GOP candidate: Palin totally let me down by endorsing all these RINOs
posted at 6:53 pm on August 18, 2010 by Allahpundit
Via Conservatives4Palin, which naturally is destroying this guy over this. It’s as mild a knock on Palin as you can get, though: He really likes her but he can’t stomach the Fiorina endorsement, even though for the moment Carly’s nomination looks like it’ll pay huge dividends for the GOP. (Anyone seriously believe the more right-wing, less well funded Chuck DeVore would fare as well in a California general election?) What you’re seeing here, I think, is the downside to Palin’s most remarkable talent — convincing her most devoted supporters that she’s not actually a politician but rather some sort of avatar of conservatism and guileless authenticity for whom self-interest and strategy never enter the equation. She bet on Fiorina because she thought Fiorina could win, because it helps her brand of supporting conservative women, and, perhaps, because backing a perceived moderate might help to soften her own media-driven image as some sort of right-of-Buchanan Bircher/theocrat hybrid. Kelly thinks she should have backed DeVore because, well, he was the “true conservative” in the race and that’s all that matters, even though it wasn’t all that matters to Palin. Or maybe I’m not giving Kelly enough credit for strategizing, and this is simply his attempt to exploit her image to prove his own “true conservative” bona fides. He’s more red-state than even Sarahcuda!
Speaking of exploiting Palin’s image, Sheryl Crow’s got a new song out dumping on her for “ranting.” But then, that’s what artists do, my friends — take bold, unconventional stands that less brave hearts wouldn’t dare take.
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Carly isn’t the endorsement that bothered me….It was McCain.
Those people at C4P are fools to think she isn’t a politician with a decent view of politics, but she’s still a politician.
Tim Burton on August 18, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Sheryl Crow slams Palin for divisive ranting by singing a divisive song ranting about conservative views.
ThePrez on August 18, 2010 at 8:11 PM
What if we elect the Republicans in 2010 only to find out that both parties have been manipulating us? A Wag the Dog scenario?
What then? I sort of had an epiphany this morning watching the news scroll and thought… What if the Republicans and the Democrats are not really at odds with one another but are just one and the same?
/What then?
Key West Reader on August 18, 2010 at 8:12 PM
yeah, well, um, I’m ashamed! I know I should be principled and call his bluff, but I gots-ta-pay the bills. (BTW: I closed the classroom door (too much hall noise, doncha know) and talked about the tax in “conservative” terms…which, BTW my students totally agreed with!
Geez, I hope the director doesn’t visit HA, he’s probably a Kos-kid…Oh, Y’all will love this! He put a talking points memo against Roy Blount from the Robin Carnihan camp on my desk. (Sarc warning ahead): Yeah, that changed my mind!
Chewy the Lab on August 18, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Crow got dumped by America about… eh… 5 years ago. I think we’re safe without her “opinion”. Whatever happened to Alanis Morrisette? Oh, yeah. She got dumped 12 years ago.
/I hear these things run in Cycles (Lance).
Key West Reader on August 18, 2010 at 8:15 PM
Frankly, I didn’t care much for Palin’s endorsement of Fiorina — and I hold the state GOP to blame for dumping on Devore, who is a wonderful American and who would serve the citizens of California well in any capacity. But, my main focus right now is to DEFEAT BABS BOXER, so I shed no tears. I am just glad the GOP didn’t force Devore out of the primary.
I wish Devore had run for Governor. We have two truly awful choices among the 2 major parties this year. In fact, a bunch of Tea Party activists are going to hold a rally challening Whitman on her Proposition 23/Cap&Trade Double Talk:
CA Tea Party Takeover Target #1: e-Meg @ GOP Fall Convention in San Diego – Aug. 20, 5pm
Mutnodjmet on August 18, 2010 at 8:18 PM
Not to rag on you or anything, but… this is just occurring to you?
