Sophisticated Sarah: Palin Is Part Hepburn, Part Loren, Part Thatcher, Part Annie Oakley

thebulletin.us ^ | Saturday, December 19, 2009 | MICHAEL P. TREMOGLIE

[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.

[mazda77]

I stand corrected and thank you. I knew the quote had an out in it and was, in my estimation, perfectly worded. As a former Arizona resident, I have forwarded my support to JD because he has the stones to call it like it is. I pray he steps up to the plate because we all know McCain will sulk away into RINOville if he is elected again despite his most recent speeches on the Senate floor.

Good day to you across the pond.

[DocRock]

"And sure enough, here comes the anti-Palin brigade to relate their latest Verse of their own personal political strategy in the very next post. She's "not, not, not... good enough for us".

I call 'em But Monkeys because they usually start off their post with, "I like Sarah, but...

[sarah fan UK]

You are most welcome.

[jpsb]

It is pretty clear that McCain is simply a cross Sarah has to bare. Any conservative interested in restoring good government to the USA can plainly see that. Enemies of Sarah will no doubt try to use McCain as a wedge. Good luck with that. In any political calculation it is much better to have a pimple on your butt (McCain) then be seen as a disloyal, ungratefully back stabbing b*tch.

[Tallguy]

Unfortunately, Sarah’s recent statement that she is “100 percent” for the re-election of the RINO John McCain is not going to help her.

I look at it this way: Endorsing McCain is not going to help her, but NOT endorsing him could hurt her. Loyalty is an important thing when you are out there doing favors (campaigning). You hope to collect those IOU's later on. If she fails to say the 'right things' about McCain it might make it harder to collect when the time comes.

[Lakeshark]

Oh the 1% crowd will be here in droves, as usual. They love trashing Sarah now, it's only a matter of time before the Sarah truth file comes out.

They'll continue celebrating their brilliant move to punish the Republican party for not being pure. I can't wait to see their plan to roll back the health care bill.

[rabscuttle385]

If she fails to say the 'right things' about McCain it might make it harder to collect when the time comes.

Actions speak louder than words.

Palin's PAC has already distributed funds to RINOs such as Graham, McCain, Murkowski, and Hatch.

Palin's SarahPAC Backs Portman, Graham, Hatch (Palin loves RINOs)

FEC finds problems with SarahPAC contributions [to Murkowski, McCain in 2010 primary, general]

You--and a lot of other Palin supporters--are attempting to defend the indefensible.

[rabscuttle385]

They love trashing Sarah now, it's only a matter of time before the Sarah truth file comes out.

SarahPAC's contributions to various RINOs, including McCain and Graham, are all a matter of public record in SarahPAC's filings with the Federal Elections Commission in Washington.

Palin's quote, that

"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection."

is also on the record, as John McCain's 2010 campaign Web site trumpets it quite well, and she has not stepped forward to correct or redact it.

Vetting candidates, or potential candidates, for a public office--and Sarah Palin is no exception--is not "trashing."

[stephenjohnbanker]

It is pointless. Read these posts. It is perfectly okay to re elect McCain, and sell out the conservative cause, if that is the cost of doing business. Incredible but true. Read it and weep.

[Lakeshark]

Wow. I couldn't have been more correct on my call.

Here he is to save the day.

I think he's a Mobey. Or just the leader of the stoopid posse. Not sure which.

[Jabba the Nutt]

She is a politician. The trick will be, yeah she "endorses" McCain, but does she do anything for him.

I didn't like her bragging about being the first Governor to appoint a Climate Change sub-cabinet officer, unless she had gone on to say, 'with the new information, we now know the whole man-caused global warming is a giant hoax.'

[Catsrus]

So what if she supports McCain? Hayworth hasn’t announced that he is running for office yet. They differed on many issues during the campaign, but, found common ground on others. Sarah Palin was the excitement of the GOP during 2008, and she can’t turn her back on McCain - even if she wanted to. And, I’m sure if she decides to run for President in 2012 - McCain will back her too. You can’t throw everyone under the bus, because none of them is perfect. She’s a staunch conservative and nothing will alter that. John McCain is conservative on some issues.

Now, let’s talk about vetting shall we? Let’s talk about how properly the Zero was vetted during the campaign. What a joke! This isn’t vetting you’re talking about - it’s trashing Sarah in hopes of turning people against her should she decide to campaign for McCain.

[mkjessup]

If she fails to say the 'right things' about McCain it might make it harder to collect when the time comes.
Actions speak louder than words.
Palin's PAC has already distributed funds to RINOs such as Graham, McCain, Murkowski, and Hatch.
You--and a lot of other Palin supporters--are attempting to defend the indefensible.

Ruh roh Rabs, THAT isn't going to make you very popular in this thread, ;)

But let's talk about these donations to Graham, Murkowski and Hatch for a minute (never mind McCain for now), what is the political 'up' side to Sarah's PAC making donations to the likes of such RINOs? If anyone were to ask (regarding South Carolina's Senators) "who is the conservative, Graham or DeMint", there is no question that the answer is DeMint, who has been a solid defender of true conservative values, while Goober Graham has done everything except drop to his knees and service the 'Rats and RINO-enablers in the Senate. So why would SarahPAC donate to Graham, and not to DeMint who is certainly more aligned with Sarah's traditional conservative values?

