Quote of the day

posted at 10:30 pm on July 21, 2009 by Allahpundit

“You’re Peggy Noonan and you’re jealous. So you loosed a multi-column primal scream: Palin is an idiot who is ‘out of her depth in a shallow pool’, a woman who has no sense of personal limits because she is not even smart enough to realize she is ‘a ponder-free zone.’ Whoa-good one! The rhetorical equivalent of the chickenwing camel clutch, where you come up behind and twist her arm behind her back, and then force her face to the mat. Or, in her case, to the snow. That’s what they have in Alaska, don’t they? You don’t know, of course-Martha’s Vineyard is about as far north as you venture, and then only to observe humanity-you know, the common folks-from ‘a little pier’ before strolling over for dinner with two of the more brilliant stars in your friends firmament, television personalities Diane Sawyer and Katie Couric…

You hang with the grandees, and they understand the world. Unlike Sarah Palin, who uses a pier simply to fish and wouldn’t know a winsome observation if it jumped into her net. And you just don’t understand the crowds, the admiration for someone who owns the kind of fishing boat that is not equipped with a champagne cooler. Oh, the unfairness of it all!“

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Ugh. Schwartz is committing the same sin that Noonan is: bashing a fellow right-winger who isn’t exactly like them, whose right-wing views aren’t *quite* pure enough.

Stop it, both of you. You’re doing the Democrats’ work for them. Aren’t there enough leftists for you to criticize?

Pogroms and purges never made any party stronger.

Bartrams Garden on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

Here’s one from the more proletarian wikipedia:

That one works just fine as well.

Identity politics is political action to advance the interests of members of a group whose members perceive themselves to be oppressed by virtue of a shared and marginalized identity

Let’s see…Palin is pursuing political action to advance the interests of the “gun toting church going working class whites” whose members perceive themselves to be oppressed by “elites”.

In other words, your party’s bread and butter with its Factions of the Outraged.

Apparently it’s not only my party’s bread and butter anymore. See:David Letterman v. Palin (2009).

crr6 on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

Knucklehead on July 22, 2009 at 12:21 AM

I won’t get home until 7:00 p.m. eastern on Thursday. I can’t do it from work, sense of humor almost nonexistent there. Thursday night or Friday.

Cindy Munford on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

How many politicians are probed on the intellectual merits?

ddrintn on July 22, 2009 at 12:25 AM

Besides John Edwards, of course…

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

Bachelor’s degree in Social Science and my husband has a Master’s in History if someone’s still counting.

Rose on July 22, 2009 at 12:28 AM

Apparently it’s not only my party’s bread and butter anymore. See:David Letterman v. Palin (2009).

crr6 on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

We see it. We saw it. You seem to think it’s relevant, and yet you cannot explain why.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 12:28 AM

The first turn-off for me was when, during her first public statement as a VP candidate, she made reference to “breaking the glass ceiling.” Seemed kinda contrary to what we, as conservatives, were supposed to be all about. I could go on, but I think it might make your head explode.

Infidoll on July 22, 2009 at 12:23 AM

Doesn’t take much to turn you off then, does it? Are you that exacting of all politicians? I doubt it.

Nothing you say would make my “head explode”. I’m sure I’ve heard it all before. Ad nauseam.

ddrintn on July 22, 2009 at 12:28 AM

The root of it, I think, is the feeling that no woman who looks that good has a right to be anything other than barefoot and pregnant.

Ok ok, you were right. I guess Palin’s gender is a big part of her identity politics as well.

crr6 on July 22, 2009 at 12:29 AM

I won’t get home until 7:00 p.m. eastern on Thursday. I can’t do it from work, sense of humor almost nonexistent there. Thursday night or Friday.

Cindy Munford on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

How about Friday night for us old farts who sit at home?

Works for me…………..and BBlue-)

Knucklehead on July 22, 2009 at 12:29 AM

proletarian wikipedia

Don’t they have shots for that?

Limerick on July 22, 2009 at 12:29 AM

Peggy’s dislike of Palin is not based on principle. That is why Peggy often resorts to catty ridicule when criticizing Palin.

It may not be jealousy, but it is obviously personal in nature. It is petulant, petty, and puerile. Peggy needs to knock it off. We are battling for the life and soul of our Republic, our very way of life.

