Why Palin Should Announce First
Time to Release Her Supporters
The tea party base enamored with Palin needs to know her 2012 plans so they can stop wasting their psychic energy fantasizing about her run. Then, if she decides not to run, there’s plenty of time to transfer enthusiasm to other candidates. These party activists will be desperately needed on other presidential campaigns and as boots on the ground for the GOP, even if they are still waving the Palin flag in their hearts.
Kingmaker or Queen?
If Palin uses the Power of Now to announce that she is not running, that puts her in an even more powerful position, the better to shape the 2012 GOP presidential primaries. Other candidates would likely court her for an endorsement. She might even help unite the party behind a candidate. At a minimum, she has the capability to seriously narrow the field of contenders.
Some recent polls suggest that Palin is slipping as a formidable candidate in early caucus or primary states such as Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. That’s all the more reason why she needs to make her decision at once, so others can attract the media attention necessary to win the nomination and defeat President Obama. Like it or not, a presidential hopeful can’t just win the hearts of his or her base.
May 2, 2011, Is D-Day
The first GOP presidential candidate debate is set for May 2, 2011 — about ten weeks away — at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California. Will Sarah Palin be on the stage or not? We can already count on the likes of Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich, and Haley Barbour to be there.
If Palin is a no-show for that debate without making any official announcement either way, her 2012 White House flirtation will be virtually over and her sell-by date will have expired. But if Palin knows at this point that she is a go for May 2nd, she should harness the Power of Now by being the first to announce.
The ball’s in your court, Mrs. Palin. Think fast!
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More from Myra Adams: “Why Palin Should Run for Oprah’s Couch instead of Obama’s Chair in 2012.”
I am sure Mrs. Palin is hanging on every word you write. With analysis like, this who needs to read David Frum.
Palin should not only NOT be the first to announce…she should wait until 10 minutes before the deadline to announce. The MSM is frantic for any GOP candidate to announce, so they can start ripping them, so the spotlight can be shifted away from Obama and his destructive dictatorship. They try to mask their impatience and intentions by saying the GOP is soooo afraid of losing to BO, no one wants to challenge him (perhaps trying reverse psychology??). Even FOX news includes daily (hourly?) segments that speculate on “IF so-and-so runs, here’s what will happen”. Never mind that hardly any GOP has declared – they’ll just make up news stories based on “what-ifs”. When the GOP hopefuls finally throw their hats in the ring, the MSM will see to it that no one pays any attention to what BO and his regime are doing. The longer the GOP candidates dawdle and hold off announcing, the longer the spotlight can be kept on BO.
I’m sure there will be people who disagree with me over this but Sarah Palin should not run. There is simply too much baggage that the media and Obama will throw at her and there is too much history between her and the American people. Quitting as governor of Alaska, doing a reality show, good or bad doesn’t matter, these things are NOT presidential. The tweets and the comments on the Facebook, these are new ideas, new technology that can’t quite be labeled un-presidential, I’m guessing they’ll be used more and more often the coming years, but of the silly things she’s said in her tweets, some of the ridiculous spats she’s gotten into, all of these things will be brought up and all of them will weaken her as a serious candidate. She is better as an independent firebrand, a troublemaker to keep the candidates on both sides honest and on their toes. She can help and raise a lot of money and throw a lot of support behind the right candidate once that right candidate rises to the top. Sarah Palin should NOT run for president.
Your advice makes sense up to a point. That point being imagining Huckabee or Romney or some other dull white guy going up against Barry the Magnificent. The “baggage” you mention has all been manufactured by the leftist media. Yeah sure, she made some flippant remark about seeing Russia from her yard, but they already got all the mileage that they’re going to get out of that one. She is much more savvy now. Quitting as governor was the sensible thing to do given the endless stream of bogus ethics charges stemming from the left and their pro bono attorneys. For example, how many times can a decent man defend himself from made up pedophile charges before everyone just assumes he’s a pervert? At least we know Palin has been vetted and that there will be no surprises down the road. If she had so much as cheated in a game of checkers in grade school, the NYT would have been all over it. We need her to lead our cultural revolution, and as the first woman president. The way the left reacts to her–much like Linda Blair when a cross was placed in front of her–should remove any doubts that she is exactly who we need to run for president.
Sarah Palin DID NOT say that she ” could see Russia from her house”. That was said by Tina Fey of SNL doing a parody. Oh as far as being “presidential”, yeah, compared to who????? Get over it, if she runs, she wins.
Have you ever heard about Goebbels and his Big Lie theory? If you repeat long enough that Sarah said it, “we the sheeple” will believe it. See? Some have already do. Luckily, not all of us are sheeple.
I agree with you completely. We need Sarah in the White House. I hope she will announce that she is running soon…
“Quitting is not presidential.”
Romney and Zero campaigned while still in office, costing taxpayers their salaries and travel expenses for the entire time they ran.
Palin resigned so that [1] the state of Alaska could stop fighting bogus ethics complaints, and [2] she and her family would not be forced into bankruptcy by Zero’s operatives filing those bogus complaints one after another. There are times when resigning is very presidential.
Palin has won every race she entered at the top of the ticket.
She will make a fine President – she’s smart, aggressive, disciplined, patriotic, and she has the heart of a warrior.
Underestimate this woman at your own peril.
