Griffin's 'Fat' Attack Bombs; Bristol Returns Fire

“The audience's reaction to this ‘comedian’ spoke volumes"
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Sewer comic Kathy Griffin hosted the "VH1 Divas" salute to the troops this weekend, but she didn't count on bombing so badly with her vicious "jokes" about Bristol Palin:

"She's the only contestant in the history of the show to actually gain weight," Griffin said in reference to Bristol's trip to the finals on “Dancing With the Stars.”

Even after the troops' loud booing, Griffin continued the attack.

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But Palin, 20, isn’t letting 50-year-old Griffin’s digs bring her down.

“The audience's reaction to this ‘comedian’ spoke volumes, and the decent people I know would probably have booed her, too,” Palin told Pop Tarts in an exclusive statement. “I hope people didn't have to pay money to hear her negativity and criticisms.”

The annual VH1 show... was taped at San Diego’s Miramar Marine base and presented by the USO...

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“Calling Bristol Palin fat is inappropriate and distasteful, even under the guise of humor,” body image expert and author of “Love Your Body Love Your Life,” Sarah Maria, told Pop Tarts. “The problem is that people, and particularly young people, easily absorb the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes that are presented to them. [It's a problem] when someone makes critical comments about someone else’s body and weight, beliefs such as ‘fat is a horrible thing,’ ‘I am no good unless I am thin.'"

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- JP

Sarah Palin: Will underpaid troops be able to afford ObamaCare?

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Sarah Palin, via Twitter:

'Shocking new questions re:whether military healthcare plans r protected under Obamacare.How will underpaid troops afford their own purchase?" 

"Take a look here for more on this: http://tinyurl.com/yhduo9d"

- JP

Sarah Palin and Laura Ingraham join forces for the troops

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If you listen to Laura Ingraham's radio program, you're probably aware that Sarah Palin is teaming up with Laura in a fundraising effort which will benefit our troops. Gov. Palin is promoting the auction on her Facebook Notes page:

Laura Ingraham’s Auction to Benefit Our Military

It’s a privilege to participate in the auction Laura Ingraham is organizing to help our men and women in uniform. Laura asked if I would donate the jacket I wore on the cover of my book, “Going Rogue.” I can’t think of a better cause, and it’s especially fitting because the book is dedicated to patriots and in particular to our women and men in uniform.

All the proceeds from the auction go to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and The Fisher House (please click the links for more information about these wonderful organizations).

Our military and their families sacrifice so much to protect us. That sacrifice was so evident at our visit to the Walter Reed Hospital on Sunday. It was deeply moving and inspirational to hear our recovering troops’ stories and to see their patriotism reflected so vividly in their willingness to serve a cause greater than themselves.

Please join Laura in helping these brave and selfless Americans and their families. You can participate in the auction by visiting Laura’s website here.

- Sarah Palin

Our men and women in uniform and their families have always had a best friend in Sarah Palin. She was on Laura's show again Thursday. You can listen to that interview here and follow the auction here.

- JP

Palin: Timetable for withdrawal signals a lack of resolve

Posting on her Facebook Notes page Tuesday night, Sarah Palin commented on President Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, a move she and others had urged him to make three months ago. The 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate said that she supports the president’s decision "as long as we’re in to win, and as long as troop level decisions are based on conditions on the ground and the advice of our military commanders." The former Alaska governor voiced her reservations, however, about Obama's talk of an exit date, which she said "risks sending the wrong message":

Finally, A Decision for Afghanistan: We're In It to Win It

Three months ago, I joined a number of Americans in urging President Obama to provide the resources necessary to achieve our goals in Afghanistan. Tonight, I am glad he mostly heeded that advice.

At long last, President Obama decided to give his military commanders much of what they need to accomplish their mission in Afghanistan. In the end, he decided to endorse a “surge” for Afghanistan, applying the counterinsurgency principles of “clear, hold and build” that worked so well in Iraq. Given that he opposed the surge in Iraq, it is even more welcome that he now supports a surge in Afghanistan.

This approach means, as Senator John McCain has noted, that “We now have an opportunity to build a bipartisan consensus in support of a vital national security priority: defeating Al-Qaeda and its violent extremist allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and ensuring that these countries never again serve as bases for terrorist attacks against America and our allies.”

We should be clear, however, that fewer troops mean assuming more risk. Talk of an exit date also risks sending the wrong message. We should be in Afghanistan to win, not to set a timetable for withdrawal that signals a lack of resolve to our friends, and lets our enemies believe they can wait us out. As long as we’re in to win, and as long as troop level decisions are based on conditions on the ground and the advice of our military commanders, I support President Obama’s decision.

