Video: Gov. Palin tells Hannity, ‘Nancy Pelosi is a dingbat’

Sarah Palin sat down for an interview Friday evening with Sean Hannity on Fox News. The two talked about Thursday's Supreme Court decision which held that ObamaCare is a tax and the contempt citation against Attorney General Eric Holder by the U.S. House of Representatives:


The former governor of Alaska said that President Obama has been lying about ObamaCare not being a tax since he was interviewed by George Stephanopoulos in 2009. In that interview, she said, ABC News was used "as a tool" by the White House. "It's a lie, a purposeful lie," she declared.

Gov. Palin described Obama's presidential actions as "naive, short-sighted and political." She added that it is "overwhelmingly bad" for the U.S. that Obama has been allowed to get away with overstepping his authority and cited the dissent by the four justices who voted in the minority on the ObamaCare case as a document every concerned American voter should read and understand.

The 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate called House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi "a dingbat," which, she added, makes San Fran Nana the "perfect spokesperson" for the Democrat Party. Gov. Palin urged voters to elect a new Congress which understands the concept and principles of economic freedom.

Palin criticized the "Orwellian speak" which has been coming from the Department of Justice concerning the "Fast And Furious" gun running scandal and declared the Obama Administration the "least transparent" in American history. The House Democrats who walked out on the Eric Holder contempt vote should be reprimanded and voted out of office, she said, for "turning their backs" on the family of murdered U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.

Asked for her recommendation the Romney campaign, Gov. Palin named talk show host, author and former Reagan aide Mark Levin, whom she joked, "would be kickin' butt and taking names" as vice president.

Video courtesy of SarahNET | Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Sarah Palin: ‘Democrats walked out on a patriotic American family’

Gov. Palin was a guest on Fox News' "The Five" Friday afternoon. She mostly discussed Thursday's Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare, but she was also asked about the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives which held Obama Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress:


The governor will make an appearance tonight on "Hannity." As usual, The SPJ will have video as soon as it is available.

Video courtesy of SarahNET | Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Gov. Palin on ObamaCare: ‘Absolutely it's a tax, a trillion-dollar tax’

Appearing "On The Record" with Greta Van Susteren Thursday night, Sarah Palin backed up what she said on Twitter earlier in the day when she tweeted, "Obama lied to the American people. Again. He said it wasn't a tax. Obama lies; freedom dies."


Finding a silver lining in today's Supreme Court decision (although she described the ruling as "treachery"), the former Alaska governor said that Chief Justice John Roberts has put the unpopular health care measure rammed through the Senate by Democrats back in the hands of the people and the Congress. It will be up to us and our elected representatives, she added, to repeal it. She warned that health care will be rationed if the law is allowed to stand and said that if President Obama is reelected, it will be "a harbinger of things yet to come" that will rob the states and individual citizens of their freedom.

Video courtesy of SarahNET | Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Gov Palin: A ‘newly elected legislative branch’ is the key (Updated)

Just posted on Facebook by Sarah Palin:

Thank you, SCOTUS. This Obamacare ruling fires up the troops as America’s eyes are opened! Thank God.

This proves to be such an unsettling time in America as we undergo the fundamental transformation that Barack Obama promised he would do to us if elected. Obamacare was dealt in deception and confusion by flooding the public with an overwhelming amount of conflicting “rationale” via thousands of pages of unread legislative detail, which is the radical left’s M.O. Obama promised the American people this wasn’t a tax and that he’d never raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000. We now see that this is the largest tax increase in history. It will slam every business owner and every one of the 50% of Americans who currently pay their taxes. The other 50% are being deceived if they think they’re going to get a free ride – because Medicaid is broke. Recipients of Obama’s “free health care” will have fewer choices and less accessibility. Trust me – this much more expensive health care WILL be rationed; to claim otherwise defies all economic and common sense.

We will not retreat on this. A newly elected legislative branch is key to defending our Republic and fundamentally restoring all that is good in America.

SCOTUS now rules this is a tax? Well, Congress has the ability to create taxes – and also has the ability to rescind them. Upon their return from the July recess, Congress should act immediately to repeal this terrible new tax on the American people, and indeed they must repeal all of Obamacare. This is the most brazen and sweeping new tax and government overreach imposed on us. We the People did not ask for this tax, we do not want this tax, and we can’t afford this tax. This is not an answer to America’s health care challenges.

It’s time, again, for patriotic Americans to rise up to protest this obvious infringement on our economic and personal freedom. November is just around the corner. Today, the Supreme Court issued their ruling on Obamacare. In November, We the People will issue ours.

- Sarah Palin

Update: Gov. Palin's Facebook post has been published as an op-ed by Breitbart.com's Big Government.

- JP

Sarah Palin goes ‘On The Record’ tonight on court decision

Fox News is promoting an appearance by Gov. Palin tonight on Greta Van Susteren's program to discuss today's Supreme Court's ruling which upholds ObamaCare as a tax:

"A Blockbuster Day in News: We'll have all the reaction and analysis of the Supreme Court's ruling on 'ObamaCare' and the House contempt vote for Attorney General Eric Holder! Special guests: Former Gov. Sarah Palin and Rep. Darrell Issa"

Earlier today, the governor tweeted:

"Obama lied to the American people. Again. He said it wasn't a tax. Obama lies; freedom dies."

