Governor Palin today posted on Facebook: We have witnessed something very disturbing this week. The Republican establishment which fought Ronald Reagan in the 1970s and which continues to fight the grassroots Tea Party movement today has adopted the tactics of the left in using the media and the politics of personal destruction to attack an opponent. We will look back on this week and realize that something changed. I have given numerous interviews wherein I espoused the benefits of thorough vetting during aggressive contested primary elections, but this week’s tactics aren’t what I meant. Those who claim allegiance to Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment should stop and think about where we are today. Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater, the fathers of the modern conservative movement, would be ashamed of us in this primary. Let me make clear that I have no problem with the routine rough and tumble of a heated campaign. As I said at the first Tea Party convention two years ago, I am in favor of contested primaries and healthy, pointed debate. They help focus candidates and the electorate. I have fought in tough and heated contested primaries myself. But what we have seen in Florida this week is beyond the pale. It was unprecedented in GOP primaries. I’ve seen it before – heck, I lived it before – but not in a GOP primary race. I am sadly too familiar with these tactics because they were used against the GOP ticket in 2008. The left seeks to single someone out and destroy his or her record and reputation and family using the media as a channel to dump handpicked and half-baked campaign opposition research on the public. The difference in 2008 was that I was largely unknown to the American public, so they had no way of differentiating between the lies and the truth. All of it came at them at once as “facts” about me. But Newt Gingrich is known to us – both the good and the bad. We know that Newt fought in the trenches during the Reagan Revolution. As Rush Limbaugh pointed out, Newt was among a handful of Republican Congressman who would regularly take to the House floor to defend Reagan at a time when conservatives didn’t have Fox News or talk radio or conservative blogs to give any balance to the liberal mainstream media. Newt actually came at Reagan’s administration “from the right” to remind Americans that freer markets and tougher national defense would win our future. But this week a few handpicked and selectively edited comments which Newt made during his 40-year career were used to claim that Newt was somehow anti-Reagan, and isn’t conservative enough to go against the accepted moderate in the primary race. (I know, it makes no sense, and the GOP establishment hopes you won’t stop and think about this nonsense. Mark Levin and others have shown the ridiculousness of this.) To add insult to injury, this “anti-Reagan” claim was made by a candidate who admitted to not even supporting or voting for Reagan. He actually was against the Reagan movement, donated to liberal candidates, and said he didn’t want to go back to the Reagan days. You can’t change history. We know that Newt Gingrich brought the Reagan Revolution into the 1990s. We know it because none other than Nancy Reagan herself announced this when she presented Newt with an award, telling us, “The dramatic movement of 1995 is an outgrowth of a much earlier crusade that goes back half a century. Barry Goldwater handed the torch to Ronnie, and in turn Ronnie turned that torch over to Newt and the Republican members of Congress to keep that dream alive.” As Rush and others pointed out, if Nancy Reagan had ever thought that Newt was in any way an opponent of her beloved husband, she would never have even appeared on a stage with him, let alone presented him with an award and said such kind things about him. Nor would Reagan’s son, Michael Reagan, have chosen to endorse Newt in this primary race. There are no two greater keepers of the Reagan legacy than Nancy and Michael Reagan. What we saw with this ridiculous opposition dump on Newt was nothing short of Stanlin-esque re-writing of history. It was Alinsky tactics at their worst. But this whole thing isn’t really about Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney. It is about the GOP establishment vs. the Tea Party grassroots and independent Americans who are sick of the politics of personal destruction used now by both parties’ operatives with a complicit media egging it on. In fact, the establishment has been just as dismissive of Ron Paul and Rick Santorum. Newt is an imperfect vessel for Tea Party support, but in South Carolina the Tea Party chose to get behind him instead of the old guard’s choice. In response, the GOP establishment voices denounced South Carolinian voters with the same vitriol we usually see from the left when they spew hatred at everyday Americans “bitterly clinging” to their faith and their Second Amendment rights. The Tea Party was once again told to sit down and shut up and listen to the “wisdom” of their betters. We were reminded of the litany of Tea Party endorsed candidates in 2010 that didn’t win. Well, here’s a little newsflash to the establishment: without the Tea Party there would have been no historic 2010 victory at all. I spoke up before the South Carolina primary to urge voters there to keep this primary going because I have great concern about the GOP establishment trying to anoint a candidate without the blessing of the grassroots and all the needed energy and resources we as commonsense constitutional conservatives could bring to the general election in order to defeat President Obama. Now, I respect Governor Romney and his success. But there are serious concerns about his record and whether as a politician he consistently applied conservative principles and how this impacts the agenda moving forward. The questions need answers now. That is why this primary should not be rushed to an end. We need to vet this. Pundits in the Beltway are gleefully proclaiming that this primary race is over after Florida, despite 46 states still not having chimed in. Well, perhaps it’s possible that it will come to a speedy end in just four days; but with these questions left unanswered, it will not have come to a satisfactory conclusion. Without this necessary vetting process, the unanswered question of Governor Romney’s conservative bona fides and the unanswered and false attacks on Newt Gingrich will hang in the air to demoralize many in the electorate. The Tea Party grassroots will certainly feel disenfranchised and disenchanted with the perceived orchestrated outcome from self-proclaimed movers and shakers trying to sew this all up. And, trust me, during the general election, Governor Romney’s statements and record in the private sector will be relentlessly parsed over by the opposition in excruciating detail to frighten off swing voters. This is why we need a fair primary that is not prematurely cut short by the GOP establishment using Alinsky tactics to kneecap Governor Romney’s chief rival. As I said in my speech in Iowa last September, the challenge of this election is not simply to replace President Obama. The real challenge is who and what we will replace him with. It’s not enough to just change up the uniform. If we don’t change the team and the game plan, we won’t save our country. We truly need sudden and relentless reform in Washington to defend our republic, though it’s becoming clearer that the old guard wants anything but that. That is why we should all be concerned by the tactics employed by the establishment this week. We will not save our country by becoming like the left. And I question whether the GOP establishment would ever employ the same harsh tactics they used on Newt against Obama. I didn’t see it in 2008. Many of these same characters sat on their thumbs in ‘08 and let Obama escape unvetted. Oddly, they’re now using every available microscope and endoscope – along with rewriting history – in attempts to character assassinate anyone challenging their chosen one in their own party’s primary. So, one must ask, who are they really running against? - Sarah Palin Retrieved from: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150516734848435.

