Posted on 05/27/2011 2:02:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
Tracking the daily activity of the Palin camp, which just announced today that she's hitting the (campaign?) trail.
April 1
Mother Jones, voice of the radical left, asks: Bachmann vs. Palin: Who’s the Better 2012 Candidate? Five reasons they like Bachmann better — entwined with a litany of Palin-bashing.
April 3
Governor Palin’s Statement on Defunding Planned Parenthood
April 4
E!’s True Hollywood Story: Sarah Palin
April 5
Palin offers praise for Ryan’s budget. Her tweet:
There is hope! Serious & necessary leadership rolls out serious & necessary reform proposal. Good start
April 6
Who knew? Department: Palin: The hot new baby name
The number of parents naming girls after Sarah Palin jumped nearly seven-fold after the Mama Grizzly burst onto the national scene, says Sue Kidd at TODAY Moms.
April 8
At Facebook, Palin posts Commander in Chief’s Appalling Action with Our Troops
Why would he play politics at the expense of our troops who are putting everything on the line to protect us? Memo to the President: I doubt the insurgents will stop and wait for a government shutdown to end before resuming actions. You need to fund our troops, sir.
April 13
While The Week asks, Is Sarah Palin a has-been?, Tony Lee writes at Top Ten Reasons Why Sarah Palin is Running for President::
Too often, those who cover Palin do not listen to her words or read her statements, Facebook postings, or tweets. As a result, conventional wisdom holds that Palin is setting herself up to be an entertainer, a conservative money maker, or a right-wing flame thrower who seeks only to rouse up the conservative base and get rich quick off of it. If those who proffer these theories had listened to and read her words closely, they would know that Palin has been telling everyone that she is running for president in 2012. Here are ten reasons why.
April 15
In Oklahoma speaking to 9000 at a Christian women’s conference, Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urges women to live lives of faith, joy and purpose.
April 16
Palin gives what may be her best speech ever at a Milwaukee Tea Party event — watch in full, along with Andrew Breitbart’s introduction at The Right Scoop.
PalinTracker: Into the Breach!
April 18
Palin rolls out a snappy new website for her political action committee — SarahPAC.com
At Facebook, Happy Passover
April 21
Palin’s youngest son Trig — who happens to have Down syndrome — has been a major source of newsfeed this month. First a Kentucky professor’s academic paper (“Palin, the Press, and the Fake Pregnancy Rumor:Did a Spiral of Silence Shut Down the Story?“) engenders a rebirth of the who-is-really-Trig’s-mother conspiracy theory, spawning a multitude of columns and blogs.
Second, Jack Stuef — now a *former* Wonkette contributor — posts a beyond-tasteless greeting at the popular website marking Trig’s third birthday with a vile pastiche (URL: http://wonkette.com/greatest-living-american-a-childrens-treasury-of-trig-crap-on-his-birthday) that would be considered hate speech if we protected people with disabilities the way we are required to protect gays and lesbians.
Alerted by readers, advertisers immediately begin pulling the plug on their website ads. Resistant at first, Wonkette finally apologizes and eventually — on May 20 — Stuef loses his job.
Why such vitriol? Red State explains: Why They Hate Trig Palin.
April 24
At Facebook, Happy Easter
April 25
PJ Tatler: Sarah Palin keeps getting everything right
April 28
First picture of Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in HBO’s upcoming film Game Change, directed by Tom Hanks — along with Ms. Moore, an Obama supporter.
May 1
Palin passes up invitation to White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Chooses Life Instead — she speaks at fundraiser for Heroic Media, presenting an award to Lila Rose, the young videographer/activist famous for her sting operations against Planned Parenthood for shielding sexual predators rather than protecting victims:
Planned Parenthood doesn’t empower women, or offer women who find themselves in less than ideal circumstances any kind of real choice. What they offer is not real choice or female health care.
