Monday, November 30, 2009

More Quote of the Day Honorable Mentions, Part 12

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More quintessential quotes...

Andrew Malcolm:
"Everybody thinks 2012 when they think of Palin, who last week pushed Oprah's show to its highest ratings in nearly three years. Remember, though, in 2012 the first hurdles a rehabbed candidate Palin would face are her own party's primaries, where diligent conservatives conscientiously come out to play. If she somehow mobilized Iowa's white evangelicals as Mike Huckabee did to win the 2008 season-opening caucus, many bets would be off about her unelectability. Right now, Palin holds 65% approval among white evangelical Protestants, not a bad place to start, if she decides to."
Mike Farmer:
"The D.C. power players hate what Sarah Palin represents -- a diverse public outside D.C. fighting against state power... Statism and power are what the Washington D.C. political class is protecting, and anyone from the "collective" across America who rises to challenge statism will be attacked. Sarah Palin's appeal is that she empowers ordinary people against a powerful, over-reaching and impersonal state. This, the political class can't have."
Michelle Malkin:
"In Michigan, [Nora] O’Donnell smugly noted that Palin’s fans were 'largely white — almost no minorities in this crowd.' [Chris] Matthews parroted the line, assailing the 'white crowd.' [Joan] Walsh likened the gathering to a 'paranoid tea party.' Matthews hammered away at the 'monochromatic' scene. Ahem. Check out the masthead of MSNBC TV, 'The Place for Politics.' Wear sunglasses and SPF 30 lotion. You’ll need protection from the blinding white glare..."
James Freeman:
"I think Republicans would be crazy to rule her out at this point. The reason Barack Obama is losing independents is because of this unprecedented government intervention into the economy--huge deficits, bailouts, government ownership of industry. You look at her record, and what comes through very clearly is, she is on the side of free markets. You look at her speech in Hong Kong. She talks about the roots of this crisis--the government roots: encouraging housing investment, easy-money credit policies at the Fed. Even going back to her debate with Joe Biden, she talked about individual responsibility and people not borrowing more than they can afford. So I think, in terms of the issues, she is meeting exactly not just the political moment, but really the need of our society right now for somebody to say 'enough government.'"
Bob Lonsberry:
"They must really be afraid of Sarah Palin... That’s the politics of personal destruction. That’s the left doing everything it can to destroy a person who threatens it. The liberals in Washington and in the media know that they might not be able to beat her at the ballot box, so they need to beat her now, by poisoning the public mind against her, by defining her as a buffoon. Before people come to know her, the liberals have to destroy her.... And the bottom line is that Sarah Palin, in her character and values, is more like America than any other current national politician – certainly more than the president. And that scares the liberals. So they are trying to destroy her through mockery."
Wild Thing:
"Sarah Palin at a book signing where... Andrea Mitchell was in the crowd of people and was being held back by police, but she still was able to ask a couple of questions. Later Andrea Mitchell had to acknowledge that there were 1500 people VERY early in line... Sometimes there is news that just makes one feel good. This is one little item that makes up for the deep disgust and sadness at the moronic attacks on Sarah Palin... I will never forget the look on Mitchell's face when she announced Sarah was the VP choice. I am no doctor, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn express last night, and if that wasn't the look of discomfort from some sort of 'personal exam' I don't know what is. Andrea Mitchell knows in her heart and soul this is the real deal, and it kills her."
Alan Dowd:
"She’s clearly laying the groundwork for her own White House run. Leaving the governor’s office has freed her to stay connected with the conservative base, sharpen her policy positions as well as how she presents them, work the speaking circuit, raise money and write a book. For Palin... these latter three are interconnected. Her book deal has already garnered a healthy chunk of change, and she is reportedly commanding six figures per speech. Good for her. I hope she makes her case well. And if she makes a run for the Republican nomination, I hope she gets a fair shake. If a summertime USAToday/Gallup poll is any indication, she will."
Matthew Dowd:
