"Now we know"

The Daily Beast ^ | 7-16-2012 | Peter Boyer

[palin45potus]

Romney’s Palin Problem: Where’s Her Convention Invite? Jul 16, 2012 1:00 AM EDT

Mitt still hasn’t invited Sarah to the GOP’s nomination assembly in Tampa, and the Tea Party is livid. Peter J. Boyer on how the snub could sabotage Romney’s tenuous ties to the grassroots—and why Palin is keeping the week open, just in case.

[palin45potus]

All I can say is, now we know what Mitt really thinks of conservatives.

[cripplecreek]

All I can say is, now we know what Mitt really thinks of conservatives.

Was there ever any doubt?

[EGPWS]

All I can say is, now we know what Mitt really thinks of conservatives.

NOW???

[Rapscallion]

If Mitt excludes Palin, I will be home on election day.
I thought he was “bigger” than this.
MEMO TO MITT: Be small and fail.

[Norm Lenhart]

I find it interesting. The vast majority of the ‘right wing’ was in lockstep agreement with Palin’s policies and vision for the future. Most of the time such a person gets elected.

But in this case, they were strangely opposed to the wrapper those ideas came in. Not for any logical reason *see above), but because it was “Palin”.

Had it been any other person in the GOP, they’d have kicked the doors down to back that person. But it was “Palin” so they did not. Right here on FR many of the people who are in near lockstep with Palin’s ideas and vision RE energy, social issues, taxation et all, saddled up and rode for the brand...that brand being PDS. Because it was “Palin”.

Now, when Romney needs conservatives more than ever in order to seal his deal, what does the GOP do?

Comes down with a relapse of PDS. Oh, they are publicly 100% behind her ideas as always...they just don’t like the wrapper they come in. Because it’s “Palin”. May they get what they so righteously earned.

[mark3681]

She should just show up, arm-in-arm with West. It would be interesting to see how many people gravitate toward them and how many toward the RINOs.

Go for it Sarah and Alan, PLEASE!

[Diogenesis]

Mr. RomneyCARE will invite the GHOST of American Medicine
to celebrate his GOPe DEATH PANELS.

[Mike Darancette]

Mitt still hasn’t invited Sarah to the GOP’s nomination assembly in Tampa, and the Tea Party is livid.

It's not Romney's convention. This author is just flinging feces against the wall to see what sticks.

[Diogenesis]

[Mike Darancette]

And, of course the bed wetters will respond.

[Randy Larsen]

You had to turn yourself inside out and backwards to come up with that crap!

[null and void]

Worth repeating:

She should just show up, arm-in-arm with West. It would be interesting to see how many people gravitate toward them and how many toward the RINOs.

Go for it Sarah and Alan, PLEASE!

[Randy Larsen]

My apologies for my above post!

You sir are 100% correct and I am wrong!

[null and void]

Which part is inaccurate?

[lightman]

But in this case, they were strangely opposed to the wrapper those ideas came in. Not for any logical reason *see above), but because it was “Palin”.

I heard too many conservatives I otherwise respected refer to her as "that idiot woman".

[Randy Larsen]

None!

I was wrong!

[null and void]

*nevermind*

[gitmo]

It’s a race to see which candidate can tick off more of his base.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

May they get what they so righteously earned.

From your lips, to His ears.

[Norm Lenhart]

Which Randy am I speaking with this time? I get so confused, what, with your bipolar BS.

Eaplain in detail where EXACTLY I was mistaken please.

[null and void]

And forthright. H/T again.

[Diogenesis]

SSDD

Mr. RomneyCARE has always been jealous of Gov. Palin.

He is not competent as is she.

FLASHBACK:

The McCain/Palin ticket was up ++4 to 10 pts
in some polls, days prior to Election 2008.
So rather than helping the GOP, Romney and
TeamROMNEY and the RNME (Republican National Media Establishment)
decided …to attack Gov. Palin to throw Election2008.

Romney, and the Van der Sloot RNME RINOs for Obama in 2008

Late in October, The American Spectator's The Prowler revealed:
"Former Mitt Romney presidential campaign staffers…
have been involved in spreading anti-Palin spin to reporters, seeking to diminish her standing after the election.
'Sarah Palin is a lightweight, she won't be the first, not even the third, person people will think of when it comes to 2012,'
says one former Romney aide…
'The only serious candidate ready to challenge to lead the Republican Party is Mitt Romney.
"Some former Romney aides were behind the recent leaks to media, including CNN, that Governor Sarah Palin was a 'diva' and was going off message intentionally."

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The Palmetto Scoop reported: "One of the first stories to hit the national airwaves was
the claim of a major internal strife between close McCain aides and the folks handling his running mate Sarah Palin."
"I’m told by very good sources that this was indeed the case and that a rift had developed, but it was between Palin’s people and the staffers brought on from the failed presidential campaign of former Gov. Mitt Romney, not McCain aides."
"The sources said nearly 80 percent of Romney’s former staff was absorbed by McCain and these individuals were responsible for what amounts to a premeditated, last-minute sabotage of Palin."
… aides loyal to Romney inside the McCain campaign, said The Scoop, reportedly saw
that Palin would be a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2012 or 2016, which made her a threat to another presidential quest by Romney.

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"These staffers are now out trying to finish her off ….hoping it would ingratiate themselves with Mitt Romney."

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"Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?
National Review Online The publication of a Vanity Fair profile of Sarah Palin
appears to have opened old wounds in the McCain campaign.
... the source of the “Diva” leak was Nicolle Wallace’s husband."

