In the Event of a Brokered Convention, All Bets Are Off

                 "Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run;
            Hurry and scurry puts you further behind." - Proverbs 21:5 MSG

If Sarah Palin’s most electrifying speech at the CPAC did not convince that only she can articulate Americans’ concerns and vision for our nation, then Obama has just been handed his second term. The CPAC event proved that only she  can rouse the unexcited base to their feet. Only she can energize and move voters to go out to the polls. Only she can unite us to defeat Barack Obama.

The Republican Party has four good men running for the GOP nomination. Without a doubt, any of them could do a much better job than our current president  is doing right now. However, it is highly uncertain how these men would withstand the avalanche of relentless and coordinated attacks of Team Obama, the Democratic machine, the Journolists  and their LSM cohorts come general election time. Make no mistake that the Obama campaign will make sure that this election would absolutely be about smear after vicious smear because the president cannot run on his dismal and disastrous record. Only one Republican has survived the Alinsky attacks  from the Left for years and came out still standing - stronger, wiser and prouder. We all know that person to be Sarah Palin. Only she has the smarts to throw the media into a convulsive tizzy and still have her message ring out loudly and win the argument.  

This year's Republican primary season has been a very fluid race.The rise-and-fall in the polls of the candidates plus the lackluster enthusiasm of the base make credible all the talks about the realistic possibility of a brokered convention. If a brokered convention is what we end up having, "all bets are off". We need to nominate someone who has the fortitude and fire in the belly to defeat Obama - Sarah Palin. But she would need allies in Tampa. Voters pick their candidates but delegates pick the nominee. PLEASE BE A DELEGATE FOR SARAH PALIN. That is the only way she can clinch the nomination.   

If you have not considered it yet , please explore the possibility of becoming a delegate. Your state’s delegate filing deadline may or may not have passed yet. Even if your state's primary/caucus has wrapped up, the qualifying period to be delegates may still be open. Different states, different rules but the best place to start is to go local.  Even if Governor Palin is not a candidate (yet), let your county GOP official know that you will vote for the best candidate at that time, but in the event of a brokered convention, you will be voting for Sarah Palin.  Please visit GOP Convention 2012 . It has everything one needs to know per state (contact information, filing deadlines and selection process, etc.) to become a delegate . Here is another good resource from RNC for Life with compressed view of delegation selection process and filing dates.

Today, some of us may be in support of one of the declared candidates but we all share ONE goal: get Barack Obama out of the White House. If this primary race goes down to a brokered convention, we need to come together and get behind the strongest Republican to take on the incumbent president. We must nominate someone who has the clear and proven track record of true reforms, of fighting corruption and cronyism from their very roots and symptoms, of actual accomplishments that have had real-life benefits to the people and of unwavering commitment to our Constitution, our freedoms, time-tested values and principles.  Given a brokered convention, we must coalesce around a patriot whose message is ingrained in her conservative character - Sarah Palin.  

Let us stand together to restore America!

Pledge of Support for Governor Sarah Palin

               "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
                 I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff,
                                they comfort me. " - Psalm23:4 NIV
                                                          

(The following text was a cover letter I wrote for "Pledge of Support for Governor Sarah Palin", a project undertaken by Sarah Palin's Earthquake Movement.)  February 11, 2012 Dear Governor Palin, In your interview with Tom Sullivan on Fox Business Network, you stated that “I don’t have the organization I think that could propel me to a position of being a viable candidate.” Sad as it was to hear those words, we, your supporters beg to point out that there was one word missing in your statement: YET. Your grassroots supporters “will not wave a white flag and go along to get along ... and will not recapitulate.” You remain the only rogue maverick who will actually shake things up and do what needs to be done in this country. Your tenure in Alaska as a governor, and indeed your whole political life, is a manifesto of how things are done and how things get done - for the good of the people, pure and simple. Our country right now stands on the precipice of history. Another four years of the Obama presidency will entrench the ugly transformation of this nation that Americans did not want or ask for, nor our Founding Fathers envisioned this country to be. There is only one counter-weapon to President Obama’s billion-dollar war chest: We The People. There is only one counter-weapon to the left’s Alinksy rules of engagement: We The People. There is only one counter-weapon to the GOP establishment’s business-as-usual and backroom workings to anoint a nominee for us: We The People. The only leader out there who has the full trust and confidence of We The People is YOU. We are asking for your leadership to bring sudden and relentless reforms in Washington. We need you to take back the White House for all of us. We need you to be our President in 2012. We promise you, we will be there for you and with you. You will not fight this fight alone. On behalf of the Sarah Palin’s Earthquake Movement, please find attached “Pledge of Support for Governor Palin”, which the group gathered via Facebook and e-mails in just 10 days. We will not abandon you and all that you represent because we will never abandon America. Back in the 2008 elections, the Democrats opened the Pandora’s Box and the only good thing that came out of it was HOPE. But that hope was not Barack Obama. It was YOU when you were picked as a VP running mate. We The People are keeping that hope alive. Your army of Davids awaits, ready, willing and able … full steam ahead in 2012! Will you please lead our battle cry - GAME ON? (Please read the Pledges of Support for Gov. Palin here.)

