Video: Palin’s valediction to the media
posted at 8:47 am on July 27, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Sarah Palin said goodbye to Alaska as governor yesterday, and she didn’t let the occasion pass without shooting a couple of well-deserved zingers at the national media. Via John Ziegler, we have the key moment in her speech, in which she tells the media to stay away from the children of her successor, and to “quit making things up”:
It’s difficult to recall a time when the national media treated two candidates so differently in an election than in 2008 with Palin and Barack Obama. I’ve seen nothing like it, not when Geraldine Ferraro ran as the first woman on a major-party ticket, not when George W. Bush ran against Al Gore or John Kerry, not even when Ronald Reagan — who the media intensely disliked at the time — ran against Jimmy Carter. For that story, see John’s site and his documentary, How Obama Got Elected.
As for not making things up, I’d just be happy if we didn’t see her daughter’s ex-boyfriend appearing on talking-head shows ever again, with the shows treating the 19-year-old as though he was an eminence grise on all things Alaska and Palin. How many teen-age boyfriends become experts on their girlfriends’ families, anyway?
Alllahpundit linked to a mostly fair CBS report in the Headlines on Palin’s speech, which made this good point:
Yes, Palin’s poll numbers have tanked since the heights she achieved after her resounding speech at the Republican National Convention in August of last year. Forty-four percent of Americans viewed her favorably in the CBS News poll taken then, while in the July 12, 2009 CBS News poll, only 26 percent had a favorable view.
But there is another number that should give Palin and her supporters hope that she may yet have a second life in national politics. A whopping thirty-nine percent of those polled in the most recent CBS News survey said that they were undecided or had not heard enough about her.
If a run for president in 2012 is in her future, and don’t be so quick to count her out, she must focus on those 39 percent. After all, her most ardent backers will continue to support her no matter what.
Whether or not the resignation turns out to be a mistake, it’s now done and over. Even if she doesn’t run for office, Palin’s going to be a major force in activist politics, and we’ll see where the road takes her.
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portlandon on July 27, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Just admit it Proud Rino…You likeGirlyMen Marxists. And don’t even try to tell us that The Bamster has ‘an even temperment’. The Bamster has a nasty temper when he doesn’t get his way. He acts in a very childish manner i.e ‘I won’.
red131 on July 27, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Nice work portlandon!
red131 on July 27, 2009 at 3:11 PM
SOCIALISM BAD CAPITALISM GOOD. Brilliant stuff, friend. That’s really all it comes down to. I can’t believe I’ve studied economics this long and never realized it was so easy! Why did I waste my time reading all those books and taking all those classes?
Anyway, you geniuses are fun but it’s time to get back to work.
XOXO,
Proud Rino
Proud Rino on July 27, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Just keeping it simple for you, squish. Don your brown shirt and do the work for dear leader while you still have a job.
HornetSting on July 27, 2009 at 3:13 PM
…amounting to blind faith in conservative bona fides via Wikipedia.
btw
What gives with “OneVision”–one eye, one perspective, one group-think?
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Who knows?
Probably small,covert ways to implement Socialism via Keynesian methods.
So they can become policy wonks who are paid the big bucks by the Federal Government, the World Bank and various “think tanks.”
I’m curious as to why you picked this guy…described as a “neo-Keynesian.”
Even though your precedent Mr. “I like him” has a bushel-full of economic policy wonks like Stiglitz, Bernanke, Ortiz and Orszag advising him as to what to do to supposedly revive the economy, it continues to lose jobs and the stock market’s tanked down over 3,000 points for a solid 6 months, but Gee! Those guys are smart!
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 3:16 PM
The media is trying out a new meme on Palin … angry white woman who throws out red meat to her supports (aka Palin People).
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 3:27 PM
Doctrinally, Bay chose to embrace and convert into a racially discriminatory religion years BEFORE descendants of African tribes were allowed to hold Mormon priesthood.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 3:30 PM
“Don’t feed trolls.”
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 3:36 PM
What are you saying to us here?
Americannodash on July 27, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Even a RINO knows that.
You’ve stupidly exposed your proud Marxist Ass.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 3:41 PM
“her most ardent supporters will continue to back her”.Hell yes.
Will she run again?I think she may be too smart for that,but her influence will be felt.
Smart Conservatives choose their battles wisely,and Sarah is a SMART Conservative.
Another reason libs hate her,she is smarter that them.
