How Do You Solve This Problem Without Sarah?
posted at 4:46 pm on November 18, 2009 by Doctor Zero
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Newsweek advertised its cover story on the release of Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue” by asking, “How do you solve a problem like Sarah?” This headline was informed by the same journalistic standards that led the Washington Post to publish a book review by someone who admits she didn’t read the book – and then prompted MSNBC to invite this person on the air as an expert on the book she didn’t read. Newsweek apparently couldn’t be bothered to watch “The Sound of Music” all the way through, because Maria is the hero of the piece. The nuns singing “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?” are singing about suppressing the very spirit that will help Maria save her family from totalitarian oppression. Considering Palin’s indestructible good cheer, if she runs for office again, I wouldn’t be surprised if she used “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?” as a campaign song… and thanked Newsweek for the suggestion.
The media has treated Palin’s book like the mirrored scroll from “Kung Fu Panda”: every reviewer sees themselves reflected in its pages. Imagine a mainstream news magazine trying to portray any liberal woman as a lightweight, by using a photo of her in running shorts to tease its review of her major new book. Running a book review by someone who admits to skipping the last third of the book is not an insult to Sarah Palin, who was not writing for an audience of lazy media hacks. It’s an insult to the audience… including liberal readers of the Washington Post with the intellectual clarity to desire an understanding of those who eagerly devoured every single page. Palin is a phenomenon, and honest liberals would be well-advised to read her work and understand her appeal, just as conservatives should read “Dreams From My Father” to understand the mind of Bill Ayers.
The careless, sloppy disdain of the Left’s reaction to “Going Rogue” is almost as strong an argument for Palin’s politics as anything contained within its pages. The absolute lack of care and competence from the government that ran up a $12 trillion national debt is astonishing. Months of dithering over Afghanistan strategy, with American troops under fire, ends with a painfully unqualified Commander-in-Chief wailing that he wants a new set of options. The politicization of national defense ends in the absurd spectacle of a civilian trial for illegal enemy combatants… subcontracting national security to trial lawyers, and a randomly-selected pool of 12 people who never heard of 9/11.
The lunatic environmentalist movement, which is poised to push the American economy into a full-bore depression with its cap-and-trade bill, is headed by a man who admitted on national television that he thinks the Earth’s core is hotter than the surface of a white dwarf star. The same elite that despises Sarah Palin as an ignorant chillbilly spent the last twenty years telling us this man is a genius.
The national debt is piling up like sales of Palin’s book, and the elite don’t understand how either of them got so huge. Taxpayers are trapped on a Willy Wonka boat, hurtling through psychedelic clouds of uncontrolled spending, while the President sits in the back and mumbles nonsense rhymes about imaginary jobs created in non-existent Congressional districts. The people lining up to buy Palin’s book are not the authors of this careless, carnivorous government… but they are expected to pay for it. The assertion that someone who connects with them, and understands their beliefs, is unwelcome on the national stage is just the latest variation of “Shut up and pay your taxes.” No one should accept that attitude from a government as incompetent as the journalists who fawn over it.
The argument over whether Sarah Palin is “qualified” for the presidency is the opposite of the question conservatives should be asking. What we need to know is whether any other aspiring candidate has the essential qualifications Palin brings to the table.
The tax-and-spend engine of collectivist government is locked into overdrive, and it’s going to blow very soon – perhaps within the term of Barack Obama’s successor, if dramatic steps are not taken. There’s very little point in supporting a presidential candidate who won’t take those dramatic steps, and that means we need someone who can connect with ordinary people, including moderates and independents, and persuade them to lend their support. Pandering to the uncommitted is tantamount to taking the bridge of a sinking ship, but refusing to touch the wheel. The challenges ahead require not just a victory, but a mandate, and you can’t get a mandate by trying to appear inoffensive to moderates, in the hope they’ll reluctantly bring up the rear of your campaign once you’re already winning.
Most voters are not ideologues. They don’t follow politics obsessively, and they probably haven’t given much thought to a coherent philosophy of government… but they respond to one when they see it. It takes provocative energy to reach them through the media filter, and convince them to spare a little time from their busy lives to entertain reasoned arguments. Attempts to persuade them without inspiring them are like winning cases presented in dry whispers before an empty courtroom. A platform of small discounts on our $12 trillion government will not make enough of a difference to be worth the effort. There was never a good time for Democrat Lite politicians, but they have become a mistake we can no longer afford.
