Day By Day (June 27, 2011)

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Good morning! It's a wonderful life if we just take it Day By Day:


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- JP

Quote of the Day (June 26, 2011)

Sarah Palin will come to Iowa for movie showing Tuesday
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Robert Haus, GOP strategist, on Gov. Palin's planned visit to Pella, IA Tuesday:

“Her timing is impeccable. Clearly she has not ruled out a run for president.”

- JP

'The Undefeated' has the left reeling

They are scrambling to get an anti-Palin film out
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Stephen Bannon's "The Undefeated" hasn't even had it's world premiere yet (that comes Tuesday in Pella, Iowa with Todd and Sarah Palin attending), but already it has the anti-Palin left in a mad scramble to try to counter it. The left is so fearful that the truth about Gov. Palin's good governorship of Alaska, as revealed in the reels of "The Undefeated, will beat down three years of media lies about her that leftist filmmaker Nick Broomfield is rushing to complete an anti-Palin counterpart to Bannon's film.

Broomfield's hit flick will include clips of such notorious anti-Palinites as the governor's former legislative director John Bitney, whom she fired for betraying her trust, and former Alaska Senate president Lyda Green, a longtime Palin political enemy. A previous Broomfield film, "Battle for Haditha," leaves little doubt of the political perspective from which he's mounting his cinematic assault on Sarah Palin. Author Robin Mullins Boyd debunked some of the many lies told in Broomfield's "Hadditha" in a 2007 blog post:

One of the favs at the Toronto Film Festival is the disgusting movie, Battle for Haditha, by Nick Broomfield. Reviewers are marveling at the "dramatization" and lauding the performances. BUT NOT ONE has questioned the events as depicted in this tripe of a movie. To rub salt in the backstabbing wounds, former Marines portray the real Haditha Marines to add realism to this piece of fiction.

You know you're a hit with the anti-war, anti-American, anti-military crowd when you get a review on the World Socialist website.

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Getting rave reviews from fellow leftists doesn't necessarily put people in the theater seats, and that is ultimately the measure by which the hit flick currently being shopped by Broomfield in Los Angeles will have to compete against "The Undefeated," which has a big head start, thanks to distribution deals with Cinedigm Entertainment Group and AMC Theaters.

Broomfield's panicky response to Bannon's film was as predictable as night following day. Whenever the rare news article which treats Gov. Palin fairly pops up, the media left counters with ten Palin hit pieces. For every blog post which shows her in a positive light, the leftist blogs respond with a hundred dark attacks on her and her family. For every book which is favorable to the former GOP vice presidential candidate, the left cranks out an anti-Palin volume. If the anemic sales performance of the books which attack the governor are any predictor, Broomfield's film will be a colossal flop and another EPIC FAIL of the anti-Palin left.

- JP

ICMI: Warner Todd Huston's Stephen Bannon interview

"One of the things I decided to do was drive a stake in the heart of 'Caribou Barbie'"
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Stephen Bannon, director of "The Undefeated," has granted many interviews over the past month or so, but we believe one of the best and most comprehensive of those was this discussion with Warner Todd Huston at the Right Online conference. In case you missed it (ICMI), here's the full interview:

Part 1:

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Part 2:


h/t: Hot Air

- JP

More Quote of the Day Honorable Mention Part 319

“Something Big” Edition
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Anthony Martin, at Examiner.com:

“By now most informed Americans are aware of what has become known as ‘Palin Derangement Syndrome,’ a malady that afflicts most of the mainstream media and their progressive cohorts... In the midst of such lamentable lunacy Palin apparently has begun to manipulate the media... This effect, an outgrowth of the scientific concept of ‘cause and effect,’ is based upon Palin's deliberate and calculated feed of targeted information to the media while withholding other information the news hounds so desperately desire. This writer designates the phenomenon as ‘The Palin Effect.’ But make no mistake about Palin. She is not through, nor is she in hiding to ‘reassess her desire to run.’ Something big is on the horizon, and the much-publicized film about her, which will premier in Iowa--a key campaign state--this Tuesday, is designed to usher Palin back into the forefront of news, allowing her to seize the nature of the discourse and set the agenda. Early reports of the film indicate that it is will represent a major coup for the Palin camp--a brilliant and well-produced documentary explaining to the public what, exactly, makes Sarah Palin tick.”

