Posted on 01/19/2016 3:58:05 AM PST by TBBT
Donald Trump has been teasing a "major endorsement" that he is scheduled to release today in Iowa, and the rampant speculation is that it will be Sarah Palin's. I don't really know if this particular speculation is true, but I do know that if Palin doesn't endorse Trump today, she will endorse him eventually. At this point, only a particularly aggressive hair splitter would concede that she has not endorsed Trump already.
The last few months have not been pretty for conservatives who have long denied with angry vehemence the allegation that many of the leading figures in the conservative movement were only in it for the money and/or the attention. Liberals have long claimed that this was true about people like Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and a long list of others, especially including Sarah Palin.
Oh, how we have been deceived by the dulcet tones of arguments that sound internally consistent and which fit with our own preconceived notions of the world. "Nonsense," we loudly declared. "These people believe things, and we can tell you with certainty what they are! See, we have their books that we have purchased where it is all laid out!"
The going narrative in and around DC is that the Trump assault has been an eye-opening phenomenon to the GOP Establishment. Maybe, maybe not. I have my doubts about Mitch McConnell and gang's ability to learn anything, and they are moreover already cozying up to the Trump organization anticipating that he will win the nomination.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Who is the author? I don’t click on links to Redstate.
GO TRUMP!...GO SARAH!
Yup. Unfortunate if true. I’d see it as her payback to the media and GOP, which I wouldn’t really blame her for. I just won’t be along for the ride.
That is exactly my position also. If there isn’t an “author” it isn’t worth reading.
Leon Wolf, chief General for the TDS brigade. At least you have your rallying cry now. “Sarah Palin is in it for herself! She’s a reality star just like Trump!” Not bad. It only took the TDS’ers until 7:00 to come with this.
Sarah Palin is still just a rumor at this point, one which may very well not pan out, but Cruzbots already have the long knives out.
And you say this after posting that trash on Cruz’ wife.
Sorry... Forgot to add the author...
A comment at the site (no it’s not me or anyone I know):
*********
TSquared - 23 minutes ago
Leon,
I would stand up and applause, but sitting here at my desk starring at a monitor, it wouldn’t really have the desired effect.
I agree 100% about this take on Palin. I also totally agree with your sentiments about talk radio, and in particular Rush Limbaugh. They have done a great deal to create this monster. I’ve always felt that Hannity and Levin were Rush’s minion shows. If you want to know what Sean or Mark were going to be talking about and what positions they were going to take, all you had to do is tune into Rush. Levin, at least in the last few days, seems to be breaking the mold a bit. We’ll see how long that last (my bet - not long).
My question to you Leon, and the rest of your colleagues, is when are you going to start taking this issue - head on - to talk radio? This article had great commentary on the subject, but Rush’s name wasn’t in the title. Rush mentions Redstate often. And if you have listened to his show, you know that he and his staff scourer the internet searching for mentions of his name. Without that name drop in the title, it will likely be missed.
I’ve been a life long conservative and what I’ve seen over the last six months has left me a very discouraged and disillusioned one. I’ve seen the question - Ideology or ratings? - in blog post here and there. I’ve been a Rush Limbaugh listener for 25 years, and until this last year, I’ve always given him the benefit of the doubt on that question. Now, I have to say, my thinking for the last year has been largely inline with the tenor of this piece. As conservatives we’ve always found some comfort in the notion that we at least had talk radio - and a few true conservative public figures - that had our back. However, I fear that it may very well be that those that we’ve looked to as allies in this battle, really were not for the cause itself, but were only benefiting from it. This Palin deal only exacerbates the point.
***********
Too funny. The irony of you commending then imploring Leon Wolf to stand up and support conservatives while taking to task talk radio is simply hilarious given that Red State is GOPe Central. Besides, you already have the Ted Cruz show, with guest host Mark Levin airing nightly. Truly funny.
The world is upside down. Not sure it will make any difference. Sarah had a record of conservative principles. That is gone. I will never for for Trump. If he wins the nomination I will never vote for him. Sarah will not change that.
We’ve been hearing this crap about Sarah for 8 years now and the ones who hate her, still hate her, and the ones who like her, still like her.
I hear this malarkey about her self-promoting, and I immediately think of King Obama with his Greek columns, his own personal logo, lavish, phot-opp vacations, speeches at the drop of a hat...not to mention Michelle’s wardrobe, her taxpayer-funded entourage.
The entire tenure of Obama has been a long, dog-and-pony show, fraught with phoniness and illusions of grandeur.
Neither Sarah nor Trump could come close to Obie-won’s pomposity.
I don’t know when or where you got the idea that Redstate is anything a but a conservative site. Did it suddenly become GOPe when it became clear that they were not in the Trumpian cult?
?
Translation:
Cruz needs more hand-holding. More wagons to be circled.
Apparently this “monster” was awesome back when he was doing the work Cruz didn’t.
If it wasn’t for Trump, you would be wondering why Jeb seems to be unstoppable, and when will Scott Walker finally get a breakthrough against Carson.
"....In May 2010, Sarah Palin endorsed a fledgling South Carolina state representative for governor, Nikki Haley. By backing the "scrappy underdog" in the "competitive primary," Palin put the full weight of her then-significant stature behind Haley in the heady early days of the tea-party revolution.
Palin gave her full-throated support: "I'm very proud to add my voice ... in endorsing Nikki Haley for governor of South Carolina. Nikki is a strong pro-life, pro- Second Amendment fiscal conservative who served with distinction as a state lawmaker, a reformer who fought her own party to protect the interests of the taxpayer."........
Now who Leon H. Wolf is I can’t say, but he’s listed as author:
snip
Sarah Palin Expected to Continue Endorsing Sarah Palin Today
By: Leon H. Wolf (Diary) | January 19th, 2016 at 04:00 AM |
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.