Despite being attacked by crazy person Theodore “Chip” Thoma in Alaska, Piper Palin’s lemonade stand outside the Governor’s mansion in Juneau remains open for business.
Thoma, it should be noted, has had multiple run-ins with the law involving cocaine, and has seemingly decided to make a career for himself joining the ranks of other loons who seek only to attack the Palin family at every turn.
Last night, we had dinner with some friends and were quite surprised by one of them, someone who is very bright and whom we respect a lot named Victor.
Victor voted for Dr. Utopia but supported Clinton in the primaries — and now sees that Dr. Utopia isn’t delivering on any of his promises and is being enabled by the MSM in everything he does, including the Scare Force One embarassment. So, Victor’s not a Kool-Aid drinker, and Victor also sees that Dr. Utopia’s economic policies spell doom for us all when the inflation kicks in come 2010 or 2011 or so.
BUT, Victor hates Sarah Palin.
It just comes out of the blue, totally unexpectedly…this Palin hate that Victor can’t even rationally explain. He says, ‘I just don’t like her. I think she’s not intelligent. I don’t think she is ready to be in an executive position.”
“But, Dr. Utopia was ready? What executive experience did he have?”.
Victor said, “That doesn’t matter, because he is learning now and he knew he didn’t know what to do so I am okay with that. But, Palin thinks she knows everything and that whole you betcha stuff is just an act. No one talks like that. I think she’s phony.”
And he was so passionate, too!
We’ve come to realize that in relation to the Palins, we will never understand where this irrational hatred comes from. Palin talks how she talks…and we happen to like it. We certainly would prefer to listen to her on an iPod than any of Dr. Utopia’s “historic” speeches that he likes to give people. And we don’t remember Palin ever telling anyone that she knows everything, but Dr. Utopia certainly promised he could lower sea levels and fix all of our broken souls, in addition to changing Washington and paying people’s mortgages and giving everyone unicorns.
And Palin only ran for Vice President, not even President, so it’s interesting that she’s held to impossible standards that weren’t there for Dr. Utopia.
As we’ve said here before, it’s going to be very interesting to see what the Palin family does in the years ahead. There is a concerted and well-organized effort to destroy this family, right down to little Piper and Trig. That is not going to stop, because people like Victor hate this woman without being able to articulate why they hate her with anything substantive that makes the least bit of sense.
Palin might think this stuff will just blow away, but she’s wrong. The Alinsky Method is being deployed against her, and it’s not going away. Will Palin decide she doesn’t want to deal with any of these loons anymore and leave public life? We sure as Hell hope not. We hope she keeps fighting back, and keeps getting stronger and stronger, so that one day that lemonade stand outside the Governor’s mansion can be packed up and setup thousands of miles away on the lawn of the White House in 2013.
The likes of Colin Powell keep insisting the Republican Party needs a bland moderate in 2012. Colin Powell is an enthusiastic (and racially-motivated, it seems) supporter of Dr. Utopia.
Why on Earth should Republicans listen to what Dr. Utopia’s supporters say in terms of who should be the GOP ticket challenging the incumbent’s re-election?
This is a mystery to us, just as it’s a mystery why people with criminal backgrounds like Theodore “Chip” Thoma are allowed within 500 feet of lemonade stands to begin with.
May 11, 2009 at 10:12 am
Great article. That Palin hate is simmering within GOP too. Apparently, even Andrew Jackson faced the same thing. There’s a deep malaise within the country, a snotty elitism about ordinary folk and their manners.
I think all signs are pointing to Sarah consolidating her power within GOP and the base quickly closing ranks behind her. She’s running for 2012, she’s not a quitter.
May 11, 2009 at 10:31 am
I agree it is more cultural than anything else. There really are two Americas and it has nothing to do with income levels (like John Scumbag Edwards thinks). It has more to do with cultural leanings and lifestyle. I think that Palin probably represents a lifestyle very foreign to people like Hillbuzz’s friend Victor. These people cannot fathom that someone hasn’t been to Europe dozens of times or graduated from a local community college or state school or allowed their teenage daughter to have her baby rather than sending her to the local Planned Parenthood.
May 11, 2009 at 11:19 am
There are way more of us regular folk than snotty elites and snotty elite wantabes.
And after getting this huge, gagging dose of snotty elites these four years, the people are going to be starved for a real and genuine person.
The Dem strategists polls must show the same thing. Why else would they be so determined to destroy her?
