Jack Kingston: Sarah Palin should ‘butt out’ of state races
On the nationally syndicated “America’s Morning News” – an FM/AM talk show – U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston was drawn into a Wednesday morning discussion of Georgia’s Republican runoff for governor.
Would you have preferred that Sarah Palin butt out of it, Kingston was asked? “I wish she will,” Kingston said. But never mind the grammar – it was live radio. He continued:
“Because what’s she’s doing is dividing the Republican party at a time when we don’t need to be divided.
“Because in a case like this, really what people were saying – ‘Well, she’s endorsing Karen Handel because she’s a woman.’ [Palin] got up on stage on Monday and said, ‘I’m not doing it because she’s a woman – although she is a sister.’ You know — wink, wink.
“And I understand that. But what it does is, it makes Republicans say, well, maybe we do need to rethink Karen Han – I mean, Sarah Palin, as somebody who does shoot from the hip a little bit too much. Because I think Karen Handel is a very decent candidate, but she’s clearly the more moderate person in the race….”
Listen to the entire eight-minute clip here.
Kingston was a Deal supporter – after his first pick, Eric Johnson of Savannah, finished third.
The congressman’s comments were made before Handel’s concession, and before the curtain of healing was drawn over the Republican contest. Kingston did not mention Mitt Romney’s endorsement of Handel, nor Mike Huckabee’s backing of Nathan Deal.
But reader Clay Grant of Virginia-Highlands, not a Palin fan, sent in thoughts similar to those of Kingston, also as Wednesday began:
As of this morning moment, Deal is winning by 2,489 votes out of roughly 579,000 votes cast. There were 2,895 precincts.
So I’m wondering: Were there enough “anti-Sarah” votes made (like ours) to have probably given this primary to Deal over Handel?
Since that would require less than one anti-Sarah vote per precinct, I’m thinking the answer is probably “yes.”
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kkong
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Retired Soldier, of what army? Salvation, no doubt. You need to get a life.
Retired Soldier
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
Kong-
Of your Army my friend, thanks for helping to fund my retirement check, assuming that you pay taxs Kong. And you are right I should not have said Roy Barnes. We are writing about members of Congress so I guess you were refering to Jim Marshall.
JM
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Kingston is an embarassment, but then so are 99.9 percent of Republicans these days.
Retired Soldier
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
JM-
Please tell us who the .1% is that is not an embarassment? Are any Dems an embarassment?
yep
August 11th, 2010
5:01 pm
I voted for Deal because of Palin’s endorsement of Handel. I do not believe she is good for the GOP.
Alex
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
Handel or Deal it does not matter neither one of these hacks need to be allowed near the Governor’s Mansion!!!!!! If Barnes loses to that whack job birther Deal he does not need to be Governor again and thus Georgia wil,l continue the plunge into the abyss.
Mik
August 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
What a stupid comment. Is his intention to antagonize the Handel and Palin voters into not voting for Deal. Of course it’s perfectly okay for Tom Tancrendo or Mike Huckabee to butt into a Georgia election, but not Sarah Palin. It’s also just fine for Newt Gingrich to head up to New York and screw up a GOP Primary, ensuring a Democrat win.
What they are mad about, is Palin was more effective and attracted more attention then their out of state endorsements. But why they are mad is a mystery to me. Guys, your candidate won. But it certainly wasn’t by a big enough margin to have such a whiny, sour-grapes attitude.
Retired Soldier
August 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
Alex-
There is always a highway that will take you any where you want to go. Fill up the tank and put that sucka in drive and get the heck out of here.
TisP'doff
August 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
Feelings are way too raw for this type of rhetoric. Jack Kingston needs to back off. I’m sure he did this to gain favor with Deal, butt kissing does seems to be on the menu today. This Georgia voter will not forget this should he ever decide to run for statewide office.
Legend of Len Barker
August 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
Retired Soldier: I have done the research. Bishop’s district is probably the second poorest, but it’s not quite as poor as Kingston’s.
Statistics come from here:
http://www.georgiastats.uga.edu/crossection.html
Counties belonging to more than one district are counted in each district as no stats divide them up further.
