Saturday, April 3, 2010

More Quote of the Day Honorable Mentions, Part 41

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"Have spine, will travel: Wire Palin" Edition...

Shushannah Walshe:
A former senior adviser to McCain during his primary battle and the general election said that he never heard McCain speak ill of Palin, but described their campaigning together as "entirely transactional," adding that 'she feels obligated and he feels that he benefits from her.'"
Clifton B:
"Thinking back to McCain’s concession speech... Sarah was not allowed to give her short speech. Today, McCain would probably give his eyetooth to have Sarah so much as wink to his audience. While McCain is still the same man he was then, Palin has grown by leaps and bounds."
M. Becker:
"[Sarah Palin] can do three things right now, is positioned and gifted to do all of them well, and she will make a big contribution to the effort to change the face of Washington DC in November. She’s well connected on social media and is an articulate bomb thrower. See 'death panels'. She’s good at throwing red meat to the base and getting them focused. She also drives the enemy berserk. She can raise money like nobody’s business... For the 'driving the enemy berserk' part... my personal favorite would have to be the Anchorage Daily News... These people need Thorazine."
Joe Gandelman:
"The bigger lingering issue has been whether the GOP can meld traditional GOP voters with the tea party movement. If Palin brings in tea party members to vote for candidates who have her blessing, it will be a significant development for the Republicans — and Democrats will ignore it at their peril."
Joshuapundit:
"I swear, sometimes I feel like Sarah Palin has more guts and common sense than half the Republican Party put together."
Taylor Marsh:
"To understand the enormity of [Sarah Palin's] people powered popularity you need to consider that Searchlight has a population of around 760 people, give or take, but certainly less than 1,000... The lines of cars and crowd shots.. are nothing short of monumental..."
Jackie Bartz:
"According to a recent poll by the Dittman Research Corporation, 53 percent of Alaskans want Palin to stay politically active... Whether people love her or love to hate her, people seem to agree that Palin will likely be good for Alaska's economy, with some expecting her fame to bring in extra tourism dollars."
Lou Harris:
"The outlook for the Tea Party venture into politics must be viewed as well set-up to succeed. Above all else, they can make hay with their denunciation of the Washington crowd... Very important, they have a highly charismatic possible leader and potential candidate in Sarah Palin... The Tea Party may prove to be the marginal difference in determining who will occupy the White House in 2013 or who will control the House of Representatives in 2011."
Merv Benson:
"I think Sarah Palin is pretty much a center right conservative whose views on foreign policy are pretty mainstream among conservatives. The same can be said for her domestic positions, where if anything she may be more interventionist than libertarian conservatives. What really scares liberals is that she connects with voters in ways that motivate them to action. She has a way of making fun of opponents that is difficult for them to respond to. [Her] ability to deliver a low key zinger against Obama seems to drive them up the wall."
Eric Dondero:
"Palin has had many Libertarian Party supporters over the years. Her first campaign manager in her runs for Mayor of Wasilla was identified by the Boston Globe... as a 'Libertarian.' In 2005, she attended two local Libertarian Party meetings in Anchorage... And in 2006 the entire board of the Libertarian Party of Alaska endorsed her candidacy. Additionally, the LP candidate against her on the ballot Billy Toien, publicly backed her campaign the last three days of the race. In 2007/08, all three co-founders of 'Draft Sarah Palin for VP' were self-described 'libertarians.'"
Larry Lambert:
"Sarah Palin doesn't lack for courage or moral fiber, and she is a spokesperson for a better America - an America without barack hussein obama or his stooges leading the country."
Dan Calabrese:
"[Sarah Palin] should endorse who she wants, not because she’s trying to be a conservative, but because she’s being herself. If you think that’s conservative, fine. If you don’t, who cares? She is a person with great skills, great integrity and an exceptional understanding of the issues facing this country. I have no idea if she wants to run for president, but I want to see her influence grow, because it is good influence, and she accomplishes good things."
Patrick Archbold:
"Liberals have derided the concept of 'death panels' for months ever since Sarah Palin coined the term... Paul Krugman of the NY Times appearing on This Week laughs at the notion of death panel and then goes on to explain in startling detail how the death panels will save money... A lot of people owe Sarah Palin an apology."
Cassy Fiano:
"Levi Johnston is shopping around his very own 'Jersey Shore' style reality show... It seems to me that Alaskans will prefer Sarah’s version by far. It looks as if Levi is out to make young Alaskans look like nothing more than idiotic, adrenaline-seeking hicks. Sarah Palin is out to show the beauty and the adventure of Alaska. Which [one] seems to be a more positive representation? If anything, I’d imagine that Levi’s show will be an embarassment to Alaskans, and especially the community of Wasilla."
Steve Krakauer:
"It’s a bit ironic that all the controversy from the rap and country worlds leading up to Sarah Palin’s first ever Fox News special concerns one of the least controversial things she may have ever taken part in... Those who love Palin will love this – those who hate her won’t find much to bash, other than to maybe snark the occasional awkwardness in her on-set exchanges. There’s very little doubt the former GOP VP nominee will be an enormous star, and this proves that even further... In this format... she thrives."
Tunku Varadarajan:
"The elites hate Palin, in truth, because she is subversive. But her subversiveness has its bounds, and this is what makes her such a skilled politician... In stumping for McCain, Palin is able to reassure the GOP establishment that she is a pro, not a flamethrower, and also make clear to them that if they go into battle for November’s elections without her, they will have a much harder time getting recalcitrant Tea Partiers on board."
Daniel Halper:
"Palin's [Passover] statement hits home, paying tribute to the historic connection between the Jewish people and the (entire) city of Jerusalem, while riffing off the Obama administration’s often repeated but utterly dissonant statements about the 'unshakable' bonds between the United States and Israel. In fact, this administration seems determined to undermine that alliance to the greatest extent conditions will allow... Still, for the anti-Palin left, surely this statement will set off another round of handwringing and worry that, horror of horrors, 'even on the difficult issues she supports Israel.'"
David Innes:
"If what the country needs to pull us out of our free fall into European social democracy is someone with a solid center in classical republican principles as well as the skill, vision, mettle, and integrity to pull it off politically, Sarah Palin may be the one to do it. I’m not convinced, but I’m listening."
Mike Zeldis:
"It seems to me that Palin is the only person that for the most part represents a true U.S.Constitutional position as envisioned by our founding fathers who could get elected in 2012 and have a chance of stopping and reversing this tyrannical destruction of the U.S that is being advanced by Soros/Obama. Sarah Palin can save us from the Soros/Obama tyranny."
Ted Bellman:
"Sarah Palin is hot. The tide has turned. She can no longer be denied. She will be elected President in 2012... People are rallying around her and her principles. Critics can argue with details, if they are given any, but they can’t argue with her principles."
- JP

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