Ed Morrissey on the Palin radio ads for Iowa

At Hot Air, Ed Morrissey discusses the "Earthquake" ads running in Iowa to try to persuade Sarah Palin to reverse her decision no to jump into the 2012 GOP presidential race:

Iowans might feel a bit overwhelmed by the choices for next Tuesday’s Republican caucuses for the GOP presidential nomination, but one independent group has begun running radio ads insisting that there is still room for one more choice. Calling itself “Sarah Palin’s Iowa Earthquake,” the group will target specific markets in Iowa asking voters to line up behind the Republican Party’s most prominent non-candidate, and other ads will apparently follow:

Can Iowans caucus for Palin at this late date? Sure. Unlike primary states, there is no “ballot” in the legal sense at caucuses. Attendees can write in names on the list of candidates they receive at the caucuses, and those votes will count. Of course, without Palin on the ballot and not officially in the race, not too many caucus-goers may choose to vote for her. If enough are dissatisfied with the current choices, though, she might be a handy code for None of the Above — and might get some significant level of support if the ads prompt enough Iowa voters to consider this as an option.

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To learn which candidates Ed thinks these ads have the potential to hurt the most (hint: not Mitt Romney) and to view all five commercials, follow the link.

- JP

Morrissey: A new draft-Palin ad to run in Iowa next week

Is it too late for Sarah Palin to enter the Republican presidential nomination sweepstakes?
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At Hot Air, Ed Morrissey comments on the "Reconsider" movement's plan to air a draft-Palin ad in Iowa next week:

Isn’t it too late to get in the race? Not in Iowa, or in other caucus states like Nevada. The state parties run those events, and they can add a name to the ballot at any time — or caucus-goers can write in their favored candidates if they like.

However, Palin faces a bigger problem outside of Iowa. Most of the early contests are not caucuses, but primaries — and those states do have filing deadlines, which have all passed. Palin wouldn’t have contended in New Hampshire anyway, but can any candidate fail to win South Carolina, Florida, and Michigan and still expect to seriously contend for the nomination? Filing deadlines for all of these states have already passed.

Besides, Palin didn’t have an organization built in Iowa or anywhere else when she demurred on a run in the first place, and she certainly doesn’t have any now. She would have to find donors to fund those organizations, including some who shifted their money after it became clear that Palin wasn’t serious about running in this cycle. Palin might find it very difficult to get those donors to take her bid seriously, even if she managed a win in Iowa, given the difficulty of running from behind after those early primaries.

A late Palin entry would probably benefit Mitt Romney most. The buzz of her entry might very well hand her Iowa, which would kneecap Romney’s competitors heading into South Carolina and Florida, where she couldn’t compete. If Romney swept through South Carolina, Michigan, and Florida (and perhaps the Nevada caucus as well), he’d be well on his way to inevitability. Palin’s smart enough to know all of this, so despite the heartfelt efforts of C4P, her next announcement will almost certainly be an endorsement and not a declaration of candidacy.

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Don't dismiss Morrissey's opinion solely because he writes for Hot Air. I've been following this blogger since his incarnation as "Captain Ed" at Captain's Quarters‎, which was one of the best conservative blogs around in its day. Unlike his fellow HA contributors Allahpundit and Tina Korbe, Ed has always treated Gov. Palin fairly and with respect in his writings. One can disagree with his opinion without writing him off as anti-Palin or a Palin-hater. He is neither.

When I started Texans for Sarah Palin, I stated that the mission of this blog was to support Gov. Palin, no matter what she decided to do in the public arena. That has not changed, and it is the reason why I support her decision not to run for president. Yes, it was profoundly disappointing and difficult to accept, but accept it I did. I could do nothing else and remain true to that mission statement. When you say you're going to support someone's decisions, you support them -- even if they aren't decided the way you would have wanted.

