Posted on 05/20/2010 3:08:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I’m worried about Rand Paul, Sarah Palin, and the tea party movement.
Rand Paul was correct in his victory speech: His victory was a victory for that movement, and it’s not going away.
It’s also larger than a lot of progressives want to believe.
And those progressives who cheer the takeover of the Republican Party by the tea partiers, seeing in it a recipe for electoral victory for Democrats in 2012, may be making a tragic error.
Rand Paul wasn’t the only tea party candidate who won on Thursday. Sarah Palin was also victorious. She endorsed Rand Paul early, and shrewdly invested in the race.
After Paul’s victory, it’s more likely than ever that Sarah Palin will be the nominee in 2012. And then anything can happen. Including her winning the White House.
Especially after the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United, which will let corporate America pour billions into the election.
Rand Paul foreshadowed one ad that these corporate dollars are likely to buy: an ad that claims Obama is betraying America. “We now have,” Paul said, “a President who apologizes for America’s greatness.”
Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and Palin herself have uttered similar slurs against Obama.
This tag, more than health care, more than the deficit, may be what ultimately costs Obama.
So don’t take comfort in the craziness of Rand Paul, or the zaniness of Sarah Palin.
Watch out for them.
If you give her $2MM, I will give her $200!
“I’m worried about Rand Paul, Sarah Palin, and the tea party movement.”
“Finally, a progressive with half a brain...
Since Rand Paul declared that his victory was a victory for the Tea Party... do the Tea Partiers also embrace him as one of their leaders, or at least an emblem?
I ask because this comes full circle from the argument over whether Ron Paul and the lie-bertarians founded the tea parties.....
I love the sight of a freaked lib in the afternoon. Of course this means that they will go on the offensive against Palin, again. I say, bring it!
They can run but they can not hide.
Boo hoo.
Can we point out that Progressives are cowardly Socialists yet?
The Left Wing vermin are skeeeeerrrrred.
Why do Madoff, Stanford, the Middle Eastern and Chinese guys, HUGE DNC/Obama-Hillary supporters go to PRISON and the media barely covers it...amazing.
Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and Palin herself have uttered similar slurs against Obama.
Orwell would be proud.
When did they ever stop? They burned her church down with parishioners still inside of it, for goodness sake!
Always remind everyone ‘Progressive’ is the nice shiny new name liberals want to call themselves so you don’t know who they are. (otherwise known as a lie)
The normal democrat attack machine hasn’t worked. They’ve belittled, ridiculed and used the race card on the Tea party. It’s only brought more attention and support. The only option left for the commies is to scare the hell out of their supporters and attack the Tea Party people...physically....and it’s coming.
“Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and Palin herself have uttered similar slurs against Obama.”
To paraphrase that great Dem icon Truman: they just tell the truth and [”progressives”] call it a slur.
Progressives (Liberals) we’re coming for YOU. Believe it.
“We now have,” Paul said, “a President who apologizes for America’s greatness.”
He calls that a slur ??? When did fact become a slur?
I know I will be watching out for Paul and Palin, I wouldnt want to miss giving my vote to either of them.
I would like to ask the mentally deficient rectum head who wrote this piece how —exactly could Sarah do any worse? Nobody copuld do worse than this clown we have in the White House now. This would be Space cadet who cannot get off Air Force One long enough to take a Whizzzz.
Me too, since Paul is a kook and Palin isn't running for anything.
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