More at Commentary Magazine re Sarah Palin:
[excerpt] ...That said, Revere’s quote does technically get her off the hook. Of course, if you believe that this minor incident in the story of the ride is what she was thinking of when she answered the question then you are probably among the minority of Americans who think she deserves to be trusted with nuclear weapons. Because anyone other than a Palinite who watches the video of her answer knows very well that her bumbling response shows she was having a hard time coming up with a coherent answer. Palin’s inability to speak in clear, precise terms about questions of large importance as well as small (such as this) is a chronic problem. She is an articulate woman and many of her positions on the issues are actually quite sound. But she is unable to explain them in any depth because her body of knowledge is tissue thin. Whenever pressed by an interviewer who is not there to puff her, she stumbles and usually blunders. The fact that some of her gaffes can wind up being rationalized in some manner does not justify the pretense that she is person of substance. [end excerpt]
So what’s the purposes here? A hit piece to you?
Blah, blah, blah, Palin can’t win, blah, talking points, blah, blah.
I remember when Ronald Reagan was running was running the first time - the GOP and the MSM didn’t think he was capable ...
I remember when Ronald Reagan was running the first time - the GOP and the MSM didn’t think he was capable either ...
She's running, but by delaying her entry until the very last minute she keeps the opposition (Democrat and Republican alike) in complete and total disarray because she is the de facto frontrunner.
For such a dumb broad, she sure seems to be outsmarting everybody.
I don't get a feeling of grievance, I get the sense of "We mad and we aren't gonna take it (socialism) any more." I don't think that this tour means she's going to run or not run. I think it means she's attacking from a different direction, to move the ball from lamestream media control over to flyover country control. She's changing the game for whoever becomes the nominee. We owe her a lot.
Memo to Palin:
SOGOTP
If the bus shows up in my home town on the 4th of July, I’ll know she’s running - announced, or not. My hometown’s 4th of July celebration has a national reputation.
Oh they’re just twisting themselves in knots trying to convince themselves she can’t win. I think they fear she’ll actually get things done thus proving how hopelessly entrenched and useless the powers that be truly are.
Cindie
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
None of us can really know one way or another. It’s interesting to guess, but impossible to conclude anything with any certainty. Whatever the outcome, the will-she/won’t-she suspense contributes to her mythos, whether it be as a candidate or private citizen.