I'd say that she is a little bit more than a "small time pol," especially considering the tens of thousands of Conservatives she drew to her rallies who otherwise would have stayed home.
Posted on 10/18/2009 10:37:08 PM PDT by Jeanette Pryor
On July 3rd, 2009, Sarah Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska, and nailed the following sign to her door: “Men Wanted For Hazardous Journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.”
This, the most famous newspaper advertisement ever penned, placed its original author, Sir Ernest Shackleton, in the position of having to select the crew for an Antarctic expedition from among the 5,000 men the ad brought to his office. Comparing Sara Palin to the greatest explorer in history might appear to stretch the limits of metaphorical license, even for an Irishwoman given to hyperbole. I contend, however, that it pales when compared to likening a revolutionary idealist with two weeks of Presidential experience, to Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa, or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I believe that Sarah Palin, will be the next President of the United States, and that the secret to her success can, oddly enough, be found in characteristics she shares with one of the greatest Explorers of modern history, Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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I'd say that she is a little bit more than a "small time pol," especially considering the tens of thousands of Conservatives she drew to her rallies who otherwise would have stayed home.
what a truly tremendous piece.......great writing, and the exact situation we are in......
Go Sarah, we are with you Madame President
Excellent post.
Please tell me where you got that awesome photo. And is there one with her at the podium?
Wouldn’t want some dhimmiRAT saying that the crowd was there for Juan.
#21-
where’s Waldo?
Interesting comparison. Thanks for the post.
I believe the appropriate drink for such a journey is Guinness, but I might be ethnically predisposed.
Think again.
Welcome to FR.
I just read this excellent piece from where you had linked it in the comments section of another blog.
I liked it so much that I called my mother and read it aloud to her over the phone!
I’m sending it to everyone in my email address book.
The reason I discovered that you had posted the thread here at FR is because I had just done a title search, with every intention of posting it here if it had not been posted already.
Thanks for posting it here. : )
Just looked through Jeff’s campaign picks. Wow! Sarah even looks fantastic in a tank, wearing a helmet! Dukakis, eat your heart out.
bumping the original thread
Both comparisons are ridiculous.
They look like they could be related. probably not, but interesting to think about.
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