Sarah Palin at the Iowa State Fair
- August 12, 2011
Sarah Palin made a surprise show at the
Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on August 12, 2011, only a day
before the influential Republican Iowa Straw Poll and one
day after a presidential debate held on Fox News.
Sarah Palin's
appearance at the State Fair, which is one of the biggest in
the nation, drawing 100,000 people a day and at a time when the
state is overrun with media trucks and reporters due to the Straw
Poll and the debate, have refueled speculation that she still
may get into the presidential race for 2012.
Palin appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News Show live at the fair
surrounded by fans and fairgoers. In the interview she says she is
still considering a 2012 presidential run. They also discuss
Rick Perry, the Ames debate, Barack Obama's poor approval ratings,
press attacks on conservatives, the awakening of America to
understanding President Obama's policies, job creation in
America and balancing the budget.
"These members of Congress have been part of the
problem. Not part of the solution. I say it with all due respect to those
who are willing to serve in public office. But doggone it, no more of the
same, no more politics as usual."
- Sarah Palin
Part 1
"I think we're seeing a great awakening of the American public.
They're seeing what you saw, what I saw, in candidate Obama, when we were
questioning his record. We knew that he wasn't being vetted. Voters were
not told what it was that he truly believed in, until we saw snippets
here and there that were uncensored, unedited, when he alluded to his desire
to redistribute wealth and to fundamentally transform America. Now people
are realizing what he meant by that fundamental transformation of America
and they're saying NO, that is not what we need. What we need is a great
restoration of America."
- Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin's autobiography describing her upbringing in the
state of Alaska, her earliest political endeavors as councilwoman and mayor of
Wasilla, Alaska, her rise to Governor and nomination for the vice-presidency. Learn
the intimate details that earned her reputation as a maverick and caused her to
be noticed by the McCain campaign as well as the inside story behind the campaign.
Sarah Palin's second book, America By Heart: Reflections
on Family, Faith, and Flag, rose to #2 on the New York Tiems Bestseller list in its
second week of publication. Sarah shares her favorite stories, quotes and vignettes
from American historical figures and relates the inspiring stories of regular
people she met on her travels across America.
Sarah Palin's "One Nation" bus tour was back on the road
this weekend. This time, she traveled across the Midwest, where she learned
about past U.S. presidents - and reacted to developing news about the 2012
presidential race...
"Iowa GOP politics watchers hashed over reasons why,
from a political strategy point of view, a Sarah Palin campaign could work -
or might fall flat..."
"One is a former vice presidential candidate who has been
vilified in much of the press. The other is a former two-term vice president who
has been celebrated in much of the press. So which is more respected by the public..."
THIS IS AN OP-ED WRITTEN BY SARAH PALIN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES.
In it she shares her opinion that polar bears should NOT be added to
the endangered species list and shares her reasons why. Note that this piece
was written 8 months BEFORE Sarah Palin was announced as John McCain's running
mate and gained national attention.
"ABOUT the closest most Americans will ever get to a polar bear are those cute,
cuddly animated images that smiled at us while dancing around, pitching soft
drinks on TV and movie screens this holiday season. This is unfortunate..."
Read about Sarah Palin's upbringing in Alaska, her start in politics on the
Wasilla town council and her eventual rise to Governor of Alaska.
"Sarah Palin was born Sarah Louise Heath in Sandpoint, Idaho on February
11, 1964. She was the third of four children born to Charles and Sally
Heath, a science and track teacher and a secretary. When Sarah was just
an infant, Charles moved the family to Alaska to enjoy the great
outdoors..."
Michael Glassner, who first worked with Ms. Palin during her 2008 vice
presidential campaign, will become the top political adviser to Ms. Palin and
will coordinate her political activities through her political action committee,
SarahPAC...
Sarah Palin has to have this date in mind as she decides whether or not to run
for president in 2012. Deadlines for other states start to pile up after that as well.
In addition, many states require thousands of signatures, filing fees or petitions that
can be quite time consuming. Will she or won't she?
Normally sane Dick Morris thinks Palin is a great Republican spokesperson, but thinks her
candidacy would crash. Bachmann is more knowledgeable and the media would
go crazy against her, he says. Poooor Dick...
Speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation," John McCain says...
"Sarah Palin has not solicited his advice
on running for president - but he says she would make a "very
formidable" challenger if she did jump into the race..."
Sarah Palin makes #34 on Forbes' list of the World's 100
Most Powerful Women, beating out Diane Sawyer, Queen Elizabeth and Nancy Pelosi,
but falling behind Hillary Clinton, Michele Bachmann and Michelle Obama?
Ladd Ventling, who serves as a county coordinator for the
Iowa branch of Organize4Palin... spoke privately with Todd Palin
for over 20 minutes about the volunteer group's efforts... (Ventling) came away
from the conversation convinced that she does indeed intend to get in.
"If they weren't going to run, he would've said,
'Thank you very much for what you're doing, but you
don't have to do that.'"
"I think we are seeing a great awakening of the
American public, the individual Americans who want the exceptional-ism
put back into our country." - Sarah Palin.
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