A lot of people are very doubtful there is much difference between them. We hope there is, but it doesn’t look good.
sharrukin on August 18, 2010 at 8:18 PM
Hey, no worries.
Chewy? Do you remember the days when people said, “Well, it’s the haves and the have nots”? Do you remember the days when people said, “Oh, he/she is not well connected”; or the days when people said, “Oh, not to worry… if there’s ANYONE you can trust it’s your Teacher…”
Those days are gone. Get a recorder. Get prints of your info and take notes. You don’t strike me as a person that would dare get in anyone’s face, so that’s a good thing. Just take a seat in the back of the room and record.
Key West Reader on August 18, 2010 at 8:18 PM
Yeah, I felt pretty stupid this morning. I guess I’ve just never been through anything like this in my life before, and being an American acting in Good Faith and Promise, it never dawned on me to think in terms like these.
I guess that’s my Change. And it makes me sick and angry and tired.
Key West Reader on August 18, 2010 at 8:21 PM
Thanks Allah for posting this!
Facts:
If ya ain’t in the game ya aren’t takin hits!
The ball carrier draws more attention and hits than the bench sitters!
The only folks who never make a mistake are sittin on the bench or watchin from the stands!
Not all perceived mistakes are mistakes and not all mistakes turn into bad plays!
I’ll take Saracuda, whose engaged and in the game carrying the ball everyday over the rest of the pack slip slidin around behind the scenes or hangin out at the IA State Fair lookin for palms to grease and glad handin the establishment types.
Saracudas’ endorsements are GOLD or those who don’t get em wouldn’t care!
WowKasich up by 8 over Strickland in OH. on Yeech OReally!
dhunter on August 18, 2010 at 8:23 PM
Here’s another Epiphany.
There are 300 Million Americans.
There are 535 individuals that are controlling 300 Million lives.
Who are these people, and where do they get off?
Key West Reader on August 18, 2010 at 8:23 PM
Well, the scary part is what happens in 2012 if the GOP goes along with the democratic agenda after the 2010 midterms?
Who ya gonna call then?
sharrukin on August 18, 2010 at 8:25 PM
I, too, would have preferred DeVore, but we’re talking about California here, and Fiorina’s a good bet to beat Boxer. There’s no way she can be as bad as Boxer, and if she doesn’t toe the line, we work toward someone like DeVore next time.
Take victory where you can get it, especially in California.
LooseCannon on August 18, 2010 at 8:25 PM
Sure. Scott Brown.
ddrintn on August 18, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Saracuda is a reformer!
She is anti-corruption and for starting up Americas’ engine by ramping up energy production.
She took on and jailed corrupt REPUBLICANS and made the oil industry honor and rewrite its obligations to favor her people.
Saracuda is rockin the establishment and will take hits from both sides, but if there is to be hope and reform for this country BOTH sides need to be shook up and run from DC where they have a stranglehold on the political industrial complex and are bleeding the country and taxpayers dry and into servitude to government and freebee grabbin moochers both individual moochers, corporate moochers and Union moochers must be put on notice that the handouts are ending, there is no more money!
dhunter on August 18, 2010 at 8:33 PM
I must say I don’t know where Palin stands, at least specifically. She talks in generalities about “common sense” solutions. OK, what are they? I would take her over Obama but I kinda wish she would get away from this notion she needs to weigh in on every damn candidate. She needs to be more selective. I will never get over her endorsing McCain, that is for sure.
echosyst on August 18, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Yeah, her endorsement of Diddier in the WA US Senate primary worked out real well.
Mr. Arrogant on August 18, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Selective like Newt, Romney, Huckleberry, Pawlenty, Santorum, Ron Paul?
I too detest McCain and KNOW he will be the Dems best friend if re-elected and Republicans worst nightmare, gang of 14, BUT
had Sarah NOT endorsed him after he gave her the national spotlight that he failed to use she would have been excoriated as ungrateful, a lightweight, a QUITTER, sore loser balh, blah, blah, blah, blah.
