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To: combjelly who wrote (698449)	2/11/2013 4:57:52 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1574854

Palin: Obama should make ‘gesture of condolence’ for slain SEAL sniper thehill.com Palin: Obama should make ‘gesture of condolence’ for slain SEAL sniper By Justin Sink - 02/11/13 11:42 AM ET Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Monday that President Obama should make a “gesture of condolence” for slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Kyle, a veteran of the Iraq war and reportedly the deadliest sniper in American military history, who was killed earlier this month by another veteran at a shooting range. "We're surrounded today by American patriots here in Texas — by Chris' fellow veterans and active duty warriors," she posted to Facebook. "In honor of them, I hope our commander in chief pays his respects in some gesture of condolence for their comrade in arms who sacrificed so much to keep him and all of us safe." Palin, who will attend Kyle’s funeral in Dallas, said she and her husband "find it sad to see that flags aren't flying at half staff for this American hero." Kyle met the Palins when helping to consult on security operations for the premiere of a documentary about the former Alaska governor that debuted in 2011. Palin’s husband, Todd, also appeared on an NBC reality series with the Navy veteran. "We may never know to what extent Chris kept us free or how many lives he saved by his brave actions in the line of fire. But his fellow warriors know how important he was," Palin wrote. Kyle, 38, served in five combat tours in Iraq and was thought to have killed 160 people during his service. He and another veteran were killed at a shooting range Feb. 2 by a former Marine who was thought to be suffering from combat-related mental health issues. Read more: thehill.com Follow us: @thehill on Twitter \| TheHill on Facebook

To: combjelly who wrote (698449)	2/11/2013 6:45:37 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574854

Isn't this interesting. The Rs are so weakened they need two of them to respond to Obama's SOTU. Rubio, Paul to deliver competing SOTU responses By Steve Benen - Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:41 AM EST Getty Images Last week, Republican leaders announced that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) would deliver the party's response to President Obama's State of the Union address. There's a bit of a risk associated with the move -- these SOTU responses rarely provide a career boost -- but Republicans seemed excited to have their "rising star" take center stage. But late on Friday, we learned there will be more than one Republican response. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will deliver a "Tea Party Response" to the State of the Union on Tuesday, immediately after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) delivers the official Republican response. Tea Party Express, a political action committee, announced Friday afternoon that Paul will deliver the rebuttal at the National Press Club and that it will stream it live on its website. Oh, right. I'd almost forgotten that the Tea Partiers like to have their own SOTU responses. In 2011, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) delivered a classic -- remember how she looked into the wrong camera? -- followed by Herman Cain's speech in 2012. The right-wing activists appear to be moving up in the world: now they have a sitting senator helping out. But for Republicans, this isn't good news at all. What GOP officials want tomorrow night is two competing messages: the president's vision vs. the Republican vision. Rubio's speech, to be delivered in English and Spanish, will be carefully crafted with poll-tested ideas and phrases, intended to help get the party back on track after its 2012 electoral failures. But there won't be two competing messages; Rand Paul guarantees there will be three. The public won't get a tale of two visions; Americans will hear the president, then a Republican response, then another Republican response. That the two GOP messages will be delivered by two conservative senators who are both likely to seek national office in a few years only complicates matters further. "I don't see it as necessarily divisive," Paul said yesterday. Care to wager on whether his party's leaders agree?