It’s amazing to me how the facts that BO quit the IL senate to run for U.S. senate and then quit the U.S. senate to run for POTUS is ignored. He put in a total of 150 days of service in the U.S. senate before starting his prez campaign. But no one talks about that. Also, Hillary quit the NY senate to run for POTUS. Not a word there, either. All they can talk about is how Sarah quit the AK governorship, and she had far better and valid reasons to do so than the other 2. It’s almost as though Sarah is the one they fear the most, for all the attention she gets.
Is flipping someone the the bird presidential? Myra Adams’s article is poppycock. She wants Palin to do what Adams wants. Tough titty, sister, it ain’t gonna happen. Palin’s gonna do what she’s gonna do in her own time. When she does it, she’ll win cuz none of the GOP candidates, including Christie, is able to face down Obama and make him fold like wet underwear the way that Palin does. That is priceless. Christie’s blowhardism is cheap points; Christie facing down Obama? A pass. Palin ringing Obama’s chimes, priceless.
Jeb Bush fan Myra Adams wants Gov. Palin to announce first.
Ms. Adams is not a disinterested observer. If you have any doubts about where she’s coming from, read her opinion piece advocating a presidential run by Jeb Bush. Also, along with fellow Vichy Republican Mark McKinnon just last month, Ms. Adams predicted President Obama’s reelection. It’s pretty clear that whatever side Myra Adams is on, it’s certainly not Sarah Palin’s or that of any other Reagan conservative.
http://texas4palin.blogspot.com/2011/02/myra-adams-why-palin-should-announce.html
Jeb Bush would be a great president, JRD. Ms. Adams hit it out of the park with that one. A much more astute analysis than you give her credit for. And the last thing she wants is Obambi to be re-elected.
Another somewhat lame Palin advice column. This has become an industry composed mainly of people carrying sharp knives hoping to slip one into some perceived weakness of Palin. Most of these ostensibly helpful columns should be dismissed as poison pills.
Further, I would put my money on Palin over any of the so called experts giving her advice in this matter. But people have to write something.
1) CPAC was part zoo, part circus Palin was smart to avoid.
2) If she is running then her responsibility is to help Palin not her primary competitors many of who are part of the rent seeking GOP establishment that would gladly use the above metaphorical knife on her at the first opportunity.
3) Palin, as Nate Silver calls her, is the 800 pound mama grizzly. She will be the story now and the story later. Timing won’t effect that.
4) Does anyone think Palin doesn’t know about the early primary states and what is required there? I hope not, their advice wouldn’t be worth very much.
5) The longer she waits the more likely some parties may get discouraged and drop out of the contest to her advantage.
6) Events, some historic, will have a bearing on the coming election. Letting events unfold first, as much as possible, will help define the terrain ahead of the contest to Palin’s advantage.
7) 2012 will be a war not a battle. Husbanding resources by shortening the time frame may be useful.
She is a canny politician, underestimated, and many times far ahead of the so called experts. Her choices as she makes them will help the American people to decide about her. We will watch her and weigh her. She seems to distrust the so called experts, for very good reasons, and trust herself. Not a bad thing in a leader especially when what Codevilla calls the “ruling class” – chock full of experts – has led us to a state of relativistic irrationality and the brink of disaster.
you are right about CPAC. Paul paid for his supporters to attend and so did Romney. It was not worth the paper it was printed on.
Palin should run and she WOULD beat Barry ,simply with the truth.
GO PALIN.
Well said.
Nice. God Bless America. Big time rocky road ahead. Prepare
I disagree. She should wait until the last possible second to announce. Divide and conquer the media, let them run and dig up garbage and trash on this one and that. dispel their energy and credibility first. Some of these candidates people don’t know about, all their personal, professional and political has not been jumped on and dragged through the mud. Shes been vetted like no ones ever been vetted before, everyone in the country knows who is is and what she stands for.
if she announces now then they will have one and only one target to aim their considerable forces at, and for the next year it will be trash and hammer Sarah.
No, better let the media run around looking to trash others, even a few `dummy’ candidates to help spread the media BS, and run interference and created confusion for them, then, once the media have worn down their credibility, make the announcement.
She should wait until at least this time next year, and spin the table. Again, everybody knows her and what she represents, see, she doesn’t need to go to CPAC or anywhere, and when she finally does make her announcement in the affirmative (I hope) the ground swell will be enormous, and all the other (by now) beat down candidates will certainly get behind her, if not just to get the media out of their bedrooms and private lives.
Totally in agreement with you.
As a good general, she picks her ground. Letting this author, the media, or me for that matter dictate her strategy (if any) is folly.
She plays the second mover card, letting BHO beclown himself, then putting up a post on FaceBook (at no cost to herself) that becomes yet another variation on “the emperor has no clothes”.
No, let the media continue to eat itself for as long as possible, then cruise through the debris with flying colors, say I.
Remember Fred Thompson, SeanLA? Read the piece more carefully.
I disagree. She should wait until the last possible second to announce. Divide and conquer the media, let them run and dig up garbage and trash on this one and that. dispel their energy and credibility first. Some of these candidates people don’t know about, all their personal, professional and political has not been jumped on and dragged through the mud. Shes been vetted like no ones ever been vetted before, everyone in the country knows who is and what she stands for.
if she announces now then they will have one and only one target to aim their considerable forces at, and for the next year it will be trash and hammer Sarah.
