Oh my: Dem strategists set to give Palin the Limbaugh treatment
posted at 5:55 pm on March 30, 2009 by Allahpundit
Like the man said, they’ve exhausted the use of Rush as an attention-getter. So they’re off to hunt bigger moose.
Slublog snarks that the over/under on references to Alinksy’s “pick the target and personalize it” rule in the comments to this post is four. I would have said 40. Don’t let me down.
“Her name conjures up all kinds of reactions in people’s minds,” Carville told me, adding that her association with the campaign will be used to portray the GOP as hidebound and to alienate moderates. “She’s an uncomfortable figure for a lot of Republicans,” Carville says. “They want to move beyond her. We like her.”
“Luckily, she seems to present us with an opportunity every few days,” added a senior Dem strategist. “You could say it’s a turkey shoot.”…
Such efforts are aimed at the Dem base. But House Dem strategists hope she can be used to damage the GOP’s image with swing constituencies in the 2010 elections. “When she was campaigning, she rubbed suburban and independent women the wrong way,” one House Dem strategist says. “They are generally very moderate, and she’s a reminder of the extremism of the party and other aspects of it they dislike.”
Think they’re kidding? Have a look at the flier Democrat Scott Murphy just sent out in upstate New York. The obvious response here is “Great! It’s worked wonders for Rush.” And indeed, at least one progressive’s prepared to concede defeat in the Great Limbaugh War of ’09. But: (a) Rush has the time, platform, and incentive to fight daily skirmishes with Democrats while Palin doesn’t and (b) don’t forget that boosting Rush’s profile was the point of the White House’s strategy, on the theory that the public’s antipathy to him would bleed over to the GOP. Surely Emanuel et al. knew that a media war would increase Limbaugh’s ratings; they simply calculated that the political benefit of rebranding Republicans as Team Rush outweighed the cost of making his megaphone bigger. Maybe they’re wrong about that, maybe they’re not, but evidently they’re willing to double down and try the same strategy out on Palin. Exit question: Do gender politics make it more likely that they’ll overplay their hand with her than with Limbaugh? If they’re putting out one ad after another beating up on her while she’s lying low and taking care of business in Alaska, it’ll quickly seem gratuitous.
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getalife, DeathToMediaHacks
my, my…Axelrod is busy tonight, calling out the troops,err, trolls…
t on March 30, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Bring it on Dems….or should I say Dims..This would be great for Sarah, and the GOP. Let them elevate her to leader of the party, so the squeamish repubs can have a reason to jump on her bandwagon. It’s gonna happen sooner or later.
chief on March 30, 2009 at 6:31 PM
DeathToMediaHacks on March 30, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Considering the floundering disaster which characterizes your boy Ogabe and the increasing number of demorats being investigated, I’d say that rumors of GOP infighting is the least of YOUR problems.
Bishop on March 30, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Isn’t that the truth. I used to support Romney, but not anymore. With supporters like “The Wall” on display; I never want to support a Romney candidacy again.
Norwegian on March 30, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Gatsu:
Nixon 1960 vs. 1968
Reagan 1976 vs. 1980
irishspy on March 30, 2009 at 6:34 PM
And Mr. Obama’s continued blundering missteps are the greatest of yours. But I think you know that already.
MB4 on March 30, 2009 at 6:34 PM
The Obama/Carville/Axelrod triumvirate are quickly becoming a real-life Wile E. Coyote. The acme bombs keep blowing up in their faces but they are undeterred. Maybe I should admire their persistence. Nah.
innominatus on March 30, 2009 at 6:34 PM
And off the authoritarian legislation pouring like diarrhea from Congress.
Mommypundit on March 30, 2009 at 6:35 PM
You forgot lincoln.
Obama Franks Waters LLC
unclesmrgol on March 30, 2009 at 6:36 PM
It is not as if Palin is not used to this kind of nonsense. She just ignore them and go her merry way. Let them point and snicker like the petty little morons they are.
Terrye on March 30, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Let me add: salmonella-grade strength.
Mommypundit on March 30, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Insight from Redstate.