Congressman Darrell Issa will also be a special guest on the show. "On The Record" airs at 10pm Easter/9pm Central. The SPJ will have the video posted as soon as it's available.

- JP

Gov. Palin: Is this what ‘more flexibility’ means?

Sarah Palin, via Facebook Tuesday:

On the campaign trail four years ago I talked about Alaska's strategic location on the globe, the potential for future conflicts over arctic transportation lanes and resources, and the crucial need to keep our eye on Putin's activities. Later I spoke out against Obama's egregious decision to cut back Alaska's missile defense systems. Please take a look at this article about Russia's arctic war game exercises earlier this month. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who was paying attention four years ago. Maybe now we should ask the President if this is what "more flexibility" means.

The Bear at the Door

h/t: Firelight

- JP

Sarah Palin ‘Influence Index’ a Powerful 96%

M. Joseph Sheppard has found more compelling evidence that exposes the left's "Sarah Palin is irrelevant" meme as a myth:

A website (Muckety) which specialises in uncovering the "power relationships" of high profile people across politics and industry, has done an in-depth analysis of the connections between Sarah Palin and other people of influence.

They make the remarkable discovery that Palin has, in their analysis, 902 such power inter-actions. They have created a wheel chart (illustrated below) of some they consider of particular significance. Palin has, according to their discovery, a "influence index" number of 96 out of 100 which appears to be a massive power/influence situation. Her "connections" level is "higher than 99% of all entries."

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Anyone who actually still believes that Gov. palin is in any way irrelevant, advises Sheppard, can try to tell that to TedCruz, Richard Mourdock and Deb Fischer.

- JP

Gov. Palin: ‘Death Panel’ Three Years Later

In a Facebook op-ed posted Monday, Sarah Palin revisits the issue of health care rationing:

As we wait for the impending Supreme Court decision on Obamacare, I reiterate what I wrote in my first post on this topic nearly three years ago. I stand by everything I wrote in that warning to my fellow Americans because what was true then is true now, and it will remain true as we hear what the Supreme Court has to say.

It was a pretty long post, but a lot of people seem to have only read two words of it: “death panel.” Though I was called a liar for calling it like it is, many of these accusers finally saw that Obamacare did in fact create a panel of faceless bureaucrats who have the power to make life and death decisions about health care funding. It’s called the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), and its purpose all along has been to “keep costs down” by actually denying care via price controls and typically inefficient bureaucracy. This subjective rationing of care is what I was writing about in that first post:

The Democrats promise that a government health care system will reduce the cost of health care, but as the economist Thomas Sowell has pointed out, government health care will not reduce the cost; it will simply refuse to pay the cost. And who will suffer the most when they ration care? The sick, the elderly, and the disabled, of course. The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama’s “death panel” so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their “level of productivity in society,” whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil.

Health care by definition involves life and death decisions. Human rights and human dignity must be at the center of any health care discussion.

Rep. Michele Bachmann highlighted the Orwellian thinking of the president’s health care advisor, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the brother of the White House chief of staff, in a floor speech to the House of Representatives. I commend her for being a voice for the most precious members of our society, our children and our seniors.

We must step up and engage in this most crucial debate. Nationalizing our health care system is a point of no return for government interference in the lives of its citizens. If we go down this path, there will be no turning back. Ronald Reagan once wrote, “Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth.” Let’s stop and think and make our voices heard before it’s too late.

If the Supreme Court doesn’t strike down Obamacare entirely, then Congress must act to repeal IPAB and Obamacare before it is indeed “too late.” All of Obamacare must go one way or another.

- Sarah Palin

- JP

Regarding Sarah: Quotes, Part 2

Datechguy:

“Now if Palin had been the nominee I’m sure it would have played differently but for at least one morning MSNBC and its viewer heard something that they hadn’t heard before: that John McCain’s defeat was not due to Sarah Palin, but was due to his own mistakes. It’s a start.”

S.E. Cupp:

“Sarah Palin changes policy w/ a Facebook post, w/ a Democrat in the White House”

Bruce Walker:

“When Sarah Palin was our vice presidential nominee, the left spewed all the noxious venom it could on her, including creating lewd fake photos of her, and tried to savage her family as well. But Sarah, to her great credit, shrugged these pests off and proceeded with her message. As an attractive, happily married, devout Christian, Palin has much stronger foundations than the left can undermine.”

Tim Graham:

“Speaking of Palin, you might recall PBS edited out Tina Fey's very political and very insulting remarks against Palin and ‘women like her’ in 2010 when she won the Mark Twain Prize for Humor from the Kennedy Center...”

Jeffrey Lord:

“It is too easily forgotten these days what a ten-strike John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin was considered to be in the day. Enthusiasm and energy flowed into the McCain campaign -- a campaign lost not by the selection of Palin but by the economic blow-up that occurred weeks later, and McCain's response to that event. Not to mention McCain's flat refusal to go after then-Senator Obama...”

Marathon Pundit:

“Sarah Palin... really is a dynamic speaker and a true patriot.”

