Posted on 10/06/2011 12:06:35 PM PDT by bigjoesaddle
“The Undefeated”......Defeated.
Ok, ok.......NOW she’s a quitter.
Back when Govenor Palin resigned as Alaska’s “Grizzly in Chief” after a judicial assult compiled of several lawsuits against her, Palin fans were relieved, because she did not need to be put needlessly through the media and judicial ringer any more, because she was needed later for a larger calling; to defeat Obama in the election of 2012.
Resignation was not seen as “quitting”, it was a strategic, maneuver, a rope-a-dope, around the anti-Palin crowd....she wasn’t quitting, she was “outflanking”.
Well, Palin did indeed have a clear message last night when she announced she would not run in the 2012 Election. That message was typical no-nonsense Palin, even though she said it with different words.
“Hey Media........you win.”
“Palinista’s” like me are very disappointed, and frankly are very worried about the future of this country. Yes, we believed she was running, we believed she “decided” to run the day she resigned as Governor. We believed her movie “The Undefeated”, (now destined for the $1.99 bargin basket as WalMart), was an introduction and explanation of the candidate for the campaign, a campaign that was going to be a very clear, and I mean VERY clear choice of Liberal vs. Conservative, Pro vs. Anti Government, Good vs. Evil.
Yes, I said evil. 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”. Sarah’s popularity was not cult of personality, (unless every average woman with a “PTA mom” persona has a cult following), it was that she was authentic, devoid of ego, simply wanting to do the right thing.
I have what’s called a “phone-book” philosophy on politics. I believe, strike that, I KNOW the country would be better off if we chose our Congressmen and Presidents randomly out of the phonebook instead of electing them. Let’s face it, it takes a lot of ego to run for Congress, as well as President. Regular people don’t wake up one day and say, “Ya’ know what, I think I deserve to be leader of the free world”. And it takes a lot of ego to take peoples hard earned money in donations, thinking “I’m worth it, gimme, gimme, gimme”! And the Ego of every candidate is what nudges them to “get along” and “play politics” when in office. It’s more important to be seen “as” President, and a distant second place to actually do the “work“ as President. The phonebook method would virtually eliminate the “Ego” quotient of the equation.
Sarah would have been our “Phonebook” candidate.
She was called up to be in the spotlight, she didn’t seek it. Sure, it took confidence to run for governor, but we know she would not have run for President; she was a God loving mom first, (and that’s probably why she quit), and would not have “needed” to be President. (i.e. she herself was the “reluctant” candidate Sarah talked so often about while campaigning for others in 2010)
Electing Sarah President would have been like electing our good friend and neighbor as President. Something the elites laugh uproariously at, but what we “regular” people know is desperately needed in Washington.
There were only two people in the wide field that were worthy of trust. My definition of “trust” involves both trust that the candidate will do what they say and say what they do, with no fear from us of their personal corruption as a result of ego and general corrupted personality to “play politics”, but also the proven experience standing up for what you believe in the line of fire, that Palin proved in Alaska taking on the oil companies. I “trust” Cain and Bachmann, but both are dreadfully inexperienced, so that I don’t “trust” them in actually getting the job done. Palin earned that trust in Alaska.
Now that Palin’s gone, the only other person I trust to do what he says is Ron Paul.
Heaven help us!
Paul’s shocking naivete in the August 11th debate when he was fine with Iran having the bomb, saying it is natural for Iran to want a bomb as it is surrounded by countries such as India, Pakistan and Israel which all have one, giving Iran the same respect a spoiled kid gets when he wants the toy all the other kids have, makes us realize how badly Palin was needed. I trusted Palin to take on the establishment and try to save the country, and I trust Paul to be a Whack-a-Doo-in-Chief.
In Palin’s case, I pray that SHE prayed, and that this is indeed her destiny. In her statement she said “ I believe that at this time I can be more effective in a decisive role to help elect other true public servants to office”. All I can say is “good luck with that”. The importance of Palin was that she was NOT a carnival barker type politician, and she didn’t need the “kingmakers” in politics to support her, she could “outflank” the Establishment. She’s a regular person, and it was going to be a great blessing for America to get a “regular” person in the White House. I don’t need her insight who to vote for, I’ll ask my PTA mom down the street who to vote for, common sense is common sense, it’s everywhere but Washington!
And now she wants to be a “kingmaker” in Tea Party clothes? Liberals didn’t like her, the Independents didn’t really know more that the tidbits the press fed them, (which she could have countered in the campaign) we Conservatives were waiting very patiently,and now she dissed us.
Who’s left to listen?
I just heard Sarah on Hannity. She said that she didn’t “retreat” and now she felt free to say whatever she thinks. I don’t see why a campaign would have restricted her message in any way.
She rattled off half a dozen or more objectives and qualities that she hopes to see in a candidate. After each, I said, audibly though to myself, “Yeah YOU are that candidate who could have espoused those issues.” The “guy” that she is looking for has left for the North Slopes. The magic is really gone now. It’s a shame. I’m sure that she feels relief that the decision has been made, but as the campaign unfolds, “what might have been” will hang around like a long shadow at sunset, and its lurking will be painfully obvious to all, including Sarah.
This author is obviously not up to date on Cain.
Perry is folding, and he’s not really a conservative anyway, and Cain will eventually be bumped off b/c of his former position with the deservedly unpopular Fed. Do I sound defeated? I can’t see the Romney money losing, except very possibly next November. Bob
Thank you very much for your post # 31. you covered so many issues that I too have been thinking about.
“What are her principles?”
In her own words, “ - to actively and aggressively help those who will stop the “fundamental transformation” of our nation and instead seek the restoration of our greatness, our goodness and our constitutional republic based in the rule of law.”