2nd district: average 2007 per capita income $24,735. average rank 68 (from bottom)
1st district: average 2007 per capita income $24,309. average rank 56 (from bottom)
Yes, I know the suit was against the state BOE, but it’s not like Kingston has no stake in area interests. I can remember him gallivanting on Dr. Phil a few years ago about an amnesiac who turned up in Savannah.
I can see Russia from my front door
August 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
Can’t beleive how many idiots voted for uneducated Karen Handel.
allea
August 11th, 2010
5:18 pm
Poor Dumb Georgians. Look at the record of Repbulicans in our state before you support them. Since they have “owned” the dome we have higher property taxes, lower child support payments to single parents (I am happily married so no need to go there), laws that now allow insurance companies to raise rates at will……I mean I could go on and on. Republicans bank on Georgians staying racist and dumb. As long as they believe that we are against “dem blacks” we have their vote—ha ha. Geez Louise you guys are clueless. Yes wave your flag…say you’re patriotic blah blah blah…just smoking mirrors to keep you blindly following
Alex
August 11th, 2010
5:22 pm
@ Retired Soldier,
Do you have a friggin metal plate in your head, you are one of the main constituents that needs to run as far from away Deal and the Rethuglican party as you can. Your interests are not the one’s they care about just look at the policies. Please stop drinking the finatic Kool-aid from Hannity, Limbaugh, Fox and the other hate radio that you probally listen to all friggin day. As for leaving I am an a American and pay taxes and have had family serve this country, my child gets educated in this state at a Christian School, so I think I am pretty settled and doing just fine. Save the hate for the Mexicans that I am sure you want out of the country and the one’s you think are stealing jobs away.
Retired Soldier
August 11th, 2010
5:22 pm
Len-
So what was Kingston supposed to due about the lawsuit, lobby the judge? Sing kum by ya with the local school systems? My rural county was a part of the suit and I thought it was silly. The state evenly sends funds by population. The poor counties said that it was not fair because rich counties had more money to spend from their county tax dollars. My answer would be, if that’s a concern of yours, move to a rich county.
So what should Kingston do to improve his district? None of the Kingston bashers have made a singe suggestion yet.
John
August 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
Palin is getting a tad old. Her voice sounds like a chalkboard. Fulton County liked Handel so that should tell you not to vote for her.
ROY BARNES for GOVERNOR
August 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
Throw the Republicans out.
Alex
August 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
@ Retired Soldier, Thank you for your service!!!!
allea
August 11th, 2010
5:24 pm
Palin underestimated the Red neck good old boy factor in Georgia. This is the Deep South not Alaska.
Alex
August 11th, 2010
5:27 pm
@ John , the implied meaning in your comment about Fulton liking Handel is not as slick as you think bigot!!
Retired Soldier
August 11th, 2010
5:28 pm
Alex-
“wack job birther Deal..” And who is the hater? Limbaugh? Listened to him maybe twice in my life. Hannity, maybe once a month, normally have the Braves on or reading. Metal plate in my head, nope fortunately I wasn’t wounded during my service, but thanks for asking. Me thinks you need to look in the mirror and you might see the person you are railing against.
Retired Soldier
August 11th, 2010
5:30 pm
Alex-
I’m sure you have a retort, but anything further from me must wait another day. Give your hate filled response and I’ll answer tomorrow.
Alex
August 11th, 2010
5:35 pm
@ Retired Soldier, I will do one thing that a lot of Republican oriented people don’t do and that is apologize when wrong. If I made an assumption about what your viewing and listening pleasures are then that was my fault and a Braves game is much better choice. Ultimately, my discontent is people excusing the lack the any accomplishment for the current Governor after 8yrs and I don’t think that ought to be rewarded with 4 more. I am enjoying the dialogue with you, but just asking to think about this fall vote seriously. I love this state and America and will always put this country first, again Thanks for your service!!!!!
Frustrated Taxpayer
August 11th, 2010
5:35 pm
I would much rather have Sarah Palin representing me than Jack Kingston. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.
