Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today Tweeted:

SarahPalinUSA: With a broken heart, America reaches out to the brave souls of Moore, Oklahoma. Our prayers for strength are with all of you.

More here: http://twitter.com/SarahPalinUSA

Getting former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to speak at the Republic High School graduation was an idea born in an English class discussion Tyler Weyer, senior class president said on the Palin Update with Kevin Scholla. Initially, the students considered other teachers or a prominent member of the community. When Gov. Palin was suggested, both English teacher Mike Lust and debate coach Liz Bremner advised Weyer to “start now.” He said Bremner was “an amazing influence” through his high school career and helped him tremendously “through the entire Palin process.” He knew the odds, but pursued the dream with steady determination and made it reality.

Weyer wrote a letter on school stationery, signed by the principal Shawn Anderson and sent it off to Gov. Palin’s parents – Chuck and Sally Heath. He got a response from a Palin aide thanking him for the invite and saying, “we’ll see what we can do.”

Some months passed then Weyer and the senior class posed in school sweatshirts with a banner that read, “We want you, Governor Palin.” The school librarian Kelly Scriver posted the picture on Facebook and Twitter, Gov. Palin saw it, and agreed to speak. Weyer then exchanged emails, followed by a conference call with Gov. Palin’s scheduler.

Weyer said, “Sarah Palin is pretty popular in our class….when she ran for Vice President in 2008, I was personally blown away….she came from a small town like Republic, was able to rise up and become governor of a state and was able to run for Vice President. That’s not an everyday job.”

He shared her resume with his class, and they joined him in support. He did a Sarah Palin skit each year in debate class. “It really says something about her character that a national prominent figure would come to speak to a graduating class of 27.”

He said Gov. Palin would appreciate a town like Republic, since she has spent her life in small towns.

Weyer said his family, friends, the school, and community have expressed surprise, shock, excitement and pride over Gov. Palin speaking. Some have offered lodging for her. Gov. Palin turned down offers to speak at major colleges and universities. She is also covering her personal expenses for the Republic speech.

Weyer plans to study political science and said his school has has had serious discussions about history and current events. Gov. Palin’s commencement address will be the most significant event ever held in Republic’s gym, though the school has a state-recognized basketball and volleyball team and a solid athletic program.

The principal reason Weyer supports Gov. Palin is because he “truly believes she feels in her heart what every ordinary American feels,” and she speaks to issues that affect everyone.

Gov. Palin recognized Scholla’s Exclusive: Palin’s Mother Discusses Cherished Mother’s Day Moments with Sarah in a Facebook Status and Tweet. “Thank you so much, Governor. It is an honor to be recognized by you, and it was a true pleasure to interview your mom. What a great lady,” Scholla said.

Steel Resolve: Abuse of Power, No Accountability Underpin Obama’s Scandals

The two themes that underpin the Obama administration’s scandals are governmental abuse of power and lack of accountability, Sarah Steelman said. She said Obama has taken no responsibility for these breaches of trust. She quoted Jefferson and said Obama’s regime is tyrannical.

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Tyler Weyer is on The Palin Radio Update with Kevin Scholla! Weyer and his classmates wanted Sarah Palin to speak at their high school graduation in Republic, Washington and thanks to some good old fashioned sticktoitiveness, the Governor has agreed. Palin will address a graduating class of 27 students next month. Weyer tells Kevin why Palin was the choice for his class and he discusses the reaction around the small tight knit community. Sarah Palin pulls no punches when discussing the Obama administration’s failures regarding the IRS and Benghazi. Plus, Palin endorses Jason Smith in Missouri and comments on the Gosnell verdict. Also, a Mother’s Day bear hunt and Sarah Palin showcases Kevin Scholla’s article on Sally Heath. Steel Resolve, our weekly commentary with Sarah Steelman is featured as well.

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Richmond County Tea Party Patriots and Gun Rights Across America yesterday held a rally in the rain to defeat Gov. Cuomo’s unconstitutional and ill-conceived NYSAFE Act. Tea Party Patriots member and American Grizzlies United / Organize4Palin NY State Coordinator, Ron Devito spoke at this rally, beginning at the 21:45 mark in the video. His remarks were covered by the Staten Island Advance.

