Romney Disses Palin Again - This Time by Proxy
We just posted earlier today about a diss by Mitt Romney over Governor Palin's looks. Jonathan Martin at Politico has a an article up which explains the situation further. It includes a classy response from Governor Palin's spokesperson:
Asked about Romney’s comment, Palin didn’t respond to the reference to her appearance.
"I think there are 100 influential Republicans alone who have tremendous ideas and I hope that we can all work together to accomplish what we believe is best for America,” Palin said through a spokeswoman.
Did the Romney camp show any respect in return? I'm sure the Ordinary Barbarians know the answer to that question:
“She’s bigger in the media than in reality,” lamented GOP consultant Mike Murphy, a longtime friend and adviser to John McCain.
“Palin," he said, "is the only Republican politician right now who is interesting, a little different, connected to the last campaign and related to an occasional story in the National Enquirer.”
[...]
"They would rather just ignore Palin," said Murphy of the GOP mainstream, "but the media won’t let them."
Who's Mike Murphy? He's a Romney guy! He's hated Palin from Day One...when she was announced as McCain's VP nominee, he was the jerkwad on the air with Peggy Noonan when she made her infamous hot-mike disparaging remarks about Palin...and he himself was calling the Palin choice "gimmicky" and "cynical." They never gave Palin a chance. They had contempt for her and for the ordinary Americans she represents.
Murphy is a Romney hack. Although he worked for McCain in 2000, he switched to help Romney for the 2008 race. He now works for Palin-deranged MSNBC as a token Republican.
This isn't the first time we've seen this crap from Romney surrogates - it's been happening with Rob Gray too, and I suspect most of the "anonymous sources" who keep talking to the beltway press are people out of Romney's camp.
No Eleventh Commandment? OK, game on, Mittens!
UPDATE by J. Smith: The piece also delves into the "personalities vs. policies" aspect for the GOP:
The euphemistic mantra is that the party has to rebuild based on policy solutions – not the “personalities” the media insists on focusing their attention on.
Responding to King’s question first, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor said “there are some who like to make it all about personalities, but it's about ideas.”
Former Gov. Jeb Bush, who is also playing a prominent role in the Council, similarly said to POLITICO Saturday after the group's launch in Arlington, Va., that the group hopes “to make the next election about ideas and not about personalities.”
Bush, while not responding to a Palin question, expressed frustration at the press wanting to cover the who’s-up-who’s-down political horserace, rather than policy.
Cry me a river, good ole boys. Boo hoo. (Someone call the wambulance, the "intellectuals" are getting upset over Palin stealing their GOP fundraising dollars. Shock!)
Believe it or not, Palin is a more-than-competent leader and state CEO, boys. And guess what? She got there on her own too, even without the prestigous pedigree and elitist background.
Exit question: Do these people not realize that one of the reasons, if not the only reason, that Obama won was because he was a "personality"?
UPDATE by RAM: It's all about ideas? The only new ideas these jokers ever had was the "compassionate conservatism" nonsense of Jeb's brother. We saw what that got us. These fools remind me of a bunch of pathetic little boys in a school yard complaining because some girl got their ball and won't give it back. So they run to the principal (the media) and whine, "Make that mean girl give us our ball back!"
Update by JR: If memory serves me correctly, Eric Cantor was the "leader" who claimed that the Republicans in the House voted against TARP the first go around because mean ol' Nancy Pelosi said "bad things" about the GOP on the House floor. That's right, Eric Cantor didn't vote against TARP because of any principles, it was because Speaker Pelosi was mean to him.
As for Jeb Bush, this is a man who claimed that the time has come to "forget Reagan." I think the time has come to forget the Bush family, who may bear the most responsibility for the position the Republican party finds itself in today. Why is it that the GOP has to forget Reagan, but the Democrats are able to reach back for FDR? Reagan not only had ideas, he had principles -- today's Republican leaders have neither.
UPDATE by Mel: No more Bushes!
UPDATE II by RAM: "There's a Bore in the Woods."
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84 comments:
V.O.,
I'm stunned that Palin responded...she usually doesn't respond at all to any inquiries based on comments made by other Republicans or consultants.
