Quotes of the day
posted at 10:15 pm on September 6, 2008 by Allahpundit
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“The simple fact of her being a pro-life married mother of five with a thriving political career was–before anything else about her was known–enough for the left and its outliers to target her for destruction. She could not be allowed to contradict symbolically one of the central narratives of the left. How galling it will be to Sarah Palin’s many new enemies if she survives this assault and prevails. If she does, her success may be an important moment in the struggle to shape not just America’s politics but its culture.”
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“In the end, though, it is not just Palin’s large family and important job which have made her the topic of the day at every school pick-up queue in America. It is also the fact that she breaks the Hillary Clinton mould, not only in personality and lifestyle but in ideology as well. By this, I don’t mean merely that she’s a conservative, that she’s an evangelical Christian, or that she opposes abortion.
More interesting are the ways in which she shatters all of the stereotypes altogether: Left/Right, Democrat/Republican, liberal/conservative…
None of this is meant to imply that Hillary Clinton’s generation is finished, let alone Hillary herself: she may well be back in the national game, in 2012, 2016, or later. But the appointment of Palin does bring the Hillary Era to an end – she isn’t the archetypal Female American Politician anymore, she’s just one of many.”
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Exxxxcellent.
BadgerHawk on September 6, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Friday’s WSJ has a wonderful article about Palin and the Left–with mention of Margret Thatcher. Last page of the first section. It’s a great read.
Montana on September 6, 2008 at 10:19 PM
every time i see that photo of Hillary, my scrotum shrinks a tiny bit………….
Drunk Report on September 6, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Ladies…. burn your pantsuits.
Maxx on September 6, 2008 at 10:21 PM
But the appointment of Palin does bring the Hillary Era to an end
It’s about time
gmoonster on September 6, 2008 at 10:21 PM
I’m waiting for Allah to claim that we will mark time by B.C. and A.P. Before Cuda and After Palin.
D0WNT0WN on September 6, 2008 at 10:22 PM
What was the course at the Naval Academy that McCain took where he learned to do something like this?
If this works out, it’s one of the most brilliant selections in the modern history of the American presidency.
Miles to go remember…
SteveMG on September 6, 2008 at 10:23 PM
“There’s a new kid in town…”
“Everybody’s talkin’…”
“There’s a new kid in town…”
“I don’t wanna hear it, AAH-OOOOOOOO…”
RocketmanBob on September 6, 2008 at 10:23 PM
I beg to differ. In 2012 she’ll be 64, in 2016 she’ll be 68.
Love to see the debates in high def then…
fossten on September 6, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Thank you Sarah Palin.
Dr Evil on September 6, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Awesome.
SouthernGent on September 6, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Ah, how I missed that Monster Manual photo of Her Highness.
fiatboomer on September 6, 2008 at 10:25 PM
I think it is kind of awesome that after 16 years of Baby Boomer presidents who both ended up as national laughingstocks, the next President is going to be either a post-Boomer or a pre-Boomer with a post-Boomer VP. Seems to me America is done with this self-absorbed, whiny, overrated generation. Bill and Hillary are both the poster children for it. I don’t see America turning back to Hillary, no matter who wins this election.
rockmom on September 6, 2008 at 10:25 PM
McGenius!
Although I have to believe McCain has to be surprised on how tremendously well the Sarahcuda pick is working out!
Ordinary1 on September 6, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Cracked up so hard the wife called down from upstairs wondering what got me going.
Patrick S on September 6, 2008 at 10:27 PM
You think? Palin did NOT ride on her husband’s coattail for all her accomplishments. “Two for the price of one” my foot, she’s claimed credits to all BillyJ’s two terms.
Hillary, as the smartest woman on earth, can cling to her bitterness now. Maybe we’ll finally see the end of both Clintons.
Sir Napsalot on September 6, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Hillary had her own era? I must have missed that.
Bennett on September 6, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Maybe there really IS a new girl in town.
