Worked for this clown...
Posted on 11/08/2009 5:45:51 AM PST by Saije
Much will be said in coming weeks about Sarah Palin and the Republican Party -- especially after the Democrat "upset" in New York's 23rd Congressional District and the "over-the-top" Republican gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey.
First of all, Palin will not leave the Republican Party.
"As independent-minded and anti-establishment as she is," says Villanova University political science professor Lara Brown, "she seems to understand well one of my favorite quotes from political scientist John Aldrich from Duke University: 'The standard line that anyone can grow up to be president may be true, but it is true only if one grows up to be a major party nominee.'"
Palin is positioning herself to become the Republican presidential nominee, and getting involved in NY-23 was merely the first step. Her book and her "Oprah" interview later this month are her next major steps.***
If Palin wants to be considered a credible presidential hopeful for 2012, she needs to do more than release a book and go on "Oprah." She needs to weigh in on serious issues -- such as energy, the size of government, federal taxing and spending -- and to support candidates in 2010 who promote those issues.
Palin has lots of opportunities to do that, Brown says, adding: "But if she wants to win, then she has to move away from her 'rebellious, risk-taking conservative' image and adopt more of a 'substantive, discerning reformer' image."
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
An unknown hack trying to be famous by attacking someone who has already done 10 times what the hack will ever do.
Uh-huh....as defined how, and by whom? The drooling libs? Fuhgedaboutit.
It is this writer who needs to get serious and get the facts straight. Sarah is doing just fine.
Obviously this author was not in Milwaukee Fri night to hear Sarah Palin speak at a Wisconsin Right to Life rally and fundraiser. She’s serious. She’s accomplished. She’s a spellbinding speaker. She can bring a crowd to its feet numerous times. She’s smart, beautiful, warm, a vision in red, and a delight.
She’s also a loyal American who supports the troops, a good wife and mother, a patriot. And she enjoined the crowd “never let anyone tell you to sit down and shut up.” I’m sure that anyone who heard her Fri. Night will ever sit down and shut up again.
From the article “And many believed New Jersey governor-elect Chris Christie would squeak out a win, by about 2 percent; he won by 4 percent.”
Sorry, this race was too close to call right down to the wire. Maybe Christie’s people believed this, maybe many hoped it, but it was just as widely thought/hoped that Corzine would be the one to squeak out a win.
The magnitude of Christie’s decisive win must not be overlooked. Jon Corzine tied himself so tightly to Obama they could have been running a three-legged race.
Everyone was expecting an all nighter, maybe a re-count, perhaps litigation. The most astonishing aspect of it all was that the result was called so quickly, before I had even worked up the nerve to turn on the TV.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is “quietly pro-choice” — words of an editor there more than 10 years ago. The powers that be at the paper aren’t Palin’s type. They realize her power and want to reshape her into the image they’ve selected — just as McCain’s people tried to do. Big mistake, as they should have learned. Stupid libs. Why don’t they just leave the Republican party?
That’s what the Obama crew is banking on.
1. She has never said she would run for president.
2. She has already done all of the above.
Where was this writer (and the rest of the marxist media) questioning obamao’s total & complete lack of experience, accomplishments, documentation, communist affiliations, etc? (I know, it’s rhetorical)
It is interesting to me that whenever a “pundit” wants attention, they do a piece on Sarah, usually a hatchet job.
She is so famous, and so powerful as a politician, first, it does them no good to attack her, and secondly, they get the attention they want..........
Wait till her book tour......the media’s heads will be exploding because this will be the second coming of the “Fab Four”.....just, this will be the “Fab One.”
'scusa me padron...but that is exactly what she has been doing ever since she entered politics in Alaska! Idiot.
No matter how hard they may try these fools can’t figure it out. They really are so out of touch w/us that they can never know us.
They can throw all of this crap at the wall but it won’t stick.
We have finally put our voices together and are singing as one.
Whether Palin runs or not she has made an impact that will not go away.
We now have to keep the pressure on.
Right, a nobody columnist in Pittsburgh knows better how to manage Sarah’s career than Sarah, who is already followed by tens of thousands... Sheesh...
What do you think are her chances, as of right now, of getting the GOP nod in 2012?
Yes, Man50D - you will get your way. We all know there will be a splintered conservative effort in the next presidential election cycle. And, we all know what happens in that scenario. Hence, I can easily predict a 2nd term for the usurper in office now.
