Palin pulls out of White House Correspondents' Dinner

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will miss a chance to chat up President Obama this weekend because she's cancelling plans to attend the White House Correspondents' dinner, but she's got a good excuse.

Palin on Wednesday declared a state of emergency because of record flooding in Eagle, Alaska. "It's basically wiped out a town," Bill McAllister, Palin's communications director, told CNN.

Palin was slated to be a guest of Fox News at the annual dinner.

McAllister confirmed Palin will stay in Alaska this weekend and will no longer attend Saturday night’s annual press dinner headlined by Obama this year for the first time.

The former Republican presidential candidate has also pulled out of co-hosting a Friday night dinner for the Republican Governors Association with South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. The dinner is a thank you to donors who have contributed at least $25,000 to the group. The dinner for 50 will be held at the Virginia home of Fred Malek, a major Republican fundraiser.



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[tridim]

1. But American Chopper is no problem.

:eyes:

[Supersedeas]

33. fewer questions at the Chopper appearance

[SpiralHawk]

2. Yet another republicon goes AWOL

Republicon chickenhawks are really pathetic when it comes to responsibility.

[onehandle]

3. How many Democrats are guests of Fox News at the Dinner?

I await their invitation.

[Tab]

4. "The former Republican presidential candidate"

Did I miss something? "presidential candidate"??

C'mon, CNN!

[dixiegrrrrl]

35. Dead giveaway, wasn't it?

No pun intended.
sounds like CNN inadvertently spilled the real story.

[northofdenali]

5. My reply on CNN Political Ticker:

"So, Sarah finally remembers the job she was elected to do? Sarah, don't bother – we don't want you here in the Interior. We saw the kind of "help" you gave the starving villagers in Western Alaska this winter – bibles and cookies. The rest of us bailed them out with food, fuel and medical care – you arrived with a freakin' preacher."

[underpants]

6. I think Sarah is afraid of what Wandy Sykes might say about her

[msanthrope]

10. Bingo! n/t

[Happyhippychick]

7. I heard she pulled out because they refused to serve mooseburgers.

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

8. I think she heard

Stephen Colbert was going to speak.

[tabasco]

17. What a great pic!

The look on AWOL's face is priceless!

[annabanana]

22. I'm guessing this is where Stephen is saying "This Administration

is SOARING, . . . . like the Hindenburg."

[PassingFair]

34. Here's what I have pinned to my corkboard:

Stole it from someone here.....

[angstlessk]

9. I personally think she is a chicken shit...at any place she is not in total contol of...she bailes

what a putz..she prefers shooting from a helicopte..where she is safe and fucking warm!!! chicken shit

[rainbow4321]

11. Her poll numbers have crashed

As always, Mudflats is giving great insight to Palin's implosion


http://www.themudflats.net/2009/05/06/palins-approval-rating-crashes-when-does-the-burning-start/

[underpants]

12. but the camera loves her

and she loves the camera

the problem is that those cameras have microphones attached.....and that's where the problems start

[Tangerine LaBamba]

15. DING! DING! DING! WE HAVE A WINNER!

Of course that's it. She knows she'll be mocked and treated like the infectious disease she is. There's nothing worse in Washington than to be dying politically. Who wants to be photographed with a soon-to-be-corpse?

Ah, goddammit, but I love these daily flame-outs. If this keeps up, I'm gonna find myself believing in some kind of Universal System Of Justice, or something equally absurd.

But, for now, I am a happy LaBamba ......................

[Kookaburra]

13. Well we all know how well republicans handle floods...

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. "The former Republican presidential candidate" ?!

Sarah ran for president?

Which election?

[merh]

28. it's a prediction for 2013.

:silly:

[Doctor_J]

16. She was afraid of being asked a "gotcha" question

like, "How do you spell cat?"

[keroro gunsou]

20. phsst... easy

N O M... well she IS a hunter... of a sort.

[meegbear]

31. or "Ranch, Oil and Vingear, Italian or Blue Cheese?"

The mind boggles.

[Paladin]

18. She Probably Wanted To Show Up Armed.....

....with that all-white assault rifle the NRA just awarded to her. (No, I'm not making that up; see the thread about it down in the Gun Dungeon).......

[keroro gunsou]

19. "...pulls out..."

something i think her husband should have done a little more often... levi too.

[Paladin]

21. Nicely Put, KG..... (n/t)

[Aethertek]

26. Pull out

Something her father should have done more of...

[yellowcanine]

37. However, even more ineffective vis a vis birth control than "abstinance".

The woman had better make sure she is on top if she is relying on CI

[mitchum]

23. She found out that Frito Pie and ranch dressing weren't on the menu

[RedCloud]

24. Will Palin's God fix that town? Hour of decision.

Since they think God is theirs, this is their big moment to prove to the heathens that yes that have a great long distance dialing plan to the Big One.

[Sabriel]

25. She wanted to get a head start on the Ark

"And the Palin supporters entered two by two."

[Hawkeye-X]

27. I had heard nothing about Eagle, Alaska..

So I'm a little leery...

[JaneQPublic]

29. Reportedly, she told them, "Thanks, but no thanks." (nt)

[JaneQPublic]

30. .

double post

[JBoy]

32. Don't often see "Palin" and "pulls out" in the same sentence.

Unless it were a list of her suggested birth control methods.

[yellowcanine]

36. And even less so with "white house correspondents"

The sexual imagery boggled the mind.

[blueclown]

38. Sarah can't miss a possible photo op in Alaska.