Gov. Brewer on Sarah Palin's 'cojones' comparison

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer says she's not surprised that Sarah Palin thinks she has the "cojones" the president lacks because she's heard and seen it before:

"She, of course, wasn't the first one who has said that," Brewer said Wednesday. "People have mentioned that to me on my Facebook and on my encounters through the state of Arizona."

The subject of the governor's cojones was raised Sunday by Palin, who had been John McCain's 2008 running mate in his ill-fated bid to be president.

Palin has repeatedly defended Brewer's decision to sign the state's new immigration law. She also supports the governor's decision to appeal an injunction issued last week by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton blocking key parts of the law from taking effect while the challenges make their way through the legal system.

Brewer seemed amused by the subject, but when asked about her personal opinion of "cojones" comparisons between herself and the president, the governor said, "I'm not going to comment on that."

- JP

Sarah Palin: Brewer Has 'Cojones'; Obama, not so much (Updated)

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Sarah Palin offered praise for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Sunday morning for defending her state's immigration law in court against Eric Holder's lawsuit. Gov Palin said her friend Brewer has the "cojones" that President Obama lacks on the critical issue of border security:

Palin said on "Fox News Sunday" that Brewer is tackling border security and putting her faith in legal immigration where Obama is not.

"Jan Brewer has the cojones that our president does not have," she said. "If our own president will not enforce our federal law, more power to Jan Brewer."

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Palin called the judge's ruling "unfortunate" but hopefully "temporary."

"There are many, many more steps to take," she said, adding that the case could come before the Supreme Court.

Gov. Palin also called Obama and congressional Democrats "all wet" for planning to let the Bush tax cuts expire, adding, "It's idiotic to think about increasing taxes at a time like this."

Asked by host Chris Wallace what she had written on her palm, the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate held up her hand to show the words "$3.8 trillion over 10 years," the cost, Republicans say, of allowing the cuts to expire. Wallace inquired why she wrote the palm note, and she replied:

"...so I don’t say ‘$3.7 trillion’ and then get dinged by the liberals saying I don’t know what I was talking about."

We'll have the video of her comments up when Fox releases it, and, no, we're not going to link to any of the biased lamestream media stories on this FNS appearance. The usual media suspects can float down the River Styx in a hand basket to Hades. Frankly, we've grown weary of giving them page hits to spread their DNC attack memes about Sarah Palin.

Update: More quotes from Gov. Palin's FNS appearance via Chris Wallace's blog:

"To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you rein in spending. You cut the budget. You don't take more from the private sector and grow government with it. And that's exactly what Obama has in mind with this expiration of Bush tax cuts proposal of his. His commitment to let previous tax cuts expire are going to lead to even fewer job opportunities for Americans, because it's the job creators who will be taxed.”

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“I think President Obama is trying to deceive the public in pretending that he was not a part of Congress that has made some decisions in the past that got us to where we are today. It just amazes me that he continues to look backward and blame solely President Bush for the conundrum that we're in right now… We're not out of the problem. We have a jobless recovery and that's no recovery in the minds of most Americans.”

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“As for the unfavorable, you know, I don't blame people for not really knowing what it is, in some instances what I stand for, what my record is because if I believed everything that I read in or heard in the media, I wouldn't like me either.”

- JP

Perry will stand with Brewer and pass on border governors meeting

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The governors of Texas and Arizona will not be attending when New Mexico hosts a meeting of U.S. and Mexican border governors in September. The conference was originally planned to take place in Arizona, but Gov. Jan Brewer cancelled it after the Mexican governors said they would boycott the meeting in protest of Arizona's new immigration law.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, provided the new venue for the conference after the Mexicans announced that they intended to boycott the meeting and Brewer scratched it.

Now the governors of all six Mexican border states say they will attend, but Governors Brewer and Perry won't be there:

"It was Arizona's turn to host this, and [Gov. Perry] respected their decision to cancel it. He still intends to have a working relationship with all of the border governors," Perry spokeswoman Katherine Cesinger said.

Perry has the endorsement of his former colleage Sarah Palin, and the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate has actively supported Brewer in her defense of the Arizona law.

h/t: Eric Dondero

- JP

Quote of the Day (May 23, 2010)

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J.R. Dunn:

"Feminism has backfired on the left. The heralded 'Year of the Woman' (was it 1992?) was supposed to introduce a new breed of female politician that would inevitably steer the country in a progressive direction. Instead, the best and most effective female politicians have been conservative, many entering the public sphere after raising families, clear evidence that the traditional way of life is in no way as stultifying as the radfems insisted. Palin, Bachmann, and now Brewer are setting the political standard for millennial America. We are fortunate to have them. Now if only we can get some of the males to try whatever it is they're drinking."

