Jay Tea: Sarah's Sense Of Smell (Updated)

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Here are a few excerpts from Jay Tea's Wizbang post on Sarah Palin's decision not to attend CPAC:

This is the one that's gotten so much attention for its open-door policy towards sponsors: they're allowing in the John Birch Society and GOProud (not "OutRight," which I said before and would be an awesome alternative name gay conservatives), which has quite a few people in a tizzy. And she's not carrying a grudge over last year's dustup, where she was announced as attending before she said no, saying she'd never confirmed it.

No, Palin has a simple explanation for skipping: she's displeased with the conduct of CPAC's leaders. More specifically, CPAC head David Keene's coupling an offer to support FedEx in a legislative battle with UPS with a request for a couple of million dollars in donations.

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With CPAC, she sees the situation very simply: Keene made an offer to support FedEx while simultaneously asking for their support. Perhaps in the eyes of the law he didn't quite solicit a bribe or propose a quid pro quo arrangement with the shipping titan (their money in exchange for CPAC's political clout), but the simple perception is that he did -- and that's exactly the kind of bullshit Palin fought -- and beat -- in Alaska.

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So, instead of CPAC, Palin will be attending the first national convention of the Tea Party folks. A gathering of people who, quite frankly, have no use whatsoever for the national leadership of the GOP (or the Democrats, for that matter) and are looking for others who aren't so enamored of the Inner Circles that they have forgotten simple principles and common decency and common sense.

The full blog post is here.

Update: Doug Brady's commentary is here.

- JP

The Hound of the Bloggervilles

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We tried doing this the nice way. We really did. We removed inflammatory comments and posted a call for a show of respect. Sadly, it was to no avail. It's hard to get a dog to listen when he's too busy barking, it seems.

So here are two excellent comentaries on the hysterical, Palin-biting, CPAC-defending, mindlessly-barking David Keene Terriers (A David Keene Terrier -- also known as "CPAC Water Dog" -- is a hound about the size of a Jack Russell Terrier, but with none of the latter breed's virtues).

From our Blogs 4 Palin colleague Jerry Wilson at Goldfish And Clowns:

"There’s another aspect to the 'Palin’s personally insulting me by not going to CPAC' meme that’s more than a tad disturbing. In recent days a rather nasty fuss has been raised by those complaining about Palin’s perceived snub, centered on whining about Palin supporters being this lot of mindless drones who worship the ground she walks on, believe she gives infallibility lessons to the Pope and must be immediately defended to the death and beyond against any and all critiques. In fact, the kvetchers are the ones behaving like those who Jesus referenced with the illustration of children in the marketplace whining about people not following their song’s lead. Certainly there is an element, as is present with every public figure, within the Palin posse of those who believe she can do no wrong. However, dismissing her supporters en masse due to the excesses of a few is condescending and just plain rude."

And from the esteemed David L. Riddick, posting from across the pond on Conservatives 4 Palin:

"Poor Allah... he bleeds for other bloggers who, in merely trying to be helpful to Palin by questioning her motives, her judgement and her political common sense over the CPAC and the Tea Party Convention affair, have been shocked and wounded by respondents who have questioned the bloggers’ own motives and judgement. It is classic Allah, a cri de coeur, glistening with heartfelt sincerity, pleading the unfairness of bombing the bomb throwers."

Meanwhile, those fiendish capitalists from Tea Party Nation are sending out e-mails urging people to donate to and volunteer for Scott Brown's campaign. Yes, but what's their real motive in doing this? It simply must be nefarious, because someone with a dull axe blade told some bloggers that those evil TPN people cannot be trusted. Their eyes are too close together or something... 

- JP