Why People are voting for Bristol on DWTS

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Guess it never occurs to the leftists, drunk as they are on Haterade, that people are voting for Bristol on DWTS because they LIKE her. Watch mediacrat Steffy get schooled by the experts:


- JP

12 in 2012: Gov. Palin Could Shake Up GOP Race

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Gov. Palin was featured Tuesday on Brett Bair's "12 in 2012," a series spotlighting the top dozen potential GOP presidential candidates who may run in the next election:

"I still don't know," Palin told Fox News' Bret Baier about a possible bid. "You know, if there are others out there who are principled and hardworking and willing to make the sacrifices that you need to make as an individual, as a family, as a candidate, as an elected official, I'll keep doing what I'm doing and I'll be their biggest supporter.

"But if, Bret, there's nobody else that, I think, is willing to make the tough decisions and isn't so caught up in, in the political machine that they believe that they have to compromise, then I'd be willing to make the sacrifices, and, um, run for office," she said.

- JP

Godspeed, Smitty

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Smitty, Stacy McCain's blogging buddy at The Other McCain, is shipping out for Afghanistan. We wish him Godspeed and a safe return. Like his brothers and sisters in arms carrying out their missions all around the world, he will be in our prayers. For those who wear the uniform, words aren't enough to thank them for their service, hence the following tribute:


- JP

Gov. Palin: Media's refusal to vet Obama 'coming home to roost' (Updated)

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Gov. Palin, in one of her frequent appearances on the "Bob and Mark" morning program on Anchorage FM station KHWL, criticized the media for not vetting Barack Obama before the 2008 election and said there are important lessons to be learned in John Ziegler’s documentary Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin was Targeted:

"We know that Obama wasn’t vetted through the campaign, and now, you know, some things are coming home to roost, if you will, which is inexperience, his associations, and that ultimately harms our republic when a candidate isn’t — isn’t vetted by the media, that cornerstone of our democracy. So, you’re right, it’s not about me and whether you like my politics or not. You can push all that aside, and just pay attention to what that message is in this documentary, and that is that things have got to change for the better in the state of journalism. Otherwise, you know, it could be part of a demise of our democracy if that cornerstone erodes."

h/t: Ed Morrissey

Update: The full Bob and Mark interview with Bristol and Sarah Palin is here.

- JP

Palin-Haters of the Theocratic Right

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Those on the secular humanist left who are convinced that Sarah Palin is a "theocrat" must have never heard of John Lofton. The former Washington Times columnist has been involved in two presidential campaigns, as an advisor to Pat Buchanan's efforts in the 1990s and as Communications Director for the 2004 run by Michael Peroutka as the nominee of the Constitution Party. In Lofton's view from the extreme religious right, Gov. Palin just isn't Christian enough:

"Sarah Palin's assertion that the issue of whether moms with small children should or should not work outside the home is a 'petty, little, superficial, meaningless thing' reveals, with a vengeance, that she is a hard-core feminist, with no Christian/Biblical view whatsoever of what a wife/mom ought to be. Her referring to those who believe moms should work in the home to raise their own children as 'Neanderthals' is a slap in the face to millions of moms struggling to do this in obedience to God and His Word."

From his blog The American View, Lofton rails at Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, and any other female who dares to do anything other than remain barefoot, pregnant and completely subservient to the man of the house. Lofton and his ilk are textbook examples of the dangers inherent in pridefully interpreting the scriptures without understanding them. Lofton, for example, admitted to Fr. Mitchell Pacwa (during a debate over whether we can ask the saints for their intercessions in our prayers) that he doesn't know Greek. How can one interpret scripture without having a command of not only Greek, but Hebrew and Aramaic as well? Further, if God intended for women to be little more than virtual house slaves, He never would have allowed Deborah to become a judge in Israel or the daughters of Philip to be prophetesses.