Doug Powers, at MichelleMalkin.com:

“It’s probably too much to hope for that Michele Bachmann will order Ed Rollins to serve as Sarah & Todd’s chauffeur while in Iowa, isn’t it?”

Ian Lazaran, at Conservatives 4 Palin (Updated):

“Stop And DON’T Go to Pella, Iowa If You Do Not Have a Ticket to the Movie and Barbeque... You won’t be allowed to attend either event if you do not have a ticket. Yes, I recognize that I posted around ten posts on this subject encouraging people to go to Pella without a ticket but it appears that I missed the purpose of the event. The entire purpose of the event was to keep things local and low-key and limit it primarily to Iowans and Pellans. I was operating off my own conjecture. So if you made plans to go to Pella without a ticket, cancel those plans right now. I apologize for any confusion.”

Tony Lee, at Human Events:

“Palin’s message to her potential rivals seems to be ‘not so fast, my friend.’... Palin’s message to her potential competition in the GOP and Obama once again seems to be, ‘Game On!’”

Alex Pappas, at The Daily Caller:

“Sarah Palin is going to Iowa next week. The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee who is considering a bid for president in 2012 will visit the first in the nation caucus state Tuesday for the premiere screening of The Undefeated, a film that chronicles her rise from obscurity to national prominence... As the 2012 Republican presidential field starts to solidify, Palin’s moves are closely being watched, especially when she visits a state such as Iowa, that plays such a large role in the early stages of the nominating process.”

Henry D'Andrea, at Politicons:

“Let the games begin.”

The Freedomist:

“What will the twittering left do after thousands, if not millions, of people see the Palin Movie, The Undefeated? What will the MSM do with their hate-filled anti-Palin rants... Perhaps they will have to switch narrative... It will be a tough sell to the American people once they’ve seen this Palin Movie and they find out... that she stood up to corporate hacks, that she stared down her own fat cat party elites, that she risked everything to stand for the principles of American Freedom... We at The Freedomist suspect the twittering left, the MSM party hacks, and the GOP blue bloods will soon discover, much to their fear and consternation, that Sarah Palin is a woman of substance and courage who will fight the hard fight against the greatest of foes in the interest of American Freedom and the hard working Americans who live these values every day. The elites of the left and the right, and the profiteering opportunists will soon discover that when Sarah Palin says….GAME ON…..she means it like no one else. ”

Merv, at Prairie Pundit:

“The media ignores his gaffes because they do not fit in the liberal narrative that Obama is a genius and Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann are ditsy broads. Liberals tend to think that all liberals are smart and that if conservatives were smart they would be liberals too.”

Rob, at Joshuapundit:

“The media was full of stories about how Sarah Palin has suspended her bus tour... Here's the real, scandalous truth -- wait for it -- she got called for jury duty... After all the snide headlines referring to Governor Palin as a quitter, I have yet to see one retraction from anyone. Not one... They remind me of small puppies who haven't been house trained yet, peeing in a corner and hoping no one notices. In their entire lifetimes, none of them will ever accomplish even remotely close to what Governor Palin already has. But then again, none of them will likely ever enjoy the happiness she has in her own accomplishments or in her personal life either.”

Tom Tillison, at Florida Political Press:

“Another poll out on the 2012 presidential race, yet another slam on Sarah Palin... Naturally, the media... seemed to miss entirely an Associated Press/Gfk Poll showing a continued rise in support for Sarah Palin.”

Rich Vail, at The Vail Spot:

“What's really a shame is that the McCain Campaign in 2008 didn't give more publicity to Mrs. Palin during the last 2 months prior to the election. That gave the media time to create a narrative (see JournoList to see just how much they collaborated)... It's a shame that the GOP allowed the liberal MSM to control the message-image of Mrs. Palin, that's yet another thing about the GOP that I'll not soon forgive.”

