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Title: The Roguish Success of Sarah Palin
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URL Source: http://townhall.com/columnists/Suza ... roguish_success_of_sarah_palin
Published: Dec 11, 2009
Author: Suzanne Fields
Post Date: 2009-12-11 09:21:18 by Eric Stratton
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The Roguish Success of Sarah Palin The good news for George W. Bush is that the haters have just about worn out the object of their contempt. The Bush years have been remaindered to the old-news bin. The good news for Sarah Palin is that she's the designated heir. Good news not only because Palin is laughing all the way to the bank, if not necessarily all the way to Campaign '12, but her popularity with average Americans is growing. She may be the only author in America who can get book buyers to line up by the thousands, sometimes in a cold rain, for a few seconds face to face while she autographs "Going Rogue." Her book has sold 2 million copies, and even if a lot of those books are heavily discounted from the list price of $28.99, that's still enough to buy a lot of mooseburgers. "Going Rogue" has outsold the much-ballyhooed biography of Teddy Kennedy (even though his death gave sales a nice kick start) and even Mitch Albom, the storyteller who usually outsells everybody. Her appearance on "Oprah" gave many of the diva's regular viewers, unaccustomed to anything not resembling tapioca, a severe case of heartburn. Not Oprah. The ratings for the show were among the highest ever. Nobody, including the former governor, pretends "Going Rogue" is literature for the ages, but it's no worse -- and a lot better -- than many a politician's memoirs. To fair-minded critics and political analysts, Sarah Palin is remarkable. She may be a shooting star in a sky otherwise empty of shooting stars, but my, what a bright light the lady makes. Some of the sound accompanying the light is the noise of grinding liberal teeth, which alone is reward enough for conservatives. And this week, just as the polling numbers of Barack Obama continued to fall, her approval numbers continued to climb. The president, says Gallup, has fallen to 47 percent approval; 46 percent approve of the lady from Alaska. With considerably more than a thousand days to go before the next presidential election, such numbers are important only as fodder for conversation, but it's the conversation that Washington loves most. She teased the curiosity of the capital again with the news that she's adding public appearances in Iowa. Only to sell books, of course. Everybody who visits Iowa in the dead of winter is not necessarily on the way to the White House, but it is true that the road to the White House begins in Iowa. The stridency and intensity of the continuing attacks on Palin strike some -- not necessarily Sarah Palin herself -- as evidence that gender is an obstacle unique to women in politics. She shares this obstacle with Hillary Clinton, writes Leslie Sanchez, a Republican campaign strategist, in her new book on women in politics, "You've Come a Long Way, Maybe." "While women have come a long way since the dawn of the modern feminist movement, women seeking public office share a daunting task," she writes. Well, maybe. But men share "daunting tasks," too. She cites the usual complaint that the Palin campaign coverage started with harmless commentary about her good looks and devolved quickly "into running commentary on her clothing, intelligence, marital status and career home-building act." It's true that Palin endured unusual media hostility, but media hostility is a Republican birthright for both male and female. Besides, politics is daunting for everyone in the arena. You could ask Bill Clinton, whose private life and public shame became the stuff of caricature, or George W. Bush, who was mocked for nearly everything he said and a lot he did. Soon you probably can ask Barack Obama how it was that even a messiah couldn't get immunity from raillery and ridicule. In the Sanchez account, both Hillary Clinton and Palin had to recast themselves to please different constituencies. "Some women identified with Sarah Palin because she seemed like a small-town girl, wife and mother. Others vilified her because she is a pro-life, practicing Christian who supports gun rights. Older women identified with Hillary Clinton but by focusing her campaign so heavily on experience, she failed to forge a connection with younger women." But what makes Palin particularly attractive to many Americans, male and female, is that she hasn't invoked the convenient feminist excuse. She revels in the obvious good looks that attract the eye of men, and many women -- who after all pay a lot of attention to looks, clothes and "home-building acts" themselves -- delight in her roguish success. She makes it all look like serious fun. Poster Comment: Perhaps more aptly titled The Vogueish Success of Sarah Palin!
Suzanne Fields
Friday, December 11, 2009
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#9. To: Eric Stratton (#0)
Does the meaning of words matter any more? According to Oxford: Rogue: 1. DISHONEST OR UNPRINCIPLED PERSON. 2. mischievous person. 3. a. wild animal driven away or living apart from others b. stray, irresponsible, or undisciplined person or thing.
Let us get this straight. We're going to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn't read it but exempts themselves from it, signed by a president that also hasn't read it and who smokes, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's nearly broke. What could possibly go wrong?
no. our language is being more and more bastardized.
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Avoiding foreign entanglements is the best domestic policy.
11. no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; deviating, renegade: a rogue cop; a rogue union local. Avoiding foreign entanglements is the best domestic policy.
