does this photo of President Obama in the Oval Office convey anything
to you about his attitude?
Would you speak with the Chief of Staff, your Chief Economics Adviser,
and your Senior Adviser with your feet up on the Resolute Desk – a
gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880?
We should inundate the White House with emails demanding he keep his
feet off of our furniture.
This arrogant, immature & self-centered man has no sense of honor, or
of simple decency.
While this posture is disrespectful in any culture, it is absolutely
never done in any executive setting.
Further, in over half of the cultures of the world, it is recognized
not only as disrespectful, but as an extreme insult.
He thinks of himself as a king — and not as a servant of the people,
humbly occupying our White House for his term in office.
Electing him was an enormous mistake — and will cost us in many ways,
for generations.
Conservatives haven't been this outraged since that incorrigible Rosa
Parks lady refused to give up her seat and move to the back of the bus
like a decent elderly woman. Once again, hundreds of years of
tradition, reverence and honor destroyed in one fell genuine leather
thud.
Oh and don't give me the whole "George Bush did the same exact thing
when he was in office" bullsh*t. Cause it is completely different!
At least George W. Bush had the common decency to be white when
kicking back and spitting on British royalty's good-faith gift to
their former colonial possession.
Palin then sat down for an interview. She talked to Leno about having been caught with notes on the palm of her hand during a recent speech. Dubbing the move a "poor boy's version of the teleprompter," the former Alaska governor said it was a tactic her father had taught her.
As usual, Palin cheats again. Couldn't debate her way out of a box and called Biden "O'Biden" because she couldn't remember there is Obama and Biden. Check the debate. ROFL!!!!!
LOS ANGELES - A GOP state senator with a staunch anti-gay voting record came out of the closet Monday and asked for his constituents' prayers.
"I am gay," state Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield) said, breaking his silence on a conservative AM talk radio show based in his working-class California district.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/03/08/2010-03-08_staunch_antigay_senator_roy_ashburn_finally_admits_hes_homosexual.html#ixzz0hu09vdEl
Justice's wife launches 'tea party' group.
The nonprofit run by Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is likely to test notions of political impartiality for the court.
Reporting from Washington As Virginia Thomas tells it in her soft-spoken, Midwestern cadence, the story of her involvement in the "tea party" movement is the tale of an average citizen in action.
"I am an ordinary citizen from Omaha, Neb., who just may have the chance to preserve liberty along with you and other people like you," she said at a recent panel discussion with tea party leaders in Washington. Thomas went on to count herself among those energized into action by President Obama's "hard-left agenda."
But Thomas is no ordinary activist.
She is the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and she has launched a tea-party-linked group that could test the traditional notions of political impartiality for the court.
In January, Virginia Thomas created Liberty Central Inc., a nonprofit lobbying group whose website will organize activism around a set of conservative "core principles," she said.
She may not be breaking any rules at this point, but it certainly looks bad for the judge.
Virginia Thomas has long been a passionate voice for conservative views. She has worked for former Republican Rep. Dick Armey of Texas and for the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank with strong ties to the GOP.
In 2000, while at the Heritage Foundation, she was recruiting staff for a possible George W. Bush administration as her husband was hearing the case that would decide the election. When journalists reported her work, Thomas said she saw no conflict of interest and that she rarely discussed court matters with her husband.
I'm sorry, this looks bad for a lot for reasons and to say that they rarely discuss court matters seems absurd to anyone that has had a long term relationship or have been married. And the fact that she's going to take cash from corporations is a big deal. Her marriage to a Supreme Court judge would be very appealing to donors.
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