Misc. Open Thread
Here are some random nuggets for today:
-Chris Perkins from Wilson Research Strategies writes that Governor Palin's "jaw-dropping sales indicate that many independent conservatives are shunning the popular press’ portrayal of the former Alaska Governor and are willing to look deeper at her as a possible national figure in which to rally around."
-This chart (courtesy of C4P commentator GaHanson) provides an interesting comparison of Governor Palin's book sales with the book sales of other prominent politicians. It also provides a look into which media markets Oprah received the biggest bounce from Governor Palin's appearance.
-A must-read op-ed written in the Wall Street Journal by Lon Jacobs, a pro-choice Democrat, titled "Sarah Palin and Me."
-Even Democracy Corps(D), James Carville's polling firm, has Obama under 50% with likely voters.
-I'm saddened by the news that Allen Iverson will be retiring. He was one of my favorite basketball players.
-What else is going on tonight? How 'bout them Cowboys?
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Sarah & Me - what a great article and I totally agree - "safe, legal and rarrrrrrre" and never after the quickening (that's my add)
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Have a look
Wow, surfing alot of other anti Palin web sites, this lady is really hated, it pains me to see how much she is hated, how the Rep party will not back her, its just not fair.
Sarah 2012!
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Deuteronomy 30:19
<span>This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live
Does God give us a choice ?- I think he does
When Barbara Walters said to Sarah, "but you didn't have a choice, did you?"- what that an accurate statement ?<span> </span></span>
really? are there a lot of them? eww i don't want to look - those people are such haters - I am not kidding anyone - I am as MEAN as they come - lol - but these people, if not just being lemmings are empty and spiteful and vindictive! They are found in all parties too. I have no pity left for the lemmings. Especially if they are STILL lemming obots! NO excuse any more. Barry is WORSE than useless, WORSE than BUSH and no one has even died (that we know of) yet. jmo.
Life is a choice
I do believe that Sarah is her own person in the Rep. Party. <span> </span>
Sarah is the popular subject of discussion. Since everyone is a writer now (thanks to the Internet), and it costs next to nothing to build a blog, all kind of people eager to impress others with their intellect.
To her benefits, it helps selling the book, landing the interviews, get invitations to speak.
The dinner invitation to Billy Graham and family last week supersedes all the hater’s writings combined.
Sarah is the experienced politician. She is fine. No, she is GREAT!
God created us with a free will...I can go and rob a bank tomorrow but I CHOSE not to. God would not have stopped me either...though it would have been a sin with consequences like jail time.
Democracy Corps crosstabs among likely voters
http://www.democracycorps.com/wp-content/files/dcor111609bbk12_likely.web_.pdf
Obama: 48/46
Male: 43/49
Female: 52/43
White: 41/54
Black: 93/2
Hispanic: 70/23
Liberal: 87/7
Moderate: 59/35
Conservative: 23/72
Non-college: 44/49
B.A.: 51/46
Post-graduate: 54/40
Large Metro: 59/35
Small metro: 43/50
Suburban: 56/39
Rural: 37/60
this unfortunate huffpoo link is to a story where some loud mouth canadian comedienne punks Sarah by pretending to be a conservative.
Actually Sarah comes across great. She is so incredibly sincere and warm that she can't see the vile scum that are trying to humiliate her.
You can tell that security around her is pretty tight and they try and keep the loon away from Sarah.
But you guys know our Sarah. She just has to reach out to people.
She talks about common sense conservatism and helping the Canadians to change their health care system.
I think thats great!!! I mean really, if its so great why are they coming here?
I'll put an abrupt stop my rambling
Oops here is the link. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/26/palin-tricked-by-comedian_n_371698.html
Iverson could have been a good sixth man on a good team had he been willing to take that role I think.
As usual the huffington post (im disgusted she is greek) lies. No one was tricked. She was asked about public health care and responded. She shouted at Palin the question and Sarah responded with the right ansewr by the way.
As a Sixers fan, I have always felt that Iverson was an overrated selfish player.
went to a knicks game in madison square garden . Saw iverson with the cornrows zipping up and down the court.
figured if i ever saw him in a dark alleyway I would drop dead of fright. It was 80 dollars per ticket. Never went to another basketball game.
they are twisting it to show how foolish she is, but as you state she did respond with the right answer.
