Iowa Republicans have differences over the propriety of a conservative group’s effort to raise a $100,000 fee for former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to speak at a banquet next month, according to Politico.com.
Whether Palin requested a fee (and there’s no indication that she did says Politico) or whether she should be paid may be a moot point — but, more about that later.
First — It’s not the amount of the fee that has some Iowans bothered — it’s that a fee is even being considered at all.
Iowa is sacred ground for presidential aspirants (is she or isn’t she?) and folks there tend to feel that people with presidential ambitions should be grateful for any opportunity to visit the state.
According to Politico.com, some Republicans see the Iowa Family Policy Center’s effort to cobble together the speaking fee for Palin as a striking departure from customary practice of White House hopefuls paying their own way in that state to advance political ambitions.
Other Iowa-based political advocacy groups say they would never consider paying for what many politicians see as a privilege, Politico said. “I found it really, really odd,” one influential Iowa Republican insider was quoted as saying.
Palin’s spokeswoman Meg Stapleton says the Nov. 21 event in Iowa is just one in 1,000 requests for Palin’s presence and the former Republican vice presidential candidate may not be able to work it into her schedule.
“This particular invitation arrived late last week. It is under consideration, as so many are, but will be incredibly difficult to attend with her tightly-scheduled book tour underway at that point,” Stapleton said. Palin’s memoir, “Going Rogue,” is scheduled to be released on Nov. 17th.
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Photo credit:Reuters/John Gress (Palin campaigning in Missiouri in August 2008)
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hi eric h in the bunch of kids i hung with we had one guy who was the most insipid kid imaginable a total practically pathetic individual,he is a law professor teaching in a university in Australia.Before i came here i worked for a billionair who was brought up by his widowed mother on the equivalent of food stamps etc.he hardly ever attended school and had started selling secondhand furniture 25 years before,and although he had reading difficulties this guy was sharp.What i am trying to say eric is stature and leadership show up so unexpectedly,the little i have heard regarding Lincoln before he became president had not shown a tremendous amount of inspiring achievement?Living in California having employed people i have found that when you are handed a resume no not take anything for granted,in fact this practice is so fraudulent they have installed laws here stopping a former employer disclosing information regarding the person.So judge by results not by hearsay!and not sometimes worthless college diplomas.This a problem i see all the time with liberal thinkers that can not imagine people like Sarah can have efficacious qualities this why getplaning is so ineffective in his reasoning.
- Posted by brian leeEric. You are not a middle of the roader, so stop acting like you are. I have latched on to this administration and congress beyond question. If you were middle of the road, you wouldn’t say “screw you” to anyone who doesn’t agree with this bunch. You aren’t very honest with yourself…or anyone else.
As for McCain. I was not a supporter of McCain…So nice try. It is wrong..
As for everything else you said…Whatever! You are wrong there too.
As for her education qualifications compared to yours. Hmmm…you are hiding in your outpost in Maine and no one knows who you are. Sounds like sour grapes to me. BTW, Obama should be no more than an alderman in Chicago. He didn’t even finish his first term in the senate (I think he hung around for a few months before he started his run for president). Sarah Palin is more qualified to be president than the current president. Sour grapes again and you have blinders on like a horse refusing to see that this president is not qualified to be president…period!
CHALY…You are spot on. As you can see, the people who are afraid of facts only personally attack her. They have nothing on her. I will take the hits for you though. I am popular and even with a one sentence opinion, they come out of the woodwork…But people are listening to you too. Just keep up telling the truth.
- Posted by TCTC, first I do not agree with everything the Dems and Obama are doing, more so than I did with the last guy we had as prez but not everything.
- Posted by Eric HSecond, Palin is exactly as I described her a FARCE, she is under educated (less than I am), she did not completed the terms of the two offices she was elected to (mayor and governor) and her appeal is limited to a fringe of the GOP.
There was nothing personal about her in my last post and the only reason these blogs attract so many comments is because people on your side continue to support a person with no substance and people on my side are baffled by it.
While you rail against us “liberals”, many of us who are really in the center, you fail to notice that your own views are bordering on right wing extremism. It’s no wonder that we in middle look so far away.
I noticed that your buddy McCain voted against holding government contractors accountable for the rape of female employees, Jamie Leigh Jones VS KBR being the basis for the Franken amendment that McCain voted against. How much in contributions does it take to turn your back on a nineteen year old gang rape victim?
It is almost amazing to hear people talk of Palin as being stupid or whatever. She had excellent results as the Alaska governor. Democrats have to be among the meanest people on earth. Obama got in because blacks turned against Hillary (with friends like these…), and blacks with money (Ophrah), helped to propell him to victory. Otherwise, how could any person with even a fifth grade mentality have elected someone who had never had any experience doing anything? And now, to listen to radio talk-show callers who are black, they are waking up to what conservatives knew all along. He is inept.
- Posted by ChalyEric. It makes me laugh at people like you. Every single time an article is published on this news site it, by far, generates more comments than any other article combined.
There are many supporters, but there are so many venomous diatribes written about her. It is actually quite amusing because most of her detractors don’t base anything on fact. They get downright personal about it. Kind of like that governor in NJ who can’t win on merit, so he attacks the person personally about his weight. Yeah, that’s what we want our elected officials to be elected on…it is a downright travesty.
Anyway, you have nothing better to criticize on than to get personal about her. You should be ashamed with yourself. But I am sure you are okay with that….as long as it isn’t about your main man…Obama. Then you won’t be able to understand why anyone would criticize such a smart and deep thinker like him. (Hey, in case you haven’t noticed, he does the same thing you do…he has no valid argument to back up his lousy agenda, so he personally attacks and tries to destroy his opposition…yeah, real intelligent…).
Sarah Palin is a “force” to be reckoned with. Otherwise, people like you would pay no attention to her…However, you know the truth is the majority of Americans identify with her…
- Posted by TCPay! Pay!! It’s always funny to hear this tard speak! Comedy Central is in the need for new material!!!
- Posted by Jerry From HoustonTC, she is a FARCE to be reckoned with. The next four to eight years is going to seem like a very long 15 minutes for you. Brace yourself.
- Posted by Eric HYeah Mufaso. The last election proved how stupid the middle of the road voters were. Bet if the election were held today Obama wouldn’t be elected president.
- Posted by TCIf people are stupid enough to pay it, why, go ahead! The ignorance of the dumb American voter never ceases to amaze me.
- Posted by MufasoYeah, Doc, most Americans disagree with you. That’s why Sarah Palin is on a speaking tour instead of sitting in the vice president’s office.
- Posted by getplaningDoc. You would be wrong. You prove she is a force to be reckoned with. The best part is that she doesn’t care what you think. Most Americans disagree with you. Your liberal friends in power won’t be for long…Their 15 minutes are just about over.
- Posted by TCAnything more than $1.00 is too much in my humble opinion. Her 15 minutes were over 11 months ago.
- Posted by DocSara is a real class act and worth much more.
- Posted by dennis ogilvieTierra…So judgmental, tsk, tsk!!
It must be nice to be perfect…
- Posted by TC