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"Whether Governor Palin runs for national office again is something that only time will tell. But the Republicans need some candidate who is neither one of the country club Republicans nor-- worse yet-- the sort of person who appeals to the intelligentsia. "

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There you go. _:)

Vin fka

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1 posted on 02/23/2009 9:19:15 PM PST by VinL
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No conservative that I know voted for this fraud.Mr Sowell, I hope you are well.


2 posted on 02/23/2009 9:27:03 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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To: VinL
Just so it is clear, Sowell is talking about Palin not being part of the intelligentsia.
3 posted on 02/23/2009 9:28:12 PM PST by Aussiebabe
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there are conservative Republicans who voted for Barack Obama

Huh ??? Not I, m'friend Dr Sowell ....

4 posted on 02/23/2009 9:30:36 PM PST by Mr_Moonlight
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I don’t know a single Republican who voted for this Marxist loser..and I sure as hell don’t know any Conservative who voted for him. Sarah is NOT one of the Washington Elite, she wants nothing to do with them. She doesn’t go to their meetings, she doesn’t go to their events, she knows why they want her to attend and its not because they give a damn about her, its because they are after publicity. Sarah knows that, she has been used enough by the likes of McCain, she won’t allow that to happen again. Sarah is doing what she does best, governing her state. If we last to 2012 with this Socialist in power we will need someone like her, someone like Jindal as well to help us all recover from 4 years of HELL


5 posted on 02/23/2009 9:31:31 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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Governor Palin's candidacy for the vice presidency was what galvanized grass roots Republicans in a way that John McCain never did. But there was something about her that turned even some conservative intellectuals against her and provoked visceral anger and hatred from liberal intellectuals.

Two words: she's hot.

7 posted on 02/23/2009 9:32:14 PM PST by DTogo (Time to bring back the Sons of Liberty.)
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I don’t want someone who appeals to country clubbers but I also don’t want someone who merely repeats GOP talking points.

I want to see more Thomas Sowells and fewer Glen Becks or Hannitys.


11 posted on 02/23/2009 9:36:00 PM PST by ari-freedom (Hail to the Dork!)
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Ping!


12 posted on 02/23/2009 9:36:01 PM PST by Huntress (Proud owner of Norman/Norma, the transsexual attack cat.)
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To: VinL

Excellent commentary. One of the biggest complaints the elitists had of Sarah Palin was that she didn’t go to a big name college. What a bunch of SNOBS!!


16 posted on 02/23/2009 9:38:46 PM PST by SuziQ
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“But there are conservative Republicans who voted for Barack Obama, and other conservatives who may not have voted for him, but who are quick to see in various pragmatic moves of his since taking office an indication that he is not an extremist.”

This writer is living in LaLa Land.


17 posted on 02/23/2009 9:39:02 PM PST by deannadurbin
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Sarah Smile! ;o)
18 posted on 02/23/2009 9:39:06 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
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Gov. Palin is Not an Over-Educated Elitist Intellectual. She is one of the people, a common American, and that’s the kind of person Americans what as their Leader. That is why she will be elected President and Commander in Chief of America and all Loyal Americans.


19 posted on 02/23/2009 9:40:56 PM PST by FFranco (To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness.)
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To: VinL

If she’s good enuff for Thomas Sowell then she good enuff for all of us....even some snooty freepers


21 posted on 02/23/2009 9:41:40 PM PST by wardaddy (I feel like a Boer but this time white northern liberals are playing the English)
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Sowell is a genius. I love to read him and follow along with his mind. He is a forest, not the trees man, and I love to hear the Big Picture from his point of view.


25 posted on 02/23/2009 9:43:41 PM PST by Yaelle
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Dr. Sowell ROCKS!

But there is one more reason that Palin wasn't as popular as she could have been, and that reason was sexism. Not by men, but by women on both sides of the political landscape.

I'll let the readers figure out what I mean by that.

30 posted on 02/23/2009 9:47:53 PM PST by Hillarys nightmare (So Proud to be living in "Jesus Land" ! Don't you wish everyone did?)
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At least a third of black, hispanics, and asians consider themselves to be “conservatives” and voted for the Messiah. Also my “conservative” neighbors voted for the Messiah because they felt it was time to try something new.


35 posted on 02/23/2009 9:51:53 PM PST by yongin
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Thanks for the ping, Huntress.

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39 posted on 02/23/2009 9:56:56 PM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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Although Sowell and his good friend Dr. Walter Williams are conservative and apart of Academia, neither has ever fitted in with uppity left or right intelligentsia, nor have they ever cared to for that matter. Dr. Sowell identifies with Gov. Palin’s realness and refusal to back off her life’s principles.

He’s seen too many “conservative” POLITICIANS suddenly “grow” and “progress” as they seek higher office. And he sees her genuiness as something to defend.

I once told a friend that I thought Sowell should be in someone’s administration. He remarked he didn’t think that would ever happen...Sowell cherishes his independence of thought. But I’m wondering......if Sarah asked him to come aboard as a policy advisor....humn.......


45 posted on 02/23/2009 10:02:16 PM PST by Obushma (Obama=Bush 3rd Term!)
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Great stuff from Dr. Sowell. And I loved the Whittaker Chambers angle. Anyone who hasn't read Witness really should.
46 posted on 02/23/2009 10:02:18 PM PST by TheWasteLand
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To: VinL
LEADING FEMINISTS "VET" SARAH PALIN


48 posted on 02/23/2009 10:02:32 PM PST by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC (If my kids make a mistake in the voting booth, I don't want them punished with a community organizer)
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"The conservative intelligentsia who react against her have remarkably little to say that will stand up to scrutiny. "

Well, here are two criticisms that can stand up. Her inability to speak more than grammatically correct complete sentences in a row without a teleprompter and her lack of knowledge on foreign and domestic policy issues as demonstrated in her interview with Couric and the debate (when she didn't correct the lunatic Biden about Lebanon).

She also fared poorly in the one-on-one with Couric in a way that a Thatcher or a W or a Reagan never would.

Her lack of intellectual curiosity and inarticulateness (making her very un-Reaganesque on both counts) is what makes me not support her for 2012.

Even Ann Coulter made it clear that she will not be ready in 4 years.

55 posted on 02/23/2009 10:14:08 PM PST by mbraynard (You are the Republican Party. See you at the precinct meeting.)
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