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New Narrative for Sarah Palin -- The Wasilla Machiavelli
Yahoo! News Contributor Network ^ | February 18, 2012 | Mark Whittington

Posted on 02/18/2012 2:22:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

One of the more fascinating aspects of writing about Sarah Palin is how other people react so irrationally to her. Julianne Moore, an actress who is purported to play her in an upcoming HBO film "Game Change," does not like her one bit.

Big Hollywood has reported how the actress has trashed the politician she plays, claiming she was "unqualified" to be vice president.

Now a new narrative is arising about the former Alaska governor that is more suggestive of Machiavelli than of a bimbo.

The U.K. Daily Mail suggests, ever so gently, that Palin might be maneuvering to have herself nominated at a brokered Republican convention in August, thus avoiding the messy primary process that has not been edifying for any of the candidates involved.

The Week echoes that view and suggests, by quoting Jim Newell of Wonkette, that a brokered convention has been Palin's plan all along. How else to explain her wish that the primary process continue, by slyly hinting support for Newt Gingrich. The theory is this is less a play to help Gingrich than it is a way to stop Mitt Romney from clinching the nomination.

The scenario works like this: None of the candidates comes to the convention with sufficient delegates to clinch the nomination. The convention becomes deadlocked with ballot after ballot failing to pick a nominee. Then Palin and her activist army goes to work, cutting deals in the great tradition of "The Best Man" and becoming the compromise candidate.

One of the candidates who actually ran -- probably Gingrich -- is given the vice presidential nod....

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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KEYWORDS: gagdadbob; gingrich; onecosmosblog; palin; republicans; romney
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To: SuziQ

You wrote:

“Folks said the same thing about Jimmah Cahtah, back in 1976.”

Carter was running. Palin isn’t. If you don’t run, you can’t win.


81 posted on 02/18/2012 7:18:44 PM PST by vladimir998
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

palin 4 prez would hit libs n quislings like a high colonic

might have to postpone my expatriation and invest in galoshes

from my wishful thinking to Gods ear


82 posted on 02/18/2012 7:20:39 PM PST by AnTiw1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I like you 2DV. I can see you from my house. In fact, I’m gonna get you some curtains for yours. All that glass...


83 posted on 02/18/2012 7:24:17 PM PST by bigheadfred (Wogga la Hooga)
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To: bigheadfred

That’s beyond unconventional.

That’s just weird.


84 posted on 02/18/2012 7:26:03 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network ("The door is open" PALIN 2012)
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To: bigheadfred

Earth to fred. In order for people to try to get you to wear their clothes for free, you first have to have gotten somewhere in life, and also be able the make their clothes look GOOD.

Somehow, I don’t think you qualify on either count.


85 posted on 02/18/2012 7:29:39 PM PST by ngat
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

I’ve found that there are quite a few men (and some women) who are driven insane by the thought of a woman in a position of power. Even if she is conservative.


86 posted on 02/18/2012 7:34:23 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.~Admiral Yamamoto)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network; ngat
The problem here is that you all haven't gotten beyond the "first" grade.

But you have learned enough to recognize me as "second" grade.

So I will hold a little hope for you.

87 posted on 02/18/2012 7:38:29 PM PST by bigheadfred (That isn't rain. It is PISS.)
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To: bigheadfred

I never claimed to be a matinee idol or a swimsuit model. And what does that have to do with pissing on her shoes or her earning the money to buy her clothes? Or are you still stuck on the McCain campaign buying her a wardrobe? I daresay that’s been going on since politics started.


88 posted on 02/18/2012 7:39:44 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.~Admiral Yamamoto)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It is analogous to a metaphor.


89 posted on 02/18/2012 7:49:15 PM PST by bigheadfred (That isn't rain. It is PISS.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Works just fine for me, too


90 posted on 02/18/2012 7:50:47 PM PST by The Wizard
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To: Apollo5600

You don’t know anything about Governor Palin’s 20 year political career?

Her reputation for being a giant killer and a reformer that took on both parties in Alaska and while creating many political enemies she beat the entrenched corrupt machines.

