Really Late Night Open Thread
I thought you guys could use a little late-night breather.
-Matthew Continetti from the Weekly Standard notes that "[w]e'll have to wait until Tuesday to see the actual contents of the book. But, by the AP's own biased reporting, it seems that it will be filled with policy indeed."
-Palin's Book Tour Builds on Effective Web Strategy is the title to the feature/headline article for tomorrow's Wall Street Journal.
-Governor Palin will reportedly "be a keynote speaker at the Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference in Redding on Feb. 8" and will reportedly stop in Redding during her book tour.
-The Oklahoma media is reporting that Governor Palin will also visit Hastings as part of her book tour. What the Oklahoma media is not reporting is that it was beaten to the story by C4P contributor Creede Kurtz.
-Thanks to Jake Tapper for highlighting Governor Palin's most recent Facebook post about 9/11 Defendants.
-According to Rasmussen, Michelle Bachmann is more popular in terms of net approval than either Barack Obama or Tim Pawlenty in the state of Minnesota (not just in her Congressional district). Keep in mind that even Reagan couldn't win Minnesota against either Carter or Mondale.
So Cruela and Lakersfan, who's going to win tonight's feature NBA game? It's a bad sign for the Nuggets if they cannot beat the Lake Show (sans Gasol) on the second end of a back to back.
Update: The Nuggets appear to have this one.
Anyway, ABC has put up the Barbara Walters/Sarah Palin promotion video:
And you can check out some pictures from both the Babara Walters and Oprah Winfrey interviews here.
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RE: Policy. Rush confirmed that there was policy in her book, but he also predicted that the media won't report it and instead, will focus on her personal affairs.
Nuggets of Course! Lakers SUCK! Better hush now or I may lose another Bet to Eddie Burke...
Greta still does't know why Gov. Palin resigned.
"Keep in mind that even Reagan couldn't win Minnesota against either Carter or Mondale."
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It's just plain embarrassing being from this state sometimes.
<p><span><span><span>I posted on this on the </span>“You Know You Are Over the Target When You Are Taking Flak” thread, but I wanted to post it again to see what you guys think.<span> </span><span><span> </span></span></span></span>
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</p><p><span><span><span>Aitch748</span> made a good point earlier about some of the bloggers getting into the act, and he highlighted Hot Air in particular.<span> </span>Over the last two days, Sarah has released three substantives Facebook notes on three different subjects (health care, economy / jobs, and KSM being tried in a NY civilian court).<span> </span>I personally have emailed these Facebook notes to Allah and Ed.<span> </span>And I have seen where Hot Air readers have left comments and links to her recent Facebook notes in the comment sections of other Hot Air articles.<span> </span>So I have got to believe that Allah and Ed know they exist.<span> </span>And do you know how many of these substantive Facebook notes Hot Air has linked to or discussed?<span> </span>Zip, Zero, Nada!<span> </span>Instead, all of the Hot Air posts related to Sarah have been either Levi stories or articles trashing Sarah’s book. Now to be fair to Allah and Ed, they themselves haven’t been critical of Sarah in any of this. <span> </span>But by posting only negative stories on Sarah and neglecting her substantive Facebook essays on matters of national interest, it creates an atmosphere that Sarah is only a celebrity and is not to be taken seriously as a gifted, intelligent statesperson in the public realm. <span> </span><span> </span>Now is this intentional?<span> </span>I don’t know….but I am beginning to wonder. <span> </span></span></span></p>
IF the Nuggets happen to pull out a win tonight, it's only because the Lakers played last night... and kicked the crap out of Phoenix. :)
I get your point, for some reason I briefly flipped to CNN and Ben Stein who I usually like, said that Palin could be a columnist or a talk show host but never president I couldn't beleive it
Knicks Rule! (lol) Even I can't keep a straight face there.
Yup, Rush said it was one of the most substantive books he's read. AP's review was pre-written. Thing is, I'm sure Sarah expected this, so I'm not as upset as I thought I'd be. I'd still like to make them pay with terrible interest though...
Krauthammer probably went with the review because it fits his preconceptions. This shows that his dislike of Sarah isn't based on judgementreason. He's an elitist.
Greta is one of FNC's weakest links, IMO. Her constant self-deprecating ' help me out here, I'm not all that smart..." style of interviewing gets really old really fast (the nebbish Neil Cavuto rubs me the same wrong way too). Least she's no longer dedicating three nights a week to slingnasty family members of missing girls. I pray that Sarah ignores Greta on this tour...
Its absolutely intentional. Allah's an atheist, the complete antithesis of Sarah. Matter meet anti-matter.
in addition he's a new york city republican a breed well known to me.
They absolutely despise her. They love the hits however.
Ace of Spades is more Sarah friendly.
Breath deep Lakers.. Breath Deep!
"<span>even Reagan couldn't win Minnesota against either Carter or Mondale."</span>
People forget that Humphrey and Mondale were from Minnesota. In many elections, MN voted for the local guy. Those were two of the elections.
I'm thinking that Sarah could pull off what Reagan couldn't do and win Minnesota assuming she runs of course
Love that 'Cuda. She's going to make even more EnviroNazi heads explode when she speaks at the Logging conference in WA state.
Ben Stein is really having a 'Buehler, Buehler' moment there, one recalls how vicious he was against the first President Bush, and the sharp turn he took against the Iraq war, when times were tough. Greta I don't really understand since she was the one who seemed to best understand her
both during and in the aftermath of the campaign. Whereas she gives too much attention to Newt
and Pawlenty lately
Stop emailing them to HotAir and email them to the Drudge Report instead. A gazillion more web traffic there than at HotAir. Drudge used to post her Facebook postings but has not lately so he needs to be reminded as to how much he loves Sarah. :o)
I do gardunne63, but no luck with Drudge as of late.
I think that NY Repubs associate Sarah with nature/wildlife, etc. and it makes them nervous. They've got the pulse of Columbus Circle down though! The Elaine's crowd too.
