PalinTracker: Still Rising
PJM’s PalinTracker has been on hiatus for quite a while, but your Humble Guide to All Things Palin is ready once again to hack through the jungle of media jive to reveal those gems worth your consideration.
Playing catch-up, I’ll simply refer you to the Daily Beast, where Shushannah Walshe rings out the old year:
After the 2008 campaign, it was widely believed that Sarah Palin would resume her job as governor of Alaska, disappearing again into the Last Frontier. Two years later, watching her on home turf has become a Sunday night treat, and Palin herself is uncontained. … During the past 365 days, there doesn’t seem to have been a moment without her in the headlines.
A few lingering buzzworthy items:
December 21
Hyper-interest in Palin’s literary choices serves one purpose: trap-laying. But the trappers got caught themselves recently when they pounced on Palin’s tribute to C. S. Lewis as a source of inspiration.
Joy Behar cackled: “Aren’t those children books?”
Michael Flaherty’s elegant response set the record straight: “On Palin’s Reading List, C.S. Lewis: He wasn’t a children’s writer, as the governor’s critics proclaim — not by a long shot,” giving Lewis his due as scholar and theologian and comparing Behar to The Voyage of the Dawn Treader‘s Eustace, a priggish, spiteful bully who thinks he knows it all, yet knows laughably little.
December 27
Oprah falls behind Sarah in Gallup’s Most Admired poll:
1. Hillary 17%
2. Sarah 12%
3. Oprah 11%
4. Michelle Obama 5%
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USA Today‘s Faith & Reason: “Sarah Palin is 2010 top religion voice for many.” They find Palin the top 2010 religion newsmaker among readers, ahead of the Ground Zero imam or Pope Benedict:
Palin is no pastor, priest, or imam. But the TV talk/reality star ex-governor author infuses all her speeches and her two best-sellers with references to God and a vision of the United States as exceptionally blessed.
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On the other hand, USA Today‘s Robert Schlesinger notes: “Poll: Sarah Palin Really Unpopular in Alaska.”
December 29
DeMint: Palin Has Done More For GOP Than Anyone Since Reagan
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Cal Thomas: “Palin Deserves an Apology”:
When she said that the new health-care law would lead to “death panels” deciding who gets life-saving treatment and who does not, she was roundly denounced and ridiculed.
Now we learn, courtesy of one of the ridiculers — the New York Times — that she was right. Read more at She Told Us So.
December 28
In case you missed the S’mores Heard ‘Round the World:
On her Alaska TV series, Palin’s humorous swipe at Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity campaign prompted a Leftist call to arms in which Mike Huckabee, by virtue of his defense of Michelle’s NannyState, became the unlikely darling of the Huffington Post — at least for five minutes. Above the cacophony, one analysis rang simple and true: Caffeinated Mom’s “Mike Huckabee, Not Sarah Palin, Misunderstands Michelle Obama’s Childhood Obesity Campaign.“
December 29
Best of Facebook 2010: Politics & Government reported readers rate Palin one of the best Facebook politicians:
More than 2.5 million people have “liked” her page, which she uses to communicate directly and authentically with supporters.
December 30
Moving to Arizona?
Bristol Palin is reported to have bought a 5-bedroom house in Arizona for $172,500, with plans to attend Arizona State University next year. Is Sarah planning to move there too?
As one commenter notes: 2000 miles closer to the White House.
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As reported at WeaselZippers, Obama supporters launch PrimariesForPalin:
Mission Statement
PrimariesForPalin.com aims to nominate Sarah Palin as the Republican presidential candidate by encouraging Democrats and Independents to purposefully vote for her in state primaries, which would all but ensure President Barack Obama’s reelection. In head-to-head polls with Obama, Palin consistently fares worse than other possible Republican candidates because of her divisiveness. If Palin is nominated, Obama has a much better chance of winning reelection in November 2012.
January 1, 2011
Palin ranks second in the annual Zillow Celebrity Neighbor Survey — behind Sandra Bullock, ahead of Ellen Degeneres, Barack and Michelle Obama (26, 10 and 9, 8 and 7 percent respectively)
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2012 Palin panic hits MSNBC: “I’m just praying that Sarah Palin goes away”
They are praying Sarah goes away, then they want her to be the GOP nominee against Obama…
They don’t know what they want. But they really know if she is the GOP nominee, it would have a historic and cultural impact in the American public very difficult for the first “black president” to overcome.
