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Bristol Palin: Mom’s Already Decided On Presidential Bid; ‘Absolutely’ Wants Her To Run

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Bristol Palin is out promoting her new book chronicling her life since that fateful day Senator John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate and thrust the Palin family into the national spotlight. Although Bristol told the Fox & Friends hosts her true thoughts about Levi Johnston (he’s a “gnat”) and Meghan McCain (she defines her whole life as being a politician’s child), what most people are interested in is whether Bristol can provide any clues to the future plans of her mother?

And in this interview she didn’t hesitate to say she “absolutely” wants her mother to run for President, specifically because their family will always get attention regardless, so they might as well do something good along the way. Yet even though the million dollar question of whether or not Sarah actually will run remains a mystery, Bristol provides one interesting nugget on whether or not her mother has made a decision:

“You know, she definitely knows. We’ve talked about it before. But some things just need to stay in the family.”

Brian Kilmeade eager for more information, joked in response “consider us family.” Therefore to recap, Bristol wants Sarah to run, and the Palin family already knows what Sarah’s decision will be. The only question remains is when Sarah shares that news with the rest of us? And yes, everyone is anxiously waiting.

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  • possibly

    And, Levi stole her virginity in the process.

  • donalan

    Gee whiz FOX News seems to be really exploiting this young woman. When does she go on the payroll? Its classic, Megan, Bristol, Liz Cheney (not the gay one) all become instant political pundits worthy of serious air time.

    You ask – FOX News delivers…

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    I bet they’re breaking out the wine coolers at 1600 to celebrate.

  • labman57

    Twelve things that Palin (aka “The Whining Wannabe from Wasilla”) must do to be elected President in 2012:

    1) Read a dozen good books on U.S. history and international relations, because she is clearly out of her depth in these areas.

    2) Stop using Twitter until she knows of what she tweets. (Likewise for her Facebook drivel)

    3) Cast off her trademark smug, smarmy, self-righteous demeanor. (No, Sarah, some parts of the country are NOT more pro-America than are other parts.)

    4) Drop the faux folksy drawl and the contrived winking during speeches. (You betcha she’s gonna keep doin’ it, doggone it.) And by the way, crib notes on the palm of your hand is so 4th grade.

    5) Show more concern about her children’s schooling and the value of a good education, and stop denigrating intellectualism as though pursuing an advanced education and applying higher level thinking skills are character flaws.

    6) Stop evading the question during debates, lest viewers think she is evading the question during debates.

    7) Stop blaming others for her own mistakes, failures, and shortcomings.

    8) Learn that true leaders do not write books and hold press conferences in order to share their self-righteous, petty vindictiveness with the world. Her speeches consistently are long on snark, short on substance.

    9) Quit quitting. Whether it be her governorship or her commitments to appear at a speaking engagement, she has a reputation for bailing on her responsibilities when the going gets tough … unless there is a 6-figure cashier’s check involved.

    10) Agree to be interviewed by someone other than a FOX News commentator, without pre-screening all questions and by permitting impromptu followup questions. A FOX News interview of Palin doesn’t even qualify as “slow pitch” softball — it’s more akin to a game of T-ball.

    11) Stop continually playing the role of the poor, maligned victim and martyr wannabe. Really Sarah. It’s not always about you.

    12) Get even closer to God, cause it’s gonna take divine intervention for her to be elected POTUS.

  • Eric

    That woman isn’t running for President. She knows that she has zero chance to win. Can you just picture her dumb ass in a debate?

  • Just my Opinion

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I bet they’re breaking out the wine coolers at 1600 to celebrate.

    AWWWWWWW
    How SO clever!!!
    And YOU are one of them Senior Citizens???

  • Sanders Youth

    RICKY HOLLYWOOD FOR PRESIDENT!!!!

  • Azarkhan

    Eric said:
    Can you just picture her dumb ass in a debate?

    Yes, and I can picture her kicking Barack Obama’s dumb ass in a debate.

  • Sanders Youth

    Eric said:
    That woman isn’t running for President. She knows that she has zero chance to win. Can you just picture her dumb ass in a debate?

    I hope she does, that would be so funny. I really hope the stars are aligned and there is a Bachmann/Palin Republican ticket, and so does the entire media, which is why you will see nothing but Palin and Bachmann stories between now and next year.

  • Sanders Youth

    Azarkhan said:
    Yes, and I can picture her kicking Barack Obama’s dumb ass in a debate.

    You have some amazing dreams, did you wake up in a puddle?

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    labman57 said:
    Agree to be interviewed by someone other than a FOX News commentator, without pre-screening all questions and by permitting impromptu followup questions. A FOX News interview of Palin doesn’t even qualify as “slow pitch” softball — it’s more akin to a game of T-ball.

