Life Magazine, January 1946:
Americans are losing the victory in Europe
"All we have brought to Europe so far is confusion backed up by a drumhead regime of military courts."
About the author John Dos Passos:
Posted on 12/01/2009 7:43:51 PM PST by Bigtigermike
Three months ago, I joined a number of Americans in urging President Obama to provide the resources necessary to achieve our goals in Afghanistan. Tonight, I am glad he mostly heeded that advice........
Tell me about it. You didn't run for governor of any state either. Those who can, do. Those who can't , launch fraudulent lawsuits, spread nasty rumors and post garbage on internet bulletin boards about those who are actually tying to serve their state.
And those who can't handle the pressure, quit.
Nope.
Alaska is being run very well right now by a very competent fellow.
Sarah Palin’s poll numbers are going up.
She is making enough money to rescue her family from crippling debt and secure the future of her children.
Meanwhile, the ankle biting vermin that brought all these fraudulent complaints have been exposed as the low down weasels that they are, one guy lost his job as a kindergarten teacher when conservatives exposed him as perverted gay porn peddling varmint. The other one, a fat woman of great ugliness was exposed, ridiculed, and is currently besides herself with rage at Sarah Palin’s current success.
I don;t call that “winning” for them.
The lost and lost big.. :)
“they accomplished what they wanted to do, to cause so much trouble that it would force her out.”
They did not set out to send her national poll numbers UP, make her a lot of money, and increase her popularity amongst the American people.
They set out to destroy her, ruin her political career and make her broke and destitute,
The failed WOEFULLY in all the above.
She put a very competent guy in charge of running Alaska,
Did the voters elect him to be Governor?
She was their choice, not him.
and then fought to rescue her family from crippling debt..
Please, someone get me a tissue!!!
No wonder she went on Ophra.
If it comes to choosing between letting my family starve and become destitute or being governor of any state, the choice is easy.
Really?
A Leader doesn't allow himself to be intimidated into quitting.
My family wins every single time. It's not EVEN CLOSE!
And then she shouldn't have run for office.
If her family always comes first, will she surrender the nation if someone kidnapped her child or husband?
You see, unlike you left wing lunatics, real conservatives actually love their family over and above politics.
Real conservatives put principle even over personal cost to themselves.
Read some history and learn what the price that real leaders have made for this nation.
Palin's son is now in the military, would her policy decisions be based on risks to his personal safety or would the good of the nation take priority?
Those who really love their state, resign when its in the interest of the state for them to resign.
Those who love their children more than politics, resign when their children’s future is being ruined by legal bills, bought on by politically motivated, fraudulent “ethics complaints”.
Voters elected him Lieutenant Governor.
That means they were prepared to trust him to be Governor, if anything happened to the governor as per law.
As it turns out, he has so far been a very competent governor. Alaskans are not out there complaining about his governorship so far.
Why should you, an outsider be complaining?
Its like the outsider who tried to make out he was more concerned than the bereaved, by crying louder then even those who were actually bereaved.
yup.
Alaska is being run very well right now by a very competent fellow.
Their goal was to drive her from office, they did it.
Sarah Palin’s poll numbers are going up.
You still making appeals to meaningless polls?
She is making enough money to rescue her family from crippling debt and secure the future of her children.
And she couldn't have done this at the end of her term?
Meanwhile, the ankle biting vermin that brought all these fraudulent complaints have been exposed as the low down weasels that they are, one guy lost his job as a kindergarten teacher when conservatives exposed him as perverted gay porn peddling varmint. The other one, a fat woman of great ugliness was exposed, ridiculed, and is currently besides herself with rage at Sarah Palin’s current success.
And she is no longer Gov., which was their goal.
They won a VICTORY.
I don;t call that “winning” for them. The lost and lost big.. :)
No, they would have lost if she had remained in office despite their attempts.
“they accomplished what they wanted to do, to cause so much trouble that it would force her out.”
They did not set out to send her national poll numbers UP, make her a lot of money, and increase her popularity amongst the American people.
No, they set out to have her leave the Governorship, which she did.
I doubt they could care less what she does now.
They set out to destroy her, ruin her political career and make her broke and destitute, The failed WOEFULLY in all the above.
They set out to remove her from being governor and having a major political platform to show her leadership ability.
They succeded.