The left is so far to the left on the political spectrum that its view of the right compresses all conservatives into a monolith, much as a telephoto lens makes objects appear to be much closer to one another than they really are. Leftists fail to see that there are degrees of separation between the three general types of conservatives. For those of us in the "conservative mainstream" who consider ourselves to be Reagan conservatives, we have on our left the Vichy Republicans and Conservative Lites. That is where you will find the David Frums, Peggy Noonans and Kathleen Parkers. They are progressives who fancy themselves to be conservatives and thus the ones that liberals love to quote and the left frequently invite as guests on their media shows. On our right are the John Loftons and others who have aligned themselves with the Constitution Party. They believe in the Constitution, but their belief requires that it be interpreted strictly along Biblical lines, or at least according to their interpretation of The Bible.

Standing with us in the mainstream of conservatism is Sarah Palin. While we believe that America owes a debt to the faith of our founders, we reject the notion that we need Christian "mullahs" to define that faith for us. Our Jewish brothers and sisters would no doubt draw the short straws under such an arrangement, one which would be a complete anathema to the founders. Indeed, George Washington wrote, in his letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island:

"May the children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid. May the Father of all mercies scatter light and not darkness in our paths, and make us all in our several vocations useful here, and in his own due time and way everlastingly happy."

Based on Lofton's argument with Fr. Pacwa, we suspect that Catholics would not be considered Christians in good standing by Lofton's definition. He is also on record as saying that he "never met a Christian who readily agreed that... Mormons are Christians." Lofton must not get out much. We never cease to be amazed by Christians who evidently believe that the good Lord just can't get his job done without their indispensable and unerring assistance.

Mainstream conservatives refer to the nation's founding upon "Judeo-Christian" values, not just Christian values. Lofton rejects this view in favor of that of Jewish scholar Arthur Cohen, who wrote that the Judeo-Christian tradition "is a myth which buries under the fine silt of rhetoric the authentic, meaningful, and irrevocable distinction which exists between Jewish belief and Christian belief."

It's not yet a cliche to say that when the far left and the far right are firing all of their guns at you, you must be right over the target. The secular humanist left should turn its eyes and its wrath away from Sarah Palin and other Reagan conservatives toward the real theocrats. To find a starting place for their examination of theocrats, they need look no further than Mullah Lofton and his like-minded fellows out there on the far-flung fringes of the right.

- JP

Stuart Schwartz on She Who Must Be Stopped

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Stuart Schwartz opines at American Thinker on how, in the warped view of the media elites, Sarah Palin, despite helping elect 60 candidates in the midterm elections, is a "loser" because she refuses to play the game of politics by the political establishment's rules:

Immediately following the election, the nation's elites went on Sarah Palin Alert. They have worked hard to strip taxpayers of hard-earned dollars and make Washington, D.C. the center of wealth, with six of the ten wealthiest counties in the United States bordering the Beltway. And it was Karl Rove who slammed his foot down on the accelerator of government spending during the Bush presidency, handing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama a government poised to careen out of control. And it has: now that great centralized motor vehicle bureau known as the federal government has twice as many $150,000-a-year bureaucrats as it did when Obama took office, all extravagantly paid to scowl, fill out forms, and say "no" to the hapless citizens underwriting their million-dollar homes.

Small wonder that Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus of Alabama, a veteran of almost two decades inside the Beltway, looked at the Tea Party-inspired Republican sweep and saw only danger...from Sarah Palin. He said of her Herculean effort in creating a Republican wave: she cost us the U.S. Senate! Stop her! he screamed. And the media answered with a barrage of articles offering advice on how to stop Palin. For example, a former Wall Street Journal editor who had bolted when the owner of Fox News, Rupert Murdoch, bought the news outlet and put an end to its leftward drift laid out a plan to "derail Palin for 2012."

The mainstream media have been only too happy to oblige, for... the media elites immediately joined the Republican political establishment to highlight the "urgent task" resulting from the midterm victory: "Stop Sarah Palin."

And over on the Upper East Side of New York City, at a favorite hangout called The Corner Bookstore ("a small treasure in a neighborhood famous for its elegant townhouses" and celebrities), Peggy Noonan takes time out from being quintessentially Manhattan and concentrates on the common enemy created by the midterm elections. Sarah Palin has again, she writes, proved herself "a nincompoop." This "empty or crazy" woman actually thinks she's capable of operating in the rarefied atmosphere of official Washington, of holding her own with the media establishment. Look at her: Palin hangs with her family and enjoys such tacky pursuits as hunting and fishing. Meanwhile, everyone who is anyone knows that a life truly worth living begins here, where Lauren Weisberger first read from The Devil Wears Prada to the applause of Peggy's friends. Prada, not Palin. There's a world of difference in those five letters beginning with "P," Noonan reminds us, as the latter has none of the cachet of the former and lacks "actual talent."

