Posted on 07/29/2010 8:49:11 PM PDT by se_ohio_young_conservative
There seems to be a tactic used by many here and elsewhere to mock Sarah Palin as some kind of messiah figure because she has a lot of fans. This is not only wrong, this is disgusting.
Sarah Palin has never presented herself as an Obama type figure that wants to be seen as a savior. She has been polite and decent on the national stage. She has treated people around this country very good in her time on the national stage.
Yet, some people talk about her as an object or a piece of trash. We have someone around here who calls Sarah Palin "precious" and another person who calls her "Minnie Pearl".
I want some of those out there who mock her on a daily basis to stop and think... Sarah Palin is real human being. And how would Sarah Palin treat you ?
Here is a woman who never had to serve in government, she did by choice. She doesn't have to fight for our country on the national stage, she is doing so by choice. I don't think anyone can question how much Sarah Palin loves America. She loves our troops. She is one of us. She is right on the money with most of her positions on the issues. She sued the federal government so that we could have a right to drill in ANWR for goodness sake. How big of a help would that be to this country if we could use our own energy resources ?
So please, somebody tell. What did Sarah Palin do to be mocked ? What did Sarah Palin do to be mocked as a sock puppet on this site ? What did she do to deserve the hate ?
Again, Sarah Palin is a real person who is a patriot who loves and her country.
where does all of the other stuff come from ?
That is AWESOME!!
I've not only seen it, I've said it myself.
What I mean by this being a strawman argument is that no one I've ever seen--ever--has claimed Palin thinks she's a messiah.
I've said this over and over, as each time a breath of contrary opinion is voiced here, the Superfans descend with their crap about trolling and hating.
But I've never once written or believed PALIN is the issue--she's not looking to be worshipped. That doesn't mean she doesn't have what I call Superfans, who can't stand that someoen has a different view.
Saying Palin poses as some messiah is a strawman tactic--she has never done this, and no one I know of has accused her of this.
Saying some people WORSHIP her, that she HAS worshippers--through no doing or fault of her own--is merely making an observation about those who go into a quasi-religious frenzy over any breath of contrary opinion.
No matter what. It is an insult to say that people who like Sarah Palin worship her. Most of her supporters are Dhristians. Some are Jewish, some are atheists. Sarah Palin is a Christian. It is insulting to her religion and the beliefs of those who like her and defend her.
Christians.. edit
Its a massive country wide hangover of Americans waking up after a wild one night stand to find out the person they slept with didn’t tell the truth about its identity, is sexual orientation, its health history and what it just gave them in return.
Here at FR its a virtual playground for trolls and DU posters to come in and try to disrupt real logical discussions.
And with the November elections coming up fast things will be getting downright nasty soon, they have marching orders to whitewash Obama to get his ratings back up, and right about now I am expecting something out of the blue in strategy that the left will use to try and darken Sarah Palin with.
Why didn't you state this religious angle post if it's so important?
Sorry, I'll state my opinion in my own way, within the rules of the forum. Your attempt to stiffle open discussion with your suddden changing of the subject to one of religios persecution is laughably transparent.
Palin is not above criticism, and she doesn't think so--only her Superfans do. Her critics are not engaged in some religious bashing--trying to make it seem so is a perfect example of the "worship" you're so bugged about.
It is the truth. The word “worship” clearly has religious meaning. To say people that go to Palin rallies and support her politically are worshipping her is a personal insult. And it diminishes her qualites as a human being. She is a good woman. The mocking of her and the people that admire her needs to stop atleast among conservatives.
I happen to believe personally she is a very good litmus test to see who you can trust, and who you can’t. whos believes the msm and who forms their own opinions
I understand what your saying. With any fan base, your gonna see a few whackos. I’ve seen some on other boards, the ones that talk about how her hair looks when she does an interview or what jacket she’s wearing and go on and on about it. That’s not me, I can care less what she’s wearing or she could be bald for all I care, I listen to what comes out of her mouth, what she looks like is irrelevant to me. I just think it’s wrong for some here(Not you, but some that I have seen) call ALL of her supporters worshippers. To see clips of The View today, what the media does with Obama on a daily basis, now THAT is worship.
When was the last time we had a possible conservative candidate?
If conservatives appear over zealous in your or anyone else’s eyes - I saw tough. If one can’t see it’s not about ‘anyone’ but our country, they are too clueless to even bother with.
