Posted on 07/15/2010 2:43:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
There has been a not-so-subtle shift in the way the media regard Sarah Palin. The old conventional wisdom was that Palin was a washed out, brainless bimbo. The new conventional wisdom is that she is a potential President of the United States.
Mark McKinnon, writing in the Daily Beast, thinks that Sarah Palin will run for President in 2012, but will likely be defeated. McKinnon states some very obvious reasons why Palin will run, from her fundraising acumen, to her creative use of media, both old and new, and the rise of the "Mama Grizzlies," a more picturesque way to label a constituency than "soccer moms," to be sure.
McKinnon is not sure why Sarah Palin can't win in the general election, but he is pretty sure she can't.
True, Palin is a polarizing figure, with as many people hating her as loving her. The media detest her, it goes without saying, and will surely do everything they can to destroy her.
For anyone whose political memory runs further back than last week, this evaluation of Sarah Palin has an eerily familiar ring. Thirty years ago, another former governor with a fiercely loyal following, but also just as fierce an opposition, who could use the media, who could raise money, and who had lost in a previous general election once before, made a run for the presidency.
The name of that former governor was Ronald Reagan.
Reagan was hated by the liberals, looked upon with suspicion by the Republican Party establishment, made some serious mistakes on the campaign, was thought of as an imbecile by some, as a mad bomber by others. There was no way he could win a presidential election, even against a President who was beset by economic disaster at home and foreign policy calamity abroad.(continued)
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If she runs she will win. Period. Like it or lump it freepers and lefties.
“McKinnon is not sure why Sarah Palin can’t win in the general election, but he is pretty sure she can’t”
In other words, “I have no freaking clue why she’ll lose, but she will because she’s dumb and Obama is the messiah and everyone loves him and he’s invincible.”
rolls eyes
She's going to win Montana and Obama is going to win Hawaii (maybe, hehehehe). Who gives us the best chance of winning the battleground states.
I think she has a better chance than Thune, Romney etc... I think the Va. guv has a good chance if he wants it.
From last year:
Could Obama Be Just Too Awesome?
by Frank J. Fleming
Its unfashionable right now to worry about things. The dark ages of being ruled by a thuggish tyrant are now behind America. By electing Barack Obama (the pinnacle of perfect manhood) our leader, we have entered a new era of enlightenment and declared to the universe that we are no longer feuding beasts. Soon Obamas extremely targeted and precise stimulus plan will have us overflowing with riches, and his wisdom in all things will bring peace to this world. Then all the troubles we now have will be but fables to scare children with.
Despite all this, though, I still worry. Could Obama have a flaw? Could he be, in fact, too awesome?
Before you grab the pitchforks and label me an apostate, hear me out. Now I am an enlightened individual who fully understands and appreciates President Obama (pbuh), but can we expect the same from other countries with non-Obama leaders? Those people have never produced a person like Obama, not to mention elected him, so it is natural for them to be scared and intimidated by someone so beyond their understanding. To them, meeting Obama must be like encountering Jesus riding a dinosaur both reassuring and intimidating at the same time. Its natural theyll be confused.
Just look at the British reaction to Obamas meeting with Gordon Brown. They seem to think their prime minister was snubbed by not getting the special reception they had become accustomed to when the troglodyte Bush was dictator. Many British reporters were also angry how Obama seemed hesitant to answer many questions. Such nonsense shows that the British are still stuck in pre-Obama thinking. Of course the unrefined Bush would make a big deal of meeting foreign leaders; to that simpleton, it must have been like being visited by advanced aliens. It would be silly for Obama, though, to act like it is an honor to meet with other countries non-Obama leaders, or for him to hold the pretense that speaking with them would give him knowledge he did not already possess. He is Obama; the British should not worry if Obama is listening, because he already understands their needs better than they do. As for the British press, they must learn to be more like the American press, which already knows there is no reason to question Obama. Obama is aware of what we need to know and when we need to know it, so there is no reason for the formality of questions. We simply must sit and wait for his wisdom, but the British have yet to come to that understanding. Also, it wouldnt hurt if in the future they brought offerings of gold and silver.
Obamas overwhelming magnificence could also be a problem with Iran. After eight years of the caveman Bush screaming gibberish at Iran and shaking a rock at them threateningly, it is natural that Iran is still quite easily startled. So Obama, much unlike the previous leader who would order military strikes against loud thunderstorms, wanted to be delicate and try a thing called diplomacy. Thus he wrote a letter to Russia to try and help. That was a mistake, for once again the inability of another country to comprehend Obama resulted in trouble.
First off, Russia was quite startled to receive a letter from the American president, as they were used to the leader of America being illiterate and scared of the mail (since he believed it was transported by black magic). Thus it is no wonder the Russians would be suspicious and a bit confused. Not understanding Obama, they thought the letter outlined a quid pro quo where Obama would scrap missile defense in Europe in exchange for help with Iran, not only against actual missiles but also the much deadlier missiles of hate and ignorance. In fact, the letter was expressing how Obama now is our missile defense
Now, of course, Iran will be even more bewildered by whats going on. Theyre a primitive people whose leader believes in a mystical God character much like our own leader did in the dark ages of earlier this year. Im sure Obama eventually will be able to calm them and get them to trust him again perhaps by building them a missile defense so theyll feel safer but the damage is already done.
So this is what were up against. We may have entered a new era, but much of the world is still Obamaless and mired in the fear and mistrust of pre-Obama times. It will be up to us to help assure the world that Obamas hope and change is for them as well. They need to know that if Obamas actions seem stupid or insulting to them, its only because they are not yet able to understand his splendor. We must remember that while Obamas brilliant radiance may fill us with awe, it could actually hurt the eyes of those unused to such light.
This is a very common attitude, even here on FR. I understand it, but I don't share it. She can win. But she'll have to play her hand masterfully, it's not a gimmee.
There are a lot of ways to blow this, Sarah. You don't need me to tell you.
Taking this one step further.
After what we have been shown by obama and the dimocrat congress , all upcoming elections belong to the republicans to lose.
Which, in a lot of cases, they will, by trying to pander to the left.
GET OVER IT TEABAGGERS. SARAH WILL NOT BE PRESIDENT IN 2012. GROW UP!!!
But she sure as heck might be there in 2013.
Never was a truer word spoken...
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