I loved the response as well as it showed her to be the bridge-builder and the one not trying to stir up anything.
Isn't she pretty much the only potential 2012 contender who hasn't made one comment that could be construed as a comment hitting another potential '12 contender?
Well...in the world of the "BIGGER
PICTURE"...it seems that if you
want to get your name in the NEWS...You have to mention "PALIN!"
Can't make a name for yourself..so
mention "PALIN"...ROFL!
The universe is unfolding exactly as I thought it would. Like most of you on C4P I know exactly what Sarah enemies are planning to do even before they do it.
What I don't know is how Sarah is going to respond or whether she plans to stay mute and let her opponents punch themselves out as George Foreman did in Zaire against Muhammed Ali in 1974.
V.O.,
I'd like to put a dissenting voice on the "game on" declaration....becuase there is no game at the moment. 'Cuda has made it clear than running for president isn't the first thing on her mind and the only potential opponent that would be near the top of her mind is Barack Obama. She hasn't mentioned Romney, Huckabee, Jindal, Sanford, or Pawlenty by name once since the start of the year.
Wow, is Romney and his cohorts in crime worried that he won't be able to "contend" this next running?
God this is almost as bad as Obama running for two years.
Tommy,
the 11th commandment does not only just apply to people running for president
You know.
When the primary was up, I voted for Romney as I figured he was the lesser of all evils. They did not have Fred! on the ballot nor Hunter. I was pretty ticked about that... I had 6 other people whom weren't crap. So, I decided on Romney.
If I had to do it over again... I would have wrote in Fred or Hunter.
Techno, I love your Tiger Woods analogies. I like to think of Governor Palin as my favorite quarterback, Fran Tarkenton.
He had amazing talent, but he came to the Vikings when they were an expansion team and had a crappy offensive line. He was constantly getting sacked, but he learned how to scramble out and make the occasional brilliant play.
Eventually he got a good line and became a superstar. We have to step in, be Governor Palin's offensive line, and do the blocking nobody else will.
POLITICO, being the dishonest spin-factory they are, refused to inform their reading public that MIKE MURPHY (as mentioned) has been a Romney sychophant and top 'SNOB-NOBBER' since Mittens ran for senate back in '94. Both are Michiganders and I believe Murphy will most likely run Romney's campaign in 2012. Get ready, NBC luuurvs this guy and will have him on 'Meet the Press' to bash Sarah at every opportunity.
Uppy,
I thought AK was a caucus?
Really I'm moving from indifference about Romney, to active contempt.You know this really is beyond politics, at a fundamental level. And Murphy and Noonan,et al likewise, they should relize that it was as much this ceaseless stream of innuendo and
disparagement as well as her well considered policy positions that drive this movement. Of course if they had any conscience at all, would they be on MSNBC. Maybe they are looking for that upscale voter as Barone intimated, good luck finding many of them in this downturn.
She is so awesome! Keep killing them with kindness, Sarah!
He keeps taking swipes at her, and she pats him on the head. Run along back to the 50 people that gathered to hear you speak at the pizza place, while she gets 50 people calling for her to run for president in 2012 in a Seattle airport and closing down streets in Evansville where she is speaking. Nothing like sucking the oxygen out of the room from the other side of the continent.
VO....even if the Guv decides not to run in 2012, it's still "game on" for me against Mittens. I was at CPAC when he opened up his speech with the snarky "joke" about Palin. A group of his young minions were sitting behind me. NO ONE in the hall laughed at his joke--and his minions were saying among themselves, "what was that all about--that made no sense at all." From that moment, I've had no use for the guy. It was totally a gratuitous slam for no apparent reason except pure vindictiveness.
“She’s bigger in the media than in reality,” lamented GOP consultant Mike Murphy."
Yeah, you keep saying that, Mike, but the thousands of people who keep turning out to see her and all the print media that gets gobbled up by leads me to call 'BS' on you. They've got to run her down in order to built up their candidate, Mittens. I swear to God, if he's the 2012 nominee I may just forget to go to the polling station. Sure, it's effectively a vote for Obama but hell, I don't see much difference between the two at this point.
And another thing, if the GOP starts down this road of eating its own then then I want no part of it. I'm really not liking what I see at this point.
