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| Carolyn says | Jul 9 2009, 01:40 PM Post #1 |
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This is an awesome article: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/palin-watch/1282-palin-is-now-free-to-exercise-her-real-power- Palin is Now Free to Exercise Her Real Power by Tom Lindell The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. - Sun Tzu OPINION: Like virtually all political observers, I was at first surprised by Governor Palin's decision to hand the reins of Alaska governance over to Lieutenant Governor Parnell. On the national stage, it sent the entirety of the political and chattering classes hurtling into the air like a flock of geese flushed by a hunter, flapping wildly and honking their displeasure.... ------- Speculation raged about her real motivations. In a notable nadir for cable news, Rick Sanchez of CNN opined that she must be pregnant again..... More importantly, the news was burning up the venue in which Palin's core of supporters and advocates resides -- the conservative blogs. And it was the subject of endless discussion in the places where her national constituency gather and live...at backyard Fourth of July barbeques, in the bleachers at Little League baseball games, at small-town fireworks displays, in the kitchens and around the dining tables of family gatherings over the holiday weekend. These are people who don't obsessively follow politics, but are beginning to awaken with a deep sense of disgust for the condition of our national political discourse...and an equally deep sense of disgust for the politicians of both parties that have brought us here, and for the media that enabled them. To these folks, who often refer to Palin as "Our Sarah," each attack by the Beltway class simply slaps another layer of concrete on their support for her. ---- In our jaded and cynical times, we expect politicians to speak in the language of vagueness and spin, making it necessary to sift through endless verbal dross to find nuggets of truth. But Palin speaks plainly, and spoke clearly about her reasons in her Friday announcement, reasons both personal and political. They included facts that are beyond dispute - her children have been the subject of the most savage attacks in the history of modern politics. She's been subjected to a barrage of frivolous legal complaints that placed her family in deep debt and bogged down the mechanisms of state government. This has been accomplished with the cooperation of a complicit press that gave a pulpit to every one of her enemies, while denying her the opportunity to present her own defense. ---- ....There is a deep fracture in the Republican Party; this is a situation that anyone can see. Palin didn't cause it, but she has come to symbolize it...because she is loved by the grassroots of the party, and that same grassroots has come to despise the party leadership. While professional GOP politicians in Washington engage in games of incumbency, triangulation, and vote-buying, conservatives across the country have never given up searching for another Reagan - a conservative politician who can imbue optimism, carry forward a message of pride in our country, strong national defense, and fiscal conservatism - thus reuniting the traditional factions of the party. Many already believe that Palin is that person, and will accept no substitute. Sarah Palin already has the power to destroy the GOP, simply by taking her constituency off the field with her. That's why I've always viewed the attacks on her by other GOP politicos to be colossally stupid - especially given the fact that she strictly obeys Reagan's Eleventh Commandment and never herself criticizes another national Republican figure. But her power base also gives her the ability to remake the party, and apparently this is the role she has chosen. By using the financial resources, volunteers, and bully pulpit that she can command, she can shape the candidates and the message for the conservative movement. And this is a role in which national Democrats should fear her, not some purely speculative 2012 or 2016 presidential run. It's going to be fascinating watching her on the battlefield, free of the constraints of both Alaskan state politics and the incompetent McCain campaign. I can't wait. Tim Lindell is a Nebraska-based libertarian blogger. He writes for the website Conservatives 4 Palin. |
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| LTC8K6 | Jul 9 2009, 02:34 PM Post #2 |
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Assistant to The Devil Himself
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It's too bad Sarah killed Michael Jackson: http://www.youtube.com/v/A_kSUNn5rgE |
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| longstop | Jul 9 2009, 02:54 PM Post #3 |
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When did Michael J pass away, they kept that pretty quiet ? |
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| Texas Mom | Jul 9 2009, 04:00 PM Post #4 |
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http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jziegler/2009/07/09/the-truth-about-sarah-palin’s-resignation/ Good Ziegler audio interview with Palin. |
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| comelately | Jul 9 2009, 04:27 PM Post #5 |
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It was not Sarah that killed Jackson, it was Bristol! |
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| LTC8K6 | Jul 9 2009, 09:25 PM Post #6 |
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Assistant to The Devil Himself
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Levi is telling stories again, btw... Claims Sarah resigned for the money she could make... |
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| diet_dr_pepper | Jul 10 2009, 11:51 AM Post #7 |
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I do not think that's why she resigned, but I'm hoping that she makes almost a trillion!
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| Texas Mom | Jul 10 2009, 02:48 PM Post #8 |
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You betcha! |
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| striker | Jul 10 2009, 02:53 PM Post #9 |
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How else can you look at this development. Taking shots like a fish in a barrel is STUPID. She's got street smarts coming out the _________ and NOW the media will look like absolute fools when they harrass her from her new position of absolute freedom. What she is going to do for herself will make running for some office seem like the dumbest thing in the world. I can not imagine how old her daily routine became with lawsuits coming from every angle. It's one thing if you are in Congress and have 50 staffers and an unlimited budget. In that case these suits don't even cross your desk. |
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| Texas Mom | Jul 10 2009, 03:41 PM Post #10 |
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When she's asked about Levi's statements, now and forevermore, she needs to first say, "He will always be the father of my beloved grandson and I will not speak about him personally. However, here are the facts about ......." |
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| Sherp | Jul 10 2009, 05:37 PM Post #11 |
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She should be saying, "Levi?????? Who"????????? Edited by Sherp, Jul 10 2009, 05:38 PM.
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