In Alaska, many pine for the old Palin

Christian Science Monitor ^ | July 2, 2009 | Yereth Rosen

[Hawk720]

In the Lower 48, Alaska’s governor has been basking in the white-hot celebrity spotlight, leading parades, signing autographs, blasting President Obama, appearing on news shows and in national magazines, and, most famously, feuding with talk-show host David Letterman.

Back home, meanwhile, some Alaskans are feeling neglected by Sarah Palin, the governor catapulted from obscurity to fame when she became the Republicans’ vice-presidential candidate.

Recent polls put Governor Palin’s in-state approval rating in the low or mid-50s, respectable but a far cry from one-time ratings near 90 percent. Some tie the drop to what they say is her newfound proclivity for “red meat” conservative issues over pragmatic Alaskan interests. Others cringe at the family melodramas that have become tabloid fodder. Either way, the loss of support for “Sarah-dise” – the nickname used for Palin’s smooth-running early tenure – includes some notable figures.

Take former Gov. Wally Hickel, the elder statesman who co-chaired Palin’s gubernatorial campaign and to whom Palin referred as her mentor. He broke with his protégée months ago.

“When Governor Sarah Palin was elected in 2006, we believed she would put Alaska first. But once elected, she put Sarah first,” he said in a statement June 11. “Because of her national ambitions, she is promoting an agenda that will allow outside corporations to dominate Alaska’s resources, including our energy and the jobs it provides.”

Pushback in the Legislature

Take the once-compliant state Legislature, now pushing back against Palin. Lawmakers in April blocked her choice for state attorney general, making controversial Anchorage lawyer Wayne Anthony Ross the first cabinet nominee ever rejected in Alaska. Now, lawmakers have gathered near-unanimous support to override Palin’s veto of $28 million in federal stimulus funding for energy-conservation projects. The veto, critics say, was calculated to appeal to her conservative base in the Lower 48.

[SIDENET]

Back home, meanwhile, some Alaskans are feeling neglected by Sarah Palin

A variation on the old media trick of "some say".

What a load.

[DB9]

This is a simple rehash of the same BS we heard from the Alaska legislators back in January. Nothing more than the bitter musings of the Democrats and RINOs in Alaska. They’re upset that their mommy doesn’t hold their hands as ofetn now. Wahhhhhhhh.

[TomGuy]

A variation on the old media trick of "some say".

When I used to watch Katie Couris on Today (years ago), two phrases were her favorites for questioning a guest:

"There are those who say .... "

and

"Some say ..."

Of course, she never identified the "those" nor the "some".

[Liberty Valance]

Et tu, Yereth?

[silverleaf]

I somewhat agree she should stop playing up to (being coy or responding to) to the lamestream media, PR events, and RINO establishment... and concentrate on being the best governor in Alaska history. The rest will follow

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The assault continues...

[Obadiah]

...blasting President Obama...

What a crock. When has Sarah Palin "blasted" Obama? The article deliberately makes it appear that Palin is sitting back and tacking shots at Obama. This is a lie. And why is it that people are piling on Palin? What has she done to deserve relentless scorn?

All men will hate you because of me...

Matthew 10:22

[andy58-in-nh]

That is an old debating club trick commonly used by the media and politicians alike - the “invisible authority”. It creates a third, faceless person with whom to gang up on your adversary. In some respects, it is the inverse of the “straw man argument” - the one so favored by President Obambi - in which you create a ridiculous caricature of your opponents’ argument and than knock it down with a feather.

[jmaroneps37]

Old media trick alert!

[bray]

I love the smell of Libfear in the morning. Perhaps the monitor can write an article on how great a job their messiah is doing?

Pray for America and Gov Palin

[Iron Munro]

I’m sure Palin pines for the Old America - the one before the media became Obama’s concubines.

[FrankR]

"A variation on the old media trick of "some say". "

That "some" consists of the 3 liberal journalists in New Jersey having a conversation over lunch while visiting Anchorage for the first time.

By not being required to divulge their "sources", journalists can use that to virtually "make up" any story, or public opinon they want to spread their liberal propaganda.

Of course some in Alaska may be dismayed by losing their control and influence over Sarah, as she is a very busy woman these days.

But where were these people when commiebama was a senator and only voted "present" to important peices of legislation. Of course, now we know he did that with the presidency in mind, so he could be held to anything during the campaign.

commiebama and his loyal gang of democraps are using our tax money to fly fancy jets around to photo-opps and rigged town hall meetings, but that's ok?

Insofar as feeling "neglected" by elected official, don't you think maybe the hundreds of thousands of people who have lost their jobs from commiebama policies and the rest who are suffering from a lousy, government takeover economy are feeling a bit "neglected" by the one who promised "hope and change"?

I think the media is so in bed with commiebama they are simply tranferring all of his foibles onto Sarah.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS, commiebama won't be satisfied until America exists no more, and Sarah won't be satisfied until we get it back.

[Christian4Bush]

I’m sure Palin pines for the Old America - the one before the media became Obama’s concubines.

"It was Ronald Reagan who said that freedom is always just one generation away from extinction. We don't pass it to our children in the bloodstream; we have to fight for it and protect it, and then hand it to them so that they shall do the same, or we're going to find ourselves spending our sunset years telling our children and our children's children about a time in America, back in the day, when men and women were free." - the last of Governor Palin's closing remarks in the 2008 Vice Presidential Debate

[Iron Munro]

"It was Ronald Reagan who said that freedom is always just one generation away from extinction. We don't pass it to our children in the bloodstream; we have to fight for it and protect it, and then hand it to them so that they shall do the same, or we're going to find ourselves spending our sunset years telling our children and our children's children about a time in America, back in the day, when men and women were free."

- the last of Governor Palin's closing remarks in the 2008 Vice Presidential Debate

Thanks - great post.

[Ranald S. MacKenzie]

She gave a speech at a charity fund raiser, went to a parade and a baseball game...With a schedule like that, she must be neglecting Alaska and her family, too.

/s

[SoCalPol]

This CRAP comes from a Left Wing Rag
I would be more concerned if they wrote a
favorable article.

Conservative Republicans like Gov. Palin who are doing their job are not popular by the Left.