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland:

“I sensed in her a fundamental political capability, a political nature that you either have or you don't. It's like a musical quality... That she has taken herself from an elected official in Alaska to become one of the most influential forces in politics in a matter of years demonstrates her ability.”

Sharon, at Books To The Ceiling:

“The Quotable Rogue encapsulates Palin’s thoughts on such salient issues as health care, taxes, and government spending, the right to life, climate change, what it means for a politician to serve the people, and more... While no two people can agree on every thing, I found I do agree with her thoughts on many things. Reading these quotes I came to feel that she is a down to earth, real type person, one I might enjoy meeting... It is a quick read at about 180 pages, and one I will recommend.”

Paul Kengor, at CatholicVote.org:

“Biden wasn’t shy about issuing judgments on life throughout the 2008 campaign. He publicly took a swipe at Sarah Palin, who chose to bring to term a Down syndrome baby.”

Illinois Review:

“If T-shirt and presidential product sales predict the future in American politics, 2012 will be a Palin vs. Obama race... Sarah Palin has yet to declare her candidacy, but Palin-themed merchandise already makes up a whopping 66 percent of Obama challenger sales and 34 percent of all 2012 election product sales. Mitt Romney made it official several weeks ago but his product sales make up a small percentage of Obama’s challengers at 3 percent of election product sales. Michele Bachmann is also in Palin’s shadow, with products contributing to only 1 percent of election product sales.”

Exit Quote:Sun Tzu, from The Art of War:

“He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious... Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.”

- JP

Michael Moriarty: Sarah Palin ‘is’ America!

She is America at her most beautiful, her most honest, her most simply eloquent and her most resilient.
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The debate has raged on for nearly three years now whether Sarah Palin is the new Ronald Reagan. At one time elder Reagan son Michael Reagan made that very case. Some others, many of whom were never counted among President Reagan's supporters, have scoffed at the idea. Michael Moriarty, in a new Big Hollywood opinion piece, argues that Gov. Palin is better than a new Reagan:

She is America.

“Sarah hasn’t even announced a run for the Presidency, Michael!”

She will.

“You’re sure of that?”

Yup.

“Why?”

If she doesn’t run, she will never know whether she was right or not to run alongside John McCain in 2008. She’s a born competitor and to not run would mean she’s not really Mamma Grizzly. That would be an impossible reality for her to live with.

“What if they change her image to Mamma Fox?!”

Sarah doesn’t hide like a fox in a hole. She’s right through the front door. Without running? She would no longer be Sarah Palin. Besides, she’s still too young to play the wizened duenna to the Republican Party, merely advising them on political strategy. She’s a player.

She can win for sure.

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Gov. Palin is the prescription for what ails America, says Moriarty, and he concludes that without her as president, the republic cannot rebound from the ravages of years of the sickness it has contracted from progressives of both political parties. She is “bold medicine” indeed.

- JP

Bob Weir: Are We Ready for a Woman President?

No flea is she; Sarah's the iconoclast that breaks glass ceilings...
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Neither major political party has ever nominated a woman as its presidential candidate. Hillary Clinton certainly looked like she was on her way to shattering that particular glass ceiling in 2008, but the Democrats went with a backbench junior Senator instead. The parties have each nominated a woman as their vice presidential candidates only one time in their respective histories.

American Thinker contributor Bob Weir considers the barrier women refer to as the class ceiling and why no woman has been able to break it to run as a major party candidate for the presidency. The metaphor employed by the author is that of trained fleas in a jar. They will easily jump out of the jar so long as it is open at the top. But put a lid on the jar, and the fleas will on bang up against for a short while. Soon they will learn to only jump so high as to avoid a collision with an immovable object. People, Weir submits, are like fleas in a jar. They will not strive for success beyond that point where they have been trained to limit their horizons:

It's my contention that women will continue to face perceptual roadblocks in the presidential area of politics until one of them becomes the role model for others to follow. Currently, Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann have popular support for 2012. My choice is Palin because she has demonstrated her executive ability as Governor of Alaska and was the most exciting candidate in the election of 2008.

