Todd and I and our family would like to wish you all a happy Memorial Day weekend. We’d especially like to offer our best wishes to our friends in Rolling Thunder who will be taking part in their Ride for Freedom this weekend in D.C. as they do each year to honor our vets and specifically to bring awareness to POW/MIA issues. We were honored to join them last year. We were both sad to learn that Preston “Jay” Fairlamb, Jr., one of the organizers of Rolling Thunder and someone who made us so welcome last year, tragically died in an accident last week. Jay was a Vietnam vet, a retired New Jersey State Trooper, and a great American who will be dearly missed. Please keep his wife, his children, grandchildren and his innumerable friends in your prayers. On this Memorial Day weekend, may God bless our brave men and women in uniform. - Sarah Palin

Todd and I with Jay last year at Rolling Thunder. Photo by Shealah Craighead

Mr. L is a New York-based Palinista and operates the website Mr. L's Tavern. He is known for his hard-hitting, frank opinions that pull no punches. "Sarah Palin throws her endorsement to Sen Orrin Hatch of Utah and some Tea Party conservatives want to throw this good conservative woman under the bus. I find it laughable that some conservatives are criticizing Palin for this endorsement," Mr. L said in describing his webcast. He rightly questions the sincerity of "four-year" supporters who disavowed their support of Gov. Palin over this endorsement.

Bristol Palin today posted on Bristol's Blog:

Many of you read, commented, and shared the post I did about “The 8%,” referring to the percentage of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome who aren’t aborted. I wrote: In the United States, would you believe ninety-two percent of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted before they get a chance to take a breath? [...]

Retrieved from: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/bristolpalin/2012/05/so-how-many-babies-with-down-syndrome-are-actually-aborted/.

U.S. Senate candidate from Indiana Richard Mourdock this week thanked former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for her endorsement of his campaign and credited the momentum it provided him as being a major contributing factor in his May 8 primary win during an interview with LaDonna Hale Curzon, Host and Executive Producer, Sarah Palin Radio.

During the interview, Mourdock said that he had respect for Richard Lugar, the 36-year entrenched moderate who he defeated in the primary. Mourdock said he saw Lugar "not as an enemy, but as an opponent for a time." He said if Lugar wanted to campaign for him, he would welcome it, but the final decision would be Lugar's to make.

Curzon asked Mourdock who he thought would be a good vice president for Romney and Mourdock said either Marco Rubio or Rob Portman would be good choices. Neither Mourdock nor Curzon said anything further about Romney.

Gov. Palin has endorsed six candidates this year and primaries have been held for two of her endorsed candidates: Deb Fischer and Richard Mourdock, both of whom won. US Senate (Texas) candidate Ted Cruz's primary is May 29; Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch face a recall election on June 5; and US Senate (Utah) candidate Orrin Hatch's primary is June 26.

Gov. Palin's 2012 endorsement success rate is 100% for candidates in which an election has been held.

Complete Audio Transcript of Richard Mourdock Interview

Bristol Palin today posted on Bristol's Blog:

I frequently get comments below my blog posts which go something like this: Why do we care what you think? Aren’t you just some girl in Alaska? (Okay, so usually there’s more profanity in the comments I receive!) In other words, people question my ability to have a political opinion simply because I’m not some [...]

Retrieved from: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/bristolpalin/2012/05/occupy-lovitz/.

Testament to Gov. Palin's Character, Friendship, Loyalty

US Senator (UT) Orrin Hatch today thanked former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for her endorsement during an interview with LaDonna Hale Curzon, Executive Producer and Host, Sarah Palin Radio. "She was so kind to me last summer...her decision to stand by me not just last night, but last summer really is a testament to her character, friendship, and loyalty, and is something I will never forget," Sen. Hatch said.

Gov. Palin Brings Most Excitement for Conservative Cause in Decades

He said her endorsement is "really important" to his campaign.

