by Gary P. Jackson
The Speech: A Time for choosing -- http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.blogspot.com

Following is the complete transcript of Governor Palin's Facebook post on the Pelosi Health Care Plan, in which she delineates all the reasons why this bill should be killed.

We need to be vigilant in investigating the ramifications of the Pelosi Health Care Bill. Some provisions sound so outrageous as to be considered impossible to fathom, but they’re right there in the bill in black and white. For instance, page 297 of the bill explains the punishment for not purchasing government mandated health insurance. If you don’t buy what the government considers “acceptable health care coverage,” you’re going to be hit with a tax of at least 2.5% of your income. And if you don’t pay that new tax, you could be fined as much as $250,000 and sentenced to up to five years in prison (Palin, 2009, ¶1).

But here’s the thing: they have to make the penalty for opting out very harsh in order to force us to buy coverage. The only way to keep this government run health care plan afloat is for everyone to buy into it – especially young and healthy people. That means that they will have to penalize citizens if we choose not to buy a plan that will cost a minimum of about $15,000 per family per year (Palin, 2009, ¶2).

The bill that came out of the Senate last month – the Baucus Bill – does just the opposite. It calls for a much lighter penalty ($750 maximum) for people who don’t buy government approved health coverage, making it cheaper to pay the fine than to pay for the coverage. (And with a recession on, who can blame families for not wanting to pay $15,000 for a government mandated health care plan?) (Palin, 2009, ¶3)

But here’s the kicker: the bill also forces insurance companies to cover everyone, regardless of pre-existing conditions. Think about what that means. A lot of people – especially young and healthy people – will just pay the penalty instead of purchasing coverage because they’ll figure that it’ll always be there if they get sick, as government has promised. That’s what will happen, and when it does it will totally undermine the very concept of “insurance” – which is basically a group of people pooling their resources over time to cover themselves for a rainy day, paying while they’re healthy so that they’re covered when they’re sick. Those who are healthy now pay for those who are sick. If your insurance pool only contains sick people, it’s a bust. And that’s what this government plan will be. Without all of those young and healthy people paying into the pool and defraying the costs, the government will have to pony up more and more money, and who knows how long the whole crazy plan will last before it goes broke – and our country with it (Palin, 2009, ¶4)!

That’s where we are with this bureaucratic mess: either the government penalizes people so harshly that they could be hit with huge taxes and even possible jail time, or the government makes the penalty a slap on the wrist and undermines the plan from the get-go. Forcing individuals to buy health insurance seems unconstitutional, yet Congress wants to foist it on us anyway. Proponents of government controlled health care will say, “But we’re made to buy car insurance and home insurance, what’s the difference with health insurance?” It’s apples and oranges. Auto insurance is a state law requirement, and people can always choose not to drive. Banks might require you to have home owner’s insurance, but again, you choose to own a home, just as you choose to drive. You have no choice at all when it comes to this federal government health care insurance mandate (Palin, 2009, ¶5).

There are other ways to reform health care without violating our Constitution and our personal liberties. Let’s get back to discussing market-driven, patient-centered, result-driven solutions, like, for example, allowing people to purchase insurance across state lines, tackling existing government waste and fraud, and reforming medical malpractice laws (tort reform) to stop unwarranted lawsuits that force doctors to order unnecessary procedures just to cover themselves (Palin, 2009, ¶6).

Please let your Senators know that the Pelosi Bill should be dead on arrival. Once we go down this big government path, it will be virtually impossible to reverse course. Let’s fight for the reform that makes sense for Americans before it’s too late (Palin, 2009, ¶7).

- Sarah Palin

Commentary:

Governor Palin illustrates in detail the differences between a command economy solution (big government, socialism, communism) and free market solutions.

References:

Palin, S. L. H. (2009, November 12). "Pelosi "Health Plan" Should Be DOA." Facebook, Sarah Palin. Retrieved November 12, 2009 from: http://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin?v=wall#/note.php?note_id=172585453434

By Fay - Sarah's Web Brigade

As information has become available about Governor Sarah Palin's book tour and upcoming speaking engagements, several blogs have posted unofficial calendars of these events.

On November 4, Josh Painter posted SARAH PALIN GOING ROGUE BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE on Texas4Palin. This book tour calendar contains links to his sources of information and is being updated as more information becomes available.