- JP

Morrissey: Media chase Palin, and her sway grows

Beyond exposing the media's hypocrisy, the bus tour strengthens Palin's hand.
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Ed Morrissey observes that SarahPAC's One Nation Tour wasn't a traditional listening tour as much as it was an object lesson in how the media treats Gov. Palin, and the whining and sometimes hysterical press pack made a spectacle of themselves:

The tour started with MSNBC reporting (mistakenly) that Palin would arrive uninvited to the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally in Washington last weekend. This turned out to be untrue, and was based on an internal miscommunication at the veterans' organization that took only a few minutes to diagnose, as I did the same evening by checking with Rolling Thunder's media representative.

The coverage reached its nadir when reporters began claiming that Palin was putting their lives in danger by not giving them an itinerary of her bus tour, apparently because keeping up with a large and not exactly speedy bus decorated with the American flag was beyond the ability of journalists.

The media turned Palin's bus tour into a celebrity chase, instead of covering it as a political event. As a political event, Palin's travelogues show that it's been pretty low-key. She has not made grand speeches or committed to a campaign, but instead is using the tour to raise political action committee funds -- in the same way other announced and unannounced candidates have done for months, with little or no comparable national media coverage.

So why does Palin rate such a press gaggle and make headlines for her tour? Palin generates ratings and page views; she sells advertising. She puts money in the pockets of media outlets. And her bus tour has exposed the media's craving for all things Palin, even while they treat her as a fringe character in American politics. The bus tour puts that paradox on display for all to see.

Beyond exposing the media hypocrisy, what significance is there in the bus tour? It strengthens Palin's hand whether or not she decides to get in the race. A regional or national tour -- with the media in tow -- helps generate enthusiasm for a potential candidate and could affect perceptions and polling results. Assuming that the momentum builds throughout the tour, Palin would have the opportunity to announce her candidacy at a peak moment to take advantage of all the publicity.

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Though Morrissey's observations are, as always, perceptive, he has swallowed -- hook, line and sinker -- the media narrative of Sarah Palin as kingmaker. This is a fallback position for the Democrat/Media Complex. Where they once argued that the former governor, mayor and oil & gas commissioner was not even "qualified" to read water meters or something, now they hope to discourage any talk of a potential Palin presidential candidacy by attempting to auction her off as someone who can theoretically choose the next GOP presidential nominee.

One thing they always fail to mention when mouthing this meme is that there are no guarantees that her candidate of choice would be the one nominated at next year's RNC convention. Indeed, it is more likely, in our opinion, that if they somehow managed to get Gov. Palin to settle for the unofficial title of "kingmaker," the Geriatric Old Party's "good ol' boys" would go right ahead and push the candidate of their own choosing, in all probability a another Bob Dole whom voters would not perceive as being that much of a bargain. Fortunately, Sarah Palin is not one to "settle" for table scraps.

- JP

Quote of the Day (May 26, 2011)

Palin readies national bus tour
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Ed Morrissey at Hot Air:

“The ‘will Sarah Palin run’ phase of the Republican primary race has apparently come to a close. Welcome to the ‘when will Sarah Palin announce her candidacy’ phase of the race. ”

- JP

Morrissey: Will Palin be treated fairly on 'True Hollywood Story'?

"The producer told me I would be pleased with the results"
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John Ziegler tells Ed Morrissey in a Hot Air interview that the E! Entertainment Channel has licensed his documentary film Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted for a planned “True Hollywood Story” focused on Gov. Palin. Ziegler says that Palin supporters may find the result to be a pleasant surprise. Here are some excerpts from the interview:

Q: You documented terrible media bias against Sarah Palin in your documentary Media Malpractice…How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted, and that involved the major news organizations. Now you say E! is doing a “True Hollywood Story” on Sarah Palin which will air April 20th. That sounds like a media-bias nightmare. Should Palin supporters “be afraid — be very afraid”?

A: I totally agree that on paper this would seem to be a disaster waiting to happen. After all, Hollywood tends to be at least as politically biased as the news media, but I have a feeling Palin supporters might be pleasantly surprised.

