Posted on 09/27/2011 10:33:16 PM PDT by smoothsailing
Sheila Marikar
September 28, 2011
A Palin presidency: Too “shackle-y?”
That’s what Sarah Palin suggested on Fox News’ “On The Record with Greta VanSusteren” tonight, saying that she’s concerned jumping into the 2012 presidential race will muffle her message.
“Is a title worth it?” she asked, rhetorically. “Does a title shackle a person? Are they someone like me who’s maverick? I do go rogue and I call it like I see it and I don’t mind stirring it up in order to get people to think and debate aggressively.”
“Is a title and a campaign too shackle-y?,” she continued. “Does that prohibit me from being out there, out of a box, not allowing handlers to shape me and to force my message to be what donors or what contributors or what pundits want it to be? Does a title take away my freedom to call it like I see it and to affect positive change that we need in this country? That’s the biggest contemplation piece in my process.”
Palin expressed a concern about “being caricatured” if she runs, and asked again “whether a title is needed to make a difference or someone can be rogue, can be maverick, can be passionate about issues and can get people to think very wisely about issues.”...
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The more I read this, the more I realize what a load of horse manure it really is.
She is suggesting that if she doesn't run for President, it will be because she fears that AS President, she will be shaped by her handlers, and that her message will be what contributors and pundits want it to be?
And she is afraid that she won't call it like she sees it, and that she won't affect positive change in the country?
"That’s the biggest contemplation piece in my process.”
Then the White House is the LAST place this insecure and uncertain person needs to be.
“Shackle-Y” is about the most idiotic made-up word a potential candidate could use.
Yes, Sarah, the Presidency is “shackle-y.” It is hard and stuff. There’s stuff you gotta do. Its more than some stupid “reality show.”
The fact that she even USED such a word, which is loaded with doubt in her own ability to rise to the occasion and be dedicated to the task, reveals her true character.
Sarah, you have had all the time in the world to decide whether or not the Presidency is too “shackel-y” for you.
If you don’t know by now, maybe you are not cut out for the job.
I saw the clip and I think she said shackle-y, but some have said she said shackling instead of shackle-y. My ears aren’t that good.
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