EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Palin's debut as a motivational speaker: Houston attendees rate her a 'Fail'
After her Tea Party Convention speech this weekend, Sarah Palin flew to Houston to continue campaigning for herself. The news focused on her appearance at a Rick Perry rally, but Palin also appeared at another event in Houston: a "motivational seminar" at the Toyota Center at which she was the featured attraction.
The other event here was the motivational seminar at Toyota Center. The event seemed to be grossly oversold (Tickets were just $19 for entire office staffs to attend), perhaps because organizers thought people would only attend parts of the all-day event.
But no one told attendees that Palin would be speaking at 8 a.m., so bitterly disappointed fans standing in line at 10:30 a.m. weren't happy.
Palin presumably was, having pocketed her fee for a 30-minute speech.
C&L had one of its friends at the seminar: Josef Jarod is a reporter in Houston, Texas with a background that includes work for Fox and CBS News. He presently is on a "mystery" assignment in the Bayou City.
Here's Jarod's report:
"I wasn't motivated" one man said to me in the elevator as I left the speech, "she sounded un-prepared and erratic and focused an awful lot on her script."
It was 9:30 AM, and Just half an hour earlier Sarah Palin had wrapped up a "motivational" speech about "achievement" at the Toyota Center in downtown Houston. Though Palin was to be the headliner of the all day business seminar which featured a dozen other speakers like General Colin Powell and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. She was the first to perform.
"I was also kind of amazed that they let her go first, I mean, we weren't even all seated yet when she started." Palin started her speech at 8:00 AM sharp, she was the first person out of the gates - there wasn't even a Master of Ceremonies. And given the fact that morning rush hour in Houston was exceptionally bad today, it meant there were going to be a lot of unhappy ticket holders(particularly as some paid as much as two hundred dollars.)
"She already gave her speech?!" One man exclaimed in the lobby after arriving minutes too late, "What the hell, I was stuck in traffic... why wouldn't they save the best for last?!" Several elderly women with Palin lapel pins who were trying desperately to hurry through security were also distraught when they heard the news, "Ohhh Noooooo! Nooooo!"
Sarah Palin had another engagement in California later in the afternoon and didn't have a minute to waste. The speech itself seemed more like a sermon, Sarah frequently attributed "God" and "Jesus Christ" to lifting her out of despair. She gave several long rambling examples of tough times in Alaska, during which she would occasionally lose her footing and immediately jump to praising the state for it's beauty.
She also focused heavily on her trade mark lines as a crutch. During one incredulous example of a way to get motivated describing a bed time fairy-tale she told to her daughter: "Last night Piper asked me to tell her a bedtime story and I said 'YOU BETCHA,' let me tell you about two brothers named Abel and Cain..."
The crowd was made up mostly of office-workers who opted to come to an "all day business seminar" instead of sitting in their cubicle and so the fanfare was minimal. As I gazed around the audience from my VIP seat - just feet away from the stage - I had the impression that most of those sitting near me were insulted. Sarah Palin was clearly still in campaign mode, but this wasn't a crowd looking for a stump speech.
She ended by spending several minutes with her head down reading from the podium and gave a very abrupt and final "God Bless America" before departing the stage. As she left one man with a thick country drawl leaned over to me and said "you know, she's not that impressive in person."
She's not that impressive on TV, either.
Reads grocery list off hand.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/09/gibb...
could make a fortune right now if there were a market for a parody of a parody.
Hasa Diga Eebowai
The rest of the verbiage is a waste of ink..A total blackout on this topic is in order---We are running the republican diversion meme for them..Stop now!
We get it docb, now go tell every TV station and newspaper in America instead of repeating yourself here.
Ignoring her won't make her go away. Besides, it's fun to make fun of her, sometimes the only amusement I get when reading the news.
By the way, you don't have to click the comments tab.
there's something apropos about palin appearing there...
me-oww!
forward. Now there's a corporate motto! I wonder if Palin will ever see the cliff?
Hasa Diga Eebowai
Not Ford, GM or Chrysler? Why does this woman hate America?
side porch. Detroit is too far away. Mountains or some shit get in the way.
A tragic shame that it wasn't captured on video for posterity. Another priceless comedy routine gone forever.
Matt Foley is pulling his pants up in his grave!
Ron Reagan, Stephanie Miller were debating a lone conservative who sounded like she could be Snooky's older sister. The Political Carnival has a vid up. Pretty funny.
the tube to bash Democrats for 3/4 hour and Republicans for the other parts.
I left town when I did. Hopefully when I get back this shrew's odor will have been overcome by Houston's natural stink.
cracked petroleum distillates to baked Alaskan mousse?
