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Sarah Palin: Mr. President: Please Try, "I'm Listening, People," Instead of "Listen Up, People!"
Facebook ^ | 1-25-2010 | Sarah Palin

Posted on 01/25/2010 7:01:47 PM PST by DB9

We’ve now seen three landslide Republican victories in three states that President Obama carried in 2008. From the tea parties to the town halls to the Massachusetts Miracle, Americans have tried to make their opposition to Washington’s big government agenda loud and clear. But the President has decided that this current discontent isn’t his fault, it’s ours. He seems to think we just don’t understand what’s going on because he hasn’t had the chance – in his 411 speeches and 158 interviews last year – to adequately explain his policies to us.

Instead of sensibly telling the American people, “I’m listening,” the president is saying, “Listen up, people!” This approach is precisely the reason people are upset with Washington. Americans understand the president’s policies. We just don’t agree with them. But the president has refused to shift focus and come around to the center from the far left. Instead he and his old campaign advisers are regrouping to put a new spin on the same old agenda for 2010.

Americans aren’t looking for more political strategists. We’re looking for real leadership that listens and delivers results. The president’s former campaign adviser is now calling on supporters to “get on the same page,” but what’s on that page? He claims that the president is “resolved” to “keep fighting for” his agenda, but we’ve already seen what that government-growth agenda involves, and frankly the hype doesn’t give us much hope. Real health care reform requires a free market approach; real job creation involves incentivizing, not punishing, the job-creators; reining in the “big banks” means ending bailouts; and stopping “the undue influence of lobbyists” means not cutting deals with them behind closed doors.

Instead of real leadership, though, we’ve had broken promises and backroom deals. One of the worst: candidate Obama promised to go through the federal budget “with a scalpel,” but President Obama spent four times more than his predecessor. Want more? Candidate Obama promised that lobbyists “won’t find a job in my White House,” but President Obama gave at least a dozen former lobbyists top administration jobs. Candidate Obama promised us that we could view his health care deliberations openly and honestly on C-SPAN, but President Obama cut deals behind closed doors with industry lobbyists. Candidate Obama promised us that we would have at least five days to read all major legislation, but President Obama rushed through bills before members of Congress could even read them.

Candidate Obama promised us that his economic stimulus package would be targeted and pork-free, but President Obama signed a stimulus bill loaded with pork and goodies for corporate cronies. Candidate Obama railed against Wall Street greed, but President Obama cozied up to bankers as he extended and expanded their bailouts. Candidate Obama promised us that for “Every dollar that I’ve proposed [in spending], I’ve proposed an additional cut so that it matches.” We’re still waiting to see how President Obama will cut spending to match the trillion he’s spent.

More than anything, Americans were promised jobs, but the president’s stimulus package has failed to stem our rising unemployment rate. Maybe it was unfair to expect that an administration with so little private sector experience would understand something about job creation. How many Obama Administration officials have ever had to make a payroll or craft a business plan in the private sector? How many have had to worry about not having the resources to invest and expand? The president’s big government policies have made hiring a new employee a difficult commitment for employers to make. Ask yourself if the Obama Administration has done anything to make it easier for employers to hire. Have they given us any reassurance that the president will keep taxes low and not impose expensive new regulations?

Candidate Obama over-promised; President Obama has under-delivered. We understand you, Mr. President. We’ve listened to you again and again. We ask that you now listen to the American people.

- Sarah Palin


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: government; healthcare; mccainpalin; obama; palin; politics
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To: sickoflibs

Paulist alert.

Caution:

If you hear quacking, do not be alarmed.

Tune your radio to the emergency broadcast network and ignore ramblings about 911 being America’s fault.


41 posted on 01/26/2010 6:22:08 AM PST by rbmillerjr (I'm praying for Palin....if not I'll support Romney : He sucks but he's better than Obama.)
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To: rbmillerjr; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; mkjessup; GOP_Lady; Bokababe; genetic homophobe; ...
RE:”Paulist alert.

Up to a week ago or so, anyone that questioned Palin inevitability as president (when she won't even run anyway) was called a “Romney-ist”. But now this week they are suddenly called “Paulists”. That is the new Palin conspiracy theory. What happened to the last one? Are Romney-ists now =Paulists??