"She has brought more excitement to the conservative cause than any single person in decades, and she is a force to be reckoned with. Our country is a better place with Sarah in it fighting for the values of limited government, individual responsibility, family values, strong national defense. In my race, some have tried to make me into some sort of moderate or even a liberal. Of course, everybody who knows anything about it knows that is is not true. I have and always will be a conservative. I just am so pleased that she took the time to endorse me," he said.

Curzon asked Sen. Hatch if he was concerned that his primary opponent might catch the anti-incumbent Tea Party wave. "We'll, he's trying to, but I think most Tea Party people know I've been there for a long time and I've always been supportive of the mainstream Tea Party folks throughout the country. I actually have had a lot of kindness from the Tea Party Express group in California."

Gov. Palin's Endorsement as Good as Pres. Reagan's Was

He continued, "I think most people know that [Gov. Palin] is a true blue conservative and she doesn't endorse somebody she doesn't believe in. One thing about Sarah, she is a straight arrow. She's as good a person as you can find. I like her husband, Todd too....it thrills me to death to have them supportive of me...anytime you have somebody of the quality of Sarah and Todd endorsing you - in my life it doesn't get any better than that."

Sen. Hatch said he was the only person that Ronald Reagan had pre-primary endorsed. "That was great too. I'd rank this right up with that."

On Romney

Curzon asked Sen. Hatch if he has ever worked directly with Mitt Romney.

"Oh yes. I think the world of him. I know him very well. I worked with him on the Olympics out in UT. You know, we were in trouble. We couldn't raise money. There were accusations of fraud, mismanagement - there were even some criminal allegations. They were not accurate, but they were there, and the money stopped coming, and it looked as though it was going to be the biggest eyesore in the history of the Olympic[s]. We decided to bring Mitt out here and almost overnight he turned it into the greatest Winter Olympics in Winter Olympic history, and we even wound up with a $100 million surplus at the end to take care of the venues after the Olympics were over. He is one heck of a leader, and when he says he knows how to create jobs, and he knows how to get the economy going, he's not kidding. He really does."

Curzon asked Sen. Hatch who he would like Romney pick as his Vice Presidential running mate. "I would not even venture. There's a lot of good people...and I can support any one of them. That's strictly up to him. There are a lot of good people. Everybody ranging from Marco Rubio to Sen. Portman to our new woman governor out in California, to Jeb Bush - you know I don't want to leave anybody out - there are a lot of outstanding people," he said adding Condoleeza Rice as being a possibility.

On the Nikki Haley Piñata

She asked Sen Hatch about leftists beating a piñata with South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley's picture on it.

"You know they can get very rude. They can get very partisan. That's what's wrong. I was raised in the union movement. I actually learned a skilled trade and worked with my bare hands in the building construction trade for 10 years as one of the ways I put myself through school. I was also a janitor. There's nothing uppity about me. I was proud to do it, because I worked my own way through school. But, I've got to tell you, the unions have gone so partisan - Democrat - but 40% of the union members are Republican - they've gone so partisan that I think they're hurting themselves very badly. And doing something like that, I mean that goes beneath the pale. Nobody should denigrate a person like that. But, I'm really disappointed in the people in the unions."

Sen. Hatch: Songwriter

Curzon noted that Sen. Hatch had written over 600 songs in his lifetime. The Utah Senator acknowledged that he wrote songs and a number were published in print form performed live.

"The Tabernacle Choir has got three of my songs, Brooks & Dunn did one of my songs. I've had some very interesting people and I've written with some very great writers. So, it's a lot of fun for me and it takes the edge off these pressures I have in the Senate. I started writing inspirational, then patriotic, then Christmas songs and love songs, and country songs....I'd say there's 100 - 125 that have been produced in one way or the other, but I've written a lot more than that and have lyrics that may never get into song form," he said.

Audio Transcript of Interview with US Sen. Orrin Hatch, UT

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Lately I’ve been talking about how so many in the Left hate in the name of love and bully in the name of tolerance. I’ve talked about how the President’s million-dollar donor treats women worse than any conservative I’ve ever known. Each time I raise these issues, I’m told that those actions don’t represent the [...]

