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| 2009-07-04 |
| The Weak Spot In Every Political Figure There was a lot in Palin's meandering speech announcing her resignation that didn't quite make sense, but one brief part that did was her mentioning of the ridicule of her infant son, Trig. Also note that in the past month or so, we've seen David Letterman joke about Alex Rodriguez knocking up one of her daughters. (The fact that Letterman kept insisting that he meant the elder daughter didn't really make it much more excusable; for some reason, getting an apology out of the acerbic late night host was like pulling teeth.) It's one thing to step into the public spotlight and know that people are going to ridicule your intelligence, your appearance, your judgment, your voice and accent, etc. But it's another to know that your loved ones will get that scrutiny, too, and in particular your children. That spurred this terrifying thought: The lesson that the ruthless corners of the political world will take from the rise, fall, and departure of Sarah Palin that if you attack a politician's children nastily enough and relentlessly enough, you can get anybody to quit. Not everybody would just quit - if you push a mama bear hard enough regarding her cubs she may well KILL you. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #13 A show on elk hunting tips. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-07-04 21:35 |
| #12 Lets hope she gets lots of juicy tips on these donk scumbags and their hangers-on from far away places like.......Argentina! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-07-04 18:44 |
| #11 Everyone makes some very good points. I see her resigning the Governorship as removing the handle by which the Leftists were jerking her around by, and holding her down. She's decided to not play by their rules, or on their battlefield. I hope she comes out with fangs bared and claws a slashing. Maybe she can shine a light on some of the crustier GOP idiots as well as the shameless Dimwits. Go Sarah! |
| Posted by: Whaling Pelosi4224 2009-07-04 17:03 |
| #10 One thing that has been passed over like it means nothing is those harassing ethics suits caused her to rack up appx. $500 thousand in debts. That's serious money for most of us. No one but a multi-millionaire can ignore that. And now she can sue for defamation when anyone attacks her family. Letterman had better keep his lip zipped. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-07-04 16:15 |
| #9 "if you attack a politician's children nastily enough and relentlessly enough, you can get anybody to quit." Hey Barack, you have a couple of school-aged daughters, don't you? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-07-04 16:00 |
| #8 Now she can earn some real money and get real press by showing up at conservative events without worrying about returning to Alaska to be Governor. I probably would have finished the term (new term is in 2010) but that's me. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2009-07-04 15:14 |
| #7 Don't forget, as Governor she represented the people of Alaska and, as a result, had to be careful in what she says. And in may respect the media has exploited that. Now the leash is off. She can call Letterman a pervert for coming up with a joke about raping a 14-year-old and go after the media. And I don't think the media will lay off because she resigned either. Sorry Besoeker about the 'tingles' reference. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-07-04 14:38 |
| #6 I can speculate about her plans about as well as anyone else who doesn't know what they. But I don't see her backing down from a fight. I may be wrong, but hope I'm not. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-07-04 14:21 |
| #5 I could'a gone all day without a reference to "Tingles." *#&R#&#&! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-07-04 14:18 |
| #4 Not everybody would just quit - if you push a mama bear hard enough regarding her cubs she may well KILL you. Good point Glenmore - Lets hope this is her 'lets stop eating berries and go after these people who are pestering my cubs' strategy. I for one would like to see someone hoist Letterman, Curic, Williams, or 'Tingels' Matthews liver on a |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-07-04 14:14 |
| #3 1 - Occam's Razor - It's about money/family. If it were a scandal, or anything else, she'd have said as much. It isn't. It's to permit a single minded focus on earnings for the family, with the side benefit that her future potential has little to do with any ongoing role as governor. It's the culture we live in, and she's taking full advantage of it. Look for a well orchestrated international media campaign, with even stops on Oprah and Dave along the way. She'll control it from here on, and watch the media kowtow to her schedule. Even if she ultimately never runs again, good for her. She has the "it" factors to make her fortune, wherever she finds it. It's a long-term Nixon/Teddy Roosevelt career she's looking at. With luck, she'll be there when NBC and the NYTimes close down. |
| Posted by: Phineth the Anonymous8743 2009-07-04 13:50 |
| #2 Moving targets are more difficult to engage or chain down with endless and malicious 'ethics' charges and investigations to distract from the real work at hand.* *not that they seem to interested in cleaning their own house. In fact they seem to act as though its a requirement to hold positions of importance and power. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-07-04 12:39 |
| #1 I understand she has a requests for speaking engagements that even Slick Willie would envy. Gov. Sarah Palin 'on the road again' might be more of a pain in the ass to the dems than having her chained to a desk in Juneau. Moving targets are more difficult to engage, etc. Ima cheering for her Fall Offensive against the scum! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-07-04 12:05 |