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Sophisticated Sarah: Palin Is Part Hepburn, Part Loren, Part Thatcher, Part Annie Oakley
thebulletin.us ^ | Saturday, December 19, 2009 | MICHAEL P. TREMOGLIE

Posted on 12/18/2009 11:44:13 PM PST by GonzoII

Watching the video of Sarah Palin’s appearance with William Shatner on the “Tonight Show” with Conan O’Brien, the one word that came to mind was style. Yet, there was more to it than that.

After all, she entered the arena of late night television, a stage that has excoriated her routinely — the “enemy camp” as Chris Matthews might say. Mrs. Palin's has been scoffed at before by Mr. O’Brien. The show has featured William Shatner mocking Mrs. Palin’s tweets by reading them as dramatic recitations.

Still, Mrs. Palin handled her appearance with the aplomb of Beyonce at the MTV Video Music Awards. She exuded the charm of Sophia Loren; the dignity of a Katharine Hepburn.

The blend of these qualities, with the feistiness and intellect of Margaret Thatcher and the forty-something feminine beauty of a Demi Moore, is what makes Mrs. Palin so dangerous to the political establishments of both parties.

She has a certain manner, an allure about her that has endeared her to a wide swath of the American public in a short period of time. She is upsetting a lot of apple carts and the entrenched politicos resent it. They have directed their fire at her.

Indeed, Mrs. Palin has weathered a torrent of vitriol. While her primary critics are liberal Democrats, the bien-pensants of both parties fear and loathe her.

This was evinced recently by Michael Petrilli’s hortatory article in the Wall Street Journal. Petrilli’s haughty piece titled, “Whole Foods Republicans,” had this to say about Mrs. Palin, “…there's Sarah Palin, whose entire brand is anti-intellectual.”

Mr. Petrilli’s remarks about Mrs. Palin’s supporters echoed what liberals have said about military personnel in Iraq (Senator John Kerry, D-Mass.: “you get stuck in Iraq”) and the audience of the Limbaugh show.

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KEYWORDS: annieoakleysyndrome; palin; palinshatner; presidentpalin; presidentsarahpalin; sarahissarah; sarahpalin
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To: stephenjohnbanker
Your panties sure are in a wad...


181 posted on 12/19/2009 5:47:15 PM PST by WVKayaker (www.wherezobama.org / Obama's Excellent Adventure ...)
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To: mkjessup

Yea, you want the mods to know that he threatened me physically.

I didn’t turn him into the mods because we have agreed on most conservative issues in the past.

btw, the offer to “meet and settle this” and the expletive, which is in my email accout was funny. Why would you want that made public.

I’m an 82nd Airborne vet and former middlweight Division runnerup in boxing....It would be murder.


182 posted on 12/19/2009 5:47:57 PM PST by rbmillerjr (It's us against them...the Establishment RINOs vs rank and file...Sarah Palin or bust)
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To: stephenjohnbanker
With regard to posts 27 and 28, of which I am the author, and of which you propose are examples of “trolling,” I have merely posted links to other threads on Free Republic, only one of which was originally posted by myself.

Your post was off topic and needed no refutation. Your premise had already been rejected and you pressed on despite. Your panties sure are in a wad.


183 posted on 12/19/2009 5:50:12 PM PST by WVKayaker (www.wherezobama.org / Obama's Excellent Adventure ...)
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To: WVKayaker

I thought you were calling it a night?

Just can’t drag yourself away from FR, I know the feeling.

Off topic for a moment, being a fellow West Virginian (try not to cringe too much at our having something in common, lol) what part of the State are you in?

Those 30 inches of snow in that picture made me shiver!


184 posted on 12/19/2009 5:50:22 PM PST by mkjessup (Dec 19, 1941 - President Franklin D. 0bama announces that he now speaks Japanese.)
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To: WVKayaker

Btw, Kayaker,

in the hills of Western Maryland, we got 20 inches and it’s still coming down and expected to until at least 6AM.

What part of the Wild and Wonderful WestVirginny do you live in?


185 posted on 12/19/2009 5:50:59 PM PST by rbmillerjr (It's us against them...the Establishment RINOs vs rank and file...Sarah Palin or bust)
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To: WVKayaker
I just checked again, and Sarah now has more than 1,117,034 supporters on FaceBook. click for link.

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What exactly does this mean? Especially in light of the fact that Beyonce has 2,600,000 plus, Britney Spears has 2,400,000 plus and our dear fearless leader has 9,000,000 plus supporters on FaceBook.

btw...over 123,000,000 Americans voted last November. Sarah's much vaunted FB fans amount to less than 1% of that number.

So, please explain why you trot this out so often.

186 posted on 12/19/2009 5:52:38 PM PST by wtc911 ("How you gonna get down that hill?")
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To: WVKayaker

“Your post was off topic and needed no refutation. Your premise had already been rejected and you pressed on despite. Your panties sure are in a wad.”