May 11, 2009 at 11:22 am
You are SOOO right FLMom.
I think people are already sick of the snotty elites. And the numbers are growing every day…
May 11, 2009 at 11:36 am
Unfortunately, there are more snobby elites than one would like to think around major cities. Just spend a day on the North Shore of Chicago.
May 11, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Illinidiva:
Well then you need to work on those snobs! :)
I’m working on my sister for 2012. I know that she’s panicked about what Obama is doing, and worried about the future for her three kids.
May 11, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Well gee, why don’t we limit voting to those who graduated from elite colleges?
Seriously, we should start that movement. Only the elite should be allowed to vote!
I mean, if so many people are willing to let them do their thinking, it only makes sense. Right?
The scary part is that more than a few might think that’s a good idea.
May 11, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Now you might even persuade me if you limited voting to taxpayers.
May 12, 2009 at 7:45 am
Cripes, just limiting the right to vote to CITIZENS would be a good start. Then maybe insist they actually are living and breathing and only vote once.
What a concept.
May 11, 2009 at 5:50 pm
In my day we called them “SNOBS” and it was no compliment. Snobs come in all shapes, sizes, colors, genders, orientations, ages and walks of life. We referred to them as having a superiority complex..a nice way to say ‘you are deluded’
These days though I’ll bet Congress calls it a class war.
Great read. Piper is now a great endorsement for lemonade.
Piper is the best example of capitalism and she’s raising her own college money to be President. :lol: I love the smile on her face. Go Piper.
And what these anonymous thugs are doing to an elected state official of Alaska is harrassment and it’s against the law. The FBI needs to get on it and shut them down. Allowing criminals and thugs to threaten and harrass a government official is over the top and needs to stop. This needs to be put in proper perspective, FBI called, and this threatening and harassment stopped and the guilty jailed. This is serious stuff.
May 16, 2009 at 12:19 pm
I am ready to vote for someone who went to–a STATE UNIVERSITY!
Sick of all the Harvard-Ivey mentalities. They might be book-smart–but look at NOPOTUS, he has NO clue what to do!
May 11, 2009 at 10:14 am
oh..that Piper is so precious.looks like she selling that lemonade..
message to the loons..leave her alone..
May 11, 2009 at 2:20 pm
No, a better message is drink the lemonade.
And like it!
May 11, 2009 at 10:20 am
Also, you Hillary guys might be interested to know that Palin’s people and Hillary’s people are chumming it up behind the scenes. Palins are great friends with Greta and her husband and Todd sat beside Hillary’s current secretary. Something’s cooking.
May 11, 2009 at 10:24 am
I read that somewhere…I can’t remember where, though.
May 11, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Here ya’ go:
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/05/11/sloppy-journalists-tell-half-the-story-to-convey-the-wrong-idea/
May 11, 2009 at 3:24 pm
:)
May 12, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Hooray! Clinton/Palin 2012!!!!! What a huge boon such a team would be for the country. It would alter the dynamic in ways that would better the country for decades to come.
Please, Goddess, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 12, 2009 at 9:40 pm
P.S. I. LOVE. These. Women.
May 11, 2009 at 10:23 am
I think the base is definitely rallying behind her. She draws people in and creates momentum for the GOP. Her gritty determination and her refusal to fall into the hate and bait trap are creating a lot of deep respect in the blogosphere world. Obama may have his army of minions, but Sarah Palin has her own army of guards who will cover her back and do a lot of reconnaissance work on the web and on other outlets. We may not be as numerous as the Obama minions, but we sure as heck are a lot tougher and will be able to stand much longer.
Obama’s minions stand on sand, Palin’s guards stand on stone.
May 11, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Obamas minions are diminishing. Think of the 20% of conservatives who voted for him…..gone. A large portion of the indy’s…..gone. Many, many, white, catholic middle class Dems who reluctantly voted for him cuz he’s a Dem…..gone.
May 11, 2009 at 4:24 pm
I hope you are right Michl.
And I hope all the Jewish folks who supported Barry are now eating their votes.
Should say regurgitating their votes. :-)
May 11, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Yes, I forgot to add his Jewish supporters. I understand they are still steadfastly holding strong to him, but all in good time.
May 16, 2009 at 12:24 pm
We should have invested in razor blades–there is a whole lot of “scraping” going on!
