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Palin, Perry, and Paranoia
The American Spectator ^ | September 1, 2011 | Robert Stacy McCain

Posted on 09/01/2011 9:44:36 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

After Wednesday's all-day drama surrounding Saturday's Tea Party rally in Indianola, Iowa -- with headliner Sarah Palin​ reportedly ready to cancel her scheduled appearance -- Palin's fans were understandably perplexed.

It appeared that the event's organizers, a new group called Tea Party of America founded by Ken Crow, had provoked an unnecessary controversy by a last-minute decision to add former Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell to the rally schedule. Tuesday, O'Donnell was disinvited and then re-invited, and by Wednesday morning, Palin's participation in the event was reported to be "on hold." Then O'Donnell was finally disinvited and, at last word, Palin had agreed to go on with Saturday's show.

The very public controversy seemed almost perfectly calculated to promote the media's stereotype of Palin as difficult and demanding. NBC News reported:

Tea Party of America President Ken Crow told NBC News, "I had to cancel Ms. O'Donnell" after a conversation with Sarah Palin aides - and is now hopeful Palin will attend the Saturday rally in Indianola.

He was told by Palin's team that he'd have a final answer shortly.

This comes after failed Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell was in, then out, then back in, and now indefinitely out. And Palin was in, then "on hold."

Daily Caller reported:

An organizer of the much-publicized tea party rally in Iowa this weekend says Sarah Palin would not be doing herself any favors if she drops out of the event.

"I hope that isn't so...It would hurt her more than hurt us," event organizer Ken Crow, the co-founder and president of the Tea Party of America, told TheDC...

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Iowa; Campaign News; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: crow4perry; iowa; kencrow; odonnell; palin; perry; perrybotdirtytrick; perrydirtytrick; teaparty
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To: CajunConservative
He’s on his 4th term as governor, not in his first half term.

Ah! I see. So election lies don't count in the 4th term. I'm learning so MUCH from Perry supporters!

41 posted on 09/01/2011 11:04:58 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: CajunConservative; gogeo
The original intent has been usurped. That is why it will be hard to mobilize like early on with the credibility it had.

Party politics is divisive by nature. Take it down to the political personalities and it becomes even more divisive.

The idea was to promote the return to limited government, lower taxes, Constitutional governance. Everyone claims they are Tea Party now. LOL

Well, except for Maxine, we can look forward to harassing her in hell.

42 posted on 09/01/2011 11:08:14 AM PDT by dforest
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To: DJ MacWoW
One thing to consider is that at no point was anyone working for Governor Palin quoted making anything close to an on-the-record comment about this issue.

See you in Iowa.

43 posted on 09/01/2011 11:08:28 AM PDT by onyx (If you enjoy FR, support it! If you support Sarah Palin & want on her Busy Ping List, let me know.)
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To: onyx

I had pointed that out yesterday too. All the gum flapping was from “unnamed sources” and Crow, the Perry supporter.


44 posted on 09/01/2011 11:10:13 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: gogeo
I think the spirit of the Tea Party really goes back to 1994 when Hillary Clinton trying to sell Hillary Care was booed out of Seattle. A local conservative radio station called on listeners to drive to this Leftist mecca and tell her we don't want her Health Care plan. They came by the hundreds, maybe thousands, and out shouted her supporters.

Sounds of the First Tea Party

http://www.mysocialnightlife.com/index.php?pg=searchvideo&v=T8RYoKjbOZA

45 posted on 09/01/2011 11:12:10 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: gogeo

I believe the TP to be quite active. The sleeping giant has been awakened and will not go back to sleep is
“guaranfrigginteed”. This TP polling here, by Rass, opposes all their other polling realities that say voters are for booting Obama in almost EVERY catagory, but the 18-34YO’s. In other words, voters don’t care under whose label that boot occurs. Just as long as it occurs. Of course, that means we have to pick a winner.


46 posted on 09/01/2011 11:12:34 AM PDT by RitaOK (TEXAS. It's EXHIBIT A for Rick. Perry/Rubio '12)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Please! A 27 year career politician is just what we need in Washington DC, not some outsider with no ties to DC who successfully took on crooks in both parties!

/s


47 posted on 09/01/2011 11:13:43 AM PDT by onyx (If you enjoy FR, support it! If you support Sarah Palin & want on her Busy Ping List, let me know.)
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To: redhead

Wasilla gets a lot of things right—LOL!


48 posted on 09/01/2011 11:14:31 AM PDT by basil (It's time to rid the country of "gun free zones" aka "Killing Fields")
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To: onyx

Yes. Another career politician. I’m underwhelmed by the thought. There aren’t enough slippery eels in DC./s


49 posted on 09/01/2011 11:16:57 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Not fulfilling your first term to move on to greener pastures isn’t any different. She also seems to have a notion that once she decided she’s fulfilled her goals or whatever it’s okay to leave the position.