Although she hasn't decided if she'll run next year, we constantly hear that she has too much baggage. What baggage? Anyone who knows anything about her record in Alaska would have to admit that she exhibited all the traits that make up the building blocks of leadership. Her rise to prominence is well-known and doesn't need to be restated in its entirety here. Suffice to say that she took on a corrupt system within her own political party and rose to the governorship after throwing the bums out of office. Certainly, a résumé like that should be viewed as the perfect recipe for a country in need of a moral renaissance. Aha, therein lies the problem! How many in this country want to return to the days when politicians weren't sending their nude photos on the Internet, fathering children with their housemaids, or having sex with interns in the Oval Office?

I suspect that all decent people want to go back to a time when their children had better role models than Weiner, Schwarzenegger, and Clinton. The culture shift in the last few decades is more than mildly alarming; it is downright frightening! Every aspect of our lives has eroded. From education to entertainment to politics; we have seen a value system that was once the envy of the world, slowly, insidiously corrupted by a philosophical framework that is inimical to any concept of a great nation. Today, we have a country whose people have almost given up on the idea that morality has value.

What has all this to do with Sarah Palin? She's a threat to those who have become addicted to the titillation of a callous and uninhibited lifestyle, free from compunction or responsibility. She represents the wholesome values and patriotic spirit that have been all but lost in the violent maelstrom of social and political engineering that has distorted our sense of right and wrong. No flea is she; Sarah's the iconoclast that breaks glass ceilings and shatters the lids on jars.

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The former Wasilla Warrior point guard knows a thing or two about jumping. Every time, she will leap as high as she possibly can, no matter how hard her political opponents try to block her vertical ascent.

- JP

Day By Day (June 26, 2011)

Getting the Message
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Please support Chris Muir's pro-Palin Day By Day.

- JP

Quote of the Day (June 25, 2011)

Chicago's new top cop compares Palin's hunting to Chicago urban crime
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Katie Pavlich at Townhall.com's Tipsheet:

“What is the deal with Chicago and radical churches? Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy recently spoke, or rather ranted, to a crowd at Saint Sabina's Catholic Church... He of course couldn't give his speech in church without getting a Palin slam in either with a splash of class warfare...”

- JP

Robert Eugene Simmons Jr. explains why Sarah Palin can win

If Sarah Palin runs, the media has already shot all of its ammo.
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Robert Eugene Simmons Jr. argues that Sarah Palin can win. The American Thinker contributor even goes so far as to opine that if Gov. Palin does not jump into the race for the White House, "it will be a disaster for the Republican Party and quite possibly the country":

Aside from the fact that there isn't another libertarian-conservative in the race, at least not another one who isn't an international isolationist, if Palin doesn't run, it will represent an enormous victory for the Republican beltway establishment and the big players in the left-wing-dominated media. Furthermore, the leftist media will learn a fool-proof means to destroy any political opponent in a manner that will likely result in another four years of Obama.

In watching the coverage of the announced candidates, the alarm bells should be clanging violently. The fact that the leftist media hasn't really gone after the other Republican politicians in the race should be a violent warning to all conservatives and libertarians out there. It's totally out of character for the leftist media to not bring up Newt Gingrich's infidelity every ten minutes, or to have squads of reporters interviewing every foster child of Michele Bachmann that can be found to try to dig up some dirt. The rigorous inspection that has been visited upon Sarah Palin hasn't even started on the remainder of the Republican field. However, that doesn't mean the media has tacked suddenly to the center; far from it.

Throughout the last two years the media has embarked on a vitriolic, obsessed campaign to destroy Sarah Palin, not just as a politician but also as a person. They manipulated the legal system to try to bankrupt her while in office; they hacked her personal email and forced the release of her official email. When all of that produced nothing consequential, they simply made up the stories they wished and put them out to be in every headline for two weeks until they have the majority believing their deceits. As an example, ask any ten people you know who said, "I can see Russia from my house," and probably most of them will incorrectly name Sarah Palin rather than the comedian Tina Fey who actually said it. To the media, facts are unimportant so long as the story forwards the agenda.

If Sarah Palin doesn't run for president, the operatives in the media and Beltway establishment will have learned a fool-proof method of destroying any political opponent. If they are allowed to successfully paint a politician as stupid without any facts, merely because they disagree with the "aristocracy," America will be left with a choice of RINOs or progressive socialists. If that happens then the transformation of America from a libertarian culture to one of socialism and government dependence may very well be irreparable...

