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Palin vs. Gingrich: Democrats Win!
| Tue Jun. 9, 2009 8:50 AM PDT
Among the Washington politerati, the dishy subject of the week has been Sarah Palin's disinvitation from and then re-invitation to a fancy GOP fundraising dinner. It's been fodder for cable pundits and bloggers. Here's my take from elsewhere:
There was a lot of teeth-gnashing over Sarah Palin's no-show-turned-show at the GOP's Monday night gala in Washington, where Newt Gingrich spent an hour delivering a policy-laden speech that reportedly did not electrify the well-groomed crowd of Republican donors and did not send them pouring into the streets in search of pitchforks. Still, Gingrich stole the show from Sarah Palin, who couldn't give an hour-long address on policy without generating accusations of plagiarism.
But this silly episode demonstrated, yet again how the Republicans are in a pickle. Choosing between Gingrich or Palin? Would you rather have hemorrhoids or shingles? In reporting on this mini-controversy, The Hill noted:
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Sarah Palin has begun to get on the nerves of Republican senators who say the former GOP vice presidential nominee is taking her own White House aspirations entirely too seriously.
Could it be that the GOP is getting some sense? Fortunately for Democrats, the article did report that some Republicans in Washington remain enamored of Palin:
A senior GOP lawmaker said that while Palin may not be taken seriously by some Washington elites, she remains wildly popular among blue-collar conservative voters.
“Her supporters relish the idea that she doesn’t have a lot of money; she could raise it in small amounts over the Internet like Barack Obama,” said the lawmaker. “She’s about the only person in our party who can draw a crowd.
“She appeals not just to social conservatives but also to a lot of blue-collar, working-class Republicans in my state,” he added.
“People in the Northeast who read The New York Times and went to elite colleges dismiss her, but a lot of people in the country like candidates who don’t like Washington and don’t speak with an affected accent.”
It would sure be great for Democrats if Republicans stick with their traditional attacks on East Coast elitism--a.k.a. intelligence. Yeah, with two wars under way and a dozen different bailouts in progress, and challenges like addressing climate change and a broken health care system at hand, the voters really want someone who doesn't read The New York Times and who won't turn to policy experts with degrees from top schools. Right?
For years, the GOP has blasted Democrats for being...well, too smart. It kinda worked with Al Gore (with the Supreme Court's help), at a time of peace and prosperity. It did work with John Kerry. But it didn't work with Barack Obama, in a time of true crisis. Put Sarah Palin up against Barack Obama and accuse him and his crowd of being too well-educated--does this sound like winning national formula for 2012? Maybe in the reddest of red states. But any GOPers yearning for that sort of face-off obviously didn't get the memo: know-nothingism is out, at least for now.
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It depends upon what your
Submitted by Sissy Willis (not verified) on Tue Jun. 9, 2009 2:57 PM PDT.
It depends upon what your definition of intelligence is. Common sense is way up there in my book, despite my having degrees from Brown and Harvard. What do you sbose? More here:
A little bird told me
Submitted by Sissy Willis (not verified) on Tue Jun. 9, 2009 3:02 PM PDT.
It depends upon what your definition of intelligence is. Common sense is way up there in my book, despite my having degrees from Brown and Harvard. What do you sbose? More here:
Do Not Overlook Their True Agenda
Submitted by Anon92107 (not verified) on Wed Jun. 10, 2009 4:49 AM PDT.
Re “But this silly episode demonstrated, yet again how the Republicans are in a pickle. Choosing between Gingrich or Palin? Would you rather have hemorrhoids or shingles?”
Actually David, it’s not the question produced at this Gathering of GOP Traitors that matters as much as the fact that they have revived Tory attacks against the United States once again. We write this off as a “silly episode” at our peril.
Not since the Tories tried to destroy the United States before it was born has their been a worse group of traitors than these GOP leaders who love the “two wars ----- bailouts --- climate change and a broken health care system” failure modes they created during the eight years of their Bush autocracy that proved they don’t give a damn about We The People.
Do not overlook the fact that that Gingrich, Palin, Limbaugh and the rest of the cast of GOP traitors are just part a sideshow produced by the dominant GOP culture of hate and treason that is following a most familiar script produced by their German role models during the buildup to WWII.
They are relying on the fact that the fact that Bush’s degree in history from Yale proves that not enough citizens really give a damn about the lessons of history to recognize the threats they have produced against the United States today.
However, they have at least proven one point with Bush’s degrees from Yale and Harvard, that degrees produced by the establishment of “East Coast elitism” are no longer worth the paper produced by used TP.
Of Avarice and Envy
Submitted by Major Domo (not verified) on Wed Jun. 10, 2009 7:23 AM PDT.
An old Dutch saying: Justice stands guard over avarice and envy - the gods of merchants. Seems the Dutch clearly understood if merchants were unrestrained in their pursuit of profits, it would pose a serious threat to the sole of the nation. Too bad the repuglicans can't grasp the concept and willfully give business the go-ahead to pursue profits at the expense of the public sector. Sarah Palin is nothing more than the newest coachman trying to get her hands on the reins without being constrained by the Party elders. Let's hope she never get near them.
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