FYI...I believe she is in with both feet.
I’ve already posted this once, but imagine the impact.”
Next she should go down to Honduras and meet with the constitutional government. Then praise their efforts to protect the constitution and compare that to what is happening in America.
Great poster, Jeff. My hope is that she’ll kick off a new movement, based upon the values and principles decent men and women hold dear.
Were she to do that, the Tweedle-Dum Tweedle-Dee traitors who call themselves Republicans and Democrats would be left in the dust.
I’ll be praying for her.
Yep...Sarah being Governor was a No-win situation. If she did do something political her Demorat enemies and the MSM would sue and file frivolous ethics claims. If she did not do something political, the Romneybot enemies and the MSM would bitch about how Palin is not doing what she needs to. Now Sarah is finally free to kick butt! Go Sarah. Conservatives need a tough voice or this country is headed down the tubes at the hand of far-leftist commies.
I am behind her 110%. She is one of the very few brave politician we have now.
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Swoon!
As much as I like Sarah, I am afraid that she will forever be stigmatized as a “Quitter”. When the going gets tough, the tough don’t quit...no matter what the reason. Sad.
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C’mon Sarah!
Well, I hope she starts by hunting Letterman from an airplane with a rifle...
Hey Jeff, you thread has been “Palin Detractor†free for over 30 minutes, a new record!
She NEEDS serious work on her public speaking if she's going to try and attract the masses to her message.
IMHO... she needs to
1) Slow down her talking, she talks too darn fast while at a podium.
2) Cut down the folksy analogies to occasionally, she doesn't need an analogy in every speech.
3) Stop repeating points... she has a tendancy to rephrase a point several times during a speech.
4) Use professional speechwriters... If she were to work with a speechwriter, her message and presentation would be smooth and polished, resulting in the masses having higher confidence in her.
If she doesn't improve her public speaking, she's not going to end up as President... PERIOD. As much as I'm a fan of her, she will end up attracting the base, a small portion of the independants and that's about it.
The way a politition projects themselves is hugely important, they can either inspire confidence or come off as a cartoon. Right now Sarah is setting herself up to be made a caracature by the MSM, Comics, actors and Democrats at large. I really want Sarah to be successful but her voice is tinny, her delivery seems rushed, she fills her speeches with silly analogies and she sounds unscripted, drifting and amaturish.
Please Sarah PLEASE... see a speech coach to work on your delivery. Hire the best writers you can find and get your message across in a smooth elegant style. You can beat Barry in the next election but you must appear to the masses as a stateswoman not a provincial amature.
PLEASE!!!
At any rate, she has disarmed her potential critics of one point, that by "neglecting" the "job" of Governor for a run for the presidency she is disqualified from aspiring to the office of the Presidency. Come to think of it, isn't this the exact criticism she and others made of the current President while he was neglecting his Senate responsibilities and running for the office?
Palin seems to be an authentic "maverick," and that is what frustrates the political establishment! They just cannot understand a person who actually adheres to the principle they impose on others.
One thing is certain: the Far Left has been, and is, committed to destroying any individual whose "star power" rivals that of their chosen one, and they don't mind destroying families at the same time.
Perhaps it may turn out to be that Palin recognizes a fact the so-called "father" of our Constitution noted over 200 years ago, namely:
"It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage . . . as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent both in order of time and degree of obligation, to the claims of Civil Society. Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe." - James Madison’s 'Remonstrance'
If Palin has considered her obligations to the "Governor of the Universe" regarding duty to family and principles as being superior to partisan "duty," then her decision will, in all likelihood, be found to resonate more favorably with thoughtful American voters in the future. Let's hope that this is the brand of "toughness" she exhibited yesterday. If not, then time will tell.
At any rate, it is a wonderful example for others that duty to God and family are far more important in the total scheme of things than duty to Party or office.
Ensign, Sanford, and others, are you taking heed?
Come 2010 and/or 2012 the libs will bring up Palin's quitting mid-term against not just her, but every Repub who runs for office - using the media to hint around, or even directly question, that ther Repub might quit in office "Like Sarah Palin did", without mentioning the hounding the Repubs get from the Demo media, while remaining silent, or even burying, Demo problems. Watch and see.
I pray that God protects her from the fearful cowards who will do her harm.
Good Blog post here, Jeff:
http://sarahwaydownsouth.blogspot.com/2009/07/palin-resigns-only-beginning.html
[snip)I don’t really know why Sarah Palin resigned today. No one but she and maybe her husband and kids know the real answer. As I said, I take her at face value because I honestly in my heart believe she is good. There are few people in the world I can say that about. You can laugh at me, you can say I drank some sort of dreamy kool-aid with a side of idol worship. That’s fine. If there’s one thing Sarah Palin and others whom I admire have taught me, it’s not to worry about what other people think about what I believe in. As a matter of fact, I was pretty burned out on politics and my hope for the general population until Sarah Palin was chosen as John McCain’s Vice President. As I watched Governor Palin give her speech today (a transcript of the speech can be found here), as I watched her hold her head high, standing next to her family, fighting back tears, I found that same hope. In a world where Michael Jackson trumps ridiculous and excessive taxation in the news, I found that same hope. I saw that one person who is in a position to do something about it - not because she is a Governor or was a potential Vice President, but because she loves people and wants to help them and they trust her in return - recognize the direction in which this country is going. Palin did so much for the state of Alaska in a few short years. She did so much for women, especially Conservative women (just go visit Team Sarah to get an idea). But we never heard those stories because we were force fed the irreverent and have become too lazy to seek the truth.
Unlike recent speeches from individual politicians about “tragic love stories,” I saw someone who was tired of the same old games. Someone who really wants to make a difference in this world and someone who will rise above the ridiculousness that has become our government and our media to do that. Someone who will, no doubt, become a leader again in some capacity. Someone who, if I ever have children, I will want them to look to as a role model. Someone who could be the person that saves this country, its people, and its ideals put forth in the Constitution from all who seek to destroy it, including most of the people we have in office today.
As radio host Tammy Bruce said today, “Palin has committed the unpardonable sin of not being destroyed by the Liberal Gestapos. Run, Baby, Run!”
Palin, who seems to be as big a fan of great quotes from great people as I am, quoted General MacArthur today: “We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.” If Sarah Palin meant that and is ready to lead some people in this country to real change, in or out of office, I stand behind her 100%.
And in the event that I’m wrong, in the event that Palin just wants to stay home and raise her children and spend time with her family, I wish her the best of luck. Even if her face never graces my television again, I’ll always be grateful for what she inspired in me me and millions of others across the country.