Amazing: Palin’s book number one on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble bestseller list; Update: “It is truly unprecedented”
posted at 6:58 pm on September 30, 2009 by Allahpundit
Forty-eight days before the release and she’s already topped Dan Brown’s latest conspiracy-theory casserole at both top retailers. To put that in perspective, note that the book doesn’t even have a cover yet. So much for the Page Six hit piece about demand for her being slack.
No way to tell yet, obviously, whether the monster launch will have legs or whether it’ll deflate a bit next week after Palinistas are all done ordering their advance copies. But if it goes on to become a mega-seller, it’s a game-changer insofar as it’ll establish her unquestionably as the most prominent Republican in America, which leaves Huck and Mitt in an awkward spot before the primaries and presents the media with an interesting choice. Do they try to spin the sales as unrepresentative of her support among Republicans given that plenty of liberals are bound to buy the book for campaign dish and insight into the Palin “trainwreck”? Or do they follow lefty conventional wisdom that Palin would be the easiest person to beat in 2012 and talk up her appeal to Republicans to try to nudge her into a presidential run? (Righty conventional wisdom, of course, is that she’s the candidate the left most fears, but given their expectation of future Couric-type disasters during a campaign, I’m skeptical that that’s true.) Only one thing’s certain: If she hasn’t already been signed to write a second book, she will be soon. “Common Sense Conservatism” by Sarah Palin, perchance?
Update: Prognosis for mega-sales: Good.
HarperCollins will print 1.5 million copies for the book’s first run, the same number that was printed for late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s memoir “True Compass.”
Kennedy’s book, published earlier this month, currently stands at number six on the Amazon list.
A publishing industry source told POLITICO that they “cannot remember a non-fiction book taking off like this in the pre-order market. It became number one only a couple of hours after nothing more than a date announcement. It is truly unprecedented.”
Much of the 400-page book is based on journals Palin kept during her vice-presidential run.
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Smells like
(*sniff*)
VICTORY!
Blacksmith8 on October 1, 2009 at 11:27 AM
maryo on October 1, 2009 at 11:27 AM
And I thought all Palin supporters were uneducated, working-class illiterate yahoos.
sarc/
technopeasant on October 1, 2009 at 11:35 AM
I hope not…he was marked by his unbelievable arrogance and ego. A brilliant soldier, and commander…
right2bright on October 1, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Patton’s overrated.
Darth Executor on October 1, 2009 at 11:39 AM
yes, but never a loser.
Sometimes arrogance and ego can be positive traits. Particularly for a combat commander. They can be insufferable people to deal with, but losers they are not.
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 11:39 AM
The political pendulum swings…we have the dynamic do nothing president that will set the scene of “sure he is a great guy to have a beer with, but we need a leader” theme.
Pawlenty comes in (or Jindahl or others) as a calm, sincere, reassuring leader.
Whomever it is, has to use Palin’s leverage…I see her as a major player, and potential high profile cabinet member, probably energy.
right2bright on October 1, 2009 at 11:41 AM
I’m glad the cover isn’t out yet. Gives it a shade of specops mystery….
I hope the cover is a grainy photo of soldiers storming ashore on D-day, paratroopers filling the sky over French drop zones, or something to that effect.
The end result is going to be the same. The socialists are going to be beaten back to where they belong, they’re going to be firebombed, pistol whipped and mud-stomped all the way back to where they need to be jailed.
and then freedom and liberty will reign again.
Sometimes you gotta break some eggs to make an omelet.
Get ready for breakfast folks.
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 11:46 AM
I love the smell of poetic justice in the morning.
You know what they say: Do not scorn a winking cub. She may become the next president of the United State.
Go Sarah!
Michelle Dubois on October 1, 2009 at 11:48 AM
I’ll be stealing that line to use as the subtitle. I’ll be writing that inside and getting Mrs. Palin’s endorsement under it.
