Posted on 09/20/2011 7:45:45 AM PDT by winoneforthegipper
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I know. Like a typical guy I am impatient.LOL
I’m committed to giving her 500 dollars the same day she announces. I am confident that millions of others will go way above their usual campaign donation amounts too. I have never really supported a candidate 100 percent before. She gets all I can afford to give.
Run Sarah Run!
“Like you, I am not for sale!” Palin 9-3-2011
Amen to that. It’s been hard to wait, but there is good reason. For one thing, she hasn’t blown our campaign money early like the others are doing to their donors. That being said, I am ready for her to announce so I can send her a donation and she can start kicking ass and taking names.
I’m a news reporter, have been since 1975. Hold the flames — I’m sane, unlike 95 percent of my colleagues.
Anyway, during the times I covered local appearances by national candidates, or other major or regional politicians, some customs come to mind
Ronald Reagan. 1979 and 1980. Invariably he was referred to as Governor Reagan when we flung questions at him.
George H.W. Bush. 1980. usually called Ambassador Bush.
Jerry Brown, post 1982 and pre-Oakland Mayor years. Gov. Brown.
I could give other examples. But the custom was to use the highest former title of the politician
I believe that the primary exception is a former president or a former vice president.
There are multiple governors, senators, congress people, mayors, etc.
Since there is only one president, I believe that former presidents are not called Mr. President. typically, one should address either of the Bushes, Clinton, or Carter as Mr. Smith, or sir, etc.
If a military officer, retired, I believe the custom would be the highest achieved rank. Such as Col. West or General Eisenhower (during the appropriate time frame, pre-presidency)
So it is entirely appropriate to refer to a former governor as governor, if that happened to be the highest-level office the individual achieved and the person is not currently holding an elected office or important government appointment.
There is no hard and fast rule, other than one shouldn’t call a former president or vice president Mr. President or Mr. Vice President (and am using male form of courtesy title, since that is all we have had in reality — to this point)
-George
chill out and laugh once in a while
I don’t think Perry getting in first is problematic for Palin. In fact, I think Palin wanted it that way. There have been stories of Palin suggesting to Perry when and where he should announce, for example. I think she needed him to get in first to soften up Romney and to eliminate the threat of him coming in late and crashing her grand entrance. In addition, she may have had intel on when the smear books were coming out and wanted to wait till that had peaked too, which it should do in a week or less. Complicated game, but she seems to be counting the cards pretty effectively. IMHO. After all, she is playing against the house.
It’s cool to know.
It’s so boring this, “Ooh, look there’s a thread about Palin, let’s go there and be grumpy.”. Hahaha. The PDS Dwarfs. “Hi-ho hi-ho, it’s off to b*tch we go...”. ;)
Just heard Sarah will be on Hannity tonight.
Thanks for the ping!!!!!!
to Friendofgeorge, and my other FRiends:
wOw! I’ve been away from the thread this afternoon and came back to find I may have insulted one of my FRiends? I am very sorry. I would not do that intentionally. I have other things going on here and can’t seem to focus on making sense of all of the related posts. I may have jumped into a discussion without carefully researching it. Again, very sorry if I trod on any of my loyal FRiends. You have my utmost respect and admiration!
I understand. I get impatient and frustrated too, CrazyDad.
I am SO anxious to know that Sarah will replace that Marxist I can’t hardly stand it. I try to keep a lid of reason on myself, but it doesn’t always stay on. ;-)
Palin has so much in common with so many Americans; we’d be in great shape if she were President. I will also be paying very close attention to any candidate she supports.
Whatever happens, she cares deeply for her country, has already served it as a Governor, a VP candidate, and as a mother of a soldier, and she deserves honor and respect for that. She and her family have been in danger in our service.
Hehehe. I was at Sam’s Club today and they had that awful book displayed. I turned them all around and put another book in front of them. My good deed for the day.
Thanks
Actually I do not think anybody even noticed...my bad !
In my posts - even my first one which was admittedly flippant - I think I always emphasized the important to be cynical of elites and to verify what we are told. I don’t think I ever said “reject” or “repudiate” everything we are told. This is like the distinction between our revolution and the French revolution. We created new law, they just through through out the law entirely.
Populism of William Jennings Bryan, Huey Long, and even Ralph Nader is doomed to failure. The idea of a fair play and being treated equally under the law is mutually exclusive with ceding all the power to a big central government. As power and money are concentrated in one place, it only guarantee greater corruption and more effort at circumventing the rules for the well-connected.
Certainly, the ‘populism’ of the right today, is much more sustainable. It is a revolution against cronyism and crooked deals seeking a much smaller government.
All the regulations, rules, and reviews cannot really stop cronyism and special deals. The way to make it manageable to control and limit is with a limited government operating under clear and limited regulations, thereby reducing the potential take.
Your point about the founding fathers being ‘elites’ is well taken. They were in the sense they were the elites of the colonies, but they were not the elites of the British governing class.
They obviously had something great to offer and were critical to establishing a sound and lasting republic. I do not seek to emulate the French revolution and kill them all, I seek to emulate our revolution and carefully screen who I believe and follow.
Take care,
I seek to emulate our revolution and carefully screen who I believe and follow.”
One could say that is the heart of conservatism....
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