The media is a buzz with Sarah Palin as she scoots around Washington DC this Memorial Day weekend on the back of a motorcycle. This is the kick off for her bus tour in which details are very sketchy. The purpose of the tour seems odd. Titled the “One Nation Tour” she is launching a campaign to “Educate and energize Americans about our nation’s founding principles, in order to promote the Fundamental Restoration of America.” All this with her family in tow. Lofty goals for a former vice presidential candidate.
I do not have an issue with Sarah Palin wanting to educate American’s about its founding principles or really anything for that matter. I think that educating Americans is a noble act in any form. However, I’m greatly confused by Sarah Palin’s intentions. Part of me wants to believe that she simply wants to check out the east coast historical sites, and teach people about fundamentally restoring America. However, it just doesn’t exactly add up. It seems odd that she would want to launch this bus tour that she claims is not a tour bus, stating that, "This isn't a campaign bus, this is a bus to be able to express to America how much we appreciate our foundation.”
Seems like a big bus and a big deal just to express thanks. Seems awful campaigny to me. Pair the bus with speeches, very public stops, and pandering to the likes of bikers and veterans this just feels like she wants to be running for president. Although her comment was that she’s still “contemplating that.”
Today she’s going to be in Philadelphia, but the rest of her trip details are pretty out there. If you visit her website advertised on the side of her bus http://sarahpac.com you will not find an itinerary, rather you find information about Palin along with a request for donations. It seems strange that she needs to request donations for essentially a family vacation.
Basically, if she isn’t planning to launch a campaign then she’s really wasting lots of time and money. Secondly, if she is planning to launch a campaign it seems ridiculous that she isn’t even giving significant media interviews and drawing attention to real campaign issues. She does immediately have media attention. All eyes seem to be on her instantly whenever she decides to do anything. I guess I just am looking for more answers in regards to what this whole tour means. Does it mean she’s going to run or is this just some pre-run run, or is it simply an educational tour? Which also raises a question. How is she qualified to educate about the foundations of America?
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