Dont worry about AI he will be back. I dont believe for a second that he is retiring. I think he just wants to be on a team that has a chance of winning a championship. He should have NEVER signed with Memphis, he knew that team has no chance of ever winning anything. If he is willing to take a paycut, he can come to the Lakers, we will welcome him with open arms and remember, its about PRACTICE man, PRACTICE..not about the game, not about the game, but practice man. practice
The Onion has a cartoon about Palin this week http://www.theonion.com/content/cartoon/nov-23-2009
As usual, I'm not in step with my demographic.
Enjoyed family, turkey, and the Cowboys today. Yea
That picture of Sarah is the one I was thinking of using for my next poster. One of my top ten Cuda pics.
She tells you what she really believes, regardless of the cost, who else can you really say that about. Daniel Hannan, in the UK seems another truth teller, sadly he doesn't look like he will be P.M. The same can be said for Stockwell Day, who suffered a Sarah like onslaught, when he
ran for P.M in Canada, more than a decade ago. Obama generally says it only among select audiences of fundraisers, 'bitter clingers' or his comrades at SEIU "In favor of single payer"
Not trying to sound negative or anything close but what is the deal with Todd? Surly he went to Thanksgiving dinner.
How are you tricked when you provide the right answer? Huff Post heads are exploding as the book is helping her.
From Texas for Palin....Tea Party Nation has been saying that it was a done deal, and Sarah Palin's spokesperson has confirmed it. The group also announced that Rep. Michele Bachmann will be speaking at the gathering as well.
First National Tea Party Convention,February 4-6 in Nashville, Tennessee.
BTW Hoped everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.
God Bless
sarah 2012
Sarah Palin does the Turkey Trot
http://www.kndu.com/global/story/.asp?s=11579048
"...Several hundreds of those was because of Sarah Palin....The Turkey Trot fundraiser brought in over $45,000 dollars from donations and sponsors. Workers say it broke records."
She's keeping on their toes, not just the Dems, and the Republicans, who seem to be trying to surf the way of discontent emblematic of the tea party movement, but really can't 'hang 10' to save their lives
I don't think Willow, Piper, and Bristol (and Tripp) had been traveling with the book tour, at this point anyway. Perhaps half the family stayed in Alaska or came down later.
<span>I don't think Willow, Track, and Bristol (and Tripp) had been traveling with the book tour, at this point anyway. Perhaps half the family stayed in Alaska or came down later.</span>
I just read Sapwolfs write up from yesterday and I found it quite interesting and a lesson for C4Pers. When the press showed up he went to them. THink about it. We are better informed about Sarah than the media is. THey are going to get interviews, isn't it better if it comes from one of us. Otherwise they find Billy Bob I just want a book signed and dont know her record. Worse case is you tie them up from hitting some of these individuals. If enough do this soon all they have are interviews of individuals with the facts. They either don't run the story or have to run individuals that know the facts.
yet another story on Sarah's run today.
But, hey, it's Thanksgiving and we always have seconds... and thirds.... and....
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/26/palin-makes-pit-stop-for-tri-cities-turkey-trot
I think Bristol is tired of the cameras in the face. They may well have stayed at home this day. I just would feel better if he was at a signing. I think everything is fine but just so use to seeing them together. Would be nice if he was at the book signing Sunday.
I refuse to be part of any demographic that would have me as a member.
Hey - Bill. Tell your mother she is right!
I'm a post-graduate married to an M.D. and we both despise Obama.
I'm a post-graduate female. The breakdown by age is not listed, but I bet the 20-29 age bracket approves of Obama.
I like the fact that I defy my demographic.:)
This person who thinks she's a comediane, got punk'ed by a pure heart and great security!!
Ooooh, they "tricked" her into saying what she really believes about the Canadian health care system! Oooooooh....burrrrrn /sarcasm
Reading the Huff Po, is guaranteed to cause indigestion. likewise with Mudflats or any of the other exemplars of Klondike Kos gossip mongering. I got the link long ago, and I just laugh at the ludicrous headlines. Sadly most other
publications are nearly at that standard, by that I mean none.
Todd is in Alaska with Track and his military buddies. Todd most likely spent today serving food at a military base.
Sarah Palin has a unique combination of talents that has enabled her to succeed at the highest levels. This is rare among people, let alone politicians.
That Huff Po "comedienne" comes off like a loser loon and really needs to get a life. What a boring non-story....Yawn. The more Huff Po attacks Sarah, the more they keep her name in the news and on the blogosphere. What a yellow rag!
