Quotes of the day
posted at 10:40 pm on October 13, 2008 by Allahpundit
“What caused McCain’s surge? It was the choice of Palin. Who’s Palin? She’s a conservative down the line, maybe a couple detours here and there, but she’s a conservative. They’re trying to, by the way, diminish her by saying she’s a populist. The Drive-Bys today have stories, ‘If this woman’s the future of the Republican Party then the Republican Party’s dead.’ That’s what they’re writing today. Well, we can take that to mean just the exact opposite. If she or somebody like her is the future of the Republican Party, the Democrats have a lot to worry about.”
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“I know, it’s elitist to expect a candidate for president or vice president to speak like an adult… It’s even more elitist to expect a vice president to put together sentences that cohere into a minimally logical progression of thought. There was a time, however, when conservatives upheld adult standards—such as clarity of speech and thought—without apology, even in the face of the relentless downward pull of adolescent culture. But now, when a vice-presidential candidate talks like a teenager, mugs like an American Idol contestant, and traffics in syntactical dead-ends and non sequiturs, we are supposed to find her charming and authentic.”
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she is wonderfull, am I saying something wrong?
foxone on October 13, 2008 at 10:43 PM
The left does not like people very much.
Power, yes.
People, no.
Elizabetty on October 13, 2008 at 10:44 PM
She’s a libertarian (small “l”) Conservative. The most desired of all conservatives.
That’s what scares the bejeebers out of them.
Editor on October 13, 2008 at 10:45 PM
No matter what happens on Election Day, one thing has become pretty clear: most conservative commentators are way out of alignment with those they supposedly represent.
Shivv on October 13, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Ed Morrissey wants to band me for:
Off topic flames will get you banned. Last warning.
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I am really sorry, but Ms Palin is a wonderfull person and the next President, I hope.
foxone on October 13, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Sarah Palin is absolutely perfect as far as I’m concerned and her husband Todd has much to be proud of. God Bless and may he always keep her and her family safe.
mindhacker on October 13, 2008 at 10:47 PM
lansing quaker on October 13, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Liberals hate pretty conservatives
BobH on October 13, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Speaking of speaking like an adult, here is a sample of a poem Obama wrote in 1981, published in today’s AMERICAN THINKER (no kidding), called “Underground“:
Under water grottos, caverns
Filled with apes
That eat figs.
Stepping on the figs
That the apes
Eat, they crunch.
The apes howl, bare
Their fangs, dance…
Sounds racist to me, somehow.
(Or a bit from “Wayne’s World” orated by Garth.)
profitsbeard on October 13, 2008 at 10:49 PM
These bitchy “conservative” pundits just don’t give up. Obviously, MacDonald, our intellectual better, finds more clarity in the forked tongues of Biden and O. To each their own, honey.
Blake on October 13, 2008 at 10:49 PM
That’s one thing that’s clear.
Another thing that’s clear is they are more worried about defeating her than defeating Obama. Something to remember if he becomes president.
Names so far:
- Brooks
- Frum
- Parker
- MacDonald
- Buckley
thirteen28 on October 13, 2008 at 10:50 PM
I can see why Hitchens hates her– she’s not a disciple of Buckley. But then again, neither was Reagan. Or Ford. Or Nixon.
It’s silly that the intelligensia of the party should be concerned more with pedigree than ideas. If that’s truly the case, then only the bluest of blood should be running the country.
It’s odd that some of the most conservative thinkers have morphed into paragons of snobbery than those who embrace those who can actually push the conservative agenda. Due to their elitism, we’re now looking at electing McCain and having Palin as second fiddle.
I remember supporting Hunter for President, and people loved him but said he wasn’t electable because he had no name recognition. And then bam– overnight, Palin’s a household name.
Hunter’s a true conservative, someone we could be proud to call a candidate, who would have mastered the debates. Instead, the Hugh Hewitts hitched their star to the Romney wagon, or the Thompson train, only to watch both camps split and yield to the McCainiacs.
Fantastic stuff.
Nethicus on October 13, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Dude….how’s that?
d1carter on October 13, 2008 at 10:51 PM
I think the same thing that happens to Republican officeholders happens to some “conservative” commentators.
