Posted on 05/08/2012 3:34:47 PM PDT by palin45potus
The GOP attacks on Palin.
After the Inauguration of Obama, the first time that the manhood of the GOP was called into question was the Stimulus package. Rick Santelli was so upset with it that he issued his now famous diatribe calling for something like a national tea party. A long simmering emotion within conservative ranks now had a name.
Meanwhile, back in Alaska, Sarah Palin's return to work involved dealing with these stimulus package issues, and she did what she felt that she must. She took those which were appropriate, but turned away those that weren't. This was a well-laid trap, as Obama's minions in Alaska were in cahoots with the state's GOP to sandbag her anyways. The idea of her turning away the "Free Money" from DC was a bridge too far for these lawmakers who still were miffed about not getting their bridge to nowhere. They started the barrage of lawsuits, designed to ruin her family financially and end her career.
But she chose the path less followed, and resigned the office with her character intact. While she went silent for a length of time, her political gravestone was being carved by the haters of DC, who knew from the start that she was a visceral threat to their cherished view of themselves as our betters.
Like a bolt of lightning, her "Death Panels" op-ed hit the political scene. It energized the TEA Party movement by giving them a bold leader and a name to the bill that they feared and loathed. It showed the GOP that they could fight against Obama, and that it was really the only honorable thing to do. She then consistently showed leadership by backing a series of candidates to challenge the establishment in DC, both within the party and then in the General Election. For this, the Bush Family laid several traps designed to deny her the victories that she'd achieved, but to hang some losses on her that had been achieved by bipartisan cooperation specifically to beat Joe Miller, Christine O'Donnell and Sharron Angle. This was what she had to deal with in the period of time leading up to the tragic shootings in Tucson. A party looking to ruin her, at the first opportunity.
When the 2010 mid-term elections had ended, the TEA Party and Sarah Palin had scored a momentous victory against the Washington DC establishment. But the establishment had a counter-attack in the works. While the Government prepared to return to business in January 2010, Barack Obama was in deep trouble. He had gotten his Health Care Bill passed, but the cost to the Democrat Party was severe.
His big hope was a GOP that would be afraid to confront him. In this hope, he had a willing dupe in the John Boehner-led House. Boehner made it pretty clear from the start that one of the first orders of business was to co-opt the TEA Party, and they set about that task immediately.
Meanwhile, a terrible twist of fate meant a golden opportunity for Obama and the GOP establishment to unite in opposition to Palin and the TEA Party, and the threat that they represented. Deranged leftist Jared Loughner shot up a campaign rally for Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in Tucson one Saturday Morning, and the opportunity to destroy Sarah Palin was there for her opponents to seize.
It was in the message she had sent to her supporters after the Health Care Bill's passage, extolling them to "Not Retreat, but Reload", and showing the 20 districts that the GOP should target as 2010 seats to turn GOP. While it takes dishonesty of monumental proportions to blame Palin, the blame game was on,led by Obama, the press, but most notably the lack of defense by the GOP.
Then when she defended herself, the theme that she had not paid ample respect to Jewish sensitivity by declaring that she, the TEA Party and Talk Radio had been victims of a cruel "Blood Libel", which was quite clearly the case.
The GOP went about spreading the meme that she was now toxic. When Sarah tested the waters of the GOP race for 2012, the reaction of the GOP establishment was furious. They constantly were on the lookout for a replacement to her that would diminish her clout with the conservatives, and a steady parade of pretenders were trotted out, had their moment of glory atop the polling, and then lost that glory whenever serious scrutiny came their way.
Meanwhile, she had the press eagerly combing through 24,000 pages of her e-mails that were made public by a FOIA request searching for dirt, and it came up with nothing but proof of what a fine Governor she'd been. Then, in a field in Iowa, she delivered perhaps the most important speech of her career so far. The ramifications of which we see today, as the GOP has declared her to be toxic, and warned everyone to stay away while they destroy her.
She questioned the ethics of anyone in DC who participates in "Pay for Play", and this inclusion of the GOP meant that although she was honest, she could not be trusted to look after the GOP' pet projects and revenue streams. Moreover, her followers would need to be dissuaded from listening to her, and corralled back onto the GOP ranch, eager to work hard for whoever the Party deemed the next Reagan. The Joe McGinness book, the "Game Change" movie, etc were all part of a coordinated effort to destroy her by a non-stop attack on anything and everything that she did. Quickly followed by the line that "Although we love her, she's just too polarizing", while doing nothing to defend her, and in fact often fanning the flames of the attacks themselves. The attackers all seem to have a common thread, and that is their roots are in the Bush administration in some way or another.
The day of Oct 5th 2011, she made an appearance on the Mark Levin radio show and shocked us all. But truthfully, she was only facing up to the fact that she knew she could not count on the GOP to have her back, and she would not play under the terms that they would demand of her.
So now we await her next move. She has made her positions quite clear, and most conservatives are in agreement with her. She has an army of supporters who'd love to follow her into battle.
And she has both the Republican Party and the Democrat Party united by a fear of everything that she represents, and a wish that she would listen to Barbara Bush and go back to Alaska and stay there.
Furious? Columnists like Will and Brooks were critical, people were puzzled and troubled and curious but furious is probably going too far.
They constantly were on the lookout for a replacement to her that would diminish her clout with the conservatives, and a steady parade of pretenders were trotted out, had their moment of glory atop the polling, and then lost that glory whenever serious scrutiny came their way.
After she said she wasn't running? C'mon, everybody was looking for a decent candidate. That's where that "steady parade of pretenders" came in. But it didn't have anything to do with Palin, who chose to remain on the sidelines.
