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How can anyone spin Palin’s sudden decision to ditch Alaska? The Daily Beast’s Eric Alterman finds the barracuda’s biggest GOP fans calling it “brilliant,” “shrewd,” and a big first step toward the White House.
Say what you will about the still-governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin. She sure knows how to separate the metaphorical men from the boys. How many figures of her national stature—for better or worse—could make so dramatic an announcement as she did on Friday afternoon and leave the rest of the country with no idea whatsoever what the hell it meant? Is it good for her or bad? Is it good for the country or bad? Is it brilliant? Is it nuts? Is she nuts? Are we as a people nuts to have let this nutty woman get as close to the White House as we did in the first place? (Doesn’t that McCain fellow have some ‘splaining to do?) It is a reflection on the Mystery of Palin, my friend Ed Kilgore notes, “that none of us has any real idea whether she's imminently headed in the direction of the Big House or the White House.”
Mary Matalin called Palin’s move “brilliant” and imagined that “shoppers at her local Wal-Mart in the Shenandoah would be whooping ‘hoo-rahs’ because of Ms. Palin’s continued popularity among conservative voters.”
Palin’s decision to quit her job without credibly explaining herself has put her punditocracy loyalists in a bind. Naturally, they are not going to bring up reports of alleged affairs, inconvenient tell-all tomes, potential political scandals, or the possibility of federal investigations. But Sarah was not much help to them, either. Parsing Palin’s statement, they were left to try to argue that it was not only efficacious but also honorable for Palin to quit the job to which she had been elected because:
•She did not want to be one of those governors who “just accept that lame-duck status, and they hit the road, they draw a paycheck, they kind of milk it”
•“Life is too short to compromise time and resources”
•(Unnamed) people have been mean to Trig
•She’s “doing what’s best for Alaska”
•She’s “taking [her] fight for what's right for Alaska in a new direction.”
•She knows “when it's time to pass the ball—for victory.”
•“Only dead fish ‘go with the flow.’"
Perhaps feeling a little guilty about all this—or maybe wishing Michael Jackson had managed to live for another week—Palin came back Saturday with a Facebook update explaining:
•“It’s about country”
•She “never thought [she] needed a title before one’s name to forge progress in America”
•She is “now looking ahead and how we can advance this country together with our values…”
How to spin it? William Kristol, who you might say invented Palin as a possible presidential prospect, was first out of the gate. But you could tell his heart wasn’t in it. Tired, apparently, of wasting superlatives on this woman, he called the move “an enormous gamble” that “could be a shrewd one,” adding, “All in all, it's going to be a high-wire act. The odds are against her pulling it off. But I wouldn't bet against it.”
Way to take a stand, fella.
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Clicking on the final word in this article led to one of the funniest interactive pictures of Palin that I've ever seen. Can't decide if my favorite was the pit bull wearing lipstick hidden in the desk, the shredder of Colin Powell/Roe v Wade/gay rights or hearing her comment on Roosevelts picture. It's all hilarious! Thanks.
While I didn't find everything in the pic useful or neccessary - my personal fav were all of the "Joe" items . . ."Joe the chair." "Joe the lightbulb."
Governor "Cut and Run"
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The sooner Mrs Palin becomes the most trivial of questions and answers on Trivial Pursuit, the better off we will all be. And so it goes.
Eric --- I disagree with your review of Palin's recent performance. Heretofore I've been something of a Palin basher myself, thinking she was an irresponsible choice for VP nominee. But I thought she acquitted herself very well in her resignation announcement. Her "rambling" as it was described by a lot of media types was, to me, a rather passionate, articulate, off-the-cuff presentation of her feelings. It was spontaneous, yes, so it wasn't totally polished...and, yes, she was vague in places. Big deal. I was more positively impressed by this performance than any other of hers I've watched. Then there's all this tongue wagging about how she's ruined her chance for higher office. I don't believe that at all. She's got the force of personality and authenticity that I think attract many people--now including me, and I'm definitely left of center on most issues.
