Sarah Palin-affiliated law firm made early-state deadline inquiries

Politico ^ | 10/04/2011 | Maggie Haberman

[Hawk720]

Ken Vogel and I both have sources telling us that calls were made on behalf of a mystery candidate to various early states to determine presidential filing deadlines. Continue Reading

The calls were made by representatives of the law firm Baker Hostetler - a firm that employs lawyer Mark Braden, who represents Sarah PAC, her political action committee.

As Ken notes, while he nor representatives of Palin’s campaign would comment on the calls, Palin is the only GOP politician eying the presidential race who is represented by the firm.

It wouldn’t be the first time that her representatives have sought information on the deadlines marking the ever-shifting GOP calendar.

The current thinking in GOP election law circles is that the first hard cut-off for entering the race is Oct. 28, when presidential candidates who hope to appear on the ballot in the New Hampshire primary would be required to submit a filing fee from a federally registered presidential campaign committee.

[no dems]

So, what are the cut-off dates for SC Primary (Jan. 21, 2012) and FL Primary (Jan. 31, 2012)? Anybody know?

[Carling]

I was in Hawaii for five days. Since there wasn’t a tsunami, I’ll assume that Palin is still sitting on the sidelines?

[LimberJim]

I’m pretty sure Florida’s is still October 31st.

[Beagle8U]

Palin/Christie 2016 or 2020 or.... whenever/sarc

[going hot]

I love the sounds of teeth gnashing, hair pulling, and general lamentatin’ in the morning.

[CedarDave]

But, but, but we know she’s not running - numerous FR posters tell us so. It must be someone else...

[M-cubed]

Gonna be alot of past posts eaten on the threads here!...lol..I cant wait to feed them back to a few of ‘em!.....

Their new line will be...I like Sarah....BUT...(Same old hand-wringers and knotted pantie posters...)

[onyx]

Todd Palin, October 2, 2011:



“When you want to move forward, you’re gonna piss people off, but Sarah doesn’t care.”




SARAH PALIN'S PING LIST! (SHE'S NOT RUNNING = /S)

[Linda Frances]

PALIN/RUBIO 2012

[Buckeye McFrog]

if she is not running, I must say I have to admire the level of detail with which she is executing her plan to keep the little minions of the MSM running around like headless chickens

[Carling]

“When you want to move forward, you’re gonna piss people off, but Sarah doesn’t care.”

Pissing off the very people you need to have vote for you isn't exactly a winning campaign strategy. I've been gone for almost a week, and it's the same old tired theme of Palin stringing along her devotees. What will next week's hint be? Will she wear a red, white, and blue ribbon in her hair while on Greta?

[Catholic Canadian]

“But Sarah Palin’s worst enemy is not the mincing liberal betaboy, oh no. It’s the childless, career-tracked, urban slut machine, government-as-daddy-and-husband-substitute, spinsterette. Palin sh*ts grizzly-sized dung all over that lifestyle with her outdoorsiness, large brood, and prole tastes. The thing about her they really can’t swallow are her FIVE kids.

There’s no better way to remind a hip clubgoing single chick in the city who loves to travel and sip pinot noir of her impending infertility and genetic obsolescence than with the image of a woman who’s chosen not to ignore her biological imperative in favor of playing the field indefinitely.

Palin makes blue state SWPLs nervous because she is the chill up their spines that they are being outbred into insignificance.”

[9YearLurker]

Oh yeah, it’s all part of her “big tease”—to have her attorneys call the various state offices about this.

(eye roll)

[Carling]

Yep. She’s a bit like Paris Hilton in how she knows how to use her celebrity to advance her name and career.

[TexasCajun]

...a mystery candidate to various early states to determine presidential filing deadlines

Sounds like something a serious candiate would already know.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

(((((PING)))))

[wolfman23601]

She would be wise to miss the NH deadline if that one is first. Nobody will beat Romney there, but if she doesn’t “lose”, his victory is neutered a bit. If she won Iowa and no contested NH, she would be in better position to win SC than if she lost NH.

