Palin's Privilege

American Thinker ^ | April 11, 2012 | Tom Thurlow

[2ndDivisionVet]

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was on the Today show last week, and she did very well. It was an enjoyable show, and she handled the occasional barbs against her with class. But don't mention that in mixed company (liberals and conservatives), or anywhere online.

Palin's appearance on Today was met with an avalanche of criticism from the left. Websites like Democratic Underground and Huffington Post stewed in their hatred for Gov. Palin. Lefty mocker Jon Stewart ridiculed her. Former Today host Bryant Gumbel even said he was "embarrassed by Palin's appearance on the show," and he complained that she lacked the capability of reporting or interviewing, or having "a degree of gravitas."

In these people's attacks against Gov. Palin, the familiar refrain is that she is stupid, but that doesn't sound quite right. When liberals criticize Sarah Palin is being stupid, they have a real anger in their voice or urgency in their blog posts.

If the commentariat were really concerned about a public figure who is stupid, they would focus on Vice President Joe Biden. To those who pay attention to the news, if they are honest, they would agree that Vice President Joe Biden is a real buffoon. This recent rambling explanation regarding gasoline prices was yet another proof of Biden's foolishness.

But it is Sarah Palin for whom liberals have a special hatred when they assert that she is stupid. Why is this?

The last time the left in this country had such a full-throated denunciation of someone as stupid, it was of Ronald Reagan. I remember it so well because I too was a liberal during Reagan's first term as president. It was very frustrating to denounce someone as stupid even as he was winning two landslide elections...

[2ndDivisionVet]

Comments?

[Jeff Vader]

the communists always tell us who they fear the most

[UB355]

There is no gravitas needed on the Today show, as to the DUmpers, who cares what is said on that useless board.

[Diogenesis]

The psychopathic hatred of Gov. Palin began with ... Team Romney.

FLASHBACK:

The McCain/Palin ticket was up ++4 to 10 pts
in some polls, days prior to Election 2008.
So rather than helping the GOP, Romney and
TeamROMNEY and the RNME (Republican National Media Establishment)
decided …to attack Gov. Palin to throw Election2008.

Romney, and the Van der Sloot RNME RINOs for Obama in 2008

Late in October, The American Spectator's The Prowler revealed:
"Former Mitt Romney presidential campaign staffers…
have been involved in spreading anti-Palin spin to reporters, seeking to diminish her standing after the election.
'Sarah Palin is a lightweight, she won't be the first, not even the third, person people will think of when it comes to 2012,'
says one former Romney aide…
'The only serious candidate ready to challenge to lead the Republican Party is Mitt Romney.
"Some former Romney aides were behind the recent leaks to media, including CNN, that Governor Sarah Palin was a 'diva' and was going off message intentionally."

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The Palmetto Scoop reported: "One of the first stories to hit the national airwaves was
the claim of a major internal strife between close McCain aides and the folks handling his running mate Sarah Palin."
"I’m told by very good sources that this was indeed the case and that a rift had developed, but it was between Palin’s people and the staffers brought on from the failed presidential campaign of former Gov. Mitt Romney, not McCain aides."
"The sources said nearly 80 percent of Romney’s former staff was absorbed by McCain and these individuals were responsible for what amounts to a premeditated, last-minute sabotage of Palin."
… aides loyal to Romney inside the McCain campaign, said The Scoop, reportedly saw
that Palin would be a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2012 or 2016, which made her a threat to another presidential quest by Romney.

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"These staffers are now out trying to finish her off ….hoping it would ingratiate themselves with Mitt Romney."

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"Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?
National Review Online The publication of a Vanity Fair profile of Sarah Palin
appears to have opened old wounds in the McCain campaign.
... the source of the “Diva” leak was Nicolle Wallace’s husband."

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"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"

"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"

"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"

"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"

"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"

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[bboop]

Yes, the last time the libs hated anyone this much it was directed at Ronald Reagan. She should be so honored; she is a lovely woman. Satan hates the cross.

[mountainlion]

If the Goop can’t do any better than Rhino Romney I will be voting for Sarah

[ak267]

Bryant Gumbel even said he was “embarrassed by Palin’s appearance on the show,”

Oh that’s rich. Of all people to be bitchin.

[Grams A]

Never saw any numbers on how many watched the program that morning versus any other morning or even versus Katie. Would be interesting to see. She was absolutely great on the FOX Pain at the Pump special last night. Would love to see her with her own prime time program - but not on FOX.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

The last time the left in this country had such a full-throated denunciation of someone as stupid, it was of Ronald Reagan.

What rock was the writer under from 2001-2009?

[APatientMan]

“But it is Sarah Palin for whom liberals have a special hatred when they assert that she is stupid. Why is this? “

Libs twist and contort everything to make themselves feel superior. It’s a sickness. They can’t deal with the reality of their own flaws so they adapt by trying to make their flaws acceptable. Palin is their enemy - she doesn’t accept their false narrative.

[Talisker]

But it is Sarah Palin for whom liberals have a special hatred when they assert that she is stupid. Why is this?

Q: Do Leftists care about people they don't have to run against?
A: No.

Then Leftists believe they are going to run against Sarah Palin - soon.

Q: Do Leftists contrast attributes on behalf of their candidates?
A: Yes.

Then Leftists believe they will run a 1) Woman; for whom they can claim superior 2) Gravitas, 3) Intelligence and 4) Experience, since this is what they constantly shriek Sarah Palin doesn't have.

Therefore,

Leftists believe Hillary will run against Sarah, and are ritualistically pounding out the memes they plan on using against Sarah, on behalf of Hillary, so that they are perceived as "common knowledge" about Sarah before Hillary steps onto the stage.

P.S.,

You're not supposed to noticed you're being pre-programmed. Because they have superior intellects.

And mind control bugs. (Or is it bugs with controlled minds?) Whatever. Just think what you're told to think. Or else.

[kitkat]

So, we’re back to “gravitas” again. They said Bush didn’t have gravitas. Rush played a long, long list of the libs saying that Bush didn’t have gravitas. It was so obviously the word commanded for the day by the libs.

[Lakeshark]

Good article for your ping list.

[onyx]

Sarah Palin's New Ping List

"We'll keep our God, our guns and our Constitution."

[onyx]

Thanks very much. I put the list temporarily out of alphabetical order to ping you first.

[TADSLOS]

The flak is heaviest when you’re bearing down on the target.

[RichInOC]

Getting lectured on gravitas by Bryant Gumbel? That’s pure hilaritas. Bry, what you’ve got isn’t gravitas, it’s constipation.

[Don@VB]

A well worn narrative. It didn’t start with Palin or Bush. Reagan, Nixon and even Ike, who saw us through D Day, didn’t measure up to their lightweight counterparts.

[Don@VB]

A well worn narrative. It didn’t start with Palin or Bush. Reagan, Nixon and even Ike, who saw us through D Day, didn’t measure up to their lightweight counterparts.

[freekitty]

LOL These silly people are just talking about themselves.