Sarah Palin tells 'tea party': It's revolution time

http://www.timesofearth.com/Worldnews/?NT=0&nid=17280 NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sarah Palin, the icon of US conservative politics, has addressed delegates to the national convention of the emerging Tea Party movement, proclaiming that America is "ready for another revolution".
Her keynote speech at the convention in the US state of Tennessee on Saturday received several standing ovations from the gathering of about 600 people.

She told delegates she was "speaking on behalf of millions and millions and millions of Americans who want to encourage this movement".

"This is the movement and America is ready for another revolution and you are a part of this," she said.

The grassroots Tea Party movement is an anti-establishment network largely motivated by anger over what they see as the growth of government and a ballooning budget under Barack Obama, the US president.

Obama's election win in 2008 marked the decline of Republican Party's political influence, but the victory of Scott Brown, a Republican, in the Massachusetts senate election in January has prompted speculation that the Republicans are recovering.

Brown took a seat that had been held for decades by the Democrats.
In her speech, Palin, who was a 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, pointed to the Massachusetts win and asked: "How's that hope-y, change-y stuff workin' out for you?"

But overall she talked little about the Republicans and even encouraged "tea party"-aligned candidates to compete in Republican primaries, saying: "Contested primaries aren't civil war; they're democracy at work and that's beautiful."

She criticised Obama for continuing to blame George Bush, his predecessor as president, for the nation's woes instead of blaming what she called the Democrat's own big-government, big-spending agenda.

Plain also labelled Obama's 2011 budget proposal as "immoral", because it increases national debt, and attacked the $787bn stimulus plan, asking: "Did you feel very stimulated?"

On foreign policy and national security, Palin said that Obama had shown "misguided thinking" and a pre-September 11, 2001 mindset, saying: "We need a commander in chief", not a professor of law.

"Foreign policy can't be managed through the politics of personality," she said.

Palin's fee was $100,000 for the appearance at what was a for-profit event, but she said she would not keep the money, instead giving it back to "the cause".

Admission was $549 for access to the entire three-day event, or $349 just to hear Palin's speech after a dinner of lobster and steak at the Gaylord Opryland resort.

The cost has led to criticism from some activists that it runs counter to the coalition's image and could preclude people from attending.

Palin has several other Tea Party appearances scheduled in the coming weeks.

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[shellymic]

"Palin has several other Tea Party appearances scheduled in the coming weeks."

LMAO

That ain't the 1/2 of it........

[saucyjackattak]

WHat a Piece of ignorant teabagging shit she is. Without a doubt one of the dumbest twats I have ever heard speak. Give her more of your money you stupid inbread teabaggin shitsax! Ill bet she laughs harder at you fools than I do. While she shops at Maceys and you eat beans and weenies...unbelievable. God you teabaggers are just plain hillbilly stupid

[arniejck]

yeah she only gets all this attention because she is pretty no other reason

[bs17]

Palin's idea of "another revolution" is one that aims to institute emotional, reactionary, and dogmatic policymaking supported by a total ignorance of reality, racism, and nationalism.

[777wartime]

This women don't know the menning of a revolution..

[Chelsea4President]

Listening to Palin giving a speech is like listening to someone who flunked "Cells and Systems" lecture 3rd year med students.

[worldnewsbbc1]

Bitch has blood on her hands.

[wilatemodel]

the sound of her voice is annoying!

[freakylocz14]

@wilatemodel They won big-time in 2010!

[noflizone]

ccc

will sarah palin now disavow "2nd amendment remedies" for which she advocated in NV? the arizona shooting is an example of that sort of solution.

she uses targets and other violent metaphors, pals around with secessionists and advocates vehicular assault as a coping mechanism. vvv