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This week on The Palin Update with Kevin Scholla: Spreading the Love in Utah! Congressional candidate Mia Love is Kevin’s guest! Love, the daughter of Haitian immigrants and mayor of Saratoga Springs is looking to unseat a liberal incumbent in The Beehive State. Also, Wisconsin voters come through and Governor Palin congratulates them for keeping Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch in office. Plus, Sarah Palin gets set to keynote the RightOnline conference in Las Vegas, a Greta blog gets the Gov’s attention, and remembering D-Day. It’s all on SarahNET Radio! TUNE IN NOW!

Running for Her Children’s Future

Love said she is running in Utah’s newly created Fourth Congressional District, because of our trillion-dollar deficit spending, $16 trillion in debt, and “our economy is going down the tubes.” Love is a an American Grizzlies United-supported candidate. Scholla said, that some people believe her opponent has every reason to be afraid of her. Love said she can and will win in November; her campaign is working very hard to get its message out. “We certainly are in touch with what’s going on in the district and the issues that are facing us now,” she said.

Scholla asked if UT-4 born out of redistricting “presents any special challenges.” Love answered, “You know, it’s an R+9 to an R+13…we believe that we will do well. I believe we’re trying to get out the message. The people will hear our concern about fiscal discipline, limited government, personal responsibility, and that’s what I’m laser-focused on. We have to try to do what we can to get this economy back on its feet.”

“Some national figures have voiced support for you. Has that provided a nice boost?” Scholla asked. “Well, it always helps…to get people that support you that say ‘yes we need her help to get the job done.’ Again, the thing that we’re focused on is the economy, energy independence, all the things that’s going to boost what we believe is important here in the Fourth District and in our country and that’s preserving the American Dream,” Love said.

Mia Love’s Commonalities with Gov. Palin

“Now, you know Mayor, the Palin comparisons have been pouring in. Not only are you both avid runners, mayors, moms, conservatives, I’ve even heard some go so far as to say that if you win this thing in November, a little Palin-Love 2016, but that is as far with the generic comparisons. How does that hit you being compared with Gov. Palin,” Scholla asked.

“It’s interesting, because we are…both mothers, we work where the rubber meets the road, and that’s where…we need to focus. We have some issues and we need to start letting the American people know that the hope and the change we’re looking for lies in the people, not in federal government. The thing that drives me more than anything is the fact that my children will inherit this debt. My children have all these dreams. We have to do everything we can to preserve these opportunities to reach those dreams and right now, it’s looking grim. For the first time in our history, we’re looking at our children inheriting a country that’s less prosperous than the one we had. To me, that’s completely unacceptable, so as a parent, I’m doing everything I can to preserve the future of my children, the children of the Fourth District and children all over the United States,” Love said.

Mia Love a Trail Blazer

Scholla said he operates SarahNET Radio and backs Gov. Palin because he wants to give his children a better future. “You’re already a GOP trailblazer like Palin. She was the first GOP woman on a national ticket, you’re the first black woman mayor in Utah. That’s good stuff,” Scholla said.

“Well, we’re not focused on the race or the gender issue. We’re doing everything we possibly can to just get the message out and make sure we leave polices in place that will create upward movement in the economy. I’m just doing what I can to bring real hope and real change and that is the ability to go out and work and keep a little bit of what you’ve earned. The ability to have some say in education and educating your children. The ability to bring down the price of gas and go to and from wherever you want to go….there’s still a narrow window left to make sure this country does not go down the tubes,” Love said.

“We may not focus on it, but it drives the left nuts when we have a strong woman candidate, a strong minority candidate. They want to say, ‘listen, you’re not allowed to be out of that Democrat Party!’” Scholla said.

“We want to get people to come along with us. That’s what is important. All the people who said, ‘I need the federal government to do this for me’ or ‘I need federal government to provide for my family,’ or ‘I need federal government to educate my kids’ – we need to break those shackles. We need to say, ‘you know what? Hard work, education, thrift will take you far beyond what any federal government program can ever promise,’ and that’s the example I want to lead out there,” Love said.

