Biased Politico spins Gov. Palin's Bethesda speech

"Planned Parenthood doesn't empower women"
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Politico purchased a ticket to hear Sarah Palin speak at Saturday night's "Heroes Among Us" event in Bethesda, Maryland, but the biased and incompetent publication still managed to get a key fact wrong in its story. Politico reporter Jedd Rosche described the event as a "Jews for Sarah gathering" and seemed to find it significant that "she never mentioned Israel during her remarks." The event was actually a fundraiser for Heroic Media, the shabbaton sponsored by Jews for Sarah being complimentary to her appearance at the fundraiser.

Rosche was probably too fixated on portraying Gov. Palin as boastful to bother with such mundane details as who sponsored the event and what it was about. He used the word "boasts" in his headline and "boasted" in the lede to his article, referring to the governor's remark that she could have attended the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday evening, but she chose instead to spend her time at the pro-life event. Leave it to Palin-bashing Politico to twist Sarah Palin's statement about the importance of the cause of life just to make her appear to be prideful.

We can only hope Politico's crack reporter managed to get the quotes in these excerpts correct:

... she stumped hard against Planned Parenthood and abortion rights advocates, encouraging her listeners to continue fighting for "positive pro-life messages" in the media.

"We're not going to be absent from that arena," she said. "I think we kind of want to infiltrate it. We want to get in there and affect that change."

Palin praised Heroic Media's advertising against abortion, on billboards, online and in social media. She also presented an award to Lila Rose, the videographer and activist who did a video sting operation against Planned Parenthood and worked with James O'Keefe on his sting against ACORN.

"Planned Parenthood doesn't empower women, or offer women who find themselves in less than ideal circumstances any kind of real choice," she said. "What they offer is not real choice or female health care."

- JP

Rally for Sarah Palin

April 30, 5PM Eastern Time
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The Howard Republican Network will rally for Gov. Palin before the Heroic Media event Saturday to welcome her to Maryland. The rally starts at 5PM local time outside the Bethesda North Marriott at 5701 Marinelli Rd. That's across the street from the White Flint Station‎ on the Washington DC Metro Red Line.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m for the dinner inside the hotel where she will deliver the keynote address at about 7PM.

h/t: Vets4Sarah.net

- JP

Bethesda Shabbaton April 29 - 30

From our friend Benyamin Korn:
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Who says Gov. Palin doesn't bring people together? Here you have a Catholic's blog promoting a Jewish Shabbaton being held in conjunction with an event featuring an evangelical Protestant.

- JP

Heroic Media plans April fundraiser with Gov. Palin in DC area

"Heroes Among Us"
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According to the Heroic Media website, the faith-based organization which places television, Internet and billboard advertisements to help women facing unexpected pregnancies, will hold a fundraiser in Bethesda, Maryland April 30 with Sarah Palin as keynote speaker. The event, "Heroes Among Us," is to be held at the Marriott Bethesda, Heroic says.

Gov. Palin has previously appeared at several Heroic Media fundraisers in the Lone Star State, including venues in Houston, Austin and Dallas. The organization is headquartered in central Texas, but has held similar events in cities across the nation.

- JP

Murphy campaign gets out the vote in MD with Gov. Palin's robocall

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From the Brian Murphy for Governor campaign:

Crofton, Maryland – Today, the Brian Murphy for Governor campaign announced they will cap off their Get Out The Vote campaign with a RoboCall from Governor Sarah Palin (click here to hear the message). The calls will be made to the nearly 260,000 voters most likely to participate in tomorrow’s Republican Primary.

“Unlike his opponents, Brian is a proven business leader. Not a career politician. Brian Murphy and his running mate, Mike Ryman, are the only common sense, Pro-Life, Pro-2nd Amendment ticket in the race…They’re the right ticket to lead Maryland, and I’m Proud to endorse them,” said Governor Palin.

“Tomorrow, Republicans can vote their conscience and refuse to settle. Our core principles of fiscal responsibility and American family values will attract Primary voters tomorrow, and they will also attract General Election voters in November. Sarah Palin’s call will remind Republicans they don’t need to abandon their principles in order to win,” said Murphy.

Murphy is the underdog in his effort to upset moderate Robert Ehrlich in the GOP primary. But Gov. Palin's endorsement, according to Maryland-based GOP consultant Don Murphy, "helps put Brian Murphy on the field and in the game. It calls attention to a candidacy that otherwise doesn’t exist."

- JP

Quote of the Day (August 15, 2010)

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Ann Corcoran at Potomac Tea Party Report:

"Richard Falknor at Blue Ridge Forum was right to raise the question, 'Does Ehrlich really want to run against Palin?' last week. Not only does Ehrlich appear to be running against Palin but now he has obviously endeared himself to the New York Times! Let me repeat that —- The Leftists at the New York Times obviously love what Bob Ehrlich is saying about Palin... Does he think that bashing Palin in the NewYork Times will endear him to primary voters in the RED counties in Maryland? Does Bob know that we have more than ten buses filled with passionate conservatives going from Washington County, MD alone to see and hear Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin in Washington, DC on August 28th?"

- JP

Sarah Palin endorses Brian Murphy for governor of Maryland (Updated)

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On Facebook Wednesday, Gov. Palin endorsed "papa grizzly" Brian Murphy in Maryland's GOP primary race for governor:

Brian Murphy for Maryland

I’m honored to endorse Brian Murphy for Governor of Maryland. Brian is a pro-life, pro-Second Amendment commonsense conservative and a firm believer in the free market and the cause for energy independence. As a former energy industry executive and current small business owner, Brian has the private sector experience that is so lacking in government today. He knows how to incentivize industry to get our economy moving again. Together with his running mate for lieutenant governor, Mike Ryman, Brian will provide Maryland with principled and results oriented leadership.

Please join me in supporting Brian by visiting his website at www.brianmurphy2010.com and following him on Facebook and Twitter.

In the primary race, Murphy opposes former Gov. Bob Erlich, who lost to Democrat Martin O'Malley in November, 2006 after serving a single term.

Updates...

Brian Murphy issued the following statement in a press release from his campaign:

“I am humbled and honored to receive Governor Palin’s endorsement. Governor Palin has served her city, her state, her country, and her party with distinction. Governor Palin has always been led by principle, conviction and character. I look forward to working with her as we unify the Republican Party in Maryland, and around the country, on its core principles. Governor Palin’s endorsement is an honor and a privilege.”

The Baltimore Sun's political blog reported it here.

- JP