Wethal on March 30, 2009 at 6:37 PM
They are going to go after her in hopes that she will respond to their attacks while she is conducting state business. Then their operatives in AK will be able to attack her with ethics charges and other crap making her legal bills grow. This is actually right out of Carville’s playbook of attacking ‘Bimbo Eruptions’ like when he was BJ’s hitman. He know’s how to attack women, but I believe he has underestimated this one.
thomasaur on March 30, 2009 at 6:37 PM
It’s way too obvious, horribly miscalculated, incredibly weak and smacks of desperation. Yep, it’s a democratic strategy.
sherry on March 30, 2009 at 6:38 PM
I always though Liberals had paid trolls. I am starting to think Romney is paying trolls. He can afford them I guess. It’s the idealist trolls that are the scariest. The Wall works for Romney’s Toe nail clippings, and Poptech….the Hannible Lecter of Romneybots.
portlandon on March 30, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Blagojevich, Daley, Jefferson (Cold Cash), Dodd, Murtha, Franks..
Wethal on March 30, 2009 at 6:38 PM
The Dems keep on reaching, reaching. . . they’ll get there.
smellthecoffee on March 30, 2009 at 6:38 PM
+1, in addition to this
How does attacking the governor of a distant state address the way Independents are perceiving Obama’s job performance?
Y-not on March 30, 2009 at 6:38 PM
The bigger the failure Obama is the great the success Palin wil be. We have to keep hammering the leader of the free Telepromptor to keep his head down.
William Amos on March 30, 2009 at 6:38 PM
This will work in her favor, as it now gives her a huge opportunity to speak out against Obama and his Democrats and his policies. Every time they attack her in ads, she can appear on shows and radio to denounce the attacks and their policies.
Up to now, she’s been stuck in Alaska and unable to voice an opinion unless directly challenged. Now, she will be challenged and she can make herself a daily and weekly national presence.
The Dems just gave her a huge gift – national presence and national recognition.
yogi41 on March 30, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Both of you stink of donkey shit.
csdeven on March 30, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Wow! Rahm is afraid of a girl!!! What a girlie-man.
Of course, he does wear tutus…
ladyingray on March 30, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Have Teleprompter Will Travel reads the card of the man.
A cipher without a thought of his own in what he’s turning into a bankrupt land.
His ah, oh, umm, loose mouth heeds the calling of a Soros wind.
A man without a clue of his own is the cipher called Obamadin.
Obamadin, Obamadin, Where do you roam?
Obamadin, Obamadin, Just be sure to never leave your teleprompter at home.
He travels on to campaign whenever he feels he must
His yearning for power is his guiding lust
These are legends that themselves do spin
Of the Ventriloquist’s dummy
Of the cipher called Obamadin
Obamadin, Obamadin, Where do you roam?
Obamadin, Obamadin, Just be sure to never leave your teleprompter at home.
MB4 on March 30, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Rahm Emanuel has only one ball
The other is in the kitchen wall
His mother cut it off when he was not very tall
MB4 on March 30, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Prepare for some so-called “conservatives” to eagerly pile on with MSLSD, CNN and all the lib papers.
David Frum
Kathleen Parker
Coddington Van Vorhees VII
Brian1972 on March 30, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Obama is doing a pretty good job of showing of the “moderation” in the Democratic Party. It may not matter what they do. It will all depend on the failure of Barack Obama. Which is pretty much all good for our side.
If Obama does bring back the economy… great. If he doesn’t… better.
petunia on March 30, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Exit answer- Obama’s already shown his attitude toward women in the primary against Hillary. It didn’t matter then, and it probably won’t matter now. Gender won’t make the difference.
Messiah fatigue and increasingly obvious flailing, however, just might.
cs89 on March 30, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Bleagh. We’re shaking in our boots. LOL
ddrintn on March 30, 2009 at 6:47 PM
What the real exit question should be is:
How will the RNC and Romney,Jindal,Huckabee,Sanford,etc. react? Will they speak out against this tactic? Stay quiet and gleeful and let the DNC kneecap Palin? Will they jump on board and help destroy her?
Somehow, I see Huckabee commandeering the Anti-Palin express and being more than happy destroying her. (of course Allahpundit will be First mate).
portlandon on March 30, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Which would prove that Huckabee is stupid or suicidal or both.
ddrintn on March 30, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Exactly – why would a sitting President’s people waste time attacking a governor if she has no support? All she has to do is go about her current job of being governor of Alaska and let her supporters call the Dems on their behavior. That way she stays out of trouble with the petty alaskan ankle-biters and may even gain support from people who just think it’s petty for the Dems to be attacking her.
katiejane on March 30, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Here is the deal.
Attack and be prepared to get counter attacked.
Don’t whine and play the victim like rush.
