GOP watch: Palin -- on again, off again
Posted: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:17 AM by Mark Murray
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Republicans, Sarah Palin
“Sarah Palin’s on-again, off-again appearance at Monday night’s gala GOP fundraising dinner is off — again,” Politico’s Martin writes. “After being invited — for a second time — to speak to the annual joint fundraiser for the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Palin was told abruptly Saturday night that she would not be allowed to address the thousands of Republicans there after all. The Alaska governor may now skip the dinner altogether, and her allies are miffed at what they see as a slight from the congressional wing of the Republican Party.”
Palin, the Yankee fan?
"Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, whose presidential aspirations collapsed in humiliating defeat in Florida last year, and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the failed GOP veep pick, enjoyed a game at Yankee Stadium on Sunday," the
New York Daily News says. "The GOP political duo and their spouses exchanged laughs, smiles and small talk as they watched the Yanks take on Tampa Bay. At one point, Giuliani snapped a photo of his wife, Judith, with Alaska's First Couple."
Palin, meanwhile, “drew a crowd of 20,000, who watched her lead a parade through downtown Auburn and sign a proclamation honoring Seward," The Hill writes. But not all of them were fans. They were just there for the spectacle, the
AP says. "Local resident Chris Stone, with his wife and three children, said he didn't care for Palin's politics but didn't want to miss the chance to see her in person. 'You can see by the turnout, she's become a personality and a historical figure,' said Stone, who voted for Obama. 'I know all these people aren't Republicans. This is a chance to see someone who has had a big impact on history.'"