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February 02, 2009
Typical ABC Hit Piece On Gov. Palin
Palin stiffs the House Republicans
ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports: When House Republicans planned their annual winter retreat, they extended an invitation to Alaska Gov. Sara Palin, hoping the party's 2008 vice presidential nominee would give a morale-building speech to the more than 130 Republican members of Congress gathered this weekend in Hot Springs, Va.
Retreat organizers tell ABC News that Palin politely declined, giving a perfectly understandable reason. According to the Congressional Institute, which hosted the conference, Palin said she simply could not make it to the retreat because pressing state business made it impossible for her to leave Alaska this weekend.
So where is Palin this weekend? She's in Washington, D.C., attending the super-elite Alfalfa Dinner.
"She lied to us," said a Republican at the retreat.
Asked why Palin told the Republicans she could not leave Alaska this weekend, Palin spokesman Bill McAllister offered this non-responsive answer:
"My understanding is that the governor has not scheduled any partisan events on her current trip to D.C.," McAllister told ABC News.
The House Republicans seemed to do just fine without Palin. Their list of speakers included Republican stars Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich.
Asked about Palin's no-show, House Republican leader John Boehner shrugged.
"Whatever," Boehner said.
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Wild Thing's comment........
I am so glad to see this article, because it means Sarah is still a huge threat, to the left and to the RINO's as well. God bless you Sarah. I want to show you some things.
First of all this:
" She lied to us," said a Republican at the retreat.
Can ABC name him or her that said this?
ABC reporting a story without named sources or attribution. It ought to be considered a political hit job unless they are able to provide facts rather than interpretation and names rather than anonymous sources.
She had already announced to the people of Alaska that this weekend was not going to include any partisan activity. If she had attended that event, she would have caught hell at home.
Her appearance at the Alfalfa Club dinner which is HUGE and a much bigger deal was planned quite sometime ago, whereas the other event was probably organized more recently.
she sent to the Alaska congressional delegation, and the 4 videos I think it was a couple of days ago, her speech State to State address where she spoke about the stimulus bill and also how the only thing she was concerned with in the bil are the things dealing with infrastruture, roads etc. She has stated several times she is against 99 percent of the stimulus bill.
She will be speaking at CPAC and she attended the Republican Governors Conference back in December.
She explained this in a interview she gave in Alaska last week. She gets hundreds of invitations to speak. She is only accepting those that promote Alaska’s business.
And there is also this.............
Mike Pence Reshapes Retreat to Aid Rebuilding Plan
"Chairman Mike Pence (Ind.) has made sweeping changes to the agenda that the House Republican Conference will follow at its annual retreat this week. Rather than running a typical “rally the troops” program, he’s hoping to use the gathering as a platform for the broader rebuilding effort under way within the GOP. To that end, the list of those invited to join the House Republicans at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Va., on Thursday sounds like a 2012 presidential primary ballot.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels are among the speakers scheduled to attend, while three other governors — California’s Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alaska’s Sarah Palin and Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal — sent their regrets, according to sources familiar with the guest list.
Soooooooo here is my question............Why no hit piece on Arnold or Jindal, only Sarah.
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And this one last thing to share with you.......
This is the only video, the media was not allowed at this event.
Palin lying low during Washington trip
cnn for complete article.....
The Alfalfa Club dinner is the ultimate venerable gathering of elite politicians, but it has become an especially big draw this year, because White House sources have confirmed Obama is slated to attend.
Palin’s office also said she had plans to participate in a number of other nonpartisan functions while she’s in Washington over the weekend, including a private dinner Friday night at the residence of prominent businessman and former Republican operative Fred Malek.
A number of Republican and Democratic senators are also on the guest list for that event, including Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-California, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky.
Palin also planned to take part in a luncheon Saturday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a foreign policy think tank.
“She came into the campaign as the maverick, as the person outside the establishment,” Zelizer said. “What she really needs to do now is build her credentials with the establishment. Right now, the goal is not to build her support with the grassroots, it’s to build her support inside the beltway.”