Mark Whittington:

“Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the most powerful female politician on the planet, delivered the keynote address to the 2012 RightOnline conference in Las Vegas... The left might bemoan her existence, demand to know why she is even relevant and try to use their control of the old media to destroy her, but yet Palin persists, a constant in American politics. Palin can be loved or hated. But she can never be ignored. That makes her most powerful indeed.”

Pamela Geller:

“Sarah Palin's... mantra to the people, power to the people. She understands that if the country is to be saved it is new media that will lead the charge in the information battle space.”

Cristina Corbin:

“Palin, a Tea Party favorite, is heralded by her fans as a leader in her application of social media, like Facebook and Twitter, to appeal to like-minded conservatives and break news, such as political endorsements, to the masses. Her Twitter account has more than 791,000 followers to date.”

Matthew Weaver:

“Whatever you might think of Governor Sarah Palin, her speech... to the 2012 RightOnline Conference is absolutely worth taking the full 35 minutes of your time... She offers a very plainspoken and rather entertaining survey of where we stand today, including our predicament with Barack Obama, who is systematically destroying America.”

PrairiePundit:

“Palin is a much smarter politician than Obama. I hope she gets a chance to prove that to voters again someday.”

Thomas Sowell:

“The visceral hostility of liberals against Sarah Palin is something that liberals themselves ought to be concerned about. After all, she is just someone who has a different opinion about politics and a different social background and style. What I fear the liberals most resent is their perception that she is someone who is talking back to her betters.”

Brad Wilmouth:

“Dan Harris and Bianna Golodryga defended Bristol Palin as they plugged a report on a man suing Bristol for including in her reality show a clip of herself confronting him as he berated her mother, Sarah Palin.”

The Christian Diarist:

“Like her mom, Bristol has found herself the target of haters. Like Stephen Hanks... who shouted sexual obscenities at the young Christian woman while she was shooting an episode of her Lifetime show at a Hollywood restaurant... It is because Bristol puts on the whole armor of God each day that she has the boldness to confront the vile and wicked...”

Jeffrey Lord:

“We hope there's an apology coming from Governor Huckabee to Bristol.”

Dan Riehl:

“Huckabee's ratings are non-existent, he was dissed and then dismissed by Bristol Palin, and he's getting hammered by both sides for his weak sense of humor and broadcasting inability - and, geesh, they're right... Plus, as Brian also points out, he was exposed as not very conservative at all when he ran for the Republican nomination.”

Jackie Siciliano:

“Mediaite has released their ‘power grid’ of TV Pundits and Sarah Palin is ranked as #1 with all sub-category rankings at either #1 or #2. Karl Rove is rated as the #2 pundit; however, if you look at the sub-category numbers closely you'll notice that he is a distant second when compared to Palin's numbers.”

Corey Robin:

“Burke was a radical critic of — not just the French Revolution — but of the establishment, the established order that was defending itself against the French Revolution. And his position was…that the established order was ill-equipped to actually defend itself against the French Revolution. And it needed to be radically overhauled…often times modeling itself on the very Jacobins that it was opposing, in order to really meet the challenge... The punchline here is, when Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck sound these incredibly populist, radical notes, they are, in fact, very much in keeping with the entire tradition of conservatism, going back to its founder Edmund Burke.”

Steve Flesher:

“It wasn’t Sarah Palin’s decision to have McCain suspend his campaign so he could go to Washington and negotiate a taxpayer-funded bailout. That again was Schmidt’s call and afterwards, his poll numbers began plummeting.”

Glenn Garvin:

“Monstrously misconceived and incompetently executed, powered by a high-octane blend of arrogance and contempt, ‘The Newsroom’ is an epochal failure, a program destined for television’s all-time ‘What Were They Thinking?’ list. Not since NASA’s first Vanguard rocket blew up on its launch pad in 1957 will Americans have seen anything crash and burn on television with such hellish spectacularity... ‘The Newsroom’ is an ideological onslaught of biblical proportions, a ceaseless rant against Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, the Koch brothers, Allen West, Fox News, Michelle Bachmann and anyone or anything else to the right of political center.”

- JP

Sarah Palin: Statement on Criticism of Laura Bush

Courtesy of GretaWire:

“It’s such a shame that some can’t put partisanship aside to recognize the good work done by one woman who used the platform she was given to help women around the world. Laura Bush continues to work tirelessly to help women in the Middle East get access to breast cancer treatment and preventative care. She has helped shine a light on the plight of women in Afghanistan and has encouraged women small business owners. These are things all women should applaud and encourage, not criticize or dismiss. And all of this was accomplished by a woman who did not seek or aspire to the position of First Lady. In fact, I’m told that she always preferred to be referred to simply as Laura Bush and not First Lady. When she found herself in a position to serve, she stepped up to the plate and hit a home run for women, and she still does to this day as she continues her work helping women at home and around the world.

There are so many issues of great concern that should unite all women. In fact, I think there are more issues that women agree on than disagree. We’re all concerned, for example, about equal opportunity for jobs and about raising our daughters in a respectful environment that allows them the freedom to achieve their full potential. Imagine the wonderful things women could accomplish together if an example like this unfair condemnation of a worthy Alice Award recipient would cease. I think Laura Bush and most reasonable women would agree with me on this.”

