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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: onyx
LOL.

I think you've hit the answer big time.....

:-)

61 posted on 05/04/2010 12:46:38 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: Lakeshark

The question was very serious. You only feign to treat it differently because you are afraid of how the answer may be perceived by others.

But then again there’s that parable about hiding your lamp under a bushel. If you’re afraid to answer than God has no need of you.

You’re a fair weather Christian.


62 posted on 05/04/2010 12:48:56 PM PDT by Bob J
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To: onyx

How about you? Do you belive Palin has been chosen by God at this specific point in history to lead the nation and world?

I can’t understand the hesitation. If the answer is no than say so, if the answer is yes than you should be proclaiming it from the highest mountaintops, not hiding it under a bushel.


63 posted on 05/04/2010 12:51:56 PM PDT by Bob J
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To: Bob J
Good grief, you are a sick, sick man.......

Why don't you go to the nearest asylum and just check in?

Living life like you do must really be difficult, even for one as challenged as you.

64 posted on 05/04/2010 12:54:48 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: Bob J

What kind of weird troll post is that to be sending me out of the blue?


65 posted on 05/04/2010 12:59:11 PM 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: Lakeshark

“Good grief, you are a sick, sick man.......
Why don’t you go to the nearest asylum and just check in?
Living life like you do must really be difficult, even for one as challenged as you.”

Still not answering the question. If it was as pitiful as you portray then it should be easy, no?

There is little in life I find more pathetic than an avowed born again evangelical Christian who talks the talk but won’t walk the walk.

And that’s coming from an ex altar boy.

God has no use for you. You are a timid, facilating, weak spokesperson for him and one who has made poor use of the gifts he has given you. You know, unless it’s easy and cheap with no downside.

You’re going to be surprised on judgement day. The parable of the vineyard comes to mind as well as the parable of the merchants.


66 posted on 05/04/2010 1:02:58 PM PDT by Bob J
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To: ansel12

“What kind of weird troll post is that to be sending me out of the blue?”

Not answering the question?


67 posted on 05/04/2010 1:03:39 PM PDT by Bob J
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To: ansel12

Well, as the titular head of the “Palin is messiah” faction I’d thought I’d include you in the survey.


68 posted on 05/04/2010 1:05:13 PM PDT by Bob J
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To: Bob J

Bob, you are an infamous troll and your spamming of this thread and pestering of freepers in an irrational manner, is the kind of thing that earned you that reputation and your many bannings.


69 posted on 05/04/2010 1:06:04 PM 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

...crickets...


70 posted on 05/04/2010 1:07:27 PM PDT by Bob J
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To: ansel12

It’s an easy question, should be easy to answer...

Yes or no?


71 posted on 05/04/2010 1:07:53 PM PDT by Bob J
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To: Lakeshark

What say you Peter..I mean Lakeshark?


72 posted on 05/04/2010 1:09:12 PM PDT by Bob J
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To: All

I’d say it’s about time one of you pings Jim so he can come in and ban me for my blasphemies.


73 posted on 05/04/2010 1:10:15 PM PDT by Bob J
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To: Bob J; All

The true blasphemies are committed by the author - and anyone here who agrees with him - for comparing Palin to Jesus Christ.


74 posted on 05/04/2010 1:20:11 PM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: Bob J; Lakeshark

Here’s what I think, Robert. I am amazed you continue to obsess on Sarah Palin and snark about her, when we have a Marxist in the WH, who was schooled in Indonesia from age six until fourteen, learning the Koran, so it’s likely he’s a Muslim too, and yet you worry about Sarah’s qualifications to be POTUS!!!!!!


75 posted on 05/04/2010 1:35:04 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: Bob J
To 72 - LOL

As one who hopes Palin does indeed run in 2012 I can honestly admit that I myself do not believe she is being 'guided by the hand of God'.

76 posted on 05/04/2010 1:54:41 PM PDT by jla
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To: Amos the Prophet

von Mises was too kind. A gigantic post office is what the more naive of this class may envision, but a giant gulag is what their leadership envisions.


77 posted on 05/04/2010 1:59:22 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Bob J

Actually, the article was simply saying that Sarah had *some similarities* to Ronald, namely that they’re both conservatives who rank-and-file conservatives related to and thus passionately support. And the article didn’t compare Sarah to Christ, rather it compared the Godless Machivellian Left to King Herod. Herod ordered the babies in the Bethelem area killed because he thought that Christ would be a threat to him, while the Left is trying to destroy Sarah because apparetly they think that she is a threat to them.


78 posted on 05/04/2010 2:14:36 PM PDT by Jacob Kell (For he is B. Hussein Obama, King of the RDDBs, and may all lesser RDDBs bow before him!)
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To: alarm rider

They’re here, I’m afraid.


79 posted on 05/04/2010 2:15:04 PM PDT by Jacob Kell (For he is B. Hussein Obama, King of the RDDBs, and may all lesser RDDBs bow before him!)
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To: EveningStar

The Left does apparetly fear thay Sarah is a threat to them or may become one.


80 posted on 05/04/2010 2:15:58 PM PDT by Jacob Kell (For he is B. Hussein Obama, King of the RDDBs, and may all lesser RDDBs bow before him!)
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