SouthernGent on September 6, 2008 at 10:30 PM
The moose hunter who slayed the hildabeast the Epic story
William Amos on September 6, 2008 at 10:30 PM
No matter what happens in the general election, win or lose, the dynamics have changed for the next generation. Palin is at the table now no matter what. To quote my USMC son – “ooh rah!!!”
JonRoss on September 6, 2008 at 10:30 PM
“But the appointment of Palin does bring the Hillary Era to an end – she isn’t the archetypal Female American Politician anymore, she’s just one of many.”
I agree, except to say that HRC is the archetypal Medusa.
Christine on September 6, 2008 at 10:31 PM
I am so bored on a Saturday night!
SCGOPgirl on September 6, 2008 at 10:31 PM
I should say: STILL is.
Christine on September 6, 2008 at 10:31 PM
WSJ had a quotation from the New York times on Geraldine Ferraro from 1984 that also would have been a great Palin quote for today: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122066155282605897.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries
kc8ukw on September 6, 2008 at 10:32 PM
mine too…..and a tiny bit’s all I can spare…
FiveWays on September 6, 2008 at 10:33 PM
As a member of the overrated generation, I second your emotion.
JonRoss on September 6, 2008 at 10:33 PM
And many little baby girls will be named Bristol this time next year.
profitsbeard on September 6, 2008 at 10:34 PM
May I have this dance to help celebrate the occasion?
Over.
1GooDDaDDy on September 6, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Gee..I was hoping someone would be talking about their kibble and bits tonight NOT.
JonRoss on September 6, 2008 at 10:37 PM
More depressed than bored I would think, after what Vandy did to SC.
JonRoss on September 6, 2008 at 10:38 PM
In 2012, the Clinton administration advisers will have been out of power for 12 years. Some of them abandoned Hillary for Obama rather early. Others have moved on to more lucrative jobs.
Experience in 2012 will, as a minimum, have Palin as the VP for 4 years. Hillary will always have the Clinton health care disaster and faked claims that someone shot at her.
After 2012, it gets even worse for Hillary’s prospects.
Right_of_Attila on September 6, 2008 at 10:40 PM
we need T-shirts made of the cover pic for this thread gentlemen….perfect disguise…nobody will ever suspect us of being VRWC operatives.
sven10077 on September 6, 2008 at 10:42 PM
It’s tough to see Hillary coming back to the Presidential race ever. This was her chance.
If Obama wins, Hillary will have to wait until at least 2016 to run; either Obama will run again, or his term will be so bad that no (other) sensible Democrat will run in 2012. Odds of a Republican winning in 2020 seem good, as an Obama presidency looks to be as bleak as Carter’s.
If McCain wins, then Palin seems a likely candidate in 2012 or 2016. This pushes Hillary out to 2020.
Hillary will be how old in 2020?
Then there’s still the question of “archetypal Female American Politician”.
I suppose that Hillary’s behavior over the next 60 days will tell if she’s figured these truths out or not.
Arbalest on September 6, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Maxx on September 6, 2008 at 10:21 PM
I would if I had any.
Cindy Munford on September 6, 2008 at 10:43 PM
And while Sarah Palin’s moose kills show evidence of blunt force trauma, to take down teh hilbebeast, Sarah Palin had to rely on her Barrett 50 caliber rifle at 1.2 miles to .3 miles, so long was the beginning of the charge until the beast finally hit the ground.
Took seven 5 round magazines to do it, but still, impressive.
And of course, she didn’t use any scope – just the iron sights.
/Sarah Palin facts.
wise_man on September 6, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Gentlemen, gentlemen, .. please.
wise_man on September 6, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Drunk Report on September 6, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Well stop looking, silly.
Cindy Munford on September 6, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Goodbye Betty Friedan and “The Feminine Mystique,” Sarah Palin is the face of the new feminist movement. Millions of girls and women will have a new role model, and I’m very thankful for that.