I love that picture of Piper and Trig. :^)
Indigestion is just the beginning of the problems those blogs can cause...
Ditto. 26 soon to be law school grad and I support Palin.
was it a phone call or some weirdo on the street? Yeah, I don't want to give that stink hole traffic.
You know who was "tricked" this weekend? The WH. Two peeps crashed the State Dinner and even had their pic with the VP.
10 STORIES OR EVENTS THAT HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE ATTENTION THEY HAVE DESERVED FROM C4P DUE TO THE GOING ROGUE TOUR:
1) Climategate
2) The trial of the 3 Navy SEALS and their subsequent court martial
3) FED predicts 7.5% unemployment in 2012
4) The Beck '100 year plan'
5) The proposal of a 'purity test' for GOP candidates
6) ACORN'S political plans to ensure a Democrat majority
7) only 44% of Americans think Fort Hood murders were an act of terrorism
8) 14% of homeowners in danger of foreclosure
9) Marco Rubio within 10 points of Crist in Florida
10) Gitmo closure suspended, perhaps indefinitely
Real good article at The American Thinker... "The Competing Narratives of Barry and Sarah"
By Jack Cashill
Believe me C4P's Barbarian,s will like it.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/the_competing_narratives_of_ba.html
sarah 2012
Jim Robinson, founder of Free Republic, a web site as you know devoted to right-of-center dialogue has drawn a line in the sand:
FREE REPUBLIC DOES NOT AND WILL NOT SUPPORT RINOS!! NOT NOW!! NOT EVER!!
RUDY MCROMNEY, ET AL, CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL!!
WOW!
This column is damn powerful.
After reading it (and I strongly recommend all C4P'ers read it), I thought Barry-O reminds me of the boy character Anthony in the old Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk1NNVs6O3c&feature=related
"You're a bad man! You're a very bad man! And you keep thinkin bad thoughts about me........"
If we don't stop Obama-Pelosi-Reid, we'll be begging to be 'wished to the cornfield'.
Thanks for posting it Indemind, even though it is so disturbing.
No I don't think so. Have you read her book? In it she says well meaning friends and family that do speak are always let down.
The press knows the real story. They just write fiction.
How is she suppose to know every single comedian there is in the universe? The lady expressed outrage over Canadian healthcare and Sarah responded back her beliefs. I think the White House incident was worse. Even Joe Biden posed w/ the party crashers.
I think Tripp is with Levi for Thanksgiving. He posted it on his Twitter. That way, Bristol can have him for Christmas. I also think Bristol has school and Willow is at that age where she doesn't really like hanging out w/ parents.
A possible awakening by the elites to Barry's inadequacies or cracks in his facade that Rush Limbaugh has pointed out on several occasions:
Peggy Noonan's article today at the WSJ:
Tell me does this sound like Rush:
"...a surprising thing I observe among loyal Democrats in informal settings and conversations. No one LOVES Barack Obama...they're not dazzled and head over heels. That's gone away. He himself seems a fairly chilly customer, perhaps in turn he inspires chilly support."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142052748703499404574558134111577494.html
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29716.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-22/think-before-you-travel
An Interesting article by Lee Siegel over at The Daily Beast about Dobbs, Beck and Palin.
It is not a positive article but illuminating how the Left sees the Right:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs/-and-stories/2009-11-26/a-populist-frankenstein/2/
Also from Jim a couple of days ago:
"And I absolutely love Sarah Palin. FR is already basically Palin Country anyway. I personally like her better than all of the current crop of so-called conservative wannabes. Should she declare her intentions to run for the presidency, I’ll be pulling for her all the way"
Is Beck against Palin now? He said some sexist things about her on 11/25 on the radio.
What did he say?
An insight into LIBERAL elites by Lee Siegel:
"As a political prospect, Palin is terrifying; as someone who embodies an American story, she is fascinating. She is Huck Finn in reverse. Instead of fleeing civilization and lighting out for the territory, she started in the territory and lit out for civilization. What she discovered is that civilization--our politics, and our media--is even more feral, less bound by morality, and more unforgiving than the wilderness she had come from. We know this dirty little secret of civilization theoretically--cynicism about everything is our American meat and milk. But we rarely come across a public person whose experience of it is so raw and uncontrolled."
