Posted on 09/28/2008 3:09:26 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
The honeymoon is over for Sarah Palin.
After a third major TV interview during which her performance was uneven at best, even fellow Republicans are having trouble enthusiastically backing their vice presidential nominee.
The first-term Alaska governor had been a phenomenon, bringing delegates to their feet with her speech at the Republican National Convention early this month and helping John McCain draw the biggest crowds of his campaign afterward.
But voters are now apparently having doubts. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released yesterday found that while 47 percent of likely voters believed that Palin had the personality and leadership qualities a president should have, 49 percent said she didn't. Compare that with her Democratic counterpart Joe Biden: 55 percent said he had the necessary qualities, while only 39 percent said he did not. Both Barack Obama and John McCain had 62 percent of voters believing they have what it takes to be president.
And now some conservative commentators are skeptical or disillusioned. Syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker, who had praised McCain's surprise selection of Palin, called yesterday for her to step aside from the ticket. "As we've seen and heard more from John McCain's running mate, it is increasingly clear that Palin is a problem. Quick study or not, she doesn't know enough about economics and foreign policy to make Americans comfortable with a President Palin should conditions warrant her promotion," Parker wrote yesterday on National Review's website.
"It was fun while it lasted. Palin's recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League."
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Our fight against the media continues...........
hope you like president Obama, kathleen
CNN News fellow travelers can use. Propaganda at its finest.
Everyone knows Clinton is a lacky being controled by his penis.
Gov. Palin is losing her appeal. Right. And Obama won that debate the other night. Anyone who believes anything The Boston Globe prints, other than Jeff Jacoby’s occasional column, is nuts.
Neither he nor the messiah have ever had to do national interviews with people whose goal it was to demonize them.
And I assume CNN thinks Bin Biden is much better than Palin? Didn’t plugs just make his 1 trillion gaff and still adding? Also, didn’t he just announce that he (Biden) was not up to the task of Obama’s VP selection? Do I hear a thundering silence from CNN?
I found it EXTREMELY interesting that the only “piece” they could cite was Parker’s disingenuous rant. She, Parker, suddenly speaks for all of us? Not in any current, or future, century of which I know!
Kathleen Parker?
Jealous.
Jealous woman.
That is putting it nicely.
Here’s the article: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDZiMDhjYTU1NmI5Y2MwZjg2MWNiMWMyYTUxZDkwNTE=
I will never read anything from this STUPID, JUDAS, MORON again.
I would only use the boston globe to wipe my butt but the paper is already made out of sh*t so that wouldn’d work.
Yes, Kathleen, who are you really? These closet Obama supporters just cannot strike Sarah Palin low enough to suit themselves. How would any of us like to face vicious enemies on their turf and keep total composure? I seriously doubt many men new to a particular situation could do better. No one in my memory has endured the malicious, threatening, awful, bordering on criminal treatment that Sarah Palin has endured over these short few weeks from very powerful people. And, she had to be concerned, also, for her husband and children who were not off limits to these ghouls. To Sarah: Do not lose heart Sarah. Normal people in America can see your intelligence, your skills and your experience. God has endowed you with special traits not found in your adversaries and that is why they want you hidden from view. America needs your example so badly. Try to rest..Do not pay attention to their attempts to psychological weaken you before you go out to face the MSM. We, here, are not worried in the least should, God forbid, President McCain not be able to finish his term. All Presidents have many counselors and therein lies safety for all of them. You are strong, you are woman, and you are chosen. You will be one of the greatest Vice Presidents ever in the history of America. Go, Girl!..If you need help with the kids..Post here. We’ll help you!
The election will be decided by Americans in the voting booth, not by leftist propagandists.
The election will be decided by Americans in the voting booth, not by leftist propagandists.
the thing is, we KNOW Sarah and what she’s capable of. I’ve seen her debate and her state of the union. Details, details, details.
What we’re seeing is not the real Sarah but someone who is over-handled and over-scripted. But that’s the campaign’s fault, not Sarah’s. Let Sarah be Sarah!
just had to change my tagline
yeah the mccain campaign is treating her like a precious porcelain doll that can’t be removed from the display case.
She is a big Hillery Clinton fan and was very upset how she was treated by the MSM during the primaries and mad that she was'nt selected over Obama. I joked that she was coming out from the dark side after all these years.
She said that she is becoming a political junkie and now watches alot of the news networks. She went on to say that Fox News was fair and balanced and MSNBC is in the tank for Obama. She also mentioned that she likes Lou Dobbs on CNN. Being a liberal, she thinks CNN is leans left only a little.
I really think Sarah Palin has converted many Hillary Clinton supporters, like my sister into the McCain camp. We will find out on election day, because the polls internals are so slanted,thus giving Obama a psuedo advantage.
