Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tonight said she wanted to keep the vetting going, and would not endorse a candidate, but spoke highly favorably of Newt Gingrich in her single-segment TV interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro from her home in Wasilla, Alaska.

“I’ve been the proponent of keeping vetting going and of aggressive, but fair debating,” Gov. Palin said. “I’ve seen pundits, even on this network saying that this race would be over after Florida.” she said that only three states thus far have voted and the other 47 states “should have a chance to chime in.”

“I want to hear from Santorum about repealing ObamaCare that Romney was the architect of. I want to hear from Ron Paul,” she said detailing his positions on the fed, QE II, and other domestic economic matters. “I want to hear from Newt and his passion about the Reagan revolution. I want to hear from Romney, how he is not ashamed of his personal financial wealth which he earned through hard work. I don’t want the process to end yet.”

Gov. Palin said President Reagan was not afraid to take on other Republicans but he knew not to use the politics of personal destruction. Santorum noted that “Romney drew first blood,” she said. Gingrich had to hit back. The GOP establishment does not want him to shake things up. “Look at the players in the establishment. They are trying to crucify him. Both party machines are trying to crucify him. Keep vetting: Vote Newt. Annoy a Liberal, Vote Newt,” Gov. Palin said, also stating that he “is engaged in sudden and relentless reform.”

Judge Pirro asked Gov. Palin about Gingrich’s moon colony proposal. She acknowledged that it “would be an expensive proposition, but JFK had not just the romantic idea of [putting a man on the moon] but being first.” Gov. Palin said our space program was important for the national psyche and for its contributions to science. “There is nothing wrong with grandiose ideas,” Gov. Palin said, adding that we waste tremendous amounts of money on silly things such as cowboy poetry.

Judge Pirro recited a viewer’s Tweet asking which candidate Gov. Palin thought would be best able to defeat Obama.

“Which candidate is most passionate about sudden and relentless reform?” Gov. Palin said Newt Gingrich “would clobber Barack Obama in a debate.”

To which, Judge Pirro asked Gov. Palin if she just endorsed Gingrich.

Gov. Palin said she wants to continue the vetting.

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Governor Palin today posted on Facebook:

We have witnessed something very disturbing this week. The Republican establishment which fought Ronald Reagan in the 1970s and which continues to fight the grassroots Tea Party movement today has adopted the tactics of the left in using the media and the politics of personal destruction to attack an opponent.

We will look back on this week and realize that something changed. I have given numerous interviews wherein I espoused the benefits of thorough vetting during aggressive contested primary elections, but this week’s tactics aren’t what I meant. Those who claim allegiance to Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment should stop and think about where we are today. Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater, the fathers of the modern conservative movement, would be ashamed of us in this primary. Let me make clear that I have no problem with the routine rough and tumble of a heated campaign. As I said at the first Tea Party convention two years ago, I am in favor of contested primaries and healthy, pointed debate. They help focus candidates and the electorate. I have fought in tough and heated contested primaries myself. But what we have seen in Florida this week is beyond the pale. It was unprecedented in GOP primaries. I’ve seen it before – heck, I lived it before – but not in a GOP primary race.

I am sadly too familiar with these tactics because they were used against the GOP ticket in 2008. The left seeks to single someone out and destroy his or her record and reputation and family using the media as a channel to dump handpicked and half-baked campaign opposition research on the public. The difference in 2008 was that I was largely unknown to the American public, so they had no way of differentiating between the lies and the truth. All of it came at them at once as “facts” about me. But Newt Gingrich is known to us – both the good and the bad.