Blacksmith8 on October 1, 2009 at 11:50 AM
The key word is “sometimes”, we have an arrogant ego driven man that has not lost himself…Patton was a great military leader, leave it at that. He was no Eisenhower…
Ironically, he was an Olympian, in the pentathalon, he placed pretty high I believe.
Later, after the war, his behavior became very erratic, and was never given the position a man of his experience should have been given…for reasons that are not important to detail.
right2bright on October 1, 2009 at 11:50 AM
I’d prefer the 5th century. Any historians out there?
Blacksmith8 on October 1, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Things about Palin I like:
1. She is not an offspring of the royal dynasties of America
2. She is not ivy league
3. She is not a lawyer
4. She speaks her mind, not someone else’s
Point (4) is an opinion I have developed based upon the raw seething hatred of the GOP and DEM establishments towards Palin. There is always an off chance a part of the establishment is manipulating the anti-Palin machine to trick anti-establishment voters into her corner but at this point there is not enough information to extrapolate such conclusion
If I see one of those stinking slo-mo run through a field of daisies familiy hugging soft focus tear jerking propaganda films starring Palin at the next GOP convention I will know for sure it was a setup
Presently I am simply enjoying the possibility that a non elitist could beat the stuffing out of the self annointed who think they have inherited the crown and sceptre
My political fantasy would be a convention without the ad agencies and the double dose of bs, where delegates voted not in lockstep and a platform battle was waged to a conclusion that would require the delegates to hammer down some consensus.
Convention floor battles are the place to win over the public. Backroom deals convince the dealers but do not win the voters. Right now, we could skip the delegates and just have ad agencies battle it out on the floor
entagor on October 1, 2009 at 11:57 AM
I like to ask Palin haters the following question:
Do you think Sarah Palin would claim cap and trade would cost an average family about $170 (approx) a year and hide the fact that the OMB figured out that it would actually be $1700 (approx) a year?
Obama did that.
Stephanie on October 1, 2009 at 11:59 AM
entagor on October 1, 2009 at 11:57 AM
I agree. She’s not a lawyer, and I don’t care. To hell with lawyers. I want someone up there who knows what it’s like to be a mom in America, to have kids, to be concerned for their protection and future, to value their education, and to have a stake in the direction of their country. It is time we had a leader who didn’t go to an East Coast school, who knows what its like in the trenches and can connect with people. What we have right now is a cardboard cutout with a smile and no values-who just happens to be a lawyer, and a very poor one at that. We need leaders who value the Constitution and will help protect it in accordance with that oath they take.
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Stephanie on October 1, 2009 at 11:59 AM
If there is one gross distortion of Sarah Palin is that she is “gaffe-prone”. In terms of outright errors I can remember only one-in the debate with Biden Sarah misnamed the Afghanistan commander and the day later she admitted that. Other than that she has been right on with her facts.
technopeasant on October 1, 2009 at 12:04 PM
While driving little 7% to school this morning, on the radio the AP opened their news cast with a clip of Tina Fey as Sarah Palin saying “I can see Russia from my house…”, and then broadcast the news about Sarah Palin’s book…
I live in Southern California… did anyone else hear this in other parts of the country or any similar insults in the “news”?
Seven Percent Solution on October 1, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Read all 6 pages of comments and John9400 has the best. Who knows IF she’s even going to run. IMO she’s smart enough to figure out whether she has overcome the SNL crap or whether she’d be more beneficial to the causes she supports by just rallying conservative support. Either way those who dismiss her are foolish.
As for AP – personal opinion but he may not be able to cope with any candidate who is so honest and open about their religious beliefs. Makes him uncomfortable that others aren’t at least doubtful about their faith and don’t feel it necessary to defend it.
My question about the book is – what will she say about Meggie? I’m inclined to think that she will take the high road and treat the McCain bimbette kindly. Too bad.
katiejane on October 1, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Terrific news for her. She made a smart move to get this out fast.