I talked with a black family in a “dollar” store yesterday-stocking up– they think NObama has lost his , in their words, “da*n mind”!
May 11, 2009 at 10:40 am
Your friend Victor is not the only one who responds to Sarah that way. My sister is an exec at a Fortune 500 company and a Republican, and she can’t STAND the way Sarah Palin talks. The funniest part about that is that my sister has a Minnesota accent and sounds quite a bit like Sarah.
It’s interesting, because having lived in Los Angeles among the “elites” I now prefer being around the “folks”. I always know I’m getting straight talk and no bullshit from them. And that’s the same kind of talk that Sarah Palin gives.
The far Left is VERY afraid of this woman.
Very afraid.
And I LIKE it.
May 11, 2009 at 11:14 am
My Mom pretty much summed up the feelings of my entire extended hardcore Dem family when she said re: Palin the day after the VP debate: “She scares me. I don’t know why. She just does.”
(sigggggh)
May 11, 2009 at 11:23 am
LOVE it. Ha!
May 11, 2009 at 3:45 pm
It is sad when our families prove to be classic sheeple. My sister wrote me an email in the fall saying “Palin is making an appearance in town, not that I would ever go to such a thing.”
She might as well have written “the very idea!”
So I wrote her back that she was missing out and I was a big fan.
May 11, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Yeah. Well, Obama just scares me. And I *do* know why. And he just does.
May 15, 2009 at 12:26 am
The hate her because instinctively they know just how big a threat she is. She turned a overwhelming landslide victory for Obama into a real race.
otoh… I just LOVE the fact that my spell check doesn’t recognize the word “Obama” :D
May 16, 2009 at 12:26 pm
And they better be “Very Afraid”!!
They do NOT have any understanding abt the real American culture!
Oh, how do you like Michelle Bachmann? I am loving her!!
May 11, 2009 at 11:05 am
I had a conversation with my democrat cousin yesterday. She supported the Clintons, and can’t stand Obama. She said it’s a cultural thing. She said the Clintons were human, while Barack is just another rich boy elevated to his position…..I agree. She currently holds no opinion of Palin. She must be the only one.
I love Piper, she’s like her mother. She’s sticking her finger directly in the eye of her enemy. Way to go kiddo!!
May 11, 2009 at 7:49 pm
I, too, think Piper and her mom have a special bond.
May 11, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Like momma. Like Daughtaa.
May 11, 2009 at 10:50 pm
:D
May 12, 2009 at 9:43 pm
You betcha!
(And, HB, ask Victor if he’s ever seen
*Fargo*–people DO talk “like that”! I LOVE it!)
May 11, 2009 at 11:06 am
As long as the media keeps portraying her as inept and abusive of her power, the sheeple will believe just that, its the same thing they did to Hillary for years before she ever ran for President. If you hear things enough times without someone offering the truth, then its just accepted. Most folks don’t have time to research.
I love Sara, she very refreshing, someone I believe has good family values, love of Country. She is who I will support in 2012.
May 11, 2009 at 11:26 am
Those same people will also say that the media twists and spins things….that’s when you can say, then why do you believe them about Sarah Palin?
Some people are never going to be swayed. Let them wallow in their narrow-mindedness.
May 11, 2009 at 2:38 pm
I am surprised at the hatred that come out of these people based on what they heard in the media. What gets me is that they never seem to realize that these are just average people whose path put them in the limelight. How would these people feel when those who attack decide to go after them but there is no one to stand up for them?
May 11, 2009 at 11:22 am
This reminds me of the Bush hatred, only he at least got to sit in the big chair and make some mistakes before they started ripping him to shreds. For Palin it appears to be taking place pre-emptively. How very sad for our country.
May 11, 2009 at 11:27 am
Do you think that anything you said to Victor might make him re-evaluate his emotional response to Sarah? I think it is good to chip away at the emotional responses one person at a time, from one friend to another. Nothing will ever happen when two intractable adversaries go at it over something like that, but when we are speaking to people we like and respect, we hope that they like and respect us as well, and we can gently cause our friends to reconsider their perspectives from time to time. Never happens in any kind of “fight” but it often does in friendly conversation in a relaxed atmosphere.
May 16, 2009 at 12:33 pm
You make an EXCELLENT point. We need to gently chip away at them til we can bring some to their senses!
I do it everyday at a check out counter with the clerks or whoever is next to me. I always ask: What is the newest tax today and on what products? If they look clueless, tell them NOPOTUS does not want us drinking sodas and I think he has also now attacked our cheerios?
