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Palin creates SarahPAC

Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:19 PM by Domenico Montanaro
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From NBC's Norah O'Donnell

In a sign Sarah Palin wants to continue to be a player on the national political stage, the Alaska Governor has started a new political action committee to raise funds, SarahPAC.

The PAC is registered in Virginia and is modeled after HillPAC, Hillary Clinton's former political committee. Palin's committee allows her to raise money for other Republicans.

According to the Web site, the committee will also support Palin's "plans to build a better, stronger, and safer America in the 21st century."

Palin continues to have a huge political following. As of noon today, she has 464,000 friends on Facebook.com.

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yawn

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How much lionger can Palin deny that she is running for president in 2012? A fresh conservative PAC with a flashy pic of her on its home page? That means only one thing...

http://www.political-buzz.com/
NO KIDDING.
The creation of SarahPAC is indicative of just how messed up the GOP is at the moment and also indicative of the lack of any semblence of statesmanship and visionary thinking within the Grand Old Party.
Please join me in my new political action committee.  It is aimed at overpowering Palins.  I think I will call it ... PukePAC.

Maybe we can raise enough money to build a wall around ALASKA...which will serve to keep her where she belongs.  Any ideas for slogans????
And you liberal dummies thought she was through.

We know libs have a strong dislike for anyone who can manage to do what Palin did in Alaska in a very short time. Success breeds contempt ... and the liberal media wanted to stop her in her tracks, but the party's not over yet.
To our GOP friends:

Please, oh please run Sarah Palin for anything and everything so Democrats can win time and time again. Sarah Palin, the gift that keeps on giving.
*yawn*
OK, one more time for the easily conned and poorly educated...sarah palin will NEVER be president...we don't elect trailer trash in this country
I'll giver her $10 if she'll stay in Alaska and do what the people of Alaska elected her to do - pretend she's govenor!
464,000 out of a population of three million plus seems not all that tremendous, especially since many of those may be sensation seekers as much as "friends." I'd say Sarah needs to PAC it in, but if anyone has some money they want to throw away, by all means, send it to her.
646,000 will not win you an election.  Actually I'm glad to see ol' "you betcha" Sarah wanting to run. It will be fun to watch Huckabee and Romney go after Sarah.  Huckabee will capture the neocon church goers and Romney will simply out-spend her.  Chuck Todd is right again, Romney is the front-runner.  Maybe all three will want to wait for a while to see how well Obama does.  With a favorable rating above 55%, none of the above may want to run...and lose.  
Go away, Sarah - as a fellow Alaskan, you have embarassed me with your whinning and lack of indepth knowledge.
Do the 464,000 friends on Facebook.com know of Sarah Palin know or care she received her 2nd Dodo Award yesterday for not wanting to persevere the Bulga Whale?
If she wants to build a better, stronger and safer America in the 21st century she should retire.
Poor Sarah, doesn't realize that her 15 minutes is up.  Since when has Facebook been used to measure political followings?  Give me a break.
Arrogance, ignorance and narcissism. Governor, if you really love your country as you say, stay in AK.
she will not have the career success hillary has had. she is to divisive and her constituency will not be broad enough because of her narrow perception of political philosophy. she will never win the presidency. she is damaged goods. her antics at home and new investigations into members of her staff that have been filed by another republican in her state make her rising star dull. she is damaged goods politically.
OH NO!!!
or could it be her extended family?
Here come the hysterical Palin haters...
Who cares?  Palin is SO yesterday. She needs to focus on taking care of her kids!
It's painfully obvious that Mrs. Palin's attempts to keep her name in the media's light are only overshadowed by her more feeble attempts to blame it on the good of her country, not her political career.  She helped ruin McCain's campaign and is predetermined to fail miserably at any attempt to seek the presidency.  I think she is a bright woman who has found her calling in state government.  She could potentially make a great senator, but, in my opinion, lacks the presidential qualities that this country so desperately needs.
OH NO...OOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! HEY SARAH, HOW 'BOUT DOING DANCING WITH THE STARS INSTEAD?
Go Sarah Palin!

This is the move we all have been wiating for!

We WILL succeed in getting your elected in 2012 !

We are ready for the fight and up for the challenge.
We NEED a strong, intelligent Conservative voice for the people.
It will be refreshing and exciting to have a President with high moral values and a clear vision for economic success.
We NEED to also get Republicans in the House and Sentate in 2010!