Oh the swirling conspiracies against Sarah, but that is what proves she is “The one”, all the conspiracy theories. It's like an Omen movie. Why would 'the left', the 'establishment', the 'Romney's, the "Paulists",... everyone but the enlighted here attack her if she wasnt 'the one'. That is all we need to know to know she will be President.

The problem the Palin-cult has is their only argument is to find some evil shadow figure to go after (like in the Orwell book 1984) . Does Ron Paul even talk about Palin? Doesn't he talk about the Federal Reserve? Is Palin on the Federal Reserve?

42 posted on 01/26/2010 6:42:24 AM PST by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is spending you demand stupid")
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To: sickoflibs

February is “Huckist alert” LOL!


43 posted on 01/26/2010 6:55:52 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: Robbin

“If Sarah runs, she will have my support, Money, Time and Vote.

So who do you support?”

Yeah, c’mon Cobra. It’s Jan 2010 already....who do you support for POTUS in 2012????

LOL!


44 posted on 01/26/2010 6:57:43 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: Robbin; Cobra64

“If Sarah runs, she will have my support, Money, Time and Vote.

So who do you support?”

Yeah, c’mon Cobra. It’s Jan 2010 already....who do you support for POTUS in 2012????

LOL!


45 posted on 01/26/2010 6:57:59 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

LOL, you got it, then Rudy after Huck!

The evil forces are all uniting against her!


46 posted on 01/26/2010 6:59:15 AM PST by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is spending you demand stupid")
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To: Cobra64
Why is Sarah coaching the Kenyan?

Because with his ego all you have to do to guarantee he won't do something is to tell him very publicly to do it.
47 posted on 01/26/2010 6:59:53 AM PST by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: Bahbah
She wields the verbal scalpel extremely well.

Less of a scalpel and more of a katana. When she connects pieces start coming off.
48 posted on 01/26/2010 7:06:03 AM PST by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: sickoflibs

Oh just admit your part of the wacky a nut quack quack Ron Paul...

...cabal

embrace your beliefs.

OK, who do you support?

Every time a anti Palin hit list goes out, this question is almost never answered.

WhY...because there is no credible candidate in the GOP who is as conservative as Palin...and you Paulists and .07%’rs know it.


49 posted on 01/26/2010 8:24:56 AM PST by rbmillerjr (I'm praying for Palin....if not I'll support Romney : He sucks but he's better than Obama.)
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To: rbmillerjr; Dumas; stephenjohnbanker; mkjessup
RE :”Oh just admit your part of the wacky a nut quack quack Ron Paul...

Up to last week the Palin cult was calling me a Romney-ist, but now it’s a Paul-ist. Ron Paul has a better chance than Palin to be elected, but that is not saying much so I am not counting on that. And Romney like Palin supported TARP so that is a non-starter. How about Huck? When is his turn to be conspiracy head? How about Rudy?

50 posted on 01/26/2010 8:32:38 AM PST by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is spending you demand stupid")
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To: sickoflibs

February is Huckist month

March is Rudist month

April is Fools month ;-)


51 posted on 01/26/2010 8:36:44 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: sickoflibs

You were shilling for Paul just yesterday.

” But Ron Paul also warned us the neo-cons were bankrupting the country while claiming it was economic growth. Ron Paul predicted the crash while the neo-cons told us the economy was healthy. Then after the crash ,the neo-s tried to re-write history to claim they actually warned us ahead of time of the rotting building they claimed was strong.”

Ron Paul and his butt buddy Schiff are charlatans scapegoating to make money.

Schiff has been wrong for 25 years and missed 20 years of bull market runs and now he is a sage lol.

Ron Paul got laughed at at the debate.

That’s your boy and the Libertarian .07%’rs


52 posted on 01/26/2010 8:42:30 AM PST by rbmillerjr (I'm praying for Palin....if not I'll support Romney : He sucks but he's better than Obama.)
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To: rbmillerjr; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; mkjessup; GOP_Lady; Bokababe; genetic homophobe

No, I was telling the truth. Ron Paul tried to warn us ahead of time the country was going wrong (contrary to ‘the GWB Club’ claiming it was just economic growth ) and was proved right. No one on that thread contradicted that factual point. All I got was personal stuff, “You hate Sarah, you support Paul or Romney or both, bla-bla-bla”

While I don’t always agree with Ron Paul I must admit he actually has unique insights into the nation’s problems that you won’t see from ‘the GWB club’ . Your Gal in contrast just reads the daily page on RushLimbaugh.com and repeats Rush’s current thoughts (which is why he loves her.) Except supporting McCain. Still wondering what Rush really thinks of that. Any word?


