Palin Launches East Coast Bus Tour To Steal Obama Supporters: Decision 2012

After Sarah Palin's "Southern Strategy", White Fright 2012 Vote Stealing Scheme Was Recently Revealed, Now She's Planning To Upset Loyal Obama Supporters In The Northeast.

That's Right Beginning Sunday, May 29th, Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (She Quit Remember) Is Launching A Bus Tour Throughout The Northeast To Lure Away Extremely Intelligent, Loyal Obama Supporters.

Considering Her DEFEATED Political Record Which Includes Quitting Her Job As Alaska Governor, Screwing Up Senator McCain's 2008 Campaign With Her Divisive, Hateful, Racist Rhetoric & Lack Of Accurate Substantive Foreign Policy Knowledge, This Should Be Very Interesting.

You See Palin Is Well Aware There's Absolutely NO Way Any SERIOUS 2012 GOP Candidate Will Place Her On A Ticket With Them!

(NOT If They Want A Real Shot At Running Against Pres. Obama!)

So She's Doing The Next Best Thing.

Trying To Keep The Momentum High (And Her Brand Name Valuable) By Speaking Before Large Crowds.

Since Its Obvious Richard Nixon's, "Southern Strategy" Mess Would NEVER Work In The Northeast Like It Does In The South, I'm Curious To See How She'll Be Able To Steal Away Extremely Intelligent, Loyal Northeastern Obama Supporters.

(Notice My Use Of The Word "INTELLIGENT" When Speaking About Northeastern Voters Who Would NEVER Vote For Sarah Palin!)

Inquiring Minds Would Certainly Like To Know.

You Can Betcha Bottom Dollar Pres. Obama's People Are Watching That's For Sure!

If You Really Want To Know How This Story Will End, Just Stay Tuned To Lawrence O'Donnell's "The Last Word" On MSNBC.

VOTE OBAMA IN 2012!

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Palin Set to Launch Bus Tour of East Coast

Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Sunday will launch a tour of the East Coast, including a stop in the politically important state of New Hampshire, a development likely to roil the GOP presidential nominating contest.

SarahPAC, the former Alaska governor's political action committee, announced Thursday that Ms. Palin would tour "historical sites that were key to the formation, survival and growth of the United States of America."

She will appear Monday at the annual Memorial Day "Rolling Thunder" event on the National Mall in Washington, a gathering of motorcycle-riding veterans.

Aides wouldn't detail other stops on the tour but said it would include New Hampshire, site of the nation's first presidential primary election, fueling speculation that Ms. Palin is preparing to run for president.

SarahPAC aides said they don't know if she intends to run.

Whatever her plans, Ms. Palin's re-emergence into the spotlight will affect the race for the GOP nomination, party strategists say. The tour likely will garner wide press attention at a moment when Republican presidential hopefuls have started trying to generate enthusiasm for their own candidacies.

Ms. Palin's revived public presence could reshape the battle for the support of social conservatives and tea party-affiliated Republicans.

Her flirtation with a run also could prompt undecided Republican donors and party leaders to hold back on aligning with any candidate as they wait for the field to settle.

"She's a threat to everyone," said Fergus Cullen, a former Republican Party chairman in New Hampshire.

The tour announcement is the latest of several moves by Ms. Palin that have whipped up speculation about her political plans.

In recent days, she and her husband, Todd Palin, purchased a $1.7 million house in Scottsdale, Ariz., giving her a base of operation in the lower 48 states. She also rehired two logistics aides she had dismissed, a Palin aide said Wednesday.

In addition, a full-length feature film focused largely on her time as governor is in the final stages of editing by conservative filmmaker Stephen K. Bannon.

A Palin confidant said he is 95% certain she won't run. Ms. Palin's image among the broader public has dimmed in recent months, polls show.

The April Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found that 25% view her favorably, while 53% view her unfavorably. Only 9% felt very positively toward her, a low in Journal polling, while 41% viewed her very negatively, a new high.

Ms. Palin still places in the top tier when GOP voters are asked their choice for president. She was second, at 15%, in a Gallup survey of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents released Thursday, trailing only Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, with 17%.

Gallup said Ms. Palin was the top choice among voters most concerned about social and moral issues, while Mr. Romney's support was more broad-based, including a larger share of voters concerned with government spending and the economy.

Still, the confidant of Ms. Palin said she doesn't want the negative scrutiny that would come from a run, and she doesn't want to jeopardize the lucrative speaking, broadcasting and book-writing career that has followed her unsuccessful run for the vice presidency.

