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Palinâ��s snub of conservative conference raises many questions

Posted: Jan 9, 2010

By Muriel Kane
Friday, January 8th, 2010 -- 9:49 pm

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's rejection of an invitation to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February is arousing widespread criticism and speculation, especially in light of her headliner role at the National Tea Party Convention scheduled for just two weeks earlier.

CPAC has been the primary yearly get-together for movement conservatives for decades. It was the scene last year of Rush Limbaugh's keynote address, in which he called on conservatives to take back the country and effectively established himself as the leader of the Republican Party.

Palin turned down an invitation to last year's festivities as well -- but that was before the rise of the Tea Party movement had raised the stakes on all sides.

Mainstream observers tend to see Palin's decision as a lapse in judgment. Politico, for example,suggests that her choice to go with the "high energy, anti-establishment tea party movement" instead of the more established CPAC has "renewed questions about her political judgment and brought scrutiny on the Tea Party Convention."

Frequent GOP spokesman Brad Blakeman told Politico, "It’s a missed opportunity for her, for sure. CPAC is an established mainstay of conservatism that those seeking to be active in 2010, 2012 and beyond should take advantage of to be seen and heard, while the tea parties are a manifestation of frustration that is loosely organized and hasn’t proven itself at the polls."

The remainder of the article can be found at the link provided below.

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"Loosely organized...hasn't proven itself at the polls" - sm

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Yup. Thatâ��s our Sarah, all right. A few possibilities: SP does not consider RL to be conservative enough and the CPAC is too mainstream to suit her. It is doubtful she would ever consider another #2 run as VP on any ticket, so RL is an obstacle she has to overcome rather than a partner to buddy up with. Besides, there is not a room big enough to accommodate two such gigantic egos under the same roof.

Lapse of judgment? Distinctly Sarah, but that explanation is too weak to be complete, though cutting her nose off to spite her face by having the utter gall to believe her speeches are worth $100,000 a pop would serve as an excellent premise to back up that theory. Exclusion of grassroots supporters, abandonment of long-term past relationshipsâ�¦heck, even turning her back on her electorate in order to advance her own phantom political pipe dreams? Sheâ��s all about that, for sure.

Being shrewd enough to execute a hard-right takeover bid to turn the GOP into a mirror image of its ideological obsessions? Donâ��t think so, since that would take more brains than sheâ��s got. Besides, the party does not need her help with that. They are doing a pretty good job of imploding from within all by themselves. Any politician inside the beltway or out who believes they have to â��go through SPâ�� on the road to the White House is giving her way too much credit, has severely impaired judgment and will never reach that destination.

Still, I wish her well. In fact, I hope to heaven that she somehow stumbles successfully into that â��favorable positionâ�� come election time and ends up as the partyâ��s nominee. Cannot think or a more perfect gift than that to give to the opposition.

Her approval rating in polls is almost as high now - as Obama, so get off the high horse.

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The Messiah has fallen to earth and proven he is clueless. This constant snobbery when it comes to Palin is way past its prime.

What else have they got to hold on to? - sm

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Palin scares the bejeezus out of the libs, because they know she connects with regular Americans. And libs fear regular Americans more than anything, because regular Americans don't act like sheep lining up to have their throats slit at the Dem welfare trough.

Have you noticed how much air time the libs - even on this board - give Palin? It's all they can talk about. Like some creepy collective ex-boyfriend.

It's going to make it all the more fun to watch them choke on their own words when their messiah is given the boot in the next election. If he lasts that long. As corrupt as he and his cronies are, I'd be amazed if they last the full 4 years.

Yes. They are still obsessed with Palin -almost funny.nm - TX

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Personally, I do not find pathos very scarey. - sm

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â��Regular Americansâ�� sent Obama to the White House. Your welfare metaphor is tiring, trite and hugely ill-informed. The air time given to the airhead is no measure of approval of popularity. It only illustrates how sensationalized and entertainment-oriented out prime news sources have become, sort of reminiscent of the movie Idiocracy. Way too soon for those deluded pronouncements about an election that is still 3 years off.

Sorry, but the "airhead" is Obama. Wish he'd step down.nm - Fargo

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Correction - Coke head - anon

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Hey, anon. What does that say about - sm

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the GOP if Americans would choose a cokehead over the pubs best election offerings?

Ask America if they would choose him now. - BIG FAT NOPE.

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I prefer to ask you again, - sm

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What does it say about the GOP if Americans preferred the "cokehead" candidate to the GOP's best offerings? Don't bother if you cannot address the question in a straightforward manner. Go ahead. Give it a try. It's not a hard question.

What is showed was the ignorance of America. - Fargo

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Hopefully, that was only temporary. I think people were trying to look for change and give this man a chance. I did not call him a cokehead, btw.

Boy, pubs sure do know how to win friends - sm

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and influence people. Calling the entire nation ignorant. That ought to work well for you when election time rolls around.