- Sarah Palin

Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Gov. Palin will vote for Romney ‘in a heartbeat’ over Obama

Sarah Palin appeared on Fox News' "Hannity" program Tuesday night just a few days after delivering a well-received keynote address at the Right Online conference. The grassroots conservative icon and host Sean Hannity discussed Obama's illegal immigration ploy, why she didn't mention Gov. Romney in Las Vegas, her support for her party's presidential nominee, Eric Holder in hot water, and what advice she would give to Romney's campaign:


Gov. Palin said the "Obamnesty" power grab by the president was "par for the course" for Obama, who has shown a pattern of implementing by executive fiat measures which he has failed to get Congress to enact. She pointed out that Obama was a lecturer in law school, not a professor, and said that the students in his course "got ripped off" because Obama has repeatedly demonstrated that he doesn't understand constitutional law.

The 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate explained that neither she nor any other speaker at Right Online mentioned Mitt Romney because it is not allowed under the Federal Election Commission rules that regulate organizations such as Americans For Prosperity, the group that sponsored the conference. The former governor left no doubt that she’s supporting Romney in the general election (Alex Pappas, where's your update at The DC?) and she said that “if that vote were held today,” she will vote for him “in a heartbeat” over Obama. Gov. Palin added a reminder that her position has been consistent throughout this election cycle. She has always said that she will support the GOP presidential nominee, no matter who it would be, and she's always been for "Anybody But Obama."

Sarah Palin characterized Attorney General Eric Holder's stonewalling as "absolutely disgraceful" and criticized the "lapdogs in media" who are too "emotionally invested" in Obama to cover him in a fair and balanced manner. Asked what advice she would give to Romney, Gov. Palin said that his campaign needs to be "very, very aggressive" and go after Obama's record, education and associations. The McCain-Palin campaign failed to do this, she lamented, but did not blame Sen. McCain for it, implying that the campaign's management was responsible.

Video courtesy of SarahNET | Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Romney advisor: Sarah Palin ‘poisoned the well’ (Updated)

An article by Michael O'Brien on MSNBC's First Read this morning quotes an "informal" advisor to Mitt Romney's campaign as saying that the presidential candidate is not likely to choose a woman as his running mate because Sarah Palin "poisoned the well" for women, with the possible exception of New Hampshire freshman Sen. Kelly Ayotte:

"I think, unfortunately, Palin poisoned the well on that," said one informal Romney adviser, fretting that any woman selected as VP would draw inevitable comparisons to the former Alaska governor. "I would guess if I were inside the Romney mind that they're worried that any woman chosen will be subjected to a higher level of scrutiny."

It's just the latest diss against the 2008 vice presidential candidate by Romney operatives and supporters. Also today, two articles appeared on GOP establishment website The Daily Caller pointing out the obvious fact the Gov. Palin has not yet formally endorsed Romney. In one of the articles, The DC's senior editor Jamie Weinstein called the former Alaska governor "increasingly irrelevant," yet admitted in the same sentence that her endorsement "still remains sought after by GOP candidates." If she has become so irrelevant, why would Republican candidates be seeking her endorsement? Steve Flesher has more at C4P:

First, it is absurd to suggest someone is “increasingly irrelevant” (especially with a blog owned by an “increasingly irrelevant” pundit known solely for his abundant collection of bow ties) when you’re beginning the top of the page of your precious blog space to mention it. If that in and of itself isn’t enough to disprove their claim of increasing irrelevance, we have Palin’s endorsing of Richard Mourdock for Senate in Indiana labeled by the Washington Post at the time as the “highest-profile endorsement yet for the primary challenger and it pits Palin against her old running-mate, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who just cut a radio ad for Lugar.”

Soon afterwards a series of Johnny-Come-Latelys joined the Mourdock-backing-party — including Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum. But it is well known by now that if any one person’s endorsement carried Mourdock to the finish line, it was Governor Palin (with the help of the grassroots tea party activists in Indiana who look up to her).

Also, when Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum were endorsing the obvious winner-to-be judging by projection polls in Nebraska’s Senate race, Jon Bruning, Palin came out a week before the primary and endorsed Deb Fischer. By the end of that week (just two days later) Fischer had closed the long-time gap she had all the months prior leading up to that primary. On election day, Fischer won the primary by a healthy margin.

And the good-old-boy network in Texas was sure going strong when many outside politicians as well as Governor Rick Perry endorsed Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst for U.S. Senate. Then once again, Palin came in to save the day for Ted Cruz — a favorite among Tea Party activists in Texas who up until that point was running 12-points behind Dewhurst. Because of the Palin nod and energy Cruz garnered from that endorsement, he was able to get a huge surge of votes toward the end forcing Dewhurst into an upcoming runoff election.

So the Daily Caller apparently wants to marginalize Palin’s influence even though she continues to contradict such claims day after day after day through her actions. Why did they even report on her RightOnline speech if she was irrelevant? Why was she picked to give the speech? For the same reason she’ll be asked to give many more: the same people who are tired of being condescended to by politicians and accompanying surrogates in the media are seeing it play out through Gov. Palin. And judging by the snarkyness in this piece at the Daily Caller, I’d say it’s working splendidly without Palin having to do anything but speak with honesty about common sense conservatism and against the establishment.