<span>Speaking of that truther scumbag Anderw Sully here's Lynn Vincent, the collaborator on "Going Rogue", eviscerating poor Sully for smearing her as a homophobe.
<span>http://tinyurl.com/y8vcjol</span>
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Knicks rule LOL..I can't even say that with a straight face. Well just know that even the Clippers are worse then they are. Now as far as the Lakers go, if they win, AWESOME, if they lose(Thanks to Reggie Miller jinxing them and saying they would lose) it will be because they are tired, yes I can use that as an excuse!! I LOVE Michele Bachamnn,, she is my second favorite Conservative woman(you all know who my #1 fav is) a Palin/Bachmann ticket, can you imagine the media..oh man, diapers for everyone in the media, there will be poo everywhere
Disagree. Greta is good. She lets the person being interviewed be the star. She really likes Sarah. I think the resignation just caught her by surprise. I would love Greta to do a couple of shows on the road with Sarah. Greta and her husband really connected to Todd and the entire Palin family.
It's surprising how poorly New Orleans is playing this year - AGAIN. They won't be in the playoffs, or will the Clippers (even though Phil Jackson said they would).
My playoff teams in the West, in no particular order:
Lakers
Phoenix
Portland
Dallas
San Antonio
Houston
Denver
Utah
Oh, and Lakers will win tonight. Yes, they're tired, but Denver always fizzles out in the 4th quarter.
Hey, have y'all seen these pictures of the Gov. and Oprah?? There are also some on the page of she and Barbara Walters (taken today!!)
Check it out.
http://www.daylife.com/photo/06smfMj6TBcy0?q=sarah+palin
I meant "nor" will the Clippers, not "or".
I feel your pain. I'm from Illinois. Look at who we have elected as Senators and Governors in recent years.
2 Points.
1. Minnesota is winnable. Monadale was from Minn. otherwise he would have loss by 5+% easy. It is the Home State thing. Same with Mondale as VP under Carter.
2. I know the MSM will not bring it up but we need to get to Tammy or somebody that Levi is full of sh^$. HE said he had stuff on Sarah if she did anything, but after he said that Sarah called him a liar and he was nothing but in it for money just like posing for Playgirl. Well LEvi Punk where was the bad dirt? ANswer he still has to make it up because it doesn't exist. THe book was written before Levi started this. THe media needs to do its job and call the twerp out.
Is it just me, or does it look like Oprah is squezzing them a bit too tight?
What is this all about Coale and early strategy?
"She resigned as governor, still has all this power...and her book before it's even published is a best seller," said John Coale, a Washington lawyer who helped Ms. Palin devise her early strategy."
May be Greta ia playing dumb.
Oooops, looks like Sarah and Babs didn't coordinate with each other about their outfits. Both are wearing the same color top.
( Don't forget Dr.Zero) I too Posted this on "Who is dumb"? Thread,
<span>It's Amazing. It's as if someone sent money vouchers to all these pundits and said to cash in your voucher, you must go after Sarah. So the same pundits who were nice just last week, are all on the pad this week. And </span><span>The Beat Goes ON......dudodudodu </span>
<span>Hang'em High
sarah 2012</span>
I wrote to Michele Bachmann and told her that she's my congresswoman whether she likes it or not. Then I told her about a street light that's always getting stuck on Red on Rt. 59 after midnight. I expect a little action there.
Michele's a lion. Love the way she spoke in military terms about "Taking the Hill" and "Needing reinforcements" (lol). Now that's a fighter!
As to the Knicks, whenever I think of them I try to remember---The Yankees!
I love the blue color jacket she's wearing in the Barbara Walters pics. I like the Oprah picture - at least she's showing SOME affection towards the woman who's about to give her a RATINGS BOOM, lol ;)
OT:
I saw pictures on TeamSarah of her and Barbara. Sarah looks tense, not relaxed like the Oprah clips. Has anyone heard how these interviews went?
Anne...Thanks for the pictures...
Sarah looks happy and awwwwwwwwwwwwww Piper is just the cutest litlte thing. Im seeing politics in Piper's future
Yeah, I agree. I think she looks a bit more "staged" with Babs. But, who can blame her - Babawawa isn't the easiest crowd I'm sure.
I'm sure Sarah did just fine. I can't wait to see her with these nitwits now that the chains are off. I even wish *in some sick twisted way* she could have a second chance with Katie Couric and Gibson - just to sick it to them.
Babs twittered this:
<span><span>"Just did a wonderful interview with Sarah Palin. Answered her critics. Airs Tuesday on GMA. Watch. OK?"</span></span>
She also twittered that she bought a new hat because she's going to the theater. I dont' know why, but I found that to be funny.
That is funny! Just the fact that Babara is on twitter is hillarious. I need to start following her, just for the laughs.
Peggy Noonan is on twitter too, and it's funny, not intentionally though.
Your right..she does look more relaxed with Opran then with Barbara, but you know what, I think the interview went great. I mean look at what Oprah said after the interview, she looked all depressed and stuff, but then you see these photos and you think WOW, they look like buddies. You can't go by a picture, because it really doesnt mean anything
<p><span><span>Well Greta can’t come to grip with Sarah’s resignation. <span> </span>Even though Greta has spent time with Sarah, she doesn’t fully understand that Sarah simply despises the thought of wasting taxpayer dollars and time.<span> </span><span> </span>Nor do I believe that Greta fully appreciates the fact that if Sarah would have remained in office she would have undoubtedly gone bankrupt. She thinks Sarah should have remained in office and fought the bogus ethics complaints, and changed the ethics law -- even though the next legislative session was many months away.<span> </span>And in the meantime, a whole slew of other bogus complaints would have been filed costing her and taxpayers many thousands of dollars and wasted time.<span> </span>But the biggest thing that Greta does not get is the fact that there is one person in this world who is willing to give up power for the betterment of her constituents, and that person is Sarah.<span> </span>But to be fair to Greta, she is not alone in her assessment.<span> </span>My brother is someone who believes like Greta.<span> </span>And he and I have gone round and round on this issue. <span> </span>He is just now starting to slowly come back around.<span> </span><span> </span>This is going to be a challenge for Sarah.<span> </span>Explaining this in a short sound bite that makes sense and changes the perception that she is not a “quitter” will be a challenging task indeed. <span> </span>All of us here at C4P get it, because we all have been following Sarah’s story from the very beginning from when she first entered the national stage.<span> </span>But for others who only tune in randomly, it is difficult for some people to fully understand…like Greta. <span> </span></span></span></p>
Peggy Noonan is just a twit LOL. Hey if I see the Barbara Walters interview and it went really great, I might change my perception of Babs. Until then, I will reserve judgment.
