Why Palin Scares the Elite – of Both Parties
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Mark Noonan
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November 8th, 2009 at 10:30pm with
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Tags: Sarah Palin, Second American Revolution.
Tags: Sarah Palin, Second American Revolution.
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James V. DeLong explains why. Highly recommend this article, as well as DeLong’s The Coming of the Fourth American Republic.
I can’t find anything to dispute with either article and both track exceptionally well with my own views.
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24 Responses to “Why Palin Scares the Elite – of Both Parties”
Caucus of Corruption
Mark,
I enjoyed both articles, the first because I have considerable admiration for Sarah Palin, and the second because it ties together so much that I have been reading lately. Two paragraphs in particular in “The Coming of the Fourth Republic” caught my eye:
and:
And that last paragraph dovetails nicely with the Palin article in that I think Sarah Palin may well be the individual who can unite a significant majority to work toward a peaceful transformation of the Federal Government.
spook,
Reading the articles – especially the Fourth Republic one – made me think that the author had tapped in to my brain…while we’re not exactly on the same page, we’re pretty darn close. If you want an explanation of where I’m coming from, “Fourth” is a good start.
What the author misses – or, perhaps, just didn’t want to get in to – is just what the change will look like. I’ve got some ideas on that – “Freedom Trade”, “make/mine/grow”, etc…but what also came to mind as I read was the fact that Palin, made President, might be just the person to shut down whole departments of the government, refuse the spend the money and dare Congress to impeach.
Mark,
I could not agree with you more. Palin is the only political individual to come along in my lifetime that may well have the intenstinal fortitude to actually have corrupt politicos in both parties prosecuted and sent to prison. That’s pretty much what she did in Alaska.
It will be interesting to see what happens in 2010 and again in 2012. If people begin to understand what is happening, and what needs to happen to retain freedom, hopefully they will begin to stand up.
It is obvious that a certain segment of the Republican party see potential in Palin that, so far, has eluded the rest of country.
The job of converting the majority of voters and actually getting them to visualize Palin & family occupying the White House, representing the United States of America on the international stage, is not going to be easy.
Americans are still more than a little sensitive from the beating they took under Bush and it might be too soon and still fresh in their minds in 2012 to have a repeat performance.
these men have already made thier choices…when the stopped being our elected representatives and began being representatives for lobbiests and special interest groups…they have take an even bigger step and violated our faith by representing a socialist idealism that is adverse to the freedom guaranteed by our constitution..
obama…biden…mccain…pelosi and reid…and hundreds of congressmen and senators…no longer fulfil the oath they took to uphold the constitution…but instead have made themselves into a powerful and elite lie that no longer serves the american dream or the american people…men who have abdicated thier duty for thier selfish lusts…and power itself is thier lady in waiting…
the last palin to come out of america;
“I have here in my hand a list of two hundred and five (people) that were known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping the policy of the State Department”
Joseph R. McCarthy
so what is a socialist, but someone who doesnt want to work for what he should be paid to do it…who instead prefers to be paid for what others have done while he sits back and doesnt do it…
Oh Please. Could you at least describe the “beatings” Americans took under Bush? Was it when he looked the other way and allowed the government to back mortgages to people who didn’t deserve them? Was it when Black American home ownership rose to record heights under his watch? Was it when unemployment was at historic lows of 4.8%? Was it when we America went 7+ years of no domestic terror attacks on our soil? Please help us out here canadian, what beatings do you speak of?
Please help us out here canadian, what beatings do you speak of?…cluster
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Well, cluster, I guess the beatings began when he uttered those divisive words to the allies of the U.S. – “You’re either with us or with the terrorists”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwh8H1huyx8&NR=1
With those words he alienated friends who, until that time, supported his efforts to find & bring to justice the mastermind behind the terrible events of 9/11.
From then on, yes, the image of the U.S. under his ‘leadership’, did take many a beating. He went from one screw-up to another and made your proud country a laughing stock throughout the world.
Really? I don’t see countries lining up to help Obama, and if you’ll remember, there was quite a bit of help from many countries for Bush including Austrailia, Canada, Germany, Britain, France, etc.
The above post is nothing more than the opinion of a mindless liberal, who parrots talking points they think are worthy. It’s pathetic really.
Palin fires up the base really well, but has virtually no appeal to independents. She’s lazy and uninterested (why do you think she quit her job as governor?) and a terrible mom. Seriously, how are you a good governor who also spends a lot of time with your kids? Not possible. She can’t put ten meaningful words together without the aid of a script or three months of preparation.
