Palin Dominates Obama

[Sinatra]

During the latest two-week news cycle, Sarah Palin has dominated the media's attention at the expense of Obama. While Obama flew across the globe shaking hands and making promises of future promises with various world dignitaries, Palin, from her home office in Wasilla Alaska, appears to be emerging from her governor resignation bombshell as the national conservative figure so many want her to be. Polling indicates the resignation has further improved her standing among conservatives, and nearly 50% of Independents would consider voting for her as well - a stronger showing than President Obama is currently receiving among that all-important voting group.

And Palin's most recent pledge to travel the country speaking in support of all politicians who are fighting for what is right for America - be they Democrat or Republican, will likely play even more favorably among these Independent voters.

Palin is proving a fascinating political spectacle - though it remains to be seen if it will ultimately form into a legitimate political movement that extends beyond the conservative base of the Republican Party.

What is certain for now, is that she is currently the most fascinating figure in American politics.


EXCLUSIVE: Palin to stump for conservative Democrats - Washington Times

 

[Amanda]

Yay for Sarah!

 

[xsited1]

Palin Dominates Obama

That's probably by design. Obama (and the media) doesn't want the average American to question his policies; otherwise, they'll never pass.

 

[Bfgrn]

Too bad she's an empty vessel...too lazy to even study for her botched interviews or her debate... she has a long history of quitting; college(s) 4 times, chair of Alaska's Oil and Gas Commission in less than a year, now Governor before her first term is up...


A Farewell to Harms
Palin was bad for the Republicans—and the republic.

By PEGGY NOONAN

"In television interviews she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. She couldn't say what she read because she didn't read anything. She was utterly unconcerned by all this and seemed in fact rather proud of it: It was evidence of her authenticity. She experienced criticism as both partisan and cruel because she could see no truth in any of it. She wasn't thoughtful enough to know she wasn't thoughtful enough. Her presentation up to the end has been scattered, illogical, manipulative and self-referential to the point of self-reverence. "I'm not wired that way," "I'm not a quitter," "I'm standing up for our values." I'm, I'm, I'm.

In another age it might not have been terrible, but here and now it was actually rather horrifying."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124716984620819351.html

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Botox killed Peggy Noonan's Conservative brain cells.

 

[PuckeredPete]

Train wrecks always lead.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Can you imagine Obama in a debate today having to defend himself from Sarah?

What's he gonna say, "Can you still see Alaska from your house"?

 

[toomuchtime_]

During the latest two-week news cycle, Sarah Palin has dominated the media's attention at the expense of Obama. While Obama flew across the globe shaking hands and making promises of future promises with various world dignitaries, Palin, from her home office in Wasilla Alaska, appears to be emerging from her governor resignation bombshell as the national conservative figure so many want her to be. Polling indicates the resignation has further improved her standing among conservatives, and nearly 50% of Independents would consider voting for her as well - a stronger showing than President Obama is currently receiving among that all-important voting group.

And Palin's most recent pledge to travel the country speaking in support of all politicians who are fighting for what is right for America - be they Democrat or Republican, will likely play even more favorably among these Independent voters.

Palin is proving a fascinating political spectacle - though it remains to be seen if it will ultimately form into a legitimate political movement that extends beyond the conservative base of the Republican Party.

What is certain for now, is that she is currently the most fascinating figure in American politics.


EXCLUSIVE: Palin to stump for conservative Democrats - Washington Times

Time will tell if Palin's unexpected resignation was a wise move, but it certainly did move her from growing obscurity onto the center ring in our political circus and made everyone on both sides of the aisle begin to reevaluate her political significance for the future, and it may be no coincidence that she made this decision just as Obama's $787 billion pork barrel bridge to nowhere is being exposed for the political boondoggle it is and as Obama's confident manner when promising us this giant increase in our national debt would prevent the catastrophe of 8% unemployment is being exposed as a triumph of style over substance.

Even ultra liberal former mayor of ultra liberal San Francisco, Willy Brown, is smitten with admiration for Palin's political instincts in making this move at this time:

The pundits are wrong. Conventional wisdom is wrong. Sarah Palin's decision to step down as Alaska governor was a brilliant move.

Palin has some of the best political instincts I have ever seen. She became a pop-culture superstar overnight when John McCain made her his veep pick, and she's still second only to President Obama among politicians the public is interested in. Even in liberal San Francisco, she'd be front-page news if she ever came to town.

But that kind of celebrity comes at a high price. What a lot of people don't know is that Palin entered Alaska politics as a reformer attacking the corruption of the state's Republican establishment. As such, she was the darling of the Democrats - until she hooked up with McCain.

After the election, with Palin back home but positioning herself for a 2012 presidential run, it was clear she would catch nothing but ridicule from Alaska's Democrats. It was not going to be pretty.

