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Everything I Need to Know About Sarah Palin, I Learned From Sir Ernest Shackleton
Taliban Rising ^ | October 18, 2009 | Jeanette Pryor

Posted on 10/18/2009 10:37:08 PM PDT by Jeanette Pryor

On July 3rd, 2009, Sarah Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska, and nailed the following sign to her door: “Men Wanted For Hazardous Journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.”

This, the most famous newspaper advertisement ever penned, placed its original author, Sir Ernest Shackleton, in the position of having to select the crew for an Antarctic expedition from among the 5,000 men the ad brought to his office. Comparing Sara Palin to the greatest explorer in history might appear to stretch the limits of metaphorical license, even for an Irishwoman given to hyperbole. I contend, however, that it pales when compared to likening a revolutionary idealist with two weeks of Presidential experience, to Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa, or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I believe that Sarah Palin, will be the next President of the United States, and that the secret to her success can, oddly enough, be found in characteristics she shares with one of the greatest Explorers of modern history, Sir Ernest Shackleton.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: endurance; healthcare; military; obama; palin; sarahpalin; shackleton; veterans
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To: ASOC
Small time pol, huh, one who singlehandedly re-vitalized McCain's sinking campaign and almost carried his sorry carcass across the finish line, if he and his staff had not backstabbed her!

I'd say that she is a little bit more than a "small time pol," especially considering the tens of thousands of Conservatives she drew to her rallies who otherwise would have stayed home.


21 posted on 10/19/2009 3:44:24 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: Jeanette Pryor
As long as there's plenty of Bass Ale :-)
Welcome to FR.
22 posted on 10/19/2009 3:48:16 AM PDT by rabidralph (http://www.thealaskafundtrust.com/ http://www.sarahpac.com)
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To: Always Right
Probably a mitt supporter.
23 posted on 10/19/2009 3:48:58 AM PDT by GregB (Grorge Soros helping kill the Jewish people during WWII.)
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To: the invisib1e hand

what a truly tremendous piece.......great writing, and the exact situation we are in......

Go Sarah, we are with you Madame President


24 posted on 10/19/2009 4:13:31 AM PDT by The Wizard
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To: Jeanette Pryor

Excellent post.


25 posted on 10/19/2009 4:25:08 AM PDT by carmody
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Please tell me where you got that awesome photo. And is there one with her at the podium?

Wouldn’t want some dhimmiRAT saying that the crowd was there for Juan.


26 posted on 10/19/2009 5:21:19 AM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

#21-

where’s Waldo?


27 posted on 10/19/2009 6:04:25 AM PDT by GeronL (They Made It Happen On Purpose Economically. MIHOPE)
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To: Jeanette Pryor

Interesting comparison. Thanks for the post.


28 posted on 10/19/2009 6:28:42 AM PDT by terpsichorean
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To: NTHockey; Jeff Head
Our good FRiend Jeff Head has an outstanding collection of campaign photos at his site:

HOW SARAH PALIN TRUMPS LIBERALISM

29 posted on 10/19/2009 6:36:10 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: rabidralph

I believe the appropriate drink for such a journey is Guinness, but I might be ethnically predisposed.


30 posted on 10/19/2009 6:37:49 AM PDT by Jeanette Pryor
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To: NTHockey
Here're the crowd shots...

http://www.jeffhead.com/palin/palin-hiding.htm

31 posted on 10/19/2009 6:45:53 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: Jeanette Pryor

32 posted on 10/19/2009 7:02:20 AM PDT by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (Sarah Palin is our Iron Lady of the North)
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To: ASOC
SaraH is nice, talks a good game and all that but Shackelton she is NOT.

Think again.

Some things you may not know about Sarah Palin

33 posted on 10/19/2009 7:18:43 AM PDT by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (Sarah Palin is our Iron Lady of the North)
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To: Jeanette Pryor

Welcome to FR.

I just read this excellent piece from where you had linked it in the comments section of another blog.

I liked it so much that I called my mother and read it aloud to her over the phone!

I’m sending it to everyone in my email address book.

The reason I discovered that you had posted the thread here at FR is because I had just done a title search, with every intention of posting it here if it had not been posted already.

Thanks for posting it here. : )


34 posted on 10/19/2009 1:16:27 PM PDT by LucyJo
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Just looked through Jeff’s campaign picks. Wow! Sarah even looks fantastic in a tank, wearing a helmet! Dukakis, eat your heart out.


35 posted on 10/19/2009 9:02:11 PM PDT by ntnychik
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To: Jeanette Pryor

bumping the original thread


36 posted on 10/24/2009 1:34:35 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Jeanette Pryor; All
Comparing Sara Palin to the greatest explorer in history might appear to stretch the limits of metaphorical license, even for an Irishwoman given to hyperbole. I contend, however, that it pales when compared to likening a revolutionary idealist with two weeks of Presidential experience, to Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa, or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Both comparisons are ridiculous.

37 posted on 10/24/2009 2:41:02 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: thecodont

They look like they could be related. probably not, but interesting to think about.


38 posted on 02/06/2010 11:42:48 AM PST by TribalPrincess2U (demonicRATS ... taxes, pain and slow death. Is this what you want?)
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