DeathB4Tyranny on July 22, 2009 at 12:30 AM

Identity politics is political action to advance the interests of members of a group whose members perceive themselves to be oppressed by virtue of a shared and marginalized identity

Let’s see…Palin is pursuing political action to advance the interests of the “gun toting church going working class whites” whose members perceive themselves to be oppressed by “elites”.

crr6 on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

Hang on. Those whites aren’t “marginalized”. Those are are THE MAN. Be consistent, lefty.

ddrintn on July 22, 2009 at 12:30 AM

Don’t they have shots for that?

Limerick on July 22, 2009 at 12:29 AM

Don’t think so, but I think they use it to make Chevy Tahoe Hybrids.

Knucklehead on July 22, 2009 at 12:31 AM

Works for me…………..and BBlue-)

Knucklehead on July 22, 2009 at 12:29 AM

someone needs to give you a lap to sit on, right?

ok goodnight

blatantblue on July 22, 2009 at 12:33 AM

Hang on. Those whites aren’t “marginalized”. Those are are THE MAN. Be consistent, lefty.

ddrintn on July 22, 2009 at 12:30 AM

Note the word “perceived”. Anyway, considering the political and demographic trends their fear of being marginalized isn’t all that irrational.

crr6 on July 22, 2009 at 12:34 AM

I am writing it down….

Cindy Munford on July 23,2009 at 12:23PM.

Cindy Munford: I`d be honoured to be added to hawkdrivers list,I posted,right below,redwhiteblue,on the Hopey/Changey
mom`s jeans thread.Thank-you Cindy:)

canopfor on July 22, 2009 at 12:34 AM

It’s called “Palin Envy.” I think Freud wrote about it.

29Victor on July 22, 2009 at 12:34 AM

crr6 on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

She hunts!
She fishes!
She goes to church and prays!
She is a lifetime member of NRA!

This is who SARAH PALIN IS. She has been doing all these things for decades.

Get iT???? She isn’t a phony like Obama…

TimeTraveler on July 22, 2009 at 12:35 AM

Breaking…..Barry announces new tax-rebate.

Limerick on July 21, 2009 at 11:51 PM

Obama stumbles as he clutches his chin
With his back on the ropes he feels the chagrin,
That bump on his snout?
No, he’s not out
But the Limerick, that devil, he strikes again

Saltysam on July 22, 2009 at 12:36 AM

Knucklehead on July 22, 2009 at 12:29 AM

Friday night it is. Ppssst, pass it on. But remember, it’s a secret.

Cindy Munford on July 22, 2009 at 12:37 AM

canopfor on July 22, 2009 at 12:34 AM

I will make sure I get it. If you get a chance come out on Friday night also. Thanks for joining in.

Cindy Munford on July 22, 2009 at 12:39 AM

No one link this yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e03FSCLyJeE

???

Abby Adams on July 22, 2009 at 12:06 AM

Sweet! Thanks for the link!

4shoes on July 22, 2009 at 12:40 AM

Give me a break. How many politicians are probed on the intellectual merits? Really? You mean, how much they know about Montesquieu and Locke?

Yes, precisely. Abigail Adams would’ve been familiar with either. She had an undeniable impact on one of our most influential founding fathers’ views; why shouldn’t we expect the same erudition from our contemporary politicians, man or woman.

The problem is that with Palin the goalposts are continually being moved, the bar is continually being set higher. The root of it, I think, is the feeling that no woman who looks that good has a right to be anything other than barefoot and pregnant.

If anything, the bar is being set lower. Her resignation speech isn’t subject to critique because she was just winging it. Who cares about her views on immigration? She took the time to affirm a view that even most Democrats accept. The frivolous (I use the term loosely) attacks on her are out-of-bounds to begin with, nevermind that even Obama has to deal with attacks on his very citizenship. There is no objection to Palin that isn’t met with an ever-diminishing expectation of her ability to defend herself in speech or in print.

Noonan’s criticisms weren’t “substantive”, by the way. They were cheap ad hominem dreck that we’ve been reading for 11 months now. I can’t bear THAT anymore.

ddrintn on July 22, 2009 at 12:25 AM

They were exactly the sort of criticisms that Palin has to rebut if anybody who doesn’t already support her can be expected to vote for her. That alone makes them substantive.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 12:42 AM

Friday night it is. Ppssst, pass it on. But remember, it’s a secret.

Cindy Munford on July 22, 2009 at 12:37 AM

Friday night it is! Be there or be square…..pass it on.

