I respect your opinion but I took pause, it was either Hannity or Beck asked her point blank "would you consider yourself a Conservative or a Republican"? and she said Republican. That gave me great pause and I will never be naive no matter what.
Sarah Palin is the female version of Ronald Reagan. I've heard her state that she is a member of the Republican party--while her husband Todd is a registered independant.
Regardless of pary affiliation--I think we can both agree it's
conservatives that the tea party movement wants. We don't want moderate to liberal republicans.
And let's face it--when just the mention of Sarah Palin's name can get liberals panties tied up in a wade---you know you've got a home run hitter.
We really are on the same page, Oreo. I like Sarah a great deal too, and I sure am not about to throw her under the bus as some of our less committed colleagues seem hell bent on doing. I agree when they pour as much venom on her as they do, she must REALLY have something good going for her.
Our only quarrel is that we can't allow ourselves to be like those who defend their guy or their party or their ideology no matter how flawed it might be. You want the Nashville event to be okay. So do I. But unless we understand image, perception, and demands for honesty, integrity, and conviction, we won't win the hearts and minds of those we need to have in order to win.
I've devoted a good chunk of my life doing promotion and communications. And I'm tellin you, the Nashville event may very well have hurt us in that goal as much as it helped. We need to listen to and hear those who are on OUR side who know that. One event can't even slow us down, but if we refuse to acknowledge where we get it wrong and continue to repeat mistakes once we realize them, we will sink ourselves.
It is exactly unwillingness to admit mistakes and change course that has put our government in the shape it is today, and it has made us vulnerable to people who have none of our best interests at heart.