2012 Presidential Campaign
Sarah Palin on “The Bob & Mark Show” in Alaska at 930am PST 9/16/11? UPDATE: Bob & Mark Show just playing games, Palin never intended to be on the show
UPDATE 130pm CST 9/16/11: The Bob & Mark Show and station KWHL were just playing games with this. On the show today, Bob and Mark admitted people were calling the station as early as yesterday afternoon, asking if the Governor would be on. The station deliberately played coy, telling people they’d just have to listen to find out. The way the person at the switchboard said this led people to believe there would indeed be an appearance by Governor Palin on the show today. This was picked up by Simon Conway in Iowa, another morning radio host, who blasted it out on his Facebook that Governor Palin would make an announcement today. People then used FreeRepublic.com to propagate links to that Facebook posting. I heard about all this at around 240am and put up this posting to investigate whether this was true or not. It sure sounded plausible the Governor would appear on the radio show, since she’s done that several times before. But, as you can read below, I questioned how an entry into the race today would fit with the announced GOP presidential debate schedule.
The Governor will announce when she wants to announce, in keeping with her strategy — which at some point in the future I’m sure you will look back on and see why she’s done everything she’s done. The Governor knows what she’s doing.
Bob and Mark, however, are just playing games and KWHL should know better than to enable them. I don’t know why Simon Conway did what he did, either, but it did lend some excitement to the morning listening in to see if the announcement would be made.
There is no other Republican who generates this sort of excitement, or whose potential appearance on a radio show could make people who never listen to the radio tune in on the off-chance she’ll appear.
Just imagine the explosion of excitement that will occur when she does indeed announce.
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ORIGINAL POST 245am CST 9/16/11:
“The Bob & Mark Show” broadcasts out of Anchorage, Alaska, with hosts Bob and Mark on KWHL. [Click here for a link to their site, where you can listen to the broadcast LIVE! ] In the final episode of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” on TLC — which Governor Palin herself produced and had complete creative control over — the Governor promised to let Bob and Mark know, on the air, when she decides to run for president. Since the Governor personally chose to have that bit included in the episode, there has to be a reason for this. “The Bob and Mark Show” broadcasts Monday through Friday.
Though tomorrow is Constitution Day, today’s when Constitution Day is observed in most of the country. It’s also a day when “The Bob and Mark Show” broadcasts. Many believe the Governor will announce her presidential bid on the show today — since she appears to indeed be scheduled as a guest at 930am PST…which is 1130am CST and 1230pm EST.
I have no idea what will happen on the show, but I’m going to tune in just in case. If you hear anything else pertaining to this, please share the info in this thread. It sure is interesting the Governor is booked on this show, today of all days, since restoring respect for the Constitution is one of the main planks in what’s presumed to be the Governor’s presidential platform.
Tune into “The Bob & Mark Show” to see what happens!
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PS: I’ve been trying for a few weeks now to determine if Governor Palin has any public events scheduled for Constitution Day (observed today, or tomorrow 9/17/11). I have not been able to turn up anything, which is intriguing in itself. We don’t know what this means yet — if anything — but I’m sure going to listen to “The Bob & Mark Show” to see if she’s really going to be on, and to listen to what the Governor says if she does in fact appear on the show.
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UPDATE: It looks like the source of this rumor is Simon Conway, who is a drive time radio host in Iowa, who said on Facebook that he saw something posted at a Palin supporting group about the Bob & Mark appearance before it was taken down. Conway seems like he wanted to be the first to say she was going to announce today, so he would get the attention that would come with that. Looking at the GOP schedule of debates, though, I don’t know what to think to be honest. Rick Perry loses more steam every debate, and the next debate is not until September 22nd. It sure keeps with Governor Palin’s past announcements to declare her candidacy on a symbolic day like Constitution Day…but it also seems like part of her strategy to keep allowing Perry to further implode before she joins the race. We all know the moment Governor Palin announces, she’ll be the sole focus, and guys like Perry won’t get the vetting and media attention they need as her opponents. The debate after the 22nd is in October, on a day when the Governor is scheduled to give a speech on economics in Korea.
