Sarah Palin in "The Undecided," or, Only Her Halibut Knows for Sure

grey_whiskers ^ | 10-02-2011 | grey_whiskers

[DJ MacWoW]

“Honey-do” lists are sobering. ;-)

[Finny]

Well done, GW. One question. That third arena that she battles with the GOP — am I interpreting it correctly in that you’re saying that the reality is that ANY of the candidates can beat Obama because he’s so weak, and so Palin is battling their legitimate potential as successors to Obama?

[grey_whiskers]

Well done, GW. One question.That third arena that she battles with the GOP — am I interpreting it correctly in that you’re saying that the reality is that ANY of the candidates can beat Obama because he’s so weak, and so Palin is battling their legitimate potential as successors to Obama?

Not necessarily: but all the prospective candidates THINK they can: so they are all fighting for position.

Thanks for the compliment...btw. It's a labor of love, not money.

Cheers!

[ReneeLynn]

I’d prefer an ‘I’m sorry I jumped on you for expressing your opinion on a topic that you ‘were’ pinged to’. But, you have a good rest of the weekend too.

[grey_whiskers]

I'll apologize, sure. But I really *didn't* ping you, so I couldn't understand why you were replying to *me*...

Here's a virtual beer, if you like. Let's be friends.

Ta ta for now...

[Finny]

Thanks for clarifying. I meant also to say in my original post that I especially savored your piercing observation of the following:

Karl Rove is s pretty sophisticated operator, and he is likely behind one of the memes that “she is declaring today / later this week / this weekend / next week FOR SURE.” Get the rumor going and make Sarah deny it: if she denies it enough, it looks like she is denying running at all; then if she does run hold those statements against her. And if she doesn’t deny it, then "Goody, she’s not running." And in the meantime Rove can make his own do-it-yourself Palin fatigue by proxy, without her doing anything, by starting his own destructive rumors.

Let's hope Rove has not only met his match in Palin, but his superior!

[sillsfan]

Well done.

For anyone that cares, Todd Palin will be Stephen Bannon’s special guest tonight on his Victory Sessions radio show. Listen online at 8pm CST
http://www.kabc.com/

[berdie]

Very well written. Thank you.

[MestaMachine]

[Sea Parrot]

She is just following Nathan Bedford Forrest’s battle tactics. Get them skeered and keep the skeer on them...then charge and give them hell.

[Elsiejay]

Very good. But 2016? If Fundamental Transformer-in-Chief is re-elected, I doubt our republic will be salvagable by anything short of a full-throated, full-bore rebellion.

[ConservativeDude]

What happened to your old tag line? I wanted to see “Palin is coming and the Tea Party is coming with her!” again.

(Not because I believe it, but because your tenacity is a spectacle to behold...)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Whatever, dude or dudette, as the case may be.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for sharing your insights, dear grey_whiskers!

[Free in Texas]

Excellent in depth assessment, GW! I think you covered most of (if not all, surely) the variables. One of the biggies in my mind is : with all that she has been through, Todd and the children must know what is coming should she run. Love of country vs. love of family is the burden of true patriots.

It is one thing to know that the opposition go all out to destroy you. It is quite another to know that they would gladly destroy your entire family and all it's generations. So the Palins will have come to terms on that issue.

The length of her list of enemies on the left AND the right would rival the Great Wall of China because, as you have so succinctly pointed out previously, she (and the TEA Party) represent the death of the current political status quo and the return to path that the Founders intended.

I've been mulling over various scenarios until my muller is quite sore and the best I can come up with is that she will keep everyone guessing until the very last second and then declare candidacy for the Presidency in 2012. At that time all hell will break loose and uproar will be the order of the day.

She will need all the financial, moral and physical support we can muster because this will be a titanic battle for the soul of this nation.

[Forty-Niner]

“Sarah is a leader, not the kind of person who bases her decisions on what others do. She will force the door open if necessary.”

I agree. when the time comes. Sarah will kick that door open loudly.

[ConservativeDude]

oooh good one. What can’t take a little fun? Maybe I should post that crybaby picture for you?

[sickoflibs]

RE :”And if such an opening doesn't appear this cycle, she will continue as a commentator, and cheerleader, and bide her time...until 2016.”

Looks like 5 more years of “She will definitely win if she decides to run”

But what about all those sure fire 'clues', like the running outfit?

[dforest]

I think she clubbed her halibut upside da head on her TV Show.

I doubt he can pick up on the obvious signs of her imminent candidacy.

LOL

[sickoflibs]

RE :"I doubt he can pick up on the obvious signs of her imminent candidacy.

There were are alot of really good clues/hidden messages out there that she is running. Not just the running outfit in a cover article entitled "I can win' but also she said 'we' on FNB channel talking about the candidates last week. Then there was the 'I am' T-shirt at the Iowa Fair. How can these be explained? :)