Palin PING!
Anyone on or off the Palin ping, write me.
Posted on 07/02/2009 9:08:07 AM PDT by Josh Painter
It appears the Vainly Unfair magazine hit piece, the product of a collaboration between Obama-supporting liberal editor Todd Purdum and a few traitors within the McCain campaign organization, is backfiring. In the uproar that has arisen in the wake of the smear job, some former McCain staffers are standing up to defend their 2008 vice presidential candidate, and, unlike the anonymous anti-Palin leakers quoted in the politically-motivated article, those speaking out in favor of Sarah Palin aren't afraid to let their names be known:
"She's a fine person, with unique and unteachable political skills," said Mark Salter, a senior adviser to Sen. John McCain's (Ariz.) presidential bid who was deeply involved with the Palin pick. "I'm sure she has a future if she wants one."Also speaking up to defend the governor was Jason Recher, who served as senior adviser and trip director for Palin during the general election. Recher told the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza that in the two and a half months he spent traveling with Palin, he:
"grew to like and respect her even more as did many of the folks on the plane." Reche added that the people attacking Palin should "stand up and prove them on the record or move on with their lives like Sarah Palin has.Like Recher, former McCain national finance committee chair Fred Malek has been consistently supportive of Sarah Palin:
"She has been vastly underestimated as a result of one or two interviews," said Malek of Palin. "I have spent a lot of time around her and can state unequivocally she is smart, perceptive, curious, and absolutely on top of issues like energy which are pivotal to her role as Alaska's Governor."Malek recently hosted a foreign policy lunch to allow Gov. Palin to bet better acquainted with Beltway establishment Republicans such as former secretary of defense Frank Carlucci and former deputy secretary of state Strobe Talbott.
The ultimate GOP insider is Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who made the round of morning television talk shows to reiterate his support for the party's 2008 VP candidate:
"Sarah Palin will be a leader in this party," said Steele during an appearance Wednesday on "Morning Joe." "She has the ability to galvanize the base, and even folks outside the base. "And I think all the hindsight second guessing and back looking does nothing."Steele was also lavish with his praise for the governor when he introduced her at an Indiana pro-life event in April:
"And so on that Saturday when she was announced as the vice presidential nominee for the Republican Party, I was one proud Republican. I was one very happy Republican."By saying that he was hoping Sarah Palin would be McCain's choice after the short list for vice presidential nominee had been reduced to just two names, Steele seemed to indicate his preference for her over Minnestota Governor Tim Pawlenty, whose name was also on the list."And like so many in this room, I watched this party light up. I watched activists — Democrat, Republican and independent — tune in and pay attention and listen. And I watched her take the world stage by storm."
"She’s just begun to write the chapters for this country and its history book and its future."
The Democrats and their media mouthpieces appear to have overreached with their non-stop bashing of governor Sarah Palin, and now she is increasingly being seen as a sympathetic figure among what Cillizza calls "the GOP operative class."
- JP
And you, tiny person, do not tell me who I can support.
They were thrilled! They only ate three neighbors, the darlings.
Is this one of Cindy McCain’s siblings who so publicly came out for Obama last Fall?
Like it or not, it was her father’s money/estate to disburse as he chose. He chose to leave it to Cindy, so it was not ‘his [the half-brother] also.’
He must have KNOWN that most of the votes for his ticket were due PRIMARILY to the presence of Palin and the wish that he would survive much longer...
Now - the ever dreaming McInsane, looking forward to 2012 - KNOWS he must destroy Palin if he is to have a "chance" at winning the Republican nomination....
Yes - he IS that delusional.. His most damaging wounds as a POW, are not visible wounds.
Strobe Talbott, establishment Republican? Sure, that article has a lot of credibility...
Cutting back I see...
Must be the economy, a lack of good human flesh and all...
Perhaps if Sarah was a friend of yours you might feel different?
Palin PING!
Anyone on or off the Palin ping, write me.
I sure would like to be a fly on the wall when Todd and Sarah are discussing the future!
Hint: the biggest attraction in Giddings is the local Wally World...LOL.
Yep....not much in Giddings except cows. Hmmm.. five whole days in Giddings??? Seems even some decent conspiracy theory we could think of wouldn’t take 5 days to hatch in that one-light town.
Definitely farm and ranch country. She did her satellite interviews with Matt Lauer and Wolf Blitzer from there. After that...5 day blackout.
During Palin's speech at the convention Cindy was ecstatic. But, knowing woman like Cindy & daughter I can speculate that they have some animosity towards Palin. The former convinced that they are 'better' or more 'refined' than Palin when in fact the opposite is true.
The type of woman Palin is, (devout Christian, outdoors gal, bright, attractive and mother of Trig), somewhat puts women like the McCains off. Deep down they know Palin is a remarkable in that she celebrates rather than feels any bit of shame of how she leads her life and who she is. Cindy and the daughter realize it takes a very secure, confident and stable person to be like this, something they are not, so they look at Palin and bitterly quip, "how dare she be so good and not worry what others might think!"
...but, I could be wrong.
But your obviously comfortable with your irrational fixation so I'll just thank you for your prayers and leave you to your looniness.
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