Breaking: full details to come on SOCN and Jolly Rogers

As Glenn Beck reported on Fox yesterday Robert F. Bauer, Anita Dunn’s husband, has been offered the position of Chief White House Counsel.  What hasn’t been reported is that the firm, of which he is a partner; Perkins-Coie,  not only is defending Osama Bin Laden’s driver but is also responsible for the ethics complaints filed against Sarah Palin’s Alaska Defense Fund.  Of course, the charges were completely bogus but the firm tried to do as much damage as possible by bringing them.

More details and analysis are forthcoming Jolly Rogers.

UPDATE: Analysis

September 24, 2009

reprinted in part from Jolly Rogers for full article go here

Who is Bauer? In addition to being the alleged source of Obama’s decision to forgo general election spending limits, he was chief counsel to Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle during the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. Bauer was also counsel to Bill Bradley’s failed run for the presidency and is the current chairman of the Political Law Group at the Washington Firm of Perkins Coie LLP.

And of course Perkins Coie is known for the pro bono defense of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, aka Saqr al-Jedawi, Osama Bin Laden’s former chauffeur and good buddy of Nasser Al-Bahri who was linked to the bombing of the American Destroyer U.S.S. Cole. The case, which the law group brought to the Supreme Court: Salim Ahmed Hamdan versus Donald H. Rumsfeld, et al. With charges dropped as unconstitutional, Hamdan was held as an enemy combatant and brought up on new charges July 21, 2008. He was sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment, but had already served five. He was cleared of terrorism and conspiracy charges and transferred to Yemen where he was released January 8, 2009.

That isn’t the end of the strange coincidences involving Bauer and Perkins Coie. This law group hasn’t only been involved in backing folks like Hamdan (which set the course for the whole question of Guantanamo Bay detainees, the War on Terror and military commissions versus civil trials, etc.), but they’ve been involved in American politics – deeply.

Perkins Coie is the group responsible for boosting the intensity of one of the most persistent ethics attacks against former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

In an e-mail dated July 14, 2009 Kim Chatman, a blogger in Alaska, filed an ethics complaint against Sarah Palin, making the allegation that the governor established a trust fund for the purpose of soliciting donations from members of the public. The original report on this complaint was published in the Anchorage Daily News. Chatman was a co-plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against Palin and filed a complaint regarding Palin’s use of per-diem monies. In all, Chatman leveled

The Alaska Personnel Board asked Perkins Coie to review the complaint. Their nine- page report to the Alaska Personnel Board found essentially nothing, but combined with the pressure of 17 other complaints against the Governor and former candidate for Vice President, may have contributed to her finally leaving office. This complaint was number 13 in that long list.

Perkins Coie has offices in Anchorage, Beijing, Bellevue, Boise, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Madison, Melo Park, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai and of course, Washington, D.C.

But it’s the firm’s experience that makes it most interesting. Listed on its’ website are the areas which it excels at. These include Industry, clean-tech, communications, e-commerce, electronic financial services, energy, energy commercial transactions and project finance, energy litigation, energy project permitting and development, energy regulations and policy, forest products, franchising and distribution, hotels and leisure, interactive entertainment, life sciences, mining, renewable energy, retail and consumer products, semiconductor, senior housing and winery and vineyard.

So, knowing that, we can understand why there is an office in Anchorage, Alaska, and we could understand in a basic sense why the Personnel Board may have asked that firm to review the complaint and offer their opinion – after all, they have a big office there in Anchorage. But isn’t it strange coincidence that the very firm they ask to offer a review is so deeply involved in alternative energy concerns, and has made such a big mark by going up against Donald Rumsfeld, allowing a scumbag like Hamdan to walk – and in that single stroke, producing the firestorm of legal problems that Guantanamo creates. One might just have to wonder who is benefiting from this? More lawyers? And who benefits from the quick passage of Health Care Reform without addressing tort reform?

More lawyers.

And who benefits from taking Sarah Palin out of the game – people like Bauer and people like Obama – more lawyers. Why Perkins Coie? What do they have to gain? Well, they’re not just lovers of Guantanamo detainees. Perrkins Coie is connected to Boeing, Google, Nintendo, Microsoft, Craigslist, AT&T, Western Urban Water Coalition, Dragonslayers (wildfire mitigators) and something called America Votes.

America Votes claims to be the largest grassroots voter mobilization effort in the country. Its’ website has the following on the home page: “America Votes is the centerpiece of a permanent progressive campaign infrastructure nationally and in the states. America Votes and our coalition partners, coordinate independent electoral activity, share innovative strategies and resources, maximize electoral impact and build lasting capacity.

If you’re unsure what that really means, you can get a better explanation from the column on the right of the page. The organization, which is connected to Perkins Coie, is designed to improve “progressives’ ability to succeed in the long term.” The site explains that this effort “is directly linked to the work we do today to build the infrastructure in the states.”

The question I have is “what is the real infrastructure being built and how much of this really has the specific aims of destroying the country regardless of who gets in the way?” And the more obvious this becomes – the more of this structure is uncovered, the faster everything will change. And it won’t be Obama’s “change.” All that will be finished.

Because I think they counted Sarah Palin out too early. She’ll be coming back swinging along with an enraged public.

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If there is one person who knows energy in this country it is Sarah Palin.  She has taken the gloves off and has come out swinging against cap and trade in her latest Op-ed in the Washington Compost.  I love her subtle digs at Washington, DC, Obama, and this piece of legislation.  She starts out calling it cap and trade but quickly moves into our beloved term; cap and tax.

Let the games begin!