53 posted on 01/26/2010 8:55:59 AM PST by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is spending you demand stupid")
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To: sickoflibs

You can ping your Palin is a Rino ping list all you want.

If people don’t want to support Palin, fine. But anybody who calls her a RINO is devoid of even moderate amounts of intelligence.

Paul is a Liberal in reality though, and a nutcase on foreign and military policy.


54 posted on 01/26/2010 9:01:19 AM PST by rbmillerjr (I'm praying for Palin....if not I'll support Romney : He sucks but he's better than Obama.)
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To: rbmillerjr; stephenjohnbanker; rabscuttle385; mkjessup
RE :”Paul is a Liberal in reality though, and a nutcase on foreign and military policy.

If you define liberal as 'opposing federal government takeover of everything' and conservative as for 'stat-ism and corporatism', Yes I would say Ron Paul is that type of liberal and Palin-McCain-GWB is that type of conservative.

GWB foreign policy actually got tried and didn't work too well. Now the country is what you call 'nutty' isolationist like Paul is . Paul didn't do that, Bush did.

55 posted on 01/26/2010 9:12:50 AM PST by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is spending you demand stupid")
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To: sickoflibs

The country is in no way shape or form isolationisht. Wishful thinking by a Paulist Libertarian.

Ron Paul is not even close to being conservative, he is left of center and fought Ronald Reagan’s agenda and policies.

“In 1988 Ron Paul was nominated by the Libertarian Party for president and ran against the Reagan agenda, at one point telling the Dallas Morning News, Reagan was a “dramatic failure” as President. Paul also said, “I want to totally disassociate myself from the Reagan Administration”, Reagan was “a failure, yes, in, in many ways”. Transcript of Paul’s remarks on Meet the Press.


56 posted on 01/26/2010 9:21:33 AM PST by rbmillerjr (I'm praying for Palin....if not I'll support Romney : He sucks but he's better than Obama.)
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To: rbmillerjr

Never said he was ‘conservative’. Just said he was anti-statist which is why you compassionate conservatives hate him.


57 posted on 01/26/2010 9:53:51 AM PST by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is spending you demand stupid")
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To: stephenjohnbanker

And you are so out of touch with the current climate that you don’t have a clue?

Why am I not supprised....


58 posted on 01/26/2010 10:02:15 AM PST by Robbin (If Sarah isnÂ’t welcome, IÂ’m not welcome, itÂ’s just that simpleÂ…)
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To: sickoflibs

The above quote shows Paul is anti conservative and anti Reagan.


59 posted on 01/26/2010 10:02:37 AM PST by rbmillerjr (I'm praying for Palin....if not I'll support Romney : He sucks but he's better than Obama.)
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To: Robbin
The definition of a Palin Hater on the Free Republic is someone like steve-b that scours the internet for every anti-palin hit piece they can find or someone that can’t pass a Palin thread without a derogatory comment. There are plenty of them on the Freerepublic.

Read any two threads about Palin, and you’ll see the same names with the same attacks, over and over again.

I ask them all the same question, who do you support? I rarely get a straight answer...

If Sarah runs, she will have my support, Money, Time and Vote.

So who do you support?

Stop your whining. Report anyone who doesn't agree with your to Jim. He has his finger on the ZOT button.

Have you created, and submittted your 2012 Palin Victory Plan to Mrs. Palin?

To answer your question, I learned a lot following Hunter since before the last election (one example: bill passed for fencing off the Southern border).

Palin's Conservative ideology seems to dovetail with Hunter's, both beleive in the Constitution, both have children in the military so there is common ground in protecting America.

Both are Constitutionalists.

Here's the lineup I'd like to see:

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FYI, I created this collage. It illustrates that she will fight for our Constitution, she's a Reaganite; she loves and respects our military, Americans, and the American Flag.

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I put her name and an American Flag on an F-22 fighter jet:


60 posted on 01/26/2010 10:08:11 AM PST by Cobra64
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