That's it!
I want the head of Mitt on a spear NOW!!!!!
It's time for war.
If cleaning the party means purging it of flip-flopping pretty boys with no courage, then let's get to it.
I've had enough of Mitt's lame attempts at humor at the expense of the governor.
His camp has absoulutely no idea of the juggernaut that will run them over in the primaries IF Sarah decides to run for POTUS in 2012.
Sarah's support is strong, devoted, dedicated, and the most important: Loyal and fanatical.
It's time for Sarah's 'ordinary barbarians' to sharpen their weapons, put on the uniform, and prepare for the big fight.
I'm sick of our Sarah takin c**p from other members of the GOP, especially the DC crowd like Murphy, Noonan, and their ilk.
I am so relieved. The pissing match is out in the open for all to see. For months, we were like Romneybots are trashing Palin and everyone was like, Nooooooooooo. Now it's out in the open and the world can clearly see this childish, vindictive, talentless man.
Mitt is done if he thinks attacking sarah is a good road.
oh wait
hes already done.
From the other thread:
Treat Sarah with respect and have a chance to beat her in a heads up competition, or be disrespectful and be dismissed out of hand.
These clowns don't get it. We have ownership in the Palin movement. She is near and dear to us (even when we disagree)...
When they attack her, they attack us. Hurt her, we will never forgive and we will never forget.
TexMex, I proudly join you in calling BS on Mike Murphy.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Mitt Romney is the GOP's John Kerry. I have a vision that I can't shake. I see 1976 all over again. The GOP nominated Ford, and Reagan got on stage to give an impromptu speech and the crowd was silent as they suddenly realized that they nominated the wrong person.
I see the 2012 convention. I see Gov. Palin giving a speech. I see the crowd clapping and cheering. I see the standing ovation at the end, and then I see as everyone suddenly sits back down, sad and quiet all of the sudden as the realization sinks in that she is not the nominee. Mittens is. And Obama gets his second term.
Sorry to be Cassandra.
I think perhaps the Beltway GOP needs to have a Romney utter defeat. They need that in order for them to finally look to the North and show Sarah Palin some respect. And I think that Sarah Palin will emerge when the time is right as a heavyweight.
Nat Hound you're exactly right. An attack on her is like a personal attack on us. The elitists with all their degrees hate to be in the same party as the "pro-lifers" and those religious wackos. Murphy is most likely to work for Mitt and good riddance. He'll lose another presidential primary like his buddy Bob Shrum. Mark Levin went off on Murphy after that hot mike incident. It was great radio.
Wasn't Mike Murphy fired by Mccain? Maybe he was trying too hard to get Romney in?
If the elites like Mittens so much, the deckhands can go with him on a cruise. We'll sail to White House.
Nancy said at 12:07 am --
100+ !!!
RAM, noooooooooooo.
I can't take an Obama second term no matter what. GOP be damned.
Wise,
No, that was John Weaver, who is now hoping to work with Sarah Steelman. If Steelman is smart, she'll steer clear of Weaver. After all, Mac got on a roll after he ditched Weaver.
RAM -
I think you may be right, but it feels like events are moving faster now and the rift between the country club crowd and the conservatives is out in the open and growing every day.
The big difference between 76 and 12 is that 76 was the unelected President running to keep his own seat.
This time, I think the Obama agenda is going to rally the conservative base and Romney is going to be the first victim of that wave.
Anyone else catching the significance in her even responding (through her own voice as well, her comments were released via a spokesperson rather than a spokesperson commenting on her behalf)? Techno, you feeling my drift my man?
We all must remember this is coming from a guy who couldn't even beat McCain or Huckabee in the primary.
And, no offense to any C4Pers from Massachusetts, but how could a Republican, such as Romney, have even won the governor's office in Massachusetts, unless he was a faux-conservative, RINO?
I think we do need to be prepared to defend Sarah from these stupid passive-aggressive attacks.
As a St. Louis Cardinals' fan, I'd like to compare Sarah to Albert Pujols and Mitt Romney to Alex Rodriguez. Albert is the best player in baseball and has led the Cardinals to two pennants and one World Series in is relatively short career. However, he doesn't even crack the top 25 most paid players in baseball.