While doing that Palin became the most popular governor in America, perhaps in history, consistently in the low to high 80%, and even 93%, approval.

Palin was not known for being a religious figure, she was known for being a political master and reformer.


91 posted on 02/18/2012 8:03:58 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney is unquestionably the weakest party front-runner in contemporary political history.)
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To: ansel12

I’m aware of her history.

But I’m asking what her Presidential platform would be.
I don’t know what that would be, and I don’t know if I’ll be finding much of that out if a rabbit gets pulled out of a hat and Palin somehow wins the nomination.

The beauty of a Primary is that we get to learn all about what the candidate believes and supports and what their plans are. You’re assuming here that she’s going to be the super candidate, but what is she going to promote? A flat tax? Is she in favor of privatizing social security? How would she handle medicare?

Are we just going to have faith that she’s going to have good ideas? What if her platform is exactly like Romney’s, but without the baggage on Romneycare? Are we just going to assume that she’ll be our Messiah when she didn’t even campaign for the nomination and yet wins the nomination?

I’m opposed to it utterly. It basically means that all of our efforts, all of our input, all of our campaigning on behalf of the candidates who DID RUN would basically mean absolutely nothing at all. And the decision as to who will be the nominee will be left to a bunch of delegates who I don’t know and didn’t really have much input in selecting.


92 posted on 02/18/2012 9:03:58 PM PST by Apollo5600
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To: Apollo5600

Gee, you really did just show up here recently.

I don’t think that freepers are in the mood to have to rehash what we spent 3 years on already.

Just start searching for old Palin threads and reading them.


93 posted on 02/18/2012 9:15:33 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney is unquestionably the weakest party front-runner in contemporary political history.)
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To: Apollo5600

Ah, man, no worries, they’ve already ASAD.


94 posted on 02/18/2012 10:04:28 PM PST by bigheadfred
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To: dsrtsage
A brokered convention will be run by the same people that have pushed McRomDole for the last year. If anybody thinks they will push anybody other than son of McRomDole they are smoking crack.

In addition, Palin has campaigned against "career politicians" like them. You don't have to be a candidate to be a career politician. Career party hacks are the same ilk.

95 posted on 02/19/2012 4:25:09 AM PST by Mind-numbed Robot
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Heard that Putz on Fox News this Morning,Wallace saying if Romney Loses Michigan to Santorum the Republicans are going to get Jeb Bush Or Christie to run for President. Well I think if there are any Tea Party People who can speak for them I would Like to Hear someone Posit Sarah Palin to be put up,I dont even want another Bush Or Rino shoved down our throats after all this, Sarah Palin should have been the one all alongas far as I am Concerned


96 posted on 02/19/2012 5:39:24 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Heard that Putz on Fox News this Morning,Wallace saying if Romney Loses Michigan to Santorum the Republicans are going to get Jeb Bush Or Christie to run for President. Well I think if there are any Tea Party People who can speak for them I would Like to Hear someone Posit Sarah Palin to be put up,I dont even want another Bush Or Rino shoved down our throats after all this, Sarah Palin should have been the one all alongas far as I am Concerned


97 posted on 02/19/2012 5:40:04 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: Apollo5600

Palin has proposed eliminating all corporate tax breaks, credits and loopholes, including energy related ones, and reducing the corporate tax rate to zero. That would be a huge boon to the economy while also removing many of the carrots and sticks by which Congress enables massive crony capitalism.

She has said that Ryan’s entitlement reform plans are a good place to start, but that we need to go further.

Her major point, however, by both her own record and her proposals at the national level, is to reduce spending and to absolutely cut the federal budget. She is in that way much closer to Rep. Paul than the other candidates running.

Gingrich would probably be closest to her overall perspective of any of the candidates running, which is part of why you’ve heard her speak more positively of him than of the others.


98 posted on 02/19/2012 6:07:33 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

I seem to recall Knolls running against Palin for Governor and after the loss he sustained, Knolls referred to Palin as “Alley Cat smart”.

Yes, it works for me too.


99 posted on 02/22/2012 7:23:41 AM PST by el_texicano (Palinista to the core!)
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