I am deeply concerned about President Obama’s cap-and-trade energy plan, and I believe it is an enormous threat to our economy. It would undermine our recovery over the short term and would inflict permanent damage.

American prosperity has always been driven by the steady supply of abundant, affordable energy. Particularly in Alaska, we understand the inherent link between energy and prosperity, energy and opportunity, and energy and security. Consequently, many of us in this huge, energy-rich state recognize that the president’s cap-and-trade energy tax would adversely affect every aspect of the U.S. economy.

There is no denying that as the world becomes more industrialized, we need to reform our energy policy and become less dependent on foreign energy sources. But the answer doesn’t lie in making energy scarcer and more expensive! Those who understand the issue know we can meet our energy needs and environmental challenges without destroying America’s economy.

Job losses are so certain under this new cap-and-tax plan that it includes a provision accommodating newly unemployed workers from the resulting dried-up energy sector, to the tune of $4.2 billion over eight years. So much for creating jobs.

In addition to immediately increasing unemployment in the energy sector, even more American jobs will be threatened by the rising cost of doing business under the cap-and-tax plan. For example, the cost of farming will certainly increase, driving down farm incomes while driving up grocery prices. The costs of manufacturing, warehousing and transportation will also increase.

The ironic beauty in this plan? Soon, even the most ardent liberal will understand supply-side economics.

Absolutely BRILLIANT!  – read the entire piece here.

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I listened to the press conference, the talking heads, the pundits, the long-time bloggers, and those who think they are in the know.  Many just speculated on what her decision meant, and decided to write her off.  I feel that writing this woman off is incredibly disingenuous.  She is not done by any stretch of the imagination.  Call it a hunch, a gut feeling, or consider me speculating now – she will continue to fight for America and will not back down. 

I could gather as much through parts of her speech where she says:

If I have learned one thing: LIFE is about choices!

And one chooses how to react to circumstances. You can choose to engage in things that tear down, or build up. I choose to work very hard on a path for fruitfulness and productivity. I choose NOT to tear down and waste precious time; but to build UP this state and our country, and her industrious, generous, patriotic, free people!

Life is too short to compromise time and resources… it may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep your head down, plod along, and appease those who demand: “Sit down and shut up”, but that’s the worthless, easy path; that’s a quitter’s way out. And a problem in our country today is apathy. It would be apathetic to just hunker down and “go with the flow”.

Nah, only dead fish “go with the flow”.

No. Productive, fulfilled people determine where to put their efforts, choosing to wisely utilize precious time… to BUILD UP.

And there is such a need to BUILD up and FIGHT for our state and our country. I choose to FIGHT for it! And I’ll work hard for others who still believe in free enterprise and smaller government; strong national security for our country and support for our troops; energy independence; and for those who will protect freedom and equality and LIFE… I’ll work for and campaign for those PROUD to be American, and those who are INSPIRED by our ideals and won’t deride them.

I WILL support others who seek to serve, in or out of office, for the RIGHT reasons, and I don’t care what party they’re in or no party at all. Inside Alaska – or Outside Alaska.

But I won’t do it from the Governor’s desk.

She isn’t going anywhere and it’s silly for anyone to think otherwise.  The speculators want more people to tune in, so they will create as much drama as possible.  There are individuals on both sides of the aisle who will call her a quitter for walking away from her job. Yet they easily forget that the man in office practically did the same thing, he just never announced it.  Spending 143 days in the senate and then campaigning for presidency for the next couple of years is comparable, if not worse.  After Barack Obama finishes his first term, she will still have more executive experience than him. 

Sarah Palin has never been a conventional candidate and many of us who are her biggest fans would never want her to be.  She has always remained true to herself and true to her principles.  Those qualities alone, mean more to me personally, than a title, a resume, money, or power.  She is a true American patriot and knows there is a grave need for change in America.  She used the term common sense, she said it was lacking in our government, she used the term apathy to characterize the environment we find ourselves in.  She even mentioned REAL ‘climate change’ to indicate that she knows gloBull warming is just that, BULL. 

We will soon find out that this is a woman of character, integrity, principles, morals, and is a leader.  We may not know the exact strategy behind this, but I’m sure given the right amount of time, it will be clear to all of us. 

Martin Luther King Jr. quit his job as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, because he saw a drastic need for change.  Would Gandhi have made as much of an impact if he continued being a lawyer?  The truth of the matter is we need a leader, we all have voices and we can all lead, but Sarah Palin is voice I would follow, as would many others.  People are always too quick to judge, however, they don’t really know what’s in store for this charismatic federalist, who believes in our country, our children, our futures, and our core principles.  She cannot be the leader we need if she is constrained by Alaska politics and their seemingly ridiculous rules. 

Moses was set loose on the waters, and found by Pharoah’s daughter. And he lived with them, as one of them, until he could no longer abide the evil that he saw. So he slew the overseer and fled into the desert, building a life for himself and his family until it was necessary for him to return to free his people.

Take from that what you will. Castigate me as some kind of holy roller, but I stand by what I say unashamed.

In any case, Palin has crossed the Rubicon and made her stand clear. She gave us a hint before when she said “Politically, if I die, I die.” I think this was her equivalent of alea iacta est. She will now be the anti-Obama, standing up for her personal beliefs, free of the constraints the Alaskan people have placed on her. She is now free of them, and they of her – though I think they will be the ones to regret it first.

Sarah Palin has come too far and has made a vast difference for average people who were never involved before, to quit now. 
 
Sarah spoke about FIGHTING in her speech, fighting is both literal and figurative.  She plans to start a movement and there is nobody in the GOP, or elsewhere who is the antithesis of Barack Obama and the progressive movement.  She spoke about fighting and contributing to candidates no matter what party they belonged to, as long as she believed in them.  If she has quit anything, she has quit the establishment and the political machinery that is both parties.    
 
