Posted on 08/13/2011 8:13:47 AM PDT by onyx
While always open to the idea of one day supporting Sarah Palin for President, since 2008, I've gone back and forth on whether or not I thought it was smart for her to run next year. Re-visiting my thoughts yesterday, what with Palin's appearance in Iowa, not only am I convinced she should run, she needs to run and, regardless of one's preferred candidate, all Conservatives should encourage her to run and welcome her into the race, assuming she does.
Put aside the purely Republican primary politics of it for a moment. Also, I'm not endorsing her, or anyone at this point. But what happened in Iowa yesterday was electric, not just for any Palin faithful, but for many Conservatives and especially the media. For better, or worse, Sarah Palin has star power - whatever that is. But she does have it; that's for sure.
TRENDING: Palin swarmed at Iowa State Fair
Palin has two critical qualities, unique in that they combine in her. Beholden to no one, without fear, or restraint, Palin articulates today's conservatism in a prudent, positive and cogent manner. More than that, the media, while much of it both loves and hates her, conveys her message to an audience far more broadly than they do for any other contemporary politician. I suspect, no matter who ultimately secures the 2012 Republican nomination, that will always be the case.
We are at a pivotal time in our American history. The future of this great nation is at stake as two competing ideologies prepare to go head-to-head in electoral competition come November 2012. It is absolutely critical for a genuine conservative voice to be heard and heard as widely across America as is possible. Whether you support, or ultimately vote for Sarah Palin, or not, I would encourage my fellow conservatives to think in these terms.
With no intention of demeaning a potential Palin candidacy, nor suggesting that the only purpose she could serve is as a conservative spokesperson, of sorts, - I do believe she would be a viable candidate - that she can play such a critical roll at such a crucial time in American politics is a fact not to be ignored by any conservative.
If you believe in conservatism and that it can win national elections in America, as I do, Sarah Palin's abilities to both speak out fearlessly and plainly for conservatism, while generating increased media interest in, not just herself, but the other candidates and the primary as a whole, would be of significant benefit for all on the Right. As we prepare to campaign and politically fight for the future of America in November of 2012, as things stand today, because of that, we should all encourage her to run and welcome her into the race if she does ... for that reason alone, if no other right now.
By resigning she guaranteed that the same tactics will be used with even more ferocity if she is the nominee. If she had fought it out I think no matter how biased the reporting eventually she would have had the backing of people who won't even give her a chance now.
Find any post in which I did not accurately post about Mrs Palin or apologize.
““You people really don’t get it. You are looked upon as fecking asinine hillbillies who believe that if Sarah Palin gets elected as POTUS that event will somehow give you creeps credibility.”
Didn't you hear? JLA says we're all trailer park trash without the ability to use our God-given intellect, now.
I think he's warming up to us.
Because a portion of the malcontents are paid disruptors. Then you have your garden variety agitators who do it for attention.
Palin’s every public move since 2007 has been analyzed, rehashed, debated, logged, spun, and shot from a cannon. All the info anyone could ever require to make a decision is already out there.
So all people need to do is read it and decide.
People are free to read it and decide that SP is not the candidate they want to support. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s the American way to freely make our choices.
But for people to come here or any other site and willfully misrepresent her positions or attack posters who DID choose to support Palin comes down to one of the two points above.
The PDS in the last week here has blown my mind. One poster attacked a woman over an expression of her christian faith, accusations of Palin supporters being ‘flaming homos’ ‘hillbillies’ and a variety of other derogatory remarks, flat out lying about Palin’s positions on issues, her history et all...
Everyone, bottom line here is that you are currently experiencing the paid handiwork of the Soros Obama smear machine up close and personal. FR is one of if not THE largest and most popular right wing site on the net and remember that Obama himself announced that his admin. had hired people to ‘spread the word’ across the net.
Do not let the seminar posters turn us against each other. We have a fight to win and that fight is not amongst ourselves. It’s not my place to tell anyone ‘what’ to do, I just want you to think about this with a clear mind and be aware you ARE being trolled for a reason.
That's a fair comment, and one that I can respect.
Did she resign in the middle of her term or not?
Other than snarky remarks from Palin supporters there has been no confronting this issue and how it will play out in a general election. If she is the nominee you can bet this will be an issue.
Perhaps YOU are trailer trash sir, but he says “I” am a “Flaming 12 year old HOMO HILLBILLY!”
He loves me more...Top that! neener neener neener ;)
S - Saving our
A - American
R - Republic
A - After
H - Hussein
Here’s a snarky remark from a Palin supporter that I defy you to find fault in. It’s not a matter of “Did she resign midterm or not”. Of course she did. If you choose to ignore why she did, which ALL the court files, newspaper and blog articles, her own books, movie and all... TELLING YOU why she resigned, then that’s your problem.
How will it play out? We shall see. 87% of the posters here made that call. You are free to be in the 13% who disagree. That’s fine. America, land of the free to disagree! Trying to infer that there was something ‘wrong’ with her resigning is not. Smells of Troll.
If you think there was a crime committed, call a cop. If not, don’t worry about it because if she made a ‘mistake’ she will crash and burn. Simple really.
Snarky enough Buckwheat?
You're saying that Palin's opponents will file bogus ethics lawsuits against her while she's running in the primary? That was the tactic which was employed against her, while she was Governor.