Happy Birthday, Governor Sarah Palin!

                               " The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord
                                  make his face shine on you and be gracious
                                  to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and
                                  give you peace." - Numbers 6:24 - 26 (NIV)


(The following text was originally posted on Sarah Palin Earthquake Movement).

Dear Governor Palin,

On this special day, please enjoy these heartfelt messages from your supporters, grateful for your continued fight to get this country back on the right track, and thankful to God for giving us a leader who holds up high the torch of freedom, hope, common sense values and principles that make America the most exceptional nation on earth.

Happy Birthday and may today be a most wonderful day for you and your family!

(Please read the rest  here.)

Help Wanted - A True Servant Leader

                                  "For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro
                                   throughout the earth that He may strongly
                                   support those whose heart is completely His..."
                                                                       - 2 Corinthians 16:9

(Re-posted from Help Wanted (A Sarah Palin 2012 Earthquake Page) . Please
visit the site, like it then share. Thank you very much.)

Dear Fellow Americans:

What makes you proud to be an American? The answer to that question is in all of our hearts. To some it is our enduring freedoms that allow us to live our life the way we choose. To others, it is the beautiful scenery that surrounds us, from coast to coast. To many, it is the dream of a new life, a chance to become successful. But one thing we all take pride in…. this is our country we cherish and believe in!

Our country has had shining moments of victory, but also great times of sadness. We’ve been challenged from the outside, and crippled from within. But her people are unique, unlike any other, for when darkness strikes us down in despair, we join together as one, and rise up to fight with all our might. That moment is now my friends, our nation has come under attack by an evil agenda out to destroy the very core of what America stands – “…life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Many people have become frustrated with the current condition of our nation, struggling just to make ends meet. Those who have faithfully toiled for years, with hopes of providing a better future for their family, suddenly find themselves out of work, unable to feed and provide a home for their loved ones. While those in office continue to rise in their riches, capitalizing on our misfortune, the values and traditions we cherish have been viciously mocked, spit upon by those who claim power over us. They insist we are too foolish to make our decisions or choices – they must do it for us. They have weakened our position in the world, attempting to remove our defense, and undermine our influence. But one thing they’ll never be able to take away – our spirit!

One voice, willing to stand up and speak out can become a million strong heard ‘round the world. Never underestimate the power of the people! The passion of Americans is what helped form many grassroots organizations, in hopes of restoring our county to glory. But lately, our voice has become a whisper in society, silenced by the overwhelming discouragement of this election’s current choices for candidates. None of them seem truly interested in our efforts, nor are willing to publicly take a stand and defend our cause. Sure they tout our name here and there for the purpose of financial support, but their main focus is apparent – the chance of becoming the leader of the most exceptional nation in the world. Their past wreaks of deceit and corruption, while their promises of future hope seem nothing more than campaign slogans and sound bytes. How can we expect them to respect and honor our goals for the future, if they aren’t willing to risk their reputation and popularity in the present? Isn’t it time we stopped letting politicos and the intelligentsia tell us what to do, and allow regular tax-paying, hardworking folk to choose our President – not the rich corrupt establishment?

Our time has come… but who is willing to fight for us? We believe there is such a one who espouses the values and principles we are desperately fighting to defend. Someone who truly understands what it means to be an American, and has devoted their entire life to this cause. They are not seeking the office for the purpose of fame, popularity, or riches. They are not spending money to get your attention, to buy your vote… while others go hungry, lose their jobs, even their homes. We need…

*Someone with a proven record of reform, who stood up to crony capitalism when no one dared to do so… and won!

*Someone who believes in fiscal responsibility, whose efforts attributed to a triple A credit rating in their state!

*Someone who regards our Constitution with great honor, and understands our government is limited by such.