Technically, she could fly back in time to participate in the debate, since she’d make up time on the 14 hour flight back to the States, though I don’t know if she’d be inclined to do this. It seems odd for her to participate in the September 22nd debate, but then skip the one on October 18th, and then rejoin the group a debate after that…unless her intention is to begin participating in the debates after the 18th. That would give her opponents two appearances on the stage without her to attack her, and I don’t see her allowing that to happen though.
I think even the Governor’s detractors need to admit she’s a masterful strategist who keeps everyone guessing. She really brings great excitement to American politics. Honestly, my boyfriend Justin asked what I was typing so late and I told him, and now he’s too excited to sleep and has actually woken his mother up in Arkansas to tell her to listen to this radio show. I told him not to do this, but he’s excited at the mere prospect of Governor Palin announcing today. I don’t think even Mittens Romneycare’s own family are excited by anything he does. Let alone complete strangers.
Can you imagine someone like Justin calling his mother long distance in the middle of the night, waking her up, just to tell her there’s a chance Mitt Romney could be on an obscure radio show in Alaska later that morning — and that she would be excited and happy he did this?
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UPDATE: 1130am CST Trying to listen to Bob & Mark, but the little radio feature of their site won’t work. Maybe too many people are listening in. If you know of an alternate means of listening, please share. Is this station picked up on any other internet site people can listen in to?
UPDATE: 1145am CST I finally got the streaming to work, but Bob & Mark are talking about an event being held at the Anchorage Wal-Mart to benefit the Fisher House, which helps soldiers coming back from war recover and readjust to being home. There’s a raffle that’s helping the cause. It’s really nice they’re spending so much time on this cause…I give them a lot of credit because it seems like they’re big supporters of our troops. They’re taking calls now from people….and someone just called and asked if Sarah Palin is going to be on. Chris from Ohio is on now. She asked them if they’re going to have the Governor on, but they say she’s not scheduled. Todd apparently is moose hunting and they called him yesterday and he had no idea about the Governor being on. Bob & Mark is actually a very fun show…much better than morning radio here in Chicago…but I’m going to stop listening now because it’s clear the Governor will not be on.
UPDATE 1153am CST: So, there you have it. Simon Conway of Iowa drive time radio started this rumor yesterday on his Facebook page, and we investigated it, but it turns out Simon was wrong and the Governor did not in fact announce on the Bob & Mark Show 9/16/11. Tomorrow is actually Constitution Day, so perhaps something will happen then, but it’s not happening on the Bob & Mark Show today, contrary to what Simon Conway said.
UPDATE: 1210pm CST Looks like Bob & Mark are now saying Governor Palin will be calling in within the next hour. In the meantime, they’re playing some really great music, if you have nothing to listen to at work. It’s actually fun. And exciting wondering what the Governor will say when she calls in.
UPDATE: 1215pm Before they went to commercial, they said “Sarah, up next”
UPDATE: 1221pm – they’re promoting a comedy show now, and giving the menu to a restaurant, where they have different sandwiches for $9.95. You get free onion rings and fries by mentioning the Bob & Mark Show. Don’t tell Michelle Antoinette Obama though! Sarah Palin is supposed to call in any minute now.
UPDATE: 1225 while they are waiting for her call, they are playing comedy calling-in bits
UPDATE: 1227pm Now they’re saying to someone named April Weatherwood that Governor Palin will not be on the show. [ I think this was recorded earlier though ]. April also said that she called the station’s switchboard yesterday and they said for her to listen in at 1030am CST.
UPDATE: 1230pm CST, where I’m from in Cleveland, the morning radio show people played games all the time…so I honestly have no idea what’s going on or if the Governor really is calling in. They might just be trying to keep people listening as much as possible, as I bet they’re getting great ratings numbers off this.
UPDATE: 1232pm Now they are playing some kind of hockey song about being a badass in the wild, wild west.
UPDATE: They say that in just a matter of moments Governor Palin is calling in.
UPDATE: 1234pm CST — they have a man pretending to be Sarah Palin, talking about doing a 5 mile run. Then they start playing the 80s song “Sarah”. And then they start playing some kind of country music song about a guy divorcing his wife, the song is “I Pray For You”.
UPDATE: 1238pm They’re taking a break again…and not mentioning Governor Palin again…it’s very strange how they are going back and forth like this. I think they are just playing games. Now they’re talking about Toyota trucks at some dealership.
UPDATE: 1242pm CST It’s fun listening to the Alaskan commercials, but I think Bob & Mark are playing games.
