More Quote of the Day Honorable Mentions, Part 8

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Michael P. Tremoglie:

"She is a menace because she represents the hoi polloi. She is part of the great unwashed - the antithesis of the eastern elite. The fact that Palin excited the crowds more than McCain dismayed the Republican elite. This caused the invective directed at her by them. It also produced alarm among Democrats who believed Palin would draw conservative Democrats away from Obama. This led to T-shirts worn by members of a Democratic Party rent-a-mob, who were outside a Philadelphia hotel as Palin [and her young daughter] exited a campaign function, which read: 'Sarah Palin is a c**t.' So much for the civility for which the liberals claim to clamor."

Rex Whisman:

"I think the Governor's resignation provided the opportunity for her to develop a brand strategy that will guide the next stages of her life and allow her to recruit and retain brand champions that align with her brand attributes. Let us see what role her new book plays in meeting those goals."

Melissa Clouthier:

"Barack Obama is doing more to make Sarah Palin viable than anyone else. Her Facebook posts are straight-forward, self-evident common sense. Meanwhile, President Obama is so “smart” and his impulses are exactly wrong. He seems ashamed of America and American principles. No doubt about Sarah Palin’s allegiance. That may well be enough, after it’s all said and done."

Hillbuzz:

"The word 'polarizing' when used against a woman — and it is ALWAYS employed exclusively against women — is never identified as a code-word. Essentially, calling a woman 'polarizing' is really just saying 'she’s a f'ing b*tch we hate'. And hate for really no good reason. The media just hates her, and takes every opportunity it has to convince other people to hate her too."

Bonzai:

"The moderate statists and the progressive statists must destroy Palin, because [she] is a threat to them, but it's backfiring. The more they pile on, the less credibility they have."

Thomas Lifson:

"I fully expect Going Rogue to sell millions of copies. It may even top the sales of Mark Levin's landmark book, Liberty & Tyranny, which is the bestselling nonfiction book of the year so far... It is a foundation stone for a rising political movement, and that makes it important. Now comes Sarah Palin, who, despite an unprecedented smear campaign, can speak over the heads of the media to a public which pays close attention to her views. Whether or not she runs for president, her stature as a major conservative voice will be enhanced by the coming Sarahlanche."

PrairiePundit:

"Those who claim she needs to 'grow' are ignoring some pretty solid positions on energy and the environment as well as national security. On the hot button issues that have motivated the Tea Party movement she is well ahead of the rest of the Republican party."

Monte Kuligowski:

"An AP article... purports to fact check Sarah Palin’s claims in her new book. It took a village of AP writers to denounce Palin under the guise of fact checking... The piece is filled with biased representations, characterizations, conclusions, and a loyal defense of Obama. Interestingly, the Internet piece does not provide one link to the facts or sources upon which the AP relies."

Kathy Shaidle:

"After petulantly shrugging off media fascination with Sarah Palin's new book two days ago -- 'who cares?' -- Media Matters now features the book front and center on its homepage, and gloats: 'AP fact-checks Palin's Going Rogue'... No word on whether or not Palin ate the mint on her pillow. Was it dark chocolate? Is that question 'racist'? I await Media Matters' verdict. Assuming they have enough staffers on hand to deliver it."

Gene Lalor:

"Ever on the alert to discover conservative flaws and errors, the Associated Press assigned no less than eleven attack dogs to fact check the book and came up with little ammunition... Fact-checking the AP fact checkers, the revelations are exposed as mostly reporter opinions and misrepresentations."

Lachlan Markay:

"The AP tried very hard to find things to fact-check in Going Rogue. 1.83 reporters per mistake is quite an operation for little substantive news gathering. That the story included quips that didn't seem to contradict what she said in the book, or speculated about her emotional and intellectual background, demonstrates the lengths to which the AP will go to criticize Palin and her work."

John Podhoretz:

"By naming names and revealing the unprofessional behavior of McCain campaign staffers who were doing his election effort no favors by engaging in Palin-bashing, she has struck a blow for a greater degree of campaign civility in the future, in part by letting future potential employers in the political realm know about the poor behavior of people they might hire to help get them elected. The best way to neutralize a hostile leaker in the world of electoral politics is to let the world know that the leaker is a leaker."

Michael Naragon:

"Perhaps Brooks hasn’t seen the Amazon sales lists, the thousands attending her book signings, or, for that matter, the book sales list published by his own worthless rag... Brooks also does a good job of pulling up his skirt and showing himself to be a not-so-secret Obama supporter. Nice work, Dave. You can’t take her seriously, yet Obama was a serious candidate in 2008 and effective president in 2009? Wait, who’s the joke again?

Bill Kristol:

"Sarah Palin would not have bowed to the Emperor of Japan. She wouldn't have even curtsied to him."

Richard Baehr:

"I think Palin's behavior since the end of the campaign is in large part explained by the cost and time associated with defending herself against the dozen-plus nonsense charges she has had to respond to in Alaska. As Governor, she was limited in her ability to earn enough to pay to defend herself. Hence she resigned."

- JP