Posted on 09/02/2011 2:09:26 PM PDT by Hojczyk
The bad news for Palin fans? If NRO’s Robert Costa and CNN’s Peter Hamby are right, tomorrow’s not “the day.” The good news? Per Hamby, “the day” may still be coming.
The source said Palin is attempting to burnish her image as an outsider and a reformer, reminding the audience of her record in Alaska and specifically highlighting her battles against what she called the state’s corrupt Republican political class that was in cahoots with the oil and gas industry.
Palin plans to unleash a furious criticism of “crony capitalism” and attack the “permanent political class” in both parties: thinly veiled criticisms of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has surged to the top of most polls for the Republican presidential nomination.
Political opponents have long accused Perry, who has held some form of elected office since 1985, of rewarding his allies and campaign donors with plum government posts and contracts.
Though she has no plans to mention Perry or any other Republican presidential hopeful by name, Palin will implicitly contrast herself against the current crop of GOP candidates and further define her brand in case she does decide to run.
Scott Conroy of RCP got a preview of the speech too and also seized on those phrases as veiled digs at Perry. Whether that’s a case of him and Hamby reading things the same way independently or, more significantly, whether their sources inside Palin’s camp are pushing that reading on them, I can’t tell. If she does end up taking a dig at Perry, the only reason to do it is that she’s planning to announce herself in a few weeks. Criticizing him just to criticize him would be unthinkable given the mileage the left will get out of it, but it makes sense if she’s running per her “I’ll jump in if there’s no one else to carry the banner” rationale from months ago. She needs to distinguish herself from Perry somehow in order to justify that logic and this would be one way. (Conroy notes that she’ll also tout her record as governor, another sign that she’s in.) But don’t jump to conclusions: Much depends on how all this is framed in the speech. By “permanent political class,” she may mean the Beltway; and the attack on “crony capitalism” might be aimed explicitly at Obama, with good reason. Who knows? She could throw us a curveball by praising Perry or the other nominees outright in the speech. Or maybe tomorrow’s “the day” after all and the leaks to Costa and Hamby that she’s not announcing are merely a feint designed to throw the media off her trail.
John Fund thinks she’s not running and will probably end up endorsing Perry, but if Hamby and Conroy are right about those veiled digs, that endorsement will be highly nuanced indeed. Via the Right Scoop, here’s her old pal Karl Rove on Fox this morning warning her that she’s doing damage to her prospective candidacy with this endless game of “in or out?”. Is he right? Her core supporters will forgive her anything, but Rasmussen’s latest finds 52 percent of Republicans think it would be bad for the GOP if she jumped in. No doubt Rick Perry agrees. Does Mitt Romney? Click the image to watch.
It's interesting that the most Liberal Governor in America, Moonbeam Brown supports & is ready to sign into law the very same Gardasil policy Rick Perry was all for.
You know, the Lady has said on many occasions when asked, that she’d let us know by the end of Sept. or in Oct. timeframe. It’s out there for you to see and hear.
I’ll take her on her word for that. She’s the one you, we, want to throw into the Lions den to do battle on our behalf; I’ll cut her some slack and let her make it a time, place and manner of her choosing if that’s what she’s prepared to do. And let her prepare I will. Cause it’s gonna be a war!
As a Marine, you should appreciate that!
No one is attacking her. Arguments contrary to her generally spring up in response to other conservatives getting trashed.
You know, like the nonsense with (you’ve got to be kidding) Dick Cheney?
I would say that 99% of those on the board, like her in some context.
Every thread about other candidates, get turned into some bizarre NBP trashfest.
Now, my observation could be wrong, but it certainly seems like a far cry from the days of the Broken Glass Republicans.
But then again, you weren’t here thru that, were you?
That is not an unfair argument even if it’s wildly disproportionate.
I would say, Governors make many bad decisions on their states immunization schedules, and the argument is far more nuanced than you are examining.
Many states mandate Hep B. for infants. Does that make them bad? It makes them wrong to be sure. But the AMA has a herd mentality. And they are in the ears.
Did Perry move in contravention to the AMA?
No, the pimp it.
Was it wise clearly not.
But, as I have said repeatedly, NO CANDIDATE that has made decisions is not without warts.
thanks for trying to make my point btw.
We all know that all you care about is her looks. With knowing that, your opinion useless.
All that aside, if she wants to run, she should enter and become part of the field. It isn’t up to anyone else to decide.
The only way to know if she could overcome her negatives is to take them on in an official capacity. This waiting around isn’t a help. It is actually harming her. Makes her appear to be unsure of herself.
What is unknown is how well she would do and totally up to her to affect.
I have informed myself. I am one of millions of people who vote that want official answers to issues from Sarah straight out of her mouth. Not in a movie or in a crowd with cheers.
If Palin does not enter, I really do not expect her to support any particular candidate. I think she is more the type to support the field of candidates and then back the winner if that winner seems okay in her opinion.
What a childish way to open a rebuttal. I hope you don't think I read any further than that insult.
As long as we're now sharing our thoughts about each other, I may as well finally admit that I find you to be one of the least analytical people who comments on Palin threads. I've watched over the last two years as hundreds of individual posters have attempted to reason with you, just to see you cling to your irrational emotional reactions to Palin.
I probably should have just opened with a snarky put down, or something. It's all you deal in.
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No, we don't.
Trashing = exposing Perry's record and calling it what it is.
Apples and oranges between that, and what the deranged post about Palin.
How was your trip? You obviously haven't seen what's gone on around here in relation to Sarah Palin over the last couple of years. Just the bare mention of her name is enough to set the deranged to howling. That's been going on since long before a single Republican hopeful declared their intention to run for the presidency.
Sarah seems to always wind up in first place -- even in the "getting trashed" department. The also-rans are just now getting a taste of what she's endured the last three years.
I took umbrage with your accusation that I am being manipulated by the MSM.
Who could not take that as a direct and personal insult? Stupid people?
I'm not a stupid people.
What's lucid dreaming like anyway? I've always wondered what the world must seem like when one is half in, half out of reality.
Neither is I.
Look, you like her I get it.
I like her too. Just not in the same capacity.
My simple thing is the elevation of Personality over Principle.
I hope one of us gets what we want.
Just hope we all wind up...happy.
The discussion?
Keeps the mind alive. Enjoy your Holiday.
Forgot to include the Vinegar and Water with the Olive Branch.
Didn’t think you deserved it, but like you point out, I can be wrong.
If you think that personality is the real basis of Palin's support, I'd say you've sadly misjudged her supporters. I like Sarah as a person very much, but it's what she is, that I first responded to, and that is what I'm still responding to.
see above. Olive Branch.
Stop drinking the vinegar and water.
Oh piffle. Unless I have missed a LOT, "vicious" is an inaccurate and overly dramatic way to portray honest differences of opinion. The reactions I see from such statements of difference resemble how I would reply to attacks on my wife or my Mama.
I call your attention to more than one post which has stated that if Sarah does not get the nomination, they vote third party or sit out. Sorry, but crazy talk like that does stick to her supporters, unless they disavow it and right away. I'm with Levin - I'll vote for an orange juice can against Obama.
Ok, can I borrow your crystal ball Dick Morris?
You insinuated that if she didn’t run this time, before she is wrinkly and saggy that she would not win in the future.
You know you posted that.
I think that was the childish remark. You want me to go find it?
I was not the only one that was taken aback by that post.
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