DDT on July 27, 2009 at 4:26 PM
And now we have this:
Chekote on July 27, 2009 at 4:26 PM
oops,than,not that.
DDT on July 27, 2009 at 4:26 PM
Yep, they are way to bitter on their own.
Fighton03 on July 27, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Your point?
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 4:39 PM
The dumbing down of conservatism. I guess since the rest of the culture has been dumbed down, conservatism could not escape the trend.
Chekote on July 27, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Good question. Nothing beats reality as a teacher.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Sounds like somebody who is trying to use big words to sound smart.
Chekote on July 27, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Conservatism isn’t some airy theory known only to the proper select few. Never has been, never will be. If you want to go around the house bemoaning all that riff-raff in your best Thurston Howell III accent, good luck into turning that into some successful political movement.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Damned if she uses big words, damned if she doesn’t.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Calling Palin’s version “dumbed down” is only your opinion and nothing more.
I have a feeling that President Reagan would love Sarah Palin.
You cite 2 speeches, one given by a President leaving the White House, one given by state governor leaving office but who’s been spotlit by the MSM.
Vastly different occasions, but they’re saying the same things.
Sarah’s saying exactly what Reagan said: America’s best days are ahead of us.
If her language is plainer and less flowery, that’s because 1.) she’s not Reagan she’s Palin and 2.) As you pointed out, there are folks in our country who aren’t that politically smart and need to be fed baby food before they can eat red meat and caviar.
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Absolutely. He certainly wouldn’t have thought of her as some hopelessly embarrassing bumpkin. He would’ve left that sort of cheap ad hominem to the liberals.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 4:53 PM
More from Reagan’s Farewell speech:
What the conservative movement needs is thoughtfulneess and knowledge. Palin has not demostrated either.
Chekote on July 27, 2009 at 4:53 PM
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One minute she’s “dumbing down” Conservatism, the next she’s “using big words to sound smart” according to you.
Obviously, it doesn’t even occur to you that she actually is smart.
The lady can’t win in your mind, so why not drop the nitpicking and b*tching of your armchair quarterbacking?
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM
No, what it needs is conviction and integrity, not eggheads.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Maybe not to you personally, but there are millions of us out here in the Heartland who think otherwise.
What’s so tragic is that the person who has demonstrated neither thoughtfulness nor knowledge is the a$$hat who’s sitting in the Oval Office right now.
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Right. Because a person who cares enough to educate himself can’t be connected with reality. Ivy league means elitist and out of touch. It can never mean smart. It can’t possibly mean hardworking.
Those were the days.
Proud Rino on July 27, 2009 at 4:58 PM
I realize Wikipedia is far from the last word on topics, but as to the point for which I cited it here, it is accurate, as shown, for example, in this link as well.
As for my name, it is inspired by the 1986 Queen hit but in this context also expresses my wish for a unified GOP, or at least one unified force to beat the liberals in 2010 and 2012. I know that is much to wish for at this point, but we can all aspire to great things, can’t we?
OneVision on July 27, 2009 at 4:59 PM
Educating oneself is not the same thing as becoming a Leftist policy wonk at an Ivy League (graduate) school.
That’s right.
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM
When an Ivy League degree becomes the sine qua non for being considered qualified to be president, yes. Most definitely. And when an Ivy Leaguer is considered “superior” to some other candidate based on his educational background alone, yes. Absolutely. And I heard plenty of that last fall.
I actually have nothing against the Ivy League or its students.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 5:03 PM
I don’t think you really care what Palin says or what she does. She obviously represents something to you that you hate viscerally. It’s become fairly obvious. Venom literally drips off your comments. What is it? You lose a beauty pageant once? Never went hunting? Can’t have kids? Got divorced? Ran for office and lost? You’re not attractive? You’re fat? You’ve had five abortions?
Just what bothers you?
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Sorry, but no Conservatives or Republicans that I know pay serious attention to either Pat or Bay Buchanan.
They may have served in the Reagan Administration but they left the sanity reservation some time ago.
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Proud Rino on July 27, 2009 at 5:06 PM
The title doesn’t guarantee intelligence , check out the credit bubble ,created by the “best”.
the_nile on July 27, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Obviously. It doesn’t guarantee that you’re an out of touch elitist either.
Proud Rino on July 27, 2009 at 5:08 PM
So you could become an élitist, snooty, Leftist economic policy wonk who craves power and money?
