Posted on 02/13/2010 12:38:27 PM PST by rhema
e One of the things that the Obama administration and the Main Stream Media really hate about Sarah Palin is her unwillingness to cooperate. Even when she gets caught on camera during a speech with "Energy", "Tax" and most damning of all "Lift American Spirits" written in her own hand on her own hand, she refuses to cooperate.
After the palm-gate story broke, Obama's inner circle more than likely consulted their most holy of holy texts to devise a cunning strategy in their ongoing war against Sarah. There on pages 137-8 of the sacred "Rules For Radicals" by Saul Alinsky was the answer that Team Obama was looking for.
It should be remembered that you can threaten the enemy and get away with it. You can insult and annoy him, but the one thing that is unforgivable and that is certain to get him to react is to laugh at him. This causes an irrational anger.
Bingo! We have a winner! Robert Gibbs, the comic genius of the future former president's staff would get to deliver the blow. The UK Guardian reports.
The White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said he also had something written down on his hand. Breaking off from a question on healthcare reform, he said he planned to make pancakes for his son if the snow in Washington continued. "I wrote ‘eggs', ‘milk', ‘bread', but I crossed out ‘bread'. Then I wrote down ‘hope' and ‘change', in case I forgot."
The increasingly irrelevant MSM was delighted by Mr. Gibbs cutting edge (not to mention topical) humor. All that remained for Team Obama to do was just to wait for Sarah to react with "irrational anger" in fulfillment of Saul Alinsky's prophecy.
O.K., lights, camera, action! Again the UK Guardian provides the play by play.
Full credit to Palin for making fun of the whole thing. In her next public appearance-backing Texas governor Rick Perry in the Republican primary against Senator Kay Bailey-Hutchinson-Palin showed up with the words "Hi Mom!" clearly written on her palm. At least she's got a sense of humor.
Obviously Sarah had failed to cooperate with the Alinsky plan. No "irrational anger" was forthcoming, she countered the strategic mocking of Obama's crew and the MSM with genuine good humor. What do you do with someone who can laugh at themselves?
“Rules for Radical” works BOTH WAYS, Gibbets......
She also showed up a day or so after for a speech to the tiber industry with “Loggers Rock” on her hand.
Sarah should write some words in bold print on her back hand and give it to the MSM.
I love Sarah’s instincts. She is a natural and not a construct.
Sarah Palin: “Alinsky, you offensive bastard! I read your book.”
- JP
Please note she did not have a lectern or paper notes during the Q&A. I think that’s why she had notes on her hand. Worked out well.
(((PING)))
There now, fixed...
Gravitas is the very essence of condescending elitist snobbery
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Not only could I have not said it better myself, I didn't ;-)
I agree. A huge part of the President’s role is to inspire the nation toward greatness. This requires moral certitude, integrity and charisma. If Palin has difficulty understanding nuclear physics or the finer points of NATO treaties, she can rely on her advisors, as all Presidents do.
I would rather have someone like Palin in office than Obama with his academic credentials, who is using our country to experiment with his socialist philosophy, or McCain with his military expertise, who is too eager to compromise in an effort to reach accross the isle. I think Palin would inspire us to move in the right direction, and would hold her ground.
Make that “collaborate”.
I didn’t think she used it for her speech but rather the Q
& A after...
Obama doesn’t just use a teleprompter, he can’t function without one. A man who can’t function without the words scrolling in front of him is an idjit. I’d like to see him give a speech with just a few words on his hand.
Sarah always says that they don’t get involved in drama. I think her natural instinct was not to get mad, but to have a laugh on herself and the whole ridiculous drama.
Well put.
—The whole Obama uses a teleprompter thing is just stupid.
No. It is not stupid. Part of the Obama marketing was his unexcelled oratorical skills. Yet occasionally on the campaign when he was off the teleprompter he made gaffs and sounded like a common 18 year old.
He is not the one. He is not out of the ordinary. He is not qualified to be President, and it is obvious on his reliance on this high tech teleprompter spoon feeding.
You're getting there. Keep thinking about it.
as an aside on The West Wing (yeah. I watched it I'm Unclean!), Josh Lyman and Donna are showing a new member of WH Legal to his office
Donna (perkily) "So, You're the new sawbones"
Lawyer "A sawbones is a doctor, I'm a shyster"
Donna (turns to Josh) "Pay up"
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