Posted on 01/23/2010 10:19:54 AM PST by rabscuttle385
Paul Streitz has decided to call Sarah Palin by her real name, because she endorsed John McCain (who is trying to win a fifth term as Senator) and said she will campaign for him. Fanatic Palinites, such as the editors of the misnamed „conservatives4palin.com” website (they should rename it „liberals4palin.com”), lambasted him and called him a “backstabber”.
“If Paul Streitz’s support of Governor Palin is contingent upon his agreeing with every decision she makes or her selling out her deeply-held values, that’s unfortunate. While all support is appreciated, the governor has never been for sale. Ask the Alaska establishment, who learned that early in her political career.”
Palin has proven that she IS for sale – if one picks her for veep. She’s endorsed a despicable traitor because he chose her as his veep.
Palin is so dishonest (or so ignorant) that she didn’t even tell the truth about why she endorsed John McLame. She claimed that:
“John McCain is on fire to kill Obama’s government takeover of healthcare and that’s what I want to see.”
Which might be incorrect, because McCain favors the SAME policy on socialized medicine as Obama – he just might vote against this particular Act. McCain favors socialized medicine, as proven by Steven Warshawsky:
“McCain’s campaign website [of 2008 – ZM] demonstrates that his thinking on this issue is much closer to Hillary Clinton than Adam Smith. For example, McCain states that “controlling costs” is his top priority, and that “nothing short of a complete reform of the culture of our health system and the way we pay for it will suffice.” This is a recipe for massive government interference in the health care industry. McCain also supports universal coverage, claiming that “we can and must provide access to health care for all our citizens.” Completing the liberal trifecta, at the January 5 ABC NEWS debate, when Romney criticized McCain for “turn[ing] the pharmaceutical companies into the big bad guys,” McCain replied, “Well, they are.” Plainly, if he were president, McCain would serve as the Democrats’ “useful idiot” for their plan to impose socialized medicine on the nation.”
Also, I’ve heard from a friend that McCain will likely now try to save the socialized medicine bill. So on socialized medicine, McCain and Obama differ only about particular bills, NOT about the merits of socialized medicine itself.
What about the task of protecting the American people? No duty is more important than that one. But on that issue, McCain is also liberal and unreliable. Palin falsely claimed that:
“And his commitment and his leadership on national security to win the war on terror, that’s what we need. (…) national security, he gets it. He understands how to win.”
Palin is flat wrong. McCain is NOT committed to the task of defending the American people, and he’s not a leader on anything except liberal policies. He „doesn’t get it”. He doesn’t understand how to win the Global War on Terrorists, nor does he understand any defense issue or foreign policy issue confronting America now. I’ve written several articles pertaining to this guy, demonstrating what McCain’s specific policies are, and why they are wrong. So I’m not going to repeat those entire articles. Let me comment again on McCain’s policy on the GWOT, though, because that’s one specific issue that Palin mentioned.
John McCain does NOT say that America should attack its enemies before they attack America. He also endorsed Obama’s decision to close Guantanamo, and he opposes “enhanced interrogation techniques”, which are absolutely necessary to gain intel information and protect America.
McCain also buys the PC propaganda about the root causes of the Islamic threat. He believes that these root causes are “poverty, tyranny and despair”, and ignores what terrorists themselves say motivates them: the Quran, which contains several explicit commandments to kill nonbelievers.
In short, McCain doesn’t recognize the real nature of the Islamic threat, and he’s not prepared to combat it effectively. Anyone who isn’t prepared to combat it effectively is a person who doesn’t belong in the Senate. If the GWOT is the most important issue for you, McCain is undisputably the worst possible Senatorial candidate from Arizona.
I did not include McCain’s cretinous, liberal, anti-American policies on foreign policy issues other than the GWOT, even though I could (foreign policy is not limited to the GWOT, although Sarah Palin, as an ignorant person, doesn’t understand that). My articles about McCain refute his idiotic policies, so I just wrote a reply to what Palin explicitly said. She did not comment on McCain’s treasonous policies like nuclear disarmament and the progressive abolition of conventional weapon programs (which are necessary to protect America against China).