They live and breathe the left in the circles they travel in and they began to absorb some of it after a while. And remember the left, in recent years, has been defining itself as the ideology of the elites. This is *very* appealing to those that want to be part of an identified elite…
18-1 on October 13, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Such as when they talk about FDR getting on television in 1929 to calm the nation. Right.
spmat on October 13, 2008 at 10:51 PM
First this piece of idiocy. Have you ever heard Clinton imitate a southern accent or black accent in a church? Have you ever seen Obama without a teleprompter? Did you not see, even in the most recent debate, Palin spoke at a higher level then Biden. This article is an author working the evidence into her preconceptions.
Rush is conservatism. He sees what we see, I dare say.
Spirit of 1776 on October 13, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Peripheral.
spmat on October 13, 2008 at 10:53 PM
They’re both wrong… if McCain doesn’t win then Palin’s pretty much through with national politics… and she isn’t the future of the Republican party… McCain’s policies account for about 75% of Palin’s struggles… I really don’t think the campaign realize how incoherent they are… there’s no theme or philosophy behind it… it’s all boiler point sentiment…
ninjapirate on October 13, 2008 at 10:53 PM
I’m convinced that working in academia (including press) creates a perception of two classes of people: the ignorant and the educated. Once that categorization exists in the mind, then it is easy to progress to any of a variety of aristocratic governmental doctrines. The King of American intelligensia, Jefferson would be ashamed.
Spirit of 1776 on October 13, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Am I to understand that Rush cares more about the party than about his own image? I think dittoheads suck at his teat to his delight and with no discernable political gain to show for it…just stretch marks around their mouths.
Obama’s lofty, annoying rhetoric is held up for great contempt here and elsewhere…with good reason. Yet Rush Limbaugh, a man of words and nothing else is the piedfuckingpiper.
He would love to see the party dumb itself down. It will make his job easier.
The Race Card on October 13, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Interestingly, if you are looking at mere pedigree, was there ever a more prepared president then Bush 43? Governor of one of America’s largest states, son of a past president, brother of a governor, Yalie, etc.
18-1 on October 13, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Nonsense.
Spirit of 1776 on October 13, 2008 at 10:56 PM
BTW, I think this remark by Ms. MacDonald is particularly revealing:
Make of that what you will.
thirteen28 on October 13, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Good point.
Spirit of 1776 on October 13, 2008 at 10:57 PM
LOL. Yeah right. If McCain doesn’t win, and voters get off their Obama-Honeymoon High, they’ll be flocking to Palin like crazy.
That MSM bias is pretty clear to any voter I talk to that isn’t in the Obama tank.
lansing quaker on October 13, 2008 at 10:57 PM
You’ve been reading left wing blogs…haven’t you?
Nothing is as educating as seeing how members of the activist left view themselves in relation to “the people” as a whole.
18-1 on October 13, 2008 at 10:57 PM
What?
What standards?
Good grief, conservatives have been getting killed in politics, hence the rise of the RINO. I think this commentator is way off base, anyway.
BS. Show me where she hasn’t. I don’t want someone who can spread manure with a thesaurus. Gov. Palin is authentic. I also happen to think she is charming. I find these highly-educated, condescending ‘pundits’ quite the opposite. Actually, I find them quite repulsive.
If these elite DC insiders ever left the cocktail circuit long enough they might see that.
reaganaut on October 13, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Heather has that campaign plane photo of Zero sportin’ wood as her desktop.
rhodeymark on October 13, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Haha, You could save yourself a lot of angst and grief if you don’t take Rush so seriously.
And yes, I am laughing at you.
reaganaut on October 13, 2008 at 11:00 PM
I think with each passing day, that Palin regrets more and more, accepting the VP nod from McCain.
Drill_Thrawl on October 13, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Ronald Reagan needed more than one attempt to become President. I hope Palin doesn’t need more than one attempt to become Vice President. But we are looking at a huge player for the Republican’s for a long time to come. I was kind of suprised to see Bill Kristol freaking out like he was today. I normally find his input insightful and well thought out. On FoxNews Sunday he made an excellent point about how Palin should have been on that show. And then McCain needs to fire everyone. So he was half right.
Palin needs to be on the news shows, talking about her record and how she’s going to transfer that experience to the Vice Presidency. Let McCain sell the message, Palin is a support player. Let her use the same political saavy on the news shows that she displayed at the convention and VP debate. Smiling like the Cheshire Cat as she inserts the knife and then twists it. I don’t care if she knows who the President of some obscure country is, I want to know what she would do if some obscure country allowed terrorists to base there and carry out attacks against American’s.