Pro-Life

Love has the backing of SBA List, which owns and operates Team Sarah. “I am a pro-lifer,” Love said. Scholla asked if that issue comes up in her Congressional run. “Certainly, in the race what we’re really focused on is the economy, however, my morals and what I teach in my home is we are pro-life. We value life, and we believe we should do everything we can to protect it. I mean, that’s our job. It’s an inalienable right – your right to life and property.”

Education Best Handled Locally

Scholla asked Love what she’d like to see happen with the Departments of Education and Energy. She said that under George W. Bush, and “No Child Left Behind,” the Department of Education extended its reach, and extended its budget by 69.5%, for which we got nothing. “We had teachers who have had handcuffs on and couldn’t teach in a way that’s really effective. I do believe we can do a better job,” Love said. She would rather see education handled at the municipal, county, and state levels.

Energy: Explore what we have Right Beneath our Feet

“I know Department of Energy is something Sarah Palin has a unique background on, being up in Alaska, close to some of our resources. What do you think of the situation there with the way energy issues are tackled with the current administration,” Scholla asked.

“Don’t let the President fool you. When we’re talking about drilling, it’s not new drilling. People are struggling. They’re having a hard time gassing up their cars and getting to work. Twenty three million Americans are either unemployed, under-employed, or just stopped looking for work….we need to allow the XL Pipeline to go through. We need to open up lands so we can drill. I’m not saying to not explore wind and solar. I believe we need to explore everything. I believe the private sector can do a good job doing it and if we allow the private sector to go in and explore, and be able to drill on some of these lands…I believe we would be more competitive on the global market. We would create jobs. We would not be dependent on countries that want to see us harmed. I don’t see any reason why we would not explore what we have right beneath our feet,” Love said.

Equal Opportunity for All, Not Equal Economics for All

“What about the Congressional Black Caucus? Are you going to get in there and have some fun with Lt. Col. Allen West,” Scholla asked. “Well, we’re going to get in there and we’re going to start promoting the things that we believe will heal America, and that is creating opportunity for all, not singling Americans out, making sure we are examples saying ‘you’re not going to be completely dependent on government.’” She said when money is brought into communities, that she would be against singling communities out. She said both Allen West and herself would “promote equal opportunity for all, not equal economics for all.”

“Going rogue, like Gov. Palin. You know you’re not supposed to shake up the establishment in Washington, Mayor,” Scholla said.

“My children’s lives are at stake, so I’ll shake up whatever needs to be shaken up to get this country back in order,” Love said.

Family Shaping of Conservative Values

“I know Gov. Palin often refers to her parents and what she’s learned from them. How did your family shape your conservative views,” Scholla asked.

“My parents immigrated from Haiti. They had $10 in their pockets. They worked hard for everything they had. They pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and my father was the one who looked me straight in the eye and he said, ‘Mia, your mother and I have done everything we could to get you here. You will not be a burden to society. You will give back. I’m a product of hard work. I’m a product of those conservative values, and I want to make sure when people see me, they see the future of their children. They say, ‘if I work hard, my child can have a future like this lady had,’ Love said.

Her website is love4utah.com. Her campaign is seeking raise $2 million.

LaDonna Hale Curzon, Executive Producer, Sarah Palin Radio this week interviewed former New England Patriots running back and ESPN commentator Craig James who is now running for a US Senate seat in Texas. James had played in the Super Bowl and had been a businessman for over 30 years.

When asked about why he is running, James answered, “You know, I was asked the other day, ‘do you think you’re too conservative?’ What’s too conservative about honoring the Constitution? The Ten Commandments? About believing in people and freedom and free markets? I said, you know that is what has given me a chance in this line. I’m living the American Dream.”

Hunger to Preserve the American Dream

He continued, “I grew up as an apartment boy. I saw the eviction notices up on doors as early as third grade and ate my fair share of mayonnaise-only sandwiches, but America gave me a chance to live the American Dream. I want to preserve the American spirit. That is my real hunger to preserve this country and the things that made it great.”