AGU’s history and accomplishments:

In 2010 American Grizzlies United (AGU) introduced two projects: Organize4Palin (O4P) and Students4Palin (S4P). The original goal of the O4P project was to help Governor Sarah Palin’s endorsed candidates get elected to office.

With only two months to learn the ropes, O4P worked tirelessly in the 2010 election cycle. O4P, knocked on doors, made phone calls, waved signs, walked precincts, and circumvented the establishment party machine and brought about real change.

O4P had a 67% success rate in the 2010 mid-terms.

O4P helped Governor Palin elect: 1 Secretary of State, 2 Attorneys General, 6 Senators, 7 Governors, and 37 House Reps.

After the 2010 midterm elections O4P volunteered our nation wide network to help with the promotion of Victory Film Group’s The Undefeated.   By using our personal connections, modern technology, and the good old fashioned telephone, O4P volunteers worked tirelessly to help fill strategically selected theaters on opening weekend.

On a per screen basis O4P’s citizen activism helped The Undefeated hold it’s own against Harry Potter, The Transformers, and Winnie the Pooh.

Even the Los Angeles Times was so impressed by the ability to use practically no marketing money, they conceded:

“This is a new model that is going to benefit the entire entertainment industry and audiences who want to see unique products”

After The Undefeated opened, O4P began laying the ground work for a Sarah Palin 2012 Presidential run.

That nation wide ground work and structure remains intact today.