She is like Clinton…teflon coated…
The left is afraid of her and offers sarcasm and degrading remarks, which only raises her in he eyes of those that are not biased, or really like her..
I do not see her as president.
However, I resent the acid pouring from the press and stupid sheriffs. When they are asked for facts to back up their rants…there are none.
When they talk they must have proof of what they are speaking…instead most of the media lets them accuse and not ask for facts.
Instead of more gun laws, we need laws that demand the truth be spoken, not our interpretation of the truth, and have the facts to show.
If you really think about it , everything they have said about Sarah Palin and her family have been lies, smears and just vile hatefulness. My question is, WHY? They just want to destroy her as a person, WHY? What or WHO is behind all of this character assassination of Sarah and her family?
To HATE someone this much is sick.
This is for sure: although she would be the first woman to hold the office of president, she would not be an affirmative action hire. If elected, it would be the culmination of having run the most hideously evil gauntlet ever devised in modern American political history.
The Left knows what they want. They want Palin to just go away, because they have no answer for her. They have thrown everything including the kitchen sink at her, and she is still standing. She just grows stronger when they attack her. Without the attack, what do they have? Policies?
At first, they thought they want her to be the Pub candidate. A sure win for the Dems! I think they are starting to not be so sure. Pawlenty nailed it: A force of nature.
What do they really, really want? They want to not have to call Palin, “Madame President”.
Those who write off Sarah as un-electable are wrong. She has integrity, she’s loving the USA and the the Armed Forces, knows their mission, is honest in their abservation regarding the overall state of thee USA, and an optimistic outlook. She is as clsoe to Reagan’s character not seen since Reagan passing.
Liberals, and rhinos hate her because their fear she would win against Obama in 20212, and try anything possible to destroy her.
Problem is, her faith can’t be destroyed; it’s sincere, and guides her life.
She does not deserve the vitriol, and hate directed at her; progressives, and rhinos are flabbergasted that she’s still coming strong.
If she runs, and I hope she does-she is what’s needed to restore America to what it once was- she will beat Obama; higher power works in mysterious ways.
The “unelectable” thing has been created by RINOs to push their guy liberal Flip Flopper Romney.
She has more electability than Romney. She has been elected to 3 different elective offices. Romney has been only a one term governor.
I know when she is the nominee, most Republicans will rally around her. Only a couple of frustrated RINOs would still be pushing for Romney or voting for Obama.
Good article and all true. Palin has been treated horribly by the duplicitous corrupt tv media and others on the radical left loon channels.
No one deserves the vicious attacks she has received. But then you look at the extremes to which the left takes to attack her. What are they so afraid of that they find it necessary to create a media war everytime her name comes up?
As a hard right conservative I do not think Palin is Presidential material at this point. She needs to run for the Senate or Congress and get her feet wet. However when you look at Obama, this thug has no experience & has certainly proved it, yet given a pass by the media.
As for Obama being trotted out as the first black pres.,it is important to note he is 50% white 43% Saudi Arabian and 7% black. So much for history. Revised history that is.
December 27 Poll: For Hillary to be Gallup’s “Most Admired” list scares me. If 17% of the poplation really believes this, we’re in some serious trouble. Well, these are probably the same people who think the Chevy Volt will be a big seller, Obama will govern from the center, and that Nancy Pelosi actually knows what’s in Obamacare. Wow, 17% actually admire Hillary. Now THAT is scary.
Sarah Palin would win in a landslide once the American public sees her for what she really is versus the smear that the media has created. No one on either side of the aisle can compare to her in brains, guts or charisma. The Left mocks her in a blatant admission from the first moment they saw her, they knew she had the potential to divide the women vote in half. That alone would sink the cabal of communists now masquerading as “Democrats”. You go girl. Not one yoyo on the Republican list can hold a candle to her and they all know it,thus the backstabbing.
They should be careful what they wish for- they may get it! I am convinced that Sarah can win in a head to head contest against Obama. She is, also, as she told Barbara Walters.