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Q: They have licensed parts of your documentary for use in their program. What do believe the focus will be, based on your interactions with them?

A: They licensed my interview with Sarah Palin for the film in a way that indicates that they intend to use a decent chunk of it. I know for sure that they intended to use her reactions to the condescending Charlie Gibson interview. I hope they address half of the misconceptions about the 2008 campaign that I discussed in my interview with them. I know that even the technical people (which always seems to happen in such interviews) were very interested to hear that the real Palin was very different than the one they have been told about by the media.

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Q: If Palin wants to run for President, she will have to address the narrative that the mainstream media have built over the last three years. Is this an opportunity to do that?

A: Assuming the show is as fair as I think it will be, it certainly could be. This show will be shown numerous times on a network whose demographic is full of women who are not political junkies. This is exactly the demo that Palin would have to get a second chance with if she has a chance to beat President Obama.

Obviously she and I have both been burned before by media outlets, but I have my fingers crossed on this.

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We agree with Morrissey that it would be ironic if Gov. Palin gets more fair and balanced treatment from the entertainment media than she has received from the "traditional news organization that claims objectivity." Like Capt. Ed, we're most curious to see what E!'s take will be.

- JP

Quote of the Day (February 4, 2011)

Er, sure, dude
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Ed Morrissey at Hot Air:

"{Ron Reagan the lesser] who just promoted his new book by claiming Reagan was suffering from Alzheimer’s in office — despite an avalanche of denials from doctors, aides, and even Barbara Walters — says the notion [of Gov. Palin's speech] offends him... He writes a gossipy book about his own father with the sensational allegation of dementia in office, and Palin’s the 'soap opera' Riiiiiight. Want to bet that more people watch this speech than buy Ron’s book? Right now, two weeks after its release, it’s at … #594 on Amazon."

- JP

Ed Morrissey: Pawlenty addresses Palin-attack story

"I think Governor Palin is a remarkable leader; I have a lot of respect for her"
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Hot Air's Ed Morrissey interviewed Tim Pawlenty and asked him to clarify quotes we've seen in the media about Gov. Palin and the Arizona shootings. Excerpt:

EM: You were asked about the “crosshairs” on Sarah Palin’s website, and you were asked if you would have used that type of symbolism. You said no, that wasn’t really your style. Would you like to talk a little bit more about that and tell us what was it you were intending?

TP: Sure, Ed... What we have here is a mentally deranged individual, who sadly undertook a senseless and irrational act, and to assign blame to anybody — Sarah Palin or anyone else — is not fair and it’s not correct, and I’ve been saying that throughout the day. In these other interviews I got asked about the bullseye or the crosshairs, and I said, you know there is no evidence, no evidence that that contributed to or was a cause or a motivating factor at this point in this incident. And people should quit trying to connect those two. And then unrelated to all that, of course I get asked about whether would I have done it, and I just said it’s not my style. I think in one of the interviews I said I wouldn’t have done it, it’s just not my style. But I didn’t try to connect that to the incident or blame anybody for the incident.

EM: I mean, were you — you weren’t criticizing Sarah Palin’s choice to do this, on her website, then?

TP: In fact, I’ve been using the day to say people shouldn’t try to connect this to Sarah Palin, because there’s no evidence of that and that it’s unfair. In fact, I just got off Cavuto here five minutes ago and said exactly that on the air; I’ve been saying that throughout the day. So to say somehow this is, you know, the reverse of it, that somehow I’ve been criticizing her just isn’t accurate.

EM: Governor Pawlenty, you have the new book out Courage to Stand; it’s just come out today, in fact. And you do talk about Sarah Palin in the book. Why don’t you tell us a little bit about you say about Sarah Palin in the book?

TP: Thank you, Ed. I think Governor Palin is a remarkable leader; I have a lot of respect for her. I think she is really is a dynamic voice for the conservative movement. And I think she has gotten unfairly criticized. I spend a lot of time in the book talking about how much I admire and respect her, in positive terms.