At this time, Governor Palin is not seeking the GOP nomination.

AGU’s plans for 2012:

In the 2012 election cycle O4P will again help candidates who are endorsed by Sarah Palin.

Additionally, AGU will help candidates that are endorsed by YOU.

AGU will help vetted, down ticket candidates (all the way down to the local level) who are:

- Good candidates who put country first.

- Good candidates who understand that energy independence is the key element of our economic security and betterment that all Americans want and deserve.

- Good candidates who believe in American Exceptionalism.

- And lastly, good candidates who understand that American foreign policy should, above all, be founded in our national interest, and not the interests of others.

Check out the new AGU website HERE: American Grizzlies United

AGU has already received many requests from Tea Party candidates running for office in 2012.

In the coming weeks our volunteers will be receiving resources to help educate and empower ordinary citizens.

One of these resources is: The Grizzly Doctrine; A Crib Sheet. This manuscript will provide a framework for discussion about the honest and ethical policies that all Americans should expect from our leaders. Besides covering the issues that Americans are concerned with, the manuscipt helps educate ordinary citizen volunteers on the best ways to approach potential voters to discuss candidates positions.

Another AGU resource: Citizen Activism Guide; showcases volunteerism, vetting, and organizing your precinct.

AGU feels strongly that there is only one way to put America back on the right track. And that is through an engaged citizenry. An engaged citizenry is key to effectively govern and pass the agenda of sudden and relentless reform that our republic is in need of.

Through an engaged citizenry AGU believes we have a unique opportunity to build a better future for all.

With O4P helping candidates that are endorsed by Governor Palin and AGU concentrating on down ticket local races; our agenda for 2012 is to educate and empower ordinary citizens to come together and make sure that on November 6, 2012 America elects candidates on every level of government who will stop the out of control, out of touch, liberal agenda of Barack Obama.

Students4Palin (S4P):

Students4Palin (S4P), the official student wing of American Grizzlies United (AGU), inspires and facilitates political action in young people across the country. S4P is a convenient, one-stop shop of important news and information about citizen activism for busy young adults. S4P prepares young people to serve as vehicles and public servants for other like-minded young people as they connect and engage with one another.

Other upcoming activities:

AGU will have a presence at CPAC and we’ve got tons of cool free things to give out (courtesy of O4P-CA’s essexandorange1773.com) Check out the Sarah SWAG package available at E & O: SARAH SWAG 4 CPAC

AGU will be helping out at Grizzly Fest’s Winter Summit 

New AGU Organization Structure:

Due to AGU’s expansion, the position and duties of National Director have been transferred to a 5 member Board of Directors.

Actions and decisions on the National level are now approved by a simple majority vote.

AGU Board of Directors:

Martha Cano; Board Member, TX State Coordinator

Mary Beth House; Board Member, TN State Coordinator

R.F. Lawrence; Board Member

Susan Widdowson; Board Member, GA State Coordinator

Thomas S Schmitz; Chairman of the Board, CA State Coordinator

AGU looks forward to coming together and making sure that on November 6, 2012 we retain the House, seize the Senate and ensure that our new President of the United States has a congress of common sense, constitutional, conservative public servants.

By keeping our determination and our commitment intact. We can advance, strengthen, and carry on this organized entity that works together toward the restoration of our founder’s values and principles – on every level of government.

This is 2012. This is an election year. Our work continues. Let’s restore America.

Thomas S Schmitz

American Grizzlies United; Chairman

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Obama promised "more government growth and centralized federal government planning to create a utopia for us....[The State of the Union] was frustrating to watch....Socialism is shared misery," former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tonight said on her premiere interview with John Stossel from her home in Wasilla, Alaska. On Obama's line about using an "all of the above approach" to energy - a line he ripped from Gov. Palin - she said, "maybe he's come around in his rhetoric, because it's an election year." Gov. Palin noted that many Gulf oil rigs closed during his drilling moratorium and would take months or years to return following the removal of the moratorium.