The Richmond County Tea Party Patriots were initially denied the permit to hold the rally, but it was ultimately granted. The denial may or may not be part of a pattern of harassment and intimidation of Tea Party and conservative groups that has been ongoing with the IRS under the Obama administration and reflecting at the local level.

Photo by Virginia Ross. Rally signage….

Photo by Scott Fertitta. Members of the Richmond County Tea Party Patriots and the public gather in the rain to protest the NYSAFE Act.

Photo by Virginia Ross. More rally signage…

Bobby Zahn, President Richmond County Tea Party Patriots tells the assembled audience that we must defeat Andrew Cuomo to defeat the NYSAFE Act.

Dino Longueira, Member, Richmond County Tea Party Patriots talks about what is wrong with the NYSAFE Act.

Louis Adimando, Member, Richmond County Tea Party Patriots speaks about liberty versus tyranny.

Photo by Virginia Ross. Ron Devito, Member, Richmond County Tea Party Patriots, NY State Coordinator, AGU/O4P speaks about actions the grassroots can take to defeat the NYSAFE Act.

Transcript of “Molon Labe by Legal, Political Processes”

Fellow citizens and patriots: I would like to begin by asking those of you who served to please raise your hand. We salute you, we honor you, we thank you – without your sacrifice we would not be standing here today.

When we last gathered three months ago on a cold, rainy Saturday, I ended my speech with two Greek words: Molon Labe – Come and Take it. Those words conjure up images of jack-booted thugs kicking down doors to take our guns as we fight in a last stand for freedom.

Back then I discussed some proposed legislation that envisioned confiscation including language in an earlier version of the NYSAFE Act. None of us here ever want to see that day come, so I am here to talk about how we put Molon Labe into action via the legal and political process….

We’ve already taken one of the first steps and that’s by being here today and making our voices heard. Whether we attend rallies and protests; write letters to our elected representatives and newspapers; make phone calls or share calls to action on social media, we must make our voices heard in the ways that work best for each of us. Our representatives need to know: this issue is absolutely not negotiable and if they vote against the Constitution, they’re voting a pink slip for themselves. Period.

When the NRA-ILA seeks funds to help in a lawsuit against NYSAFE, donate. Be sure you join the NRA or if you prefer a smaller group such as Gun Rights Across America, Gun Owners of America, National Association for Gun Owner’s Rights or the Second Amendment Foundation. All these organizations offer easy ways to send letters and make calls to your representatives at the federal and state levels, and you can use these tools for New York State representatives when it comes to NYSAFE.

If someone is charged under the NYSAFE Act, advocate and help his or her legal defense. Those of you who are lawyers can do pro-bono work in this area.

We need to push our representatives for a full repeal of NYSAFE, and keep the pressure up. We need to rally the good politicians by our side and support candidates who will not compromise on this issue.

The left is winning the social media war, and I’m sorry to say it’s because the left is doing social media right. If you’re on Facebook and you see a call to action, a rally notice, or a constructive YouTube, like and share it. Even some of those silly Condescending Wonka posts are worth sharing.

You don’t need to ask for permission and we need to get out of this mentality of asking permission to share. The whole point of Facebook is to share! We don’t post things there for our health or because we like looking at our own stuff. Share, share, and share. Don’t ask. Just do it and get your friends to do the same. On Twitter, if you see an important Tweet, Re-Tweet it. You don’t need to ask to Re-Tweet. Just Do It! The left is doing it right on social media, because they share and they have mastered grassroots organizing.

I also like the Americans for Prosperity model: send an action alert to five people – ask them to execute it and report back to you. You further ask these five people to repeat the process with five of their friends. This mirrors Multi-Level Marketing schemes and it works very well for grassroots political action.

For those of us who do own guns, it is incumbent on us to never become THAT person who is the reason why someone wants to infringe upon or eliminate our rights. Our Second Amendment rights come with grave responsibilities involving life and death.