FACT:
Sarah IS IN THE GAME, ENGAGED AND KICKIN A$$.
THE DEMS ATTACKED HER UNMERCIFULLY AND SHE IS RETURNING THE FAVOR!
This woman is a MARATHON runner there is no quit in her, she will live to fight another day and is and will dictate the field of battle!
dhunter on August 18, 2010 at 9:00 PM
Gary, wherever you studied politics, go to them and demand your money back… they did a very poor job of educating you.
100% of the time??? Really??
So, you mean that he voted for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House? But wait… he didn’t. He voted for John Boehner.
So, you must mean that he voted for the Porkulus bill on Jan 28, 2009.
But waited… he didn’t. He voted against it.
So he must have voted for the health care takeover.
Oh, but wait a minute… he voted no on that too.
So, it appears there are three possibilities. You might be deliberately lying to the readers of this board. You might be so grossly misinformed as to not really know Mike Castle’s voting record. Or you might so damned stupid so as to not fully comprehend the meaning of “100 percent”.
Of course, the three are not mutually exclusive.
Really??? Plenty of polling, is there?
Because RealClearPolitics disagrees with you. They have polling data showing Castle winning by anywhere from 11-23 points.
Meanwhile, over at Rasmussen Reports, we see a very different story. I’ll let their words speak for me:
There is my polling data. Time for you to put up yours. IOW, put up, or STFU.
Of course you have a link to a reputable source on that, right? I mean, you wouldn’t be spreading unfounded rumors. I mean, that would be tantamount to lying about polling data, or about someone’s voting record.
Oh yeah. You’ve already proven a willingness to do so. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
But just for kicks, let’s examine that little claim.
Mike Castle has won how many times statewide in DE? Eleven times at least, not to mention serving in the State House and Senate, including as minority leader. Every election as a Republican in a pretty Democratic state.
Now, you are asking the readers of this board to believe that, after 30 years of serving as a Republican, including as Governor and Congressman, all the while in Democratic territory, at a time that the Democratic party is imploding, and the GOP is ascending… that he is going to pick that very moment to switch a lifetime of allegiance and become a Democrat?
For those of us not so stupid as to believe everything we read coming from a political campaign on the internet, that one doesn’t pass the laugh test.
Sorry we can’t include you in that group.
Gary, these are serious times for serious people. Apparently, you have no desire to be taken seriously, as you have thus demonstrated.
Try WorldNetDaily. They seem to be more your speed.
JohnGalt23 on August 18, 2010 at 9:09 PM
Definitely worth a read.
davo on August 18, 2010 at 9:11 PM
Once again, this bears repeating.
JohnGalt23 on August 18, 2010 at 9:12 PM
“The Great One”, Mark Levin endorses Jesse Kelly. Enough said. Also, if you check his FEC report, Rep. Mike Pence donated to his campaign.
azcop on August 18, 2010 at 10:38 PM
Palin is on the same page as Tea Party folks — you go with who you think is the most conservative electable candidate. Sometimes you get it right, sometimes you get it wrong, and sometimes that “most conservative” sort is still too liberal to stomach, even if you do lose the seat.
tigerinexile on August 18, 2010 at 11:54 PM
Palin is on the same page as Tea Party folks — you go with who you think is the most conservative electable candidate.
Hear hear tiger.
motionview on August 19, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Sheryl Crow: shut up and sing.
David Block on August 19, 2010 at 12:15 AM
Grrrr, I’m really sick of this. The polls a couple of months ago (before the primary) showed DeVore very nearly as close to Boxer and Fiorina.
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on August 19, 2010 at 12:30 AM
Sorry, Aslan’s Girl, but this is simply incorrect.
The polls never showed DeVore winning.
Ever.
And Carly is just a strong a Conservative as he is.
Fiorina’s not a RINO.
