Posted on 01/23/2010 10:19:54 AM PST by 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.
Horrible as it may be, it is true. McCain was not a great candidate, but that is no excuse for conservatives to have sat out the election or thrown away their vote on a loser third party candidate or write-in. Any vote which did not aid the McCain/Palin ticket aided the Obama/Biden one, and for that I can’t forgive them.
I knew you were the real McCoy. The other barracuda is obviously a fraud. She can’t even spell Sarah’s name right.
Sarah will be the nominee if she wants it, so I suggest the haters knock it off.
No, I did not realize there was another poster with such a similar username when I joined up. If it is a problem, I can change mine or start another account since Sarah Barracuda was here first.
Link?
No No it’s all good. I don’t have a problem with it at all
I believe that if McCain had been elected, it would have ruined any chance Sarah had for a future in politics. I also believe that there would have been no tea parties with a President McCain - AND - that he would be, at this moment, GLEEFULLY planning the same type of Healthcare Reform, Cap & Trade, etc - that Obama’s administration is trying for. The difference would be that there would be NO opposition.
I prayed for GOD to help our country - in my mind, I was meaning to help get McCain/Palin elected. When that didn’t happen, I have to believe that this is all GOD’s will. He does work in mysterious ways.
“RINO” has been so misused by conservatives like “racist” has been misused by liberals that it is quickly losing it’s meaning.
The same Chuck Baldwin who was endorsed by Ron Paul? The same Chuck Baldwin who supports Paul’s isolationist loony foreign policy? I’m surprised you would openly admit that here.
Cool.
:-)
Think of it this way, the same people who are trashing her now calling her a RINO(Which is such a ridiculous name, I Really have no clue where that term came to me) would have called her a TRAITOR if she supported Hayworth or someone else. They would have said “How dare she turn her back on John McCain, he gave her a platform to speak, he gave her an opportunity to become Vice President, and this is how she repays him..she is SO ungrateful.” I remember when the whole “Visorgate” issue came out, where she “erased” the name of McCain’s name from her hat in Hawaii, these same people, you would think, would have been applauding her right, some did, but the rest were saying she was nuts to do that, that she is a traitor to McCain, but then when she said she was supporting him, BOOM, they call her a RINO. Funny how they don’t call Scott Brown a RINO, he not only is supporting McCain, but is doing ROBO CALLS for him in Arizona..ROBO CALLS for God’s sake, but nah, he is a “Scott Brown Republican” not a RINO..how about Romney, Huckabee, Pawlenty, what are they..I guess they are super mega RINOS
I don't believe it's the kind of mental disorder that is transmitted by posting here though.............
I'll do it AGAIN in 2012 if I have to! :-)
If she does value and respect McCain, then I'd have to question the soundness of her judgment. He's been a major enabler of some very bad policies, leaning across the aisle to work with Senator Ted, others, on some very bad legislation. He preens about his "bi-partisan spirit"; but it's all vanity. While he admires himself for having the reputation of working across party lines, the real point is the way he's done it has put our First Amendment liberties at risk — campaign finance reform for instance; not to mention that the illegal immigration problem seems not to trouble him at all. He seems blind to the demographic and cultural aspects; and so just wants to give all illegals "amnesty."
In this, he seems to be thinking like a Democrat — e.g., oh goodie! Look at all those new voters for me to gratify!
In short, bringing McCain along into "true believer" status strikes me as impossible on its face. He likes himself just the way he is, thank you. Sure, it would be a great thing, were it to happen. But my sense is McCain is an old dog who isn't interested in learning any new tricks.... And as influential as Sarah Palin may be, I don't believe she has a magic wand by which to transform this frog into a prince....
Just my humble opinion for what it's worth, jonrick46. I'm a political realist, that's all.
Oh, for goodness’s sake, I know how to spell Sarah’s name as evidenced by my many dozens of posts here. I took creative license with my user name, that’s all. Geez, some of you can be awfully petty. I guess it beats actually addressing the content of my posts.
“RINO” has been so misused by conservatives like “racist” has been misused by liberals that it is quickly losing it’s meaning.
Just curious..... Are you saying that John McCain isn’t a RINO?
First of all, there needs to be a consensus on exactly what a RINO is. What policies does a person have to endorse, or not endorse, in order to a RINO?
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