*Someone determined to cut government spending,
…putting money back into the hands of it’s citizens not lining the pockets of corporate campaign donors.

*Someone who will fight for free market economics, allow U.S. businesses to grow and expand on their own merits,
….not rely on tax payer’s money to bail them out when greed has overcome their ability to succeed.

*Someone with a past of moral integrity, whose reputation is one we can all be proud of to represent America to the world.

We have found this individual…. we believe in this individual…. and we are willing to do whatever it takes to elect Governor Sarah Palin our next President of the United States of America. Don’t believe the critics, the media, or the pundits when they talk of time frames, deadlines, and say it can’t be done. God has shed His grace on thee, America, and with Him all things are possible. We have the information, the resources, and the ability to take charge of this election and change the course of history before it’s too late. Please come join us, our voice is growing everyday and we need your support. Every single person in this country can make a difference. We all have a gift and if we are willing to dedicate it to country, for the sake of our children and future generations, by God’s grace we will have the victory! Our parents, and their parents, were willing to sacrifice their life for our freedom. Let us not put their efforts to shame, let it not be in vain. Let us stand together, one nation under God, and become that one voice to save America!

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Author of "Dear Fellow Americans" - Emylene Roth

White House's Overblown Courage and Uncommon Conceit

                 "Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
                   For promotion cometh not from the east, nor from the west,
                   nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down
                   one, and setteth up another.    - Psalm 75:5 - 7 KJV
        
In a recent TV interview, President Obama's chief campaign strategist David Axelrod did his best in talking up his boss' national security portfolio for making a "very courageous decision" - ordering the mission to take out Osama Bin Laden.

Sorry to burst Mr. Axelrod's bubble but ordering to kill the Al-Qaeda leader is not the most courageous thing for a president to do. It is called "Doing Your Job as Commander-in-Chief." Courage belongs to the Navy SEAL team who carried out the mission, came face-to-face with America's enemy #1 and pulled the trigger.
              
Mr. Axelrod even questioned if Mitt Romney, a current Republican presidential candidate, would have made the same brave decision. The question was purely hypothetical so we do not know the exact answer to that. What we do know was that, during a 2008 Democratic presidential debate, then-Senator Obama was asked what he would do if two American cities were hit simultaneously by terrorists. His response was "the first thing we'd have to do is to make sure we have an effective emergency response."  That was a CITY MAYOR'S response, not exactly the first one that a courageous president would make. One thing for sure, President Obama benefitted a lot from the national security policies laid out by his predecessor. Admitting so would be a brave thing to do.

President Obama and his team like to toot their horn on this issue, doing their victory lap while the real heroes remain nameless and faceless. But Americans are smart enough to not see on President Obama a face of courage, just plain CONCEIT.

Let Romney Win All Four Early Primary States

                "The lot is cast into the lap; but its every decision is of the Lord."
                                                                                   - Proverbs 16:33 KJV

Mitt Romney has always been and still is very much distrusted by the Republican base but looking at the results of Iowa and NH, Mitt Romney proved that his network of support from the establishment and his endorsers is wide and deep. This is the same network that could deliver to him victories in SC and FL.  But a sure winner in the establishment's minds is far from a strong nominee that the base wants to face-off with Obama. Romney's record is a bottomless-pit treasure trove for the Dems and the media . How much more spinning can he add to his flipflops and inauthenticity before the left turns his candiday into a full-blown mockery?

For the good of the country, Republicans should just let Romney win all four early caucus/primary states (Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida).

If Romney steamrolls his rivals in all four early states, it will give him a tremendous momentum that will be impossible for the other candidates to stop. It also solidifies his "inevitable" standing. Such a scenario speeds up two things to happen: (1) panic sets in and the earnest search to enlist a winning altenative to Romney begins, and (2) those in the sidelines or are being eyed as late-entrants will have to make their decision to either endorse Romney or get into the race themselves.

It is already Code Red for the GOP. The party is squandering its perfect chance to unseat an unpopular and incompetent incumbent yet the establishment is thrusting in our faces a chameleon presumptive nominee who can't even win over the base. Mitt Romney's weak and flawed character and record do not stand a chance  against the Democrats' Alinsky-rules of engagement. It is that simple. Romney is not the man to beat Barack Obama. Neither are the other current candidates. The man to take Obama to the mat is a woman, the same woman who recently stated that it isn't too late to jump into the race, the same woman who speaks articulately and truthfully of issues and policies in a manner that is unaffected by party affiliation. That woman is former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

The contrast between Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney (and the other non-Romneys) could not be more stark. She unifies all the issues that are important to the voters and our country and presents a common sense vision on how to put America back on the right track. Her words are credible because she has a consistent and solid track record to back them up. Whether it is repealing Obamacare without apologies nor exceptions, job creations and fiscal restraints, fighting corruption, energy development, respecting the Constitution, protecting the unborn and defending the 2nd Amendment, she has never wavered her stance on these matters because she never loses sight of the goal: serving the interests of We the People.

