Sarah Palin To Headline Fundraiser On Day Of First GOP Primary Debate

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has made plans on the day of the first GOP primary debate that don't involve being in California to partake in the event.

According to The Hill, Palin, who is frequently included in the list of potential 2012 presidential candidates, will deliver a May 2 keynote address during a "Tribute to the Troops with Sarah Palin" at Colorado Christian University. The fundraiser is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Mountain time.

The former vice presidential candidate had announced plans in early February to speak at a different event on the same date, only to cancel them a few days later due to "safety concerns resulting from an onslaught of negative feedback."

Now an appearance in Denver is again on Palin's agenda.

John Andrews, a coordinator for the event, said he was aware of the conflicting debate taking place in California on the same day, and suggested that the former governor would be skipping it.

"Presumably, this means she will be doing [the fundraiser] instead of any other engagement on the second," Andrews told the Denver Post.

Palin has recently been plagued by poor polling numbers, including in the key primary state of Iowa.

On Friday, she was asked on the Fox Business Channel whether she was gearing up to announce a potential presidential run.

"I still think it's months away before people need to be lining up and making announcements as to what to do," she responded. "In the meantime, I'm going to keep chiming in on the issues that are important in this day."

Comments

[ross nichols]

08:48 AM on 03/16/2011

Why not tour Walter Reed,see some real casualties of war? Of course she is not running,she could never answer a question off the cuff,ever,this phony is about finished,but she will stretch it out forever.

[Pilatunes]

10:37 AM on 03/10/2011

Well, this hardly comes as a surprise. It shows that either she has no intention of running, and wants to string this out for as long as possible and line her pockets. Dangling a presidential run in front of her believers is a good way to stretch it out. Or, she intends to run, but her handlers have pointed out to her that she is likely to come out looking foolish in just about any debate, so she'd best find a good excuse to stay clear.

[indy girl]

08:30 AM on 03/10/2011

"Sarah Palin Already Has Plans On Day Of First GOP Primary Debate"

Well, isn't that conveeeeenient?!
Maybe she'll tweet in a statement.

[wonderfullone]

10:05 PM on 03/11/2011

You can count on the Tweet from the Twitt or Tw*tt.

[Mydian01]

04:10 PM on 03/09/2011

please please please please please run, and please win the nomination. i will support your campaign with all my prayers.

[Steamboater]

03:41 PM on 03/09/2011

Nightmare scenario: Sarah Palin with her finger on the nuclear button.

[wonderfullone]

10:09 PM on 03/11/2011

That is the biggest and most important question to ask the voters.........Would you trust Sarah Palin with the Nuclear Code?........If the answer is yes, then we're Scre*ed!

[Steamboater]

03:36 PM on 03/09/2011

Sorry Sarah. Taking a tour of your safety deposit boxes isn't going to do it.

[thegriotspeaks]

02:57 PM on 03/09/2011

"I still think it's months away before people need to be lining up and making announcements as to what to do," she responded. "In the meantime, I'm going to keep [FILL IN THE BLANK]:

raking in the cash, avoiding the real media and tweeting on the issues of which I know nothing about. "

[indy girl]

08:31 AM on 03/10/2011

....and lying. Musn't forget the lying!

[heidihaspaws]

02:16 PM on 03/09/2011

As the mother of a two-tour Iraq combat vet, I am disgusted that this money-grubbing ho@r is using the troops as an vehicle to garner more attention.

[missjulilb]

01:52 PM on 03/09/2011

Anybody want to bet that she only just found out recently that Africa was, indeed, a continent?

[Steamboater]

03:38 PM on 03/09/2011

That's not what she said. Sarah said , 'Africa is incontinent'.  

[wonderfullone]

10:14 PM on 03/11/2011

Ya and it took her 2 years to come out with that blatant lie.

[dbailey]

01:38 PM on 03/09/2011

I didn't even read the post. (sorry, sure its well written) Sarah Palin is only interested in keeping sarah "paycheck" palin in the news. She's not running for anything. she's done. stick a fork in her. stop writing about her. it's time for her to go away

[comicpro]

01:23 PM on 03/09/2011

Yawn. Go away bumbling,stumbling,quitter,with a 6 year Undergraduate degree,who has no sense of iltelligence and has somehow managed to make dumb people look dumber if that was possible.

[allengoldchain]

01:17 PM on 03/09/2011

my guess, by some indications, she won't run this time around but instead will become a campaign money maker for the republican party. But hey there is still plenty of time. maybe she may decide to run

[BUTCHER111]

12:41 PM on 03/09/2011

Sarah hates California I guess.

[ceez]

12:31 PM on 03/09/2011

What a media w40re

[woodnwire]

12:26 PM on 03/09/2011

bwahahahahahahaha