Some of Sarah Palin’s Ideas Cross the Political Divide
09/10/2011 5:46:56 AM PDT · by jacknhoo · 11 replies
The New York Times ^ | Sept. 9, 2011 | Anand Giridharadas
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS — Let us begin by confessing that, if Sarah Palin surfaced to say something intelligent and wise and fresh about the present American condition, many of us would fail to hear it. That is not how we’re primed to see Ms. Palin. A pugnacious Tea Partyer? Sure. A woman of the people? Yup. A Mama Grizzly? You betcha. But something curious happened when Ms. Palin strode onto the stage last weekend at a Tea Party event in Indianola, Iowa. Along with her familiar and predictable swipes at President Barack Obama and the “far left,” she delivered a devastating...
Some of Sarah Palin’s Ideas Cross the Political Divide (good, from NY Times)
09/09/2011 2:10:30 PM PDT · by MN_Mike · 41 replies
New York Times ^ | September 9, 2011 | Anand Giridharadas
But when her throat was cleared at last, Ms. Palin had something considerably more substantive to say. She made three interlocking points. First, that the United States is now governed by a “permanent political class,” drawn from both parties, that is increasingly cut off from the concerns of regular people. Second, that these Republicans and Democrats have allied with big business to mutual advantage to create what she called “corporate crony capitalism.” Third, that the real political divide in the United States may no longer be between friends and foes of Big Government, but between friends and foes of vast,...
Some Of Sarah Palin’s Ideas Cross The Political Divide
09/09/2011 5:31:28 AM PDT · by RefudiateObama2012 · 169 replies
The New York Times ^ | 9/9/2011 | Anand Girinharadas
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS — Let us begin by confessing that, if Sarah Palin surfaced to say something intelligent and wise and fresh about the present American condition, many of us would fail to hear it. That is not how we’re primed to see Ms. Palin. A pugnacious Tea Partyer? Sure. A woman of the people? Yup. A Mama Grizzly? You betcha. But something curious happened when Ms. Palin strode onto the stage last weekend at a Tea Party event in Indianola, Iowa. Along with her familiar and predictable swipes at President Barack Obama and the “far left,” she delivered a devastating...
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