Bye bye hippies, baby boomers, and the sixties.
El_Terrible on September 6, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Kinda like the ending of the Wizard of Oz. Boom, it’s over.
Zorro on September 6, 2008 at 10:47 PM
The David Warren piece I previously linked in the headlines sections also belongs here. It also has very interesting comparisons to Thatcher’s early rise, but for co-quote of the day, I’d recommending his opening:
http://davidwarrenonline.com/index.php?id=914
CK MacLeod on September 6, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Sure is going to torque of the Anti-American/Pro-Jihadi Leftist Democratic Traitor Dyke Liberal Hollywood FemiNazi unshaven leg & armpit crowd, that think that Hillary is the only true “woman” out there..
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
Dale in Atlanta on September 6, 2008 at 9:51 PM
We had the “Greatest Generation”; then we the “Leastest Generation”; ironically, their very children; who sought to the utmost, to undue the gains their parents bequeathed them: struggled thru the Great Depression to survive, and fought WWII to ensure the very survival of the country.
The “Leastest Generation”; the Hillary & Bill Clinton’s, the John Kerry’s, the Joe Biden’s, the Ward Churchill’s and their children, the Barack HUSSEIN Obama’s (PBUH), the Sean Penn’s, the Al Franken’s, are Anti-American to their core, and have sought to overturn anything and everything that the “Greatest Generation” sacrificed for; they’ve sought at every turn, to literally tear down and destroy America and its institutions and history.
They are the hippies of the 60’s and their children, and hopefully, hopefully, Sarah Palin will demonstrate that the Anti-American/Pro-Jihadi Wellsley-going, snobbish, elitist, leftist, unshaven armpit and leg, Hollywood Liberal Lesbian crowd is done for ever, spent, gone, finished; a black stain not only on American history, but a shame and embarrassment to their parents legacy…
Dale in Atlanta on September 6, 2008 at 10:48 PM
I’m going to name mine Barracuda! (With exclamation point)
David Combs on September 6, 2008 at 10:48 PM
If Hillary is half as smart as some people say she is, she would have defeated Obama in the primaries. This is a man with zero experience and who finds it too tough to vote yes or vote no in his state senate. A man with no balls.
Birdseye on September 6, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Agree. Hillary was too old and frumpy to make a successful run this time, let alone in the future. However she will hang onto her Senate seat for as long as she can, but we won’t see anymore presidential runs from Hillary. Who would back her? She didn’t even get the nomination.
Maxx on September 6, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Billy Jeff, is that you???
Laura in Maryland on September 6, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Actually, she brought the beast down with a 4-bore.
fossten on September 6, 2008 at 10:52 PM
I’m stealing that one right now. How fitting.
R D on September 6, 2008 at 10:53 PM
You forgot the best part:
“I’m melting…I’m melting…what a world…”
ManlyRash on September 6, 2008 at 10:53 PM
If what I see in politics is any example of the old guard of the feminist movement I say good ridance. It always seemed to me that the feminists not only want equality to men but sort of paybacks as well,much like the civil rights movement. These so called PUMA’s need to be quarantined so as not to infect the good breeding stock of Republican women. tee hee
sonnyspats1 on September 6, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Hey, hey hey hey! Just remember that a great many of “those” people of Hilary and Bill’s generation also fought in Vietnam. We got trashed then so don’t lump us in now!
Vince on September 6, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Did y’all see the Fox special on Gov. Palin? I saw another picture of the family at a public appearance and little Piper is wearing a tiara. It’s the second time I have seen pictures of the event. As a mother it speaks volumes to me what kind of mom Gov. Palin is. Priceless.
Cindy Munford on September 6, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Vince on September 6, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Not to worry to many of us are members ourselves. We are improving with age.
Cindy Munford on September 6, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Nobama got this close, this time.
Think he is going away any time soon?
This [he} will be a threat for at least the next 20 years.
waf.