We can’t afford that in the next administration. Remember, millions of people are out of work, businesses are moving out of the country and we need someone who has a long and proven track record in bringing businesses back home.

While Palin has been doing her celebrity shtick Perry’s been fighting the 0bama regime on his job killing spree targeting the Red States. People not enamored with Palin see that.

It’s the jobs, the economy, the mending of relationships with our allies and not bowing to our enemies that is important. We went the inexperienced route last election and it’s been an utter disaster. Like it or not Perry’s 10+ years governing the 2nd largest state with the world’s 15th largest economy is a very big deal.

You simply can’t compare governing a state of 25,000,000 to a state of 710,000 nor can you compare running it for 10+ years to less than 2.


50 posted on 09/01/2011 11:18:00 AM PDT by CajunConservative
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To: RitaOK

I am sure you will feel the same way when Sarah hops in and it’s perry who should pull out for the good of the “party”. Right?


51 posted on 09/01/2011 11:19:06 AM PDT by carjic (I've always been taught to respect my elders.... but it's getting harder to find any!)
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To: All

They are not elected leaders of the tea party they are the co-founders. Just because they don’t declare Palin or (NAME YOUR CANDIDATE) the President; or because they invited COD who Palin endorsed does not make them the bad guys.And so what if they like or support or want Perry to speak at a Tea Party gathering? There is not a declared nominee. Nor does any one candidate own the tea party.The Tea Party has a big tent of Independents and fiscal conservative democrats, like it or not.

As far as blaming the MSM (as shocking as this may be they reported from the source below) or Romney or Perry for any of this COD/Palin cat fight it is ridiculous.Read below.

http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/09/01/10405/


52 posted on 09/01/2011 11:19:40 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (If Palin runs, she will; why bash everyone else until then, what good does that do?)
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To: indylindy

Give Maxine credit, she is open with her racist marxism.

I do think the best thing about the movement has been getting people involved in their local politics. That is where they are making good changes. If you weed out the bad candidates when they first start then they can’t advance to higher offices.


53 posted on 09/01/2011 11:23:38 AM PDT by CajunConservative
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To: CajunConservative; onyx
Not fulfilling your first term to move on to greener pastures isn’t any different.

I agree. But stopping your state treasury from bleeding more than the $2 Mil it already cost them IS different. You just can't admit it.

Perry didn't lie to save his state. He lied to further his ambition.

Palin left because her presence was a drain on the state coffers. Her presence had become a liability because of the left's dirty tactics. But you could never admit that.

54 posted on 09/01/2011 11:23:46 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
COD/Palin cat fight

Give me a quote from anyone in Palins camp. A NAMED source.

55 posted on 09/01/2011 11:26:31 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: DJ MacWoW

I didn’t say he saved the state. I am saying he ran it well in spite of the 0bama regime. THAT is why people are flocking to him for POTUS.

As far as Palin, in the real world, people see someone who was beaten by the DNC machine by the bad law she herself signed. It is what it is.


56 posted on 09/01/2011 11:33:10 AM PDT by CajunConservative
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To: carjic

>>> I am sure you will feel the same way when Sarah hops in and it’s perry who should pull out for the good of the “party”. Right? “ <<<<

I am mission oriented, and nothing less. When Palin pulls past the polling pit she’s mired in, even among Republicans, never mind the national polling, and can belly off the bench, handily blow past Perry, Romney and Obama, you betcha. I will say all those things. But as it stands presently, Perry is doing all the benching that is even remotely occurring, and in a statistical heat with the Marxist in the course of three weeks. Rick Perry has liberated me, FINALLY, froming caring what Sarah does, whether she gets in, or out, or goes commercial. We need the organized leadership of a winner to emerge with clout ASAP. Obviously that leader has emerged. And he is bringing TEXAS as EXHIBIT A, which still dwarfs the opposition, the competition and the exhibition.


57 posted on 09/01/2011 11:38:17 AM PDT by RitaOK (TEXAS. It's EXHIBIT A for Rick. Perry/Rubio '12)
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To: CajunConservative; onyx
I didn’t say he saved the state.

Because you can't. His promise and reneging on it is self-serving.

As far as Palin, in the real world, people see someone who was beaten by the DNC machine by the bad law she herself signed. It is what it is.

No. It's what you spin it to be, taking your talking points straight from the left rather than being honest. That you are being disingenuous is what the problem is.

Next time you talk to someone that has quit a job, or smoking or drinking, tell them they're a "quitter". And that WHY they quit doesn't matter. Your dentist will love you.

58 posted on 09/01/2011 11:41:37 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: upsdriver

I’m right w/you on that one!


59 posted on 09/01/2011 11:45:01 AM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I wish we had an insider who could give us the straight skinny on what is going on here. What’s the real reason that Palin and O’Donnell can’t appear at the same function?

And who caused the rift?


60 posted on 09/01/2011 11:45:38 AM PDT by hattend (If I wanted you dead, you'd be dead. - Cameron Connor)
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