Jonathan Martin reports at Politico that the totally incompetent NRCC invited Gov. Palin a second time to speak at its Monday night fundraising dinner, and then "abruptly" informed the governor Saturday night that she wouldn't be to address the gathering. I suppose they expected her to just sit there like a lump of eye candy all night with a sweet smile on her face. this is a woman who ventured into enemy territory (Cayuga County went 53% to 45% for Obama) and turned out an overwhelmingly friendly crowd of over 20,000.
A Palin aide says the reason for the group wanting to muzzle the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate is that NRCC Chair Pete Sessions was worried that Palin speaking might upstage keynote speaker Newt Gingrich:
Palin’s staff had even been sent an agenda with the governor’s speaking slot included.The NRCC, like the NRSC, is so stuck on stupid that none of this surprises me in the least. The obvious plan to accomodate both Gov. Palin and former Speaker Gingrich would have been to have the governor introduce Newt. Sarah Palin is secure enough with her ego to play a supporting role. After all, she introduced Michael Reagan just a few nights ago at an event in Anchorage. This would have made all kinds of sense. Newt would have retained his top billing for the fundraiser, and Gov. Palin would have said all sorts of glowing things about Gingrich in her speech. But noooo...
But then a finance official with the NRSC called Palin aide Meg Stapleton Saturday night to say that Sessions didn’t want Palin to speak.
Recounting the conversation Sunday, Stapleton said she told the NRSC staffer: “Why, at a time when we’re trying to build the party, would you pull a move like that on somebody who earlier in the day just attracted 20,000 people?”
Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts on this latest of NRCC's SNAFUs with Chairman Sessions. I'm including the number for their financial department so that those who are so inclined can let them know that they won't see another dime in donations from you until they get their act together and stop shooting the GOP in the foot.
General Email
website@nrcc.org
Executive
Phone: 202-479-7000
Administration
Phone: 202-479-7000
Political
Phone: 202-479-7000
Finance
Phone: 202-479-7000
Communications
Phone: 202-479-7070
Update: Even moderate Fred Malek says this is more evidence that the beltway GOP is out of touch with the grassroots in this tweet.
- JP
Let's face it, if anyone wants to hear Gingrich, all they have to do is tune in to FOX, he's on there at least 4 nights a week. I doubt if he'll say anything new at this event, because he doesn't say anything new when he's given 2 and 3 chances a night on FOX. Gov. Palin would such the oxygen out of any speaker. Her 17 minutes speech in Anchorage introducing Michael Reagan is all over the net, and has been analyzed inside and out, and very little has been said about the 2 hours MR spoke.
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ReplyDeleteI wonder if this story is real, I distrust Politco remembered they started the Fred was going to drop out rumor before Iowa cacus.. Does this story have any other sources?
the establishment suck (there i said it).
ReplyDeleteThis is very disturbing! I do not want to see Newt Gingrich as the 2012 candidate, nor do I want Mitt Romney.
ReplyDeleteBut they're the big money boys. And big money talks.
Of course I want Sarah. That is why I started my blog. If people would have got out of her way during the 2008 campaign we might have won despite McCain.
Just let Sarah be Sarah. Sarah is a conservative. But she is not the prim, Miss Fuddy Duddy, my way or the highway person the opposition makes her out to be. In fact if she had not received the worst introduction in history thanks to McCain's camp, some of the opposition might have like her enough to vote republican.
I hate to sound bitter,but I hope in 2012,ALL the McCain's stay at home.