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"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"

"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"

"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"

"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"

"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"

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[Lady4Liberty]

“What can I say?” she responded in an email from Alaska, when asked by Newsweek about the convention, just before heading to Michigan to deliver an Obama-thumping speech. “I’m sure I’m not the only one accepting consequences for calling out both sides of the aisle for spending too much money, putting us on the road to bankruptcy, and engaging in crony capitalism.”

[Randy Larsen]

My mistake and will eat the crow for not slowing down and reading your post with both sides of my brain.

[Josh Painter]

Wrong. Mitt Romney and his political team have virtually complete control of the convention, including the assignment of coveted speaking spots. Romney forces will also have quite a lot of influence over the party’s platform. RNC Chair Reince Priebus has selected the leadership of the Platform Committee.

Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia will serve as Chairman. Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota and Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee will serve as Co-Chairmen. They are all Romney supporters.

[Norm Lenhart]

I saw your retraction after my last post. My mistake for responding as I did.

As for the GOP, they will pay dearly for their actions circa 2007-now. They just have not realized it yet. Problem is their BS will likely take America down with them.

[null and void]

Not many people have the horse sense and courage to say that.

[MHGinTN]

What does ‘H/T’ mean?

[Ronin]

Yes, yes, and yes.... to most all of the thought above. But let’s not forget one thing...

Sarah decided not to run for the nomination. Would she have gotten it if she had? I think it is highly possible. But, for whatever reason, she didn’t.

Now, I want her onboard, I think Mitt needs her onboard, but the fact of the matter is, she put herself in the position she’s in.

[ex91B10]

Rommney is "The Kenyan-Lite". Anyone who thinks he'll be better than "The Kenyan" is a fool.

I wouldn't vote for him if you held a gun to my kids heads.

The federal level of government is lost. Focus on local politics and elect locals who'll tell the feds to go to hell.

[null and void]

Awwwwwwww you two!

[null and void]

What does ‘H/T’ mean?

Hat/Tip...

[re_nortex]

Go for it Sarah and Alan, PLEASE!

With God, all things are possible.

[Randy Larsen]

Exactly!

Read, re-read...then think about posting something stupid!

[jimbo123]

She noticed, too, that when the Romney camp reined in Fehrnstrom after his “not a tax” goof, the man assigned to take on a more public role as Romney spokesman was Kevin Madden, best known in Palin’s sphere for his appearance on a CNN news panel just days before the 2008 election. The subject was the latest piece of leaked Palin gossip—her $150,000 “shopping spree” (for which Palin later reimbursed the Republican National Committee)—and the damage Palin was perceived to have done to the McCain campaign. “That’s an indication just how unseasoned Sarah Palin is as a national candidate,” Madden opined, before laughing about Palin’s lack of knowledge about issues and declaring that “people who have done this before” know enough to choose running mates “that are nationally vetted.”

Palin says that she doesn’t know Madden and will not comment about him personally. However, she adds: “I assume he didn’t do his homework and his disparaging remarks were due to him actually believing the BS reporting on my record and reputation that began the day I was tapped to run for VP. I’ll assume and hope he’s evolved since then, perhaps understanding now the leftist media’s agenda against candidates they oppose.”

[Wizdum]

I don't think Mitt has any say on who gets invited to the convention.

And wasn't there a thread on here a few days ago throwing Sarah under the bus for supporting Mitt?

[Norm Lenhart]

“Now, I want her onboard, I think Mitt needs her onboard, but the fact of the matter is, she put herself in the position she’s in.”

In part, I agree (She should IMO have bulled through it and further exposed the Liberalism of today’s GOP) . But she played the cards she was dealt. And the GOP dealt her a VERY $h!tty hand.

[null and void]

Naaaaaahhhhhhhh! That's never happened to me!

*blush*

much...

[MHGinTN]

Thanks ... great illustration!

[bolobaby]

Exactly. Romney doesn’t control the invite list.

[Randy Larsen]

My bad 100%

I’m on the edge this year because of all the lies about Palin in the past.

I need to get over it.

[Diogenesis]

No. That was another dirty trick from Team RomneyCARE.

It is not like they are going to seriously go after Obama,
since they support the same issues.

[Norm Lenhart]

It can be embarasing. I made a mistake once. I was 5. It hit me so deeply that I never made another ;)

[null and void]

Yeah. No idea who the kid is, but it is the quintessential image of politeness in my eyes.

[bolobaby]

You miss the point: it’s not Romney’s convention. A much more insidious force is behind the exclusion of Palin: the GOP.

[BerryDingle]

Mitt still hasn’t invited Sarah to the GOP’s nomination assembly in Tampa

That's almost the dumbest thing he could do, other than pour gasoline on himself and ask for a match.

[Norm Lenhart]

Pretty much. But if he wants to ‘send a message’ that the conservative base is meaningless to his grand design, that’s the way to do it without outright saying so.

Even if she didn’t ask for or get named to the position, Palin is still the ‘figurehead’ for many people in flyover country. No, not everyone, but a “lot” of us. And Romney knows that a slap in her face is a direct slap in ours.

[Randy Larsen]

I guess I learned something...

I ALMOST popped a cork on this post too.

I read...Inviting Palin,That’s almost the dumbest thing he could do, other than pour gasoline on himself and ask for a match.

Gotta slow down a bit.

[Talisker]

Mitt's JOB is to LOSE to Obama. What part of "McCain 2.0" is not clear?