Man up.
getalife on March 30, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Allah,
First Hitchens on Bill Maher’s show and now a Palin Post….The Obots are running out of steam, their kool aide supply has been rationed. I would be surprised if Rahm and company can get them whipped up using Sarah Palin. Using Palin is like an act of desperation…so what are they trying to distract us from, something really really bad?
Dr Evil on March 30, 2009 at 6:51 PM
If Palin wanted to, she could stage a pre-emptive strike by going after the administration now, on their handling of the General Motors/Chrysler situation. Given the public’s feeling about throwing money at those companies, the Democrats’ counter-attacks would probably make the UAW happy, but hardly anyone else.
jon1979 on March 30, 2009 at 6:52 PM
You’d think all those Clinton hacks would’ve learned that by now.
ddrintn on March 30, 2009 at 6:52 PM
I’m not so much a fan of Romney (conservative lite) as Palin. I hope she can stomach this. The filth they put her through last time would’ve been enough for me (if I was her husband) to consider slinging lawsuits if not lead.
Chaz706 on March 30, 2009 at 6:53 PM
What is the status of the charges against Blago? Wasn’t something about MO and pay to play mentioned in the tapes?
katiejane on March 30, 2009 at 6:54 PM
These are the same people who thought dumbya was doing “a heck of a job!” :)
benny shakar on March 30, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Its like what Obi-Wan said.
“You can’t win, Democrats. If you strike her down, She shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.”
Dreadnought223 on March 30, 2009 at 6:55 PM
I wonder if it will include the “hotair” treatment?
joey24007 on March 30, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Why in the world are they going after popular conservatives with broad bases? Didn’t they have more success with arch conservatives who more of an embarrassment and harder for most of us to defend?
Rush is no Ann Coulter and Sarah is no Pat Robertson. All they do by attacking them is stir up their base to their advantage.
Strick on March 30, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Do the democrats plan on actually governing over the next four years?
joey24007 on March 30, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Ahahahahah… this whole strategy by the Dems is going to backfire bigtime. In two years, America will be so sick and angry of liberals they’ll want to throw them out. And they’ll go to the team the Dems themselves say is the alternative: CONSERVATIVES.
The only people that lose from this strategy are the RINOs. (Liberals are going to lose power because of their own failure to lead, not from any political strategy.)
joe_doufu on March 30, 2009 at 6:57 PM
These ******* Dem scumbags and their media enablers will do anything to create distractions from what is happening to our country.
WisCon on March 30, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Wow.
My guess is that Dear Leader’s internal polling numbers are getting very bad indeed. Otherwise they wouldn’t be going after Palin barely 2 months into getalife’s wet dream Presidency.
Del Dolemonte on March 30, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Heart-Ache: You Betcha.
portlandon on March 30, 2009 at 7:01 PM
I must have missed the part where Treasury was staffed and the economy was straightened out and employment was down around 5%. Did I miss that or does the Obama administration have its priorities all f’ed up as usual?
msmveritas on March 30, 2009 at 7:03 PM
To whom it may concern (especially the trolls):
For those of you who do not see Sarah Palin as a major player or consider Sarah Palin somebody to be dismissed because of her incompetence or stupidity, I would like to point out at the press conferences of head football coaches you always hear questions asked about the opponent’s best players and how the head coach is planning to stop them for doing their job. Of course the head coach doesn’t reveal his actual game plan but does highlight or cite these individuals as key to the results of the game and that his team will devise specific game plans to thwart their abilities or talents from being pivotal to the results of the game.
Isn’t this what Obama and the Democrats are doing now, legitimizing Sarah Palin as a major player by making her a high priority and somebody that has to be dealt with at the highest levels of power?
technopeasant on March 30, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Except that the attacks on Limbaugh blew up in the Dems’ faces.
Steele and Palin are legit and timely targets for you and your goons. But attempting to go after two people who are more or less out of politics (Cheney and Rove) shows your desperation.
As I said, Dear Leader’s internals must be very bad indeed for this to be happening so soon.
Del Dolemonte on March 30, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Gotta love hopenchange.
This is the guy that ranted against “swift boating”.
Bring it Barry. We’ll kick your ass next year. :)
HondaV65 on March 30, 2009 at 7:05 PM
You know who I want to hear express their opinion about this strategery?
Mark R. Levin!
Brian1972 on March 30, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Thank me!
