QUESTION: Do you know if Governor Palin is going to be in Michigan in the next few weeks (specifically September 17th)?
Based on filing requirement deadlines as I understand them, Governor Palin technically has until November 11th at 5pm to announce her campaign for the presidency (this being the latest she could submit her paperwork and the $35,000 filing fee for the South Carolina primary, which is the earliest filing deadline of any of the caucuses or primaries that will determine the ultimate Republican nominee).
The Governor, however, has promised to let her supporters know her intentions definitively by the end of September.
One theory gaining increasing traction is that the Governor will announce on Constitution Day, which is September 17th.
Another theory is that she’ll announce her presidential run in Michigan.
If we can compile the Governor’s reported public schedule for September 17th and if she’ll be in Michigan that day, then chances are this will be the announcement.
A few things to consider:
(1) Word will get out that she is announcing in a certain place, because the Governor’s legions of supporters will want to be a part of it. So, it will not be a mystery, and I presume it will be a large enough place to accommodate a huge crowd.
(2) September 17th is Constitution Day, and the theme of “Restoring our Respect for the Constitution” is a running theme in all of the Governor’s speeches lately, which indicates it will be a core tenet of her campaign.
(3) Michigan is a state Governor Palin and her husband Todd wanted to campaign aggressively in back in 2008, but Senator McCain gave up his presidential bid in September of that year, essentially deciding he didn’t want to beat Obama and be hated forever by the media for usurping the “historic and unprecedented first black president”. In “Going Rogue”, the Governor’s first book, it’s abundantly clear she’s still irked by McCain’s decision to surrender Michigan without a fight. The last sentence of “Going Rogue”, in fact, talks about showing Piper the way to Michigan as a metaphor for never giving up the way McCain did.
(4) In the final episode of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska”, a radio show in Alaska asked the Governor if she’s going to run for president and the Governor promised them, back in 2010, that when she makes a decision she’ll announce on the air with them. This, to me, means she’ll phone an announcement in to them and they’ll air it on their show, but it doesn’t mean the Governor will be in Alaska when she makes her announcement.
It just really seems like Governor Palin to announce in Michigan, and on September 17th.
But, honestly, I have to say that one of the great things about Governor Palin is that I seriously never know what she is going to do next. She is completely in control of her own destiny and beholden to no one. I also think she’s made excellent decisions in everything she’s done so far, so I trust her to keep doing that going forward.
I love that she’s not buckling to the arbitrary Karl Rove/agenda-driven media caterwauling that she has to announce on their timetable, when she has all the way until November to launch the campaign of her choosing.
We’ll all know her decision when she wants us to know (though I think she’s actually been running for President since 2008, and the longterm strategic work she’s done for her campaign will only become clear to most people in retrospect after she’s won the general election).
Run, Sarah Run!
An election for President and Commander in Chief of the Military must strive to be above reproach. Our public institutions must give the public confidence that a presidential candidate has complied with the election process that is prescribed by our Constitution and laws. It is only after a presidential candidate satisfies the rules of such a process that he/she can expect members of the public, regardless of their party affiliations, to give him/her the respect that the Office of President so much deserves.
I have yet to hear Palin refute or reconstruct her interview statement of last January -- months before whe went on the campaign trail stumping for John McCain's re-election -- in which she said -- in response to the question, "How are you getting along with John McCain?" Her reply was: "Oh! We are getting along VERY well! I agree with him 100%" ONE HUNDRED PERCENT? Wow! Let's not forget the McCain WAS the prime example of what a RINO looks like! He's still the person willing to violate his Oath of Office for political expediency -- and globalist motivations! He's an advocate of the New World Order and the North American Union, etc. Let's get Sarah to explain IF she has had any change of neart and mind since she was so instrumental in getting McCain re-elected.
ReplyDeleteActually John, if you listen carefully to what she has been saying...she is definitely calling out the establishment. I believe that she is fully cognizant of McCain's duplicity. Unfortunately she has to play both sides for now. Hypocritical as it may seem...I believe that she is the best hope for the country now. We are on the brink...the rest of the field is useless.
ReplyDeleteThe last 2 months of the campaign she went wrong, and she no longer followed what her handlers told her.
ReplyDeletePalin 2012