No, better let the media run around looking to trash others, even a few `dummy’ candidates to help spread the media BS, and run interference and create confusion for them, then, once the media have worn down their credibility, make the announcement.
She should wait until at least this time next year, and spin the table. Again, everybody knows her and what she represents, see, she doesn’t need to go to CPAC or anywhere, and when she finally does make her announcement in the affirmative (I hope) the ground swell will be enormous, and all the other (by now) beat down candidates will certainly get behind her, if not just to get the media out of their bedrooms and private lives.
The one thing Palin must not do is announce that she’s not running.
At this time, there’s a bloody struggle going on for the direction of the Republican Party and its choice of a presidential candidate. The Old Guard Establishment is “dug in like an Alabama tick,” and believes that it will prevail if its staying power lasts. It can only be defeated by sustained pressure from the grass-roots of the conservative revival and their chief spokespersons, among whom Sarah Palin is chiefest. If she announces her non-candidacy before a suitably conservative candidate emerges, the power of her voice will be substantially weakened. The pressure on the GOP kingmakers will fall to a level they can shrug off…and we’ll get power-obsessed moderate-liberal Mitt Romney as our standard-bearer.
Is it possible for Palin to announce too soon? Of course. The public’s attention can be worn out by too long a campaign. But Barack Hussein Obama announced fairly early in 2007, and one could say with some justice that Hillary! [Rodham] [Clinton] was running for the White House all the way from January 4, 2001. Palin’s chief advisors know all that, too. We must trust that they will judge the time and the tempo properly.
So many false memes, its hard to know where to start. The author by her track record should clearly ID herself as anti-Palin otherwise her article is nothing more than ‘concern trollism’.
And is it really true that the candidates you mention have committed to the so-called ‘presidential debate’ at the Reagan Library? Links please. Online polling that I have seen is running against the first debate being that early and to any such debate being moderated by the likes of Politico.
I have no idea whether Gov Palin should declare early, late, or not at all but I do have an idea that she should take Myra Adams’ advice for what it is worth.
Mrs Palin has managed a brilliant career as wife, Mum, commercial fisherman, successful city mayor, sensationally successful senior state bureaucrat, stellar state governor, candidate for United States of America Vice President, successful author, inspirational speaker, television producer/director/star and Fox News Contributor.
All that has been missing from her life has been that some obscure scribe give her some gratuitous career advice.
Cannot begin to imagine how rounded and complete her life must feel this morning now she has this piece for comfort.
Mr. Allen, kindly refrain from being so humorous in the future. Pale Ale really stings my sinuses.
I think Palin should NOT run. I like her a lot and think she’s probably the most conservative person out there, but she still needs more experience before she can get elected. Ronald Reagan served two terms as governor of California and he also gave years worth of speeches perfecting his views against big government and against communism. Palin doesn’t have the luxury of being seen as a lightweight on the policy level. Giving a good speech is one thing, but defending your views accurately and intelligently in public forums and in debates is another. Reagan even lost his first attempt at the presidency in 1976, but used those four years until his victory in 1980 to become the sole voice of conservatism in this country.
Can Palin do it? Sure she can. But I’m still troubled by the fact that she didn’t serve out her term as governor of Alaska, let alone didn’t get re-elected to a second term. Palin has a lot of potential but, as it stands now, I don’t think she has the credibility to become president.
Pray tell what experience has the current occupant of the WH? Your comments are revealing of your politics.
Sorry chum, nice try. If you read any of my other posts, you’ll see I’m as conservative as they come. And yes, the current resident in the White House had no experience and is a disaster. So why do Republicans want to copy that same thing? Why do we want to risk being thrown out of power for a generation or more just because it would be a “neat” idea to have a Palin in the White House? A little common sense please. We need someone with a lot more experience than Palin and a person like Ronald Reagan HAD it. I’ve seen Palin, I’ve listened to Palin, and I’ve studied Palin’s background. So let me tell all of you, Palin is no Ronald Reagan. We need to find one, though, and fast.
Sorry, I’m not a Palin basher, but I think she unelectable.
Yeah, let’s hope the first 100% conservative woman the GOP had in its history and with a real chance to become America’s first woman president be just a “kingsmaker” for some white male.
I’m with you. She doesn’t have a snowball’s chance. I am just baffled at so many (really, at any) posts that would come to any other conclusion.
Palin would be a fool to take advice from you. Such great advice we’ve had from you lately, by the way.
She’s going to wait till the last possible moment to announce, to exhaust the ammunition, time, money, and effort of the Lefty loonies. She might even announce that she’s running, but actually intend to run interference for her chosen candidate. The longer the Left stews in its own juices, the better.
Smart women know that the the best way to flirt is to let her prey know that she isn’t interested – yet. That makes him (her prey) want her even more. It is called Mother Nature.
Smart women know that the worst thing they can do as far as capturing her prey is to fling herself to him as quick as possible. That will turn a worthy man off faster than you can say boo.
Smart women never agree to answering their prey’s questions about what they have or haven’t done in the past. But you can be certain that she will know every last detail about her prey BEFORE she makes her final decision.
A smart woman never does anything without a reason. To her life is a series of never ending smart investments designed to produce results that are seldom, if ever for her own benefit.