Hog Wild on October 13, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Today Gov. Palin told some presumed hecklers that she hoped they had the decency to thank members of the military for “giving” them their right to protest.
Granted she was speaking off the cuff, but that makes it all the more alarming. That is scary stuff. The military does not grant me any rights. The statement is disgusting and an unwelcome error.
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That being said, I see how there is finally a palpable attempt at cohesion and engergy around a political figure rather than just an issue like immigration.
The Race Card on October 13, 2008 at 11:02 PM
No, actually I don’t have the patience for their spin.
I am (was, I should say) just cognizant of the time of my own education where I was encouraged to see myself as a superior whether by education or skill or knowledge or intellect. I reject that premise, and once I discovered it as a pattern, I was offended at the orchestration.
I was born in a country founded on “all men created equal, endowed by their Creator…” and that equality is one of the mind. This is why I think we need a purge of the pundits on the right that think to speak for conservatives.
Spirit of 1776 on October 13, 2008 at 11:02 PM
The Race Card on October 13, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Typical liberal talking point. Check!
People that listen to Rusk are too stupid to think for themselves. Check!
Word, you should not use your brain as a seat cushion.
rockdalian on October 13, 2008 at 11:03 PM
If (if) things go sour this November, conservatives will remember. We’ll remember the dismissive treatment, the overt sexism, and the pigeon-holing of Sarah Palin. We’ll remember, and it will be our silent battle cry.
Kind of like our form of the Alamo.
dugan on October 13, 2008 at 11:03 PM
What a surprise, a woman that hates Palin. Its almost as shocking as a black person who loves Obama.
jimmy the notable on October 13, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Indeed. Bush and his father. And what can we say about the Bush presidencies?
Nethicus on October 13, 2008 at 11:04 PM
It’s the best PR an Alaskan politician could get. Palin’s made history, not only as the first Republican woman on a national ticket, but also as the first Alaskan politician to do so.
She is on the lips of everyone in the country, and half of it loves her.
I highly doubt she would ever regret being in this position. I just want to see her in the White House.
lansing quaker on October 13, 2008 at 11:04 PM
They damn well secure those rights.
thirteen28 on October 13, 2008 at 11:05 PM
That’s absolutely backwards. The (present) Republican party is dead (morally, spiritually, and ethically). That’s why Sarah Palin is the future — whether of the Republican party or the party that arises from its ashes.
rmgraha on October 13, 2008 at 11:05 PM
You have to admit, they make being in the emasculated minority so much more palatable.
spmat on October 13, 2008 at 11:06 PM
“a broadly centrist conservatism”
“when was the one time Senator McCain surged”?
It was when he moved not to the center,but to the right!
When he chose Sarah Palin”!
I think,in the harsh conditions of Alaska,your politics
will probably get more toughened up,me thinks!
Bill Kristol,three weeks to V-Day,wants a redo,of
Team Maverick/SarahCuda’s campaign!
Nuts I say,to a campaign redo!
canopfor on October 13, 2008 at 11:08 PM
You’re right, weasel. We (the military) only defended your right to protest. We know that you, and the other leftist liberal communists/socialists like you, are constantly trying to silence disenting voices (when’s the last time a liberal/leftist speaker had something thrown at them, or were shouted down, etc, etc.) You disgust me. FOAD.
rmgraha on October 13, 2008 at 11:11 PM
“Shivv on October 13, 2008 at 10:46 PM”
can i get an AMEN!!!??
Buckaroo on October 13, 2008 at 11:12 PM
canopfor at 11:08 PM-
Kristol is cracked.
All McCain needs to do is fight Obama the way he fought his VC guards.
And for the same reason.
profitsbeard on October 13, 2008 at 11:12 PM
We nominated McCain, game over!
Obama or Die
dmann on October 13, 2008 at 11:14 PM
“dmann on October 13, 2008 at 11:14 PM”
um, no …
Buckaroo on October 13, 2008 at 11:15 PM
The problem with the purist approach to conservatism is that we will continue to lose elections. There has to be some level of folksiness and populist rhetoric, because there are too many voters who vote based on emotional appeal and the ability of politicians to “connect” with them. I’ve always hated that, but it is the reality.
SAZMD on October 13, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Sarah Palin does not meet the MSM’s high standards!!
You have to remember the Prime Directive of the MSM:
“NO. MORE. REAGANS.”