It’s an ironic twist of democracy that small, passionate groups cannot get Presidents elected, without appeals to the broader electorate… but they can lock in outrageous spending programs, by savagely resisting attempts to cancel or reform them. The single-minded energy that repels voters is irresistible to politicians. The focused appetite of those on the receiving end of government billions will always be more influential than the diffuse annoyance of taxpayers… unless a reformist President continues to inspire, and persuade, after assuming the office. Maintaining that kind of connection with the voters requires conviction, courage, confidence, and boundless good cheer. It’s a job for someone who can take a beating, and never lose faith in the American people… long after a sizable chunk of them have put that faith to the test.
I hope many candidates step forward with these qualifications, especially since Sarah Palin hasn’t declared any intention to run for office again. Even if she does, it would be best to have a spirited competition between worthy nominees. Neither Republicans, nor the republic, have been well-served by “inevitable” candidates. Taming a berserk government will be a matter of politics, as much as policy, requiring both intelligent plans and the spirit to implement them. Some of the qualifications we should be looking for are difficult to quantify as bullet points on a resume. Those people standing in the freezing cold, happily awaiting the signature of an author who ignores every attempt to pronounce her dead, on a book the entire media establishment told them to ignore, might have an idea where to find what we need.
The question before conservatives is not whether Sarah Palin can win. The question is: at this desperate hour, what’s the point of winning without someone like her?
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Best line I’ve read in ages.
Daggett on November 18, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Perfect analysis.
I remember reading over at Ace of Spades that it’s not politician’s job to inspire…and that it was important that we need to essentially give up and support moderate candidates in certain areas because they’re just that liberal.
My response to the first is that apparently they slept through the 2008 election cycle. Obama didn’t win because he was so right on policies …but rather because he inspired people into believing something bigger than themselves. Yes, of course it was a lie…but when you’re trapped in the desert with only a mirage to comfort you, you have little choice but to cling to the fantasy. Without the real thing there to contrast, people can’t tell the difference.
As for the second point, I want to know what the point is of welcoming moderate leaders to the fold. What good does it do to have principle-less people in leadership roles? People who will reach their hand across the aisle in the name of bipartisanship…when what we need is a principled stance and a solid no?
All they are are opportunities to stab the American people in the back on key issues. What shall they be moderate on? Free speech? 2nd amendment rights? Health care reform? Cap and trade?
This is why we cannot afford unprincipled leaders in the house and senate…these wishy washy moderates who stand for nothing.
And this is also important with the presidency. What good would it be to have a republican if that republican isn’t committed to smaller government? Energy independence? Free markets?
I too hope we have a whole slew of Palins for not only 2012 but also 2010. Let there be a robust debate on ideas and principles. And come 2012, if a strong conservative other than Palin is left standing then so be it.
powerpro on November 18, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Agreed. It’s almost a shame it came in this piece. The line lingered and temporarilly distracted me from taking in the most compelling argument, to date, in favor of Palin’s qualifications (I’ve not yet read her book).
JCred on November 18, 2009 at 5:32 PM
She’ll be the female 1976-1980 version of Ronald Reagan between now and 2012 (for those of you old enough to remember).
Fed45 on November 18, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Dear Doctor Zero:
Please tattoo the above on Allahpundit’s forehead. Thank you.
Regards,
Kent18
Kent18 on November 18, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Great as usual Dr Zero. You laid it out beautifully.
portlandon on November 18, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Fantastic piece, Dr. Zero. I want to point out two absolutely dead-on-the-mark quotes:
and
Bingo.
No other aspiring candidate that I know of has her qualifications. I’ve often said that I recognize Palin’s weaknesses. The other candidates, the one AP calls “electable” have weaknesses that are far worse.
Find me someone better than Sarah, and I’ll vote for him/her.
At this point, I do not believe that such a person exists (and before you bring up Mitch Daniels, I will tell you that I live in Indiana, and Mitch is a great Governor, but he will never be President).
The second quote is even better.
We have to turn this country around. We need to completely change its course. An “electable” “moderate” is not going to do that. Anyone that keeps us heading down this same path to financial ruin is worthless. Whether the person has a D or an R behind his/her name is immaterial.