AnninCA on October 1, 2009 at 12:12 PM
I’ll say it again. I don’t think she has any immediate (as in 2012) plans to take on the presidency. It took Obama 600 million dollars, Billionaires like Soros and Oprah, union backing, the best marketing, and the media’s adoration to get him elected. There would need to be a ground swell larger than what we have now to get her into office, even if she wanted to be. This doesn’t mean I don’t love her. I just think from a practical view, she may not want the headache. However I do see her as a major player in the government for a long time.
Nalea on October 1, 2009 at 12:12 PM
katiejane on October 1, 2009 at 12:05 AM
I predicted in the spring that Sarah would not run for re-election and instead go into the wilderness.
Sarah did not go into the wilderness to contemplate her navel. She is committed to running for POTUS (health of her or family permitting).
If you had a million members on your Facebook and the #1 rated book in America would you forego that kind of momentum to remain on the sidelines watching the passing parade? katiejane, superstars do not sit on the sidelines. It is not in their makeup to do so.
technopeasant on October 1, 2009 at 12:12 PM
I like Sarah.
Sadly too many independents and moduhrates don’t. They couldn’t explain why, mind you, but she’s verah bad! Tina Fey! Something!
That’s what we’re dealing with in this scenario. A real republican front runner ought to have the sense to eat Katie Couric for lunch right out of the gate, horrible McCain campaign directives be damned. There’s no excuse for screwing up high profile communications like that. We need better, and we can do better.
That said, it’s time to stop fixating on Huck and Mitt. Huck is another social con fiscal incompetent/nannystater waiting to happen. Mitt has all the charisma of plain oatmeal.
I can’t claim to have an alternative, but there has to be one somewhere.
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 1, 2009 at 12:14 PM
True but winners pick their battles – losers tilt at windmills. I’m not denying that her current intention may be to run for POTUS. But IMO she is above all a realist and will assess her chances and make a final decision based on facts at the appropriate time.
katiejane on October 1, 2009 at 12:17 PM
My husband just sent me a pre-birthday email confirming my copy will be on its way.
I hope she sells 5 million.
gopmom on October 1, 2009 at 12:18 PM
I like her, and I’m Independent and fairly liberal on some issues. I think a big test will come when she does media interviews. I have no doubt that there won’t be a repeat of the Couric debacle.
AnninCA on October 1, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Oh, she’s obviously running. You kidding me? This is classic steps to running going on.
AnninCA on October 1, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Thanks to Obama and his supporters lowering the bar for the qualifications needed to achieve the White House, Palin should be a shoo-in in 2012, since she exceeds Barack’s measurements in every way.
Ears excluded.
profitsbeard on October 1, 2009 at 12:21 PM
TheUnrpentantGeek on October 1, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Pawlenty is now taking steps to declare his candidacy.
I consider you a rational person. What you are saying is that Sarah Palin is damaged beyond repair because of one interview she gave during the 2008 campaign. So when a rookie QB throws 4 interceptions early in his career we should always dwell on that one bad game to claim that he will never have a successful career.
I sure would hate to be your kid. One screwup and I would be in your doghouse for life.
By the way Tom Brady set a NFL record of throwing 162 passes from the start of a career before throwing his first interception. And after that he threw 3 more in the same game in Denver. Should the sports world have “branded” Brady as a loser for that one performance and thrown him on the ash heap of history?
Well that’s what you want to do to Sarah Palin as a result of one subpar performance.
technopeasant on October 1, 2009 at 12:23 PM
//OT
Mr. Steele, What are you thinking? Boehner, Canter, anybody?
Scozzafava == ACORN!!!
Blacksmith8 on October 1, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Forget the Couric “debacle”.
I have worked in TV and Film and believe me, you can make ANYONE look like a fool with malicious editing. So what?
Lesson here is to keep control over the process.
Sarah Palin didn’t have a problem, whoever agreed to allow the network a free hand with the editing and the final product is the fool.