If she was reading from a script, how is that "off the cuff"? Those were her actual *prepared* remarks. Nothing spontaneous about it.
And any future office she may try to run for, her quitting in her first term as governor because, basically, people were mean to her is going to be a major red flag.
"Force of personality"? She's a cretin. She makes Bush seem introspective and articulate. You can't be serious.
Really? Acquitted herself? She did nothing more than eliminate herself from national politics. If you can't handle the heat as Governor, how the hell is she going to react to the pressures of the White house?
You sir are too easily impressed.
Aw c'mon. You think it's okay for a governor stepping down only three years into a term to offer an "off-the-cuff" remarks as to why she's doing so? Her remarks wandered all over the board and satisfied FEW. Would you forgive a middle-aged, paunchy white guy for doing so? Really doubtful.
"Vague in places"? Is this okay to do to the constituency that put you into a position you said you wanted? Palin left Alaskans in the lurch. They feel deserted. Don't believe me. Read their comments here on AK's largest newspaper site: http://www.adn.com/palin/story/853705.html?pageNum=2&mi_pluck_action=page_n av#Comments_Container
Moreover, Palin's track record on quitting goes back further than July 3rd so she will not be forgiven if she tries to run for national office. She has raised the looming specter that she might quit during a term in the Senate or (g*d forbid) the White House. At her core, Palin is a beauty contestant looking for her next pageant. With luck that will be to head an obscure right-wing organization where TeamSarah can continue to worship and where the rest of us can ignore her.
You think that "force of personality and authenticity" are sufficient to vote for her? Egads. We just endured 8 years of mediocre leadership from an anti-intellectual and you want more of the same? Please develop higher standards. We need smart, world-aware, economically-grounded, financially-adroit and ethical leaders, not Palin.
P.S. The best commentary I've seen on her resignation speech -- that uncovers the duplicity of her announcement -- is by Gail Collins in the N.Y. Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/04/opinion/04collins.html?ref=opinion&pagewa nted=print
I think the term for her performance was woolgathering. Her purpose seemed to not give a reason for her resignation so that later she can chose from her list depending on what narrative she wished to later generate. The other possibility is that it was woolgathering because she was incapable of focusing sufficiently to read her script.
To me it was significant that she had a script. My impression was that she likes to wing it. Jay, perhaps the Sarah Palin that enthralled you. really was not all there. She was distracted that day. Perhaps she needs an extended period of being alone to reintegrate herself into this world.
Gov. Palin is gracious, elegant, courageous, and has a spine unlike many elected officials. That is what scares the spineless sycophants in the media. Inept journalists discredit themselves using character assassination instead of rational arguments. Public discourse has degenerated to name calling and praising liberals. How many politicians will tolerate personal attacks on their teen-aged children. It is not just politicians who are shameless.
ROFL she plays the victim at everything and then she QUIT LOL courageous wtf?
If she had a spine, it wouldn't have turned gumby when she felt a little pressure from the McCain camp. She's weak and useless....a joke at most....a bad idea at worst
Maybe she sold her spine on Ebay?
ML, I wouldn't go as far as to call your ignorance entirely unmitigated, but your tenuous grip on reality is none the less frightening. There is no grace in hate-filled fearmongering tirades, no elegance in crude bigotry, no courage in abandonment, though I will agree, she possesses a gall largely unseen in modern politics. It is not a steadfast belief in deep-seeded principles, nor merely an unwavering confidence in one's own deft grasp of the modus of government and/or the cultural zeitgeist. No, ML, it's a desperate, terrified denial of truth by an id that has so intrinsically conquered a psyche that the admission of even the most minuscule of faults or conscious perception of error would, perhaps slowly, likely with the torrential force of a Mat-Su snowslide, unravel the delicate tapestry, the warm cocoon of narcissism and nescience that, behind the self-serving scorn, put-upon pity, lipstick, and entitlement, beneath the physical facade we all wear, the cage she has so expertly crafted for herself, is the intangible, psychosocial awareness we call Sarah Palin.
Your rant is just great, Fenario.