Twitter has been buzzing all day long with tweets from conservatives most Palin supporters really respect -- John Nolte and Michelle Malkin are at the forefront -- defending Romney against distortion by NBC's Andrea Mitchell. Both Malkin and Nolte, to their credit, have defended Gov. Palin as well. Are they aware that Romney advisors and supporters are showing such disrespect to Sarah Palin?

Sarah Palin received an enthusiastic response from the crowd at Right Online just a few days ago when she urged her audience to hold the feet of the GOP establishment to the conservative fire. Shouldn't we begin with the party's presidential nominee and press Mitt Romney to call his attack dogs off of Gov. Palin? If Mitt Romney wants Sarah Palin's unqualified support and that of the millions of Paliniste, he's got to earn it. A good start would be for Romney's people who have dissed Sarah Palin to apologize to her.

Update: Michelle Malkin has some doubts about that "informal Romney advisor." I wouldn't put it past MSNBC to make things up, but Whitney Pitcher also has a point:

"Yes,this is an anonymous source trotted out by MSNBC,but GOPe &Romney advisers have been doing this for 3 yrs. It's a plausible quote."

Best way to clear the air and remove any doubt would be for Mitt Romney to reach out to Sarah Palin in a very public way to ask for her help. If he would couple that with a call to his advisors and supporters to show due respect to the governor, there would be no problem. It certainly wouldn't hurt him to do these two simple things if he wants to shore up his support among grassroots conservatives.

- JP

Todd Palin to Compete on NBC's ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ (Updated)

Todd Palin will be one of the competitors in the cast of NBC's new military-themed reality show, "Stars Earn Stripes" the network said Tuesday. Hosting the series will be Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander (Europe), along with co-host Samantha Harris from "Entertainment Tonight."

On the series, which premieres on NBC with a two-hour episode on Aug. 13, competitors will face off at a remote training facility as they take on missions inspired by actual military exercises. Paired up with "operatives" who formerly served in the armed forces or in a law-enforcement agency, the contestants will compete for cash prizes for military, veterans and first responder-based charities.

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The full list of competitors includes boxing champion Ali (who'll compete for Military Child Education Coalition); "Lois & Clark" star Cain (competing for the Wounded Warrior Project); Crews (playing for the Pat Tillman Foundation); Palin (whose charity is the Armed Services YMCA Alaska); singer Nick Lachey (competing for the Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation); Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street (playing for Hiring Our Heroes); "The Biggest Loser" trainer Dolvett Quince (playing for Got Your 6); and WWE diva Eva Torres (competing for the USO).

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h/t: Jewish Americans for Sarah Palin | Cross-posted at US for Palin

Update: Todd Palin interviewed about the new show on Sarah Palin Radio here.

- JP

Sarah Palin to Right Online: ‘Reload with inspiration’

Gov. Palin skewered the "Democrat Media Complex" last night as she rallied Right Online new media activists and bloggers. Tony Lee reports:

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin delivered a call to arms to the online "Army of Davids" in its battle against the Goliath that is the "lamestream media" Friday at the RightOnline conference in Las Vegas.

Of course, this was also the late Andrew Breitbart's life's mission, and Palin keynoted the fifth annual conference on the same night it honored Breitbart's life and legacy. Palin showed once again how she, like Breitbart, could inspire conservatives, be funny, and mock liberals in a way that allows her message to cut through the mainstream media's filter.

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Video courtesy of The Right Scoop

Another angle from Tony Lee here. More new media coverage from Breitbart.com's Christian Toto here and Illinois Review here. Right of center media outlets National Review Online, Human Events, The American Spectator, The Daily Caller, Townhall.com and Hot Air have, at least at the time of this posting, ignored Gov. Palin's address.

Legacy media coverage by the Las Vegas Review-Journal here, the Los Angeles Times here, and Politico here. Afrer delivering her speech, Gov. Palin answered a few questions posed by Politico national political reporter James Hohmann. His story is here.

- JP

Tony Lee: Gov. Palin will speak on ‘importance of new media’ tonight

Breitbart.com's Tony Lee says the subject of Sarah Palin's keynote address tonight at the Right Online conference in Las Vegas will be the significance of new media to the grassroots conservative movement:

The battle for America’s political future will be won online, and the late Andrew Breitbart and Sarah Palin – the former Alaska Governor, vice presidential candidate, and current North Star of grassroots conservatives and Tea Partiers – were pioneers in understanding the power of the Internet in influencing political change and combating the mainstream media’s false narratives.

On Friday night, at the Right Online conference in Las Vegas, Nevada – a two-day gathering of online conservatives put on by the dynamic conservative group Americans For Prosperity – Palin will give a keynote address in addition to honoring Breitbart and his legacy.

A source close to Palin with knowledge of her speech told Breitbart News that Palin “will be speaking about the importance of new media” because “she sees conservative bloggers and social media activists as the vanguard of the grassroots conservative movement."