Bristol Palin today posted on Bristol's Blog:

Rarely do you read something that feels like a punch in the stomach. But today, I read a blog that was so powerful, I just had to share. It begins: … The bumper sticker read, “Having an abortion does not make you un-pregnant, it makes you the mother of a dead baby”. The word “mother” [...]

Retrieved from: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/bristolpalin/2012/05/mother-confesses-i-killed-two-of-my-children/.

Bristol Palin today posted on Bristol's Blog:

I’m puzzled at the lack of reading comprehension by internet pundits. There are a few stories popping up – in The Advocate and one or two on HuffPo on a recent Google alert — claiming I’m playing “the victim card” over here on my blog. However, anyone who actually read my post would know that [...]

Retrieved from: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/bristolpalin/2012/05/im-no-victim/.

This week on The Palin Update with Kevin Scholla: With Palin Power at an all-time high, Ted Cruz looks to bring victory home with the help of his recent endorsement from Governor Palin. Cruz is Kevin's special guest this week. The U.S. Senate candidate talks about the much welcomed support from Sarah Palin and the big race in Texas. Plus we look back at Deb Fischer's huge barracuda-fueled victory in Nebraska. It's all on SarahNET Radio!

Palin Power

Since former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin endorsed Ted Cruz, the phones have been ringing off the hook at his campaign offices, the Texas U.S. Senate candidate said during his interview with Kevin Scholla, SarahNET Radio. "It has exceeded all expectations. It has been absolutely incredible. The minute Gov. Palin endorsement in this race, the phones lit up like a Christmas tree, and we had over the next 48 hours 1,000 contributions...into the campaign. It is electric, the impact and momentum, it has had," he said.

Gov. Palin's Endorsement Pivotal in Campaign Transformations

Cruz harkened back to Mourdock's Indiana victory. "The 36-year entrenched incumbent moderate was 10 points ahead in the poll. Gov. Palin endorsed the conservative challenger, Richard Mourdock, and Mourdock didn’t just win! He won by 21 points! That is a staggering impact. There is no doubt that Gov. Palin's endorsement was the pivotal moment in that transformation."

Moving to the Nebraska race, Cruz said, "Deb Fischer was in third place behind the establishment candidate with all the money. Gov. Palin endorsed Fischer and this week she won outright. Again, Gov. Palin's endorsement turned that race upside down."

In her Facebook Note publicizing the Cruz endorsement, Gov. Palin wrote, "Your conservative principles, passionate defense of our Constitution and our free market system come at a time when these cornerstones of our freedom and prosperity are under attack."

Cruz said, "there has never been a time in our nation's history when liberty was more under assault, and the unhappy truth is it has been establishment career politicians of both parties that have gotten us into this mess. There's an elite in Washington that just want to hold on to power, and they can't say 'no' to spending and they built up a $16 trillion national debt that's putting us on the path to Greece, Italy, and where much of Europe is. And all over the country in 2010, voters said 'enough already with tired, establishment moderate politicians. Give us new leaders who a strong conservatives and fighters.' Gov. Palin all over the country made an enormous difference in 2010 seeking out strong conservative leaders and fighters and overthrowing the moderate establishment that did not want to stand for principle. In 2012, Gov. Palin's influence and willingness to stick her neck out and fight to ensure that we have strong leaders to help turn this country around is having a massive, massive impact."

The Senate is the Battleground for Every Issue

Scholla said many conservatives were disappointed with the field of GOP Presidential candidates and asked Cruz if he thought it was Gov. Palin's intention to "fill the Senate with conservatives, thus making it necessary for the eventual president to lean right?"

"I think that's exactly right," Cruz said.

"The Senate is going to be the battleground on every issue that matters. If you want to repeal ObamaCare - and I intend to the lead the fight to repeal every syllable of every word of ObamaCare - the Senate is going to be the battleground. If you want to dramatically reduce the size, the power, and spending of our federal government and the national debt, the Senate's the battleground. If you want to enact fundamental tax reform, if you want to open up our national resources to exploration and development, the Senate is the battleground, and the Senate is at a tipping point."