My Goodness...Oprah...I can see the wrinkles in Willow's arm from your death grip! That's gonna leave a mark. Sarah probably has bruised ribs!
Y'all I'm so frustrated. I have had to defend Sarah at least 3 times this week ,and I have a feeling it's gonna get more intense over the coming weeks. Why do people base their knowledge of her on the Couric interviews? It's so frustrating, and I'm so sick of it!!! Ugh, sorry I had to vent.
I just ordered "persecution" and when checking out, amazon lowered my order of Sarah's book from 4 to 3. something about the max # to be ordered can only be 3. Anyone else experience this?
Now you know why Rush throws down his dinner napkins in disgust. He, too, is tired of defending Palin to his friends who get all of their perceptions of her from the media.
Where is Todd and Trig? THis is starting to concern me a little. Sarah never goes anywhere without Todd. Of course Trig could be sick. Who knows.
Anderson Cooper: Sarah Palin is writing on Facebook, or someone is writing for her, and she has a ghostwriter for this book.
I think Willow is starting to look more and more like her mother
I hear ya, Anne! It's frustrating. People are intellectually lazy. They don't want to put too much effort in seeking out the truth. It doesn't help that the AP and MSM is completely biased, so people are generally overly exposed to misrepresentations and lies.
I don't mean this to toot my own horn, but I made a point to watch Obama's DNC speech, read his stances on his website, and read his book the Audacity of Hope prior to the election to make sure that I was looking at both sides. If more people did that, we would have more people who would be driven to principles of politics and hype.
Appears that Willow has a foot off the ground.
<span>I hear ya, Anne! It's frustrating. People are intellectually lazy. They don't want to put too much effort in seeking out the truth. It doesn't help that the AP and MSM is completely biased, so people are generally overly exposed to misrepresentations and lies.
I don't mean this to toot my own horn, but I made a point to watch Obama's DNC speech, read his stances on his website, and read his book the Audacity of Hope prior to the election to make sure that I was looking at both sides. If more people did that, we would have more people who would be driven to principles instead of politics and hype.</span>
Let's keep fighting, friends! I've been discouraged today, but God is in control. We have time, and we have every reason to be optimistic.:)
Fingers crossed
I think I read somewhere that Trig has a cold.
Trig is sick. It was reported in the NY Daily News.
And Anderson Vanderbilt wonders how they get such high ratings, (sarc) this is someone who used to be on the Mole with Kathy Griffith, not that long ago
Willow definately looks like her mother. Piper I think looks more like Todd, of course she is still very young. Willow looks to me like a young Sarah, the way Sarah looked when she was 14
Yep, it looks like the same jacket. Our Sarah may be a millionaire now, but she knows what she likes! Ha, she probably has it in red too :) She has on some really cool shoes in the Barbara Walters pic.
Coale helped set up SarahPac from a legal viewpoint. John and Greta really like the Palins. I think John connected with Todd on a personal level. Folks, Greta to this day would have first refusal as Spokesperson for campaign. She knows how the MSM works and knows the little games they play.
can you link it?
Save that for if she campaigns.
Won't part of the Barbara Walters interview air before the interview with Oprah since it will be aired on GMA?
I think you're onto something there. The jackets look identical, as does the top she is wearing underneath it. Good ol' frugal Sarah. :)
I think the jackets are similar but the one on Oprah had slanted pocket plackets (I think).
Anderson Cooper doesn't understand a lot, like the Governor or basketball.
Watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrAYT9PHlr8
Hehe.
Whitney,
"People are intellectually lazy. They don't want to put too much effort in seeking out the truth."
And that is just the media!
Not 'til Tuesday morning. Oprah is Monday.
uh oh...I've been caught by the fashion nazi...When I go shopping.. if I like a certain style... or shoes... I buy several in different colors.....
Me too, Mia!
I think John connected with Sarah more than Todd.
Anderson Cooper doesn't have as many viewers in primetime as Sarah has Facebook supporters, so screw that little girly man. He looks like he would be a cute couple with Gov. Crist and some orange tan spray.
OT did any of you see Glenn Beck today? It was dedicated to black conservatives, it was the most amazing glenn beck show so far
Yeah, you're right Whitney - thanks for the words of encouragement. I just keep saying to them: there are so many folks who want to define Sarah Palin...now, let Sarah Palin have a chance to define Sarah Palin. Let her have a chance to speak, no holds barred. She's smart damnit - she was the Governor of Alaska. Jeeeez folks.
Ok, enough venting for tonight! You can tell I'm wound up haha :)
There's a guy on Free Republic who says he got a copy of Going Rogue from his local grocery store today. He says he's on page 70, and it's real good. It looks like some stores are releasing it early.
Yes, Adrienne Ross from C4P was one of the audience members!! :)
Barbara Walters reported that she was disappointed that Trig didn't make it because he was sick.
Not to forget the TOTUS.
