Posted on 07/12/2014 2:33:53 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
How could someone filled with such promise plunge so far, so fast? How does one go from national icon to national laughingstock?
That’s exactly what has happened to Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.
Once arguably the GOP’s most charismatic celebrity, Palin is now better known for “thriving in this role of right wing shock jock” as Nicolle Wallace, a former senior adviser for the John McCain-Palin campaign, now puts it.
It’s a far cry from Sept. 3, 2008, when Palin, then the largely unknown Alaska governor, confidently strode onto the stage at the Republican National Convention as McCain’s running mate and introduced herself to the world. It was a breakthrough moment – supporters saw in her a political outsider, a feisty advocate for conservative values, and a “hockey mom” with five children (including one son on his way to fight in Iraq and another born with Down syndrome).
On the campaign trail, Palin electrified voters portraying herself up as governor who stood up to special interests, lobbyists, big oil companies and the “good-ol’’ boys network.” And to the delight of the party’s base voters, she painted then-Democratic nominee Barack Obama, as an out-of-touch elitist who had nothing to offer but empty promises....
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MSNBC, spare me your sanctimonious white-washing of history, when back then you and your cohorts ridiculed her more violently than even today.
Yep
Romney appears to loath conservatives especially ones that still get face time.
Sarah is the Phoenix Rising. She’s willing to beat the drums that scare everyone else.
............let me add one to your good list!
.........Aliyah, have you ever read Sarah’s many, many page resume???
I doubt it.
If you do, then compare her’s to the retard you guys put in the Whitehouse.
Our Sarah has plunged? When did this happen?
Last I heard, Sarah the Mama Grizzly Bear was still out there, sowing land mines the liberals so obligingly keep stepping on, and so continue to cripple and damage themselves.
One of the more resounding success stories of American politics, Sarah continues to open up dialogue that few others dare to say aloud, though many, even those who spend their days condemning her, agree with what she says, but are so bound up with “not rocking the boat”, they cannot bring themselves to express support, as it may “impair” their standing in some nebulous “smart people” list.
Sarah says, the Current Occupant now squatting in the White Hut should be impeached. There are certainly enough grounds to proceed, even in the face of seemingly little appetite for such a draconian measure. But how much is too much?
Not possible, say the naysayers, but they are of little vision of what is GOOD for America, and of even less heart to do the necessary things to correct what is fast becoming a train wreck of epic proportions. In domestic tranquility, in economic policies, and in international relations, “inept” is still one of the kindest epithets that may be applied to the Current Occupant. “Incompetent” comes to mind, and the gravity of the situation continues to escalate, as well as a sneaking suspicion that no matter how badly executed, there is a very real malice intent behind all this fumbling and bumbling around.
Thank you, Sarah, for keeping the fires stoked. And for dragging the feet of those who need encouragement to the fire and thrusting their feet closely to the embers.
Have we reached the millionth Palin irrelevancy article yet? She sends a tweet and another 20 articles come out.
How dare anyone suggest the impeachment of their messiah?
Pray America wakes up
I have started calling them the Eeyores.
F.R. is seen by Hundreds of Thousands each day.
It's classic Psy Ops Warfare.
I've only seen 2ndDivisionVet post pro-Sarah articles, and he's a highly-regarded member of FR.
The DemocRATs fear Palin, so they demonize and trivialize her.
They have the same regard for the Swift Boat Vets.
Demonize and trivialize what you fear the most, It’s how liberals think and work.
The MSM is scared sh**less of Sarah Palin. They know that she is the second coming of Ronald Reagan in female form and this absolutely cannot be allowed to happen. Sadly, I feel she will be forever demonized and ridiculed by the commie media. No conservative will ever be allowed to usher in a new era of small government and prosperity again.
So why do they keep shooting at her?
Because they KNOW should could pull at least 40% in a 3-way POTUS election.
As an Independent.
Her DOJ would put most of them in prison for the rest of their lives.
Sorry, I must've missed them over the last bunch of years I've been here.
Sarah Palin needs to fulfill her destiny and run for President. If we don’t get this right, soon, there won’t be an America left to save.
Reagan knew how to talk over the media to the American people. Then there was no conservative media outside National Review. Yes we can do it again.
By my count this is flameout number 407 for Sarah P.
You need to read what's here more often.
“Wallace published the sequel to Eighteen Acres, It’s Classified, about a fictional presidential campaign troubled by a mentally-ill vice presidential candidate.”
What: Obama/Bite Me?
MeCain's 2008 liberal advisers, no-class Nicole Wallace & Steve Schmidt, war on Sarah Palin never stops. The MSM love to have them on their shows to trash & ridicule her and those like her, namely The T.E.A. Party.
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