Posted on 07/08/2009 1:48:05 PM PDT by moneyrunner
Dear Rich,
Please dont take this the wrong way, but Im starting to think that Christopher Buckley endorsing Barack Obama for President may not have been an isolated case of poor judgment. Your piece, Sarah Palin Up and Out, tells us quite a bit more about you than it does about Palin.
At the risk of being sued for copyright infringement, Ill quote the beginning of your screed:
In all the speculation about why Sarah Palin quit the Alaska governorship, no one right or left, supportive or critical, rational or conspiratorial has credited her stated reason that she had to do it for the sake of Alaska.
Its just too absurd. .. But she still proved adept at the traditional political art of extreme disingenuousness.
You then go on to state: She didnt want to put Alaska through the hell of a lame-duck governor who would hit the road, draw the paycheck, and milk it. Never mind that if she feared becoming a lame duck, she could run for re-election especially if serving [Alaskas] people is the greatest honor I could imagine.
Well, my friend, and you are my friend, you may have reached the pinnacle of your ambitions by being editor of a magazine that has to beg for gift from its readers, but Sarah Palin has bigger goals. The reception she received from the Republican base showed that she was the biggest draw in the party. If she wanted to see whether she stood a chance of being the leader of the party, and perhaps its Presidential nominee, she needed to make a move. No matter how much she loved Alaska. You cant run for President from there. Distance wont let you; not if you are also the governor.
(Excerpt) Read more at moneyrunner.blogspot.com ...
The point here is that FR, thanks to Jim Robinson and those who supported him early on with cash, was created to give voice to those without a voice. It seems silly to post here and castigate folks for expressing that voice. No?
Ignorance and demonizing the opposition aren’t pretty, no matter which side of the aisle it is coming from.
One of the pratfalls of freedom. Such is life.
Yep......... Katherine Lopez blogged about it every day.
Otherwise we will have to assume that you're walking your comments back. And that does not show the courage of your convictions.
Finally, and I hope for the last time, the assumption that experience is the hallmark of a successful presidential candidate is bizarre following the 2008 election. I have no idea why many on the Right keeps making that point because it's so obviously false.
I can understand why people want experience, but to tell us that it's a requirement to win - following Obama's victory - is simply stupid.
Dear LL:
Are you referring to me as ignorant? What have I said that exposes my ignorance?
My dispute with Rich Lowry is not personal and I'm not "demonizing" him. I'm disputing his judgment. If we can't have these kinds of disputes about the direction of our side of the political spectrum, I would suggest that the first ones to shut up are the folks at NRO, who have a full time job discussing disputes within and without the Right.
Thanks for your contribution.
While the article was about Sarah, the comment you made about the article was about Obama. That was what I commented on.
Of course, since the Moderators removed your comment, I guess I wasn’t the only one who thought it didn’t make sense.
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