Where did you find those pics from the Walters interview, I didn't see them on Team Sarah
wow I didn't know that, I really hope that Sarah will goe into places like Harlem, LA, or even Detroit to reach out to people like them
another OT but I was wondering what ages the rest of you are in here because I'm only 22
I was POed most of the afternoon! Darn C4P and their reporting and smack down of the liberals! Seriously, it was probably my least productive afternoon at work because I was so frustrated and distracted! I'm going to have to go in this weekend to try to get some things done.
Whitney,
Thanks! LOL!
I think we just found the cheerleader that Dick Armey was talking about.
Embarrassing.
Eeeewww
Robert Costa at National Review Online
<span>Mothers Of Five</span>
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<p><span>In recent months, Sarah Palin hasn’t been the only conservative woman to get under the skin of the left. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R., Minn.) has also stirred some ire, thanks to her leadership at anti-Obamacare rallies and numerous appearances on cable television. Bachmann tells NRO that she has high hopes for Palin’s upcoming book, Going Rogue. </span>
</p><p><span>“Her heart is with the American people,” says Bachmann. “She’s wise to come out with her book now. It’s also important that she is getting out there and speaking for herself. So much of her comments during the presidential race<span><span> </span></span>were interpreted through the media. They were opposed to her first-person voice.”</span>
</p><p><span>“Sarah is writing this book and beginning her tour in a big way, with appearances on Oprah and Hannity,” says Bachmann. “Not only will she be able to get her message out, but in live interviews, I suspect she’ll impress people and answer many of the questions that people had last year. As a vice-presidential candidate, it was difficult for her to control her message. With Going Rogue, she’ll be able to take the reigns.”</span>
</p><p><span><span>You can read the rest here:</span></span>
</p><p><span><span>http://www.nationalreview.com/rogue/post/?q=Mjc1MGIzMDU4Y2Y2MGRhYmJjYjk5ZGJiOTUzYTBjYzY=</span></span>
</p><p><span>And Robert Costa has a running blog on National Review Online called “Rogue: The Sarah Palin Book Blog”.<span> </span>Be sure to check it out, its impressive.</span>
</p><p><span>http://www.nationalreview.com/rogue/ </span>
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Lipstick
Eeewww
Thanks for sharing that!
I doubt its a legit copy. Something tells me he might have gotten that "American Nightmare" BS book by mistake. If it is real, then the store broke the law because the book is NOT supposed to be releaed to ANY store until Tuesday. It's like a video game, you can't be posting games before their release date, same for books. If this is legit he is extremely lucky. I cautioned him to be aware that this book might be BS
looks like Oprah is hugging a life size cardboard of the Guv
Anderson would be the kind of (ahem) person who would yell: de-fense! de-fense!.....when his team had the ball.
Lipstick...I travel a lot...soooooo....you buy for comfort and style...you mix and match....Travel is not fun...when working!!...UGH!!!...Next week... I'm gone till Friday...
Truck Race??????...huh...
daylife.com
I'm 26. Mia might say I act like I'm about 5, but it's not true.
Hey everyboody check out the link to the WSJ. on te left sidebar is a link called Sarah's book overview. Their are several articals that have summarys from the book. The main section is called Washington Wire. Really good read.
YOU LIE!!!
I live in Dayton, Ohio and I was there when Sarah was introduced to the nation, I was really back in the nosebleed section though, luckily my brother brought his binoculars
Ok looks like we are gonna lose. The refs are giving all the calls to Denver, what else is knew..Oh well, I will take 7-2 plus we played last night
Whitney thank you for that link....made my day, the Coop dosen't know sport. The man looked positively lost. CNN HACK.
sarah 2012
I doubt it's the fake book, Going Rouge. The guy is on Free Republic; he's not going to read up to page 72 of the fake book and report that it's really good. Most likely, the store (and many others) are selling it early.
vote in this newsminer poll. http://newsminer.com/ will you read sarah's book?
5?????...I think that's on the high side!!... ;)
Y'all I read that Sarah thanks thanks R.A.M. (from C4P) in the book acknowledgements!!!! Mind you, this is from the HuffPo, but I have read this on another site as well (can't remember what it was, though sorry.)
What?!
I am 2 weeks older than the Guv. Is that old?
<span>Y'all I read that Sarah thanks thanks R.A.M. (from C4P) in the book acknowledgements!!!! Mind you, this is from the HuffPo, but I have read this on another site as well (can't remember what it was, though sorry.)</span>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/13/sarah-palin-thanks-fair-a_n_357602.html
PS: Did anybody figure out where RAM went?? I must have missed that conversation...
maybe RAM is working with the Guv now that's why she no longer post here
man, I wish I could find a store that had it already... I'd love to hide away with it this weekend and read read read...
I'm a year older than my screen name says... and it is really nice to see 20-somethings so actively engaged. There is hope after all.
sorry I refuse to go to the Huffington Compost, I feel dirty if I go there
No I don't think so
She's still around. She was posting on Hot Air the other day. And yes, the acknowledgement is true.
<span>maybe RAM is working with the Guv now that's why she no longer post here</span>
That is awesome. So I suppose she's been in contact with the Gov....? I wish C4P heard from her :( Miss seeing her posts.
I will be 30 in a few months!!!
A logging convention? Interesting choice. Maybe she felt since Michael Palin of Monty Python wrote and performed The Lumberjack Song, the most famous ode to loggers in history, they'd like another Palin to address them. But between the bowling convention and the logging convention it's certainly some out of the box groups to be speaking to. I figured the bowling thing was because it would be a chance to make fun of Obama for his wretched bowling display. But I can't figure out his connection to logging.
On another note, she's up to #38 for the year on BN.com, through 11/9. As of 11/2 she was at #53. And as of 10/19 she was at #86. Around a 15 spot jump per week. This list includes all books. Hardcover, paperback, kids, advice, etc... A pretty rapid rise. And she's currently at #1 at BN.com so when the yearly rankings are updated through 11/16 she'll probably be in the 20s somewhere. Probably near the top 10 or higher by the end of the month.
