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Posted on 10/04/2011 9:20:30 AM PDT by Bigtigermike
We’re at a very strange juncture in the 2012 presidential contest. Rick Perry continues to struggle, as Mitt Romney savagely exploits his offensive-to-conservatives position on immigration and the Texan deals with new, potentially damaging revelations of a racially insensitive name for a hunting camp rented by his family. But Romney’s not benefitting much in the polls, and he remains a persona non grata to many conservatives
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But if Christie doesn’t answer the bell, is there any doubt a certain universally known, beloved-of-the-base politician will hear her name on the restless wind and give fresh consideration to the prospect of “going rogue” and running for president? Yes, this could be Sarah Palin’s moment to confound her critics, to send the GOP establishment types she hates even more than liberals into frantic hysteria, and most of all, to gain the attention she craves.
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Is there any solid reason to believe Palin couldn’t leap into the race in the first-in-the-nation caucus and become a serious competitor? Similarly, there is no way to anticipate how rank-and-file conservatives might react to the kind of mammoth, sustained news-cycle-dominating mockery and vilification Palin would immediately attract were she to finally take the plunge. At least initially, a Palin candidacy would all but blot out the sun.
“Sarah Palin’s moment to confound her critics”
That’s not one of her objectives. Nor is she afraid of media attacks, nor is she worried about resigning from the Alaska governorship.
Sarah Palin’s problem is this. She quit less than one term as governor.
Had she stayed in office, the TEA Party initially would not have been able to draw the huge crowds, and the 2010 landslide may have been very much diminished.
Sounds like you want to do the right thing. “The Undefeated” DVD is available as of today at Wal-Mart and Target stores. It details her resignation as well as a lot of information about her term as governor. There are two versions. The “Exclusive” version available only at Wal-Mart for $14.96 also includes the audio book of Going Rogue.
Probably with a yawn or a chuckle, IF the media is batshit-crazy enough to try the same tired attacks that have thus far failed to do anything but increase Palin's popularity and influence.
Look for them to abandon the bug-eyed moonbat approach, and begin a more thoughtful, concerned modus operandi of attack strategy.
Agreed, but that's sort of what a primary is all about.
The candidates all need to put their best foot forward and make the sale to the voters. That includes getting all the facts of their negatives out in the open, and to let the voters decide whether those negatives are true/false, or whether they're deal-breakers or not.
I think Sarah's got what it takes to have that conversation with the voters, and I also think that once voters have all of the facts about what caused her to resign, they'll see that she did the right thing for the people of her state.
For which she was universally hailed by Alaskans, for her refusal to be a part of the rampant corruption that existed in that commission.
That resignation actually set the stage for her smashing gubernatorial victory, and set her reputation as an anti-corruption reformer in stone.
It's amazing how many Freepers just have insufferable PDS.
If you took the time to read her book, you would KNOW that it was a brilliant move to resign the commission. She did an end run on the crony thieves in AK and defeated the corrupt GOP governor.
Sarah's goal is always doing the best for the people. She knew the best way to crush the cronyism in AK was the path she chose. She was proven correct by the results.
The Marxist one hardly every performed any work as US Senator -- He started running for President after only about 150 days in office.
Sarah has always taken her positions in office with a Servant's heart. She accomplished all her main goals during her 32 months in office.
Two weeks after resigning, she penned the famous "Death Panels." Since then, Sarah has been taking on the left without fear and with a smile.
I love Sarah, but there is more bad news. Her son recently ‘had’ to get married. The media will surely make hay about Sarah’s lack of control of her children, conceiving babies out of wedlock, etc. Not fair, but two strikes is a pattern.
You are absolutely right. That is what a primary is all about.
Oops. Never mind. There can never be too many Saint Sarah threads on Free Republic.
Just to get really, really conspiracy minded here...do you think the elites were pushing Chris Christie only so they’d have today’s moment where he chose to “stay and finish the job the people of my state elected me to do” just so that they’d be able to draw that comparison to Palin?
I agree it is nothing, but I have also seen the MSM attack dogs make hay about imaginary ‘facts’ about Sarah. They will surely try to make something of this nothingburger.
Hard to keep up in the internet age. Can’t even get this posted before Christie’s announcement that he is NOT running.
Suppose she says she resigned the AK governorship because she knew in 2012 she wanted to be a candidate? Is that really so far fetched? Bill Kristol said on the day she resigned it was possibly the first shot across the bow in 2102 republican primary? Sarah herself said she was just leaving the battlefield, just make a tactical move to fight on different turf.
Or will your friends say she had to give that as a reason in July 2009. We are conservatives. we understand how life can be. Explain to your friends this was not a run to the corner and go fishing. The woman’s logged 10,000s miles, made dozens of speeches, many of them major in front of VIP audiences, etc The peculiarities of the AK ethics law do not apply to the US president.
If Palin decided to run in 2012 back in 09, she should not have quit but simply chose not to run for re-election as Alaska Governor.
Now for SR’s post.
“• As for the “quitting” meme, get over it. You’re a quitter too. Yes you are. Are you still employed in the very first job you ever held? No? Were you fired or did you quit? If you quit, you’re a quitter. See the problem? “Quit” is just a smear word. It means nothing because it explains nothing. No doubt you quit because you had good reason. Well and good. Then quitting is OK if the reason is good, right? Care to apply the same rule to Palin as you do to yourself?
Or would you accuse a field commander of “quitting” if he backed his men out of a firefight he knew they couldn’t win, so they could come back later to reengage the same enemy on a battle field better suited to victory? Because if you still consider that quitting, then all is lost, because our own George Washington is a quitter by your standards, as he often used strategic retreat as a way to beat a numerically superior enemy. My own position is if it’s good enough for Washington, it’s good enough for Palin.”
Maybe you should look a little closer at Barry’s final ears, he got as loony as Ron Paul. Trophy wives seem to turn conservatives heads into mush.
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