http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ak-gop/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 07:15:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2286338/posts Sarah Palin's decision to resign as governor of Alaska was greeted with doubts, criticism and downright derision -- not just from Democrats or the media or bloggers, but from Republicans. Critical responses to her decision came from many Republican insiders -- not just people who have an axe to grind such as Mike Huckabee and Lisa Murkowski, but others such as Karl Rove. That followed criticism of Palin just before her announcement from Charles Krauthammer and Jonah Goldberg. When talking off the record, Republican insiders are even harsher toward Palin, as Marc Ambinder notes: With a few exceptions, almost every... Governing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2286338/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 07:15:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2286244/posts Alaska Governor Sarah Palin made her own declaration of independence yesterday by announcing that she's resigning as governor of Alaska. It was another gutsy and smart move on her part that has confounded the experts and has many writing her political obituary. I believe it's just wishful thinking on their part and these folks have no clue what just hit them. Since Sen. John McCain chose her to run as his vice-president she, her family, and her staff have been through the wringer as opponents have turned over every rock in hopes of taking her down. Every time she sneezed... Kay Brooks' website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2286244/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 02:20:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2285786/posts Any politician willing to treat their job as a temporary one is a politician worth looking at. Like most everyone else, I sat back and scratched my head in consternation at the announcement that Sarah Palin was resigning as governor of Alaska. Its either a bold or stupid move, I thought. I placed it on the slow cook burner in my brain and let it soak in. At first glance, you say “Well thats a mistake! She shot herself in the foot!” Then I asked myself “What happens when you decide you dont want to run for re election?” Are... Orange Juice Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2285786/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 06:21:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2283531/posts The publication of a Vanity Fair profile of Sarah Palin appears to have opened old wounds in the McCain campaign. At issue is a question that was never resolved following McCain’s loss in November: Who in the McCain campaign was secretly trashing Sarah Palin to the press? (snip) .... What follows is the email exchange with Bill Kristol that Schmidt rooted out, where Scheunemann speculates that the source of the “Diva” leak was Nicolle Wallace’s husband. Read from the bottom up: ——- Original Message ——- From: Randy Scheunemann To: William Kristol Sent: Sat Oct 25 19:44:44 2008 Subject: Re: who... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2283531/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:16:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2267767/posts Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will attend Monday night's Republican congressional fundraising dinner, according to GOP sources. Not only will she be there, Palin's husband, "First Dude" Todd Palin, will sit with National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn, R-Texas, and his wife at Cornyn's table, one of the sources said. Sarah Palin, the 2008 vice presidential nominee, will sit at the head table. She will be recognized but will not have a formal speaking role, the sources said. Palin's decision to attend brings to an end an embarrassing public back-and-forth between Republican congressional campaign committee leaders and Palin, whose attendance... The Winchendon Courier / CQ Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2267767/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 04:32:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2246550/posts Republican fundraiser Fred Malek invited Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, both potential GOP presidential candidates in 2012, to break bread together at his McLean, Va., home Friday night. Sanford’s office confirmed he’ll be there. Palin is staying back in Alaska due to serious ice-jam flooding and instead sending her husband, Todd. He’ll also take her place at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Palin’s office said Thursday. . . . . . The idea of the dinner at his Crest Lane home is to help party donors shopping for a 2012 candidate. . . . .... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2246550/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 00:31:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2234657/posts Being in politics, especially when being in discussion to be a front runner for nomination to run for President you will be in the spotlight constantly, but the brutal assaults on Governor Sarah Palin are not only outrageous, but most take the complete situation out of context. One of the liberals chief attacks is to paint some rift between social Conservatives and Governor Palin in the Republican party, with cheap attacks and faulty liberal interpretation on a nightly basis. Take Sarah Palin's recent speech to a pro-life group in Indiana, Governor Palin made a great speech that made the entire... Jumping in Pools http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2234657/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:53:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2224132/posts Recent earthquake activity in Alaska provided “CBS Early Show” co-hosts with a ready-made metaphor for a segment on the personal lives of some of the those surrounding Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. But their quake turned out to be barely a ripple. Hosts Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez couldn’t contain their smirks as they introduced