May 2
In California’s Central Valley — beleaguered by government regulation — Palin speaks to a audience friendly to her message:
The topographical diversity of this land, to see God’s creation … for mankind’s responsible use. The only thing standing in the way is a government that doesn’t understand they need to back off.
Some of these folks don’t even know how to grow a potted plant, and they’re going to tell you guys how to grow your crops without water?
May 2
At Facebook, Palin responds to the death of Osama bin Laden on behalf of A Grateful Nation.
In a speech at Colorado Christian University, just outside Denver, Palin explained her foreign policy, notable as the Lamestream Media have been after her for what they see as contradictions between her thumbs-up on bin Laden’s death and thumbs-down on Obama’s Libya intervention. According to Newsmax:
Some of the ideas that the potential GOP candidate for president advanced sounded like the Powell Doctrine. “We should only commit our forces when clear and vital American interests are at stake — period,” Palin said. As for nation-building, it’s a “nice idea in theory” but should not be the driving force for U.S. foreign policy, she said.
A president must be able to articulate “clearly defined objectives” before military action, and “American soldiers must never be put under foreign command,” Palin said.
Sunday’s U.S. attack that killed Osama bin Laden was “an effective use of force,” Palin said, in contrast to the “ill-defined” mission in Libya.
More in-depth analysis from Hot Air: Palin outlines doctrine for use of force, picks new foreign policy adviser
May 4
At a fundraiser for the Exceptional Foundation in Alabama, Sarah Palin talks of Trig as she praises familes of special needs children in Baldwin County.
May 7
MSM Uses Palin’s Own Children as Political Weapons Against Her
Unlike any other politician today, only Palin is forced to deal with watching her private family matters, her very own children, dragged into the political arena and weaponized as political bludgeons against her — even when it comes to discussing and debating serious issues such as Libya. Again, it’s an intentional political tactic meant to keep this Palin-Fury of exhausting personal drama swirling, meant to keep us from taking the MSM’s Public Enemy Number One seriously.
Intriguing titles:
The Tragedy of Sarah Palin, The Lies of Sarah Palin, Why Sarah Palin Scares Them.
May 11
At Facebook, Palin urges Removing the Boot from the Throat of American Businesses
May 14
Palin tweets Israel’s independence:
May 14, 1948, Jewish independence in their homeland called Israel! May Jerusalem be peaceful & prosperous; may our ally’s enemies be silent.
In President Obama Pretends to Channel Sarah Palin, DougRoss@Journal writes:
Using far too many words, the president has — at least verbally — capitulated to the “Drill, Baby, Drill!” exhortations of Sarah Palin.
May 17
“2012 Can’t Come Fast enough” — the title of a fundraising letter sent to 400,000 voters in early primary states, reviving 2012 speculation: Will she, won’t she?
May 18
After David Gregory accused Newt Gingrich of racism for calling Obama “the Food Stamp President” — referring to record numbers of Americans on food stamps — Palin turns the tables: Palin declares Meet the Press host David Gregory’s question to Gingrich racist:
He made it sound like that if you’re black you’re on food stamps and the president is referring to you being on food stamps. I think that’s racist. And you know, enough is enough of this calling out, this racism, these false charges. Obviously, it is done to end the conversation, just to distract, divert attention from what the real substance is and stop the conversation. Here again, enough is enough. Why do we let the press, the media personalities get away with such? Let’s call him out on them and let’s start concentrating on what the real issue is. The real issue is we have 40-something million Americans on food stamps. You know why? Because we don’t have a robust economy allowing the private sector to grow and thrive and have jobs provided via the private sector because government has overreached, overtaxed and overspent and got us in debt and there isn’t enough private sector money out there creating jobs. That needs to be the focus, not allowing David Gregory to falsely charge Newt Gingrich as being a racist because he’s making a statement of fact about how many people are on food stamps.
Refreshing, no?