Knucklehead on July 22, 2009 at 12:44 AM

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 12:42 AM

Yes. Poor Obama. Getting the third degree while Palin just skates on everything.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 12:45 AM

come out on Friday night also.

Cindy Munford on July 22,2009 at 12:39PM.

Cindy Munford: Where,Hot Air I hope?:)

canopfor on July 22, 2009 at 12:45 AM

Good night everyone, sweet dreams.

Cindy Munford on July 22, 2009 at 12:46 AM

canopfor on July 22, 2009 at 12:45 AM

Yes please. I don’t exactly know how it’s going to work but we’ll do something. Hopefully it will be crazy fun and cheer them up.

Cindy Munford on July 22, 2009 at 12:47 AM

Allahpundit – the Kathleen Parker of Hot Air.

Connie on July 22, 2009 at 12:48 AM

No one links yet.

Abby Adams on July 22,2009 at 12:06AM.

Abby Adams: That was fast,and priceless!!Tee-hee,
Thank-you!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

canopfor on July 22, 2009 at 12:49 AM

Noonan’s criticisms weren’t “substantive”, by the way. They were cheap ad hominem dreck that we’ve been reading for 11 months now. I can’t bear THAT anymore.

ddrintn on July 22, 2009 at 12:25 AM

They were exactly the sort of criticisms that Palin has to rebut if anybody who doesn’t already support her can be expected to vote for her. That alone makes them substantive.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 12:42 AM

LOL….”You’re a fatuous airhead and a cancer on our party and the death of conservatism!!!! Now, rebut that”.

Be serious.

ddrintn on July 22, 2009 at 12:51 AM

Yes please.

Cindy Munford on July 22,2009 at 12:47AM.

Cindy Munford: 10-4.Okay,I`m there!:)

Nite Cindy,and I`m pack`n it in too,nite everyone:)

canopfor on July 22, 2009 at 12:52 AM

There is a reason for anti-Americanism. Americans have balls and Europe has lost theirs. That makes them feel badly/be pissed at America. AP’s problem with Palin is the same. She makes him feel like he has no balls (she’s right) and so he feels like people who put him down for his opinion of Palin are condescending. We are. Get over it.

Connie on July 22, 2009 at 12:52 AM

Yes. Poor Obama. Getting the third degree while Palin just skates on everything.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 12:45 AM

On the birth certificate issue? Yeah, he has my sympathy, if not my vote.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 12:53 AM

LOL….”You’re a fatuous airhead and a cancer on our party and the death of conservatism!!!! Now, rebut that”.

Be serious.

ddrintn on July 22, 2009 at 12:51 AM

Did she say that? That’s a great line, though I suspect it’s yours.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 12:55 AM

I won’t get home until 7:00 p.m. eastern on Thursday. I can’t do it from work, sense of humor almost nonexistent there. Thursday night or Friday.

Cindy Munford on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM
How about Friday night for us old farts who sit at home?

Works for me…………..and BBlue-)

Knucklehead on July 22, 2009 at 12:29 AM

See you Friday…..somebody remind me, please!
Nite everyone!

HornetSting on July 22, 2009 at 12:55 AM

On the birth certificate issue? Yeah, he has my sympathy, if not my vote.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 12:53 AM

Sympathy. Huh.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 12:59 AM

In fairness to Noonan, I think the “cancer on the Republican Party” line was David Brooks. Not that there’s much daylight between them when it comes to Palin.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 1:01 AM

Got it Cindy this is what you referenced… Do I have the energy to read it?

CCRWM on July 22, 2009 at 1:02 AM

Now it makes more sense. Peggy has the hots for Todd.

of course she does..

ted c on July 21, 2009 at 11:17 PM

Why wouldn’t she?

atheling on July 22, 2009 at 1:04 AM

o that was great to see tonight! Thx for the link. Pretty darn funny.

Buckeye Babe on July 22, 2009 at 1:09 AM

What kind of a dumba*s name is that?

It’s like MondaleVictory.