To be at #25 or so before the book is even released is pretty good. It's been less than 7 weeks since it even was listed and most of the books on the list have been listed for much longer or even the whole year.
She's been at or around #1 at Amazon, BN, Borders, WalMart, and any other major online seller for 7 weeks. And that's with top authors like Dan Brown, Grisham, King, Albom, Chrichton, Beck, Gladwell, Osteen, and others all having books out dyring the same time. When you look at the recent NF bestsellers like Have A Little Faith, True Compass, Arguing With Idiots, Superfreakonomics, etc... she's consistently been higher than them ever since the date was announced. Assuming that onlnie rankings are reasonably reflective of instore sales, and they should be, things look good for a successful run.
Good Golly Miss Molly!!!...I am..ahem...15...
facebook is up to 983k- it is going to get to a million much sooner than I had thought.
the Guv wrote "idiot"
brave!
It cracks me up that they can't figure out who the people are that she's thanking. They're asking for people to email them with the full names. I skimmed through her list of acknowledgments and all of us here could figure out who the majority of those people are.
Haha, Lipstick you're funny. I need a laugh..been a rough week. Two of my best friends have miscarried: one at 4 months, and one at 12 weeks with twins. :(
So, Same goes for Joseph I take it?
Since the unveiling of Going Rogue has brought on renewed attacks on Sarah Palin I think it is time to review the 32 strategies that I believe Obama and his allies are using against Sarah Palin which I called 'boxing the compass'.
1) The use of anklebiters and left-wing bloggers in their attempt to rattle her and then unnerve her
NB: their efforts were highly influential in SP deciding to resign, weren't they?
2) To frustrate and exasperate her intentions and agenda (Alaska) to undermine her at every opportunity
NB: Sarah's agenda was not cause the state of Alaska from incurring millions of dollars in expenses to combat ethics violations levelled against her
3) To bait Sarah into an unforced error by making her angry
NB: So far it hasn't happened.
4) To frighten or terrorize Sarah
NB: so far not working
5) To pigeonhole or classify her politically speaking (a 'fire and brimstone' pro-life intolerant bogeyman extremist rather than a libertarian in the mainstream)
6) To mischarcterize her personality, intelligence, capabilities, talents etc so as to brand her eternally unqualified to be POTUS
NB: the beat goes on
7) If #6 doesn't work at least to relegate Sarah to a category of a second stringer or that the jury is still out on
8) Marginalizing Sarah by diminishing her credibility
NB: making a case Sarah has no chance to be the GOP standardbearer in 2012 or beating Obama
9) along with #8 employ statistics, polls, graphs, political history to demonstrate why Sarah is 'unelectable'
10) by demonizing Sarah to make her appear evil or to have evil intentions
(continued)
For kicks, here are the names that Sarah thanks:
First Names
Amanda
Andrew
Ann
Bill(s)
Bob
Cal
Dennis
Dick
Eddie
Fred
Glenn
Greta
Hugh
Joey
John
Jonah
Larry
Laura
Lou
Mark
Mary
Michael
Michelle
R.A.M.
Rich
Rush
S.E.
Sean
Tammy
Walter
Not many head scratchers on that list, with the exception of Walter.
Thanks for sharing.........whatever.... ;)
Hey now!
Thank you sometimes I feel so alone because I am just surrounded by obamabots, but lately I have gotten up some courage and told these ppl what I really think of Obama and where he will lead us, BTW I used to be chspats2006 when we were on the old system, I thought my new name would be better
Did you see the size of Sarah's book in the Walter pic. the thing is thick and big. It a Cuda weapon in itself.
and friends with Willow, Mia?
RAM!!!!!!! I knew she was with the Guv!!!
I hope so too, I have seen hope I am in an accounting class right now and sometimes we get off topic and we talk about the current situation, my prof is a libertarian and I have been pleased to see ppl my age criticizing him, oh and I will never forget that day
Sorry to hear about your friends. That's sad.
She probably just did it to tick the libs off. :)
I swear, that's my guess too. Hasn't her name been taken off the list of contributors on the C4P homepage?
RAM, I miss your posts, but if you're off to bigger things with the Gov. then CONGRATS!!! :)
How did you Know?????... ;)
Was Walter Williams supportive of the Gov? I think he fills in for Rush sometimes.
Thanks Whitney :( Yes, it leaves me with a very heavy heart. Hate to see friends hurting.
Say what you will about Barbara Walters but I hope I look that good when I'm 80 yrs old.
I noticed that too!!!! It's a thick one. I'm ready to get my hands on a copy. I'm gonna be up all night reading I can already predict...
It could be Walter Williams
I would not be surprised at all that RAM would be working for Sarah. She's a good writer and expresses ideas very clearly. And if she's working for her, its good to know that Sarah has good people around her.
What's the name of the aid that stuck by Palin after the campaign, that's still advising her presently?? Is it Jason Recher? If so, he and RAM are friends on FB, if that means anything.....
I'd agree with most of those, but I think it's a bit overblown.
No strategies will matter in 2012. Either the country will be ok with Obama and keep him, or they will have soured on him and he'll be gone. If you look at incumbent Presidents, when they lose it's generally not that close. The country has had it with them and whoever the opponent is wins. Hoover in 1932 got 40% and 6 states. Carter in 80 got 41% and 6 states, Bush in 92 got 37% and 19 states. All 3 incumbent defeats also coincided with recessions, high unemployment and a bad economy.
If the economy is struggling in 2012, Obama will lose. He got 52.7% in the most favorable atmosphere possible. With a bad economy and other dissatisfaction he'll do no better than Kerry did.
Basically, elections involving incumbents are referendums on them and really have nothing to do with the challenger. No incumbent has ever won with approval ratings below 50%. Or lost when they're above 50%.
If Obama is below 50, he'll lose and it won't matter who the opponent is.