And to the west on this storied island, the width of Central Park and then some, two icons of the ruling class have gathered in the studios of CNN to reinforce the notion that Sarah Palin is now a danger to the United States. It's called "Parker Spitzer." Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker and the disgraced former governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, have put together a show that is mainstream media right down to its "bomb" in the ratings. Parker lets us know that she is proud to have led the "assassination" of Palin in the days following the Alaska governor's vice presidential nomination. Rove is right to slam Palin, for she has "earned her ridicule" for her outrageously extreme positions. Palin believes that abortion is wrong, that Israel is courageous and admirable, that traditional family relationships are a strength and blessing, and that God is a part of all that is good and true -- extremist positions, Parker claims, repugnant to the real heart of America...Washington, D.C. This "dangerous" woman represents a "fresh terror" for "establishment Republicans," who, like Parker and Spitzer, are professionals. This election has now put the professionals on alert: Palin must be stopped.

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Parker, Spitzer, Noonan and Rove are the Bob, Ted, Carol and Alice of the media elites, an unholy media alliance of political prostitutes and johns. What a fitting metaphor for the Beltway political establishment: Democrats and Vichy Republicans crawling into bed together as they have done to stop what Schwartz describes as "the greatest threat to come out of the midterm Republican victories: Sarah Palin." She's a winner, but in the bassackwards world of the media elites, that makes her a "loser" in their Book of the Dead and Dying. And all for the simple reason that She Who Must Be Stopped will never compromise her first principles.

- JP

Day By Day (November 16, 2010)

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- JP

Quote of the Day (November 15, 2010)

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Carrie Ann Inaba, DWTS judge, to People Magazine:

"Bristol Palin is somebody that I think most of Middle America and regular people can relate to. A lot of people come up to me and say, 'I want to be on Dancing with the Stars. Why don't they have a regular-people version?' And I feel like that's what Bristol Palin is. She's a regular girl with normal problems and normal issues, and I think a lot of people look at her and see themselves. I think the Bristol Palin phenomenon is amazing. I feel like she's very relatable to the average person. She's non-pretentious, very relaxed, and sort of non-affected by anything in this dance competition right next to all these amazing celebrities."

- JP

Gov. Palin: Ron Paul should subpoena Ben Bernacke

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Gov. Palin was Judge Andrew Napolitano's guest on "Freedom Watch" Monday night:

Segment 1 - Sarah Palin on the implication of quantitative easing and the Fed's attempts restore economic stability:


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Segment 2 - Gov. Palin on her TV show and the intrusion of government in American lives:



- JP

More Quote of the Day Honorable Mention, Part 155

Special "I can see the reviews of 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' from my house" Edition
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h/t: Denise

Shane Vander Hart at Caffeinated Thoughts:

"I just finished watching the first part of the eight part new documentary on TLC called 'Sarah Palin’s Alaska'. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The scenery was fantastic... What I liked most about the show is that it shows the family uncut and unscripted... There didn’t seem to be any desire on the part of the Palins to put up a false image, but rather a desire to just be themselves... This show looks to provide an unprecedented transparent look into the life of a political figure which is something that I appreciate. I’m sure there will be naysayers who will point to the flaws, but most I believe will gain a new appreciation for Governor Palin, but more importantly, an appreciation for the state that she loves."

James Poniewozik at TIME:

"If Palin's red-meat Fox News commentary is the sort of media you do to position yourself for a primary, then 'Sarah Palin's Alaska', full of folksy moments and free-range metaphors, is a general-election play."

Jennifer at Cubachi:

"'Sarah Palin’s Alaska' begins with the former governor giving her mission statement for the series. Sarah Palin is one of these unique personalities that has taken the nation by storm. She is using the height of her popularity to uphold the promise she made during her farewell speech from the governorship: promote Alaska. Not only is this a showcase of Alaska, the beauty of the state with its snow-covered mountains, beautiful lakes, and rivers; it also grants viewers a chance to see the real Sarah Palin and not the character projected by the mainstream and liberal media."