Obama never spoke about ANWR, drilling, Solyndra, or our massive debt and deficit, she said.

"People want to believe the best," about politicians, Gov. Palin said, but she said "voters should step back and do a little research," even though "we have lives, and are raising children," and do not devote our lives to politics.

Gov. Palin reiterated her position on Ron Paul. She does not support his isolationist foreign policy, but said "he is the only one who is passionate about doing something about our debt. His austerity measures are spot on."

Gov. Palin also said the GOP establishment and the liberal media do not like Newt Gingrich and are "crucifying him," trafficking in falsehoods. She regarded Peggy Noonan's "angry muffin" assessment as little more than pure hypocrisy, since one candidate was being targeted for something all are doing. Gov. Palin said she had dealt with it for her 20 years in politics.

Video retrieved from SarahNET

Governor Palin today posted on Facebook:

It seems astonishing that someone would be offended by a simple prayer card placed on an airline’s meal tray, but I guess that’s the politically correct world we live in now. A few days ago, Rev. Franklin Graham gave me a heads up that Alaska Airlines may discontinue its nice, decades-long Alaskan tradition of including a little prayer card on flight meal trays. Rev. Graham is a frequent flyer to Alaska on Alaska Airlines because of his missionary work. Of course, as an Alaskan I’m also a frequent flyer on this airlines, which always seems to provide superb service. When I heard from Rev. Graham, I immediately sent the following letter to the CEO and President of Alaska Airlines.

It feels so odd that some may be offended by a little card with an encouraging non-denominational verse from the Psalms, but how often do we hear complaints about tawdry ads or billboard images flashing at us everywhere we turn? People of faith and common decency just shrug and move on from the constant assault on their sensibilities; we don’t call for censorship – at least I don’t. So, why in this day and age must every reference to faith in God be censored from the public square? Why must a private company buckle under pressure from a handful of people who find a little card saying “the Lord is my shepherd” offensive? I’m sure there are many more people who appreciate the cards, or at least are ambivalent about them.

Is it any wonder that people of faith feel their beliefs are constantly marginalized or even under outright attack when we hear reports like this and stories about Catholic institutions being forced to sue the Obama administration over their right to conscience objections? This Alaska Airlines story is just about a simple meal card, but for these Catholic institutions it’s about an issue that cuts to the heart of their deepest religious beliefs.

Here is the letter I sent to Alaska Airlines, and I encourage other customers to let their voices be heard. Granted, it’s hip to wage war on American traditions lately – especially anything faith-based – but for many of us it’s just not in our DNA to merely shrug off the nonsensical attacks on positive, inspiring, and (in my opinion) needed encouragement today.

Dear Mr. Ayer and Mr. Tilden:

Thank you for your tremendous service to Alaskans and so many others over all these years! We love Alaska Airlines. As I tell everyone, it is my favorite.

In my book “Going Rogue” I gave a special shout-out to airline employees because of the extraordinary customer service and good attitudes I witness on flights that my family and I take around this great country. It’s inspiring and impressive to see the sweet spirit of hard working airline employees shine, in spite of sometimes difficult people and circumstances dealt with everyday.

Also inspiring and impressive, and very encouraging, is the special touch Alaska Airlines has blessed fliers with for many years. Your small prayer cards that remind us of the beauty of thankfulness have never ceased to amaze me. In this tumultuous world, finding this little tangible reminder of such an important virtue is always uplifting! Thank you for providing the cards.

It’s come to my attention that the cards may be discontinued due to a few who are offended. I really hope this is just a rumor. Please remain strong and courageous in the face of a cultural trend that wants to wage war on any positive thing that a few may construe as offensive. The Alaska Airlines tradition should be looked upon as an all-American, hopeful, encouraging gesture. Please don’t discontinue the cards.

Thank you again for your service!