"hate-filled fearmongering tirades, .... crude bigotry,"
please provide 1 example of each...
ims1973
Her "hate-filled fear mongering tirades, and crude bigotry" stump speeches for McCain that incited people to yell "kill him" and "terrorist" and waving toy monkeys in the air.
To count examples simply multiply by number of stump speeches. They were all like that.
I agree with ML. Fenario uses the back handed insult so beautifully. Nothing to say but a bunch of dribble old cut downs wrapped up in high-minded words like "cultural zeitgeist". Is the dictionary sitting on your lap there Fennie? Did you hand this rant in for your "how to write like an elitist pig" class at Mid State College?
Alterman says that Matlin has never been in a Wal Mart, yet I don't remember seeing any Wal Mart's in the East Village where he frequents. That seemed funny to me.
Anyone who believes Sarah Palin was "hate-filled" should honestly look at this thread. The slow decaying of mindless punditry, slipping in an iron toxic, cocoon of barbaric rage, wrapped in an enigma of idolotrated bigotry, incessed with a slant of arching liberalism known as the freakazoid left leaning bloggers on this thread. Sorry Fenario, didn't mean to steal your schtick.
@ims1973
Really?
Really?!?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=6076624
crude bigotry
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/palin-obama-is-palling-aro und-with-terrorists/
hate-filled fearmongering tirades
Oh, and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitation
looks like a leap from that cloud you're living on would still be fatal
That's alright clearthinker, you have me pegged. I ought to pepper my vocabulary with 'gosh-darns' because that's how you effectively communicate. Those high-minded liberal professors at Mid State College never taught me how to inform intangible psychological concepts using words that wouldn't immediately identify me as a latte-sipping limousine liberal (I love that phrase so much I'm spreading it on cake right now). I always hope any response to any story or blog or whatever Meghan McCain does, as adding to the discourse (I appreciate the occasional 'here-here', but really, it ought to be substantiated with added critical analysis). People like ML provide talking points devoid of analysis, based somewhere outside reality, and I feel inclined to refute them. I don't mind that you disagree, but don't pretend you hold the cards and then play the same weak hand, attacking my views without explaining why they're wrong, chalking them up to "a bunch of dribble old cut downs" (none of those words are very high-minded, but I still don't know what it means). I, who am not a public official, who you've not had protracted access to, who you've not heard cross-examined for their grasp of politics and the function of government, am not Sarah Palin. We two do not exist on equivalent playing fields, as I have never removed my hat as private citizen to make the whole of my consciousness available--there I go with that 'elitist pig' analytical punditry, right? How's this:
Instead of being so blunt, maybe you could, I don't know, have a point?
Why do these people continually claim that to dislike Palin is to be scared by her. No one I know is scared of Sarah Palin. She was asked questions to which she didn't know the answer, tough questions like, "What newspapers do you read?" She is just not particularly bright and saying so is not character assassination. She's also not a victim, despite attempts to paint her as one.
Let's explore her expertise at debate as well. Her answer to most questions was, "I don't want to answer that question. Instead, I'd like to talk about THIS."
She can't answer a straight question. She has to fall back on her prepared answers, regardless of how off-topic or irrelevant they are.
Bravo for balls, you know? "I know nothing, and here it is." Bravo.
all I can say about being "scared of Sarah Palin" is:
Palin / Bachmann 2012!!!!
Dumb and dumber?
The left and progressives do not FEAR Sarah Palin. We are merely amazed that our fellow americans actually think she is a capable politician and leader. It goes well beyond her inablility to form coherent thoughts or statements. It goes beyond her inability to answer critical questions regarding experience, national security, health care, race relations, etc... to me the most absurd quality she displays is that she seems to a pathological liar. But she does it with a wink, a nod, and a smile. So that makes it allright. I had a funny thought today. It seems to me that the only Republican who has demonstrated any class and political accumen was Mark Foley. At least he had the class and common sense to resign and go away, far far away. No interviews, no comeback, no lies to cover the original sin. He just went away never to be seen or heard from again. Thank you Mark Foley, too bad the rest of your party cant do the same.
