Posted on 07/06/2009 8:48:42 AM PDT by Jbny
Of all the lines of argument concerning Sarah Palin’s resignation as governor of Alaska, surely there is none more disingenuous than the “she abandoned her post” line proffered today by Donny Deutsch on MSNBC and yesterday by Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post (whose article was entitled “Big Girls Don’t Quit,” another example of the bizarre double standard according to which it is acceptable to deride a 45 year-old Republican grandmother by calling her a “girl”).
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I was disappointed beyond measure when Sarah quit, and THIS is the only coverage she will EVER get from now on. It would take a miracle for her to turn this around.
It was a dumb thing to do.
Everyone assume that Sarah WANTS to be President.
Could it be that she genuinely believes that she was unable to do the job of Governor properly with the media circus?
Could it be that she really doesn’t care whether she gets elected to higher office?
Could it be that she values family above politics?
Could it be that she is sick of both Democrats and Republicans and plans to do things the way she sees fit and damn the results?
I like Sarah. She probably isn’t prepared to be a world leader, which makes me believe she would make a good one.
Sarah needs the freedom to do some face time with the American people without hurting the people from Alaska.
Just thought I would let you know that I have some swampland for sale in AZ with the comment I just read.
Cheers!
How about taking her at her word?
This is called an over generalization. It is a cognitive distortion. As a prediction of the future, it is lame. Sarah Palin will define herself, despite what these talking heads say. She will do this because many of us have been praying for more and better leadership for the Republican party.
The Conservatives have many great spokespeople but they damage the party as much as they help it. By identifying a difference, they cause a small percentage of conservatives to see the justification to stand aside and let the Republican thing go down and say it serves them right.
Sarah Palin has decided to take the opportunity (if you listen to what she said) of rebuilding the party from the ground up.
As cool as the Tea Party movement is, it has no clue how to turn the energy into action in the way of ballots and office holders. Sarah Palin does. And, frankly, two years from now will be about two years late of the Congress passes Cap and Trade and Nationalizes healthcare. So now is the time and we have a leader willing to do what it takes. What do you want?
You are right on!! In a relisten to Gov. Palin’s words, she is simply leaving her state in good shape with an excellent leader to take over, by closing a door, but opening all the windows and she has a plan. In time we will all be in on what that is.
HHHMMMmmm a certain candidate or party is REALLY worried.
I think Palin did it because of what was happening in the Republican Party, therefore I think she did because she is going to leave the GOP and try to start some kind of third party.
So, basically, you’re believing what the State Run Media is telling you about her reasons, rather than reading her speech for yourself and taking her at her word? For someone who is “disappointed beyond measure”, you have very little faith in the person you say you cared enough about to be disappointed.
For myself, I’m choosing to believe what she said and trust that she’s going to stay true to who she’s shown herself to be.
Here’s some ammo for ya!
She already accomplished her goals as GOV
Resigning enabler her to:
FInish the book and get it to the printers sooner (according to FOX seven figure advance)
(It’s rumored she’ll be doing a second book for liberal...a picture book so they can read it!)
Go on the Book tour(s)
GO on the talk shows.
Do the hundreds of speaking for pay engagments she’s had to turn down (She makes less than 100,000 as gov.)
Campaign for other running for congress...Get the GOP elected.
Basically she’s following the step Charle Krauthammer listed for her.
1. She’s gotten rid of the governorship, it had become a stone around her neck holding her back.
2. Decide of a few topic to emphasis....That was done in the last paragraph of her Independence Day greeting today.
less government intervention,
greater energy independence,
stronger national security, and
much-needed fiscal restraint
3. Get down to the lower 48.
First event scheduled in CA Aug 8th.
Woodrow Wilson and Grover Cleveland were both elected PRESIDENT of the US, and were two year governors.
Another governor who hadn't completed his term, was asked to run for VP with his party's nominee. He declined. His party forced him to take the VP position. His party won the election. McKinley was tragically assassinated, and Teddy Roosevelt (another moose hunter) became one of our greatest Presidents...........
One more thing. Obama was elected to the US Senate. He served 141 days and then began running for President. Didn't he owe a full term to the people of Illinois?
Also, didn’t Hillary Clinton “quit her post” to run for president and then subsquently to become Sec of State? Interesting double standard the media has ... ok, that’s not true. We know exactly why they have it.
