Posted on 05/30/2011 4:35:45 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
In a political world where perception is everything, Sarah Palin is really hurting right now, according to The Week. The worst part is, she is pulling the Republican Party right down the drain with her.
In the past few weeks, Palin has shown all kinds of signs that she is running for president in 2012. She has bought a home in Arizona, hijacked a ride intended for veterans, released a book and announced a bus tour. All of these things say that she is building toward a run for the Republican nomination...or does it?
Rumors abound that Palin is simply building toward yet another payday. She has no real relevance without the possibility of running to fuel speculation. Could this be Palin simply being Palin?
If Palin is not intending to run for the Republican nomination, then she is simply being selfish. Her grandstanding makes it nearly impossible for fringe candidates to be heard. For the Republicans to win in 2012, they will need the very best they have to offer. How will voters know that with Palin taking up airspace and then backing out, like she did on her state of Alaska?
Fair or not, Palin is a prominent face of the party. When she came growling into Washington on that Harley and took it over for her own selfish purposes, many resented it. How many connected that action with the Republican Party?
Maybe Palin is planning to run. Maybe that is supposed to somehow make all these things okay. The truth is, it really will not matter.
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Palin running would mean that fringe candidates will never get their message out.
The bottom line is simple: If Palin is joining the race, it is bad for Republicans.
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They are coming!!!!
Just remember: I WARNED YOU!
Hm. “Helpful” Opponent, or Useful Idiot?
Translation: We're worried that Palin would beat RINO's like Romney and kick Obama's butt in 2012.
Who cares? They have no credibility whatsoever nor influence beyond mush brained idiots.
This, from yahoo which pretty much has ignored Memorial Day(because doing so might offend the anti-American faction in this country?)
Rodney WHO?
Oh really?
Don’t you mean ‘hurting the RINOS?
Palin is hurting RINOs.......
The RINOs will ignore the grassroots at their own peril.
They can lead, follow or get out of the way, but the road doesn't turn to the left!
If she’s just a stupid, Lil’ Ole Girl from Wasilla, Alaska, as my liberal co-workers like to say, why are these liberals so absolutely terrified of her? I think we know why!! Go Sarah! Take them all down!
What a load! So tell me Rodney, what book is (Ms) Palin, as some of you reporters like to call her, is pushing? How is she getting paid? Her PAC is for political purposes so any increase in money doesn’t go into her pocket! You don’t have facts so you lie and tell big lies at that
“An idée fixe is a preoccupation of mind held so firmly as to resist any attempt to modify it, a fixation. The name originates from the French [French : idée, idea + fixe, fixed]. Although not used technically to denote a particular disorder in psychology, idée fixe is used often in the description of disorders...”
And the difference on the other side with Barky is, what, precisely?
This coming from liberal yahoo news.
I’mma thinking the MSM is very intimidated by Sarah’s presence.
Furthermore, the MSM has begun to fashion the GOP candidate months prior to the primary season. They just love moderate RINO Romney....just love’em.
Sarah appears to stand on her own two feet and gives it to’em.
I respect Sarah. I want to see and hear more about Michelle Bachman. I hear she’za pistol as well.
Ladies first, I guess. ;-)
Thanks for your mindless opinion Rodney. Why should I get my political formulations from some sports writer?
http://www.fannation.com/users/view_user_profile/102487
Isn’t there a little league game to cover somewhere?
Yeah, but the author of this piece has a different list in mind - not that I care about the author's list. I suspect it includes Herman Cain, just to add another name to the list of "fringe."
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