UPDATE: 1247pm a young girl in North Carolina said she called into the station yesterday and asked if Governor Palin was going to call in today, and the station wouldn’t tell her either way. Bob & Mark then said that when Governor Palin DOES announce, she will do it on their show, but now they are implying she won’t call in today.
UPDATE: 100pm CST The Bob & Mark Show was just playing games. Governor Palin had never agreed to be on. This was just morning show radio “hijinks”.
Do you know where Sarah Palin will be on Friday 9/16/11 and Saturday 9/17/11?
Does anyone have knowledge of where Governor Sarah Palin will be on Friday 9/16/11 and Saturday 9/17/11?
9/16/11 = Constitution Day, observed
9/17/11 = actual Constitution Day
Nicole Coulter over at C4P calls Governor Palin’s motor coach “the DaVinci Bus” because of clues she finds pointing to a presidential run, woven into the bus’s decorations.
Will Governor Palin choose a date with Constitution-related meaning for her announcement…or will it come on a day when she just wants to drive Obama and the Left the craziest (ie, right before he makes a big speech or attends some event he wants attention devoted to).
The next GOP presidential debate is on September 22nd, 2011.
I wonder if Governor Palin will choose to announce just after this upcoming debate, which would have then forced the media to spend three debates grilling the other candidates, before Governor Palin becomes their sole target.
Is there any historic date you can think of between September 23rd and the beginning of October?
If the Governor does not announce before September 22nd, it means Rick Perry will be diminished by yet another poor debate performance, which seems to be Governor Palin’s plan in all of this.
But, I do wonder if she has any events booked this Friday and Saturday.
Does anyone know?
Ground Report: Sarah Palin in Korea for World Knowledge Forum
Dear HillBuzz,
I am currently visiting family in Seoul, South Korea. While we were out today I saw an ad for the 12th World Knowledge Forum, with Sarah Palin’s picture very prominently displayed near where we were exiting the subway on our way to an attraction. I took some pictures while we were waiting and did some web based research back at the apartment. According to the World Knowledge Forum’s website, it is “Asia’s prestigious business forum” and serves “as the knowledge Olympics.” Based on the schedule, it looks like Governor Palin will be giving an hour long speech on October 11 (look under “Presentations”). To check out her bio on site, you will need to look under “S” for “Sarah” rather than “P” for Palin (all speakers appear in alphabetical order by their first name).
2012 Republican presidential debates schedule: When is the next GOP debate?
Here are the the Republican presidential debates that are scheduled so far to determine the GOP candidate for president in 2012:
| September 22nd, 2011 | 9pm EST on Fox News Location: Orlando, FL Sponsor: Fox News, Google and Florida Republican Party |
| October 11th, 2011 | 8pm EST on Bloomberg Television Location: Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH Sponsor: Bloomberg, The Washington Post and WBIN-TV |
| October 18th, 2011 | 8pm EST on CNN Location: Las Vegas, NV Sponsor: CNN and the Western Republican Leadership Conference |
| November 9th, 2011 | 8pm EST on CNBC Location: Oakland University in Rochester, MI Sponsor: CNBC and the Michigan Republican Party |
| December 10th, 2011 | 8pm EST on ABC Location: Des Moines, IA Sponsor: ABC News and Republican Party of Iowa |
| January 12th, 2012 | 8pm EST on PBS Location: Iowa Public Television in Johnston, IA Sponsor: Des Moines Register and Iowa Public Television |
| January 30th, 2012 | 8pm EST on Fox News Location: Des Moines, IA Sponsor: Fox News and Republican Party of Iowa Participants: TBD |
| February, 2012 | 8pm EST on ABC – Likely between February 7th and 13th Location: NH Sponsor: ABC News and WMUR |
| February, 2012 | 8pm EST on Fox News – Likely between the 19th and 27th Location: SC Sponsor: Fox News and South Carolina Republican Party |
| March 5th, 2012 | 8pm EST on NBC Location: Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Sponsor: Reagan Library, NBC News and Politico |
Which debates are you most looking forward to and why?
