Virginia, New Jersey gubernatorial candidates decline Palin’s offer to campaign for them

NoLeftTurn on October 10, 2009 at 2:30 AM
gary4205 on October 10, 2009 at 3:22 AM

Two of the best posts on Sarah Palin that I have read in a very long time and back to back in the middle of the night.

Grest stuff. Keep up the good work.

technopeasant on October 10, 2009 at 3:59 AM

It is really hard to believe but Sarah Palin has only been officially in the “wilderness” for 76 days and has had the monumental impact that she has had on national politics since then.

She has given one speech (abroad), no national media interviews since the initial ones after she left office on July 26, and has spent more of her time apparently either writing her book or posting comments of her Facebook that have resonated among her growing membership that number in the hundreds of thousands and impacted the current debate on healthcare, cap and trade, energy independence and Afghanistan. As to the latter Sarah Palin did sign a letter along with several other high-profile foreign affairs specialists and pundits sponsored by the Foreign Policy Initiative recommending that President Obama provide all the resources necessary to defeat the Taliban and win the war.

Time after time with the emergece of “death panels” into the lexicon of America, to the impracticality and inefficiency of cap and trade to the disastrous energy policy pursued by Obama that threatens to weaken the American dollar beyond the point of no return, Sarah has met the challenge of the day and if one is any way objective he or she must conclude that Sarah Palin’s conversance on both domestic and foreign affairs issues has been severely underappreciated by the American people and grossly distorted by the Far Left, the MSM and the entertainment industry.

That they opt to continue the unsophisticated, ill-equipped, idiot, incompetent meme is simply disingenuous disinformation and propaganda. That they have now added a crazy, erratic, unstable, extremist meme to the mix is simply vituperative fearmongering agitation and manipulative hardcore political baiting of the worst kind that is the foundation of Obama’s demagoguery.

That many in the MSM or the world of punditry further choose to embarrass themselves by claiming that Palin did not write her Facebook entries, her speech in HK or her book and then claim in addition that Palin is a dimwit and is utterly clueless of what she wrote or said is sheer fantasy or lunacy that should bring utmost shame to the journalistic and talking head fraternity. Instead, however, they apparently consider it a Leftist badge of honor for true believers in which these folks are competing with each other to see who can be the most outrageous and demeaning to Sarah Palin in their efforts to marginalize her and weaken her perceived attempts to bring Obama down in popularity and to cast his agenda in the worst possible light.

That Sarah has kept her head well above water and out of shooting range for the entire 76 days is a tribute to her steady temperament, her deft “hand at the wheel”, her cogent arguments or critiques from the sidelines and her ability to create a media buzz throughout the nation as she attacks Obama in a guerrilla-like fashion and continues being the favorite of the tea party movement and millions of Americans who proudly call themselves simultaneously anti-Obama and pro-Palin.

Once Sarah’s book is released on November 17th as they say “all hell with break loose”. In the aftermath there will be so many topics to discuss that AP has suggested that a special section be set up on HA to invite posts and commentary on them one by one.

I am poor in predictions, but I cannot see how Going Rogue will not lead to at least a re-evaluation of Sarah Palin by many independents and lukewarm or skeptical Republicans and at least an opportunity for Sarah to re-introduce herself to the American people, the “second act” that F. Scott Fitzgerald rejected, but with one key difference, she won’t have this time the McCain campaign handlers or McCain himself acting as a dog in the manger thwarting her efforts to “go rogue”, and stepping on her toes or being a RINO thorn in her side as she makes her compelling case to the American people why America must return to Reagan conservatism to find political and economic solutions for the multitude of problems and misery that America currently faces and in turn reject the hope and change of Obama’s radical socialist agenda.

technopeasant on October 10, 2009 at 5:18 AM

Jeff from WI from October 10, 2009 at 5:24 AM

If there is one disadvantage to the advocacy of Reagan conservatism it is that the spokesperson must be charismatic enough to register his/her arguments with the masses and then eloquent enough to convince these moderates and independents despite the propaganda offered by the MSM, to give his/her philosophy a hard look.

That this person adheres to certain principles and does not bend with the wind IMHO signals toughness and bravery and may provide the catalyst that people need over time to begin to appreciate the philosophy more and more as political opponents begin to show flip-flopping tendencies or prove themselves inept or milksops.