He continued,

"There are right now six or seven strong Constitutional conservatives, and they're outnumbered...by Democrats, but even more importantly, they're outnumbered by fellow Republicans who often won't stand and fight. If we can double their numbers - if we can grow the numbers of strong free-market conservatives - to 10, or 12, or 15, that will be a critical mass in the Senate. That's what it will take to drive a strong conservative agenda, an additional half dozen and Gov. Palin is making a major national difference helping strong conservatives get elected so that we have the leadership in Washington to stop the Obama administration's agenda, and get back the principles of liberty and to restore our Constitution."

"The Cruz Secret": The People, not the Candidate

Scholla asked what the "Cruz Secret" is to turning out the legions of volunteers, when most people are too busy with their own lives. "The 'Cruz Secret' is the same secret we have seen from leaders all over the country whether it was Marco Rubio in Florida, or Mike Lee in Utah, or Rand Paul in Kentucky, or Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania, or Ron Johnson in Wisconsin. It is to stand for principle. It is to stand for liberty. It is to stand for the Constitution and not to give and compromise and cut deals and bargain away our liberties."

He continued,

"There is an incredible excitement all across Texas and all across the country right now, because our country is in crisis. We're really at a crossroads. If we do not stop this explosion of government spending and debt, we are going to lose our country....As a result, millions of Texans, millions of Americans are standing up and saying, 'we've got to fight to save our nation to save that Shining City on a Hill' as Reagan famously put it. That's where the strength of this campaign is coming from. It's not the candidate. It's coming from the people, because the people are ready to take our country back."

"I've often said in 1979, it took Jimmy Carter to give us Ronald Reagan. I think the greatest legacy of Barack Obama is going to be a new generation of leaders in the Republican Party who stand up and fight for liberty and fight for the Constitution and Gov. Palin is playing a major, major role in helping bring that new generation of conservatives to the forefront nationally."

Scholla asked Cruz if early voting presented his campaign any special challenges. Cruz said that early voting lasts for two weeks and continues until May 25. The election is on May 29. He said more than half the votes would be cast by early voting. "I would urge every one of your listeners in the state of Texas, please come out, please early vote. I ask for your support at the polls. I would ask every one of your listeners to get at least five of your friends to come out and vote and early vote, particularly this election. It is expected to be a relatively low turnout election, which means it is going to be dominated by the most conservative, the most passionate voters."

He also asked people nationwide go to www.tedcruz.org and donate to the campaign. "We've raised over $6.1 million. It has come from 21,000 donors in over 850 cities in all 50 states." When Cruz was interviewed on Sarah Palin Radio, he had $5 million from 19,000 donors, so conservatives are answering the call and need to continue.

"My opponent, who is the incumbent Lieutenant Governor is very much an establishment moderate. He is funded by just about every lobbyist in the state of Texas and most of them are lobbyists in Washington. He is independently wealthy and has put $8 million of his own money into this race running $2 million a week in nasty, false attack ads coming at me hard," Cruz said. "The moderate establishment is circling the wagons around him. He has increased taxes, he has increased spending. He is your typical establishment moderate, and yet we are being supported by conservative activists all over Texas and all over the nation."

He said if "we win this race, Texas will lead the fight to turn our country around to get back to liberty and back to the Constitution."

Audio Transcript Retrieved from: SarahNET

H/T Ian Lazaran, Conservatives4Palin

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has recorded a robocall for US Senate Candidate Ted Cruz. Immediately following her endorsement, Cruz reported that his "phones lit up like a Christmas tree" and 1,000 donations poured in during the 48 hours that followed. Earlier this week, Cruz’s campaign manager referred to Gov. Palin’s endorsement as being “sunspot hot.”