PaddyJ on October 1, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Rush called this a long time ago….The dems and their allies (MSM) tell you who they fear most by attacking that person the hardest…and no conservative has been savaged like Palin. She is the anti-bama, and they ALL know it and fear her. She needs smart LOYAL people around her, she needs to continue to interject her views into the debates (“death panel” was right on the money). She needs to treat the MSM like the trash they are. Next time, Katie Couric should only be allowed an interview on Palins terms (short chair in front of a big desk, no ear piece and no notes to draw from, palin campaign approves all released tape before broadcast with a equal air time right) otherwise, no deal. FOX has far more viewers than most of the MSM outlets anyway and the message can get out without them.
colonelkurtz on October 1, 2009 at 12:40 PM
[Edited for clarity] Still, he won by the second closest margin since WWII. I’m not a fan of Perfect Storm theories, but I doubt the newly reawakened populace will stand for two in a row.
I have a fundamental problem with the watchers, waiters, maybe sooners, and “independents”. My ancestors were Vikings. I can’t stand goof ups who won’t take a stand. These pukes need to suit up get in the game and maybe get a little mud on ‘em. I’d rather go down swinging with a sword in my hand and sit there and dream of what might have been.
If we lose, we lose. But, to be on the field, that day, with Mrs. Palin, and fight against tyranny, that would be a glorious day.
FREEDOM!
Blacksmith8 on October 1, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Hey Beltway, how’s Palins’ ass taste?
Coronagold on October 1, 2009 at 12:49 PM
WTF, that’s like opening the wrong door to leave.
Blacksmith8 on October 1, 2009 at 12:49 PM
They should have demanded full release of the tapes. Or their own camera crew to allow the interview.
the_nile on October 1, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Are you kidding AP? Your disdain for her is seething and seeping on to HA pages.
Sultry Beauty on October 1, 2009 at 12:50 PM
I think you need to expect more from your candidates. Sarah Palin is not your buddy, or your child. She’s someone who wants to run one of the most powerful nations on the planet. Your personal affection for her (and mine – she speaks to certain issues really well) shouldn’t be allowed to rule the day. Let’s face it, if she ran, we’d vote for her in a heartbeat over any Dem candidate. Most conservatives would. That’s a given.
But you and I are not the concern. It’s independents and moderates. They are being way harder on her than I am. I don’t think the Couric debacle means she’s stupid. I think the moron middle does, though. Sadly, they’ll be the ones casting the deciding vote.
And of course, I still think we can do better.
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 1, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Am I the only one missing this “future failure” expectation? I do think Palin’s mistake in her intitial interviews was expecting something close to non-partial. I think we can all agree no one will make that mistake again.
darury on October 1, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Sarah, I can design your cover. Call me. ;-)
curved space on October 1, 2009 at 12:59 PM
It’s hard to see how this Palin mania ends well for the Republican Party. Polls show that Palin caused McCain to lose Florida and Ohio because she drove away many Independents, and even some Republicans.
Since, the election, she has become even more polarizing. And after her quitting the Governorship in Alaska, there are legitimate questions about whether she has the experience and temprament to be president.
Reagan Republican on October 1, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Wait a minute…
Didn’t a PPP poll just expose her as being unpopular?
Didn’t AP just tell us that that poll was in line with actual election results, so it must be reliable?
connertown on October 1, 2009 at 1:09 PM
It’s hard to see YOU as being a Republican supporter.
Hey … you’re a Reagan Republican? Well then – how about you write us the nicest little essay you can that extolls the virtues of Ronald Reagan and how he ended the cold war and how his vision of Conservatism beats Democratic Communism any day.
Think you can do that? Prove it to us.
HondaV65 on October 1, 2009 at 1:10 PM
Palin is very unpredictable, but still, I think it a very safe bet she will never again put herself through the ringer to carry water for a squishy GOP RINO.
james23 on October 1, 2009 at 1:11 PM
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 1, 2009 at 12:57 PM
As a rational person which I assume you are it does not matter or irrelevant whether I like or dislike Palin. It is a matter of fairness and the recognition that human beings screw up and they deserve the right to move ahead without the burden of a past misstep. Isn’t that what repentance or being charitable all about?
