Sarah Palin backs out of fundraising dinner -- again

[Zorro]

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Sarah Palin’s on-again, off-again appearance at Monday night’s gala GOP fundraising dinner is off — again.

After being invited — for a second time — to speak to the annual joint fundraiser for the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Palin was told abruptly Saturday night that she would not be allowed to address the thousands of Republicans there after all.

The Alaska governor may now skip the dinner altogether, and her allies are miffed at what they see as a slight from the congressional wing of the Republican Party.

The reason given for the snub, said a Palin aide, was that NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions was concerned about not wanting to upstage former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the fundraising gala’s keynote speaker...

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23454.html

The GOP implosion just gets better and better.

[donco6]

1. I'm thinking a "Draft Palin" movement is called for.

Let's get her up there to crash the stage!

[grantcart]

27. exactly, they are only stopping her because they are sexists

and they hate real conservatives


and hate people who own guns


and are from Alaska.

[NC_Nurse]

2. If she just parrots Newts speech at the same event, that will look pretty bad...

;-)

[SamCooke]

3. Her and her Allies need to take a hint. Go AWAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Her narcissism will be her undoing

and that of the Repugs as well.

[AtomicKitten]

5. I applaud her flakiness and hope to see more of her squirrelly behavior in the future.

You go crazy lady!

[babylonsister]

6. Sounds like she didn't back out at all. So the rethugs

prefer a disgraced speaker to a sitting governor and the rethug candidate for VP of the US?

Whoa. And :rofl: Either way, ya gotta love it.

[Catshrink]

8. I think it's pretty clear that Newtie is running in '12.

And it looks like the House & Senate Repugs prefer him to Bible Spice.

How does the story go? His wife (2nd?) was in the hospital dying of cancer and Newtie had her served with divorce papers so he could marry her mistress? Is that right? I just want to make sure I understand Republican family values.

[mwb970]

12. "President Gingrich"?

Now there's a scary thought.

[Marsala]

13. In fairness, not *quite* as scary a thought as "President Palin"

But close.

[Pacifist Patriot]

15. As a Georgia girl...

I'd put them on equal footing for presidential fear factor.

[Catshrink]

20. When you put it that way

:puke:

[Raschel]

28. Newt AGAIN? How many times do they recycle their losers?

[madmom]

29. I also heard a rumor that he offered A's for sex when he was a college prof.....

:shrug: anyone else ever hear this one?

[Catshrink]

30. eeeeeewwwwwww

[donco6]

32. "Commander Can't" in '12

Has a ring to it.

[Clio the Leo]

7. She really is at a big disadvantage living out in Alaska....

... it's takes a bigger effort to get to the East Coast than it does for the rest of the GOP folks.

And she also has a problem with the news cycle .... but the time she gets the news it's already .... well, the next day. lol

[Cha]

9. I looked up from my computer

today and she was muted on my local New York news station for some reason..I flipped that channel real quick.

Talk about a downer.

[LiberalFighter]

19. Don't consider it a downer. Consider it another opportunity for the GOP to go down the tubes.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

10. IF there is a just and merciful God

SP will NEVER be POTUS. There will be a woman POTUS someday to be sure but it will NEVER be her IMHO. If God is vengeful and wrathful, however, well, then all bets are off.
:scared:

[KingFlorez]

11. I love this continuing disaster

I'm anxiously awaiting more.

[Pacifist Patriot]

14. BWAAAAHHAA! Fear that Palin will upstage Gingrich? Does anyone need...

any more proof the GOP is barely functioning as a political party?

[BlooInBloo]

16. If you can't even face your own party, how on earth will she deal with the terra-ists?

:rofl:

[psychopomp]

18. Well, she IS holding down the front line against Putin's reared head

:rofl:

[Orsino]

17. She ought to read all those e-mails from Katherine Harris...

...as it's clear Palin is not getting the message.

[LiberalFighter]

21. I would think an organization would want to show off ALL of their stars.

But of course, in most cases that would be good if it weren't the Republican Party.

If they don't want to upstage Newt then have her be the last speaker. When many of the audience will be gone.

[SoCalDem]

22. If she can't "talk", she won't go .. nothing but a spoiled brat n/t

[Raschel]

25. Exactly. She wanted to speak at McCain's concession speech.

She won't go if she can't have the spotlight.

[blogslut]

23. heehee

So, the battle of the losing-party stars in on? Failin' Palin versus the Newt?

Awesome.

[zulchzulu]

24. She's not ready yet... still has to learn what century the country was started

There's so much to learn!

[Raschel]

26. Don't blame 'em. Who could stand to listen to that voice? (besides Taad)

[Raster]

31. Don't you mean "First Dude?"