Chris of Rights on November 18, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Excellent and cogent as usual, Doctor.
AND
Funniest screen name ever – well done!
massrighty on November 18, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Ya nailed it Dr.0.
And a tight fit for this will include someone who also has an instinct for picking promulgees that are equally passionate, informed, intelligent, patriotic, and absolutely resolute in performing their duties without obtaining a brown stain on their noses.
Robert17 on November 19, 2009 at 12:40 AM
This was excellent. Hit the nail on the head. Bingo. Bullseye. Yahtzee. Uno. Jenga. You sunk my Battleship. Go directly to the front page, do not collect your 200 comments.
Palin/Dr.Zero 2009! (1st requiring impeachment!)
Brian1972 on November 19, 2009 at 1:08 AM
I like Palin because she treats the people like citizens and not subjects
unseen on November 19, 2009 at 3:48 AM
Glad you like it.
Chris of Rights on November 19, 2009 at 6:41 AM
Going Rogue is truly one of those reads in which you put the book down after your eyes graze the final lines and you somehow feel like the writer is someone you’ve known all your life. Sarah Palin’s passages with respect to her faith, her profound love for Todd as her eternal anchor, and a scattering of witticisms and comical self-evaluations enrich this text with a unique likeability much like the author who gave it life.
Going Rogue isn’t loftily intellectual or ideologically intricate. It’s real. It’s rustic. It’s honest. It’s Sarah.
http://girlpundit.com/2009/11/sarah-palin-goes-rogue/
unseen on November 19, 2009 at 8:03 AM
Ok, I have that book and have not read it, but now I will, and I’ll be keeping in mind, Bill Ayers. Thank you Doctor Zero!
4shoes on November 19, 2009 at 8:10 AM
Slam dunk, hole in one, touchdown, grand slam.
I am really starting to dig Dr. Zero’s brain.
Geochelone on November 19, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Dr Zero is to HotAir as Spock is to the USS Enterprise. Except that Dr. Zero can be poetic as well.
Geochelone on November 19, 2009 at 8:22 AM
This Doc Zero appears to be some kinda frickin’ genius!
Mr. Wednesday Night on November 19, 2009 at 8:24 AM
I don’t know if Sarah is going to run in 2012 and I wouldn’t blame her if she didn’t. Imagine going through what we all know will be a hairy black hole of a campaign, then when the Won leaves(thank you Lord), what a mess there will be to be cleaned up, hopefully without some of the creators. No president has ever inherited a perfect country to govern, but we all know how far down the rat hole we have been sliding. Another boulder in her way is the NRC elites. Their motto has always been: No women need apply.
Kissmygrits on November 19, 2009 at 8:27 AM
A stunningly brilliant analysis by the Doctor. The Maria analogy is just divine.
horatio on November 19, 2009 at 8:27 AM
I have a feeling that Sarah is going to be GENERALLY in conservative idealogical alignment with any serious candidate for pres. As long as it doesn’t get too nasty prior to the nomination, I think support will migrate to the actual nominee. Sarah, also knows that a third party means Obama wins another chance to finish the destruction of the US.
marklmail on November 19, 2009 at 8:29 AM
LOL! Coffee just spurted out of my nose. Good one!!
OC Sandman on November 19, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Doc that does it.You have to start working for Sarah. Speech writer,message consolidator and overall adviser. Helping to save America would look very good on your resume.
Thanks Doc!
tim c on November 19, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Doc,
You are an amazing wordsmith.
So many great points. The point that grabs me is that whoever is chosen to oppose Obama must be truthful in explaining the sacrifice needed to “right the ship”. DemoncRAT-lite will not cut it in 2012.
Keep bringin’ it Doc.
mountainmanbob on November 19, 2009 at 8:34 AM
+1000 The Doctor is in the house!
Who is this masked man? and why isn’t he writing the play book for the GOP! We need more like you Dr. Zero
Indian Outlaw on November 19, 2009 at 8:39 AM
QOTM
LibTired on November 19, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Small correction: I felt that way after less than half a chapter. The book captures her beliefs, her voice, and her personality perfectly—she said more about policy and what she cares about in the first five pages than our current President said in his entire campaign. And I’m not even done with the second chapter of Palin’s book yet!
So far, so great. I think this book is basically declaring her intent to run in 2012, and based on just what little I’ve read so far, it’s more compelling a candidacy than anything we’ve seen in far too long.