Go for Palin, and Obama will destroy. Bring it on.
Palin scares the elite (and most everyone else) because she, along with Barack Obama, represent the coming age of “telegenic” candidates. DC Politics used to be “Hollywood for the ugly”, but with candidates like Palin and Obama we can look forward to a diminishing future of empty-headed pretty faces and an increasing cult of celebrity. Arguing over political matters will have the significance of choosing your favorite heartthrob from a manufactured boy band.
With the election of Sarah Palin, we can count on a series of future candidates modeled after models. When that happens, political discourse will become even more debased than it is now, difficult though that is to imagine.
CO,
Apparently Obama still shines brightly in your universe. He’s a dead star to a majority of Americans, now.
fr00tn00b,
Pat Brown wanted to run against Reagan for the same reason. So did Jimmy Carter. You need Palin like you need a hole in the head…and after four years of increasing Obama failure, getting the independents to swing behind Palin would be easy.
spook,
Scared and hateful – and that is what will be the downfall of the left…and the larger elite.
fruity displays his latent sexism in his most recent post, proving once again that liberal men are misogynists. I mean look at how they treated Hilary.
Thanks fruity.
Perhaps I should wait until I have read both articles all the way through, but I doubt I have the time. At any rate, I wondered about the first paragraph of the first article… “The frenetic hostility to Sarah Palin, even by many on the Republican side, is unnerving, because her qualifications to be president are objectively better than those of almost anyone who has been on the national ticket over the past decade.”
That would have to include George W. Bush, right? If so, what exactly does “objectively better” mean? Whatever measure you want to name, that doesn’t sound like a reasonable conclusion to me. Consequently, the next sentence, “A reasonable conclusion is that these qualifications are precisely the cause of the hostility.” is meaningless.
It is meaningless, that is, unless you assume a rather free-form definition of “political elite”. I mean really, consider how you have to stretch the definition in order to get both Bush and Obama to apply. And once you do, what logical arguments are left?
Again, I mention my opinion that Logic should be a required course in secondary education.
I’m sorry, that last sentence should have read, “the rest of the Pajamas Media article confirms my opinion that Logic should be a required course in secondary education.”
Ricorun,
In the end, the author only gives Cheney better marks for overall preparedness prior to assuming office.
Do read the entirety of both articles – even if you don’t agree, you’ll at least understand where we on the right are increasingly coming from.
Rico,
I am going to consider the pajamas media opinion to be slightly better informed than yours.
OK?
CO, Obamateur was nothing but a flash in the pan – bright light, loud noise, a puff of smoke, then …….. NOTHING.
Only the lingering acrid odor remains…..
He has not been the foreign relations dynamo that you have been fooled to believe. He has alienated many leaders with hi arrogant snubs and teleprompted speeches. His campaign was full of promises and sounded good to the useful idiots, but in reality it’s nothing and lacking any form of substance.
Your worship of him is nauseating.
Your worship of him is nauseating…tireoflibbs
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Perhaps, but it is nowhere near to the love, adulation and devotion that Mark & y’all show for Palin.
Now that’s what I call really nauseating.
Cluster: your “logic” is as follows:
1- fr00tn00b doesn’t like Sarah Palin
2- Sarah Palin is a woman.
3- Therefore, fr00tn00b hates all women
Way to go, bro.
Mark,
That article you cite gives a lot to chew on. While it has much thought, I can find it misses or misanalyzes on several points. First it makes an assertion that there are 3 American Republics. This assertion fails to recognize the significant changes that came about during the 20th century that allowed all Americans equal protections and the right to vote. As such considering America the oldest country is mistaken as it did not actually become what it is until the Civil Rights Act of 1963.
Second, it states,
“As the government has grown in size and reach, it has justified its claims to power by accepting ever more responsibility for the economy and society.”
As usual, writers coming from this point of view fail to recognize what it is that government actually has accomplished and that which so many take for granted. Take for example the numerous infrastructure systems made up by millions of miles of roads, rail lines, ports, water supply systems, sewage systems, bridges, reservoirs and so much more. For the majority of this infrastructure there exists no free market alternative that could replace those things that have been done by government for the good of all. So, the alternative is to promise to the masses that these things can be delivered without cost. Just like the promises made by credit card companies these promises are false and reckless. But like anyone who promises something for nothing Palin delivers.