I am not a Phil Mickelson fan, far from it. But after he melted down and basically gave away the 2006 US Open to Geoff Ogilvy, I did not at the time and have not considered him a loser because of that one bad performance. Since then Phil has continued to win.
And to use a military example weren’t the Americans outsmarted and routed by the Germans at the Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia in 1943 during the initial battle. Didn’t the Americans then take step later to improve their performance which they did later on in the year? The initial setback was huge, but did the American army allow it to be branded as incompetent because of one battle?
No. And neither should anybody be dismissed or discarded because of one subpar performance. And it doesn’t matter if their name is Palin, Huckabee, Romney, Pawlenty or Obama.
technopeasant on October 1, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Palin will become a fund raising juggernaut far beyond what Obama accomplished. She can win a seat in the Senate, build political favors, and bide her time over the next few years. Whether or not she runs for President, she will be a conservative force to be reckoned with for years to come.
stefano1 on October 1, 2009 at 1:15 PM
If by common sense you mean not Republican, then sure.
spmat on October 1, 2009 at 1:17 PM
HILLBILLIES have the Internet too apparently.
duh, yuck yuck yuck.
“Hey Mah, pass the grits I needs to eat sum morr befores I gets back on Amerzon and gets my next pre-ordur in. A huh, a Huh, a Huh”
The vision of Palin book orders at Politico.
PappyD61 on October 1, 2009 at 1:17 PM
HA! I already placed my order on B&N. I saw the audiobook is abridged. Not my fav option so I’ll wait for iTunes see if there is gonna be a unabridged version.
Now will have fun reading.
ProudPalinFan on October 1, 2009 at 1:20 PM
I don’t need to prove anything to you. But I observe that Reagan served two full terms as governor of California before he first ran for president in 1976. He wasn’t a bible-thumper. He was not anti-intellectual. And he spoke and wrote eloquently about public affairs. None of this can be said about Sarah Palin.
Reagan Republican on October 1, 2009 at 1:21 PM
I’m not the person you need to convince.
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 1, 2009 at 1:24 PM
In what way is Palin a “bible-thumper?”
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 1, 2009 at 1:25 PM
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 1, 2009 at 1:24 PM
I’M NOT THE PERSON YOU NEED TO CONVINCE
I disagree with you. Anybody on the right who thinks Sarah was “damaged” irreparably by the Couric interview because of a “supposed perception by a certain bloc of voters” that Sarah is an idiot must be disabused of such a notion.
First to take a page out of Rush Limbaugh’s book, we should not allow the MSM to pick our candidates. If the GOP rejects Palin or anybody else, let it be because we reject her not because of our perception that she will be rejected by someone else or because the MSM tells us that she will be “unelectable”. Aren’t we on the right smart enough to figure out for ourselves who is worthy and who is not?
And secondly as Bill Belichick often says I don’t worry about the other team when preparing for a game. I only worry about my own team and how it will perform against the opposition on game day. That is the approach the GOP needs to adopt as well.
technopeasant on October 1, 2009 at 1:34 PM
FIFY
Admit it, you lived in a cave near a sandpit between ’76 and ’87.
Blacksmith8 on October 1, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Reagan was very much a Christian, according to his private writings and things I’ve read on his life.
And I don’t know why you say Palin is “anti-intellectual”? I’d like some concrete examples of this. I saw the interview Palin did on energy with Maria Bartolomo, and Palin was quite eloquent and impressive.
CambellBrown on October 1, 2009 at 1:36 PM
oh, and if
direct and plain spoken = anti intellectual, and
long-winded and big words with no specifics = intellectual
than this explains why Obama is hailed as “intellectual”.
But that doesn’t make it so.
CambellBrown on October 1, 2009 at 1:40 PM
No lefty is going to buy this book. The average Palin hater would rather have a three way with Bush and Cheney than give one dollar to Sarah Palin.
Speedwagon82 on October 1, 2009 at 1:46 PM
CambellBrown on October 1, 2009 at 1:36 PM
I do not get angry when the Far Left drags out the “bimbo” narrative but what infuriates me is when people of our side claim that Sarah is an unsophisticated idiot or “anti-intellectual”.
