Talk about dividing the republican party - Palin's driving prez contenders away from major events

Palin Presence Steers Rivals Away From Republican Casting Call

April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sarah Palin, whose celebrity has the power to steer the spotlight from other Republican presidential hopefuls, is set to retake her party’s stage today as she considers a White House bid.

The former 2008 vice-presidential candidate is the marquee speaker at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, an event unofficially billed as the first cattle call for those aspiring to take on President Barack Obama in 2012.

Republicans heard from all the serious presidential contenders at this point in the election cycle four years ago. This time, three of the potential top candidates have sent regrets: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.

“The press has a seemingly insatiable appetite for all things Sarah, and at some point Republicans who want to fill the space at the head of our table need to overcome that appetite,” said Tucker Eskew, who advised former President George W. Bush and worked as a Palin counselor in 2008. “She is certainly a huge draw, and that shouldn’t be a fundamental driver for big strategic decisions. But on occasion it will drive some scheduling decisions.”

Every Republican presidential nominee has spoken at the conference since it began in 1984 with an appearance by President Ronald Reagan, said Kirstin Hopkins, the conference’s deputy director.


read: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-09/palin-presence-steers-rivals-away-from-republican-casting-call.html

Stardom for one. Shame and embarrassment for the rest.

That thought does not compute for me, and I would hope for the teabagger numb skulls as well, but I fear they don't think that far ahead.

The news tonight showed a clip of someone (forget who) asking them both about a Palin/Bachmann ticket.

Big smiles came across their faces. Palin says she's not ruling anything out. :rofl:

But you wondering about Palin with access to the nuclear codes - after I cringed, I laughed. Imagine Bachmann being a heartbeat away ... Imagine Bat-shit-crazier with that access!

Makes my head :nuke:

Neither Pawlenty, Romney, or Huckabee have the balls to do it, but I'm betting there will be a puppet hatchetman put into the race for the specific purpose of taking her down. Even the Repukes know she would be a disaster leading the ticket.