The Palin Firestorm

RCP ^ | 9/8/2008 | Patrick Buchanan

[Red in Blue PA]

One wonders: What did Sarah Palin ever do to inspire the rage and bile that exploded on her selection by John McCain? What is there either in this woman's record or resume to elicit such feline ferocity?

What did we know of her when she was introduced?

That she was a mother of five who had brought into this world a baby boy with Down syndrome, thus living her Christian beliefs. That she was a small-town conservative who had risen from mayor of Wasilla (Pop. 9,700) to be governor of a state twice the size of Texas.

That she was a reformer who had dethroned an Old Boys' Network by dumping a sitting Republican governor. That she had taken on Big Oil, taxed the companies and returned the money in $1,200 checks to every citizen of Alaska. And that she had cut a deal with Canada to build a pipeline to bring natural gas to her fellow Americans.

And, oh, yes. She was "Sarah Barracuda" -- a fierce high school athlete, a runner-up in the Miss Alaska pageant, a Feminist for Life and lifetime member of the NRA. Introduced by McCain, she praised Hillary Clinton and pledged to finish her work by smashing through the glass ceiling in which Hillary had made 18 million cracks.

[Red in Blue PA]

Excellent piece by Pat.

[realcleanguy]

“she was a reformer who had dethroned an Old Boys’ Network “

You just answered that question. This is the democrats biggest fear

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

I am listening to “Sara” by Jefferson Starship at this very moment !

[Michael.SF.]

One wonders: What did Sarah Palin ever do to inspire the rage and bile that exploded on her selection by John McCain?

Three things Pat:

1) She is a true conservative (or seems to be).

2) She reinvigorated the 'VRWC' and thus is a real threat to the dems.

3) She is damn good looking and most of the Dem-Fems are ugly skanks filled with petty jealousy or envy.

[PhiKapMom]

Very good article by Pat Buchanan. Figures as this election has turned everything upside down. This is the Pat Buchanan that I used to enjoy reading.

[Snake65]

This is the Pat Buchanan that I used to enjoy reading.

I was about to say something similar. I was considering dusting off a "Go, Pat, Go!" Been a good decade or more since I used that.

[ravingnutter]

Ummmm...she doesn't need the Pat Buchanan endorsement right now, she needs to distance herself from him as the false accusation that she supported him is still making the rounds on the web. He is seen by the left (and some on the right) as a Neo-Nazi sympathizing/racist/homophobic kook and this only serves to give them more fodder.

IMHO, he needs to crawl back under his rock and STFU.