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Anchorage Daily News Reporter: Palin Email "Cryptic" [Yesterday's announcement]
Townhall..com ^ | 7/04/2009 | Jillian Bandes

Posted on 07/04/2009 10:07:03 AM PDT by hatfieldmccoy

Woke up to a cryptic e-mail this morning from Gov. Sarah Palin's office. All it says is she "will make an announcement at her Wasilla home this morning" at 11.

On Fourth of July weekend? From her home? Hmm.

My question: why did it have to be so cryptic? She's staying another month on guard -- so just wait until after the holiday, why don'tcha?

Maybe she thought that if she waited to make the announcement, she'd reconsider. Or maybe she wanted her July 4 weekend to relax without having to worry about throwing such a curve ball on Monday morning.

The bottom line is that no one knows why she did it - the timing, the reasoning, nothing.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Alaska
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1 posted on 07/04/2009 10:07:03 AM PDT by hatfieldmccoy
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To: hatfieldmccoy

The timing eve before Independence day....very cunning, IMO.


2 posted on 07/04/2009 10:10:58 AM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: hatfieldmccoy

Statement regarding our freedoms at risk this 4th of July?


3 posted on 07/04/2009 10:12:01 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: hatfieldmccoy

Just got this twittered into my account

SBCoFedRepWomen Sarah Palin will be the guest speaker at the Simi Valley RWF 50th Anniversary celebration on August 8.

YES, she is coming to Cali..My cousin lives in Simi Valley, I hope I can go there and meet her


4 posted on 07/04/2009 10:12:03 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: hatfieldmccoy

the KOS’rs are claiming she is about to be indicted on Fed bribery charges, arising from claims about building materials for her home coming from the construction of the Wassila Sports Stadium.

It’s based on a Truth-out article sighting an “independent” Alaska (read: Unemployed) Journalist who claims to have confirmed it.

Don’t hold your breath about it, but it is why the libs are cheering gleefully. And it’s not beyond the realm of reality that the hate-filled left would get Obama to sic the FBI on her.


5 posted on 07/04/2009 10:13:35 AM PDT by tcrlaf ("Hope" is the most Evil of all Evils"-Neitzsche)
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To: tcrlaf

Yeah, and the Kos thought she faked her pregnancy too. Morons.


6 posted on 07/04/2009 10:15:26 AM PDT by Blogger (Sarah Palin 2012)
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To: tcrlaf

I would say its brilliant timing.
And her actions speak volumes.
I’m stepping out for the greater good and will help anyone anywhere that needs help. With a servants heart. Regardless of party.
I think theres a new party - Lets all attend hmm?
As for the DNC, the KOS kis and this reporter being confused ?
John 1:5
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
Time is close people. Pull up your boots.


7 posted on 07/04/2009 10:17:07 AM PDT by humantech ("No one wants to live to see such evil times. Its what you do with the time you are given")
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To: humantech

Ready.


8 posted on 07/04/2009 10:18:48 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: hatfieldmccoy

There were comments yesterday that she couldn’t have picked a better time to release news that she didn’t want anybody to see. Ironically, it seems to have hit the news media like a bomb, instead.

The MSM’s favorite way to treat most conservatives is the Blanket of Silence. Rather than attack them, they find it better to pretend that they don’t exist. What the public doesn’t know about, they can’t support.

But that doesn’t seem to work with Sarah. Even a Friday holiday announcement seems to reach the ends of the earth.


9 posted on 07/04/2009 10:20:58 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: hatfieldmccoy
The bottom line is that no one knows why she did it

Well I agree with that. We shall see what the future holds.

10 posted on 07/04/2009 10:21:33 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't explain; your friends don't need it, and your enemies won't believe you anyway)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Just got this twittered into my account

SBCoFedRepWomen Sarah Palin will be the guest speaker at the Simi Valley RWF 50th Anniversary celebration on August 8.

YES, she is coming to Cali..My cousin lives in Simi Valley, I hope I can go there and meet her

PERFECT!

Good move, Sarah! Her first stop will be the beating heart of Reagan Country.