Her family has racked up $500K worth of debt via frivolous ethics complaints based on a strict ethics law that was put into place for the right reasons but is now being abused.  Alaska doesn’t have a loser pays law so they get away with it.  These complaints have cost the state over $2M.  She knows that these complaints and dirty, underhanded strategies will stop if Lt. Governor Sean Parnell takes her place.  Sean Parnell is not a threat to either the Democrat or Republican establishment, therefore Alaska can be more efficient and resolve many of the ongoing issues it faces, by utilizing more of their energy and natural resources.  
 
I have a feeling that we will begin to see more of her in the lower 48 and she will start a grassroots campaign.  No other candidate, and I can only speak for myself, has struck a cord in my heart or in my mind.  I have always gotten by, by voting for the lesser of two evils – I’m done with that.  She has the ability to fight and change minds.  She has the ability to draw crowds that outnumber those of Obama, and she is the only person on the scene who has the capability of building a grassroots army of support.  I finally got up off the couch this past year because of her.  I would do it again in a heartbeat.    
 
If she were to finish her term and attempt to support other candidates while still governor she would rack up more ethics complaints. This would cost the state and her family more money,  not mention one of these complaints could actually stick if she conducts politics outside of the state to promote a political cause.  There would be no way for her to build a network of politicians and supporters to back her if she made a run for President or the Senate.  She will also use this time to write a book, study policy, and brush up on national issues. 
 
I hope and believe we will also see her attend tea parties.  Who knows!? she may even make an appearance at the 9/12 march on DC.  I think she will actively get involved and she will do it not as a politician, but as one of us. Sarah Palin has always been that way and that’s what I love about her as do many other conservatives.  She is the epitome of what is missing in DC. The more people see what the government is doing, and the more they become disenfranchised with both parties, the better her chances.

As one person mentioned on the news yesterday, “She may be crazy like a fox.”  That was the understatement of the year.  I think we may be witnessing the founding MOTHER taking back  America.

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Sarah Palin is unlike any politician we have seen for a very long time, if ever.  She is a people’s politician and believes in middle America, more than the powers that be.  She is a self-made woman who owes nobody, except God and family, for where she is today.  So many Americans are drawn to her solely due to her genuineness and her bond with working Americans.  She doesn’t speak using erudite and urbane words, fancy rhetoric that contains no substance – no,  she just speaks in a simple fashion, right to the heart of America.

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette writes:

President Barack Obama is, by far, the most popular politician in America. And there is little doubt who is No. 2.

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That many liberals found Mr. Letterman’s remarks humorous speaks not only to their depravity, but to their fear. The 20,000 who turned out to see Ms. Palin in Auburn testify to the fact that she strikes a responsive chord with ordinary people no other Republican does.

Liberals and some Beltway conservatives assert Ms. Palin is stupid. She frequently is misquoted — most recently by Dan Balz in The Washington Post Wednesday — to make her appear so.

But I’d say she got the better of it in her exchange with David Letterman. And her brief walk across the stage at the GOP dinner Monday drew more attention than Mr. Gingrich’s stem-winding speech. For someone who, according to the Washington cognoscenti, doesn’t know what she’s doing, she’s doing pretty well.

I don’t think Sarah Palin has decided whether she’d like to live in the White House. But if she does, ignoring the conventional wisdom in Washington may be the best way to get there.

Palin drew a crowd of over 20,000 people in Auburn, a small democratic town, in New York.  I do not recall any other “failed” vice presidential candidate still receiving this much attention and still shown this much support from regular folks.

Upon her departure to Washington, D.C., Monday, two New York senate Democrats filibustered with the Republicans, and switched sides.  Of course you cannot tie the event directly to Sarah Palin, but the move after her visit, is definitely considerable.  She was also ridiculed by David Letterman for her visit to New York, which even included a fund-raising event for an Autism Walk.  Liberals seem to do all that they can to destroy this woman and use the most vile, despicable, and non-substantive attacks against her.

Letterman’s sexist, misogynistic remarks against Governor Palin and her daughter(s) were heard around the world.  A New York lawmaker has called on Letterman to step down.  It’s incredible, that of all places, New York is standing up for the Governor.

She has set off a loyal army of support around the nation and a petition has been created to fire David Letterman, as well as a campaign to write to the CBS/David Letterman sponsors to cease their sponsorship or be boycotted by former consumers.  It will be interesting how this all breaks down.

And on a final note, Sarah Palin must be doing something right, hell even froze over, NOW, the National Organization for Women (or as I like to refer to them as, the Nauseating Obama Women), who have never so much as batted an eye when sexist remarks or unfounded attacks have been made against conservative women, have officially come out in support of Palin and have put Letterman into their Hall of Shame.  I’m flabbergasted!

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I personally want to stop writing and crawl back into the hole I found myself in over a year ago before becoming politically involved.  This just keeps getting worse by the minute.  Everyday there is something new occurring and some story being reported that seems worse than the last…

The Obama administration is granting Miranda rights to detainees in Afghanistan.  This is simply ludicrous!  Obama wants to allow FOREIGN terrorists US constitutional rights!?  These same terrorists who want to destroy our military, the West and Israel!?  My brain is hemorrhaging trying to comprehend this idiocy.

When 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was captured on March 1, 2003, he was not cooperative. “I’ll talk to you guys after I get to New York and see my lawyer,” he said, according to former CIA Director George Tenet.