If you are anyway rational you cannot possibly believe that an elected governor of any state could be a dunce, illiterate or incurious. If you do then you are the one who is stupid as Obamatroms and drones prove themselves to be.
technopeasant on October 1, 2009 at 1:46 PM
Sorry for OT: Please, I need prayers and good thoughts for my friend Kitty who is dying of pneumonia. Her respirator will be turned off in about 4 hours, barring some sort of miracle. Thanks, and sorry for OT.
Mary in LA on October 1, 2009 at 1:48 PM
She said Iraq was a good idea…that means I’ll never vote for her.
Ron Paul needs to run again not her.
Spathi on October 1, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Sorry, but as the USA so gloriously demonstrated, idiots can and do get elected, and not just on the state level.
There are plenty of good arguments against the “Falin’ Palin’ ” libtards, but that isn’t one of them.
Dark-Star on October 1, 2009 at 1:50 PM
*shrug*
I don’t like the look of her polling data.
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 1, 2009 at 1:51 PM
Never underestimate people who love to read autobiographies of famous people.
Usually, the books are terribly boring to me, but they are like gossip fodder for weeks in this media environment.
So I predict a lot will buy it….secretly.
AnninCA on October 1, 2009 at 1:54 PM
She obviously isn’t.
AnninCA on October 1, 2009 at 1:55 PM
How was Reagan’s between 1976-1980, hmmm?
Not much better? You betcha.
Jenfidel on October 1, 2009 at 1:55 PM
I’m willing to bet we’re better at data collection and modeling after a few decades.
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 1, 2009 at 1:57 PM
Who would have predicted in 2005 that Arizona Cardinals wouid have been in last year’s Super Bowl?
technopeasant on October 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Oh, yeah?
What do you mean by “modeling?”
If anything, polling people oversample, overanalyze and over predict.
Polls, schmolls-the only one that counts is the one at the ballot box!
Jenfidel on October 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Oh, Clinton’s big speech was suppose to kill his national aspirations. He talked so long that people walked out.
He recovered nicely.
AnninCA on October 1, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Gonna let the SRM pick your candidate.
And then after they someone win, they pull left anyway because they lack the stones to pull right of center on policy.
Sorry, but that is not the way you trim back leviathan.
Your way just builds it slower.
Your mind will be changed along with the middle 20% as Sarah gets out there.
By the way, who is your favorite candidate to take down the Messiah?
Sapwolf on October 1, 2009 at 2:02 PM
If we abandon every candidate that has a bad interview or gets made fun of, who will we have left?
They ridicule her because she scares them. Remember Alinsky? Could it be that they know if she ever gets a fair shot, the majority of Americans will back her?
John Deaux on October 1, 2009 at 2:04 PM
apparently anyone who doesn’t scream “There is no God and people of faith are hypocrites” is now considered a Bible-thumper. /s
katiejane on October 1, 2009 at 2:07 PM
We just spent the last part of 2008 talking about how useless the polls were. People abuse stats, but you can get useful information from them if you know what you’re doing.
SRM?
You “trim back leviathan” by supporting someone with image issues in spite of the data saying it’s a bad idea?
Frankly I hope Sarah does get out there and surprise me. As I said, I’d vote for her in the general.
As far as primaries go, I don’t know yet. But there are a lot of conservatives out there, and I don’t think we’ve gotten close to fully examining or exhausting the pool.
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 1, 2009 at 2:15 PM
No, there are NOT a lot of conservatives in the possible running out there.
What country do you live in?
Sapwolf on October 1, 2009 at 2:19 PM
I live in Southern California… did anyone else hear this in other parts of the country or any similar insults in the “news”?