Nice outline and pretty much what she said in her speech. One step at a time. Right now she needs to capitalize on her reputation to make some money to recoup her lawyer fees. She accomplish several goals laid out in her speech by parlaying a book and issue speeches into money makers.
Me too, but on reflection here are some items to consider.
She is not going away. One, she has an ability to make alot of money on the speaking circuit. This is a powerful stand. Reagan's famous speech, "A time for Choosing" brought him on to the national scene. Colin Powell could have had the GOP nomination and the presidency in 1996 based on his speaking circle (I heard him, he was good).
Two, she is a powerful fund raiser. Raising funds means influence. Ask Sen Chambliss Saxby who he is indebted too...
Palin not running for reelection is 100% smart. Ask Sen. George Allen who had the GOP nomination locked up how well running for reelection in 2006 worked out for him... The RATS went after him hard to stop him in 2008. There would have been thousands of Macaca's running around Alaska in 2010 trying to nail Palin.....
Finally, I am a little bummed about quitting, but as Ann Coulter pointed out, take Sarah for her word that she has become a distraction for the state. Although this is hard to swallow, I don't have 15 ethic complaints against me and a band on Jueno socialist taking orders from the DNC in New York to make life miserable for Palin despite what is good for Alaska.
Me too, but on reflection here are some items to consider.
She is not going away. One, she has an ability to make alot of money on the speaking circuit. This is a powerful stand. Reagan's famous speech, "A time for Choosing" brought him on to the national scene. Colin Powell could have had the GOP nomination and the presidency in 1996 based on his speaking circle (I heard him, he was good).
Two, she is a powerful fund raiser. Raising funds means influence. Ask Sen Chambliss Saxby who he is indebted too...
Palin not running for reelection is 100% smart. Ask Sen. George Allen who had the GOP nomination locked up how well running for reelection in 2006 worked out for him... The RATS went after him hard to stop him in 2008. There would have been thousands of Macaca's running around Alaska in 2010 trying to nail Palin.....
Finally, I am a little bummed about quitting, but as Ann Coulter pointed out, take Sarah for her word that she has become a distraction for the state. Although this is hard to swallow, I don't have 15 ethic complaints against me and a band on Jueno socialist taking orders from the DNC in New York to make life miserable for Palin despite what is good for Alaska.
Palin shrugged.
Did she quit her job? You betcha. Does that make her a quitter? By definition, it does. Had Hillary withdrawn from the presidential race or from her senate seat due to unfair coverage from what little conservative media there is, the screaming, shreiking and laughter from this forum would be deafening. Can we at least be honest about what Palin did when she resigned? She quit her job.
Sarah Palin comes from the same mold as Reagan, not looking so much at precincts and current demographics of who is Republican or Democrat, but looking at what ideas are worth fighting for, working for, sacrificing for. She gives American's who know this is the core, family, country, freedom. A hand up, not a hand out. That built this great country. We all see the massive spending and the creation of a class of overlords that we and our children will be little more than slaves to and says, we remember what it is like to be free. This is too important to wait, to position and scheme. It is time to do, to work and to make a difference in the most effective way we can today.
We all hear this call. Sarah is just doing her thing the best she can, and we need to remember that a leader is just a focal point. It is the troops that fight the fight.
All of the folks telling us Sarah is gone just don't understand, that we see her as getting herself in front of us, so we can do our thing.
I doubt the press would be saying this if she resigned as Governor to take a higher office (she was running for Vice President).
The fact is, she just quite the job she was elected to do.
If by staying in it you would rack up over 7 figures in legal bills to defend against frivolous ethics complaints, not to mention the abuse that her teenage daughters are getting from the media, would you stay ?
Be disappointed instead that people like you, who seem to like her, would rather criticize than defend her.
And of course we could point to the president who had NO experience in any elected office at all and yet both the republicans and the democrats wanted him to run ——none other than Dwight David Eisenhower.
Yeah I know George Washington was begged to be the first president. I am speaking of the 20th century and after quite a bit of nutso politics
Why is being honest about what Palin did defined as criticizing her? I do like her, but it doesn’t rise to the worship that she seems to enjoy in this forum. Palin has been treated very coarsely in the media and even by the elitists in the GOP, but if she thinks the coverage is going to soften if she chooses to seek higher office, she might be wise to reconsider. By quitting her job, she has done nothing but add fodder to all criticism of her inexperience.
