Pawlenty’s Debut

In January, outgoing Minnesota governor and proto-presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty has a (familiar-looking) book coming out, a publicity swing through first-in-the-nation Iowa and New Hampshire (as well as DC, Florida, Ohio and Texas), and above all, an opportunity.

As Richard Land recently pointed out to Newsweek, the Republican field for 2012 is weak, each potential candidate with their own problems. The RomneyCare horse has been beat near to death, Palin has a seriousness-of-purpose problem even with her base, Gingrich has more baggage than a Manhattan bellhop, Huckabee has hefty mortgage payments to worry about, and so on. Pawlenty likes to say his record speaks for itself. And he has a point: he fought for and won a conservative budget in a not-so-conservative state; he racked up some movement cred with his public skirmishes on health reform; he can talk the talk on faith and social issues; and his state supreme court picks are well-regarded on the right. His problem is that, so far, people either don’t know him or just aren’t that jazzed up about his prospects as a presidential candidate. The book tour is Pawlenty’s chance to change to that.

So where, when and what will he be peddling come the New Year? From a new excerpt of his book out today:

Have you ever opened up an expired or rotting pack of hamburger from the bottom of your refrigerator and given it a big whiff? Yeah. Multiply that times a thousand, and you’ll get the idea. You could smell that rotting meat as soon as we opened the doors of those trailers. Then, when we hopped up there, we could hear the buzzing. My dad reached in and grabbed the first hook, and I held my breath and leaned in through a swarm of flies to grab mine – and I lost it. I tossed my cookies next to one of the bins, only adding to the mess and the stench.

OK, so that’s not the whole story. Read the full thing here and check out the details of his book tour after the jump:

Thursday, 1/13 (Washington, DC)
Speak at National Press Club, Washington, DC
Book signing, Washington, DC

Friday, 1/14 (Florida)
Speak at the Hispanic Leadership Network Inaugural Conference, Miami, FL
Book signing, Tampa, FL

Tuesday, 1/18 (Minnesota)
Book signing, Woodbury, MN

Thursday, 1/20 (Texas)
Book signing, Dallas, TX

Friday, 1/21 (Texas)
Book signing, Dallas, TX
Book signing, Houston, TX

Monday, 1/24 (New Hampshire)
Merrimack County GOP Dinner, Concord, NH
Book signing, Manchester, NH

Tuesday, 1/25 (New Hampshire)
Politics & Eggs, Bedford, NH

Thursday, 1/27 (Minnesota)
Book signing, Burnsville, MN
Book signing, St. Cloud, MN

Saturday, 1/29 (Ohio)
12th Annual Hamilton County Pancake Breakfast, Cincinnati, OH

Sunday, 1/30 (Iowa)
Book signing, Ankeny, IA
Waukee Chamber of Commerce Dinner

Monday, 1/31 (Iowa)
Book signing, West Des Moines, IA

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  • http://shortplaysaboutrealpeople.wordpress.com Michael Maiello

    Rotting meat for the base, eh?

  • 3xfire3

    At least Pawlenty has the experience of having successfully run something other than his mouth.
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    Obama has never managed anything until he became President and he’s been a disaster at trying to do that.
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    Pawlenty may not be the smooth talker that Obama is but that and a quarter will get you a cup of coffee today. I’ll take competence over an empty suit that talks well any day.
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    One of my biggest disappointments with Obama is that I believe his performance as President has made it more difficult for future qualified blacks to become President.
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  • http://therealestamerican.wordpress.com therealestamerican

    You are absolutely right, 3 times the fire!
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    There’s nothing smooth about Pawlenty! Obama is very smooth! The smoothest of the smooth! You know who else is smooth? OJ Simpson! Google it!
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    If only Obama had more experience! How many governorships did HE quit! Not one! How horribly inexperienced! He hasn’t even run an oil company!
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    Now if he had run a baseball team, THAT would be some Real American experience! If only we could elect someone who managed a baseball team!
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    Oh! Are there anymore football players and actors who need a job? Real Americans like voting for them too! Totally qualified! You’re not allowed to appear on tv unless you’re able to govern. Its right there in the Constitution!

  • Paul-no not that one

    What has Timmy Cul-de-sac run successfully?
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    Or is just finishing out a term of governor the new bar?

  • virginiagentleman

    “I’ll take competence over an empty suit that talks well any day.”
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    Me, too, 3x. Of course, I have no idea why you’re bringing this up in regards to Pawlenty, who’s an incompetent empty suit who doesn’t talk well, but hey, thanks for playing…

  • Paul-no not that one

    Actually the phrase “empty khakis” was coined for Timmy.

  • Paul-no not that one

    Those who know him the best like him the least.
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    http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_MN_12081023.pdf
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    “Pawlenty can only muster 43% to Obama’s 51%, which essentially mirrors the governor’s 43-53 job approval rating as he prepares to leave office.”
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    Poll was conducted Dec 4-5. Details at the link.

