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Palin's Foreign Policy Embraces Instinct, Shuns Doctrine (Long)
Real Clear Politics ^ | May 6,2011 | Scott Conroy

Posted on 05/07/2011 4:30:00 PM PDT by Hojczyk

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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

As I heard them described by the lame stream media, the Republican candidates each has a major flaw that could prevent them from getting the nomination. Palin was not discussed as a candidate but she is coming back onto their radar as they realize what we know. None of the others can hold a candle to her when it comes to her record and the admiration that a large portion of the public has for her.

When they tout polls that say that 58% of Republican voters would never vote for her, they ignore the fact that they already have voted for her in 2008. Most of the voters who refused to vote for the Republican ticket in 2008 were doing so because of McCain, not Palin.

There are candidates that know all the conservative talking points and may sound more conservative than Palin, but there are no leaders, not Bachmann, not Santorum, not Cain, certainly not Trump, who can lead us to victory other than Gov. Palin. Romney, Newt, and Huckabee are not operating from a solid foundation of belief, but rather a focus group tested and polled set of talking points. Romney has to overcome his Romneycare and his flip-flopping. Huckabee has to overcome his 1000 pardons, his big spending, and his tendency to step into gaffe city. Newt only has to overcome being Newt, but that would be a challenge. All Palin needs to do is be herself, be honest, and get unfiltered exposure that up until now, the media has refused her.

The liberal wing of the Republican Party will coalesce around someone but with TEA Party support Gov. Palin will make short work of them as long as we coalesce around her.

Make that coalesce happen by signing up at organize4palin.com . There are materials you can order to help spread the word, but the main thing now is to be informed about Gov. Palin so you can make her case and be signed up and ready to organize your neighborhood, your city or county as soon as she gives the word.

Some states still need state coordinators so if you’re talented at making things happen, send o4p your information. This will not be a grassroots campaign because we’re not letting any grass grow beneath our feet.


21 posted on 05/07/2011 10:34:20 PM PDT by excopconservative (organize4palin.com (what are you doing to save your country?))
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To: Sea Parrot; Hojczyk
Sounds a little Nathan Bedford Forrest to me. Keep'em guessen, get amongst'em, put a skeer in'em.

There's more than a little Sun Tzu as well.

22 posted on 05/07/2011 11:14:42 PM PDT by tarheelswamprat
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To: Cicero

>> That said, she did NOT especially push the Libyan war.

Palin must not underestimate her influence, and likewise choose her public statements accordingly.


23 posted on 05/07/2011 11:23:39 PM PDT by Gene Eric (*** Jesus ***)
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To: tarheelswamprat

Can’t argue with that, Palin is more of a strategist and tactician than her opponents realize. She maneuvers them onto her chosen fields of battle where her strengths and their weakness comes to the fore.


24 posted on 05/08/2011 2:04:48 AM PDT by Sea Parrot (Being an autodidact, I happily escaped the bureaucratization of intellect)
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To: Hojczyk

Mark my words

She is better served by her gut than by beltway wonks

Remember I said this


25 posted on 05/08/2011 2:20:57 AM PDT by wardaddy (ok...Trump beating on Obama---Sarah----Michelle.....any of them are ok for now---tain't picky)
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To: Cicero
1) Bush said, “You are either with us... or against us”.

2) Daffy called up our side and surrendered all of his Nuclear and Chemical weapons plans and equipment... he got "with us"... the CIA and Defense have both said he was cooperating with us on Intel. He was a terrorist... so was Saddam... but Bush offered Saddam and his sons a chance to leave Iraq and not be pursued... IOW getting “with us”.

3) For pure political WAG THE DOG... obama violated many things... including the solemn WORD OF THE USA.

4) We had no business getting involved in Libya for any of the reasons that obamao stated... and those reasons changed as often as the dead binny saga... and if there are any imams in iran that were thinking about deposing nutjob (you see that there is news out of iran about nutjob's inner circle being arrested for sorcery) and joining the responsible world community... do you think that they would trust anything this president has to say or offer?

LLS

26 posted on 05/08/2011 6:17:31 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH!)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Amen


27 posted on 05/08/2011 6:21:54 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 ....( History is a process, not an event ))
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To: PaleoBob
“LOOK AT A MAP”... or in a word... “IRAN”.

Here is the question that needs to be asked.

“As President... Governor... how would you handle Afghanistan”.

Answer:

“Unlike the current president and administration, I would allow the Military to do whatever it needs to do to defeat our enemies and I would see to it that they had the tools and resources available to get the job done. War is not a politically correct exercise... when we treated War as WARFARE... we won. Nation building has never worked before... unless our Victory was so overwhelming as to crush the opposition completely. When Victory is complete... a pacified nation will rebuild.

When it comes to the ME... my administration's policy will be the Reagan Doctrine... “WE WIN... THEY LOSE”. If our Military determines that the tribal makeup of Afghanistan is such that there will never be a unity government... then we kill all of the enemy living there... mine the mountain passes surrounding the country, pull our ground troops out of that country and use our technology in such a way as to kill our enemies in the region when they show themselves. We do not owe the people of Afghanistan, Pakistan and iran anything... we owe the Free World the right to remain free... free from fear and free to pursue their GOD given rights.

iran is the source of most of the problems in that part of the world... I would work to keep them surrounded and marginalized by US Forces... I would keep pressure squarely on iran and help our allies in the region, including Israel, (and those within iran) to do their part in keeping this evil regime in check. iran will NOT be allowed to have an operational working Nuke.”

Question:

“Would you rule out the use of Nuclear weapons”?

“No, next question”?

This may not be what Palin says or thinks... but it is certainly my view of the world.

LLS

28 posted on 05/08/2011 6:51:51 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I am going to vote for her if she runs and if she runs... she will win. We will have to defeat the GOP leadership as well as the dims... they are allies.

LLS


29 posted on 05/08/2011 7:01:06 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH!)
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To: bert

Thank you bert!

LLS


30 posted on 05/08/2011 7:03:44 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I just don't understand why the GOP doesn't embrace this woman and tells the other candidates to beat it, this is our nominee and we need to rally behind her.

Exactly!

Time after time I feel betrayed by our supposed "representatives". Just as they appear to act in a manner I like, they back down and shut up.

It's imperative that we get someone that won't compromise their core beliefs and will also provide the strength to push our weaker links, like Boehner, into more solid, conservative stands and keep them there.

I think Reagan did that. I think Palin can as well.

31 posted on 05/08/2011 7:21:20 AM PDT by CAluvdubya (GAME ON ......Fight Like a Girl!)
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To: tarheelswamprat; Sea Parrot; Hojczyk
This is an ongoing list of historical, popular, Biblical, and fictional people that Sarah Palin has been compared to on FR:


32 posted on 05/08/2011 9:13:36 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: EveningStar

Your forgot Chuck Norris


33 posted on 05/08/2011 9:15:26 AM PDT by catfish1957 (Hey algore...You'll have to pry the steering wheel of my 317 HP V8 truck from my cold dead hands)
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To: catfish1957

Really? LOL! :)


34 posted on 05/08/2011 9:16:27 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: EveningStar

I’ve got another one for ya:

Mondale

Because that’s who she’ll be if she runs against Obama.


35 posted on 05/13/2011 11:49:57 AM PDT by RockinRight (Thanking Obama for the death of Bin Laden is like thanking Ronald McDonald for your burger.)
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To: RockinRight

You have blasphemed, my child. Saint Sarah will be swept into office into office with the greatest victory margin in history.

(yes, I have seen more than one person here make that prediction)


36 posted on 05/13/2011 1:15:53 PM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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