Posted on 03/09/2010 9:17:09 PM PST by pissant
On her blog, Elizabeth Wright offers an excellent analysis of the mass hysteria that is the Sarah Palin phenomenon.
Wright is a black conservative who specializes in debunking the sense of victimhood that so many black leaders love to employ to their advantage. She argues that the many wannabe conservatives who are Palin fans are employing the same tactic. They invoke the liberal sense of victimhood in her defense.
That of course is the essence of the Palin cult. It consists of people who feel that they're being put upon by their betters. It never occurs to these characters to ask why Palin could be bested in an interview by her fellow airhead - and now fellow talking head - Katie Couric.
Imagine for just a second that the late William F. Buckley had been interviewed by Couric. Is there the slightest chance that Buckley would have come out second best? Is there the slightest chance that the intellectual and elitist Buckley would have done anything other than patronize the plebian Couric?
Wright does a good job of pointing out how Palin invokes the same sense of victimhood as those self-appointed spokesmen for black Americans:
In fact, many of these so-called independent thinkers on the right appear to equate a person who harbors sentiments that "exclude" others as un-American. "Inclusion" is the order of the day – because liberals taught them so. Now that Sarah Palin is on the scene, conservatives are warming to the task of smearing opponents as "sexist." Yet another victory for their liberal mentors.
Best of all, she even quotes the sole genuinely conservative columnist on any major American newspaper:
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.nj.com ...
Who gives a rats ass what Fred Barnes has to say..geez
It's sad to see someone live in a world of all or nothing at all. Usually that world is reserved for children of the left...
Your fellow troublemaker ansel12 apparently does.. he posted a 2007 Fred Barnes article about the rising star of the GOP... Just giving him Freddies latest thoughts.
Wow, you are as intellectually bankrupt as your buddy over there.. I am sorry you were cursed with that. Must suck.
Hahahaha!! You're hilarious...we the troublemakers here....thanks for the belly laugh before going off to bed! :o)
You don’t really address anything, I suppose that is how you remain ignorant, and why no one can interact with you. Post 94 was a short piece on how she earned her reputation as a can do conservative, your ignorance of her seems to be willful, and related to her being female and a social conservative which instantly scratches her from your list.
A list that Rudy Giuliani and even Mitt Romney and Haley Barbour all do OK to great on.
You will not address post 67 will you, how does JR’s post figure into your “Alinsky tactics” charge?
Good one..I think I'm gonna cry...
I’m off to bed as well, this guy seems to be on a sugar high of troll energy.
Yeah...if one is in the right mood it can be entertaining at times though...;o)
Who did that?
It’s too soon to pick a candidate.
You don’t even know if Palin will run.
Again I never accused Jim Robinson of anything. I called your posts and tactics trollish and Alinsky-like. I respectfully disagree with Jim on his choice for 2012 nominee. If she were to win the nominee, I’d absolutely vote for her as clearly she would be a better choice over Obama. I have another candidate or two that I prefer. We are allowed to have individual opinions and thought on here. This is a conservative forum.
DemocraticUnderground is a better forum for you, your group think, and Alinsky tactics. That’s a place where you can post other peoples writings and need no rational original thought of your own. Perfect for you.
I’m off to bed.
Any candidate who intends to run in 2012 has to already be out and about raising funds, and speaking out on issues that matter to the American people.
You posted a rational reply. While I have no idea of the argument, I don’t care. You got tired and you closed it.
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This guys is a nut bot Medina Ron Paul fan.
Not worthy of debate.
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Anyone conservative calling Rush and Levin liberals is a moron- and not a conservative.
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