Let's repeat that: Palin chose to remain on the sidelines. Palin chose to remain on the sidelines. She didn't want it. She didn't want it. She still doesn't. She has her reasons. Why not respect her choice?
I think it is fair to sat that the GOp will never allow Palin a chance. They hate her because she is Reagan reincarnated. Maybe better. They cannot control her and she is way smarter than them, so they will do anything to make her look bad. Is it too late to get Palin on each state’s ballot before the general election? After all, they don’t know who, really, the GOP nominee is, so since that person cannot be added yet, I’d think we could do it.
Palin will have her Reagan victory in 2016, easily defeated sitting president Joe “Short Bus” Biden, Obama having been forced to resign in disgrace thanks to the numerous crimes and misdemeanors - ID theft, fraud, Fast & Furious, being a kenyan citizen by birth...”
Palin will have her Reagan victory in 2016, easily defeated sitting president Joe “Short Bus” Biden, Obama having been forced to resign in disgrace thanks to the numerous crimes and misdemeanors - ID theft, fraud, Fast & Furious, being a kenyan citizen by birth...”
I hope and pray Sarah Palin retained a few of her “best” advisors from the McCain debacle. Probably not many, but a few. Good on her.
I’ve never bought off on the “diva” or “unqualified” or “stupid” or other insults that have been heaped on her. And I completely understand why she resigned from the governor’s office in the face of unspeakable lawsuits and legal hassles that would have bankrupted the state just to fight, let alone win. And the state would have been obligated to cover the governor’s legal expenses, so she did the right thing by stepping down.
What’s next for Sarah Palin? I can’t wait to find out! (Anybody surprised that she hasn’t endorsed Mitt? Didn’t think so.) The fact that she’s been so quiet is good news, in my book. It means she’s got plans in the works.
The future of our nation lies with Sarah Palin. Believe it.
Can’t argue with a single word of this. Indeed, it encapsulates the reason my lifelong, exclusive support and voting record for the GOP has pretty much come to an end. I just no longer have any basic ‘trust’ in the Party anymore. The backstabbing of Palin (and quietly and not-so-quietly siding with the liberal media in its ‘wilding’ of her) was either the most massive display of disloyalty or cowardice... most likely both... that I could imagine. Proof to me that the GOP-e is pretty much in bed with the same socialist, ruling-class elitists of the Dems, ready to destroy any attempts at genuine constitutional conservatism.
Palin’s unique mix of conservatism, with its elements of reform, libertarianism, and social conservatism, fit my political/ideological/cultural views to a “t.” The first figure to come along and energize me and give me optimism for the country since the way Reagan did back in 1980. The GOP kicking her to the curb was kicking ME to the curb. If I’m alive ten/twenty/thirty years from now, this whole situation will still likely be the key political incident that forever altered my views.
Yes, I certainly agree with every word of this. Sarah Palin is a giant, and most of the other candidates are dwarfs.
I don’t know if this is still possible, or how it may come about.
But I don’t think we can afford to wait for 2016. If either Obama or Romney wins, our country will be finished.
Gay marriage, taxpayer funded abortion, all the courts tipped to liberal activist judges, economic chaos, and a national healthcare plan that will be difficult or impossible to reverse once it is in place.
And, have no fear, Romney would move to install all of that, if Obama manages to discredit himself even more to the voters.
No, I just hope and pray that Sarah has a plan. And, frankly, that God is on our side and enables us to pull victory from the jaws of defeat.
It will certainly take a new party to do it. The GOP is cooked, done, dead.
Not hyperbole.
Not wishful thinking.
Not an exaggeration.
She absolutely could turn them into the Whig Party if she so chose to.
Their fate is in her hands.
I would be all in for Sarah Palin in a heartbeat.
I feel Sarah is by far the most principled and inspiring Conservative since Reagan.
It is my belief that the GOP-e and Mitt's people made it clear to Sarah that she would be destroyed if she tried to run. For whatever reason, I don't think she has any plan. It is almost a certainty that she will unfortunately endorse Mitt.
I believe the Statists in both parties represent an evil force that is propelling us towards a Socialist demise. At this point nothing can stop the slide. With Mitt or Obama the end-game will be played out.
We will have to watch everything implode and then hope that Liberty can be sparked in the hearts of millions across our Republic.
The GOP kicking her to the curb was kicking ME to the curb.
I certainly agree.
The only thing Romney could do now to get me excited
would be to make Palin his VP.
I don’t think he’s smart enough to do that though
so I will have to wait till 2016 but I’m sure
we will see more of Mrs.Palin in the mean time.
Even if offered VP by R, I would expect Palin to refuse.
Record got stuck.
Oh I agree, I don’t think Palin would want to be
associated with a losing campaign again.
She is however an asset that would help the
R campaign put a little life into the run.
I don’t expect Romney or the GOPe to have the
brains to figure that out.
My main worry would be an Obama third term, once he
gets four more years to manipulate the press and
media, or otherwise create some diversion.
Palin has a new RINO for her fireplace (can anyone make a picture of that?)
Yeah. Like that McCain rino pic with Lugar instead. I can’t do it but it would be fun to see.
“I hope and pray Sarah Palin retained a few of her “best” advisors from the McCain debacle”
She’ll eventually need a large organization. She can’t go forward as the Lone Ranger. I can’t wait to find out what’s next for her either!
I’m sure she won’t go down in history as someone who helped get Obama reelected. She’ll be on the defeat-Obama team.
Let’s not forget to fully appreciate the efforts of TOKYO ROVE, CHARLES SOURKRAUTHAMMER, and DANA PEUGINO!
Nor mine.
I wonder what would happen if Sarah addressed the issue of Obama’s elegibility.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