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Other promising conservative candidates, Simmons concludes, have not yet had to endure the extremes of "vetting" that the Democrat/Media Complex subjected Sarah Palin to, and, as was the case with Gov. Palin, the statist media will pull out all of the stops to destroy any other conservative who would win the nomination. Would they be able to weather such a firestorm as well as has the lady from Alaska, who is still standing? Speaking for ourselves, we doubt it.

- JP

Video: That Uncontrollable Woman

Plain spoken common sense from Wild Bill for America
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A TEA party activist and former Deputy U.S. Marshall sounds off on Gov. Palin


h/t: Conservative Blogs Central

- JP

M Catharine Evans: Waiting for Sarah

Perhaps the "key" to Palin's attitude toward the press is that they are puppets doing Obama's bidding...
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At the American Thinker Blog, M Catharine Evans comments that while the GOP establishment frantically scrambles to recruit Vichy Republicans to run against Sarah Palin, real conservatives can't wait for her to announce that she's running and will "fight like a girl":

After all Sarah Palin did last year to contribute to the GOP's historical 2010 win, and all that she has gone through to shine the light on true conservative values, I am amazed how some of those on the right still disparage her.

Jeff Kuhner of the Washington Times, and a fill-in host for Michael Savage, echoed leftist reporters like Susan Milligan of U.S. News and Bill Keller of the New York Times.

Mrs. Palin (should she run) may be able to win the GOP nomination. The presidency, however, is a bridge too far. The media will eviscerate her. Outside of her intense base, she is despised and distrusted. She personifies the cheap politics of celebrity.

Really, Jeff? "The media will eviscerate her?" Where have you been for the past 3 years? She is probably the most vetted politician in U.S. history. Palin has withstood accusations of murder, a barrage of bogus charges as Governor (after her 2008 election loss -- how scared are the Dems?), vicious attacks on her children, public death threats by various entertainers, a guerilla media obsessed with destroying her, and basement Obama zombies posting graphic pornographic messages about a mother of five on leftist sites. Is the governor's integrity still intact? You betcha.

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Tuesday in Pella, Iowa at the cookout after the premiere of "The Undefeated" would be a good time and place, Gov. Palin, but whenever you're ready is fine with us.

- JP

Video: AZ O4P gives media/left 'Something to talk about'

Nice new video Created The Arizona Organize 4 Palin Brigade:
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h/t: Devonia Smith

- JP

More Quote of the Day Honorable Mention Part 318

“Suffer the Little Children” Edition
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Henry D'Andrea, at Politicons:

“First Lady Michelle Obama: ‘Fortunately we have help from the media. I have to say this: I’m very grateful for the support and kindness that we’ve gotten. People have respected their privacy and in that way, I think, you know, no matter what people may feel about my husband’s policies or what have you, they care about children and that’s been good to see.’ Really? The media absolutely hates Sarah Palin and they attack her children more viciously than anyone (Besides Sarah). For example: Katie Couric attacked her children, Wonkette made fun of her down syndrome child Trig, or even when they attacked her 10 year old daughter Piper. To say that the media loves children is a compete [overstatement]. You should have said, the media loves my children.”

John Hawkins , at Right Wing News:

“The Left is so obsessed with Sarah Palin that crazy libs are even sending me Palin-themed hate mail.”

Anne, at BackyardConservative:

“At least in Alaska if you shoot something trying to kill you, you can feed your family with it. Just what we need, another Dem demagogue in Chicago... So Sarah Palin is responsible for Chicago's crime. And it's all down to racism. Nothing illustrates more the rank stupidity and killer political correctness of this city, run into the ground by Dems for generations. We're at 1920 population levels and our new police chief wants to drive more of us out of town with his ignorant, inflammatory remarks.. But it's all Sarah Palin's fault--Sarah Palin, who gets death threats every day-- it's Sarah's fault someone... wants to be able to carry a gun.”