Sarah will never back down from a fight and never give up advancing her philosophy and principles. Palin supporters can take comfort in that preeminent thought as the days and months move along and the dynamics of the coming election cycle begin to unfold and gradually become more intense.

technopeasant on October 10, 2009 at 5:43 AM

The GOP establishment looks on Palin as a cash cow because of her charisma but not somebody it takes seriously in terms of her leadership skills or ability to run a campaign.

With an army of 1m+ strong it is in for a rude awakening. Sarah has her own agenda and I believe a part of it, at least before the primary season in 2011, is to take no prisoners.

When you are now financially independent, it makes it a little easier to do what you want to do and say what you want to say and to attend events you want to attend.

technopeasant on October 10, 2009 at 8:03 AM

TheBlueSite on October 10, 2009 at 8:45 AM

COMMENTS:

1)In your commentary you fail to omit the two crucial issues in the 2008 campaign (via exit polls) that determined the results of the election: the financial meltdown and McCain voting for the bailout and the deep hatred of George Bush by conservatives who had previously voted for him in 2004 (Joel Mowbray: How Conservatives Helped to Elect Obama)-exit polls showed 1/5 of these conservatives voted for Obama: security moms, Catholics and conservative independents

That McCain won 22 states, almost 60m votes (only 2.1m less than Bush in 2004)and amassed 45.7% of the vote while Obama garnered 52.9% for a margin of 7.2% represents a remarkable showing under the circumstances. Sarah Palin was brought on board to hold the conservative Republican base in check for McCain; apparently she did her job, for before her unveiling on August 29th the CW was McCain was doing poorly among the base; little excitement was present, volunteer participation was not good and fundraising had fallen off substantially.

This was NOT a landslide victory for Obama.

2)To accuse Sarah Palin of not being a CONSERVATIVE is equivalent to saying that Tom Brady is not a great QB and only “a good game manager”. The facts of Sarah’s political life do not match up with your assertion.

And if Sarah is not a conservative, what is she? A RINO. Well, there are almost a million members in her Facebook that would dispute your claim. And if she is a RINO, why do the RINO’s appear to detest Palin so much?

3)I will go so far as to admit there are RINO’s who do not want Palin to campaign for them but by the same token Palin would have no interest in doing so. As SarahPAC suggests Sarah will be supporting like-minded candidates that is those who are “true conservatives” and believe in smaller government. And this also disproves your assertion that Sarah is not a conservative.

4)When you say that Palin has done nothing in her political career you must be jesting. What do you call the largest infrastructure project (pipeline) in North American history? What do you call vetoing over $500m dollars of proposed wasteful spending? And to claim that McCain chose Palin because of her “attractiveness” you dismiss her credentials as a charismatic speaker and a maverick reformer. Of course you may have been on vacation when Palin gave her convention speech and performed admirably in her debate with Biden.

5)The “quitting” meme is getting old. You act like her resignation occurred in a vacuum, that she just got tired of the job and for personal reasons she quit. Her resignation speech tells a much different story. Sarah talks about the “Alinsky tactics” used against her to drive her into bankruptcy and the $2m in expenses that Alaska had to incur due to the multiple ethic complaints that were filed against her which by the way were ALL dismissed and the untenable situation that resulted which made it impossible for her to do her job. By resigning Sarah left the state of Alaska in good hands (Sean Parnell)and no longer is being paid for being governor. That is not my definition of quitting. In addition Palin notified the world that “she would be advancing in another direction” which over the last 76 days she has. To me “quitting” means abandoning the political playing field forever. Obviously, Palin has not done that.

6)And yes her supporters are extremely loyal to her because of two reasons: the way the MSM has vilified her, ridiculed her unfairly and lied about her over the past year and because we believe in what she believes in. Sarah is a celebrity because of charisma and because of media attention. That she is one does not diminish our belief in her genuine goodness and decency and her desire to resurrect a Reagan conservative agenda which the majority of her supporters subscribe to.

technopeasant on October 10, 2009 at 9:26 AM

bflat879 on October 10, 2009 at 10:13 AM

For the sake of argument let’s assume the Baltimore Ravens in their contest against the NE Patriots last Sunday were right to be indignant in claiming that the refs were biased or bought off.

Then multiply that by 1000 and you will get an idea of why nobody from the MSM ever laid a glove on the Messiah during the 2008 election cycle. The fix was in big time. All you have to do is watch Media Malpractice once to figure that out.

What Sarah Palin did was to stall “the inevitablility narrative” but even she could not retard its progress forever once the financial meltdown took hold last year.

technopeasant on October 10, 2009 at 10:24 AM