Even ignoring the steroid usage, Alex Rodriquez is the highest paid player in baseball, yet hasn't led his team to a world series. He is a good player, but definitely not the best.
In short, Pujols (Sarah) may not have the money, but definitely has the skills. Rodriguez (Romney) may have money, but definitely doesn't have the skills.
TexMex,
I'm with you my friend. Where are these guys honor? I'm not saying you have to ...'Make way for lady'... but come on! To see them so gleefully try to snuff out one of their own party's shining lights purely for short-sighted self interest infuriates me.
The funny thing is, if Romney had taken the opposite approach, and been wholly complimentary of her I think he'd have gone a long in improving his image. Instead, he looks like the same old Mitt. And that Mitten ain't fittin -EVER!
This is SLIGHTLY off topic, but check out this cartoon from Day By Day. I wonder how elites would respond to it?
http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/2009/05/03/
To the lefties, drive-by media, and the GOP beltway, elites, Sarah strikes fear in their hearts like Kaiser Sosae (sp?) from "The Usual Suspects".
OK, wearing back my conspiracy theorist, overreading hat again.
Combining a lot of things that were happening in the background:
1)KBH irrationally going for Texas governor's seat even at the cost of losing a safe GOP seat when GOP cannot afford it and Newt propping her up. I think its motivated by the desire to diminish Sarah and partly by taking out the only known political ally of Sarah, Rick Perry. I think when she was hogging all the limelight at NGA, Rick promptly pulled her aside. Since they are friends, a charitable interpretation would be because he knew the others were getting restless and would resent Sarah for it.
2) They next pushed Jindal. Wasn't he everywhere on airwaves and when his SOTU speech backfired pretty badly, the elites that gambit.
3) The setting up of NCNA and the coming together of the Bush and Romney machines.
4) The snippet about Papa Bush calling Sarah. Maybe they wanted to take her under wings and groom her and when they found her not so amenable they sent forth Jindal.
5) The constant kneecapping of Steele. Look, he has made mistakes but let's remember his predecessor who was an absolute disaster and yet nobody from the RNC went after him as they are going after Steele. Either it's inbuilt racism of country club types or some of the surrrogates of Jeb Bush and Romney camps are instigating backbench revolts.
It's clear from all of this that the Bush camp which fought even Reagan is afraid of losing its power within GOP and the moderates are afraid of being sidelines. Romney just wants the nomination to be handed over to him. However, it's clear that with the establishment of NCNA, these two camps have joined hands, sort of.
I am sad that promising young people like Cantor and Jindal have been drawn into the sewer camps and are being deployed against Sarah.
If anything Sarah does seem to have an idea of what's going on. She didn't hop up the NRSC speech thingy when any other politico would jump at that. She rejected that congressional retreat too. Yeah, there were probably good reasons for her to reject both of these but it's true that she's not making much of an effort for such junkets. She got rid Donatellis too.
If she's extremely clever, she probably made them nervous with her constant rejections and her refusal to play along with them and forced them to show their hands. I don't know if she's playing this kind of game from her end (I'd love to think that Sarah is that street smart cunning), but I definitely think she knows what's happening.
OK, that ends my overreading of the day.
Hopefully, Mr. Romney will be saying what an honor it is to be appointed by President Palin Secretary of the Treasury in 2013.
RAM, if you really want to play Cassandra, how about this. Sarah stays completely out of 2010 and let these beltway elites run the show and GOP has another disastrous cycles. The much vaunted moderate north eastern seats dont turn up and GOP has no other other option but to turn to her for 2012. We could live with that option. In fact, Tommy and I have been discussing that precise thing. But, dont cast away 2012 in a fit of rage. If Odummy has another four years, I swear I'll become a total lunatic and you don't want that on you conscience.
gop12 has a useful collection of recent Romney pronouncements on Sarah.
http://www.gop12.com/2009/05/romney-pops-palin.html
I think you may be right, but it feels like events are moving faster now and the rift between the country club crowd and the conservatives is out in the open and growing every day.
Nathound, you're right. Things are moving very fast. Let's see how conservatives react because the elites are scurrying like rats.