the piece. “There's been an earthquake rumbling outside Anchorage, but there is some other rumblings, as well, near Wasilla,” Smith snickered. “Oh, indeed,” Rodriguez chimed in with her eyebrows raised. “Sarah Palin says that she is focused on one thing, governing Alaska. But it has been... Culture and Media Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2224132/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:53:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2193487/posts It's all about values... Bobby Jindal was chosen to deliver the Republican response to Obama's state of the union address, at this critical juncture in our nation's history. What does that mean? Two Things: 1) The Republican party is not as dumb as recent events have tricked some of us into thinking. That sounds condescending, I know, but let's not kid ourselves. The idea that Sarah Palin is qualified for anything over the depth of mayor of a medium sized town (which is basically what Alaska is, except with more anarchists), is a laughable one. Conservatives, although I know many... 411 mania http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2193487/posts#comment Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:49:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2187005/posts This is NOT an official video of SarahPAC. SarahPAC is dedicated to building America's future, supporting fresh ideas and candidates who share our vision for reform and innovation. SarahPAC believes America's best days are ahead. Our country, founded on conservative principles and the fight for freedom, must confront the challenges of the 21st century with integrity, innovation, and determination. SarahPAC believes energy independence is a cornerstone of the economic security and progress that every American family wants and deserves. SarahPAC believes the Republican Party is at the threshold of an historic renaissance that will build a better future for all.... youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2187005/posts#comment Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:49:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2183853/posts “I beg to differ with the premise of this economic stimulus package that it, as a whole, stimulates the economy when you look at the programs that are entailed in this economic stimulus package, the programs that could end up costing a state so much more at the end of the day, those don’t necessarily stimulate the economy. Construction projects do, they bring jobs,” Palin said. youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2183853/posts#comment Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:13:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2165732/posts - Palin's national approval rating is now 49-40. That's up four points since the last poll in early November, and seems to contradict claims by some in the media that she'd fade away after the election. Among Republicans, her approval rating is a whopping 85-10, among independents a still healthy 46-41. - People overwhelmingly back Palin's criticism of her treatment by the MSM during the election campaign. On the question 'Do you think Sarah Palin has been treated fairly or unfairly by the press?', 58 percent said she was treated unfairly, 35 percent fairly. Among Republicans the score was 85-12,... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2165732/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:35:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2150032/posts This weekend, John McCain was less than committal about supporting his running mate, Sarah Palin, should she seek the presidency in 2012. His words were interpreted as a slam against Palin, but it's nothing compared to the intra-party warfare some have launched against her. The trashing of Sarah Palin continues. Some of the shots have been downright ugly, such as the “Retarded Republican Babies for Sarah Palin” t-shirts. Equally notable, however, is the odd one-two punch of liberal journalists and moderate Republican leakers pounding Palin as a right-wing extremist and dummy. This tandem is responsible for some of the phony... www.frontpagemag.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2150032/posts#comment Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:26:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2145683/posts Freep this Poll for Palin http://newsbusters.org/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2145683/posts#comment Tue, 9 Dec 2008 20:53:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2142061/posts FReepers, Palin can lead a wave of Conservatives (GOP/2.0) into the Senate and House in 2010. Then she could ride the crest of a new movement into the White House in 2012. There will be plenty of socialist policies she will dissent with from the well of the Senate. Unless Republicans win 18 seats in the Senate in ‘10, they will stay in the minority and she will be free to play the vociferously loyal opposition. Therefore, she can be Minority Leader (to Hell with Seniority), begin her Presidential run (unabashedly so) and fillet the Dem policies every Sunday on... Moi Vain Noggin'...ID http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2142061/posts#comment Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:53:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2140645/posts There are 168 members who will be voting to decide the next RNC Chairman at the RNC Winter Meeting on January 20, 2009. There are three members from each state who are able to vote, the state Chairman, the state National Committeeman and the state National Committeewoman. To locate the names of who your local state members are, perform the following steps: Go to the National GOP Website - State Parties page: and select the state in which you live, which will bring up all three voting member names for the state selected. You can pick a new state by... Team Sarah http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2140645/posts#comment Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:52:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2136567/posts 1. She reminds me of my mother. 