So in order to earn the sacred privilege of not being smeared 24 hours a day, Republicans must be one or more of:
a) OLD
b) BORING
c) UGLY
And that’s why Sarah Palin does not meet their standards!
drunyan8315 on October 13, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Guys come on. SO much can happen in the next couple of years that to say the GOP is dead is just panicking. We’re coming off a president that increased spending, resided over an unpopular war, and now is in the middle of a pretty serious financial crisis. The fact that McCain is over 40% shows how extremely apprehensive the American public is about Obama. Palin just needs to go back to Alaska and continue reforming, continue fighting the White House. Remember when she sued the Bush Admin. for putting polar bears on the endangered species list?
We’ve gotten so many strong people out of the House protests over the energy stuff, even if Palin flames out, we’ll have someone who can become popular and go up against Obama on a strong anti-spending platform.
jimmy the notable on October 13, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Isn’t it odd that Republican combat veterans tend to shy away from really taking on the left domestically? Bush 41, Dole, and McCain all played the let’s be nice to the left game for pretty much their whole careers.
Of course Republicans who were really willing to fight *politically* have been a rarity in general.
18-1 on October 13, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Sarah Palin already saved one American’s job: Tina Fey.
profitsbeard on October 13, 2008 at 11:22 PM
I don’t particularly care if a VP candidate mangles syntax, or speaks in non sequiturs. Eloquence is an admirable quality in a leader, but not a necessary one.
On the other hand, I do care if a VP candidate, especially one who supposedly possesses tremendous experience and expertise in foreign affairs, makes statements about Lebanon, Hezbollah, and recent events in the Middle East that demonstrate that the VP candidate is either completely delusional, an ignoramus, or a pathological liar. The ability to accurately perceive and comprehend world events is an essential quality in any leader.
AZCoyote on October 13, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Add Ed Rollins
faraway on October 13, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Great point by Limbaugh. McCain has been running as a watered down Liberal, and it has brought zero Dems and only half of independents if the polls are any indication.
That’s an incredible failure. They shouldn’t be ashamed to be conservative. Rush is dead-on about Reagan. Be proud of the health care plan. Articulate your economic proposal. Right now Obama is embarassing McCain on policy because the GOP hasn’t answered the smears from the Democrats.
McCain has been playing to not lose, instead of playing to win.
The Dean on October 13, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Heather McDonald is absolutely right. Gov. Palin is not exactly the Great Communicator. She’s not even the Good Communicator. Having said that, Palin has proven herself to be a competent administrator, a woman of exemplary character, and an energetic reformer. And she’d make a far better president than Obama.
RightOFLeft on October 13, 2008 at 11:26 PM
And Noonan.
Spirit of 1776 on October 13, 2008 at 11:27 PM
“then the Republican Party’s dead”
No he didn’t!
Did he just threaten me?
Don’t make me go to my e-mail!!
christene on October 13, 2008 at 11:27 PM
Since when is it so imperative to pick apart one of the few real Conservatives running for office?
After having been continually screwed over by entitled elitists why in the world would we care about sophistication over principle, values and great people connection?
Speakup on October 13, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Agreed. Sarah Palin is a drag on this ticket to the extent that McCain is a drag on the GOP.
The thought of Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal et al. being the future of the GOP make me smile inside.
Regardless, if the GOP is not reflected in the life decisions of Sarah and Todd Palin, then we truly are a dead party. If we reject her for not being part of the privileged class, then we’ve essentially trapped ourselves in the world controlled by the Left.
The Left is the world of privilege and static class distinctions. The Right is the world of everyday families that want to see better times.
spmat on October 13, 2008 at 11:29 PM
I really hope this election drives home the point that the Ford moderate Republican brand does not win.
Rush made the point today. The one time when McCain clearly surged in the polls was after he nominated Palin, an unapologetic conservative.
Win or lose, it’s time for the Bush-McCain brand of moderate, populist, “compassionate” conservatism to go away. Go back to Reagan, go back to our core values, and we can win. As simple as that.
Hawkins1701 on October 13, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Anyone remember the penny-loafer uprising?
A bunch of geeky, couldn’t scare a third-grader banging on a door to an officials office in FL because they were going to do some super-sekrit chad counting. Th whole thing was silly that it got any attention except for the fact the the Dems wee trying to hide what they were doing. When the story was aired, you would have thought the news was describing a biker gang.
