Sarah Palin Blogs

The much anticipated appearance of Sarah Palin at the first annual National Tea Party has come and gone, but many are still talking about the event in the days following.  During the speech, Palin said “America is ready for another revolution” as she pounded on the fact that a change is necessary.

She was not shy toward attacking President Barack Obama throughout the night as she repeatedly harassed what he has done thus far and what kinds of changes have not been met.  Tea Party activists were in awe over her speech and loved every word she had to say, which is the ideal crowd to back her if she were to run for president.

What really attracted the audience is the reasoning behind her appearance.  Even prior to the event she said she wanted to attend because she believed it was the people who deserve to have their voices heard.  During the speech she continued with this as she stated “this movement is about the people.” 

Following this, she continued on to say the “government is supposed to be working for the people.”  This, as expected, drew a loud roar from the crowd attending the convention in Nashville, Tenn.  There has been much displeasure from the nation in regards to what Obama has done thus far and what lies ahead and Palin addressed this.

Obama certainly made a lot of hopes and promises for the future when he took office a year ago.  As Palin put it, “how’s that hope-y, change-y stuff workin’ out for you?”  This was just one of many stabs at the president and what little he has done since taking office in her opinion.  There is no hiding the fact that the country is and has been in troubling times and everyone is looking for answers.

Sarah Palin made a tremendous impact as she gave the keynote address at the first national convention.  Throughout the night American flags could be seen being waved and multiple times the audience erupted in cheers and applause. 

Most importantly, she really drew an interest from the grass-roots network who has been motivated by anger over the little growth of government, budget-spending and Obama’s policies.  It is amazing how many people are beginning to throw out their Democratic or Republican affiliation with the hope that someone from either party will get the country out of this mess.

As expected, Palin’s speech included a great deal of her trademark folksy jokes.  This is what makes her who she is and that is precisely why a lot of people respect her.  She does not put on an act or try to impress others; she is more adamant about being herself and getting her message across.

The message at the Tea Party was clear; changes need to be made and the voice of the hard-working Americans all over the country needs to be heard.  Her speech in all was 45 minutes long and it highlighted the coalition and promotion of its principles. 

She was not hesitant at all over any issues in regards to criticism of Obama and Democrats who control Congress at the time behind.  Some of the broad conservative principles she touched on included lower taxes and a strong national defense.  In addition to her critical opinions of Obama, she also mentioned shortly her own policy ideas.  This raised eyebrows as many are beginning to think she could seriously make a run for the White House.

Over time it has seemed more and more likely that she would run for office and a lot of Republican observers are realizing this.  It seems as if she has done more of late to establish herself as a political figure always in the eye of the public. 

Sarah Palin delivered brilliantly to her crowd as she talked about limited government, strict adherence to the Constitution, and the importance of freedom to this nation.  She believes everyone has a voice, and the young in particular need to be heard as they are the future of American politics.  She believes this is a “ground-up call to action” regardless of the party in order to change what is happening with the country. 

What many respected about her speech is that she did not say “pay attention to me; listen to what I have to say.”  Instead, she suggested that both parties should remain leaderless.  She believes the movement and overall change cannot and should not be defined by a single person.  “This is about the people,” she said to a loud roar.

Poking more fun at President Obama, she said “it’s a lot bigger than any charismatic guy with a teleprompter.”  This alludes to the fact that Obama often times uses a teleprompter for all of his speeches.  What is puzzling is how much grief Palin herself has received in the days following the Tea Party over the small notes that were written on her own hand.

The smallest of words written on her hand appeared to be nothing more than notes for her to follow along to, which is far less than having an entire speech written out to follow along.  So how is it that people can be so irate and cause such a fuss over something so minor?

Regardless of the notes, she got her point across by saying we as a country need to not get caught up in the small arguments and focus on the big ideas that will hopefully turn this country around for the better.

Despite many beginning to think she may run for President, she made no indications whatsoever that this would be the case.  When a moderator asked her questions using the phrase “President Palin,” all she did was smile back.

As expected, the audience went wild after this phrase was announced.  The crowd stood up and quickly began chanting “Run, Sarah, Run!”  Although she did not come out and say she was running for President, it certainly seemed like she was making a case for herself with her countless jabs at Obama.  And what many enjoyed was the fact that it seemed as if she was doing so as an independent.

She had little respect for the Democratic Party and said few words about the Republican Party.  She even apologized for not being able to get her husband to register with the GOP.  She did ask tea party-aligned candidates to compete in GOP primaries.

Continuing with her attacks on Obama, she criticized him for continuing to blame George W. Bush for where the country is at today.  She said he should be more focused on what he and Democratic office has done since being in office with their own big-government, big spending agenda.  She said his policies were out of date and that he was quickly running out of time.

When it came to national security talk, she said “we need a commander in chief” instead of a professor of law.  As far as the $787 billion stimulus plan, she said it was “immoral” and “generational theft.”

Although Sarah Palin’s fee for appearing at the for-profit event was $100,000, she announced well before the event that she would not keep the money and would instead give it back to “the cause.”  This was just one more sign that she truly did believe it was about the people and not one single authoritative figure making a difference.