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
of poly-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the morning. They smell like money. Or so they did until they burned my olfactory bulbs down to the nub.
Hasa Diga Eebowai
give a guy some warning, will ya? Now I have coffee and snot all over the front of my best T-shirt.
KO last night called her former "half-term Gov of Alaska".
as its so appropo. and many whod vote for her would have to be 'halfwits'.
I thought Republicans wanted women to go "full-term". Could we say she "aborted" her Governorship?
We're not going to get very far if you keep injecting logic into the conversation!
:)
Corruption favors the wealthy.
it seems did half the work at the gov mansion, plus she was pregnant much of that half term, maybe we should call her 1/4 term, part time half term governor,
just some thoughts
Have you heard about Toyota's new model the Palin? The engine grinds non stop, goes on and on, gives off a lot of gas, and is prone to hard right turns. I smell another recall.
It will just quit in the middle of long drive.
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"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
But at least Up leaves happy.
The more money you pump into it the more black smoke it blows. It's prone to flipping at Limbaugh turnpike, and the teabag that hangs from the rear view mirror is a distraction while driving. Not safe for babies though you can pack a lot of them in.
Objects in the mirror are dumber than they appear.
The headlights are enlarged, but so is the trunk.
The tires blow, the horn doesn't and the GPS says 'you betcha, also, too' repeatedly.
'
budgettax cuts' are stenciled on the windshield.See, I read all the manuals.
If Sarah can make a habit of giving speeches before the audience arrives, this could be a winning strategy. As long as no one sees her too clearly, they can continue to believe in her mystique.
... they don't give two shits about how awesome Alaska is. In fact, I think they hold a grudge from not being the biggest state anymore.
A blue New Englander living in the reddest of states.
The other day I saw that she had called TX Alaska's little sister.
Good god I'm not even from here, nor am I in any way a Texan but even I was offended by that. "Little"?? Honey there ain't nothin little about Texas nor is it in any way some other state's sister ... little or otherwise.
I've never seen a state that is so full of themselves. I mean pride is one thing, but I got the impression they think they are just a little better than every one else just because they were born in Texas.
Still like Austin though. A little island of sanity.
and here and there are islands. Houston is currently pretending to be Oh So Liberal ever since we elected an openly gay woman as mayor. Of course they ignore the fact that she had to virtually swear she would do nothing to advance ANY gay causes whatsoever.
I haven't been there for several years, so maybe it is changing. I hear Big John Cornyn, Perry and their ilk and they do not sound like they have changed at all, but Texas was in play the last election, it wasn't a blow out.
Yeah it's all the imports. And it IS slowly changing.
I gather there are many Yoostonians that want their city/state back already. It's got to suck to have all these reality based progressives encroaching on their territory.
quarterback don't wear nothing on his eye black. He does thank God for letting him play after every game when he is interviewed on TV. Didn't have much to say after the Bama game.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
Funny thing is, most of them have never even left the state to know any better either.
An island is right I'm actually here in H-Town so this has been a huge event on RW radio here ... 9ui11ni spitting all over the mic talking about it.
Sister Sarah was the reason why anyone was going to that thing today ... ahh the dissapointment is tasty.
to write on her hand the dates when Texas and Alaska joined the Union. But I guess math is hard for her.
We had to change the words to our damn state song when they let them in.
We are counting on Global warming to restore our grandeur just before Perry restores our independence.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
...just to get that biggest state title back.
We're going north. Our advance special forces have now occupied the athletic departments at both big universities in the Indian Territory.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
You Tejanos are welcome here in Indian Country.
Hard to believe, but you're turning this red state bluer by moving here. Of course, it'll take a few million to do the trick.
to a national position. among many other reasons. shes all fluff and no substance. now its one thing for her to be the VP candidate, but to be on the top of the ticket. well thats glaringly different. shes has to be 'on' all the time. if not, voters wont be fooled. the ones who are thinking at least. she may have a 20-25 percent number of people who are fine with the fluff (clearly they dont have much use for thinking anyway) but shes gonna need way more than that to win over many independents and others. soundbites and cutesy folksy remarks are fine but when it comes to the nuts and bolts of governing, well, she can read her hand all she wants but it aint gonna convince the majority of voters to fall for her smoke and mirror act. yes Gov Palin, talk to this hand.
Brown/Palin 2012, then?
#45 is reserved for Brown. Jon Stewart announced it a few weeks back.
Shoveling red meat to the animals of the far right.
For one, she would have to conduct "real" interviews, not just the canned FOX variety. And for two, she has to know that she is just not all that smart. No, it's the easy cash for being a Republican spokesmodel she is after.
aren't smart enough to know they're not smart.
