Palinoia, the Destroyer

Wall Street Journal Online ^ | 19 January 2011 | James Taranto

[Erik Latranyi]

Why does their hatred of her burn so hot?

Ask them, and they'll most likely tell you: Because she's a moron. But that is obviously false. To be sure, her skills at extemporaneous speaking leave much to be desired. But that can be said of a good many politicians on both sides of the aisle, including George W. Bush, John Kerry and, yes, Barack Obama. And don't get us started on the man who defeated her for the vice presidency.

Whether or not she is presidential timber--and we are inclined to think that she is not--there is no denying that she is a highly accomplished person. She is also a highly accomplished woman, what in an earlier age would have been called a feminist pioneer: the first female governor of the malest state in the country, the first woman on the presidential ticket of the party on the male side of the "gender gap." Having left politics, whether temporarily or permanently, she has established herself as one of the most consequential voices in the political media.

They say she is uneducated. What they mean is that her education is not elite--not Harvard or Yale, or even Michigan or UCLA. They resent her because, in their view, she has risen above her station.

[r-q-tek86]

I made this a while back, so the caption may not fit exactly, but it's close...

[Soothesayer]

There was a woman on American Idol last night who spared the life of her special needs child. Her story and singing moved the judges to tears but I strongly suspect that America will have none of it. They will hate her almost as much as they hate Palin.

Whatever goodness and beauty still remain in this world is rapidly and continuously smothered. Nothing good ever lasts. The vermin rule the world.

[MrB]

Whatever goodness and beauty still remain in this world is rapidly and continuously smothered. Nothing good ever lasts. The vermin rule the world.

This is not unexpected.
The prince of the air, the father of lies, is the prince of this world. He takes anything good and twists it so that it is only evil, and he has plenty of willing accomplices on the left.

[2001convSVT]

Palin-DeMint in 2012!

[onyx]

Written by one man, but he uses the elite *we*....

we are inclined

“A nightstick the size of a telephone pole and the muscle to wield it effortlessly.”

“A nightstick the size of a telephone pole and the muscle to wield it effortlessly.”

“A nightstick the size of a telephone pole and the muscle to wield it effortlessly.”

[Louis Foxwell]

Contempt for Palin signifies subhuman consciousness. She is, by any measure, ineluctable.

[SoConPubbie]

I agree with Taranto. She is not Presidential timber at the moment. Maybe in the future. She should not have left her Govenorship half way through. Big mistake. I understand why she did it but the majority of Indepedant voters dont. She needs to, IMHO, A) Develop a set of legislative policy ideas to implement, something new and fresh to capture Reagan democrats and independants and B)Learn how to speak in whole sentences, using whole words. Yes I would vote for her myself, but right now, I like Pence and Bachmann.

Congratulations on parroting the propaganda of Mitt, the Huckster, Pawlenty, Christie, the Left-wing press, the DNC and all of their cronies.

Good for you!

[LibLieSlayer]

These people have an agenda... some even work for mitt and other republican party elites.

LLS

[JoeFromSidney]

What is it with this totally pretentious “WE” crap?

As Mark Twain said, "we" should be limited to editors and people with tapeworms. Taranto is an editor. I'm not sure about his possession of a tapeworm,.

[blasater1960]

Congratulations on parroting the propaganda of Mitt, the Huckster, Pawlenty, Christie, the Left-wing press, the DNC and all of their cronies.

I dont see what is wrong with wanting the best conservative we can get. If She is the best we can do, then the conservative movement has serious problems. What is wrong with Pence?:

Pence

or Demint? Demint

Palinontheissues

Both of those guys are more articulate, more conservative, have potential broad appeal and no baggage (that we know of).