The failed 2008 VP candidate also said this about McCain:
“And he is a statesman, and I don’t hesitate at all to say, no.”
Which is not true. McCain is not a statesman; anyone who calls him a statesman insults real statesmen. A genuine statesman fights for the right policies, regardless of ideology; works for his country 24/7; and retires when he should.
McCain has spent the last 9 years promoting destructive liberal policies to punish the GOP for its decision to give Bush the 2000 Republican nomination; he’s been working against the US and for his liberal ideology (together with fellow liberals like Kennedy, Obama, Russ Feingold, and Hillary Clinton); and he has refused to retire – he’s vying for his fifth term as Senator. By comparison, George Washington refused to serve as President for a 3rd term, even though as of 1797, there were no presidential term limits. McCain is running to keep his salary, not to serve the American people, whose opinions are irrelevant for him.
Palin ended her statement thus:
“we do need his leadership, especially on those two fronts: Government takeover of healthcare, he wants to kill it; national security, he gets it. He understands how to win.”
See above. Her claims are false.
Whether she uttered those claims because she’s ignorant or because she knows they’re false and decided to lie for McCain, only Palin knows. Regardless of the answer to that question, she’s not qualified for the Presidency, as she has proven with these statements and other utterances. She embarrasses herself everytime she speaks. Conservatives4palin.com editors claim that she is simply behaving like a loyal person. But one’s own country is supreme to any person and any requirement for loyal individuals. When the choice is “Either the country or the person you should loyally endorse”, a real hero, a real patriot, a real statesman/stateswoman chooses the country, not the person. Palin has endorsed a strident liberal who’s trying to enrich himself with taxpayers’ money.
I was a fan of Palin myself. But I’m now convinced that she’s not a conservative, nor is she a politician qualied for the Presidency of the United States. She’s simply just another RINO endorsing another RINO. No real conservative would ever endorse McCain for the Senate.
You wrote, “If she wanted to repay some perceived debt to McCain, all she had to do is stay out of the primary and then campaign for McCain in the general election”
If Sarah Palin was asked by McCain to campaign for him and she turned him down, the MSM and all libs would have a field day.....blasting both McCain and Sarah. They would love that.
When campaigning (hopefully limited) she can choose to only talk about his positions that she herself endorses, and leave out the horse crap things like, “hands across the aisle”, “amnesty”, “campaign finance reform”.
As I’ve pointed out before, posting pictures of Sarah doesn’t really make your case.
That’s sort of what got Obama elected - no one would listen past the “image” of what he really is.
Loyalty to a fault? It could be the difference between Hayworth representing AZ and 6 more years of throwing monkey wrenches into everything the conservatives try to accomplish in the foreseeable future.
Exactly that Gave the Rats the house in 06 and of course, the laughable Third party or symbolic vote waste IE: The Traitorous voting for the Kenyan by default! comes to mind here as well!
“Whether she uttered those claims because she’s ignorant or because she knows they’re false and decided to lie for McCain, only Palin knows. Regardless of the answer to that question, she’s not qualified for the Presidency, as she has proven with these statements and other utterances. She embarrasses herself everytime she speaks. Conservatives4palin.com editors claim that she is simply behaving like a loyal person. But one’s own country is supreme to any person and any requirement for loyal individuals. When the choice is “Either the country or the person you should loyally endorse”, a real hero, a real patriot, a real statesman/stateswoman chooses the country, not the person. Palin has endorsed a strident liberal who’s trying to enrich himself with taxpayers’ money.
I was a fan of Palin myself. But I’m now convinced that she’s not a conservative, nor is she a politician qualied for the Presidency of the United States. She’s simply just another RINO endorsing another RINO. No real conservative would ever endorse McCain for the Senate.”
I could have written this ;-)
A RINO is a "Republican" (in name only) and Palin appears to be acting just like the vast majority of elected Republicans, by virtue of her supporting the embedded incumbent.
