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Sarah Palin: GOP establishment, consultants “sleazy”

November 2, 2010 Elections, Government No comments

Sarah Palin is echoing something I have been pointing for 6 years: one of the biggest problem with the GOP is its good-old-boy network of consultants and advisers who are in it only for “control, power, and money.”

Former Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin says “sleazy” establishment Republicans are out to get her.

“Some within the establishment don’t like the fact that I won’t back down to a good-old-boys club,” Palin said. “A lot of this has to do with control, power, money.”

Palin complained about the consultant culture in Washington, arguing that party operatives are often working in their own best interest rather than doing what is best for the party.

“Establishment bosses and advisers that try to shape a candidate and get paid to shape that candidate,” Palin said. “It’s very sleazy.” (My emphasis)

Bingo!

With the GOP, you have a network of unprincipled consultants who transform conservative candidates into left-leaning “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”

Retaking and reforming the Republican Party must start with dismantling the current network of consultants and advisers–including the likes of Karl Rove–and replacing them with principled and aggressive conservative traditionalists.

Next move for Repblican establishment: Stopping Sarah Palin and tea party movement

November 1, 2010 Elections, Government No comments


(Politico) Top Republicans in Washington and in the national GOP establishment say the 2010 campaign highlighted an urgent task that they will begin in earnest as soon as the elections are over: Stop Sarah Palin.

Interviews with advisers to the main 2012 presidential contenders and with other veteran Republican operatives make clear they see themselves on a common, if uncoordinated, mission of halting the momentum and credibility Palin gained with conservative activists by plunging so aggressively into this year’s midterm campaigns.

There is rising expectation among GOP elites that Palin will probably run for president in 2012 and could win the Republican nomination, a prospect many of them regard as a disaster in waiting.

Many of these establishment figures argue in not-for-attribution comments that Palin’s nomination would ensure President Barack Obama’s reelection, as the deficiencies that marked her 2008 debut as a vice presidential nominee — an intensely polarizing political style and often halting and superficial answers when pressed on policy — have shown little sign of abating in the past two years.

“There is a determined, focused establishment effort … to find a candidate we can coalesce around who can beat Sarah Palin,” said one prominent and longtime Washington Republican. “We believe she could get the nomination, but Barack Obama would crush her.”

This sentiment was a nearly constant refrain in POLITICO interviews with top advisers to the candidates most frequently mentioned as running in 2012 and a diverse assortment of other top GOP officials.

Nearly all of these interviewees insisted on keeping their views on background, fearing the wrath of conservative grass-roots activists who are enthralled with the former Alaska governor and who have made plain that the establishment’s disdain for Palin and her devotees is mutually reciprocated.

Top Republicans, from presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty to highly influential advisers such as Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, are said to be concerned she will run, and could win, according to the officials.

Now you all know I’m not a huge fan of Sarah Palin, not because because I believe she’s ignorant, she just doesn’t have good leadership qualities (remember: she quit the governorship of Alaska in the middle of her term). But these cowardly, unattributed comments by these GOP advisers and consultants is precisely why establishment Republicans lost in the primaries. And it’s exactly what is wrong with the Republican arty in general.

Make no mistake: this not just about stopping Sarah Palin, it’s about squashing the conservative uprising taking place through the tea party movement.

I will add this: the timing of this story by Politico is very interesting. I believe it’s designed to anger conservatives and tea partiers to a point where some decide to stay home for tomorrow’s election.

Conservatives should be angered by this sentiment from the GOP establishment but we most go to the polls in droves tomorrow and then hold our representatives’ feet to the fire.

Sarah Palin endorses Carly Fiorina in California GOP primary

May 17, 2010 Elections One comment

Sarah Palin, who is supposedly anti-GOP establishment, has endorsed yet another establishment RINO. Palin has chosen to back Carly Fiorina over the conservative Chuck DeVore in the California GOP Senate primary.

Palin defended her endorsement by saying that Fiorina had been wrongly “accused of being a RINO [Republican in Name Only]” simply because she is from “deep blue California.”

Wrong. She is being accused of being a RINO because she is a RINO!

Let’s look at Fiorina’s stellar resume:

  • She didn’t vote for the first time until she was 44;
  • She worked vigorously to get John McCain elected;
  • She almost destroyed HP.

Fiorina, if elected, might turn out to be marginally more conservative than Arnold Scharzenegger, but I doubt it.

So with that, I’m going to take a pass on Carly Fiorina.

This is now the second race in which Sarah Palin has chosen not to endorse the more conservative of Republican candidates. She endorsed John McCain in Arizona over J.D. Hayworth.

GOP leadership waffling on full Obamacare repeal campaign platform; Chinese have 60 brainwashing instiutions in America; and Sarah Palin thinks Michael Steel is doing a great job

April 8, 2010 Culture, Elections, Government, Podcast, World 3 comments

The Republican leadership can sure talk a big game but when it comes time take a stand and go campaign on it they waffle almost as much as John Kerry. GOP leaders like Sen. John Cornyn are advocating campaigning on repealing only the “non-controversial” provisions of Obamacare. Thankfully, conservatives like Rep. Steve King and Sen. Jim DeMint aren’t going along with such a cowardly campaign strategy. They’re pushing for a full repeal.