Smart women know it is all about timing; knowing exactly when the moment is right and exactly how much of her power to use at that time.
All of these things, and more create an air-of-mystery that usually makes smart people want her even more and the dumb ones engaged in a lifetime contest of self-defeating attempts to finally “One Up” the smart woman at her own game.
Right now I would say that Sarah Palin is just right. She has figured out that the advice in this article, however earnest it probably is, is not the way to get where she wants to go.
I would say that Sarah Palin knows that the smart thing needed at this time is for the American people to (grow up) make their decisions about her before she agrees to any lifelong obligations with them.
You said a mouthful. Palin is no cheap date or one night stand. That’s the problem with Øppressive women, their EASY!
Palin was a great basketball player and she also enjoys the hunt. No one knows better than Palin when to strike.
I don’t think 2012 is shaping up to be Palin’s year. Why should anyone rush to announce their intentions? TeleprompterMan and his cronies are in disarray, he’s distracted by WI, his signature legislation may be found unconstitutional, and the Supremes have to respond in some (limited) form to the lawsuit challenging his eligibility to be president. Multiple states are going to require him to reveal his birth certificate to be on their ballot in 2012 and we’ll finally learn what he is so desperate to hide (not using his legal name? father not listed?, born with an STD?).
The longer the MSM has multiple “targets” to focus on, the better. I like Christie, Daniels, and Ryan and two of the three may have to be drafted to run. No one gets under Obama’s skin like Palin so it would be great if she could be on the sidelines pounding away at him.
Sarah Palins power resides in holding out as long as she can as this way she can influence the whole Republican ticket in the years to come. Her value to the party right now is to purge the RINOs.
Interesting advice. And so helpful. The amazing thing about the generosity of Myra Adams is that spends this effort working to help Sarah Palin with strategy so soon after writing, Run, Jeb, Run, and Why Sarah Should Run For Oprah’s Couch, not Obama’s Seat. In between maybe she was offering behind the scenes suggestions to Barbara Bush about how she could help Sarah.
For you women reading the insights of Myra, note the sexism in this piece of drivel. Sarah is playing the “classic flirt” because she has not announced a run, while doing things to promote herself. Of course Jeb Bush is no flirt. He will be dragged kicking and screaming to a capping. He is too good to do the dirty work of promoting important national issues while we are in a crisis for the survival of the country. And the other candidates – have they announced? No. Are they “flirts”? No – just Sarah. That Myra is one catty woman.
What has Myra done? She helped bring us the excellent John McCain campaign of 2008. Talk about flirting. McCain’s brilliant communications strategy had him telling the world what a great President Barack Obama would be. And McCain’s brilliant campaign team spent much of it’s time concocting media strategies to undermine Sarah Palin, who had been making the mistake of trying to actually take the key issues to the people, an effort that was the only thing keeping McCain alive. Myra was part of this.
Sarah, please use your judgement to make your decision about when to run. If you do run, I will do all I can to help. If this means buying some duct tape and having a Twister Party with Myra I will do it. She is such a flirt.
Oh wow you give me a lot of fodder to think about. This is the first time I read something by Myra Adams. Had no idea she was involved in the McCain campaign, but that explains why she attempts to disparage Sarah with calling her a flirt. The best part of the McCain run for the presidency was Sarah Palin, although I did a write in candidate as I can’t tolerate McCain. Much to my disappointment Sarah supported his senate campaign. I had so hoped he would lose. I ask myself why nobody talks about Jan Brewer of AZ as a presidential candidate for 2012. I am impressed with her and I like her.
So, Kent. If you’re so brilliant why aren’t you writing for Pajasmedia instead of just tearing down the work of others?
@beachboy
I think I did just write (brilliantly) for Pajamas Media. For free. And much more intelligently than did Myra Adams, whose snarkiness about Sarah Palin was deserving of attack. It was fun, and judging by the other comments, roughly 95% of Pajamas Media readers agree with me that taking advice from Myra, who helped devise the brilliant John McCain strategy, is not such a good idea.
You are so humble, Kent.
@beach boy
I am so right. And truth be told I am humble. But not snarky and condescending toward Sarah Palin, as Myra is. We have enough of that from the loony Left. We don’t need more of it from our own people. I realize that it is now considered sport by people who have done nothing of significance in their own lives to take gratuitous shots at Sarah. I make it my business to return fire. Sarah has done incredible work leading the way for the conservative cause in the past few years. So have many others. Let’s save the venom and attacks for those on the other side. In case you hadn’t noticed, Beachboy, we aren’t taking orders from the Ruling Class of either party anymore.
The truth is out! The latest expose’ by an ex-Palin associate reveals that Sarah is writing as Kent!
Sarah Palin is a person that does not runs according to pundits reasonings. She is a rock star with a powerfull following. She can wait untill May to announce. Her followers will not go for any other of the potential candidates because they are not conservatives like she is. In the unlikely event that she announces that she is not running, her followers will be disappointed but they won’t look for anyone else because Palin has been their leader.
She is already running but she knows she can still play her cards: earning big money as Fox News contributor, paid speaches, etc. Once she announces these earnings might need to stop, so she is taking her time while preparing herself for her announcement.
She is doing everything right. If she announces after Romney or Huckabee the momentum will be on her.