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saywhat?
August 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
Nancy Pelosi created herself through hard work. That the right wing noise machine used her as one of their “boogiemen” to scare their sheeple followers is hardly her fault.
frugal voter
August 11th, 2010
5:39 pm
Sex, lies and lobbyists! They all won yesterday with the coronation of the Sleaze Deal.
GO MONDS!!!
Retired Soldier
August 11th, 2010
5:41 pm
Alex- Just happen to be here. I am a staunch conservative who has not been impressed w/Perdue. With that said that has zero impact on my vote in Nov. I have Barnes record, dismal, Deal’s voting record, pretty good and then what both say they want to do. Barnes is already a Christmas tree of promises of more spending. That the problem now…to much spending at the national, state and local level. I’m taxed enough!
I want limited government that spends my money wisely. I think that is reasonable. BTW, I enjoyed my service more than the law allows. No need to thank, if I could have afforded it I would have done it for free and if I was young enough I still would be,
How about them Braves. Now I am gone.
kkong
August 11th, 2010
5:44 pm
Okay, Mr. “soldier”. What exactly do you want? Praise? Sympathy? How about a book on how to live a productive/useful life as a civilian. Maybe there’s a charity out there that you haven’t contacted yet that can help.
Georgia Republicans for Roy Barnes
August 11th, 2010
5:48 pm
I am switching my votes to Roy Barnes because Deal is not to be trusted and Palin made my stomach sick when she came to Atlanta to give support to Handel.
Alex
August 11th, 2010
5:52 pm
@ Retired Soldier, If you are settled on Deal in the face of ethics issues, and some other some questionable things from his time in congress then I guess it’s settled. I don’t think fixing a broken education system, making Georgia enticing for business and taking care of the water infrastructure in this state is a Christmas give away it should be a responsiblity of state government. Hey, this discourse is what makes America great. Hey take care and love them Braves and looking forward to Matt Ryan’s Falcons very soon, yayyyyyyy football is back
T Knight
August 11th, 2010
6:09 pm
I have read and heard so many ugly disgusting comments by democrats…. frankly probably just as many good ole boy rednecks too. My candidate didn’t garner the necessary votes last night. She is not a loser, she was a winner. She made the attempt that many of those who call her names didn’t have the guts to do. Small minds and small character are a terrible thing to waste.
Billy Joe Poteet
August 11th, 2010
6:17 pm
There is one thing now that I look forward to . . . and that is college football! I just hope that Tech has a defense this year.
Go Jackets!
Billy Joe Poteet
August 11th, 2010
6:23 pm
@T Knight
You are right. Ms. Handel has no reason to be embarrassed or ashamed. She ran a hard race, campaigned hard and showed class at the end. I simply could not believe some of the things that had been circulated in central and south Georgia against her.
My Mama always said, “There is nothing filthier than politics”. I do declare she was correct.
Just Say No to Sarah
August 11th, 2010
6:39 pm
So glad Sarah…uh, I mean Handel–lost.
T Knight
August 11th, 2010
6:49 pm
@Billy Joe Poteet…… your mama was a wise woman.
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Billy Joe Poteet
August 11th, 2010
7:34 pm
@DannyX
“All they ever do down there is sponge off of Metro Atlanta’s tax dollars like they have an entitlement. It makes me sick that such a welfare mentality exists in parts of Georgia.”
I haven’t a clue why you aimed that comment in my direction. I doubt very seriously that my community or county siphoned off any of your metro tax dollars. In the whole county, we have two traffic lights. We have no real industry. Property taxes are higher here than in Gwinnett County where I formerly lived. So you need to look elsewhere to find out who is getting your money because, I assure you, it isn’t us!