Sarah would have the White male vote and White Women vote. But she will have the “historic vote”, millions of voters that will vote for her just to make history, like they did with Obama in 2008.
If she picks Marco Rubio as VP it would be a landslide.
The intensity of the hate reflects the helplessness of those who cannot oppose what Sarah Palin represents on a rational basis. They would not hate her so much if they did not have a visceral perception of her strengths, against which they are in fact quite disarmed. This is kindergarten-level attack on a grownup woman. The Palin haters single themselves out as immature characters with nothing of substance to offer.
Perhaps some day someone will say something coherent against some of Mrs. Palin’s positions on various issues, but for now the the main available target is common sense, which of course can always be countered with a systematic barrage of common nonsense, a huge stockpile of pseudo-rhetorical projectiles which evidently is not about to be exhausted, just yet.
Being ultra-critical of Sarah Palin’s reading choices seems to be the new favorite pastime of our national elites. They infer that she isn’t fit to lead because she failed to cite their favorite literary works as being crucial to her character development. Makes one wonder how we managed to have any great leaders before those works were written. Mrs. Palin’s qualification to lead stems from the fact that she is the very embodiment of the American spirit. Self reliance, hard work, perseverance and playing the hand that you’re dealt in life to the best of your ability is the very definition of American character. It’s no surprise that certain political groups that are always critical of America would be critical of Sarah Palin too.
“Being ultra-critical of Sarah Palin’s reading choices seems to be the new favorite pastime of our national elites.”
Do you think they recognized themselves as the “men without chests” from Lewis’ “Abolition of Man”, or did that go completely over their heads?
Palin has some problems in Alaska, all right. The Anchorage area is over run with people who left Seattle and California because of crime and taxes, and are busily trying to turn Alaska into Seattle and California. Second, she made some mistakes related to com fish in SE AK. Third, she resurected the “bridge to no-where”, which would, ironically, have enriched Murkowski. Fourth, even in Alaska, many people have not realized that she had to bail out to avoid going bankrupt, that she did not have the funds to hire a staff to deal with the legal problems, and could not use state employees to deal with the problems (most don’t realize that filing an ethics complaint cost very little, and incurred no risk).
Silence is the most appropriate policy for Governor Palin at this moment–both morally and politically. This moment is not about her but about the victims of this tragedy. She will emerge from this with grace and dignity while her enemies will look shabby.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2655118/posts
It’s a mental illness.
The ‘Democrats’ and their groupies are as white as driven snow…
http://nagarjunaa.blogspot.com/2010/04/death-threats-against-bush-at-protests.html
http://michellemalkin.com/2011/01/10/the-progressive-climate-of-hate-an-illustrated-primer-2000-2010/
The lamestream media has made sure to keep that impression alive.
The learned from the best
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
Joseph Goebbels
It is very hard to fathom that Hillary is ranked higher than Palin. I was behind Hillary when she was running for president, I know I can make some stupid decisions sometimes. Hillary has turned out being one of our worst secretary of state in our history. She has no morals or backbone of her own and has turned out to be Obama`s biggest boot licker! Sarah is doing things the proper way, by staying out of the spot light right now, she hasd something Hillary does not have and that is CLASS!
It’s obvious from the ‘unelectable’ slur tossed at Cuda by Rove, Will, Krauthammer and fellow elitists from the Center-Left they know she can win the pre-Nomination vote tallies.
Some states are winner-take-all, some proportional, but none of the also-rans will string together victories and gain momentum save frontrunning Mitty, Huckster and Palin.
Gallup polled Republican affiliates post Nov. 2nd and found, once again, 73% consider party leadership “unresponsive and lost”. TEA affiliates outnumbered Republicans 30% to 27%.
I say a Palin/Huckabee parlay determines the nominee.
For those of you who are familiar with English gematria, the system of assigning numbers to letters, if you enter Sarah L. Palin, which is her full name with the middle initial, you will get the numeric value of 666. For those who don’t understand, Google gematria. I have included two separate links to two separate gematria calculators below for you to see it first hand for yourself. See it and heed its meaning. I had always foreseen this since the 2008 election campaign. Now I proved it for everyone to see.
http://prophecy.landmarkbiblebaptist.net/count.html
http://real-world-news.org/numerics/english-gematria.html