Anne...heart broken... for you and your friends...sending prayers...
Thanks Mia and Lipstick. Y'all are sweet - the prayers are very much appreciated..for Meredith & Emily.
I lost count I just remember it was in the year 1965/ sarc. Really I 'm 44 I think just don't quote me on that. I like this line about age. Old enough to know better.
Also, you can find policy in the personal. For example, if you talk personally about liberty and freedom, obviously that translates into smaller less obtrusive government. There are a million examples.
11) Assassinate her character and crucify her by questioning every decision she has made and calling into question her judgment and motives, being very petty and malicious while doing so
NB: Today Chris Matthews accused SP of being a back-stabber and said she was falsely blaming others as Germany blamed others for the start of WWI
12) Draining the swamp; an attempt to deprive Palin of human support, resources and sympathizers
13) erect a 'straw man' that can be easily refuted and make Sarah appear misguided
NB: 'hang em high' could be made into a straw man that Palin favors lynching
14) Exploit the inconsistency and expose the hypocrisy
NB: opposition research but up to now not producing very much
15) Cite the establishment of a legal defense fund as proof of wrongdoing by Sarah
NB: not used recently but could be resurrected
16) Attribute McCain's words to her or cite her positions in the 2008 campaign that run counter to 'Reagan conservative' philosophy
NB: will be harder to claim that Sarah is not a Reagan conservative especially after her interview with Rush Limbaugh
17) Consistently repeating moments on TV or radio which were less than flattering to Sarah
NB: the turkey episode, Couric interview
18) along with #17 to consistently mock and caricature Sarah amongst late-night comedians and SNL
19) to discredit Sarah through the choice of who is advising her
NB: linking her to Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh
20) to honeycomb Sarah's organization with spies or fifth columnists to undermine its efficiency or effectiveness
NB: not done so far to my knowledge
21) To accuse Sarah from being out of step with the 'new world order'
NB: to marginalize Sarah from Republican elitists
22) To build up Sarah's potential Presidential opponents to the detriment of Sarah
NB: Huckabee can do nothing wrong; while attacking Fox News Obama would not even take a poke at Huckabee who is touted as the GOP frontrunner now
Lol, I'm kinda jealous of Sarah getting to see that handy-work up close and personal haha
My guess is Greta and her husband John Coale keep their professional business somewhat seperate from each other. Coale has worked with many people, mostly democrats and I bet he doesnt talk to Greta about every detail. There could even be some attornety client privledge issues. But of course, as husband and wife they talk, so it is a balance.
I am EXACTLY one year older than the Gov. 2.11.63
Ok Ok all you nuggets Fans can gloat, your team got the better of us tonight. Just one of those nights, damn Friday the 13th..oh and ABC has posted the promo clip for the interview, I would NEVEr normally go on ABC but this I gotta see
Lets give it a try...
<span>Amanda Carpenter
Andrew Brietbart
Ann Coulter
Bill(s) O'Reilly and...
Bob (from the Bob and Tom show...)
Cal
Dennis Miller?
Dick Armey (who just stabbed her in the back...)
Eddie Burke
Fred Malek
Glenn Beck
Greta VanSustern
Hugh
Joey
John Coale
Jonah
Larry King?
Laura Ingraham
Lou Dobbs
Mark
Mary
Michael Steele
Michelle Bachmann (though Michelle is spelled wrong)
R.A.M. (Rebecca A Mansour!!!!)
Rich
Rush Limbaugh
S.E. Cupp
Sean Hannity
Tammy Bruce
Walter
</span>
Help me out with the rest...
RAM, cool!
We made a game of it for the first half, but then completely fell apart the 2nd half.
This is neat to me, because she only used first names. Very personal and informal.
Exactly, I do not need to know the details if thats how they want it. She needs good people and RAM is good people.
Yep, I blame us being tired and also the refs. The refs handed the Thuggets the game, but its all good. I am satisfied, being 7-2 is fine with me, plus we dont have Pau, we might not have him til Christmas which I am really sad about. Oh I just saw the video clip of Sarah with Barbara, WOW that is AWESOME. LOVED Willow's Response to the question Barbara asked her "Do you want your mom to be president" and Willow is like "that would be cool" Looks like a great interview
Michelle could be Michelle Malkin
Hugh Hewitt?
Larry Kudlow
Mark Levin or Steyn
Cal Thomas? Ripken (just kidding)
Jonah Goldberg?
Dick Morris (maybe, although he doesn't get the resignation still)
O'WaWa...has had more work done on her...than my 1968 Chevelle...UGH!
The other Bill is Kristol. Dick is Cheney, not Armey.
I agree, I'm not fan of Babs(I might be after this interview, looks like she had Willow and Piper there most of the time) but she looks pretty darn good for a woman of 80. must have good genes. Look at Sarah's parents, both in their 70s and still look like they cuold pass for 50..that is where Sarah got her good genes from. She looks amazing, I tell my Mom, that is a 46 year old mother of FIVE right there
So with help from Whitney...
<span><span>Amanda Carpenter
Andrew Brietbart
Ann Coulter
Bill(s) O'Reilly and...
Bob (from the Bob and Tom show...)
Cal Thomas?
Dennis Miller?
Dick Armey (who just stabbed her in the back...) or Dick Morris
Eddie Burke
Fred Malek
Glenn Beck
Greta VanSustern
Hugh Hewitt?
Joey
John Coale
Jonah Goldberg?
Larry King?
Laura Ingraham
Lou Dobbs
Mark Levin or Mark Steyn
Mary
Michael Steele
Michelle Bachmann (though Michelle is spelled wrong) or Michelle Malkin
R.A.M. (Rebecca A Mansour!!!!)
Rich
Rush Limbaugh
S.E. Cupp
Sean Hannity
Tammy Bruce
Walter
</span>
Help me out with the rest...</span>
I think the Joey listed is C4P's Joseph Russo.