Seven Percent Solution on October 1, 2009 at 12:04 PM
I did not, though that sounds about right. What we have is an entrenched web of God-haters disguised as journalists and politicians. Sarah is the God they hate in female form. It would give me ten years of my life back to see her win the presidency.
leftnomore on October 1, 2009 at 2:24 PM
“Image issues?” This is a lady whose memoirs hit #Number 1 on both Amazon & Barnes & Noble in less than a day when the books publication on NOVEMBER 17 was announced.
This same lady also regularly brings out crowds in the thousands any time and place she shows up.
When she was on SNL, they had their highest ratings for many years and she was wonderful.
So, what are her “image issues?”
I hope you’re right, but aside from Sarah, no one gives me HOPE for CHANGE (of the occupant of the Oval Office) in the future.
Jenfidel on October 1, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Is the fact that this book doesn’t have a cover yet simply an attempt to draw out the flakes that will judge it by just that?
If yes, then it’s maahhvelous ju jitsu!
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Promises, promises.
Blacksmith8 on October 1, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Being a mom is great but it’s really not an important qualification for the office of the presidency – unless you’re looking for more nanny statism. We need warriors in the White House more than we need soccer moms (not that Sarah isn’t a warrior). We already know she’s a pit bull with lipstick.
Dittoes with education, which should have a minimal federal role (and we certainly don’t need the government to “value their education”). But I’m with you on being concerned about the direction of this country, and thus our children’s future, but I don’t think going to an East Coast school should be a disqualifier or qualifier. Certainly to dismiss candidates on that basis alone would be silly (and the kind of argument Huck would use).
A wee bit presumptuous of you to draw this conclusion, dontcha think? I’m quite certain that whatever colors AP’s opinions of Sarah’s viability as a candidate has nothing to do with her being “so honest and open about her religious beliefs”. He’s not enthusiastic about Mitt either, but I wouldn’t attribute it on his religion.
Buy Danish on October 1, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Heh.
Blacksmith8 on October 1, 2009 at 2:42 PM
The most important thing about Sarah is that she genuinely loves this country and would surround herself with intelligent and knowledgeable people who feel the same.
Rose on October 1, 2009 at 2:42 PM
State Run Media.
FYI.
Chaz706 on October 1, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Seriously, I’ve been researching how a guy with no resume won the white house, and I’ve come to a singular conclusion: Obama simply had more energy behind him.
We need someone like that. Palin fits.
Chaz706 on October 1, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Gee – I’m “a wee bit presumptuous” to post something as a personal opinion but you’re not when you post something identified with a I’m quite certain ?
katiejane on October 1, 2009 at 2:54 PM
He had the entire Democrat/Socialist/Union monster with all its well-financed tentacles behind him. And a lot of incredibly foolish people in places like Wall Street who were suckered into thinking he was a centrist who cared about things like “profits”.
Buy Danish on October 1, 2009 at 2:56 PM
This may sound a bit pathetic, but I can imagine camping out for her book-signing tour, if she does one. It would be the only way to have a chance for a brush with greatness.
…and I’ve never “camped out” for anything, certainly not a book signing.
ornery_independent on October 1, 2009 at 3:18 PM
buy danish;
i get your point regarding moms, however, the slight tangential swipe taken regarding nanny statism isn’t warranted. As a warrior, I understand the need for warriors in the White House. Who better than a soccer mom/hockey mom/pitbull warrior that’s going to protect her cubs. Which bear is the most feared? The one near her cubs.. Same same. We need someone who makes value judgments based upon their own personal experiences, rather than the promotion of some ideology. Apparently, Barack Obama isn’t a father with children who are going to have to pay for cars, education, taxes someday. If he is, he sure isn’t acting that way, nor as someone concerned for their safety here at home. Sarah Palin has a better head on her shoulders in both a foreign and domestic sense from both her personal experience as a mother/governor, than Obama could ever hope to have in running his little armpit organizing clinic for pimps n’ ho’s with ACORN.
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 3:18 PM
One of the reasons I am an Independent voter for for over fifty years is because I will not allow a party or their members tell me how to vote. I keep seeing party members declare who independents and moderates will vote for and I am not moved by your insight. I will vote for Sarah if she runs.!
