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Mitt Romney to Speak at CPAC 2013

Feb. 20, 2013 3:13pm Madeleine Morgenstern

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Marriott Wardman Park February 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Mitt Romney will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference next month in his first public appearance since the November election, organizers confirmed to TheBlaze.

“The thousands gathered at CPAC this year are eager to hear from the former 2012 GOP presidential candidate at his first public appearance since the elections,” American Conservative Union chairman Al Cardenas said in a statement. “We look forward to hearing Governor Romney’s comments on the current state of affairs in America and the world, and his perspective on the future of the conservative movement.”

The three-day conference will be held near Washington, D.C. March 14-16. Romney will speak on Friday, March 15.

“I look forward to saying thank you to the many friends and supporters who were instrumental in helping my campaign,” Romney said in a statement.

Other confirmed CPAC speakers include former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

News of Romney’s appearance was first reported by National Review.

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DIgnified
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 3:19am
Should have been a short visit. “Dont do anything I did or anything my team wanted to do. Flick the lights off on your way out.”

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LibertyGoddess
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 9:42pm
You wonder why nobody wants to run for office any more? You trash them even when you are on the same team.

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- neverending
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:29pm
  That is so true and we are going to see less and less really decent and qualified people just stay out of it totally and lose ones like Senator DeMint.
  
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Publius
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 6:54pm
Romney is a candy assed pansy, coward. He threw the election. He ran like a coward instead of following through by demanding recounts and investigations. He is a ***** man.

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servant100
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 5:42pm
After watching the pathetic joke of Romney’s last three presidential runs, I find myself immensely entertained by the satyrical farce of Newt Romney actually standing in front of “conservatives” and discussing “politics”

Newt Romney, like Carl Rove, John McCain, John Bonnier, both Bushes, and Gentleman John McCain…are about as conservative as Gentleman John Kerry. Watching these progressive political prostitutes pull their chameleon act mimicing the “conservatives” in that conference is actually BETTER than any satyrical skit run on Saturday Night Live even during its heyday of the 70′s through 80′s.

That these pathetic jokes represent what the Republican party establishment calls conservatives highlights just how patheticly statist this group of political morons has become…

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AUsername
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 5:33pm
if he is speaking there it must stand for Communist Political Action Committee.

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Guitar Master
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 5:32pm
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
From THE REPORTER
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This man will go down as the biggest “flat tire” politician of the 21st Century. Everyone knew we needed a Werewolf to run against Mr. Obama, instead, Romney behaved like a licked puppy.

He proved he could strike hard in the primary campaign, especially against Gingrich, but what happened to his attacks in the campaign against Mr. Obama? There were none. The question is why?

Romney knew who the hand picked person was so he backed off. Romney got his walking orders from the elite who really run this country. Romney, along with McCain gave us “Hope & Change.”

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Watchingtheweasels
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 5:30pm
Will someone please BURN THE COFFIN! Stakes through the heart and silver bullets only slay RINOs temporarily!

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oudbob
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 5:22pm
Palin is the best. Rino’s and Democrats hate her. They think she is the best too.As Rush quoted”you can’t wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep”

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Xanderson
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:22pm
I know many regular Blazers did not support Mitt for various legitimate reasons, but I know he’d be about 16,500,000,000,000 times better than what we ended up electing! If we had a President Romney, at least every time he spoke in public he would not be telling the useless low-info crowd how the Repubs are intentionally ruining the economy. They’d have to tune in to MSNBC (or CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS or PBS) to hear that :(

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- nrse2go
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:56pm
  You are so right Romney is human but would have done all he could to turn our finances around. Now the people that were fooled again will have to live with the consequences as we all will. I will never believe the results of this election was done without voter fraud that is just for whatever ways was stolen
  there are forces at work that are beyond our understanding to take us down Defeat for this president would be the saving of our country as we know it That is not his interest!
  
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- Wolf
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 9:27pm
  So when is the best time to fall into the outhouse hole- today or tomorrow?
  
