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| Media blocked from Palin signing at Fort Bragg |
| 2009-11-19 |
| RALEIGH, N.C. - The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said Thursday. The annointed one must be protected! Fort Bragg spokesman Tom McCollum told The Associated Press that the military post's garrison commander and other Army officials had decided to keep media away from Palin's book signing, which will not include a speech. He said the Army did not want the Monday event to become a platform to express political opinions "directed against the commander in chief." Sounds like the SECDEF's call came through. "The main reason is to stop this from turning into a political platform," he said. "There are Army regulations that basically prohibit military reservations from becoming political platforms by politicians." What political office does Palin now hold? He said only one politician can use that platform, "and that person does it as our commander in chief." ...or Presidential campaigning Senator Obama. Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has already agreed not to give a speech at Fort Bragg, McCollum said. Officials said Palin will only sign her books at the event and will not stop to pose for photographs or personalize the books. But she was good enough to raise a fine son who volunteered for the Army and who now serves in the Iraqi Theater of Operations. But McCollum worried that Palin's supporters might use the media to express political opinions from the sprawling military installation that serves as a base for some 35,000 soldiers. No worries from McCollum about the anti-Palin Lame Stream Media or what statements they might make. "This will stop someone from grandstanding," he said. Other members of the public would be permitted to attend the event. "Grandstanding" or shooting hoops, or going out to a range to fire an M4, trip to the DFAC,...etc. Former Governors NOT WELCOME, stronger message to follow. Palin's spokeswoman didn't immediately return an e-mail message seeking comment and a spokeswoman for Palin's publisher, HarperCollins, did not immediately return a call. Palin began her promotional tour this week for a new memoir, "Going Rogue," with plans to travel through several states that were key to the 2008 election, including North Carolina. She made several stops in the state in 2008 while campaigning on the ticket of GOP presidential nominee John McCain. No surprises here, er huh, ARMY Stong! By the way, who was Commander in Chief on March 19, 2008? Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Obama in Fort Bragg, North Carolina Obama spoke this morning in Fort Bragg, NC about National Security and the War on Terror (today is the 5 year anniversary of the Iraq War). He stated that the US is less safe now and continued telling the fact that he opposed the war from the start. Obama's war stance is great although this headline isn't flattering: Audience hand-picked for Obama's war speech |
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