Posted on 09/06/2011 7:56:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
It’s been three years since former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made her splash onto the national stage as Sen. John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 presidential election. And since then she has acquired a very loyal following. But is that helping or hurting her?
On Tuesday’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” conservative columnist and author of “Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America,” Ann Coulter expressed her concern over the Palin phenomenon. She was asked by substitute host Laura Ingraham if Palin can maintain her status as a tea party favorite by stringing people along about her potential 2012 candidacy.
“Maybe not,” Coulter said. “Newt Gingrich carried it on for 15 years and I kind of think that might be what we’re getting here, largely because of the polls. I mean, you just showed the Fox News poll, Gallup took a poll, I don’t know – five, six months ago, showing that not quite as high as 74 percent, but 65 percent said they would never definitely, positively, ever vote for Sarah Palin… I might add, that oh, it’s the media’s fault and they attacked her and saw her as a threat, all of which I believe is true.”
Coulter pointed out that conservatives are reluctant to criticize Palin for fear of a backlash and spoke about her own experiences.
“Most Americans don’t want Sarah Palin for president,” Coulter continued. “But she’s become sort of the Obama of the tea party. She’s just the one to a certain segment of right-wingers and the tiniest criticism of her, I think many of your viewers may not know this – no conservative on TV will criticize Palin because they don’t want to deal with the hate mail. You say her voice is a few octaves too high or perhaps Michele Bachman’s speaking voice is more modulated and you will be inundated with enraged emails.”
But Coulter said that the loyal following Palin has could be a liability in the long run.
“No, I agree and I think she’s terrific at what she does, but I tend to agree with you,” Coulter said. “I got sick of it with Newt Gingrich – too, fish or cut bait because you are ginning up this group of Americans who will not even consider anyone else. You know, we used to all love Sarah Palin – conservatives like me for her enemies. I’m starting to dislike her because of her fans… I think she’s bright, but her good points do not seem to be in the direction of running for president. I sort of wish just like Newt Gingrich, just run so we can get this over with.”
That’s very delusional of you. Period.
You have no idea of what is attractive about Palin. You need to get out of the box more. You come off like a Jon Stewart fan-boy.
Look, this might be uncomfortable conclusion to reach about you, but it’s entirely true.
Yeah, that’s exactly what this website needs...to ban more members bc its served it so well in the past.
Sarah’s beautiful and thin, Ann and Laura and beautiful and thin.
All three are whip-smart.
All three have huge successes and stellar professional accomplishments.
But only one is married, a wife and mother.
Wonder whence the green-eyed jealousy arises?
I tried to extend an olive branch this weekend... I was ignored 100%. It started in your camp and now we have hot heads on both sides attacking and counter attacking. I cannot believe how innocent you and others try to paint the Perry supporters... you are turning many of us into voters that despise Rick because of your side's antics. Keep it up... Jim has warned several of your team previously.
LLS
Yes she is a northeastern snob. I’m a Perry supporter but I think Ann is out of bounds criticizing a prominent conservative woman. She’s been off the reservation for the past year or so. I think she’s a Romney supporter if her “love” Chris Christie doesn’t get in. She’s no longer a staunch conservative.
I"m betting you voted for Obama in 2008.
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From the very first post...
"Sorry, Ann, your Muslim-loving, gun-grabbing, pro-amnesty boy isn't running."
Gee, what's not to like/admire about that?
“it’s just matter of time before Ann Coulter announces she is coming out of the closet.”
A couple weeks ago, wasn’t it announced that Ann is now a member of some gay advisory board, along with Margaret Hoover and Andrew Breitbart?
Put some ice on it, bub.
No Palin, no peace! And the GOP can go to hell!
Not only is Coulter being pedantic with respect to Palin, she’s not even original. “Fish or cut bait” and “TEA party Obama” ave been used countless times before her.
Oh, and when exactly is “too late” to enter the race? Yesterday? Today? Tomorrow? And why would that date be any different for, oh, say Christie than for Palin?
It was “too late” for Palin to enter in July, but not too late for Bachmann. It was “too late” in August for Palin, but not for Perry. Now it’s “too late” in September for Palin, but not for Christie or any of the other names still being bandied about.
“Palin is painted/tainted with the association with McCain. She has to remove this feature”
She made a good stab at this in her Labor Day speech when condemned the “Hobbits” = Tea Partiers comment. She’s doing a subtle segue to distance herself from McCain, I think.
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In the first fifty posts of this thread Coulter has been called...
scrawny douche-bag...lesbian...ron paul in drag...North East big city snob...jealous...Ivy League elitist...loser...boot licker...unbalanced...pathetic anorexic.
Just the palinites keeping it classy and showing their utter ignorance of irony while proving her point.
“I did have a real hard time listening to the audio version”
If you HAD to choose between the two options of listening to audio of Sarah or listening to audio of Hussein, which would you choose?
Somebody needs to put Ann’s face to the Jumped The Shark photo.
“It is also a mystery to me why Ann is so hard on Sarah Palin.”
I don’t think there’s any high-minded or well-thought-out reason. It’s the oldest reason on earth to attack someone: Simple jealousy. Sarah is prettier, has a good husband and family, is a better shot, has succeeded in her career on many different levels (as opposed to one), more people stand in line at book signings, etc.... How could Ann not hate her, being as self absorbed as she is?
I made my “Palin 2012” shirt two years ago, and wear it often.
And then there was THIS from last election, which made us even more suspicious of the "Republican first, Conservative second" type posters who demand that we set aside our "ideological purity" and support the "most electable" Republican just to beat Obama.
Next for GOP leaders: Stopping Sarah Palin
We've been fighting this war for almost three years now through multiple waves of coordinated attacks, and quite frankly, we've seen it all on this board. And so, nothing comes as a surprise any more, especially with all the post-2008 FR sign-ups who are "concerned" about this or that with respect to Palin.
It's all rubbish!
LLS
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