Isn't that what we felt in 2008, from her selection, which I had been hoping for, since Bill Dyer had brought her to attention, to the nomination speech through every rally. through every unwarranted attack upon her; where had they been hiding her, while we trudged through theprimary debates.
And after the Romm bots, started with the behind the scenebackbiting
and slanders. Honestly sometimes I don''t know if there aware which party they are. Yes when it's time for her to be direct, she does do just that, to Levi at the presser, to Obama at Evansville, and now to the Romney crew, They need her, as much as with the Tea Party crowd, much more than she needs them, at this point, although a little acknowledgement would be nice of her circumstances
Betty Jo, my brother-in-law was at the pizza party "shindig"--he lives around the corner and went out of curiosity. He said if there were 50 people there, he'd be shocked. He thought maybe 30-40 tops.
OT, but good SP cartoon.
http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/2009/05/03/
I've read the Politico piece (could only access it now) and I think what it describes is right on.
Jsmith, the passage you quoted from the Politico article is very accurate description of how GOP elites are behaving. Note that Politico itself doesn't say that Palin is policy-less but is astute enough to catch the drift that when these elites contrast policy with personality, they are taking a stab at Sarah. It's a "euphemism." Don't let's reify that criticism by saying Obama is all personality. If we do, we've conceded the battle the elites are playing. We've to reply back saying that Sarah is not just a personality but pretty good on policy too, especially energy where she beats the whole crowd but will come out with other stuff. It's not coincidental that SarahPAC promises solutions on education, healthcare and reform.
It's true the Dems are dividing GOP but the factions within GOP are real. let's have this battle right now, rather than close to elections.
"They would rather just ignore Palin," said Murphy of the GOP mainstream, "but the media won’t let them."
I hate the guts of Mike Murphy but that's a very accurate statement about GOP elites right now. The only sad thing is that promising people like Jindal n Cantor are being drawn into this.
I do hope Sarah campaigns for new rising stars like Mcdonnell and Christie and collect trophies which she can later use. We'll see.
Tommy it is, but one of the people who was suppose to vote.. didn't show.
Great bunch huh.
RAM, I hope that never happens.
How... did you get that email? And let me know what you think? Just an opinion of course.
OK, another interesting thing. A couple of weeks ago the meme was that she's all goner because of the tabloid stuff, she's a flake.
Now, the tables have turned. The press is coming out with defenses and everybody is somehow responding to the charge that she's a serious candidate. Interesting change in the wind isn't it?
"Reagan not only had ideas, he had principles -- today's Republican leaders have neither."
Amen JR.
Seeing Jindal and Cantor play the dupes for the big old boys makes me see Sarah in a different light altogether. She isn't kowtowing and making nice with the establishment, even though it would be easy for her, unlike Jindal and Cantor.
I missed her Alaska battles when they happened but now I am witnessing her courage in action firsthand. It makes me respect her even more. She's a in a different league totally.
Mike Murphy, it's not the media keeping Sarah Palin alive and well in political terms, but it's actually SarahPAC or the perception of how much SarahPAC has raised so far which has kept Sarah Palin in the news.
Mike, my friend, follow the money.
Sarah Palin is perceived to be the number one target of the MSM because quite simply Obama and his merry men and women know the score, and hope that several pre-emptive strikes against Palin's flank can diminish her fundraising capabilities. Apparently the strategy hasn't worked to well for Obama, Mike; what makes you think it's going to work for your boss Mitt?
techno, why is press taking Sarah a bit more seriously since last two weeks? Do you detect a change in the wind about how she's being treated? I know it still unfair, but earlier she portrayed as a freak show, no they are treating like a politician, a politician with whom they might disagree.
QUOTE OF THE DAY (FROM HOTAIR)
"I Just Want To Hear From Someone Interested In The Constitution"
Upi..
You scare me!...Duncan Hunter was
MY GUY! Oh that Man has got his stuff together! The Media chose McCain.. and I died!
Until Sarah! I thought I was a loner on this Planet!
I don't have anything against Romney. But Mike Murphy is a RINO, and a major tool.
The guy is an open borders "Republican".
Just imagine if its Palin Hunter 2012! I'd die for such a ticket. Sarah needs a Dick Cheney figure and Hunter can be one.