Bet Michael introduces her. He she comes, boys!

Boots and Saddles!

Best,

Chris

11 posted on 07/04/2009 10:21:54 AM PDT by section9 (Major Motoko Kusanagi says, "Jesus is Coming. Everybody look busy...")
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To: hatfieldmccoy

Am I reading this correctly that she is going to make another announcement today? What time is Eastern Standard Time compared to Alaskan time?


12 posted on 07/04/2009 10:24:16 AM PDT by alicewonders (Sarah Palin is the face of America's future.)
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To: section9

What is the RWF..Republican Women’s Foundation?
Simi Valley and all of Ventura County is Reagan Country. During the campaign I went there to see my cousins, practically every house had a McCain/Palin sign, and I saw a HUGE sign from a house before I went on the 118 freeway.
Sarah is a genius, making people second guess her choice of doing this, now she is free to go wherever she wants, and her first stop..REAGAN COUNTRY..KICK ASS!!


13 posted on 07/04/2009 10:24:56 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: hatfieldmccoy

There’s a lot of speculation going around about why she quit. She’s given the DBM 24 hours of a feeding frenzy. They have played into her hands.

Now all eyes will be on this announcement today - whatever it is. It will probably headline any news for the remainder of the holiday weekend.

I go along with the idea that she is going to make an announcement about our freedoms being eroded and today is a very fitting time to begin a crusade to reclaim our freedoms.

The DBM has burned her way too many times. I think she’s finally learned to play them to her advantage.


14 posted on 07/04/2009 10:25:50 AM PDT by randita
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To: humantech

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.


15 posted on 07/04/2009 10:25:55 AM PDT by definitelynotaliberal
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To: hatfieldmccoy
Talk about controlling the media cycle.

/johnny

16 posted on 07/04/2009 10:26:13 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: tcrlaf

The majority of those KOS KIDS need to be put in the looney bin. They are insane, the worst of the worst kind of scum


17 posted on 07/04/2009 10:27:02 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Blogger

KOS= Flamer


18 posted on 07/04/2009 10:27:12 AM PDT by RadioCirca1970 (Victory or Death in the War on Terror)
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To: tcrlaf

Yeah and I bet they are also reporting that she eats bunnies LOL


19 posted on 07/04/2009 10:27:48 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: tcrlaf
the KOS’rs are claiming she is about to be indicted on Fed bribery charges, arising from claims about building materials for her home coming from the construction of the Wassila Sports Stadium. It’s based on a Truth-out article sighting an “independent” Alaska (read: Unemployed) Journalist who claims to have confirmed it.

Truth-out? Was that the site that swore Karl Rove was about to be indicted in the Natasha Plame affair?

20 posted on 07/04/2009 10:28:07 AM PDT by freespirited (Is this a nation of laws or a nation of Democrats? -- Charles Krauthammer)
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To: alicewonders
What time is Eastern Standard Time compared to Alaskan time?

Alaska has at least 3 time zones, the earliest being the same as Pacific, which would be 2:00 PM, I believe.

But Wasilla may be an hour behind that.

21 posted on 07/04/2009 10:29:15 AM PDT by randita
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To: randita

If she’s involved in some sort of “scandal”, then why would she be scheduling speaking engagements? She would be canceling them or not announcing new ones on twitter.


22 posted on 07/04/2009 10:29:51 AM PDT by CommieCutter (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/ht/qt/3013_08.html)
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To: hatfieldmccoy

http://www.adn.com/photos/readersubmitted/v-gallery/story/512227.html?/1522/gallery/512225-a634593-t3.html

While waiting, some may enjoy a photo gallery of Sarah with a lot of normal Americans


23 posted on 07/04/2009 10:31:32 AM PDT by don-o (My son, Ben - Marine PFC- 1/16/09 - Parris Island - LC -6/4/09 - 29 Palms - Camp Pendleton 6/18)
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To: tcrlaf
"Don’t hold your breath about it, but it is why the libs are cheering gleefully. And it’s not beyond the realm of reality that the hate-filled left would get Obama to sic the FBI on her."