Sarah Palin and family

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Ed. Note: This SarahPAC fund-raising letter was customized to each donor and geared for check mail-in. In re-typing, the original document has been slightly modified to obfuscate personal information and to bring donors to the online donation page. As Mr. Crawford wrote, Gov. Palin will be aggressively campaigning nationwide so we can retain the House, take the Senate, and the White House. Her work will rise above endorsements to include supporting candidates on the stump. These activities require our support.

January 20, 2012

With just 10 months left until Election Day, Barack Obama is showing the American people yet again why he can't be trusted, why he can't lead, and why he must be defeated this November.

• Against the advice of even federal advisers, he doled out more than $500 MILLION of our tax dollars to his "green jobs" cronies at Solyndra - where it promptly disappeared after they filed for bankruptcy.
• He thumbed his nose at Congress and appointed a nominee to head up his new "Consumer Protection Agency" without congressional approval. Senator Mitch McConnell called it an unprecedented power grab that "arrogantly circumvented the American people."
• Obama's disastrous economic policies led to our nation's first credit "down-grade." And Obama still wants to raise the debt ceiling!
• And while he just slashed our military budget, he's raising welfare spending by $900 MILLION.

Barack Obama's so-called "change" has forced Americans into unconstitutional "Obamacare"...higher taxes...and a weakened national security.

And if his out-of-control spending isn't stopped, he will endanger the economic security of future generations of Americans by leading us into European-style debt crisis.

That's not change... it's socialism. And it's crushing the American Spirit that made our nation great.

Our Founding Fathers knew what they were doing when they wrote the U.S. Constitution. They designed a government that works for the people... not the other way around.

• A government that thrives on hard work - not hand-outs.
• A government that will live within its means - not mortgage our children's future to pay for today's bureaucratic waste.
• And a government that will maintain a strong national defense - not bow down to nations who despise us and our way of life.

Barack Obama has forgotten the values that made our nation great. But Gov. Palin hasn't.

And if you're ready to help her elect fiscally-conservative, pro-family, pro-America patriots on Election Day, then please [click the SarahPAC graphic] to send your best gift today.

You and I both know the power a Sarah Palin endorsement will carry in these elections....especially when it comes to defeating Barack Obama.

That's why we need to be ready to strike at a moment's notice. And that means we need a war chest that can go head-to-head with Obama's.

You've given as much as [redacted] to SarahPAC before. You helped us take back the House in the crucial 2010 mid-term elections.

But now everything is on the line. Control of the House. The Senate. And the White House.

with so much at stake, Gov. Palin is counting on your best gift possible today. Thank you for standing with her again!

Sincerely,

Tim Crawford
SarahPAC Finance Director

P.S. It's not enough to complain about Obama's arrogance and his socialist agenda. Gov. Palin is ready to help defeat him - but she needs the support of freedom-loving citizens like you to help her shape the debate, campaign across the country, and throw the full weight of SarahPAC behind every candidate she endorses. Will you help us take back our nation this November? If so, please [click the graphic now to] rush your ...gift ...to Gov. Palin today. Thank you again!

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"We've got candidates who can do the job. We can't be spewing negative rhetoric against them. We need to be united. I'm proud of the American voter," former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tonight said in the closing moments of a TV interview with Fox Business' Eric Bolling from her home in Wasilla, Alaska as her fireplace roared behind her. Gov. Palin's statement was in response to Bolling's "are you running? Your supporters hear you and think you should run!" Gov. Palin said that with voter vetting, the GOP field will produce a candidate who will be successful in taking on Obama in the general election.

Gov. Palin said Florida voters should tune into what the media is doing and see if they are being fair. She also cautioned voters to watch and observe the elites in the GOP machine. "They're content with crony capitalism," she said. "If they seem to be unfairly attacking, run and vote in the opposite direction." Gov. Palin further cautioned Florida voters to observe which candidates have cut budgets and government growth. "We need Reaganesque in the White House," and someone who can work on both sides of the aisle, Gov. Palin said.