The bottom line is we have to stick together and stick up for each other. I was commenting the other day how we lost a solid Senator in Santorum because we allowed the media to paint him as anti-gay because of his defense of the family legislation. Never mind his statements about supporting civil unions, the media said he was a backward homophobe Christian and he lost support because we allowed ourselves to be embarrassed at the caricature.
We need to stop eating our own. Sarah Palin put her entire life and family on the line because the Republican Party asked her to run with McCain. I’ll support her till the day I die just on her courage.
hawkdriver on October 13, 2008 at 11:31 PM
What you stinking elitists don’t understand is Sarah Palin herself. I saw Sarah Palin in NC. It was like a rock concert, only serious. She is able to connect to the people like nothing I have ever seen. Libs and elitist don’t get it. Regular people do. She is amazing in her ability to reach out to people. So go ahead and write in your crappy newspapers, and smear on your trashy blogs, you will not make a difference. Governor Sarah Palin is here to stay.
bloggless on October 13, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Good point. The youngsters like Sarah and Jindal have to help to rebuild what the Republican Party stands for and help bring all the factions together to unite again for the future.
The GOP IS essentially dead at this time due to Bush not understanding that as a president running as a moderate to conservative, you not only should govern as a moderate to conservative, but make sure that as you push your agenda, you push it in a way that also strengthens the power of your platform/party.
The first thing the GOP needs to do is shed neo-conservative over-extension of the military to be in line with conservatism.
As much as we need to leave Iraq but with the country in tact and not in civil war, we also need to NOT get into wars of NATION-BUILDING. We can help others to fight for freedom, but as conservatives we should not get into nationbuilding outside of a world war due to it not being prudent and in our interests.
Bill Krystal seems like a nice guy, but we need to ignore his brand of conservatism because it really is NOT conservatism.
Start with Russell Kirk’s “The Politics of Prudence” as a primer.
If I had a choice between Krystal and Krauthammer, I’d take Chuck, but he is part of that DC cocktail crowd too.
Sapwolf on October 13, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Ed Morrissey wants to band me for:
foxone on October 13, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Perhaps it’s because you won’t stop talking about your days at Band Camp.
Bishop on October 13, 2008 at 11:32 PM
You all can talk about Palin being a drag on the ticket, but don’t kid yourselves, she has not gotten a fair shake from the media or the left wing blogs.
bloggless on October 13, 2008 at 11:33 PM
AZCoyote on October 13, 2008 at 11:22 PM
You may care but apparently the vast majority of voters don’t. All that matters to them is racial healing and pretty words like hope and change.
Lets try the Mocha for a change and hope it tastes good!
dmann on October 13, 2008 at 11:33 PM
+10 Here here!
hawkdriver on October 13, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Kristol is cracked..
profitsbeard on Oct 13,2008 at 11:12PM.
profitsbeard: I think Kristol,snapped,popped and cracked,
a while back!
And on the (NV-VC),I really,really hope
Maverick engages in some nasty,verbal
airstrikes on Hopey,at the debate!
And causes collateral damage to the
Lefty MSM,as they go into a meltdown
at McCains massive attack on Changey!
And the Lefty MSM,after the debate,will
say the usual,if McCains aggressive enough,
they will say he was ‘angry’!
But,I say screw the Lib MSM,dam the torpedos
and full steam ahead!haha:)
canopfor on October 13, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Gotta disagree with you, as a member of that Hillary-billy “Left.”
What should have more resonance is that, though the Dems cry that they’re the “actual” party of average working class families, they’ve worked overtime to stone the only candidate in this race who comes from — and is a member of — that “average working classification”: Sarah Palin.
That’s why I’m voting McCain-Palin. I know that Obama-Biden sure as heck don’t represent me.
lansing quaker on October 13, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Rush Limbaugh on Bill Kristol and David Brooks:
They got exactly what they were going to get. This is the campaign they wanted. They wanted a campaign reaching out to try to get Democrats to vote for Republicans. They wanted a campaign trying to get independents to vote for Republicans. They wanted a campaign that deemphasized the Republican base. They’ve got it and now they say fire the campaign. Fire themselves!
Marcus on October 13, 2008 at 11:35 PM
I’d vote for Hillary before I vote for the Messyiah.
bloggless on October 13, 2008 at 11:36 PM
here’s a Palin quote to ponder
Is Sarah Palin a Deborah? an Esther?
s Sarah Palin An American Version Of Esther?
jp on October 13, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Yep.