More here, including the full podcast segment. The media seems to be trying to start a fight between the two former governors. The only thing about that which surprises us is how they have time to do it, so busy have they been trying to connect her to the shootings. A leftist tool's work is never done, we suppose...

- JP

Captain Ed gets one wrong (Updated)

Gov. Palin is on the record against repeal of DADT
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Here are four words we never thought we would be writing: Ed Morrissey is wrong. We've been following Ed since he was blogging at Captain's Quarters, and only very rarely do we find ourselves in disagreement with him or notice that he hasn't done due diligence before putting up a post. In this case, it's the latter.

"Sarah Palin has remained silent on the issue of repealing 'don’t ask, don’t tell,' which Congress passed in the lame-duck session — at least until now."

That's simply not true. In February of last year, Gov. Palin appeared on "Fox News Sunday," and host Chris Wallace raised the DADT issue:

WALLACE: "Should the rule 'don't ask -- don't tell' for the Military be repealed?"

PALIN: "I don't think so right now. I'm surprised that the President spent that on his State of the Union speech when he only spent about nine percent of his time in the State of the Union on national security issues. And I say that because there are other things to be worried about right now with the Military."

So, no, Gov. Palin has not "remained silent" on DADT, and as of February 7, 2010 at least, she was opposed to repeal of the policy.

Ed is absolutely correct, however, in laboring to point out that "retweeting does not necessarily connote agreement. " But in this situation, it actually may do that. It all depends on how you interpret exactly what the governor was agreeing with. To us, it appeared that Tammy Bruce was calling liberals hypocrites for championing gay issues while denigrating gays at the same time by using epithets to refer to them. We could be wrong here, but that seems to us what Sarah Palin was agreeing with -- they hypocrisy of the left -- not necessarily that DADT should be repealed, an action she was opposed to on the only occasion we know of when she addressed the issue.

The real shame here is that this particular Twitter message garnered so much attention, distracting from a subsequent tweet about gasoline prices and ways the Obama administration has contributed to their escalation. This is a pocketbook issue which affects us all, given an economy in which the prices of other key commodities are also on the rise while unemployment remains at unacceptably high levels.

It's still the economy, stupid.

Update: Politico's Andy Barr also didn't do his homework:

"Palin has not spoken publicly about the end of the ban on gays serving openly in the military..."

As we clearly demonstrated in this post, Gov. Palin has indeed "spoken publicly" on DADT. In Politico's case, failure to do a simple Google search doesn't surprise us. The leftist website never lets the facts get in the way of its anti-Palin agenda.

- JP

Quote of the Day (December 2, 2010)

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Ed Morrissey:

"Obama’s deficit commission... pronounces [ObamaCare] unsustainable — unless it includes hard caps on coverage and decisions made to stop care. Doesn’t this sound a little familiar? ... Sarah Palin aroused the ire of critics for mentioning 'death panels' as part of ObamaCare, but that is the end stage of health-care rationing. The IPAB created by ObamaCare has a specific mission to reduce per capita spending in Medicare, using either explicit end-of-care decisions or indirectly influencing those by denying reimbursements... In fact, that’s the very process the deficit commission says will be needed to make ObamaCare viable. Peter Orszag made it clear how IPAB would become one of the most powerful agencies in the federal government, and how its decisions would mainly be out of reach of Congress as part of its design. That was clear early in the process, as was how that power would be used. Now the deficit commission has not only recognized it but argues that without a 'death panel,' ObamaCare simply won’t work. Which is what Sarah Palin argued all along."

- JP

KTVA: Are you going to believe us or your lying ears?

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KTVA has now confirmed that the voice mail recording left on a Joe Miller campaign phone did indeed come from one of their reporters and did include part of a conversation strategizing their coverage, but station management incredibly denies that the CBS affiliate's reporters wanted to slant their coverage of the race for the US Senate in Alaska. Calling the allegations "untrue" and "absurd," KTVA general manager Jerry Bever says that they were merely "preparing for any eventuality." The full KTVA statement is here.