She's one acceptable offer away from puttin' her over 40 tits on display in Playboy.
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
She's in it for the cash, and the cash only. The only reason she discusses politics at all is because those on the far right expect it from her. Frankly, it's obvious she'd be much happier in an Oprah-style format, although she'd undoubtedly fail to prepare for that, as well.
It just keeps getting funnier.
Am I wrong for loving the fact that stupid old hags who don't have a clue were fleeced by that harpy? I don't care. The only thing worse than stupid ass young people are stupid ass old people. Spend your social security check on that moron and you get what you deserve!
I'm right there with ya!
I actually cracked a "heh" when I read that.
God I love seeing the fooled geting fooled me twice.
Suckers ...
LOL! My thinking exactly!
These morons are no different than the dipshits who send their money to Joel Osteen, Pat Robertson, and the rest of the fly-by-night religious liars who prey upon the cluelessly stupid and hopelessly ignorant.
How anyone could live 70 years and still be that gullible is mind boggling. I hope these phony assed scheisters like Palin take them for every penny they've got!
Rush Limbaugh is what a smart person thinks a stupid bigot sounds like.
Sooo Piper, as it says in the good book, Cain sleweth Abel,smashed his head in with a big ol' rock, nite' honey sweet dreams. WTF? who f*ckin still listens to this sloppy hag?
This woman has no ideas, no intelligence and no loyalty to the way the founding Fathers created the Constitution. And now she and the GOP are using the idiots in the teabaggin buttbangin. She hasn't the slightest idea about how to fix anything that is wrong with economy..just the usual jibberish. No wonder she didnt need anymore room than the palm of her hand to place her ideas.
That's why she was first.
It's not so much Palin or the morons , I mean big deal ,it's the GD MSM's ceaseless coverage of Palin , making her out to be someone of importance , as if she is coherent , knowledgeable and credible when NOTHING could be further from the truth .It's enough to make a guy pull the plug on the television and cancel cable service , in fact I'm just about "there" !
The MSM must play to the republican base 24/7. Otherwise, that 41% majority they have would be in jeopardy.
Rush Limbaugh is what a smart person thinks a stupid bigot sounds like.
The MSM is nothing but a coordinated propaganda organ of the Reichwing Corporatist Party, and she's a useful idiot that they can use to manipulate other useful idiots.
Collectively, we need to arrive at the point where we no longer expect propaganda operations to do journalism or to assume the responsibilities of true journalists. Expecting them to behave as journalists creates this endless cycle of fruitless expectations that only serve to delay the day when they are held to accounts for their systematic fraud operations.
Maybe they should teach Palin how to lip-sync her speeches?
Obviously, reading and talking at the same time, are beyond her multi-tasking abilities.
Rush Limbaugh is what a smart person thinks a stupid bigot sounds like.
Palinocracy.
Government of the idiots, by the idiots, for the idiots.
Palindrones are the folks who watch her twits, Facebook & speeches, not realizing they make as much sense forward or backwards.
To be fair, she also had to get to the bank as soon as it opened to cash the check.
the "Creme Dela Creme" of the most powerful nation's future presidential prospects, ooweee! This trailer-court soap opera is going to go on and on, you betcha.
I would have to move to Canada in shame.
No, you can move to Canada with pride and leave your shame in America. Just remember to wear your longjohns.
"What the hell, I was stuck in traffic... why wouldn't they save the best for last?!"
Ma'am, they did. Sarah Palin went first.
There is no best. Just Dumb and Dumber and Dumbest.
So, Republican de-regulation (Gramm-Leach, CFMA and the SEC's changing the debt to capital ratio) caused an implosion of the financial sector of the economy, and reckless tax cutting caused an explosion of the national debt and an economic polarization of our society.
Palin's solution: LET'S DO A LOT MORE OF THAT!!!!
So...naturally a car company that has a design flaw that causes their dumbass cars to accelerate when you hit the breaks would hire THIS idiot as a motivational speaker!
Palin's solution: REMOVE THE BREAKS ENTIRELY!
You people may THINK you're doing your employees a favor by hiring Palin as a role model, but they won't be thinkin' that when they're all EATING A STEADY DIET OF GOVERNMENT SURPLUS CHEESE AND LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!
Where is Matt Foley when we need him?
"I could give a flying crap about the political process.... We're an entertainment company."
- Glenn Beck - Forbes interview; April 26, 2010
The Ford Auto Co. should name a car after her, “The Palin“; well they did make the Maverick.
once people found out it quit, halfway to their destination
me-oww!
