On June 28th 2011, Bristol Palin said on "Fox & Friends" that Sarah had "DEFINITELY DECIDED" whether to run or not.
That's over 100 days ago. If Sarah had decided NOT to run, why did she string us along? And how does she still deserve honor & respect if she DID string us along?
That’s over 100 days ago. If Sarah had decided NOT to run, why did she string us along? And how does she still deserve honor & respect if she DID string us along?
Probably so a few here on FR could bash us over the heads with her Sun Tzu brilliance and tear down other candidates.
Sarah was not, nor could ever be, the perfect leader she was made out to be by some folks. The whole thing started reminding me of watching college football fans go crazy about an 18 year old kid who was a highly regarded prospect. It’s not healthy.
Sarah and her family have taken plenty of crap. She has also made plenty of money for it. She will have something to add to the debate and perhaps, when her family is older, she will start the whole thing over. Like I said above, I remember how betrayed I felt when Newt burned out. At least in this instance, Sarah made the decision prayerfully and with her family in mind. Newt’s motive was the worst and I can never forgive him for that.
Maybe Bristol didn't know as much as she thought she did. I listened to Sarah, not those who claimed they knew what she was thinking.
And how does she still deserve honor & respect if she DID string us along?
To specifically answer your question -
Bristol Palin is the teenage daughter. She is just a child and it’s crazy to see how much stock people put in the words of a teenager. Sarah is a big girl and she could speak for herself. Reading the words of a teenager and all this crazy cryptic crap we have seen here on FR is pointless.
Sarah Palin is extremely competitive. It shows all over her and I am sure part of her was screaming to get in this race because she does not like to be told she can’t do something. I believe this part of her screamed that she could win.
However, that is just one facet of a person. She is obviously spiritual and it does not sound like she felt it was right to run after much prayerful deliberation.
She is also, much more important than her competitiveness, a mother and wife. She saw her family thrown on a roller coaster that they still can’t get off of in the 2008 election. She saw what happened afterwards. I respect her decision for these two reasons and Todd and the kids will be better off for it.
However, lest we forget, she is also a politician. After you win your first election you are a politician. She is a shrewd lady and I am sure unfavorable calculations were a factor.
The media and cynics.... they are going to say she did it to make money. And she has made money.... lots of it. In the final tally, she made the kind of money that many people would consider worthy compensation for being made fun of by the media. She can now mint money in speaking fees and as a talking head. Good for her!
I don’t think money was the factor but get used to that message and it will resonate with many people. I still admire her and dislike McCain, the MSM, and the Romney wing of the party for the treatment she endured. However, people need to understand that we will never know the reasons she did or did not, we will never know why she left so many of her most dedicated supporters at the altar, and we will never know her exact motives.
She is not running and it’s incumbent on all those who supported her wholeheartedly to take a calm, rational, and reasoned look at the other candidates in the field and defeat Obama next November.
Life will go on FRiend. Put your faith in God and vote for the best person available. There is no use in analyzing the Palin process any more. Projecting all of our hopes and dreams onto another mortal is not healthy.