Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin thrice said tonight that the Republican Party must contrast its free-market, capitalist principles with the Obama machine's socialist, authoritarian welfare state policies during a single-segment TV interview with Eric Bolling from her home in Wasilla, Alaska. When asked if her husband, Todd consulted with her prior to endorsing Newt Gingrich last night, Gov. Palin responded, "No. The First Dude went Rogue. Todd is about hardhats, steel toes, and getting people back to work," she said noting his involvement in vocational technology (vo-tech).

In her three statements pertaining to the GOP contrast of visions, Gov. Palin referred to Thomas Sowell and Adam Smith, both of whom wrote extensively about that subject. Her forebear, President Ronald Reagan once said "let there be bold contrasts, no pale pastels."

In analyzing tonight's New Hampshire primary election results, Gov. Palin said she expected that both "Gingrich and Santorum will have a better showing," because South Carolina is center-right while New Hampshire is center-left. Both Gingrich and Santorum are vying for fourth place as of this writing with only 10% of the vote. Romney is leading at 38%, with Paul second in trail at 25% and Huntsman at 15%. Perry is barely clinging to 1%. Gov. Palin said she does not "think it's game over yet" for the non-Romney candidates. She said the first time "there needs to be more aggressive debate" about the contrasting vision between free markets and free people and an authoritarian welfare state.

Gov. Palin said it was good to talk about Romney's operation of Bain Capital now rather than have an October surprise, which is what the Democrats would have wanted. She also understood the other candidates taking shots at Romney since a superpac associated with him spent over $17 million on negative ads, particularly against Newt Gingrich.

Gov. Palin held steady on her reticence to endorse a candidate, despite Bolling's attempts to get her to do so. "I'm waiting just like 60% to 70% of Americans...to see who is the best candidate to go against Obama and his $1 billion machine and 90% of the media." Bolling suggested that with Mitt Romney's solid financials, he might be in the best position to do so. Gov. Palin responded, "Romney may be the guy, but you never know. Things are volatile." Gov. Palin reiterated her over-arching theme about contrasting between free markets, free people and an authoritarian welfare state, adding that the GOP has to unite around this contrasting message after the nomination.

In discussing Romney's quip that he "enjoys firing people," Gov. Palin said "capitalist policies are mutually beneficial, but you can't deny there was tone deafness in his statement," a phrase she twice said tonight. Gov. Palin then gave her third and final word on the importance of contrasting visions citing Sowell and Adams.

Bolling played a soundbite of David Axelrod saying he thought Romney would not have had the courage to pull the trigger on Osama bin Laden. "That was weak of David Axelrod to falsely accuse Mitt Romney of not being able to pull the trigger on Bin Laden," she said. "Any of these GOP candidates would have done it." When asked if a "President Palin would have done it," she answered, "Absolutely! Without blinking an eye!" Gov. Palin said even Ron Paul would have though he is looking at being able to afford to have a strong military.

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"Newt Gingrich is the best conservative who can win against Obama. Newt is a proven reformer and is not afraid to fight for the working man," Todd Palin said tonight in a telephone interview with Greta Van Susteren from his home in Wasilla, Alaska. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has not yet endorsed a candidate and did not participate in the interview.

In the final hours prior to his endorsement, Todd Palin spoke first to members of Newt Gingrich's campaign staff, then to Newt Gingrich himself. "I appreciated how he got his polling numbers up the old fashioned way with brain-power and perseverance," Palin said.

Van Susteren told him that she had heard Gov. Palin say that Mitt Romney was the weakest candidate the Republicans could nominate to take on Obama. "I'm not sure Sarah said 'Mitt is the weakest candidate,'" he responded. When asked if Gov. Palin was going to endorse a candidate, Todd Palin said, "I am not going to speak for her. You will need to ask her, but at least one Palin has endorsed Newt."

Van Susteren closed the interview by asking Todd Palin if he "misses the race or is content to sit on the sidelines."

"It's been an amazing process to watch. I'm glad she decided to sit this one out," Todd Palin said.

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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her family will appear in the season premiere of Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, which will air on the History Channel this Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 2100 / 9 PM EST. During the episode, tilted "Alaska Road Trip," Larry will "attempt to bust moose poachers," "uncover Alaskan greatness," then make an unannounced visit to "Wasilla's most famous citizen and her family," according to the History Channel's website.

H/T Conservatives4Palin commenter Hefmeir for story lead.

