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A GOP Debate, an Obama Speech, and Sarah Palin
The North Star National ^ | September 7, 2011 | David Karki

Posted on 09/08/2011 12:30:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The last three days could not illustrate better just how far American politics have fallen as of late, and what it will take to resuscitate it and the nation from the coma into which President Obama has put it.

Start with tonight’s Republican Debate. One could call them the Seven Dwarfs, so little do they look while they obediently jump through the ridiculous hoops presented to the by the biased media that effectively works for Obama.

And even when they have glimmer of understanding how obviously they’re being manipulated, as Newt Gingrich did when he criticized moderator Brian Williams of NBC News for trying to instigate squabbles amongst them rather than allowing them to target Obama, they still stupidly play the game. After all, this was a MSNBC/Politico debate – what the hell else did the seven fools think they were going to get from two blatantly liberal outlets? If any of them really believed in what Newt said, to say nothing of having an ounce of strategic thinking, they would never have bothered showing up for this rigged dog-and-pony show in the first place!

Which brings me to the Joe Isuzu twins, Governors Romney and Perry. Admittedly, if elections were won based on who has the most presidential looking hair, suit, and smile, these two would be WAY ahead of the pack. Substantively, however, you can’t help but feel like you’ve just been smooth-talked by a smarmy used car salesman after listening to anything either says. I’m actually glad that the media has declared these two RINOs to be the ostensible front-runners, since their combined prefabricated-ness will increase the distrust of both all the more, and help the two Ken dolls cancel each other out all the sooner.

As for Obama’s ridiculous Even More Of The Same That’s Already Massively Failed Address, this falls under the old political axiom: when your opponent is busy committing suicide, get out of the way and let him. Speaker Boehner was right to decline a GOP response, thereby not adding any gravity to the speech as well as not giving Obama and the Dems a target to shoot at.

And while I would personally love to see a TV with the Saints/Packers pre-game set up off to the side for the GOP members to watch while they pretend to listen to Obama read his delusional drivel from the teleprompters, they’re right to be minimally respectful and show up and go through the motions. Again, don’t give your opponent a target or any chance to shift the spotlight away from him and onto you.

This speech is the political equivalent of the old philosophical riddle: If Obama gives a poor imitation of a State of the Union Address, and everyone is watching the NFL opener instead, did he really make a complete fool of himself?

Finally, to Sarah Palin. She has been so right to avoid this whole farcical show. She already has 100% name recognition, will have tons of cash from Tea Partiers the moment she declares, and Snow White might as well let the Seven Dwarfs form the circular firing squad the media would have them make while she stays safely above and out of the fray.

Moreover, in her speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire ripping both parties for “crony capitalism” and Facebook post on the Obama-approved call for union violence against Tea Partiers by Jimmy Hoffa, Jr., she laid out more detailed plans and laid into Obama with a ferocity none of the other candidates would dare – or be allowed to by the Obamedia running the debates.

Palin simply isn’t going to play the usual game by the establishment’s rules. As Dr. Phil says, if you’re going to do what you’ve always done, you’re going to get what you’ve always gotten. In that case, it’s the media trying to produce the most liberal GOP “opponent” possible for the Democrat, which the conservative Tea Party base will hate. This will help an otherwise doomed Democrat have a chance to win, even if it must be alá Clinton 1992: a slim plurality in a three-way race. And if even that isn’t enough, then at least the GOP winner will be the most leftist of the group, ensuring that nothing the Democrat has created will be touched, much less dismantled.

In other words, the game is to create a completely phony “choice” between a hardcore and a watered-down leftist come Election Day, so that the entire exercise is rigged, pointless and the establishment stays, well, established for another four years.

The Seven Dwarfs are mindlessly playing this silly game with the crooked dealer and entirely pre-determined outcome to benefit the house, and even when they occasionally realize the con job, none of them has the spine to fold their hand and cash out to save what chips they have left. Palin, on the other hand, was smart enough never to sit at the table in the first place.

That’s why she’s so hated – her refusal to step into their best-laid traps and fearlessness in directly calling Obama out make her every bit the existential threat to the establishment that Obama is to America. And let’s not forget the whole first female president thing, the gender card which trumps the race card that you know Obama will play hard if all else fails.

Small wonder then, that the media is doing everything possible to claim it’s too late for Palin and that she polls horribly – the simplest way to beat her is for her to never get in the race and the next simplest is to get her in too early so they can beat up on her as long as possible.

Yes, Sarah will have to officially get in soon in order to be on the ballot in IA and NH, but why on earth should she expose herself to enemy fire any sooner than absolutely necessary? And if the point of such an unconventional campaign is to break the establishment’s hold, then the first step is to refuse to kowtow to their unwritten rules.

