Is she or isn’t she?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by brvanlanen

Sarah Palin continues to be coy when it comes to a Presidential run.

Political rock star Sarah Palin on Friday fueled the flames of speculation that she just might run for president, telling a mob of reporters who encircled her at the Iowa State Fair that she would campaign on her record as a mayor and governor in Alaska.

If she runs, she would speak from the heart about “where I think America needs to head and how I think we can turn the economy around, and here’s what I’ve done in the past to show you truly a foundation of where my beliefs come from, of what works — in a small town, in a state, in a big industry like oil and gas,” said Palin, the 2008 vice presidential nominee. “What is it that can be done to turn things around. I’ll express that.”

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Palin said she’s simply resuming her One Nation bus tour — and that she didn’t think she was stealing any candidate’s thunder. She’s seriously considering entering the race, she said, and she thinks her followers deserve an answer soon.

“This is what I’ve told Todd over and over: I don’t want to be seen as or perceived as stringing people along, asking supporters, ‘Oh, don’t jump in there on someone else’s bandwagon.’ That’s not fair to them after another month or two goes by. They need to know who it is that they can jump behind.”

So when can an announced decision be expected?

But next month “has to be kind of a drop-dead timeline” for deciding whether or not she will make a bid for the White House herself, she said.

And what would a campaign look like?

Asked how she’d run her campaign, Palin said it would be unconventional and grass-roots-based.

“I wouldn’t be out there looking for hires out of that political bubble that seem to result in the same old ideas,” she said.

This is looking a lot like when Fred Thompson threw his hat in the ring 4 years ago. Is that a good or bad thing?

Sarah Palin keeps speculation going during visit to fair – DesMoinesRegister.com (news.google.com)
Palin visits Iowa fair, stokes 2012 speculation (aegischronicle.com)

Palin: Eliminate all energy subsidies

Posted on May 31, 2011 by brvanlanen

Hmm looks like Wisconsin 8th District Congressman Reid Ribble isn’t the only Republican who thinks all energy subsidies should be on the table.

Seems presumptive Presidential candidate and former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin agrees.

Asked Tuesday whether she supports the federal subsidy of ethanol, an always critical issue in the presidential nominating cycle, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin went one step further and called for the elimination of all energy subsidies.

“I think that all of our energy subsidies need to be relooked at today and eliminated,” Palin told RCP during a quick stop at a coffee shop in this picturesque town tucked into the south-central Pennsylvania countryside. “And we need to make sure that we’re investing and allowing our businesses to invest in reliable energy products right now that aren’t going to necessitate subsidies because, bottom line, we can’t afford it.”

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“We’ve got to allow the free market to dictate what’s most efficient and economical for our nation’s economy. No, at this time, our country can’t afford the subsidies. Before, though, we even start arguing about some of these domestic subsidies that need to be eliminated — should be — we need to look at ending subsidies and loans to foreign countries and their energy production that we’re relying on, like Brazil.”

Sarah Palin wants to terminate all energy subsidies, including ethanol – Los Angeles Times (news.google.com)
Palin: End all energy subsidies (politico.com)

Kate Gosselin and kids with Sarah Palin

Posted on August 8, 2010 by brvanlanen

This should be an interesting show to watch.

It’s confirmed – Kate Gosselin and her eight pint sized Kate Plus 8 co-stars will appear in a TLC reality show special with former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

The Gosselins will make a special guest appearance on Sarah Palin’s new reality show Sarah Palin’s Alaska, TLC’s president confirmed at tonight’s (Friday) Television Critics Association meeting in Los Angeles. While exact details haven’t been revealed, the Gosselin clan will reportedly go camping with Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin’s Alaska is set to premiere in November. TLC has described Palin’s role in the new series as somewhat of a television tour guide and historian. Sarah Palin’s Alaska will “reveal Alaska’s powerful beauty as it has never been filmed, and as told by one of the state’s proudest daughters,” the network said. (Source: Examiner)

It’s official: Sarah Palin and Kate Gosselin are joining forces (popwatch.ew.com)
“5 Things New BFFs Sarah Palin and Kate Gosselin Have InÂ Common” and related posts (blogs.babble.com)

Talking about life today

Posted on January 22, 2010 by brvanlanen

That’s what Sarah Palin and daughter Bristol will be doing on the Oprah Winfrey Show. From Sarah’s Facebook Notes page:

In light of today’s March for Life in D.C., which promotes a positive, peaceful, hopeful message concerning the sanctity of life, Bristol and I are being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey to talk about choosing life. The show airs today, and you can check your local listings for details.

The Oprah Winfrey show is on at 4:oo pm CST on WFRV Channel 5 locally.