Of course, KSM did not get a lawyer until months later, after his interrogation was completed, and Tenet says that the information the CIA obtained from him disrupted plots and saved lives. “I believe none of these successes would have happened if we had had to treat KSM like a white-collar criminal — read him his Miranda rights and get him a lawyer who surely would have insisted that his client simply shut up,” Tenet wrote in his memoirs.

If Tenet is right, it’s a good thing KSM was captured before Barack Obama became president. For, the Obama Justice Department has quietly ordered FBI agents to read Miranda rights to high value detainees captured and held at U.S. detention facilities in Afghanistan, according a senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. “The administration has decided to change the focus to law enforcement. Here’s the problem. You have foreign fighters who are targeting US troops today — foreign fighters who go to another country to kill Americans. We capture them and they’re reading them their rights — Mirandizing these foreign fighters,” says Representative Mike Rogers, who recently met with military, intelligence and law enforcement officials on a fact-finding trip to Afghanistan.

Rogers, a former FBI specialagent and U.S. Army officer, says the Obama administration has not briefed Congress on the new policy. “I was a little surprised to find it taking place when I showed up because we hadn’t been briefed on it, I didn’t know about it. We’re still trying to get to the bottom of it, but it is clearly a part of this new global justice initiative.”

Global justice? Global justice? The law of the land, the constitution, is no longer valid for liberals.  The document that has given us the greatest country on Earth is apparently obsolete.  Quite frankly, if liberals and anyone else for that matter, do not like America, then by all means, please move elsewhere and quit whining! I’ve lived abroad, and if anything, it makes one appreciate America even more…

This is a clear message to the troops – don’t defend America and if you do happen to defend Her, don’t take any prisoners just kill them all on the spot do what the islamo-fascists do and video tape a beheading. (I’m sure that will really improve our image abroad and help the problem in the Middle East).  The liberals with the body count signs in their front yards from Iraq and Afghanistan will have to update regularly, since these actions are bound to cost more lives.

Does this also mean that any Gitmo detainees who are tried in court and were not read Miranda rights (which none of them were) would be released into the US immediately?  Would there be a statute of limitations that would stipulate no detainees arrested prior to this new policy will qualify?  If the former occurs then the body counting liberals should also create a sign for unarmed, innocent, American citizens who were killed by Obama’s naivete.

What is even more interesting is the fact that Obama completely flip flopped on this issue, when back in 2003 he opposed giving Miranda rights to foreign terrorists.  It’s interesting to see those who can sell out their principles for political expedience.  It’s the real ideologues who don’t have an issue with checking their values at the door if it will win them votes.

Juxtapose that with Governor Palin’s remarks at the RNC convention last year (as C4P has reported, it was another “I told ya so moment”)… I’m so glad we dodged the bullet on Palin last election/sarc!

Thank God for JaNo’s Overseas Contingency Operation… LOL!

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“Any ‘jokes’ about raping my 14-year-old are despicable. Alaskans know it and I believe the rest of the world knows it, too.”

- Todd Palin

“Concerning Letterman’s comments about my young daughter (and I doubt he’d ever dare make such comments about anyone else’s daughter): ‘Laughter incited by sexually-perverted comments made by a 62-year old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl are not only disgusting, but they remind us Hollywood has a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands – that acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone’s daughter, contributes to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others.’”

- Governor Sarah Palin

I will not post the clip of Letterman and the atrocious things he said about Governor Palin, or her underage daughter.  The left has become so incredibly bitter, angry, hateful, and just outright despicable.  The more they try to take her down the more I try to fight for her.  Keep it up Todd and Sarah! America needs you!

You can find their statements on Sarah’s facebook page here. (under notes)*

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Monday was a beautiful day in Maryland and the drive to work was surprisingly quiet, as well as traffic free.  My job has allowed me to finally be casual on a daily basis, unless otherwise stated for special visitors.  So, donning my jeans, nice short-sleeved shirt, and a comfy short-sleeved hoody (yes they make them; I’m trendy, what can I say?), I hopped into my Mini Cooper S ’08 and booked it down 695.

I’ve never been the most timely of individuals, which is why I wish I had an automatic coffee maker at my desk that would magically go off at 8:30 am so it would sit there steaming confusing my boss… I can dream, can’t I?  Once I settle into my beige colored cubicle I can’t help but pull up the Internet to see what the latest drudge reports, tweets, emails, and blogged stories are.  I haven’t been able to keep up during the current administration’s unbelievable lack of reality and almost adolescent-like naivete, but I try.

Throughout the day, while ignoring my normal responsibilities, I watched the tweets scroll through… The tweet that caught my eye specifically was the reported snub of Governor Sarah Palin at the NRSC/NRCC fundraiser dinner.

As many reading this may recall, Gov. Palin was originally asked to be the keynote speaker a couple months prior to the event, but could not confirm until the Alaska legislative session had ended.  Unlike many states, and certainly unlike the Federal Government, local/state politicians in Alaska are held accountable for their actions.  For those keeping score, Alaska passed an ethics law whereby, during the legislative session it is not acceptable for a politician to engage in any other political events which do not specifically tie to the promotion or betterment of the State. This was true even before SarahPac was established to help curtail much of the taxpayer money complaints.