Ken Tucker at Entertainment Weekly:

"She struggles mightily against a side of rock that would leave me quailing and ready to give up, but Palin persists and succeeds. This is Sarah at her most winning."

Meredith Jessup at The Blaze:

"It’s official. Some people will complain about anything when it comes to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The latest complaint comes from environmentalists who are criticizing Palin’s new television special, 'Sarah Palin’s Alaska,' airing this evening on TLC... For being an 'environmentalist,' Toppenberg seems blissfully unaware of how dangerous bears are. Further, if Palin hadn’t have reacted with a bit of fear (which all humans should around bears, mind you), I predict Toppenberg would then complain that the former governor was putting people in danger by not warning them of how dangerous bears are. If Toppenberg thinks wild bears are so 'habituated,' let him be the first to approach one without fear. Seriously, Palin can’t win with these people. Fortunately for the rest of us, she doesn’t seem to care."

Dale Buss at Brand Channel:

"Not surprisingly, some critics already are scoring the eight-week TLC reality show as little more than one long presidential campaign commercial. Palin has promoted it as a fun, revealing and family-friendly look at Alaska. It may, of course, be both."

Dewaine Shoulders at Palin Promotions:

"The left and the media has created a character out of Sarah Palin, and tonight, we finally got to see the real woman. This is a woman who loves her family, her home and nature. She relishes the moments that make her life in Alaska so interesting, and also relishes the mundane aspects as well... This will probably not change any minds about Sarah Palin, pro or con. But what it may do is begin to show those on the fence, those people unsure about how they feel about the woman, that she is the real deal. And there is nothing wrong with her, unlike what most of the MSM had tried to portray. She’s not the anti-environmental monster that the leftist bloggers have been droning on about, nor is she the stupid bimbo that many on the left have trumpeted time and again. Sarah Palin is a woman who loves her family, her state, her country, and her life. And in the end, there isn’t anything wrong with that. Those credentials prove that she is America… Just like the rest of us!"

Sister Toljah:

"Great stuff. Alaska is a beautiful state... What a down to earth family, and what super lady Palin is – and totally NOT a 'diva' as some on the left have painted her out to be."

Tom Gliatto at People.com:

"The first hour of the show, at least, played out as a shrewd, beautifully produced political ad intended to link the one-time vice presidential candidate in the audience's minds with an image that is homegrown, rugged and strong. There's nothing unfair or even surprising about this.... Palin and husband Todd climb the base of Mount McKinley. It's impossible to watch this footage and not see it as a metaphor for Palin's own self-propelled rise in politics. The segment was a bit hokey, but Palin deserves credit for making her way up a rock face despite an admitted fear of heights. I wouldn't have blamed her for standing on a stepladder and calling it a day."

PoliPundit:

"If Teddy Roosevelt – the outdoorsman and naturalist, not the 'progressive' ideologue – were a woman, he’d be called Sarah Palin."

Dick Rolfe, CEO of The Dove Foundation:

"'Sarah Palin’s Alaska' is chock full of the stunning, majestic landscapes at Denali Park and Mount McKinley, the highest mountain peak in North America. Nature’s beauty can also present dangerous challenges like angry momma bears and 100 ft deep ice crevices that could swallow up a careless climber. This rugged backdrop offers some insights as to how Sarah and Todd Palin acquired the skills to overcome some of their own personal adversities; from the birth of their special needs child, Trigg to the cruel jabs leveled at them by political opponents and media pundits. Sarah is seen as a typical mother with all the challenges of a parent with children from ages 2 to 18. Her husband and help-mate, Todd is not shy or quiet as he is often portrayed. Calm and secure are more appropriate adjectives that describe him. His calming demeanor helps keep the family on task and on track."

Rick Moore at HolyCoast.com:

"Amazing scenery and I'm pretty sure many lefty heads will explode as they realize that Sarah Palin is actually human... This series will do wonders for Alaska's economy and TLC's ratings, not to mention Sarah Palin's image."