At Hot Air, Ed Morrissey comments:

KTVA’s explanation is absurd. What possible context can they put around the suggestion that they start looking for child molesters at a political rally in order to exploit that for their television coverage? That’s a “potential what-if scenario”? Is this a suggestion that came up in strategy sessions when discussing a McAdams campaign rally?

The only absolution KTVA could have possibly had was showing that this conversation didn’t take place among their staff, but was left on the voicemail by some other people or organization. Even if KTVA approached coverage of every political event in this manner, it would be an embarrassment. In this case, it shows a strong bias against Miller and gives a window into the editorial direction at KTVA.

Basically, KTVA management is asking, "Are you going to believe us or your lying ears?" Wait a minute... didn't CBS already use the "fake but accurate" excuse?

- JP

Morrissey: Decision day in New Hampshire

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An excerpt from Captain Ed's Hot Air op-ed on today's New Hampshire GOP primary:

With all of the heat and light on Delaware today, some may be forgiven for missing the well-contested primary in New Hampshire that concludes today, for the open Senate seat vacated by Judd Gregg’s retirement. Despite the apparent late entry of Democrat Paul “Hot Dog” Hodes, the race actually includes Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, attorney Ovide Lamontagne, and businessman Bill Binnie. Ayotte got an early endorsement from Sarah Palin, but the Tea Party lined up behind Lamontagne, and the race has become tight between the two, close to a virtual tie according to the Union Leader poll yesterday.

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Unlike Delaware, Granite State voters have a choice of two good candidates in this race. Lamontagne toured Blogger Row at CPAC and was impressive. Ayotte, however... has good polling against Hodes; Rasmussen shows Ayotte up 13 in a head-to-head race, although that was from five weeks ago. They didn’t poll Lamontagne in the survey, so it’s impossible to see how he would do against the two-term Congressman. Binnie beat Hodes by six, but as the Union-Leader reports, Binnie has fallen far off the pace in the last few weeks.

In this circumstance, either of the two Republican front runners would probably do well. Ayotte would be the safer pick and has better fundraising success for the general election, but it should be relatively easy for Republicans to unite around the winner in New Hampshire — certainly easier than in Delaware.

A HA reader tells Ed that turnout in NH appears to be heavy today. The full Ed Morrissey opinion piece is here.

- JP

Ed Morrissey: The power of Palin and the energy of the Tea Party

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Despite attempts by the left and some in the media to marginalize Sarah Palin and the Tea Party, Ed Morrissey comments that a Miller victory will be a testament to the power of the former governor in Alaska and the energy of the Tea Party grassroots:

If the Republican primary for US Senate in Alaska became an extension of the battle between the Murkowskis and Sarah Palin, it looks as though the underdog may have won again. Palin-endorsed challenger Joe Miller was not given much of a chance of victory against incumbent Lisa Murkowski before yesterday’s vote, but... Miller leads with [only absentee ballots uncounted]. Murkowski can still pull out a win, but the mathematics are getting increasingly difficult

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Palin’s endorsement of Miller was seen as a long shot, as well as another volley in a years-long political feud between Palin and the Murkowskis. Few people gave the endorsement much chance of changing the status quo, especially since Murkowski didn’t have a record that produced anywhere near as much ire among conservatives as Palin’s former running mate John McCain — who won his primary by 30 points.

If Miller wins this race, it’s a testament to the power of Palin in Alaska and the energy of the Tea Party. It may also be a warning to pollsters to start making some adjustments to likely-voter models in the days ahead.

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Not even Chuck Norris could rescue Alexandra Gutierrez from her embarrassing defeat this morning. It appears that Alaskans actually do care about fiscal responsibility at the federal level, regardless of Gutierrez’ charming display of patronization.

Read Morrissey's full commentary at Hot Air.