[TheOldLady]

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[The Cajun]

I've been gone for almost a week

Hey sport, why don't you try a little more of that *been gone* stuff, it really becomes you..........Just saying.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Pissing off the very people you need to have vote for you isn't exactly a winning campaign strategy.

That works both ways, huckleberry.

[Jess79]

How ironic. You went to Hawaii, but it was the rest of us who got the vacation.

[RitaOK]

Rogue meets Rules..........like..........like, er,............anybody else? No coronation and stuff? What next? An icky campaign? Corrupt fund raising? Questionable endorsements? EEK! Media Meanies and stuff, too? The horror!

[shield]

IF Sarah does jump in...Cain is out.

[Jess79]

Oh look who it is!!! It’s RitaOK! Didn’t you write me a PM telling me you were soooo over Palin and don’t even bother to go on her threads anymore? Don’t break your word now!

[SeaHawkFan]

Mark Braden is one of the top election lawyers in the country.

[McGruff]

She's not running. She's not running. Noooeeesss.

[Jemian]

Ping to the list! If anyone wants to join the TODD PALIN IS A HUNK! ping list, please let me know. I really really want a Palin-Cain ticket.

[Carling]

Palin is sending legal notices to Random House that threaten to sue, she has attornies sniffing around state election offices ... is her campaign going to be sponsored by the American Bar Association?

She did make a lot of lawyers a lot of money in Alaska.

[filbert]

So, what Todd is saying is that Sarah isn’t a barracuda or a mama grizzly, she’s a honey badger.

I’m OK with that.

[SeaHawkFan]

A serious candidate would make sure it’s done correctly.

[vicar7]

This is encouraging to me might mean Game On!!

[Carling]

A serious candidate wouldn’t ponder if he/she could impact more change in America as President, or as a paid speaker/media member/book pusher.

[ReneeLynn]

Duh. She’s running.

[SeaHawkFan]

That’s like saying the liberal media made Palin a lot of money.

[Jess79]

Sounds like something a serious candiate would already know.

Maybe, but the article doesn't exactly spell out when these phone calls happened.

[Jonah Vark]

Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck together on the same stage.

Dana Loesch - - -

“Maybe Sarah Palin will make an announcement, maybe she won’t”.

http://www.971talk.com/station/newsletter/dana.aspx

[21twelve]

Boy - talk about your “crony capitalism”. Getting her picture taken with her husband, who is wearing a TESORO jacket! What a hypocrite.

(I think one of her many lawsuits WAS for her wearing a jacket with a logo on it! Palin won, just like all the other silly lawsuits.)

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Yes a serous candidate would already know that, but a candidate who would want to make sure the max number of people are standing by, holding their collective breaths, would have someone make some ‘unnecessary’ phone calls. You betcha. It is all over Twitter and FB. Palin said that when she has an announcement to make, we won't miss it. Not if all eyes are on Sarah. lol, love it.

[ari-freedom]

“It’s the childless, career-tracked, urban slut machine, government-as-daddy-and-husband-substitute, spinsterette.”

yup, the women who hate cute little kids because they are stinky and noisy and mess up their designer outfits.

[trisham]

Run Sarah, run!

[onyx]

Of course you didn’t hear the interview, so your post shows your complete ignorance.

ROTFL.

[onyx]

FWIW - I pinged the list.

[Jess79]

Interesting theory, and pretty funny if you are correct.

[freekitty]

Sounds good.

[ari-freedom]

In other words, we can’t tell from this latest alleged information whether she is running or not.

[onyx]

Hey sport, why don't you try a little more of that *been gone* stuff, it really becomes you..........Just saying.

Excellent idea for that 'person" Cajun.

Worthless and nasty as he is.

[Michael Barnes]

Shuddup troll.

[onyx]