Posted on 08/31/2011 8:11:56 AM PDT by markomalley
Sarah Palin canceled her Saturday appearance at a tea party rally in Indianola, Iowa, a person close the former Alaska governor told The Wall Street Journal.
The person cited “continual lying” from event organizers at Tea Party of America, including a recent mixup over whether former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell of Delaware would also speak.
Ms. Palin is known for last-minute schedule changes that whipsaw supporters and media across the country. But the latest decision is puzzling. Ms. Palin’s speech at the rally was viewed as her most high-profile appearance of the summer, fueling speculation she was indeed plotting to run for the Republican presidential nomination.
Attendees were reportedly traveling from across the U.S. to attend the rally in Iowa, which holds the nation’s first nominating contest next year.
The former governor will now appear at a Friday event in Des Moines sponsored by the group Conservatives4Palin. It is currently scheduled for 8 p.m. at The Machine Shed Restaurant, though the location will probably have to be changed, the person close to Ms. Palin said. Ms. Palin is still scheduled to appear at a Tea Party Express tour stop Monday in New Hampshire.
Ms. Palin may still hold an event Saturday, the person said, though she has no firm plans. It’s also possible she could still attend the Indianola tea party rally, the person said.
The former governor’s team decided to back out Tuesday night after rally organizers re-invited Ms. O’Donnell to speak on stage. Organizers had booked Ms. O’Donnell, who lost her 2010 bid for a U.S. Senate seat from Delaware, to speak but quickly withdrew the invitation in an effort to avoid controversy.
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Word-of-the-decade.
oy.
She’s not running.
I am getting very impatient. She said she would decide whether or not she was running in September. I thought she would announce at this event. I am starting to feel jilted!
Whoa. Halt the presses.
This is getting strange. Sounds like they’re trying to portray it as a catfight between Palin and O’Donnell?
}:-)4
Are we allowed to suggest that?
The tea Party (?) organizers for that event are screwed up as Hogan’s goat.
Seems he can't get his poo together and Sarah is having none of it.
My thoughts exactly.
My thoughts exactly.
I’ll take that bet
I do feel sorry for those who have put their hearts and souls into this and now the rug has been pulled out from under them.
Palin made a commitment. She should have kept it.
[ Sarah Palin canceled her Saturday appearance at a tea party rally in Indianola, Iowa ]
Brilliant Gambit !!!.. keep em’ guessing..
You are correct.
She is not going to run, she waited too long and now Perry is running away with this nominating process. I would look for her to back Perry now.
lol
Double LOL!!
so bein lied to and taking committed funds is cool with you
My theory is that she was thinking of running, but when Perry threw his hat into the ring she decided to opt out.
It’s almost as if she has less an interest in running for president and more of an interest in keeping her name in the news.
Nah, that’s silly.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. I wonder what’s up? I have to admit that I’m feeling a little “whipsawed” reading the stories about Palin and O’Donnell.
Just dang.
Somebody who’s been lied about on a regular basis for the last three years really, really doesn’t like liars. There’s a shocker.
Yeah, really brilliant. People like me, who were planning to travel to Iowa to see her on the 3rd, are just thrilled.
Been saying the same thing for the past year or more.
I had 2 “tickets” for this and was planning to attend. I ma going to wad them up and use them both to light my grill this weekend to do do Hamburgers. Typical IOWA Cluster****! This State is SO ****ING STUPID alot of the time!
It is sad, but it’s a simple case of misplaced faith.
I agree. I think she’ll back Perry and start the speculation as to whether she’s going to be his running mate.
I guess it all depends on who the highest bidder is.
Maybe Dancing with the Stars or Kate plus 8 made her a better offer.
Sort of like O'Donnell.
That would be huge.
Apostate!
She will support Perry...VP Palin...
*..ouch..*
well, at least this keeps here in the news!
Sounds like she is in Iowa on Friday, and NH on Saturday.
At this stage of the game, there are only two logical possibilities as to why such a schedule would be kept. One, presidential campaign. Or two, egomania/limelight hog.
I have no earthly idea which is true. But logically, those are the only two possibilities......
Your commitment (like many others who planned to go there) being cast aside is my biggest concern. I hope that she is on the phone right now securing a different venue in that town.
Otherwise this is a complete debacle.
There is NO WAY she is going to be anyone’s running mate, unless they are intent on losing. I believe there is no chance Perry would ever pick Palin. Never going to happen. But you are right—the speculation will happen.
I think if she really wanted to run, she would already be running. I think her life is good now and maybe she just doesn’t want the aggravation. I don’t think being president is much fun, especially now days.
Yep.
She will announce that she’s indeed “running”...she’s going to do a 5k on Labor..
She will announce that she’s indeed “running”...she’s going to do a 5k on Labor. Day.
She will announce that she’s indeed “running”...she’s going to do a 5k on Labor. Day.
Another self-inflicted wound. Although she has been abused like no one else by the msm, some of her problems are her own. How hard would it have been to say, “Katie, as Governor of Alaska I constantly get news from public officials before it’s reported. So although I do read the local Alsakan papers and the WSJ, most of the time the things I read aren’t news to me anymore.” Or, “Katie, being Governor of Alaska does give me a unique insight to foreign affairs because Russia is not an abstraction to us, it’s our neighbor. And we ahve to deal with it on a variety of issues. The same goes for AK’s relationship with America’s largest trading partner, Canada.” Or not have Kate Freakin Goslein on your reality tv show.
That’s what I’m thinking (”they lied”), and waiting to see how it plays out. At first reaction this was a “Oh Noes!!!”. But, she’ll be at other events “nearby”, and sounds like maybe another one to replace the one she is declining. (If this story is true.)
“Ya know, this is the kind of stuff we’re trying to get rid of in Washington - the “politics as usual”. Mr. Obama campaigned on that - but it’s not his version that I want. And I’m pretty sure that the great folks of Iowa, and across America don’t want it either.
I fought this cronyism up in Alaska, and we should have to put up with it in politics ANYWHERE.”
I know someone very close to this and this person is as honest as they come.
This is a very sad situation for some very good people.
See my post 41 re: the completely idiotic notion that Palin will be considered, let alone chosen, as a VP nominee again.
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