Gov. Palin also said the media will try to "tamp down the influence of the Tea Party movement. Gingrich, Paul, Santorum, even Romney have all promoted Reaganesque low tax, free-market policies. Do not ignore the roar of Tea Party patriots," Gov. Palin said.

"I want an even playing field. The media is goading Romney to release his tax returns," but Gov. Palin noted that no such goading has occurred with Ron Paul and Rick Santorum, neither of whom are releasing their returns. Gingrich had been goaded to release his tax returns and Freddie Mac contract. "some people want to pick an issue to hang on one candidate. If one candidate is being goaded to release tax returns, they all should be, Gov. Palin said.

Gov. Palin said that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie "made a rookie mistake" by saying that Newt Gingrich "is an embarrassment to the Republican Party" for various reasons. "He played right into the media's hands." In what has become the takeaway from this interview, Gov. Palin said, "sometimes when your candidates loses in one step, you kind of get your panties in a wad. It reflects a lack of self-discipline." Gov. Palin reiterated that it was a "rookie mistake" and that Gov. Christie had been in office only a year or two. She made reference to his use of a state helicopter to attend his child's ball game, a move that could be seen as embarrassing to the Republican Party. "He'll learn that the media goad you. He just produced an ad for the Democrats to use if Newt is the nominee," Gov. Palin said. She added that Gingrich fought HillaryCare, balanced budgets and worked with the Democrats on key legislation such as welfare reform.

On Obama's forthcoming State of the Union address, Gov. Palin predicted "it will be more reflecting of the failed policies of Obama. He is going to try to explain that getting deeper into debt will get us out of debt. The American public was awakened. His speech is so Orwellian. He is the opposite of what we need. That is why people are rising up and boldly going against him and calling him a socialist if need be. He needs policies to drag everyone down to level the playing field in his vision," she said. Gov. Palin said that our President's policies should uplift everyone, and that's done by re-industrializing, eliminating the corporate tax, reducing the size of the federal government, and allowing free markets to thrive.

Video retrieved from SarahNET

"My endorsement still isn't worth a hill of beans," but Florida voters should ask who is the best Reagan conservative, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tonight said in a two-segment TV interview from her home studio in Wasilla, Alaska. President Reagan "decreased federal spending and lowered tax rates," she said. Gov. Palin said voters should listen to those who worked for President Reagan, such as Art Laffer.

Gov. Palin also exhorted voters to "pay close attention to a candidate's prior experience," noting that "Barack Obama was shaped by Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, and Saul Alinksy."

"I want the vetting to continue. I am not going to endorse tonight. I wan the candidates to produce and to show that they have the core convictions, and record of accomplishments and are not flip-flopping around like a halibut," Gov. Palin said.

Gov. Palin stood firm in her criticism of NJ Governor Chris Christie because "he played into the leftist media's hands. We are sick of the media's games and of them telling us who our candidate should be." She quipped that perhaps "Gov. Christie taking a state-own helicopter to his kids' ball game might be embarrassing to the Republican party."

On Romney's negative campaigning, Gov. Palin said, "of course it has a chance of back-firing. But in a rough-and-tumble contested primary every candidate should expect this." Gov. Palin, however, cautioned all the candidates to not lose focus on Obama and his failed policies.

Gov. Palin praised Romney's forthcoming release of his tax returns and Gingrich's forthcoming release of his contract with Freddie Mac. She noted that as a VP candidate, her husband Todd had to prepare many years of tax returns and financial documents for release. "Though it's not required by law, it's a tradition and an expectation of transparency," she said.

Gov. Palin noted that South Carolina is the latest primary and there were a lot of independent Tea Party patriots voting. She cautioned Romney, as she has several times before "to reach out to those who feel they are taxed enough already and not expect the GOP machine and the media to carry all his water." Gov. Palin said a successful candidate in this election will need to give credence to the Tea Party.

Gov. Palin said she would endorse a candidate "at some point" - knowing that it contradicts her statement about it not being worth a hill of beans, because "you keep bugging me for it," she said jokingly. Hannity responded, "You were a journalist once, you had to do this at least once in your life."