Darleen Click, at Protein Wisdom:

“Slavery, Jim Crow and Sarah Palin responsible for murdered children in New Jersey… or something... Did anyone get Garry McCarthy to pee in a cup before they hired him?”

Tim Graham, at NewsBusters:

“One might expect the reader’s advocate at a major newspaper to have some respect for the readers. Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton thinks anyone who complains about ‘crowdsourcing’ Sarah Palin’s e-mails is ridiculous... It somehow did not occur to Pexton that being in a news scrum with a radical magazine like Mother Jones might make you look like a tie-dyed leftist. Pexton might have started by responding to the Saturday letter to the editor... that strongly made the conservative point: it wasn’t just the method of soliciting uncredentialed volunteers, it was the target. Proclaiming they were in too much of a hurry to get at Sarah Palin’s record at an opportune moment – at the same time that she's flirting with a run for president – displays political judgment. That appearance of bias is certainly anything but balderdash. It’s an image problem for the Post – unless they’re comfortable looking like liberal hacks.”

Hoosierman, at Tea Party at Perrysburg:

“What ever happened to the idea that of not printing anything unless it was known to be true? Is Sarah Palin to blame for the errors the MSM makes about her?”

Neo-Neocon:

“Let’s see if I’ve got this straight. Sarah Palin is often criticized for being a publicity hound and calling attention to herself. But when she doesn’t do something, or stops doing something, that’s big news, too. So when observers perceived that her bus tour had stopped hurtling forward, it was news. Just like when she quit the governnorship, right? Except that this time she went back to Alaska because—are you ready?—she was called up for jury duty.”

O.Kay Henderson, news director of Radio Iowa:

“I had a conversation this afternoon with Stephen Bannon, the writer and director of ‘The Undefeated’ — a documentary about former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.”

Jim Hoft, at Gateway Pundit:

“Producer, director and writer Stephen Bannon discussed his latest documentary on Sarah Palin ‘The Undefeated’ with me this week. Stephen told me he did not make this movie for the ‘Palinistas’ but rather for the Americans who formed their opinion of Sarah Palin through state-run media outlets and Saturday Night Live skits... This was a great interview....”

Shushannah Walshe, at The Daily Beast:

“Sarah Palin is ready for her close-up.”

Word-Drum:

“Maybe the creative edge will come from the far outer reaches of the Internet: the idea or method to break through to the general public. To magically turn liberals into conservatives in order to save Western Civilization before it’s too late. Why not me!? It’s not impossible. Former lefties like Tammy Bruce, Andrew Breitbart, and Word-Drum, know the enemy from the inside, and have turned around and dissected the left, leaving them exposed... Readers know I love Sarah Palin. I’ll probably work for her if she gets in the race. Three years ago I supported Mitt Romney (I was part of ‘Blogs For Mitt’). Since he has come out for Global Warming (like Socialized Medicine, the climate-change scam is a ‘gateway drug’ to communism) I cannot support him. By the time we have a nominee, and I’m probably sleeping under my car, the idea will come. You never know.”

Harrison, at Harrison's Home:

“I take the attacks on and insults of Palin personally. I see a woman of honor and integrity in Sarah Palin.”

Scared Monkeys, via Iowans4Palin:

“Once again the commander in chief shows that he has s little regard for the military that Obama cannot even get his facts correct regarding Medal of Honor winner Jared Monti... Monti was killed in action in Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006 and he was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously, September 17, 2009. Imagine a Commander in Chief not remembering who and the circumstances of which you give the Medal of Honor to, as if Obama were passing out Obamacare health care exemptions. Which begs the question, imagine how the MSM would react if Sarah Palin made the same gaffe?”

New Jovian Thunderbolt:

“If Sarah Palin had said this... You'd hear about nothing else for the next 2 months, how stupid Palin is.”

William A. Jacobson, at Legal Insurrection:

“Can any Republican presidential candidate withstand being Palinized? ... The answer is maybe, but only if we are united in defending that person. Republicans did not uniformly defend Palin when she falsely was accused of complicity in the Arizona shooting, and establishment types like David Frum piled on Palin. We see that process of piling on almost daily among Republicans, and Rollins was just the latest and most high profile example. Bachmann, by keeping Rollins on staff, has signaled that she is not ready for the type of unity needed to defend all Republican candidates against Palinization. Ironically, Bachmann is the candidate who needs that unity the most... It is precisely because I think Bachmann has so much to offer that I am at a loss to understand her hiring of Rollins and weak response to his attack on Palin.”