- JP

Morrissey: Independents want Obama on the ticket so they can vote against him

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Ed Morrissey comments on the latest CNN poll, a survey which was conducted by Opinion Dynamics:

It’s still far too early to start debating the nomination for the 2012 presidential election — and for that, Barack Obama can be grateful, at least for a while. In the latest CNN poll, voters overwhelmingly support his renomination … but not his re-election. Instead, half of all voters prefer a generic Republican, while Obama only gets 45%...

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Which Republican gets the most support at this time? According to CNN — which didn’t supply partisan split data from the sample, by the way — Mitt Romney narrowly edges Sarah Palin. The top five are:

• Mitt Romney – 21%
• Sarah Palin – 18%
• Newt Gingrich – 15%
• Mike Huckabee – 14%
• Ron Paul – 10%

The rest fall into the noise, garnering 2-3% each and “someone else” attracting 6%. CNN did not conduct head-to-head polling on specific candidates, or if they did, those results were not part of this release.

However, they did get the breakdown on whether voters would support a primary challenge by a generic Democrat in 2012. The data doesn’t look good for Hillary Clinton. Almost three-quarters of all voters support Obama’s renomination (74/23), which extends to 78/19 among Democrats and only declines to 64/33 among independents. Independents, though, prefer a generic Republican to Obama by a wide margin (52/39), which seems to suggest that they’d like Obama to be on the ticket in order to vote against him.

Very interesting that the 3-point difference between Governors Romney and Palin is the same as the poll's margin of error. But, as Ed cautions, it's still way too early to get worked up much over any 2012 poll. There's still the matter of 2010 to take care of, and we're inside the 90-day window of the November election.

- JP

Morrissey: From JournoList to Brian Williams' Lips

Although the JournoListers are in denial, it's clear that talking points from the leftist listserv frequently found their way into the more "mainstream" media. Sometimes, major blogs served as the distribution point for the memes brewed up on the list. Ed Morrissey illustrates one such case where JournoLister Joe Klein took ammo from the armory that was JournoList, posted it in his blog at TIME magazine, and "mainstream" journalist Brian Williams fired the bullet points on NBC:

Keep that in mind when watching this clip from How Obama Got Elected, shown at the front end of an interview between Bill O’Reilly and John Ziegler, who pointed this Brian Williams report out to me. The meat of the point comes right at the beginning:

Now, I seriously doubt that Brian Williams ever participated in Journolist, and it’s not exactly a shock to see a network news anchor use a Time Magazine article as the basis of analysis on a major story. However, it does show that Klein successfully turned a Journolist strategy into media coverage on Palin, which makes his lack of honesty in sourcing those talking points even more of an issue.

The clip shows a scenario that was repeated on many media outlets, including, but not limited to the alphabet networks and major newspapers across America. The Journolisters' entire defense hinges on their claim that the list members who wrote for "progressive" websites and publications were distinct from the more "mainstream" media. But the clip blows enough holes in that argument to fill Albert Hall. Contrary to what Ezra Klein, David Korn and other Listers maintain, memes developed on JournoList were posted on nutroots blogs, and a willing "mainstream" media was only too willing to uncritically give them a much larger audience.

- JP

Quote of the Day (June 24, 2010)

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Ed Morrissey:

"The settlement acknowledges that 'Palin has fully cooperated with the investigation,' and it makes a more important point. The investigator agreed that Palin consulted 'no less than three law firms' in establishing the legality of the trust before ever launching it... At any rate, the probe has now concluded, and the only change Palin will have to make is to return the money the fund received before July 26, 2009, when she resigned as Governor, and find other trustees. As far as an ethics slam goes, this isn’t even weak tea."

- JP

Quote of the Day (May 20, 2010)

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Ed Morrissey:

"Sarah Palin keeps the debate and focus on immigration enforcement, making the point that the impact of uncontrolled immigration falls hardest on those who entered the country lawfully, and implicitly making the point that the federal government created this problem by refusing to enforce its laws."