If Palin wants to play on the national field, she has to be free to move around. She has to be able to drop into Indiana, Ohio or Tennessee and help Republican candidates raise money. She has to be available for radio and TV.

She has to be like Gavin Newsom, free to roam around the country, safe in the knowledge that things will pretty much take care of themselves back home.

Instead, Palin faced the prospect of being constantly pinned down in a state that is a day and a half away from the rest of America. She would have been totally isolated in every sense of the word.

Now she can study up on issues where she is lacking and become a full-time political celebrity.

The pundits call her a quitter, but let's be honest - the pundits never liked her to begin with. Better to take one hit for stepping down and move on than to stay in Alaska and die a death by a thousand cuts.

Sarah Palin, political genius

 

[Sarah G]

Democrats love it when she is in front of the cameras, it never works out well for her.

Republicans just hate it, don't you Rs know that?

 

[twogreen2c]

This could be the beginning of a new movement in politics, one that gets away from strictly following and endorsing candidates based on their party lines. I would be very happy to see independent candidates get a louder voice and support. If Palin shows she is non-partisan, maybe she can have a positive effect. I just hope she can bend a little and not sweat the little issue differences. We need to give candidates some flexibility and not be afraid to let them be honest in their views. But at the same time, our elected officials and future candidates, need to serve in accordance to the Constitution and in the peoples' best interest. It will be very interesting to see how the media and public react to Palin. It is obviously she can take the heat, because you know the media and her political enemies are going to continue to try and destroy her. You go Sarah!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Democrats love it when she is in front of the cameras, it never works out well for her.

Republicans just hate it, don't you Rs know that?

Dems sound more and more like Vezzini from Princess Bride on the topic of Palin.

Palin is popular, newsworthy and a leading Conservative? That's Inconceivable!

 

[Sarah G]

Democrats love it when she is in front of the cameras, it never works out well for her.

Republicans just hate it, don't you Rs know that?

Dems sound more and more like Vezzini from Princess Bride on the topic of Palin.

Palin is popular, newsworthy and a leading Conservative? That's Inconceivable!

Popular and newsworthy for all the wrong reasons, Frank.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Democrats love it when she is in front of the cameras, it never works out well for her.

Republicans just hate it, don't you Rs know that?

Dems sound more and more like Vezzini from Princess Bride on the topic of Palin.

Palin is popular, newsworthy and a leading Conservative? That's Inconceivable!

Popular and newsworthy for all the wrong reasons, Frank.

Because the LMSM doesn't like her? LOL!

There's nothing she can do -- short of dying -- that will ever make her a positive story in the LMSM.

 

[Sarah G]

Dems sound more and more like Vezzini from Princess Bride on the topic of Palin.

Palin is popular, newsworthy and a leading Conservative? That's Inconceivable!

Popular and newsworthy for all the wrong reasons, Frank.

Because the LMSM doesn't like her? LOL!

There's nothing she can do -- short of dying -- that will ever make her a positive story in the LMSM.

No. She's silly and uninformed. She creates drama when she isn't getting enough attention.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

By PEGGY NOONAN

"In television interviews she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. She couldn't say what she read because she didn't read anything. She was utterly unconcerned by all this and seemed in fact rather proud of it: It was evidence of her authenticity. She experienced criticism as both partisan and cruel because she could see no truth in any of it. She wasn't thoughtful enough to know she wasn't thoughtful enough. Her presentation up to the end has been scattered, illogical, manipulative and self-referential to the point of self-reverence. "I'm not wired that way," "I'm not a quitter," "I'm standing up for our values." I'm, I'm, I'm.

In another age it might not have been terrible, but here and now it was actually rather horrifying."

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Yeah Peggy, maybe Sarah should talk about herself in the third person like Bob Dole.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Popular and newsworthy for all the wrong reasons, Frank.

Because the LMSM doesn't like her? LOL!

There's nothing she can do -- short of dying -- that will ever make her a positive story in the LMSM.

No. She's silly and uninformed. She creates drama when she isn't getting enough attention.

She the subject of 15 frivolous Democrat lawsuits, not even Reagan faced that kind of horsehit. So like I said before, as long as she's breathing, she's a thorn in the Dems side.

 

[geauxtohell]

This is a fascinating lesson in "truthspeak".

Palin emerges as a better national candidate after she quits?

Yeah. We'll see how that pans out in a few years (if she even runs).

