Sarah Palin Iowa Video Released (VIDEO)

Sarah Palin is out with a new video highlighting her recent visit to Iowa.

The highly-polished video, titled "Iowa Passion," features inspirational music as well as footage of adoring fans and news coverage of her visit. Interviewees in the video explain that Palin is "a normal person just like every one of us" and that she "seems pretty down to earth."

Footage of an interview Palin did with Sean Hannity also appears in the video. Palin says during the interview, "I think we're seeing a great awakening of the American public. The individual Americans who want the exceptionalism put back into our country."

Rachel Maddow tweeted of the video: "Why is it political common wisdom that Gov Palin is not running? What's her new Iowa ad for, if not for a campaign?"

NBC News' First Read observes, "This Palin video is too well produced for someone who doesn’t want people to think she’s at least thinking about running for president." In reference to the end of the video, First Read notes, "And, of course, it’s hard to ignore that growling bear at the end as she promotes a Sept. 3rd rally in Iowa."

Regarding the rally, Politico reports:

Palin is scheduled to keynote a tea party rally near Des Moines that day. And while she said during her last Iowa visit that she’s nearing a decision on a presidential run and doesn’t want to be “perceived as stringing people along,” she continues to milk her indecision for everything it’s worth. She reiterated to Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren at the close of a lengthy interview Thursday night that she’s still contemplating jumping in.

WATCH THE VIDEO (via SarahPalinAK on YouTube):

 

 

Comments

[wonderfullone]

11:43 PM on 09/03/2011

The sound track to "Deliverence" would have been more appropriate.

[poopyp]

07:40 PM on 08/26/2011

Hey Sarah...!! Where is the black folks in your video? Any Mexican or Cuban Americans? Where is your specific message to these folks? You know, America isn't 100% white!

[Mercedes]

06:54 PM on 08/22/2011

Sarah Palin sure likes teasing her base about whether or not she is going to run for president.

My husband likes to call her "Sarah Palin; the Koch Teaser". :)

[Mincow]

05:17 PM on 08/22/2011

6-12 months ago, I would've laughed at her potential. Considering Obama lack of ability to lead, govern, or initiate positive change, along with his insistence on placing blame, pointing fingers and claiming victim instead of holding himself accountable and solving problems, I say give ANYONE else a shot.

[Mayor Quimby]

02:00 PM on 08/22/2011

the best way to deal with this broad is to ignore her.

stop making "news" of her every moves. stop following her around. stop following her tweets and disecting her every silly words. stop following her around fox news when she appears on hannity and whatever shows. just stop.

once nobody makes a peep about anything she does, she will be deemed irrelevant by the media (her followers will still fawn over her which is fine) and the masses who dont care whether she releases a movie or takes a dump in a port o' potty in iowa to "tease" us that she's possibly running.

if she decides to run, that will be news. in the meantime, her doing her "job" on fox news appearing as "political analyst" isnt news. thats her doing her "job". her commenting on the topic of the day isnt "news". again, thats her doing her "job" because she is paid by fox to have "thoughts" on these topics.

i frankly dont care if she does run but the press needs to stop obsessing over her every silly move and wondering if its a sign she will get in the race. wait until she really jumps in and then yap all you want about her chances. until then. HP and the rest of the media wasting space on their sites is stupid.

[nancy1113]

01:41 PM on 08/22/2011

What's the matter Sarah, Michele getting more attention then you ? Don't worry, she isn't going anywhere! She, like you, are not electable.

[StopMakingSense2]

01:38 PM on 08/22/2011

Another apocalyptic 2012 film staring her as president? It would be a catastrophe!

[janetislight]

01:14 PM on 08/22/2011

OMG! She's comming back! And the air just started clearing around here. And I removed the anti-Palin tent from around my house. Now I have to put it back up again! Darn you Palin, just leave us alone. We are a blue state, and we don't want you!

[klstrat]

12:47 PM on 08/22/2011

OK, how do I put this mildly?
SHE IS NOT RUNNING FOR ANYTHING!!!!!!!!
SHE IS STILL ON THE PAYROLL AT FAUX NEWS!!!!!!!!
ALL SHE WANTS IS THE SPOTLIGHT WHICH IS WHY SHE SHOWS UP ON HER BUS WHENEVER THE REAL CANDIDATES ARE IN TOWN.
GET OVER IT.

[seenitall]

11:50 AM on 08/22/2011

The best use of her talents would be a pageant consultant for toddlers.

[coffeeshoptalk]

10:11 AM on 08/22/2011

In case anyone was wondering what happened with “jury duty”.

She quit half way through the trial---just up and walked out after she demanded to be put on the stand so she could” refudiate” with her side of the story and was told, “this isn’t about YOU”

[sunbeltvoter]

10:48 AM on 08/22/2011

I hear the the judge booted her after she was spotted in the hallway telling the defendant her Fox contacts could get him a big Hollywood movie deal and he could really cash in on his story.

[nancy1113]

01:43 PM on 08/22/2011

lol coffeeshoptalk F /F

[coffeeshoptalk]

10:02 AM on 08/22/2011

Still starving for attention after all these years. This is so pitiful to watch---the mind of a tween knows no better.

[blueplano]

07:39 AM on 08/22/2011

Her desperation to be relevant is extremely unattractive.

[poopyp]

07:43 PM on 08/26/2011

So True!!!

[Denni]

09:48 PM on 08/21/2011

Too late, Palin. Even among the GOP you're 'old news'.

[rgilley]

09:00 AM on 08/22/2011

The Obama team is praying for Palin!

[busynurse]

12:58 PM on 08/22/2011

This story has been out for three days and only 1200 or so comments. She does not generate the interest she once did. Guess we're not that into you, Sarah (not that we ever were).

[akrazyrunner]

09:41 PM on 08/21/2011

Sarah, how was the "jury duty"?

[sunbeltvoter]

10:51 AM on 08/22/2011

And that July trip to the Sudan and England and that meeting with Thatcher to learn her all bout the Revolution and how England screwed up trying to take Paul Revere's guns?