Brian1972 on March 30, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Oh come on! Can you imagine the difference in the wealth of the entire world if Romney had won this election? Didn’t he say early on the best thing would be to let the Autos declare bankruptcy and the government should focus on helping the workers while the companies restructured through bankruptcy.
I would give a lot for Romney just to be President for just 1 year. He could do so much good. I wish Obama would ask him for help and he could work behind the scenes. Man I still support Romney!
I accept the reality that he will never be given that chance. But please you can’t think anyone else who ran last year would have been more prepared to handle this mess.
My second choice in hindsight would be Guilani. He doesn’t have business experience but he is a real leader! And he knows and respects business.
Okay I like Sarah but… she didn’t have enough experience for this… and she would only have been Vice any way.
petunia on March 30, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Sooner or later even the most die-hard Obama fans are going to get tired of the perpetual campaign. Obama and his crew need to accept the fact that they won and it’s time to actually lead.
Their insistence on attacking Right leaning personalities makes them look clueless, desperate and insecure. If their policies were defensible, they would simply defend their policies.
cruadin on March 30, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Nope they are fiddling while Rome burns. The dark ages were a really really bad time… the future after these clowns could be pretty stark!
petunia on March 30, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Wethal on March 30, 2009 at 7:13 PM
The left is still afraid of her. Very afraid.
madmonkphotog on March 30, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Instead of concerning themselves with governing the country, Bambi and the Dems want to engage in smear tactics. If I were Sarah, I would continue doing what I’m doing–my job–and make that priority number one and point out the fact that while I’m tending to the needs of the people who elected me during a recession, the Bambi and the Democratic Party who are supposed to be doing the country’s business are too busy engaging in personal attacks against anyone who even seems to pose a threat and then I’d conclude by paraphrasing Joseph Welch’s address to Senator McCarthy:
“Until this moment, Mr. President, I think I never gauged your cruelty or recklessness….It is time to put an end to this character assassination, Mr. President….You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?”
Matt Helm on March 30, 2009 at 7:14 PM
I’ll bet that unlike a similar sampling of Obots, they could tell you which party controls Congress.
ddrintn on March 30, 2009 at 7:15 PM
Can someone with talent please make-up a photoshop of Palin chewing on Carville’s corpse?
Just for fun and all.
omnipotent on March 30, 2009 at 7:15 PM
I’m sure glad that the dems are so intensely focused on the current economic crisis and not just trying to pick fights with republicans.
righteouschops on March 30, 2009 at 7:15 PM
hey brain dead libs why don’t you become americans and attack the communist we have in office now. i wish you dolts would read the history books, this garbage obama is pulling is the same garbage lenin and the bolsheviks pulled in 1917 try something new when somebody says something you don’t like get your books out and try to prove me wrong
wade underhile on March 30, 2009 at 7:20 PM
You really have not clue what you’re talking about do you?
Ampersand on March 30, 2009 at 7:22 PM
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I knew it!
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RalphyBoy on March 30, 2009 at 7:23 PM
If you’re right, that means he doesn’t talk to his wife much. Or else she doesn’t tell him political truths.
Either way, a plus for us.
platypus on March 30, 2009 at 7:23 PM
I wish I could argue with you but I can’t. The future does indeed look stark. I also agree Romney for one year would be a good thing. I had my reservations about McCain but he might have been the best person to be president now. He is fiscally conservative and would not likely go on the spending frenzy we see here. I really believe the best thing to do is let it all collapse which would require enormous political courage. McCain was unlikely to have run for a 2nd term and just might have had the courage to apply the harsh medicine.
msmveritas on March 30, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Are Republicans mad about this? This is a good thing. The argument with Palin was that she wasn’t tested, so test her. The argument against a female president (not my argument, but *the* argument) is that they will somehow be weaker than a male president – so let’s see how she does.
If she’s all that you dudes seem to think she is, then I’m sure she’ll knock this one out of the park. If she falters or disappears, then she wasn’t what you thought she was anyway, and better to find out in 2009 instead of 2012, right?
Proud Rino on March 30, 2009 at 7:25 PM
When is Chelsea, Malia, and Sasha gonna stop buying drugs from the Mexicans drug cartels? Everybody I’ve asked hasn’t bought any thing that Hillary said they did…
RealDemocrat on March 30, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Proud Rino…..
…and Axelrod goes for long relief…
t on March 30, 2009 at 7:27 PM
I am so not a right-winger, but I like Sarah, and my reason is pretty simple……she is who she is.
I like anyone who is authentically who they are and who, obviously, has great skill.
