In a bizarre rant–or “open letter”–at Townhall, Scottie Hughes, the news director for the Tea Party News Network, falsely accuses former Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin of rushing out of this year's CPAC and having a pattern of ignoring grassroots conservatives.
While Hughes's motivation for writing such a column may only be known to her, her accusations are demonstrably false.
Doug McMarlin, who has been with Palin since 2008 and was with her at this year's CPAC, was also perplexed by Hughes's characterization of the event. Palin met with volunteers, supporters and CPAC leadership at this year's event. Palin keynoted last year's CPAC and was the conference's last speaker, which allowed for her to mix with the audience following her speech.
I’ll never give in, I’ll never capitulate to the dark forces that work against Sarah Palin. I’m not a fair-weather supporter, and I’ll never abandon defending her as some have.
As long as Sarah Palin remains a American Patriot, we are on the same team.
I ‘smell’ jealousy and a lack TV exposure, as Tammy Bruce says: “Just Saying”