The Pinto!
I became inspired to laugh like crazy while reading this post. Is this the same deal that bush was invited to last year? Seems it would be more of an insult than an honor to be invited.
So Sarah failed at inspiration, well just put that on her list of shit she can't do. Are they sure she gave the whole speech or maybe just the first half of it.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
and raking in the dough, wherever she goes.
Corporations paid their employees to hear Palin speak? About what?
Staying on the job?
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
most of those who went in there as fans came out realizing that they dodged a bullet with her.
Either we draw first or we gut up, gulp whiskey, and get the Doc to
pry the pesky slug out.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
Can I be like you when I grow up (if they let me grow up, that is)?
is the name of the "seminar". I had to attend the same piece of shit last year in Sacramento as part of a company meeting. Though the Quitta from Wasila was not on the ticket, I had to sit through Rudy, Steve Forbes, an obviously delirious Zig Ziegler, and a host of snake oil salesmen. The only moderately interesting speaker was Colin Powell.
What struck me the most was this entire thing was designed for teabaggers, though the organizers would never admit that. Each speaker wrapped themselves in the flag and spouted jingoistic phrases about patriotism & liberty. They appealed to the bible thumping Jesus freaks, the good ol' boy "Amurcans", and anybody who would bash the French and the hippie liberals. The speakers who were not politically motivated were just trying to sell their own snake-oil products, like buying foreclosed homes and becoming a millionaire within minutes. The saddest part was watching so many people eagerly eat the shit that was being shovelled down their throats, all of them too effing stupid to realize they were being played. Even one of my Republican right-wing co-workers (who obviously showed some REAL intelligence) called it out for what it was - an all day infomercial.
Since I was required by my company to attend, I feel that is 8 hours of my life I'll never get back.
work action/suit against the company with the Department of Labor charging inescapable hostile work environment, one charge for religious and and one charge for political proseletyzing....and then hoped like hell the company retaliated also against me, so I could add retaliation to the charges when it finally went to court. Given the mandatory settlements of $300K/per charge plus punitives, as established by the labor law, you would never have to work again in your life. Become a person of leisure. Juries almost always decide for the plaintive in these cases.
and it's a Republican/rightwing/Christian propaganda program. If it hadn't been free, I wouldn't have gone. They praised Ronald Reagan to the heavens, of course. Giuliani had 4 bodyguards, one on each corner of the stage. I guess he thinks somebody's after him. There were two anti-war demonstrators but they were promptly tossed out.
Palin fits right in. I'd pay *not* to have to listen to her.
penn and teller did a great show on how much motivational speaking is bs
you would all be better off watching this
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/...
Chris M. is calling Sarah the "Palm Reader". Heh.
We're not going to get very far if you keep injecting logic into the conversation!
State of the Loonion.
Cue the Kabuki....
are soon parted.
I hope she keeps dissing people and they finally wake up to what she is all about. $$$$
Anyone who paid $200 to hear Palin rant, deserves what they get. They should be thankful that traffic was so bad that they didn't have to listen to this harpy. It was God, doing you a favor.
motivate anyone?
most motivational seminars are bs anyway, but not one of this woman's accomplishments come from hard work
lets see....she quit as mayor of wasilla after sticking them with the tab for a sweetheart deal for some contractor pals of her hubby
she quit as the commissioner of oil and resources of alaska after she got homesick and didnt have the stomach to fight the special interests
she couldnt be bothered to prepare for her gubentorial debates and depeneded on note cards in each
she couldnt be bothered to prepare for interviews as the vp candidate...and then blamed the interviewers for being nasty
she quit as governor when she tired of the job and the alaskan climate
she needed a ghost writer for her book and it is number one cuz she gets suckers to pay her for appearances, which she puts into her pac and then uses pac money to buy thousands of copies
ya...she really motivates
For a bedtime story she tells her daughter the story of how one brother murdered another brother? Granted, I don't know my biblical fables well, but WTF?
If she was going for "the metaphor", was she the murderous Cain to Obama's Abel, or is she the murdered Abel to Obama's Cain?
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
"Mugsy's Rap Sheet": Recording history for those who seek to rewrite it.
She probably said "McCain disabled."
like we say in Chicago :never in doubt!
Need I include that there was NO mention of Palin's visit on my local (TV) news?
What does *that* tell you?
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
"Mugsy's Rap Sheet": Recording history for those who seek to rewrite it.
Colin Powell, who knowingly lied while waving those fake "anthrax" bottles... Rudy "Mr. 911" Giuliani... and Sarah the Clueless, doing "motivational" speaking? And the whole office could attend for a mere $19? This is funny on sooooooo many levels...