Sapwolf on July 21, 2009 at 11:21 PM

LOL!

atheling on July 22, 2009 at 1:10 AM

You’re Peggy Noonan and you’re jealous. Your “beyond the mundane” co-founders —
“buds” as the Sarah Palin types so crassly put it-for your new venture are the essence of
your kind of middle America: they include “60 Minutes” reporter Lesley Stahl; actresses
Candice Bergen (actress, Democratic and Planned Parenthood spokesperson), Whoopi
Goldberg (dropped by advertisers after a nasty Bush joke at a Democratic fundraiser and
then hired by The View, a Barbara Walters talk show on ABC ), and Marlo Thomas
(a major Democratic donor who is married to Bush-hater Phil Donahue), your type of
conservatives, which puts them a bit to the right of Hugo Chavez. But after a year the
audience is less than 20 percent of what you defined as success, your investors are worried,
and the same women who pack Sarah Palin rallies are ignoring your venture, which features
such pieces as “Michelle Obama’s Scintillating Style” and “French Fashion Designers Churn
Out Stylish Burqhas.”

What is wrong with this country? Isn’t anyone a real conservative anymore? Don’t they listen
to you? Can’t they read without moving their lips?

You’re Peggy Noonan and you’re jealous. And, worst of all, Sarah Palin is not.

Stuart H. Schwartz, Ph.D., is a former newspaper and retail executive. He is on the faculty
at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Speakup on July 22, 2009 at 1:10 AM

Be serious.

ddrintn on July 22, 2009 at 12:51 AM

ddrintn, pay no attention to “RightOFLeft”. Back during the 2008 primary campaign he was pumping John McCain here on HotAir. I just ignore him like I would other trolls.

Norwegian on July 22, 2009 at 1:12 AM

Sympathy. Huh.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 12:59 AM

What’s the comparable attack on Palin? Trig trutherism is as stupid as BC trutherism, but Noonan hasn’t remotely touched that issue. She’s made a lot of the same criticisms that conservatives have fairly leveled at Obama. Nobody seems to get around to answering the criticisms, though. They either claim it’s somehow sexist (like any attack on Obama is racist), or pretend it isn’t relevant. Obama is bizarro Palin, and Palin is bizarro Obama. It’s creepy.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 1:12 AM

She’s made a lot of the same criticisms that conservatives have fairly leveled at Obama.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 1:12 AM

You might want to sit down for this: Some people think Palin is actually better than Obama, and that criticisms of him might not apply equally to her.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 1:19 AM

You might want to sit down for this: Some people think Palin is actually better than Obama, and that criticisms of him might not apply equally to her.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 1:19 AM

Ok, but “Noonan is jealous” isn’t representative of those people.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 1:22 AM

Ok, but “Noonan is jealous” isn’t representative of those people.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 1:22 AM

I didn’t say it was.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 1:24 AM

I think it is more resentment than jealousy. She can’t understand why Palin supporters don’t see wisdom in her rants. Noonan resents the fact that people reject her opinion.

Rose on July 22, 2009 at 1:26 AM

Sapwolf on July 21, 2009 at 11:27 PM

You’re killing me!

atheling on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 AM

If Guiliani’s her running mate, I’d consider lying to ACORN in order to get registered to vote twice.

Sekhmet on July 21, 2009 at 11:43 PM

The Country Bumpkin and the City Slicker. That’s what the media would say, anyway.

And I agree on the cheating part! :)

atheling on July 22, 2009 at 1:36 AM

Obama is bizarro Palin, and Palin is bizarro Obama. It’s creepy.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 1:12 AM

I wouldn’t quite say that. It’s obvious just from the comments here that Palin is surrounded by the same sort of cult of personality that Obama is. They love her because she represents them culturally, with zero thought to whether or not she represents them politically. Don’t dare mention that she was implementing a windfall profits tax on oil companies in Alaska at the exact same time we were tearing Obama apart for suggesting such a tax at the federal level. Don’t dare question whether her cuts to the Alaska budget were anything more sustainable than publicity stunts like selling airplanes on eBay.

You’re right, it’s creepy. But it’s not her. It’s her fans.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 1:36 AM

Don’t dare mention that she was implementing a windfall profits tax on oil companies in Alaska at the exact same time we were tearing Obama apart for suggesting such a tax at the federal level. Don’t dare question whether her cuts to the Alaska budget were anything more sustainable than publicity stunts like selling airplanes on eBay.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 1:36 AM

Uh-oh. Now that you’ve mentioned it, something awful is going to happen, isn’t it? You’re a martyr, that’s what you are.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 1:40 AM

Are there any Palin supporters with more than a high school education?