I make a big deal abt not being able to keep up with every new tax he puts on us! The black family behind me agreed and told everyone there that Obama has lost his da*n mind!!
They are starting to “get it” now!
My flat rate cell phone bill was almost $3 higher–I went inside and asked for an explanation in front of abt 10 customers. I was told one tax went up which caused another one of the taxes on the bill to go up! What the H ??? I asked loudly, is this to pay for Obama’s budget?
GEt their attention!
May 11, 2009 at 11:29 am
I LOVE how this little girl, despite being maligned for just being a little girl, stood up against “the man” and sold her lemonade anyways. Take that, crotchety old man! I think that bumper sticker Sarah got in Evansville is going to come true: Piper Palin 2044.
P.S. I love reading your take here at hillbuzz on things going on…It’s that snarkiness I love and you know what? Clearly, Sarah herself would love it too. I mean, is it not just like her to send Piper right back out there to sell lemonade outside the Governor’s mansion, especially right after the press about it the week before?? How much more “take that” can you get?
May 11, 2009 at 12:25 pm
She is stimulating the Economy more than Obama’s stimulus package ever will.
May 11, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Yep, I see from the picture that Piper has taken on an employee.
Good for her for doing her part to help the economy.
I hear Obarky wants to force her to accept some stimulus money now.
May 11, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Not only does Sarah Palin have more executive experience than our dear President, but her little daughter now has more business experience.
Actually he does have some executive experience — that would be executing his plan to destroy American business.
Piper Palin 2044
May 11, 2009 at 10:19 pm
I’m making signs already, man.
I see a leader in this little pipp.
May 16, 2009 at 12:36 pm
I shoe polish a new message each week on my rear car window. think I may do “Piper for President” this week!
and “Backmann-Speaker of the House”.
May 11, 2009 at 12:39 pm
That’s the same response I get from my friends too. They hate Palin, just cuz. They don’t have any real good reasons.
I worry for Sarah Palin. Can she overcome all the media damage that has been done to her? They keep portraying her as an idiot. Chris Matthews questioned wether or not she could read. Katie Couric got an award for her interview, but it was just a bunch of BS gotcha questions, and NO WHERE near as anything as challenging as she did for Joe Biden. Argh!!! It’s so frustrating, but I feel like most people don’t pay attention to the sickening bias and attack, and just accept it all.
May 11, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Regarding Colin Powell. He sucks. And Cheney thinks so too.
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/10/cheney-says-obama-endangers-nation/
*snip*
“That’s my belief,” Mr. Cheney said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “I think to the extent that those [Bush-era] policies were responsible for saving lives, that the administration is now trying to cancel those policies … means in the future we’re not going to have the same safeguards we’ve had for the last eight years.”
The former vice president defended controversial interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, saying that it had been an effective tool in extracting useful information from suspected terrorists such as Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is accused of helping carry out the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Washington and New York.
“He did not cooperate fully in terms of interrogations until after waterboarding,” Mr. Cheney said. “Once we went through that process, he produced vast quantities of invaluable information about al Qaida.”
*snip*
Mr. Cheney also took a shot at former Bush administration Secretary of State Colin Powell, saying that the conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh is a more loyal Republican than the former Army commander.
“If I had to choose in terms of being a Republican, I’d go with Rush Limbaugh,” Mr. Cheney said.
Mr. Powell recently said that Republicans need to more move to the center politically and that Mr. Limbaugh’s polarizing far-right rhetoric hurts the party’s image.
Mr. Limbaugh retaliated by accusing Mr. Powell of being “just another liberal” and that he should become a Democrat.
“I think my take on it was Colin had already left the party,” Mr. Cheney said. “I didn’t know he was still a Republican.”
May 11, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Colin Powell was NEVER a Republican.
He was an Opportunist.
With a capitol “O”.
May 12, 2009 at 10:56 am
Now he’s an Obot, with a capital “O.”
May 16, 2009 at 12:38 pm
You are so right! He USED the Republican party, like a few others that need to be “bagged” up and sent home.
May 11, 2009 at 1:05 pm
OT – Hawaii hoodwinked into 9/11 Islam Day
My question is, by whom? Julian-Gregorian Calendar converters are provided.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/05/hawaii_hoodwinked_into_911_isl.html
But instead they picked the modern Gregorian date September 24, 2009. This day corresponds to no holiday in the Islamic calendar. But on the Julian calendar it is September 11, 2009.
