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Title: Sarah Palin: Romney Is Punishing Me For Criticizing Republicans
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URL Source: http://www.capitolcolumn.com/news/s ... e-for-criticizing-republicans/
Published: Jul 17, 2012
Author: Jonathan Wong
Post Date: 2012-07-17 15:52:05 by Brian S
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Views: 6059
Comments: 8
Although the Republican National Convention is right around the corner, one conservative icon has yet to receive her invitation: Sarah Palin. According to Newsweek, the former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee says that she has yet to receive an invite to the nominating convention. “I’m sure I’m not the only one accepting consequences for calling out both sides of the aisle for spending too much money, putting us on the road to bankruptcy, and engaging in crony capitalism,” said Ms. Palin in an email response to Newsweek. “In accepting those consequences, one must remember this isn’t Sadie Hawkins and you don’t invite yourself and a date to the Big Dance.” The Romney and Palin camps have never been natural allies. Ms. Palin stole the spotlight from Mr. Romney in New Hampshire early in the primary election battle, when the latter was still considered a possible 2012 presidential candidate. Newsweek points out that some of the GOP strategists who came out against Ms. Palin in 2008 now work for Mr. Romney, including Kevin Madden, who openly laughed at Ms. Palin’s inexperience during a CNN interview after the 2008 election. Today, Mr. Madden is a key spokesman for the Romney campaign. When asked about Mr. Madden by Newsweek, Ms. Palin said that although she doesn’t know him personally, “I assume he didn’t do his homework and his disparaging remarks were due to him actually believing the BS reporting on my record and reputation that began the day I was tapped to run for VP. I’ll assume and hope he’s evolved since then, perhaps understanding now the leftist media’s agenda against candidates they oppose.” The rocky relationship between Mr. Romney and Ms. Palin, including the lack of an invite to the convention, is not merely a difference in style or personalities. Rather, it is indicative of deeper divisions within the Republican Party. Mr. Romney represents the GOP establishment that is more at ease with the political system and their Democratic opponents. Ms. Palin represents an insurgent Tea Party that is far more adamant and enthusiastic about its policy positions and is less willing to make compromises. That tension was played out during the unusually long and acrimonious GOP primary battle. However, Mr. Romney’s clinching of the nomination in May has not ended the tension between the GOP establishment and the Tea Party. Mr. Romney’s policy positions are not well-aligned with the Tea Party’s and his attempts to reconcile them have often resulted in accusations of inconsistency. The Tea Party movement remains unenthusiastic about Mr. Romney, says Newsweek citing a recent Washington Post poll. Ms. Palin herself has implored Mr. Romney to “light” the base’s “hair on fire”. Mr. Romney may be avoiding engagement with Ms. Palin in order to avoid associating himself with someone who has been known for making hasty comments, but that will not likely help heal the ideological and tactical divisions within the GOP, as it moves into the general election. Despite the absence of an invitation, the former reality TV star has been doing her part to defend Mr. Romney against the media’s “manipulation.” Speaking with Fox News’ Sean Hannity last week, Ms. Palin said that ”we are going to see the same tactics this go around. I think voters, though, are wiser, perhaps, this go-around in understanding that the media does manipulate information.” One expert argues that Ms. Palin already plays a role, albeit an indirect one, in the upcoming GOP convention. Jennifer Lawless, director of American University’s Women and Politics Institute, says that Mr. Romney won’t pick a female VP candidate because of Ms. Palin’s legacy. “Whoever Romney picks, if she’s a woman, would have to first demonstrate how much better than Sarah Palin she actually is, and that’s not necessarily a good use of the campaign’s time,” Ms. Lawless said, according to U.S. News & World Report. Regardless of whether or not Ms. Palin receives an invitation to the Republican convention, the Alaska Republican is likely to stand behind the Michigan native as the general election approaches. Without a sense of unity, the Republican Party doesn’t stand a chance against President Obama in November.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
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Your gay crush on mittens is kind of embarrassing to watch FOOL. Go play with yourself to his pictures somewhere else you sick pervert. Mad Dog posted she has NOTHING to do with this election in any way MORON. !!!! Stand by your man, Mitt. Change hands, and gain a stroke.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
. hondope34; "she, (governor Palin), has NOTHING to do with this election in any way MORON." !!!! MD; LOLOL! Then why did YOU bring her up retard? getting senile MORON? hondope34; "Stand by your man, Mitt." MD; LOL! Standby YOUR messiah "king" obammy eh FOOL? ... Hey shit for brains, did you let your kid's cuts go gangrene to teach them a lesson to take care of their wounds? Eh FOOL? YOU are EXACTLY what is wrong with America, you STUPID useless bitch. But ... really ... you and your ilk mean nothing in a national race. You were never going to vote for the repukelican't candidate anyhow. You and your ilk were always going to vote for Mickey Mouse. STATISTICALLY you are meaningless. LOL! FOOL!
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
Change hands, and gain a stroke. LOL! NONE of us are interested in how you spend YOUR evenings FOOL!
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
what's all the ruckus about? a reality tv star didn't get a invitation, i don't see dog the bounty hunter complaining and his show lasted much longer then hers.
LMFAO!!! True!
"Most people prefer to believe that their leaders are just and fair, even in the face of evidence to the contrary, because once a citizen acknowledges that the government under which he lives is lying and corrupt, the citizen has to choose what he or she will do about it. To take action in the face of corrupt government entails risks of harm to life and loved ones. To choose to do nothing is to surrender one's self-image of standing for principles. Most people do not have the courage to face that choice. Hence, most propaganda is not designed to fool the critical thinker but only to give moral cowards an excuse not to think at all." Michael Rivero
Watch your mouth. NO C Word.
My head isn't up my azz. So unlike you mass'sa, I can't see my mouth. How about K words mass'sa? Kin I use jes the F'ing letters mass'sa?
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
#2. To: Mad Dog, *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin* (#1)
she has NOTHING to do with this election in any way MORON.
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#3. To: hondo68 (#2)
#4. To: hondo68 (#2)
Stand by your man, Mitt.
#5. To: Brian S (#0)
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#6. To: calcon (#5)
a reality tv star didn't get a invitation, i don't see dog the bounty hunter complaining and his show lasted much longer then hers.
#7. To: Mad Dog (#1)
#8. To: A K A Stone (#7)
Watch your mouth. NO C Word.
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