And that explains the constant rumor that Biden will be replaced on the dem ticket.
Everywhere I go people are talking about Biden being removed from the ticket.
One thing Democrats have been consistent about during the election process, LYING.
You have to understand, not a soul knew WHO Kathleen Parker was. Now, she can act as Judas Goat and she’ll be all over the media as a “prominent conservative commentator”. She’ll make some money and at the same time serve her masters in the media who “can’t be accused of bias because we spotlight a leading conservative, Kathleen Parker”. Its like what the Soviets used to do when they ruled Eastern Europre with an iron fist; put their toady local Commies in power and then designate an “opposition”, generally called the Peasants Party, which would be given five seats in their Parliament, would be showcased as evidence of their “democracy” and would be told to squawk about some minor issue like traffic lights once a year so the Reds could show the western media they had true “debate” in their parliaments.
The media gangs up on an issue or a person, hammers and hammers incessantly, and then polls to find out how effective its hammering has been.
Go Sarah. Those of us who get the MSM are not disillusioned with you.
The purpose of the vanity was to set out a way for the McCain/Palin ticket to avoid the inevitable death by a thousand cuts in the media and seize the initiative. If, by way of only one example, Sarah Palin had been sent out as I suggested and delivered a serious hard-hitting speech about energy she would have transformed herself from a punching bag into an authority. Instead, we are dying by a thousand cuts. Here is the vanity:
It appears that the campaigns have entered a moment of equipoise. John McCain's masterstroke in selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate has about run its course leaving the race in the Electoral College in the balance.
Meanwhile, Wall Street has "melted down." This tends to favor Democrats who are traditional regulators of capitalism and further tends to reinforce their dreary version of the American economy. It gives them an opportunity to point fingers and blame Republicans because George Bush is in the White House. McCain has moved to confront the Wall Street meltdown but only defensively. He has taken steps to deflect the blame away from himself and onto both political parties, George Bush, and "selfish" Wall Street capitalists. At the same time, Sarah Palin has been confronted with a unprecedented series of attacks which cumulatively show signs of capping if not diminishing her astonishing popularity.
The danger now is that the convention/Palin surge has reached its high water mark and could even recede leaving the McCain ticket exposed to the many daunting secular trends which virtually all the pundits send have made his chances seem so poor and his advancement to this point so miraculous. It is unnecessary here to rehearse those demographic, economic, and media driven factors which make this a very difficult year for Republicans. If the surge has in fact run its course, if it is in full flood, McCain is in danger of being swept back by the inertia which always favored the Democrats this season.
In this state of equipoise, the McCain campaign can remain essentially passive as it has since the Wall Street problem began or it can move over to offense. Those who believe that political campaigns are won on defense will probably oppose the recommendations to follow. My belief is that if McCain does not take charge of events, events will take charge of his campaign and these events will be largely described by the media. If events do not take charge, and the media does not take charge, the debates will decide the affair.
That sounds to me like three ways to lose.
McCain and Palin have declared themselves to be the people who can go to Washington and actually reform that mess, unbeholden to party or interest group, they say they are qualified because they are possessed of a record in Alaska and in the Senate of actual reform.
Let the reformers reform!
The house has just passed one of the most cynical political travesties in the history of an institution renowned for its cynicism. The bill which purports to permit offshore drilling in effect prohibits offshore drilling wherever there is any oil to drill. In reality it permits no drilling but rather subsidizes it impractical left-wing alternative energy hobbyhorses. It is a cynical move to cover Democrats fingerprints which are all over the energy fiasco and $3-$4 gasoline.
Here is a holy crusade ready to be led by the woman whom John McCain has said would head up energy in his administration. If Palin cannot effectively shred the House Democrats for this travesty and bring the American people to a boil on the subject, there is no issue on which she can lead, there is no place where she can reform.
In a stroke she can free herself of the Lilliputian attacks alleging she is too small for the job and transform herself into a major player on one of the most important issues which confront voters. She can do it with the single issue upon which she is most knowledgeable. It would validate her as a reformer and validate McCain's choice for Vice President. It would put the Democrats entirely on the defensive on an issue where they cannot win if they are only confronted but which they can contrive to camouflage if the McCain camp remains passive or even vague. Promises that we will drill offshore are now not enough. We have this travesty of a bill before us and it is the perfect vehicle to expose the Democrats and illuminate McCain and the Republicans.
Seize the mettle!
