Sarah Palin is one of a kind.
By Ted Belman
Sarah Palin is a self made woman who marches to her own drummer. Its easy to come down on her for her couple of bad interviews or for her English grammar errors or her former ignorance of international and national politics and …oh, is that all?
But there is no denying her meteoric rise from hockey mom to the Republican VP nominee on her own merit and track record, in little over 15 years all while giving birth to and raising five children and helping her husband on his commercial fishing boat.
And there is no denying that few people would have had the guts to give up the Governorship last summer and go for broke. Who does that? Sarah does.
And there is no denying her great success since in writing a best seller which in six months has sold over 2.5 million copies, in becoming the leader of the opposition to current government policies, in becoming the most sought after speaker at astronomical speaker fees, in becoming a Fox News commentator, in becoming the most sought after guest for talk shows because of what her appearance does for ratings, in becoming the most sought after endorsement for politicians running for office, in being hotly pursued as a speaker for a variety of charity events all the while being mercilessly attacked for all manner of ridiculous charges, trumped up, or otherwise.
And she is not done yet. She has started writing a second book and is soon to get a major studio to produce a series of documentaries on her beloved home state of Alaska.
Name me one woman, who went to an Ivy League School or otherwise, with a PhD or otherwise who can hold a candle to such accomplishments. Sarah is one of a kind.
But back to the ridiculous charges. It is not just that they hate her, fear her, envy her, resent her and/or reject her Christian values. Something else is at play.
When George Bush was President, the Left attacked him constantly in a variety of ways including the use of chants such as “Bush lied, people died.” Although the attacks on him came nowhere near the current attacks on Palin, they succeeded in wearing down his administration and paving the way for Democratic victories. Pres Obama’s campaign strategy was all about capitalizing on this denigration. Bush became the source of all evil and incompetence.
Sarah Palin is being attacked now for the same reason. The attacks go way beyond a simple expression of a feeling or an opinion. They are part of a strategy to build up in the minds of the people that she is all manner of bad things and certainly, not fit for the office of President. It doesn’t matter whether the attacks are baseless or frivolous. What matters is that there are more negative articles written about her than articles of praise and support. Its a numbers game.
The left can’t afford to be passive. They must go all out, everyday, to besmirch her name, with lies if necessary, otherwise she will begin to fly.
She is already flying.
Palin is becoming increasingly polished in interviews.
By the time 2012 rolls around, she will be ready.
These two books (values, issues) will do for her what “Six Crises” did for Nixon.
Palin will become the inevitable nominee long before the Iowa Caucus arrives.
I’m not at all concerned about her polish – although admittedly it’s useful. I’m more interested in her testosterone level, which beats most men around her: The Woman as Warrior. Fearsome.
This is what scares those who hate her passionately – men and women. She makes them look inferior.
And as for intelligence; there are many different types of intelligence, and the so-called “intellectuals” – who really hate her with a passion – believe that their’s (so polished and nuanced and well-spoken) happens to be the measuring rod of what intelligence ought to be. She has an intelligence ‘way beyond that. It’s highly intuitive, which makes it not easily defineable. I can see it in her face every time I look at it. And I do look at it…
The Reagan/Obama Debate
A preview of Palin/Obama?
Ted, your obsession with Sarah Palin grows unabated!
As I have said before, other than her looks, there is little to pay attention to. She’s popular with the Christian Right, and with the tea-baggers. However, nobody in the Republican party would dare suggest that she could seriously be considered for a nomination. She is the most un-serious politician I have seen lately, and quite frankly, every time she speaks, I can’t help feeling that most people think she’s grossly unprepared. Having said this, I have little interest on what she says, as I feel she is mostly irrelevant.
Notwithstanding the aforemetioned, I like her personality, share some of her views and appreciate her support for Israel. I really don’t have a problem with her, I just realize the limited extent of her potential. I have a problem with your obsession that somehow Palin can make a difference, or weaken the Democrats, or rally the Republicans, or walk on water, etc, etc. Sorry to tell you, she can’t.
Leave her alone!
drjb,
You talk in vague generalities. Look at what’s sitting in the White House right now; someone everybody thought was a capable dude. Look how many people bought into it. And he COULD! Right. So on what basis is she incompetent… unless of course the US needs the comfort of someone like the Big 0 who impresses greatly – and that’s it. All talk.
The only thing standing in her way is what I mentioned above: her testosterone level.
Weaken the Democrats? How is that possible? There’s a percentage of the population of the US that’s batshit crazy and would NEVER admit that anything greater than the Big 0 exists. Forget them; they are in the Democrats’ pockets. Better to strengthen the Repubs.
I – like Ted – see something deeper. If not as President, certainly in a position of power. How about someone who would kick ass where it’s needed most: in the State Department.
History will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening. …
Ain’t that the truth, but that’s what they call democracy.
Palin will never be nominated and if nominated will lose
http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/03/08/michele-bachmans-comments-on-larry-king-live-send-denver-columnist-into-near-seizure/
http://dumpbachmann.blogspot.com/2010/03/media-matters-on-michele-bachmanns-lie.html
Michele on Larry King
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6QjqDuHN2I&feature=related
I love Bachmann, especially when she is really rocking.