If Romney wins all four early states, America then awaits Governor Palin's next move. Would she endorse or would she throw her hat in the ring? A major announcement from her in February would give clarity and direction to her supporters still pining for her to be part of this election process.

If she endorses, her supporters will have to decide whether to follow her lead or not. I, for one, will be casting a protest vote and write her in. I live in a hopelessly, deeply blue state full of numbskulls oblivious to the high unemployment rate, the national $15 trillion debt and the President's hypocrisies. Voting my conscience will be an easy decision for me.

If she decides to run, quite simply, it's Game On!

Jumping into the race in early February will be the perfect time to do so. After the Florida primary on January 31, there would still be roughly 31 primaries and caucuses (including the territories') with filing deadlines that have not yet passed or with no filing deadlines at all. Delegate-rich states will still be in play (Texas - March 6, New York and Pennsylvania - April 24 and California - June 5, to name a few). Sarah Palin could immediately jump in in the caucuses where write-ins are usually allowed. (Write-in rules, it is important to note, are not created equal. If a candidate's name is not on the ballot and must pursue a write-in campaign, some states require that they file for candidacy for their write-in votes to be counted. In some states, candidates do not have to do anything for the write-in votes to count.). Getting in in February will give her enough time to win enough delegates to make it to the convention.

A four-state win by Romney only garners him a total of 95 delegates (IO - 13, NH - 7, SC - 25, FL - 50) which is only 8% of the needed majority of 1,142 delegates to bag the nomination. As clearly laid-out by Larry Sabato, by virtue of a much stretched-out Republican primary/caucus calendar, only 15% of the total 2,282 delegates would have been awarded before Super Tuesday (March 6). A brokered convention, this election cycle, is a realistic possibility rather than just wishful thinking talk in the shadows. It's a long slog to the convention, which could be one reason why the other candidates  might want to drag their campaigns on to a few more states.

Whether or not these active candidates rack up enough delegates to earn a spot at the convention, it does not change the fact that none of them has the resources, the background nor the fortitude to take the battle to Obama. As soon as the concerted attacks from the left begin, these candidates will fold. Eugene Robinson and Alan Colmes just recently showed us a preview of the sorts of attacks that the left would unleash on the eventual GOP nominee. When even dead babies are used in dirty political attacks, there simply is no line too decent nor sacred for the left to cross. The Republican Party is kidding itself, and risking the country's future,  to trust a "good enough" or "acceptable" GOP nominee to take on the Democratic machine.  Even Romney's personal wealth is chump change compared to the president's trillion-dollar war chest. There is only one ANTIDOTE to the Democrats' money might that only Sarah Palin has the proven power to bring into this contest - an enthusiastic base. It will be Obama's Money versus People Power. Only Sarah Palin has the charisma and energy that stir the most passionate support of the GOP base and the Tea Party. Her mere presence was all that was needed for 8,000 - 10,000 people to brave the blustery weather in the middle of a Nevada desert. Romney in his biggest crowd yet drew about 600. A fire in the belly, the ability to speak for the masses, her genius to turn the corrupt mainstream media on its head, these are traits of a fighter that the voters want to fight for them and fight alongside with. No amount of money could buy the genuine zeal and energy that Sarah Palin's supporters hold for her.

Florida primary, January 31st. For the non-Romneys (Gingrich, Santorum, Paul and Perry), this day will determine whether they pack up their bags and go home or chug along. For Sarah Palin's supporters this might be the day when the real battle begins.

If You Were to Caucus for Sarah Palin, What Would You Say?

                      "Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you,
                              so take courage and do it." - Ezra 10:4 NIV

To face-off with your politically passionate neighbors is nerve-racking enough - and if your preferred candidate is not even on the ballot, your task is even harder. But if you were to caucus for Sarah Palin, what would you say? Here are a few suggestions:

1. She is a fighter, she wins her battles and she delivers results. Sarah Palin fought the Corrupt Bastards's Club in Alaska, exposed their ethics violations and conflicts of interest. The guilty parties actually paid huge fines and served time. Sarah Palin took on Big Oil in Alaska. She took ExxonMobil to court for sitting on their leases for over two decades without developing the oil reserves and won the case for Alaskans. ExxonMobil finally honored their contract and started drilling on Point Thompson. Sarah Palin exposed the death panel provision in Obamacare. Congress begrudgingly removed it from the healthcare bill.  She will fight corruption and crony capitalism in government and she will start at Congress.