Sarah actually reminds me of basketball players. I adore watching college basketball during March. Don’t think of expecting me to show up to your whatever shower during this time.
And then, they talk.
These beautiful athletes are incoherent.
Maybe Sarah is just this…..absolutely a star at campaigning, and beautifully incoherent.
I wait to see.
I thought she got totally set up and screwed by Gibson. Couric, frankly…just aped.
I’ll wait to see if that was really Sarah. I couldn’t tell from the national picture, it was so skewed.
I am not assuming that she’s bright as heck, and I’m not assuming she isn’t.
I’ll wait to see.
AnninCA on March 30, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Boy, we dodged a bullet in Nov. when we elected an inexperienced novice to the Presidency. We could have had Palin, the only one of the 4 folks running that had actually had executive experience. Imagine how lucky we are to not elect a person who could have gone after all the criminals in Congress and handed their sorry asses to them on a platter with a nice smile. She could have tutored McCain in basic economics away from the public eye and we would not be in the biggest spending spree ever seen in the history of man. Yeah, she certainly is inexperienced. We are so screwed and the job of getting this country back on it’s financial feet is going to be really difficult now that we had the “experienced Obama” pound us into submission.
BetseyRoss on March 30, 2009 at 7:27 PM
OMG. I agree 100% with Proud Rino???
Watch out for pig poop from above!!!
platypus on March 30, 2009 at 7:28 PM
I could see this coming with the way they were whipping up a non-story about her looking for someone to pray with, then Politico (or maybe The Hill) had a story about Palin’s staff “not being ready for prime time” because of “all their gaffes.” No actual gaffes were mentioned, of course. You could have changed the entire article to “Obama’s staff is not ready for prime time” and it would have been far more to the point.
Well, two words: Bring it. Palin is not going under any bus on the say-so of these junkyard dogs.
evergreen on March 30, 2009 at 7:29 PM
She already proved that by coming out of an unprecedentedly vicious slime job with her head held high.
ddrintn on March 30, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Let the Rats go after Gov. Palin. She is not hamstrung anymore by the McCain camp. Gov. Palin will fight if she needs to. This my be the opening Gov. Palin needs to go after O’s policies. I know the Rat don’
t have a clue; you do not want to unleash the Momma Bear from AK. ex. convention speech. NO FEAR.
Clyde5445 on March 30, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Let the Rats go after Gov. Palin. She is not hamstrung anymore by the McCain camp. Gov. Palin will fight if she needs to. This my be the opening Gov. Palin needs to go after O’s policies. I know the Rat don’t have a clue; you do not want to unleash the Momma Bear from AK. ex. convention speech. NO FEAR.
Clyde5445 on March 30, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Well, this should push SarahPAC’s fund raising numbers over $100.
SnarkVader on March 30, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Here is the deal.
Attack and be prepared to get counter attacked.
Don’t whine and play the victim like rush.
Man up.
getalife on March 30, 2009 at 6:50 PM
If you are attacked….by that definition you are a victim. However, I don’t recall Rush playing a victim. He fought back intellectually. His ratings soared, and the left backed off. Who manned up, and who ran to the corner?
As for Palin, once again, these attacks are proof, the left needs to demonize someone. They’re scared right now. They know their actions are unpopular, and they’re losing power. The republicans aren’t gaining much, but it’s dangerous for them to lose support. Especially so early in the game. So now they need yet another distraction. If that means attacking the Governor of Alaska..so be it. It just shows their weakness, not Sarah Palins.
And of course, Sarah was put thru the ringer during the campaign. I’m sure she’ll man up nicely.
capejasmine on March 30, 2009 at 7:31 PM
sorry for the double post
Clyde5445 on March 30, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Oh God. I agree with Proud Rino. …….Cats & Dogs living together!
portlandon on March 30, 2009 at 7:31 PM
FIFY SnarkyPuss.
portlandon on March 30, 2009 at 7:33 PM
There are 68 million voters out there that have no idea what Obama is all about the just hate the other side and attack anything that is not dem/libs. They are not going to get any smarter or change their minds critical mass has been reached and there is no going back.
rsl775 on March 30, 2009 at 7:34 PM
If it doesn’t, you have nothing to worry about, right?
ddrintn on March 30, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Is anyone getting that we are less than 100 days into this assw*pe’s presidency, and his minions are SO freaked out by how BAD he is, that they have to huddle together like a bunch of rats, first to PLOT to trash Rush- HUGE backfire, and they’re SO incredibly lame that they try to employ the same tactics against Sarah Palin??!! This is insane! We have a bunch of idiots running our Gov’t! They aren’t even smart enough to be good thugs!
