Posted on 04/28/2014 6:53:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Hillary Clinton is running for President. Oh, sure, she hasn’t announced it yet. But all the signs are there: speeches to certain groups, third-party money-raising apparatus, little hints dropped by Bill Clinton on Twitter. Hillary can play coy, but no one in the Democrat Party believes for a second that she did not walk out of the offices of Secretary of State and right into a campaign meeting.
But what about the other big female name in American politics? No, not Elizabeth Warren. She is going to run with Hillary for the VP job.
We’re talking about Sarah Palin.
Ever since John McCain plucked Palin from Alaskan obscurity and thrust her into the spotlight of big league presidential politics, Palin has been the darling of the Tea Party.
Every time Palin turns up at some convention or another or even just on television or radio, speculation starts about whether or not she is running for some office again.
And she always teases it.
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When asked if she is running for (fill in the blank), Palin’s usual answer is couched as “considering it because people have asked me to.”
She has said that she would “never say never” to a presidential run. It depends on what “Americans really, really want in a candidate.”
And now Sarah Palin has flashed that bit of political skin once again, this time before the NRA. Saturday during a Stand And Fight rally at Lucas Oil Stadium, Palin had choice words for anyone who thought guns should not be allowed in schools (“stupid on steroids”).
She threw red meat to people who still believe that kids are not allowed to pray in schools — despite that myth having long been busted (students are free to pray in schools, only administrators may not lead prayer during school hours.)
She said that all liberals are hypocrites.
But her most incendiary line of the evening was about terrorists.
“If I were in charge,” Palin said, inserting a pregnant pause for applause from the crowd, “[our enemies] would know that water boarding is how we’d baptize terrorists.”
It was shocking enough on the surface of it, with it’s linking of water boarding torture with the Christian practice of baptism. But that pause was what she was masterfully playing.
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Sarah Palin likes to tease the idea of running for office. She likes to hear the applause of those people who buy tickets and fill seats and like her Facebook rants. But Sarah Palin will never run. Because if Sarah Palin actually put herself on the line again, she would have to answer questions, and not just the “gotcha” questions about policy and what newspapers she reads.
She would be outside the bubble of her fans, and Americans who find her statements like this to be offensive would want her to be called out by a responsible press.
It’s a pretty nifty career setup. Wink and hint that you might be, possibly, depending on what “the people” want, thinking about maybe running for something. Then collect speaking fees, write another book, and head back to the safety of a fan club.
Contrast this with Bobby Jindal, a Republican who is making no bones about the fact that he is running. A man who breaks protocol to speak out against the President to further his own political aspirations. Whether you like his approach or not is subjective. He may be preaching to the choir, but he isn’t hiding behind it.
Andrew Kaczynski ✔ @BuzzFeedAndrew
Being forced to transcribe Sarah Palin speeches
is how we baptize journalists.
3:15 PM - 28 Apr 2014
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I have said many times that Sarah Palin’s message is diluted by her poor speaking style. She should have gotten a voice coach long ago.
The only time I have ever heard the woman speak normally is during an epidosde of her reality series. She and Todd were on a plane flying somewhere and she was talking about gas and oil and energy. She is very knowlegeable about the subject and I think she feels extrememly comfortable about the subject. Her voice was well modulated and not the usual hurky jerky screech. I thought to myself that if she would speak like this all the time she would be a lot more credible.
Criticism accepted, just dont pretend to be a supporter when you are not
Name someone else that you really respect, but their voice gets on your nerves
Aint happening
ridiculous statement
My first reaction was to say...Post of the day, or perhaps year.
Assuming you were making a clever point in support of Sarah at Ted`s expense...I am a fan of Cruz and he can take it, because he also loves Sarah
But then I read it again, and was not sure if you were just stating your opinion on Ted Cruz
I guess I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer to have to ask for clarification
The liberal press and the moderate press embraced Bachmann in a weirded out sort of way, not that they liked MB, but it was NOT helpful to the cause
The American people are so dumb and the majority still are lead by the MSM
I offer you the brilliant record and courageous character of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who could probably have this country in sound financial territory in a few short years, but will probably not get past the first few primaries because of his somewhat bland speaking style.
I have an aversion to cults of personality, on either side. Conservatives should be passionate about philosophy and ideas, not media personalities and politicians.
There's a small subset of Freepers and the Tea Party who won't allow any criticism of Palin, constructive or otherwise, without insulting the messenger. If you can't see it, then you're a blind fool.
The more perceptive among us will notice that no pro-Cruz folks will show up to insult you and call you a leftist troll simply because you don't like Cruz's voice, and don't think he'd be a good candidate.
It's a tactic unique to the Palinites.
Both. I love Ted Cruz and hope he runs, but his voice also irritates me. For real. His voice does not carry authority as much as I would like. His fillabuster was great and I didn’t get so tired because it was for a huge cause. But the more I listen to him in interviews, the more I wish HE had voice lessons.
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