Gov. Palin was once again re-invited to attend and even say a few words at the dinner since she was already in the lower 48 (New York) for several other occasions; Auburn’s Seward Celebration, The Autism Walk at Manhattanville College, Receipt of the IGHL award. She even had time to attend a Yankees game with Rudy Giuliani.  She was making a stop in D.C. to meet with several Alaska Senators and others in the Defense community to discuss Alaska’s and our own national security considering the latest provocations from North Korea.  It was during this time  that there were some behind-the-scenes high school antics  employed to snub the Governor.  Many believe that the establishment was too worried that she would steal Newt’s thunder, and to be honest… she probably would have.  Newt is an intelligent man with a lot of ideas, but he is no Max Weber.  Gov. Palin is the only politician today who embodies Reagan conservatism and has the grassroots support that the Gipper did.  She is the only politician ,on both sides of the aisle,  who appeals to middle America and “Joe Six Pack.”  After a huge backlash from the news today, many conservatives tweeted their disgust at the GOP, much like my own tweet that contained the following image of the party:

Many conservatives also sent emails to Pete Sessions voicing their distaste for the inside-the-beltway crowd, who know nothing of what average citizens are feeling and going through during these tough economic times.  Well, something must have sunk in because Palin’s second dis-invite turned into a third (and final) invite to the event.

So there I was, sitting in front of my monitor at the office and reading about the planning of a protest at the event designed to express discontent over the snotty way Gov. Palin was being treated by the Washington elitists.  I began an inner dialogue with myself, “Lindsay, you left your stinking cell phone at home, you have no camera, and you have to be in Baltimore at 8:30 pm… but Sarah Palin is only 40 minutes away… Traffic will be horrendous … but Sarah Palin is only 40 minutes away… You have a prior commitment… but Sarah Palin is only 40 minutes away!”  I hemmed and I hawed for well over 20 minutes; until I made the mistake of talking to a fellow Palinista and friend of mine.  She reminded my “blogged-out” brain that I could go to a CVS and grab a one-time digital camera.  She also told me to go for it!  If anything, I could take some pictures and blog about it later.  Thinking back on my decision, I have concluded that she has sadistic tendancies.

The trip started off very dodgy; traffic getting out of Annapolis was BAD.  The green arrows for left hand turns didn’t seem to be working on any of the traffic lights and the ride that should have only taken 5 minutes took 20.  Once out of Annapolis I was finally on my way!  Just to make sure the camera was set and working, I snapped a glorious photo of the road and the cars in front of me while driving in my car listening to club music.  I was so stoked with the possibility of actually seeing Sarah up close, or  maybe even meeting her!

Once out of Annapolis, traffic was amazing. With no stopping for food, water, or wardrobe changes, it took only 45 minutes to get down there and I made it with time to spare.  I even found a great parking spot one block away from the Convention Center!  Having attended exhibits and work related training classes, I am quite familiar with the Convention Center; however, this was the first time I was actually excited to be there!

As I approached the Center, I scanned the the throngs of people searching for Sarah Fans, Palinistas, Palin-bots, Palinphiles. Ok, not throngs… not even a small gathering.  Just a few people milling around the front entrance.  I wandered around the Convention Center, weaving in and out of the middle lanes, looking like a sweaty vagabond.  The sun was going down, but it was still scorching hot and I was getting ‘ripe.’

I in my hoody and the people beginning to wander the streets all gussied up, looking way fancier, and smelling far nicer than I was, clued me in that I was close.  As I saw Lincoln Town Cars and Taxi Cabs pull up to the curb I knew this was the main entrance.  I started to notice a couple of others who, inching closer as the minutes passed, were fiddling incessantly with their camera phones.

I staked out a site near the corner and chilled with a couple of pan handlers. After 20 minutes in their company we were kindred spirits.  I almost felt remorse for not saying goodbye to either one.  Slowly but surely I made my way toward the entrance as the ‘crowd’ was dying down.  I watched as the people entered.  Some of them doing that hair flip thing that women tend to do when acting like they are the shiznit.  I tell ya what, I probably wouldn’t catch any of these people at a BBQ, pig roast, fishing trip, or at a hole-in-the-wall pub.  I began to realize that Sarah and the well-known Senators would not be coming in at the same time as the masses who bought tickets to attend.   I also surmised that she may be coming in late so as to not take away any additional thunder from Newt or the other extra-sensitive MALE GOP elite.

My hopes of a glorious meeting with Sarah started to wane until a cameraman and two paparazzi showed up.  Surely the paparazzi must know something!  We all closed in on the entrance and watched while the paparazzi harassed random congress critters, none of whom I recognized.  Jim Demint pulled up and his wife motioned for the driver to drive around… I should have taken the hint and followed.  But the paparazzi were playing it up saying that Sarah usually likes to enter through the front… yada, yada, yada… but they were hacks and were wrong.   By now it was close to 8:30pm and we used another fan’s blackberry to check the C-Span feed.  For the first time, Blackberry let me down.  What I saw on the tiny screen crushed my spirit.  Sarah was already inside.  Everyone started to walk away.
I contemplated leaving but I thought, “why drive back up to Baltimore if I’m already here and have the chance to catch her on the way out!?”

So I wandered around some more. By now I had I missed my appointment with my personal trainer so at least  I could get some exercise.  I’d say I probably clocked about 5 miles, not bad for a Monday!  ‘Carl The Doorman’ and I chatted it up.  I tap-danced for the transportation authority and sang for the security officers just to pass the time.  I’m not sure any of them took too kindly to my shenanigans though.  By this time I was starving!  I had forgotten the last time I had eaten.  Then I remembered it was at lunchtime when I popped in a couple of leftover sushi and promptly spit them out.  So I guess breakfast would have been the last meal.  Oh well.  The car and my air conditioning were looking real tempting, again.