Bungalow Bill at BBCW:

"Have you ever seen the documentary 'Grizzly Man'? ... Eventually a mean ol' bear he named Mr. Chocolate got very hungry and desperate to consume enough calories to survive hibernation, as the imbecile environmentalist Treadwell was soon eaten by Mr. Chocolate... Now many years later, Sarah Palin is talking a more conservative approach to showing the magnificence of bears, and guess who's complaining? The environmentalists! It never fails. Prop up an idiot like Treadwell who tampers with their environment but make Sarah Palin the villain for keeping her distance but enjoying their beauty while understanding their danger... And so it's ok when liberals with mental disorders disturb the bears at close proximity, but by golly if you are a prominent conservative, they will call you out on it."

Gio at Giovanni's World:

"This woman may be running for the Presidency in the future and I would like to see her up close and personal. I’m hoping this show allows me, and millions of other viewers [to] get that look. So far, she is exactly what I expected, and I am not disappointed."

Jay Tea at Wizbang:

"Anyone who says that Sarah's a prima donna or diva or wimp has no clue what they are talking about. Those terms simply don't apply to someone who routinely handles live fish, shoots shotguns, and does the other stuff she does on a regular basis... I am getting more and more convinced that Sarah Palin gets this country. She has a hell of a grasp on how we're changing and going societally (and not just politically), and she's riding the hell out of it... Now she's taking over reality TV, but in her own way -- family-friendly and wholesome. This is a woman who intends to make her mark on this nation. She might run for president, or she might not -- it depends on whether or not she decides if... she can achieve more by other means. And those who continue to misunderestimate her, denigrate her, dismiss her... they will do so to their regret, and their peril."

- JP

Gov. Palin on Freedom Watch Tonight

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Judge Andrew Napolitano's "Freedom Watch" program is not just for weekends anymore. Fox Business has decided that da Judge is ready for prime time, and "Freedom Watch" will air each weeknight at 7 PM Texas Time starting tonight. Sarah Palin will help Napolitano kick off the new schedule, as she's already recorded her guest spot for tonight's show. Now she's flying to LA LA Land to be on the front row for Bristol's appearance on DWTS.

- JP

Right-Wing Conspiracies: DWTS and Now… The Dictionary?

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The wild-eyed, conspiro-nuts of the far left have been waxing goofy over claims that there simply must be a vast right wing conspiracy because Palin moppet Bristol Palin continues to scoot by and stay on the Dancing With the Stars show. Well, now I'd guess they have a new conspiracy to launch: the New Oxford American Dictionary has just named "refudiate" its word of the year.

The left is all ready to call in Jesse Ventura and his TV crew of Conspiracy Theory on this one. After all, it must be a vast right-wing conspiracy if a real-life dictionary is to be seen giving such as Sarah Palin the benefit of its validation.

ABC News reports:

Sarah Palin has officially changed the modern lexicon, one tweet at a time. While one might expect the New Oxford American Dictionary to refudiate the former Alaska governor’s favorite verb, today they embraced it, announcing “refudiate” as the official 2010 word of the year.

The left must be at its lowest point emotionally.

First they are tossed out of office in a landslide, and then THIS!

It's an outrage, I tells ya!

-WTH

Warner Todd Huston is editor of Publius' Forum and a contributor to Texas for Sarah Palin as well as Big Government, Right Wing News, and a number of other websites.

Breaking: 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' Shatters TLC Ratings Record

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From blogger James Hibberd at The Hollywood Reporter:

Sarah Palin's documentary / travelogue / reality / biopic shattered TLC ratings records Sunday night.

The debut of Sarah Palin's Alaska delivered a whopping 5 million viewers.

The first episode of the eight-part series was the most-watched program launch in TLC's history.

All of those exploding liberal heads will leave a nasty mess to be cleaned up...

More details from TV Newser.

- JP

Sarah Palin was right: Krugman calls for 'Death Panels'

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Lefty economist Paul Krugman would never overtly admit that Sarah palin has been right all along about Death Panels, but his Freudian slip on network television Sunday was tantamount to such an admission. NewsBuster Noel Sheppard reports:

Although he was likely taking a swipe at former governor Sarah Palin with the reference, Paul Krugman on Sunday recommended "death panels" as a means of helping to balance the federal budget.