Religious scholars and historians are among the very few likely to spot the hidden September 11th date. Senator Sam Slom-one of the three who voted against the resolution-says the Religion Department of UH was unaware of the resolution. Perhaps this explains why.
Andrew comments:
We are “celebrating” Islam Day on Sept 24 of the calendar we all use today which is September 11th of the Julian (ie Byzantine) calendar. So the new Rome is celebrating Islam on the day of the beginning of its own defeat (in their dreams) as expressed in the calendar of the old Rome (Constantinople) which was finally defeated by Islam in the 1400s.
May 11, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I know someone who has been a one-issue voter all her life (anti-abortion). I figured she would be thrilled with Palin. It turns out she is such an insane misogynist when it comes other women who are powerful or successful, that she actually asked her priest if it would be OK for her to vote for Caesar, despite his position on the issue. I guess the priest green-lit her, because she voted for him.
When I asked her what she had against our Sarah, she said venomously, “I just hate her.”
Some scary folks out there.
May 11, 2009 at 1:48 pm
” No one talks like that. I think she’s phony.”
In my neck of the woods,people DO “talk like that.”
Sounds like your friend is a little left of crazy.
May 11, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Quoth Victor:
But, Palin thinks she knows everything and that whole you betcha stuff is just an act. No one talks like that. I think she’s phony.
Deer Victor,
Please spend a week or two in rural eastern South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota or Wisconsin. They talk that way, oh you bet. And no, a week in Minneapolis at the Mall of the America’s doesn’t count. Rural America, bunky.
May 11, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Way to go, Aggie! Minnesota is the land of goin’ doin’ seein’ talkin’ and livin’!
Oh, and fishin’!
Come visit me in Minneapolis some time!
(By the way, I don’t have the accent. Lost it a long time ago)
May 11, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I’ve been in your fair city on several occasions. For a big city, the Twin Cities have some pretty nice people.
My father’s side of the family resided, and is now buried, outside of Watertown, SD. My mom and I still go up every two or so years to visit friends and take care of some business, so be careful of making invitations. I might take you up on it!
May 11, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Well, do it, damn it!
I did a show in Watertown, SD about a year ago, and LOVED the folks there.
Any time, anywhere, babe.
Don’tcha know.
LOL
May 11, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I just was re-reading Sarah’s convention speech. It’s amazing how it predicts EVERY SINGLE THING Obama ended up doing when he took office. This isn’t fear-mongering- it’s speaking truth.
“… when that happens, what exactly is our opponent’s plan? What does he actually seek to accomplish after he’s done turning back the waters and healing the planet?
The answer — the answer is to make government bigger, and take more of your money, and give you more orders from Washington, and to reduce the strength of America in a dangerous world.
America needs more energy; our opponent is against producing it. Victory in Iraq is finally in sight, and he wants to forfeit. Terrorist states are seeking nuclear weapons without delay; he wants to meet them without preconditions.
Al Qaida terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America, and he’s worried that someone won’t read them their rights.
Government is too big; he wants to grow it. Congress spends too much money; he promises more. Taxes are too high, and he wants to raise them. His tax increases are the fine print in his economic plan.
And let me be specific: The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, and raise payroll taxes, and raise investment income taxes, and raise the death tax, and raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars.”
May 11, 2009 at 5:21 pm
whatever it takes, if she runs in 2012, i’ll do what i can to help her.
RISE SARAH RISE
May 11, 2009 at 6:10 pm
After this disclosure by Palin about Obama, then why did thousands of Republicans stay home on election day?
Why? Did they not care?
May 11, 2009 at 8:25 pm
i know i voted. but obviously my vote wasn’t enough.
even so, i still would NOT have voted obama.
May 11, 2009 at 10:24 pm
They were pissed off that the Repubs went to the middle. That’s what I got from the right wing blogs that I used to peruse.
And I screamed that they were making a mistake, but now THEY have to face the consequences of this socialist.
They were stuck in US not WE THE PEOPLE.
That’s why this site is different, I think
May 11, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Didn’t like McCain, were mad at Bush, and they honest to God thought Obama would govern from the middle.
Hope. That’s all they had to go on considering his sparse record. I don’t pity those execs who’re being demonized. They voted for him. They own this mess.
May 16, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Or were there a lot of voting illegalities?
