“The Undefeated”......Defeated.

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[RoadTest]

“She is a quitter”

You don’t understand, and you’re too ready to call people names. Not running for President is in no dictionary “quitting”, and turning away from one pursuit doesn’t preclude another, or several.

[RoadTest]

She goes by principles, not polls.

[Carling]

Palin had a job as governor, and she quit it to be a TV star/media member.

She’s a quitter. The news about her not running has barely been a blip on the radar. She is a very big fish in the FR pond, but in the ocean of the country, she is just another celebrity.

[RoadTest]

Glad to see a clear mind in this bunch!

[Carling]

She goes by principles, not polls.

What are her principles? She went from saying on a Newsweek cover that "I can win!" and there is a "fire in my belly" to not running in just a few months. I happen to believe that her own polls told her not to run. Her influence on FR was much, much larger than her influence on the GOP in general.

[greene66]

I wanted her to run as much as anyone on these boards, and although I’m admittedly a bit disappointed, I’m also at the same time oddly quite content over her decision. Even a bit happy for her. And I look forward to following her just as much as ever, as she continues her fight against the ‘permanent political class’ and Obama and the whole corruption in the system.

Although she has the right message and right vigor, the media-political complex was going to fire-bomb her to oblivion every hour of every day had she gotten into the race. They proved they will peddle out-and-out lies and smears with no moral qualms, towards not just her but her family. The GOP establishment would continue stabbing her in the back, preferring an Obama win over a Palin win. It would be like facing a fully armed, modern regiment with an antique shotgun.

I truly believe she has made the right decision, and it very well might allow her to get her ‘messages’ out more effectively, not being under the immediate media barrage. True, she loses a little by no longer perceived a potential candidate, but not nearly as much as I think some folks might be predicting.

[McGruff]

She’s a quitter...

Because of supporters like you, Perry won't get my vote.

[raccoonradio]

Agreed...and, a quitter never wins. 3rd party run would have just give us 4 more yrs.

If she really cared about winning she would have announced long ago. Once it became apparent the deadlines were approaching she had to come out and say, no, I’m not running.
And the hardcore followers are shocked, shocked...betrayed.
Fooled.

Worshipped like a messiah..high hopes...devoted followers...
Yes...She...Can. Sound familiar?

[RichInOC]

Well, them and because despite having run three gubernatorial races, another couple of statewide races, and whatever lower-level campaigns he’s run, the candidate himself is in no way, shape or form ready for a presidential campaign, let alone the job.

[Carling]

Perry was never going to get your vote anyhow.

Sorry to point out that Palin is a quitter, but she is.

[GLDNGUN]

Many of us believed Sarah was called by someone MUCH higher than McCain into the political world, and it was God’s way of telling America, “This is your last chance USA, I’m giving you a very, very clear choice, Palin vs. Obama.....CHOOSE”.

I felt the same, but maybe I was wrong. I'm considering the possibility that God called her, but that she blinked at the last moment. If she did, it's human nature. Even great figures in the Bible resisted God's call at times: Moses, Jonah, etc. They eventually came around but only after God smacked them around a bit to get their attention. Even Jesus prayed fervently that He wouldn't have to follow through on what He was called to do. I think maybe Sarah knew it would take a miracle for her to win the general election, and like Peter when walking on water, lost a little faith and faltered.

Remember the Palin family get together a few months ago when she supposedly made her decision? Bristol said her mom had made her decision, and while Sarah wasn't happy with Bristol for saying that she really didn't shoot that down. So if Sarah had decided back then not to run...why wait several months to announce that while so many supporters were waiting on pins and needles? I think perhaps Sarah decided TO run at that time, but on certain conditions and to announce at a certain time. Perhaps it was a delaying factor, and in the end Sarah just couldn't pull the trigger.

The recent book that came out on her with disgusting rumors perhaps played a part. I don't want to believe it, but maybe one or more of those stories have some merit of truth and Sarah feared more digging on those details would reveal that and embarrass her and her family further, or even cause her to drop out of the race.

It's also possible that the book coming out was God's way of telling Sarah that people are going to write and say bad things about her and her family whether she runs or not, and that by not answering His call, she would not be under His protection. If this is the case, it could be a bumpy road in the near future for Sarah and her family.

If she was called but didn't answer the call, maybe, just maybe there's a chance she will get in the race after God gets her attention.

[raccoonradio]

Exactly. Here is how it works

Declare
Campaign
Win enough delegates/primaries, get nomination
Then hopefully win the final.

Some on here already had “Madame President” measuring the curtains for the White House and thinking up a cabinet.

But she didn’t even declare! Jumping the gun to an extreme.
Funny a lot of polls didn’t have her in there. Simple reason: not declared!

[proud American in Canada]

If she endorses Cain and Cain loses, Palin’s rapid descent into political irrelevancy will be complete.

True enough. I wonder what will happen to all those donations people made, people who were under the impression she had the "fire in the belly" (her words, IIRC) to run for president.

[don-o]

She’s a quitter. The news about her not running has barely been a blip on the radar. She is a very big fish in the FR pond, but in the ocean of the country, she is just another celebrity.

Post of the Day.

[EternalHope]

Good article.

Wish I hadn’t paid my $100 for an “advance” copy of The Undefeated.

When duty called she hung up the phone.

[BufordP]

...the fickleness of the Palinistas

A lot of the Palinistas were psycho and it showed.

[McGruff]

You're lucky you're still posting here.

To: Carling
And you can get the zot at anytime, troll.

1,057 posted on Thursday, October 06, 2011 1:40:37 AM by Jim Robinson

[jla]

You've an abnormal, and troublesome, fixation with Palin. You may be as bad as The Wizard.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Even now you have to crawl onto Palin threads and spray your excreta all over the place. Remind me which candidate you support so that I can mark them off my list.

[Grams A]

This quitter business is getting ridiculous. If she did decide to run, IMO the top four would have been Cain, Palin, Perry and Romney. The odds of the Conservative votes having a three way split between Cain, Palin and Perry and Romney walking away a winner were too great. I am very disappointed that she didn’t run but for my own selfish reasons which generally showed more concern for my own future wellbeing than what might be best for her, her family and the potential outcome of the election.