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OK, so the only part of the stimulus package that Sarah is wanting to make sure passes is about the infrastructure. ( roads etc. for Alaska), She said she is against the rest of it .
An elected leader’s politics are defined by the pattern of their political behavior over time. The pattern of Sarah Palin’s behavior shows her to be a true conservative.
She talked to the reporters and said she was going to Washington to make sure Alaska received their share for infrastructure dollars. Also, she mentioned some concerns about the infrastructure projects that may be funded through the federal stimulus package. She says that Alaska will need more time to implement any funded projects because of the weather conditions there: it’s too cold to build roads and bridges for a greater percentage of the time than, say, in North Carolina .
She also mention an exemption Alaska needs in terms of time lines for some shovel ready projects that congress says they have to be shovel ready and have to get them out the door wheather it be 90 days or 120 days Alaska needs an exemption because of climate.
She's being pummeled by Alaska Democrats for not seeking more money. Don't believe all this propaganda.
Look at this........
Palin, other state leaders at odds over stimulus funds
"Lawmakers say there are concerns that Palin is seeking too little federal stimulus money, and Alaska may not get its fair share."
She's only requested $150 million for 4 gasline-related projects and 1 project to upgrade the Kodiak missile battery. Furthermore from the above article:
"Palin issued her list on Jan. 12, saying it would not be a good idea to ask for more, and cautioned it was necessary to be "mindful about the effect of the stimulus package on the national debt."
This is just another lame MSM attempt to divide and conquer with Palin as a juicy target with her being in DC this weekend. Don't fall for it. That doesn't mean that a buch of RINO governors don't have their hands out. Unfortunately they do.
"Palin has campaigned nationally against earmark abuses, and asked state agencies to limit their earmark requests. "
"Hoffman said his definition of earmarks may differ from the governor's. "
....Thank you Mark for sending this to me.
Mark
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Posted by Wild Thing at February 2, 2009 06:40 PM
Comments
Sorry, WT, I should have smelled a rat as soon as I read that. A hit piece by ABC, sheesh who'da thunk it. I should've known better.
In the second article some Lawmakers in Alaska are upset with the Governor for only asking for 150 million. This is the mentality that got us into this mess in the first place. Who do these lawmakers think, pays for these freebies'.
Posted by: Mark at February 2, 2009 06:57 PM
OH no Mark please don't be sorry, I am very happy to get this. She is really up against it, the dems in her State and the other things.
I agree with you these lawmakers wanting more and more sure forget where the money is coming from.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 2, 2009 07:06 PM
Thanks WT and Mark. Looks like the bluenosers and brownnosers are in a snit because Sarah is being an independent conservative and ABC is trying to drive a wedge there. The Eastern establishment can't stand an outsider that doesn't fit the Rockefeller Republican mold. When I left Alaska there were about 600K people in the entire state, the greater population area was Anchorage some 260K, next was Fairbanks some 97K. and then Juneau some 31K. Of the state maybe 20% voted conservative, those mostly in the non governmental jobs, the rest being employed by the State, various federal agencies or what they call a subsistence lifestyle. Where they are either totally independent and self sufficient or they are mostly wards of the government. To have a true conservative like Sarah Palin is a miracle for Alaska after the carpet baggers who had a stranglehold on the state. It also looks like Congress is going to roll over for Obama in the selection of the gross tax evader Daschle as the welfare Czar.
Posted by: Jack at February 2, 2009 07:38 PM
If she's only requesting 150 million, someone give it to her. That's chump change compared to what the other states are asking for. It only goes to show the fiscal restraint she has concerning taxpayers money.
Two of the best conservatives on the horizon, Palin and Jindal both turned down that conference.
Posted by: BobF at February 2, 2009 11:00 PM
The rats are the RINOS that stab US in the back 24-7. Sarah knows a skunk(s) when she sees / smells one.
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at February 3, 2009 08:32 AM