Xolom on July 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Definitely, however obama cornered the high school dropout vote market

runner on July 21, 2009 at 11:46 PM

And the perps.

atheling on July 22, 2009 at 1:42 AM

Uh-oh. Now that you’ve mentioned it, something awful is going to happen, isn’t it? You’re a martyr, that’s what you are.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 1:40 AM

Bless you, Jim, for being stupid enough to prove my point so immediately. Already you’re implying I’m an hysteric for pointing out what your reaction would be.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 1:43 AM

I didn’t say it was.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 1:24 AM

For Palin’s sake, speak up. I know it’s not your habit to write much more than a pithy sentence, but why don’t you write that elusive defense of Palin’s great intellect. As long as conservatives are satisfied with “she doesn’t need to be smart because she’s so damn virtuous,” Noonan’s criticism will resonate. The only effective response to Noonan’s (and many others) charges is to show how Palin really does have a serious political philosophy, rather than a convenient cultural identity.

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 1:44 AM

Saw this on another blog:

“BREAKING – Obama Secret Service agent fired – for objecting to anti-white Obama Family talk”

Link

“A Secret Service Agent, responsible for protecting President Obama, was fired today under questionable reasons, according to top aides. The Agent was reportedly tired of overhearing personal gripes by the Obama Family about certain demographics in the United States. The Agent, who has not been identified as of today, brought his concerns straight to the President Obama, who later had him removed.”

So let us just imagine, if McCain had won the election, the reaction that there would be to -

BREAKING – McCain Secret Service agent fired – for objecting to anti-black McCain Family talk.

Joe Bloggs on July 22, 2009 at 1:50 AM

Bless you, Jim, for being stupid enough to prove my point so immediately. Already you’re implying I’m an hysteric for pointing out what your reaction would be.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 1:43 AM

Well, at least you’re not resorting to insults when your predictions don’t pan out and you’re mocked for it.

For Palin’s sake, speak up. I know it’s not your habit to write much more than a pithy sentence

RightOFLeft on July 22, 2009 at 1:44 AM

Good point.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 1:53 AM

There is a reason for anti-Americanism. Americans have balls and Europe has lost theirs. That makes them feel badly/be pissed at America. AP’s problem with Palin is the same. She makes him feel like he has no balls (she’s right) and so he feels like people who put him down for his opinion of Palin are condescending. We are. Get over it.

Connie on July 22, 2009 at 12:52 AM

You got that right about Euros. It’s envy.

atheling on July 22, 2009 at 1:56 AM

Well, at least you’re not resorting to insults when your predictions don’t pan out and you’re mocked for it.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 1:53 AM

Yes, heaven forbid I stoop to your level.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 1:56 AM

Yes, heaven forbid I stoop to your level.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 1:56 AM

You can’t reach it on tiptoes, dear.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 1:58 AM

Are there any Palin supporters with more than a high school education?

Xolom on July 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM

I’ve got an A.A., an A.S., a G.G. and I’m a BMF besides.
I’ve owned my own business and been self-employed since I was 23.

I know I’d never be stupid enough to hire your tool Obummer for any position.

trigon on July 22, 2009 at 2:00 AM

Joe Bloggs on July 22, 2009 at 1:50 AM

Is there any merit to this?

TimeTraveler on July 22, 2009 at 2:08 AM

They love her because she represents them culturally, with zero thought to whether or not she represents them politically.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 1:36 AM

Patently false. I agree with her political philosophy of small government, low taxes, strong national defense, controlled immigration, and respect for our Constitution.

The fact that your Dear Leader’s philosophy is directly opposed to hers is the reason why I did not vote for him.

atheling on July 22, 2009 at 2:08 AM

Is there any merit to this?

TimeTraveler on July 22, 2009 at 2:08 AM

Your guess is as good as mine.

Joe Bloggs on July 22, 2009 at 2:17 AM

Patently false. I agree with her political philosophy of small government, low taxes, strong national defense, controlled immigration, and respect for our Constitution.

The fact that your Dear Leader’s philosophy is directly opposed to hers is the reason why I did not vote for him.

atheling on July 22, 2009 at 2:08 AM

Who, pray tell, is my “dear leader?” I voted against Obama and I’ll do it again, whether Palin is the Republican nominee or not. But you’ve proven my point. Point out that Palin deals in platitudes and people accuse you of being an Obama supporter.

Small government, low taxes, strong national defense, controlled immigration, and respect for our Constitution. I can give you dozens of politicians who pay lip service to ALL of those things. Including one John McCain, who, judging by the reaction he gets around here, wouldn’t get any respect for it.

