Posted on 07/10/2009 12:32:51 PM PDT by bmweezer
The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan, who famously wrote for President Ronald Reagan but slowly become a RINO thanks to spending way too much time in the Beltway (see this embarrassing clip of Ms. Noonan from September of last year declaring the GOP dead meat) is no longer a must-read.
In her post today, she bashes Sarah Palin one final time, just to make sure that the almost former Alaskan governor knows what the main streamers think about her and her policies.
Among the pathetic quotes:
Her history does not need to be rehearsed at any length. Ten months ago she was embraced with friendliness by her party. The left and the media immediately overplayed their hand, with attacks on her children. The party rallied round, as a party should. She went on the trail a sensation but demonstrated in the ensuing months that she was not ready to go national and in fact never would be. She was hungry, loved politics, had charm and energy, loved walking onto the stage, waving and doing the stump speech. All good. But she was not thoughtful. She was a gifted retail politician who displayed the disadvantages of being born into a point of view (in her case a form of conservatism; elsewhere and in other circumstances, it could have been a form of liberalism) and swallowing it whole: She never learned how the other sides think, or why.It's about time that those that claim to be Republicans stop throwing water into their own boats and concentrate on defeating the Democrats. Until then, we will remain in the wilderness.In television interviews she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. She couldn't say what she read because she didn't read anything. She was utterly unconcerned by all this and seemed in fact rather proud of it: It was evidence of her authenticity. She experienced criticism as both partisan and cruel because she could see no truth in any of it. She wasn't thoughtful enough to know she wasn't thoughtful enough. Her presentation up to the end has been scattered, illogical, manipulative and self-referential to the point of self-reverence. "I'm not wired that way," "I'm not a quitter," "I'm standing up for our values." I'm, I'm, I'm.
If Peggy were really concerned about the GOP and Palin, she would go directly to her and coach/criticize her. Noonan is a bitter old woman who is trying to destroy Palin.
Case in point, her comments that were quoted point out none of Sarah’s good qualities or when pointed out they are soon cut down.
This country does not need a leader who can examine and consider all the nuances of every issue. We have that now and it is going to get people killed.
We need a leader who understands what it means to represent the people and to let his or her moral compass guide the country through most major issues. Sarah has a good heart. That is a wonderful base to build on.
It is unfortunate that she does not appear to have Reagan’s instant insight into issues and to be able to articulate her thoughts and reactions. That does cause problems in interviews and debates. I hope she improves her knowledge catalog and impromptu speaking.
You are absolutely correct! She unites conservatives not republicans! I'm a conservative, McCain, Mitt, Huckabee and Rudy are all republicans... I don't use the term RINO anymore, more republicans are liberal than conservative. Better to use the term conservative, and LEAVE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY out of it. The republican party is not conservative anymore. Not even close...
I’m usually a pretty big fan of Peggy. I agree that we shouldn’t say bad things about other Republicans right now especially. We need to focus on unity and showing a clear alternative to the Democrats for NJ and VA this year and for 2010.
I’m a conservative before I am a Republican. Why is Palin so divisive? I am not an evil person. Though according to her supporters I am. Conservatives are already united. Most in the conservative base already support Palin. What are you suggesting? A third Party? Why is it that you think the Republican Party isn’t conservative anymore? I think there is a leadership void. I sense much anger. Could it be that this is the end? It sure seems like it. My theory, there are political operatives,, who aren’t being honest about their real agenda, like Kristol, promoting Palin. Palin is a politician, don’t kid yourself. And she has gotten a lot of help from the so called “elitists” of the party. Something strange is going on. I can’t put my finger on it, but something very strange.
She is a complete old fool.
From what I have read, Palin doesn’t want to be coached. Think about it, who can really coach anyone to make someone a great leader? I think that is something the left does, they create their leaders who have learned how to fake being something they are not. I don’t know, maybe Palin is destined to be some great leader. Can you imagine someone coaching Ronald Reagan? I don’t think it works that way. I think that is a God given talent. That is something that liberals don’t understand. Palin could end up very well surprising me. I’m just not drinking the kool-aid, she is going to have to prove it to me. And earn it.
We identify with Palin. When we see eastern elites attacking Palin we take it personally. We see it for what it is, an attack on us and our values.
And to say she is “divisive” is simple attacking the victim.
Six republican congressmen voted for Cap and Tax. What repercussions from the party were there for these traitors?
Cal Thomas ... RINO! Rich Lowry ... RINO! Krauthammer .... RINO! And so on.
It's like watching the Cultural Revolution all over again.
It's the Republican Party going full circle. Read up on the fate of the Whigs, from the ashes of which the GOP originally sprang...
Noonan cast herself out when she abandoned her (former) party and ideology and supported a radical socialist.
And to compare Noonan to Krauthammer is like comparing a lion to a flea.
Noonan is the flea in case there was any confusion.
“Palin better hurry and run for President before her clock expires, 2012 will be her last chance according to your logic.”
Well, no. Noonan was born in 1950; Palin in 1964. So, Palin won’t be Noonan’s current age (59) until 2023.
Noonan’s age, per se, is not her problem. She officially went to the ‘dark side’ on or about January 20, 2005. At noon on that day, she was raving about President Bush’s inaugural address. By midnight, it was all but the worst inaugural speech in history according to dear ole Peg. Perhaps she suffers the “Irish Plague.”
It is peculiar that a middle class girl born in Brooklyn, NY and educated at non-Ivy League schools, and who so admires a boy born in Tampico, Ill who graduated from Eureka College, would grow up to hold such disdain for the girl from Wasilla who graduated from the University of Idaho.
A clue here. Perhaps Noonan spent so much time learning how the other side thinks that she became infected with their thinking.
What Noonan is to Krauthammer is not the issue here.
What's at issue is this idiotic tendency for large numbers of FReepers to condemn anybody who says something bad about Sarah Palin.
It's pretty disturbing to see FReepers acting like little girls defending their Teen-mag idols....
Peggy may have hit the bottle a little harder than usual this time.
Have you not been listening? There’s plenty to condemn Noonan for besides being mean to Palin.
Have you not been paying attention to the FReeper responses to any article that speaks ill of Sarah Palin?
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