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Doesn’t it?
You could have fooled me.
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 5:09 PM
I love how the same people who rail against socialism bitch about people who “crave money.” Incredible. Whatever you say, Che.
Proud Rino on July 27, 2009 at 5:11 PM
That’s not a knock on the Ivy League. It’s saying that direct experience is a better teacher than whatever egghead professor on whatever campus, at least in terms of “life philosophy”.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 5:16 PM
You’re entitled to your opinion, but apparently not all conservatives agree with it. Not only did Ms. Buchanan speak at CPAC this year, but also a blogger on the American Conservative website remarked that she “cut through the bull” in her speech. I am not saying that I agree with everything she said, but I am saying that conservatives appear to have different opinions as to her relevancy in political circles.
OneVision on July 27, 2009 at 5:16 PM
I love how the same people who rail against Socialism complain about people who “crave money.” Incredible. Whatever you say, Che. I lived in Section 8 Housing for most of my life so, yeah, I “crave” money because I really didn’t like living next to drug dealers and prostitutes and I don’t want my kids to have to go through that. It’s really easy to complain about people who “crave money” when you’ve had it easy. But I could never understand that because I’m an elitist, right?
Proud Rino on July 27, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Bay’s OK, but I’d like to see her run for office. Let’s see if she could generate any more enthusiasm than her brother.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 5:19 PM
The Buchanans’ day in the sun is done, as far as I’m concerned.
Brother Pat becomes almost unhinged when it comes the subject of either illegal aliens or Israel and the Jews.
In addition, the closeness of this brother and sister has always struck me as creepy.
There must be better spokespeople for Conservatives and Republicans than either the Buchanans or Meggie McCain.
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Well, yes, in terms of “life philosophy” you get a lot more by having different kinds of experiences and being around different types of people, and universities (particularly elite ones) tend to be pretty insular.
But we were talking about economics.
Proud Rino on July 27, 2009 at 5:21 PM
It’s far less about love for money than love for power and control. It’s certainly not about love for us little peasants now, is it? The contempt of the Left for the (especially white) lower classes was on full display last election.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Same thing. Economics is carried out in the real world, not a lecture hall.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Is this what the GOP is going to tell the 53% of Americans who view Palin unfavorably? Is this smart politics? Give it a rest. If the woman looked like Donna Shalala she would have been written off a long time ago.
Chekote on July 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Most of the people who push Socialism are extremely rich.
They know that their policies will result in the impoverishment of “the little people”/bourgeouis/middle class, but not themselves.
(You need only to look at folks like NObama, Corzine, John F. Kerry and Bernanke for proof.)
As for you, I have no idea where you’ve lived, how “poor” you were or whether you went to an Ivy League school, but it’s obvious you have the arrogance and haughty attitude of an elitist.
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Yeah…go read The Wealth of Nations, and when you finish it, talk to me about how you already knew all that before reading it, because economics is carried out in the real world.
Proud Rino on July 27, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Apparently there’s lot of inflated Ivy League “education”.
The self elevated arrogance leads to group think, obviously the MAJORITY of the ivy leaguers were off track.
the_nile on July 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
How about you give that WashingtoncomPost poll a rest?
It oversampled DemocRats and didn’t sample Likely Voters.
No, if the woman was a Leftist Democrat who looked like Donna Shalala, she would have been written off and given a governorship of a Blue State and then a Cabinet position.
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Chekote on July 27, 2009 at 4:53 PM
WHAT THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT NEEDS IS THOUGHTFULNESS AND KNOWLEDGE. PALIN HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED EITHER.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 4:55 PM
NO, WHAT IT NEEDS IS NEEDS IS CONVICTION AND INTEGRITY, NOT EGGHEADS
chekote, you must have missed Palin’s convention speech in which she predicted exactly what Obama would say or propound and what the American people would be in store for with the Obama agenda:
1)reluctant to use the word victory
2)more interested in reading terrorists their rights
3)spending trillions of dollars
4)massive tax increases
5)giving you orders from Washington
6)more regulation of business
7)be on friendly terms with anti-freedom dictators
chekote, your problem with Palin is with her assertion to Sean Hannity, “We told ya so.”
technopeasant on July 27, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Tell me about the Keynesian trend that’s killing the economy as we speak.
the_nile on July 27, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Yes, and your point is what, exactly?