Here's an interesting column on the American Thinker:
The huge crowds, with a great many young people, following Sarah Palin last year on the campaign trail seem to have gone unnoticed by the D.C. crowd.
And wouldn't you know it? The polling data supports those huge crowds for Palin and the young people inspired by her stout pro-life position, among other factors. Support for keeping abortion legal in most or all cases among the 18-29 year olds has fallen a full 5% since last August. In August 2008, legal abortion support among 18-29 year olds stood at 52%; this April it's down to 47%. Support for making abortion illegal in most or all cases has risen 3% and is now at 48%. So, using abortion as the straw man argument to win back the young is now moot. By 48% to 47%, another statistical tie, the youth are evenly divided just as the older generations are.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/gop_woes_and_social_conservati.html
OT,
Palin gives OK to abortion initiative
Gov. Sarah Palin is backing a ballot measure to bypass the Legislature and make it illegal for teenagers to get an abortion without telling their parents.
http://www.adn.com/news/government/legislature/abortion/story/782353.html
Okay, so who is the awesome wiseacre who posted this on their youtube?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDOykmey7-I&feature=channel
HILARIOUS. Thanks for the laugh.
Why are people who support abortion on demand as a "right" called "moderates"?
Romney is a very competent individual but is also a Total Square and has great difficulty trying to apply humor or just casual comments to news items. Too much is made of Sarah Palin. She is a lovely lady and reasonably smart and efficient.But as of today she has not shown herself to be a world beater by any reasonable standard
Romney is like Andrew Halcro on steroids.
btw, that quote from Murphy in which he presumes to speak for the GOP "mainstream"? If El Rushbo gets hold of that, look out.
Ditto Nancy and Nat Hound. And alot of others. You guys are on fire tonight!
Hey, Romney, I'll make it short and sweet: You mess with her--you mess with us.
Does Romney has a job?
The good old boys are getting a bit upset over the fact that Gov. Palin won’t joint their team of hog wash.
correction: joint = join
Leadership is the 'coin of the realm', specially in the GOP, maybe not in the Democratic party, yet Romney has shown little and more often than not, followed along, as the Administration's truly flawed plans have come to light. Sarah was willing to give Obama, the benefit of the doubt, she has deep respect for the institution of the Presidency, but she saw things going by the boards early, with the direction that the stimulus was taking. It's not arguable that she is good looking,
But that 'centerfold' shows, it is as much about convictions and courage to take the hard calls, with the right policies. I really was surprised how much ofThatcher's
early rise, and how early the future Iron Lady had been involved in the effort rise was due to that,then again most successful candidates are. Romney still strikes me as the "Don Draper" candidate, "Bore in the Woods"
indeed.
In these intramural squabbles, I am reminded what one particular blogger, a naval aviator from California, Neptunus Lex, which I really discovered after the campaign, set down in the week before the campaign; which describes her appeal, and the motivations for the attempt to marginalize her:
http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/10/29/getting-sarah-palin/
No worries my fellow Barbarians.
By this time next year, they will all be falling down at her feet, begging for forgiveness, because she holds the *real* power in the Republican party: the power of the people. The power of the ones who knock on doors, man the phone banks in dreary basements of their county Republican offices, who show up at the rallies, etc.
She has "blackmail" power. Whether she choses to use it next year or in 2012 is all up to our lil' Cuda. Between now and whenever that day comes, she'll drive 'em bat-shit crazy w/out even saying a word.
Wise stated "If anything Sarah does seem to have an idea of what's going on. She didn't hop up the NRSC speech thingy when any other politico would jump at that. She rejected that congressional retreat too. Yeah, there were probably good reasons for her to reject both of these but it's true that she's not making much of an effort for such junkets. She got rid Donatellis too.
If she's extremely clever, she probably made them nervous with her constant rejections and her refusal to play along with them and forced them to show their hands. I don't know if she's playing this kind of game from her end (I'd love to think that Sarah is that street smart cunning), but I definitely think she knows what's happening."
