Posted on 06/03/2011 1:58:08 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Everyone has already had a grand old time mocking this video of Sarah Palin bungling her Paul Revere history, but I actually think it amounts to quite an eloquent statement. It’s as eloquent an argument as anyone could make that this woman really should not be treated by any of us as anything resembling a presidential candidate until it’s absolutely necessary — which is to say, until she actually runs for president.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Might as well add his preposterous “10,000 people killed” by a Kansas tornado in Greensburg (only off by 9,988): http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270852,00.html
Greg Sargent, of the Washington Post, was an identified member of JournoList - an email group of approximately 400 "progressive" and socialist journalists, academics and "new media" activists.
JournoList members reportedly coordinated their messages in favor of Barack Obama and the Democrats, and against Sarah Palin and the Republican Party. JournoList was founded in 2007 and was closed down in early 2010
Greg Sargent, WaPo Lies About Palin Endorsements
August 4, 2010
In, Still more proof Sarah Palin is toxic outside her bubble, Sargent cites a Pew poll which says that a Sarah Palin endorsement is a negative for her endorsed candidates
Sargent does not use the word “polarizing,” his assertion that “A recent Gallup poll noted a striking disconnect in public attitudes towards Palin…” is tantamount.
Sargent cites polls by what he admits is leftist: “the Dem firm Public Policy Polling” to assert that people don’t like her and that she should just go away.
In an earlier version of “Toxic,” Sargent bemoaned Gov. Palin’s use of “cojones,” because women don’t have testicles, and according to him, Gov. Palin did not know what the word means.
Let those of us who have EVER made an error on a History Test start picking up those stones and tossing them at ... let’s see ...
The person who makes the BIGGEST Historical Verbal Errors EVER!!!
And WHO would that be?
Here is my very favorite Biden gaffe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmRXH7RkCZQ
Can you begin to imagine what it would be like if there was a youtube video of Sarah Palin doing anything remotely like this?
Yep. Or these:
“OBAMA: What they’ll say is, “Well it costs too much money,” but you know what? It would cost, about... It — it — it would cost about the same as what we would spend... It... Over the course of 10 years it would cost what it would costs us... (nervous laugh) All right. Okay. We’re going to... It... It would cost us about the same as it would cost for about — hold on one second.”
“OBAMA: Everybody knows that it makes no sense that you send a kid to the emergency room for a treatable illness like asthma, they end up taking up a hospital bed, it costs, when, if you, they just gave, you gave them treatment early and they got some treatment, and a, a breathalyzer, or inhalator, not a breathalyzer.”
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_060908/content/01125107.guest.html
I take exception to those FReepers who favor some other politician for the GOP presidential nomination that express exasperation with those of us who admire and support Sarah Palin as 'worshiping' her and/or making Palin a 'cult'. That is nonsense. She is viciously attacked on a daily basis by the left and if we can't defend and support Palin here, then where? As a Palin supporter I'm convinced that Sarah Palin is the most authentic conservative in the prospective field of GOP presidential candidates and as many of us have noted, the fact that the left hasn't ceased attacking her since 2008 is indicative of the fact that she is the one Republican politician the left actually fear. I don't see Romney being criticized much by the left.
I intend to continue to support Palin until or unless she states that she is not a candidate. I'll still admire her and very likely switch my support to the person she chooses to back unless they are incompatible with conservative values. A situation I cannot imagine being associated with Sarah Palin. Those who wish to call support for Sarah Palin 'worship' are mistaken. She is not 'perfect' no more than Ronald Reagan was 'perfect' - and she is not a female reincarnation of Reagan, either. Sarah Palin is a politically conservative, able, energetic, indomitable, woman with integrity and courage that embodies the American spirit. She is an anomaly in American politics and I believe she could be the next President of the United States.
Greg Sargent is the clown (IDIOT) of the day:
Commentators keep telling us how influential Sarah Palin’s endorsements are, and even if the whole “mama grizzly” meme is clearly overstated, there’s no quibbling with the fact that Palin has pull among GOP primary voters.
But the more interesting point to be made about Palin is how toxic she’s become among the broader electorate. In fact, buried in the internals of the new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll is an amusing number: A majority see a Palin endorsement as a clear negative.
TWITTER:
ThePlumLineGS Greg Sargent
I’m suddenly getting a flood of emails from people who really, really, really like Sarah Palin. Not a good way to end the day.