I'm not buying it. When you're a public official, especially as public as Palin is, you'll get a letter from the Feds telling you that you're a target of an ongoing criminal investigation, and possibly even that a grand jury has been empaneled. It's not always the case, but it's almost always the case in a criminal corruption case. It's giving the target the opportunity to testify before the grand jury.

If Palin had received such a letter, her legal counsel would have advised her to go public. Attorneys know it's better to get out in front of bad news than it is to wait for the hammer to drop uncontrolled. And, even if she didn't want to go public, there's no way it wouldn't have leaked before yesterday's announcement, no way.

I don't think that there's any reason(s) other than the one Palin gave herself. Whether or not she'll run in '12 or some other time, is anyone's guess. But this has nothing to do with some larger criminal conspiracy.

24 posted on 07/04/2009 10:32:09 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: alicewonders

Yep - if correct, it would be in just about 85 minutes from this post.


25 posted on 07/04/2009 10:35:36 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: tcrlaf

More likely they’ll get the IRS on her, taking a page from the Clinton playbook. With the IRS, they just have to start an audit and the tax code is so complex ANY ONE can get tripped up. Similar to the Scooter Libby purgury trap.

Though I doubt Palin will be indicted for anything. All the same as Rove being “frog marched” out of the White House.


26 posted on 07/04/2009 10:36:12 AM PDT by Jackson57
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To: tcrlaf

Truth Out also said Karl Rove was about to be indicted within 24 “Business Hours” which the foul mouthed kos kids swallowed hook, line, and sinker. They also said Sarah’s youngest son wasn’t hers. You can’t get more vile than at that site. The last thing anyone should take as the truth is ANYTHING posted at that hate site. They are so blinded with hate I can’t for the life of me see as to how they can function on a day to day basis.


27 posted on 07/04/2009 10:37:40 AM PDT by skimask (When dealing with people who value death over life, traditional means of negotiation will not work)
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If this is true, then she is running for 2012.

She might be pulling the Reagan strategy: Energize the grassroots conservative movement to your side, then take over the Republican party from the moderates/pseudo-conservatives, then run as its nominee.

28 posted on 07/04/2009 10:38:03 AM PDT by MaestroLC ("Let him who wants peace prepare for war."--Vegetius, A.D. Fourth Century)
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To: hatfieldmccoy

The cable news outlets aren’t even on top of this. I hope someone streams this live...


29 posted on 07/04/2009 10:39:24 AM PDT by nomoremods
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To: alicewonders
Am I reading this correctly that she is going to make another announcement today? What time is Eastern Standard Time compared to Alaskan time?

11am today in Alaska would be 2pm Eastern Standard Time. But of course the east coast isn't currently on Eastern Standard Time - it's on Eastern Daylight Time, which makes it 3pm.

30 posted on 07/04/2009 10:39:32 AM PDT by xjcsa (Currently shouting "I told you so" about Michael Steele on my profile page.)
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To: tcrlaf
A rumor on the internet has to be true.

Did the KOSers also hear that Barack Obama is planning to resign on Tuesday of next week (or some other time very soon)?

Something about a coming grand jury indictment of receiving bribes while in the Senate.
There, I just created a rumor which can never be totally debunked.

31 posted on 07/04/2009 10:40:56 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (I agree with Rick..)
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To: hatfieldmccoy
The bottom line is that no one knows why she did it - the timing, the reasoning, nothing.

She told us why and the timing was God's timing - perfect! She claimed her independence from those who wanted to bring her down and control her career - on Independence Day!

She's unconventional - she's not in the world's box of the 'conventional' way. She's a woman of faith thus walks by faith. Something the godless don't get. Watch what the Lord can do! NEVER what the media says.....darkness has no light.
32 posted on 07/04/2009 10:41:18 AM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: hatfieldmccoy

Gosh people.....click on some links and read some dates...this is yesterdays announcement, if you click through to the ADN website this was posted yesterday morning.


33 posted on 07/04/2009 10:41:57 AM PDT by teg_76
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To: CommieCutter

yep. And why would she not resign immediately and quietly.