She is the most courageous politician we have had in a long time. She didn’t have to accept John’s invitation. And yet she did, and braved the most evil media campaign against a politician in modern American history. I will always have a place in my heart for that woman no matter what happens from today to the end of my life.
I suspect Jindal was NOT that interested in joining McCain because of severe policy differences.
Sapwolf on October 13, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Yes, she is. She’s perfectly capable of communicating ideas that she’s internalized, and communicate them well. Her problem is that she’s been on a linear path from hyper-local issues (PTA, education, etc.) to business-related (resource management and regulation) to state-wide issues (energy and environmental policy). All the while, she’s made exceedingly astute executive decisions from the baseline of a generalized worldview.
Just look at how quickly she’s adapted to the world she’s been thrust into. Underestimate her ability to communicate big ideas in understandable language at your peril.
spmat on October 13, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Jindal is the future. He is Catholic and will win the Catholic vote hands down and will win the first POTUS election he faces IF he can get out of the primary. We’ll see how conservative he stays while being governor of LA.
Sapwolf on October 13, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Well…
That language expert said that Palin spoke at a higher grade level (9+) than Biden (8).
jgapinoy on October 13, 2008 at 11:39 PM
just for the academic and other conservative snobs
jp on October 13, 2008 at 11:40 PM
If Sarah Palin is Esther, I love her more.
Esther = Purim, my favorite Jewish holiday!
“Feminists” who don’t support Sarah are absolutely off their rocker. Palin is the future.
lansing quaker on October 13, 2008 at 11:40 PM
Pretty amazing turnaround, isn’t it. Fun to watch:)
Spirit of 1776 on October 13, 2008 at 11:41 PM
You’ve got that right. Lets take note of who the elite as*hats are–in this case, Heather McDonald, atheist jerk and self-described conservative–and, at the appropriate time of our choosing, take them down a few pegs.
james23 on October 13, 2008 at 11:42 PM
I do lament a Jidal opportunity to have squared off with Biden at the VP debate and ask a question like, “So Joe, what were you saying about the current state of 7-11 and Quickie-Marts in the country?
hawkdriver on October 13, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Exactly what rock are these people crawling out from under?
This isn’t the democrat party. If McCain loses it will be because he isn’t a true conservative. Rational conservatives wont hold that against Sarah.
csdeven on October 13, 2008 at 11:43 PM
She’s a libertarian (small “l”) Conservative. The most desired of all conservatives.
That’s what scares the bejeebers out of them.
Editor on October 13, 2008 at 10:45 PM
ericdondero on October 13, 2008 at 11:43 PM
You’ll have a hard time proving that the underlying worldview of the modern Democrat party is anything but Marxist, in that it couches its decisions and rhetoric in a world of static class distinctions. Clinton was more rational than most, but the Democrat party as a whole has been in the business of keeping poor people poor and dependent since the early 70s.
spmat on October 13, 2008 at 11:43 PM
spmat on October 13, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Yeppers, Palin communicates just fine as far as I’m concerned; she may not be up to Reagan standards, then again who is?
Palin speaks like an average American who is sick and tired of watching their government drop the ball every damn time, while seemingly doing nothing more than trying to protect their own jobs.
I don’t need to hear lofty rhetoric or grand plans, I need to hear a little ass-kicking “We’re coming for all you effers in the old boy network.”
Bishop on October 13, 2008 at 11:44 PM
heh, latest W ad claims its the ‘stuff oscar nominations are made of’. man this movie looks like a complete farce
jp on October 13, 2008 at 11:47 PM
if McCain doesn’t win then Palin’s pretty much through with national politics…
ninjapirate on October 13, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Right, as if we would throw away the baby with the bathwater. Maybe you missed the part where people are chanting Palin’s name instead of McCain’s at HIS rallies.
Many of us are accepting Mac not only as the price to pay to defeat a flat-out disaster like Obippy, but also to bring Palin into the light for some political seasoning.
Bishop on October 13, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Haha. Yeah, I remember those bitter arguments…from when she was a mayor.
Spirit of 1776 on October 13, 2008 at 11:49 PM
>The military does not grant me any rights.
Wanna make a bet on that? Without the military fighting, you’d have no rights. You’d be under an Islamic dictator.
But, then again Race Card, You’re probably one of those who’d love to “Seig Heil” your way into Obama’s pocket.
Sakaki on October 13, 2008 at 11:49 PM
She is both. Her main weapon is that she connects with the average American. She is an average American.