    Your entire list is very good, inclusive. The above stood out in mind. I think because of the FOX “News” cocoon, Palin has actually regressed since 2008.

    There was a really good analysis of the early stages of the Perry campaign in the Houston Chronicle yesterday, stating how flustered Perry appears as he has ventured out to speak to and interact with groups which are not as “won over” as those groups to which he has been accustomed. He’s accustomed to a protective, lazy press and to groups radically right of center. Although these new groups have not been hostile, their reception has been polite, but tepid. And, it’s really thrown Perry off.

    Palin and Perry are walking similar paths at the moment. And, they share similar personality flaws, overpowering hubris, crippling ego, utter self-absorption, prickliness and defensiveness. I am not sure they are capable of taking a different path.

  • noekk

    So she knows now, she’s not running, but gosh darnit, she will get every last dime of her supporters by drawing it out to the end.

    It’s sad. You heard it from Bristol first. She knew in June.

  • Thelonious Funk

    Everyone in the country wants Sarah Palin to run.

    For different reasons of course.

  • Azarkhan

    Sanders Youth said:
    You have some amazing dreams

    Thank you. BTW I noticed you changed your avatar again. Personally, I think you should combine KFC Colonel Sanders with the Happy Negro picture. Sort of suits you.

  • Azarkhan

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    personality flaws, overpowering hubris, crippling ego, utter self-absorption, prickliness and defensiveness

    That exactly describes your tired old white a@@.

  • writer

    I think having women from the deep south (Alaska and Minnesota) proves the GOP is going for that southern strategy.

  • Just4thefax

    possibly said:
    And, Levi stole her virginity in the process.

    Fact: Trash!

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Let her run if she wins in the end she would have earned it. Because who ever is the last standing on the GOP will win against the phony pony!

  • Azarkhan

    Levi Johnston (he’s a “gnat”)

    That description also fits the leftist commenters on this site.

  • Hugo Daun

    Azarkhan said:
    Yes, and I can picture her kicking Barack Obama’s dumb ass in a debate.

    Well, that’s simply because you’re a moron…but kudos for the great imagination.

  • Azarkhan

    Hugo Daun said:
    Well, that’s simply because you’re a moron…but kudos for the great imagination.

    WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is in a fragile position as the 2012 campaign begins: Only 37 percent of registered voters approve of his handling of the economy, his lowest rating ever, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.

    Another ominous sign for Obama: By nearly 2-1, voters disapprove of how he’s handling the federal budget deficit, expected to hit a record $1.5 trillion this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.

    “It’s a real caution sign … the four-year lease on the White House is very much dependent on how people end up looking at the economy,” said Lee Miringoff, the director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, which performed the survey.

    Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/06/27/116614/voters-give-obama-lowest-rating.html#ixzz1QaD91vIf

    LOL

  • Pablo

    donalan said:
    Its classic, Megan, Bristol, Liz Cheney (not the gay one) all become instant political pundits worthy of serious air time.

    You ask – FOX News delivers…

    McCain works for the Daily Beast. Palin is doing a book tour, and does not appear to be engaging in political punditry. Cheney has extensive experience in politics and government. What is it you’re saying Fox delivers?

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    *Not many posts on Mediaite about the utter failure of the media-endorsed POTUS…
    hmmmm…

  • Pablo

    noekk said:
    So she knows now, she’s not running, but gosh darnit, she will get every last dime of her supporters by drawing it out to the end.

    How is she raking all that money in from her supporters by not announcing? I think she’s out to break a few media budgets, and she seems to be doing pretty well at it.

  • Dummy_Thy Name is Chris Matthews

    Anyone heard about Chris Matthews’ meltdown? I mean Michelle Bachmann is running for President.

    Isn’t it funny how he’d never have her on his show? After all, she just schooled him on Election Night 2010. Asking him about his thrill.

    It’s going to be my pleasure to vote for Mrs. Bachmann. Although some of her social conservatism is a little too pure for my blood, Obama’s Marxism, all of it, is just pure poison.

  • Azarkhan

    House Democrats feel like jilted lovers.

    They’re looking down Pennsylvania Avenue for some sign of affection from President Obama in the White House. But all they feel they’re getting in return is the back of his hand.

    “How is it that the House Democrats played such an important role [in the majority], and all of a sudden [the White House says], ‘Forget it, we’ll work with the Senate and the Republican leadership?’ ” asked Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), vice chairman of the Democrats’ Steering and Policy Committee.

    http://thehill.com/homenews/house/168713-house-democrats-feel-jilted-by-the-president

    Even Obama thinks Pelosi is an idiot.