 

[DamnYankee]

During the latest two-week news cycle, Sarah Palin has dominated the media's attention at the expense of Obama. While Obama flew across the globe shaking hands and making promises of future promises with various world dignitaries, Palin, from her home office in Wasilla Alaska, appears to be emerging from her governor resignation bombshell as the national conservative figure so many want her to be. Polling indicates the resignation has further improved her standing among conservatives, and nearly 50% of Independents would consider voting for her as well - a stronger showing than President Obama is currently receiving among that all-important voting group.

And Palin's most recent pledge to travel the country speaking in support of all politicians who are fighting for what is right for America - be they Democrat or Republican, will likely play even more favorably among these Independent voters.

Palin is proving a fascinating political spectacle - though it remains to be seen if it will ultimately form into a legitimate political movement that extends beyond the conservative base of the Republican Party.

What is certain for now, is that she is currently the most fascinating figure in American politics.


EXCLUSIVE: Palin to stump for conservative Democrats - Washington Times

I'd be interested in seeing which poll that was, particularly as an "undeclared".

One of the most ingenius political strategists the GOP has ever seen, Karl Rove, said last week that her resignation was the worst possible move she could have made.

 

[Sinatra]

During the latest two-week news cycle, Sarah Palin has dominated the media's attention at the expense of Obama. While Obama flew across the globe shaking hands and making promises of future promises with various world dignitaries, Palin, from her home office in Wasilla Alaska, appears to be emerging from her governor resignation bombshell as the national conservative figure so many want her to be. Polling indicates the resignation has further improved her standing among conservatives, and nearly 50% of Independents would consider voting for her as well - a stronger showing than President Obama is currently receiving among that all-important voting group.

And Palin's most recent pledge to travel the country speaking in support of all politicians who are fighting for what is right for America - be they Democrat or Republican, will likely play even more favorably among these Independent voters.

Palin is proving a fascinating political spectacle - though it remains to be seen if it will ultimately form into a legitimate political movement that extends beyond the conservative base of the Republican Party.

What is certain for now, is that she is currently the most fascinating figure in American politics.


EXCLUSIVE: Palin to stump for conservative Democrats - Washington Times

I'd be interested in seeing which poll that was, particularly as an "undeclared".

One of the most ingenius political strategists the GOP has ever seen, Karl Rove, said last week that her resignation was the worst possible move she could have made.

Rove helped create one of the most unpopular 2nd term administrations in the history of modern politics.

Palin is well outside the Republican Party Old School Machinery - far from the 30-year long Bush Inc. political family.

Rove and his kind are uncomfortable with Palin - very similar to how the Blue-Blood east-coast Republican establishment was uncomfortable with Reagan in the 1970s. (They of course later embraced him when Reagan himself became far greater than their party - but that was out of survival and appreciation of success far more than ideological kinship.)

Palin is a long way from those lofty heights, but she is certainly proving an enigma and the most non-political political power player on the national stage...

 

[DamnYankee]

During the latest two-week news cycle, Sarah Palin has dominated the media's attention at the expense of Obama. While Obama flew across the globe shaking hands and making promises of future promises with various world dignitaries, Palin, from her home office in Wasilla Alaska, appears to be emerging from her governor resignation bombshell as the national conservative figure so many want her to be. Polling indicates the resignation has further improved her standing among conservatives, and nearly 50% of Independents would consider voting for her as well - a stronger showing than President Obama is currently receiving among that all-important voting group.

And Palin's most recent pledge to travel the country speaking in support of all politicians who are fighting for what is right for America - be they Democrat or Republican, will likely play even more favorably among these Independent voters.

Palin is proving a fascinating political spectacle - though it remains to be seen if it will ultimately form into a legitimate political movement that extends beyond the conservative base of the Republican Party.

What is certain for now, is that she is currently the most fascinating figure in American politics.


EXCLUSIVE: Palin to stump for conservative Democrats - Washington Times

I'd be interested in seeing which poll that was, particularly as an "undeclared".

One of the most ingenius political strategists the GOP has ever seen, Karl Rove, said last week that her resignation was the worst possible move she could have made.

Rove helped create one of the most unpopular 2nd term administrations in the history of modern politics.

Palin is well outside the Republican Party Old School Machinery - far from the 30-year long Bush Inc. political family.

Rove and his kind are uncomfortable with Palin - very similar to how the Blue-Blood east-coast Republican establishment was uncomfortable with Reagan in the 1970s. (They of course later embraced him when Reagan himself became far greater than their party - but that was out of survival and appreciation of success far more than ideological kinship.)

Palin is a long way from those lofty heights, but she is certainly proving an enigma and the most non-political political power player on the national stage...

Unpopular does not preclude the fact that Rove was the brains behind Bush family.

As for Palin being "the most non-political power player", I'd disagree. She certainly used every bit of her political prowess to latch onto a Presidential ticket when she could just as easily have said "No thanks... I don't hitch my wagon to losers OR to RINOS."