Exit Quote:Matthew 18:8-9, in the New Testament, NAB:

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.”

- JP

Gov. Palin to attend 'The Undefeated' premiere in Iowa

Todd and Sarah Palin accept invitation to come to historic Pella Opera House for finished film's debut
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Big news in a press release from Victory Film Group:

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (June 25, 2011)– Victory Film Group VictoryFilmGroup.com and ARC Entertainment announced today that Governor Sarah Palin and her husband Todd will attend the premiere of The Undefeated at the historic Pella Opera House on Tuesday June 28 at 5pm Central Time in Pella, Iowa. Immediately after the showing, Victory Film Group and ARC Entertainment will host a traditional Iowa cookout to thank the Pella Opera House and the people of Pella.

In accepting the invitation to attend the premiere, Sarah Palin stated, “We are very excited to visit historic Pella and its opera house and look forward to seeing the finished film for the first time with fellow Americans from the heartland.”

Responding to the Palin’s announcement that they will attend the Iowa premiere, Larry Peterson, Chairman of the Board of the Pella Opera House said, “We look forward to hosting Governor Palin and her husband, Todd, at our beloved opera house as we welcome them to our community.”

“We are incredibly excited about Governor Palin and her husband Todd’s attendance at a location that speaks to the basic core values of The Undefeated,” said Stephen K. Bannon, the writer and director of the film.

“We are delighted that Governor Palin and her husband Todd have accepted our invitation to join us at the Iowa premiere of what we believe is a truly moving and extraordinary film,” said Trevor Drinkwater, CEO of ARC Entertainment, the film’s worldwide distributor.

The film begins its national rollout exclusively in AMC Theatres in 10 cities the week of July 15th. The film will debut in Dallas, Denver, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Atlanta, Orange County, Phoenix, Houston, Indianapolis, and Kansas City, with plans to take it nationwide in additional markets thereafter.

The Undefeated features leading prominent political commentators Mark Levin, Tammy Bruce and Andrew Breitbart as well as conservative activists Kate Obenshein, Sonnie Johnson and Jamie Radtke. Additionally, the film features interviews with Alaskan civil servants, elected officials and advisors who were involved in Alaskan politics during Governor Palin’s tenure.

The Undefeated, which was written and directed by Stephen K. Bannon and produced by Bannon and Victory Film Group co-founder Glenn Bracken Evans and Dan Fleuette, chronicles Sarah Palin’s rise from obscurity to national prominence.

About Victory Film Group

Victory Film Group develops, produces and distributes documentaries and films that address today’s leading political, socioeconomic and cultural issues while incorporating the conservative perspective.

For More Information

www.victoryfilmgroup.com

www.theundefeatedmovie.com

http://theundefeated.cinedigm.com/

- JP

Day By Day (June 25, 2011)

Just Business
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Please support Chris Muir's pro-Palin Day By Day.

- JP

Quote of the Day (June 24, 2011)

What new e-mails from the Obama White House reveal...
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Conservative Californian:

“If it was revealed in Gov. Palin’s e-mails that she had not only taken over a private company, but then used her power to fire thousands of employees who did not support her political party, would we currently be talking about Libya?”

- JP

'The Undefeated' Premiere: June 28 in Pella, Iowa (Updated)

Bad dog, Atlantic. No Bone.
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Politico's Ben Smith cites "a source close to the planning" to reveal that "The Undefeated" will premiere in Iowa next week:

The movie, which has won raves from her supporters and aligns her with an anti-establishment grassroots, will keep a level of buzz alive about a potential candidacy, though she has no formal connection to it.

Smith adds that how well Stephen Bannon's Palin documentary is received in Iowa may also be a test of Gov. Palin's appeal in the key early primary state.