15 minutes ago
http://twitter.com/#!/theplumlinegs
Poor baby.
I think she SHOULD talk about the 57 states and see what they do, if they pounce on her so much the better ...the “reveal” will be golden
I was thinking she should make a montage video of alll the “important” people saying the most awful, childish, unsubstantiated, vile things about her and her children, and then splash it up on a 40 foot screen in front of large crowds to publicly call out each one of the offenders.
Yep...what you said!
I believe the reason Sarah sounds a bit unrehearsed is because she is REFUSING to use a teleprompter in order to be able to contrast herself with the usurper.
Sarah didn’t fumble this. The great intellectual journalists who think the poem is the history did...including this jerk. SARAH was right.
No, the reason they’re scared is that they’ve been trying to pull a Quayle on her for the last four years, she’s still standing, and driving around in a bus with throngs of people throwing themselves at her feet. They’re trying to keep it quiet, but they know they’re going to have to start covering it soon.
As for whether she’s running... come’on. ;)
That would be so GREAT if she did that! Although two states, Alaska and Hawaii, are -- I presume -- off the bus's itinerary!
She could use this one too, if she goes to Kansas City. There’s a bunch of them she could lampoon!
““I’m here with the Girardo family here in St. Louis.” —speaking via satellite to the Democratic National Convention, while in Kansas City, “
Sarah’s support would be worthless if it were not for the fact that people know she is running for president and is almost guaranteed to win.
What do you mean you’re not sure she can govern? Have a look at this and don’t tell me she can’t govern:
Governor Sarah Palin’s Accomplishments that garnered her a whopping 92% approval rating:
Energy Independence, Development, and Environmental Stewardship
*Governor Palin’s cornerstone accomplishment is AGIA (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act). During the Palin administration, TransCanada and Exxon formed an alliance to build a natural gas pipeline from Alaska to the Lower 48. Under Governor Palin’s governance, the project was expanded and revised from what previous governors had proposed with an open policy process for the Alaskan people. More progress was made on this effort than in the previous 30 years. This is the largest private sector infrastructure project in North American history and helps put us on the path to energy independence.
*Governor Palin’s administration opened up drilling for oil and natural gas at Pt. Thompson for the first time in decades.
*Governor Palin created the Alaska’s Petroleum Integrity Office to oversee all aspects of energy development and to make sure oilfield equipment was safe to operate and a Climate Change Subcabinet to comprehensively and honestly evaluate climate change.
Fiscal Conservatism
*Governor Palin reduced earmark requests for the state of Alaska by 80% during her administration, requesting only earmarks that would benefit the country as a whole.
* Governor Palin reduced spending in her budget for Fiscal Year 2010 by more than one billion dollars from the previous governor’s Fiscal Year 2007 budget, a 9.5% real reduction in spending. Her FY2010 budget was $10.57 billion compared to Governor Murkowski’s FY2007 budget of nearly $11.7 billion. At the same time, she fulfilled her campaign promise to forward fund education, allowing districts greater flexibility and predictability in their planning.
*Governor Palin opposed much of the “stimulus”, wanting only to accept 55% of the money allocated to Alaska, specifically only dollars dedicated to infrastructure [projects. Although the Alaskan legislature ultimately overturned her veto, she stood firm on her commitment to help Alaska to become more self-sufficient while not adding to not add to the skyrocketing national debt.
* Governor Palin invested $5 billion in state savings.
Walking the Walk on Fiscal Responsibility
*Governor Palin sold the private jet purchased by the previous governor. She state it was an unnecessary financial burden on the state and was unable to land on many of the state’s landing strips.
* To cut costs that would be incurred by continuing to use a personal driver like previous governors, the governor drove herself from Wasilla to her office in Anchorage. She also dismissed the governor’s personal chef stationed in Juneau, Alaska’s capital.
* Governor Palin accepted less state per diem for herself and her family than her predecessors even though she had a larger family.
10th Amendment Advocacy/Promotion of State Constitution
*Showing that she is a strong supporter of the 10th amendment, Governor Palin advocated for the sovereignty of the state of Alaska.
*Governor Palin’s administration sued the federal government for placing the polar bear on the endangered species list, as this restriction affected energy development which would increase energy costs.