Some common-sense reminders: if you’re not fit to drive or operate machinery, while you’re in that state you’re not fit to handle guns either. Guns, alcohol, and many medications don’t mix. Raging anger and lingering depression are not a good combination with guns either. We must always adhere to the four cardinal rules of gun safety: a gun is always considered loaded; you never point a gun at anything you’re not willing to shoot; you never put your finger on the trigger until you’re ready to shoot and never shoot unless you are sure of your target and what’s behind it.

While we may disagree with various gun laws, you don’t want to be THAT person who is arrested and made an example of. You are subject to the laws of the jurisdiction you’re in. You don’t want to be THAT person who does something stupid with a gun and you don’t want to ruin your life with a felony charge. You don’t want to be THAT person who gives some politician an excuse to further restrict our freedoms. Being safe, responsible and law abiding with our firearms is not optional – it’s on obligation that comes along with our Second Amendment.

Yes, you do Molon Labe by being safe, responsible and following the law – and working via the legal and political process to repeal bad laws – such as NYSAFE.

Yes, NYSAFE can be consigned to the scrap heap of history, but we must make our voices heard and we must work to make it happen. We cannot wish it away. If we don’t make our voices heard, one day we will see those jack-booted thugs at our doors, and then it will be too late.

Now is the time.

Molon Labe.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today posted this Status Update on Facebook:

One last blast of Alaska winter today, hopefully? This is what “Grad Blast” means in Alaska! We’ll move our graduation b-b-q indoors and watch the mini-blizzard from ’round the fireplace. (Global warming my gluteus maximus.) Congratulations to this year’s graduates all across America. Job well done. Now the real job begins.

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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today Tweeted:

SarahPalinUSA: “IRS Asks Iowa Pro-Life Group What They Pray About” http://t.co/HThK0xW5XH …This is just surreal.

More here: http://twitter.com/SarahPalinUSA

Bristol Palin today posted on Bristol’s Blog:

Have you ever noticed how comedians always poke fun at conservatives, and then throw their hands up in the air when we’re offended?

It’s just a joke, they say.  Get a sense of humor, they say.

Well, here’s the thing.  John Fund makes a great point in National Review today that shows why we aren’t laughing:

It’s been obvious ever since Barack Obama appeared on the political scene that comedians rarely go beyond lame jokes about him. As far back as 2009, the Los Angeles Times noted that “TV’s leading political humorists have largely backed away from their ritual comic hazing of the president.”

During last year’s presidential election, a study from George Mason University’s Center for Media and Public Affairs reported that comics made more than twice as many jokes about GOP candidate Mitt Romney than they did about Obama. From late August of 2012 until early October, network late-night comics Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Craig Ferguson dumped on Obama only 62 times compared to 148 times for Romney.

In other words, the comedians don’t poke fun at the President because they try to protect him.  Or maybe, with all this going on, they honestly can’t find humor in him anymore anyway.

Either way, it’s not really funny.

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Chuck Heath, Jr., Sarah Palin’s brother, posted on Facebook late Thursday night:

My twelve-year old son asked me tonight, “Dad, what’s up with Benghazi? Why do they keep talking about it on the news?”

I told him, “After our Navy Seals took out Osama Bin Laden, the President said that we had the terrorists (Al Qaeda) on the run. A presidential election was coming up and “getting a handle on the terrorists” was a key to winning reelection.

When our consulate in Benghazi was attacked and Washington leadership failed to go in and help, resulting in four American deaths, a scapegoat needed to be cooked up. This is why a bogus, anti-Muslim, Youtube video that no one had even seen was blamed as the reason for the attack. This all happened right before the election. If the public would have known this, especially the cover-up, the election results probably would have been different.

Eight months later, the tangled web woven by the White House is coming undone.”

A few weeks ago, I was warned that my posts were being monitored and that I better watch my back. It bothered me enough to lay off my posts. Now I’m seeing that people, the press, and groups are definitely being targeted by the Government.

Very scary stuff.

Cross-posted at The SPJ and SarahNET

- JP

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today posted this Status Update on Facebook:

Scandalous Hat Trick

Mr. President, when it rains it pours, but most Americans hold their own umbrellas. Today in the Rose Garden you dismissed the idea of a Special Counsel to investigate the IRS scandal. With that, your galling political hubris shined bright in the midst of today’s dark clouds.