"It is definitely a possibility that Palin could be elected president of the United States... America is... politically divided and polarized, and Palin benefits from this dynamic. While Democrats love Obama, Republicans look on him with real disfavor. The gap between Obama's approval rating among Democrats and among Republicans is nearly 70 percentage points -- a higher partisan divide than either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush experienced. Obama's agenda and actions this year, and some mistakes, have solidified this divide... Polls show that Palin's favorability numbers are a mirror image of those of Obama... Granted, independent voters have significant reservations about her capability to be president, and this would be a hurdle in the general election. But to win the Republican nomination, Palin needs only to get enough support from the base to win early key states. Already, in nearly every poll today, she has a level of support that makes her a viable primary candidate."
Maria Vitale:
"'Is she dangerous?' The headline blared from 'Entertainment Tonight' and referred to hockey mom-turned-political star Sarah Palin. The theme was repeated in a fundraising e-mail from the Democratic National Committee. What exactly is so dangerous about a woman who, at the present time, holds no political office and has none of the visible trappings of national power? Palin poses a threat to the status quo because she is a woman with high name recognition who dares to go against the abortion establishment. She is pro-life to the core, both in word and in deed. And, even though Roe v. Wade has been on the books now for close to 37 years, she is the woman who could bring it down."
The Augusta Chronicle:
"Liberal talking heads love to paint Palin as politically divisive. Pardon? What's she done that's so divisive? Support traditional American values? Since when is that a problem?... In Mediaworld, the media fret over Palin being somehow divisive as a potential political candidate. But when polls indicate actual division -- numbers showing that half the country is against Obama and his policies -- the same media never think to use the 'D' word."
Anthony Bialy:
"Palin should pattern herself after a role model who spent eight total years in government before he won the top job... Ronald Reagan’s chief strength was offering a broad vision as opposed to being a long-time policy wonk. Underlings within the administration can address technical details. It’s the president’s job to make unbelievably bold statements on freedom’s behalf such as, 'Mister Gorbachev, tear down this wall.' She thankfully possesses a similarly clear vision, as displayed in both her Republican Convention speech and each of her Facebook posts. Also, she’s obviously willing to flaunt her independence. That fact is best shown by the title of a new book you may have heard that she’s authored."
Rachel Campos-Duffy:
"Certainly one thing the feminist establishment never anticipated was Todd Palin. The new evolved husband was not supposed to be a blue-collar, snowmobiling commercial fisherman. He was supposed to be an ivy educated, New York Times-reading liberal. Their great hope was Bill Clinton, but he let them down. However, his stellar abortion rights creds granted him a pass after Monica and the feminists set the stage for him to redeem himself during Hillary’s long-awaited presidential campaign. But poor Bill couldn’t help upstaging Hillary, and his narcissistic rantings cost her dearly in a razor thin primary. The 'First Dude' of the most macho state in our union, on the other hand, coolly stands in the background supporting his successful wife without a trace of resentment or envy."
Dennis Campbell:
"No one seems to rile up the character assassins of the Left more than Palin. They attack her, her husband, and her children. She is shamelessly ridiculed and slandered even though the values she espouses are those of the majority of Americans... During her recent appearance on Fox News host Sean Hannity's program, she was lucid and composed, and had the kind of common sense liberals so desperately lack. For instance, her assessment of the Ft. Hood massacre: An act of terrorism. It is an assessment that Liberals simply cannot bring themselves to make, no matter what the evidence. Without a doubt Palin terrorizes them the way no one else does."
Keith Burgess-Jackson:
"Conservatives in this country crave a leader who defends their values, criticizes progressives, and isn't afraid of a fight. The more Palin speaks, the more she endears herself to ordinary Americans. Let the progressive elites vilify her; all it does is show how mainstream she is."
Lori Calabrese:
"Many voters have already formed an opinion about the former governor, but Palin's popularity numbers have boosted in national polls in recent months... It is too early to say who will prevail as the 2012 GOP presidential candidate, but with the sales of her memoir and her growing popularity, Palin is using the opportunity to speak out on her views on President Obama and what she would do if she was in charge... 'She brings out a different crowd,' Salem Republican Party Chairman Greg Habeeb told the Roanoke Times. 'She taps into something that the Republican Party really needs to tap into.'"
- JP

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