  RomneyCare can KMA and go back to his mother’s basement and play more RINO games with his Dark Lord.
  
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- Xanderson
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 11:37pm
  Wolf– your post is incoherent. “Outhouse hole” makes no sense at all. What this has to do with Gov Romney and his Mass. Health Care law, I cannot imagine. Who exactly is the “Dark Lord” you reference? Voldemort? Lucifer? Obama? What “Rino” games do you suppose he plays? There are many, many questions raised by your ignorant post!
  
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:02pm
Yawn…….

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- welovetheUSA
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:15pm
  You can Yawn all you want…this man would have saved this country and that sir is a damn shame for all America.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:34pm
  yea – McCain and Romney to the rescue!
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 5:18pm
  Then he damn well should have challenge the election results, instead of doing the McCain Nice guy act.
  
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- TRUTHandFREEDOM
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 6:34pm
  Romney’s a good man. I think he completely understands and appreciates founder’s intent and principle. As we’ve seen recently, Massachusetts is burdened by Boston. Boston prefers a socialist and not anything leaning towards patriot. The land of Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and the Sons of Liberty in general is now supporting government power and submission of the individual that could only make King George III envious! Romney spoke in tongues that made the sale and made him governor in that culture, but he understood the 10th amendment. Obama undertsnds it too, he just hates and spits on it. I look forward to hearing from Mr Romney. I’ve got a feeling that we’re going to hear what we were hoping to hear in his campaign speeches.
  
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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:01pm
I would love to hear him give a civics lesson on how the President is supposed to submit a budget then Congress approves it, then explain to us how President Obama can take any blame if a budget is not passed?

Don’t give us a budget for the year, fine, we will pass the last one that was given to us?

Americans should be sick and tired of the dog and pony show with the media circling wagons around the President, he draws all the fire, meanwhile not one Senator ever gets their name in the news unless they propose illegal legislation that wants to take away civil rights?

There is a reason why George Bush got the blame, and he never fought back? They want you blaming the President, so Americans always have a “cause” meanwhile the real problem, the Senate, gets to do what ever they want?

If Congress can pass budgets with the approval of the President, what the heaven is Sean Hannity talking about?

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soybomb315_II
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:59pm
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/02/justin_amash_gop_lying_about_p.html#incart_m-rpt-2

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neverending
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:54pm
Good for them to invite him and good for him to accept. Maybe not conservative enough but few demonstrate family values like Governor Romney does. There are some on that list that could take some lessons from him.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:59pm
  We have enough squishy emotion laden “family values”. I want more than “family values”, I want competence and somebody who will actually reduce government, not just slightly shave off the increase. Romney could be the nicest guy in the world but he doesn’t know Jack about small government.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:04pm
  there is much more at stake than “family values”. yikes
  
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- neverending
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:32pm
  @Ghost and Soy – your stupidity knows no bounds. I cannot think of two that deserve a second term of the sorry sob that sits in the whitehouse then the likes of you. Enjoy and hope you guys are at the top of the list of hardest hit. Now put it where the sun doesn’t shine!
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 21, 2013 at 9:28am
  Wow Neverending, emotionalism and rage. No wonder you vote on emotions only.
  
  Fix the country. I could give a **** about a candidate otherwise. Churchill was a notorious party animal, your kind would reject him for the subdued “family guy” Chamberlain without a second thought, because “family values” are more important to you than men who can actually follow through on their values and principles.
  
  Look, we get that you’ll support a Progressive as long as he has good family values. Thank you for your contributions to this thread. Slainte.
  
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- neverending
  Posted on February 21, 2013 at 9:51am
  @Ghost – you continue to show your stupidity. You can’t even figure out what I said. But have a good day.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 21, 2013 at 10:39am
  Ah, more ad hominem. I see.
  
  You’re not quite as clever as you think you are, you’re not hard to figure out.
  
  Oh well, you vote for progressives if they have “family values”. I get it. We all get it. Good for you.
  
  I vote for liberty minded individuals. I know, I know, how bad is that, right?
  