In a Roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week," the New York Times columnist said of what recently came out of the President's deficit commission, "Some years down the pike, we're going to get the real solution, which is going to be a combination of death panels and sales taxes"

KRUGMAN: No. Some years down the pike, we're going to get the real solution, which is going to be a combination of death panels and sales taxes. It's going to be that we're actually going to take Medicare under control, and we're going to have to get some additional revenue, probably from a VAT. But it's not going to happen now.

After he realized what he had said, Krugman later tried to clarify his remarks:

By trying to clarify, Krugman seems to be digging himself deeper into a hole, for "how much we’re willing to spend for extreme care" was part of Sarah Palin's point when she first wrote about this at Facebook in August 2009.

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In the end, Krugman's attempt at being "deliberately provocative" was really him saying in front of the cameras what Palin and others warned was the danger of allowing further government intrusion into healthcare.

If only such dangers were better explained to the public before Congress voted on this bill in March.

Rush is all over this.

We love the smell of liberal hubris in the morning. It smells like... vindication!

- JP

Beaufort Observer: Sarah Palin lays out 2012 blueprint

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In an editorial in North Carolina's The Beaufort Observer, the editors credit Gov. Palin, by virtue of her Facebook op-ed "An Open Letter to Republican Freshmen Members of Congress," has put to rest the Democrats' "The Party of NO" argument against Republicans:

We would suggest that this piece contains some very profound points.

First, it is a "tell it like it is" challenge to the new members of the House but also to those Republicans who may be still stuck in the "we need to reach out to the Democrats and work across the aisle." It should be a clarion call to forget the idea that principles can be compromised in order to be "nice guys."

Secondly, it should be viewed as a clear statement of what the Tea Party Movement expects of not only the newly elected representatives, but indeed of all elected officials.

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And thirdly, we believe one can see in this piece the 2012 presidential campaign spelled out...

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- JP

Ziegler: The real story behind Kathleen Parker’s bizarre Palin boast

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In a Daily Caller opinion piece, documentary filmmaker and author John Ziegler tells the story behind his recent appearance on CNN's ratings-challenged "Parker Spitzer" program in which he managed to get faux conservative Kathleen Parker to boast that she "led" the media assassination of Sarah Palin:

The only reason anyone cared that I went on the show was that, for some inexplicable reason, I was apparently the first person to ever confront Kathleen Parker, who is billed as a “conservative” on the show, about how and why she could have possibly endorsed Barack Obama for president while also allowing herself to be used by the left-wing media to help destroy the VP candidacy of Sarah Palin. This in itself is truly stunning to me and an indication that conservatives do an incredibly lousy job of enforcing even a meager amount of accountability on those who betray the cause for no substantive reason and with the obvious motive of augmenting their elite television and dinner party invitations.

Frankly, the only reason I agreed to even do the appearance was to get the chance to finally confront Parker about her obvious sell out.

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Most of the focus has been on Parker responding to my attempts to get her to admit the treason she committed in 2008 by going in the other direction (in what I perceived at the time as a knee-jerk “fight or flight” response) and actually bragging that she “led” the “assassination” of Sarah Palin 1.0 (which is a term I have used to describe Palin’s pre-Fox News persona, which I see as fundamentally different than the one she was forced to create due to the media’s unfair targeting of her).

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While Parker’s admission about “leading” the “assassination” of Palin (1.0) was both bizarre and shocking (and elicited a rather perfect tweet from Palin herself), almost totally lost in that skirmish is that Parker blatantly lied when she denied ever endorsing Obama as a presidential candidate. A simple look at Charles Krauthammer’s evisceration of Parker’s Obama folly reveals that this was really the most remarkable revelation of my appearance.