"I don't have any regrets [about not running]. I think the field is strong. Any would be better [than Obama]," former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tonight said in a TV interview on Justice with Jeanine from her home studio in Wasilla, Alaska.

In discussing her opinions about candidates at the bottom of the polls, Gov. Palin said, "I like Michele Bachmann. I felt for her and her money situation. The reality was, it was not her time this go-around." She added that her opinion was not about any of the candidates but from being a practical person. If the polls and the money are not there, it's better to "step aside and have your supporters coalesce around another candidate," she said.

Regarding Rick Perry and his poor numbers, Gov. Palin noted that New Hampshire is more to the left than South Carolina where she believes he will do better.

When asked about Gingrich calling Romney a liar, Gov. Palin said, "Republicans are not known for being sheeple and for going along to get along. I don't have a problem with aggressive campaigning, as long as it's fair." Gingrich had borne the brunt of a $17-million negative ad campaign and Gov. Palin supported his right to fight back. She added that each of the candidates would be using their own tactics and that the primary season would be "rough and tumble, which is as it should be."

Judge Pirro asked Gov. Palin if she thought that Michele Bachmann being the Tea Party candidate and having to step aside was a result of the Tea Party losing power or influence. Gov. Palin said, "Bachmann did not suffer because she is in the Tea Party. Her campaign staff did not do her justice...the Tea Party is still powerful and influential."

Gov. Palin twice said the mainstream media is going to take a hands-off approach to Mitt Romney - bolster him, then present him as the rich candidate out of touch with the working class during the general. On the second iteration, Gov. Palin said, "I can see what's coming."

She said that any of the candidates would be a better alternative to Obama's "failed socialist policies," his isolationism, his unconstitutional use of the recess appointment when Congress was not in recess, and the housing crisis.

Judge Pirro asked Gov. Palin what her husband Todd got her for Christmas. She likes to ice fish, so Todd bought her an ice auger.

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Bristol Palin has left the bright lights, glitz and glamor of Hollywood and returned home to Wasilla and her old job as a receptionist at an Anchorage Dermatologist's office, she said in an exclusive interview given to In Touch Weekly. She is temporarily living in an apartment underneath her mom's TV studio. "It's great having Bristol here," Gov. Palin told In Touch. "She makes good decisions, and she's always thinking long-term about her and Tripp’s future."

Bristol's turning point came last September when a patron at a Los Angeles bar launched an unprovoked hate-filled attack against Bristol and her family. With three-year-old Tripp getting ready for pre-school, Bristol wanted to get him settled into a normal routine where he could enjoy the great outdoors.

The London Daily Mail earlier today reported on this story, embellishing it with their own fabricated details and misspelling "Wasilla" with two "s's".

H/T Ian Lazaran, Conservative4Palin for lead to original In Touch story.

On New Year's Eve another Sarah shot and killed a man who was breaking into her house. Sarah McKinley, 18, a single mom was protecting herself and her baby and asked the 911 Dispatcher about the legality of shooting the intruder. Police ruled the shooting justified.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today offered her support of young Sarah in an email to National Review Online, saying, "I love that young woman. I’m all in favor of girls with guns who know their purpose. She fulfilled a purpose of the Second Amendment. I’d advise my own daughters to do the same. This mom protected an innocent life. Kudos to the 911 dispatcher, too."

Providentially, Girls with Guns is also the name of a manufacturer whose bucket cap was featured on Sarah Palin's Alaska Episode 4, making her look like a SWAT sniper. Girls with Guns is an US for Palin site partner.

The former Alaska Governor is the Second Amendment's Guardian Angel. She won the National Rifle Association's 2010 Sybil Ludington Award, which is the highest award for women who support the Second Amendment (Disclosure: I was one of three nominators nationwide). She was won numerous other Second Amendment-related awards. Gov. Palin also at least twice partook in an ancient tradition common to all cultures of the world and reserved for great leaders: she was bestowed with weapons. In 2009, she was bestowed with a highly customized .50 Beowulf AR-15, which she was not able to take possession of while in office. In 2010, she was bestowed with a .44 Magnum Henry Rifle.

Here is a video with Gov. Palin firing a Mossberg 500 at a simulated charging bear. Her cheek and shoulder were slammed with recoil force equaling about 38% of her body weight. Her shots hit dead on. Gov. Palin was also disadvantaged by the factory stock which was of a design that permitted the gun to travel over the pistol grip during recoil, leading to an oscillation of the barrel. Newer designs are fixed and don't use springs for recoil reduction. The old design also did not reduce recoil as advertised but instead re-directed it to the cheek. Having experienced it myself, I can say - it hurts.