Its pretty ovious the reason this rhino,wants sarah palin to announce early.Is so she,and her gods in the liberal media can to a constant barrage of hate.and lies,against her.From the time of her announcement,through-out the primary’s.While they prop-up,social liberal lapdogs,like mitch daniels.Just as they did for Anti-free speech,John”Patty hearst”McCain.Sara should be one of the last to announce.So americans are reminded that all these presidential wanna be’s have been around for decades.Other than B.S.talking points.What personalcontributions have they made.To get america to reverse course,in and outside of government.To inspire the american people to rise-up against this massively corrupt government on all sides of the political spectrum?Who was having a slobbering love affair with president obama,just two years ago?who was the only gop possible presidential candidate,who saw him “barack obama”for who he was,and still is today?And called it right all along,and told the truth all along?While the rest of these presidential wanna be’s were bowing at his alter.Just as they did bill,and hillary clinton.Sara palin is the only one who showed vision,judgement,character,truth,facts,and courage.While the others like mike huckabee,mitch daniels etc.Were trying to silence,and discredit her.While praising barack obama as a patriot,and a political genius.All these political hacks are just more of the same”Why can’t we all just get along”lapdogs,for the left.Who helped contribute to the very problems,they once again.say they can solve.Jimmy Joe”The Liarfryer”
This is the dumbest article I have seen on PajamasMedia and maybe anywhere! One silly premise after another, from the first sentence to the last. Why is it that I suspect the author is a Romney or Huckabee supporter? Maybe because of the lack of substance and the pervasive tone of abject begging (common to both of those stalwarts).
It reminds me of a mouse trying to walk an elephant.
Anyone who thinks the vast majority of Palin supporters will rush to support Romney, Huckabee, Daniels or any other anti-conservative Republican is going to be sadly disappointed. If the party choice is one of those, get ready for four more years of Obama, because I, and a lot of others I know, will be devoting our time and money to getting conservatives elected to the House and Senate.
I am with you. No more retreads please. Romney would be eaten alive, the Huck should stay with his show on Fox. I learned a long time ago that whenever the media promotes Republicans for anything (see McCain) it is because they know they’ll lose. It seems to me there should be enough intelligent conservative voters who oppose the media picking the candidates for the Republican party.
Glad to hear (read) that you are reasonable…
The author supports Jeb Bush, Haley Barbour and other solid Republicans about whom she has written. Read and study before you criticize.
Mitch daniels,Jeb bush,and hayley barbour,are all strong activist for lawless immigration.Hayley barbour was a lobbyist,who worked on behalf of larasa,and the government of mexico.To push for amnesty,and immediate access to benefits,for Illegal Immigrants.As well,Giving them instant legal status,by way of,national ID Cards,and drivers licences.To fast track them through affirmative action laws.To take high paying,union,and government jobs.away from americans.In exchange for votes.Conservatives my hiney;The entire bush family tree.Are new world order,sell-outs.Lapdogs for the left.Just look how george h.w.bush sucks up to the clintons.The same predators,and taitors.That accused george w.bush,and our military of war crimes.Some father,and mother,george,and barbara bush are.Throwing their own son to the anti-american lefts wolves,and vultures.While they all get rich,and powerful,with the clintons,and obama’s,from the muslim,and communist world,selling out america,and Israel.Why do you think george h.w.bush got the medal of freedom award along side,a bunch of anti-american communist,and Shari’a law islamic activist,When freedom has nothing to do with these sick,anti-freedom ideaologies.That is like giving Right to life,award to Billy graham.But also gave awards to planned parenthood,nambla,n.o.w.jeffery dahmer,charlie manson,o.j.simson,saddam hussein,and mao se tung.Billy graham,rightfully,just as the nobel peace prize has become a joke.Would have declined,and called the whole ceromony a mockery.
Myra Adams, has won how many presidential campaigns? It is always easier to shoot ones mouth off with advice, than perform. She is in the best of all possible positions, if she is correct (no matter the actual circumstances) she gets the applause, if she is wrong it’s just one among many. Announcing too early has drawbacks, none of which were discussed. Sarah will remain on the Lame Scream Medias’ “HIT LIST,” no matter their euphemism for it! And, no matter what she does!
Myra Adams seems to be the stalking trial balloon of the Republican Party. First she runs a ridiculous article promoting Jeb Bush. Then she was resurrecting that old dead horse Gingrich. Now she’s pushing Palin. They’re all like water balloons, really. Soon to be coming your way, she’ll be pushing a Paul Ryan/Palin ticket. Sheesh. Let’s try something different. Why doesn’t she push some fresh ideas?
She doesn’t have any that is why she writes columns. Perhaps she draws a nice fee from the DNC.
She’s not “pushing” Palin, Robb. Don’t get it, do you? Pathetic.
I guess I will go first. Sarah Palin, for her courage and backbone wins my respect. But she is a conservative accomodist – a concervative Bill Clinton if you like. She is a less doctrinal neocon. I hope she does not run. She can do more to help, just don’t give her an army to prop up Empire America.
I think she waits because of what happened to Hilary Clinton. Remember her? She was the early-on favorite, the “it’s all mine now” of the socialist-tyranny party (STP), and then in the final lap she got beat by a nobody. Maybe he was a plant by the dark forces controlling the STP. But she was tired, had made too many statements that could be used by a competitor, and simply fizzled out in the glow of the coming Tyrannt-and-Chief.
