Posted on 12/22/2008 7:38:44 PM PST by Wegotsarah.com
Being listed in fourth place for Time magazine's "Person of the Year," as Sarah Palin was for 2008, sounds a little like being awarded the Order of Purity (Fourth Class). But it testifies to something important.
Though regularly pronounced sick, dying, dead, cremated and scattered at sea, Mrs. Palin is still amazingly around. She has survived more media assassination attempts than Fidel Castro has survived real ones (Cuban official figure: 638). In her case, one particular method of assassination is especially popular -- namely, the desperate assertion that, in addition to her other handicaps, she is "no Margaret Thatcher."
Very few express this view in a calm or considered manner. Some employ profanity. Most claim to be conservative admirers of Mrs. Thatcher. Others admit they had always disliked the former British prime minister until someone compared her to "Sarracuda" -- at which point they suddenly realized Mrs. Thatcher must have been absolutely brilliant (at least by comparison).
Inevitably, Lloyd Bentsen's famous put-down of Dan Quayle in the 1988 vice-presidential debate is resurrected, such as by Paul Waugh (in the London Evening Standard) and Marie Cocco (in the Washington Post): "Newsflash! Governor, You're No Maggie Thatcher," sneered Mr. Waugh. Added Ms. Coco, "now we know Sarah Palin is no Margaret Thatcher -- and no Dan Quayle either!"
Jolly, rib-tickling stuff. But, as it happens, I know Margaret Thatcher. Margaret Thatcher is a friend of mine. And as a matter of fact, Margaret Thatcher and Sarah Palin have a great deal in common.
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She is all about energy.
What conservatives snobs?
Oh, he must mean John and Cindy McCain.
I like Sarah but she ain’t no Margaret Thatcher..
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Uh since when did libs start liking Maggie Thatcher. Sarah Palin is Sarah Palin. She does not need to compare herself to anyone. Just listen to God and do your best to not miss an “open door” as she said in her interview with Greta.
She s more like Maggie Thatcher than any American politician of our time.
Regarding message, she was severely compromised in ‘08 by coming in late, with little warning and limited independence. Her message was necessarily a mixture of rather different philosophies - hers and. McCain’s -and rather different approaches - a “pit bull” constrained by an “officer and gentleman” with a distinguished past, who seemed to have left his fight somewhere along the way. The message will be both more forceful and more focused the next time around.
The fight will, of course, be framed as Sarah versus the snobs, “fly-over” America versus the coastal elite, and it should be fun to watch.
Palin needs to dump the ever increasing socialist Republican party if she is to have any credibility as a Conservative.
Did you even read the article?
Thank God Sarah is not a maggie! maggie is still the most hated women in the Scotland. I’m a strong Conservative but I hated maggie with a passion, for what she done to the Scotland and other parts of the. UK.
Why? Was it because of desire for a separate parliament? Scottish nationalism and all that? I’m sincerely curious.
This is more about allowing the media to define Gov. Palin than it is any “conservative” discord over her credentials. From far left field, I imagine anyone at the Post will appear to be conservative. If they want a real conservative viewpoint, they’ll quote just about anyone here at FR. We’re real conservatives, not some elitist Republicans amid the circle-jerk that makes up the District of Columbia.
Yes..
I agree. At least, I’ve seen nothing yet that would really make me think so.
I don't care if Time did mention her, I still like her.
Is that allowed? Seems to me that would take most of the sport out of posting.
Give her time it does not happen overnight.
bingo
Some of them see an article about Mrs. Palin, and immediately post something unkind, unpleasant or just nasty.
My momma always taught me that if I couldn't say something nice, I should just remain quiet.
Some here might want to think about that old adage, maybe even put it into practice...
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