Ron Paul attacks Sarah Palin as 'country club' Republican

American Thinker ^ | 7/18/2009 | Thomas Lifson

[SeekAndFind]

What to make of Ron Paul? The word erratic comes to mind. On domestic spending, he is a righteous guardian of small government, while on foreign affairs he is a dangerous isolationist who believes the world will leave us alone if we just tend to our own knitting. And as far as Sarah Palin and her supporters go, he is a space cadet, apparently.

An interview with Politico published today contains this startling assertion from Paul:

'As for soon-to-be departing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Paul dismisses her supporters as "more establishment, conventional Country-Club type of Republicans."'

This is odd indeed, detached from reality as it is. Sarah Palin is about as far from a country club Republican as one can find. And Texas sources indicate:

And if you were to check the membership rolls of the Lake Jackson Country Club here in Texas, I'd bet real money that you would find the names of Ron Paul and his wife Carol listed as lifetime members.

The assertion of The Pauls belonging to this country club is supported by other bloggers as well. Representative Paul (also an OB/GYN, by the way) should address the question of his alleged country club membership, if he is going to throw around this label.

Could it be that Ron Paul is jealous of Sarah Palin's popular support?

[Terpfen]

Add Ron Paul to the list of Republicans who feel threatened by Sarah Palin.

I think Mike Huckabee is a total fraud, but he at least has the sense to publicly ally himself with Palin.

[napscoordinator]

Could it be that Ron Paul is jealous of Sarah Palin’s popular support?

Is everyone jealous of Sarah? I don’t think that is true. I think there are people who really don’t like her period. I don’t understand it but not everyone likes everyone. Are we all jealous of Obama????? Is that why we don’t like him?????

[True Republican Patriot]

Ron Paul s a Loon:-) Nothing worse, nothing better! He is a bitter Loon! That Paul says something Bad about one is a true Badge of Honor:-)

[Jeff Head]

I have met Ron Paul personally. He is a comitted and dedicated American, and as you say, spot on as regards the finances and financial fiates of our nation.

But on foreign policy of late, and here with Sarah, we part ways.

Sarah is the antithesis of the liberal, and elite political establishment.

To the contrary of what Paul asserts here, Sarah Palin initiated a brilliant flanking manuever against the left, the DNC, the MSM, and throw the RINOs that has them all in a frenzy wondering what her next move will be and how it will be perceived...and has them frothing at the mouth in their efforts to discredit her.

Sarah will now get her book out, go on tour, give speeches and promote conservatie principles all over this country in the midst of the Obama administration disaster and gain great political capital in the process. Then she will support conservative candidates in 2010 and help them win, amassing much more political capital. She will then take all of that and make an awesome, stunning run for the Presidency in 2012.

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[johnthebaptistmoore]

Paul is definitely jealous of Sarah, and he’s got lots of company by people of all political stripes throughout the entire world!

[fantom]

The Palin DS continues unabated. It is now laughable.

[Outlaw Woman]

What the hell? Those are exactly the types (countryclub) that are trying to demolish her.

Ron Paul is right on in some of the issues but man........you have to wonder what’s in the water in D.C. when these types of thoughts make their way to print.

[wardaddy]

way nutty

Paul and Pat are a lot alike....they have moments of cogent articulation then they say something stupid so you wonder just how bent are they really?

[KarlInOhio]

Country club? I could see an argument that she is part of the right wing, religious conservative branch of the party which a libertarian like Ron Paul might dislike as much as the country clubbers, but he sounds pretty stupid confusing the two segments of the party.

[ansel12]

[Zionist Conspirator]

Ron Paul is a Birchite. Anyone who is friendly to Israel is in on “the Conspiracy.”

[SeekAndFind]

I sometimes wonder if Ron Paul is willing to go to war for any reason at all (even if we were attacked). For him, ANY attempt at strengthening the military or venturing overseas to protect American interest is a waste of human life and the country’s resources.

[True Republican Patriot]

Remember that Huckleberry grew up in Hope, Arkansas and followed in the footsteps of The Bent One! Has anyone ever heard Huckleberry say Anything negative about the Clintoons? Also, how does a selfavowed Minister ever qualify as a future Commander-in-Chief?
Between Paul and Huckleberry, we could open a Vaudeville Sideshow and it would probably beat out Saturday Night Live:-)

[TheConservativeParty]

Disappointed to hear Ron Paul say that. He is very wrong. Country club? Not quite. When’s the last time he did an honest days work with his hands? Where does he get off insulting the salt of the Earth people who support Sarah?

Makes me like Sarah more and more as these dolts reject her. She scares the RINOs, the Washington establishment and the liberals. They are all the problem.

Didn’t think Ron Paul was part of the problem, evidently he is.

[expat_panama]

Ron Paul is proving that not all loonies are on the left.

[FormerACLUmember]

Psych 101: Projective identification.

[SuziQ]

'As for soon-to-be departing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Paul dismisses her supporters as "more establishment, conventional Country-Club type of Republicans."'

How in the world did Ron Paul come to THAT conclusion?

[Cinnamontea]

What the hell? Those are exactly the types (countryclub) that are trying to demolish her.

Which is exactly why Ron Paul, a fruit loop but fairly clever, chose the words he did. Sneaky.

[marron]

The more they go after her the more I like her.