H/T Ian Lazaran, Conservatives4Palin

Immediately after former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's endorsement, "the phones lit up like a Christmas tree," and over 1,000 donations poured in over the next 48 hours, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz said during an interview with LaDonna Hale Curzon, host and executive producer of Sarah Palin Radio. Like Fischer and Mourdock before him, Cruz is the underdog candidate competing against those who have more money and deep connections to the GOP establishment. Her endorsement has given the Cruz campaign such a boost that the power behind it has been dubbed "the Palin Effect."

"It has been absolutely incredible! The impact and the momentum were enormous!" Cruz said about Gov. Palin's endorsement.

"We've got a tremendous grassroots organization. We've got virtually every major Tea Party leader across the state unified behind the campaign. We've got Republican women unified behind the campaign. At the grassroots level, we have an enormous advantage, because conservatives are unifying behind this campaign and they are fed up with the same tired establishment, moderate incumbents that have led to our country being on the verge of bankruptcy. As you know, it has been career politicians in both parties who have been responsible for building a $16-trillion debt, and we've got to have strong conservatives and fighters who will stand up and stop the spending and turn the debt around."

Texas Ground Zero in Battle Between Moderates and Tea Party

Curzon said Cruz has been described as a "Cuban, Ivy League Tea Partier," and asked how he would describe himself.

"Well, I'll tell you, this race in Texas presents a simple, clear choice between a timid career politician in David Dewhurst, who is the incumbent Lieutenant Governor, and a strong conservative fighter. This race in Texas has been called 'Ground Zero' in the battle between the moderate establishment and the Tea Party tidal wave that swept the nation."

Cruz had been the Solicitor General of Texas serving under Attorney General Greg Abbott.

He said, "in five and one half years in office, over and over again, Texas led the nation in fighting for conservative principles. We defended the Ten Commandments monument before the U.S. Supreme Court and won 5-4. We defended the Pledge of Allegiance in front of the Supreme Court and won unanimously. We defended the Second Amendment in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and won 5-4. And, we stood up and fought the World Court, the United Nations and the President of the United States, and we defended U.S. sovereignty, and we won 6-3. That's the record and I'm running on it. The record of a strong conservative fighter, because our Constitution is under assault and our liberties are under assault, and we need warriors to stand up for liberty with the same unapologetic embrace of the Constitution, of free market principles that Gov. Palin has exemplified for so many years."

Hispanic Values: Faith, Family, Patriotism

Curzon asked Cruz what the GOP can do to attract more Hispanic voters.

He answered, "I think it is absolutely right that the Hispanic community is fundamentally conservative, and unfortunately most Republicans are lousy at reaching out to Hispanics. They tend to do one of two things. They either hang a piñata or they throw a Cinco de Mayo party. It's condescending and patronizing. It doesn't work. Or, the other thing they do is often even worse. They try to become Democrat Lite. They try to say, 'we'll give you part of a welfare state.' They think that will appeal in the Hispanic community. The values that resonate in the Hispanic community are faith, family, patriotism. You know the rate of military enlistment is higher among Hispanics than any other demographic?"

He noted that he had never seen a Hispanic panhandler in his life, but has seen many "lining up looking to work to the bone." He said "Republicans need to champion those values: faith, family, patriotism, hard work, responsibility, and do so in a way that connects with Hispanics and says 'your values and our values are one of the same.'"

If we Lose our Freedom Here, Where do we Go?

Curzon asked Cruz why he is running.

"I am running because our nation is at a crossroads. Barack Obama is the most radical President our nation has ever seen, and we're going broke. The last three years, we have seen an explosion in government spending, and power, and debt, and if we don't turn it around, we are going to lose our country."

Cruz's father immigrated from Cuba. He fought against the Cuban revolution as a teenager, was thrown in prison and tortured.

