Posted on 10/16/2011 2:47:38 PM PDT by NakedRampage
Since Sarah Palin announced that she was not going to run for president, there has been a certain degree of bitterness on the part of some FReepers. She was bilking us, some said, just trying to hawk her books. She has betrayed us, said others, she never wanted to run anyway. I admit that at first I was one of them.
However, take a look at the attention Herman Cain suddenly been getting. These articles resulted from a quick google search and go back six days...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048969/Did-Herman-Cain-999-tax-plan-SimCity-video-game.html 14th October 2011
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048105/Republican-debate-Herman-Cain-hammered-GOP-candidates-999-tax-plan.html 12th October 2011
http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/11/news/economy/Herman_Cain_999_tax/index.htm 13th october 2011
http://joybehar.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/10/harry-belafonte-blasts-herman-cain/ 10th october 2011
www.cnn.com/2011/10/11/politics/gop-debate/index.html 12th october 2011
...None of it is complementary. Meanwhile Lawrence O’Donnell over at MSNBC lectures Cain on the 'black experience' and Al Sharpton questions whether Cain is "authentically black."
Sarah Palin was taking the flak for Cain, I believe. She knew that as soon as she was no longer a consideration, the media's guns would turn on the next true conservative; Cain. Palin stayed to cover Cain, giving him as long as possible to stay out of the harsh, biased media spotlight.
She sacrificed herself to protect the best conservative in the race. To give us a chance to elect Herman Cain rather than Mitt ObomneyCare or La-raza Rick.
Lets honor her sacrifice. Lets raise Cain!
Con artists usually do.
I’m sorry I don’t buy it.......I hope she was but I think she just was taking her time. I hope she endorses a true conservative because if she somehow endorsed Romney FR would turn on Gov. Palin. If Cain can get an endorsement from another Conservative to help with fundraising it would be a massive boost Sarah Palin or Jim DeMint would be invaluable!
Boy is that a stretch. But hey, whatever makes you feel better.
My guess is if Cain is somehow driven from the campaign and it is a Romney vs Obama race, there WILL be a third party campaign and that Sarah and perhaps even Cain will be a part of it.
That said, here's hoping that Cain can prevail and secure the GOP nomination because I think that is our best shot to not only end the Obama presidency but to advance the conservative cause in a very significant manner.
I also believe that she will be an immense help to a true conservative candidate in this election!!
“She sacrificed herself to protect the best conservative in the race. To give us a chance to elect Herman Cain “
This must be the most ridiculous statement I read all year.
If there was even a remote chance of this being true, she would have endorsed Cain shortly after her announcement, just the same way Christie endorsed Romney.
Palin decided to not run for reasons of her own.
We’ll see how active she stays in the 2012 politics, I think she will be active, is just waiting a bit. But no way will she endorse Cain.
I think I am going to start a business, selling just brand new black-and-white Nike Windrunners. :)
Whatever gets you through the night.
She knows how the media would spin her endorsement. We’ll see what happens.
Then, if you don't mind, what's yours, "Tom Servo"?
Sarah is not running. Get over it.
If we are so busy looking at what we supposedly lost, we lose everything.
Get the heck over Sarah!
You're kidding, right? This is too biblically-symbolic by half. Cain was destined for over-the-top media scrutiny as soon as he rose above Perry in the polls.
Sarah's presence or absence has nothing to with that. And if you're right, should we now despise her because she's abandoned her mission of protection?
No, she’s not running. Thats not the point!
I think it’s a lot easier to accept her explanation, that family comes first, and let it go. Had she not had a couple of teenage daughters and a special needs son, the answer might have been different, don’t you think?
Sorry, but I’m never going to think that putting ones family first constitutes betrayal of some political ambition.
It makes sense, but only on the condition that the underlying premises are true. Without certain information, it’s still only a guess.
Nothing wrong with expressing your thoughts.
So what is the point?
The front runners always get attacked. This is nothing new and not unique to Cain. Get used to it.
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