The Chinese have set up 60 “culture” centers at colleges and universities across America while they have allowed us only 4 in China. These so-called “culture” centers are designed to, in my opinion, brainwash Americans into a better perception of communist (and I really can’t emphasize that enough) China. This also just another example of the decidedly one-sided relationship we have with China.

Sarah Palin thinks RNC chairman Michael Steele “is doing a good job.” Right. She’s flat-out wrong. Please don’t make excuses for her like everyone did for her support of John McCain. She doesn’t have to say that Steele is doing a good job. Palin has become the Barack Obama of the Republican Party–an idol. She seems to more concerned about cashing in on her celebrity than on advancing conservatism.

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John Conyers cites “good and welfare” clause as proof of constiutionality of Obamacare; Sarah Palin is not the savior of conservatism we thought

March 24, 2010 Culture, Government, Podcast, Policy No comments

Rep. John Dingell says that Obamacare’s end goal is to “control the People.” This is the first honest assessment of Obamacare we have seen from a Democrat. (He doesn’t mean this, of course. In fact, his staff is attempting to walk this back by attributing it to tiredness.)

Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and, really, I can’t stress that enough, cites the “good and welfare” clause of the Constitution to validate Obamacare’s constitutionality. There is one little, inconsequential, unimportant problem with that: There is no “good and welfare” clause in the Constitution (unless, of course, I have 3 incomplete or defective copies of the Constitution)!

Sarah Palin is close to a deal with Discovery Communications for her reality show “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” that would pay her $1.2 million per episode. Palin is proving that she isn’t the savior of conservatism we thought she was 2 years ago.

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Sarah Palin nears reality show deal with Discovery

March 24, 2010 Culture, Government, Media No comments

“Sarah Palin’s Alaska” might soon be appearing on one of Discovery Communications’ family of networks:

Sources say Discovery Communications has edged out rival A&E Networks in the bidding for the project, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska.” An agreement could be announced in the next few days.

Palin is asking for $1.2 million per episode. It’s time to face it, folks, Sarah Palin quit (and let there be no doubt about it, she quit) her governorship of Alaska with 18 months remaining in her first term to maximize and capitalize on her celebrity, in my opinion.

Given her not fulfilling her gubernatorial commitment, backing John McCain for re-election, and now her desire to dive in to the reality show scene, I’m almost at the point where I have no use for Sarah Palin.

President Obama believes he is “the decider” on health care reform; Sarah Palin wants reality show; Another former GITMO detainee returns to the battlefield

March 4, 2010 Culture, Government, Podcast, Policy, War, World No comments

President Obama health care speech yesterday was very reminiscent of George W. Bush’s “I’m the decider” speech. President Obama is igoring the will of the People because he believes he’s “the decider” on health care.

Sarah Palin wants a reality show to follow her and family around in Alaska. Still think Sarah Palin is the savior of the Republican Party? Still think she’s cut out for executive leadership?

Yet another ex-GITMO detainee rejoins the battlefield upon release. Let me state it again: Terrorists can’t be rehabilitated!

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Mark Levin criticizes Glenn Beck; Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin are blowing any chance J.D. Hayworth had of beating John McCain

February 23, 2010 Elections, Media One comment

Mark Levin is jealous that Glenn Beck has surpassed his buddy Sean Hannity. I’ve never cared for Levin. He’s a Republican first and a conservative second.

Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin are showing their GOP establishment colors by endorsing John McCain. Hayworth is a perfect conservative but he’s a lot closer than McCain.

Michael Steele spending RNC funds on private planes, flowers, and Wolfgang Puck catering. And Bill Bennett wants me to believe that the Republican Party has already had its “come to Jesus?” Yeah, OK.

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Sarah Palin takes first steps toward getting her own show, becomes Fox News contributor

January 11, 2010 Media 2 comments

I predicted six months ago that Sarah Palin, upon resigning her governorship of Alaska, would be working for Fox News within several months. Well today my prediction becomes mostly accurate. It’s not 100% accurate because I said she’d have her own show and she doesn’t–as of yet.

I still stand by my full prediction that she’ll eventually have her own show. This is just the first step.

McCain Voters: Please Don’t Lie To Exit Pollsters

November 4, 2008 Elections One comment

I’m concerned at some posts I’m reading on other conservatives blogs that are encouraging those of us who vote for Senator McCain and Governor Palin to lie to exit pollsters. Their thesis is that by lying to the exit pollsters the media will end up looking more foolish than they ordinarily do by skewing Obama’s showing. I know they mean well, but this is the absolute last thing we want to do.

By helping the media overstate Obama’s showing we very possibly will help reduce McCain’s turnout in key states like Nevada, New Mexico, and Montana. We don’t want that.

I would encourage every McCain voter to seek out exit pollsters and be honest. Tell them you voted for McCain-Palin and why. Encourage anyone you’re voting with who is voting for McCain to do the same.

The media are going to do a good enough job on their own overstating Obama’s turnout, we don’t don’t need to help them out. Besides, as I’ve stated, it’s counterproductive.

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