Palin: “I am happy, honored, proud, to get any speaking check that was ever offered to me..."

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Palin Speaks: “How’s that Hopey-Changey Thing Working Out for Ya?”

By David Weigel

NASHVILLE — “I’m so proud to be an American! Happy birthday, Ronald Reagan.”

Sarah Palin took the stage of the National Tea Party Convention to a thundering ovation, which she cut down quickly by praising “anyone who serves in uniform or has served in uniform” and diving right into her speech.

“I am a supporter of this movement. I believe in this movement,” said Palin. “America is ready for another revolution.”

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When she moved back to domestic policy, Palin delved again and again into stories that are familiar to political junkies and Tea Party activists. “How’s that hopey-changey thing working out for ya?” said Palin, paraphrasing a slogan made popular on Tea Party T-shirts.” She mocked the stimulus package–the speech was heavy on mockery–by leaning slightly down and saying “nobody messes with Joe,” quoting a comment President Obama made that has been more or less forgotten outside of Tea Party circles.

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“I am happy, honored, proud, to get any speaking check that was ever offered to me and to give it for the cause,” said Palin. “I will live and die for this cause.”

A moron, addressing 600 fucking lunatics.

[Vincardog]

1. Follow the money MAKE HER DO IT

[babylonsister]

2. Hey, she made lotsa money, who the hell cares about the message? nt

[Blue_In_AK]

3. "I will live and die for this cause."

I wish she'd hurry and get to the second part of that.

[Robb]

7. Indeed. Go Sarah! You're halfway there!! nt

[Historic NY]

4. Lets follow the money & find out just where it goes.

[DailyGrind51]

6. She uses the money to buy copies of her own book!

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/sarah-palin-pac-buy-book/story?id=9718024

"The former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate had her political organization spend more than $63,000 on what her reports describe as "books for fundraising donor fulfillment." The payments went to Harper Collins, her publisher, and in some instances to HSP Direct, a Virginia-based direct mail fundraising firm that serves a number of well-known conservative politicians and pundits...."

[mscuedawg]

5. Please tell me...she did NOT say "hopey changey thing"...

Did she????

[Cha]

8. She's talking to assholes who voted for her..they're all

sourgrapes and shit.

[Cass]

9. What? She's donating her speaker's fee to the TeaParty "convention"?

I think she is full of it.

Wasn't there some question about whether this so-called "convention" was on the up and up with the finances which caused Bachman and Blackburn to back out?

[tanyev]

11. Oh no, she'll be donating it to "the cause" over the next few years.

I think we'll find out that the cause is what she calls her PAC.

"I am happy, honored, proud, to get cash any speaking check that was ever offered to me."

[Cass]

12. Aha! I think you are right about "the cause" being her PAC.

It freaks me out that anyone would pay her $100,000 for a speech.

[Cha]

10. Pathetic what the corporatemedia will promote over Democracy.

"First, if Palin is going mock the president for using a teleprompter while giving speeches, it's probably not a good idea to act like an unprepared 14-year-old, scribbling answers to easy questions on her hand. It doesn't exactly scream "presidential material."

Second, that she wrote notes at all suggests Palin was aware of the questions in advance. She obviously couldn't prepare answers unless she knew what she'd be asked. If so, think about what that tells us about her readiness -- Sarah Palin was afraid questions from Tea Party activists might be too difficult.

I realize her fans tend to be pretty far gone, but reasonable people should agree that this is at least a little scary.

Update: Here's a terrific photo of Palin's cheat sheet. The words on her hand read, “Energy. Tax. Lift American Spirits.” In other words, she knew what question to expect, and was afraid she might forget her own vision for the near future. How sad.

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