"Sometimes it seems as though Palin was being punished for her realization about what passes for civilized behavior. Just because she and some of her sleaziest defenders absurdly blame her downfall on "liberal persecution" doesn't mean that liberals didn't seize on her outsiderness once she stumbled and pounce all over her."
"True outsiders often discombobulate the liberal mind. THE SOURCE OF LIBERAL VALUES IS THE IDEA THAT LIFE'S QUICK CHANGES MAKE US ALL FUNDAMENTALLY OUTSIDERS, AND THAT ANY SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ARRANGEMENT HAS TO TAKE THE OUTSIDER, NOT THE COZY INSIDER, AS ITS MORAL STARTING POINT. But powerful liberals are rarely outsiders, and so true outsiders shake their sense of self. Plenty of liberals must have felt a few minutes of alarm when Sarah Palin first appeared on the scene and challenged their authenticity. Then she imploded, and they tore her apart, perhaps in savage relief at finding their virtuous identities still intact."
A yellow caution flag as we revel over Obama's declining poll numbers:
Per Rasmussen:
50% still blame Bush for the bad economy; only 42% do so.
Only 42% blame Obama.
Read this: <span><span></span></span>http://bit.ly/5OBovv
When in doubt about which political strategy to pursue, fall back on a tried-and-true one: divide and conquer.
This is simply a futile effort to divide the libertarian forces from the conservative forces. But it simply is not going to work. Beck is not interested in running for office and Sarah respects what Beck does on TV and radio. Do you remember Sarah posted on her Facebook she would be watching a certain Beck's program and she recommended the Palinistas do as well.
Thanks. Interesting. talk about over-reaction. Seems like he is taking himself too seriously, very think skinned indeed (even though he calls himself ridiculous).
<span>Thanks. Interesting. talk about over-reaction. Seems like he is taking himself too seriously, very thin skinned indeed (even though he calls himself ridiculous).</span>
I think he has got his knickers in a knot because she didn't come on to his show.
Who is dividing and conquering? Riehl? Beck? I don't follow.
<span>I think he has got his knickers in a knot because she didn't come on to his show.</span>
Interesting that Tommy makes note of "independent conservatives" now taking a second look at Sarah Palin, because this is exactly how I saw Palin's rebound or surge occurring-independent conservative, many former conservative Republicans, looking for a new "home" and realizing that after reading or hearing about Going Rogue that Sarah filled the bill.
What frightens Obama and the Dems are two-fold:
1) That Sarah can unite the conservative movement (Republicans, independents, Reagan Democrats and evangelicals)
2) That "white" antipathy towards Obama and his agenda becomes so heightened and filled with conviction that Sarah can act as a catalyst and rally Anglo-Saxons behind one goal-kicking Obama and the Democrats out of office
White voters make up about 74% of the electorate. It doesn't matter if Obama gets 97% of the black vote and 2/3 of the Hispanic vote if Sarah can get from 60%-65% of the white vote supporting her.
Yep, she went on every Fox show except his.
SNL and the MSM-trying to start a "civil" war between Beck and Palin. Remember Beck is considered a libertarian first rather than a conservative and Palin is considered a conservative first and then a libertarian.
<span>Yep, she went on every Fox show except his for this book tour.
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And many radio shows, but not his.
I know it is a bit early to think the 2010 midterms but if you are really serious about beating the Dems in 2010 here is a MUST-READ article by David Horowitz, who was a former radical socialist and now on our side. Folks, this man knows the Left and the Dems as Rush knows 'every ounce of is well-crafted body'.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus-f-bloggers/2395270/posts
In addition I would highly recommend, highly recommend that this be given a separate thread.
This is an actual blueprint for Sarah to help the GOP win back Congress and to elect conservative candidates and to get her the nomination in 2012.
He's joking. He's often over the top.
It was a stupid joke. He was trying to be sarcastic. He was trying to frame it like he was saying what women-hating conservative males are supposed to say. So he was kidding, but it wasn't readily obvious and he basically ended up with his foot in his mouth on this one.
The more I watch the Sarapocalypse SNL video the more I am impressed with its ability to subliminally through movie images compartmentalize the absolute awesome and overwhelming stunning victory of epic proportions that a Palin victory would be in 2012 not only for America but for 'planet earth'.