Jimmie
August 11th, 2010
10:03 pm
I saw the Palin Handel rally and it really was disturbing. We are speaking of governing the 10th largest state in the nation based on population, not selecting Senior Class Superlatives for the annual. Although I supported Nathan, I really felt bad for Karen. Karen is a smart, competent person and it shows. Ms. Palin looked juvenile. Her comments were juvenile. At any moment I thought she was going to step back from the podium and give a high leg kick and yell “Go Team”. It was disconcerting and not in keeping, in the least, with Karen’s image as a professional, competent manager. Sarah Palin is an inch deep and a mile wide. I hate to say it, but she just doesn’t have the mental horses or the mental discipline to do anything other than what she is doing now, which is flying around, making vapid statements and collecting a check. In all sincerity, I really did feel bad for Karen having to sit there and listen and applaud the stupid b.s. she was throwing out about she and the first dude and how Atlanta was “like, really hot compared to Alaska – now I really know what Hotlanta means”. How much longer will we have to endure Miss Palin and her simplistic view of life? This nation faces big problems that require serious people to address them – Ms. Handel has proven herself to be a serious person – a competent manager and executive – I think she made a tragic mistake to get this ninny from Alaska to come in and wing it with a crappy speach that was substance free, to say the least. On this note, I think Ms. Handel, who otherwise ran a really disciplined campaign, got some bum campaign advice.
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ANGRY AS HELL
August 12th, 2010
9:21 am
Hey, Retired Soldier, some of us veterans don’t feel you speak for us. In fact, all these tough talking hard asses have conveniently forgotten to go to a recruituing office and join up like a lot of us did. They talk tough, but will let some other sucker fight the war for them, the cowards they are. Alex is right. You vote against your own interests when you vote for Republicans. Maybe you can expalin to me how on one day, Karen Handel is publicly calling Deal “a corrupt relic of Washington, D.C.,” but he next she’s willing to endorse him as our next “great Governor.” Was she lying then when she called him “corrupt” or is she lying now since she’s apparently willing to endorse him? You Republicans have no right to call yourselves upholders of morality when you offer candidates, to name a few, like Deal, Handel, Oxendine, McBerry and Preston Smith (Mr. Family Values and Christian candidate for Attorney Gebneral caught by his wife in the act of “goinking” one of his staffers.) If this is your version of moral leadership, we’re in worase trouble in this country than I ever thought we were.
Retired Soldier
August 12th, 2010
9:24 am
Alex-
It’s not so much I’m settled on Deal, my first choice E.Johnson didn’t make the run off. Like I posted earlier, Barnes is your typical liberal democrat, nothing wrong w/ that if that’s what you like. Deal may have some challenges, I hope not. If he does he’ll withdraw and the party will pick a new candidate. Have a great day and wasn’t that a hell of a win for the Braves yesterday.
Fool Me Twice
August 12th, 2010
10:59 am
The hypocrisy is nauseating.
One day “a corrupt relic of Washington D.C.” the next day “[the candidate has] called on all who were supporting her to give their same commitment and energy to [the person called "a corrupt relic of Washington D.C.."]
John K
August 12th, 2010
11:14 am
But she’s so mavericky!!! wink wink
Sean Mulligan
August 12th, 2010
1:18 pm
The Democrats gave everthing except the kitchen sink to the Republicans on health care and the stimulus should have been much larger.
Keith Layton
August 12th, 2010
2:43 pm
To suggest that Sarah Palin, or any American citizen should just butt out is wrong, being an American means that any citizen can speak up, and endorse anybodt that they choose. Would he also suggest that the HollyWood liberals just butt out as well.. I doubt it, its these people who think like this that only want their voice to be heard and nobody’s else… That isnt American
Debbie Dooley
August 12th, 2010
3:01 pm
Pork King Jack Kingston should be the one to butt out of primaries. Eh is part of the good ole boy network in Georgia. What else would you expect from him?
chamblee54
August 12th, 2010
4:23 pm
I was at the Buckhead rally monday. Comparing plain jane Handel to a dynamo like Palin was not flattering to Mrs. Handel.
Could it be that people are getting tired of Sarah Palin?
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August 13th, 2010
7:11 am
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Uffda
August 13th, 2010
8:06 am
Why discriminate against Sarah Palin? Why not tell Huckabee to butt out?
Oh, yeah, because Huck was supporting Jack’s guy.
Pathetic. Kingston is the one dividing people.