  • newfreedomblog

    Pawlenty doesn’t have a hooters’ chance in hell of winning a Republican nomination. Zip, zilch, zero.
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    So in other news. Global Warming. Climate change at it’s best.
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    Irony Alert!!!
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    Irony alert: The unusually chilly global-warming summit
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    Cancun is hosting the U.N. conference on man-made climate change — amid record cold temperatures

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    http://theweek.com/article/index/210181/irony-alert-the-unusually-chilly-global-warming-summit
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    God does still live. Maybe the libtards can toss snowballs at each other while they debate the fictional Global Warming / Climate Change farce.

  • http://www.stevebeste.com Steve Beste

    Does he not puke?

  • newfreedomblog

    Panic in the streets of London. As this once great capitalist country is being taken down by the socialist democrat party in England. Perhaps it will awaken a few more Americans as to what is in store soon for us here.
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    Camilla hit by rioter through car window as protesters attack royals

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    Maybe the nutjobs on the left will show their stupidity and go after the Obama’s next. Now that would be exciting to watch.

  • http://therealestamerican.wordpress.com therealestamerican

    Yes!
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    Wake up sleepy Real Americans! The brits are throwing rocks! Soon their rocks will be coming this way!
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    We have no other option but to invade the England! We must fight them there, so we don’t have to fight them here. Again.
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    I’m busy this weekend coordinating The Revolution with Gen Beck. Any of my conservative friends want to take on England? Shouldn’t be too hard. We’ll cover the costs with oil revenue. England has oil, right?

  • http://milascurtains.wordpress.com milascurtains

    therealestamer… – seems You can not even run Your own thoughts.

  • http://therealestamerican.wordpress.com therealestamerican

    New Freedom, I spend an hour in prayer every morning in the hopes that libtards will turn away from ‘facts’ and ‘science’ and embrace the Truth that all Real Americans know in their red, white and blue guts.
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    The Earth is 6000 years old, and God promised Noah he would never do flood the Earth again. Its right there in The Bible. And probably the Constitution. And that’s good enough for me! I don’t need any atheist ‘scientist’ trying to tell THIS Real American he’s descended from monkeys or some such nonsense!
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    Monkeys! Ha! Libtards will believe anything!

  • rahonavis2

    Sigh
    I usually try to be nice, but honestly this global warming denial BS really irks me as a scientist.
    This year was one of the hottest (if not the hottest) on record
    http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20100930/

    here a good quotes from that

    “”It is likely that the 2005 or 2010 calendar year means will turn out to be sufficiently close that it will be difficult to say which year was warmer, and results of our analysis may differ from those of other groups,” Hansen notes. “What is clear, though, is that the warmest 12-month period in the GISS analysis was reached in mid-2010.”

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    http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/2010summer/

    Here they are talking about how this summer was one of the warmest on record and linking the extreme weather event to warming.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11841368

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    “A new report by 300 scientists has flagged the past decade as the hottest on record and compiled 10 “unmistakable” indicators that the world is getting warmer.”

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  • http://milascurtains.wordpress.com milascurtains

    he would never be able to win even primeries.
    relax

  • Paul-no not that one

    I appreciate the considered thoughts of The Realest American
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    Who wouldn’t? Commies natch, but who else?

  • square1

    Pawlenty provided a rather graphic description of a room full of GOP donors, I must say.

  • virginiagentleman

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  • virginiagentleman

    Who else? Kenyan anti-colonialists, for sure. Probably Kenyan colonialists, too, for that matter. But I’m pretty sure everybody else is behind the realest one…

  • virginiagentleman

    “Seriously please stick to topics you understand so you don’t embarrass yourself.”

    Hmmm, I’m thinking that could be a real challenge for newf. Any thoughts? He’s a great resource for finding websites run by delusional paranoid reactionaries. Other than that, I’ve got nothing.

  • carotexas1

    Paul, I have been appreciating his posts. He seems to be very clever and puts a smile on my face that does not happen when reading about politics lately.

  • Paul-no not that one

    carotexas1-yeah these are not exactly giddy times.
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    Have you been commenting lately or just observing?

  • centfan

    pah-leeees, the Realest is throwing it back in their faces with their own ‘tick’ their own ‘tick’ words. He’s a double agent for the libertarmy, the elitocratialists. Cat on a keyboard… it’s a hoot…

  • http://erieangel.wordpress.com erieangel

    The Realist American is so…umm, real. I love how he uses their own words against them. I’ve got to try doing that sometime, but only when I’m not so busy. They’ve changed my job, so I’ll have very little time be online during work hours :( and I was so enjoying getting paid to play online. LOL

  • apr2563

    To the parapets! Protect the castle! The peasants are rising up against the aristocracy! The rich are in danger! Round up the serfs! Bring up the draw bridge! Send for the Republicans!

  • hattusilas

    Your sympathy for the British royals is no surprise. The Tea Party sympathies and Gadsden flags are just camouflage for a Tory movement.

    T.v. covered the whole story from the point of view of the poor royals. Prince Charles didn’t seem all that perturbed but the U.S. media were offended. How dare those ruffians attack *our* king-to-be? “So, tell me, great hero, but please make it brief: Is there a hole for me to get sick in?”—Bob Dylan

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