anniekc on March 30, 2009 at 7:35 PM
My guess is when Palin makes her come back she’ll be kicking a$$es and taking names. Her handlers in McMav’s camp were brain dead, and she wasn’t quite ready for prime time. Now she knows how the game is played and she’ll have a strategy and a real team. If nothing else the entertainment value will be outstanding.
swede7 on March 30, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Well, that, as well as being Clinton-era hacks who only know this sort of thing.
ddrintn on March 30, 2009 at 7:36 PM
She can handle anything the Bambi and his children can throw at her and do it with style and aplomb. We on the right side just need to make sure that we all have her back rather than stabbing her in the back as some of us have been wont to do.
Matt Helm on March 30, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Democrats’ desperation delivers sickly sweat stains spreading swiftly.
Sweet.
hillbillyjim on March 30, 2009 at 7:37 PM
If by “governing” you mean “continuously campaigning for the Presidency”, yes.
If you mean actually operating the government in an effective manner, then no, not even close.
Harpazo on March 30, 2009 at 7:38 PM
SnarkVader can’t help but post in this thread.
She is from mudflats. And as a result, deserving of having a Browning .50 shell put through the side of her head.
Sakaki on March 30, 2009 at 7:42 PM
If, and this is a big if, there is economic recovery by 2012 barring some other unforseen disaster Obama is going to be reelected. Otherwise we are going to want to run a very strong candidate. If Palin handles this well it will only help her. If she doesn’t we are way better off knowing that. All in all, though, this ia a big fail for Obama, there is real pain out there and he promised a post partisan presidency. Sooner or later people will have to wonder why he is concerned with Palin when people are out of work.
msmveritas on March 30, 2009 at 7:44 PM
I would never go that far. Sheesh.
ddrintn on March 30, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Two things:
she was tested, Obama was less “tested” and the argument was sexist, at BEST.
Ok, that’s three.
She went through the freaking WRINGER because she was a powerhouse from day one and took the wind out of Obama’s sails. The attacks against her were unprecedented. Well, unless you don’t count the 8 years of character assassination of GWB. This was fast and furious for Palin. The left “won” by slandering Palin, capitalizing on snobbery within our ranks, and hiding Obama’s record and/or lack thereof!
Obama was UTTERLY inexperienced. He still IS…and refuses to govern like a statesman. He is a complete buffoon who is endangering our nation moment by moment. PALIN WASN’T EVEN GOING FOR THAT JOB…She might have been as forgotten as Biden these days, even.
No, the argument was/is sexist at it’s core. Blatantly disregarding this woman’s record and ongoing achievement while glossing over or padding Obama’s shaky, short, yet, radical record is nothing but sexism and outright bias.
Mommypundit on March 30, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Smells like a cover-up to me.
How is Palin at all relevant to anything the liberals, or any conservatives are doing today? Don’t you just love it when the democrats run scared!
DannoJyd on March 30, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Not really a given. Lots of folks already have buyers remorse, and inflation has not hit the fan yet. There is no possible way borrowing massive debt and printing boatloads of currency during a recession will not drive up inflation.
swede7 on March 30, 2009 at 7:49 PM
What the hell is mudflats?
SnarkVader on March 30, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Hee hee. A liberal saying ‘Man up’ that always makes me laugh. Yeah, don’t attack poor wet eared rookie; give him a chance. All you stupid libs can do is make excuses for Obama; the sad thing is most of you know how much he sucks, you just won’t admit it. And when was Rush whining? Last I listened to him, he was crowing about it because his ratings are up. He’s laughing at you people, getadouche. Weren’t you warned about huffing paint thinner before posting?
austinnelly on March 30, 2009 at 7:54 PM
I highly doubt anyone would be able to say they were better off at the end of the Obama administration but if some miracle happens and things are generally ok he will get reelected. I think it would take a miracle for Obama to have general peace and prosperity. Well a miracle or a Republican Congress with a lot of discipline.
msmveritas on March 30, 2009 at 7:55 PM
The only thing funnier than palin herself is… palin fans!
benny shakar on March 30, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Democrats have no chance. They are distracting voters from the disaster they are ensuing in this country. What a bunch of jerks liberal are.
jencab on March 30, 2009 at 7:58 PM
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