May 19
Sarah Palin’s Son Track Marries
Palin: “I Do Have The Fire In My Belly”
I am so adamantly supportive of the good traditional things about America and our free enterprise system and I want to make sure that America is put back on the right track and we only do that by defeating Obama in 2012. I have that fire in my belly.
May 20
Palin tweets:
Dear Mr. President, please allow our ally, PM Netanyahu, to respectfully arrive through the front door this time. Thanks, Concerned Americans
May 22
Palin moving to Scottsdale, AZ?
Palin calls Obama The Temporary President
May 25
Palin continues to leak just enough information to keep friends and foes on tenterhooks. The latest:
Palin’s Secret Weapon: New Film to Premiere in June
Within 12 hours of that news, CBS was asking: Is Sarah Palin prepping a presidential run?
May 26
Okay — not the big announcement, but a big announcement:
Palin announces Memorial Day road trip
You don’t believe there is a right to privacy?
Interesting. You a big fan of CCTV’s, warrantless searches and big brother then?
Palin when then (in your own quote) was asked to crossfoot that right to privacy with abortion - says clearly it’s a state issue. Go read it again.
As for your insinuation Mrs. Palin is somehow pro-abortion, that’s pretty much the silliest thing I’ve read on this forum.
If you were honest about it you'd realize that the exact same set of quotes from any other potential POTUS nominee would have the palinites ready to draw and quarter the guy.
Marching for a Beautiful Life
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In the years following Roe, we were told that the issue was no longer open for debate and that we should get over it and move on. But we couldn’t get over the stirrings of our conscience or move on from an issue that cuts to the heart of who we are as a nation. Affirming the dignity and worth of every innocent human life and defending the defenseless are fundamental American values. With that in mind, this peaceful, hopeful grassroots crowd of individuals, families and students comes to our capital every year to remind us that every innocent life is beautiful, precious and full of potential. These warrior souls come to show their dedication to the weakest among us: those with special needs, women without anyone to turn to, and children without a voice. They run the helpful pregnancy resource centers, the counseling hotlines, the foster care facilities, the adoption services, and countless other outreach programs that offer compassionate assistance and friendship to women who are struggling. I know from experience the joy and blessings that come from embracing life, and I know how important their work is in helping women choose life despite less than ideal circumstances.
The pro-life movement is pro-women, and it empowers women with the message that we are strong enough and smart enough to be able to pursue education, vocations and avocations while giving life to a child. This movement is largely run by women. In fact, many of the earliest leaders of the women’s rights movement were pro-life – women like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Alice Paul, the author of the original Equal Rights Amendment in 1923, who said, “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” Today, more and more young women agree with these feminist foremothers, for they know in their hearts that the culture of life empowers women by offering them real choices. Unfortunately, rather than portray this positive message, the media often focuses on divisions among Americans on this issue. But this annual rally is not about anger and controversy; it’s about a huge grassroots effort to make our voices heard in support of women and their children.
Though I can’t be in Washington tomorrow, my heart is with the marchers. Those of us who can’t be there can still join them online at the Virtual March for Life. Please follow the link and join the tens of thousands of your fellow Americans who are already marching online. Together we can bear witness to the beauty and blessings of the culture of life.
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Hopefully you'll stop spamming my comment stream now.
Sorry but Facebook posts don’t stand up against legislative record and years of soft answers about ‘choice’ in numerous interviews. I recognize that you have assigned yourself a job...I also recognize that your job would be easier if there were consistancy of message for you to work with...but there isn’t.
Well hello there again, goal post mover.
You said you didn’t know of her ever speaking out for the sanctity of life and wanted an example.
I provided it for you...but of course, that’s not enough.
I’m sorry but please don’t state conclusions that are based in your opinions. To you, she’s not consistent. To me, and 99.9% of the country, she’s solidly pro-life.
Now...for real... we’ve got a lot of work ahead of us. Stop looking for boogeymen and focus on the battle ahead.
Stop worrying about Sarah Palin and focus on whoever your candidate is. This is go time.
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