JDM3 on September 6, 2008 at 11:04 PM
CK MacLeod: What a great article. Thanks for the reference.
Bambi on September 6, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Whaddya know, the left’s stereotype of a Conservative doesn’t fit a real Conservative.
SheofTwoMinds on September 6, 2008 at 11:07 PM
1GooDDaDDy, Actually I’m a Clemson graduate so I don’t really give damn about that. Depressed would describe last weekend when Clemson rolled over for Bama.
SCGOPgirl on September 6, 2008 at 11:10 PM
I think he’s been exposed for the empty suit he is. It’ll be a lot harder next time. And have you noticed that you get one shot at it? Hillary will have her shot next time. Assuming McPalin wins, and I think that’s almost a done deal.
R D on September 6, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Umm got that message crossed up yes to 1GooDDaDDy. Previous message to JonRoss.
SCGOPgirl on September 6, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Hillary probably knows she’s done as a Presidential candidate. If she were a Republican, it would be “her turn” next time, but Democrats never nominate the person whose turn it is. They adore the new face and they are always looking for the next JFK. Her best shot was the VP nomination this time. In retrospect, she should have dropped out of the race before the Texas and Ohio primaries, before she ran up all the debt. Obama would have had to take her and this election would be over. But she could not admit defeat to a guy who had branded her and her husband racists.
rockmom on September 6, 2008 at 11:13 PM
One too many glasses of Merlot.
SCGOPgirl on September 6, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Bambi on September 6, 2008 at 11:06 PM
My pleasure – and thanks for letting me know you read it. Warren is indispensable, and not just on politics and foreign affaris. Every Easter he manages to convert me to Catholicism for a few days!
CK MacLeod on September 6, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Has anyone, anyone heard anything about his rev Wright since he was under the bus? Have they muzzled him? Have they paid him off to be silent? Has he left the earth? Why isn’t the msm trying to interview him? Why aren’t we?
Bambi on September 6, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Sarah Palin brings the Hillary Clinton era to an end.
Anne Applebam,op-ed.
————————————————————
But its true that her personal style-frequently chilly,dete-rminedly frumpy,visible calculating,pointedly humourless-did
come to seem like a kind of norm.
That’s why when she lost the Democratic nomination,it wasn’t
hard for some to see it as a defeat for all women.If Hillary
couldn’t make it in national politics,her dissappointed sup-
porters declared no women could.
As anybody who has been watching the news for the past week
will already know that statement turned out to be dead wrong
As it turns out,there are numerous ways for women to be pol-
itically powerful in America,and they don’t all involve wea-
ring shapeless trouser suits and looking frosty:
Sarah Palin,enter stage right…..
————————————————————
And Sarah Palin,enter stage right….the Vice President of the United States,and the next,President of the United States of America,2012!!!!!:)
canopfor on September 6, 2008 at 11:16 PM
CK MacLeod: I’ve put him on my favorites. Will send his link to my brother in the cold north – Saskatoon. He puts up an American flag on his porch next to his Canadian flag.
Bambi on September 6, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Man, that’s a scary photo. Haven’t seen it in a while, so it scared me all over again.
Rosmerta on September 6, 2008 at 11:18 PM
They keep talking about McCains age.
Who was it that had to take a weeks vacation to recupe?
Rick007 on September 6, 2008 at 11:18 PM
The bad news is that if McCain/Palin wins, Michael Moore will have to do another “expose” movie some time in the next four years. What will it be this time?
Mr_Magoo on September 6, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Thank you for your service to America.
My comment was aimed at politicians of this generation. They seem to all be full of psychodrama and a sense of entitlement. Shallow and self-centered, seeking office for personal glory and not for service. And I include the current president in that category.
I think that is why Americans are going to find the “new” John McCain and Sarah Palin so appealing. Their language is telling people “we are running to serve you, not ourselves.” McCain’s whole life has been one of service. (I used to think he was a grandstander, but now I think he really is a maverick trying to do what he thinks is best for the country.) Contrast with “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for.”
rockmom on September 6, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Yes rockmom, she may well have worn out her welcome. But Obama will go the way of Gore and Kerry. Once they’re exposed for the fraud they are, they just fade away. Clinton’s are an exception.