"I know," Gov. Palin said. "You're doing great."

Hannity requested that Gov. Palin let him know who her endorsed candidate would be when the time comes, but she made no statement about it one way or the other.

Video retrieved from SarahNET

"It's still early in the process, and there are 47 states left to go; or if you're Barack Obama, we still have 54 states left to go," former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said last night about the South Carolina primary's results on Fox News with Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier from her home in Wasilla, Alaska. The interview lasted only 37 seconds, because Gov. Palin was preempted by Ron Paul's speech. She returned later in the hour to complete the interview.

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More vetting and ideas is better for the electorate, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tonight said on Fox News in a TV interview with Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier from her home in Wasilla, Alaska. Gov. Palin would not endorse any candidate tonight but noted that her husband Todd did endorse Newt Gingrich. "Todd is all about Carhartts and steel toe shoes," she said and he believes Gingrich is the best candidate for the working class. Todd based his endorsement on Gingrich having balanced budgets and fighting HillaryCare, and overcoming his own adversities.

Baier asked Gov. Palin if she would ask Florida voters to vote for a specific candidate like she had with South Carolina and if all the candidates should stay in the race or if there should be more consolidation. Gov. Palin said that Rick Perry was a patriot who "took one for the conservative team," and that Rick Santorum tonight gave "an awesome speech" which was about work and work ethic. Gov. Palin does not believe further consolidation is needed at this time. She urged Florida voters to listen to the candidates directly and specifically on their plans to get government off our backs and allow "the private sector to grow and thrive."

At the beginning of the interview, Baier apologized to Gov. Palin for cutting her off, as Ron Paul came on to give his speech. She supported his decision, saying, "it was more important to go to a warrior in the field than an arm-chair quarterback."

Gov. Palin was to be on the air with Judge Jeanine Pirro, however, that show was pre-empted by the post-election candidate speeches in South Carolina.

According to Fox News, Gingrich won South Carolina by 41%, with Mitt Romney a distant second in trail at 27%, Rick Santorum at 17% and Ron Paul at 13%.

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The Palin family's 16-year friends and now sole supporters on the Alaskan airwaves - Bob and Mark - yesterday devoted over a half hour of their show to Gov. Parnell's naked attempts to undermine and undo Alaska's Clear and Equitable Share (ACES), which is one of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's signature accomplishments.

ACES is a graduated tax system, whereby taxes on oil and gas revenues increase as the value of the resource increases - in the case of oil above $52 per barrel. A portion of this money goes into state savings and another portion is distributed to all Alaskans via the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). Another point often missed when discussing ACES is that it contains a built-in incentive to explore and drill new fields by levying little or no tax when these operations are being conducted. Tax credits are given to develop new infrastructure and reinvest in existing infrastructure.

ACES was developed with strong bi-partisan support to supplant the Petroleum Profits Tax. Governor Palin signed ACES into law on December 19, 2007. It is one of her signature accomplishments.

Gov. Parnell made a prior attempt to scuttle ACES during last year's legislative session. Despite his attempts to extort passage of the repeal, the attempt died in the Alaskan State Senate. Governor Parnell - who literally thinks Alaskans and the state surplus are benefiting too much from ACES - is gearing up for another attempt in this year's legislative session according to Bob and Mark. HB 110 has been introduced and Gov. Parnell - who Bob and Mark refer to as "Gov. Jellyfish" - used his State of the State address as a bully pulpit to push the bill's passage in this year's legislative session.

On April 7, 2011 Gov. Parnell bizarrely asked, “Really, how much [money] is enough?” referring to the money going into Alaska’s state surplus from taxes on oil and gas revenues derived from ACES.