What a great theme: "On Election Day 2012, Planet Earth is Going Rogue."
toward the end you see a vehicle getting blown up with obama 2012 written on the side, to further add to the subliminal message.
The 10 best events to promote conservatism this year:
(in no particular order):
1) Sarah Palin's Lincoln Day Speech in Alaska
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009_03_15_archive.html
2) Rush Limbaugh's CPAC speech Feb 28 (transcript)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/01/transcript-rush-limbaughs-address-cpac/
3) The Tea Party protest on 9/12 in Washington, DC
4) Sarah Palin's posting on Facebook regarding death panels
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=113851103434&d=24718773587&ref=mf
5) Sarah Palin's speech to a pro-life group at Evansville, Indiana
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009_04_12_archive.html
6) Transcript of Sarah Palin's Hong Kong speech
http://www.facebook.com/notes/sarah-palin/thoughts-from-hong-kong/139069028434
7) Media Malpractice (video)
8) Joe Wilson's outburst during a speech by Obama before Congress calling him a liar
9) Liberty and Tyranny (book) by Mark Levin
10) The Release of Going Rogue and book tour
is Tri-Cities the name of an actual city ?
do you have a link for Sarapocalypse SNL ?
techno, good stuff.
I also defy my demographic :) Palin 2012
This was in Columbus. She was thrown out trying to ask the question the first time and then she hid out in the loading dock behind the store and Sarah actually walked little distance from the bus to answer this question. Sapwolf and I were there to watch her board the bus, in fact you can hear my yelling in the background :)
I think she answered the question appropriately AND I'm glad to know that those who wouldn't usually listen to her are getting to hear a genuine answer given with genuine care from her. You can't win over scum, but you can win over those who are duped by the scum, by being authentic and honest over time. Keep it up Sarah! Answer all the questions, even the ones from the scumbags!
There are some custody issues with taking Tripp out of the state for Bristol. AK has some different laws then many states. There are also some issues with public events with Tripp, I'm sure. If Bristol doesn't want Levi parading Tripp around through all of his photo shoots and publicity stunts, then she needs to not do the same.
I don't blame Todd for not wanting to leave his daughters alone in Wasilla with the press, and the Johnston's and all of the security issues. I also think they have a bunch of construction taking place on their property that he is likely overseeing.
Sarah didn't have turkey for Thanksgiving? Someone should have told me and I would have flew out there to make her one!
Yeah, he was joking. That was his "leftist' impression. Saying things that others would say, but he knows he would be slammed for saying, so he says it joking, but unles you get the whole thing it doesnt sound that way.
Beck is in the tank for Sarah, BUT he doesn't want her to be stuck to his image, so he doesn't fawn over her. This is good as the liberals are all over making a mockery of him, and Sarah is working hard to broaden her support beyond the base. Indy's are not all keen on Beck.
He said weeks ago he was gonna have her on later towards the end. He thought she was getting plenty of media attention and he was busy catching up on material he wanted to get out there after he missed a week because he had his appendix emergently removed.
Her not being on the show was not a snub- it's just gonna happen late.
Bristol and Willow were in Washington, you can see them in one of the videos of the 5k and Tripp is there in the stroller next to Trig... According to Sarah, Todd stayed home to "fix the roof" which yes is kind of strange but I don't know.
techno
thanks.. and agree... might not Sarah's resignation be included?.. I say that because of the graph someone posted the other day showing, I think internet activity related to Gov. Palin, which spiked tremendously during July... in other words just the interest shown in anything Sarah attracts great numbers and some overall benefit to conservatism.... maybe Im off base to what you intended... just a thought.
People are not getting it as a joke. Some commenters/haters even think Sarah actually said she wanted Beck as her VP and he dissed her. They think she made another gaffe.
Beck may be in the tank for her. But he's got a big mouth. Sarah should distance herself from him. He's going to cause her a lot of trouble in the future, "inadvertently". Let Beck do his thing attacking Obama. But I hope Sarah doesn't get too cozy with him.
Beck's also pushing for a third party, and I don't think Sarah wants that. She mentioned going on Beck's show in her initial pre-release FB, but hasn't yet. I think that's a good move. Though it's odd that I don't think he's even reviewed her book.
I hope they don't have some big thing planned together. He needs to operate on his own; I think he's getting a little too big too fast IMO.
I hope Sarah keeps herself separate from some of his movements, like "the Plan."
I've never heard that term "emergently removed." I like it. :)
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