  Now go queue up for the upcoming Chris Christie campaign for 2016. I hear he’s a great husband. Good luck.
  
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Shaqfuey
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:52pm
All of you morons are why we have a second Obama term – its your way or the highway. Romney was a great candidate of impeccable character, but he didn’t fit into your narrow mold of what a “real” conservative is. Got news for you – GOP isn’t only about appealing to the far right of the party. It must appeal to all parties and attract outsiders. By continually knocking down any that you consider “too moderate” or RINOs, you’re destined to lose. If you don’t believe me, ask Rick Santorum or Allen West how their re-election campaigns went.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:18pm
  Thank you for your HuffPo contribution.
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:57pm
  Romney found out he couldn’t run the general campaign like he did the primary. Like a lot of RINOs he was much better at attacking conservative than insider socialists. I held my nose and voted for a RINO for the very last time this last election. Never again. The GOP has folded too many times. Until they can prove they stand for freedom and will fight for my liberty and my family’s liberty they don’t deserve my vote.
  
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- circleDwagons
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 5:27pm
  Yay Shaqfuey U tell them can’t be narrow minded and dissing those 47%s
  Romney good looking man, nice **** looks good in flip flops
  
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Gup20
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:44pm
Romney lost because he was a moderate. Obama won because he is the most extreme candidate on the left. If the Republicans ever want to win again, they have to put up their MOST ardent and engaging voice. Someone who is absolutely and entirely convinced of their point of view and who can sell it.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:25pm
  Yep. But the establishment wants the establishment to rule. Don’t expect anything different in the future.
  
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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:43pm
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Really!!! I voted for him and then i had to go Lick a Dogs **** to get the taste out my mouth. please go home Mitt, just go home…..

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soybomb315_II
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:41pm
“Mitt Romney to speak at CPAC 2013″

lol lol lol lol lol

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- neverending
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:43pm
  What day are you scheduled to speak? Oh you are not speaking? I didn’t think so.
  
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- flipper1073
  Posted on February 21, 2013 at 6:51am
  Hey Nevermind,
  Soy’s not Speaking But Sarah is !
  
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jackact
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:33pm
Zzzzzzzzz…….
Take McCain and Graham with you.
Wait, I think it’s for conservatives only.
Nevermind.

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:42pm
  talk about lowering your standards…..
  
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lisalake
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:32pm
This is the problem with republicans. Who the h*** wants to hear from Romney?? Cut the loser loose!

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- wheresmysandybeach
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:02pm
  Agree! I’m still mad as hell over that last debate where he agreed with just about everything 0bama said. He’s a weakling…bring on Palin!!
  
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Canada_Goose
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:28pm
Oh goodie, another opportunity to insult the 47%.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:36pm
  The 47% deserve every insult they get. If you’re a freeloader and stealing my bread by proxy through the government, you deserve to be called a bum and a thief.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:38pm
  What Ghost said…..
  
  See you guys tomorrow. : )
  
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- smokeysmoke
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:41pm
  i have questioned for a long time why obvious progressive hacks come to the blaze to comment on storys first… like its your job or something…
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:54pm
  i predict lots of flip-flops, inaccuracies, and progressive ideology in the Romney CPAC speech
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:57pm
  This is what you must know:
  
  Where do the most 47%ers live?
  
  Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. What the hell is wrong with you lazy, hillbilly takers? Yeah, the South will rise again, just as soon as somebody drops off their welfare check.
  
  Saaaalute!
  
  it is so.
  
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The-Real-Enrico
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:26pm
Why?

I thought it was suppose to be a “”Conservative Political Action Conference”"?

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:55pm
  feels like the ground is moving underneath you, huh
  
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BeckPalin2012
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:22pm
Romney lost. Let him fad into obscurity QUIETLY. He is a bad image for the Republican Party. He was neither conservative or liberal enough to please ANYONE. Where is the logic in letting him speak at CPAC? How does this help republicans or conservatives?

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Cavallo
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:20pm
Why?