Energy Independence and Environmental Stewardship

About what he thought is the most critical state issue, James said, “in Texas, we are in the sights of the Obama administration….The EPA is coming in and trying to strangle us with regulations and environmental concerns they’re saying they have for us. Here in Texas, we have been blessed with oil and natural gas resources that we need to go and drill for. If we will get the government out of the way, we will take care of the environment.”

On the Keystone XL Pipeline, James said, “there is no plausible reason for anyone to be against” it. “We have refineries in southeast Texas that need to have that oil brought to them, not just for Texans but for the whole country, so that we can become more secure.”

Secure Both Borders and Shorelines

If elected Senator, James would “push the federal government back into a box and allow the states to control themselves – the Tenth Amendment. One of the real roles of the federal government is to defend our country. We are not defending the United States mainland not just the 1900 miles on the South and Southwest but both shorelines and the Canadian border. We are at war not just abroad, but at home.” James said he would use the United States military to secure the border, then “have an immigration conversation.” He is against amnesty, but said the legal immigration process needs to be simplified.

Tenth Amendment

He said the most critical issue on a national level is the growth and over-reach of the federal government, which is “bankrupting the American spirit. We have to educate the 50% who are moving toward socialism why it is so important to support limited government, low taxes, and free markets. Those things work. Socialism does not work.”

He said the first thing he would if elected is “walk in and try to get Harry Reid to put a budget to the floor….but my big march would be to get everyone on board to understand and adhere to the Constitution.”

A Citizen Running…

James said he is not a politician and has never run for office until now.

“I’m a citizen – a citizen – a citizen running for U.S. Senate. we need major infusion of real people from real street, to go save our country….I’ve been blessed in my life and I’m saying this humbly. I’ve played in the Super Bowl, announced Super Bowls, been in the biggest boardrooms and done deals with billionaires…I’m not going to be awestruck by the presence of Washington, D.C….I’m going up there to do the work of we the people.”

About his primary opponents, he said “they are all good people.” But, Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst is “a typical politician” and “we would get the same old same old.” Tom Leffert, the former Mayor of Dallas “went for big government” against the private sector. Ted Cruz, the former Attorney General is the guy who didn’t understand the concept of free markets….we don’t need another lawyer in the Senate chamber.”

James is picking up significant endorsements from Tea Party groups, Republican women’s clubs, and grassroots groups. He said it is building into a movement and that it is humbling and exciting.

Though he was a Santorum supporter, now that Romney is likely to be the GOP nominee, James is supporting Romney. He said that Obama has no clue about free markets, and Romney having been a businessman understands how they work.

The NFL and Conservatism

Even when he playing for the Patriots, he also ran a real estate business. In his football career, James played with people of all races. He was made captain of football teams in high school and college, because he said his team knew he cared about them and their success. Those leadership skills he developed helped him become successful in business, James said.

Curzon noted that almost all of the NFL players who have run for office are Republicans. James said, athletes are a diverse family but tend to be conservative. Though celebrities, football players don’t usually travel with an entourage and conduct their daily lives like ordinary people.

His website is: http://texansforcraigjames.com.

Audio Transcript of Interview with Craig James, US Senate Candidate, Texas

LaDonna Hale Curzon, Executive Producer, Sarah Palin Radio this week interviewed Jesse Kelly, a Marine veteran of the Iraq War who won the GOP nomination to run in a special election for Gabby Giffords’ former AZ-8 seat. When asked why his is running, Kelly said, “because this country is amazing! I have two sons. They’re three- and one-year-olds, and one day, they’re going to ask me what I did about it when America was in trouble.”

He said the most critical issues in his district as everywhere are the economy, jobs, and gas prices. “We have millions of Americans without a job, and those who have one can’t afford the gas to get to work. It is all about the economy right now.”

When asked what would be the first thing he’d do if sworn in, Kelly answered, “get the EPA out of the way, so we can get our energy in this nation. We talk about our deficit, debt, and unemployment. These are all problems that energy can solve. Get the government out of the way. We can start drilling, we use our natural gas, uranium, clean coal. We have everything we need not just to be energy independent but to be wealthy.”

