Posted on 12/15/2011 5:45:18 AM PST by CincyRichieRich
While I long for Sarah to run, I know that's not happening. While I long for her to stay involved and energize the base of conservatives, I don't see that happening either. So I ask my fellow freepers, what in the world is going on or not going on with her? Once in a while, we get a facebook post or tweet, but these have been weaker and I can only wonder if the MSM/Soros/Obama/Chicago machine has done their dirty work. I don't believe for a second that Rice or Todd's business partner innuendos are real, but they did their damage. I don't see her getting paid to talk and we hear from her less. This sucks and I hope I'm wrong because her voice will be needed to endorse someone soon (likely after Iowa and SC and NH are done)...perhaps 1 primary sooner, not sure. But she'd been blunted so much now that not sure if the endorsement won't get muddled in all the bickering we're doing amongst ourselves. I see a sorry scenario if Newt wins and she endorses him he still is looked at as not conservative enough and the MSM goes to town and we continue to be splintered on FREEP and not unified...that would suck! Unity against the common enemy, the commie Obama, is critical for defeating him.
As for the Arizona house, I have no doubt that the Palins had planned to use it as a base of operations from which to run a potential presidential campaign before she ultimately decided not to run. McCain probably had a hand in the purchase too because it's not too far from his ranch.
She probably got tired of being kicked and trashed treated like garbage and decided to take care of her own family and wait until it’s Claire Wolfe time.
Maybe she has just given up on saving a bunch of people from committing suicide, when they are bound and determined that is what they want to do.
#1 she resonated with a large segment of the patriotic Americans
#2 she took terrible punishment from the MSM and the left (they are the same)
#3 she realized what the price of public office on a national scale really was, and it was not worth it.
#4 THIS IS THE REASON THE RIGHT PEOPLE WILL NOT RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
You tell me what we need to do to fix this.
Revolt? Our overlords just said they would put us in Gitmo. (tongue in cheek)
It is time to clean house in DC.
It is TIME to DownSize DC!!
Dems and Pubbie Traitors. Our next shot is Nov 2012
Cuz I guess only unattractive people get divorces huh?
Pffft.
I wouldn't go that far, I don't think she's particularly dumb.
Psychopathic maybe but not dumb.
Uncalled for.
Absolutely!
She actually told people on many occasions that she really didn’t like the constrictions of elected office. She wants to say and do what she wants.
But they didn’t listen and still don’t. She doesn’t want the job of President or she would have entered early on.
She obviously really enjoys the glam of TV and media more.
Nothing wrong with that. Just an observation.
Much of America, including many staunch conservatives, never bought into Palin’s shell game. Those of you who did never read the signs correctly and projected much of what you wanted onto her.
A candid look at her activities since quitting in Alaska shows that the overwhelming expense of energy was not on running for office but on making money and ginning up the palin brand.
There was no mistaking this when she spent the time and money to actually trademark the name (and screwed the application up the first time).
The lustre was long gone and the utter failure of her over-hyped movie proved that America just doesn’t care. she saw the writing on the wall (finally) and quit the fight (again). None of this was a surprise to many of us.
Palin never was what you seem to have wanted her to be.
There is no perfect candidate. Let’s put our families in her shoes...could we take it? I doubt it.
I appreciate everything folks have said in this lively discussion; I believe no matter the differences, we have to rid our great country of the Commie-in-chief before the country is gone.
Cannot say I understand how anyone can reach the thought of suicide, but just guessing that if someone were and along came a helpful and inspiring stranger to try to prevent that - and that helpful and inspiring stranger then decided not to be there for them, the result might be a bit worse than it would have been originally.
Palin seems a good person, who tries to do what is right.
Not sure, she did though. Would prefer if she’d jump back into the mix, we really need a champion.
How so? You didn't seem to mind when it was said about me.
As opposed to our current post-turtle of a president.
Did 'ya even read the book, or are you just slingin' it?
If you DID read the book and still ask that, I'd have to question your reading comprehension skills.
Didn’t see that, sorry.
If you were called that, that also was uncalled for.
My apologies. :D
Sarah is the new Terry
My guess is she just isn't that interested in running for President, so she may not do it in 2016 or beyond either. I think she wants to both help advance conservative change and give her family a good life. She can do both things as a paid political commentator.
A lot of people were simply reading way too much into her every word than what was really there. That is why so many set themselves up for a big let down. There was never some grand strategy, or Sun Tzu like plan, etc. It was pretty obvious she was doing none of the things necessary to run a real presidential campaign by early summer, but rather than see the reality of the situation many people chose to see her as some political savior and attribute far ranging, genius political strategies to her that were never there. Too many folks were building Palin up into something they wished she would be, instead of just accepting her as she actually is.
You must just be looking for an issue with her. A deeper, more serious answer is no more merited than if someone had asked if Todd had stopped beating her.
Please knock it off.
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