Posted on 11/07/2008 8:31:02 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
McCain was in losing mode when Palin bucked their defeatism. McCain, probably on the advice of staffers, gave up Michigan. Palin said, “Send me!” I never thought McCain was a loser (thought a lot of things about him, but not that.) but I think he had a loser mentality advising him. These are the same rats jumping the ship the day before the election leaking stuff about Palin. Rats like these are professional political staffers who, when their candidate begins to go down, are looking for their next job. Part of that process is to NOT let the blame for the loss be pinned on them. Thus the Palin blameshifting.
I first observed this when I was an intern on Capitol Hill in the 70’s for a losing Congressman. Staffers were selling him out right in front of me, no shame. They work for whomever, cross the aisle, no problem. They are not principled. They are technicians, often having disdain for the person they work for.
She was a “drag” on the ticket...
Palin on the ticket was the only thing to drag me out of not supporting a RINO into voting for him. Actually she was the only one on the ticket I was voting for.
If she is as smart as I think she is she will take some time to unwind and rest up and then start to network with conservative leaders in the GOP and work to reestablish conservative control of the party. This can be done and in fairly short order if it is started now while the party is in disarray and the RINOs are discredited. And if she does this she needs to reach out to the talk radio barons and to the rightwing blogosphere.
ALSO what is up with those boys at fox???? They have been trashing her also. Greta is the only one sticking up for her.
Spinning off of Rush... McCain proved to be too heavy to drag across the finnish line.
We should collect about $250-500 here and send her a HUGE bouquet of flowers from the freepers
BUMPED for The Truth!!! ;)
After the black Jimmy Carter, could very well come the female Ronald Reagan.
At a minimum, it PROVES a thirst by republicans for CONSERVATIVES!
Sarah made me so proud of her.
My heart is heavy at the personal attacks on her and her family.
Wrote her a thank you note and will keep her and hers in my prayers.
Hmmmm let's see, who has enough money to buy all the snotty negative pundits??? That's a hard one.../s
Why?
I like it.
Assuming McCain would have hired much of his staff into his administration had he won. I think we seriously dodged a bullet by McCain losing. He would have been an absolute disaster as POTUS. At least we can live to fight another day, McCain may have very likely killed off the GOP for good.
She was the only reason I donated to the ticket. I called the rnc and made them take me off their mailing list. F the rnc.
Thank you Sarah and FU mccain.
Shepard Smith is an Ole Miss, Trent Lott, Hotty Toddy butt boy, looks pretty, has nice hair, but would sell his momma out for a vote or an extra rating point.
Palin favorability among conservatives, 100%.
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