I like this rocking version better.
keelie,
I fully agree with you on Obama, I don’t like him one bit. My disagreement comes with your expectations for Palin, they’re unrealistically high. Don’t get me wrong, I like her, but I hold no hope she’ll ever get to play a role in any future Republican administration, never mind lead the party. As well, I see no leading Republican figures remotely aligning themselves with her. She’s done very well for herself, but that’s where it all ends.
Obama is a great salesman and a captivating speaker. The American masses(including the independents) loved every breath he took while campaigning. The masses are stupid, and that’s all it takes. Palin is not capable of generating any kind of enthusiasm outside of her direct/small constituency. Her appeal is not limited by her testosterone level but by her lack of depth.
I hope she continues to do well for herself but as far as national politics go, she doesn’t stand a chance.
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Someone like Obama?
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By writing to article, I am trying to get detractors to have perspective.
There is time enough to decide whether she would make a good president when she gets into policy.
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As I recall you voted for Obama or would have if you were an American.
Palin is not necessarily the one. We’ll see how she holds her own when getting into debates on policy.
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Great woman no doubt but could they have acomplished what Palin has. I accept that Palin couldn’t accomplish what they have.
No Palin is no Obama, thank god.
As for making an issue of her retiring from the rack of ethics lawsuits, now you are getting silly.
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I prefer to see how she does this time around in the primaries before deciding. If she is as bad as you say she won’t get the nominationn
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Her track record shows she is not polarizing at all. Look at her great approval rating when governor.
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She had a great record as Governor and the highest approval ratings. Read up on what she accomplished.
She was right to quit. Her legal bills exceeded half a million and the many ethics charges were draining. Having quit is a bullshit issue.
She is the antithesis of Obama.
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drjb – what you say is essentially correct…
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I personally don’t see that; in fact quite the opposite. Again, look at the depth in the Big 0 (that’s a zero by the way).
As for the other comments that Ted received, I see the arrogance oozing out of people, particularly those who judge Palin’s intelligence according to one standard: themselves. Again, they can’t define “stupidity” other than lack of academic credentials. I have news for such narrow-minded people; before credentials were king, people still had intelligence; it simply wasn’t manifested in a university degree. And of course looking at what’s going on in modern universities, one wonders if a certificate that proves that one has been thoroughly brainwashed is a good measure of anything. Not in my book!!!
Palin DOES things effectively. We need more people like that, otherwise the world will fall asleep again. One commentator suggested that Palin would be Saudi Arabia’s worst nightmare… That’s a great start.
I think Rose (one of the commentators) should check herself out. I’ve known Ted for a while now, and what she says about him verges on the defamatory.
So let’s form a Palin support group called Drooling Idiots For Sarah.
It will be for those of us who are too dumb to support Obama.
Keelie it was sent as an email not a public forum. Ted choose to post it so it appears he doesn’t see it your way or if so care.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY WE ROSE?
Rose I think the Botox is wearing off.
I post all my emails anonymously. I let her name in by error. I have now removed her name.
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Them too. You left out Obama.
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Stupid people think she is stupid because they are opposites who don’t know that they are stupid.
Obama is sooooo deep now, he’ll never get out, especially since he doesn’t have enough sense to stop digging.
If Palin were in office now, she would have already proven to be more than 10,000 times better than Obama merely by virtue of the things she didn’t do.
I would not consider him a great salesman. First of all he was no more than a acorn community organizing Muslim (professed to be a Christian for political reasons)and was propped up by the liberal left wing medias in this country. He was given a middle of the road script to follow and had a great supporting cast of all the media.
He needs to follow a teleprompter and at times has a problem following the script.
He is anti-Semitic and is no friend of Israel.
Abu Dhabi just issued a photograph of the lead Mossad assassin.
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This is the same degrading term the left uses for the tea party movement. I don’t like it and a conservative shouldn’t be using such a term. And furthermore, Sarah is quite serious. Much more serious than the clowns that currently lead us. She knows who our enemies are and who are our friends. Sarah would not be mistreating our friends and sucking up to our enemies.
It is no less than the testosterone level of those who are currently leading us and that of the leadership throughout the west for that matter.
This pretty much describes Sarah. Though don’t get me wrong, I like Michelle Bachman a great deal.
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You say he is a greast salesman. Praytell, what has he ever sold? Not on bill he has pushed. He is such a bag of wind, if pricked, he would soar into the twighlight zone.
In full agreement. I was just trying to explain how an idiot like Obama can end up as the President of the US without insulting the millions of Americans who voted for him. I can’t stand the man.
The main thrust of my comments have been to express that, while I may like Sarah Palin, I understand the limited potential she has in national politics. The grandiose attributes that Ted confers upon her seem to elude me, and most of the Republican Party.
drjb
Fair enough. but I say she will best them all in debate as she is in popularity.
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But she who laughs last laughs best.