Kelly’s views on energy and the economy align 100% with those of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

Kelly had run for the seat before, which is now in the hands of a Giffords aide. Curzon said since this is a special election and that Obama could carry Arizona this year, both Democrats and Republicans are watching the AZ-8 race very closely.

Kelly’s campaign website is: http://votejessekelly.com/.

Audio Transcript of Interview with Jesse Kelly, AZ-8 Congressional Candidate

Retrieved from: National Review, “The Corner,” Environmentally Sound Energy Independence

Governor Palin today posted on Facebook:

Last Friday, former energy trader and now Fox News host Eric Bolling and I hosted a Fox special called “Paying at the Pump,” which offered President Obama solutions to reduce prices at the pump and get our country on the path to real energy security.

A genuine “all of the above” approach to energy independence is, of course, a multifaceted plan. It includes conservation and sensible private sector investment in sound alternative energy, and it absolutely must involve unleashing our domestic energy production. We cannot ignore the need to drill, baby, drill; frack, baby, frack; and mine, baby, mine. Those who are concerned about the environment and our dangerous dependence on foreign oil should encourage the development of natural gas as a clean and plentiful bridge-fuel to a more renewable future. We have enough clean, green natural gas in America to be energy independent for many decades—whether we use it for natural gas cars or natural gas power plants. We also need to look at our oil refining capacity and our regulations there. We must cut the job-killing, anti-domestic energy regulations of Obama’s EPA and IRS which create such burdens and uncertainty. Finally, Eric pointed out that we must do something about the Wall Street speculators. I know this is a touchy issue, but Eric’s points are valid. Obama’s Federal Trade Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission appear to have no teeth in dealing with this because they haven’t cracked down on the president’s friends on Wall Street who are creating unnecessary oil market volatility. Eric suggested that we could reduce the problem of speculation by raising energy margin requirements.

In his press conference today, President Obama seems to have latched on to Eric’s idea of dealing with speculators. But the president proposed an outrageously expensive “fix,” claiming that he needs a boatload of tax dollars and bureaucrats to merely apply common sense to regulating oil trades and enforcing the authority the CFTC was already granted by the Dodd-Frank bill. This is ridiculous, and it’s not enough. Keep in mind that cracking down on speculation is only a small part of the solution. The key remedy is still drilling.

Basically, President Obama’s idea of an “all of the above” approach to energy is really “none-of-the-above” to the resources we use right now to power our economy. Take for instance the Obama EPA’s war against coal production (which he promised when he was a candidate), which will ultimately leave us with higher electric bills and less electricity. Because his cap and trade legislation got sidelined, Obama is now using his EPA to accomplish the same destructive goals by imposing draconian regulations aimed at crippling the coal industry. According to the Associated Press, Obama’s EPA will soon “force 32 mostly coal-fired power plants to shut down and threatens to close 36 others” and will eventually remove from our power grid enough electricity to power 11 million households. Just ask Californians how much fun “rolling blackouts” are. I suppose we can look forward to more romantic candle-lit evenings ahead as America moves backward with less energy, which must be more of Obama’s “leading from behind” strategy. I hope the folks up North have a hearty wood supply for their fireplace warmth, and that those in the Southwest don’t mind sweltering in the summer heat. Air conditioning takes up an awful lot of electricity; and in Obama’s America, energy will be scarce. As Mark Levin has pointed out numerous times, Obama’s policies will ultimately de-industrialize America.

But we don’t have to look to the future to feel the pain of Obama’s energy policies. Look at our current gas prices. The Obama administration is locking up federal lands to drilling. The EIA reports that production and sale of fossil fuels on federal lands dropped by 6% last year under Obama. Other studies show a 12% decline. When you hear the president boast of all the “new” drilling going on, he’s talking about production on private and state land that was in the works long ago and is not under his control. He doesn’t tell you how his administration has done everything in its power to strangle resource development with regulatory red tape and foot dragging on the permitting and leasing process. We hear his endless claims that we only have “2% of the world’s oil”—sometimes he adds “reserves” to that—but know that the White House is playing games with semantics. The Obama administration is using a subset of “proved oil reserves” to make it sound like America is energy poor! They’re deliberately distorting the true picture of our massive recoverable oil resources—most of which is on federal land that the government has locked up to responsible development. In short, the president is deceiving the public. As I’ve said before, the energy production “facts” and numbers President Obama repeats are skewed, deceptive and downright Orwellian.

