Posted on 09/01/2008 11:42:12 AM PDT by Yanni.Znaio
Dear Governor Palin: Before I posted this, I tried searching for your email link on the State of Alaska webservers.
Unfortnately it appears that said webservers have collapsed underneath the hitload.
I wish to congratulate you on your selection as John McCain's running mate, and state uncategorically that although I disagree with you on some issues, I have the utmost respect for your courage and the principled stands you have taken in connection with the situations that you have faced to date.
The Founding Fathers would be pleased. You are the type or citizen-leader that they anticipated; this is patently clear to anyone who has read their writings.
The career politicians, the beneficiaries of the status quo, those who nurse upon the teat of government, the statists, those who hate individual liberty and responsibility and those who would prefer to consider themselves citizens of the world first and Americans second are all terrified: not only terrified of you but also terrified of what you represent.
They are terrified of you because you, and the principles by which you have lived your life, are illustrating with the brilliance of a thousand arc lights not only their utter hypocrisy but also the corruption and filth in which they are immersed.
I ask you to please carry on despite the onslaught of insults and outright lies that have been directed towards you since your selection as the Republican nominee (I *can* call you that now, right? It's just a small technicality at this point.)
Remember that one of the best ways to judge someone's character is by looking at who their enemies are. And you have quite a collection there.
And, to make sure that I'm not painting with too broad a brush: As for some on the other side, such as the PUMAs- they are sickened by what they see, and they are more sickened with each passing day. I read it on their websites.
Most of them are cheering you on; some will vote for you and some will not; I respect them for their principled stands, either way.
In contrast to everyone else playing on the stage this fall, you are one of us.
Quintessentially American.
God bless you and your family.
Carry on despite the onslaught.
Carry on for the future of this country, and for us.
Exactly.
Its obvious that Obama is going for the bat-nuts crazy demographic. He can have them. If it turns out they are in the majority, we have bigger problems than just Obama.
Thanks.
AARGH! Just spotted a typo!
The Founding Fathers would be pleased. You are the type OF citizen-leader that they anticipated; this is patently clear to anyone who has read their writings.
Spell-check (although I don’t use it) wouldn’t have caught it, though.
I blame it on a combination of clumsiness and touch-typing.
Nicely said. I think many people, including some of those who supported Hillary, will come to share many of your beliefs. Nutroots excepted, most Americans are willing to look at the whole person, and will like what they see. Despite disagreement on specific issues.
A thousand times I’ve wished I could edit a post seconds after it went up. I wish they had a do-over button.
Don’t worry, I think the grammar police will let you slide.
Yeah, but i made the mistake in the blogpost, missed it there and then cut/pasted into the FR post.
That makes it a “missed it twice” booboo.
What a horrible, illiterate thread, embarrassing, humiliating, and totally depressing, I’m not voting anymore. Thanks a lot.
C’mon warrior, you should know all of this. Being from Jersey and all.
Funniest response so far.
And you’re living proof that there are “roots” with a sense of humor (actually most of the unix folk I work with are pretty witty people).
Excellent post. Thank you.
I’d like to add that, also, one of the best ways to judge character is how one handles their own missteps in life.
(no grammar nazi’s, please)
I trust that the misuse of the apostrophe in the word “Nazis” was deliberate, and mis-inserted for the purpose of ironic humor.
Thanks for the thanks.
Well, since I didn’t see a /humor tag in your reply, you just made my iggy list.
Have a nice day.
I didn’t think I needed one, that it was funny enough to be taken as tongue-in-cheek without one. After all, I laughed at myself earlier...
Sorry for the omission.
I was only kidding, you couldn’t tell? LOL
Got me but good.
Found a treatment for that blue thing yet?
Well said. You sound like a sincere patriot.
We're right behind you and all around you. We love you and thank you!
My Dear Governor Palin:
Madam, we are only too proud and grateful that you have assumed the terrible responsibility of campaigning for Vice-President of the United States.
Your courageous decision, in the face of overwhelming hate and vitriol directed against you and your family, has galvanized Americans across the land.
Your foes and opponents are legion; indeed they are the majority of the citizenry right now. Take heart in knowing that I, and countless veterans like me, appreciate that you understand the value of leading by example; and that your example has been sorely needed for our country.
You have provided all of us with a standard to rally behind, and the courage to move forward into a future for this nation: not in a slouch toward Socialism, but in the direction of Ronald Reagan’s great city on the hill.
We here at Free Republic can only wish you and your family all good fortune, and the promise we will wholeheartedly support you in the grueling months to come.
Yours Sincerely,
OLD SARGE
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