R D on September 6, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Yep! That’s what I predict. And pray for….
R D on September 6, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Governor Palin, if by the off chance that you are reading this, please, do not be discouraged. American women (and men) are supporting you beyond your wildest dreams. I have friends and family from all socio economic groups who know you are a real American woman, wife and mother, and love you for it. It thrills us to know that finally we have someone who understands and knows from experience what it is to be an American and a woman. Please hang tough for us, we are counting on you. May God bless you and your beautiful family.
bloggless on September 6, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Bambi–
FWIW, Gateway Pundit had an update about Wright in mid-August:
PA Cat on September 6, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Not me…I sat out the war up in Canada waiting until “Bushhitler” is out of office.
/sarc
Over.
1GooDDaDDy on September 6, 2008 at 11:26 PM
One very very important difference between Sarah and Hillary.
Sarah rose because of her own merits.
Hillary had to ride Bill’s coat tails.
But without all the women showing competence in politics since the 1960s there would be no Sarah today.
And she gave credit to Geraldine and Hillary very appropriately. Remembering whose shoulders you stand on is a very important character trait.
petunia on September 6, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Sorry, link didn’t work the first time around;
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html
PA Cat on September 6, 2008 at 11:26 PM
bloggless on September 6, 2008 at 11:24 PM
That’s so beautiful, I hope she does see it.
Cindy Munford on September 6, 2008 at 11:26 PM
You an SC grad? I graduated from SC in 98 (BS) and 2000 (MBA).
DerKrieger on September 6, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Meanwhile,back at Team Clinton,as the ashtrays
are flying in the Clintons airspace, that occuppys
the livingroom,Debaucherous Slick Willy is fending
off Hilrods ungiuded missiles,a la,”Hell has no fury
than a scorned and pissed off women,called “HilRod”!
Well,we leave the happy couple,as HilRods shrieks at
the Slickmiester,dam you bill,I’ve wanted to be POTUSA
since I was in my mothers room and you F@#$@%%^%$k it
up for me!!!!!!!!!!!!hahahaha. (Snark!).
canopfor on September 6, 2008 at 11:31 PM
I believe that if Sarah is there in D.C. then I am there in D.C. She is one of US.
Mojave Mark on September 6, 2008 at 11:31 PM
The 60s hippies (aka the “Worst Generation”) cannot die soon enough.
ex-Democrat on September 6, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Beautifully put, Mark.
Rosmerta on September 6, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Oops,long week,egads that should be mothers womb,not room,ugh!
canopfor on September 6, 2008 at 11:38 PM
I thought I was the only one who thought like that. I’ll be damned cause I have worked so hard all my life to show simple gratitude for all we have here in the USA. I say we because all my countryman have the chance to enjoy the fruits from the struggles of the Greatest Generation. The separation of ethnicities and gender is no longer a factor in determining ones entering ‘the middle class’ or beyond. The Dems are the people who drive the wedges between the races and genders. The scocioeconomic gaps no longer exist for the same reasons. When will they give it a break and pat themselves on thew back for a job well done.OK we get it. We have paid and continue to pay the price for the mistakes of our fathers. When do we get to unify and enjoy each others accomplishments. There is no peace. They want paybacks plain and simple they want to be the ruling class.
NEWS FLASH It aint gonna happen.
The spoiled bastards along with the egomaniacs who protested during the sixties many of who were led astray by the commie pricks who infested out Universities (Berkley) are to blame for the unraveling of the social fabric of our ncountry. Hillary Rodam being one of the biggest offenders.