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Yep, the Christians in my family who think that having a minorah in their home as a sign of allegiance to all things Jewish, is according to Bible prophecy; all us related non Palindrones will probably get a copy under the tree to make sure we get on board. I told one who evidently can't read, inspite of spending thousands of hours in church, that the Bible minutely explains in detail and with hundreds of examples, that with the advent of Christ the followers of the Jewish religion had worn out their welcome as "God's chosen people" when they refused to change their pagan ways. She seemed rather astonished, as if this point had never crossed her mind. They evidently can't see the whole point of the Bible, so being a Palin groupie should be a breeze.
In more ways than one. Has Sarah been asked why she chose the book title? What it means? That should be good for a laugh.
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From the first line we can see the M.O. for this piece of agitprop/PsyOps. I do not merely hold Geeeeeeeeee Duhbya in contempt. No, I totally revile the little pustule. Townhall is the NeoCon answer to KOS or Defective Underground. It is propaganda pure and simple. Regardless of the merits of demerits of Sarah Palin the point of this article is to attempt to lay a coat of Whitewash over the criminal actions of the Bush Junta. It also makes me wonder if, privately, Sarah Palin has been brought within the fold of the ruling cabal of banksters, swindlers, and mass murderers. If Town Hall OR KOS likes you there is something rotten smelling of 3 day fish.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
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You got that exactly right. Medved writes for Townhall, claiming to be a conservative, he's as RED as they get. Conservative (hahaha) Republicans are being played like a violin, just like the dupe-ocrats !!!
Doing what's right isn't always easy but it's always right.
Exactly. I imagine the defective, drooling, mouth breathers over at Freeptardia (a.k.a. Fraud Rezpublik) are eating this up and drooling on each other as they slap their own backs and tell each other how "smart" they are.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
That is equally possible - although I think she had a wake-up when she realized that she and McNutz were being programmed to throw the (s)Election.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
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And Reagan was no match for the likes of Willy Brown, as he eventually succumbed to the idea of a "temporary" Ca state gas tax to pay for the repair of roads and bridges. Willy Brown got the bragging rights for that one, as the tax is still with us almost forty years later.
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Sarah is a “rogue” politician – in that in Alaska her policies were actually beneficial to the people – not the “government itself” or the moneyed elite. In today’s world that is “roguish” among politicians. Look around -- there are few Republican politicians who support Sarah. The Republican Party will sit on their hands when it comes to Palin - they fear Sarah and her populist appeal. All the more reason to like her!
I say that based on a couple of indirect indicators: 1. She started throwing out the script she was given during the (s)Election Puppet Show - to widespread public acclaim. 2. The McLame campaign insiders started leaking to the Presstitutes that she was a "Loose Cannon" and otherwise sabotaging her during the campaign. That simply is not done in a legitimate campaign without someone getting fired for it. No one was fired. 3. That was followed by repeated hit pieces and smear jobs in the press which continued and even got worse after the (s)Election. However, that is all now abating - which makes me think she might be as controlled, or nearly so, as Oh'bummer and so she is being "rehabilitated".
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
Sarah does not appear or dress like a slut.
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_________________________________________________________________________ That reaction I find interesting because while I don't view her as unattractive neither would I call her stunning. She is a solid "9" but falls short of being a "10". She is a good looking intelligent woman - with a strong will. I say the last because after the attacks and attempts to discredit she's still standing - much to the consternation of the Left who wishes she would "just die already".
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
LOL! "An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
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The animal spirits. Indeed. It's not any of her policies, whatever they end up being. It's like physical therapy. Work those long-paralyzed muscles, white man. You just might stand again. Making fun of the Palin fans and their not-quite-coherent, oblique hodgepodge of implicit white issues strikes me a bit like making fun of an accident victim because his first steps from the infirmary are bit spastic.
Avoiding foreign entanglements is the best domestic policy.
"Pro life" and anti-taxes are hardly going rogue ideals. Supporting the war sure as shit ain't. Exactly. I hadn't thought of that but it does fit their manipulative programs nicely. So, it is worthy of filing away for reference. Not enough data to support it, but the possibility, given the history of mass manipulation, makes it definitely possible.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
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Agreed........
" ........ while I don't view her as unattractive neither would I call her stunning. She is a solid "9" but falls short of being a "10"." ------ I would refer to her as beautifully energretic, efficient, and quietly charming and alluring. I do think she is quite attractive .... at least I am attracted to her. ;-) "She is a good looking intelligent woman - with a strong will. I say the last because after the attacks and attempts to discredit she's still standing - much to the consternation of the Left who wishes she would "just die already"." ----- Yes, indeed. She has stayed on her feet and she will continue on her feet. She's one of a kind out there in our corrupt political world.
That's pretty well said, I must say.
Cute ...... but not correct.
Thank you. And I know exactly what my enemies think when they read that: "Yes. So?"
Avoiding foreign entanglements is the best domestic policy.
"Pro life" and anti-taxes are hardly going rogue ideals. Supporting the war sure as shit ain't. That's how I see it !!!
Doing what's right isn't always easy but it's always right.