May 11, 2009 at 4:20 pm
HB,
Maybe you ought to let Victor know that being Governor IS an executive position.
May 11, 2009 at 10:59 pm
My immediate thought.
May 11, 2009 at 7:17 pm
I tell you what, we PUMAS were interested in stopping Obama, the Republicans were more interested in calling McCain a RINO and wringing their hands that they wanted Romney! Then why didn’t they nominate Romney??? I don’t get it, so they stayed home and let Obama win???
May 11, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I am an Independent, but I get the feeling from my Republican friends that they ended up with McCain the same way that Dems ended up with Obama- the media chose him. I keep hearing about Republicans who stayed home on election day, but I have yet to meet one. Is it possible that this is a myth? I don’t know the answer, but I’m skeptical. It worries me, though, because if this is a myth then I think it means that we have to work harder in 2012. Just imagine if we couldn’t count on the Republicans who supposedly stayed home…
May 11, 2009 at 9:56 pm
I have many Republican friends, all “held their nose” but voted for McCain. Some voted purely to keep BO out. But nobody stayed home.
May 11, 2009 at 10:28 pm
6% of Bush’s voters, conservatives/repubs who voted for Bush in 2004 did not vote at all in 2008, they stayed home..
the main reason I suspect, is no fiscal discipline by Mccain when he voted or that TARP1 — 750 Billion..
we know how well that is working out..
that is a few million who voted for Bush that did not vote at all this past yeat and stayed home instead
May 11, 2009 at 10:34 pm
McCain so would have won if he opposed the bailout and Obama would have looked like such the fool for supporting it. McCain could have clearly distanced himself from Bush but his advisors were idiots. I could tell Palin had a hard time going along with supporting the bailout.
May 12, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Buffy–McCain also needs to oppose amnesty. I’ll be registering as a Repub so I can vote against him in the primary (though I did vote for him during the general election).
May 11, 2009 at 7:57 pm
That Piper, she’s something else! I just love her — and her mom, too!
I cannot talk politics with family members who have that white-hot and unexplainable hatred of Palin. But it. Makes. Me. Sick.
Go Sarah!
May 11, 2009 at 8:07 pm
I can see Piper as president some day. I just hope that she is not the first woman to get there.
May 11, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Sorry OT, but have you seen this?
Obama To Fire Gay Arabic Linguist
http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/
So much for the campaign promise to put a stop to the insanely ignorant practice of firing desperately needed Arabic linguists from the military because they’re gay. So much for Obama’s promise to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
Obama is about to fire a West Point graduate who is also a desperately needed Arabic linguist. Dan Choi’s crime? He came out on national television. The poor man must have thought he was living in a free country or something.
May 16, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Sad-sad.
May 11, 2009 at 8:20 pm
As we watch the economy tank, know that this is not (as some conspiracy theorists say) a planned destruction by powerful elites. No, what we are seeing is the inevitable collapse of a debt-based financial system. When the whole thing goes to , Americans will need to pick up the pieces and start anew. We will need a plain talkin’ person like Sarah Palin who knows how to get things done. I read the book from the Petroleum World News about how she deftly navigated the Alaska gas pipeline through the administrative process and I realized that Sarah is the kind of person that we will need to rebuild after the collapse of the bubble-based economy. Someone who actually knows how to run a business and who knows how to bring together diverse groups and build a “win-win” action plan.
So don’t worry about the naysayers — when everything falls apart it will be the ordinary folks who bring us back from the brink.
May 11, 2009 at 8:26 pm
from your lips to Deity’s ears
May 11, 2009 at 10:15 pm
We have to remember what we saw last year was the McCain camp image of Gov. Palin and not the real Sarah. If you want to see the real Sarah go back to 06 and see how see campaigned. You tube has some of the video. I have a feeling a lot more Indies and Hillary Democrats will come around.
That Piper has the some sunshine her Ma has.
May 12, 2009 at 1:17 am
Guys,
I don’t post, but you guys are one of my first stops when I sit down in front of the computer with my cup o’ joe. During the crazy, crazy insane primary and election campaign, you guys were a dose of sanity in a truly crazy world.
I am appalled at how Palin-bashing is so acceptable in the MSM. Can you imagine if this level of venom was directed at the Obama girls…or even Chelsea when she was that age? The Obama people have left any pretense of civilized behavior in the dust a long, long, long time ago.
