Palin: Time to give Romney a shot (Video)

Hot Air ^ | August 27,2012 | Ed Morrissey

[Hojczyk]

This is one clip it pays to watch to the very end. Sarah Palin appeared on Fox Saturday evening to talk about the Tea Party and challenge the Republican Party to stick to its platform ideals, warning at one point that the GOP could go the way of the Whigs if they don’t respond to the will of the voters.

She also took questions from Twitter, including one which asked whether she’d run for Governor in Alaska again. (Answer: She’d rather work on policy to unlock Alaska’s natural resources.) But it’s near the seven-minute mark when Palin expresses frustration when a viewer asks if it isn’t better not to vote when one doesn’t like either candidate (via the Sarah Palin Journal):

PALIN: No no no no! Please go vote! Let me ask you — man, do me a favor. If this go-around you don’t know who you dislike more or like more, Romney or Obama — this go-around, give Romney a shot. We don’t want to repeat the failed policies of President Obama. That’s insanity, to repeat the same failures over and over again and expect a different result.

Obama has proven himself that he doesn’t get it, he doesn’t get the free market, he doesn’t get American exceptionalism, and he won’t work toward that American exceptionalism. He had his chance — no hard feelings, thank you for your service, Mr. Obama. This go-around, though, let’s give Romney that chance.

This is an excellent answer for those Romney skeptics who still believe that sitting out the presidential race will work out as a positive action.

Palin obviously isn’t passionate about Mitt Romney as a GOP nominee, which surprises no one. But she does see the practical issue of the election in clear precision.

[DoughtyOne]

Both men will do harm to our nation. I’m not sure what part of that people don’t understand, but Romney is going to march down the Leftist road. Some things that Obama would do, he won’t, but a lot of damage will be done none the less.

I’m not voting for that. I made that perfectly clear earlier this year. A that time nobody listened. Well, guess what, I’m not listening now. It’s out of my hands.

Lotsa luck with that.

[aruanan]

>>You don’t like the full response proving Romney to be a radical liberal, so I’ll shorten it. “There is no difference.”<<

Your not seeing a difference is a projection of your lack of discrimination onto the external world. Besides, even if there were no difference in terms of (ha ha) "radical liberal," the fact that Romney is not Obama is still a difference of major importance.

[netmilsmom]

>> I do think your post and your offer were gracious and friendly.<<

It was truly meant that way! Thank you!