*A Constitutionalist, Governor Palin signed Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share (ACES) bill into law. The Alaska constitution states that the Alaskan people own the oil and other resources. This law ensures that the “owners”, the people of Alaska, receive a clear and equitable share of oil profits.
National Defense/Veterans
*Governor Palin supported ground-based missile defense Ft Greely and other Alaskan Bases around to protect America from America’s enemies. She criticized the Obama administration for cuts that they made to this national defense system.
*Governor Palin, with Senators Murkowski and Begich, fought for retirement benefits from the federal government that were due to the Alaska Territorial Guard members who fought during World War II. These benefits were eventually rewarded to these veterans by the federal government.
* Governor Palin visited Alaskan soldiers in Kosovo and Kuwait.
Transparency/Anti-Corruption
*Governor Palin signed bipartisan ethics reform legislation into law that helped to hold both the legislative and executive branches accountable.
*Governor Palin put the state checkbook online, allowing all constituents to see how state money was being spent.
Health Care
*Governor Palin introduced health care transparency legislation which aimed at putting information in the hands of consumers about cost and quality of health care as a way to make health care consumer driven and accessible.
Sanctity and Dignity of All Life
* Governor Palin strongly supported both parental consent and parental notification legislation.
*Governor Palin increased educational funding for special needs’ children.
*Governor Palin implemented the Senior Benefits Program to support low income seniors.
Positions Held while Governor
* Chairman of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
*Vice Chair of the National Governors Association Natural Resource Committee.
* She served as chair of the Alaska Conservation Commission, which regulates Alaska’s most valuable non-renewable resources: oil and gas. She was elected by her peers to serve as president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. In this role, she worked with local, state and federal officials to promote solutions to the needs of Alaska’s communities.
She exposed legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders, including the former state Attorney General and the State GOP Chairman (who was also an Oil & Gas Commissioner), who was doing work for the party on public time and supplying a lobbyist with a sensitive e-mail. Several went to jail.
Governor Palin signed several pieces of legislation and resolutions during July 2009. They were:
•SB-125: Encourage aerospace development in AK
•SB-177: Extend sunset for sport fishing guides and address harvest data collection
•Pro-energy development and missile defense resolutionsHJR-27: Alaska a Sovereign State
HJR-25: Hydro-Electric a Renewable Resource
HJR-28: Oppose Federal Restriction on Oil and Gas Development
HJR-12: Support Missile Defense System
•SB-88: Power cost equalization
•Defending Second Amendment rights.SB-201: Extends Concealed Carry Permit Expiration to 5 Years from Birthday
HJR-17: Urges Congress not to pass HR-45.The federal legislation would put burdensome licensing and registration controls on individual gun owners.
SJR-10: Urges Congress to pass S-371. The legislation was to ensure that citizens of each state who are licensed or authorized by their home state to carry a concealed weapon, could do so in another state as long as they comply with the laws of that state.
SJR-3: The resolution expresses support to Congress for repealing the ban on carrying a firearm on National Park Service lands.
•SB-3 Requiring information sharing between two agencies.
•HRJ-19 Supports requirement of escort for loaded tankers traversing Prince William Sound.
•The Governor appointed 29 people to boards, commissions and councils and made three judicial appointments between July 6, 2009 and July 26, 2009.Governor Palin’s total appointments for 2009 was123, including 116 to boards, commissions and councils, five judicial appointments, one legislative and one attorney general. Governor Palin averaged one appointment every 1.67 days during 2009.
•The Governor vetoed $28.6 million in stimulus money that would have involved federal interference with the state of Alaska.
Governor Palin signed bills removing experience caps on teacher’s salaries and extending boat safety programs.Governor Palin signed legislation that gave struggling charter schools a one-year grace period to increase enrollments or integrate with other charter schools. She also signed legislation that authorizes Alaska “to enroll in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.”
Governor Palin signed legislation granting birth certificates for stillborn babies
Governor Palin signed legislation authorizing the state to fund retirement benefits for Alaska Territorial Guard veterans. The federal government ceased funding benefits on April 1, 2009
Governor Palin signed legislation safeguarding student loans
Sarah Palin was Commander of the Alaska National Guard. Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the first line of defense unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It’s on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units in the United States. As governor of Alaska, Palin was briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism daily.
Governor Palin was the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security’s counterterrorism plans.
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