"Today, he is a pastor just north of Dallas. To this day, his front teeth are not his own, because when he was a kid, his teeth were kicked out of his mouth in a Cuban jail. And, he fled Cuba in 1957 and came to Texas. He did not speak a word of English. He had nothing except $100 sewn into his underwear, and he got a job washing dishes making 50 cents an hour, and paid his way through the University of Texas. And he and my mother ended up starting a small business - a seismic data processing business in the oil and gas industry. When I was a kid, my dad used to say to me over and over again, 'When we faced oppression in Cuba, I had a place to flee to. If we lose our freedom here, where do we go?' LaDonna, there is no question that better explains why I'm running than that question right there."

Turn our Country Around or Lose our Country

He said the most important issue facing Texas is "the assault on our liberty and the need to stop the out-of-control debt and spending in Washington. He reminded listeners that just last year the U.S.' credit was downgraded for the first time in history and our debt also for the first time exceeds our Gross Domestic Product. "Career politicians in both parties have put us on the path to where Greece, Italy, and most of the countries in Europe are, and if we don't get new leaders to stand up and turn our country around, we are going to lose our country."

Curzon asked Cruz how he would handle illegal immigration.

He said, "neither party wants to really solve the problem and both parties are demagoguing the issue." Cruz continued, "I strongly oppose illegal immigration and I categorically oppose amnesty, and I strongly support legal immigrants who come here, follow the rules, seeking the American dream." He said, "eighty percent of Americans agree with all three of those propositions." He said that everything humanly possible must be done to secure the borders. "That means fences, walls, helicopters, technology - and most importantly, it means boots on the ground. I intend to lead the fight to triple the U.S. Border Patrol, because we don't need to just reduce illegal immigration; we need to drop it to zero as a law enforcement matter and a national security matter."

Keystone XL for Prosperity, Security, and the Environment

Cruz strongly supports the Keystone XL Pipeline.

He said the pipeline "is a great example of what I call 'President Obama's War on Jobs.' There are 25 million people in this country out of work and this administration has waged a relentless war on jobs. With the Keystone Pipeline with the stroke of a pen, President Obama killed tens of thousands of jobs....it continues our dependence on Middle East oil, which means we're sending billions of dollars to nations that hate us and many of whom want to do us great harm. It doesn't even help the environment! He claims it does."

He said the danger of spills from tankers coming from overseas is far greater than from a pipeline.

Repeal Every Syllable of Every Word of ObamaCare

If elected, Cruz said the first thing he would do is "lead the fight to repeal every syllable of every word of ObamaCare." He said, "that is going to be an epic battle. Just today in the papers, there are stories about Republicans wanting to compromise - wanting to cut the baby in half - to keep some of ObamaCare, repeal some of ObamaCare. We need to repeal it in its entirety...I will throw my body in front of a train to stop anything short of a total repeal."

Grassroots vs. Lobbyists

He urged listeners to early vote for him and said financial resources are critical. Both Cruz and Dewhurst have raised over $5 million each; however, Cruz's money came from over 19,000 conservatives nationwide, while Dewhurst's came from 2,500 donors, "mostly lobbyists from Texas and Washington," Cruz said. "[Dewhurst] is worth over $200 million personally, so he is writing $2 million a week in nasty attack ads coming after me." Despite Dewhurst's superior financial resources, Cruz said the momentum is with his own campaign, which is currently winning the race.

Gratitude for Electric Palin Surge

"Gov. Palin's endorsement last week was a game-changer in this race, and let me step back for a little bit and put it in context. In 2010, a tidal wave swept this country. All over the country from Marco Rubio in Florida to Mike Lee in Utah to Rand Paul in Kentucky to Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania to Ron Johnson in Wisconsin, voters said 'enough already with the tired establishment moderate politicians who don't believe in anything. Give us new leaders who are strong conservatives who are fighters who will get back to the Constitution.' Now fast forward to 2012, as you know the mainstream media fell all over itself to write the story, 'the Tea Party is dead.' As Mark Twain put it, 'rumors of its death were greatly exaggerated.'"

...