2. She is a fiscal conservative. Her FY2010 budget ($10.57B) was over a billion dollars less compared to former Gov. Murkowski's 2007 budget ($11.7B). She vetoed half a billion dollars in spending. She put $5 billion savings  in the state's rainy day fund. Sarah Palin is prudent with taxpayers' money. Send her to Washington and she will rein in spending, cut taxes and ensure our long-term fiscal stability.

3. Honesty and Integrity. You can trust her words. The media and the left have for three years manufactured lies about her. They fought to have  her e-mails released to public, hoping to find troves of scandalous materials. Instead, they revealed what she had been saying all along; that she fought corruption, stared down Big Oil, vetoed unnecessary spending, slashed the budget . What the emails revealed was a hands-on executive, who listened to her constituents' concerns, who worked on shrinking the role of government, who understood how to balance energy development and environment protection, a loving mother who puts her trust in God. It revealed a governor very much worthy of an 80% + approval rating from the people she served.

4. The GOP field is hopelessly weak and flawed. We have right now a candidate who owns Romneycare and is a serial flipflopper that makes him untrustworthy. A former speaker who's been in politics since 1978 that he is the embodiment of a permanent political class. A candidate who's foreign policy is so off-the-chart we might as well throw Israel under the bus. A candidate who thinks you are heartless if you do not believe in subsidizing college education for illegal immigrants. A candidate who constantly gets her facts wrong. Sarah Palin has the experience, the track record and the guts to fight, a conservative who shares your values, understands that energy independence is key to economic and national security, and respects the Constitution. She will make government smaller and smarter. She will energize the base. Only she can beat Barack Obama.

5. But she said "no". We do respect her decision to put family first. But the country is in rapid decline. We need a proven leader in the White House who will bring about the "sudden and relentless reform" needed in Washington. She has maintained that it isn't too late for another candidate to jump in. Perhaps, in a few weeks or months, some circumstances in her life would change and she'd then reconsider and run. By doing this write-in campaign now, we're making it easier for her to jump in without putting any stress on her family.

On the other hand, this is politics! Politicians get in and out of races all the time. Declining then reconsidering to run in the end is no different than getting in then ending  a campaign before the first vote is even cast. Tim Pawlenty, Donald Trump, Herman Cain. They all got in and now they're out.

Our nation's history is filled with reluctant leaders. True leaders are CALLED to serve. George Washington just wanted to retire in Mount Vernon but people called on him to serve. He answered the call. Dwight Eisenhower refused repeatedly to run but Americans liked Ike so much that they drafted him. He answered the call and became our 34th President. It happened in 1952. It could happen again in 2012.

(If someone raises the issue that "she quit", here are some counterpoints you could use: Sarah Palin was   barraged with frivolous ethics complaints by the Democrats and their media friends. Is it abuse of power for granting interview in her office? Pres. Obama months ago promoted a $5 raffle dinner for his reelection campaign at the White House. Where is the outrage? Troopergate? Governor or not, if a trooper brother-in-law is verbally abusing and threatening your sister and your family and tasered your nephew, what would you do? The fact is all these complaints, dismissed in the end,  were political witchhunt to bring her political career to end and had  cost Alaska taxpayers $1.9 millions to investigate them. Sarah Palin resigned to spare Alaska further expense and distraction so that Alaska could continue to progress. And progress it did. One year after she left office, Moody's upgraded Alaska's credit rating to Triple A. Proof that her sound economic and fiscal policies rolled on successfully without anymore politically-tainted interruptions.

Lastly, as an Iowan and an American, if you are a farmer, who do you want working in the fields with you? If you are a fisherman, who do you want casting the nets with you? If you are a gun owner, who do you want protecting your rights? If you are a small business owner, who do you want managing the finances for you? If you have to take care of someone with special needs, at home or at work, who do you want advocating for them? If you have a military family member whose life was touched by war, who do you want praying with you?  Romney? Gingrich? Paul? Perry? Bachmann? Santorum?

I believe you'd pick Sarah Palin because SARAH PALIN IS YOU.