You've motivated me Sarah. Now I'll abruptly quit my job like you did.
Geez! Who put the fire under Chris Matthews ass? Just now on Hardball he called Pailin the above and characterized her as being "filled with ideologies she doesn't understand" making her, in his opinion, "dangerous".
We're not going to get very far if you keep injecting logic into the conversation!
a little, then, of course, predictably followed. I don't think she impressed many, besides Fux and her immediate family.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Maybe Tweety's channeling Martha?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ow_nZO8vfQ
Seems everybody knows she's a dangerous dumb ass except her white racist teabagging followers.
FAIL squared!
Brake failure and a total failure.
I don't know if this is the same as the Cain and Abel thing or a different bedtime story....but here are two quick videos that tell one of her bible tales.
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrMoore77#p/a/u/1...
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI12F02CrBc
From user "MrMoore77"
"Several elderly women with Palin lapel pins who were trying desperately to hurry through security were also distraught when they heard the news, "Ohhh Noooooo! Nooooo!""
I LOL'D
Palin is in the take the money and run mode.
"she's not that impressive in person" , LOL . Is just amazing that anyone takes this comedy act seriously . Well , the air head is cashing in , that's for sure .
Ha!
So I'm guessing that the speech she gave in California was not written by Palin, but she must have written her own speech for the motivational series...
Wow... I just gotta ask... whose writing the other speech and paying for it?
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught
will we realize we cannot eat money.
And noone has made a recall joke yet about here motivational speech at the Toyota Center. Clearly her accelerator is stuck and she can't stop herself either.
Without any help from liberals SP is getting the word out herself about exactly what she is. All we have to do is watch as she scuttles her own vessel.
PLEZE PLEZE PLEEEEEEEEZE run her for president. I'll send you a campaign donation. I swear I will.
she kills!
It just wasn't her kind of crowd.
Now why don't I feel sorry for these dupes?
"We will find fulfillment not in the goods that we have, but in the good we can do for each other."
Robert F. Kennedy
Then you can have a nice, restful sleep."
WTF is wrong with this woman? Talk about a f***ing retard.
Crooks and Liars are lying to you all. Check out the real story at http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2010/02/he.... Palin's speech was a smashing success. She plays to sell out crowds all over the country. Giving speeches and motivating folks is not one of her weaknesses, not even MSNBC or CNN alleges that fake talking point. Why do you think that when Palin talks, everyone listens to what she says even the White House thru Gibbs, Axlerod, Plouffe, etc. Palin has a huge following.
I have lost all respect for Crooks and Liars because I watched YouTube clips of her speech which shows you are crooks and liars disconnected from reality indeed. If you want to attack Palin like the misogynists you are then at least get your facts right. The Internet, Twitter, You Tube, etc. makes it easier for the truth to come to light. Crooks and Liars you lose this round!
We're used to a better grade of troll.
when 'depends gal' wrote "She plays to sell out crowds all over the country" I agree. Sp's crowd has sold out, they just don't know it yet.
If you look at the video of the speech you will see that not only didn't she ever say "You betcha" to her daughter's request for a bed time story, but that the biblical story she told was that of Esther, a strong and courageous Hebrew woman in capticity in Babylon who saved her people from genocide.
If you are going to say that you are exactly quoting someone from a speech which is on record and which is easily verifiable, please learn to do it right. Or are facts not as important as trying to make her look bad? Never mind, silly question.
Well named blog by the way...
We're just anti-pinhead.
Looks like you read the prepared speech and didn't watch the video.
BTW, how much do the Retards pay you to come over here and comment? If you do it for free you are vastly overpaid.
We DID check the video; your mother sure knows how to cheer up a horse, by god!
you can try and sell that, wherever you like, but I've heard her speak, and she'd have a grammarian in tears. She doesn't even make whole sentences. You're an idiot.
Wow, this "David" person really has you liberal lemmings in a tizzy. Problem is, he lied aobut the "Abel and Cain" thingy. And being perfect little lemmings, none of you even had the curiosity to check out his story. You just immediately went into "hate Sarah" overdrive. What sad and pathetic people you all are.
But all that is OK. You are not really relevant anyway, and hate is all you live for. So feel free to keep it up, no one is listening anyway.
We don't hate Sarah, we LOVE Sarah!
Never in the field of human comedy was so much offered by so few [brain cells] to so many.
Now go back under the bridge and make sure you don't wash your right hand before you 'master your domain' thinking of her.
What is it with you sub-human cretins that EVERYTHING you think, do, and say is about sex? Sheesh. What shallow and superficial lives you morons live.
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