That is correct.
Sarah is now ‘free’ to say whatever she wants. As one pundit put it, “She is now the hunter, and not the hunted.”
Another pundit said, “You may be able to see Russia from Alaska, but you can’t see Iowa or New Hampshire.”
She will make millions off of her book, and she would have been vilified in the media, for taking the money as a sitting governor.
She will make speeches all over the country,(some will pay her very well) and she will raise money for candidates she likes. She has already endorsed Rick Perry in Texas. Rick said, “Getting Sarah’s endorsement is like gold”.
And as another pundit said, “Sarah Palin could fill a football stadium with people, just to watch her read a cook book.”
Sarah said to ‘trust her.’ She is one of the only politicians in the US I trust. Whatever she wants to do, I will support.
Like she said, quoting McArthur, “We aren’t retreating we are advancing in another direction.”
From the middle of the country, you are right on of course, and from the left coast, I and we are not all leftests, believe it...Sarah does have quite a following out here. Most have been silent because in a world of hurt out here, any voice causes an un needed action many times, ala bumper stickers!! We feel there is a lot on Sarah’s work list..we are ready to blog, twitter contribute and vote for her. Your remarks..are remarkable.
So, Obama collected a pay check from the American taxpayer for years while running for President. He had ‘quit’ on Illinois, but he still took the money. He just didn’t officially ‘quit’.
Sarah left to save the state of Alaska millions of dollars, and she wasn’t going to just be lame duck getting a pay check..(jeez, ethics, anyone?)Like she said, “I am not wired that way.” So, yes she officially quit.
Obama quit too, he just didn’t make it official. He wanted to keep getting that fat paycheck. Was that ethical?
I wasn’t discussing Obama, I was addressing your assertion that calling Sarah Palin as a quitter is preposterous. Changing the subject to Obama doesn’t do a thing for your argument.
To paraphrase your FR page...yes, you are sleeping. Why not take Sarah at face value. She’s a very smart lady, she has energized her base like no other Conservative politician since RR. The sooner that those of us with a anti-liberal philosophy unite behind her, the better off we will be. We can make significant gains in 2010, but we must start now. Don’t worry about Sarah. She knows what’s happening.
I think Sarah Palin is as crazy as a fox!
Great Hillary point.
Think the book advance more than covered her legal fees....The sooner it is out the faster the money comes in, particularly since she apparently has the backing of Levin, Rush, Coulter...etc. Imagine Beck, Hannity and others will also be there for her.....All have connection to the people who know how to make money the Conservative Way.....She’ gonna be building a substantial warchest, to be used to elect conservative at the state level....Senate and other congresscritters. She’ll use what God has given her to achieve what she believes is His will for her life. She’s been given a gift and she’ll use it....
OK waiting for the ______to ask about when we are all going to start singing Kum By Yah....5....4...3...2...1
Possibly true, but now she’s going to get four years of Sarah “the Quitter” coverage.
Maybe she has had enough of trumped up ethics charge (and the half million dollars in personal debt she’s accumulated defending against it) and the sustained attacks on her family. For cryin’ out loud, they burned down her church! I think she’s decided a sane, rational life for her family rates higher than personal ambition.
Whatever she decided I’ll support her.
Has anyone studied the political life of Abraham Lincoln?
He lost reelection to the congress, lost to Steven Douglas for Illinois’ senate seat and then was elected POTUS.
Very little worked in his favor, but HE WOULD NOT GIVE UP!
Sarah lead us against the Marxist take over of America.
Palin faced an impossible situation. Before the nomination, she was able to get Democratic help to get things done against the opposition of Republican enemies led by Murkowski et al. Afterwards, that help turned into opposition as the national Party began a full court press to bring her down. Cranks and operatives began to file ethics changes on everything she did, devouring tim and resources, Among these were complaints every time she went out of state. So if she stayed home, they fought to immoblized her, to keep her from building a record to run on. If she went to the lower 48, they found complaints waiting for her when she got back. Then we have the full-bore attack from the media, depending not only on Democrats but Republicans who feared and hated her. No kind of attack was beneath them, and she got minimal support from the RNC, because it needed to defer to candidates like Romney. East to say, tough it out, but not even Michael Jordan could score if he was triple teamed.
Which people do every day.