We know that Newt fought in the trenches during the Reagan Revolution. As Rush Limbaugh pointed out, Newt was among a handful of Republican Congressman who would regularly take to the House floor to defend Reagan at a time when conservatives didn’t have Fox News or talk radio or conservative blogs to give any balance to the liberal mainstream media. Newt actually came at Reagan’s administration “from the right” to remind Americans that freer markets and tougher national defense would win our future. But this week a few handpicked and selectively edited comments which Newt made during his 40-year career were used to claim that Newt was somehow anti-Reagan, and isn’t conservative enough to go against the accepted moderate in the primary race. (I know, it makes no sense, and the GOP establishment hopes you won’t stop and think about this nonsense. Mark Levin and others have shown the ridiculousness of this.) To add insult to injury, this “anti-Reagan” claim was made by a candidate who admitted to not even supporting or voting for Reagan. He actually was against the Reagan movement, donated to liberal candidates, and said he didn’t want to go back to the Reagan days. You can’t change history. We know that Newt Gingrich brought the Reagan Revolution into the 1990s. We know it because none other than Nancy Reagan herself announced this when she presented Newt with an award, telling us, “The dramatic movement of 1995 is an outgrowth of a much earlier crusade that goes back half a century. Barry Goldwater handed the torch to Ronnie, and in turn Ronnie turned that torch over to Newt and the Republican members of Congress to keep that dream alive.” As Rush and others pointed out, if Nancy Reagan had ever thought that Newt was in any way an opponent of her beloved husband, she would never have even appeared on a stage with him, let alone presented him with an award and said such kind things about him. Nor would Reagan’s son, Michael Reagan, have chosen to endorse Newt in this primary race. There are no two greater keepers of the Reagan legacy than Nancy and Michael Reagan. What we saw with this ridiculous opposition dump on Newt was nothing short of Stanlin-esque re-writing of history. It was Alinsky tactics at their worst.

But this whole thing isn’t really about Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney. It is about the GOP establishment vs. the Tea Party grassroots and independent Americans who are sick of the politics of personal destruction used now by both parties’ operatives with a complicit media egging it on. In fact, the establishment has been just as dismissive of Ron Paul and Rick Santorum. Newt is an imperfect vessel for Tea Party support, but in South Carolina the Tea Party chose to get behind him instead of the old guard’s choice. In response, the GOP establishment voices denounced South Carolinian voters with the same vitriol we usually see from the left when they spew hatred at everyday Americans “bitterly clinging” to their faith and their Second Amendment rights. The Tea Party was once again told to sit down and shut up and listen to the “wisdom” of their betters. We were reminded of the litany of Tea Party endorsed candidates in 2010 that didn’t win. Well, here’s a little newsflash to the establishment: without the Tea Party there would have been no historic 2010 victory at all.

I spoke up before the South Carolina primary to urge voters there to keep this primary going because I have great concern about the GOP establishment trying to anoint a candidate without the blessing of the grassroots and all the needed energy and resources we as commonsense constitutional conservatives could bring to the general election in order to defeat President Obama. Now, I respect Governor Romney and his success. But there are serious concerns about his record and whether as a politician he consistently applied conservative principles and how this impacts the agenda moving forward. The questions need answers now. That is why this primary should not be rushed to an end. We need to vet this. Pundits in the Beltway are gleefully proclaiming that this primary race is over after Florida, despite 46 states still not having chimed in. Well, perhaps it’s possible that it will come to a speedy end in just four days; but with these questions left unanswered, it will not have come to a satisfactory conclusion. Without this necessary vetting process, the unanswered question of Governor Romney’s conservative bona fides and the unanswered and false attacks on Newt Gingrich will hang in the air to demoralize many in the electorate. The Tea Party grassroots will certainly feel disenfranchised and disenchanted with the perceived orchestrated outcome from self-proclaimed movers and shakers trying to sew this all up. And, trust me, during the general election, Governor Romney’s statements and record in the private sector will be relentlessly parsed over by the opposition in excruciating detail to frighten off swing voters. This is why we need a fair primary that is not prematurely cut short by the GOP establishment using Alinsky tactics to kneecap Governor Romney’s chief rival.

As I said in my speech in Iowa last September, the challenge of this election is not simply to replace President Obama. The real challenge is who and what we will replace him with. It’s not enough to just change up the uniform. If we don’t change the team and the game plan, we won’t save our country. We truly need sudden and relentless reform in Washington to defend our republic, though it’s becoming clearer that the old guard wants anything but that. That is why we should all be concerned by the tactics employed by the establishment this week. We will not save our country by becoming like the left. And I question whether the GOP establishment would ever employ the same harsh tactics they used on Newt against Obama. I didn’t see it in 2008. Many of these same characters sat on their thumbs in ‘08 and let Obama escape unvetted. Oddly, they’re now using every available microscope and endoscope – along with rewriting history – in attempts to character assassinate anyone challenging their chosen one in their own party’s primary. So, one must ask, who are they really running against?

- Sarah Palin

 

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Obama never spoke about ANWR, drilling, Solyndra, or our massive debt and deficit, she said.

“People want to believe the best,” about politicians, Gov. Palin said, but she said “voters should step back and do a little research,” even though “we have lives, and are raising children,” and do not devote our lives to politics.