After the 2008 elections, Palin was repeatedly mocked by liberals, those in the legacy mainstream media, and even Republicans for using Facebook and Twitter to go over the heads of these establishment institutions. Now, nearly everyone who initially mocked her Facebook posts and tweets regularly use Facebook and Twitter to get their message out.

Twitter and Facebook have been integrated and ingrained in nearly everything that occurs in the political universe. In essence, they could not beat Palin, so they essentially joined her.

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The major Friday night speeches at the conference are scheduled from 7pm to 10pm, Pacific Time. Watch The the online live video stream here.

- JP

Bristol Palin: Hateful comments just motivate me to speak out more

Bristol Palin visited with Sean Hannity recently to talk about her new reality show 'Life's a Tripp,' set to debut June 19 on Lifetime. They also discussed her personal life and how she reacts to hateful attacks on her and the Palin family.


- JP

Sarah Palin will lead tribute to Breitbart at Right Online conference

A preview of this weekend's Right Online conference from Breitbart News:

The shadow of Andrew Breitbart will loom large over this weekend’s RightOnline conference in more ways than one

Members of the Breitbart News team will be on hand for the two-day event, being held in Las Vegas. And the conference's main event will let conservative bloggers, pundits and media types pay tribute to the late media maestro.

The fifth annual RightOnline conference, hosted by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, will also feature former Gov. Sarah Palin. The 2008 GOP Vice Presidential candidate will lead the tribute to Breitbart.

Conservatives have embraced Breitbart’s aggressive use of the Web and social media to battle back against both the left and the mainstream media, a fight even more critical as the November elections approach.

Tomorrow night's "Tribute to Andrew Breitbart" will include a sneak peek at "Occupy Unmasked," the upcoming documentary from Stephen K. Bannon ("The Undefeated"). The film will feature footage of Breitbart breaking down the far-left movement.

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- JP

Bristol Palin & her Mom Share Mutual Support

Bristol Palin appeared on "Good Morning America" Monday to talk about her new Lifetime TV series with anchor Robin Roberts:


Video courtesy of ABC News | Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Regarding Sarah: Quotes, Part 1

Bernie Quigley:

“Palin is one of the most important and influential figures in conservative politics today, and she has been from the beginning. She is virtually rebuilding conservatism in America. One of these days the babbling conservative blogosphere is bound to catch on. Or are their plaintive cries and whispers, echoing through the night like those of abandoned coyote pups, the last complaints we are likely to hear from the Eastern conservative establishment?”

Keith Appell:

“She can’t be ignored. If Obama is reelected, I think her profile will even grow. But even if Romney wins, she will be a very powerful voice for all of these people to whom he has made promises. And she won’t let him forget it.”

Larry Solov:

“We are thrilled and honored to be joined by Governor Sarah Palin. Her trailblazing spirit and love of country will provide the perfect tone to a night on which we gather to pay tribute to an American original and media giant, Andrew Breitbart.”

Chris Good:

“For the establishment types, the GOP convention will be held at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, Aug. 27-30... But if you’re a hard-charging social populist deflated by the coronation of a formerly pro-choice Massachusetts governor, don’t worry. While that’s going on, Sarah Palin is expected to have her own presence down the street, at the Channelside Bay Mall half a mile away.”

Stella Paul:

“Call it ‘The Producers’ theory of 2008: their beautifully planned certain flop was now a disastrous success. What lends credence to this novel theory is that George Soros has been significantly funding McCain since 2001, and that many members of McCain's election team had Soros ties... Well, if George Soros catapulted Sarah Palin to national prominence, I finally found something to be grateful to him for.”

Melissa Harris-Perry:

“I remember the DNC, everybody was talking about ‘The Obama Moment,’ that Denver speech. And then overnight it was like, ‘Obama Who? What?’ And it was all about Palin. Had that election been held in October instead of November before the crash and ... who knows? Maybe it wasn't a bad choice...”

Stacy Drake:

“Schmidt and his trusted reporter repeat the same garbage he sold to the writers of ‘Game Change’ by claiming that it was Schmidt’s advice to bring Governor Palin onto the ticket that lead to McCain’s loss. His routine of acting like he feels guilty because selecting Governor Palin was a ‘calamitous political judgment,’ is disingenuous and callous. He feigns humility, while using lies to shift the blame to the Governor for his own failure. He really is a disgusting individual.”

Ralph Reed:

“She clearly helped the ticket. You can argue with Schmidt or whoever that she was unprepared. That’s a debate I’d be happy to have with people, but in terms of what people wanted her to do politically, there’s no question that she did it. I think that Sarah Palin is not to be underestimated by anybody, inside the Republican Party or outside.”

Caroline Wren:

“John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin in 2008 proved to be a fundraising gold mine. In the two days following McCain’s announcement of his VP pick, the campaign raked in over $10 million. Palin opened up new fundraising doors and demographics for the McCain campaign, with women and small-dollar donors contributing at a level the campaign had never seen before.”

Patch.com:

“The Republican-endorsed Senate candidate looking to unseat entrenched incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein... Elizabeth Emken... is a fan of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and said the media overreacted to Palin's 2008 vice presidential nomination, adding the media couldn't handle a woman who is a fiscal conservative and has charisma.”