He recounted how "three weeks ago in Indiana, the 36-year entrenched incumbent moderate was 10 points ahead in the polls, and every pundit said he couldn't be beat. Gov. Palin endorsed the conservative challenger, Richard Mourdock, and last Tuesday, Mourdock didn't just win! He won by 21 points! That is a staggering impact. In Nebraska, just over a week ago, Deb Fischer was in third place. Gov. Palin endorsed Deb Fischer and on Tuesday, she won the race outright."

Before Gov. Palin endorsed Cruz, Dewhurst was in first place at 38% and Cruz was in second place at 27%, and two other candidates are in single digits.

"We were 11 points back, almost where Mourdock was at the time Gov. Palin endorsed him, and I can tell you the effect has been electric. It has unified conservatives all over the state and all over the country. I am immensely grateful for Gov. Palin's courage, for her fearless outspoken defense of liberty and the Constitution, and the effect - the Palin Surge - has transformed this race! If conservatives continue to unite in Texas and nationally and continue to provide us the resources to get our message out, we're going to win this race."

"When we win this race, Texas is going to lead the fight to stop the Obama agenda, to defend free market principles, and to restore the Constitution."

Earlier this week, Cruz's campaign manager referred to Gov. Palin's endorsement as being "sunspot hot."

Ted Cruz's website is: www.tedcruz.org.

Complete Audio Transcript of Interview with Ted Cruz

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Will you help us finish what we started in 2010?

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But now in 2012 we've got some unfinished business on our hands, and it’s clear what we need to do:

1. Defeat Barack Obama.
2. Win the U.S. Senate.

Barack Obama's "fundamental transformation" of America is destroying everything that made our country great.

If he and his class-warfare cronies in the Senate aren't defeated, there will be no end to their regulating, spending, printing and borrowing.

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In fact, if we don't win this election, I predict that our nation will never recover.

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Will you help Gov. Palin prove that the Tea Party movement isn't simply a political fad... it's an American awakening!

And it's coming from ordinary Americans who understand that reclaiming our America means repealing ObamaCare. Upholding the Tenth Amendment. Reining in overregulation. Canceling Obama's unused stimulus money. Eliminating all federal corporate income tax, corporate welfare, and loopholes.

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This is the kind of sudden and relentless reform in Washington we must have if we are going to defend the future of our families and our nation.

Now is our chance to grab the bull by the horns.

The media elites are predicting that the Tea Party isn't going to be a difference maker in this Election.

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In his resumed weekly Defending Sarah Palin series, Daniel Chioco delineated three reasons why the former Alaska governor is still relevant even though she neither holds office nor is running for one: endorsement power, yearning for her to run via an open convention, and her opponents' fear.

"First, she gives the most powerful endorsements in the country. This November, we're not just electing a President. We're electing congressmen, governors, and the like."

He said according to Rasmussen, "Gov. Palin's endorsement is worth five times as much as Joe Biden's and holds as much clout as Bill Clinton's. In the 2010 mid-term, her endorsements had a 71% success rate, which is eye-popping, considering that most of these candidates were struggling at the time of their endorsement."

For 2012, primaries have been held for two out of the five candidates Gov. Palin endorsed and both won, resulting in a 100% success rate.

He recounted how four hours after Gov. Palin endorsed Mourdock over Lugar, "the GOP establishment cavalry announced that it would be pulling out of the race." Mourdock won with 60% of the vote.

The second reason for Gov. Palin's relevance, according to Chioco is most conservatives want an open convention (often mislabeled "brokered convention" - these are no longer done), and Gov. Palin is the overwhelming choice to be drafted in such a convention. He flashed an unscientific Fox poll which showed her getting 46.12% of the 134,899 votes cast as of this writing. If Gov Palin does not become a candidate at an open convention, she could use her massive endorsement power to get a true conservative on the ticket, Chioco said.

The final reason is simply because "her opponents tell her so." He cited the Obama attack ad as evidence. "Why would the Obama team attack Palin if she is no longer relevant? It's because they fear her endorsement power, a brokered convention, and her willingness to call Obama out on things that the GOP is too girly to touch."