- JP

Rush: Right on, right on, right on.

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Here's an excerpt from the transcript of a segment of Rush Limbaugh's Monday show:

RUSH: A congressional report on border threats confirms that members of Hezbollah have crossed the border, contains photos, the Arab insignia reads: "Martyr: The way to eternal life." The other depicts a plane crashing into the Twin Towers. The congressional report reveals the route Middle Easterners take. People tell me they have friends from all over the world that can't get in the country. Why don't you just send 'em to Mexico? Why don't you just have them come in from Mexico? There's no effort to stop them there, or very little. Sarah Palin, this is from Saturday in Phoenix, a press conference to announce the launching of Arizona's new website Secure the Border. Sarah Palin spoke and she said this.

PALIN: It's time for Americans across this great country to stand up and say, "We're all Arizonans now, and in clear unity we say, 'Mr. President, do your job, secure our border.'" (cheers and applause.)

RUSH: Right on, right on, right on. Here's something else she said.

PALIN: And a final word to the boycott crowd and the majority of Americans who support Governor Brewer's stand. If you really want border security, if you want to halt the human rights abuses that have resulted from our failed border security policy, come visit Arizona! You could say that here they're doing the job that our federal government will not do.

RUSH: Human rights abuses, Sarah Palin, and she spoke with the governor of Arizona.

- JP

Sarah Palin: 'We're all Arizonans now'

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Sarah Palin appeared with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a brief news conference in Phoenix Saturday and called on Americans to declare "we're all Arizonans now" and to urge President Obama to secure the nation's borders:


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Gov. Palin said there is "a great deal of misinformation" about Arizona's law and said urged Americans to "come visit Arizona" to show support for the state and its governor on illegal immigration.

The event also launched a Web site, Secure The Border, which Governor Brewer said was an effort to educate America about border security.

A majority of Americans support Arizona's immigration law, according to polls conducted recently by Pew Research, Rasmussen Reports and McClatchy-Ipsos. But the media and the left are determined to punish Arizona and its governor for taking this courageous stand.

Gov. Palin is in Phoenix for a scheduled speech to the Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Heritage Banquet.

Update: Video of Gov. Brewer's remarks and related story are here.

- JP

Arizona Governor asks for Sarah Palin's help

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is recruiting the help of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to help address misconceptions over her state’s controversial new immigration law:

The two will team up for an event Saturday in Phoenix, at which they will announce a new website and a national effort to “educate America on border security and encourage support for Arizona.”

Brewer’s campaign spokesman, Doug Cole, said Palin is an obvious choice since she’s been opining on the issue with some regularity.

Right after the law passed, she went on Fox News to criticize President Obama for perpetuating a racial profiling “myth” in his portrayal of the law. Most recently, Palin encouraged an Illinois girls’ hoops team to “go rogue” after an administrator canceled their sports trip to Arizona.

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Cole said the website will try to correct what he said is wrong information about the law, and will also provide additional information on the longstanding immigration battle, by posting all of the letters sent to the federal government in the past eight years by Brewer as well as her predecessor, former Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, who now heads up the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Gov. Palin flew to Arizona late Friday afternoon. She's scheduled to address a sportsmen's banquet Saturday night.

By a considerable margin, most Americans support the Arizona immigration law, according to polls conducted recently by Pew Research and McClatchy-Ipsos.

Update: The Brewer-Palin event will be at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge resort in north Phoenix at 4:45 PM local time.

- JP

Girl Governors Got Game

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Former Governor Sarah Palin and Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ) appear to have really hit it off. After Brewer posted on Facebook Saturday that she was "looking forward to dinner tonight with Governor Sarah Palin," she posted again Sunday to say:

"Had such a great time with Sarah Palin last night that we went to the Diamondbacks game today before she left town. It was great talking to her about my efforts here in Arizona of securing our borders, fighting Obama Care and preserving our 2nd Amendment rights."

Gov. Brewer has been rapidly moving up the leftist hit/hate lists for signing Arizona's tough new immigration bill. That, and her budding friendship with Sarah Palin, should put Brewer up near the top with Michele Bachmann, Liz Cheney, etc.

- JP