Posted on 07/05/2009 2:31:53 PM PDT by Mount Athos
There is something about a Down syndrome child in plain view which has exposed the moral and emotional bankruptcy of the left-wing of the Democratic party. And they hate Sarah Palin because deep down, they hate themselves for being who they are.
I don't know why Sarah Palin resigned, what her plans are, or whether she has or wants a political future.
I do know why the left hates her so much. And it keeps coming back to Trig.
Yes, some people hate Sarah Palin because she doesn't have the traditional pedigree, she isn't one of them, she is too good looking to be taken seriously, etc. And yes, some hate her because they hate her religion, politics, blah blah blah. But that doesn't explain the Sarah Palin hatred. It is so deep as to be pathological.
But it keeps coming back to Trig.
From the moment Palin was nominated for V.P., the attacks on Trig began. First there were the rumors, spread by Andrew Sullivan and others, that Sarah Palin was not Trig's mother, that there was a grand conspiracy of hundreds if not thousands of people to cover up that Bristol Palin was Trig's real mother. Those Trig truther conspiracy theories have been pushed hard by Sullivan and the others continuously to this day.
Then there were the attacks on Palin for bringing Trig on stage at the Republican National Convention, and with her on the campaign trail. HuffPo blogger Suzy Shuster wrote after Palin brought Trig to the V.P. debate in early October 2008:
It actually came after the debate, when for seemingly the millionth time, Sarah Palin trotted out her piece de resistance, her favorite prop of this campaign season: her five and a half month old son Trig. Why is this child up so late every time there is a camera op? ... My point is, if Palin is going to keep shoving the motherhood card down our collective throats, maybe she can start being a mom again and stop using her own kid for political gain. Trig deserves a good night sleep."
And this post from a self-proclaimed feminist:
In addition to keeping Trig up all hours of the night so that she can parade him around a stage after a pitiful debate performance or speech, she's decided to use baby Trig to get some lusty applause out of the audience, because, let's face it, there's nothing evangelical Christians love more than a developmentally disabled baby they can use to their own end.
The accusation that Trig is used as a "prop" has continued to this day. Megan Elaine at Political Inaction, who accuses Palin of "pimping" Trig in the most recent issue of Runner's World:
it's amazing that Palin is, once again, using Trig as a prop. I mean--is it really necessary to have the baby in a picture with her for Runner's World?? Again, we see her willing to pimp out her children, until one of them gets knocked up. Amazing.
And the personal attacks on Trig for having Down Syndrome have gone far beyond anything I have ever seen, even in politics. My post, Wonkette Goes After Trig Palin Again, has some of the details on the people who fancy themselves intellectuals, and use that intellect to spend their days mocking Trig and creating doctored images of him.
Palin's resignation speech brought out more of the Trig mockers. HuffPo blogger Erik Sean Nelson penned his now-famous (and deleted) post arguing that Sarah Palin's political comeback would be pinned to the need for more "retards." Nelson was far from alone. Witness this post at Paliban Daily:
That’s right. Palin is about to embark on a career of causing babies to be born retarded. Down Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, crack addiction, or a good old-fashioned kick to the pregnant tummy, it doesn’t matter to Palin. She wants the world to have more Trigs.
Other than fueling a greater need for social services, think how this could benefit Palin politically. She already tests well with the Retarded demographic, and also the Retarded Sympathizer demographic.
Imagine the world Palin is trying to create, in which instead of a superior race, Palin breeds a stupider race. 20 years from now, she’ll only be in her late 60s. She’ll be able to run for President on the Retard ticket . . . no doubt with full support of Retardeds, Retarded Sympathizers, and the Politically-Correct.
Next time around, when Palin is told “Your platform is completely retarded”, she will be able to say, “You betcha! That’s just what my constituents want!”
At Wordsmoker the intellect in charge posted: "To be honest, it’s hard to decipher what she’s on about, or on, so the most pressing question is this -- did Trig Palin write this speech for her?"