Give me specifics. “Small government” is a slogan, not a policy. Tell me how Sarah plans to make government smaller. Because she hasn’t done that yet.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 2:18 AM

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 1:36 AM

Congratulations for mentioning the windfall tax without including the pertinent information about it being done to comply with what’s in the Alaskan state constitution.

powerpro on July 22, 2009 at 2:20 AM

But you’ve proven my point. Point out that Palin deals in platitudes and people accuse you of being an Obama supporter.

And to think I called you a martyr.

Give me specifics. “Small government” is a slogan, not a policy. Tell me how Sarah plans to make government smaller. Because she hasn’t done that yet.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 2:18 AM

Sure she has. Alaskan government is about to get smaller by one. But I’m sure you’ve got a problem with that too.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 2:20 AM

Congratulations for mentioning the windfall tax without including the pertinent information about it being done to comply with what’s in the Alaskan state constitution.

powerpro on July 22, 2009 at 2:20 AM

Now cut that out. Facts are “creepy”!

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 2:22 AM

Palin responds to the crap dumped on her earlier today:

Statement from Sarah Palin on Legal Fund News Report
Today at 1:46am

“I find the notion that I have taken any action pertaining to the legal defense trust fund misguided and factually in error. I am informed that this fund was created by experienced attorneys in DC and was modeled after other similar funds established for senators and others. The fund itself was not created by me nor is it controlled by me. Neither I nor my lawyer has received a penny from this fund, and I am informed the Trustee was withholding any action or payment pending final resolution with the Personnel Board. This is the hallmark of legal compliance and prudent conduct.

In short, I have not ‘acted’ relative to the defense fund and it is misleading to say I have. I have no doubt that the Trust will welcome guidance by the Board, as do we all, but it is my understanding that this matter was not resolved and the complainant’s violation of law has served to mislead the public and prejudice a fair review of this matter.”

Sarah Palin

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=106338608434&ref=nf

powerpro on July 22, 2009 at 2:25 AM

And to think I called you a martyr.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 2:20 AM

Awwww. Poor wittle Jim is upset that I was right. Too bad he has nothing to contribute to the conversation other than sarcasm, or he’d be able to focus that energy on making an actual point.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 2:26 AM

Give me specifics. “Small government” is a slogan, not a policy. Tell me how Sarah plans to make government smaller. Because she hasn’t done that yet.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 2:18 AM

Alaska Budget

FY 2007 Operating Budget (Murkowski’s Budget): $11,697,400,000

FY 2008 Operating Budget (Palin’s Budget): $9,813,000,000

FY 2009 Operating Budget: $11,200,000,000 ($11.2B)
FY 2010 Operating Budget: $9,700,000,000 ($9.7B)
Net Cut in Operating Budget: $1,500,000,000

Total Percentage Cut in Operating Budget: 13.4%

FY 2009 Capital Budget: $2,632,000,000 (after Governor Palin vetoed $268 million)
FY 2010 Capital Budget: $1,800,000,000
Net Cut in the Capital Budget: $832,000,000

Total Percentage Cut in Capital Budget: 31.7%

Overall FY 2009 Budget: $13,832,000,000
Overall Proposed FY 2010 Budget: $11,500,000,000
Net Reduction in the Overall Budget: $2,332,000,000

Total Percentage Cut in Overall Budget: 16.8%

When it comes to budgets, this is a huge number. HUGE!

portlandon on July 22, 2009 at 2:32 AM

Awwww. Poor wittle Jim is upset that I was right.

I’m upset, alright, that the mean people are picking on you. Mean, mean people!

Too bad he has nothing to contribute to the conversation other than sarcasm, or he’d be able to focus that energy on making an actual point.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 2:26 AM

I eagerly await the instructive power of your shining example. Lead on.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 2:32 AM

Give me specifics. “Small government” is a slogan, not a policy. Tell me how Sarah plans to make government smaller. Because she hasn’t done that yet.

Caiwyn on July 22, 2009 at 2:18 AM

Tell Treacher & the rest of us how crow tastes okay?

Balls.

portlandon on July 22, 2009 at 2:34 AM

What kind of a dumba*s name is that?

It’s like MondaleVictory.

Sapwolf on July 21, 2009 at 11:21 PM

LOL!

atheling on July 22, 2009 at 1:10 AM

These are incredibly solid arguments against my opinions pro & con in reference to Palin.

msmveritas on July 22, 2009 at 2:35 AM

portlandon on July 22, 2009 at 2:32 AM

OW! FACTS!!!