My mother went through the battle of Brittan and being born there experienced the rationing of all things especially food during WWII. Not to mention all the air raids from the Germans. She told stories of Spitfires and Messerschmidts having dog fights over the fields where she lived. This woman was just a citizen and like millions of other Brits they were of the ‘Stiff upper lip’ mentality. You just did not complain.
These weak minded weak kneed pansey complaint artists of this generation espescially the media types need a great depression or bombs being dropped on thier neighborhoods to be slapped into reality.I have no time for the lightwieght punk wanna-be tough talker types who run this Country down every day on national TV. I would like just five minutes alone with them to instill ‘The Fear of God’ and my MOM!
sonnyspats1 on September 6, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Gold Jerry!
That would be great on a sign at a rally!
Let’s roll!
ex-Democrat on September 6, 2008 at 11:40 PM
With Sarah bursting on the scene, not only are Hillary’s and Obama’s presidential ambitions gone forever, also applies to Mitt, the Huckster, and Fred. Did I leave anyhone out? Jindal is still in good shape.
cjs1943 on September 6, 2008 at 11:41 PM
At the NAALCP meeting in April 2008, Rev. Wright “wait for my book that will be out later this year.”
An October surprise from Wright would be timed to maximize revenue from the book, and payback for getting thrown under the bus by Obama.
Right_of_Attila on September 6, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Brothers in arms.
ex-Democrat on September 6, 2008 at 11:50 PM
McCain/Palin ‘08
The Total Package
TBinSTL on September 6, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Almost as many as will be named Sarah. :)
Kevin71 on September 6, 2008 at 11:59 PM
And they will all smile.
Travis1 on September 7, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Top, well-respected psychiatrist says liberalism is a mental disorder
fossten on September 7, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Sarah is what Hillary would like to be.
docdave on September 7, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Heh…when my mom first learned about Sarah Palin’s nomination, the first thing she said to me was ‘Oh boy, I bet Hillary is mad!’ I laughed, then said ‘Yeah, I bet there’s not a single intact lamp left in her house.’
James on September 7, 2008 at 12:06 AM
A definite mental disorder.
Almost no cure for many.
Travis1 on September 7, 2008 at 12:06 AM
This comment made me stop in my tracks. I am 42, a post-boomer (Gen X???) used to being overshadowed by the massive baby-boomer generation. I think we finally grew up. My words cannot express how I feel right now. Like we just went through another rite of passage I guess.
HawaiiLwyr on September 7, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Careful Barry’s there to finish Gnome Chomsky’s job…..Sarah’s there to try to undo the damage…..
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 12:14 AM
I have a real problem with that analogy.
You don’t have to be a evangelical Christian to appose abortion. They may be the majority, but anti-abortion is hardly mutually exclusive to just Christians. Anyone else with good morals and common sense knows the difference between the murder of life, born or unborn.
However, the so call “Right to Choose” crowd would have you believe otherwise. They would have you believe the value of life only begins with a paddle on the butt and cry of the infants first breath. Yet, we have people adopting children from China and other countries. Both the super elites and the everyday folks. Some wait years to adopt. While the rights of the unborn never get the chance to meet the people that would be their adopted to be parents in this country.
How far will the “Right to Choose” crowd go if abortions are forbidden? I suspect honor killings would not be far behind and called a “Right to Choose”.
Kini on September 7, 2008 at 12:16 AM
Similar story, but my Mom , now 82, was raised in a small village in southern Germany during “Herr Hitlers” empire.
She knows what it’s like to live under oppression as a 15 year old girl having allied bombs taking out her school because of a insane tyrant.
She’s told me her story’s of the horrible time since I was little.
Hands across the water for freedom my friend.
Over.
1GooDDaDDy on September 7, 2008 at 12:21 AM
And I don’t imagine we’ll hear Palin whining about a Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy. She hasn’t played the victim so far.
Jim Treacher on September 7, 2008 at 12:26 AM
I can’t wait until some day Palin comes out in a sexed up pantsuit.
RightWinged on September 7, 2008 at 12:31 AM
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