That’s good enough for me.
” - YOU are that candidate who could have espoused those issues.”
I understand your disappointment. I’d like nothing better than Sarah Palin to be governing from the White House (after it was fumigated and exorcised).
But we have to consider this: they (the media and the rest of the Demonrats) would have destroyed her completely - and her family. I mean DESTROYED, as they did Joe McCarthy and Ken Starr, only worse. They love picking on women and blacks. Wait ‘till you see what they do to Herman Cain.
Since I don’t feel like typing another long response, I’m just going to repost my thoughts on Sarah’s decision and statement that I posted on another thread:
1) Good for Sarah. I bet she realized that she would not win the general election and instead will allow an electable conservative to run. It takes a strong character to put aside their personal ambitions to do what is best for their country.
2) If she is really not running for fear of her family, that is a telling reflection on the state of this country and should serve as a wake-up call for all.
3) The reactions of her most ardent supporters are amazing and unsurprising. This is what happens when you put too much faith in one imperfect woman.
4) The stool of conservatism has three complementary legs. They are social conservatism, fiscal conservatism, and national defense conservatism. Her letter reflects a disturbing trend, which is emphasizing fiscal conservatism at the expense of social conservatism and national defense conservatism.
Sorry, but economic issues are the least of our worries right now. Sure, Obama is implementing the worst economic policies in the history of our nation. However, our nation is sill very wealthy. People all over the world still dream about living at the high material standard that we do, and most people who ever set foot on this earth would die to live like the “poorest” among us do. On the other hand, a million of our most innocent are butchered a year in their very own mothers’ wombs, its becoming more and more the case that we are beginning to be forced to pretend that Adam and Steve are married, and the institution of the nuclear family is still in shambles. On the national defense side, suicidal mullahs in Iran are beginning to get nuclear capabilities, a new and better than ever caliphate is potentially forming in the Middle East, the existence of Israel is being put in ever increasing danger, not-so-friendly China is still on the rise, and we have porous borders that our emperor refuses to close. As for miscellaneous issues, our Second Amendment rights are being pried away from us, we have a ridiculous amount of illegal immigrants, people are acting like global warming isn’t a laughable scam, race-relations are being set back decades, and we have a wannabe president in office doing his best to either destroy this nation and/or become dictator of America, caliph, or ruler of the universe.
So yeah, fiscal conservatism is important, and it complements the rest of the conservative platform. But the economy is not the #1, consensus, by-far most important issue right now, and conservatives should stop acting like it is.
Indeed, and a reminder of one of my all time favorite scripture passages, which is:
"Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying..." - Jonah 3:1
Such grace and mercy from our God, even after we disobey and are chastised.
My only other thought was that perhaps her and Todd had set out a "fleece," that if another Godly, conservative candidate was running and was electable, she would not enter the race and risk splitting the Tea Party vote, thereby handing the nomination to Mittens. The recent Cain surge would then have been interpreted as The Lord's "no."
Many thanks for your refreshing wisdom and great insight.
Sigh...
Suffice to say it would have been so MUCH better if she had decided and announced this months ago. Better for the country, better for Conservatives, better for the Republican Party -- and better for her own credibility -- which has now been shot to pieces.
She is never going to regain the level of trust and passionate dedication that was hers until yesterday. That's a fact.
At the national level, she has one more chance. She will have to choose a candidate, back that candidate enthusiastically, and that candidate will have to win. If she doesn't, two years from now she'll probably be hosting a 3 a.m. talk radio show somewhere in the boonies.
If concern about personal destruction was her deciding factor, she should have withdrawn herself from consideration long,long ago. B/c this realization is nothing new. Now her detractors will conider her a joke, and her supporters will no longer be as inspired when she speaks. The magic of Sarah Palin was always contingent upon the possibility that her goodness and wisdom would one day restore America from the Oval Office. She will soon realize this. Bob
I CAN’T understand her ostensible reasons whatsoever, to be frank. They make no sense to me.
Don’t kid yourself. Every pol goes by polls at some point.
I disagree with most of what you posted. I think it was human nature to want to run. I think God has other plans. I believe she would have gone against what God has planned had she run.
We have entered the prophetic end times. This nation will continue a downward spiral into what will ultimately be a one world government.
Its obvious you “missed the point” ! Ms. Palin most decidedly chose not to run in order to support the Republicans. IOW, she - unlike you, apparently - knows a “third party” political division at this point would mean another Obama term - and all that implies !
IMNSHO, Ms. Palin isn’t “quitting” on anything ! Rather, she’s remaining true to her credo of faith in America and its Libertarian principles she’s so long espoused !
But, by all means, parrot the lamestream media meme ! Its your perogative and right ! But, I humbly suggest, you take some time to learn a little more history and political science ! >PS
Now where in that post did you get the idea that there is any throwing up of the hands or not trying to do anything to keep going? I’m 63 years old and have also been through the times when people claimed “the end is near”.
My point was, and still is, that Palin did want to run and change things. I also believe that in some way God convinced her not to. God will indeed stop us from doing something that is contrary to His plan for our lives if that conflicts with His overall plan.
My time frame for the end times started with the establishment of the nation of Israel once again. In Psalms we find that the length of a mans life is 70 perhaps 80 years. The generation that saw Israel re-established as a nation will see the things Jesus was speaking of.
He also told us to keep doing till He comes so in no way would I advocate “giving up”. I do believe however that whatever we do Gods word will not be changed.
At least Cain is showing he is up to it! Good riddance to Sarah!
Who cares who she endorses?
But her supporters rationalized that she quit the governorship to use that 'freedom' to run for President.
Turns out she quit the Governorship to quit the Governorship-period.
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