Palin: GOP needs a "fighter" to take on Obama

Sarah Palin hands autographed copies of the U.S. Constitution to tourists during her visit to Boston's North End neighborhood, June 2, 2011

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Sarah Palin offered her assessment of President Obama, the GOP field, and her potential candidacy in speaking with her Fox News colleagues Sean Hannity and Chris Wallace in the last few days.

She told Wallace Sunday that President Obama wants to "go down with this sinking ship," referring to his handling of the economy. "We don't have to go the way of the Titanic," Palin added.  

She described her bus tour as being about her "message" of the American public getting "back to our foundational beliefs, our values, free market enterprise, freedoms for Americans to make our decision instead of elite faraway government making the decisions for us," not about her candidacy for the presidency.

Palin told Hannity on Friday, "Not only do I love my freedom and independent of not having a title and being a declared candidate...that is liberating but, I know you can make a difference as an individual," she said. "Hopefully, I can inspire others to know that you don't need a title. You don't need to be in office in order to effect positive change. Whether I am candidate at sometime or a supporter, I look forward to coming days and months."

On Sunday, Wallace asked Palin to clarify her intentions regarding a run for the White House. The following is their exchange:

WALLACE: But - and you've always been really straight with me. After this week, and obviously, you got a lot of attention, there was a big response. Does it make you lean more towards running?

PALIN: I tell you, the response - I haven't interpreted it as being about me, about being me as a candidate or a potential candidate. It's been about the message, Chris. Truly, it has. It's been about the desire of the American public to get back to our foundational beliefs, our values, free market enterprise, freedoms for Americans to make our decision instead of elite faraway government making the decisions for us. So, it's not about me. It's about this message.

WALLACE: So, on a spectrum where zero is an absolutely not running and 100 percent is "I'm in the race," where are you now? Give a number.

PALIN: Still right there in the middle, Chris, still trying figure out what the lay of the land will be as these weeks and months go by.

Speaking with Hannity, Palin gave her view on the possibility of a third party rising out of disaffected Republicans. "Too many in the GOP are still resistant and resisting the movement of this new crop of common sense conservatives. If they are not careful, a new third party will rise up, just like in day when the Whigs finally went away and Republicans rose up."

In response to Hannity's question about whether she would consider running for president as a third-party candidate, the former Alaska governor first noted that the people in the field for the GOP nomination shared her values and views about the economic situation. However, she fears those in the field "are not going to be aggressive enough and lay it all on the line," and will engage in too much "political correctness" during a campaign.

"We are going to need a fighter in there," she declared.

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Sarah Palin on the road

[justme2012]

Lots of insults, hate and lies in answer to my question about Obama's plans.

But still no one has been able to provide a link to one or even tell us where to find it.

Another day closer to economic catastrophe and Obama still has no anwers, no plans, no nothing.

OBAMA IS A FAILURE AS A LEADER

[noloyalisti]

If they listen to this airheaded moron Palin, the Republicons will be wanting to invade Kenya. And they can get there from Alaska. Yup, yup.

[usadvisor101]

some one should ask her some question about the constitution........

Hey what have you been reading lately??

"oh you know.....all kinds of things...you know this thingy here" daaaa

[meboard]

by justme2012 June 6, 2011 9:02 AM EDT
Ryan has a plan, online, which you can read.

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Yep, the Ryan plan gives a $5 coupon off you next heart transplant. What a deal!!!!!

[justme2012]

No it doesn't.

[san850]

Under the Ryan Plan seniors will receive a $5 coupon off funeral expenses....they will need it since they will not be able to afford health care. Under the Ryan Plan, seniors will pay 3-5 times more in out-of-pocket expenses. Google it, justme2012, before you call me a liar.

[justme2012]

Where is Obama's plan to deal with the looming economic crisis??

Anyone?

Obama's gotta go, he is a failure as a leader.

Don't like Palin, fine, vote for someone else, ANYONE ELSE

But Obama's gotta go!

[dinkydog1]

What's the GOP plan? more tax cuts for the rich that got us into this mess in the first place.

[justme2012]

Ryan has a plan, online, which you can read.

You may not like it, but it is a plan.

OBAMA HAS NOTHING

Obama is POTUS

Obama is a failure as a leader.