Life Magazine, January 1946:
Americans are losing the victory in Europe
"All we have brought to Europe so far is confusion backed up by a drumhead regime of military courts."
About the author John Dos Passos:
Voters elected him Lieutenant Governor.
Yes,
That means they were prepared to trust him to be Governor, if anything happened to the governor as per law. As it turns out, he has so far been a very competent governor. Alaskans are not out there complaining about his governorship so far.
Is he a better Governor then Palin was?
Maybe we should have him run for President.
Why should you, an outsider be complaining?
My interst isn't on what happens in Alaska, I hope Palin runs for the Senate.
But when she wants to be President then it does concern me.
Its like the outsider who tried to make out he was more concerned than the bereaved, by crying louder then even those who were actually bereaved.
If she runs for office in Alaska, she isn't my concern.
You are claiming she is running for President, so that is my concern.
If she quit one post because of pressures to her family, will she do the same if she became President?
Those who really love their state, resign when its in the interest of the state for them to resign.
Did she ask the People of Alaska what they wanted.
I think they are made of sterner stuff.
Those who love their children more than politics, resign when their children’s future is being ruined by legal bills, bought on by politically motivated, fraudulent “ethics complaints”.
And those who believe in principles, don't quit under intimidation.
If her family is more important then the responsibilities of office, then let her make money, not run for office.
Sean Parnell 2020, After two Palin terms.
Naaah.
You don't need no tissue.
You need an new brain!
“Really?
A Leader doesn't allow himself to be intimidated into quitting”,/i>
I real leader takes care of their family's needs first.
I don't care what you achieve in life, if you can't even feed and look after your family, you are no leader.
“And then she shouldn't have run for office.”
Those who run for office means they let their families go broke, and leave their families with millions of dollars of detbts because of thier politics?
On what planet is that?
“Real conservatives put principle even over personal cost to themselves.”
Yeah?
Show me any conservative leaders that allowed their families to get broke and destitute, rt the tune of milions of dollars, because of fraudulent ethics complaints from politically motivated, well financed(by billionaires like Soros) vemin will ya?
“Read some history and learn what the price that real leaders have made for this nation”
You wlould be well advised to follow your own advise.
Read up on the historty of tyhis country.
“Palin’s son is now in the military, would her policy decisions be based on risks to his personal safety or would the good of the nation take priority?”
You gotta be kidding.
What the heck does a grown man choosing of his own free will, to serve in the military, got to do with a parent, maong sure that they have enough money to feed and clothe their little children who can't fend for themselves??
How do you litter bones on bones? I'm sorry, but we don't leave our soldiers behind. And just because other countries lost doesn't mean we will.
Sarah's support for Obama's nation building war should disqualify her from all future consideration as a presidential candidate.
When did Afghanistan become Obama's nation building war? Surely you remember 9/11, don't you, trekkie? Remember? We were attacked so we went over there and kicked their @sses? Do you really think if we weren't already there that he would send troops there? Or anywhere, for that matter? Our troops are over there doing what we asked them to do. I don't agree with how many troops Obama is sending, and neither does Sarah, but at least he is sending more. You apparently don't want to send any, which is hardly supporting our troops. And don't tell me you support them by wanting to bring them home, Cindy. How about letting them finish the job?
We win, they lose. Duh! Duh! is indeed the correct word to describe that simplistic view.
Yes, it is simple. That's the beauty of it. Ronald Reagan: "Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose." You never heard that one, huh? And I noticed you didn't comment on my comment below it about what defeat and victory would look like.
.....of course, nothing will shake the faith of the Sarah worshippers.
...Or convince the Star Trek groupies. You need to go back and watch a few episodes if you think you're like Captain Kirk, Pantywaist.
No. Wait. It's coming to me now...Ron Paul supporter, right?
If you had posted these posts a couple of months ago, I would have said you had a point. Maybe I wouldn't have agreed, but I would have conceded that you had a point. But now, after her FaceBook “Blitz”, “Death panels”, Cap and Trade articles, her best-selling memoirs, her book signing tour, the dozens of high level interviews, the fact that Sarah Palin is discussed on the BBC, etc, etc, well, your argument no longer carries any weight at all.
Sarah Palin has made a comeback in national US politics in a way that she would never have been able to do if she had stayed governor of Alaska under those very peculiar circumstances. And even if your system does not have a shadow government I have to agree with the previous poster who called Sarah Palin the “shadow President”. The WH’s reactions to her previous statements are evidence enough.