So to say she IS a RINO, implies that she isn't really a Republican, except that she says she is (INO).
So, she actually IS a Republican. At least what constitutes a typical, inside-the-beltway Republican.
(did that make sense??)
“If she can support McCain and not know about the rotten ads McCain has been running against JD Hayworth for weeks, she’s dumb as a rock.”
Correct
RE :”When conservatives are supporting the RINO’s look out’
Don’t forget when the RINO gets nominated and we are told we must ote for the RINO or the country will be destroyed. Then they spend four or eight years making excusing or disowning RINOs actions. One defense of Bush was: “He told us he was for big government” so stop cpmplaining.
Yawn.
Palin 2012.
...Or complicit.
“if anything Mccain is now a conservative.”
There you go again!
Sniff......
It would be nice if we could have two sections of FR.
One for the earth scorching purist police. And another for the mentally stable.
At least Palin lasted well over a year. Brown was relegated to RINO status before casting a single vote.
Does the Supreme Court Tip their hand as to when a decision is to be announced?
Isn't it curious she says he asked her just days before this landmark ruling the guts McCain Feingold?
He must have known per the case that it didn't go well, and would not move in his favor.
Isn't curious that he also asked her and days later JD throws his hat in the ring?
Did he have a heads up JD would make the move, or was he also reading the Tea Leaves of the Scott Brown Victory?
The Bottom Line, McCain knows he is in trouble because his encumbency is an unpopular one.
And if Scott Brown can carry Barney Frank's District, what can JD Hayworth do to him?
The bad news is IMHO Sarah will get spoils of his defeat by helping him run.....
I believe Palin would have accomplished just as much even if she hadn't been picked for VP.
She was already a popular Governor and since there wouldn't have been ankle-biters to force her to resign, she would have finished her term and prepared to run for POTUS. The only problem is, she wouldn't have been vetted and the personal attacks would have done her in while they're out of the way now. Plus there would have been no book.
ROFLMAO!!!!!
He’s a RINO for owning a union made truck!!!!
heh heh....
Uh...ahem...excuse me...
BUT the OTHER defense of Bush is...
YOU’RE STILL BREATHIN AINTCHA?
Everything else is reletive.
Of course...but I didn’t write the article posted.
Loyalty, yes.
Subservience, Hell no.
I'm not calling Palin a RINO nor will this diminish my support of her. I'm just stating that this is a bad decision for her to campaign for McCain now that Hayworth is running. If she leaves it at this, then conservatives should drop the matter and continue to support Sarah.
My fear is that if McCain loses, Palin loses her clout and her ability to endorse conservative candidates in other races.
I detest McCain's progressivist ideology. And basically think that political parties are gradually becoming irrelevant anyway. As a voter (who recently changed registration from Republican to Unenrolled), a candidate's character, "message," and track record are everything to me. I rate Sarah Palin high on these criteria; and McCain gets an "F" on all three....
Indeed, McCain was one of the main reasons I left the party. That, and all the angst about the GOP's evident "identity crisis": They seem to be puzzling over whether to be a party that "conserves" our most cherished national values, principles, and liberties, or "progresses" to a big tent philosophy and a cacaphony of different (and competing) voices.
In short, the trend seems to be the GOP is moving away from its historic core for purely pragmatic reasons. But I think, if it does, it will finally die.
I am a constitutional conservative who believes in strictly limited government. I know McCain does not share this belief; but I'd thought that Mrs. Palin does. So it seems to me McCain and Palin are "natural enemies" in the political philosophy department.... Which is why I find her support of him so perplexing.
What's your best shot, jonrick46?
She wasn’t that popular a governor, people who weren’t GOP nerds had never heard of her. She might have been able to make a stab at POTUS in 12 as one of the crowd, now she’s a front runner and if she’s smart can stay that way. McCain advanced her clock at least 3 years, that earns him a little bit of “thank you” campaigning. Anyway, campaigning, even for a slug like McCain, keeps her in the spot light and a front runner in 12.
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