Elitism is indignant, again.
Entelechy on October 13, 2008 at 11:50 PM
Heather McDonald could be Maureen Dowd or David Brooks. There is no discernable difference. For all I know, they are the same insecure person.
Lets wise up folks, this person, whomever it is, is not on our side. Neither are its National Review pals. No matter what happens in the election, we have a problem to contend with on our side of the aisle. That has to be battle #1.
james23 on October 13, 2008 at 11:50 PM
You CANNOT be a true conservative and NOT be religious.
You can though be libertarian and atheistic/agnostic.
The reason why is that to be a true conservative, you must believe in ‘first things’, or those ancient truths that just don’t change.
Remember, without the Living God, IT IS ALL MUTE! Without God, there is only pain/pleasure/power and simply the level of meaninglessness and brutality in a world with NO good or evil.
I don’t want to be comfortably numb.
(That’s why I’m itching that Texas leaves the union so MR and me and others can begin the trek like those militia guys in the Revolutionary War.)
Gimme a crusade, damnit! :)
Sapwolf on October 13, 2008 at 11:50 PM
Allahpundit,
That is the best caption commentary that I have ever seen by you or anyone else in the media. Excellent.
Pithy, as O’Reilly would say. Yes, the democrats see the danger of Palin. Her VP debate, although clearly nit-picked by many, was a tour-de-force in communication skills. No candidate, Presidential or VP comes to mind other than Reagan in her ability to use a camera and communicate heart. Her ability to communicate heart, (we saw a little today from McCain on fear and it was good), is clearly shocking and prescient relative to how bad everyone else is at it.
Like Reagan, her broadcast background shown, and clearly the MSM, by their ‘go for the jugular’ reaction were admitting the enormous appeal this women will have gauging the level of reaction it triggered. If she were a non-event “flame-out” as hopefully predicted beforehand, the spin afterwards would have been jovial in mood. Quite the contrary, she took Couric, Schieffer, Brokaw, et al to school on the ability to communicate through a normally dispassionate medium. She spoke to you personally. They only wish they could do it.
Starlink on October 13, 2008 at 11:50 PM
Sadly enough, ninja, I agree.
No consistent message. McCain has never found the one message he needs. Palin, as much as I like her, just continues to give the standard stump speech without differentiating how she and McCain are different from Obama. McCain does the same thing.
How are you different Maverick? Why should we vote for you? Better yet, why should an “independent” voter vote for you?
I finally realized we were in trouble when I pulled a reverse Sean Hannity and asked a friend of mine exactly why he was voting for McCain. I thought it would be easy, but all I got was a vacant stare.
BacaDog on October 13, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Lots said about the future here. And man I agree. There are some conservative rock stars out there if the media were fair enough to give them any attention. (LIke the kind they gave Obama for a single speech before he did a damn thing) I digress.
It’s the media. The future of the Republican Party, the future of conservatism itself is in jeopardy because of the biased leftist media. It’s never been worse and we ain’t going nowhere till we fix it. We have to start out with some serious loud voices that we are not going to take it. And when they say we’re imagining it, we’ll just say it louder.
And if you want to make people stand up and play attention, boycott the entertainment industry. Skip a movie. Rent instead of buying a DVD. Skip concerts and pass on music CDs for a while. Theirs is an industry that needs a constant turnover of money. Have one studio string two pooches in a row and they get real nervous.
It’s the media!!!
Boycott Hollywood!!!
Put them out of business!!!
hawkdriver on October 13, 2008 at 11:52 PM
I agree. This must be the first battle. The GOP must open itself up to conservatives, regardless of how much education they have received or whatever. If you are conservative, your in.
Sapwolf on October 13, 2008 at 11:52 PM
I think you dramatically understate the case. The MSM’s smears of Palin are arguably the most despicable effort put forth in America’s history – and I am fully cognizant of what early American political discussion was like.
If a woman whose politics were a mirror image of Palin but who history matched was running as Obama’s VP, she would be getting treated something like Mary by the Obamaphiles in the media right now.
18-1 on October 13, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham all like Sarah Palin… seemingly a LOT, so that’s good enough for me.
Heather MacDonald? Kathleen Parker? WHO????
D2Boston on October 13, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Bush 41, of course. Widely said to have the “best resume in politics”
But I think that probably strengthens your primary point.
theregoestheneighborhood on October 13, 2008 at 11:55 PM
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