WesternActor on November 19, 2009 at 8:44 AM
DZ always asks the right questions:
So far, the answer is a resounding “No.” Teh other pretenders to the nomination all are employing variants of the ‘duck and wait for things to blow over’ strategery. The country deserves better.
It may be hard to define leadership ability, but its not so hard to tell if a candidate has it: just look behind him or her and see if anyone is following.
james23 on November 19, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Dr. Zero. Thanks again for sharing. Entertain, inform, and hopefully persuade.
clorensen on November 19, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Serious political analysis blended with animated wisdom. Does it get any better?
Thanks Doc, you’ve got the cure.
Blacksmith8 on November 19, 2009 at 8:51 AM
Wow….well said Doctor. I have always said that the geniuses like David Brooks don’t have to endorse her as president. That is his choice. But to call her a joke is just STUPID. He wants a big tent….but Mr. Brooks’ tent appears to not be big enough for Sarah Palin.
Dan Pet on November 19, 2009 at 8:57 AM
This phrase I had to read about 5 times because it really stands out as the biggest problem we face as a country. We need a leader and a government that is willing to make the tough calls and drastically cut out all of the accumulated deadwood in DC or we are all doomed as a country.
We need to cut Federal spending back so far that we’ll basically see nothing for our money for YEARS just to pay down the massive debt that has accumulated for the last 40 years. We have to strangle and kill federal programs and institutions that I have never even heard of. All of this will have to be done in an extremely hostile media environment, you know it will. Liberals will fight like cornered weasels to hang on to every single federal dollar and the Media will make the case for them each and every time.
Is Palin the one who can herd all of those cats? I don’t know, but she sure seems like the best choice out there so far. Whoever does it will have to be prepared to be treated worse than Bush was for their entire term starting on day 1.
It’s either that, or sit back and watch it all burn down.
Mord on November 19, 2009 at 8:59 AM
Great line!
Maybe something good to ask the trolls savaging Sarah Palin’s book.
One of the best points of the article.
To those of you Conservatives who refuse to defend Sarah Palin for various reasons, do you have doubts that ANY Conservative candidate wouldn’t be ripped apart in the Press?
The Statists from the National Socialist Democrat Party and the minions in the press are attacking Sarah Palin because she is a Conservative.
Nothing else maters at this point.
Insert witty screen name here on November 19, 2009 at 9:07 AM
I like the first part of your comment. It’s called leadership. That last bit is trouble for me. I WILL NOT SIT BY AND WATCH IT BURN. That’s just not in me. I go down swinging or I win. There is no alternative. The question becomes would you die on your feet, or live on your knees?
FREEDOM!
Blacksmith8 on November 19, 2009 at 9:08 AM
That’s exactly what they fear. If they “pretend” to be Conservative, they will be eaten by the old/lame/former media. So they hide and cower in the dark. It’s like maybe if I make myself invisible, the mugger will ignore me and rob somebody else. They are fools and they are NOT Conservative at all.
Blacksmith8 on November 19, 2009 at 9:12 AM
I understand what you are saying here, but I’ll pass.
All I have to do to understand Ayers is to look at his history and watch MackDaddy.
davidk on November 19, 2009 at 9:16 AM
The lamestreammedia’s MO is to build up these pretenders as the best thing America has produced, and then when they get nominated, tear them a new one, a la John McCain.
davidk on November 19, 2009 at 9:20 AM
Liberals, closed-minded fools that they are, cringe at the site of Palin so I imagine they can’t bring themselves to open the book
jp on November 19, 2009 at 9:27 AM
I concur, Doctor Zero !!!
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I don’t usually comment on your posts, Doctor, because I always have too much to think about after reading them. This post was exciting to the point that it almost feels like a call to action.
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I get the same feeling when I read the passage whose final few lines begin
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It’s a great feeling!
ExpressoBold on November 19, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Blacksmith8 on November 19, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Thank you. I don’t want to sit back, I want some action taken. I want a leader who doesn’t give a damn what their enemies say and just does the right thing. You’ll never get it done and still be liked. Basically we need the opposite of what Pelosi has been doing. Ram through bills to defund all of the useless crap in DC over the howls of the opposition and out in the open.