Once I turned the car on and the air was blowing, things were much better.   Until I looked at the clock – HOLY CRAP!  It was 9pm and I was supposed to be meeting my date (no worries, not the first one), and even if I left D.C. at that very instant, I wouldn’t get back to MD much before 10pm!  I thought, I better make this night worth it so I don’t go back feeling like a total arse.  So I sucked it up and put on C-Span to listen to the speech in the car.  Yes, you heard that correctly, I wasted a good 1.5 hrs. of my life by listening to C-Span on a car radio… on a weeknight… while I could have been on a date with a good looking conservative guy, who has a great sense of humor.  The worst part was that I was naked!  What?  Don’t you feel naked too without your cell phone?  I couldn’t even tell him to meet me down in DC, nor did I have a laptop to email him… I was SOL (I won’t elaborate on that acronym).

Dried sweat, no date, no food, no water, no photo, no personal training, no deodorant, C-Span radio, and a parking ticket.  Heck, I was even approached by a random, angry bum for sitting in my car for too long (according to him).  At least I was able to find an opening in the Convention Center and a bathroom not being guarded by security – that was quite a relief!  Too bad they weren’t broadcasting the event through the intercom… I could have read a paper at the same time in there or at least gotten some work done…

After listening to Newt’s speech, or his latest book hocking/marketing scheme, I thought WOW – they really could have used a Sarah Palin to be more energetic and charismatic up there.  Newt is right on with what he says, but his delivery falls way short.  I’m glad that he got up there and said what needed to be said though.  As things began wrapping up and I saw limos, buses, town cars, and cabs begin to line up by the mid-way of the Convention Center (I was trying the side entrance rather than the front this time) I grabbed my camera, shoved it in my pocket and made my way to where people seemed to be filing out en mass.

I did at least have an epiphany during my excursion.  Lindsay, will never win the “Stalker Award.”   I don’t even think I have even made it to the minor leagues of stalking.  I kept having a nervous feeling that if I stuck my hand into my pocket for my camera that secret service would ‘take my arm off’  As a precaution, I put the camera in my left pocket (that arm is more expendable).

I waited… and I waited… and I waited some more until it looked like everyone had filed out.  I thought, “maybe I missed them again?  Maybe they went out the loading dock or some little known super secret exit?”  This is why I am a cubicle dweller and not a member of the paparazzi.  I have a weird feeling about bothering people, especially celebrities who get it all the time.  And yes, Sarah is a celebrity, a genuine and down-to-earth one, but a celebrity none-the-less.

The place looked empty, I hung around for a little bit afterwards, but then felt like a big dope.  I missed my date, didn’t get a photo and well, you get the picture.  Thinking about it now, she probably had not even left at that time as she was sending tweets at 2am and there may have been a reception afterward, and I’m sure people were trying to talk to her.  Oh well, my loss.   But either way, if someone were to ask me if I would do it again?  In a heartbeat!

It’s not everyday that you find a twenty-something who admires a politician – that’s just strange!  But I guess I’ve always been a little on the odd side.  Most of my friends follow Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore on twitter, and I think to myself; why?  What effect do they really have on life and what capabilities do they have to really change this country besides Punking people and making stupid “I Support Barack Obama” youtube clips?  That’s just not me.  I admire Sarah Palin, not because she’s in movies, or she has the coolest purse but, because she embodies everything which I aspire to.  I don’t want to stay stuck in a 9 to 5 job.  Politics was a hobby which has become a passion.  I am no longer afraid to sit on the sidelines and pretend that I’m something other than conservative.  I’m not content to just stay inactive and not stand up for what I truly believe in.

Sarah, the 5′ 4” tiny powerhouse spoke at the RNC convention and I applauded, cheered, and  jumped out of my seat in sheer awe.  Finally!  A woman!  A conservative one at that!  Representing the GOP!  Believing in the very same principles I do!  For the first time I saw a person who, for inexplicable reasons, I was unabashedly loyal to.  There are no words to explain the effect a person has on you when charisma, character, integrity, honesty, genuineness, and God radiate from within.  Those are not skills which are learned.  I sometimes wonder if, when I was just a glint in my parent’s eyes, this is the same way people felt about Pres. Reagan.

If this is what is meant by grassroots activism and grassroots loyalty, count me in!  It would be an absolute honor to have the ability to work for a politician that I not only respect, but would continue to support and remain loyal to.  It would be quite an experience to campaign for this woman 2-3 years from now.  In fact, I would go up to Alaska to campaign this very instant!  I guess that’s the neat thing about being young and not tied down – liking the outdoors and not caring about the cold, probably helps as well

This young conservative woman believes in an independent, intelligent, caring, ethical woman who many feel is the last hope to getting this country back on track by reforming the government no matter which party takes the hit.  She embodies The Founder’s intentions.  She is the quintessential servant of the people and I will continue to be one of those selfsame individuals she represents.

And who knows, maybe one of these days my craptastic photography skills will pay off… You Betcha’

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Sarah Palin has been laying it on the line and with all the negative media attention she received last year, it shows that this woman knows she has nothing to lose and could care less what others think at this point.  Her attitude is what is needed during this time of media propagandizing and kowtowing to the Democrats, especially Obama – it’s about time that somebody within the GOP actually stands on principle – not politics as usual, special interests, PC mumbo-jumbo, or money.

Palin has made statements regarding the North Korean missile threats and Obama’s budget cuts aimed at specific defense programs.  Sarah has issued very poignant, concise, intelligent statements on Dr. Tiller and William Long (the military recruiter).  She has vetoed some stimulus funds that had universal energy codes attached to them – something that Alaska certainly does not need.  Sarah has also continued her fight for the gas pipeline.  Governor Palin was most recently attending a rally in honor of Ronald Reagan, where son Michael Reagan, was the keynote speaker, in Anchorage.  During a brief 17 minute introduction of Michael Reagan she made statements regarding the control government wants over not only the states, but us, as individuals.  Have any GOP beltway hacks so much as inferred this?

