Sarah Palin has earned the right to for President

Politico ^ | Thursday December, 2, 2010 | Grover Norquist & Christopher Barron

[Bigtigermike]

To the dismay of all but hard-core political junkies, the endless campaign is a reality of modern politics. With some midterm races still unresolved, voters’ attention is already turned to 2012. And no potential presidential candidate now garners more attention than former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Love her or hate her, admire her or fear her, respect her or ridicule her, it seems no one in the chattering class is without an opinion on Palin. Virtually every part of her life is dissected — sometimes by her own choice. Each word is scrutinized, and each misstep — no matter how small — is treated as breaking news.Palin has made clear that she is thinking about running for president. Everyone, from pundits to former first ladies, has weighed in on what she should do. Many urge her not to run.

But if she decides to, Republicans of all stripes should applaud her decision. This isn’t an endorsement of her candidacy. It is, however, an endorsement of her right to participate in the process. 

If we want a GOP nominee prepared for the rough-and-tumble of the general election, then we need a rigorous primary. To ensure we nominate the best our party has to offer, we need as many of our leaders as are willing to throw their hats in the ring. If we want to guarantee that our standard-bearer reflects Republican values and priorities, then we need a diverse field to choose from.

[Albion Wilde]

LOL!!

[Mr. Bird]

If we want a GOP nominee prepared for the rough-and-tumble of the general election, then we need a rigorous primary

I completely agree, but with the press crowning whoever wins two out of the first three (Iowa, NH, SC), we'll never get one.

[wastedyears]

Well if Chris Christie wants another 4 years as Governor of NJ, then he should go for it, because like us in NY, they badly need somebody good at the helm. We’re getting Andrew Cuomo.

[dr_who]

Pretty good, coming from Politico...only NO ONE has the right to be president least of all the current one.

[Al B.]

This is very strange coming from Grover Norquist...

Who knows what his motives are. Maybe his old Reagan roots are stirring. He did meet her at the recent Newsmax event in FL and appeared at a fundraiser with her.

[Bigtigermike]

Please Add “right to run for President” my mistake

[ari-freedom]

Palin should say “Thanks, but no thanks” to this pro-islam activist.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/03/grover_norquists_jihad.html

[Keith]

Not at all...he is part of the growing conservative movement that is THROUGH with the Washington Insiders giving us yet another squishy nominee to hold our nose and pull a lever for because it will mean money going to THEIR bloc as opposed to the Dem bloc.

The taxpayers say “ENOUGH”...and since Palin sees it too...SHE IS “SHE WHOSE NAME MUST NOT BE ON THE BALLOT” to the Beltway Elephant herd.

Fie on them...

[Conservative Tsunami]

Grover Norquist: Globalist. Reptile.

'Nuff said.

[shield]

This is why the left keeps trying to destroy her....they know she has the potential of being their president and IF she is The Lord’s pick...there is nothing on earth that will stop her.

[Diogenesis]

“(at CPAC 2010, the) message there was that “real conservatives” don’t support the war
on terror because it is a creation of the “Israeli lobby” — which coalesces with the left-
wing’s new anti-Semitism against neoconservatives. Karen Kwiatkowski is a darling of
both the leftist Huffington Post and the anti-Semitic paleocon site Antiwar.com.

Grover Norquist

…is a board member of the ACU, and from the looks of CPAC’s
covered topics and omission of discussion of jihad, it looks as if he exerts enormous
influence over David Keene, the ACU’s nominal leader. Norquist and his ally Suhail
Khan seem to be in charge at CPAC — no CPAC event goes on that doesn’t reflect their perspective. ….
Grover Norquist’s troubling ties to Islamic supremacists and jihadists have been known
for years. He and his Palestinian wife, Samah Alrayyes, who was director of
communications for his Islamic Free Market Institute until they married in 2005, are very
active in “Muslim outreach.” …..
It was Norquist who ushered these silver-tongued jihadists into the Oval Office after the
worst attack ever on American soil. ….
Grover Norquist was on the jihad payroll before and after the carnage and death of
September 11….
Norquist also introduced Nihad Awad, cofounder and executive director of the Council
on American-Islamic Relations, to President Bush. ….
It is no surprise that CPAC 2010, like CPAC 2009, had nothing addressing the war we
are actually engaged in. This is due to the influence of Norquist, Keene, and Suhail Khan,
a CPAC board member. According to Gaffney, Khan “has repeatedly been a featured
speaker at MSA, ISNA and CAIR events” – that is, Muslim Students Association, Islamic
Society of North America, and Council on American-Islamic Relations, three groups
linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, the international Islamic organization dedicated to
establishing the rule of Islamic law and the subjugation of infidels worldwide.”

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[Gene Eric]

>> Nobody has the right to be President.

That’s not the title. It’s “right to for” whatever that’s supposed to mean.

Maybe it’s supposed to be: “right to run for”.

[JWinNC]

"Nobody has the right to be President.

To have the right to run for President, all you have to be is a Natural Born Citizen who is at least 35 years old, been a resident in the United States for 14 years, and not yet been elected to the office twice.

And even those requirements are, apparently, flexible..."

Bump.

JW

[LibertyRocks]

Ping... :)
(PS: Onyx, would you be so kind as to add me to your Palin Ping list?)

[ari-freedom]

“Not at all...he is part of the growing conservative movement”

He is part of the CPAC movement that is trying to destroy the conservative movement.

[rwrcpa1]

The article mentions Iowa, New Hampshire, and North Carolina. Is anyone else here irritated that these small states basically get to choose our nominee for us? By the time we have our primary in Texas, all of the candidates have dropped out except for the guy whose turn it is, ie Juan McCain.

Why couldn’t the primary system be changed to where there were regional primaries? Divide the country into geographical regions. Each geographical region could take their turn being first every four years. The next time it would be last.

Northeast- From Maine south to Virginia, west to West Virginia and Pennsylvania 135 electoral votes

South- North Carolina south to Florida, all the gulf states, Arkansas and Oklahoma 136 electoral votes

Midwest-Ohio south to Tennessee, west to Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas 143 electoral votes

West - Montana south to New Mexico, and all states West, including Alaska and Hawaii. 124 electoral votes

538 votes total (2008 electoral map)

Each region has large states:

Northeast - New York and Pennsylvania
South - Florida and Texas
Midwest-Illinois and Chicago
West - California

Start the primaries March 1 and have one every 6 weeks. The last primary would be 8/15 just in time for the conventions.

Infinitely more fair to the states than the current system.

[onyx]

Hi LibertyRocks,

Delighted to add you, dear frined!

WELCOME!!!

[Texas Eagle]

Inter-thread poll question:

Which Republican do you think will run as a write-in candidate after Palin wins the Republican nomination:

I'll start.

Romney.

[roses of sharon]

Nonsense....Former First Lady and Republican matriarch Barbara Bush publicly told an American and Conservative that she should “stay in her own state”.

As has Rove, and the rest of the DC Republicans. Writing articles telling a conservative (in various ways) “how dare you believe you are qualified to run for President...you undereducated snow-billy hick”.

And various Republican blogs, forums, and their (presumed Republican posters)....telling supporters of this possible conservative candidate that they are cultists, loons, wack-jobs, rabid, koolaid drinkers, etc.

Not the Republican Party's finest hour.

And they have probably lost a good 20% of their Republican base members.

Of course...the Republican Party will say good riddance...(finally some honesty).

[JaguarXKE]

How nice of her to say that she has a “right” to run for office. Good grief, she is Constitutionally qualified - that is all the “right” she needs! Idiots!