Posted on 10/29/2010 3:48:44 PM PDT by patriotgal71
Is there anything that Sarah Palin says that doesn’t get twisted by the liberal media?
In response to a clip of an “Entertainment Tonight” interview with Sarah Palin, the ladies of ‘The Talk’ misconstrue Palin’s response in order to project her as ignorant.
The highlighted interview question was “How does it feel to be one of the most polarizing figures in America today?” Palin replied “I think that that is a bit perplexing, because I think what is polarizing about believing in the United States Constitution and our Declaration of Independence and all those things that it stands for and what our founding mothers and fathers in this country meant for America to keep building upon? Those are the things that I believe in. Wha’s extreme about that? How is that polarizing? So I'm still perplexed by that.”
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Sarah’s beauty and poise unnerves a lot of homely women.
It vexes me.
It vexes me so....
Sarah is hot because she can hold my attention for more than 5 minutes. By that, she stimulates the mind and stirs the spirit.
Homely women make good lovers....
Stever Wariner.
Wait, is that right line? LOL
She must be frustrating the hell out of them.
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I'll have to take your word for that.
The electorate must become wise to these things and to America's Founding principles, which can enable them to recognize which are true ideas of liberty, and which are counterfeit ideas of tyranny. That is not easy.
In 2008, Michael Ledeen, on another subject altogether, wrote of the degree to which Americans have been "dumbed down" on some basic ideas underlying our freedom:
Ledeen said, "Our educational system has long since banished religion from its texts, and an amazing number of Americans are intellectually unprepared for a discussion in which religion is the central organizing principle."
In the Pope's speech in Germany a few years ago, he observed:
"A reason which is deaf to the divine and which relegates religion into the realm of subcultures is incapable of entering into the dialogue of cultures."
Ledeen put his finger on a problem that stifles meaningful dialogue and debate in America. Censors [disguised as "protectors" (the Radical Left's ACLU, NEA, education bureaucracies, etc., etc.)] have imposed their limited understanding of liberty upon generations of school children.
From America's founding to the 1950's, ideas derived from religious literature were included in textbooks, through the poetry and prose used to teach children to read and to identify with their world and their country.
Suddenly, those ideas began to disappear from textbooks, until now, faceless, mindless copy editors sit in cubicles in the nation's textbook publishing companies, instructed by their supervisors to remove mere words that refer to family, to the Divine, and to any of the ancient ideas that have sustained intelligent discourse for centuries.
Now, it is the ACLU which accuses middle Americans of "censorship" if they object to books, films, etc., that offend their sensibilities and undermine the character training of their young. Sadly, many of those books and films are themselves products of the minds that have been robbed of exposure to wisdom literaturein the nation's schools and universities.
Back to the subject at hand:
The Democrats (Progressives) ARE WHO THEY ARE. Sestak, Manchin, and other Democratic candidates' "distancing" themselves (whatever that might mean) from Pelosi/Obama won't change that.
The Party stands for the right of women to determine who is born and who dies in the womb;
- the Party stands for liberalizing the definition of marriage;
- the Party stands for redistribution of wealth from those who produce it to those who don't (no matter how they label it);
- the Party stands for a belief that the U. S. Constitution is a "living," or as I heard one describe it, a "fluid" Constitution [meaning it can be changed by activist judges (instead of by the ONLY method prescribed within the Constitution itself)];
- the Party leadership at all levels is in "lock-step" on these matters, revealing a totalitarian mindset that does not allow for those of differing ideas to become leaders.
As a result, the Progressives' agendas will be adhered to by elected officials, no matter how much the PR officials of the Party may use semantic trickery to "redefine" it to the citizens described as "red staters."
When it comes down to it, even the Joe Liebermans will fall back to "lock-step" when push comes to shove. Only those like Zell Miller, who are willing to be castigated and ignored, dare speak out.
The same can be said for the "Progressives" within the Republican Party.
That's why voters need to be grounded in enduring ideas in order to recognize tyranny camouflaged in "hope" and "change" and to be able to appropriately enter into what the Pope described as "the dialogue of cultures."
1. I'm a guy, and that sounds pretty good to me.
2. That appeal, which I have no doubt that Todd appreciates, has absolutely nothing to do with so many real Americans wanting a patriotic American who believes in a limited and constitutional government, enumerated powers including national defense, and the basic goodness of American values to replace the totally different person in our White House. Besides the fact that I am very happily married, I would not want to tangle with a man as tough as Todd. Finishing the last 500 miles of a race with a broken arm, and coming in 4th? That's tough!
The Spew has self destructed this election cycle.
I love Sarah to death, but I wish she’d learn to trim those run-on sentences. Something like this:
Palin replied “That is a bit perplexing. What is polarizing about believing in the United States Constitution and our Declaration of Independence? The things our founding mothers and fathers meant for America to build on? Those are the things I believe in. What’s extreme about that? How is that polarizing?”
From the ignorant, but not.
Hm. I’m not going to say those ladies are ignorant. I am going to say they’re not necessarily smarter on politics than the gov.
Agree 100%. Delivery counts for a lot.
This isn’t “The View”. This is CBS’s “View” wannabe.
my bad
Exactly she needs to turn it around on them and make them answer so their ignorance is exposed. Just as you wrote it:
“Palin replied “That is a bit perplexing. What is polarizing about believing in the United States Constitution and our Declaration of Independence? The things our founding mothers and fathers meant for America to build on? Those are the things I believe in. What’s extreme about that? How is that polarizing?””
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