AZ-Sen. 2010: McCain Goes Hard After Hayworth; Sarah Palin (R) in No-Win Situation

Rush Limbaugh ^ | 2010-02-16

[Josh Painter]

No, Einstein, her confidence in her REAL supporters, not the fair-weather variety.

- JP

[stephenjohnbanker]

THAT shows the character of the people who are working for him.

[rabscuttle385]

No, Einstein, her confidence in her REAL supporters, not the fair-weather variety.

Oh, you mean the brainwashed Sarah worshipers who will twist themselves into the most curious contortions trying to defend her as she apologizes for and campaigns for notorious RINOs!

Wait...not all of them are brainwashed. Some of them are just plain stupid.

[Man50D]

Sarah is stuck, and she should do whatever she is obligated to do with as low a profile and minimal impact as she can possible manage.

No one held a gun to her head to support McAmnesty either in 2008 or now. She put herself in this situation.

Once McCain has lost the primary, She should come on strong for Hayworth. All will be understood and forgiven.

It will be understood she will be employing the same deceptive tactic used by many politicians by playing both ends against the middle to achieve maximum political gain if she does a 180 and endorses Hayworth. She will reveal no more courage of her convictions than any of those who seek to remain in office as long as possible. It is the reason people are demanding to clean house.

[philetus]

She should use McCains first sleazy trick to make a statement to the media that she can no longer support the sleazy sob.

[pallis]

“It will be understood she will be employing the same deceptive tactic used by many politicians by playing both ends against the middle to achieve maximum political gain if she does a 180 and endorses Hayworth. She will reveal no more courage of her convictions than any of those who seek to remain in office as long as possible. It is the reason people are demanding to clean house.”

Who would she turn around and endorse, if not Hayworth? It’s done all the time in party politics. Nothing is served, from a conservative standpoint, by demonizing Sarah for supporting McCain in this primary. Call it “stuck,” or call it whatever you want. She is being loyal, like it or not. I hope Hayworth has the good graces and good sense not to play that game.

Go Hayworth!

[Man50D]

She should use McCains first sleazy trick to make a statement to the media that she can no longer support the sleazy sob.

She doesn't have to support him now.

[philetus]

No, but she gave him her word,didn’t she?

[Man50D]

Who would she turn around and endorse, if not Hayworth?

She should have supported the more Conservative Hayworth from the start.

It’s done all the time in party politics.

That's the reason we are in the mess we find ourselves today with a corrupt government. Palin employing the same tactic doesn't make it anymore legitimate.

Nothing is served, from a conservative standpoint, by demonizing Sarah for supporting McCain in this primary.

Nothing is served from a Conservative standpoint by supporting McAmnesty who votes with the socialist RATs much of the time.

She is being loyal, like it or not.

Party over principle is not an endearing trait. Especially when it will aid a candidate who supports many socialist issues over Conservatism.

I hope Hayworth has the good graces and good sense not to play that game.

Then you admit she is not using good sense! How is not using good sense acceptable for Palin but not Hayworth? How do you rationalize that contradiction in your mind?

[rintense]

Funny how Rush has echoed everything that most Sarah Palin supporters on here have already said.

Rush! For the last time, stop stealing my stuff!!! ;)

[Man50D]

No, but she gave him her word,didn’t she?

Did she? If she did then it means she is willing to sacrifice Conservative principles to give her word to a politician who agrees with socialists on many key issues.

[jla]

Well there will be approx 140 million people voting on Now 6, 2012. If she runs, I hope you self-proclaimed "REAL supporters" have the numbers to attract over 50% of them.
I personally would vote for her, but would avoid any post-election parties as the thought of being in the same room with people such as yourself is utterly repugnant. Besides, you'd probably bump into me and spill your Budweiser on the sleeve of my blazer.

[az.b1bbomberfxr]

Just playing devil’s advocate here, but it was John McCain who put Sarah Palin on the national political map, and she may feel some sense of loyalty to him for just that reason. I’m with most here at FreeRepublic though. I wish she would pull a mutiny on McQueeg and throw her support behind someone who more closely mirrors her conservatism, and that would be JD HAYWORTH!!! GO JD HAYWORTH!!!

[jla]

And I hate to put words in Sarah Palin's mouth because I'm just guessing and I'm neither defending nor criticizing, I'm just observing...

Get off the fence, Rush.

Posted to rabscuttle385 per FR's rules, despite the fact that rabscuttle385 is an annoying wretch.

[Jabba the Nutt]

It is actually a brilliant tactic to bring up and point out that McCain’s sledgehammering Hayworth, but didn’t land a punch on Obama. This makes every McCain attack on Hayworth a reminder of his pathetic campaign against Obama. It links McCain to Obama, it reminds people of McCain’s attacks on conservatives in the past. McCain’s in a box canyon.

[pallis]

I hope Hayworth has the good graces and good sense not to play that game.

“Then you admit she is not using good sense! How is not using good sense acceptable for Palin but not Hayworth? How do you rationalize that contradiction in your mind?”

If we are going to play this game, you have to not make up my thoughts. Sarah would be nowhere right now, had she not joined McCain when he asked. I’m glad she did join him as his vice presidential running mate because it did a lot to pick up a defeated Republican Party and conservative constituents. She is a big reason for the turn around that we’ve had since the election. Did I like McCain? God forbid. Like it or not, she owes her present status—in part—to McCain. As much as I would have hoped for it, she was not going to endorse Hayworth in this primary. I don’t think that was showing bad sense. Bad sense on everyone’s part would be for Hayworth and Sarah and Hayworth’s supporters to raise the vitriol to a level where all can’t be forgiven during the general election. I don’t expect all conservatives to get along, especially when dealing with issues like this or a Tea Party candidate messing up the Nevada race, but you can bet I want to win in 2010, and I can flex a bit to do it. This is one of those times.

[McGruff]

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

The mount vernon group?Is that code for commie liberals?Out of touch rinos?Whats the difference.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

DING,DING,DING! You are the winner with that post.For whatever that means I thought you were spot on.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

How sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet it is.