Sorry, but the statute of limitations has run out on that particular weapon. Better choose another one.
Perhaps you're referring to the opposition attempting to crucify her in the 'court' of public opinion during the race? Good luck with that. The MSM has tried for three years, and have failed miserably. The lady is as clean as a whistle, and is now the most vetted potential candidate in living memory.
If she had fought it out I think no matter how biased the reporting eventually she would have had the backing of people who won't even give her a chance now.
Sarah was pinned down in an indefensible position. If she had remained where she was, she would have been shot to pieces (metaphorically speaking) by the enemy, and would have died where she stood. If you still can't wrap your head around that fact (after the thousands of debunking posts on FR), then you'll never understand it.
Apparently, your dim view of Palin's resignation has caused you to lose faith in her. There are others who are similarly self-blinded to the truth, but you're in the minority. Withhold support for Palin in the primary if you must, but it's not going to affect her odds of winning the nomination one iota.
Great example, thanks.
S - Saving our
A - American
R - Republic
A - After
H - Hussein
You got it and fixed it perfectly. Thank you SIR!
I owe you one. :-)
You make a cogent point. I’m a big Palin fan and she will continue to hold the number one spot on my list of who America needs for our next president. If she announces that she’s NOT running, or if something should happen (scandal, health issues, family issues, etc.) that tarnishes her good name - which I sincerely doubt will happen - then I would revisit the remaining candidates and pick a new favorite based on their conservatism and their ability to be the leader that we so desperately need in Washington.
Perry is out because of his stance on illegal immigration and the porous, unprotected border with Mexico.
Romney is out because he’s a weenie RINO
Newt is out because of his many many personal failings.
Gov. Palin did fight all of the cases in court even after resigning.
The peculiar laws of Alaska force the state government to pay for all the requested documents no matter how frivolous the actual allegation and that Gov could not use state funds for her defense (IIRC). As long as she remained in office the DNC backed onslaughts would continue, such as the ridiculous allegation that wearing a parka with a maker's logo suggested collusion or bribery by said mfr.
The goal was to bring the work of the Gov's office to a stand still and bankrupt both the office and the Gov. Personally. They even filed for an injunction to disallow her defense fund.
Now this information has been repeatedly posted on this forum for more than two years and has been available on the web as well.
That being the case one has to wonder if your willful ignorance is innocent. If so, you're not ready for prime time until you get the fundamentals of google searches down pat.
But you already know all that, don't you?
So who is it that you really serve, because it sure aa hell isn't the conservative principles of the founding fathers nor of this site.
I'm guessing you're just another coprophagic clown looking to sow dissent on this site for the sake of increasing anti-conservative google hits.
Do you even consider the Alaska ethics rules under which Governor Palin was required to play??? She had to pay for her defense out of her own personal funds while the idiot libs filing suit after suit could collect their Soros money without any concern at all for the actual costs involved. There was zero downside for the lefty agitators.
Palin handed the reins over to her lieutenant governor to allow the state to function without the disruptions of endless court appearances.
By the tone of your posts on this thread it’s obvious you haven’t seen The Undefeated and I’d urge you to do so. It’ll clearly show you that her resignation was the proper thing to do for the good of the state.
And if they try that against her on the national level it won’t work because she’ll no longer be hamstrung by Alaska’s rules. She’ll have the full force of the presidency behind her and will be able to get this country back on track while ignoring those infernal communists/socialists/progressives and letting capable members of her administration handle the job of swatting at those flies.
Different rules will result in a different outcome.
If Palin decided to run (and I think she will), she’ll have a great chance at getting the nomination. If she gets the nomination she’ll have a great chance of winning. If she wins, our country will win and we’ll see brighter days ahead.
........good post and I’m exactly in the same position even though I live only a couple miles from Perry and both my kids graduated from his alma mater (A & M).
So, who the hell are guys like you and me gonna vote for if Sarah doesn’t run?
Bachman? I have reservations about her and don’t know why?
No way on my fellow Texan Ron Paul.
Cap and Tax Pawlenty, no way!
Cain? Maybe.
Santorum? Maybe but he doesn’t stand a chance of getting a nomination as he is a one issue guy.
Oh, Romney? I’ll sit home first!
Who’d I forget?...........sighhhh!
Other than snarky remarks from Palin supporters there has been no confronting this issue and how it will play out in a general election.
Your response is straight out of last summer, when this topic was on fire at Free Republic. Perhaps you were on sabbatical, and missed all of the hashing out and analysis of her resignation. Perhaps you weren't interested enough to follow the threads and digest the unfolding rationales and reasoning that unfolded.
Whatever you were doing, it's apparent that you're way behind on this subject, and are holding a very uninformed viewpoint about it.
I'm not trying to be snarky or insulting with you. This topic really has been analyzed to the nth degree here, and is pretty much a dead horse now. That said, it will certainly be brought up by Palin's opposition after she steps into the race, but she'll have no trouble explaining the truth of what really happened there. Heck, it's laid out in detail in her book.
You could begin by picking up a copy and reading it for yourself.
Excuse me? How many times does someone have to be told that the frivolous lawsuits filed against Palin cost Alaska $2Mil? Should she have stayed and cost them $4Mil? $6? Then PDSer's would be yelling about THAT.
(sniffle...) yer gonna make me cry, you meanie you!
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