Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin drew many standing ovations from a friendly crowd Saturday night as she blasted Washington Democrats and the Obama administration in a keynote speech for what was billed as the first national Tea Party Convention.
“It’s so inspiring to see real people, not politicos, inside-the-beltway professionals, come out, stand up and speak out for common-sense conservative principles,” Palin said.
Palin sought to hold Washington accountable as she took on a number of issues, including national security, the economy, and the recent election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts Senate seat left vacant by the late Ted Kennedy.
“America is ready for another revolution and you are a part of this,” Palin said.
She called the Tea Party movement a “ground-up call to action that is forcing both parties to change the way they’re doing business.”
Palin gave particular attention to Brown’s election, calling him a representative “of this beautiful movement.”
“If there’s hope in Massachusetts, there’s hope everywhere,” she said. “His victory is a sign of more good things to come.”
She called on the administration to take note of the election results, saying “you better stop lecturing and start listening.”
“The Obama-Pelosi-Reid agenda will leave us less secure, more in debt and under the thumb of big government,” she added, saying voters all over the country are sending a message that they want change in Washington.
She harkened Obama’s famous campaign slogan, asking, “How’s that hope-y, change-y stuff working out for you?”
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