Jonah Goldberg. Larry Kudlow.
that's probably right..
I'm thinking Rich Lowery and for Mary, my first thought is Matalin. But Mary is such a common name, who really knows?
ooooh where's the link? Can you show me, please? Thanks!
Hope the Lakers can muster enough energy to make it back to the plane...
Joey is C4P's Joey Russo.
With help from Whitney and Yog41...
<span><span>Amanda Carpenter
Andrew Brietbart
Ann Coulter
Bill(s) O'Reilly and Bill Kristol
<span>Bob (from the Bob and Tom show...?)
Cal Thomas?
Dennis Miller? </span>
Dick Cheney!
Eddie Burke
Fred Malek
Glenn Beck
Greta VanSustern
<span>Hugh Hewitt?
Joey </span>
John Coale
<span>Jonah Goldberg?
Larry King? </span>
Laura Ingraham
<span>Lou Dobbs</span>
<span>Mark Levin or Mark Steyn </span>
<span>Mary </span>
Michael Steele
Michelle Malkin<span> </span>
R.A.M. (Rebecca A Mansour!!!!)
<span>Rich </span>
Rush Limbaugh
S.E. Cupp
Sean Hannity
Tammy Bruce
<span>Walter </span>
</span>
Help me out with the rest..</span>
Don't know if you'll seen this 30sec. video Promo Sarah & Barbara
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sarah-palin-speaks-barbara-walters/story?id=9077549
sarah 2012
Front page..go to the front page, you gotta click on the ABC link and its there
I would guess YES because he is a big libertarian, especially on economic and private property rights. Luv the guy. Many years ago I saw Walter Williams as a guest on Lou Roukeyer's "Wall Street Week". In reply to a question from Lou on what Congress could do to help the economy, Walter said 'give each Congressman a million bucks each to get out of town'.
Rich Lowry
I actually think Fred is Fred Barnes, not Fred Malek because Malek is not a media personality.
Mary Matalin
<span>With help from Whitney and Yogi41...
<span><span>Amanda Carpenter
Andrew Brietbart
Ann Coulter
Bill(s) O'Reilly and Bill Kristol
<span>Bob (from the Bob and Tom show...?)
Cal Thomas?
Dennis Miller? </span>
Dick Cheney!
Eddie Burke
Fred Malek
Glenn Beck
Greta VanSustern
<span>Hugh Hewitt?
Joey Russo</span>
John Coale
<span>Jonah Goldberg?
Larry King? </span>
Laura Ingraham
<span>Lou Dobbs</span>
<span>Mark Levin or Mark Steyn </span>
<span>Mary </span>
Michael Steele
Michelle Malkin<span> </span>
R.A.M. (Rebecca A Mansour!!!!)
<span>Rich Lowery</span>
Rush Limbaugh
S.E. Cupp
Sean Hannity
Tammy Bruce
<span>Walter </span>
</span>
Help me out with the rest..</span></span>
If only i could take 2 ginormous sleeping pills & skip the weekends. i need me some Palin!!!
23) The use of tabloid rumors about Sarah, Todd or her family
NB: ongoing and can spring up at any moment
24) The use and distortion fo the English language to depict Sarah in the worst possible light or to cause her to retract what she has said
NB: so far not successful
25) Disinformation and propaganda aided, abetted and orchestrated by the MSM
26) The insinuation that Sarah cannot do the job as POTUD and take care of little children at the same time
27) Consistently convince GOP partisans, turncoats or fifth columnists to sell Sarah out in TV, radio or print interviews and why Sarah should not represent the GOP in 2012
NB: Might Dick Armey now fall into this category
28) Have academics and media pundits continually slam Sarah for supposed political miscalculations or being a lightweight
29) Deny Sarah the recognition or credibility that she deserves or is entitled to
NB: After Red China entered the UN in 1971 most of the world acts like Taiwan does not exist. Obama constantly employs this tactic by never mentioning her name. Just because you act like it is so doesn't mean that it is.
30) Accuse Sarah's supporters of being aligned to white, racist militia groups or being right-wing extremists
NB: accusing the tea partiers of being Nazis
31) Accuse or imply that Sarah wants to impose a Christian theocracy on America and throw women and their doctors who perform abortions into jail
NB: traditional tactics used against all pro-life Republicans
32) Saturation bombing
NB: taking no prisoners, no concern about collateral damage, pre-emptive strikes or sneak attacks, unrelenting pressure, insidious strategies, administering the knockout punch while the opponent has both hands tied behind her back
come back a page and help us figure the rest of these out!
SARAH LOOKS SO PRETTY!!!! Aghhh, I can't wait.....next week is going to be Palin overload and I'm going to LOVE IT!
<span>With help from Whitney and Yogi41 and Tommy Report...
<span><span>Amanda Carpenter
Andrew Brietbart
Ann Coulter
Bill(s) O'Reilly and Bill Kristol
<span>Bob (from the Bob and Tom show...?)
Cal Thomas?
Dennis Miller? </span>
Dick Cheney!
Eddie Burke
Fred Malek or Fred Barnes
Glenn Beck
Greta VanSustern
<span>Hugh Hewitt?
Joey Russo</span>
John Coale
<span>Jonah Goldberg?
Larry King? </span>
Laura Ingraham
<span>Lou Dobbs</span>
<span>Mark Levin or Mark Steyn </span>
<span>Mary Matalin </span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span>Michael Steele
Michelle Malkin<span> </span>
R.A.M. (Rebecca A Mansour!!!!)
<span>Rich Lowery</span>
Rush Limbaugh
S.E. Cupp
Sean Hannity
Tammy Bruce
<span>Walter </span>
</span>
Help me out with the rest..</span></span>
You left out John Zisgler, he has a advance copy of Sarah book
sarah 2012
I was thinking Fred could also be Fred Thompson?
I'm so glad that I figured out how to use my DVR last night. It's going to come in handy next week.
