Posted on 04/01/2010 6:08:06 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
Conservative or Liberal, Right or Left, or somewhere in the vast spectrum of gray between Red and Blue, how on Earth could anyone not like - either be inspired by, bemused by, awed by or appalled by - Sarah Palin?
Not only is she an arousing and invigorating political wonder with evangelistic zeal and the moxie and alluring looks of a 46-year-old youthful cheerleader smartly attired, but Sarah Palin is an entertaining and spirited revolutionary yelling for a return to constitutional government and, were it attainable, self-reliance.
That is an image of the spirited Sarah Palin.
Across the nation (and in Midland last week), Sarah Palin is delivering a hellfire message, laced with homey frills and cutesy phraseology, that evokes attention: "You Betcha!" and "How's that 'hopey-changey' thing working out for you?" and "Our government is supposed to be working for us."
Her tone is upbeat and optimistic, though she does lament the nation's woes.
"We've had enough (of big government and big-government spending), and we want to take our country back," she declares to her exuberant audience. Her political rainbow is a "government that allows us to live as we choose" and does "not tell us how to live."
Sarah Palin lights a fiery blaze and holds high the Conservative Torch even if the pathway "back to the Constitution" (and, incidentally, back to the Bible) may be fraught with perils and crossroads brimming with hope.
She doesn't exude the anger or rage of polarizing right-wing conservative commentators and opinion-makers, such as Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. But in a more light-hearted tone and in plain, coffee-shop language, she bespeaks the certainty of a strategically shrewd Karl Rove and the audacity of a mild-mannered (could it be?) Dick Chaney.
One day last week, Sarah Palin no doubt charmed and aroused a staunch and enthusiastic multitude of West Texans and, especially, diehard conservatives with or without party affiliations. Surely, most were Republicans and Tea Party loyalists and, to boot, a smattering of Independents and, perhaps, a few Democrats who fancy or decry her rhetoric and who critically mull over her preachments to set aright a nation gone astray.
By her rhetoric, upbringing and competitiveness, Sarah Palin is feisty. She is a smartly attired celebrity star often sporting a modified French-braid hairdo. She is emboldened by success, re-routed by failure and eager to "reload" and try again.
Midland's Clayton W. Williams Jr., West Texas rancher, oilman and adventurer who was the Republican Party's 1990 candidate for Texas governor, said Sarah Palin is "presidential material."
Williams, "very impressed" by the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate, said he "liked her wit. I liked her appearance, and I now think she's presidential material. I like her conservative stance. She's definitely got the intelligence and nearly two more years to continue to grow. She's already grown a lot since she was the VP candidate. Her bearing is such that I think she'd make a good president."
Her self-esteem seems intact and booming. As both the literate and unlearned populous surely knows, she is not by disposition a quitter, though she did bow out of the Alaska governorship (2006-2009) to pursue personal and political interests following her bold run for America's vice-presidency in 2008.
One of her favorite poets, Robert Service, the "Bard of the Yukon," penned in the poem "The Quitter":
"It's easy to cry that you're beaten - and die; It's easy to crawfish and crawl; But to fight and to fight when hope's out of sight - Why, that's the best game of them all!
Just have one more try - it's dead easy to die, It's the keeping-on-living that's hard."
Read more: http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/04/01/news/opinion/columns/ed_todd/ed.txt#ixzz0jtslwGvo
Palin supporters have got to be intelligent, right? That means they should be able to tell the difference between legitimate criticism (one-liner on post 3) and "Palin bashing."
But the trolls being referred to here (and you may not be one) are people with an agenda, to see Palin crash and burn, and get her off the stage. Many of these we see post anti-palin comments all the time. The same dozen or so people post 80% of the anti-Palin comments.
They have different reasons for doing this. Some of these are true Lefty trolls, like the Lyndon Larouche supporters posing as McCain haters when in truth they hate all conservatives. But the ones coming from the right often do it so their candidate can fill the void left by Palin’s absence. Most often this is Ron Paul people, but there are also Romney, Hunter, and Huckabee people in the mix.
As far as Savage, if you are going to listen to him, do it for entertainment purposes only. Too many of his listeners drink his koolaid The guy is the loud mouth at the end of the bar, who thinks he is the only one on radio that is right. And that's all he is.
While it is good to see a positive article about Palin for a change, this author really needs some coaching on how to write. His phrasing was extremely annoying, and made me seriously doubt he’s smarter than a fifth grader... /g
There were way too many repetitions of “Sarah Palin” in places where simply “Palin”, “Governor Palin” or just plain “Sarah” would have sounded and flowed much better.
As far as abandoning Palin, I’m criticizing what she’s doing, didn’t’ say I was abandoning her. I’m angry with her though.
As far as Savage, read post 112.
“Palin supporters have got to be intelligent, right? That means they should be able to tell the difference between legitimate criticism (one-liner on post 3) and “Palin bashing.” “
NO
The reason for the great swell of support for her since 2008 was because we saw someone who put America first ahead petty partisan politics. In the minds of many, what she's doing now is not a minor thing because McCain is so toxic to our country.
I think this is a serious mistake that definitely weakens her as a candidate, but may not be fatal. I hope her effort fails for both our country’s sake (no McCain) and her sake (damage is minimal).
LOL, you are in your sixth year here and you want to pretend that you have never heard about trolls or trolling, or thread hijacking.
Yes you are trolling alright, that is why you ignored post 63 and even pretended not to be able to understand what 84 and 104 could possibly be about.
I think it has something to do with people who are not sincerely discussing legitimate issues, but just being critical for no reason and maliciously being disruptive for no reason. You should be able to dispose of those people as I have in the past, pretty effectively by skewering them with sound reason rather than elementary-school playground name-calling tactics.
One problem with trolls like you is that no subject, no article, no anything can ever be discussed if a troll can jump on any thread and hijack it to an entirely different topic, like you did.
You seem to have the subject, if not the application, of trolls down real good. What’s your word for someone who shuts their eyes and ears to hearing truth?
Good God man, how thick are you?
You don’t understand the concept of jumping on any thread and hijacking it?
If you want to talk about the Arizona Senate race get on one of those many threads or post an article about it, or post a vanity thread on it.
This is your sixth year here and you have never learned that freerepublic tries to prevent trolls like you from blocking discussions by hijacking threads?
You are definitely a troll that is why post 63, 84, and 104 had to be ignored by you, you were determined to stop this thread.
Are you still claiming that "Sarah Palin is now the enemy"?
Busy with McCain? Hey I don't like the time she spent with him, but she spent only one freaking day with McNut and otherwise she has been on the road nationwide, fighting Obama.
I only hope Sarah isn’t surrounded by yes-men you’ve got here. I’ve already been through the stupid hyjack thing with you pal. Enough already. Your teacher’s calling, so go back to your playground, recess is almost over.
I didn’t like it either. I wonder why we didn’t hear more from her towards bashing the Health Care Bill if she wasn’t busy campaigning for McPain in America’s Neck?
I didn’t like it either. I wonder why we didn’t hear more from her towards bashing the Health Care Bill if she wasn’t busy campaigning for McPain in America’s Neck?
You are ignoring parts of my post. Read it again and see the parts where I say that she spent only 1 day with McNut and that otherwise, she has been on the road constantly fighting Obama.
I read your whole post. Usually you hear about her adventures on the road and the things she says. Didn’t hear much, especially about the Health Care Bill. I thought she could possibly tip the scales with her influence.
We will never know now.
Shocking, look forward to seeing the reply.
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