As opposed to to a cautious progressive liberal traditionalist, maybe? /s
I don’t see this as a hostile article at all. It is a reasoned critique, rather than a rabid knock, and acknowledges her capacity and potential which few of the pundits do. The ones who really come off badly - if one reads carefully - are the GOP apparatchiks and dead souls.
This is the only thing I disagree with:
“But if she wants to win, then she has to move away from her ‘rebellious, risk-taking conservative’ image and adopt more of a ‘substantive, discerning reformer’ image.”
I don’t see any need to abandon the one to achieve the latter. Hell, give it to them with both barrels, Sarah!
She only needs to weigh in on one issue - get the government shrinking back toward its Constitutional limits.
Worked for this clown...
And how much media exposure did Bob Barr get. Only if the media favors an individual does the media provide coverage. Often any coverage so provided is done in a fashion to mock the the third party or independent candidate.
Ping!
“Palin will need to leave the OP(formerly the GOP) if she has any chance of advancing the conservative cause as a Presidential candidate.”
I disagree. I think she needs to take control of the existing party instead of trying to form a new one.
I think this unknown hack has made some good points.
The Congress is organized as a two party affair, state also so organized and the election laws assume a two party system. The fact that both parties may hold the same views makes no difference in the eyes of those enforcing the system. Our system is like two or more warlords seeking the perks of office regardless of the beliefs. Under such an environment, it is difficult or impossible to overturn the system because also those who control the meaqns to affect a change have a vested interest to maintain, in not strengthen, the existing system.
“Palin will need to leave the OP(formerly the GOP) if she has any chance of advancing the conservative cause as a Presidential candidate.”
I disagree. I think she needs to take control of the existing party instead of trying to form a new one.
A few weeks ago I would not have agreed with you, but there are some twitches of life on the Republican side now.
My problem is that everytime Steele opens his gob I want to just throw up my hands and move on.
Why didn’t anyone take control of the party years ago when there was far less socialism in the party?
We did. But the Reagan Revolution was highjacked and murdered by a certain New England, liberal family.
I have no idea because politics moves fast. But, if the crowd Friday night is any indication, she’d have every vote in the room. And they weren’t all Republicans.
Interesting fact considering the Pittsburgh area is 53% Roman Catholic.
Out of curiosity, where do other denominations stand on the “pro life” or “pro choice” platform?
not a hack
Meanwhile, back in the real world, the lady not very long ago began a journey at a local PTA meeting and is now the odds on favorite to win the GOP Presidential nomination.
Yes, she needs more unsolicited advice from self-proclaimed experts!
Zing!
Someone who tries to advise another who is doing just fine is acting like a hack.
Palin knows what she is doing. She’s no fool. And she doesn’t need bloggers and ‘journalists’ and armchair scribes to tell her what to do.
I know your argument. I also know where it leads. While I am sickened by NY-23 GOP candidate selection, my larger point is seen in the end result of that election. Win goes to Obama/Dems.
On one point I do agree: going on Oprah isn’t a sign of serious. Might as well do a cameo on Days of Our Lives.
I could swear, if my memory serves me correctly, that Salena Zito, the author, is a fellow freeper.
yup: http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:salenazito/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change
No Sarah... Do it your way baby... Take your sweet time.
“Why didn’t anyone take control of the party years ago when there was far less socialism in the party? “
Because we weren’t marching in the street back then.
“My problem is that everytime Steele opens his gob I want to just throw up my hands and move on.”
Me, too.
Steele is between a rock and a hard place. One side has the old establishment GOP power structure, the other has grass roots. I see no way for this to be resolved without some sort of a power struggle. Hopefully the Sarah Palin fans will win.
Don't really spot that smarmy, elitist, wordy, airhead, group think, snark in this one.
I'm sure Palin will be looking at many different layers of advise. All politicians have advisers.
You made some great points.
This quote from the professor sums it up:
“. . .they need to focus on fiscal issues such as taxing, spending, deficits and debt, and the size of government, issues like freedom, liberty and small government, and not the cultural conservative issues,” such as abortion and gay marriage.”
The GOP has to move away from the social issues and concentrate on fiscal issues if they want to win in the future. The party frontrunner (Palin or whoever it is) needs to let the social issues be handled at the state level. For example, state voters have already rejected Gay Marriage 38 out of 38 times, so most of these social issues don’t need a national standard-bearer.
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