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Palin: 'Sleazy' GOP Establishment Is Out to Get Me

She slams 'establishment' Republicans who don't like her

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 2, 2010 12:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – Sarah Palin was not pleased with Politico’s recent revelation that the GOP is determined to stop her from running for president in 2012. “Some within the establishment don’t like the fact that I won’t back down to a good-old-boys club,” she said in an appearance on Fox Business Network. “A lot of this has to do with control, power, money.” She went on to call the establishment “very sleazy” for working toward their own interests rather than what’s best for the party.

“Establishment bosses and advisers ... try to shape a candidate and get paid to shape that candidate,” she said. When asked about Mitt Romney, however, she was kinder (Romney was one of those who defended her on the heels of the Politico story). If he runs in 2012, “Mitt Romney would be a good candidate,” she said. “We have got some great candidates out there. Competition will breed success. We have to make sure in our party we don’t shy away from a competitive primary.”

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to supporters at a Republican National Committee rally in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to supporters at a Republican National Committee rally in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010.   (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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hwoodude
Nov 3, 2010 11:14 PM CDT
When the time arrives for the next presidential election, Ms. "Refudiater" will have alienated and confused so many of the "good ol' boy" Republican wall streeters, red necks, blue collar and anti-abortionists plus stumbled - "I throught Africa was a country?" - through so many debates and press conferences, Sarah couldn't get elected dog catcher on the moon!
midway54
Nov 3, 2010 9:28 AM CDT
Shrieking Sarah obviously is knowledgeable about sleaze through her association with the sleaze-merchant scoundrels at the Fox Ministry of Information for our Plutocracy.
zentenai
Nov 3, 2010 8:24 AM CDT
This is incredible. I don't know how to describe it any other way.

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