Jenfidel on August 19, 2010 at 12:43 AM
sharrukin on August 18, 2010 at 8:18 PM
My mom (90 yo) is a die hard Democrat and we were discussing that and it is one of the things we are totally in agreement about. Both parties are out to screw us. The Rs with their morality agenda and the Ds with their economic agenda.
And we both agree that there is a lot of back scratching going on between the parties. Professional courtesy.
We have the Economic Progressive Party and the Moral Progressive Party. They used to be united under the Progressive banner in the Progressive Era and have since bifurcated.
MSimon on August 19, 2010 at 12:59 AM
You know, I dont think a day goes by when Allah doesn’t tell us something about how Palin is terrible. I’ve just about stopped reading his rants. Ed puts out the undo, and while he’s not always as conservative as I’d like, does call all Republicans when they’re wrong. AP only goes after Palin.
How effective is she? She saved us from John Oxendine in Georgia. That was a huge win no matter who got the nomination for Governor.
Snake307 on August 19, 2010 at 1:08 AM
Well I am not sure the Republicans can easily claim the title of Economic Progressives as they are not that much better than the Democrats on spending. The Democrats in turn keep going on about justice and helping the little guy, but they seem to help themselves more than anything else.
I think the GOP is marginally better due to less spending and slightly less intrusive government, but you are correct that the differences aren’t anything you would write home about.
I am rather worried about what is going to happen when/if the GOP messes up after the midterms and people start to realize there simply is no real choice.
sharrukin on August 19, 2010 at 1:12 AM
Both parties are not out to “screw us!”
In America, we have “government by the consent of the governed.”
We, the people must give them our consent.
We vote them out and we then withdraw that consent.
Republicans stand for small government, lower taxes, Constitutional fidelity and a strong national defense, plus a healthy belief in Capitalism and Individual initiative and responsibility.
If you believe that standing for “morality,” i.e. being pro-Life and pro-Traditional Marriage and the Family, is going to “screw us,” I can’t help you because your mind is diseased.
Jenfidel on August 19, 2010 at 2:12 AM
BULL.
The difference between the 2 parties couldn’t be more stark.
One is for Freedom (the GOP-duh!), the other, the Democrat Party, is not.
Jenfidel on August 19, 2010 at 2:13 AM
There is clearly a difference, but Boehner, John McCain, Michael Steele, Graham, McConnell, Romney, Huckabee, Spector, Collins, Snowe, Lugar, Hatch, Kyl, and many others are more than willing to go along with the Democratic agenda as they have proven time and time again.
October1, 2008 TARP Tally(House of Representatives):
Ayes: 173 Democrats, 91 Republicans = 264 Ayes
Nays: 63 Democrats, 108 Republicans = 171 Nays
Total Votes 435
October 1, 2008 TARP Tally (Senate):
Ayes 38 Democrats 35 Republicans 1 Independent = 74 Ayes
Nays 10 Democrats 15 Republicans 1 Independent = 25 Nays
Not Voting 1
I’m not seeing that stark difference here.
sharrukin on August 19, 2010 at 2:38 AM
Brown/Romney 2012!
exception on August 19, 2010 at 3:26 AM
Of that group you listed, Steele, Huckabee and Romney aren’t voting members of Congress.
As for the TARP vote, TARP was endorsed by President Bush because he was told that the entire financial market would freeze and crash without it.
It was passed under great duress because it was such a supposed crisis and Republicans, normally adverse to bigger government and big spending, voted for it because of those reasons–they felt they’d be letting the country and their President down if they didn’t vote for it.
The TARP vote isn’t really the one to look at to see the ideological differences between the 2 parties:
the ObamaCare vote and the Cap & Trade bill in the House are quite relevatory.
It’s curious that you didn’t choose to cite them instead to make your spurious point–that’s because it wouldn’t.