Having a conservative leading this country is the only way to bring it back. And that possibility may come to pass or it may not. The “R” establishment does not like her nor are those folks ‘Reagan Era is over’ conservative.
Go SARAH!
I fully supported her during the 2008 election and I find her personal story compelling and intriguing. I also don't mock her for her family's antics nor any of the other things the left likes to pin on her. However, I have started to sour on her quite a bit since she's seemed to take a turn toward the establishment Republican side. When you make a criticism of her based on these principles, there's a large number of Freepers who will kneejerk react by jumping your sh*t. Why not call it like it seems to be? It is starting to look like a Republican version of the Obama Zombie syndrome.
To a degreee, I can understand the defensiveness, but you big Sarah fans need to at least recognize that there are avenues of legitimate criticism from the conservative/libertarian side.
I wonder how people can honestly say that being a mayor of a city, then being governor of Alaska, a job that she quit when the pressure came on, then a failed Vice Presidential bid magically make her a leader in the conservative movement, and a top pick for a Presidential hopeful. Not that the current President is qualified.
And I completely understand why she did quit. But I don't understand why her devotees won't accept that FACT that she actually QUIT, while trying to make it appear that she turned what mainstream American would conceive as a loss into a colossal victory.
I just wonder why so many persons have monomaniacally decided years in advance that Sarah Palin is the ONLY person who can possibly run for President, unable to look at any other alternative.
I also wonder why any reservation or disagreement regarding Sarah Palin's abilities or qualifications are automatically met with scorn and derision from fellow Freepers, and those questioners are immediately painted with the broad brushes of having ulterior motives, being from a trashy liberal site, a follower of Romney, Paul, etc., or just a Palin hater.
With the media. The deck is and has been so stacked against her. It seems like salt in a wound when some conservatives pile on and attack her and we the people who support her.
What makes my teeth grind about that kind of thing is that it's usually from the folks who'd KILL a conservative for saying it. I've mentioned before that when Palin first appeared as McCain's running mate, here in Boston it was carried during a liberal radio show, and the two "high-minded" libs could be heard dissing how she and her family WERE DRESSED.
I like to hear all sides and listen to those I don't agree with, but I've literally never listened to those jerks again (easier now, since their show was either moved or cancelled).
When someone mentions anything other than Palin's positions and such, especially her family, I tune out.
I will answer the best I can.
She is an amazing person that has gifts and talents. I don’t think she is Ronald Reagan, but nobody is. She should get her due for her record and her character. People refuse to say she quit because it felt like her family was being financially extorted and that was wrong.
The people who attack her seem to use the same talking points from DU or MSNBC. Im sorry, but thats reality. I have seen it.
She deserves better from our side.
That's glaringly obvious. The country club/Rockefeller Republican types (like those McCain staffers) are so clearly against her.
I don't agree with most of your other sentiments, though. Neither Palin nor anyone else is free from criticism or examination of her record and positions, and I find people who cheerlead ANY politician odd.
I think too many of her fans think of her as a friend, or someone who is above politics. She's not, and I don't expect her to be. That she's the best chance we have at this point doesn't mean I cheerlead or shut down my brain, and I indeed do think a lot of her fans have just decided that whatever she does is good, and they make excuses for her mistakes and poor choices, when we should never, ever just buy into ANY politician completely and twist our standards because we "like" them, as if that personal stuff has ANY value in assessing a politician's true worth in these terrible times.
Annnnnd we're back in the straw.
You can keep up this silliness, but it doesn't change the fact that criticizing her FANS isn't saying Palin isn't a good woman. That's a dishonest distortion, and typical of those who get too emotinoally involved with politicians or other celebs.
She is a good woman.
I never said otherwise, and trying to make it seem like I did because I see some of her fans as emotionally involved when they should be skeptical all the time about ANY person who may potentially become the most powerful person on the planet only paints you as desperate.
She has made some mistakes..
but she never cheated on her spouse when they were dying of cancer, Newt Gingrich did.
She never supported socialized healthcare. Mitt Romney did.
She never let a killer out of jail. Mike Huckabee did.
She is head and shoulders above those guys when it comes to decency.
Doesn't mean I can't criticize or examine all of her choices, and wonder if she can do the job to my satisfaction.
As of now she has my vote because, as your post demonstrates, who the heck else have we got? But that doesn't mean I just start cheerleading.
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