When Bill Clinton was in office - the insults that were hurled at Chelsea Clinton were pretty cruel - I can remember the press, comedians, etc taking every chance they could at making a "Just how ugly is Chelsea, comment/joke" it strikes me how well-adjusted Chelsea turned out to be despite the insults and scandals that had to have been hard to take for any teenager. I don't think that people should attack the children/families either but anyone going into politics, etc should know that it's going to happen. Ms. Palin had the nerve to state that Hilary Clinton should be stronger and not let personal attacks bother her - but Palin is the one who should take her own advice - there is nothing gracious, elegant, or courageous about Ms. Palin. She is an unqualified, self-centered, conceited person totally lacking any type of common sense.
And Mrs. Clinton was an overqualified, hardworking, sensible person who faced the firing squad on behalf of progressive causes multiple times...and still the left bashed, trashed, and filleted her with sexist slurs just like they did Palin.
So apparently it doesn't matter who you are, what you know, or what you stand for: if you're a woman, the left is going to do its best to destroy you.
Just ask Hillary (or Sarah).
Where was the MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner?
"How many politicians will tolerate personal attacks on their teen-aged children."
Well, the Clintons tolerated personal attacks on Chelsey. The Bush 43 children were criticized at times. If Obama's kids haven't been attacked yet, it is just a matter of time. All part of the job...
You are woefully unaware of Republicans' shameful attacks on Obama, including innumerable racist attacks from GOP officials -- as recently as this morning's disclosure about Shay of the Young Republicans.
Letterman's joke was in bad taste. No excuse, but he wouldn't have had ammo if
* Palin hadn't paraded her kids at every stump speech (and in AK taken them to events, several of which they had not been invited to).
* Palin hadn't USED her kids to bolster her "hockey mom" image. She herself referred to Levi as her future son-in-law at a time when she needed a marriage in the future. So, guess what, of course the media take pot shots at kids dressed by RNC $$s.
* Palin hadn't been the one who let Greta the terrible into her kitchen while she stirred moose chili and allowed her kids screen time.
The problem with Palin is that it's okay for her to use her kids, but not okay for the press to use her kids...because that doesn't suit her. We're glad to say good-bye to Queen Sarah.
"including innumerable racist attacks from GOP officials"
please provide some examples.
She is a quitter and a loser. Good riddance...
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Amen!!!!!
"The Persecution Of Sarah Palin", yeah that's right Jesus has nothin on her. I got news for you, it's not just lefties that don't get it, I'm an Independent and I really don't get it. She has about 5 pat phrases that she repeats over and over, I've never heard her discuss any policy in depth, there is no there there. I have a hard time believing she can ride the victim train much longer. The only ones buying "it is all the media's fault" are her hard core fans and the school boy crush crowd led by CEO William Crystal.
Matalin's comment says it all. Palin is still popular among conservative voters.
But why?
I guarantee, if you were to ask them, 99% o them would say, "Because liberals hate her."
It seems like conservatives and Republicans live only for their war against liberals now, it's the air they breathe, their reason for existing.
If your goal is nothing more than to irritate your adversaries, you're going to eventually implode, which is what has happened to the GOP.
Republicans sold their souls to the devil when they ascribed to the Atwater/Rove political philosophy of scorched earth, destroy your "enemy" politics.
Which brings me to another point: People in the party of Rove and Atwater, the party that did their damnedest to destroy a president by exploiting personal weaknesses, even going after his wife, the party of Limbaugh and Coulter and Savage, et al, really ought not be whining and crying "victim" over character assassination, whether real or imagined.
"It seems like conservatives and Republicans live only for their war against liberals now, it's the air they breathe, their reason for existing".
Maybe it's just a highly vocal fringe, but yeah, I think the above hits the nail on the head. Just look at the Obama hating types that infest those tea parties. The hatred of "libs", "Dems", and "the left" has bent them so out of shape that they're still ranting over a ridiculous conspiracy theory that President Obama was born in Kenya.
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Btw, has William Kristol ever been right about anything?
