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Palin and the Leftist Elites
American Thinker ^ | May 04, 2010 | Mark W. Hendrickson

Posted on 05/04/2010 12:59:07 AM PDT by militanttoby

Sarah Palin is one of the most intriguing (and polarizing) personalities to emerge on the national political stage in a long time. The way that many conservatives embrace her and many liberals vilify her illustrates in microcosm the yawning political divide in America today.

We can draw insights about Palin's significance in America today from a trio of three markedly disparate historical figures: Ronald Reagan, the late Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises, and the Gospel of Matthew's King Herod. The connection between Sarah Palin and Ronald Reagan is fairly simple and straightforward. They share conservative convictions and a special gift of communication. Palin is reminiscent of Reagan in the way she resonates, inspires, and energizes conservatives.

Less apparent are the links that may be drawn between Palin and the long-departed Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises -- and Palin and the much-longer-ago-departed King Herod.

The connection between Palin and Mises occurred to me while rereading Mises' 1944 book Bureaucracy. Mises wrote, "...the educated strata are more gullible than the less educated. The most enthusiastic supporters of Marxism, Nazism, and Fascism were the intellectuals, not the boors." Indeed, Marx, Lenin, et al., were intellectuals, and the leaders of socialism have been relatively well-to-do educated folks like Bill Ayers, not salt-of-the-earth blue-collar folks.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; government; herod; herodthegreat; ludwigvonmises; obama; palin; palinfreeperping; palinistasattack; politics; reagan; ronaldreagan; sarahpalin; vonmises
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To: militanttoby
"Here is where Herod the Great enters the story. We read in the Gospel of Matthew that Herod feared any threat to his power; thus his vile order to slaughter male babies in the hope of killing off the one with the potential to mature into a leader who would threaten his hegemony. The political left is a modern Herod, desperate to halt Sarah Palin's political career now, before she can grow more formidable and possibly develop into her generation's Reagan."

Oh, please. Give me a break.

21 posted on 05/04/2010 8:58:31 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: militanttoby

I am waiting for the anti-Palin posters, you know they will be here.


22 posted on 05/04/2010 9:05:30 AM PDT by alarm rider (The left will always tell you who they fear the most. What are they telling you now?)
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To: alarm rider; militanttoby

I don’t know who the “anti-Palin posters” are. I do know that there are quite a few of us who have never seen her levitate.


23 posted on 05/04/2010 9:23:28 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: EveningStar
There are a few posters who are always on the Palin threads putting the lady down, or complaining about her moderate support of McCain.

Some are Mitten fans, some Paulista. Some are obsessed, some thoughtful, but most just can't wait to disparage her and her positions.

24 posted on 05/04/2010 9:36:42 AM PDT by alarm rider (The left will always tell you who they fear the most. What are they telling you now?)
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To: alarm rider

you got your wish 26 seconds in front of ya...


25 posted on 05/04/2010 9:42:45 AM PDT by wardaddy (never been particularly pious but I stand with Franklin Graham...bigtime...you betcha...ya'll)
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To: backhoe

I love your Palin/Bachmann!!! (Saving)


26 posted on 05/04/2010 9:44:02 AM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: Brices Crossroads

Your comments have put a smile on my face: “Esther.”


27 posted on 05/04/2010 9:52:07 AM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: EveningStar
I do know that there are quite a few of us who have never seen her levitate.

That's due to willful ignorance.

There have been a number of examples during the past year, 'Death Panels' probably the most famous.

28 posted on 05/04/2010 9:57:10 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Overproduction, one of the top five worries of the American Farmer each and every year..)
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To: Balding_Eagle

She levitated when she talked about death panels?


29 posted on 05/04/2010 10:18:59 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: onyx

30 posted on 05/04/2010 10:25:54 AM PDT by backhoe (Just an Old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into America's Twilight...)
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To: EveningStar
I'm sorry, but all of us Palin worshippers have seen her levitate.

But you knew that.......

Do you know how stupid, petulant and petty you sound?

31 posted on 05/04/2010 10:27:18 AM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: onyx

Nice article, thanks for the posting........


32 posted on 05/04/2010 10:28:14 AM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: EveningStar
She levitated when she talked about death panels?

Thank you, you didn't disappoint.

Submitted as evidence supporting my assertion of willful ignorance. I will add the assertion of lack of imagination, which is normally a trait of Liberals.

33 posted on 05/04/2010 10:28:47 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Overproduction, one of the top five worries of the American Farmer each and every year..)
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To: militanttoby
All this screaming about "Elites" makes Palin supporters seem like Old Leftists/Commies.

If she does run, she will be lucky to get 42% of the vote from the usual suspects.

(I posted on here because I just enjoy getting hit by Palin supporters, masochist that I am).

34 posted on 05/04/2010 10:30:19 AM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: militanttoby
salt-of-the-earth blue-collar folks Such folks vote Dem where I come from, especially the women.

There is a party for the Working Class already:


35 posted on 05/04/2010 10:32:12 AM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: alarm rider

I’m not bothered by her support of McCain. I support neither Mitt Romney nor Ron Paul.

What does bother me is the way some of her most ardent supporters have a Messianic attraction to her - like Obama’s most ardent supporters.


36 posted on 05/04/2010 10:36:00 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: EveningStar

Actually you are a liberal/libertarian, pro gay, anti-Palin troll that has been a Giuliani/Romney fan, until you learned to drop it in your posting and concentrate on attacking Palin.


37 posted on 05/04/2010 10:47:51 AM PDT by ansel12 (Romney-"I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there")
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To: ansel12; EveningStar
Actually you are a liberal

Thanks, that confirms my assertion regarding lack of imagination in post 33.

38 posted on 05/04/2010 10:55:31 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Overproduction, one of the top five worries of the American Farmer each and every year..)
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To: Balding_Eagle; ansel12

Don’t believe everything you read.


39 posted on 05/04/2010 11:01:40 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: Clemenza; militanttoby

I agree with you on both points, Clemenza.


40 posted on 05/04/2010 11:04:22 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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