  • valkyrie101

    Sanders Youth said:
    I hope she does, that would be so funny. I really hope the stars are aligned and there is a Bachmann/Palin Republican ticket, and so does the entire media, which is why you will see nothing but Palin and Bachmann stories between now and next year.

    There is no room for either Sarah or Bachman in the republican party and neither have a chance at the nomination. If sarah is planning on running, she should do so as a new third party. Its about time the tea party got its own party.

  • Azarkhan

    valkyrie101 said:
    There is no room for either Sarah or Bachman in the republican party and neither have a chance at the nomination.

    Thanks for that “expert” opinion. LOL

  • The Lantern of Truth

    Wow. Joe Biden says that was how FDR announced his run back in 1930 – His daughter mentioned it on the old Joe Franklin TV show .

  • Azarkhan

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    Wow. Joe Biden says

    “You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent…. I’m not joking.” –Joe Biden, in a private remark to an Indian-American man caught on C-SPAN, June, 2006

    http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/joebiden/a/top-10-biden-quotes.htm

  • valkyrie101

    Azarkhan said:
    Thanks for that “expert” opinion. LOL

    Your welcome. I won’t charge you, this time.

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  • Dem4Ever

    Azarkhan said:  Obama thinks Pelosi is an idiot.

    That’s like the black pot calling the kettle cracked…lol

  • The Lantern of Truth

    Azarkhan said:
    Joe Biden,

    Where are you Chuick ? Stand up !

  • Fokker News

    Of course she wants her mom to run. It might provide her with more opportunities to “volunteer” for charitable organizations, whereby she is paid big money for doing almost no work.

  • Sanders Youth

    valkyrie101 said:
    There is no room for either Sarah or Bachman in the republican party and neither have a chance at the nomination. If sarah is planning on running, she should do so as a new third party. Its about time the tea party got its own party.

    I hope the tea party does split off and run a third party candidate, that would actually be a great idea because third party candidates have always fared so well in past Presidental elections, Ross Perot, Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Bob Barr and of course Lyndon LaRouche. Good luck to the tea party on that.

  • teccec

    Fokker News said:
    Of course she wants her mom to run. It might provide her with more opportunities to “volunteer” for charitable organizations, whereby she is paid big money for doing almost no work.

    If someone believes in their ideology and believes the principles that guide their views would be beneficial to the country why shouldn’t they run? Are you so scared of people who have a different world view than you that you think they should be allowed to stand for office? If you hate Palin so much, and think everyone else does too, then why not donate as much as you can to her campaign or PAC to help her become the nominee then if you are right she’ll lose in a landslide election, not seen since, oh I don’t know, just about any Republican took most of the states in nearly every Presidential election in recent memory.

  • valkyrie101

    Sanders Youth said:
    I hope the tea party does split off and run a third party candidate, that would actually be a great idea because third party candidates have always fared so well in past Presidental elections, Ross Perot, Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Bob Barr and of course Lyndon LaRouche. Good luck to the tea party on that.

    The tea party is not represented by the republican party, and its candidates are being ridiculed by the republican regulars. It may take a couple election cycles, but the tea party could have a viable third party going centered on Sarah.

  • lillyluminatus

    So who is the liar? Mama Grifter, who says any decision is weeks away, or Baby Grifter, who says the decision has been made?

  • The Lantern of Truth

    Fokker News said:
    whereby she is paid big money for doing almost no work.

    After Barry became a Senator , Moochy’s hospital salary went to $350,000 .
    When she left , she was never replaced .

  • Azarkhan

    lillyluminatus said:
    So who is the liar?

    We may not know who the liar is, but we have a clear nominee for idiot–you.

  • Bill Huggins

    So, Brisket doesn’t “define her life as the child of a politician”?

    How else does she think she got on Dancing With the C-List Stars? Not famous for any other reason.

    How else does she think she’s on Fox getting interviewed or why she can get a publishing deal?

    Her life is ALREADY DEFINED as the daughter of a politician.

  • donalan

    Pablo said:
    McCain works for the Daily Beast. Palin is doing a book tour, and does not appear to be engaging in political punditry. Cheney has extensive experience in politics and government. What is it you’re saying Fox delivers?

    I guess Im saying FOX employs daughters of prominent Republican politicians. They are regulars on Hannity, FOX and friends (lol) and a variety of the FOX line-up. Guess I must be missing the balance of all the daughters of the Democratic politician’s daughters who just happen to be political experts.

    You see these daughters are being exploited by the horrible media – its just a crime. Megan and Liz are so learned and would be prominent even if their parents were normal folk (sarcasm). How many shows was Bristol on today on FOX. For what, her book? Is she the new Falkner?

