Why is former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin passing on the summit of self-styled conservative Christian “Values Voters” this weekend?
It’s a question worth asking because the annual meeting of “Religious Right” activists has become a “must attend” on the political calendar of any Republican who is serious about running for the party’s presidential nomination in the next election cycle.
Former governors Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney – frequently mentioned as 2012 heavyweight Republican contenders — will be there. So will Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who many pundits see as another possible candidate for a White House run in 2012.
But the moose-hunting hockey mom who makes liberals see red remains the favorite with this crowd. A recent Bliss Institute and Public Religion Research survey found she was ranked highest among conservative leaders by conservative Christian activists with 86 percent viewing her in a favorable light.
Does her no-show suggest something about her political intentions or lack of them for 2012?
((PHOTO: Sarah Palin delivers her final address as Alaska governor in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 26, 2009. REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder))
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- Posted by Saturated in Sarah «getplaning cannot please every one ,but several interviewed also said she was brilliant! apparently they were european, and said she made a great impression ,with a “wonderful speech”,well down Sarah.
- Posted by brian leeSarah Palin made her international debut today in a media-excluded, closed-door speech at the CLSA Investors’ Forum in Hong Kong. Palin’s speech, which touched on issues like international terrorism and the U.S. debt, divided the audience and even prompted a few delegates to leave in disgust.
One delegate leaving early with a colleague said: “It was awful, we couldn’t stand it any longer.”
Melvin Goodé, a property consultant who attended Palin’s speech, was interviewed about Palin’s speech by the Wall Street Journal. When asked how he thought she did, he shrugged his shoulders and said that “she generally did all right, given that she wasn’t supposed to know anything about the continent.”
- Posted by getplaningDear Ann,
- Posted by VPalin actually did say it at an interview for channel 2…Look that up
Sarah Palin for president? You cannot be serious.
- Posted by Mike H.Palin has been a no-show at this summer’s Republican congressional fundraising dinner in DC, an Alaska Family Council event in late August, an Republican women’s event at the Reagan Library, and a Coalition of Life event. Every one of these appearances had been promoted in advance, every time she either claimed she hadn’t confirmed or there was a miscommunication. She’s scheduled this coming week to speak at the CLSA Asia-Pacific markets conference in Hong Kong. She’s getting paid for this appearance, maybe she’ll actually show up, but I wouldn’t bet on No Show Sarah following through.
- Posted by RonboI find it absolutely amazing that so many people are unifromed. Like a lot of these commentors. Palin NEVER said she could “see Russia from her back porch”. Tina Fey said that. Anyway, I live in Alaska…and yup, you CAN SEE RUSSIA from Alaska. However, that is a moot point. The relevant point is that at least 8 (EIGHT) times last year, the Alaska ANG and the USAF (Elmendorf) had to scramble to get Russian aircraft out of our air space. Look that one up, too……
- Posted by AnnPlease, let her run!
She and Todd could do their campaigning from the back of a “snow machine” from sea to shining sea.
The “Values” voters would get all frothy over another moron-in-chief, and if elected we can all look forward to her stump policies: No taxes to pay down the debt or anything else her lobby friends are handed (same as Bush’s kick the can fiscal policies), healthcare for only those who can pay for it, foreign policy based on the notion that Armaggedon is worth pursuing (not avoiding), and Sharia-like laws prohibiting the evil practice of teaching evolution at any level of education.
Go Republicans!
- Posted by Noblekin