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Former Alaska governor takes on vice president's characterization of the Tea Party, the debt deal and more
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Today the vice president -- tea party of acting like terrorists over the death silly debate yes terrorists.
Now was -- just political -- -- in the heat of battle lowers the Tea Party under attack by the establishment from a Governor Sarah Palin joins us.
Good evening governor and governor is pretty heated here in Washington and but tell me I'm.
Is that his political start in -- -- think that the and people establishment political parties both sides of the aisle are on the run in just -- like the Tea Party.
And I think independent patriots.
Who -- happened to be a believers in Tea Party principles.
You know reining in government and realizing that we're taxed enough already and we need to strong.
National defense -- -- -- Tea Party patriots have been taking a stand that.
For -- get a -- used to being called -- you know racists and -- -- site years of violence in being accused of things we have nothing to do it but I suppose is a bit more appalling to have been called that.
Acting like terrorists today from.
The -- who is second in command of the most powerful office.
In the world they it is quite appalling and certainly.
Proves how out of touch this White House it says.
When it comes to realizing with -- -- -- majority of Americans are seen and feeling what we're feeling -- Is that growing more debt isn't gonna get us out of debt and raising taxes and a down economy is a bad idea and we're taking -- stage hand.
In light.
-- always those issues that I just brought up and so to be called a terrorist because of our beliefs from the vice president.
Quite appalling it's quite vial.
Yeah so are surprised -- by many here and watch your response at Tea Party it's not it's a big surprise to me each one of these members of Tea Party.
Ran campaigns is a very obvious what the what they promise to each of the constituents.
And so was like a big surprise what they're gonna do and they come from Washington lessons that are just rolled over what with the establishment I mean they in this was pretty self evident to mean that not women.
Although I am surprised that -- many of the votes today but I guess many -- -- practice though they didn't get the balanced budget amendment on the side.
But -- segment this surprised -- that I guess people's thought that they would be different when McCain a Washington.
-- -- Perhaps some of these Talking Heads and -- these little local liberal politicians.
Who referred to the Tea Party patriots as terrorists that.
Perhaps they thought that there are going to be just typical politician's -- they get into office and then they change their stripes.
Hey Andy do you make -- a great point there in that it should not be surprised to.
The politicos when they realize now that -- these Tea Party patriots who.
Grand per offense and were supported by just independent Americans who want the best for the -- exceptional country on earth.
Fix -- they got into office you -- fulfill their promises and their promises were too.
Not take steps to incur more debt not when -- fourteen trillion dollars in debt and were -- mean.
In that unsustainable.
Immoral -- that.
We're handing -- our kids and our grandkids so who don't know the steps that -- Tea Party patriots are taking today it should not come as any surprise when they're sticking to their principal.
All's well you know I think -- vision to see what happens the Tea Party I think had enormous victory because it did change -- discussion here in Washington and it is a little bit like during this trend and change in direction of an aircraft carrier it's not easy.
Traditionally win that and that's huge and I'm -- curious whether the American people announcer take about those who -- who -- Tea Party activists.
And go back to their lives in and -- which are very busy and very fallen and then there are worried about their own deal lies.
Whether this is now going and now they're gonna take this victory and move on I don't now.
Well I think fits it -- shall take this victory.
And make sure and that's our politicians in office today.
Are learning from this victory realizing that it's not a 100% pure -- -- victory because.
Realized credit we just -- the most liberal president I believe in US history.
82 point four trillion dollar debt increase were allowing him to increase the budget even more.
And -- without guaranteed cuts -- without guaranteed reforms.
And done what we I have to make sure that we realize that yes is a victory because Tea Party patriots did shift the debate.
However there -- so much more work to do in order to get the economy back on the right track and to restore the exceptional ism that is America.
That does take some time -- and mainly we can't just doesn't throw a switch we have to work out way in you know into any -- -- -- whether you know in whatever direction it is I see this is a very significant dead and changed in that the people are talking about in this country.
So that I knew I hit that serve -- I don't terms of this this particular videos they've been there is dead balanced budget amendment vote on the side what you think -- significant victory.
The one thing I'm curious about though and -- -- it's just my cynicism.
Is a fact I think most of the cuts are in the back and after the election which I think the Republicans care about and the Democrats care about.
Because they don't want their constituents cut and anyway.
That's kind of stuff I don't like I don't like -- push through at the last minute while they all go off -- their five week recess and nobody's read it I don't like that that.
I want people to read and write about -- Right -- a couple of things there one is Obama did get what He wanted.
In terms of not having to deal with this issue until after the election so that was his part of a victory there but yet another thing in terms of timing of all this what to the pledged that.
Our guide our congressman had been made to America saying that they would post online for three days any bill before it was voted upon the broken that pledge no I don't -- that's what makes is disappointed in our politicians in Washington DC we want to make sure that they're fulfilling the promises that they have made but -- Yeah there's not.
It is step in the right direction and yet it's still all -- and I'm not celebrating as -- 100% victory the actions that have been taken because -- again -- -- -- a very liberal president and his colleagues.
I had a check in order to I'm gonna spend even more money that we don't half.
We're not taking the steps still to our reforming entitlements so that -- safety -- can be there for.
Future generations.
And you're taking steps credit to become energy independent we're still over there.
And talking to dictators talking to him.
Foreign country leaders asking -- to ramp up development of energy supplies when we have both -- given resource is here underfoot that we should be developing.
In order to be energy -- here.
One more step to get the economy back on the right track.
Governor thank you and amusing to see what they do have things you're.
Last minute number and I continue resolution would take you talking about that expires at the end of September -- we'll see whether they had pullen all -- for that was not -- -- -- -- last word on that.
