Well said.
There is no valid reason for this incessant vitriol against Sarah Palin by some posters.
According to the resident concern trolls, the time is way past for Sarah to get in. But, gee, I don’t see the same criticism of Gov. Christie now that he is “reconsidering” whether to run or not.
Here’s what really sad. I can’t tell if their democrats or GOP operatives.
Here’s what really sad. I can’t tell if their democrats or GOP operatives.
When did this happen? Every single time I have seen Christie on TV, he has reiterated OVER & OVER that he is NOT considering a run. I don't know how much plainer he can say it. Dick Morris threw a hissy fit last night, he was so distraught about it - the beltway elites are dying for Christie to run, and so far - he's not going for it.
At least Christie knows in his heart what is right for him - I respect that he is willing to not let people dangle while he "decides". You either know deep in your heart that you are going for it - or you don't. If you have had since 2008 to think about it & now - you still don't know...it's not right for you...there's still a nagging inner voice that's saying NO.
She knows that if she jumps in & fails to win the nomination - her influence is DONE. If she really can't decide at this point - she shouldn't run. And if this is some kind of "brilliant" strategy of hers and it pans out - well then, I'll eat crow I guess.
I beg to differ. There most certainly is. In fact, I can think of two valid reasons -- "valid," that is, in terms of doing damage to the forces promoting limited government conservatism.
1. To demoralize Palin supporters in order to push them toward a different candidate. Reading the posting history of FR's most vocal Palin critics, I see that in most cases, about HALF of their posts are dedicated to trying to convince people they shouldn't support Palin. The balance of their posts are to support their own candidate (Perry, mostly) and miscellaneous topics. It's interesting that most Palin supporters' posts are directed toward boosting Palin and criticizing her critics, while a relatively small percentage are directed at tearing down other candidates; Perry's most vocal supporters, on the other hand, dedicate about half their posts to knocking Palin. You can confirm this easily by looking at the most vitriolic Palin bashers' "in forum" record. They spend about half their time on FR attacking Palin as opposed to promoting their own candidate.
2. To foster enmity among we limited government Tea Party conservatives in order to create bad blood that will rile when it's time for us ALL to band together, after the nominee is chosen. I think there's a pretty good chance that several posters on here, BOTH Perry AND Palin supporters, whose posts are heavy in vitriol, have one purpose: to sow seeds of discord and anger between friends. For them, it doesn't matter who wins the nomination; their purpose is to foment hard feelings between all of us, who must unite after the primaries.
Paranoid? I used to think that it was a myth that some FR posters were paid operatives. I have since become disillusioned and know otherwise. So I say to ALL of us who are sincere in our wish for limited government conservatism to win: be suspicious of vitriol when you see it, no matter WHICH candidate it supports.