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- Fubared
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:23pm
  My comment exactly-
  
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- OldSurfRat
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:31pm
  My fellow conservatives I know I screwed the pooch.
  But he11 I really didn’t want the job anyway.
  oooopsie!
  
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DTOM47
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:19pm
Don’t you have to be conservative?

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:21pm
  You and Cavallo both said what I came here to say, dang it.
  
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- Tri-ox
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:23pm
  @DTOM47 – Apparently not. Look at the line-up … certainly not all conservatives.
  
  Featured speakers: http://conservative.org/cpac/2013/
  
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Tri-ox
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:19pm
Not a surprise. But, the BIG NEWS this week is that Sarah Palin will also be addressing CPAC 2013!

http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1174985/8d6af6f6d8/ARCHIVE

Sarah’s address will be the ONE to watch!

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- civilwarcometh
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:28pm
  So the Blaze could have run with her on the headline but instead chose Romney???
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:38pm
  No offense Tri-Ox, but I’ve had my fill of Palin long ago. She lost all credibility when she quite her term as governor half way through. I only roll with people that can take it tough and keep on moving forward. It’s kind of difficult for me to take somebody seriously going on about America’s Can Do Spirit ™, when she herself did not demonstrate that same spirit.
  
  She’s cute and everything, but nah, we can do better.
  
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- SimpleTruths
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:57pm
  Wow you are a glutton for punishment aren’t you.
  
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- Tri-ox
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:05pm
  @GHOSTOFJEFFERSON – It’s sad to you promulgating the worn-out, obama-media-fabricated “quitter” argument. Please educate yourself about the real reasons behind Palin’s resignation.
  
  ‘Why Governor Palin Resigned’
  
  http://conservatives4palin.com/2010/12/why-governor-palin-resigned.html
  
  ‘Why Palin Quit – Death by a Thousand FOIAs’
  
  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124700261179807839.html
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:24pm
  No, Tri-Ox, I’m not promulgating anything. I’m stating that she quit. She did. There’s no denying it.
  
  Why she quit is not germane nor important. The fact is that she did not follow through in the face of adversity. When the going got tough, she cut and ran. I expect more of people who presume to speak on my behalf. Hang tough, follow through, and never start something you cannot end. And if you can’t hang tough, don’t come out and preach to me about Apple Pie and Americanism. The pioneers didn’t quit, the folks who came over on the Mayflower didn’t quit.
  
  How the left frames her or doesn’t frame her never plays into how I view her. I don’t despise the woman, but I don’t see her as some kind of great conservative. She quit. She could have followed through on her game, but chose to leave instead. I don’t do that, and I don’t accept when others do either. Excuses don’t fly with me.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:25pm
  Actually, Simple, I’m a glutton for consistency and holding to one’s professed views. Anything less is weakness.
  
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- grimmster
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:56pm
  @Ghost.
  Normally i have respect for your posts,but i believe you are a bit off on the Palin quitting line.She did something most pols dont do when they run for a different office,quit the one the occupy and let someone who has the time to do the job.Had Palin kept her job as Gov.could she have performed her duties,and campaigned with mclame at the same time, i think not,just food for thought.I personally applaud her for it.
  
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- flipper1073
  Posted on February 21, 2013 at 6:41am
  GHOST
  You know I Respect your opinion on most things.
  But Sarah did What Sarah’s Always done.
  She Quit because it was what was Best for Alaska
  and Her family not for Her Political Career.
  You want to hold the fact that She Quit against Her Fine.
  
  The Fact still Remains that She Connects with People
  the way NO Politician has since Ronald Reagan.
  I Respect Sarah’s Decision to do what
  She thought was Best for her State and her Family.
  I Trust Sarah to do what’s Right and I can’t say that about
  Any Other Politician I can think of.
  You Say We can do Better WHOM ?
  
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- flipper1073
  Posted on February 21, 2013 at 6:48am
  PS
  I plan on DVRing Sarah’s Speech at CPAC.
  I still have last years.
  Romney’s Speech,
  I think I’ll paint my Living room an watch it dry instead.
  
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