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Palin re-emerges to lash GOP establishment and Obama alike
NBC News ^ | 3/17/13 | Michael O'Brien

Posted on 03/17/2013 2:25:34 PM PDT by Libloather

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin re-emerged into the national spotlight to level a blistering rebuke of both President Barack Obama and the Republican establishment, calling upon a friendly conservative audience to "stop preaching to the choir."

Amid the Republican soul-searching on display at this week's Conservative Political Action Conference, the onetime GOP vice presidential nominee issued her prescription: "Now is the time to furlough the consultants, and tune out the pollsters, send the focus groups home, and toss the political scripts," Palin said, "because If we truly know what we believe, we don't need professionals to tell us."

Palin's speech — the first major appearance she's made following the presidential election and her expired contract as a television analysts — was equally critical of Democrats and the Obama administration. Her remarks were a tour de force of conservative memes about Obama, dinging him on everything from his golfing to the canceled White House tours taking place under sequestration.

(Excerpt) Read more at firstread.nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cpac; gop; obama; palin
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To: lightman

Sarah writes her own ticket.


21 posted on 03/17/2013 3:08:51 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Better the devil we can destroy than the Judas we must tolerate.)
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To: Cyber Liberty

Boehner is a useful idiot to the left..just sits there, cries a little bit, and caves to WHATEVER the Dems want..just imagine what would have happened to Pelosi if she had done that, the Rats would have thrown her out of the party..but Boehner gets re-elected..he “Trusts” Obama, that’s like trusting Casey Anthony with a 2 year old..we are so screwed


22 posted on 03/17/2013 3:09:26 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Libloather

Thanks. Watched the entire clip. She the libs and karl rove wet their panties.


23 posted on 03/17/2013 3:45:07 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (For Jay Carney - I heard your birth certificate is an apology from the condom factory.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

20 Paul&
13 Palin


24 posted on 03/17/2013 4:04:17 PM PDT by null and void (If the government is so worried about civil disturbance, why are they working so hard to disturb us?)
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To: null and void

Don’t count out Senator Cruz.


25 posted on 03/17/2013 4:14:08 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (For Jay Carney - I heard your birth certificate is an apology from the condom factory.)
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To: Gator113
Sarah Palin rocks like no other.

Yes she does and she tells us why she rocks

If we truly know what we believe, we don't need professionals to tell us.

26 posted on 03/17/2013 4:16:31 PM PDT by jpsb
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To: Libloather
I liked her line about Obama pushing for background checks, but he never got one!


27 posted on 03/17/2013 4:24:17 PM PDT by Baynative (Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.)
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To: Arrowhead1952
"the libs and karl rove wet their panties."

Great line: "tell the architect to go back to Texas and become a candidate to see if he can sell his ideas"

28 posted on 03/17/2013 4:26:33 PM PDT by Baynative (Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

I prefer natural born citizens for presidential candidates.


29 posted on 03/17/2013 4:31:05 PM PDT by null and void (If the government is so worried about civil disturbance, why are they working so hard to disturb us?)
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To: Gator113
Imagine a country with her at the helm.

"From your lips to GOD'S EAR"

30 posted on 03/17/2013 4:34:41 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: VideoDoctor

I don’t get it. I sit here reading fr posts and its like everyone expects the GOP to change if u get the message out. It’s fried. It has no future. It cannot be recaptured. Why aren’t you guys turning your attention to another party? Once that happens in force, the GOP will collapse. Done. History. Only then can the conservative party rise.


31 posted on 03/17/2013 4:52:41 PM PDT by Deathtomarxists (collapse death heartburn heartache dingdongs diaherea)
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To: HMS Surprise

“Plain 2016? You betcha.”

I pray that is true.


32 posted on 03/17/2013 5:26:59 PM PDT by Josephat
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To: Deathtomarxists
Once that happens in force, the GOP will collapse

I think you might have it back-assward.

The GOP needs to collapse... then a NEW party will emerge.

If that doesn't occur you're just chasing the chickens.

33 posted on 03/17/2013 7:23:55 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Deathtomarxists
Why aren’t you guys turning your attention to another party?

Because whether it's Libertarian or Constitutionalist or whatever third party, it's a guaranteed loser. Sorry, but that's just the cold, cruel fact of life.

The Russians have an old saying, "Perfection is the enemy of the good enough." Although the GOP is far from perfect, the Democrat party is orders of magnitude worse. So it's a HUGE mistake to do something that would help the Dems out, and voting third party does exactly that.

34 posted on 03/17/2013 11:12:12 PM PDT by raisetheroof ("To become Red is to become dead --- gradually." Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
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To: VideoDoctor
The GOP needs to collapse... then a NEW party will emerge.

What makes you think that the party remaining standing (the Democrat) will even LET this new party emerge?

35 posted on 03/17/2013 11:17:26 PM PDT by raisetheroof ("To become Red is to become dead --- gradually." Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
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To: raisetheroof
What makes you think that the party remaining standing (the Democrat) will even LET this new party emerge?

What makes you think they won't?

Wake up... nothing is forever.

36 posted on 03/17/2013 11:55:03 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: VideoDoctor

Well it Palin decides to throw her hat in the ring next election time, she doesn’t have to worry too much about being attacked by the Libs, its the Repubs that will do it for them. Dem’s completely destroyed her last time and now she will have TWO sides to fight. The Repub’s need to be “done with” entirely before there will ver be a chance for a new group to surface. Yes, we are SO SCREWED right now.


37 posted on 03/18/2013 5:04:40 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: VideoDoctor
What makes you think that the party remaining standing (the Democrat) will even LET this new party emerge?

What makes you think they won't?

Their mendacity, ruthlessness, and lust for power. That's what.

38 posted on 03/18/2013 7:10:21 AM PDT by raisetheroof ("To become Red is to become dead --- gradually." Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
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To: Progov
Keep in mind it was Reagan who faced a similar situation.

The Democratic LEFT, the RINO Republicans, and the MSM all piled on in an attempt to disparage and BURY Reagan.

Reagan's ace in the hole... he went around all that noise with his ability to speak to and communicate directly with the American public.

Sarah Palin has similar skills and she seems to be honing them as time passes.

Don't EVER underestimate the POWER of a WOMAN.

39 posted on 03/18/2013 9:14:42 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Libloather
Boy ... the cheesey music at the start and finish, the stupid CW song "Just another pretty face," lowers the whole thing to "Dancing with the Stars" imagery. Having that music to introduce and finish it was extraordinarily trite and stupid.

Palin's speech, however was exactly RIGHT ON THE MONEY. So many things in it were music to my ears, such as her calling the ball on identity politics. She's exactly right -- there are AMERICAN issues, not Hispanic issues, black issues, women's issues, and all that crap. God bless her, and God bless America.

40 posted on 03/18/2013 9:37:27 AM PDT by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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