Here is part of her speech:

“Since when can you get out of huge national debt by creating trillions of dollars of new debt?” Palin asked. “It all really is so backwards and skewed as to sound like absolute nonsense when some of this economic policy is explained.”

“We need to be aware of the creation of a fearful population, and fearful lawmakers, being led to believe that big government is the answer, to bail out the private sector, because then government gets to get in there and control it,” she said. “And mark my words, this is going to be next, I fear, bail out next debt-ridden states. Then government gets to get in there and control the people.”

“Some in Washington would approach our economic woes in ways that absolutely defy Economics 101, and they fly in the face of principles, providing opportunity for industrious Americans to succeed or to fail on their own accord,” she said. “Those principles it makes you wonder what the heck some in Washington are trying to accomplish here.”

Though the bulk of her remarks focused on government encroachment into the private sector, and praise for former President Reagan’s views on limited government, the former vice presidential candidate briefly touched on national security. She told the crowd that “the terrorists are still dead set against us” and that her son Track is still deployed in Iraq.
“It is war over there, so it will not be war over here,” she said. “And it had better still be our mission that we win, they lose.”

She also pointed to the recent dismissal of another ethics complaint against her, one that accused the governor of having a conflict of interest for wearing a jacket to the opening of the Tesoro Iron Dog race in February that feautured the logo of the sponsor of her husband’s team. Palin has been forced to set up a legal defense fund to help pay for fees related to an onslaught of ethic complaints.

Palin said of the people who have filed the complaints: “Those are the folks who want to tell me, they want to tell you, to sit down and shut up. We will not do that. I just can’t, because I love my state. I love my country.”

Here’s a great quote that was left out since it was CNN that reported on it (just a little biased):

“I am just a mom; I’m a proud Alaskan hockey mom.  I love my country, I’m concerned about my kids’ future and your kids’ future.  I was raised where it is rugged, and you’ve got to be tough with dogged determination in order to survive sometimes.”

Governor Palin was introduced by Eddie Burke (a radio show host in Alaska) and he said the following:

“Pardon me Governor for saying this, but Barry Goldwater Jr. recently said ‘She is attractive, she is smart, she’s got the right message, and she doesn’t take crap from anyone.’”

Audio of her speech.  (And yes, she does say “SCREW POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!!!”)

Michele Bachmann has also been incredibly outspoken over the last few months, especially regarding ACORN.  She has been trying to pass legislation that would not allow ACORN or any other institution that receives tax payer funds, under investigation or indictment, to receive them, until all charges are officially dropped.  This of course did not pass in the House, which is run by the Democrats – most likely because ACORN would have been affected and we know that dead voters always have positive effects for those trying to get elected in close races.  Too many politicians would be indicted along with the dirty deeds of ACORN if this was ever investigated completely.  However, Bachmann is starting a petition campaign to get this started and to end ACORN’s funding.

These are the types of people we need to keep our eye on and listen to.  These are the politicians that are not afraid to speak their mind no matter what the repercussions, because they have character and believe in more than themselves – they believe in the individual; they believe in the USA.

Help out Michele and sign her petition here.

Liberals must also be noticing that the women on the right are the more involved, less fearful of the bunch – since they have to go after some of our women who aren’t even politicians, just pundits, bloggers, columnists and commentators, by writing an article about hate f***ing them… The tolerance of liberals never ceases to astound me.

Keep it up ladies!

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Late Sunday morning at a church service in Wichita, Kansas, Dr. George Tiller, who was under investigation and brought up on charges for late-term abortions, the most conducted nationwide by any doctor, was gunned down by another man.

Dr. Tiller was shot and killed on Sunday by the man currently in custody, Scott Roeder, a 51-year-old.

Tiller’s Women’s Health Care Services clinic is one of just three in the nation where abortions are performed after the 21st week of pregnancy. The clinic was heavily fortified and Tiller often traveled with a bodyguard, but Stolz said there was no indication of security at the church Sunday.

Anti-abortion groups denounced the shooting and stressed that they support only nonviolent protest. The movement’s leaders fear the killing could create a backlash just as they are scrutinizing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, whose views on abortion rights are not publicly known.

“We are shocked at this morning’s disturbing news that Mr. Tiller was gunned down,” Troy Newman, Operation Rescue’s president, said in a statement. “Operation Rescue has worked for years through peaceful, legal means, and through the proper channels to see him brought to justice. We denounce vigilantism and the cowardly act that took place this morning.”

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Tiller remained prominent in the news, in part because of an investigation begun by former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, an abortion opponent.  (Tiller also had suspicious ties and money attributed to Kathleen Sebelius – Obama’s HHS cabinet member).

Prosecutors had alleged that Tiller had gotten second opinions from a doctor who was essentially an employee of his, not independent as state law requires. A jury in March acquitted Tiller of all 19 misdemeanor counts.

“I am stunned by this lawless and violent act, which must be condemned and should be met with the full force of law,” Kline said in a statement. “We join in lifting prayer that God’s grace and presence rest with Dr. Tiller’s family and friends.”

So what do we know about Roeder?  (We don’t know much)

There are contradicting reports of what this man was involved in and what he supported and there is also a very suspicious comment on a youtube clip from 3 weeks ago that warned about Scott Roeder – calling him a con-man so people need to stop jumping to conclusions first and foremost.

Here is an article that states he is not part of the pro-life movement, but rather part of fringe non-government, militia groups.

Here is an article that gives accounts by his friends that he was in fact anti-abortion.