Ms. Palin is a contributor to Fox News Channel, which ended its contracts with several other Republicans when they began to campaign for the White House. "We are not changing Sarah Palin's status," said Bill Shine, executive vice president of programming for Fox News, on Thursday. Fox and The Wall Street Journal are owned by News Corp.

Republican organizers say Ms. Palin's re-emergence could siphon support from other social conservatives and tea party favorites, such as potential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R., Minn.) and announced candidate Herman Cain, a former corporate executive.

As a number of GOP figures opted recently not to run, attention had turned to former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as the leading alternative to Mr. Romney, the putative front-runner. Those deciding not to run have included Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and real estate mogul Donald Trump.

"He just got rid of Trump, who had sucked up all the oxygen," said Kevin Smith, director of Cornerstone Action, a conservative think tank in New Hampshire, assessing Mr. Pawlenty's position. "Now all of a sudden Palin starts stirring the pot."

Alex Conant, a Pawlenty spokesman, said "we welcome everyone into the race and look forward to voters comparing the candidates' records."


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Charlotte's Bechtler Museum Tapped Southern Version Of NY's Metropolitan

The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art opened Jan. 2 in Charlotte, N.C.

Its being compared to the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Since I'm originally from New York (Native Brooklynite) of course I totally disagree. Anyone who has ever toured the NY Metro would know exactly why. (Size, Quality of Art work, Big Money, World Class, etc.,)

However in all fairness Bechtler is still a very nice place to visit if your ever in Charlotte.







Bechtler Evokes Feel Of New York In Charlotte


With a splash of color, whimsy and fun, the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art opened Saturday - moving Charlotte into a new artistic league.

More than 5,000 visitors from across the Carolinas filled the four floors of the building, waiting in lines that spilled out of the lobby and into the adjoining Knight Theater.

"Cool," said 5-year-old Whit Wright of Charlotte, grinning as he danced around a rhythmically rocking sculpture by Jean Tinguely.

"Sexual," said Charlottean Tyler Lee, 30, gesturing toward a maze of abstract body parts woven into a Picasso tapestry.

"Amazing," said art history student Catherine Holt, 25, of Charlotte, who for years has heard teachers preach the importance of seeing art in person. On Saturday, she saw her first Edgar Degas original and said she knows now how right they were.

After a chilly ribbon-cutting outside around noon, visitors got in free to the Southeast's only museum dedicated to 20th-century modern art.

Many of the 116 pieces on display - drawn from a collection of more than 1,400 donated to the city by Swiss-born Charlotte resident Andreas Bechtler - have never been exhibited publicly in the United States.

The striking terra cotta building - one of only two in this country designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta - is as much a work of art as the pieces inside.

The building was financed by the city and county and built by Wachovia/Wells Fargo for $17million, with Andreas Bechtler contributing $3 million to construction costs.

The museum is part of the South Tryon Street cultural campus, which also includes the Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, the Knight Theater and the new Mint Museum Uptown, which will open this fall.

At the Bechtler opening, a mix of visitors - families, bohemian types, women in trendy scarves and teens in fleece jackets - seemed equally delighted with the museum.

"I feel like I'm in New York," said Charlottean Fielding Williams, 43.

"I haven't seen such a collection since I was in some European museums," said Mary Kendrick, 41, of Charlotte, who brought her two young sons to the opening.

Four-year-old Ian Kendrick thought the Picasso tapestry looked "kind of Chinese." His 8-year-old brother, Nathan, noticed how much a wooden Max Ernst sculpture looked like "a laundry rack."

Dan Prickett, former chairman of Charlotte's Arts & Science Council board now living in Charleston, made the trip to town just for the opening.

"This is going to draw people into the city in large numbers," he said. "Rarely do you see in one place in America - outside of New York - a collection of this caliber."

In the fourth-floor main gallery, Charlottean Paulette Henry, 48, looked at a framed painter's towel, complete with paint smudges and ragged holes. On the back, it's inscribed to the Bechtler family by artist Joan Miró.

"Different," Henry said with a bemused expression.

"You'd be surprised what can make art these days," said her stepdaughter, Christina Forbes, 19, of Raleigh.

But Emily Lorance, 28, of Belmont, enjoyed the "playfulness" of the same towel. "It's not often you go to a museum and find such personalized messages," she said.

Architect Botta spoke at the ribbon-cutting and drew impromptu building sketches afterward for visitors, including Mecklenburg County Commissioners Chair Jennifer Roberts.

Through an interpreter, he said he "tried to create a little treasure chest within the city" with the Bechtler building.

Judging by Saturday's reaction from the public, the building and its art have managed to do just that.



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Sources: McClatchy Newspapers, Charlotte Observer, NY Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bechtler Museum, Wikipedia, Youtube, Google Maps