2. She kind of reminds me of my mother-in-law. 3. She reminds me of myself, actually. 4. She’s ballsy. She stood up to all the mean girls who trashed her and the perverts who made pornography of her and the media who mocked her. She did it with grace, complete sentences (unlike our current resident moron) and with HUMOR and a big wide smile on her face and 4 kids in tow. 5. She refuses to stay in the box society made for her. In fact, she pretends there is no box. 6.... Blogher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2136567/posts#comment Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:09:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2101925/posts Is it wrong to have a serious crush on the “First Dude” of Alaska and the future Second Gentleman of the United States? Because if crushing on Todd Palin is wrong, then man, we do not want to be right. We just want to listen to him talk about snowmachines and huskies and hockey for hours and hours and hours. When we met him in St. Louis the weekend of Palin’s announcement as VP, we couldn’t even talk, we just kind of giggled and stared and the only thought in our head was TODD. TODD. Oh, it was stupefying…and it... HillBuzz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2101925/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:15:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2091957/posts Compares Governor Sarah Palin's experience with Senator Obama's and highlights some of his many gaffes and "ugh" moments without a teleprompter... You Tube/Our Country Deserves Better PAC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2091957/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:45:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2086897/posts In Rochester today, Hillary spoke at her greatest length so far about Sarah Palin. "I think that a lot of people were excited to see the Republicans have a woman on their ticket. We had a woman vice presidential candidate in 1984; the Republicans have one this year. I think that is something to be excited about because it is a change. But that's not reason enough to vote for the McCain-Palin ticket," she said, according to a transcript from NY1 News. She also spoke of the way women are covered by the press. "I think you have to ask... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2086897/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:44:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2086845/posts Pew Research Center and backup polls report that devout Roman Catholics have found a friend in Sarah Palin. What is not known to many is that Sarah Palin was as an infant baptized Roman Catholic. Then her parents turned to Pentecostalism, specifically the Assembly of God. Consequently, she was reared in evangelical Protestantism. What evangelicals and devout Catholics have in common is high regard for the Bible as divine revelation, believing Christ as Savior God, and the biblical moral base. They both also hold that each human being is accountable to the God of the Bible at the Judgment Seat... PHX News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2086845/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:45:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2080277/posts <p>PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Former Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee has called vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin a "cocky whacko" and said her selection as John McCain's running mate has energized supporters of Democrat Barack Obama.</p> <p>Chafee left the Republican Party last year after losing his bid for re-election and now supports Obama. He told an audience Tuesday at the New America Foundation in Washington the Alaska governor has revived a "lackluster McCain candidacy."</p> WBBM 780-AM/The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2080277/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:09:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2079626/posts <p>The Secret Service has selected a fitting enough code name for Gov. Sarah Palin: "Denali," same as the Alaska national park and preserve famed for its mountain peaks and wildlife.</p> <p>Perhaps even more perfect is their code name for former oil slope worker Todd Palin -- "Driller." McCain and Palin have made drilling for oil a central part of their platform, so much so that "Drill, baby, drill!" is now a regular McCain-Palin rally chant.</p> The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2079626/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:54:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2078301/posts As if it couldn't support itself, Alaska also ranks No. 1, year after year, in money it sucks in from Washington. In 2005 (the most recent figures), according to the Tax Foundation, Alaska ranked 18th in federal taxes paid per resident ($5,434) but first in federal spending received per resident ($13,950). Its ratio of federal spending received to federal taxes paid ranks third among the 50 states, and in the absolute amount it receives from Washington over and above the amount it sends to Washington, Alaska ranks No. 1. Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2078301/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 18:36:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2077649/posts U.S. Representative Don Young's lead has widened in his still unfinished Republican primary race. Young is 239 votes ahead of Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell after a count of absentee and questioned ballots ended early this (Saturday) morning. That's up from his 151-vote lead after the August 26 primary election. Overseas absentee ballots are still being accepted until next Wednesday when they will be counted. The division hopes to certify the election results by September 18. The defeated candidate or 10 qualified voters who believe an error has been made in the count have five days after certification to request a... KTUU News Channel 2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2077649/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 21:42:55 GMT