Does this come at some risk? Sure. Could it fail? Sure. But could it succeed? Absolutely. And if the alternative is another round of a phony choice between a Democrat versus RINO chosen by the media, with the policy outcome rigged as a result, then why not go for broke? From where I stand, it’s the only chance to beat ‘em…the only chance to save the Republic.

And if nothing else, it’ll be damned entertaining and hilarious watching the media and left go absolutely bonkers…


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; cantwinmeme; debate; obama; palin; palin2012; palinpolicy; palinpredictions; palinpunditry; palinstrategy; runsarahrun; sevendwarfs; snowwhite; toolatememe
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To: gardencatz
There’s not a darn thing wrong with someone having a different opinion than yours or believing their candidate will be a game changer. While Perry is my second choice after Palin there are things I have reservations about. I’m getting just a little sick of the name calling. Perry’s supporters, while quick to judge Palin supporters are just as passionate. Nothing wrong with that either. I don’t see the point of the 2 sides going on each others’ thread and putting them down. I’ve yet to hear issues, real issues discussed by either side. I mean solutions, their stand on conservative principles. The debate turns personal and insulting. It’s getting very, very old and not reflecting well on FR. I expect that out of DUmmies. We should be better than that.

I'll take one of those ....

41 posted on 09/08/2011 3:07:20 PM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: Springfield Reformer

I may have been a bit premature in some cases, however... :)


42 posted on 09/08/2011 3:11:07 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: jivin gene

Are “childish name callers” in the same category as “jerks”?

(Just wondering)


43 posted on 09/08/2011 3:13:24 PM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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To: ConservativeDude

Let's review what Palin has said on Border Security and Immigration:
You can't get anymore clear and pro-LEGAL/anti-ILLEGAL than that.
It's a crying shame that Perry doesn't have that kind of backbone.

44 posted on 09/08/2011 3:15:17 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: gardencatz
Well said! A more adult exchange would be nice. Checking my posting history, you will find very few personal attacks in my responses. If they are evident, I only make them if I am attacked first and I still keep them at a level of respect or I repeat them on the level, as an observation of the attacker's poor civil behavior.

Even still, the insults, nasty responses and the name calling I get when I confront them, is way over the top. The simple solution that would help all of us here, would be for it to stop.

I no longer comment or voice my opinion of Palin threads, because it's obvious it is way too late for her to enter now. Instead, I garner support for my candidate, Rick Perry and merely defend him as best I can, without trying to start an on going fight.

It alarms me to see the same group who complain so loudly about the “PDS Palin Hater club”, yet, I have never witnessed so much hypocritical rhetoric from those same posters on the Perry threads. Had there been such a hateful and nasty tone towards Palin on their threads, there would be thousands of fewer freepers left to support anyone but Palin.

It is a shame to see this great forum denigrate itself in such a way. Hopefully, this can and will change very soon.

45 posted on 09/08/2011 3:31:27 PM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

“because it’s obvious it is way too late for her to enter now”

The above posting of opinion as fact is the primary reason for both the forum degeneration of which you speak and many of the attacks. Palin supporters are sick to death of it. Even a few non supporters have mentioned that.

So do your part to up the tone by posting accordingly and all your ‘concerns’ will solve themselves. The problem starts and ends with you, not “us”.


46 posted on 09/08/2011 3:43:08 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Jeff Vader

Oh yeah? Well, $*#@@)(*&$!!! And, *$*%^(#&@! And furthermore, *$&(#^$%&*$^@#%@%@&#)$)$*)$&@#^#*! And, in conclusion, &#^#^@&^$% &(*%*%&Y#&6 @(#*$^$%^%#!

So there!

(Do I HAVE to /s?)


47 posted on 09/08/2011 3:55:00 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (I like both Perry and Palin, and will vote for whichever of them wins.)
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To: mikhailovich

i saw a clip of Newt at the debate. great smack down of the moderator. Newt is an articulate smart guy, and probably could have been president, but the global warming-nancy Pelosi thing and then Dede Scozzo endorsement et al just makes him kryptonite. he was too old in politics to claim these as honest mistakes.

Perry- lot of good things for him but La Raza , how awful. Open borders too. Squishy on crony capitalism.

I will probably vote for any R but Sarah is #1.

How’s that? No insults, discussion of issues, and Sarah is #1!


48 posted on 09/08/2011 4:08:14 PM PDT by Piers-the-Ploughman (Just say no to circular firing squads.)
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To: Yosemitest
Bump!
The only thing I would change is...
O'REILLY:Interrupts again,
49 posted on 09/08/2011 4:23:27 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: misharu

Nope. they beat you. But then, that’s all they live for.


