Posted on 12/08/2011 7:41:03 AM PST by monkapotamus
WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin says she won’t make an endorsement in the GOP race just yet. But it sounds like there’s one candidate who could earn her support: Newt Gingrich.
The former Alaska governor, who waited until October to announce she would not be a candidate in the 2012 race, told Fox Business Network that Gingrich has "been a bit more successful" than Mitt Romney in courting party activists...
"He helped balance the budget under Bill Clinton. That is what we need today," she said...
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
Should this come to pass, the more devout Palin supports will likely slit their wrists...
I wouldn’t call it “praise”. “He helped balance the budget” isn’t praise, just a fact. Sounds to me like she’s hoping for someone else to throw their hat in. I wish it was her.
If it does come to pass, tells you that those of us who felt Palin was not POTUS material were absolutely correct in the judgement of her.
Come on Sarah. Announce that you’re in the race.
The article is not completely true - she praised newt for balancing the budget but then said that he can’t claim to be a Washington “Outsider” and that he really is a D.C. insider. Here is the rest of what she said last night:
“Mr. Gingrich, show us what you have done to fight that [corruption], so that we can through relentless and sudden reform that is needed with a new President, that you can be the one to continue that reform. Now, if you haven’t been a fighter and successfully helped reform, well then you’re not going to get voted into office, and I’m saying that not specifically to Gingrich but to ANY of you, any of the candidates who have been a part of the problem, you’re NOT GOING TO GET MY SUPPORT, you’re not going to get most Independents’ and Conservatives’ support, you’re not going TO BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT. We want to know WHAT YOU HAVE DONE to successfully fight for the reform and the anti-corruption practices that we need to adopt.”
You are correct! See post# 7
Sarah should keep on doing what she is doing. I pray for her and her family.
PLEASE! Come to reality! The nominee is going to be one of the seven running because no one else, including Palin, could be bothered. Stop wishing or better than there is. It's one them or Obama.
I'm tired of the myth of only the good, true and noble "outsider." W was an outsider and look how that turned out. I don't care where they come from, I care about what they've done and what they will do. The rest is populist drivel.
My bet is Perry.
How can this really matter? People have already made up their minds. If she endorsed Mitt, I doubt all the anti-Romney people would change and vote for him.
With talk like this, she should've run herself.
“He helped balance the budget isn’t praise”
Right. He helped Bill Clinton balance the budget.
Heres the interview
Don’t hold your breath. Like she said on Hannity last night, ANY of the GOP candidates would be infinitely better than what we have now, and I will happily do what she said she will do and support whoever is the eventual nominee is.
The most important thing is to end the reign of Obama.
The second-most important thing is who does so.
She sat it out...and took till the end to tell us.
She should enjoy her home life.
I’m sorry she got spooked....it’s too bad.
The rise of Newt who I support is partly..maybe even mostly as a result of her own actions.
She will support and endorse him...no question.
Is Sarah aware that, though far and away superior to Obama, Newt is still a big government NWO globalist?
Hmm, can't say that about Michelle Bachman...........
I simply stated that “I wish” she would run and I do. Unfortunately the “reality” is we have little to work with. That said, no matter who gets the nomination I will work for them as hard as I did for McCain/Palin. And as much as I despise McCain I worked hard for them. Obama can not be allowed back in the WH or we’re through!
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