THEY BURRRRRRRN!!!!!

powerpro on July 22, 2009 at 2:36 AM

portlandon on July 22, 2009 at 2:32 AM

That was indeed a specific example of how Sarah Palin has made government smaller, as Caiwyn requested.

Jim Treacher on July 22, 2009 at 2:40 AM

OW! FACTS!!!

THEY BURRRRRRRN!!!!!

powerpro on July 22, 2009 at 2:36 AM

LOL.

Poor Caiwyn. Her prompt script notebook doesn’t tell her how to handle facts.

Her next post will involve a snarky comment or BOOOOSHHHH, or the JOOOOOOSSS, or Cheney blame.

portlandon on July 22, 2009 at 2:40 AM

[Are there any Palin supporters with more than a high school education?

Xolom on July 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM]

Does the school of hard knocks count?

davidt on July 22, 2009 at 2:41 AM

The Schwarts is strong with Palin.

Who’d thunk Noonan was a rotten RINO

That was the best gawd damned article I’ve read all year.

Kini on July 22, 2009 at 2:54 AM

Kini…

I don’t know if Noonan’s a RINO as much as she is an ELITIST.

Palin would simply not fit in her social circle and does not have that crazysmart book learning that the current occupant of 1600 Pa Avenue has. Which btw is working out so great for America, isn’t it?

powerpro on July 22, 2009 at 3:12 AM

Noonan has now shown herself to be one of the so-called “liberated women” who beleive that freedom equates to contrarianism.She has long presented herself as a “Liberated”conservative woman,but she never realized that her version of “liberation” is nothing more than a farce that would ultimately be exposed.Now,faced with a REAL liberated woman,she can do nothing but run away or attack.She can’t run away because to do so would mean admitting her own view of a “strong woman” is seriously mistaken,so her only recourse is to attack that which is threatening her self-image
Sarah IS what all the so-called feminists wish they could be,but can never be, because their point of view is decided by someone else.Sarah chooses her own route,and if anyone doesn’t like it,that is their problem,not Sarah’s.The best definition of freedom is not acting against stereotype,it is ignoring stereotype.
Beauty queen,successful business woman,lovng mother and wife,successful politician(who served her costituents excellently),adored by not only her husband and children,but by half of a nation.Shoot ,if I was Peggy,I’d probably hate her,too.
Peggy,let go of that which doesn’t matter and learn something from Sarah.

DDT on July 22, 2009 at 4:05 AM

BOOM!
Both my wife and I have enjoyed Ms. Noonan as a writer and personality, so it has been perplexing, especially for her, to understand how PN could be so bitchy about SP – so condescending.
Thanks Stuart. We needed that.
Randy

williars on July 22, 2009 at 5:49 AM

The sad thing is that Peggy Noonan, back in her salad days, worked hard to overcome the “STUPID” label that people stuck on Ronald Reagan. Her greatest successes were in maintaining the integrity of Reagan’s Conservative message, even as he was being savaged as a know-nothing dolt.

Now the shoe is on the other foot, and Noonan is leading the charge, calling another generation of Conservatives know-nothing dolts. It is as if she is jealously protecting her youthful accomplishments, and making sure nobody else is able to overcome the chattering classes that dismiss conservative thought, instead of dealing with it honestly. Because is Sarah Palin is able to succeed without Peggy Noonan, then what Noonan did for Reagan, way back then, really wasn’t all that remarkable, after all…

gridlock2 on July 22, 2009 at 5:54 AM

It’s the same old story… Conservatives are low-brow, moronic, dolts, who just don’t understand anything complicated. Palin, GW Bush, GHW Bush, Reagan, Ford, Eisenhower, Hoover, etc… The only exception was Nixon. They couldn’t call Nixon stupid, so they called him evil.

And yet all these stupid men keep getting elected President of the United States. Remarkable!

gridlock2 on July 22, 2009 at 5:55 AM

Let’s see, a very attractive woman, wife, mother. Executive, in fact states biggest executive in the largest most “manly”, wilderness state, very successful. Can hunt, fish,drive snowmobiles, “bring home the bacon”, run for VP.

99% of women SHOULD be jealous. She IS the ideal woman.

Jeff from WI on July 22, 2009 at 6:55 AM

[Are there any Palin supporters with more than a high school education?