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Ed Morrissey points out that Parker attempted to walk back her braggadocio only 24 hours after Ziegler pushed her "truth" button:

After asserting that she “led” the charge againstSarah Palin in 2008 the day before, Kathleen Parker revisited her comments and the greater media bias against Palin last night, adding a few revisions. For one, she didn’t really lead the charge against Palin– “the liberal media” did– and did treat Palin, in some instances, “cruelly, and partly because she’s a woman.” She and co-host Eliot Spitzer further explored the relationship between Palin and the media with Mediaite founder Dan Abrams.

Parker modified her earlier statement about “leading” the assassination, toning it down to being the first on the right after Palin’s damning interview with Katie Couric to question her qualifications.

Can that actually be walked back? After proclaiming oneself to be the leader of a media assassination movement, can one credibly backtrack to a position of sadness over its success? I’d say that either Parker realized that she had crossed a line — or CNN did. John’s point is validated in this retreat.

Too late, Ms. Parker. You've already demonstrated to the entire world that you're a jealous harpy, a Vichy Republican and not by any stretch of the imagination a "conservative."

- JP

Day By Day (November 15, 2010)

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Quote of the Day (November 14, 2010)

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Mark Noonan at Blogs For Victory:

"Reagan manfully tried to break the link between the GOP and Wall Street, but was stymied by the way Wall Street manages to get its hooks in to everyone... Now, in 2010 and heading towards 2012, the people are in no mood for anyone who is too connected with the financial nitwits who led us off the cliff. Sarah Palin – who is smarter than anyone else in politics, just as Reagan was in his day – sees this, understands this, and knows that both in purely political as well as economic terms, it is time to break the banks as well as the bureaucrats. To battle, that is, with Big Government and Big Corporation in favor of the people – and the small and mid-sized business which are the back bone of America. America’s economy is stifled under taxes and regulations which work out to protection and subsidy for those already on top, who keep the bribes flowing to the political class to keep things as they are. In order to get a real, expanding American economy, these fetters must be broken. And so, to battle – a battle which, so far in the GOP 2012 ranks, only Sarah Palin is engaged... And if she goes in to 2012 as the only candidate understanding this, then she will win it all."

- JP

Did you miss viewing 'Sarah Palin's Alaska'?

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If you missed it because of the NFL game or the Britt Humer Reagan special, and you don't have a DVR, not to worry. TLC will be replaying "Sarah Palin's Alaska: Mama Grizzly" all week long, so there will be several more opportunities to watch the first episode:

Nov. 15 at 9 PM
Nov 16 at 12 Midnight
Nov. 17 at 6 PM
Nov. 18 at 1 AM
Nov. 21 at 6PM

All times Central Standard

- JP

More Quote of the Day Honorable Mention, Part 154

"On Fire" Edition
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Armstrong Williams at Townhall.com:

"A popularized Palin continues to connect with many Americans and has become their symbol of a possible new renaissance across the Heartland. She is nothing short of a ball of fire that has creatively rallied groups, such as her Grizzly Moms, to stand up for conservative principles and be heard. More recently, she was able to turn election races around for many conservative candidates in South Carolina and. The possibilities of what she can and has accomplished in American political theatre are endless and downright heart-warming to her devout supporters. Does anyone now doubt Sarah Palin's increasing star power on the political stage?"

Don Surber at the Charleston Daily Mail:

"Sarah Palin, president of West Virginia..."

Ross Douthat on his NY Times blog:

"As evidence against my skepticism of Sarah Palin’s supposed front-runner status for 2012, I give you the latest round of Public Policy Center polls... All of her leads are relatively slim, but the fact that she’s ahead of Huckabee in Texas and West Virginia is notable, and her leads in Maine (by 23 percent to Romney’s 18 percent and Huckabee’s 16 percent) and Wisconsin (with 18 percent to Huckabee’s 15 percent and Gingrich’s 14 percent) suggest that a Palin candidacy might have a wider geographic appeal than earlier polls had implied."

WTXF-TV in Philadelphia:

"A new national study shows that people were more likely to vote for Sarah Palin for President after watching a TV ad featuring her..."