I sure hope Sarah runs in 2012. I think America will be ready then.
In the meantime, all of us need to be pushing back, asserting ourselves, raising our voices. It is time to remind the “E-Lite” that they ARE outnumbered.
How do we build a new “tent”? Where do we start to build the new movement, one based on true tolerance and common ground?
I dunno, I find myself drawn to a more libertarian viewpoint — which is crazy, given my background — but it’s starting to make sense (work with me here!)
(a) if I am correct, the libertarian viewpoint is centered around individual freedoms and liberties. This then solves alot of alleged “social” dilemmas — if your choices do not unreasonably infringe on my right to live a free life, then I do not have the right to impose my moral code on you by fiat —
(b) the libertarian viewpoint also embraces the concept of economic liberty — if I work hard, sacrifices, make good choices, then I should be allowed to keep the fruits of my labor.
I agree with this — I think private philanthropy is more creative and efficient than government bureaucracy. I believe in local solutions, not big government. One size does not “fit all”.
(c) the hot button issue that seems to continue to divide the (D)’s from the (R)’s — HEALTHCARE ! I had a lot of empathy for the PUMAS, donated $$ to some of them, but I part ways with many of them on the issue of “single payer healthcare”.
I was raised in a very politically active, socially aware household in Canada. My dad was a big union man. FWIW, both my husband and I are the first generation to earn college degrees and we worked our asses off.
My degree is in the health sciences, and to make a long story short, I ended up working in health care administration in a regional hospital in Canada before I married my spouse and emigrated to the US.
I understand firsthand the positives (some) and pitfalls (many) of a “single payer” system. My view is most definitely from the trenches.
Emigrating to the US, I see the pros/cons of the system here as well. Let me say this — I willingly pay for private insurance so my parents can get healthcare in the US that they can’t even access in Canada.
I want to see the US system continue to be one that is the envy of the world. That is a leader in innovation and research. One that rewards physicians and other providers that work hard and are at the top of their fields.
On the other hand, I recognize that our family is somewhat blessed because my husband is active-duty military and we have a good employer-provided plan. I have an appreciation for what “average” Americans are going through — our eldest daughter just turned 23, graduated college, and is no longer eligible for military healthcare. Her employer doesn’t provide health insurance, and we have been desperately seeking health insurance that will cover her at reasonable cost — and she has “pre-existing” conditions — do we “get” what Americans are upset about.
Trust me — “single payer” is NOT the answer. Just look to the federal management of the Indian Health Service to see what “single payer” would look like if fully managed by the federal govt. And the fraud — don’t even get me started!
So where do we start to have conversations about issues like healthcare, SSM, education, even foreign policy — that opens up the discussion to alternative solutions from REAL people living in the REAL world?
How do we collectively turn our backs on the “E-Lite” and work out real solutions for real people?
We need to start NOW.
FWIW, I realized that all the “hot button” issues all center around “CHOICE” and the individual right to free choice and free will.
I honestly believe that if Hillary doesn’t run in 2012, Sarah is the person that can rally “average” America.
I would SO love to see a Hillary-Sarah face-off in 2012! That would be awesome! Maybe for once we could have a national campaign season that was centered around differing policy viewpoints…
Sorry the post is so long. I guess one shouldn’t PWI.
May 12, 2009 at 3:00 am
“I would SO love to see a Hillary-Sarah face-off in 2012! That would be awesome!”
My respect for Mrs. Clinton ramped up a notch when she was pushed by many to go after Gov. Palin, but refused to on anything other than policy. Even then she didn’t say much on that. While it’s highly unlike such a face off would occur I do think the ladies would keep it “clean” as far as politics can be clean in the US today. I’d like to think they had one nice little chat post election. I remember the Guv mentioned to Matt Lauer she was going to give HRC a call. Hope that happened.
May 12, 2009 at 9:44 am
Mine, too. She stuck to criticizing McCain and refused to say anything negative about Palin. In fact, I recall that Hillary reminded the press that Gov. Palin is accomplished; she mentioned how difficult it is to run for office and get elected and that Gov. Palin achieved it.
I also recall an interview she did with Nightline. The female “journalist”, don’t remember her name, posed the question to Hillary that went something like this: “Is it FAIR for Gov. Palin to reach the office of the Vice Presidency by standing on your shoulders?”
Hillary didn’t hesitate in her answer. She calmly said “Yes, it’s fair and it’s right. We all stand on someone’s shoulders when trying to reach a goal.”