Gov. Palin reiterated her position on Ron Paul. She does not support his isolationist foreign policy, but said “he is the only one who is passionate about doing something about our debt. His austerity measures are spot on.”

Gov. Palin also said the GOP establishment and the liberal media do not like Newt Gingrich and are “crucifying him,” trafficking in falsehoods. She regarded Peggy Noonan’s “angry muffin” assessment as little more than pure hypocrisy, since one candidate was being targeted for something all are doing. Gov. Palin said she had dealt with it for her 20 years in politics.

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It seems astonishing that someone would be offended by a simple prayer card placed on an airline’s meal tray, but I guess that’s the politically correct world we live in now. A few days ago, Rev. Franklin Graham gave me a heads up that Alaska Airlines may discontinue its nice, decades-long Alaskan tradition of including a little prayer card on flight meal trays. Rev. Graham is a frequent flyer to Alaska on Alaska Airlines because of his missionary work. Of course, as an Alaskan I’m also a frequent flyer on this airlines, which always seems to provide superb service. When I heard from Rev. Graham, I immediately sent the following letter to the CEO and President of Alaska Airlines.

It feels so odd that some may be offended by a little card with an encouraging non-denominational verse from the Psalms, but how often do we hear complaints about tawdry ads or billboard images flashing at us everywhere we turn? People of faith and common decency just shrug and move on from the constant assault on their sensibilities; we don’t call for censorship – at least I don’t. So, why in this day and age must every reference to faith in God be censored from the public square? Why must a private company buckle under pressure from a handful of people who find a little card saying “the Lord is my shepherd” offensive? I’m sure there are many more people who appreciate the cards, or at least are ambivalent about them.

Is it any wonder that people of faith feel their beliefs are constantly marginalized or even under outright attack when we hear reports like this and stories about Catholic institutions being forced to sue the Obama administration over their right to conscience objections? This Alaska Airlines story is just about a simple meal card, but for these Catholic institutions it’s about an issue that cuts to the heart of their deepest religious beliefs.

Here is the letter I sent to Alaska Airlines, and I encourage other customers to let their voices be heard. Granted, it’s hip to wage war on American traditions lately – especially anything faith-based – but for many of us it’s just not in our DNA to merely shrug off the nonsensical attacks on positive, inspiring, and (in my opinion) needed encouragement today.

Dear Mr. Ayer and Mr. Tilden:

Thank you for your tremendous service to Alaskans and so many others over all these years! We love Alaska Airlines. As I tell everyone, it is my favorite.

In my book “Going Rogue” I gave a special shout-out to airline employees because of the extraordinary customer service and good attitudes I witness on flights that my family and I take around this great country. It’s inspiring and impressive to see the sweet spirit of hard working airline employees shine, in spite of sometimes difficult people and circumstances dealt with everyday.

Also inspiring and impressive, and very encouraging, is the special touch Alaska Airlines has blessed fliers with for many years. Your small prayer cards that remind us of the beauty of thankfulness have never ceased to amaze me. In this tumultuous world, finding this little tangible reminder of such an important virtue is always uplifting! Thank you for providing the cards.

It’s come to my attention that the cards may be discontinued due to a few who are offended. I really hope this is just a rumor. Please remain strong and courageous in the face of a cultural trend that wants to wage war on any positive thing that a few may construe as offensive. The Alaska Airlines tradition should be looked upon as an all-American, hopeful, encouraging gesture. Please don’t discontinue the cards.

Thank you again for your service!

Sarah Palin and family

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January 20, 2012

With just 10 months left until Election Day, Barack Obama is showing the American people yet again why he can’t be trusted, why he can’t lead, and why he must be defeated this November.

• Against the advice of even federal advisers, he doled out more than $500 MILLION of our tax dollars to his “green jobs” cronies at Solyndra – where it promptly disappeared after they filed for bankruptcy.
• He thumbed his nose at Congress and appointed a nominee to head up his new “Consumer Protection Agency” without congressional approval. Senator Mitch McConnell called it an unprecedented power grab that “arrogantly circumvented the American people.”
• Obama’s disastrous economic policies led to our nation’s first credit “down-grade.” And Obama still wants to raise the debt ceiling!
• And while he just slashed our military budget, he’s raising welfare spending by $900 MILLION.

Barack Obama’s so-called “change” has forced Americans into unconstitutional “Obamacare”…higher taxes…and a weakened national security.

