They need to fill out the Special Edition of the Sarah Palin butthut Report.
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.
I love Sarah either way. But the way she plays the media and the bloggers with all this anticipation is priceless.
I agree. FReepers that never supported Palin will whine and stamp their foot demanding that she get in or out, NOW, dammit! If she does announce her candidacy, the same folks will claim (in unison, no doubt) that "it's too late". Meanwhile, the media is fascinated with Palin and give her scads of free publicity by endlessly speculating whether she'll run or not and her would-be GOP opponents can only grumble and pretend not to care what Sarah Palin does. Yeah, right. As a Palin supporter, I'm not particularly impatient for her to announce her candidacy because I believe she'll do so within the month, if not on Saturday (9/3). Then the real fun begins.
If you want to attack crony capitalism, criticism Obama and Jeffery Imelt.
I don’t know what to think anymore!
IMO they keep bashing her, hoping they can turn enough voters against her so that they neutralizer the threat=Sarah Palin. That’s been the MO all along and I think they are succeeding.
If he becomes Prez, Perry will be quitting after being elected Gov less than a year ago and promising the TX voters he would not run...
A quitter and a liar!
:)
That's true. Rick Perry has been a career politician for 27 long years now. He shows no inclination to quit.
And just how the fudge does some kid who grew up on a dirt farm become “The Permanent Political Class”
Oh please....get a grip! I like her and always have but, I know reality when I see it.
“Firm believer in free market capitalism. (Nov 2006)”
Make up your mind Sarah.
Crony Capitalism, WhatDoes Crony Capitalism Mean?
A description of capitalist society as being based on the close relationships between businessmen and the state. Instead of success being determined by a free market and the rule of law, the success of a business is dependent on the favoritism that is shown to it by the ruling government in the form of tax breaks, government grants and other incentives. Investopedia explains Crony Capitalism
Both socialists and capitalists have been at odds with each other over assigning blame to the opposite group for the rise of crony capitalism. Socialists believe that crony capitalism is the inevitable result of pure capitalism. This belief is supported by their claims that people in power, whether business or government, look to stay in power and the only way to do this is to create networks between government and business that support each other.
On the other hand, capitalists believe that crony capitalism arises from the need of socialist governments to control the state. This requires businesses to operate closely with the government to acheive the greatest success.
Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cronycapitalism.asp#ixzz1WphTRgxn
Here is what we have learned today about Gov Palin:
she is going to run, she is not going to run
she is going to endorce Perry, she is going to criticize Perry
she is to stupid to live, she is smarter/devious than even Cheney
Bottom line Gov Palin is playing the MSM and they are ready to explode.
YOu have FReepmail..
Crony capitalism is taking place in all of DC. Has been for far too long.
This is why it’s time for a woman at the top. The place is a mess, the kids haven’t been doing their chores, and daddy’s been hanging out with the guys at the tavern.
And I say that as a guy. Ouch.
Nevertheless....
Doesn’t Palin really need to go away?
Should be an article coming out soon, by somebody, somewhere, with an unnamed source close to Palin that she may *perpendicularly* criticize him........At sometime or other, maybe or maybe not.........
Waiting breathlessly.
Gotcha!
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