187 posted on 12/19/2009 5:53:03 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: WVKayaker

That wasn’t my post.


188 posted on 12/19/2009 5:53:47 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: rbmillerjr; stephenjohnbanker
Yea, you want the mods to know that he threatened me physically.

I doubt that very much.

I didn’t turn him into the mods because we have agreed on most conservative issues in the past.

Well ain't that mighty nice of you.

btw, the offer to “meet and settle this” and the expletive, which is in my email accout was funny. Why would you want that made public.

I never said I did. But you just chose to do that which shows what sort of dirtbag YOU are.

I’m an 82nd Airborne vet and former middleweight Division runnerup in boxing....It would be murder.

How many years ago was that Rocky?
189 posted on 12/19/2009 5:54:17 PM PST by mkjessup (Dec 19, 1941 - President Franklin D. 0bama announces that he now speaks Japanese.)
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To: MaggieCarta

Hard to see Maggie Thatcher quitting anything.


190 posted on 12/19/2009 5:54:40 PM PST by wtc911 ("How you gonna get down that hill?")
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To: mkjessup

Well you said you live in WVA, I live close by..in Cumberland,Md....just a skip over the Potomac to WVirginny.

Come get some and find out.


191 posted on 12/19/2009 5:57:10 PM PST by rbmillerjr (It's us against them...the Establishment RINOs vs rank and file...Sarah Palin or bust)
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To: rbmillerjr

LOL, NOW who is making threats?!?

Miller, you’re a real prize.


192 posted on 12/19/2009 5:58:08 PM PST by mkjessup (Dec 19, 1941 - President Franklin D. 0bama announces that he now speaks Japanese.)
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To: mkjessup

Where’s the threat?


193 posted on 12/19/2009 5:59:56 PM PST by rbmillerjr (It's us against them...the Establishment RINOs vs rank and file...Sarah Palin or bust)
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To: rbmillerjr

“Come get some and find out”, I doubt you were referring to your supply of Grey Poupon, lol


194 posted on 12/19/2009 6:00:44 PM PST by mkjessup (Dec 19, 1941 - President Franklin D. 0bama announces that he now speaks Japanese.)
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To: mkjessup

I like coarse seeded grey poupon.


195 posted on 12/19/2009 6:02:40 PM PST by rbmillerjr (It's us against them...the Establishment RINOs vs rank and file...Sarah Palin or bust)
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To: rbmillerjr

Ya know, somehow that doesn’t surprise me one bit.

I’m gonna emulate WVK here at least in the sleep department and call it a night.

It’s been fun, see ya around Champ.


196 posted on 12/19/2009 6:06:47 PM PST by mkjessup (Dec 19, 1941 - President Franklin D. 0bama announces that he now speaks Japanese.)
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To: rbmillerjr; mkjessup

Well, now that we have all decided to kill each other, could we at least postpone it until I can ruin some of Obama’s Civilian Security Force Mau Mau’s. I have a feeling CW2 is coming up this year, and I am ready for some fun ;-)


197 posted on 12/19/2009 6:06:56 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

First things first.

The Dems claim to have 60 votes on ObamaCare.


198 posted on 12/19/2009 6:09:54 PM PST by rbmillerjr (It's us against them...the Establishment RINOs vs rank and file...Sarah Palin or bust)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; rbmillerjr; mkjessup

Locked and loaded!
In the meantime, Cowboys 14, Saints 0. 2nd quarter. DVR engaged. G’nite! I’ll probably sleep in the Barcolounger!


199 posted on 12/19/2009 6:12:45 PM PST by WVKayaker (www.wherezobama.org / Obama's Excellent Adventure ...)
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To: mkjessup; stephenjohnbanker; WVKayaker; rbmillerjr; All
If they can refute the facts, I’d like to see them get with it.

Refute this.

http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00458588

http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/com_detail/C00458588/

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cycle=2010&cmte=C00458588

Committee ID: C00458588

SARAH PAC

PO Box 7711
Arlington, VA 22207

Treasurer Name: Crawford, Timothy
Committee Designation: U (UNAUTHORIZED)
Committee Type: QUALIFIED NON-PARTY

Committees And Candidates Supported/Opposed
SARAH PAC

Party: No Associated Party

PO Box 7711
Arlington, Virginia 22207

Recipient's Name Date Amount Image Number
CONTRIBUTIONS
MCCAIN, JOHN S VIA FRIENDS OF JOHN MCCAIN INC 06/23/2009 5000.00 29934240264
MURKOWSKI, LISA VIA LISA MURKOWSKI FOR US SENATE 06/07/2009 5000.00 29934240264

200 posted on 12/19/2009 6:13:37 PM PST by rabscuttle385 (Purge the RINOs! * http://restoretheconstitution.ning.com/)
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