On November 9, Sarah Palin - Our New Cornerstone posted GOING ROGUE ON TOUR, which is a book tour calendar that includes the addresses of the book tour stops. This calendar is also being updated as additional information becomes available.

In a collaborative effort between Governor Sarah Palin's Accomplishments , The Palination , Texas4Palin , Book of Sarah , Sarah Palin Web Brigade, and Sarah Palin Information Blog, a Google calendar of book tour events and speaking engagements was launched on November 8. This calendar, entitled GOVERNOR PALIN’S UN-OFFICIAL EVENTS CALENDAR, is being updated continuously as additional information becomes available.

Upinak, editor and publisher of the The Palination, had the original idea for a calendar of Governor Palin's events. Using information from collaborating blogs, Ron Devito developed the calendar on Google and launched it first from a blog on Governor Sarah Palin's Accomplishments. Copies of the calendar are also embedded on Texas4Palin and The Book of Sarah. Josh Painter is making a major contribution toward updating the calendar.

The calendar contains this disclaimer:

The blog sites and the calendar are not endorsed, authorized or operated by
Governor Palin, her staff, or any other candidate or committee. This calendar is
not an official schedule of Governor Palin's events. Our confirmations are done
on a best-effort basis.

Links to Governor Palin's Un-Official Events Calendar can be found in the sidebars of participating blogs. There is also a SARAH PALIN EVENT CALENDARS page on the Sarah Palin Information Blog, which contains links to all the calendars listed above as well as links to official information released by Governor Sarah Palin and/or her representatives. As of now, the official information is limited to Governor Palin's Facebook posts, GOING ROGUE BOOK TOUR DATES THROUGH THANKSGIVING and OPRAH ON NOVEMBER 16TH.

Reminder: Accomplishments authors Clifton Bazar and Adrienne Ross will be appearing on the Glenn Beck Show Friday, November 13, 2009. Please check local listings for air times. Click the links below for complete prior coverage on the interview and author biographies.

Prior Coverage

y Adrienne Ross - www.motivationtruth.com

Sarah Palin is giving her first Going Rogue interview to Oprah Winfrey. This is set to air on Monday, and was taped today.

Via Facebook:

Oprah on November 16th

Willow, Piper, and I are in Chicago and just wanted to let you know that I had a great conversation with Oprah today. We taped the show for Monday, November 16th, and enjoyed it so much that we went way over on time. The rest will air on Oprah.com. Oprah was very hospitable and gracious, and her audience was full of warm, energized and (no doubt) curious viewers.

- Sarah Palin

The book comes out Tuesday, the 17th.

Oprah Winfrey discussed her interview with Governor Palin, to be aired this coming Monday (H/T Daniel at C4P):

by Gary P. Jackson
The Speech: A Time for choosing -- http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.blogspot.com

by Fay
Sarah's Web Brigade -- http://sarahpalininternetcoalitionblogger.blogspot.com/

Transcript of Governor Palin's note on her Facebook site:

Coin Controversy?

Today at 7:20pm

It is stunning to read and hear about this “coin controversy.” At a recent
speech in Milwaukee I discussed the troubling fact that we too often move God to
the side in our public life, and gave as an example the shift of the words “In
God We Trust” to the edge of the dollar coin. My comments were not about this
President or this Congress – this change predated them. I was merely making a
point about a disturbing trend in our country, after which I moved on to discuss
some encouraging trends. People who try to read more into such straightforward
comments are working hard to find a controversy where there is none.

- Sarah Palin

Coin Controversy?
http://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin#/notes/sarah-palin/coin-controversy/172092968434

By Adrienne Ross - www.motivationtruth.com

Via her Facebook page, Sarah Palin honors our veterans:

In Honor of Those Who Sacrificed for Our Freedom

In most of our cities and towns, you’ll see memorials to brave Americans – some in uniforms of wars from long ago – who defended freedom. If you look down at their inscriptions, you’ll see that they were dedicated by the mothers, fathers, wives and orphans of the veterans who gave all for their country. In distant lands across the globe, you’ll find silent fields of white markers with the names of Americans who never came home, but who showed their dedication to their country by where they died. Today we honor those who served and made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as those who served and came home forever changed by the battlefield.

Remember all the veterans who fought and sacrificed for our freedom today, and then please take the time to thank our brave men and women currently serving in uniform. We owe them so much.

- Sarah Palin