Mord on November 19, 2009 at 9:31 AM
I really like Palin and what she has to say but in my own mind I know what some do not like about her. It is great to be positive in an uplifting way but I think at times she needs to look some of her critics in the eye, lower her voice to a steady tone and get some Hillary on and tell them to shove if where the son don’t shine. She doesn’t have to be decisive all the time but she needs to let people know that she is not to be messed with.
jistincase on November 19, 2009 at 9:32 AM
I just have to say– fabulous piece! Well done. Kudos. High five, etc.
tinkerthinker on November 19, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Great piece! I’m not sure if anybody has mentioned this, but she’s got more than 1 million fans on Facebook now. The only politician that beats her is Obama.
CityFish on November 19, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Nailed it again, Doc. Good work!
Christian Conservative on November 19, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Scathing.
Damning.
Absolutely accurate.
And the start of a vision of real hope and the peeling back of layers of poisonous “change’ that have been eating away at the foundations of our country.
The immediate problem is how to get Dr. Zero’s article in front of as many people as possible.
njcommuter on November 19, 2009 at 9:40 AM
I don’t want to hear the leftist say jack-sh*t about Palin being qualified, just look at this idiot we have now. The leftist use the word qualified to mean liberal.
la.rt.wngr on November 19, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Another brilliant piece from Dr.Z. But regarding the “mind of Bill Ayers” jab, two words of caution from the libtoids’ likely “Moral Equivalents” file: Lynn Vincent . Watch for it.
Barnestormer on November 19, 2009 at 9:55 AM
ZZZ best piece I have read in a while!
Dukehoopsfan on November 19, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Yup.
Neither Huckabee or Romney strike me as fiscal conservative small government types. I don’t know enough about Pawlenty. Jindal, maybe, but he’s not well known.
rbj on November 19, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Exactly. So many good quotes to choose from but this one is great. Many conservatives are watching the decisions (or lack thereof) of this administration and yelling “Stop!”.
Shattered lives, broken dreams, lost savings, closed businesses, depression, divorce and the One pushes us deeper into Crisis. On top of that you have the dithering in Afghanistan where he can’t make up his mind.
Excellent as usual Doc. I hope President Palin taps you for a position.
GunRunner on November 19, 2009 at 10:19 AM
The style of this piece is Victor Davis Hanson’s, without the classical Greek military references.
My only question is: why would VDH not append his own name to this piece if he did write it?
SilentWatcher on November 19, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Oh absolutely. The prospective good deed doer must understand that he or she will be vilified, denied all personal dignity, subject to the minutest tests of character, given full credit for all their faults, no credit for their advantages, every crack magnified into a canyon, every bump a mountain. And the smallest glint of being human, of reacting as a normal person would, of showing any hint of feeling but that the people are nothing but a great and noble creation who, incidentally, need to do nothing but sit back and watch the gladiator game as they cheer the champion of their choice–will be grounds for endless rounds of analyzing and condemnation.
And this is from the supporters and potential allies of that candidate.
Supporters who will cold-heartedly calculate what that person can do for them, and naught else. With allies like these, the candidate should learn to heal themselves if wounded, for they will find no succor from those who have a say and influence in politics.
At which, at some point, it must cause one of talent to wonder why those who demand all and sacrifice little are worth helping, it apparently no longer being a mutual supporting association, but perhaps one with a less prestigious term–parasitism.
And then at that point the personages who would rush in anyway to plug the breach must remember that they go where angels fear to tread, for they are fools to allow themselves to be martyred by those and for those who would demand the actions of a saint while being acting as devils themselves.
Horatius on November 19, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Amen. I don’t have to vote for Palin, but I do need to cast my vote for the things Palin is talking about. Serious government reform. A move back toward individual independence and self-reliance. Toss out incumbents who won’t help solve the problem. If not voting for RINOs means the Dems stay in power, so be it. Might as well take the medicine now.
Honestly, I think our government might build itself into a collapse. But in America, I think that would result in a rebuilding based on Conservative principles.
hawksruleva on November 19, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Some beautiful writing in this, Doc.
Chap on November 19, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Awesome again, DR. Z.
At this time in Obama’s prelude to pResidency, the press was slobbering over him asking ‘Will he run, will he?’ with no qualifications other than a mediocre speech at the DNC.