Change Larry King (LOL!) to Larry Kudlow.
Rich Lowry - NR On-Line
Bob Lester..Bob and Mark
Larry Kudlow
Walter E. Williams???
Not Dick Armey...but Dick Morris
Not sure on the Mary or the Joey
<span><span>With help from Whitney and Yogi41 and Tommy Report...
<span><span>Amanda Carpenter
Andrew Brietbart
Ann Coulter
Bill(s) O'Reilly and Bill Kristol
<span>Bob (from the Bob and Tom show...?)
Cal Thomas?
<span>Dennis Miller </span></span>
Dick Cheney!
Eddie Burke
Fred Malek or Fred Barnes
Glenn Beck
Greta VanSustern
<span>Hugh Hewitt?
Joey Russo</span>
<span>John Coale or John Ziegler </span>
<span>Jonah Goldberg?
Larry King? </span>
Laura Ingraham
<span>Lou Dobbs</span>
<span>Mark Levin or Mark Steyn </span>
<span>Mary Matalin </span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span>Michael Steele
Michelle Malkin<span> </span>
R.A.M. (Rebecca A Mansour!!!!)
<span>Rich Lowery</span>
Rush Limbaugh
S.E. Cupp
Sean Hannity
Tammy Bruce
<span>Walter </span>
</span>
Help me out with the rest..</span></span></span>
Wonder why she didn't thank Kathleen Parker, the 2 Davids and Peggy Noonan in her book? / sarc
Dang, not another first round quick death for my Utah Jazz :-(
Walter is her pet name for Bigfoot.
<span><span>With help from Whitney and Yogi41 and Tommy Report...
<span><span>Amanda Carpenter
Andrew Brietbart
Ann Coulter
Bill(s) O'Reilly and Bill Kristol
<span>Bob (from the Bob and Tom show...?)
Cal Thomas?
<span>Dennis Miller </span></span>
Dick Cheney!
Eddie Burke
Fred Malek or Fred Barnes
Glenn Beck
Greta VanSustern
<span>Hugh Hewitt?
Joey Russo</span>
<span>John Coale or John Ziegler </span>
<span>Jonah Goldberg?
<span>Larry Kudlow</span></span>
Laura Ingraham
<span>Lou Dobbs</span>
<span>Mark Levin or Mark Steyn </span>
<span>Mary Matalin </span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span>Michael Steele
Michelle Malkin<span> </span>
R.A.M. (Rebecca A Mansour!!!!)
<span>Rich Lowery</span>
Rush Limbaugh
S.E. Cupp
Sean Hannity
Tammy Bruce
<span>Walter </span>
</span>
Help me out with the rest..</span></span></span>
I set my tivo to record everything with the key word "Sarah Palin" - hahaha. I want to make sure I get EVERYTHING! I've already watched the Barbara snippet about 10 times... :)
Or Biden. Ha!
she's so pretty
<span>With help from Whitney and Yogi41 and Tommy Report and Cruela...</span>
<span><span><span><span>Amanda Carpenter
Andrew Brietbart
Ann Coulter
Bill(s) O'Reilly and Bill Kristol
<span>Bob (from the Bob and Tom show...?)
Cal Thomas?
<span>Dennis Miller </span></span>
Dick Cheney or Dick Armey
Eddie Burke
Fred Malek or Fred Barnes
Glenn Beck
Greta VanSustern
<span>Hugh Hewitt?
Joey Russo</span>
<span>John Coale or John Ziegler </span>
<span>Jonah Goldberg?
<span>Larry Kudlow</span></span>
Laura Ingraham
<span>Lou Dobbs</span>
<span>Mark Levin or Mark Steyn </span>
<span>Mary Matalin </span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span>Michael Steele
Michelle Malkin<span> </span>
R.A.M. (Rebecca A Mansour!!!!)
<span>Rich Lowery</span>
Rush Limbaugh
S.E. Cupp
Sean Hannity
Tammy Bruce
<span>Walter Williams?</span>
</span>
Help me out with the rest..</span></span></span>
I'm 28 ;)
In that clip of Sarah with Barbara Walters I have that same jacket!!! It's the one she wore at the Gov. Picnic. It's a North End sport. I think that is cool!
<--- this one :)
the AP "fact-check" is more democrat spin then fact.
I hope this is confirmed very soon!
BREAKING NEWS ALERT:
<span>"First National Tea Party Convention
February 4-6, 2010
Opryland Hotel Nashville, TN</span>
Tea Party Nation is pleased to announce the First National Tea Party Convention. The convention is aimed at bringing the Tea Party Movement leaders together from around the nation for the purpose of networking and supporting the movements' multiple organizations principle goals. This event will be co-sponsored by other national groups that believe in a responsible and limited federal government that is responsive to all the people. National Taxpayers Union, American Majority, Smart Girl Politics, and SurgeUSA are just a few of the organizations contributing their talents and time to this convention.
<span>Special Keynote Speaker for the event will be Sarah Palin, Governor of
Alaska (2006-2009) and 2008 Republican Vice Presidential Nominee.</span>
The convention will feature well known speakers, workshops, seminars, information centers, and organizational tools for leaders to take back to their respective local Tea Party organizations.
We are giving Tea Party leaders the first opportunity to purchase convention tickets before opening registration up to the general public.
* A portion of the Convention ticket price will go to form the TPN PAC which will be dedicated to finding and supporting Traditional American candidates in the future.
Website information coming soon!"
Now that sounds like fun, and it's only two hours away from ME! ALRIGHT!
You mean Anderson from Anderson 360(viewers) :)
Here's the link:
http://www.teapartynation.com/
What about the Thompson's Fred & his Wife whats her face.
sarah 2012
Did you see Willows comment on that Barbara link?
Palin's 15-year-old daughter Willow weighed in, telling Walters it "would be cool" to see her mom become president.
Yes, Oprah is really squeezing! What's up with THAT????????
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