Proud member of www.TeamSarah.org

Join us TODAY and donate to www.SarahPac.org!
"THANKS, BUT NO THANKS!"


It sure doesn't take talent, does it? Hope for us all.
Way to go, Sarah!!  I am confident you can keep conservatism alive, especially without the weight of McCain!  You have my vote already!!
464,000 people *CAN* be wrong!
Who cares, why is this news, and who cares how many Facebook freinds this woman has?  Aren't we in the middle of two wars, the greatest economic depression since 1929; over 50,000 people lost they jobs yesterday, and as the president reiterated, these aren't just numbers, these are human beings, with families.  Yet, in the midst of all of this, we should be concerned that Sara Palin has 464,000 Facebook friends.  Is this suppose to be a gossip column or what, because if it is, then you've lost me as a reader.  
Hey !!
What ever happened to all those CLOTHES they bought you ?
Wasn't it about $180,000 worth of closes
Waht ever happened to Todd's silk panties ??


From HuffPost:


'...Palin Agonistes: Governor's Aides Charged with New Ethics Violations

Just as Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is pushing an energy plan that fronts her as presidential material for 2012, two of her top aides-- Communications Director and Press Secretary, Bill McAllister, and Palin's Anchorage office director, Kris Perry--are being hit with new ethics charges, to be filed with the state Attorney General on Monday.

Well-known Alaskan political watchdog Andree McLeod--a registered Republican who was once a close political associate of Palin's and who has worked at a variety of jobs in Alaskan government--said that she is filing the complaint because "employees working for Palin conducted partisan political activities while on the clock and on the public's dime."

In August of last year, before Palin was nominated as John McCain's GOP running mate, McLeod filed ethics charges against the Palin administration over the hiring of Palin political crony Tom Lamal. She also has a legal case pending against Palin in which she is trying to make public more than 1,000 state emails that were copied to the governor's husband, Todd. In October, an Anchorage judge ordered Palin and others in her office to "retrieve and preserve" any emails from private accounts that concern state business that were copied to the so-called "First Dude."

In her current complaint against McAllister, McLeod sites a series of activities that she contends violate Alaska's "Executive Branch Code of Ethics," which prohibits public officials from using or authorizing "the use of state funds, facilities, equipment, services, or another government asset or resource for partisan political purposes."

"These campaign activities have absolutely nothing to do with the public's business, and everything to do with promoting Palin's personal endeavors and political aspirations," McLeod declared in an exclusive interview. "This must not go unchallenged."

In her complaint, addressed to Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg, McLeod charges that state documents indicate McAllister traveled with the Palin entourage to Minneapolis for the Republican National Convention and that he was on the Alaska payroll September 1 to 5, 2008, allegedly "to provide staff support to the governor regarding state business."

Yet an email from McAllister to Palin (on her controversial private Yahoo account) indicates that McAllister was clearly coordinating Palin's activities for the RNC.

The convention itself is requesting you to act as a surrogate for McCain for national media. Available blocs of time daily, are 5-9 a.m., 11 a.m. - 9.a.m. Within those, they ask when you might be available for this purpose.
Three other state of Alaska employees--Perry, Janice Mason and Sharon Leighow--were also copied by McAllister on what was clearly Republican Party business...'




As much as I like Sarah she's alot like the little annoying, jumpy cheerleader who's always smiling and laughing at everything. You just want to grab her and yell GROWUP! She needs a lot more trigger time to become a veteran of global politics. When I was a Marine we hated leaders that smiled too much....we knew they were hiding their weaknesses behind the smiles.
Oh goody - Silly Sarah is back.  I have to say, her and Blago are good for the entertainment.  I have a problem with Sarah trying to destroy the endangered animals in Alaska so they can drill for oil.  Doesn't seem right.
According to the Web site, the committee will also support Palin's "plans to build a better, stronger, and safer America in the 21st century."
__________

From the people who brought you a Bridge To Nowhere....
YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME WITH THIS RUBBISH ABOUT SARAH PALIN RIGHT!!! SARAH PALIN IN A POLICITCAL ROLE OUTSIDE OF ALASKA KIND OF HOLDS THE SAME THEORY AS THE MOVE SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE!! ALTHOUGH IN SARAH PALINS STATE IS SHOULD BE KNOWN AS SARAH PLAIN FROM THE LAND OF FROZEN GROUND AND EMPTY HEADED PROMISES WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT SARAH PALIN IS A EMPTY HEADED REPUBLICAN IN A DRESS INSTEAD OF A SUIT!!!! THIS WOMAN PALIN IS CLUELESS IN ALASKA INDEED!!!
All you Mavericks, put your hands in the air !!

