Smearing Sarah--Is it really all Palin's fault?

FrontPageMagazine.com ^ | November 13, 2008 | Jacob Laksin

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See #16....it is equally likely that the smears were engineered from the Left to sow disruption in the Republican camp....

[GOYAKLA]

I hope you saw the: /sarc ...I was not SERIES!

[Tempest]

It’s not Sarah’s fault at all. It’s the animals surrounding her.

[af_vet_rr]

McCain lost because of McCain. If it weren't for Sarah, it would have been a landslide for Obama.

It was a landslide for Obama - he got around 70% of the electoral votes, almost 8 million more votes total, and he picked up states that had been Republican. It's hard to get much more humiliating than that, without going back to Reagan.

She was on a ticket that lost by over 200 electoral votes to a guy with "Hussein" in his name, and that has associated with lots of sleazy people. She will probably end up replacing Stevens, but don't look for her in 2012. The GOP leadership made it clear what they thought of her by making her go through all of her clothes. I was not a fan of her's, but I'm as disgusted as her dad was when he spoke about the clothing crap, but I guess the GOP wanted to let her know who runs things in the party.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just posted:

MSNBC retracts false Palin story; others duped

[Nonstatist]

She will probably end up replacing Stevens

Stevens is gone, he's lost to the Democrap (most probably). We're all off to the wilderness for a while, with an incoherent semi-senile loser/RINO "leader" in competition with a neophyte token female Govenor with 1 year under her belt. And nary another soul in sight.. What fun.

[purpleporter]

“but don't look for her in 2012. The GOP leadership made it clear what they thought of her by making her go through all of her clothes”

Well the GOP leadership will not decide Palin’s bid for the 2012 nominee, HER FOLLOWING will. AND judging by the MASS APPEAL, she should have it locked up.

In fact her many post interviews are indicative that she knows full well by STAYING in the spotlight will ensure her strong chances at being at the top of the ticket.

GO SARAH!!
VOTES 4 Women!!

[rintense]

I think you’re wrong. The GOP will be shook up and taken over by a youth movement. And Sarah Palin will be part of that. She won’t go to the senate, period. Oh, and if there isn’t a youth movement within the GOP, forget about the GOP altogether.

[curiosity]

Obviously Palin is getting treated unfairly.

However, that does not change the fact that she's a very mediocre choice for VP and is clearly unqualified to be president.

Her popularity in our party right now makes me fear for its future.

[TAdams8591]

Why because she's middle class?

Sarah needs to do some historical reading and boning up on the issues, and she'll be fine. She's got four years to do it.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Now that's a new one,....how is it done?"

Large wrenches.

[Wonder Warthog]

And the landslide would have been far worse without her. You Palin bashers give me the pip. Why not go register as Democrats and spend your time over on DU??

[Paul Ross]

However, that does not change the fact that she's a very mediocre choice for VP and is clearly unqualified to be president.

Mediocre compared to who? McCain? The crazed anti-conservative "Gang of Twelve" backstabbing "maverick"? Tim Pawlenty? The McCain acolyte? Let me tell you, as a Minnesotan...his brown-nosing to try and get that selection for himself is dis-respected by ALL real conservatives in this state. ALL.

He has NO shot at the Big Ticket. He is done.

As for Romney, it appears that he is also fried. His Bain Financial company's treasonous moving of 3Com into China's clutches...finishes him once and for all.

And obviously Newt is toast. His blatant waffling around trying to triangulate on a palatable plate of issues for "the center"...and his notorious divorce ended it for him.

So who is left? Huckabee? Maybe, but he has his own past to reconcile.

Duncan Hunter would be a RESOUNDING YES...but Wall Street appears dead set against a man that actually would restore the country and limited government.

So we will have to somehow fund him WITHOUT any such support...and likely AGAINST whomever they and Rupert Murdoch settle on as "their guy".

Sara Palin has been a breath of fresh air. Sincerity. Conservative principles. Honesty. And courage.

A courage which was amply demonstrated in her fantastic conduct as Alaska Governor, and all during the short two months of a vicious national campaign against her.

She has shown she "gets it" about energy policy. When McCain didn't. She gets it about illegal aliens. McCain and the W and Senate RINO herd didn't. She gets it about the trade deficit NOT being good for the economy...nor acceptable. She gets it about needing a strong defense.