Sarah, stay out of the race. Be a king maker, be an idealog to inspire the masses for liberty, use your pretty face, courage and firey words make you the new Lady Liberty to inspire the nation away from the brink of tyranny.
I just love it when someone like you can discern what Palin is or isn’t without even knowing her. She has proven to be so much more savvy than any of the BIG three RINOs that people like you are begging her not to run. Use your good looks and flirt with the others but don’t run. Who the hell do you think is smarter than her? Romney? Just look at his tenure in Ma. and Romneycare. Daniels? There is no way a five foot motorcyclist is ever going to be President of the most powerful country in the world! Newt? He would need a month to decide when to eat. He is a muller and a thinker but not a leader. Who among the runners has the courage and wisdom to speak out against Obama on a weekly basis? Romney? It took him a week to respond after it took Obama a week to make his first statement on anything. Sarah comes through with a CLEAR direct message with finite solutions to any issue. Newt? Ethanol need I say more? Daniels? No social issues and no charisma. Pawlenty? Think Rich Santorum without the charisma and both are weasels when it comes to stabbing Sarah in the back. No my wise sage, you are asking the only true fighter in the political race to stay out!
I agree with Myra’s urgency about Sarah making her intentions known well in advance. A run for President is very expensive, and serious contenders need ample time for planning and executing their campaign, or to support another candidate. Sarah is in a unique position due to her large following, and she has many choices. The worst thing that could result is to end up with RINO candidate, when a decisive conservative is the only choice that can undo the mess Obama has wrought. It looks like our “determined” leaders in the House may not have what they said they had, to get our finances set in the right direction. We definitely need a Presidential candidate who won’t cringe from the required task.
I’m really sick of the GOP establishment who are bent on using old methods of running for president in the present day. Wake up, the country has changed since the 70’s. The last thing Sarah Palin should do is reveal her intentions now. Why should she? She’s a national figure. The majority of Americans do not know who Tim Pawlenty is but they all know who Palin is and what she believes in. Men like Pawlenty are the ones who need to declare that they’re running now so they can know who he is and what he believes in. Sarah Palin compared to Fred Thompson? You’ve gotta be kidding me. Thompson was old as dirt and was never serious about running in the first place.
Palin does not need to partake in some phony meeting at the Reagan Center and sit there with a bunch of losers like Ron Paul and Gary Johnson. I suppose you’d like to see her on stage next to the freak show Rent is too Damn High Terry McMillan? Come off it already. Romney, Pawlenty, Hucksterbee, Daniels and the rest have not declared that they’re running. The only candidate who has said he’s running is Herman Cain. Yet, it’s funny how we would never see this same article written about these male candidates mentioned.
I’m not really surprised about the content of this piece when realizing the source.
I agree that she should make this her time, however I don’t feel certain she would get the nomination. If nothing else it would make the other contenders declare. Those that are serious would certainly have to decide now or lose out. The Dems have nothing besides the loser that is in office now and if the states get done what I here in the backgroung( make the contenders for President show absolute proof that they are indeed qualified for the position) then It would force Obama to bring out all the papers that have been asked for for the last two + years. It would indeed make the Democrat party look less honest (if that is possible) in their claim that they indeed did vet Obama in the first place. We know they didn’t by virtue of the fact none of his papers have been available to the American people as of this date. Sarah could be the light that is needed to get this country started back on track to the real America Obanma and his dregime are trying to give away. Let’s look at the history being made in the middle east and learn by the historic battle won over in Egypt and prevent Obama from getting his hands on the dictatorship he so desparately desires. Republicans need to declare now and I believe Sarah Palin is the one that can bring this action on if she would take this opportunity and time to declare now, or at least offer her talent and magnitism to one of the others interested in running. How about it Sarah, will you step up to the plate and lead the fight to take this country back???
hmmmm
Who to listen to?
The politician who hasn’t made a misstep in her life? or a pundit who helped guide the inestimable John McCain’s campaign for Barack Obama in 2008?
what a puzzler
Gee, Myra missed the memo, Christie is the new flavor of the week, now followed by Daniels, Never mind that he threw Schundler, under the bus,
for something he wasn’t responsible for, or he supported an Islamist advocate for superior court, or Kagan for the Supremes. Didn’t we learn anything from the 2007-2008 cycle, McCain nearly went broke the first time, Mitt quit, Fred was crowded out by Huckabee
“The first GOP presidential candidate debate is set for May 2, 2011 — about ten weeks away…”
Says who? Says the left-wing jerks at NBC and Politico, who presumptuously announced the debate, assuming the the Republican candidates would have no choice but the kiss their rings, as if we were back in around 1992 and the media revolution & Tea Party never happened?
If Palin runs, she will not attend that “debate” orchestrated by sneering leftist MSMers. Nor will any other serious GOP candidate.
#14 old guy. Exactly. Dream ticket or disaster, President Trump Vice President Palin? One to weed out the economy and one to weed out the weasels.
I would love to see it the other way around but Trump would NOT play second fiddle to a woman. His hair stylist would not let him.
Desperation Ms.Myra, desperation.
Gov Palin has an enormous advantage over the other Contenders – why should she give that up? …. plus she knows you and your RECORD on the McCain campaign, and is unlikely to follow your advice for that reason alone.
