Palin Indirectly Causes Damage

Fox news reported on December 14th that Sarah Palin's hometown church in Wasilla, Alaska was burned down by an arsonist with people - including two children - still inside. No one was hurt, but speculation is being made about the motives of the arsonist, particularly whether it was "as a result of 'undeserved negative attention' caused by her vice presidential campaign." Palin apollogized to the paster, who showed up just in time to see the entire church enfulged with smoke. It seems that the GOP excitment that Sarah Palin brought in is slowly being replaced by regreat, and in this case, violent actions.

Another interesting happening followed this same theme this week. McCain was asked byy ABC weather Palin could count on his support. In responce, McCain said "I can't say something like that. We've got some great other young governors. I think you're going to see the governors assume a greater leadership role in our Republican Party." The Palin bandwagon - assuming it existed - seems to be comming to a halt.

Articles:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/14/sarah-palin-apologies-pastor-local-church/
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/14/mccain.senate/

Palin at it again

The Associated Press reported that Sarah Palin is once again on the campaign trail. This time, instead of rallying in support of John McCain she will be rallying for Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss in Georgia. Chambliss received the most votes, but because he was not able to acquire over 50 percent of the vote he must now participate in a run off election. Palin was brought in to help stimulate conservative voters while the democratic opposition is targeting black voters.

Palin has been attending fundraisers and is set to speak at rallies. Although her presence is significant for Georgia, it is even more significant for Democrats across the nation, for a loss in Georgia would make it impossible for them to receive the 60 seats necessary to block Republican filibusters.

In times when gas prices have dropped dramatically and questions about Palin's trial concerning her ex brother-in-law are thriving, its astonishing that Palin isn't in Alaska, looking after the budget and her case.

Articles:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hHW-ZJ03DLcUGUM9z9p2nkbRAG-QD94PKLUG0
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/30/palin.campaign/

A Changed Palin

For Palin, opportunities have been sprouting everywhere, ranging from multiple television interviews to the wrath of the GOP.

Sarah Palin has recently had interviews with Larry King and Wolfe Blitzer, as well as Matt Lauer and Greta Van Susteren. Although much of the same chat about Palin's wardrobe and other issues continued, the real spoltlight was on Palin's possible candidacy in 2012, to which she responded,"The future is not that 2012 presidential race; it's next year and our next budgets,"once again dodging the bullet.

Although Palin may have helped Alaskan Senate and House candidates through gaining them a stronger Republican base in Alaska, she still isn't being recognized by republicans and their future. In fact, on Thursday the RGA announced its new leadership lineup, which does not include Sarah PAlin.

On a side note, Palin may strike a $7million book deal. Some would say she's milking her failure for all its worth.

Articles:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122670574255229689.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_mostpop
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/11/16/palins_political_potential/
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article5162538.ece
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/15/palin-greta/

Palin Plans

With the election comming to a close, all the talk about whether Palin helped or hurt McCain is trickling away and being replaced by talk of the republicans' futures. Palin remains vague on her plans for the future, but didn't strike out 2012 as a possibility. Her immediate plans are to return to her duties in Alaska, which may turn out to be significant considering the senate race. Overall, "Palin Plans to Remain on GOP's National Stage"

On a separate note, Tina Fey plans to step down as Palin impersonator for SNL so she can work on her own show, 30 Rock.



























Articles:
http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/11/tina-fey-says-s.html?iid=top25-20081105-Tina+Fey+says+she%27s+retiring+Sarah+Palin+impersonation
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/04/AR2008110404065.html?hpid=topnews
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/05/questions-swirl-palins-political-future/

Correction (addition)

My apologies for my accidental misrepresentation of Governor Sarah Palin. Much of the story was true but the context of her shirt were incorrect due to my speedy reading of the article. Future posts of the Sarah Palin blog will be double checked to reinforce accuracy and prevent similar incidents.

Three Big Dogs in PA

Palin, Obama, and McCain all found themselves battling it out for Pennsylvania's 21 electoral votes today in the somewhat industrial sectors of PA. While McCain and Obama did most of the talking (about health care, etc), Palin only seemed to be there to draw in the crowds. Palin planned two more rallies in PA.

On a separate note, Palin addressed a group of a few hundred in the auditorium of Shippensburg University wearing a shirt similar to the one seen bellow. Although she claims it was a mishap because she was under the impression that her day was over, it could very well be a failed attempt to balance out the $150,000 wardrobe we've heard so much about.



Info on Pennsylvania:
http://sites.google.com/site/sjunnarkar/Home/pennblog
Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/us/politics/29campaign.html?ref=politics
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/28/palin-wears-her-fiesty-attitude-on-her-tee/


CORRECTION: Sarah Palin's shirt said "SHIP HAPPENS" in reference to Shippensburg University where she was speaking.

State Funds

It has been discovered in recent days that Sarah Palin has been using Alaskan state funds to pay for her daughters flight fairs to various parts of the country, mostly Juneau. State law says that for state funds to be used, it must be for official state business. Apparently to Palin that means taking a family photo and watching their father compete in a dog snowmobile race. This issue, when combined with the numerious other negative storys that have come out about Palin, adds to the fatal blow Palin is delivering to McCain's campaign. Overall it seems Palin is holding the Republican ticket down.

Just a friendly note:

"putting this in God's hands, that the right thing for America will be done at the end of the day on Nov. 4." -Palin

Who needs a campaign when you have extreme religion?

Palin and McCain are in Ohio together, a state which no republican nominee has lost and gone on to win the election. For McCain and McCain supporter's sake, Palin can't slip up. At this point it would only take a single slip on Palin's part to destory McCain's campaign altogehter.

Sources:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_el_pr/palin_family_travel
http://www.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/the_latest_from_the_campaign_trail/21788/
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gOk9t_aHv9C5h0pxR6KbVY11gUlQD93VMJL81