Yes, Sarah Palin is a RINO.

The Reality Check ^ | 2010-01-23 | Zbigniew Mazurak

[rabscuttle385]

Paul Streitz has decided to call Sarah Palin by her real name, because she endorsed John McCain (who is trying to win a fifth term as Senator) and said she will campaign for him. Fanatic Palinites, such as the editors of the misnamed „conservatives4palin.com” website (they should rename it „liberals4palin.com”), lambasted him and called him a “backstabber”.

“If Paul Streitz’s support of Governor Palin is contingent upon his agreeing with every decision she makes or her selling out her deeply-held values, that’s unfortunate. While all support is appreciated, the governor has never been for sale. Ask the Alaska establishment, who learned that early in her political career.”

Palin has proven that she IS for sale – if one picks her for veep. She’s endorsed a despicable traitor because he chose her as his veep.

Palin is so dishonest (or so ignorant) that she didn’t even tell the truth about why she endorsed John McLame. She claimed that:

“John McCain is on fire to kill Obama’s government takeover of healthcare and that’s what I want to see.”

Which might be incorrect, because McCain favors the SAME policy on socialized medicine as Obama – he just might vote against this particular Act. McCain favors socialized medicine, as proven by Steven Warshawsky:

“McCain’s campaign website [of 2008 – ZM] demonstrates that his thinking on this issue is much closer to Hillary Clinton than Adam Smith. For example, McCain states that “controlling costs” is his top priority, and that “nothing short of a complete reform of the culture of our health system and the way we pay for it will suffice.” This is a recipe for massive government interference in the health care industry. McCain also supports universal coverage, claiming that “we can and must provide access to health care for all our citizens.” Completing the liberal trifecta, at the January 5 ABC NEWS debate, when Romney criticized McCain for “turn[ing] the pharmaceutical companies into the big bad guys,” McCain replied, “Well, they are.” Plainly, if he were president, McCain would serve as the Democrats’ “useful idiot” for their plan to impose socialized medicine on the nation.”

Also, I’ve heard from a friend that McCain will likely now try to save the socialized medicine bill. So on socialized medicine, McCain and Obama differ only about particular bills, NOT about the merits of socialized medicine itself.

What about the task of protecting the American people? No duty is more important than that one. But on that issue, McCain is also liberal and unreliable. Palin falsely claimed that:

“And his commitment and his leadership on national security to win the war on terror, that’s what we need. (…) national security, he gets it. He understands how to win.”

Palin is flat wrong. McCain is NOT committed to the task of defending the American people, and he’s not a leader on anything except liberal policies. He „doesn’t get it”. He doesn’t understand how to win the Global War on Terrorists, nor does he understand any defense issue or foreign policy issue confronting America now. I’ve written several articles pertaining to this guy, demonstrating what McCain’s specific policies are, and why they are wrong. So I’m not going to repeat those entire articles. Let me comment again on McCain’s policy on the GWOT, though, because that’s one specific issue that Palin mentioned.

John McCain does NOT say that America should attack its enemies before they attack America. He also endorsed Obama’s decision to close Guantanamo, and he opposes “enhanced interrogation techniques”, which are absolutely necessary to gain intel information and protect America.

McCain also buys the PC propaganda about the root causes of the Islamic threat. He believes that these root causes are “poverty, tyranny and despair”, and ignores what terrorists themselves say motivates them: the Quran, which contains several explicit commandments to kill nonbelievers.

In short, McCain doesn’t recognize the real nature of the Islamic threat, and he’s not prepared to combat it effectively. Anyone who isn’t prepared to combat it effectively is a person who doesn’t belong in the Senate. If the GWOT is the most important issue for you, McCain is undisputably the worst possible Senatorial candidate from Arizona.

I did not include McCain’s cretinous, liberal, anti-American policies on foreign policy issues other than the GWOT, even though I could (foreign policy is not limited to the GWOT, although Sarah Palin, as an ignorant person, doesn’t understand that). My articles about McCain refute his idiotic policies, so I just wrote a reply to what Palin explicitly said. She did not comment on McCain’s treasonous policies like nuclear disarmament and the progressive abolition of conventional weapon programs (which are necessary to protect America against China).

The failed 2008 VP candidate also said this about McCain:

“And he is a statesman, and I don’t hesitate at all to say, no.”

Which is not true. McCain is not a statesman; anyone who calls him a statesman insults real statesmen. A genuine statesman fights for the right policies, regardless of ideology; works for his country 24/7; and retires when he should.

McCain has spent the last 9 years promoting destructive liberal policies to punish the GOP for its decision to give Bush the 2000 Republican nomination; he’s been working against the US and for his liberal ideology (together with fellow liberals like Kennedy, Obama, Russ Feingold, and Hillary Clinton); and he has refused to retire – he’s vying for his fifth term as Senator. By comparison, George Washington refused to serve as President for a 3rd term, even though as of 1797, there were no presidential term limits. McCain is running to keep his salary, not to serve the American people, whose opinions are irrelevant for him.

Palin ended her statement thus:

“we do need his leadership, especially on those two fronts: Government takeover of healthcare, he wants to kill it; national security, he gets it. He understands how to win.”

See above. Her claims are false.

Whether she uttered those claims because she’s ignorant or because she knows they’re false and decided to lie for McCain, only Palin knows. Regardless of the answer to that question, she’s not qualified for the Presidency, as she has proven with these statements and other utterances. She embarrasses herself everytime she speaks. Conservatives4palin.com editors claim that she is simply behaving like a loyal person. But one’s own country is supreme to any person and any requirement for loyal individuals. When the choice is “Either the country or the person you should loyally endorse”, a real hero, a real patriot, a real statesman/stateswoman chooses the country, not the person. Palin has endorsed a strident liberal who’s trying to enrich himself with taxpayers’ money.

