Saturday Morning Sarahcuda Bites for April 17, 2010

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Louisville Slugger: An after action report on Sarah Palin's grand slam home run speech at last night's Women of Joy Conference can be found at All Sarah All the time.

Saturday night's not all right for fighting: Washington, Illinois law enforcement officers have been preparing for Sarah Palin's appearance at the Five Points "Lessons from Leaders" event:

Washington Police Chief Jim Kuchenbecker has the unenviable task of making sure ticket-holders and the expected protesters co-exist.

Kuchenbecker said he's been contacted by three groups of prospective protesters. One obtained a permit to demonstrate from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in the downtown square. The other groups plan to protest outside Five Points, 360 N. Wilmor Road.

"As long as those who plan to protest at Five Points stay in the public area and don't obstruct traffic or bother people coming to the event, we won't bother them," Kuchenbecker said. "We're not going to trample on their First Amendment rights, but they can't break the law."

All 20 full-time members of the Washington Police Department and 10 of 12 part-time members will work Saturday, including 18 assigned to the Five Points area in the afternoon and evening. Five Points, not Washington taxpayers, will foot the bill for the extra police services.

Here's hoping the town won't have to witness the vile sort of Leftist violence that was shamefully on display in New Orleans last weekend.

Co-Stars Fell on Alabama: Fox affiliate WBRC has a good story about the father and son duo of Chuck Heath Senior and Junior tea partying with Alabamians in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover, AL.

Got Schadenfreude? Washington Post magazine contributing editor Cathy Areu gave a demonstration of why the political left is increasingly being viewed with disgust by independents when she appeared on moonbat-crazy cable network MSNBC:

CATHY AREU: Sarah Palin could do no wrong for so many people. I mean, she is a female Larry the Cable Guy, minus the class and intelligence.

Independents have grown weary of this stuff. They want to hear an explanation of why their friends and family members can't find a job, but all the left wants to do is trash prominent conservatives, Gov. Palin most notably.

And to demonstrate MSNBC's lack of credibility, the network's Peter Alexander claimed Friday afternoon:

"Areu said thanks but no thanks to Fox. Saying she wanted to appear right here on MSNBC. We don't blame her."

Alexander's hubris was short-lived however, as Areu showed up just hours later as Bill O'Reilly's guest on Fox's "The Factor."

Go Canada: The full transcript of Gov. Palin's Charity of Hope speech, as delivered Thursday night in Hamilton, Ont. has been posted on the Web by Canada's newspaper of record, The Globe and Mail.

Sarah Palin, Blogmeister: Frances Martel, in a Mediaite piece which only rates about a 2.3 on the Snark-O-Meter, describes Sarah Palin's Facebook page as "arguably the most newsworthy Facebook page of all time." Martel also says it's "the most influential policy blog in America," but why that is the case remains a "mystery" to her. You really need to get our more, Francis. Spend a week far from madding elites in flyover country, and you might begin to get a clue about why Gov. Palin's message resonates so well with ordinary Americans. Martel also dubs Sarah Palin "the most powerful blogger in America." Hey, looks like we Palin-blogger types are in good company!

- JP

Hamilton Spectator: ‘Down to earth’ Palin impresses

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Daniel Nolan of The Hamilton Spectator has one of the first press reports on Sarah Palin's appearance at a fundraiser for a children’s charity in the Ontario city Thursday night before a sellout crowd of 900 who paid $200 each for their regular dinner tickets:

“I hope I didn’t cause a fuss,” Palin said with a smile tonight as she walked into the fundraiser for the Charity of Hope with her husband, Todd.

“I never cause a fuss.”

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A lineup of well-dressed people greeted her when she arrived at Carmen’s at about 4:30 and she went down the line shaking hands and welcoming people to the event.

Among the crowd were former Ontario Premier Mike Harris, Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce, Haldimand Norfolk Conservative MPP Toby Barrett, local philanthopists Charles and Margaret Juravinski and Canadian Idol winner and Hamiltonian Brian Melo.

Palin, now a Fox News contributor and darling of the surging conservative movement in the United States, wore a two-piece black dress when she entered the ballroom just before 7 p.m. to give a speech on family values. Her husband, a commercial fisherman, wore a dark tuxedo.

Before the dinner, Palin had her photo taken with more than 100 people who had paid $1,000 for the privilege plus an autographed copy of her best-selling book Going Rogue.

Many who met with the mother of five for a few minutes described qualities that probably led McCain to pick her as his running mate in August 2008.

“I tell you, the thing I like about the lady is that she’s down to
earth and totally outgoing,” said Charles Juravinski.

Organizers said that by Friday they should know how much money the event raised for the charity.

More press coverage from the Toronto Star and Canwest News Service.

- JP

Sarah Palin to speak on family and community in Ontario tonight

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Sarah Palin will speak in Canada this evening at a Hamilton, Ontario black-tie fundraising dinner:

Tickets were priced at $200 and all 850 have been sold for what is being billed as "An Intimate Evening with Sarah Palin."

Palin is expected to speak for at least 20 minutes followed by a question-and-answer session with Connie Smith, a veteran Hamilton TV personality.

"She has talking points," said Dennis Concordia, a spokesman for CARSTAR Automotive Canada, one of the event's sponsors. "It's going to be all about community and the role of family in society, because first and foremost, she's a mother."

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There is growing speculation that Palin, a champion of the conservative Tea Party movement in the U.S., is considering a run for the U.S. presidency in 2012.

A portion of the proceeds from the event — originally slated to go to two area hospitals — will be donated to a Charity of Hope, a Hamilton children's organization that supports United Way, Kiwanis Boys and Girls clubs and the YMCA.

Organizers hope ticket sales, along with a silent auction of books and posters autographed by Palin — who recently joined Fox News as a pundit — will help raise at least $25,000.

Although Gov. Palin's speech will be about the importance of family and community, she is also expected to talk about Canadian and U.S. relations. Still organizers say they don't believe her address will be very political.

Most of the tickets were sold to Ontario residents but some Americans from New York and Michigan are headed north to attend the charity event.

- JP