Isn't William Kristol the same William Kristol who was so high on Dan Quayle? Why is he drawn to these second raters?
Why is Kristol drawn to these second raters? That's easy: because he is one himself.
I still don't see how quitting makes her stronger. If she really plans on running for president, wouldn't she have more credibility if she can point out how she went up against the Alaska legislature and fought for what she believed in? If she decided not to run again, that could be a position of strength: "I'm not interested in what will get me back in office, I'm just fighting for what's best for Alaska." It is not unusual for a President and Congress to be a cross purposes. How is she going to argue that she can work with Congress if she couldn't manage the Alaska Legislature? I'm pretty sure most lame-duck governors don't check-out for the last few months of their terms, so the idea that she would have nothing to do or no power for the rest of her term doesn't wash, and if she truly does not have any power, that is even worse. I'm pretty sure that they don't stop ethics investigations just because you resign, so that doesn't wash. I have no doubt that she will be able to make a ton of money as a private speaker, but again how does it add to her credibility as a candidate if she stepped down as governor because it didn't pay enough. As for 'media attacks,' I don't think anyone has been attacked in the media more ferociously than Dick Cheney. You see Cheney whining to Fox News about how mean people are to him? It is obvious that the opinion of the media is so beneath his consideration that it doesn't even register. THAT is how you deal with unflattering media portrayals. I'm sure there is a base who will support Palin throughout her career, but you can't win elections by focusing on your base when your base keeps shrinking. The best I can see for her is getting a job as a commentator on Fox, where she will likely engage in the personal attacks that she spoke out against.
And I so want to find Mary Matlin's WalMart. Nobody whoops in my WalMart. Nobody.
They 'whooped' in my local WalMart in Valley Stream, NY - and trampled an employee to death.
What's also telling is that interview from a year ago - months before she was tapped for VP - where she criticized Hillary Clinton for 'whining' about the press coverage she was getting. What a difference a year makes.
She is a quitter. She has now quit two positions in Alaska. Earlier, she quit five colleges before she could find one to give her a degree. That that degree was in journalism is a joke. The woman cannot speak or write a coherent sentence. (The transcript of that resignation speech is available online, complete with multiple exclamation marks, grammatical errors, and bizarre capitalization.) She is an uneducated, unpolished, uninformed, unintelligent, whiny, egotistical boor. Now that she has quit her elected position, I hope she'll go home, sit on her porch, and gaze at Russia. Silently. Then I deeply hope that she will try to be a better mother. That is the only "higher calling" she should finally pursue.
What really bothers me about Sarah Palin, is not Sarah Palin, but the vitriol that comes spewing out from her supporters and detractors. For what ever reason she just seems to be a "lightening rod" for bringing out the worse in people. If the discussion could just be kept civil and on the issues, we would all be better for it.
it confounds me as well. it's bizarre. maybe it's something akin to irrational behavior in a riot. people doing (saying) things they wouldn't normally waste their energy on.
Even worse, she encourages them! McCain had the decency to tell a rowdy crowd to settle down. palin actually stopped blathering for a few minutes so as not to step on the booing and hissing and let the angry crowd escalate. Ever seen any old footage of Hitler?
Down here, in the Village, East, in NYC, we have a nice simple name for folks like Ms. Palin: Idiots.
It's just that simple.
yes, I have been impressed by the class of the folks from the East Village.
menckenlite writes "Gov. Palin is gracious, elegant, courageous, and has a spine unlike many elected officials."
How exactly does quitting in the face of adversity show spine? or courage? or even grace?
She was elected by the people of Alaska to serve 4 years as governor, not to serve two and a half. If by some strange fluke she were ever elected President of the United States and was expected to serve 4 years in office, would it show courage, or grace, or elegance, or spine if she quit after two and a half years.
She quit her job. People with spine fight to the finish. People with courage stand and fight for what they believe is right. People with spine do not quit just because things get hard.
Personally I am continually appalled by Palin's exploitation of our military personnel. She never misses a chance to bring up our troops, no matter how tenuous the link between our service members and whatever topic she happens to be speaking about.