The female reporter clearly didn’t like the answer and wanted to give her another opportunity to bash Palin, but Hillary refused.
I also read that after the election, Bill phoned Sarah and offered his support. At first, Sarah wouldn’t take the call, thinking it was a prank, but Bill persisted and finally got through to her.
Glad to see there’s mutual respect between the Clinton and the Palins. Something tells me that the 4 of them would have a great time together, especially Bill and Todd. :)
May 12, 2009 at 1:27 pm
According to the gretawire link I posted earlier, two top aides for Sec of State Clinton sat at the white house correspondents dinner table with Greta, her husband, and Todd Palin. In fact, one of the Hilary aides sat next to Todd.
So since this was originally an invite for both the Palins – until the devastating iceberg floods kept Sarah home – that table would have been the Palins and Hilary people.
Hmm. What’s going on behind the scenes?
May 12, 2009 at 8:06 am
USMCWife,
First, I want to say Thank You to your husband and your family for the sacrifice that you are making for us Americans. We civilians can only imagine what you and your family goes through for us. My family salutes you.
Second, you are so right about healthcare. Where will the rest of the world go for superior healthcare when BO and his friends screw up our system? Who is going to fund R&D for new treatments and meds? How are we going to get good Drs and nurses? Our system does need some fixing, but don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. Get government out! Not only is it unconstitutional, but what government program actually works? I’m with you. Private, local charities do a whole lot better than big government does. The only thing that governemnt does well is the Military. Get out of everything else!
May 16, 2009 at 12:48 pm
One of the posters on teamsarah said she just gets right in a lib’s face and puts them down til she has them crying!
May 12, 2009 at 6:04 am
I adore this little girl.Go Piper go!!!!
May 12, 2009 at 7:55 am
I think people close their hearts to Sarah because they are afraid that they will suddenly find themselves liking her. There is absolutely no mistaking that underneath the hate-filled hysteria is an inescapable fascination for the woman. Thin line between hate and love…I suspect Sarah is only one speech away from capturing these people’s hearts.
May 16, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Did you watch Bill Clinton’s reaction when asked what he thought of Palin–was it on Leno or Letterman? Bill’s eyes lit up and he said he actually liked her!
May 12, 2009 at 11:15 am
My dream would be to see Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin working together. Do they agree on everything no, but I do not want two people in lockstep. Both are hard working, intelligent women who love this country. Both have a lot to contribute and are what this country is all about.
Piper Palin and Chelsey Clinton are the future and what great role models they have in their mothers. Both have fathers that a man enough to support the women they were smart enough to marry.
WOMEN WITH INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERIENCE, MEN WHO SUPPORT THEM AND COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY ALWAYS
PUMAS,BUBBAS,EQUALISTS AND THOSE PEOPLE RULE
May 12, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Helen –
I think the key is that both Hillary and Sarah are pragmatists and not ideologues, and therefore, could work together to find solutions that are in the best interests of the country.
We need more of them.
May 16, 2009 at 12:51 pm
and include Michelle BAchmann! One tuff lady!
May 12, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Of course, if Obama’s two daughters had a lemonade stand on The White House lawn it would just be so cute and adorable and precious(awwwww)I hope that bastard Chip Thoma dies from drug abuse.
May 12, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Many conservatives began to respect Hillary after she did that interview with Bill O’Reilly. Sarah needs to hit a similar grand slam in a liberal ballpark. The problem is, O’Reilly was tough but fair when he interviewed Hillary and unfortunately I can’t think of any liberal journalist who would treat Sarah the same way.
May 12, 2009 at 7:32 pm
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May 12, 2009 at 9:23 pm
I think we have just missed out on a politician that we could believe in, thanks to Obama’s media team & lawyers’ quest to destroy Gov. Palin.
As much as I would like her to run for the Senate or VP again, I think she just might have lost her taste for politics, and we can’t blame her after the extreme nastyness those “enlightened” ones gave her.
I actually had someone tell me that those (he included), that live on both coasts, are enlightened, and that the fly overs are uneducated, hillbillies, rednecks…they think they are better than anyone else.
We finally get a person that emits honesty and seems very sincere, and the “enlightened” ones tore her apart and still do now.
How can one be enlightened and so mean & cruel, at the same time?
May 12, 2009 at 11:08 pm
has she thought about opening a kool-aid stand for the liberals?