50 posted on 09/08/2011 4:27:20 PM PDT by altura ( Palin/Ryan---or Palin/Perry or Palin/Rubio)
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To: Norm Lenhart; Prokopton; glock rocks

Prokopton has a point. If the supporters of Gov. Palin are tearing down the other candidates rather than touting her assets, there is nothing wrong with his pointing that out.

So far I don’t see his being rude nor snide, just stating his opinion of the facts as he sees them, although the “hater” comment was a bit provocative. There does seem to me to be a bit of overreaction on our side to his comments, and tempers are flaring a bit. Prokopton is a supporter of the governor, and we shouldn’t be attacking our own.

We may be doing a bit too much tearing down her rivals instead of campaigning for Sarah Palin.


51 posted on 09/08/2011 4:31:49 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Yosemitest

well if Palin runs she can raise that as an issue, then, can’t she?


52 posted on 09/08/2011 4:44:37 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: Cicero
No, he's not Ben Steyn... but you may be familiar with who he is——on FreeRepublic, that is...

;^\

53 posted on 09/08/2011 4:54:42 PM PDT by Gargantua ("I'm only voting for Palin because I can't run for President..." (_8(|) Doh!!!)
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To: Cicero
Karki is not a nom de plume for someone else, I found, but a writer for the North Star Writers Group, who have this to say about themselves:

"The North Star National launched on September 14, 2009 – the logical outgrowth of the North Star Writers Group syndicate, which began serving American newspapers with opinion and feature material in December 2005.

Our mission is to bring American readers the latest, most thought-provoking news, opinion and features, as it happens.

We are also committed to rising above the trend that seems to pigeonhole most online media into one ideological camp or another. Among our writers are conservatives, liberals and those who defy labeling. All are upfront about their biases, as we find it quite silly for media to pretend they are truly “objective.” Everyone has opinions, and everyone’s opinions influence their news judgment to one degree or another.

The only difference between us and anyone else is that we’ll tell you about it upfront."

54 posted on 09/08/2011 5:01:52 PM PDT by Gargantua ("I'm only voting for Palin because I can't run for President..." (_8(|) Doh!!!)
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To: Gargantua

No, I was just kidding about the Nom de Plume. Because he writes so well, and I hadn’t previously heard of him.


55 posted on 09/08/2011 5:10:08 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius.)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

Palin has been attacked for 3 years now, Perry just got started!

What I’m seeing is a bunch of Perry supporters not liking the treatment that Palin supporters have dealt with since ‘08!

Grow up and fight like a girl, and no crying on FR!


56 posted on 09/08/2011 5:21:33 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (I Stand With Sarah!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Jim Robinson; Diogenesis; B4Ranch; Travis McGee; tubebender; Pete-R-Bilt; ...
That’s why she’s so hated – her refusal to step into their best-laid traps and fearlessness in directly calling Obama out make her every bit the existential threat to the establishment that Obama is to America. And let’s not forget the whole first female president thing, the gender card which trumps the race card that you know Obama will play hard if all else fails.

I'm just taking a guess here, but I surmise it will be easier for Obama-Holder to create the illusion (and eventual reality) of an existential threat by riling "their people" than any first female could by riling the fairer sex.



"All truth goes through three stages.
First it is ridiculed.
Then it is violently opposed.
Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."


— Schopenhauer



After the rats burn non-union Charlotte down, it'll be a different situation, and I do think that's their plan.

Remember '68? Yah, they want their new age "The whole world is watching" moment. These evil bastards will pull no punches, ask the new black panthers.

Support yer local sheriff folks. The weathermen whitehouse is doing their what-ifs right now, and they are have no concern for focus group acceptance. They're formulating their plan for taking the "sons of bitches out!" with the full corrupt force of the executive branch. In the culture of impunity of Washington, politics stops at corruption's edge. Almost all major corruption is either bipartisan or common enough that one side can effectively blackmail the other, so you can look for some level of support from players you haven't yet considered. And we can't discount the fifth column media, either.



... just sayin.

57 posted on 09/08/2011 5:41:15 PM PDT by glock rocks ( I like Palin, but < insert PDS here >. Wait, what?)
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To: kara2008

Palin ping!


58 posted on 09/08/2011 7:23:05 PM PDT by RepublicanChick
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner; onyx

**Ping! - Excellent, spot on Palin article**


59 posted on 09/08/2011 8:04:47 PM PDT by kara2008 (Palin 2012)
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To: Prokopton

Get. Back. Under. Your. Bridge...


60 posted on 09/08/2011 8:05:48 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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