Sarah Palin Hints At A Third-Party Candidacy
February 8, 2010 · carl · Print This Article
It seems that Sarah Barracuda has her sights set on the White House.
A favorite of many conservative Republicans, she now has the enthusiastic support of the Tea Party Nation.
Shortly after a speech at the first national Tea Party Convention, Palin asked “How’s that Hopey Changey stuff working out for ya’?”
The support of the Tea Party could lead Palin to consider a third-party candidacy as Ross Perot did in ‘92 and ‘96.
Sarah Palin, the former US presidential running-mate, on Sunday hinted strongly she was preparing a 2012 presidential bid and suggested that Barack Obama needed to take radical steps, such as going to war with Iran, to boost his chance of winning a re-election.
Ms Palin’s comments to Fox News Sunday followed a provocative speech on Saturday to the Tea Party Convention in Nashville.
Amid chants of “Run, Sarah, run”, Ms Palin told the Nashville audience: “America is ready for another revolution and you are part of this.”
The former governor of Alaska also mocked the president as a “charismatic guy with a tele-prompter” and accused him of being a “professor of law at a lecture” rather than the US commander-in-chief.
However, it was Ms Palin’s comments about Mr Obama on Sunday that are likely to cause most controversy. “Things would dramatically change if he [Mr Obama] decided to toughen up and do all that he can to secure our nation and our allies,” she told Fox.
“Say he decided to declare war on Iran, or decided to really come out and do whatever he could to support Israel, which I would like him to do.”
Pressed on whether she would run in 2012, she said: “I would if I believe that that is the right thing to do for our country and for the Palin family.”
However, Ms Palin, who took a fee of $100,000 (€71,400, £62,500) for the speech, which she said she would donate to the “cause”, has also hinted that her association with the Tea Party movement, a large chunk of which boycotted the Nashville convention because it charged $549 a ticket, could open the way to a third-party candidacy along the lines of Ross Perot’s 1992 and 1996 presidential bids. “You’ve got both party machines running scared,” she said.
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Here’s my take on the situation. Until somebody convinces me otherwise with facts and logic I’m going with Palin/Bachmann 2012. That’s as the Republican nominee or as an Independent. Everytime I convince myself to get behind a third party I recall the words of wisdom from Rush that it never works for some valid reasons. However this is NOT Perot or Nadar type times. There are many labels somone can tag on us but we all come together under one label : We the People. You think we are awake now ? We are only getting started. Last Feb we were a few concerned people paying enough attention to gather and protest and in under a year WITHOUT a leader we have taken Virginia, New Jesey, NY23 (a conservative win over Republicans) and the People’s Seat in Mass. I don’t think it will take a third party. Romney has Romneycare around his neck, Huckabee has a killer/rapist attached to him forever. Newt blew it in NY23 talking the party line. Rudy could have either Gillibrands job or Paterson’s job if he wanted but no more pres talk. If you paid attention to the Brown Brigade you saw a glimpse of what we can do for a campaign. Sarah Palin not only will take millions with her she takes millions who are willing to man the phones, send the e-mails, write the blogs, stand on the street corner ,etc WITHOUT pay. Perot and Nader never had US, Sarah does. Palin/Bachmann 2012 They’ll wring out that socialist mop ! Either as Republicans or Indy’s they will be Teapartiers Thanks for providing for comment, greatly appreciated.