This is it in a nutshell. The advantage Gov. Palin has is she has seen all of this before. Once on the state level and now on the national level. Gov. Palin had a insider view on a national scale. This something Mittens and his car of clowns don't have. I have a feeling Gov. Palin learned a lot from the view on the inside. I think she did a lot of listening, observing and taking mental note. Having that experience is something nobody is going to take away from her. It gulls the DC elite Gov. Palin was the First Female VP Candidate of the Republicans and may be the Frost Female President. Gov. Palin focus on the national stage is the Congressional elections. That is were the inside foundation will be built for her and she does need this foundation if she wants to go all the way to the WH.
Sarah is playing her cards out brillantly now. She is laying low, doing nothing but Governoring and steering clear of this Washington Elite Insider Group running around claiming to have the answers.
By 2012 I believe America will reach the tipping point of being tired of Washington Insiders. Steering clear of these back biters will allow her to run as the outsider.
One other thing and yes George Bush did some good things and I believe History will be kindler to him than the present media but to have a Bush on the tour of changing the GOP shows just how deep in the sand these insiders have their heads. I know Jeb is his on man but Perception is reality and right now a Bush is not change.
Correction: Frost = First
I'm not a Bush hater but the last thing the Republican party needs right now is a Bush out front. Stay Away Jeb! Please you're not helping. Romney is done, Cantor isn't a contender and this little boy's club needs to pack it up and go away.
I love all the Sarah videos with the Bear and the one of Romney running away is too funny!
Plus isn't this the bunch that has been in charge of the Republican party? They are miserable failures and they want us to listen to them . Jeb wants us to forget Reagan? Is that because Sarah keeps being hailed as the next Reagan? How transparent is that.
It cannot be said often or loud enough:
GWB and Karl Rove destroyed the Republican party!!
The sooner Sarah starts to distance herself from GWB, the better, IMO.
Unfortunately, it's eight years of our lives none of us can take back.
Jeb Bush, GOP: Time to Leave Reagan Behind
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/03/gop-listens-in-drive-to-thrive/?
The media and the Beltway insiders agree on one thing: They don't want coronation of an obvious choice, they want conflict. That's how we ended up with Obama - it looked like a cakewalk for Hillary and what fun is that? Edwards was floundering, Kerry and Gore had no traction so what to do, what to do.....and here comes candidate out of nowhere. As Biden put it, “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
The MSM and Washington insiders puffed up Barack to provide some opposition to Hillary; he was supposed to be the Washington Generals to Clinton's Harlem Globetrotters but things got out of hand.
The same thing is going to happen on the Republican side; the media and the insiders are not going to annoint Palin as the presumptive nominee - what fun is that? So they'll keep raising the flag of each possible challenger, Romney, Huckabee, Jindal, all of them until Palin begins to assert herself and make herself more visible. Once that happens and the public weighs in, it will be game over.
But Palin and her folks understand the importance of timing. It would be very difficult to run at the front for 4 years - as Hillary just found out. So she will pick her spots, look for opportunities and try to peak at the right time.
I would expect her to engage in some high-profile spots this summer and fall and then go back to governing next winter. She will really come into her own about a year from now when she helps a number of Republican candidates win seats in '10 while getting herself easily re-elected as governor. Once the dust settles after the '10 election, she will be the clear leader of the party as the crowds and voters gather around her at every stop. The media will declare her 'battle tested and the people's choice' and then she will have to decide if she wants the nomination for '12 or if she will wait for '16.
My bet is she runs in '12 and wins. Some observers say that if the economy rebounds, Obama can't lose but I disagree. The economy is going to recover but high taxes and a coming energy crisis will reveal the true costs of his social agenda.
I intend to dance at Sarah Palin's inauguration. 1,364 days by my count.
I didn't know we had so many nightowls at C4P. Maybe time for an "overnight thread?"
As for the main subject of this column, you all pretty much nailed it. However, I do want to fill you in on a few things re Virginia politicians that are in the air.
Doc Thompson, our local conservative talk guy, was going off on Cantor last week because he apparently had joined the porkfest in wanting high-speed rail through Virginia -- when the country's already broke.
Doc, who sometimes subs for Glenn Beck, was livid that a supposed conservative was all too willing to get on the gravy train. It's rare that he gets as worked up as he was that day. Cantor's wife also has some questionable connections. I'm not sure if she is/was a lobbyist.