- JP

Ed Morrissey on Principled Palin Pragmatism

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Hot Air's Ed Morrissey was at the Rosemont Theater last night for Gov. Palin's speech and posted about it this morning. Here are some excerpts which we think are significant, in light of the dust up over Gov. Palin's most recent endorsement:

Palin addressed the issue of her endorsement of Carly Fiorina during her speech. Without mentioning Fiorina by name, Palin defended the California Senate candidate as “pro-life, pro-business,” and underscored Fiorina’s conservative credentials. Activists need to back the “best conservatives we can elect,” Palin said, and said that activists have to have some pragmatism about electability. Palin took a more veiled shot at Tom Campbell by noting that Fiorina was a better conservative choice than some of the alternatives.

She also challenged the notion of RINOs in her speech, which may also have surprised some in the audience. While the name “Mark Kirk!” got yelled repeatedly, Palin warned about purity purges in the Republican Party, especially in this midterm cycle. Palin admitted that RINOs exist but argued that they’re more rare than people think — and to remember that the goal is to produce conservative leadership in Congress and eventually in the White House. That won’t happen, Palin reminded people more than once, while Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi control the agenda.

The crowd was highly receptive to the entire speech, although one could hear a little grumbling about RINOs during Palin’s argument. It was an effective rally speech, but also a practical defense of her efforts and endorsements in this campaign season.

Read the full Morrissey post here.

- JP

Quote of the Day (May 1, 2010)

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Ed Morrissey:

"Republican women have two significant role models for this new surge in activism. Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann have toured the country, headlining Tea Party events and becoming spokespeople for the grassroots opposition to the radical Democratic agenda. In my experience at Tea Party events, we seem to get a bigger turnout of women — and women tend to dominate the organizer ranks as well. That trend could represent a long-term danger for Democrats... If the GOP can send dozens of women to Capitol Hill in support of a limited-government agenda, they could realign the women’s vote for the long term. If Republicans manage to do that, they can thank Palin and Bachmann."

- JP

Ignorant Chris Matthews calls Sarah Palin an 'ignorant'

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Suppose you were Chris "Tweety Bird" Matthews. Suppose you were ignorant. But I repeat myself. Ed Morrissey explains:

Let’s put aside the point Noel Sheppard makes about Matthews using the grammatically horrid phrase “a political ignorant” after praising himself as someone who constantly seeks knowledge. Let’s instead look at the journalistic standards at MS-NBC for political argumentation, as Matthews reports that Sarah Palin takes great joy in ignorance by quoting that rock-solid source - “somebody alludes to”

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Whether it’s energy policy, health-care reform, or even nuclear policy, Palin not only doesn’t avoid it but issues almost daily communiques on substantive policy from her platform on Facebook. In fact, her speech at the SRLC this month spoke almost entirely to policy, including Afghanistan and the foreign policy bungling of the White House, when many expected her to focus more on politics and the integration (or lack thereof) of the Tea Party and Republicans.

Certainly, one can disagree with Palin on policy, or demand deeper explanations. But the notion that Palin doesn’t address policy at all is an argument that qualifies someone as a “political ignorant” - but it’s not Sarah Palin.

The good news for Matthew is that he's on a network that's so bad that even his doormat ratings and nightly demonstrations of ignorance and stupidity aren't even an embarrassment. Another bright spot is he doesn't even have to put that on his resume. It's common knowledge to all but the 20 percent of Americans who fall under the demographic heading of "moonbat."

- JP

Quote of the Day (April 18, 2010)

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Ed Morrissey:

"[Last] week, Barack Obama... told an audience, 'Whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower,' suggesting that military dominance is somehow a negative. Sarah Palin finishes off the week with a commentary about this odd gripe about success, and wonders whether Obama sees a strong America as a good thing at all... Obama appears to have put the US on a path that dismantles our advantage. Palin’s correct in that assessment, and we will soon see whether that means putting the US at the mercy of our adversaries."

- JP