Is Palin Done? They Wish

Big Journalism ^ | 1/19/11 | Mike Metroulas

[Lakeshark]

Sarah Palin’s detractors in the media are certainly prone to wishful thinking concerning the Cuda’s potential as the Republican nominee in 2012. Since Palin’s statement on the Tucson tragedy, some have written her off as a serious contender for the Republican nomination. Doyle McManus states in the LA Times that:

…she’s not going to be her party’s presidential nominee.

I disagree, Mr. McManus. As of now, if she wants it, it is hers. Of course, that may change, but a Palin run for the nomination would unleash a grassroots fury of support unseen on the right for a Republican presidential nominee in recent memory, and her detractors know it. Why else would much of the mainstream media be scrambling so often to convince independents that Palin isn’t viable? Plus, many of these people just do not like Palin and what she stands for, which is a pragmatic, principled view of government and fierce American individualism. Mainstream media types generally prefer theorizing about complex strategies and solutions to problems that were most likely created by over-theorizing in the first place. It’s how they were trained in academia and sometimes they just can’t help it. However, life isn’t complicated, and Sarah Palin knows it.

[sarah fan UK]

Yer welcome. The final paragraph is pretty good to :)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'm still a bit nervous about a Palin run. I just don't see how she can overcome the Dan-Quayling the media have unleashed on her.

Because we've been there, done that.

State-run media no longer calls the shots, and it infuriates them.

[Lysandru]

I love this article, but I do have a dissenting word of caution: The sheer amount of vitriol and hatred spewed by a vicious propaganda campaign does have an effect over time. It corrodes a reputation even if the charges are always refuted. I refer you to the continual leftist slander of George W. Bush. It had an effect over time.

The good news is that unilike Bush the Younger, Palin is not about to take the crap lying down. And, the media landscape has been changing largely in favor of Conservatives for some time.

[NavyCanDo]

There are only two people on the Right capable of filling up a football stadium. Glenn Beck - but he is not and will not run for an office, and will keep doing what he does best.

And then there is Sarah Palin who remains a giant among giants despite what the Left and Beltway Republicans may say.

[Migraine]

Over the past two years, Sarah has issued many statements. After each statement, the lamestream has pronounced: “well, now that does it; she is dead; she missed her chance to say it ‘right’ (i.e., LEFT); so she’s definitely dead, yup, harrumph-harrumph”. And the next day, they’re talking about her again, trying to shred her, because she just keeps bouncing along, ruling their little worlds of sissified sensibilities..

They wonder why she’s become this Continental Divide, and then illustrate it by not being able to leave her alone. She explodes their heads with every gorgeous, brassy hiccup.

Their objections to her are like a Gaza house with a Rachel Corrie standing guard, and Sarah is the bulldozer. She just keeps on flattening them. Go Sarah!

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

EXCELLENT ARTICLE!

[Lakeshark]

Yeah, it's been a pretty serious and somewhat effective campaign to destroy her, so I understand that feeling.

The good news is she has fought back better than anyone in the past two decades, and has the character to withstand and take on that onslaught.

Just remember, they will do this to any effective conservative who stands up an espouses old fashioned American values.

As conservatives, it's time to join the fight, not cower just because the MSM is so mean and powerful.

[Balding_Eagle]

Do you think someone should hit the abuse button about the fundrasing picture with the ‘target’ circle right on Palins face?

After all, there may be a Liberal on board, and lord knows what thoughts that may put in her head.

[traditional1]

Pissant.....Pick up the House Phone....

[ScottinVA]

Is Palin Done? They Wish

Actually, they HOPE she's finished.

They WISH she -- and her family -- were dead.

[Jack Hydrazine]

See Sarah run.
See Sarah win.
See Sarah get inaugurated.

Run, Sarah, run!

[barb-tex]

Why? BC is still here. Palin is young enough to be around a log time AP.

[M-cubed]

If Sarah runs let’s see how they behave <<

Yup!....and that should be made the early theme of her candidacy if she runs.....make the left vomit on their own ‘vitriol”...
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USE THEIR OWN RULES FOR RADICALS AGAINST THEM....first...

13. Pick the target, (the lefts hate speech)..freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. In conflict tactics there are certain rules that [should be regarded] as universalities. One is that the opposition must be singled out as the target and ‘frozen.’

Second.....once they've succombed to that
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.”

hence...Rule 11. "If you push a negative hard and deep enough, it will break through into its counterside... every positive has its negative." at that point, We will have effectively disarmed them of their 1st line of offense....Then we can move on to sane and pragmatic discussion of the issues....She'll eat Obama or any liberal alive if we can get to that point..

[McGruff]

Don't think it would be any different for whoever the presumptive Republican nominee is.

[radioone]

“a grassroots fury of support” That’s right, if Obama brings a “billion to the fight” in 2012, we’ll have to “bring two billion”. Conservatives will have to decide what this “country is worth” to save it.

[Miss_Meyet]

Thank you for posting this most interesting and thought provoking article, Mr. LakeEffect.

[samtheman]

Someone just emailed me this partial list:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703766704576009322838245628.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/252477/midterms-lessons-learned-and-way-forward-sarah-palin

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/252715/palin-bernanke-cease-and-desist-robert-costa

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/13/AR2009071302852.html

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/255568/senate-republicans-vote-no-new-start-sarah-palin

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-12-22-column22_ST2_N.htm

And also mentioned this: http://www.palintv.com/

The reason I’m gathering this list is I’m sick of reading leftists comments (such as a couple on the posted article on this thread, not FR comments, but comments at the end of the article itself) that she has no ideas.

I’ve been lazy. Pretty much just hanging out here in FR. I’m thinking about taking the battle to other forums. So I’m preparing my ammunition.

[sickoflibs]

RE :” As of now, if she wants it, it is hers. Of course, that may change, but a Palin run for the nomination would unleash a grassroots fury of support unseen on the right for a Republican presidential nominee in recent memory, and her detractors know it. Why else would much of the mainstream media be scrambling so often to convince independents that Palin isn’t viable?”

If you read this first part he seems to define ‘Palin done’ as her giving up running in 2012 under this pressure from Democrats.

But later towards the end he throws this in indicating the opposite:

“If she doesn’t run, I hope she toys with the idea for the next several elections.Watching these hissy fits, which utterly destroy any small shred of credibility the mainstream media has left, is quite entertaining. ”

[cookcounty]

"Why else would much of the mainstream media be scrambling so often to convince independents that Palin isn’t viable? .....Mainstream media types generally prefer theorizing about complex strategies and solutions to problems that were most likely created by over-theorizing in the first place. It’s how they were trained in academia and sometimes they just can’t help it."

Limbaugh put his finger on it when he noted that journalists don't go into their line of work to "get all the facts out." They go into journalism to "make a difference," which begs the question "What kind of difference?"

I have young college-agers who go to school with journalism majors. NONE of the ones I've met could be said to be anything less than doctrinaire liberals. They go into journalism for the purpose of shaping the news to leftist advantage.

[samtheman]

Don't think it would be any different for whoever the presumptive Republican nominee is.

It wouldn't be. The difference is with Palin is that she's prepared to handle anything they throw at her. Most of the others will just do the John McCain thing, throw their butts up in the air in a classic RINO pose of submission.