Personally, I don’t care if Sarah runs for President, but I hope she doesn’t go away. She is a great person to get out the message that so many American’s yearn for, and she is a great lightning rod.
cntrlfrk on November 19, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Nice media spanking Doc.
You do know how to frame an argument. Great job as usual.
antisocial on November 19, 2009 at 10:39 AM
And, importantly, she’s fundamentally right about a lot of issues. Let’s take drilling. As Biden says, it’s not that simple.
Drilling = more money in America. More jobs. Less money overseas. Stronger dollar. Lower Federal debt. Better living conditions for the poor. A weakened position for Islam.
hawksruleva on November 19, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Remember when she was hammering Biden and smiling during the debate? Remember the bombs she lobbed at Obama during her acceptance speech, all the time smiling? There is something even more powerful in that. It struck me that as she made her verbal jousts, she never made it look like there was any skin off her nose.
caygeon on November 19, 2009 at 10:48 AM
My screen saver is a photoshop of 3 jpegs… Sarah Palin shooting 5-Stand Targets and the quotes “Well behaved women rarely make history” and “I’ll show you what real women are made of, gunpowder and lead”. It reminds me that more women out here in rural America have the power to change our country if we put our minds to it.
That is why the libs fear Palin. Knowing that all politics are local, what if all of us gun-toting PTA moms are inspired to take back our local school boards and governments? What if we start running those local entities like we run the Band Booster Concession stands and 4-H Livestock shows? What if we start insisting that those agencies start showing the same accountability and responsibility that we do of our teenagers for cleaning their rooms and working for the things they want? What if we insist that government live within it’s budget, save for a rainy day and eat its broccoli?
At the end of the day, Sarah Palin is “every woman” who woke up one day and realized that the Washington Elite were no better than she was and did something about it….. and she will inspire the rest of us to stand up and do the same. That is what the libs are afraid of!
2nd Ammendment Mother on November 19, 2009 at 10:48 AM
By the way, this was an excellent read.
caygeon on November 19, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Fantastic piece, once again, Doctor Zero. You never disappoint. If more republicans read your work we might just get the party back to its conservative roots.
Thanks.
Mad Mad Monica on November 19, 2009 at 10:50 AM
I vote to move this out of the Green Room and to the front page. Great job Doc!
PS…why are the comments running into the left margin? Anyone else have the problem?
lukespapa on November 19, 2009 at 10:54 AM
No problems here.
beachgirlusa on November 19, 2009 at 11:01 AM
I just laid out the same arguments in a reply to my good friend Joe Olsen regarding the man who coined the terms “Plastic Guns, Cop Killer Bullets, Assault Weapons”. My reply was not to have John Lott come up with new facts and figures. Here is my reply:
Facts are irrelevant.
I feel badly that a man of Sugarman’s talents works for lucifer.
I’m reminded of Horowitz’s book “The Art of Political War” where the left has always had the edge in language skills (Daschle and the Audi vs. muffler scene regarding tax cuts).
Great phrases that stick in the public’s mind by being repeated in the press will trump all our facts and reasons.
We are fighting the war with the wrong weapons.
We need a carni barker that gets the publics attention, then we get them in to see the entire show-facts and reason.
As I’ve often repeated: arguing with a lefty is a waste of time. When I do I have reason, facts, history, economics (not Keynesian) the Founding Documents, the Bible all on my side. The reason is succinctly stated in a quote by swift-”You can not reason a man out of a position that he wasn’t reasoned into in the first place.”
Amendment X on November 19, 2009 at 11:09 AM
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Great article Dr. Zero. Clear, concise, “on target”, good use of sarcasm.
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Sarah Palin is the only real conservative I see that can win in 2012. She is following the President Reagan 1976–1980 model and will be “up front” in 2012. She is eclipsing Comrade Obama (PBUH) on the conservative news outlets now.
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SARAH’CUDA for POTUS, JOHN BOLTON for VP. An AMERICA FIRST ticket.
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John Bibb
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rocketman on November 19, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Swift, not swift. Jonathon Swift.
Amendment X on November 19, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Zing! That one just made my morning.
sisterchristian on November 19, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Ya know, if we lose, at the very least,tomorrow I’ll be able to look in the eyes of the children of today and say “I was fighting for you. I didn’t do this to you. I went down swinging hard! They did it to you. They were warned. We were ridiculed, pilloried and vilified.”