'...additional safeguards will interfere with oil and gas development,...'

Who needs Whales ??
And they're probably Russian whales, anyway
Trying to freeload oft tax paying Americans !!


From HuffPost:

'...  Sarah Palin Back To Work, Fights Endangered Whales

laska Governor Sarah Palin's goin' old-school on us now, straight up messing around with Federal mandates under the Endangered Species Act by opposing additional protections that have been recommended for the Cook Inlet beluga whale. Those infernal whales! The media is so in the tank for them! As Daniel Schulman reports, "This marks the second time in a year that Palin's administration has squared off with the federal government over an ESA listing. Over the summer, her administration sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne after his agency conferred threatened status on the polar bear."

At issue is the population of these whales, which were put under the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act eight years ago, which scientists argue hasn't sped their recovery:

Palin begs to differ. Her administration argues that that the belugas are faring just fine under the protections in place, and the population is even beginning to show signs of recovering. For this reason, the state of Alaska contends that additional regulation is unnecessary. "The State of Alaska has worked cooperatively with the federal government to protect and conserve beluga whales in Cook Inlet," Palin said last week. "This listing decision didn't take those efforts into account as required by law."

At the heart of Palin's objections are concerns that additional safeguards will interfere with oil and gas development, among other lucrative projects. "I am especially concerned that an unnecessary federal listing and designation of critical habitat would do serious long-term damage to the vibrant economy of the Cook Inlet area," Palin said in 2007.

Good for her.  She already has millions of supporters, and now they can start contributing.  Thanks to 0bama's rather shady money raising during the last campaign, we have entered the age of almost continuous campaigning.  
Palin to build a safer America in the 21st century? She shouldn't put the horse before the cart. First things first...she should return to school, become an example to her family. Clean up home first, be a role model to her daughters by parenting.

We are burned out on the scare tatics and the feeding of fear. Bush used it for eight years and if my memory serves me correctly, she used it quite a few times during this last election. They even accused President Obama of being a terrorist. Are we the home of the Brave? that tatic was used to focus our attention on safety, while we were being had. What about the fake terror alerts?

Give me a break, she should go away and take the 425000 friends with her...chickens. She doesn't deserve our attention, our economy does.
Why doesn't she just create SarahPACupandleave?
Regan did it way not Palin?  We buy anyting the only problem is how we are going to pay for it?
Regan did it way not Palin?  We buy anyting the only problem is how we are going to pay for it?
Will Bristol finally get married?
Will Bristol's mother-in-law get probation?
Will Sarah get a new waredrobe?
Will Sarah read anything?
Will Tina Fey become a billionaire?
stay tuned.
The Taliban mentality of Sarah Palin is a great threat to the concept of freedom. Like the Taliban who ruled Afganistan Palin and her right wing radicals want to impose their ideology upon the masses. Faith based governments are historically oppressive. Look at the middle East and history
Palin 2012 = Obama Landslide
Is Silly Sarah the gov. of Illinois' illegitimate daughter?  Or maybe his long-lost sister? She's as clueless as he is!
Just what America needs -- an unthinking right wing ideologe.  With her inability to understand things like the "Bush doctorine," America understands that we need someone who won't shun thinking and science like Bush.  Clinton can think and understand things; Palin can't claim that very well.  She doesn't see the whole picture.
sarah palin will garner millions of votes from those who reflect her values, ethics, and vision for the future of america. she speaks volumes for the derision of critical thinking among a significant number of dead-enders in the g.o.p.
Those the Gods want to destroy they first make insane!

Ah, the dumb Idaho-transplanted Wasilla wacko
"OK, one more time for the easily conned and poorly educated...sarah palin will NEVER be president...we don't elect trailer trash in this country"

So much tolerance and understanding.  Replace the words "trailer trash" with "Negros" and you get a fresh perspective on how the Left really thinks.
I love reading the comments of Palin's critics on here.  Tell me, MSierra et al, what state is it that you effectively govern?  


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