Pat in NC on October 1, 2009 at 3:32 PM
To continue your football analogy: what I am concerned about re Palin is that she get back in the game and rack up some touchdowns to solidify her reputation and credentials before the runs for president.
Even if a rookie gets 4 TDs and makes several interceptions, if said rookie hangs it up — before then end of a season, no less — they will go down in the books an a ex-star.
Standing on the sidelines talking about what plays will win the game doesn’t cut it.
She has the tools. They need to be displayed, though, or the combination of voters who are uniformed/misinformed and those who dislike unthinking idolatry of a politician (particularly after the Osama Obama debacle) will torpedo any chance she has of being a politicial powerhouse.
MrScribbler on October 1, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Do you actually READ Hot Air?
I this thread alone Sarah is being compared to General George S Patton and Rocky Balboa! People compare her to Ronald Reagan, Attila the Hun, and so own.
Sarah is “Sarahcuda” and “Mama Grizzly.” She’s called a “throat slitter” and an “ass kicker.”
I think all of us guys definitely see and appreciate Sarah’s soft and feminine side. But I don’t think any of us see her as a “damsel in distress.”
On the contrary, we see her as a warrior who is about to ride in and totally destroy the enemy, someone who will rain hell’s fury, hell’s fire on them!
And as for Palinista, I’m PROUD to be one. I LOVE the name, wear it like a badge of honor!
The reason why nimrods who dis Sarah get their asses chewed is not because Sarah is weak, or needs to be “protected” like some delicate flower. In fact, at this point, it has little to do with Sarah at all. She has proven MORE than capable of taking care of herself.
Nope, Palinistas go after dimwitted morons who say stupid things about Sarah because we are simply sick of hearing the nonsense and stupidity of it all. And THAT reflects on us, not Sarah!
If people want to talk substantive issues, and their disagreements with Sarah (and us) on POLICY, then bring it! That’s a conversation we would ALL welcome. But stupidity and snark just doesn’t sit well with us. We’ve heard it all a trillion times, and it’s past old.
Does that clear things up for everyone?
gary4205 on October 1, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Me too…
right2bright on October 1, 2009 at 3:36 PM
I think we need a little of both. Conservatism is an ideology, isn’t it? Ideally we make judgments based on our experiences, our values, and our knowledge of history. Ignoring (or re-writing) history is a big reason that Democrats manage to get elected but totally fail as leaders. How many times to we have to give Socialism or Communism a chance? Haven’t we seen over and over again how much misery it causes?
Because he has plans to use “redistributive change” to fundamentally remake this country into a place where he, his family, and selected cronies will lead a life of luxury while the rest of us sacrifice for him. As for not seeing the dangers, I think he really does believe he can charm the world into love, peace and happiness.
Mostly true, but I still wouldn’t place that much emphasis on the mother part. Men like Ronald Reagan weren’t mothers yet they managed just fine. Conversely, Hillary Clinton is a mother but I don’t see how that makes her more qualified.
Buy Danish on October 1, 2009 at 3:37 PM
yep, I roger what gary said.
Difference between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin…
Only Sarah Palin has survived a baptism by fire from the media (and emerged stronger as a result)…..
We’re still waiting for Barack to get his turn under the flame…. I won’t hold my breath
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 3:40 PM
danish, you’re doing a great job of agreeing then completely missing the point.
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Well, if she had a “substantive” bone in her body, you might have a point. But she’s a masthead, an icon for postmodern conservative identity politics. She’s a celebrity.
Kinda like this guy.
Grow Fins on October 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM
For fun, and to rub salt into the wounds, I have to ask: How’s San Fran Nan’s book doing right now? Remember…”Know Your Power”? What kind of volume has moved through the book stores? It’s gotta be close to Palin’s book…right?
Goldenavatar on October 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Mother of 5, mayor of a town, then elected to governor of the largest state in the US with the most inhospitable living conditions anywhere.
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Any of us would be lucky if we could do one of those things, and do it well
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 3:46 PM
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