Amendment X on November 19, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Great post Dr Z, as usual… When Sarah was introduced to us last year most of us had not heard of her or knew much about her. So we weren’t prepared or organized to combat the full on no holds barred attacks from the Hatefilled Left. That is not the case now. There are literally hundreds of blogs dedicated to her now, C4P and Team Sarah to name a couple of the best, oh and Texas4Palin is fantastic too. Anyway she has a million strong army of people who are gonna fight for her if that time comes. We are not going to sit idly by and let Soros, Obama, Axelrod etc. destroy her. I for one do not intend to let Palin take all the hits or stand alone.
CCRWM on November 19, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Oh, snap, Dr. Z!
Your best screed to date out of so many fine ones.
Thanks for articulating what so many of we Sarah lovers feel!
Jenfidel on November 19, 2009 at 11:38 AM
I think that Sarah will run in 2012 IF she can get conservatives elected to a majority in 2010. If that doesn’t happen and she still went on to be POTUS she could not effectuate any change but would have taken tremendous abuse. I doubt she would take that deal. That would be awful for her and her family. So if she can help get conservatives elected to Congress then they can stop the madness and put in place the policies to regain America.
CCRWM on November 19, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Not like Palin, there is no doubt that Palin exerts the most fear from liberals, she stands for EVERYTHING THAT THEY DON’T.
royzer on November 19, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Add to that a RINO party that has declared the conservative base ‘dead’
When you are declared DOA, you are free to be youself. No more accomodation.
There lies the problem with the RINO-GOP. You cannot force a mandate. Seduction works only if the gimmicks are enticing. The alternative is rape.
Obama represented what a bunch of folk desired. Blacks wanted anyone black who was not GOP. Non blacks wanted nanny state for their particular individual needs. Obama made a list of promises like the tooth fairy and left out the hard part (funding and legalities)
McCain promised he wanted hispanics to be fulfilled in their dreams, and he promised to the others that he was not Obama. Since Obama also promised he wanted hispanics to be fulfilled in their dreams, that eliminated hispanics for McCain, and to the rest, McCain gave no promises. What mandate did McCain have? None given, none conjured
Right now, Palin is the anti-McCain, anti-machine, anti-GOP. That is becaus McCain, the machine, and the GOP continue to war against her. That is her reference, along with a tendency to blurt out what seem to be convictions.
Romney also has that job reference if he wishes to use it.
That is the prime mandate of the next election. You must not be Bush or the Bush crowd, or McCain and his crowd.
Second mandate will be some new ideas for the economy.
Third mandate is to behave in some way that gives folk the hope you are not bought and paid for
entagor on November 19, 2009 at 11:46 AM
I would pay to have that ticket.
royzer on November 19, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Of course Doc Zero nails this as usual.
I’ve been a little critical of Palin here and been labeled a liberal troll. But, once again, Doc Zero sums up the two critical questions that we need to answer in the coming months.
1. How do we solve this problem without the passion of a person like Palin?
2. Which is indeed the best nominee?
It’s worth noting that even with analytical skills as cogent as that of Doc Zero, he doesn’t use them to immediately anoint Palin. That’s important because even though she inspires many, she has to inspire like Reagan to really be the candidate we are looking for. And she’s not there yet with a large percentage of independents and moderates. But I agree, it has to be someone with her passion and everyman appeal.
Here’s to hoping that Doc Zero is the speechwriter behind the candidate we ultimately choose. It’s time to passionately and eloquently state our case, and put down the collectivist statist monster once and for all.
JeffB. on November 19, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Very well written. Enjoyed reading.
Sailfish on November 19, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Just another great piece Doc. When I see Doc Zero on any item I read through it all, not just skim it. I do know that whoever is running in 2010 and 2012, I will be looking to see if Palin is endorsing them or not.
mcmm on November 19, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Great piece Doc!
Hey, if you want to see how stupid the people who despise Sarah Palin really are, go read the book reviews of “Going Rogue” at Barnes&Noble.com. Unbelievable! People who have not even read this book, have gone there and written negative reviews of it, while admitting that they have not read it, and are just trying to make a political statement.
It is incredible how much Palin has gotten under her opposition’s skin, and she isn’t running for anything.
Susanboo on November 19, 2009 at 1:31 PM
Why not? It’s good enough for the Washington Post!
