Most of the anti-Palin posts I’m seeing seem to be various forms of genuinely felt “FUD”.
It’s a term often used in reference to propaganda, the acronym stands for “Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt”.
With Palin’s hesitations and contradictions, it’s pretty effective.
There’s an important difference however, between the anti-Palin FUD many actually feel, and the opposition to some of the others, which is based on genuine opposition to what they say and stand for.
Lots of good people on our side agree with and believe, many of the positions and life choices, Palin so inspires with.
It’s the FUD, which is the big concern so many are currently stuck in. The uncertainty, whether she’ll run if they support her. The doubt, that she’s going to. “fear” is probably too strong a word, but it’s part of FUD.
In Palin’s case there is one, astoundingly simple solution to all that FUD.
She need only declare, and it all goes away. Poof.
And she’s back on her game.
It would take one second. And all that FUD will evaporate. That’s why I’m supporting the idea - she should get back in this thing.
imo.
When Palin was in Indianola she talked about “My Plan” and how she would change things.
Then she didn’t throw her hat into the ring to run for the primaries. Inexplicably, her plan just disappeared like smoke in the air.
Then she said that a third party run by herself would not be the way to go.
Now she’s shopping another reality show.
One thing about Palin that most people found refreshing is that she says what she means and means what she says and somehow her fanatical supporters are trying to read tea leaves and divine magical meanings, clinging to a mythical image of Palin that has never existed.
Didn’t she say “No.”? Do you think she is a drama queen who needs to be wooed and begged to reconsider? And if so, why would you want a candidate who doesn’t feel a determination of purpose and knows their own mind? Why would you want someone who could equivocate on one of the biggest decisions in their lives?
This is not what I would want in a president. Far from it. I want my candidate to feel in their bones that they were called to serve.
She’s not an idiot by any stretch of the imagination. She knows her brand (and remember she has trademarked her name) only holds so much power so getting another reality show now will be much easier than should she attempt it after the 2012 election. It might not be as attractive as a product at that time.
She can have a reality show, stay with her Fox contract, tend to her family and do what she likes.
I do not see her running for president this time around. We’ll see if she is so inclined in 2016 when her children are a little older. Maybe then she’ll have that fire and she’ll reconsider.
I have always believed that the number one reason why she didn’t want to run was her children. And there is something about motherhood that is much bigger than the presidency.
Your wanting her to run is not changing anything when she’s home in Alaska with her family. Maybe you’ll enjoy watching them all on television next year.