I was a fan of Palin myself. But I’m now convinced that she’s not a conservative, nor is she a politician qualied for the Presidency of the United States. She’s simply just another RINO endorsing another RINO. No real conservative would ever endorse McCain for the Senate.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Hey, don’t blame THIS one on Romney. the poster is one of the biggest Romney-bashers as well.

Most of us who supported Romney are quite enjoying the respite. Plus, between Palin supporting McCain, and the whole Scott Brown love-fest, we’re enjoying the hypocrisy of those who used to attack US (not Romney, but the freepers who dared support him), defending things just as bad.

My personal opinion is that this is all my fault, because I think last week some time I might have said I supported her. :-)

[Lakeshark]

He’s much worse than that. I think you missed my invisible /sarcasm sign.........

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

The people who wouldn’t vote for McCain or Obama on principles were not the type to stay home. They would have voted third party or written in a name. They are the people who would have gone to the polls to vote for local candidates and ballot issues. There were less than 2 million third party votes in the entire country. I get tired of seeing people use empty arguments like this to make a personal attack.

I've already had FReepers tell me that they did not vote for McCain on the basis that he was not qualified per the Constitution, in the same manner that Obama is not qualified.

Now, the figures that were given are the votes for Obama, not the number of voters that showed up at the polls. And no matter whether these "crazies" here on Free Republic (who did not vote for McCain, and thus gave Obama the election) -- did go to the polls, they did not vote for the GOP Presidential candidate and that's bad enough in and of itself.

We got Obama as a result of that one...

[BufordP]

Speaking of Shrub...

Eight Wasted Years ...Margaret Thatcher used to talk about the “ratchet effect.” When the Left gets power, she said, they drive everything Left; when the Right gets power, they slow the Leftward drive, perhaps even halt it for a spell; but nothing ever gets moved to the Right. U.S. politics in the 21st century so far bears out this dismal analysis. What does the Right have to show for eight years of a Republican presidency? I supported George W. Bush in 2000 because I thought he had a conservative bone in his body somewhere. I supported him in 2004 because I thought him the lesser of two evils. At this point, I wouldn’t let the fool park his car in my driveway. Bruce Bartlett was right, every damn word... Bill Gertz interview on Hannity and Colmes Gertz: Well he casts himself as a compassionate conservative and I argue that he's neither. That his administration is neither. He's done tremendous damage to the conservative movement...

Bush's legacy IS Obama.

[Radix]

Idiocy

[Batrachian]

"If she wanted to repay some perceived debt to McCain, all she had to do is stay out of the primary and then campaign for McCain in the general election."

Yes, that's a good answer, but if McCain asked her for an endorsement, then she could hardly have refused, given what he did for her. There are times when loyalty and gratitude are more important than ideological purity, and this was one of them. Purists can find fault with even the best politician, but Sarah Palin is no RINO.

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

Hey, don’t blame THIS one on Romney. the poster is one of the biggest Romney-bashers as well.

Don't forget to include Jim Robinson in on those Romney-bashers... LOL...

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My personal opinion is that this is all my fault, because I think last week some time I might have said I supported her. :-)

Not at all, they were at it long ago -- along with the Romney-ites who were bashing Sarah Palin while she was on the GOP ticket, too... :-)

[DwFry]

“I was raised to always pay my debts, whether that debt was money or something else and the character of the person you owe the debt too was not a factor in paying it.”

What kind of character does it take to legalized an invasion of your own people for personal gain?

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

Bush's legacy IS Obama.

Go ahead and give us the list of all the former Republican Presidents, too... while you're at it. I wouldn't want you to leave out any of them... LOL...

[bamahead]

Well at least one thing is clear. If there’s going to be a third party divide in the GOP by 2012, Sarah will certainly end up on the establishment side of it. And the establishment is where the RINO problem is.

[BufordP]

Go ahead and give us the list of all the former Republican Presidents

And the purpose for that would be what?

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

And the purpose for that would be what?

Just so you could be consistent... :-)

[az.b1bbomberfxr]

Oh boy...Out come the PAULTARDS!!

[BufordP]

You posted a pic of Bush, I responded. Are you confused?

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

Well at least one thing is clear. If there’s going to be a third party divide in the GOP by 2012, Sarah will certainly end up on the establishment side of it. And the establishment is where the RINO problem is.

Ummm..., yes, and I hear the hoofbeats of an "H. Ross Perot" coming down the pike... :-0

[ Thanks Ross, for helping us lose... :-) ...]

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

You posted a pic of Bush, I responded. Are you confused?

It would be impossible to be as confused as some of these Sarah-bashers... :-)

[RummyChick]

This “repay” excuse doesn’t fly when applied to Steele and she backed Steele -who should be fired.

For me, she now has two black marks.

[Reagan69]

Sarah Palin is being a smart **politician**.

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Um, isn’t that the problem?

[nhwingut]

Sarah Palin is now a RINO. That’s a good one.

[Pan_Yan]

McCain didn’t lose because some conservatives didn’t like him and stayed home. The few hundred thousand people who actually know that McCain is a loon unfit for the senate, much less the presidency, didn’t swing anything. McCain lost because if your choice is between two pontificating hacks who don’t say much different pick the younger, more historic one. Obama beat McCain the same way he beat HRC. Sound the same - be prettier.