You don’t have to go to Harvard or Yale to read and digest Adam Smith’s book. (Thank God!)
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Proud admited voting for Obama. His feelings were due to .. who the heck knows.
Not worthy of the time… IMHO.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:30 PM
BTW, Proud Rino, were the books of the fine black Conservative economist Thomas Sowell on the curriculum at your Ivy League school?
How about the works of Adam Smith’s heirs Milton Friedman or Friedrich von Hayek?
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 5:31 PM
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What an idiot! (You have to go to an Ivy League school to be that stupid!)
And he’s “proud” of it, too!
Jenfidel on July 27, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Not all ivy league are like that. My Best Friend went to one.. and will pay for it until she in dead and buried and she knows it.
Does she regret it.. yep. He education didn’t get her anywhere…. even being ivy league.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Dude, the GOP, in it’s current state, is a complete disaster for the party and the conservative movement.
jimmy2shoes on July 27, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Noticed this on Breitbart. http://www.breitbart.tv/ethicsgate-see-the-video-anti-palin-alaskan-bloggers-fought-to-have-removed-from-youtube/
artchick on July 27, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Not only recent VP candidates… I have problems thinking of any in the entire 20th century that were treated similarly after losing an election. The Progressive Left and Right are losing its marbles over Gov. Palin… like they were threatened or something.
ajacksonian on July 27, 2009 at 6:03 PM
I’m not “the GOP” dumba$$. I’m asking you what the hell your problem is. Go buy a Palin poster and put it on your dart board if it’ll make you feel better.
Maybe you look like Donna Shalala. Maybe you are Donna Shalala.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Jesus, I’ve heard more vituperative batsh*t about Palin from Lefties who think that they KNOW how Palin will present herself.
They haven’t looked at her 2006 campaign at all. She didn’t run as Elmer Gantry. She ran as a unifier who could get things done for Alaska. If you want to know how she’ll fight Obama, take a look at the 2006 effort. It worked.
victor82 on July 27, 2009 at 6:12 PM
http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/27/moveon-on-former-gov-palin/
Move on hit piece.
the_nile on July 27, 2009 at 6:38 PM
victor82:
It doesn’t matter how Sarah ran in Alaska in 2006. The campaign that Sarah will be projected to run against Obama in 2012 will be a function of the template that Obama and his war room and the MSM come up with in order to give Obama the best chance to succeed.
technopeasant on July 27, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Wow!! There’s some very suggestive evidence of collusion there.
ProfessorMiao on July 27, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Chekote hits all the Palin threads to trash her. Do you get paid per post Chekote?
portlandon on July 27, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Whittle take a blow torch to Palin critics, Republicans included.
Mr. Joe on July 27, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Palin and Obama’s birth certificate are not going to get us the Congress and White House back. Let’s move on besides the reality show type drama of the Palin’s and the crazy birther stuff and stick to the issues. Let people see what these policies are all about and let people see how our side has better solutions and we will win. Palin and birth certificates are not the answer. Read Joe’s book!
arizonateacher on July 27, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Taking the high ground and only talking about issues is not going to work with the lefty smear machine and move on in the mix. We have to fight as dirty as they fight.
dpierson on July 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM
FWIW the Fox All Stats were strangely positive.
Amadeus on July 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM
In a way, yeah. Smith (unlike Marx and most of Keynes) is grounded in common sense. All orthodox economic thought is anyway is codified common sense. In that regard, I’d take Palin over, say, Paul Krugman.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Probably.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Wizbang:
Chekote “ENOUGH! Enough with the excuses. Palin is inarticulate. Her speeches just ramble on incoherently. She is uninformed. She has been peddling the same canned talking points for almost a year now. After the election, she needed to hit the books and learn a couple of things about policy.
I am on the Right, politically. I was a huge fan of Sarah when she first came on the scene. But her lack of knowledge about the issues and her refusal to remedy it, has turned me off. It has nothing to do with being insider, outsider, Trig, her looks or any of the lame excuses her supporters put out.”
New Majority:
Chekote:
“Chekote // Jul 11, 2009 at 12:04 am
“Today, I feel very encouraged. I am reading more and more pieces basically stating that Palin is a political dead end. I would recommend Noonan, Murphy’s pieces. But the best description of the Palin phenomenon is this:“
portlandon on July 27, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Nor are weak-kneed squishies who are eager to placate our media masters. That said, I’m not a birther.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM
CHEKOTE IS A MORON.