Mr. President, how can we trust your Justice Department to conduct an independent investigation when there is a systemic violation of the Hatch Act throughout your administration?

Surely you are aware that the Hatch Act prevents certain federal employees from engaging in political activity. Specifically, it’s illegal for these federal employees to engage in action in support of or in opposition to a political party, a candidate for partisan political office, or a partisan political group.

Yet that is exactly what’s happened within the IRS, the Justice Department, and in the Benghazi cover-up. This scandalous hat trick is on your watch. It is not believable that you knew nothing about Obama administration actions in dealing with these scandals. And in regards to Benghazi, when you should have taken appropriate action to save American lives – for instance by calling in the Marines – you were AWOL. Just weeks before the election your team scrubbed the Benghazi talking points in 12 different versions, lied to the American people about some YouTube video being to blame for the deaths of brave Americans who put our country first, and you prove Michael Barone right when he writes, “What actually happened in Benghazi was out of sync with the Obama campaign line.” That’s why you all did what you did. Pure raw politics were at play during a horrific time of loss.

For more evidence of Hatch Act violations right under your nose, simply consider DOJ’s “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into the free press. Do you think they picked up some political talk when tapping the phones in the House press gallery?

Your team is out of control. Those who cannot remember the past and learn from it are doomed to repeat it, and that is exactly what is happening. Look back exactly 40 years ago this week and apply that disheartening chapter of American history to the team you’ve chosen and lead today.

Some of us warned America; we cautioned voters in 2008 that a community organizer with no executive experience and no sense of accountability would be a very poor choice for the nation’s top management position.

Mr. President, you said today that you have “complete confidence” in the Attorney General. America doesn’t. Eric Holder needs to appoint an unbiased Special Counsel to investigate the illegal political action of this administration. And then Eric Holder needs to resign.

Most Americans see ominous dark clouds looming beyond the White House Rose Garden, Mr. President. They’ll roll away only when light is shined on the Obama administration’s antics, and America will only recover when you cease avoiding responsibility in this mission of yours to fundamentally transform America. For that to happen, the press had better learn from their experiences of being duped and provide a deserving public fairer, more intelligent coverage.

Speaking of coverage, glad you finally called in the Marines… shame it was just to hold your umbrella.

– Sarah Palin

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AGU 2012 Candidates: 43 Wins, 22 Losses, 1 Recount

(66.2% Success Rate The architect had a 1% success rate – BOOM!)

AGU 2013 Candidates: We are just getting started!

Today Governor Sarah Palin endorsed Jason Smith for Missouri’s Eighth Congressional District: HERE

“Jason has worked tirelessly to build on the foundation of his humble beginnings and is a responsible and respected leader in the Show Me State. In Washington DC, Jason will maintain that innate sense of his community and will bring his commonsense conservatism to the halls of Congress. Jason recognizes that government is the problem, not the solution. He will protect our 2nd Amendment rights and work to promote a culture of life. We must all work together to send Mr. Smith to Washington on June 4th.” – Sarah Palin

Listen to AGU-PA State Coordinator Kevin Scholla interview Jason Smith:

Help Jason Smith win his special election on June 4th 2013!

Volunteer to help Jason win:

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http://www.electjasonsmith.com/

You can also contact AGU-MO State Coordinator Justin Heilig:

Missouri@Organize4Palin.com

Send Justin an email and let him know what your special skills are. You do not have to live in Missouri to help Jason win this special election.

We all have a place, and an important part to play in the restoration of America.

Together, we can do this.

Our work continues.

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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today posted this Status Update on Facebook:

Jason Smith for Missouri’s 8th Congressional District

Jason has worked tirelessly to build on the foundation of his humble beginnings and is a responsible and respected leader in the Show Me State. In Washington DC, Jason will maintain that innate sense of his community and will bring his commonsense conservatism to the halls of Congress. Jason recognizes that government is the problem, not the solution. He will protect our 2nd Amendment rights and work to promote a culture of life. We must all work together to send Mr. Smith to Washington on June 4th.

– Sarah Palin

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