VoterTide:

“There was significant activity across all social media sites beginning May 9th when Sarah Palin endorsed Deb Fischer. This caused near 100% increases in Facebook Fans, Twitter Followers and YouTube Subscribers that continued through the primary.”

John Coale:

“There was a war on women and it happened to be the woman Sarah Palin over the last two years. She never did anything like Eliot Spitzer or the senator from Louisiana or any of that crap. She just was a good governor, [who] knocked it out of the park with her convention speech.”

Tim Phillips:

““Sarah Palin is an expert at harnessing social media technology and tactics to shape the narrative. Few others have demonstrated Palin’s prowess at breaking the rules of the Old Guard Media. We’re thrilled to have her join us at RightOnline...”

John Hayward:

“The McCain campaign had a notoriously poor online presence in 2008... There was, however, a very noticeable surge in online excitement when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin joined the McCain ticket, both officially and among the grassroots. Conservatives who might otherwise have been tepid about McCain took up digital swords and shields to battle an incredibly frantic and intense campaign to demonize Palin from the left. Palin went on to become a fixture of the conservative Internet, turning her Facebook page into a massive phenomenon. Today, Palin's online reach is the most expansive among all conservatives...”

American Glob:

“How much do you want to bet Maureen Dowd has absolutely no idea that Palin said it first?”

Al Cardenas:

““I know that in the present, she is one of the most effective surrogates [conservatives] have... I think Mitt’s campaign will be smart enough to appear with her. They have to figure out the most effective way to do this, but you don’t leave on the bench, someone with such skill sets to get our base motivated.”

Suzi Parker:

“Rebecca Kleefisch is the kind of politician Sarah Palin loves. As Scott Walker’s lieutenant governor, Kleefisch also weathered Tuesday’s recall election in Wisconsin. And that victory won kudos from Palin, who sent a congratulatory message highlighting Kleefisch’s efforts.”

The Right Scoop:

“Apparently Juan Williams thought that mocking Sarah Palin’s new hairstyle... both verbally and with hand gestures wasn’t something solely for the green room or even the commercial breaks... Stay classy Juan.”

Christian Toto:

“Could someone please tell Martin Short the GOP primaries are essentially over? ... Short called Palin ‘a woman who had never met a black man,’ dubbed Rick Santorum a ‘crazy Catholic’ and compared Michele Bachmann to the Taliban... Not sure why Short is hung up on race, but it would be nice if he refreshed his CNN phone app so he could catch up on the news of the day - or at least the month.”

Charlie Black:

“I think she’s still got a following among conservatives, and I have seen her endorsement be valuable for some of these primaries … she’s still got some political clout... I tend to think that Gov. Palin will be around and have a following as long as she’s on Fox.”

- JP

Gov. Palin: Discussion of possible Romney admin. post would be ‘pretentious‘

Sarah Palin was interviewed on "America's News HQ" Saturday, and a couple of the questions posed to her were submitted by her supporters via Twitter and Facebook. From Phoenix, the former Alaska governor said the Right Online Conference, which she will keynote Friday in Las Vegas, is an opportunity to contrast the private sector's fiscally conservative solutions with the Obama administration's policies of growing government which are "failing this country." The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee opined that Obama's remarks that the private sector "is doing just fine" demonstrate how out of touch the president is with the average working men and women of America. Most Americans, she said, believe that government is the problem, while Obama thinks it is the answer to the nation's problems.

On the question of a potential third party arising on the right in 2012, Gov. Palin said that she doesn't think that will happen unless the GOP establishment "disenfranchises" fiscal conservatives. She praised the efforts of the current crop of Freshman lawmakers in Washington, DC and dismissed a question asking whether she would accept an offer of a post in a potential Romney administration, saying she didn't believe that she would be offered one. Though she said she would love to make another bus tour of America's heartland, Palin did not reveal any plans to do so again this summer.


Video courtesy of SarahNET | Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Watch Sarah Palin on Fox News tomorrow afternoon

Gov. Palin will make a rare Saturday afternoon appearance on Fox News tomorrow. From the "America's News HQ" webpage:

Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin stops by Saturday. She's answering your questions! Look us up on Facebook, or tweet us @ANHQDC with yours. America's News Headquarters starts at 12 p.m. ET.

The ANHQDC Facebook page is here, and this link takes you to the show's Twitter timeline.

- JP

NY Sun: Palin invites union rank & file to join grassroots conservatives

The editors of the New York Sun observe that last night's crushing defeat of the public sector union bosses in the Wisconsin recall election could be a major turning point for the U.S. labor movement. A key figure in that potentially seminal moment, say the editors, is Gov. Sarah Palin, who stands ready with open arms to welcome the rank and file into the grassroots conservative movement:

Though we have disagreed with Big Labor on most public policy issues of the past generation, it happens that we don’t think of ourselves as anti-labor. We watched the central role that the AFL-CIO and other anti-communist labor unions played in the defeat of the Soviet Union. It was a huge thing. It led us to the conclusion that a free and democratic labor movement, invested in the riches that only human intelligence and work can create, is less a fifth column than a pillar of strength in a free society. But for the same reason that communism didn’t work, public sector unionism is a zero-sum game that pits labor against everyone else. It’s a fight that labor, like the communists, can only lose.