The Atlantic's Joshua Green says the venue for the premiere will be the historic Pella Opera House in Pella, Iowa Tuesday, June 28th. Green apparently couldn't resist the opportunity to perpetuate the lamestream media lie that Gov. Palin "quit" her bus tour, when it has been widely reported that she has a jury duty obligation, and the One Nation tour will resume afterwards. Baaaad dog leftist. No bone link.

Update: Here's the full press release:

ARC ENTERTAINMENT & VICTORY FILMS TO PRESENT
THE WORLD PREMIER OF THE UNDEFEATED
AT PELLA OPERA HOUSE IN PELLA, IOWA

Documentary about Gov. Sarah Palin will be shown at 111-year-old historic Midwestern landmark

SANTA MONICA – Victory Film Group (www.victoryfilmgroup.com) and ARC Entertainment announced today the premier of The Undefeated at the Pella Opera House in Pella, Iowa on Tuesday June 28, at 5 p.m. Central.

The Undefeated, which was written and directed by Stephen K. Bannon and produced by Bannon and Victory Film Group co-founder Glenn Bracken Evans and Dan Fleuette, chronicles Sarah Palin’s rise from obscurity to national prominence. ARC Entertainment is the film’s worldwide distributor.

“The community of Pella encapsulates what Iowa and the Heartland are all about. Steve Bannon certainly found a location that has the ‘Iowa-ness’ he was searching for,” stated Craig Robinson, editor-in-chief of TheIowaRepublican.com.

Built in 1900, the Pella Opera House is presently a non-profit founded by area leaders committed to bringing the finest performances to the venue. During the preceding 111 years, the Pella Opera House building has served many functions including headquarters for the Women’s Federated Club, as well as showing the country’s first silent movies at the beginning of the motion picture industry.

Larry Peterson, Chairman of the Pella Opera House stated, “The building is the heart and center of the hard-working family-oriented people in our community. For over 100 years it has served as a symbol that has exemplified American values and continuation of our city’s Dutch heritage.”

Mr. Peterson continued, “The Pella Opera House is excited to be selected as the venue for the premier showing of the film about Governor Sarah Palin. As the premier performance center for the region, the Pella Opera House has traditionally followed its mission of presenting quality entertainment. From children’s theater performances, holiday and Branson-style variety shows to cutting edge concerts and musical events, the patrons of the Pella Opera House consistently praise the Opera House for its creative presentation and support of the values that are important to so many people of this region.”

The Undefeated features leading prominent political commentators Mark Levin, Tammy Bruce and Andrew Breitbart as well as conservative activists Kate Obenshein, Sonnie Johnson and Jamie Radtke. Additionally, the film features interviews with Alaskan civil servants, elected officials and advisors who were involved in Alaskan politics during Governor Palin’s tenure.

The film begins its national rollout exclusively in AMC Theatres in 10 cities the week of July 15th. The film will debut in Dallas, Denver, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Atlanta, Orange County, Phoenix, Houston, Indianapolis, and Kansas City, with plans to take it nationwide in additional markets thereafter.

Scott Conroy of RealClearPolitics called the film a “sweeping epic;” Jan Crawford of CBS News said, “Sarah Palin is either running for President or she should be: That’s the takeaway from ‘The Undefeated,’ a new movie about Palin’s life and leadership set to hit theaters next month;” Michael Falcone of ABC News noted, “The film’s re-telling of her accomplishments as mayor of Wasilla and Governor of Alaska portrays her as a courageous and unconventional figure willing to take on the political establishment — even in those early years. … She eschews the ‘smoke filled rooms’ of deal-making and comes across as a fighter for the people;” and Matt Lewis of the Daily Caller wrote, “If enough people see the film it could be a real game-changer for Palin’s presidential chances.”

Trevor Drinkwater, CEO of ARC Entertainment, added, “We are pleased to present this highly anticipated controversial film and couldn’t imagine a more appropriate setting that captures the spirit and messaging of the film.”

Co-founder of Victory Film Group Glenn Bracken Evans stated, “We are very grateful to the city of Pella and the Opera House for providing the perfect venue for our film.”

Pella is about 40 miles southeast of Des Moines.

h/t: The Iowa Republican

- JP

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