You RINOS are reluctant to read ‘the writing on the wall’. Gov Palin has made a soul-connection with the Conservative Heart of America. That Heart is beating again (after being in a kind of hyperthermic state since RWR left office), and is beating more strongly each day as Tea Party Americans take to the streets, and Governors like Scott Walker start following through on their promises to the Taxpayers who elected them.
Gov Palin is a Leader who speaks/writes/acts according to PRINCIPLE. She IS NOT CONSTRAINED by what other people think or by political correctness. For Conservatives (42% of the popukation)this quality in her is like water to a person dying of thirst.
The commenter above has it right concerning Gov Palin’s multitude of supporters. If she doesn’t run for POTUS or is forced out unfairly by RINO shenanigans, those supporters will transfer all their effort, money and energy into electing REAL Conservatives to The House and Senate in order to restrain Obama.
Sarah has spent all of last year getting Repbs elected, especially repub. women. She has kept her profile high with books, fox commentating, Sarah’s Alaska (the hunting & fishing episodes were hoots) and tweeting.
Do you really think she is working this hard just to make money? No Sarah has a history of reform and cleaning up corruption, even in her own party. She has been running almost since the failed McCain campaign was over. She was the ONLY dynamic thing about the hapless, lifeless campaign. She is a rock star and marches to her own beat. If she announces too early, the Marxist Media types will spend virtually two years trashing not only the woman, but also her family. Just where was the gaggle of reporter going to Hawaii to investigate Barack? Answer: there were none. Even Erick Holder had time to send his goons to investigate Chris Christie’s travel records. Comeon, the woman is smarter that that.
Palin showing her hand would be like an amateur punk being able to read Kasparov’s mind in a chess match. New blood. New blood. New blood.
Am I the only person who has heard that HERMAN CAIN has declared himself as a candidate?
Once Sarah announces there will be no way the media can filter what she says. As a presidential candidate they will have to allow the great unwashed to hear HER words as well as THEIR spin. The more people hear Sarah directly the more they will see through the leftist line on her. GO SARAH!
Wanna Bet???
Ms Myra. You could not get McCain elected because he adores Obama. You just want Sarah to announce her running to give the MSM more time to dig up lies about her family and friends. You are NOT a conservative but an opportunist that wants to make money on an each way bet.
You have the perfect moniker, Oh Grumpy One!
I completely disagree. After the last election, where you had Democrats running for office for 2 years, we don’t need a repeat. All it does is add to the costs and little else that’s constructive.
I would be happy if no one declared until January of 2012, we had a series of debates for the Republican candidates, and started primaries in March. Of course, that won’t happen, so they’ll have to declare before the end of the year, so hopefully that process will start just before Thanksgiving Day, so you can discuss Football and Politics at the table on Thanksgiving Day.
“Myra Adams is a media producer, writer and political observer, who served on the McCain Ad Council during the 2008 McCain campaign, and on the 2004 Bush campaign creative team. Her columns have appeared on The Daily Caller and as a co-writer on The Daily Beast.”
OMG
Run Jeb Run by Myra Adams
“The Tea Party movement and the “establishment” Republican Party must come together and agree on a compromise candidate if Obama is to be defeated in 2012.”
Need I say more? (cough`rino`)
Stop denigrating your betters (and go to confession), sinner.
I am resoundingly confident Governor Palin will ignore any “advice” from this writer. As should we all.
In the article it says, “while there are no other officially declared candidates”.
Um, Herman Cain is collecting and campaigning. He’s a legit candidate.
Please read # 32.
Palin is always 10 steps ahead of her enemies within the worthless republican establishment. She’s got the nomination and then she’s gonna take down Barry in 2012
Who is this Myra Adams toad, and why does she get space on PM to promote this RINO nonsense?
JoeDork,
The “toad” helped to bring down Kerry. So what have you accomplished in your life, loser?
Palin said she would run an unconventional campaign. She’s been on point against Obama and his media for a couple of years, with little help from the GOP establishment. That shows fortitude that others can only say they have. She’ll know best when to announce.
To take your enemy’s advice to heart and act upon it, is a fools course of action.
“A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.”—Thomas Paine
I don’t she is going to run for President in 2012.
Mitt should send Myra a fat check. I hope Sarah waits until most of the spineless ones, the AWOL who did not rise to her defense during the blood libel affair, have starting campaigning. They will fill high school cafeterias with the quietly curious. They may have to go Democrat with some rent-a-crowds. Sarah should let those images play out. Then book hockey arenas and convention centers to give space to the people who changed the future on Nov. 2. I wouldn’t cross the street to hear the spineless ones speak. I’d cross a couple state lines to cheer on Sarah for President. We outnumber them and they know it.
This is the worst possible time to announce. Obama is melting down and engaged on an aggressive plan of self-destruction. When the opponent is digging himself a hole, don’t interrupt!
Any major player who announces soon for the GOP nomination will give the media an excuse to focus on them, and disregard the collapse of the regime. They should all stay home – including May 2 – and pop some popcorn as they watch the train wreck proceed apace.
Exactly! You beat me to it. Some candidates can announce, and it will be a great big yawn from the public. If Palin declares or denies her candidacy, she will become the only story, and she will function as a smokescreen for the Dems.