A nation does not have to stay ignorant. ..and dont - worry, dems are losing the friends now.nm

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Do I sound worried? - nm

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Do you have any idea how far off your thinking is - Colleen

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with regards to Liberals and what we are "afraid of" and what think?? Any clue at all?? Probably not if you are coming up with these theories in the first place.

AND, assuming that you actually believe what you - Colleen

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are saying and not just trying to provoke a reaction.

Pardon me. I do no speak tea bag. - sm

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Messiah who? Approval rating among what minute portion of the population? Alaska, which represents 0.002% of the total US population or amongst the ultra-ultra-ultra fringe, which statistically represent perhaps a bare hair more? Approval of what exactly? she quit her job. Remember? Perhaps you could direct me to your sources. Snobbery? Please translate.

Okay, instead of snobbery, how about elitism? - Dems are so full of themselves

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-better watch out or all the making fun of regular Americans is going to come back to bite them...and big time.

I speak enough tea bag to know that - sm

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snobbery and elitism are catch words for academics and intellect. Given the choice, I pick those two characteristics over fear mongering, division and I-can-see-Russia-from-my house any day of the week.

Oh yeah? Well, Obama thinks there are 57 states.lol - mtt22

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and yes, dems always love to preach how they are so educated. There are many issues that take good ole common sense to resolve. Obama seems to have none of that, and his appointees are totally unqualified ..ie: Napolitano. -total embarrassment and scary.

That didn't stop him from capturing - sm

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52.9% percent of the popular vote to 45.7% for McC and 365 electoral votes to McC's 173. Now THAT'S an embarassment. BTW, eduction is not something that is preached. It is something that is earned through hard work and determination. It takes a little more than street sense to run a country.

Since you seem to think you know better than Obama, instead of all those tiring put-downs, one-liners, drive bys and name-calling, why don't you dip down into that deep pool of invisible republican leadership and suggest some better alternate appointees?

Obama would not get that 52.9 pct if election - held today...not even 50pct!

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Americans are finally waking up to realize his lack of experience is showing, his policies stink, and he is a dangerous leader because of it. Dream on all you want, most with COMMON SENSE actually live a life of reality.

There is only one problem with that statement. - sm

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that being the sucking sound of the leadership and agenda/partyplatform vacuum coming from the opposition party that is imploding and fracturing into a million unrecognizabe pieces as we speak.

LOL. Nice try at evading "reality". Intimidation from - dems no longer works :).nm

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OMG! You consider that to be "intimidation"? - Nikki

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ROFL!

You beat me to a response again, Nikki! - Colleen

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I saw the post and thought Intimidation??? Are you kidding me?

ROFL! If I beat you to it, that's pretty bad, because (sm) - Nikki

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I've been pretty slow on the uptake lately.

P.S. I hope you know that I'm not trying to "intimidate" you (since the most benign of words/phrases apparently seems to do that)! ROFL!!

The republican party is in shambles. - sm

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Even their own chairman knows it and has spelled out in no uncertain terms the leadership MIAs and the death of the party platform. That's not my reality, it's yours. If you find that intimidating (which was not my intent), take issue with him and those folks you are expecting to conjure up a landslide in the fall.

The country itself is STILL more conservative than - liberal, even with Obama in charge.

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So, it isn't looking so good for the dems. Nothing else is either, including the economy and their mess of a health care reform bill. Only way it passes is watered down blather.

That would explain how the dems - sm

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were able to elect him and get seat 60 out of 100 in the senate. Yeah, right. You are still dodging the inevitable problem that, left unaddressed, will insure a democratic victory in 2010 and 2012.

Without viable leaders who represent the broad spectrum of republican values (yes, they too range from far, far right to just right of center) and an agenda that Americans can stomach, there is not much hope that anything will change for them anytime soon. Next time you try to make this claim, please provide your backup sources.

All it will take to defeat Obama in 2012 - sm

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Is somebody to run against him.

Doesn't matter who it is. Could be Ernest Borgnine for all I care.

The public (except for the delusional far-left extremist sheep) is wise to his corruption and lies, lies, lies, lies, lies.

You probably would do your party a favor to remember - sm

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that the corruption and lies, lies, lies, lies campaign tactics in 2008 yielded one big fat goose egg. You will need a leader and a platform. This is a very simple, very basic concept of election protocol. Yet so far, these kinds of posts only go to show how incapable any of your political cohorts are of addressing this gigantic problem head-on. Therefore, I will continue to feel fairly confident that as long as O shows up, we will be graced with his presence until 2016.

Just keep telling yourself that - Like a good little lamb

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Boy, some people will believe anything the MMM tells them to. That's the kind of thinking that led to Nazi Germany.

No, we are the goats, you are the sheep. LOL! nm - Ruth

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Nope, Ruthy, you got it backwards. - mtt22

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Majority of Americans are now against the president and his policies. His last approval rating was something like 47pct. Majority also disapprove of his joke of a health care reform bill, which is why it is without a public option and watered down. He does not seem sure of what to do about any issue. Maybe he should concentrate on one at a time, but his ego gets in his own way.

