Video retrieved from PalinTV.
Violence Not the Answer
Glenn Beck began the segment expressing his concern about economies worldwide teetering on collapse, and a group in Alaska promoting armed resistance. He indicated that faith, hope and charity are the answer, not violence and implored the group to re-consider their intentions. While introducing Gov. Palin, he described Alaska as the last place in our country where the pioneering spirit of 150 years ago still burns strong, a spirit which says, “get out of my way, but let me help you neighbor.” He asked Gov. Palin what she thought of this group. She said, “Violence is not the answer. There’s understandable there’s legitimate frustration with our government today, and I think those who assembled at that meeting in Kenai what they were saying was that there is some desperation in society and citizens are wanting to know what they can do to have their voices be heard.” Gov. Palin reiterated that violence is not the answer.
State Legislatures Exercising Tenth Amendment Rights
Glenn Beck asked Gov. Palin what she thought of legislation being passed in states like Idaho not accepting ObamaCare. “I think that Gov. Otter is spot on in using this as a tool to remind our federal government that there are limited enumerated powers held within the federal government. Butch Otter respects the Tenth Amendment to our US Constitution. Alaska and so many other states are going to follow suit too. And let’s be thankful for that. Those governors who want to lead their citizens to have their voice be heard with this ObamaCare scheme that’s coming down the pike, that’s abhorrent; it’s unacceptable and legal tools must be used,” she said.
Glenn Beck said “it’s not just health care, it’s also education. You’re not going to be able to get any private dollars for education. That is just so much control.” He went on to discuss how states, such as New York might be giving IOU’s rather than tax refunds. “That’s not going to sit well with people. We’re sitting here on a powder keg,” Beck said. Gov. Palin responded, “try to reverse there Glenn, and tell the IRS IOU later on the check’s in the mail, and see how well that works.”
Take up Arms by Voting and Supporting Contested Primaries
“This powder keg that you’re talking about, that’s exactly what the people down there in Kenai were kind of manifesting too in their frustration,” she said. Gov. Palin referenced President Eisenhower on leadership, saying, “at this time in American history, it’s the citizens who are going to have to lead our elected officials in government. Leadership is not hitting somebody over the head. It’s not taking up arms at this point. That’s not leadership, that’s assault.”
“We need to make sure that the tool that we use in ‘taking up arms if you will’ is our vote. It’s supporting contested primaries and healthy debate in our elections that are upcoming. No elected official should feel they are entitled to their seat,” Gov. Palin said. “Here in Alaska, I would like to see more contested primaries going into these midterm elections across our nation. We will see more. That needs to be … our arms – our votes and our support for contested primaries,” Gov. Palin said.
Our Voice from the Bottom Up
Glenn Beck asked Gov. Palin what she sees as the future for the TEA Party. She responded, “The TEA Parties will grow. These movements of the people, this groundswell of support for our Constitution and these limited enumerated powers of our federal government; these movements are going to grow. People cannot be discouraged and they cannot buy into what the mainstream media would want us to believe and that is ‘we need to sit down and shut up’ and that government will take care of us….More and more Americans are realizing, ‘oh this is that voice in the TEA Party, this that voice coming from the bottom up telling our elected officials and appointed officials in government what we mean when we say ‘NO!’”
“Constitutional limits to government power: that’s what we want to see plugged in,” Gov. Palin concluded.
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Palin nails the whole issue with one line. “[Leadership]’s not taking up arms at this point” (around the 5:20 point in the video).
It’s official! This woman is sooo dead-on-target and on-course with what true Americans need to do now and in the future. It focuses people’s current effort on the normal political process, but recognizes the uncertainty of the future.
As for Beck, a self-described alcoholic ex-DJ, he has in the last year or so seemed to deprecate his principles in favor of societal stability. He seems to hold more concern for his portfolio than for the heritage of the country. When Palin didn’t jump on his bandwagon of slamming the event in sight outright, it showed Palin’s far deeper, truer, and sincere appreciation of the values they both generally represent. Beck, as I would expect, seemed genuinely ticked at this (see around the 2:10-2:40 point).
In all, an awesome showing by Palin. We saw the true Sarah there, and I look forward to seeing more of it.
Speaking for myself, I am worried now that Sarah is more a hunter than second amendment / liberty advocate. To admonish Alaskans that ‘violence is not the answer’ is to presume that they are the aggressors and hostile to government. Public servants are hostile to liberty and to state that ‘violence’ is expected from those who respect and expect due process all these years is to misread her followers. This needs further investigation as to who and what first gave Sarah reason to distrust gun owners and turn a blind eye to officials who have abandoned due process for too long.
Some of the comments I get never cease to amaze me. I had to respond to this one.
John….you will not find a better guardian angel to the Second Amendment than Sarah Palin. I would give her the spare key to my gun closet any time. I trust her with my life. And she is the only person in politics not just in the US but anywhere in the world I feel this way about. If you follow this site, you should be more than aware of the numerous awards and honors she has gotten in defending our Second Amendment. She is not calling for outlawing or regulating any kind of guns. Your comment insinuates that she is somehow turning her back on the Second Amendment. Sarah Palin supports our Second Amendment and will do so till the day she draws her last breath. Have you noticed the theme of this site? Have you viewed the promo? The sound effects were of me exercising my Second Amendment rights.
I understand full well that the point of that Amendment is a check and balance against the formation of tyrannical government. Gov. Palin understands that as well. But having this check; and having this right does not mean we start having meetings in which we call for an armed overthrow — even for a horrifically bad piece of legislation such as ObamaCare. What Gov Palin is saying quite simply is that NOW is NOT the time for armed insurrection — as this small group, appeared to suggest. Do you honestly think it would be responsible of her to suggest that it is????
If the proposed solution to protesting proposed government action is now grabbing whatever is in your closet and starting a revolution, we are no better than a Third World country or pre-Nazi Germany. We don’t do juntas here; nor do we do beer hall putsches. We have checks and balances here; we have numerous legal means to combat ObamaCare and Gov. Palin delineated them all. If the bill passes via “deem and pass,” you betcha it will immediately be challenged in the courts. More than half the states in the Union have filed legislation to the effect that they will not partake in or permit any aspect of ObamaCare at the state level. Watch the video! It’s not there just to look good. And if we – the citizens do our parts this November – we can fire the bums who were involved in this.
That’s what SarahPAC is about by the way — supporting candidates who support Reagan Conservative principles. By donating to SarahPAC, you’ll be supporting the candidates Sarah Palin endorses and we can solve this the American way — at the ballot box.
Ron is correct John. We do have checks and balances for conditions such as this, especially when a political party begins to overreach. This administration not only does not listen to the American people it openly disrespects the heart and soul of our country. I have never seen anything like this before in my lifetime and a lot of Americans like myself are just simply in shock.
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