And...in honor of Gov. Palin's emailed statement to NRO, tonight is Cross Hair Night at US for Palin. It's long overdue to light this joint up in cross hairs.

Gov. Palin: Sarah,

Thank you for getting this lock and load party started and giving us something to celebrate!

Now, let's do this thang! Mil Dots are my favorite. Zero it in for 300 yd. and holding mil dots will get you out to around 670 - 700 yd. before you've got to fiddle with elevation (Savage 10FP firing .308 Remington 180 grain pointed soft points). You can simulate this on the cheap with a .22 LR by shooting it at 300 yd. You get a 10-foot drop at 300 for the .22 and a 10-foot drop at 700 for the .308.

H/T Ian Lazaran, Conservatives4Palin for Story Lead

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"You can't win a ballgame being on defense all the time," former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tonight said in a two-segment interview on Sean Hannity's TV show from her home in Wasilla, Alaska. Gov. Palin's quote was in reference to Newt Gingrich's counter-attacks against Mitt Romney who he today accused of lying in political ads. Her words were also applicable to whichever candidate becomes the GOP nominee and goes on to fight the Obama machine.

Gov. Palin said the Iowa Caucus "was such an exciting night. It felt like it was as it should be." She praised Santorum's performance saying, "Iowa was a good place for Santorum to rise to the top. Iowa is a microcosm of America. It was a very strong showing for Santorum and what he would do for the working class. It leaves Americans optimistic about the field."

She agreed with Hannity that the GOP nominee needs to be prepared for the attacks that are surely coming now that he has become a top tier candidate. "You know it's coming. My concern is going on to face the Obama machine and his thuggery. McCain and I were the only ones to have face it. McCain (by his endorsement of Romney) thinks that Romney is best prepared."

Hannity questioned Gov. Palin as to why Romney does not poll well among the GOP base - conservatives. "His past positions haven't always been conservative," she said citing his defense of a health insurance mandate under RomneyCare, his prior pro-choice position - now pro-life. Gov. Palin acknowledged that Romney believes in lowering taxes. "People are suspect of some of his positions versus what they are today," Gov. Palin said. She described McCain's "Tale of Two Mitts" as an effective ad back in the day and said that "McCain's endorsement is a reminder that we must defeat Obama....Rough and tumble contested primaries are a good process for vetting candidates."

Hannity asked Gov. Palin if she were ready to endorse a candidate tonight. She is not.

She said Gingrich "has every right to defend his record."

Hannity asked Gov. Palin to expound on her statement that the GOP should not marginalize Ron Paul or his supporters. The basis of her statement is that if marginalized, Ron Paul could run third party, effectively re-electing Obama. She noted that Ron Paul's supporters are advocating the type of fiscal discipline that is needed in Washington, D.C. today.

Gov. Palin closed by saying that the GOP nominee will "need to be more aggressive [about discussing Obama's] associations. The GOP nominee has to do all they can and speak the truth about Barack Hussein Obama."

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"I'm not surprised at Santorum's success [in Iowa]. He is a social conservative and consistent with his policies...the other front runners Romney is seen as electable...Ron Paul...understands we're broke," former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said tonight from her home in Wasilla, Alaska.

Gov. Palin said she has "openly supported each one of the GOP candidates. Any of them would be better than Obama. I've said good things about Gingrich and Perry too. We can't afford four more years of Obama."

Gov. Palin said Iowa is good for vetting candidates. "Unless Bachmann wants to go into debt, I don't see a way to progress her candidacy." Gov. Palin said "I'm not saying anything to disparage her. I like her, I'm proud of her."

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In this Eric Bolling interview with Governor Palin, she weighs in on the Iowa Caucuses and offers kudos along with mild criticism of the 2012 Republican presidential candidates. She did not endorse a candidate and as expected the Governor played her political cards very close to her vest. She seems to have slammed the door on a 2012 run of her own...or did she?

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In this Eric Bolling interview with Governor Palin, she weighs in on the Iowa Caucuses and offers kudos along with mild criticism of the 2012 Republican presidential candidates. She did not endorse a candidate and as expected the Governor played her political cards very close to her vest. She seems to have slammed the door on a 2012 run of her own.

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