She's one of those rare women who get incredibly hot in their late 30's/40's. _________________________________________________________________________ Investing one's hopes that a strong executive branch occupant will lead us to minimalist government is simply insane. It's never going to happen. People who want to be President, almost by definition, do NOT want to decrease the size and scope of the federal government. She'd just start more wars, but you'd still have a larger, more intrusive government. Neocons think of empire-building for Israel as a mission from God exempt from all budgetary constraints, but it still comes out of the taxpayers' bankrupt hides.
“I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.” - Sam Houston
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Sarah’s physical attraction is her genuine smile. That is the greatest draw that any woman can have.
Each President adds another layer of filth to FedGov, which succeeding administrations never repeal, hence the ever-increasing size of FedGov, aided and abetted by a criminal Congress. It's a monstrous curse that gets laid on us every 2 and 4 years.
_________________________________________________________________________ lol.....my dictionary cuts off after two options. Toss up between 10 or 11. Tough call. : )
Let us get this straight. We're going to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn't read it but exempts themselves from it, signed by a president that also hasn't read it and who smokes, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's nearly broke. What could possibly go wrong?
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#10. To: abraxas (#9)
Does the meaning of words matter any more?
#11. To: Eric Stratton (#0)
which alone is reward enough for conservatives.
#12. To: abraxas, christine (#9)
–adjective 10. (of an animal) having an abnormally savage or unpredictable disposition, as a rogue elephant.
#13. To: abraxas (#9)
#14. To: Eric Stratton (#0)
Good news not only because Palin is laughing all the way to the bank, if not necessarily all the way to Campaign '12, but her popularity with average Americans is growing. She may be the only author in America who can get book buyers to line up by the thousands, sometimes in a cold rain, for a few seconds face to face while she autographs "Going Rogue."
#15. To: Eric Stratton (#13)
If they were truly concerned about picking the right word, then Going Vogue would be both apropos as well as perfectly fitting the situation.
#16. To: mininggold (#14)
#17. To: Eric Stratton (#0)
The good news for George W. Bush is that the haters have just about worn out the object of their contempt.
#18. To: lucysmom (#15)
#19. To: Original_Intent (#17)
#20. To: Original_Intent (#17)
Townhall is the NeoCon answer to KOS or Defective Underground. It is propaganda pure and simple.
#21. To: noone222 (#20)
Conservative (hahaha) Republicans are being played like a violin, just like the dupe-ocrats !!!
#22. To: Eric Stratton (#19)
Either that, or she's getting played like a fiddle, which could very well be given her terminal naivete.
#23. To: Original_Intent (#22)
#24. To: Sam Houston (#3)
Why do people who claim to want no government become so fixated on who ought to be President? This is a personality cult a la what developed around Reagan. She's just a younger, dumber female version of him. And he also increased the overall size of government, just as she would. They ALL do.
#25. To: All (#0)
She revels in the obvious good looks that attract the eye of men
#26. To: lucysmom (#15)
Has Sarah been asked why she chose the book title? What it means?
#27. To: Eric Stratton (#23)
#28. To: beyond the sea (#25)
She revels in the obvious good looks that attract the eye of men
#29. To: Original_Intent (#21)
I imagine the defective, drooling, mouth breathers over at Freeptardia (a.k.a. Fraud Rezpublik) are eating this up and drooling on each other as they slap their asses and tell each other how "gay" they are.
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?”
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#30. To: beyond the sea (#25)
She revels in the obvious good looks that attract the eye of men
#31. To: X-15 (#29)
#32. To: Original_Intent (#27)
#33. To: your_neighbor (#26)
and her populist appeal
#34. To: Eric Stratton (#32)
The bottom line is that she has never even now gone "rogue," as in against the establishment of corruption in DC.
It wouldn't surprise me if that was a set-up to keep the neocon dupes on board.
#35. To: Original_Intent (#34)
#36. To: your_neighbor (#28)
#37. To: Original_Intent (#30)
That reaction I find interesting because while I don't view her as unattractive neither would I call her stunning. She is a solid "9" but falls short of being a "10". She is a good looking intelligent woman - with a strong will. I say the last because after the attacks and attempts to discredit she's still standing - much to the consternation of the Left who wishes she would "just die already".
#38. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#33)
Making fun of the Palin fans and their not-quite-coherent, oblique hodgepodge of implicit white issues strikes me a bit like making fun of an accident victim because his first steps from the infirmary are bit spastic.
#39. To: Eric Stratton (#13)
If they were truly concerned about picking the right word, then Going Vogue would be both apropos as well as perfectly fitting the situation.
#40. To: beyond the sea (#38)
#41. To: Eric Stratton (#32)
The bottom line is that she has never even now gone "rogue," as in against the establishment of corruption in DC.
#42. To: beyond the sea (#37)
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?”
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#43. To: ghostdogtxn (#6)
#44. To: mininggold (#24)
#45. To: beyond the sea (#39)
#46. To: Sam Houston (#43)
#47. To: beyond the sea (#36)
#48. To: Sam Houston (#43)
People who want to be President, almost by definition, do NOT want to decrease the size and scope of the federal government.
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?”
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#49. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#12)
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