Jenfidel on August 19, 2010 at 3:56 AM
sour grapesw…the guy wanted begged for Palin’s endorsement. When she turned him down he lashes out. And this guy taking money from the government is no conservative…
unseen on August 19, 2010 at 6:35 AM
Worth repeating …welcome to the machine…
jerrytbg on August 19, 2010 at 7:13 AM
Palin’s Fiorina endorsement was personal, not ideological. Fiorina was apparently one of the few people in the McCain Campaign (slogan: We are weasels), who befriended Palin. The McCain endorsement was also personal, a payback for picking her for the VP nomination.
I don’t know, if Palin has endorsed Meg Whitman for Governor in California, which supports my argumant.
JabbaTheTutt on August 19, 2010 at 7:16 AM
point taken…it’s the only eplaination for the mccain endorsemnt.
jerrytbg on August 19, 2010 at 7:30 AM
Isn’t Sheryl Crow the tree-hugger who wants everyone to use only one square of toilet paper per trip to the can? If she ever had diarrhea, she would become somewhat…fragrant, and anyone with a functional nose would find Sarah Palin far more “approachable”.
Nothing to Crow about, Sheryl!
Steve Z on August 19, 2010 at 11:07 AM
I did not have any issues with either DeVore or Fiorina. The guy in that primary with ‘issues’ was Campbell.
I would rather see DeVore as Governor at some point.
Freddy on August 19, 2010 at 11:52 AM
Sarah Palin is a conservative, but she is a pragmatic conservative, as was Ronald Reagan, who, by the way, was elected Governor of California. A candidate has to win election in order to govern, and a Senate candidate must get more votes than his/her opponent in the state.
In states where most of the electorate is conservative, a strong conservative like Jim DeMint can be elected easily, and conservatives can justifiably criticize Lindsay Graham (from the same state) for being a RINO on some issues–he COULD be a solid conservative and still win re-election.
But in a state like California, with lots of diehard liberals who ALWAYS vote Democrat, a Republican needs lots of Independent votes to win. Barbara Boxer has positioned herself to the far left, and Carly Fiorina can win Independents by positioning herself as center-right, focusing on economic issues while avoiding divisive “social” issues which could scare off Independent voters. Fiorina’s nomination also takes the “gender gap” out of the election: some women voters automatically vote for a woman over a man, but if both candidates are women, women voters will choose based on issues, not gender. Fiorina may not agree with conservatives on all issues, but for conservatives, she would be a much better Senator than Boxer, and she MIGHT win.
As for Sarah Palin, she is NOT as far-right as the media paint her. She rose to power in Alaska by challenging corrupt Republicans who were bought by big oil companies, and campaigned on FAIRNESS (a level playing-field) in the energy industry AS A REGULATOR, which is not exactly laissez-faire capitalism. If she had been Vice President, she would NEVER have allowed the MMS to sign off on the BP well without having it inspected–she lived through the Exxon-Valdez spill and wouldn’t take such a risk for the Gulf of Mexico.
Sarah Palin is not a conservative ideologue, but a straight-shooter with integrity and guts, which is why Democrats fear her. She has made some mistakes, such as the Katie Couric interview, and endorsing the losing candidate in the Georgia Governor’s primary. But endorsing Carly Fiorina was NOT a mistake–Fiorina was most conservative Republican (more conservative than Campbell, less than DeVore) who could still beat Boxer. Any party needs a MAJORITY to govern, and solid conservatives in Red states and center-right conservatives in Blue or “purple” states is how to build a governing conservative majority.
Steve Z on August 19, 2010 at 11:54 AM
Who else has endorsed Fiorina besides Palin? I don’t know. Enough said.
As for DeVore, did he fail new media or did new media fail him? That is the question.
FeFe on August 19, 2010 at 2:44 PM
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Twice she says…
But it’s not included in the official lyrics at the bottom of the article… A whack at Obama’s inexperience? I think so. Kind’a like a Freudian slip.
RalphyBoy on August 21, 2010 at 3:31 PM
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