"Hi, my name is Sarah Palin... 
and in case the national media does not believe that, here is a certified copy of my birth certificate to prove it!"
Posted on 07/14/2009 4:51:33 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
If Palin Derangement Syndrome-afflicted media members thought the Alaska Governor's surprising pre-Fourth of July announcement meant she was getting out of politics, her op-ed in Tuesday's Washington Post should change their minds.
In a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration, Sarah Palin took off the gloves to attack the recently House-passed American Clean Energy and Security Act, disaffectionately known as cap-and-tax.
Marvelously, Palin also took a couple of jabs at her not so adoring press:
Unfortunately, many in the national media would rather focus on the personality-driven political gossip of the day than on the gravity of these challenges. So, at risk of disappointing the chattering class, let me make clear what is foremost on my mind and where my focus will be:
I am deeply concerned about President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan, and I believe it is an enormous threat to our economy. It would undermine our recovery over the short term and would inflict permanent damage.
American prosperity has always been driven by the steady supply of abundant, affordable energy. Particularly in Alaska, we understand the inherent link between energy and prosperity, energy and opportunity, and energy and security. Consequently, many of us in this huge, energy-rich state recognize that the president's cap-and-trade energy tax would adversely affect every aspect of the U.S. economy.
There is no denying that as the world becomes more industrialized, we need to reform our energy policy and become less dependent on foreign energy sources. But the answer doesn't lie in making energy scarcer and more expensive! Those who understand the issue know we can meet our energy needs and environmental challenges without destroying America's economy.
Job losses are so certain under this new cap-and-tax plan that it includes a provision accommodating newly unemployed workers from the resulting dried-up energy sector, to the tune of $4.2 billion over eight years. So much for creating jobs.
In addition to immediately increasing unemployment in the energy sector, even more American jobs will be threatened by the rising cost of doing business under the cap-and-tax plan. For example, the cost of farming will certainly increase, driving down farm incomes while driving up grocery prices. The costs of manufacturing, warehousing and transportation will also increase.
The ironic beauty in this plan? Soon, even the most ardent liberal will understand supply-side economics.
Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark...likely on many of her detractors, assuming, of course, they get the joke.
That said, readers are encouraged to review the entire piece, and ponder just how this is going to play at Palin-hating media outlets the next 48 hours.
Ping!
Sarah’s been watching too much Fox news. /s
Go, Sarah!
Wow, nicely written. Love her.
And once again, Sarah Palin has created a total vacuum where the entire focus of commentary today will be on her op-ed, not Sotomayor, or the broken teleprompter, or rassism against malia. The tards will not be able to control themselves.
Wow, bump!
"Hi, my name is Sarah Palin... and in case the national media does not believe that, here is a certified copy of my birth certificate to prove it!"
-They're all stupid (Eisenhower, Reagan, Bush, Palin)
-They're all Mean (Nixon, Dole, Cheyney)
It makes them feel better about themselves. The only thing I disagree with is Palin continuing to go to Leftist new sources (interviews with Chucky Gibson and the Perky Katie Couric) and now Editorials in the Washington Post. She needs to stick to Fox News, National Review, and American Spectator.
“How will media respond?”
The media only like Liberal reasoning.
It will be ignored and she will be castigated for being a woman telling the men what to do.
Lovin’ it!
The MSM, however, will say the following, so Sarahcuda will have to be prepared with a reply:
In her Vice Presidential debate with Biden, the moderator asked her if she supported Cap-and-Trade. “Yes, I do” Sarah replied.
Sarah may have to explain why she claimed to support it then but does not support it now.
We need more like Sarah Palin.
GOD Bless her.
I think Sarah is great....but I am concerned that whenever she talks the media will never focus on the issues. We win with issues. That is my one concern about having Sarah lead conservatives.
The general thrust of the response, judging from the WAPO comments, is to question whether Bill Kristol ghost-wrote the piece for her or not.
You know - just like everybody questioned whether Bill Ayres wrote “Dreams From My Father”.
I think all Republicans should start off every comment that way.
Looks like the Obama-ACORN Activist Letter writers are out in full force on Governor Palin. It’s orchestrated.
The media and leftist odiosphere will respond with their typical dismissal of Palin as “Alaskan trailer trash”, though they may not use that exact phrase.
They despise her and will ridicule her and pillory her at every opportunity.
By doing so, they are weaving their own straight jacket.
I'm looking at the debat transcript http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/debate.transcript/ and I don't see that.
Can you point it out to me?
Ouch. That's gonna punch through some thin skin.
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