Also, the Richmond Times-
Dispatch political writer yesterday admitted that Bob McDonnell was slightly ahead in the governor's race, but that he was "idea-less." He really has no platform and the writer was looking for him to be overtaken by dem candidates if he doesn't get a little more life in the campaign.
Sarah's coming to campaign for McDonnell, I hope he doesn't make her regret it.
Rush is now saying that this new listening tour is all about dissing Palin!!
He went on for about 5 mins about how all this abandon Reagan talk is about abandoning Palin because she was the only one in the last election cycle who was a bright beacon of conservatism - or some such wording like that.
I want those two to meet and I want it to be captured on film! I absolutely love that Time picked those two. Generally Time is brain dead when it comes to Repubs - but I think they may have gotten it right this time around.
I remember when she called into his show it was kinda' hilarious how thrilled he was. "I just admire you so much I don't know what to say." From Rush!! :)
JohnDoe, I love your optimism. May you be the 21st century Nostradamus!
hrh,
Awesome! I'll try to get that audio of Rush for everybody when they put it up later.
Woo Hoo! Love what I'm reading at C4P on the elites versus Palin. I ROFLOL'd on that "mean girl took our ball" comment. So glad for C4P's commentary!
If Jeb Bush is the nominee, I will then start believing, as Rasmussen Reports says half of all Americans already believe, that elections are RIGGED. NO WAY is that guy going to get enough popular support to be nominated. NO WAY!
hrh, I don't think I'm being optimistic as much as realistic. I don't see the party, particularly early primary voters, suddenly deciding to support Huckabee or Romney. These guys ran the last time and just didn't connect with the voters and I don't see that changing. When Reagan sought the nomination the first time, the feeling among party regulars was that he needed more experience - which he got as Calif governor. But that's not the situation here; both Huck and Mitt are unemployed so they aren't doing anything to improve their candidacies.
That leaves the door open for Palin and bear in mind that she was only active on the national scene for 70 days, from Aug 29 until November 4, basically the months of Sept and Oct.
Once she gets turned loose and goes after the nomination, there will be no stopping her. Beating Obama will be a tougher challenge but both Clinton and Reagan proved a charismatic and sound candidate can beat an incumbent.
Romney is a gentleman with a lot of character and class- particularly when compared to what we're stuck with no. He said nothing offensive whatsoever, and IMO it is ridiculous to see some sort of wrong. So move-along people... there's nothing going on here, only more manipulation from the left. The current abhorrent situation in Washington calls for GOP party unity, not playing into Obama's hands by starting the battles of the Republican primary two years early.
Team Obama and the DNC have been employing despicable Alinsky-esque divide-and-conquer/character assassination techniques for months now... stoking fake "fights" like Rush vs. Steele, plus ceaseless ridicule of Jindal, Palin, even shameful distortion of the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Clearly, the strategy is to eliminate GOP rallying points and philosophical framework for 2010/12.
What's been done to Palin and her family by the MSM is beyond-the-pale. But the left is so self-righteous, ala USSR, that they feel any means justify the ends... even editing her interviews disingenuously, digging through her closet, or and attacking her children in the national media. If she's so silly and irrelevant, why the obsession?
Gov. Sarah Palin has been highly successful in life while completely ignoring the left-wing feminist model... this helps to explain the extra dose of venom in the attacks. She turns their fantasy world on it's head, and with a smile.
Dems are plenty afraid of Palin coming-back at them in 2012 with a dynamic and complementary VP like Bobby Jindal... or visa versa. And they have plenty of reason to fear her-
Palin is the most popular governor in the country; her 60+% approval rating exceeds that of the MSM-pumped Obama... are all those people up there idiots?
Alaska was a pretty corrupt system until she stepped in. Her reforms took on entrenched politicians (inc. Republicans), a mafioso-style union boss, and Big Oil.
Wouldn't it have been nice if Obama had been principled and brave enough to confront the corrupt Chicago Democratic Machine?
Shady political operators like Tony Rezko?
Racist preachers?
Instead of doing business with every last one of them?
Go get em, Sarah- and don't mind the press, nobody will be listening to them anymore after the pending Obamamania implosion.
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