The state was bogged down in legal fights over all the ethics complaints the demons up there were pursuing against her. She passed the ball for victory.
Good analogy. Why read more into than that. Her goals for Alaska meant more to her than her own personal gain, what a novel thought.
(use/modify it as you need it)
I'm a quitter, I've quit playing games with the people filing ethics charges. I'm taking control now.
I'm a quitter, I've quit standing back and expecting others do what needs to be done for the entire USA, not just Alaska. I'll do my part.
I'm a quitter, I've quit standing up for people just because they have an initial after their name...I expect actions....responsible actions.
I'm a quitter, I've quit taking a back stage position. I intend to come front and center and address the issues of our country: Defending our country, achieving energy independence, stop the spending of money we don't have, Get rid of government intervention in the private sector.
Yelp I'm a quitter......(wink)
I have a sense that at some time in the future, GOP-folks will be saying, “We need someone like Reagan or Palin.”
No Palin is not “the next” Reagan. She will be Sarah Palin.
Me likey!
Me takey!
I dunno. The connotations of “quitter” are very negative. It won’t be easy get past “I quit before my first term as governor was complete” to get to the other items.
This despite the fact that she did to it for good reasons. Who would doubt that Obama and completely Democrat controlled Congress would beggar Alaska just to hurt Palin? What mother wouldn’t want to pull her family out of the MSM shooting gallery? Why should she have to bankrupt her family to defend herself from trumped up ethics charges? And why should she do ANYTHING for a Republican party run by people constantly backstab her?
I’ll support her enthusiastically whatever she decides.
Don’t listen to talk shows this time of day but have on
John Zigler’s to get his take on Gov. Palin.
He did the DVD “Media Malparctice” and interview with Sarah
regarding the Media’s trashing and lies of Sarah.
If you have a chance to hear a replay, (he is of course major supportive of her)
John just said she resigned from the “Oil & Gas” commission
before she was Gov. due to the corruption in the State Gov.
which she had to battle.
She ran for Gov. and swept away much of the corruption.
She will be taking on what was puting cogs in her operation as gov. and puting out the issues she wants out there.
Zigler is going through point by point what Gov. Palin has been through just the past few yrs.
Palin has more stability than most in D.C. not to mention some of the Govs.
Talking points went out. I listened to the guy that was filling in for Rush but not for long — went back to sports talk radio when I was in the car.
I will see if I can find his replay. I was listening when I was in the car to Rush’s replacement and then Fred Thompson’s replacement and turned back to sports where I wasn’t getting irritated.
Did they do anything like this when the Gov of UT resigned to become an Ambassador for ZERO?
John Zigler also had on Meg, Palin’s spokesperson
Zigler wil be on Bill O’Reilly tonight
I hope you have a chance to hear tthe replay of his radio program
So, what you’d rather she do is stay where she is, be a great big target to the media, eat up all of her time responding to bogus allegations, use up a lot of the state’s money to fight the bogus allegations, bankrupt her family fighting the bogus allegations, just so you won’t think she’s a quitter??
Also, would you have her be like Obama, Hillary, McCain, Romney, etc and just ignore the job they were elected to do and campaign for another office?
The fact is, she DID the job she was elected to do in 1/2 the time it takes other politicians. And she clearly stated why she’s resigning ... for the good of the state. Because she can’t effectively do her job because of the State Run Media smear campaign. I’d think she’s quite the opposite of a quitter. She’s putting the good of the state of Alaska over her own ego of being Governor. Is that too odd of a concept for you to grasp?
“...Palin has been treated very coarsely in the media and even by the elitists in the GOP ...”
Treated very coarsely? Wow, that’s putting pretty mildly don’t you think? The woman was raped by the media. You honestly expect her to bankrupt her family just so people won’t think she’s a “quitter”? She’s definitely held to a much higher standard than anyone else. I’m seeing people here even make excuses for Hillary, but criticise Palin. It’s like it’s Bizarro World.
No, I don't ... actually I considered the word very carefully before I made my post. In utilizing Webster's dictionary to compare my choice and your description, I'd say that mine was more appropriate. Your mileage may vary.
Thanks...IS someone making a list of the pundents that are supporting her?...WOuld be great if it also had links.
Supporting
Mark Levin, Ann Coulter, Hannity, Rush, Bill Kristol,
Much more
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