STAY IN SCHOOL, DON’t DO PDS!
TimeTraveler on July 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM
..You know, the blather goes back and forth from the trolls but someone must be quaking in their boots because Sara Palin gins up a lot of attention.
Almost 600 responses to this post today and the others on Hot Air are what, 50 to 200?
I frankly do not think she will run — at least until she gets her sea legs — but she is going to draw some huge crowds at rallies and speeches for the right much to the dismay of the cynical, sarcastic, poisonous left. And the more they bitch and the more that their fading golden by tanks, the bigger the crowds will be come.
I’m loving it!
VoyskaPVO on July 27, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Yeah. I thought it was pretty interesting.
artchick on July 27, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Amazing that a political corpse would get so much attention, huh?
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Chekote the Axelrod astroturfer …
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 7:06 PM
I love the standard “I am on the Right, politically. I was a huge fan of Sarah when she first came on the scene” to get everyone to buy into her claptrap.
They do this stuff all the time … never trust anyone who says they’re on the right then proceeds to bash every conservative principle.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 7:08 PM
It’s all bristol’s fault.
TimeTraveler on July 27, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Here is my favorite Chekote post from RedState:
” I am sticking with Giuliani by Chekote
Giuliani is the only candidate who will be competitive in states like New Jersey and PA. The GOP needs to break out of this Southern-Plains electoral box it has built for itself by pandering to the evangelicals. It is great to have religious people involved in party politics but they need to check their religious book at the door.
As far as Romney being the only candidate to keep the old Reagan coalition together, did it ever occur to you that it may be time to put together another coalition? Reagan is dead and has been out of office for 20 years. We need to capture the growing investor class. Giuliani is the man to do it. Romney could also have been the man to do it but he decided to pander to the evangelicals in Iowa.”
You are exposed Chekote.
portlandon on July 27, 2009 at 7:10 PM
For some, going to school is the only thing they can do since no one will hire them for their talent. Then justify all that time in class as meaning of intelligence.
Get a BS, can’t find a job or don’t look, get a MS, can’t find a job or don’t look, get a PhD, can’t find a job or don’t look, run for Senate. Some just have to be a comedian to get votes. Now that’s funny.
lasertex on July 27, 2009 at 7:15 PM
“When I lived in NYC, Giuliani was constantly sued by the ACLU. The man never backed down. As matter of fact, everytime a new suit was threatened his response was “Get in line”. If all it takes for you to tuck your tail between your legs is frivolous lawsuits, you ain’t ready for prime time.
Comment by Chekote — 7/4/2009 @ 9:28 am”
Chekote & allahpundit have more than one thing in common.
portlandon on July 27, 2009 at 7:16 PM
LOL…I haven’t heard that one before, angling for the investor-class vote. I’m just trying to remember when the GOP pandered to evangelicals.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Seems she wants to send the message that anybody is better than Palin. It also seems the dems are terrified of her.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 7:20 PM
Must have skipped the one page book with only two words in it titled Common Sense.
Bulldogger on July 27, 2009 at 7:20 PM
To be fair, if ProudRino is a registered Republican, this is indeed an example of a RINO, and it is certainly proud of it’s views and voting.
As is shown in this secquence: here, here and here.
Unless of course, ProudRino is just a lying troll rolling through this thread at full steam after AnninCA got scared away. (HornetSting did that, I think. Good job!)
Loxodonta on July 27, 2009 at 7:21 PM
That is one of your endearing qualities.
I don’t think The Race Card is a troll. Apparently not a big Palin fan, but that’s different.
Loxodonta on July 27, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Thanks for that info on Chekote.
Loxodonta on July 27, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Oh my.
cs89 on July 27, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Oh my God. Hilarious.
Stick to what you know, dude.
Whatever that is.
Proud Rino on July 27, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Mind providing us with a few good arguments as to why that’s so funny?
You don’t have to use too many facts and real-life examples, mind. I’ve learned that’s very hard for RINO’s and liberals to do.
Dark-Star on July 27, 2009 at 7:55 PM
I’ve read all the above (well, portions of Marx), and I stand by it, as long as “common sense” includes such things as observation and reasoning. But then, I’m sure we don’t all breathe the same intellectual rarefied air that you do. *sigh*
Stick to what YOU know. Common sense isn’t your forte anyway.
ddrintn on July 27, 2009 at 8:10 PM
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