Obama, the Dems, and their failures are the story now. Let them stay the story for as long as possible. The Pub candidates should all get together and agree to not declare or campaign until September.
Palin will announce when SHE feels the time is right and not before. She doesn’t play follow the leader-she likes to go rogue and dance to her own tune. She certainly is not going to do it on the advice of the media, other candidates, political pundits or anyone else. It’s her decision and I trust she will make it when she is ready.
As for Chief of Staff, she has already explained why she hired him. He is helping w her schedule because Todd does not have time to do it. She also said she skipped CPAC like every other year because she had other obligations. She is not going to ditch everyone else because it might be a political feather in her cap. Please, I hardly think this is going to sway anyone one way or the other.
Phhhttttttttt!!!!
This is overwhelmingly stupid. Are Huck, Pawlenty, Daniels, Romney, et al, so spineless that they can’t decide on their own whether they want to run or not? They are waiting on Palin to announce because… because…because? Stupid. Really, really stupid.
Pajamas Media, I knew that you are open to different opinions and views. Now I realize that you are open to outright idiocy.
And Romney is the current front runner? Bwahahahahahaha! That’s why Palin needs to announce, because Romney is the current frontrunner.
Nice try, but if she decides to run, The anouncement will be timed perfectly in a way that most benefits her. Whether its sooner or later will not be up to you, my dear. I know that bothers you.
So Myra is officially affiliated with Romney, yet leaves this out of her disclosure, then again seeing the kind of misteps her putative candidate
has made recently, I wouldn’t advertise that fact. Palin’s path is very clear if one follows history, she intends an anti establishment campaign
against the ‘powers that be’ on both sides of the aisle, that pitiful budget
offered by the House, just adds more ‘fuel to the fire’
For the record I am NOT officially affiliated with Romney or any 2012 GOP candidate.
If you read any or all of my pass posts on PJM or other sites it is obvious that I write as a political observer and give reasons pro and con for a variety of potential candidates.
For example I am on Obama’s Organizing for America email list so that makes me officially affiliated with Obama by your standards.
Email list groups are good ways to get updates and info.
At this point I am officially supporting whomever can defeat Obama.
I don’t get it. If no one else has announced, why is it harmful that Gov Palin hasn’t announced? This is just another Palin-bashing article from the beltway pundits. As far as I’m concerned, I will give her my full support whenever she announces. And if she deceides not to run, I will have to think long and hard, because frankly, I haven’t been very impressed with the other candidates. I’m sure a lot of people feel the same way.
As I had written in my previous post that in English gematria, the system of assigning numbers to letters, if you enter Sarah L. Palin, which is her full name with the middle initial, you will get the numeric value of 666. Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden in English gematria have a numeric value of 660, which is the approximate number of the beast. But only Sarah L. Palin has the numeric value of 666, which is the biblical number of the beast.
For those who don’t understand, Google – English gematria. I have included two separate links to two separate English gematria calculators below for you to see it first hand for yourself. See it and heed its meaning. I had always foreseen this since the 2008 election campaign. Now I proved it for everyone to see.
But wait, what do we have in store for the future? Here it is below so look into these words in the English gematria calculators in the links also —
American beast = 666
Lady of evil = 666
A martial law = 666
Anarchy U.S.A. = 666
http://prophecy.landmarkbiblebaptist.net/count.html
http://real-world-news.org/numerics/english-gematria.html
According to Hebrew gematria, the system of assigning numbers to letters, the name Sarah Palin, without the middle initial, also has a numeric value of 666.
The name “Sarah” in Hebrew is spelled:
Sarah = שרה
Shin = 300
Resh = 200
He = 5
The name “Palin” in Hebrew is spelled:
Palin = פאלין
Pe = 80
Aleph = 1
Lamed = 30
Nun = 50
Total = 666
האנטיכריסטוס יעלו בשנת 2012. ראו הוזהרתם
Dave,
Maybe you should try applying a little critical thinking to these words, from your own link above: “We do not believe this evidence is as strong and [sic] the prophetic, scientific and historic evidence of the Bible, OR THE EVIDENCE IN THE HEARTS AND LIVES OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN THROUGH RECEIVING CHRIST JESUS THROUGH THE TESTIMONY OF GOD”S WORD, but it is strong evidence nonetheless.” (emphasis mine)
If that doesn’t work out for you, how about applying the concept of “By their fruits ye shall know them” to the disciplined, courageous, honorable, good, right actions and life of Mrs. Palin. And if THAT doesn’t work, I suggest you shop this posting to the “National Enquirer,” where you’re likely to find lots of like-minded folks, and stop bothering the PJM community with your repetitive, word-salad post.
Toujours, Dave!
Read comment #53. I hope it helps.
Edgar Cayce, a world renowned psychic in the twentieth century, who was also known as, “The Sleeping Prophet” had this to say when asked the question below while in a self induced state of sleep –
Question :
In what form does the Antichrist come, spoken of in Revelation?
Answer:
In the spirit of that opposed to the spirit of truth. The fruits of the spirit of the Christ are love, joy, obedience, long-suffering, brotherly love, kindness. Against such there is no law. The spirit of hate, the Antichrist, is contention, strife, fault-finding, lovers of self, lovers of praise. Those are the Antichrist, and take possession of groups, masses, and show themselves even in the lives of men.
Ignorance is bliss but blindness is a tragedy!!!