- Sarah Palin

- JP

Sarah Palin: "We can take our country back"

Sarah Palin posted a message of real hope on her Facebook Notes page Monday morning, telling more than a million of her supporters that "we can take our country back." The first woman ever to be the vice presidential candidate of the Republican Party will visit Fort Bragg on her Going Rogue Book Tour today and reminded her supporter that her book was dedicated to our troops who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. The former governor also posted twenty photos which were taken on the tour and her visit Sunday with Rev. Billy Graham.

US Troops Must be Second to None

Can’t wait to meet our troops – and all those who love the U.S. Armed Forces – today at Ft. Bragg. Read my book’s dedication page. The book is for these Patriots who fight for freedom. They deserve our support and our government’s unwavering commitment to equipping them for victory.

The book tour is beyond all expectations. This feels like the time when a team comes together, gearing up before a major competition to show unity and supply strength and encouragement to each team member equally, regardless of the team member’s role or title.

On this tour I hear the grave concerns Americans have for our children’s future. I also feel the hope so many of you want to cling to – hope for those on Capitol Hill to see the light, hope for politicians to be humble enough to acknowledge that growing the federal government isn’t the answer to our economic challenges, hope that it won’t take another terrorist strike to wake us up to continued threats by those who hate America and our allies.

At every stop on this tour I see Americans coming together to say, “Enough. We love our country too much to just sit down and shut up while politicians take us for a ride. We shall be heard.”

We see a united team.

Now, I want to give you more hope: We are Americans. Anything is possible in America. Anyone can make a positive difference. You don’t need a title or a political position or a pedigree. We can take our country back from those who think growing national debt will grow prosperity for us, the little guys. We can take it back from those who think shrinking military power will make the homeland safer for us, the little guys.

We can take it back because we’re fired up, and we’re all about telling our government to listen to us, trust us, get back on our side… or politicians: you’re fired.

Plunging our country deeper and deeper in debt; borrowing billions from foreign countries; relying on foreign nations to supply us with energy; talking about sanctions against dangerous regimes but not following through; hesitating to surge aggressively to stop terrorist strongholds from growing; allowing government to take over health care, banks, the auto industry, and who knows what else they’ve got up their sleeves... it’s all too much and we’ve had enough.

Ronald Reagan knew it took a united team to right the wrongs of Washington. He told his team in essence, “Gentlemen and Ladies, I hate inflation; I hate taxes; I hate terrorists. Do something about it.”

America, you’re doing something about it! Thank you for standing up and speaking out. Thank you for holding on to hope, for loving America so passionately and supporting our troops who fight for freedom. Keep the faith!

- Sarah Palin

PS: Please continue to follow the tour’s progress by following me on Twitter at SarahPalinUSA. Enjoy the photos [here]!

Palin to Kerry: "Why The Long Face?"

In Kosovo just hours ago, Gov. Sarah Palin spoke to a group of servicemen and
answered Sen. John Kerry's joke that he wished Palin had been the governor who went missing:

"He looked quite frustrated and he looked so sad. I just wanted to reach out to the TV and say 'John Kerry, why the long face?'"

One of the Camp Bondsteel soldiers captured a good part of the governor's address here.

- JP

Quote of the Day (June 25, 2009)

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Lt. Gen. (AK) Craig E. Campbell, Adjutant General of the Alaska National Guard:

"As commander-in-chief, Governor Palin is the one we look to for leadership and inspiration while serving and defending the sovereign boundaries of Alaska."

- JP

Gov.Palin's first tweet from overseas with the troops

Here's Gov. Sarah Palin's first message via Twitter from overseas with the troops:

"So humbling to see our troops over here making great sacrifices (their family sacrifices, too) for the cause for freedom. Please honor them"

- JP

In other Sarah Palin news...

Given the massive fallout over Dave Lecherman, some other news about our favorite governor may have been obscured by the blinding nuclear flash. Here's the Readers Digest version:

The News-Miner is reporting that ExxonMobil and TransCanada, the company chosen to manage Gov. Palin's natural gas pipeline project to bring the clean-burning energy resource from the North Slope to the lower 48, have reached an agreement to cooperate on the project. With ExxonMobil on board, it's a big positive for Gov. Palin. h/t: Governor Palin 4 President

Gov. Palin's message of thanks to the troops is on YouTube, thanks to the efforts of ugafish. h/t: FRee Republic

Sarah Palin was right. Just as she warned in her RNC acceptance speech, Emperor Barack The First has decreed that terrorists deserve to be read their Miranda Rights ("You have the right to gourmet meals, you have the right to big screen cable TV", etc.). h/t: Gateway Pundit

The Washington Post has finally corrected Dan Balz' major misquote in his hit piece on Sarah Palin. But it was like pulling teeth getting the semi-official Democrat party newspaper to do it. Kudos to VO, JR and Mel at Conservatives 4 Palin for yanking on the WaPo teeth like good dentists. From what I could see, no laughing gas was used. ;-)  

- JP