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Willie Brown: Palin floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee
SF Chronicle ^ | Willie Brown

Posted on 09/06/2008 11:13:54 PM PDT by Chet 99

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1 posted on 09/06/2008 11:13:54 PM PDT by Chet 99
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"Willie Brown: Palin floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee"

And, she's doing the 'rope-a-dope' on the leftwing media!

2 posted on 09/06/2008 11:16:50 PM PDT by ETL (Smoking-gun evidence on all the ObamaRat-Commie connections at my FR Profile/Home page)
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To: Chet 99

WOW!!

For the first time in my adult life I agree with Willie Brown.


3 posted on 09/06/2008 11:18:01 PM PDT by waus
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To: Chet 99

“Call him Willie - Smokehouse Brown!”


4 posted on 09/06/2008 11:19:43 PM PDT by 185JHP ( "The thing thou purposest shall come to pass: And over all thy ways the light shall shine.")
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To: ETL
Knockout scores the knockout!!
5 posted on 09/06/2008 11:19:52 PM PDT by Gator_that_eats_Dems
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To: Chet 99

This is the most honest piece of writing from an “inside the machine” Democrat that I’ve seen in quite some time.


6 posted on 09/06/2008 11:19:52 PM PDT by George Smiley (Palin is the real deal.)
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Not long ago, Willie was gloating that Colin Powell was going to endorse Obama (he had it from an ‘inside source’), and that, well, the race would be OVER then for McCain.

The about face here is startling.

However, Willie does call’em has he see’s ‘em.


7 posted on 09/06/2008 11:20:25 PM PDT by Wiseghy ("You want to break this army? Then break your word to it.")
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To: Chet 99

Hat tip to Willie on this one. He’s an old pro who recognizes a talented and formidable political opponent and he isn’t afraid to give Palin her due. And he did it with no cheap shots. Is he always this fair-minded?


8 posted on 09/06/2008 11:20:53 PM PDT by AHerald ("Be faithful to God ... do not bother about the ridicule of the foolish." - St. Pio of Pietrelcina)
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Broken clock alert.


9 posted on 09/06/2008 11:21:35 PM PDT by snarkytart
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Well, well ...


10 posted on 09/06/2008 11:22:15 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (PALIN-MANIA ... I haz it!)
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Democrats are now going to have to start explaining their positions.

That should be fun to hear. I'm not sure I've heard a Democrat actually explain a position in a quarter century. They usually just make some vague statement, and then go on to attack anyone that disagrees (ie, asks them to be more specific) as being a racist (bigot, homophobe, rich white guy, etc...)

11 posted on 09/06/2008 11:23:52 PM PDT by Brookhaven
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Palin's speech to the GOP National Convention on Wednesday has set it up so that the Republicans are now on offense and Democrats are on defense. And we don't do well on defense.

May be the first time I've agreed with Willie Brown.

12 posted on 09/06/2008 11:23:57 PM PDT by flyfree (Biden is no Palin and Obama is no McCain)
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To: Gator_that_eats_Dems

Hey! The Thrilla From Wasilla!


13 posted on 09/06/2008 11:24:40 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (PALIN-MANIA ... I haz it!)
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To: Chet 99

I disagree. She handled it appropriately. She did not dignify the media attacks by responding to them. And she had her daughter with her in a demonstration of mutual love and support.

Sarah shouldn’t be deciding when her daughter gets married. And certainly not for reasons of a political campaign.


14 posted on 09/06/2008 11:25:09 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: BunnySlippers

She’s a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad woman!!!!!


15 posted on 09/06/2008 11:25:30 PM PDT by Gator_that_eats_Dems
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Rope-a-dope
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Rope-a-dope is a boxing fighting style used most famously by Muhammad Ali (who coined the term) in the Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman.

Technique:
The rope a dope is performed by a boxer assuming a protected stance, in Ali's classic pose, lying against the ropes, and allowing their opponent to hit them in the hope that the opponent will become tired and make mistakes which the boxer can exploit in a counter attack.

Rope-a-dope is also commonly used to describe strategies in areas other than boxing, where one party purposely puts itself in what appears to be a losing position, and then becomes the eventual victor."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope-a-dope

16 posted on 09/06/2008 11:25:46 PM PDT by ETL (Smoking-gun evidence on all the ObamaRat-Commie connections at my FR Profile/Home page)
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She must be a disciple of Ali.


17 posted on 09/06/2008 11:27:08 PM PDT by Gator_that_eats_Dems
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To: Chet 99
My fav part of speech: “they tell us drilling won't solve all our energy problems”....."as if we did not know that already”.

So very simple.
18 posted on 09/06/2008 11:27:16 PM PDT by roses of sharon (READ MY LIPSTICK!)
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Sarah pALIn
19 posted on 09/06/2008 11:28:18 PM PDT by ari-freedom (We never hide from history. We make history!)
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To: roses of sharon

the way she said it...brilliant


20 posted on 09/06/2008 11:29:20 PM PDT by ari-freedom (We never hide from history. We make history!)
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