Congratulations to the people of Alaska.
"Village East"- is that in the U.S.? You may not be able to see Russia from there but I betcha you can see a lot of communists.
Oooooo, communists. They're so scary. I don't think we should buy any more stuff from China because they are communists and who knows what scary thing they might do to the thousands of things they make for us every year.
The Cold War is over, MykeHawk. We won (in case you weren't paying attention--which seems likely).
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Listening to Palin speak was like watching a late night infomercial. You hear vague promises and half truths and at the end of it you still don't have any idea what they've been talking about. There was no substance - just send in your credit card number and great things will happen. If you're going to quit an office entrusted to you by the voters you really do owe them more of an explanation than she provided.
Tired of seeing women running for potus or veep debased based on their sex? FemiSex and The New Agenda! Should be required readiing in high school!
The Polarizing of Sarah Palin, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and...any woman who wants to be King
Required reading:
Femisex.com
Funny how Palin is just as Polarizing as Hillary. Guess what kids. Any woman who wants to be King will be cast as "polarizing."
The MEDIA will decree this, and you will begin to believe it. After all, every study shows that the more we hear something, especially from those in authority, the more we tend to believe it.
Women are just polarizing. That is the truth and don't deny it! So goes the media spin."
From TNA:
"2008 was when feminism, the women's liberation movement, ended up crashing.What should have been a year of highs was instead a year of lows. Women worked overtime to destroy Hillary Clinton's run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination."
Femisex is a ploy of a right wing think tank . The liberal press rant is nothing new, but this new sexist liberal press is grabbing young women to press this cause, instead of truly advancing women. No, sally, it is just you and a few others who are buying this, not the women of the past who made the largest advancements for women.
I agree Sarah Palin is "polarizing", but I don't think it is because she is a woman. Women have to understand that politics are tough and there is no respect of person. Palin should explain her platform and stick to the issues. What does she stand for besides guns and pro life? She has a great record with energy policies in her state. Why doesn't she stick with that on the federal level and not get caught up in David Lettermen or the media. You can't cry victim. never...ever!
Palin knows how to separate the real Americans from the fake ones
I keep wondering WHAT IF. What if she had been well-read and well-informed, and campaigned for the Republican ticket on a positive basis, articulating a vision for governance that showed a command of national and international issues? What if, after being defeated for VP, she had gone back to Alaska and worked her tail off to do what's best for her state and constituents?
But that's just not Sarah. She is who she is, an uninformed lazy narcissist who obviously has no business in politics, either national or on the state level. It's as though she is shocked--SHOCKED!--that the people of her state expected her to work and work hard for their interests and welfare. She seemed to think that being governor was sort of like getting elected Homecoming Queen--you get to smile and wave a lot, and everyone knows just how popular you are.
How in the heck could anyone support this person?
Geez, I hope we've seen the last of her.
If conservatives still like her, doesn't that merely show how stupid conservatives are?
Sara Palin-coming to Fox soon
The disturbing thing about contemporary American politics isn't the name-calling. Study history - you will find that this is nothing new. The things they said about Lincoln would get people sued today. It isn't even the caliber of person involved in public office today. Again, look at history. Corruption and stupidity in office is nothing new.
Sarah Palin is nothing new. Controversial persons have run for office before.
No, the troubling thing is that the ranting and raving, the petty reducing of odeas and principles to nothing more that name-calling and spite, is being conducted by those who should be sponsors of reasoned discourse.
Ooppps. Sorry.
Reason, discourse and contemporary American politics have no kidship to one another.
Eric Alterman ask how can anyone spin it, and then proceeds to spin it in the most unfair manner possible. And its really nifty how he works in potential scandals or federal investigations by stating that her loyalist don't want to mention those. Why would Palin loyalist mention those when the left with Mr. Alterman clearly onboard with the smear tactics forced the FBI to make an exception to their "No Comment" policy to state that there are no Federal Investigations where Gov Palin is concerned. Eric Alterman isn't just engaged in spin, he's engaged in Smear!
No. This has been another edition of simple answers to simple questions.
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