    Dont get me wrong I like all the cartoons on FOX – including FOX News…

  • AmericaSucks

    What in the world is Bristol Palin doing cooped up in a television studio this time of year?

    Shouldn’t she be passed out in a tent letting some guy impregnate her?

  • AmericaSucks

    Azarkhan said:
    “You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent…. I’m not joking.” –Joe Biden, in a private remark to an Indian-American man caught on C-SPAN, June, 2006

    http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/joebiden/a/top-10-biden-quotes.htm

    Sarah Palin rolls eyes and exchanges condescending look with Bristol after Alaska resident says she is a teacher.

    Let’s assume for a moment that Biden is a racist. Doubtful, but just for fun. Has he ever claimed a great bond with people of color, or 7-11 proprietors?

    Palin, on the other hand, tries ceaselessly to establish her credibility as a member of the working class. And when she meets one, what does she do?

    Typical Republic Party hypocrisy.

  • Pablo

    donalan said:
    I guess Im saying FOX employs daughters of prominent Republican politicians.

    Aside from Liz Cheney, (who has an established career in her own right) the only daughter of a prominent politician I know of that’s working for Fox is Alicia Menendez, whose father is a Democrat. Fox does not employ Bristol Palin or Meghan McCain and never has. What are you talking about?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lars-Svensen/100001028197161 Lars Svensen

    Wow, beautiful Bristol is a sweet & stylish Palin princess, isn’t she? Of course Super Sarah will run. The Republican nomination is hers for the asking, the Presidency is hers for the taking. It’s Barracuda time, Baby!

  • Eric

    Azarkhan said:
    Eric says

    Then you’re dumber than she is. At least she knows she can’t win. But she can milk millions of dollars from all the dumb people that follow her.

  • runner165

    Dumb and Dumber. Oh my. This is going to be good.

  • runner165

    “The Lies of Sarah Palin” – by Geoffrey Dunn. If you haven’t read it, shut up. It’s alllll there – no emails needed. Well-researched and well-documents.

  • azgrandma

    When the pro of deceit isn’t out there milking her followers she sends the apple that just fell from the tree out to pack up more big bucks. What a bunch of idiots to keep funding her trips – the one where she needed to visit all the historic sites so she could write them in the palm of her hand. She certainly taught bristol – remember the one who had her virginity stolen – that is really the story that takes the prize with these people.

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Run Sarah run. All I know are my republican women are red hot and your democrat women aren’t diddly squat!

  • noekk

    teccec said:
    If someone believes in their ideology and believes the principles that guide their views would be beneficial to the country why shouldn’t they run? Are you so scared of people who have a different world view than you that you think they should be allowed to stand for office? If you hate Palin so much, and think everyone else does too, then why not donate as much as you can to her campaign or PAC to help her become the nominee then if you are right she’ll lose in a landslide election, not seen since, oh I don’t know, just about any Republican took most of the states in nearly every Presidential election in recent memory.

    Why would you give that family more money to decorate their new houses?

  • donalan

    Pablo said:
    Aside from Liz Cheney, (who has an established career in her own right) the only daughter of a prominent politician I know of that’s working for Fox is Alicia Menendez, whose father is a Democrat. Fox does not employ Bristol Palin or Meghan McCain and never has. What are you talking about?

    Meghan McCain was a regular when dad was in the news cycle – she co-hosted Sean Hannity’s show. The ‘pundits’ are paid help for FOX. Free country – good for FOX good for the daughters.

    Make no mistake though FOX is an organized arm of the Republican party. Ostensibly because the entire media (other than FOX) is an arm of the Democrats. That is the claim despite the fact big business owns the companies holding all the media. Guess big business likes fighting itself.

  • bumsrush

    Bristol Palin: a real intellectual heavyweight, a perfect match for viewers of Fox News. Anybody who buys her book should be marched out and shot without trial. There should be snipers at every bookstore in America.

  • Bill Huggins

    valkyrie101 said:
    The tea party is not represented by the republican party, and its candidates are being ridiculed by the republican regulars. It may take a couple election cycles, but the tea party could have a viable third party going centered on Sarah.

    There is no one in Congress or Senate with a (T) by their name. Until then, there is no T party, ONLY R

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  • Michael_T

    Not unlike her mother, the feisty Bristol seems to have undergone a personality makeover – along with much improved media skills.

    She is showing much more energy and enthusiasm, whereas in the past she had a rather flat affect … almost maudlin at times.

    Even though she comes up a little short on the “warm & fuzzy” scale, I wish her well. She definitely doesn’t appear like she is prone to let anyone take advantage of the new and improved Bristol … another barracuda (with sharp elbows) perhaps.

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