Palin To Campaign In Georgia, Meet With Obama

Update, 11/25 8:30PM

The Anchorage Daily News is reporting that Palin will meet President-elect Obama early next week when she travels to Philadelphia after stumping for Chambliss in Georgia:

The governor is planning a trip to Georgia to campaign on behalf of Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss early next week on her way to Philadelphia to meet with her old foe, President-elect Barack Obama.

Obama is meeting with governors of both parties in Philadelphia to talk about the ailing economy. It's not clear how many governors are going to attend the Obama event, which the National Governors Association helped put together.

"I don't know if she has a one-on-one with (Obama)," said Palin spokesman Bill McAllister. "It may be, given that they were both involved in the national campaign." McAllister said Palin will be in Philadelphia on Monday and Tuesday, and the state will pay for it. He said the Chambliss campaign will pay for Palin's side trip to Georgia.

TPM reports that Sarah Palin is going back on the trail on behalf of GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who is in a runoff election against Democrat Jim Martin:

Palin will be holding four rallies across the state, in a race that will make the difference in the Dems' efforts to get 60 seats this year, along with the Minnesota recount. This runoff election is all about jazzing up the base -- and whatever her faults, few if any Republicans did as good a job of that this year as Palin.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has more information on the event:

Palin, who drew large crowds while running for vice president with Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John McCain, will appear at Chambliss rallies in Augusta, Savannah, Perry and Atlanta on Monday, the day before the Dec. 2 senate runoff between Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin.

The Atlanta rally has been tentatively scheduled for 4 p.m., but the location had not be determined Tuesday morning.

"I was thrilled when I got the call that Governor Palin would be able to make the trip to Georgia to campaign with me the day before the runoff election," Chambliss said in a press release.

The McCain-Palin ticket carried Georgia by about 200,000 votes.

Meanwhile, another Republican election figure (but one less popular with the conservative base) is campaigning for Chambliss in Georgia today -- former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Comments

[janeInCA]

Chamblis can count on Palin's help that Jim Martin will get the votes to the senate.

[janeInCA]

Sorry, Chambliss

[brynn6]

Yes he is. :)

[BrownEyesSusan]

I needed a really good laugh and did I ever get one from "Quotable: Sarah Palin's Top 10 Bloopers" , on http://politicalnewsconnection.com/ . To the person who posted this yesterday, thanks.

[biskitdaddy]

All of this reminds me of that old tv show, "The Twilight Zone". I can picture Rod Serling in that sharkskin suit....

[wolfdog9545]

Palin is History time to turn the page

[starry123]

Huffington Post is obsessed with Palin.

[chumley207]

Well, ya know, he just wants to make sure she'll continue to keep an eye on those pesky Russians for us.

[Okieborn]

The head line sounds as if Obama has set up a special meeting with Sister Sarah.
NO WAY, President Obama is meeting with Governors not Governor Palin !!!!!!!

[gr8get]

Exactly! Obama is speaking to all--or at least most--of the governors in Philadelphia. I doubt that SP will be granted a separate meeting. Her spokesperson knows of no such meeting.

This headline is terrible, HuffPo! This sounds like something a right wingnut would write.

[DaBluAce]

She is one of many governors that will be meeting with Pres.Elect Obama. Stop trying to make like PE Obama called a meeting with just her.......somebodies being a camera hound with lipstick!

[Okieborn]

I am sure Sister Palin would l ask President Obama what he thinks about Alaska and her and husband Todds plans for the Secession of Alaska !!!!!

[proudloudlib]

So Alaska is paying for the trip to Philly, and Chambliss is paying for the side trip to Georgia. My question is, is she flying commercial?

[Jean AK]

I think her spokesman McCallister said the Philly trip was paid by Alaska, and the Georgia trip was being paid by the RNC.

My question is, who is paying for her TIME as Guv of Alaska while she's out of the state? She gets $150K/year to be our Governor -- but if she's hardly ever here, how can she govern?

We have a few state concerns she should be looking at ...........

[sophieozz]

Go home. You have a state to run.

[QuietLightTraveler]

This is the Governor whodoesn't govern. This woman would do anything to get publicity. She doesn't take the time to either govern or be a proper mother. If I ever truly saw a worthless person she is it.
The people of Alaska deserve what they got for electing a person like this. And John McCain should go back to his ranch and stay there so that a competent person can take his place. His campaign was ugly and gave birth to stupidity in lipstick.

[Ginger5]

I would just love to hear palin have a conversation with Obama. She could tell him about ?

[JamesMo]

She chose a turkey hatchery for the meeting.

[Dana D]

Errrmmmm, wasn't it a turkey morgue?

[JamesMo]

I think hatchery is just a nice way to say slaughterhouse.

[redheaded1]

Can someone buy Sarah Palin a watch? Or a clock? She needs to know her 15 minutes are up.

[Jean AK]

Pragmatically, here's how I envision the "meeting" taking place.

President-Elect Obama will be in a room with most of the 50-states' governors. He will tell them, in no uncertain terms, that there won't be much pork coming down the federal tube in the next four years. They're going to have to tighten their belts.

That's what I hope he will say ..... because that's what the past 8 years got us into. Now we've got to dig ourselves out.

If those governors even think they have a chance for fame at this "meeting," boy, do they have a rude awakening coming! (And I'm talking especially to you, Gov. Palin.)