Then there is the youtube clip here, with the following comment (3 weeks ago page 5 for comments):

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This was an unfortunate event and we can already assume that the liberals and the media will take this to the nth degree to demonize the pro-life movement which has been gaining speed and actually showed great improvement as far as where America falls on the issue as recently as last month when 51% agreed with pro-life causes.  I think Governor Palin sums it up with her statement that she issued today:

“I feel sorrow for the Tiller family. I respect the sanctity of life and the tragedy that took place today in Kansas clearly violates respect for life. This murder also damages the positive message of life, for the unborn, and for those living. Ask yourself, ‘What will those who have not yet decided personally where they stand on this issue take away from today’s event in Kansas?’

Regardless of my strong objection to Dr. Tiller’s abortion practices, violence is never an answer in advancing the pro-life message.”

However, the liberals are blaming, as usual, Rush, Bill O’Reilly, Ann Coulter, among other prominent conservatives (I’m sure Sarah Palin will be blamed as well – they love bashing a genuine person).  Here are some comments being made by the leftists already:

This man hates women unless he controls them.

That pretty much is standard operating procedure for a lot of anti abortionists. Women are great as long as they are under their control.

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Bill O’Reilly should be arrested for conspiracy to commit murder.

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I am surprised O’Reilly has not been sued for defamation for this. That’s the minimum he should be held to. Just because he did not come right out for the assination of Dr. Tiller, he cannot escape his own significant contribution to his death.

He has blood on his OWN hands now. As well as all of those who have provided comfort and refuge to the Army of God and the rest of the wingnut American Taliban. They are the worst kind of fascists.

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Limbaugh, Coulter, Hannity, O’Reilly, Savage, Beck–they all preach hatred. Hatred is their game. Inferior people have to have someone to look down upon. Racism is more often found among frustrated people who try to elevate themselves by comparing themselves with those who have less, or who are “just different” (skin color, for example).

It all comes out finally, whether it is the mass killings on a campus, or an abortion doctor. These hate mongers bear much of the responsibility for what is going on. Why they are allowed to use the publicly owned airwaves to spread their venom is hard to understand.

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So my question to Ann Coulter is: Did George Tiller have “a procedure performed on him with a rifle”? Did he simply get his just desserts?

If the murderer was not a follower of Coulter’s, he certainly acted from the sort of hateful sentiment she disseminates in popular and right-wing media.

So the moonbats, as usual, attack not the gunman, but those on the outskirts as the conspirators or the probable cause of this murder.  I hate the victim mentality and believe all people need to take responsibility for their own actions – this was one lone gunman/loon who murdered somebody – not an entire movement or political ideology.

Based on the above, there is a lot of contradicting evidence upon who Scott Roeder really is and also an interesting youtube comment from 3 weeks ago which seemed to warn people of this guy!?  Um… there is something incredibly suspicious here and I think that there needs to be more investigation first, before all the tin-foil hats are donned by the liberals to come up with some kooky conspiracy theories.

The hypocrisy in all of this is that I could just as easily demonize the entire Left for the environmental activist bombings that took place in the 90′s which killed people, or I could say that Obama, Clinton, Biden, CNN, NBC, etc. are responsible for illegal immigrants murdering American citizens because they are for amnesty and won’t disclose these murders in public or call the individuals illegals – but technically the accountability should always be on the person who committed the crime(s).

There is fringe on both sides of the aisle and anyone who believes in ideological purity is not somebody that I feel is all that sane.  I believe strongly in the platforms and principles of the right and will always preach those values as well as call out the other side.  That’s not to say that I can’t see good on the Left time to time or also admit when those on the Right were wrong.

This was a tragic event and it’s something that we all need to think long and hard about and stop demonizing one another over the crazy actions of a lone gunman.  It’s too bad that Dr. Tiller’s life had to end the way it did, there is nothing to be gained from taking someone’s life in cold blood, whether you agreed with the Dr. or not (two wrongs don’t make a right).  This hurts the pro-life movement, not because they agreed, in fact, it is just the opposite; all pro-life groups that are main stream have condemned Scott Roeder’s acts, but the media and the left will use this incident as a means to an end and will use one person to define the “whole.”  It’s incredibly disingenuous and incredibly hypocritical to do so.

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B-r-r-r-ing… B-r-r-r-ing… Uhhh, Ummm, Hello?  President Obama, there is an urgent matter regarding North Korea!

The breaking news this evening was North Korea’s provoking statements towards South Korea and its allies.  Within the last few days it has launched more missiles and tested a nuclear weapon underground.

North Korea says it will use immediate military force if any ship searches are conducted by South Korea.  Kim Jong Il also stated that he deems South Korea’s decision to join the anti-proliferation program a declaration of war.

There are sure to be more detailed articles tomorrow, but for now, the biggest question is in regard to Obama’s preparedness for immediate foreign diplomacy and not the usual niceties either.  Eventually, I hope, Obama comes to realize that the world is not made up of chocolate covered mountains and rainbows, but rather some very cruel and unusual individuals.

I have to wonder if Hillary’s ad during the primaries was indeed correct.  As much as I would like to think that the TelePrompTer could get us out of this one, I’m sure that a lot of clever improvisation and intelligent communication/negotiation will be required to resolve this conflict.  Plus I also don’t think that North Korea has the electronic infrastructure to support a TOTUS hookup.

I also tend to get the feeling that some of these countries, like North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, who are otherwise non-entities on a normal basis, may be acting up because of what they sense from the leadership in the United States?  Definitely a possibility…

Just as Sarah Palin recently stated “Now is not the time to cut missile defense!”  Common sense just isn’t all that common anymore.

*Side Note:  North Korea tends to be dramatic – if troops are moved that’s when there is definitive declaration of war — this is still a precarious situation though.

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