"...most people don't really know what Sarah Palin thinks and believes. First of all she doesn't have much of a record to examine. Neither did Barack Obama and he's turning out to be very different than his cultists devoted followers fanboiz supporters portrayed him to be. Secondly, most of what we do know about her has been badly distorted by the media and the lefty blogosphere who are trying to "dehumanize, demonize and de-legitimize" her... "
"...I know what her stated positions are on most major issues, and based on that I would say she is your basic Republican politician. Unlike the Democratic party where politicians range from neo-socialist to Reagan-lite, GOP politicians are fairly uniform in their stated ideology. But that doesn't tell us about their principles or their priorities. The PDS brigades are really hammering at Sarah's ethics, but so far it's a big nothing-burger. The worst allegation against her was "Troopergate," and trying to get her piece of shit ex-brother-in-law fired doesn't strike me as the crime of the century. The rest of the ethics complaints made against her would be petty even if they weren't bogus..." "...Sadly, it seems that the majority of Left Blogistan is more interested in smearing her than learning (and telling) the truth about her. In 2012 there will be a Presidential election, and it's a pretty safe bet the winner will either be a Democrat or a Republican. The Failbots appear determined to make sure that Sarah Palin won't be the GOP nominee. Obama is almost certain to be renominated, but if the economy stays in the crapper his reelection prospects will be dim. Do we really want to watch Newt Gingrinch or Mike Huckabee get nominated if Obama keeps dropping in the polls? The problem with the strategery of getting the other party to nominate their worst possible candidate is that person might win the election..." The Confluence "What Does Sarah Really Think?" 7/18/09 http://tinyurl.com/l2st72 <http://tinyurl.com/l2st72> http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/what-does-sarah-really-thi\ nk/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchy...@...> wrote: > > "With the silencing of Hillary Clinton and Kirsten Gillibrand, is it any surprise that a brave woman from Alaska might decide to take a road less traveled? > > Women should be seen and not heard. Or perhaps neither seen nor heard. That would be the message that our political leaders are sending us. Time and time again, our few rising stars are seeing their words dissipate as they ascend. > > Is it any surprise then that the only way for women to be heard is to do things differently? On their own terms. To take it to the streets. To move forward in a non-traditional way. So as not to be silenced, discredited or simply disappear. > > When President Obama picked Hillary Clinton for secretary of State, there were cheers throughout our country and abroad. What excitement for our new international spokesperson. And true to form, right away, Hillary exceeded even her biggest admirers' expectations. And of course, shortly thereafter, came the quiet mea culpa's of "you were right" whispered by those who weren't believers in 2008 to those who were. > > If a woman gets too much power, she becomes a threat and she must either be silenced, discredited or simply disappear. > > But as Hillary's poll numbers continued to rise, something rather strange started to unfold: Hillary went missing. She gradually became less and less of the spokesperson that our country so surely needed on international issues. There was barely an utterance of her name in the media as President Obama and Vice President Biden trekked around the globe working on international affairs. Until finally last week the blogosphere started to ask: Where's Hillary? > > Hillary got the memo. She wisely decided to give a high-profile speech to reassert herself. So as Hillary's fans sat glued to their television sets eagerly awaiting her words, they were in for a surprise. Hillary wasn't on. President Obama's staff had scheduled an event in the Rose Garden, at, you guessed it, the same time. After all the build up for Hillary's breakout party, well, you can catch the speech on YouTube. > > Also on YouTube, you can catch the speech by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as she introduces Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Well part of it. The part before Senator Leahy rudely interrupts her and basically tells her "shut up." > > In a Senate body known for its collegial atmosphere, especially amongst those of the same political party, the senator from Vermont just could not contain himself. Sure women compose just 17 percent of the Senate, and only 2 of the 19 members of the Judiciary Committee (Al Franken is on it; but not Kirsten Gillibrand). Don't you get it, Kirsten? Women in politics, if you are seen, should not be heard. And certainly not beyond five minutes. > > Silencing women as they rise up the ranks of public life is hardly confined to U.S. senators from New YorkÂformer and current. This is par for the course in our fraternity of leadership. If a woman gets too much power, she becomes a threat and she must either be silenced, discredited or simply disappear. We even reward men like Larry Summers with the keys to our economy as a prize for silencing Brooksley Born. And give Timothy Geithner the other key for trying, as one of his first acts as Treasury secretary, to rid himself of FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair." > > Amy Siskind 7/17/09 No Quarter > http://tinyurl.com/mzr3wj > http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/07/17/sit-down-and-shut-up/#more-2\ 8278 >