I could go on and on. The internet is full of Trig Palin conspiracy theories, name-calling and Photoshopping. No matter what month, event, or excuse, Palin haters find a reason to attack Trig.
If Sarah Palin had aborted Trig, the left would have been okay with it. If she hid Trig offstage and out of sight, all would be good. But treat the child as you would any other child, and that cannot be tolerated.
There is something about a Down syndrome child in plain view which has exposed the moral and emotional bankruptcy of the left-wing of the Democratic party. And they hate Sarah Palin because deep down, they hate themselves for being who they are.
“She carries that baby around on her hip...,”
And the alternative is in a pram or with the nanny?
They just can’t take it. SHe’s a mom,who can multitask....The question is : Is it motherhood or the multitaking they can’t handle.
Mrs. Palin doesn't need gov't. She is self-sufficient, energetic, smart, and tough. The whammies.......? pro-gun, anti-abortion, drill now, states rights etc. That's enough to send an everybody's to blame but me crowd completely over the edge.
It is a shame how the party and for the most part conservative leaders have let this Palin bashing go on. The left sat in glee as this honorable woman’s family was attacked and the GOP could offer half ass responses.
The Dems are playing from a brutal playbook...we should too.
Because so many libs really hate her, that makes her more popular with the real Americans. The libs control the govt and their media, but there is a lot more of us than of them. She is our neighbor, our sister, our mom and on and on. Yet the govt media is doing everything they can to kneecap her. Makes it more and more obvious that the govt and their media is at war against the American taxpayer and the residents of flyover country. OK so be it. BRING IT ON.
wow!
I think all of this hatred is because the women who have had abortions have gone insane with their guilt. She has a large family AND a special needs child. Both of these caused the insane to abort their problem.
“They’re upset because the Little Dude is smarter than they are.”
Not only is he smarter but the Little Dude more charming with better manners.
“And they hate Sarah Palin because deep down, they hate themselves for being who they are.”
I’m not sure they have enough grace to hate themselves for what they are. I think they hate Sarah, with or without Trig, because she doesn’t need their values to be successful or happy. That makes these nasty people irrelevent.
Interesting take.
She is a GOD fearing good woman. They know, in what is left of their evil hearts, that GOD is on her side. That is truly why they fear her. This is a pure good against evil battle that must be won. GOD help us, and let my actions be for his purpose.
Hatred is the acid of ones soul.
Childless liberal females don’t want to admit any admiration for a woman who is mixing career and family as well as Sarah does. Some childless women don’t ever see themselves having children, and/or, see children as a burden. They don’t want to be reminded that the female bears the children. They don’t want to be reminded that some women combine career and family because they just don’t want kids in the first place. They don’t want to see prominent women with kids.
I agree- this is good vs. evil. Sarah said she was “answering a higher call”.
I believe her.
Bingo.
The author of this article isn't wrong. But I see him analyzing a spiritual problem with a worldly diagnosis.
"If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you." - Jesus
You know what I would love? If not Trig, then one day someone with Down Syndrome actually running for Pres. I’ve seen some of the recent pics of Trig. He is just adorable! There’s one picture I saw of him with his mother, and he is just laughing it up! Just precious.
Indeed.
By the way, I love that cartoon, “Make Mine Freedom.” Wish I knew of others like it.
I agree with all you said up to this point. If it were ever learned that Sarah had aborted a Downs baby - she would have been called a hypocrite. If she kept him backstage or asleep in his own bed, she would have been accused of being ashamed of him and trying to hide him. That she had the baby with or without amniocentesis and that she is proud to show him to the world as a much-loved part of her family, shows she is genuine. That she truly is pro-life!
////quote//// “She carries that baby around on her hip...,” MIL said and ended without finding any other words ////end quote////
-— Hillary doesn’t carry a baby around on her hip; doesn’t look like she _would_ - and looks unwomanly - like she doesn’t have a heart. She (Hillary) looks cold, unfeeling, - “I could have stayed home and baked cookies!” . . .
I think some people interpret that to mean that Hillary is smarter or more capable. I don’t.
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