And if his out-of-control spending isn’t stopped, he will endanger the economic security of future generations of Americans by leading us into European-style debt crisis.

That’s not change… it’s socialism. And it’s crushing the American Spirit that made our nation great.

Our Founding Fathers knew what they were doing when they wrote the U.S. Constitution. They designed a government that works for the people… not the other way around.

• A government that thrives on hard work – not hand-outs.
• A government that will live within its means – not mortgage our children’s future to pay for today’s bureaucratic waste.
• And a government that will maintain a strong national defense – not bow down to nations who despise us and our way of life.

Barack Obama has forgotten the values that made our nation great. But Gov. Palin hasn’t.

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Is there nothing Sarah Palin can’t do politically? In Iowa she praises Santorum a few days before the caucus and Santorum runs spot after spot quoting her and wins the primary.


Then she wisely stays out of the New Hampshire primary in any supportive role and things take the course everyone expected.


In South Carolina she famously endorsed Newt Gingrich who was running 16 points behind Mitt Romney and, almost instantly he rocketed in to the lead (the charts at the link are astonishing). She then said the media’s attack on Newt would cause him “to soar” and he wins in a massive landslide.


After the results were in Palin then advised America that newt was “the front runner-at a time when Romney was till 10 points ahead in the nationwide polling and well ahead in Florida. Well guess what? 


The next poll from PPP for Florida comes out putting Gingrich and Romney dead even followed by a poll from one day later which gives Newt a 9 point lead.


This is the woman who the left decried as “irrelevant” and “Sarah who”. Well they and the Beltway pundits and GOP establishment had better take notice that,as Gingrich said “she has a substantial following.” Not only that but she seems scarily prescient in predicting what lies ahead.


AT THIS LINK are the two latest polls showing Gingrich taking the lead-or rather soaring. Gingrich deserves to be the leading candidate as he was the only one with the brains to recognize Palin’s power and authority and suggest she could play a role in his administration.

Gov. Palin said Florida voters should tune into what the media is doing and see if they are being fair. She also cautioned voters to watch and observe the elites in the GOP machine. “They’re content with crony capitalism,” she said. “If they seem to be unfairly attacking, run and vote in the opposite direction.” Gov. Palin further cautioned Florida voters to observe which candidates have cut budgets and government growth. “We need Reaganesque in the White House,” and someone who can work on both sides of the aisle, Gov. Palin said.

Gov. Palin also said the media will try to “tamp down the influence of the Tea Party movement. Gingrich, Paul, Santorum, even Romney have all promoted Reaganesque low tax, free-market policies. Do not ignore the roar of Tea Party patriots,” Gov. Palin said.

“I want an even playing field. The media is goading Romney to release his tax returns,” but Gov. Palin noted that no such goading has occurred with Ron Paul and Rick Santorum, neither of whom are releasing their returns. Gingrich had been goaded to release his tax returns and Freddie Mac contract. “some people want to pick an issue to hang on one candidate. If one candidate is being goaded to release tax returns, they all should be, Gov. Palin said.

Gov. Palin said that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie “made a rookie mistake” by saying that Newt Gingrich “is an embarrassment to the Republican Party” for various reasons. “He played right into the media’s hands.” In what has become the takeaway from this interview, Gov. Palin said, “sometimes when your candidates loses in one step, you kind of get your panties in a wad. It reflects a lack of self-discipline.” Gov. Palin reiterated that it was a “rookie mistake” and that Gov. Christie had been in office only a year or two. She made reference to his use of a state helicopter to attend his child’s ball game, a move that could be seen as embarrassing to the Republican Party. “He’ll learn that the media goad you. He just produced an ad for the Democrats to use if Newt is the nominee,” Gov. Palin said. She added that Gingrich fought HillaryCare, balanced budgets and worked with the Democrats on key legislation such as welfare reform.

On Obama’s forthcoming State of the Union address, Gov. Palin predicted “it will be more reflecting of the failed policies of Obama. He is going to try to explain that getting deeper into debt will get us out of debt. The American public was awakened. His speech is so Orwellian. He is the opposite of what we need. That is why people are rising up and boldly going against him and calling him a socialist if need be. He needs policies to drag everyone down to level the playing field in his vision,” she said. Gov. Palin said that our President’s policies should uplift everyone, and that’s done by re-industrializing, eliminating the corporate tax, reducing the size of the federal government, and allowing free markets to thrive.

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