Jack at The Western Word:

"It was not really much of a secret that former GOP Congressman Rick Hill would announce that he was running for Montana Governor in 2012... So now there are three: Ken Miller, Cory Stapleton, and Rick Hill... But probably the biggest thing that will help decide the Republican primary for Governor is the answer to this question: WWSE – Who Will Sarah Endorse…of course that Sarah is Sarah Palin. Palin does make endorsements in primaries. She has a following in Big Sky Country. Miller has had some contact with Palin at an event in Missoula earlier this year. It could be a big prize if SarahPac sends resources to one of the candidates to help out in the primary or if Palin, herself, comes to the aid of one of the candidates because the other two are not worthy enough conservatives in her eyes."

Inside Edition:

"George W. Bush says he's a fan of Sarah Palin... on The O'Reilly Factor, Bush said, 'I think [her VP nomination] energized the party. There was a moment where people were kind of in the doldrums, and Sarah Palin arrived and boom!'"

Ed Morrissey at Hot Air:

"In an open letter to the [congressional] freshman class, Palin offers the policy syllabus so familiar to those in and around the Tea Party movement: stop ObamaCare, cut spending, shrink government, enforce the borders, and strengthen national security. Palin lays all of these goals out well, but her advice at the end about the distractions that will push the newly-elected from their path is perhaps the most important part of her letter, and should be required reading for every Republican on Capitol Hill..."

Patterico:

"Sarah Palin’s Open Letter to Incoming Members of Congress... Well written and right on target... It really is quite good."

bc3b at Be John Galt:

"In 1994 the newly elected GOP majority started out with a bang. As time went on the seemingly determined politicos became the establishment and morphed into the high-spending, big government Republicans that passed record budgets and earmarks for the folks back home and special interests … and created what – at the time – were record deficits. Sarah Palin wants to make sure the Class of 2010 avoids the pitfalls that destroyed the classes of 1994 and 1996. It’s already become obvious that people like Mitch McConnell and Trend Lott want the freshmen to trade their Tea Party values for establishment Republican values. Yesterday she provided some words of wisdom via Facebook... Seldom has one lone individual had such an impact … and looked so good doing it."

Bluegrass Pundit:

"CNN's Kathleen Parker is one of their 'conservative' commentators. Parker thought Obama was a moderate and "led" the attack against Sarah Palin. With conservatives like that, who needs liberals?"

Mark Finkelstein at NewsBusters:

"In the promo fluff for its future flop, CNN calls Kathleen Parker a "conservative" commentator. So what's a 'conservative' in CNN's book? Someone who, when accused of taking part in the media 'assassination' of Sarah Palin, brags that she didn't merely take part—she 'led it.' ... Parker made her bizarre boast on... Parker Spitzer. It came in the course of her interview of John Ziegler, creator of the documentary 'Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted.' While denying she had been 'duped' by Obama, Parker admitted that during the campaign she 'bought into the Obama moderation myth.' Then came her 'assassination' boast."

Michael Franc, of the Heritage Foundation:

"[Sarah Palin] has a very powerful role to play. She has something almost no one else in this country has right now: she can drive a national debate with merely a tweet."

Alex Spillius in The Telegraph:

"For the former vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin's Alaska marks a typically unconventional, but also typically lucrative, contribution to the political scene... Even reviewers in the mainstream press which Mrs Palin disdains have admitted it could prove beneficial to her image. The Washington Post said the series 'makes Palin about a thousand times more relatable and likeable than any previous effort' and marked a step forward in 'her brand advancement.'"

Joanna Weiss at the left wing Boston Globe:

"Palin... understands how to use reality TV the way the Kennedys understood how to use photography."

Paige Albiniac at the NY Post:

"Asked what’s behind the Palin appeal, producers of both 'Sarah Palin’s Alaska' and 'Dancing with the Stars' say Americans can relate to these women. 'The first time I met her, I went up to her house in Wasilla to sit down with her and Todd and talk about the show,' says Nancy Daniels, TLC’s senior vice president of production and development. 'Sarah was a gracious host... She’s well-spoken, charming and she tells it like it is.' As for Bristol, “Dancing with the Stars”’ executive producer Conrad Green says... Bristol... has been progressing steadily, and 'Dancing' fans respond to that... 'Bristol is quite a pretty dancer. People have had better scores than Bristol but the audience chose to keep her. Progress gets rewarded from day one, and she’s on a very interesting path at the moment.'"

- JP