Jim Treacher on November 19, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Brilliant work, Zero. I have been back and forth between here and C4P.com where whatever I am missing I can catch up there.
Got the book so I am bunkered up. Funny thing, I got two copies b/c I forgot I ordered through Amazon. So either a liberal gets it (under close supervision and quizzing), or the local library.
When I started reading it, it was like a movie, telling the story in such a way that I can picture it in my mind. That’s the kind of book I love to read.
Hillbuzz is backing Sarah and C4P big time, throwing suggestions. Read and learn from mistakes, people. I had a hunch back at her stop here, when I had about a dozen PUMAs just behind me. God knows how many were in total in the audience.
ProudPalinFan on November 19, 2009 at 6:12 PM
I sometimes think is Mark Levin as a side job.
ProudPalinFan on November 19, 2009 at 6:29 PM
I really like Palin and what she has to say but in my own mind I know what some do not like about her. It is great to be positive in an uplifting way but I think at times she needs to look some of her critics in the eye, lower her voice to a steady tone and get some Hillary on and tell them to shove if where the son don’t shine. She doesn’t have to be decisive all the time but she needs to let people know that she is not to be messed with.
jistincase on November 19, 2009 at 9:32 AM
I get what you’re saying and ITA with the precept, but because she is right now like Rush Limbaugh, “a private citizen (LMAO!) she cannot afford to do this. She’d be “The One” de facto of the party, and if she had it bad this far, watch out!
ProudPalinFan on November 19, 2009 at 6:45 PM
I was thinking the EXACT same two quotes. I’ve also been trying for months to explain to Repubs., Indies and Conservatives that the next POTUS MUST be someone who has the charisma and COURAGE and TOUGHNESS to take on the BEAST of government and stop it cold like Ben Grimm stopping an 18-wheeler.
I don’t want to win and have our country collapse. That is NOT winning.
We must WIN and WIN with a real leader who can lead the country in a 180-degree turn around and back to sanity.
Right now, Sarah Palin is the ONLY leader who meets those qualifications.
Don’t give the names of any chickesh*t white guys or other wimps who we all know are not up to it.
Pawlenty? You have to be f’in kiddin me.
Romney? Yah Mr. Romneycare dickw*d who I could drop with one punch.
Huckster? Great, let’s spend more, YahHoo, anybody up for Argentina 1999-2002?
You show me somebody who has Sarah’s convictions, courage and charisma but with a little more articulateness, I’ll vote for them.
But there is no other out there, and she will definitely be up to it.
Sapwolf on November 19, 2009 at 8:52 PM
And when that war comes, we have to ready to fight it 100%:
Picketing in front of the leftist media centers,
Picketing in front of EVERY ACORN office,
Picketing against SEIU and other union thugs,
Picketing against other groups like the environmental nazis,
Persuading moderates to embrace conservative and libertarian solutions and that we can get out of this together as Americans NOT diversitized groups.
Hammer the dream into all every second of the day.
(and if CA, NY and MA want to secede, …..LET THEM!
Sapwolf on November 19, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Right on. If THEY make it a shooting war, we fight back and win.
Sapwolf on November 19, 2009 at 9:19 PM
We don’t. It can’t be solved without Sarah imo.
I truly believe this is America’s last chance to get it right. I see the hand of God in her life, I believe He has lead her where He wants her to be at this crucial point in time, just as He did with Reagan. It’s up to us to do the rest.
“Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, and that His justice cannot sleep forever.”
“…an appeal to the God of Hosts is all that is left to us….there is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations.”
beachgirlusa on November 20, 2009 at 2:01 AM
I couldn’t agree more.
beachgirlusa on November 20, 2009 at 2:14 AM
Exactly! It doesn’t have to be Sarah, but it does have to be someone that Sarah would wholeheartedly endorse. Unfortunately, shy of digging up Reagan or Patrick Henry I’m not seeing anyone worth bothering with. Luckily, if things keep going the way things are going a stuffed animal could beat Obama next time around. Teddy Bear for President anyone?
Browncoatone on November 20, 2009 at 3:55 AM
GOP to push bipartisan ticket of Lindsey G.and Barwney Fwank.RNC motto is now to lose at all cost. They hate SARAH MORE than the Dims.
Farfed on November 27, 2009 at 8:16 AM