Palin Out, Newt In

[IHuntRinos]

Here's the replay:

Me: "Palin is dead meat within the Republican party..."

Palin-worshippers: "You don't like Palin... You're a troll... Go worship your messiah, Obama"

Me: "Uh, okay..."


A few weeks pass... Palin is dropped (she didn't drop herself) as keynote speaker, Newt is her chosen replacement...


Me: "I told you so"


Republicans Disinvite Palin to Major Fundraiser - Presidential Politics | Political News - FOXNews.com

[IHuntRinos]

Waiting for the Palin-worshippers to call me a troll (for seeing the obvious).

Wait for it... Wait for it...

[NewC]

Ronald Reagan was dead meat in 1976 when only four Congressmen endorsed him. That worked out for the nay-sayers.

[NewC]

Waiting for the Palin-worshippers to call me a troll (for seeing the obvious).

Wait for it... Wait for it...

Wait no longer

[tperkins2009]

Here's the story. I like Newt, but I hope this is just a scheduling thing.

Palin out as headliner for GOP dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is out, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is in as keynote speaker at a Republican dinner this spring.
Palin, the party's 2008 nominee for vice president, had been slated to address the annual Senate-House Dinner in Washington on June 8. The dinner, sponsored by the House and Senate Republican campaign committees, is one of the GOP's biggest fundraisers.

Palin will be replaced by Gingrich. Both are popular figures with the party's base.

A spokesman for the Senate GOP committee, Brian Walsh, said Palin's team informed the campaign committees that her responsibilities in Alaska prevented her from committing to the speech until the end of the legislative session.

"We completely understand and respect Governor Palin's focus on her official state business; however, there is obviously an enormous amount of planning that goes into this annual event. For that reason, we invited and are honored to have former Speaker Newt Gingrich join us as our speaker," Walsh said in an e-mail.

A spokeswoman for Palin denied that she had ever confirmed her role as a speaker, even though the NRSC and the NRCC issued a joint press release two weeks ago trumpeting her appearance.

"Enthusiasm during a scheduling meeting among SarahPAC members to discuss events that we thought the governor should consider attending was misinterpreted as a confirmation of attendance," Palin spokeswoman Meghan Stapleton said in an e-mail.

SarahPAC is the name of a political action committee Palin launched to help support candidates for federal and state office.

Palin catapulted to fame last year as Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate and is widely believed to be eyeing a presidential bid in 2012. The leadership committee is intended to help serve as a vehicle for Palin's political activities.

Asked about possible miscommunications between the leadership committee and the governor's office, Stapleton said: "We are always working hard to make sure the bright line exists between official and unofficial business as we respond to thousands of requests for Governor Palin's time."

[IHuntRinos]

:)

I think Ronnie and Failin' Palin are a breed apart and this is a completely different media environment than '76.

The media coverage will never let Palin live down her past guffaws (whether real or contrived). She's too high risk for the party to bet it all on, plain and simple.

[IHuntRinos]

Time will prove one side of this argument right or the other... but the rumblings are a lot more than a scheduling conflict.

From the Fox article:
"She was a disaster," one Republican source told FOX News.

[NewC]

The 'Republicans' who are against Palin never have any real proof to back any of their claims.

[warpig]

Newt has more good ideas than any other Republican at this time. Palin has a grittyness about her that is lacking in the party.

[NewC]

Newt has more good ideas than any other Republican at this time. Palin has a grittyness about her that is lacking in the party.

That's a good explanation. It's better than IHuntRino's jibberish.