Ironically, President Obama likes to remind us that global factors outside of our control affect the price of oil, but he never seems to make the connection that this is precisely why we should increase our domestic supply of oil by drilling here where environmental and worker safety standards are stricter than any foreign country from which we purchase oil, and that our increased domestic supply would put downward pressure on the price of oil. If Obama doesn’t think increasing the supply on the market affects the price at the pump, then why did he ask the Saudis to increase their production? And Brazil? Why did he open our Strategic Reserves last year to lower prices at the pump? Common sense tells you that, of course, increasing the supply of something has an affect on the price.

President Obama refuses to acknowledge this obvious truth because he doesn’t want to do what needs to be done. He isn’t interested in drilling, fracking or mining for the resources we actually use to power our economy. His idea of an energy plan amounts to dumping more of our tax dollars into the bankrupt green energy companies that his campaign donors invested in. It’s crony capitalism on steroids. He’s also in favor of “investing” your tax dollars into algae because he believes pond scum is the wave of the future. He also tells you to deal with gas prices by merely inflating your tires; getting a tune up; and, despite your work needs or the size of your family, ditch your larger vehicle for one he deems acceptably small. But what about the $4 per gallon gas prices that are devastating the budgets of American families, crippling our small businesses, and increasing the transportation costs of all goods shipped in America and thereby increasing the prices of everything we buy? Barack Obama’s answer to your pain is basically, “give me some flexibility here…” because “change isn’t easy.” Well, actually it is. It starts with getting rid of this energy illiterate administration.

Today, on Tax Day, our big, wasteful, and largely useless centralized government is taking hard-earned money from 85 million Americans.

The Republican Study Committee reports: “According to the non-partisan Tax Foundation, the country will work 107 days this year just to pay for federal, state, and local taxes. By their calculations, a larger share of Americans’ income will go to taxes than food, clothing & housing combined!”

And what do we get in return on our investment in big government? More marching orders from the faceless bureaucrats in D.C. More crony capitalism for the administration’s favored friends. More expensive conventions, vacations, parties (and Colombian hookers?) for the profligate Obama administration. Less energy security. Less allowance for resource development. More EPA regulations to de-industrialize our country and kill jobs. More opportunities shipped overseas as we allow others to produce for us that which our government refuses to allow us to produce for ourselves!

Aren’t we tired of this by now? Candidate Obama promised us a sensible energy plan to get us to energy independence. President Obama has failed to deliver it.

He fails to understand the fundamental truth that there is an inherent link between energy and prosperity, and energy and security. Oil prices affect everything in our lives, including where we send our sons and daughters in war. Developing resources here grows our economy, decreases our trade imbalance, creates hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs, and secures our union by eliminating our dependence on dangerous foreign regimes who use our energy insecurity as a weapon against us. Access to secure domestic energy will make us a more peaceful and prosperous nation.

Obama doesn’t understand this—just as he doesn’t understand the dangers of his wasteful spending. Our energy policy is also linked with our fiscal and monetary policies. In light of America’s unsustainable $16 trillion debt, there’s more talk about dumping the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency, which is the currency used to buy and sell oil. If that happens, we’ll feel the pain of inflation everywhere—especially at the pump. That, in turn, will trickle down to everything in our economy. Those living on fixed incomes and retirement pensions and annuities will feel the pain especially hard. So, this is one more reason to get government debt under control with sound monetary policy that doesn’t try to “inflate away” our debt with currency manipulation and gimmicks like quantitative easing.

Obama fails to understand this. He’s failed us as the nation’s stakeholders, and that’s why we must replace our CEO at November’s ballot box. As one audience member in our Fox special said, “I can’t fill my gas tank with hope and change.”

Wake up, America. November is around the corner. Change is easier than you’ve been led to believe.

- Sarah Palin

 

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