Yes, unlike most other states in the union, thanks to Gov. Parnell's predecessor - Sarah Palin - Alaska has a surplus. In Bizarre: AK Gov. Parnell asks "How much $ is Enough" for Surplus, I wrote:

He operates on the fanciful notion that by doing away with ACES, the top three oil companies will drill and explore in Alaska. Those shilling for the oil companies rail about what a “horrible” place Alaska is to do business, yet Alaska has some of the lowest taxes and much better working conditions than most of the nations these companies find preferable. Since ACES became law in 2007, Alaska has seen an increase in the amount of energy industry jobs....

Gov. Parnell - who US for Palin supported under the mistaken notion that he would continue the Palin mandate - wants to forgo an estimated $8 billion in guaranteed income over five years on the fantasy that big oil companies will ramp up exploration. Meanwhile, the small independent operators who want to drill then ship through the pipeline are charged prohibitive tariffs by the pipeline owners - the big three oil companies.

Bob and Mark noted that by Alaska's State Constitution, its citizens - not the oil companies - own the oil, gas, and mineral deposits. ACES ensures that the state, and its citizens benefit from the resources they own. The oil companies are levied a tax that is fair and despite what Gov. Parnell and other shills say, Alaska is a very profitable place for them to do business.

Even Hollis French, a Democrat Alaska State Senator - who post-August 2008 was no friend of Gov. Palin - said the state needs to "tie tax relief to more investment."

Gov. Parnell and those advocating HB-110 want to give the oil companies something for nothing. ACES gives Alaskans something based on something they own.

"ACES works, it's been working, and will continue to work," Bob and Mark said.

GO ACES!

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"For being so brilliant, they are so dumb," Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today said about the liberal media and "holier than thou Republicans" who are hot on the trail of both Newt Gringrich's divorce from 11 years ago and Mitt Romney's holdings in the Cayman Islands. Gov. Palin gave her statements on Hannity's radio show referring to those who are pushing both stories as "dumb." Gov. Palin said both candidates were being "McGinnissed," a reference to the stalker who moved in next door to Gov. Palin so he could conduct a months-long dirt-digging campaign to write a libelous smear book about her.

While enemies of Romney and Gingrich both engage in politics of politics of personal destruction, the Obama administration has killed the Keystone XL pipeline, making us more dependent on foreign oil, much of it from enemy nations.

"More and more Americans are fed up with this and that is why they go to Fox News," Gov. Palin said.

On Romney's holdings, Gov. Palin said he paid his legally required corporate and capital gains taxes on them, thus he did nothing illegal.

Gov. Palin said; however, that the more vetting that takes place, it's better for the candidate and the voters. "We don't want to make the same mistake we made" when Obama was elected without being vetted.

Regarding the nontroversy surrounding Newt Gingrich's statement about 13-year-olds being able to be janitors, Gov. Palin said she did precisely that work in her high school and early college days to raise tuition money.

"The people of South Carolina know what is going on. Their eyes are open....the vote will be reflective of the wisdom of the people of South Carolina. We're not going to let the media pick our candidate," she said.

Audio Transcript retrieved from SarahNET

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin joined Sean Hannity tonight from her home in Wasilla, Alaska to discuss last night’s South Carolina Republican debate. Hannity asked the Governor if she was ready to endorse a candidate. Palin said “if I had to voting in South Carolina, in order to keep this thing going, I would vote for Newt”.

Video retrieved from SarahNET

Synopsis by Ray of SarahNET

Youth for Palin's (Y4P) mentor and leader Nicki Scroggin yesterday discussed the group's goals and objectives in an interview with Kevin Scholla, who hosts "The Palin Update" on SarahNET Radio. Scroggin explained that Y4P chose not to get involved with the draft/reconsider/write-in movement, because former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin "said no" to running and "gave the order" to vet candidates. Scroggin said she was listening to Gov. Palin's words and following her examples and orders. Y4P has compiled resumes, biographies, and other information the candidates so that voters could make a more informed decision.

Scholla also briefly discussed Todd Palin's endorsement of Gingrich and Larry the Cable Guy's visit to the Heaths and Palins earlier in the week.