Xolom on July 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM]

Yes, me.

jimmy2shoes on July 22, 2009 at 7:02 AM

I’m not a fan of Noonan–I think her writing is treacly–but I am really tired of the “jealous” accusation any time a woman questions or opposes another woman. Palin is a beautiful woman admired by many, but that doesn’t mean that any woman who questions her is jealous. I can’t imagine anyone saying that a man who opposes a male politician is “just jealous.”

DrMagnolias on July 22, 2009 at 7:11 AM

[Are there any Palin supporters with more than a high school education?

Xolom on July 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM]
Yes, me.

jimmy2shoes on July 22, 2009 at 7:02 AM

I’ve got an undergrad and graduate degree, but I don’t know if they count. Not Ivy League, in fact smaller schools associated with religious institutions. Oh, and Daddy didn’t pay for them.

Does that count, Xolom?

cs89 on July 22, 2009 at 7:14 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e03FSCLyJeE

a little humorour slideshow I made from this article.

Hope you have a few laughs.

stenwin77 on July 22, 2009 at 7:19 AM

cs89 on July 22, 2009 at 7:14 AM

ditto

cmsinaz on July 22, 2009 at 7:32 AM

I’m totally a Sarah fan. She has the “common touch” from outside the beltway that I think is going to sweep the nation in 2010 after 4 years of Mr. Arrogance, Big-spender, Transparency.

I also hope she uses the next 3 1/2 years to do her homework, studying foreign policy, economics, etc. AND ESPECIALLY, I hope she studies Spanish and becomes fluent. Then when she’s running, she’ll totally stun everyone by giving some campaign speeches in Spanish.

The TOTUS is not fluent in Spanish and will be stunned, and knocked off his game.

stenwin77 on July 22, 2009 at 7:33 AM

I’m not a fan of Noonan–I think her writing is treacly–but I am really tired of the “jealous” accusation any time a woman questions or opposes another woman. Palin is a beautiful woman admired by many, but that doesn’t mean that any woman who questions her is jealous. I can’t imagine anyone saying that a man who opposes a male politician is “just jealous.”

DrMagnolias on July 22, 2009 at 7:11 AM

agreed yet on the other hand i can not imagine a man writing what peggy wrote about another man. If the shoe fits i guess.

unseen on July 22, 2009 at 7:36 AM

Bartrams Garden on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

Either your sense of sarcasm and irony is subtle and brilliant or you didn’t even read the article.

My guess is that you didn’t even read the article.

peacenprosperity on July 22, 2009 at 7:39 AM

[Are there any Palin supporters with more than a high school education?

Xolom on July 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM]

I don’t have a college degree. IMHO college/university education is promoted too heavily and at the expense of trades, rugged individualism, and independent thought.

So now we have a society run by betas who couldn’t get out of a tight situation without their staff, mommy, or 911.

I can only speak for myself, but I support Palin because her life backs up her words, and her life and words reflect my own: God, family, hard work, patriotism, and a thorough disdain for bureaucracy.

You don’t get those things in a classroom, no matter how much you paid for it.

pugwriter on July 22, 2009 at 7:41 AM

whose right-wing views aren’t *quite* pure enough.

Bartrams Garden on July 22, 2009 at 12:27 AM

The more I think about your comment the more annoying it becomes. Don’t you get that the majority of noonans snotty elitist opinions came during the presidential race? A race that mccain was unlikely to win anyway but gave us a fascist regime that may never give up power. The whole point of the article was that noonans class identity is more important to her then principle, ethics and ideas. Maybe you are part of that strange effete class or are so bitter and disappointed by your lot in life that you long to be.

peacenprosperity on July 22, 2009 at 7:46 AM

You don’t get those things in a classroom, no matter how much you paid for it.

pugwriter on July 22, 2009 at 7:41 AM

I got a BS degree and I would have to agree with you. I support Palin 100% and those things you mentioned came from hardwork, a sense of family and apprecaition of freedom

unseen on July 22, 2009 at 7:47 AM

You don’t get those things in a classroom, no matter how much you paid for it.

pugwriter on July 22, 2009 at 7:41 AM

I got a BS degree and I would have to agree with you. I support Palin 100% and those things you mentioned came from hardwork, a sense of family and apprecaition of freedom

unseen on July 22, 2009 at 7:47 AM

Unseen gets it. I’m not knocking education, but some folks aren’t meant to go from lecture halls and labs to white collar careers. And intelligence has nothing to do with it.

I hope. ;)

pugwriter on July 22, 2009 at 7:55 AM

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