At the same time, while Palin is making a very serious address before an important forum on energy focused around the offshore drilling bill, McCain should be scheduling his own attack on the issue of the finance problem in Wall Street and Main Street. McCain's own record on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae looks to be clean and it looks like he timely called for reform. Although he took some money, it does not appear that it affected his posture on reform. The same cannot be said of the whole Democrat elite. McCain should name names and go right after them, Obama not excepted, as one of the largest recipients of taxpayer money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. McCain should hang Lehman Brothers right around their necks. He should indict the Democrats as the authors of the subprime mess.
If McCain does not act now, the show trials in the house, and no doubt the Senate, will make a hash of the politics and put the blame on George Bush, and by extension all Republicans. If McCain does not act now, the media will put the issue away and we might never recover. Obama is already explicitly blaming the Republicans, George Bush, and by extension, John McCain, for the Wall Street meltdown. John McCain has gone on the morning shows and called for an investigation by a "commission."
McCain says he can reform, McCain says he is not afraid, then let McCain for once reform the Democrats. Find a venue, I say, and lay out the indictment, tell the people that it' s the fault of the Democrats, tell them that so long as the Democrats are in power of financial system it cannot be reformed, tell them that we will never clean up Wall Street and we will never get any oil out of the ground so long as Democrats are running the show. Tell them that every well that we do not drill finances another Russian nuclear bomber flying out of Venezuela. Tell them that every well we do not drill means good American jobs languishing. Tell them that every well we do not drill means America gets weaker before its enemies
Forget Teddy Roosevelt and this damned nonsense about greedy capitalists and the need for regulation, instead remember Harry Truman and his righteous indignation about a party that puts itself over country. John McCain, if you cannot hang this around the neck of Barney Frank who opposed the original reform legislation of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, around the neck of Charlie Rangel who is a tax cheat and who insisted on subprime mortgages, around the neck of Nancy Pelosi who engineered a sham drilling bill while Americans are being impoverished at the pumps, around the neck of Barak Obama as a Chicago hack on the take from all of them, you ain't no reformer.
That's half the battle, the rest consists of telling the country that the road to recovery comes from cheap energy and transparency not from engrossing government and putting people like Jamie Gorelick in charge of financial institutions where they cooked the books and wrote themselves checks from taxpayer funds for tens of millions of dollars. Real reform comes from transparency. Lay out how you will make it transparent. Show how the Democrats blocked transparency, how they blocked the very hearings which they now demand. Demand an investigation by the Attorney General-not by politicians-because some of this was criminal. Tell Americans that it was not capitalism which failed us but Democrats who have perverted capitalism out of personal greed. Make the case!
John McCain thinks he can skate this controversy by skating around his own party. He cannot. The media will not let him. They will make sure that the Democrats hang Wall Street around his neck.
Consider a day on FreeRepublic: Attacks against McCain and Republicans are made by Democrats and trumpeted in the mainstream media, or they are made directly by the mainstream media. The replies? Too often we read them from publications like National Review or Human Events only too infrequently do we see a major publication like The Wall Street Journal ride to the rescue. We cannot win an election being bludgeoned by the mainstream media and defended only in the blogosphere. Somehow McCain must break into the cycle.
John McCain, you can try if you want to deflect the financial crisis by mealymouthing and telling the people that there is enough blame to go around, or you can tell them the truth. You can win independents or you can throw away the base that you won by your brilliant pick of Sarah Palin. You can make your presidency worth the effort, worthy of the millions who want to put their trust in you, worthy of the commitment you made in your cell at the Hanoi Hilton to serve your country. You can demonstrate that you really understand that reform does not mean sodomizing Democrats, it means putting people first.
Seize the initiative, drive it home and take the election!
What a metrosexual queer looking dude...
Send her an email and tell her how much you “appreciate” her efforts. The link to her article is in Post #11, scroll to the bottom of her article. Her name is underlined. That’s an email link for her at National Review.
It’s hard to keep your luster, when you’re getting offal thrown at you.
*shrugs*
IMHO, Palin’s doing alright for herself and the campaign.
Would she be more of a ‘finished product’ if she had another six years as governor under her belt right now? Of course. But the fundamentals are there. She’s tough, smart, and is probably the most knowledgeable candidate on either ticket when it comes to energy issues. She’s also still drawing large crowds on the stump. I’m not sure you can ask more from a Veep candidate on the campaign trail.
BTW, I’m not buying the MSM scaremongering about “McCain’s gonna croak any minute!.” Yeah, he’s old. He’s also in excellent health and his cancer is in remission. Lefties made the same scaremongering comments about Dick Cheney, who (btw)is looking healthier than Bubba Clinton these days.
If anyone else is inclined to write to Ms. Parker, here is her email address.
Here are a few more people you may consider writing to in order to protest Parker’s columns appearing in their publications.
Please note: Hard copy letters make a much bigger impact than emails, or phone calls. So when writing to these publications, please consider contacting them by mail instead of online.
