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
Put together a cogent argument friend. I don’t care what Jim Robinson, Rush Limbaugh, or Donald Duck said. What the hell is Palin doing campaigning for a RINO who has passed legislation against free speech and border control, who stands to lose to a true conservative if Palin would just stop helping him? In this activity, Palin is part of the problem not part of the solution. What about you - are you part of the answer or part of the problem?
You must think Reagan was a “RINO”
He campaigned for many “RINO’s”
It must be tough for people like you to live the pure life.
Everything is 100% pure.
the perfect home, the perfect family, the perfect job,
the perfect car and if something were to edge off that 100% mark, you can walk away from it and get a new family, home,
job, car. got to keep it Pure.
But more than that if Bachmann is such a principle person then why invite someone who is not what Bachmann standards are in Palin?, Is Bachmann greedy for money that she will throw out her principles for a few dollars more?
Just saying??
NO Shit!
Now...where will her popularity help conservatives the most!
Jim the Palin basher is a listener of Michael Savage who is a long time suporter of Liberal Democrat Jerry Brown who is running for gov. again and gave him money for his campaign when he ran for Atty Gen.
Sarah's in the big leagues now and she's got to play hard ball with theses idiots and show herself strong for America. She’d won by a landslide if she did. And stop the McCain thing already.
Your criticisms have been addressed ad nauseum to the point of annoyance.
As I said, you’ve heard all of the arguments, mine will be the same old.
Because she promised him she would and she's a woman of her word.
Reagan never did that.
Hello, Reagan got behind Ford in '76 and nominated Bush in '80. I'm sure you were outraged too then right?
She's going to have to have the guts to stand up to theses partisan idiots the way Reagan did or she's toast and we're worse for it.
Dude, go take your meds. What the Hell do you think she's been doing, giving speeches and writing her Facebook articles?
You don't care that the creator and owner of this website said he understands Palin supporting McCain but we should still support JD?
What's stopping you from supporting JD anyway? If you going to base your decision on what Palin does, then you're no conservative.
The point you're missing is that when push came to shove, Reagan stood up to these idiots and did what he said he was going to do - enact the largest tax cur in history to the horror of the little minds in the GOP. He also stood up to the Soviet Union, also anathema to the myopic politicians. He had a tough time dealing with his arty but he did it. It’s not a matter of "pure" but common sense and guts.
What’s wrong with you?? Where is she doing the bidding of The Republican country club party types? She is not even liked by the establishment party, MITT is their guy!
She campaign for McCain, She isn’t campaigning for Crist or any other RINO, She didn’t follow Newt in support of the Party of Dede in NY-23, She doesn’t say we need to be bipartisan with the Dems, in fact she says the opposite!!
If she didn’t run with John in 2008, and out of the blue supported him then we have problem, that is her running mate less than a year and a half ago, who is more moderate than she is.....Reagan chose Bush Sr a RINO and campaign for him in 1988, the same Bush who later raised taxes...Reagan came out in support of him in 1992 again for Bush Sr.
Also Jim, if Palin is going to make a run for the WH, she’s going to need someone in the establishment who will help her, as well as a senior Republican in the Senate who will pass her legislation. That person is McCain, and while I would rather have the more conservative JD in the Senate than McCain, I can understand her vantage point though. You can’t run for President as a pure outsider. You need some beltway people.
Thanks for posting this Mike. It’s refreshing to see a great article pointing out Palin’s ability. She is qualified and will be able to lead, if that is a path she chooses.
I’m looking for someone who will uphold the Constitution as written. She meets every requirement.
I worked for Reagan when he first ran for Gov.
I met and spoke with him.
Reagan even Voted for FDR and Truman when he was a Democrat
That means Reagan was never a Pure
Hey Jim.........go find a thread by Rabs or aunt b or doughty one
And amazingly, no one has really addressed the question as to why she promised to support McCain who bashed her after the 2008 debacle. Why would she do such a thing? This is her proving ground right here. Does she have the guts to play hardball with these jokers like McCain or not? So far it looks like she lost round one. It’s an important issue worth grappling with. She needs to turn it around.
Show me where Reagan helped beat a true conservative.
I agree with JD on most every issue but I wouldn’t vote for him. As the biggest recipient of money from Jack Abramoff, he is either self-dealing or stupid. In November we need to keep the AZ seat Republican which McCain should have no trouble with. If Hayworth wins the primary, the general election will not be about Hayworth or conservative principles. It will be about Abramoff and crooked Republicans and guess what — we lose.
Nothing’s pure. You know as well as I do that “the party left him” as he said. I used to be a Democrat too. So what? What does that have to do the subject at hand – Palin helping to defeat a conservative and helping a turncoat RINO. Hard for you to stay on point here.
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