34 posted on 07/04/2009 10:42:11 AM PDT by guido911 (Islamic terrorists are members of the "ROP", the "religion of pu*&ies")
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To: freespirited
Kos' original piece was dumped last October. The argument then was that Sarah Palin had to be investigated because unlawful things had been found to have occurred between Senator Stevens and a contractor.

Subsequently Senator Stevens was found innocent when it turned out the FBI, et al, and their paid informants had LIED LIED LIED LIED.

Which means, of course, that since Stevens was innocent and the FBI not, that Sarah is innocent and the KOS is not ~ an investigation is needed, followed immediately by the hanging of KOS himself ~ trial to come!

35 posted on 07/04/2009 10:43:03 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: randita

Wasilla is 4 hours behind EST. At 3pm EST, it will be 11am in Wasilla.


36 posted on 07/04/2009 10:43:25 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: tcrlaf

We’re just 24 business hours away from a Palin indictment! You heard it here first < /truthout >


37 posted on 07/04/2009 10:43:28 AM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
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To: xjcsa

I can’t wait, this should be good.


38 posted on 07/04/2009 10:44:21 AM PDT by alicewonders (Sarah Palin is the face of America's future.)
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To: rawhide

Its 9:45 AM right now here in Wasilla, nice day today, I am going into town to buy some lumber.


39 posted on 07/04/2009 10:45:40 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: HereInTheHeartland
"Did the KOSers also hear that Barack Obama is planning to resign on Tuesday of next week (or some other time very soon)?

Something about a coming grand jury indictment of receiving bribes while in the Senate."

So Rezko finally flipped?

40 posted on 07/04/2009 10:48:14 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (;-)
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To: alicewonders

That’s what we want to know. It’s confusing and hope someone will clear it up.


41 posted on 07/04/2009 10:48:57 AM PDT by cubreporter
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To: Eye of Unk

Say hello to your cousin Sarah from FR!


42 posted on 07/04/2009 10:49:31 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: alicewonders
I can’t wait, this should be good.

Turns out this was about yesterday's announcement. Old news; nothing happening today.

43 posted on 07/04/2009 10:54:23 AM PDT by xjcsa (Currently shouting "I told you so" about Michael Steele on my profile page.)
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To: teg_76

The Townhall post was from this morning. The author of the blog post was unclear if she was commenting on yesterday’s announcement or setting up for a new presser. That’s why I made sure to post the entire text. I may have lit a fuse on a firecracker that went off yesterday......


44 posted on 07/04/2009 10:54:56 AM PDT by hatfieldmccoy (The Obama beat down of America continues)
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To: CommieCutter

She’s not involved in any kind of scandal, but I’m sure she doesn’t care whether or not that speculation is out there. It will just arouse more curiosity in what she’s up to - get more people tuned in. That’s the goal.


45 posted on 07/04/2009 10:56:01 AM PDT by randita
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To: Sarah Barracuda

“Yeah and I bet they are also reporting that she eats bunnies” LOL

They are kind of greasy. Moose is better;)


46 posted on 07/04/2009 10:58:22 AM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: StAnDeliver

“So Rezko finally flipped? “

That must be it.
Can we move this to breaking news?


47 posted on 07/04/2009 10:58:25 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (I agree with Rick..)
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To: hatfieldmccoy

...that’s okay...I’m guilty too...a couple months ago I posted a 2 year-old article about a secessionist movement in New England. I was a riled up at the time and was too eager to post it, and didn’t check the date :)


48 posted on 07/04/2009 11:01:33 AM PDT by teg_76
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To: Eye of Unk
Hello Eye of Unk in Wasilla! If you run into Sarah Barracuda in the lumber yard, tell her the right wing of Colorado says, “Godspeed Sarah!”
49 posted on 07/04/2009 11:09:24 AM PDT by Two Thirds Vote Aye (Elections can have dire consequences. America was warned and ignored the warning.)
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To: tcrlaf

Aren’t those the same clowns who posted that Rove was going to be frog marched out of the Whitehouse?


50 posted on 07/04/2009 11:10:47 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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