1. National Review Online -
Write a letter to the editor: letters@nationalreview.com
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Call
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2. Townhall.com & Townhall Magazine
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OK, now that I’ve got that up... Here is my comment:
Kathleen Parker is NOT a conservative. If one reads some of her past articles this becomes very clear. The question I have is why does she still have a job at NRO, or Townhall? Her writing belongs on HuffPo, or Daily Kos!
All of these (so-called Conservative) women who are attacking Palin in this manner are JEALOUS. This is something that women the world over are VERY familiar with. My daughter (Freeper Izzy_Box) came up with the term Palin Jealousy Syndrome (PJS) to describe in particular these females who are attacking Palin (especially the ones who are “conservative”).
Palin started out as a journalist, just like Ms. Parker - however, Palin continued to rise from there achieving the ability to actually influence the world in a way Ms. Parker only dreams about. I’m sure she is VERY happy right now, basking in her 15 minutes of fame.
The thing is - people who had never heard of her now know her name, and it’s not in a GOOD way. Politics savvy Democrats will view her as a backstabber, and someone not to be trusted (even if they are happy she wrote this). She may be well-known now, but as I said, it’s not for something good, or righteous, or intelligent — she will be know for her jealous ranting and raving, and for putting herself and her own agenda ahead of the cause she supposedly supports (conservatism).
Parker will eventually see the spotlight shine on another person, another person who will be USED just like she is being used right now. What comes around usually goes around, and maybe not right away but eventually - if there was ANY malicious intent in her writing this piece - she will suffer for it in one way or another...
In the meantime, I do agree that writing her is a good idea... I would also suggest writing to the people in charge at NRO, Townhall.com, and whichever other “Conservative” publications carry her column. She needs to lose her job over this, IMHO. That would definitely make the point that she does NOT speak for us - again, JMHO.
The Boston Globe and its tyrannical owned judges
just LOVE Obama’s brownshirts who beat the citizenry
to accept ‘agenda’.
The 49% who said she doesn't are the same people who would vote against Ronald Reagan or anyone with an R next to their name if he were running today.
That's the way it used to be, not sure anymore?
With the upcoming debate this week, all talk about her not being “qualified” will continue to ramp up. No surprise here. Palin’s supporters are still out there, despite this latest attack on her credibility. Come November Ms. Parker will be eating crow.
I don't know why she would have someone such as Tom Oliphant write this column for her. If she really wrote it she must have recently been hit on the head, really hard.
This week, all the "Sarah Palin is toast" stories by hopeful fellow travelers keep tossing out the name: Kathleen Parker. I still want to know who actually wrote Kathleen's column this week.
How is Sarah Palin being received on the campaign trail? That is the test. Then compare her to Biden.
Sounds like your sister is one of those people that don’t exist according to CNN, i.e. a former HC fan who will actually vote Republican now that Governor Palin is on the ticket.
Glad to see that she’s coming around to understand media reality!
One of the tactics of war is to make your enemy think you're vulnerable and losing....before you destroy him completely.
Pray for the McCain campaign, for Gov. Palin, and for God to open up His own can of whoop-ass on every last politician who supports abortion and terrorism. May they all lose their seats, Amen!
Those baby murderers have forgotten that God himself holds the power of life and death in His hands, and they have no fear of Him whatsoever. They are beyond dumb.
Kathleen's too dumb to realize that she just took aim and shot her career right out of the sky. Her jealousy of Gov. Palin is going to cost her big.
When columnists anger and then lose their audience, they are out of a job.
I detest these people too. The moment I get a chance to meet “Miss Sarah” this USAF Airman will walk up to Miss Sarah and say Miss Sarah this Airman reports as ordered. If she would order me to get back in my Blues, I will put them on and Report as Ordered.
Sarah is so "unpopular" that I'll bet that the VP debate out draws the first Presidential debate by at least 10,000,000 viewers.
The drive bys hate her so much that when she kicks joe plugs ass, they'll claim that she got the questions from gwen iffil because she's a woman.
Is she not grand? She has not lost any luster for me. I can't get enough news about her.
Yup. And the debate will give them more ammo. This will go on and on until election day. . .
“let not your heart be troubled”
If she does well against Biden she is golden.
Remember Parker stated in a column last year that Hillary was “well qualified” to be president. Ever since then I’ve taken everything she’s written with a grain of salt. No real conservative would ever state that Hillary Clinton was well qualifed to run anything other than a rummage sale. And I have doubts about that.
I think McCain has been noble in going to DC but he should have let Sarah continue her assault on the Abomination.....
don't let the animal get the white house like Clinton smoozed it....by people becoming discouraged...
stop thinking of single issues and get out there for McCain and Palin...
Palin is GREAT....she is absolutely just what we need....
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