Now that she is out from under the campaign umbrella... It would be interesting to see her take on McCain's notorious opposition to building more F-22's or our own Air Tankers to replace the aging fleet of KC-35s...or his opposition to the need for far more Navy ships.

Her popularity in our party right now makes me fear for its future.

Our party? OUR PARTY? Which party would that be? Clearly you can not be talking about the GOP, as "your party".

We conservatives are taking it back.

As Ted Nugent shows the way...

[af_vet_rr]

Well the GOP leadership will not decide Palin’s bid for the 2012 nominee, HER FOLLOWING will. AND judging by the MASS APPEAL, she should have it locked up.

Money and connections is what decides all of that. Money pays for the advertising, etc. The typical voter is not like you or I or anybody else that cares enough to read or post online. They are too heavily influenced by the flashy commercials. That's why we ended up with people like George W. Bush or John McCain instead of Conservatives. With McCain, a lot of the big money donors decided he was safer than a Mormon or a Christian like Huckabee and that he would appeal to a broader audience. When you get that kind of money involved, you can take a last place candidate and push them to the forefront.

Maybe Sarah can prove me wrong, but the big money donors are not going to support her - they shy away from candidates from losing tickets. There hasn't been a losing VP candidate who went on to win a later election since we moved to the Presidential candidates choosing their running mates in the '40s and '50s. You have to go back to FDR to find a losing VP candidate who eventually became President, and FDR was from a time when VP candidates were selected by the conventions and not by the Presidential candidate..

[af_vet_rr]

I think you’re wrong. The GOP will be shook up and taken over by a youth movement. And Sarah Palin will be part of that. She won’t go to the senate, period. Oh, and if there isn’t a youth movement within the GOP, forget about the GOP altogether.

The youth broke for Obama in numbers too large to rely on as far as the GOP is concerned. She also has no national experience and no national organization. No national experience and no national organizaation means she will be lucky to get Giuliani's numbers.

Another problem is, she has to renounce her support for amnesty. It's understandable that being in Alaska, she doesn't have the same hatred for amnesty that many of us do, but the base as a whole is against amnesty. Until she does that, the conservatives will not be willing to put their money and their votes behind her. I don't see her doing that, given that the GOP is pushing the Hispanic vote (even though they lost many of those votes to Obama).

[curiosity]

Sarah needs to do some historical reading and boning up on the issues, and she'll be fine

The fact that someone in her age (mid-40s), and in her position has to bone up on these things is a strong signal that she's just not cut out for the job.

It shows she lacks curiosity and passion about public policy and political philosophy. In other words, it means she's a lightweight, and I don't want someone like that to be president.

[Wicket]

I would have voted, holding my nose, without Palin. With Palin I voted enthusiastically, and I’m sure there were many who would have stayed home without her. The armchair quarterbacks should get a grip and shut the heck up.

[af_vet_rr]

And the landslide would have been far worse without her. You Palin bashers give me the pip. Why not go register as Democrats and spend your time over on DU??

You've made some very intelligent posts in the past, so it's a little disappointing that rather than respond intelligently, you resort to personal attacks.

As for Palin, I and most Conservatives will not support her in any kind of VP or Presidential run until she publicly takes back the comments she made in support of amnesty. I think she could make a good Senator, but I'll never vote for another pro-amnesty ticket again.

Amnesty will destroy the GOP and conservative ideals by adding millions of Democrats to the rolls, and it hurts our nation as a whole by saying our borders don't matter.

[af_vet_rr]

And the landslide would have been far worse without her. You Palin bashers give me the pip. Why not go register as Democrats and spend your time over on DU??

You've made some very intelligent posts in the past, so it's a little disappointing that rather than respond intelligently, you resort to personal attacks.

As for Palin, I and most Conservatives will not support her in any kind of VP or Presidential run until she publicly takes back the comments she made in support of amnesty. I think she could make a good Senator, but I'll never vote for another pro-amnesty ticket again.

Amnesty will destroy the GOP and conservative ideals by adding millions of Democrats to the rolls, and it hurts our nation as a whole by saying our borders don't matter.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

LOL!