Sarah Palin isn't Bush, but her leadership skills are inspired by W
Submitted by Chad on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 10:46am.
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Sarah Palin isn't going anywhere. Tina Fey is going to be busy at least until November 4.
No matter how badly the Katie Couric interview went, no matter how many times Fey impersonates Palin, no matter how the late-night jokes go. No matter how far Palin falls in the polls, especially among women. No matter how Troopergate goes, no matter if the alleged affair is true. And no matter how badly the debate goes Thursday night in St. Louis, Palin is sticking around.
Don't believe me? Ask this guy:
Yes, we live in a world where those that really like Palin don't care that she won't answer questions from unassigned reporters, don't care that she has no foreign policy experience, don't care about how she shoots wolves, and don't care that when under pressure, she has a difficult time forming complete sentences.
And yes, we have George W. Bush to thank for all of this.
Those on the left saw how John McCain presented himself Friday night, and were horrified. But the right-wing lapped it up. They like the fact that McCain was mean and forceful.
They like the force and, yes, passion from which Gov. Palin speaks, regardless of what she is saying. Her simplistic style is attractive to the right-wing base. Some have pointed out that Palin is like Bush but with lipstick. It's not so much that this is true, but Palin has been studying Bush. Not in a way such as historians or CSI personnel would, but Palin thinks Bush's brand of leadership is not only acceptable but also the ideal.
Let's look at the timeline: her reign as mayor of Wasilla was from 1996 to 2002, so you can argue that she was Bush and/or Cheney before Bush was Bush and Cheney was Cheney. She will quote from Abraham Lincoln when the line is fed to her by the McCain campaign. But when she speaks honestly, from the heart, she cites Ronald Reagan.
And again, when she feels she can be honest, she speaks highly of Bush and his leadership. She speaks of the idea that Bush's brand of leadership is great and should be continued.
McCain spoke during the debate on Friday night of the ways he is different from Bush. There weren't that many of them, and the differences were minor, including how the Iraq war should have been fought. In the third or fourth layer of McCain, perhaps the 2000 McCain layer, he knows Bush has screwed things up. But the 2008 McCain knows that the base loves what Bush did, and knows his line of "differences" is a concession toward the "liberal" element.
But Palin has no such illusions. She thinks things have been swell in a Bush Administration.
The MSM felt very openly that Reagan was a great president because they liked the way he led, regardless of whether his policies caused short-term and long-term problems for the country. And they have spent the last eight years nodding in approval to the Bush leadership style, not even acknowledging the possibility of the ongoing onslaught of lies and mendacity.
So why shouldn't the Governor of Alaska, when called upon to rise to the second spot on a presidential ticket, think she was ready to give us "Bush leadership"?
Like Bush, Palin hangs out with people with whom she agrees with. She has said, "the Americans I've talked to say..." as her way of "proving" she knows what the people want. But her listening skills aren't that great, though tempered by the fact that people who disagree with her aren't allowed within earshot.
And when Bush didn't know the answers to "hard" questions, he got a free ride. No wonder that Palin might think people asking her the "hard" questions might be sexist. "If she were George W. Bush, she wouldn't get treated this way." And she'd be right.
In 2000, George W. Bush got a free ride, the freest ride any major party presidential candidate has ever had. There was amazing gaps in the knowledge of who this guy was. The MSM's rational for digging furiously into Barack Obama's life and now Sarah Palin's life is that the public didn't know who they are. Well, the standard for Bush was unique: unknown person where there was little concern or curiosity as to who he was.
In that environment, it was logical for McCain and even Palin to think the MSM would roll over for her. Palin didn't get "caught" because the media is sexist. She is getting this treatment because the alternative media is in a position to step up and look into the truth.
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No matter how badly the Katie Couric interview went, no matter how many times Fey impersonates Palin, no matter how the late-night jokes go. No matter how far Palin falls in the polls, especially among women. No matter how Troopergate goes, no matter if the alleged affair is true. And no matter how badly the debate goes Thursday night in St. Louis, Palin is sticking around.
Don't believe me? Ask this guy:
"They can complain. I'll rely on the American people. They have responded in a way that is positive. She's brought a kind of excitement that makes you think that campaigns can be an exciting trip," John McCain told ABC's "This Week."What Sen. McCain doesn't realize is that the shine has diminished on her candidacy. Those that didn't know much and didn't initially love her aren't impressed. Those that do love her are the ones showing up for the rallies. Palin has little exposure to people who don't think she's terrific.
"I'm so excited by the reaction that she has gotten across the country. She knows how to communicate directly with people. ... They respond," McCain added.
Yes, we live in a world where those that really like Palin don't care that she won't answer questions from unassigned reporters, don't care that she has no foreign policy experience, don't care about how she shoots wolves, and don't care that when under pressure, she has a difficult time forming complete sentences.
And yes, we have George W. Bush to thank for all of this.
Those on the left saw how John McCain presented himself Friday night, and were horrified. But the right-wing lapped it up. They like the fact that McCain was mean and forceful.
They like the force and, yes, passion from which Gov. Palin speaks, regardless of what she is saying. Her simplistic style is attractive to the right-wing base. Some have pointed out that Palin is like Bush but with lipstick. It's not so much that this is true, but Palin has been studying Bush. Not in a way such as historians or CSI personnel would, but Palin thinks Bush's brand of leadership is not only acceptable but also the ideal.
Let's look at the timeline: her reign as mayor of Wasilla was from 1996 to 2002, so you can argue that she was Bush and/or Cheney before Bush was Bush and Cheney was Cheney. She will quote from Abraham Lincoln when the line is fed to her by the McCain campaign. But when she speaks honestly, from the heart, she cites Ronald Reagan.
And again, when she feels she can be honest, she speaks highly of Bush and his leadership. She speaks of the idea that Bush's brand of leadership is great and should be continued.
McCain spoke during the debate on Friday night of the ways he is different from Bush. There weren't that many of them, and the differences were minor, including how the Iraq war should have been fought. In the third or fourth layer of McCain, perhaps the 2000 McCain layer, he knows Bush has screwed things up. But the 2008 McCain knows that the base loves what Bush did, and knows his line of "differences" is a concession toward the "liberal" element.
But Palin has no such illusions. She thinks things have been swell in a Bush Administration.
The MSM felt very openly that Reagan was a great president because they liked the way he led, regardless of whether his policies caused short-term and long-term problems for the country. And they have spent the last eight years nodding in approval to the Bush leadership style, not even acknowledging the possibility of the ongoing onslaught of lies and mendacity.
So why shouldn't the Governor of Alaska, when called upon to rise to the second spot on a presidential ticket, think she was ready to give us "Bush leadership"?
Like Bush, Palin hangs out with people with whom she agrees with. She has said, "the Americans I've talked to say..." as her way of "proving" she knows what the people want. But her listening skills aren't that great, though tempered by the fact that people who disagree with her aren't allowed within earshot.
And when Bush didn't know the answers to "hard" questions, he got a free ride. No wonder that Palin might think people asking her the "hard" questions might be sexist. "If she were George W. Bush, she wouldn't get treated this way." And she'd be right.
In 2000, George W. Bush got a free ride, the freest ride any major party presidential candidate has ever had. There was amazing gaps in the knowledge of who this guy was. The MSM's rational for digging furiously into Barack Obama's life and now Sarah Palin's life is that the public didn't know who they are. Well, the standard for Bush was unique: unknown person where there was little concern or curiosity as to who he was.
In that environment, it was logical for McCain and even Palin to think the MSM would roll over for her. Palin didn't get "caught" because the media is sexist. She is getting this treatment because the alternative media is in a position to step up and look into the truth.
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