Nineteen years later, is Ross Perot fondly remembered or is he remembered as the fiasco that put the Clintons in the White House?
For months, I have been warning on FR about the "Cult of Personality" surrounding Palin, not because of Palin, but because of the extremely destructive effect that such behavior by some of her supporters was having on the ability to present a united front to defeat Obama.
Any Palin doubter who dared to question the merits of a Palin candidacy was personally insulted and attacked. Any Palin supporter than dared imply the slightest imperfection in Sarah was personally insulted and attacked until he or she begged for forgiveness. Any GOP candidate whose name was not "Sarah" was attacked. One FReeper actually posted "If Sarah does not get it, Obama can have it".
This is not "Conservative" behavior. Throughout History, "Cults of Personality" have been the hallmark of totalitarian regimes. In the United States of America, the "Rule of Law" and the Constitution, not mere mortals, were revered.
All my life, I have been affected by a "Cult of Personality" that still exists to this day. In 1958, the Savior of Cuba that would end the Batista dictatorship was a young man that promised the restoration of the Constitution of 1940. My grandfather, eager to restore democracy, donated a considerable amount of money to the cause. By 1961, all talk of the Constitution of 1940 had vanished and, by then, the only thing that mattered in Cuba was whether you were a "Fidelista" or an "anti-Fidelista". My grandfather, who believed in Constitutions and not men, then spent the years from 1961 to 1980 in Fidel's gulag, released a few short months before he died.
No mere mortal is ever going to meet the expectations of a Cult of Personality. As Stentor's tag line points out, "All cults of personality begin as high drama and end as low comedy."
Palin, herself, has never encouraged such fanatical behavior as "If Sarah does not get it, Obama can have it". Palin, herself, believes in my tag line "Defeating Obama should be Priority Number One".
It is time to stop treating Sarah Palin as a demi-god and it is time for rational conservatives to rally around Sarah Palin in her upcoming efforts to defeat Obama in 2012.
You’ve been attacked and ridiculed viciously for simply stating the truth. It went on for months and months. I am sorry that happened.
I do want to give credit where credit is due, though...
When I read one of your posts where you talked about Palin doing book signings you made me re-think if she was a candidate or not. Thank you for that.
Well, now that it’s settled, I guess we’ll have to vote for the ‘what’s left’ of the GOP. You do realize, barring a miracle of Almighty God, that whoever runs against Barry the Boob will lose, right?
I’ll vote for whoever the GOP nominee is come next November. I will then sit back and wait for any one of the following things to be said from the Oval Office....
“My fellow Americans, it is with great sadness that I report to you tonight that the country is bankrupt and we have defaulted on our debts...”
“My fellow Americans, due to the riots that are sweeping our nation, I have declared martial law. All public gatherings are to be disbursed and all Constitutional rights and privileges are suspended for the duration...”
“And now, Supreme Leader Barack Obama...”
or
“All people will attend to the words of your new leader, Premier Hu Jintao. Those found not listening will be arrested and executed...”
I really like the lady. Went to see her in Media, PA during the campaign and enjoyed what she had to say. She was the main reason I got off my ass to vote for McQueeg. The more passionate of her supporters give me the willies.