A new campaign slogan for 2010 - sm

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Let's make T-bag the new official US language. A 9-word vocabulary simplify things so much. You could chant the mantra, "Socialist! Nazi! Messiah! Elitist! Snob! Sheeple! Lambs! Socialist! Nazi! Messiah! Elitist! Snob! Sheeple! Lambs! Socialist! Nazi! Messiah! Elitist! Snob! Sheeple! Lambs!"

Don't forget Marxist and Fascist! Oh, and Muslim! - Colleen

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Obama = narcissist - anon

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Inadequacy is the core of narcissism.

Wow. That's deep. - sm

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Sounds like you sue do know a lot about narcissism.

ROTFLMAO! - Colleen

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No, I disagree with this definition. THIS is not what narcissism is about..m - narc

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I don't know about O but it sure describes like - Sarah Palin.

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Yes, and these were votes cast by "regular Americans." (nm) - Nikki

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Cut him some slack - he was high at the time - nm

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Yeah, high on non-stop campaigning, sleep deprivation and - jet lag. sm

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Do you realize just how pathetic this instant replay of failed pre-election smear campaign strategies really is?

Do YOU realize how pathetic your defense is? - Dallas

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Although, there always is an excuse when it comes to Obama. Oh, and if not, just blame Bush... mmmm mmmm mmmm.

It's not a defense, just a statement of fact. - sm

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Obama's education, intellect, accomplishments and position require no defense on my part. The trite, recycled and unsuccessful smears will serve no greater purpose other than to land the GOP smack dab in the back seat again come November. Keep up the good work.

She quit her job to save the Alaskan taxpayers - any more money from trivial

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lawsuits (all of which she won, btw) from vengeful hateful thugs.

Bah-loney. She quit her job - sm

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for bucks, book deals, 100,000-dollar speaking engagements and to vet herself for pie-in-the-sky political posturing. Actions speak louder than words.

I disagree with you, but your hatred for her wont - allow you to see differently.nm

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Wrong I don't hate Sarah. I feel sorry for her - sm

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and for the rest of her herd.

"Herd"? You are so good with the insults...and - nothing more, no substance.thanks.nm

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I was simpy trying to speak in terms - sm

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SP fringers understand. They are the one who have peppered this board with terms such as sheep, sheeple, flock, etcetera when referring to Obama supporters. If you find it insulting, perhaps the debates and conversations would become more civil and would be more to your liking if you would practice what you preach.

How much did Barry make for his book deal? - Hmmmm

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And HE didn't even write the stinkin' thing!

Oh, here's a thought. Let's give him the Pulitzer. It'll go real nice with his Nobel, and he deserves it every bit as much.

Maybe he can split the check with his bomber buddy Bill, co-writer to the stars.

The difference being that - sm

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SP had to turn her back on the folks who elected her and quit her job as GOA to go chasing after some yet-to-be-realized delusion of grandeur. Ever hear of Lynn Vincent? You know, the ghostwriter who pals around with racists and Whackos, can't distinguish the difference between gays and communists, thinks FDR was a puppet of Stalin, etc. Birds of a feather. Did you really think SP wrote that all by her lonesome?

Of course O wrote his own books. Please do not try to hawk those ridiculous conspiracy theories about Ayers. They are so 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
Aside from the Nobel Peace Prize, for the sake of full disclosure, let's not forget that he also won Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Awards for abridged audiobook versions of Dreams from My Father and for The Audacity of Hope in February 2008. His "Yes We Can" speech, which artists independently set to music, was viewed by 10 million people on YouTube in the first month, and received a Daytime Emmy Award. In December 2008, Time magazine named Barack Obama as its Person of the Year for his historic candidacy and election, which it described as "the steady march of seemingly impossible accomplishments". Barry's quite a popular guy.

Oops! Sorry for he digression. Anyway, O did not have to quit a job and abandon his responsibilities to get the book deal. In fact, it would be pretty safe to say that his books, written years before his political aspirations began to manifest, probably helped put him over the top and to get the job as POTUS. Hmmmm....

Great post! I couldn't agree more, especially with your last paragraph. (sm) - Nikki

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I don't know what you do for a living (not everyone on this board is a medical transcriptionist), but I believe you should be a writer because your writing skills are above excellent, in my opinion!

I really appreciate that. - sm

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I've been an MT since 1974, though at the moment am unemployed. I've worked at home for almost 25 years and spend a great deal of time alone since my husband owns auto transport business, is on the road a lot and works long hours.

That leaves oodles of time for reading and writing. I am a hyperverbal and hypergraphic political animal. Writing provides an excellent outlet for someone whose first love is speech and has nobody to talk to but themselves!

I admire your posts as well. You seem to keep yourself calm, cool and collected most of the time, are a good listener, logical, intelligent, inquisitive and insightful. I find the calm, cool and collected part REALLY challenging. There seems to be a very fine line between passionate and pompous. It's a work in progress!

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