Posted on 03/08/2014 11:33:08 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
OXON HILL, Md. -- Looking out on a ballroom full of friendly faces, former Alaska Gov. and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin closed the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday with a 34-minute soliloquy on the state of American politics - including a riff on what has become one of her favorite topics of late: "Duck Dynasty."
Attempting to drive home a point about the "perpetual 'panties-in-a-wad people'" who go after firebrands like her, Palin thrilled the crowd of activist conservatives when she reminded them about the time the media got "their skirts all tangled up over their heads" about the A&E show.
Phil Robertson, the "Duck Dynasty" patriarch, was briefly suspended from the series over controversial remarks he made about gay people.
"Here's Phil, he's talking about faith, with a reporter from GQ - first mistake," Palin commented to laughter. "But in between saying that he loves humanity, he loves all us sinners and - leave it to God to judge - well, he quoted the Bible, and he got colorful in expressing his opinion.
"So what did that brilliant TV network do?" she went on. "They fired him. They canned the devout Christian for expressing his devout Christian views on a television show about his devout Christian family."
But Robertson, as Palin pointed out, was reinstated to the network hit a week later. She credited "people all over America" - not just "the wingers and clingers" - for having "pushed back - and we won."
Palin has faded largely from public view since a somewhat tumultuous fall from grace after her brief stint as John McCain's running mate in 2008...
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Thousands loved the Seuss reprise. Since they didn’t ask anyone else to close the CPAC meeting, they obviously like her style and her courage to express herself in her own terms. It’s refreshing not to see everyone canned and packaged...and ignored.
“Sarah next time, no more Dr. Seuss.”
Why? It was cleaver and made the point. Sarcasm is a powerful weapon.
Sarah Palin. Making liberals head explode since 2008.
We might have won, but the ratings have tanked big time.
but please Sarah next time, no more Dr. Seuss.
They are saying that she is making fun of Cruz.
Fall from grace? Grace from who exactly? The MSM? What arrogance on the part of the writer. F&^$% the MSM. Attempting to appease the MSM, ala John McCain, is the #1 problem with rhino-types. This gives the MSM power. More politicians should whack the MSM upside the head ala Palin. Appeasement shows weakness.
re:Dr Seuss
You misunderstand her tactic......... she was making it so simple that even a lame brain, bottom of the heap, uneducated, Acorn/SIEU partisan could understand.
Biting humor is terrifically effective
We watched her speech from start to finish and enjoyed every bit of it. I think the Dr. Seuss bit was funny and clever.
TC
The Dr. Suess riff was an example Rule #5:
“Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
I sense a little jealousy from this so-called journalist, Lindsey Boermer.
If she’s so “faded from public view” then why are they talking about her?????
Robertson’s colorful language was about sexuality and private parts but the media rewrote it as they always do into an attack on people when it wasn’t.
This article pretty much proves the point Palin made about how the media carries the water of those who constantly claim to be “offended” and believe in “tolerance” and “acceptance” at the same time.
BEING TOLERANT AND ACCEPTING OF OTHERS WORKS BETTER WHEN YOU ARE NOT OFFENDED BY WHAT OTHERS SAY. THE MOMENT SOMEONE TELLS ME THEY ARE ‘OFFENDED’ THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY ARE NOT ‘TOLERANT’ OR ‘ACCEPTING’ OF OTHERS.
I have noticed that Sarah Palin is a MUCH more polished speaker. She appears to have worked very hard on her public speaking skills.
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