In this respect, Wisconsin can be a teaching moment. It puts at a premium politicians who, like Mr. Walker, have the grit for the fight. It also puts at a premium leaders with ability to reach out to labor and make this argument. This is one of the reasons we’ve been savoring the strategy of Sarah Palin, who stepped onto the national stage by announcing that her husband, Todd, was a “proud member of the United Steel workers” and who herself is a one-time union member from her days as a telephone company dispatcher. She is the only Republican who has pointedly reached out to labor and bid its rank and file to join the commonsense, conservative, constitutional cause.

We don’t mean to suggest this struggle is about Mrs. Palin, only that this is a moment to think about where the true interests of labor [lie] and about the possibilities of the labor movement.

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h/t: Jewish Americans for Palin

- JP

Sarah Palin: On Wisconsin! Forward!

Gov. Palin posted on Facebook late Tuesday night:

Congratulations to the people of Wisconsin for standing by strong leaders who made tough decisions in dire circumstances that have begun to turn their great state back to prosperity. Leadership is doing what is right, not what is popular. Both Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch are shining examples of this ideal. Elected leaders must do what we elect them to do – lead! – not follow polls or focus on only re-election. A special congratulations to Lt. Gov. Kleefisch who overcame much personal adversity, stood by her governor, and embraced her Tea Party roots.

On Wisconsin! Forward!

- Sarah Palin

- JP

Gov. Palin: ‘Obama's goose is cooked’

Gov. Palin appeared "On The Record" tonight to provide her analysis of the Wisconsin recall election. She suggested to host Greta Van Susteren, that perhaps the union leaders, rather than Gov. Scott Walker, should have been the targets of the recall. The GOP's first female vice presidential candidate also observed that tonight's results are a bad omen for President Obama:


Video courtesy of SarahNET | Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Sarah Palin predicts Walker, Kleefisch will not be recalled

Gov. Palin was Neil Cavuto's guest on Fox Business Tuesday night to discuss the Wisconsin recall election. Before any election returns were announced, she confidently predicted that the recall effort against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch would fail:


Update: And she was right, of course.

Video courtesy of SarahNET | Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Gov. Palin's WI recall election analysis tonight ‘On The Record’

From Fox News Insider:

The former vice presidential nominee tells Greta her thoughts on the Wisconsin recall election. Don’t miss it when Sarah Palin goes ‘On the Record’ — Tuesday at 10p ET on Fox News Channel.

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It has also been reported that she will provide Wisconsin commentary as Neil Cavuto's guest on his Fox Business program at 9pm Eastern/8pm Central. We'll have video of both appearances posted as soon as it's available.

Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Sarah Palin to keynote Right Online gathering in Las Vegas

According to left wing Politico's Kenneth Vogel, Gov. Palin has committed to deliver the keynote address at Right Online, the annual gathering of conservative bloggers and online activists organized by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation.

The June 15-16 conference will be the first time the event is held on a different weekend and in a different city from the liberal online activism conference upon which it was based, Netroots Nation.

And that’s no mere coincidence, say Right Online organizers.

This year’s meeting is focused on higher-level tactics and strategies than past year’s editions of Right Online, which sometimes had the feel of a crash course on blogging 101. The Vegas conference features training on video exposes to be conducted by guerrilla video journalist James O’Keefe, a session on polling featuring conservative’s favorite pollster Scott Rasmussen and a session moderated by columnist Michelle Malkin entitled “How to Use Facebook & Twitter to Win,” which will include instruction on using social media to drive narratives.

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“Sarah Palin is an expert at harnessing social media technology and tactics to shape the narrative,” Tim Phillips, the president of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, said in a statement announcing Palin’s Right Online keynote address. “Few others have demonstrated Palin’s prowess at breaking the rules of the Old Guard Media.”

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Palin will introduce the premieres of two Breitbart-related movies at Right Online. “Hating Breitbart” is a documentary two years in the making that chronicles Breitbart’s rise, the controversies he helped spur, and his impact on conservative and mainstream media alike. “Occupy Unmasked,” which features interviews with Breitbart, is billed as an exposé of the Occupy Wall Street protests that “will rock the crazed Left to the core,” according to David Bossie, president of the conservative group Citizens United, which produced the movie.

More information, including registration details, is available at the Right Online web page.

Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Gov. Palin: Obama ‘clueless’ about energy policy

Sarah Palin was John Stossel's guest on Fox Business Friday. They discussed domestic American oil exploration/production and the need for the Keystone Pipeline:


Cross-posted at US for Palin

- JP

Sarah Palin: Please support Walker & Kleefisch in Wisconsin

From Gov. Palin today via Twitter:

Please remember to support Gov. Walker and Lt. Gov. Kleefisch in next Tuesday’s recall election. Wisconsin is still the front lines in the battle for our nation's future. Last year, Andrew Breitbart and I spoke at a rally in Wisconsin. Here is the video clip of our remarks:

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch could really use our financial support as well. Her opponent is getting massive last minute funding from organizations out of DC. Let's show her that we have her back. Please visit her website www.rebeccaforreal.com to help.

- JP