5 Clues in Sarah Palin’s 9/12/11 Greta appearance that she’s running for president
After last night’s GOP presidential debate on CNN (sponsored by the Tea Party, live from Tampa, Florida), Governor Sarah Palin appeared on Greta van Susteran’s “On the Record” with her commentary on the declared candidates. Though the Governor’s supporters have known she’s running for president for some time (and, has in fact been running since 2008, the media will eventually see in retrospect), there were 5 clear clues in her FOX appearance last night that the Governor’s soon to announce her candidacy, though on her own timetable.
TAKE ACTION: Write to Governor Sarah Palin and ask her to run for president.
Here’s the address(es) I found online for Governor Palin (please correct me in comments if you know of any better ones, but these seem to be the most often cited mailing addresses for her permanent office…they are NOT her home addresses or seemingly private in any way):
The Office of Sarah Palin
1140 W. Parks Hwy
Wasilla, Alaska 99687
– or –
Governor Sarah Palin
PO Box 871235
Wasilla, Alaska 99687
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Earlier this week, I decided to write a letter to Governor Palin asking her to run for president.
You can read the full letter for a detailed account of why I think Governor Palin’s being called to duty when the country needs her most, in much the way retired General George Washington was asked to return to a leadership position when he was the best choice to lead the country in a crisis.
History is being made all around us, folks. The 2012 election is not just about defeating Obama and the Left, but it’s also about taking on the permanent political class that’s comprised of BOTH parties (the Cocktail GOP establishment I write often about and the fools at the DNC who’ve allowed the Left to take over the country).
Governor Sarah Palin is the only person I can see, short of Congressman Allen West and a handful of other fearless patriots, who has the fortitude and strategic determination to do what needs to be done and face down the Left, the Cocktail Party GOP establishment, and everything the agenda-driven media will do to secure Barack Obama a second term.
I’d like to see Allen West as Governor Palin’s running mate next year, because with President Palin in the Oval Office and Vice President West traveling the country clobbering the Left and permanent political class in his own way, Americans would at last have an executive team that intends to GET STUFF DONE.
You betcha!
I want to ask you on a very personal level to write to Governor Palin today and ask her to run for President.
Give her a reason you want her to run and tell her briefly what it would mean to her.
Write down one thing you are personally willing to do to help her campaign if she’d agree to answer this clarion call.
I pledge to write essays and “TAKE ACTION! items” like this one giving people every idea I can think of to help defeat the Left and encourage everyone who reads my work to do all they can to defeat Obama, the Left, and all those that enable them.
What can you do to use your own talents for this cause?
Think about it. Pray on it a little. Then get out a postcard and tell Governor Palin about it.
You can write a full letter if you like, but a postcard works best, I think. Justin created the HB postcard pictured above just for this purpose and I printed it out and sent it to Governor Palin today (so, technically, she’s getting both a letter AND a postcard from a supporter here in Boystown, but you can do either, or, or both as well if you like).
I think it would be especially fun for you to send the Governor postcards depicting your home towns, the states you live in, or other things that mean something to you.
Write the Governor, ask her to run for president to rescue this country and restore the pioneer spirit that will make American strong again.
Think about this: if you write her, maybe she’ll never read it, maybe she’ll decide not to run anyway, but you’ll never have to regret NOT taking an opportunity to reach out to her and ask her to serve the country.
If you want her to run, you need to ask her to do so. She’d be putting her life on hold and committing her entire family to great stress and challenges with a presidential run.
If you really want her to put herself through this, take a few moments out of your day to put a postcard into the mail to ask her to run for the presidency.
Chime in below with the text of postcards or letters you are sending or offer advice to people who don’t know what they should say. I put both my letter and my postcard to the Governor in this post so that you can see what I did, but I would love to hear what YOU wrote too.
Don’t forget to let the Governor know what you are going to do to help her campaign as well!
Three Reasons Hillary Clinton Will Never Be Barack Obama’s VP in 2012 — and an Implication for President Palin in 2016
HillBuzz.org was originally conceived as a Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign supporters’ site. Though our focus has shifted since then, and everyone involved with HB has left the Democrat Party for good at this point, HillBuzz Founder and Editor-in-Chief Kevin DuJan still follows Hillary Clinton’s career with great interest and appreciates her serving the country as the sole grown up in the entire Obama administration. Here’s Kevin’s Top Three Reasons Hillary Clinton Will Never Be Barack Obama’s VP in 2012 (So Stop Fantasizing About It):