[WeHappyFew]

Not quitting?...........Well Palin gets paid somewhere in the region of fifty to one hundred thousand dollars to regurgitate the same speech ad infinitum, over $1m per annum to spew inanities on FOX, a possible $10 from her book deals, $5 million from the reality show. It's hardly like she's at the pit face of hard graft. It behoves us to remember not one red cent of this would would she ever have seen in a billion light years without the McCain pick.

This is the country of Pop Idol (soon to be X factor America)and America's got talent where the uneducated populace is whipped into a frenzy over some talentless underdog with a sob story and are relieved of their dollars voting for them and buying related sundry tat.This is the country that sells sugar and water in a bottle as the biggest brand in the world. The country of Billy Graham, Bernie Madoff, Ken lay and infinite parade of snake oil salesmen after your bucks.

[justme2012]

And we elected an unqualified man who never held a real job, never created a job, never ran a business and never held a top leadership position all because he was black and talked pretty.

OBAMA IS A FAILURE AS A LEADER


Send him back to school

[obboy2037]

If America was a business, I guess I would care about business experience.

Since it is a country, I prefer well rounded education (that presents as an ability to continue to learn as well as use common sense) and governing experience for an elected leader.

Sarah Palin does not fit this bill. Barack Obama does. Even Newt Gingrich does and Ron Paul and other GOP people you may like or not.

Palin is too self satisfieed to ever learn. And she can not admit to being wrong when it is so obvious over and over... that is a sickness.

[WeHappyFew]

If there has ever been a politician who has not been attacked by the media (the proportion of which in direct correlation with how much exposure they get) I cannot remember. Palin says there is a double standard because she's female. Too right. If a man ever played the victim, his career would be OVER.

Gotcha questions? for f@ck sake! What do you think reporters are there for? More free campaign footage?
Watch Palin never failing to 'put the boot in' when the media highlights the gaffes and personal tribulations of Romney, Gingrich et al. Hypocrisy much?

Let me tell you a little about "tough" women.

Tough women raise their children themselves.

Tough women couldn't give a running stuff about their detractors.

Tough women NEVER cry "Not fair".

Tough women don't denigrate their marriage vows by cheating.

Tough women don't spend an entire career drawing a public sector pay check (and union cover) then bad mouth it when in return for personal fame and fortune (only offered because of that public sector career).

Tough women admit when they're wrong.

Tough women have a considered position on divisive issues and are prepared to be vilified for stating them.

Tough women don't denigrate education.

Tough women don't sell other women up the river.

Tough women protect their children.

Tough women understand the virtues of wisdom grace and discretion.

That Palin has a uncommon drive and ambition is beyond question. As to whether there is much to back that up remains to be seen.

[san850]

Agree....however, when you say "as to whether there is much to back that up remains to be seen" ....I disagree. It doesn't "remain to be seen" .... We have seen over the last three years that she is intellectually vacant ... loud and ignorant. She is simply a "paid" FOX noise maker and her "noise" is her downfall. She is a has-been and now even the Republican party has turned against her. She's just milking publicity and selling her brand as much as possible before she completely fades into the sunset.....what a glorious day that will be.

[democracy5]

WeHappyFew: EXCELLENT post, couldn't agree more!

[curse914]

by JV1970 June 5, 2011 11:22 PM EDT
justme2012 I don't know how anyone can call Palin a quitter because she has stood every verbal assault known to man, even attacks on her children, for the last three years and she's still standing! Most people would have just given up and gone home and stayed there but Palin is still fighting! She's no quitter!

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Money is a good incentive to not quit, so I am not sure if your point is even a blip on the radar.

[JV1970]

Palin said what I've been saying all along! Anyone who takes on Obama had better come out fighting and go after him with no holds barred and not stop until election day because he's a master of dirty tricks when it comes to campaigning. If he wants to be elected badly enough he'll do anything, and I mean ANYTHING, to get elected. Under pressure, though, he can be rattled and that's when he makes mistakes. That's why anyone who takes him on had better keep up the pressure until the very end and they'd better bring to light every mistake he's made and make him answer for them! I think Palin is just the person to do it!

[san850]

Of course you think "Palin is just the person to do it", JV. You both are of the same junior high school mentality.

[ghostcommander]

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