Now I can understand the donation to Murkowski, it's one Alaska gal looking out for another, if nothing else. Alaska honestly doesn't have a lot of clout in Washington, so it makes sense, RINO-status of Murkowski notwithstanding.

But Orrin Hatch?!?! The orator and virtuoso piano player and singer of odes de' praise for the late depraved and demented Fat Teddy Kennedy?!? Hatch was perhaps at one time a conservative, but his excess hero worship of Teddy went beyond noxious and became utterly nauseating in the past few years and he has become a RINO's RINO. Why Sarah PAC would want to help out Hatch (who AFAIK, has little opposition in his home state of Utah) is beyond me.

You raise good issues that deserve discussion Rabs.

[rabscuttle385]

They'll continue celebrating their brilliant move to punish the Republican party for not being pure.

No one has argued for perfect political purity, although it is a clever rhetorical exaggeration by those in the Republican Party who would rather not face the hard reality that, without those "certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell [the Republican Party's] numbers," there is literally nothing to hold the Republican Party together except for the Republican brand name.

Unfortunately, many conservatives have forgotten a rather sage bit of wisdom from the last Republican president to actually reduce the size and scope of the Federal government, a man from Vermont named Calvin Coolidge.

To paraphrase Coolidge, politics is merely a means to an end.

That end is necessarily dictated by that set of "certain fundamental beliefs" that Reagan once spoke of.

Without a set of well-defined and shared core principles, and by extension, a well-defined and shared common vision, there is, as I have asserted, nothing to hold a political party together. And, inevitably, a party without a clearly defined purpose will begin to fray and disintegrate into little more than a gaggle of people sniping at each other and powerless to accomplish any goal whatsoever.

The Republican Party of 2009 is temporarily united by the presence of a common enemy, namely Obama and the Democrats in Congress; when that enemy is vanquished, if the Republican Party has not defined its core principles, then it will break up again, or at worst, it will return to its old ways, like a dog to its vomit, of seeking merely to perpetuate its power and to stay "relevant."

[mkjessup]

If she fails to say the 'right things' about McCain it might make it harder to collect when the time comes.

Collect from who? How could her not endorsing McCain hurt her except with the liberals, 'Rat-enablers and (of course) RINOs who back McCain? She can cover herself perfectly by simply stating that she respects McCain and always wishes him well, however in deference to and respect for the citizens of Arizona she will simply wish both candidates (assuming Hayworth gets into the race) "good luck"?

That would in fact, be totally Reaganesque, as the Gipper did NOT endorse GHWB in the 1988 Republican primaries, but waited until his VP's nomination was secured.

I don't see ANY upside to her endorsing McCain in Arizona.

[Lakeshark]

Ah, the posse ping.

This thread will surely become more and more "pure" now.......

[rabscuttle385]

Wow. I couldn't have been more correct on my call.

Here he is to save the day.

I think he's a Mobey. Or just the leader of the stoopid posse. Not sure which.

Look, Lakeshark, do you intend to actually counter the evidence as provided at post 28?

Or do you prefer to launch insults and slurs at me--i.e., engage in behavior that is a good indicator that you may not have, or are unable for whatever reason to mentally formulate, a rational rebuttal--instead?

Oh, and by the way, insinuating that I am a "mobey" (sic), defined by Urban Dictionary as

An insidious and specialized type of left-wing troll who visits blogs and impersonates a conservative for the purpose of either spreading false rumors intended to sow dissension among conservative voters, or who purposely posts inflammatory and offensive comments for the purpose of discrediting the blog in question.

Then you may want to show that the evidence at post 28, all from reputable, verifiable sources, is in fact false.

[mkjessup]

Wow. I couldn't have been more correct on my call.
Here he is to save the day.
I think he's a Mobey. Or just the leader of the stoopid posse. Not sure which.

Hey, that's a real contribution to the discussion. But being the one trick pony you are, I'm not expecting anything more in depth from you.

Why not try to refute the FACTS that have been posted by Rabscuttle385 instead of mewling your usual ad hominems?

I already took you to the woodshed yesterday, but we can go again, no problem:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2409178/posts?page=475#475

[WVKayaker]

Title of Thread:

Sophisticated Sarah: Palin Is Part Hepburn, Part Loren, Part Thatcher, Part Annie Oakley

I didn't see any mention of McLame in there, yet here you are with the same current defeatism. Nobody has elected you to anything, have they? I seem to think she has a little more experience, and much better credentials.

What is your purpose for showing up on all these Sarah threads, with the sole intent of breeding YOUR discontent? Ronald Reagan had something to say about that. Was he good enough for you? He signed a law that gave "tax refund" money to people that don't pay taxes.

BTW, did you know that Sarah now has more than 1,115,798 supporters on FaceBook now?

Even Piper's getting tired of the SOS-DD from you guys!

Click pic for SarahPAC

[Lakeshark]

Hey there Rabadash, I engaged you in the last thread to see if you could do anything but rail and call people RINO's, and you didn't engage.

You didn't respond at all.

Which leads me to my conclusion, you are either a Mobey, or simply the leader of the stoopid 1%er posse. I'm really not sure which.