The people of Alaska voted for the Lieutenant Governor.
That means they voted for him to be Governor if the governor was not able to serve for any reason.
Hiwcvh is exactly what happened.
They seem happy with their new Governor, so why are you , an outsider, when Alaskans themselves are not?
Sarah Palin has more principles in her little finger than you have in your entire body(that is if you have even a modicum of principles in your body that is).
Her record of fighting corruption and being incorruptible speaks for itself.
Naaah.
Do you think that make you sound tough-LOL!
You don't need no tissue. You need an new brain!
No, the old is working quite well.
“Really? A Leader doesn't allow himself to be intimidated into quitting”,/i> I real leader takes care of their family's needs first.
A real Leader takes care of his responsibilities first, and sometimes that is at the cost of his own family.
I don't care what you achieve in life, if you can't even feed and look after your family, you are no leader.
Yes, I am sure Palin's family were facing starvation and being homeless.
Knock of the melodrama.
“And then she shouldn't have run for office.”
Those who run for office means they let their families go broke, and leave their families with millions of dollars of detbts because of thier politics? On what planet is that?
And who says that she would have remained in debt after she left office?
She could have sold her book after she finished her term.
Oh, that's right, the election would have been too old and she would not have been as hot a commodity.
“Real conservatives put principle even over personal cost to themselves.” Yeah? Show me any conservative leaders that allowed their families to get broke and destitute, rt the tune of milions of dollars, because of fraudulent ethics complaints from politically motivated, well financed(by billionaires like Soros) vemin will ya?
I will show you leaders who allowed their families to go broke for the sake of freedom. Read the lives of the signers of Declaration of Independence.
And she wouldn't have been broke when she left office, millions of conservatives would have contributed to her.
So stop bringing up phony issues.
“Read some history and learn what the price that real leaders have made for this nation”
You wlould be well advised to follow your own advise. Read up on the historty of tyhis country.
I have and have seen what people have sacrificed for principle.
She compromised.
“Palin’s son is now in the military, would her policy decisions be based on risks to his personal safety or would the good of the nation take priority?”
You gotta be kidding. What the heck does a grown man choosing of his own free will, to serve in the military, got to do with a parent, maong sure that they have enough money to feed and clothe their little children who can't fend for themselves??
Yes, Palin's children were faced with starvation and being without clothes!
And what mother ever stops being concerned with her children?
Now, do have any more nonsense to post, because everything you have posted is just that-nonsense.
Sarah Palin has more principles in her little finger than you have in your entire body(that is if you have even a modicum of principles in your body that is). Her record of fighting corruption and being incorruptible speaks for itself.
No, it only speaks to her honesty, not her fortitude.
The enemy found her weakness, and exploited it.
That she has plenty of fortitude is not in question.
With her family facing financial ruin and under relentless attack, she takes 4 months off and writes a book in record time(far faster than the publishers expected), launched the book in time to grab the holiday shopping season,outsells even the top fiction writers like Stephen King et all, and makes enough money to pay all her legal debts.
Sounds like the classical American story to me, with all the great qualities that made this country great. Try doing that if you can.
Ofcourse it is-she quit.
With her family facing financial ruin and under relentless attack, she takes 4 months off and writes a book in record time(far faster than the publishers expected), launched the book in time to grab the holiday shopping season,outsells even the top fiction writers like Stephen King et all, and makes enough money to pay all her legal debts. Sounds like the classical American story to me, with all the great qualities that made this country great. Try doing that if you can.
Sounds like a quiter making money off of running a losing campaign for Vice President and making money rather then fufilling her responsiblities to the State she was elected to lead.
You'd like to think that wouldn't ya? Sadly, that is not the case.
“A real Leader takes care of his responsibilities first, and sometimes that is at the cost of his own family”
A real leader does not leave his family destitute and in financial ruin.
Any leader that doesn't take care of their family is a bad leader. Charity begins at home.
“Yes, I am sure Palin’s family were facing starvation and being homeless”
How do you propose she pay off her ever mounting bills from lawsuits brought on by lawyers being paid by Soros, who has an endless supply of money and who once declared he was prepared to spend every penny he had to see to it that George Bush lost the 2004 elections
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