When Conservatives Stand and Fight
David Letterman officially apologized to Sarah Palin’s daughters last – not the snarky apology he issued last week, but one that bordered on sincerity (even if it wasn’t truly sincere).
Why did it come about? Because Sarah Palin had the courage to stand up and fight for principles and values she believed in. When given the opportunity on interviews on the Today Show and CNN, Palin framed Letterman’s crude joke not just as an attack on her daughters but something that symbolized what young girls face that often results in a lack of self-esteem. Even people and organizations that don’t like Palin (e.g. NOW) rallied to her defense.
Conservatives were energized like never before. Ace of Spades, Free Republic and others listed contact information for Lettermen’s sponsors. Her supporters as well as people who were simply outraged contacted his sponsors by the thousands. Some have already dropped their sponsorship. Conservatives used a thread on Ace of Spades to plan how they would “Alinsky” David Letterman. Since families were involved, Letterman’s wife became the subject of ridicule on Ace of Spades. Now that conservatives smell blood, they already are planning on how they can “Alinsky” other liberals, using their own tactics against them. As one commented, “Alinskying liberals is easy and fun.”
What would have happened had Sarah Palin not fought back? Letterman and other so-called commedians on MSM would have kept up the attacks, the Letterman joke would have gone unpunished and there would have been no outrage. Because she chose to fight, she energized thousands of conservatives who are now ready to take up their swords and fight.
Compare Palin’s courage to the cowardliness of typical GOP operatives like Mike Murphy and Kevin Madden, who are always ready to turn and run from a fight and are always looking for what Mike Huckabee terms the “mushy middle ground.” While Sarah Palin has a set of principles and values she lives by, Murphy and Madden are “hired guns” (pea shooters might be a more appropriate term) who seem to lack philosophy, conviction and courage. One gets the impression that they are in it for the power and the money and would be just as happy working for Democrats.
Ever wonder why liberals and “Republicans” like Murphy and Madden are constantly attacking Sarah Palin and not Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty or Mike Huckabee? They know Palin will not sway from her principles and is one of very few in the GOP that has the courage to fight back. They also realize that Palin is the only one in the GOP that possesses the charisma and power to energize conservatives and fill stadiums.
As one pundit put it recently in evaluating potential GOP 2012 candidates: “Her greatest strength is that she is Sarah Palin and they are not.”
Sarah Palin and Kevin Madden: two pretty faces, but only one has any real substance.
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Conservatives were energized like never before.
I wish conservatives would get energized about fighting the federal takeover of healthcare. Instead, conservatives are now energized by fighting tasteless jokes. Palin’s 2012 campaign slogan: “I stand up to tasteless jokes”. Wow! I am inspired.
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OT,
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Chek,
At least someone is willing to take a stand, being non-consequential or not. As it is right now, the RNC looks like a meeting of the ‘everything is beautiful’ fan club.
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An elderly man suffered a massive heart attack. The family drove
wildly to get him to the emergency room.
After what seemed like a very long wait, the ER Doctor appeared,
wearing his scrubs and a long face. Sadly, he said, “I’m afraid he is brain-dead, but his heart is still beating.”
“Oh, dear God,” cried his wife, her hands clasped against her cheeks
with shock!
“We’ve never had a Democrat in the family before!”
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Well, the CBO came out with some staggering estimates on the Dems health plan. It will cost about $1T to coven 16 million who are currently uninsured. The GOP better wake up and start a campaign.
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Barack Obama to create Consumer Financial Protection Agency
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While you were sleeping
Late Monday night, Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay fired off a complaint to the head of ABCNEWS:
Dear Mr. Westin:
As the national debate on health care reform intensifies, I am deeply concerned and disappointed with ABC’s astonishing decision to exclude opposing voices on this critical issue on June 24, 2009. Next Wednesday, ABC News will air a primetime health care reform “town hall” at the White House with President Barack Obama. In addition, according to an ABC News report, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS, NIGHTLINE and ABC’s web news “will all feature special programming on the president’s health care agenda.” This does not include the promotion, over the next 9 days, the president’s health care agenda will receive on ABC News programming.
Today, the Republican National Committee requested an opportunity to add our Party’s views to those of the President’s to ensure that all sides of the health care reform debate are presented. Our request was rejected. I believe that the President should have the ability to speak directly to the America people. However, I find it outrageous that ABC would prohibit our Party’s opposing thoughts and ideas from this national debate, which affects millions of ABC viewers.
In the absence of opposition, I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda. If that is the case, this primetime infomercial should be paid for out of the DNC coffers. President Obama does not hold a monopoly on health care reform ideas or on free airtime. The President has stated time and time again that he wants a bipartisan debate. Therefore, the Republican Party should be included in this primetime event, or the DNC should pay for your airtime.
Respectfully,
Ken McKay
Republican National Committee
Chief of Staff
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Chekote –
Obviously you missed Sarah Palin on Today and CNN when she was attacking Obama on runaway spending, the Stimulus package, the federal debt, government takeovers, missle defense cutbacks, his Cairo speech and assorted other things. She has been on his case big time since the Alaska Legislative session ended.
Sanford and Perry have been strong. Daniels and Pawlenty are battling some. Unfortunately, in the GOP there are few in Congress that have the courage to fight – maybe 15 in both houses of Congress.
People like Palin, the Cheneys, DeMint, Bachmann, Ziegler, Limbaugh and Zo have been leading the fight. It’s sad when an Internet commedian speaks out more than most people in Congress. Conservatives are far more energized that they were three months ago.
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BC
I didn’t see her. Do you have links?
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The mouse that roared
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The mouse that roared
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drdog09 wrote:
As it is right now, the RNC looks like a meeting of the ‘everything is beautiful’ fan club.
The RNC chorus is practicing the song as I type.
drdog09, the RNC simply doesn’t have the gumption to fight. They are like Jews in Germany who timidly went into the boxcars.
Take a look at Kevin Madden, Does he look like a fighter? Bad things happen when you fight. Kevin even might get his hair messed up. Besides, fighting isn’t becoming of metrosexuals.
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Here’s CNN. It’s a long one (about 13 minutes). Two parts:
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ZdNNwQL_0
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN_ijAvEBi4
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BC, sadly I can’t find any fault in your assessment.
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Our country is very nearly lost to dictatorial socialism disguised as Chicago thuggery. The GOP sits on its thumbs and does nothing in defense of freedom. The courts are packed with leftists. The enemies of America have a free hand, and we are doomed.
Unless.
Only the people can change this. It has to start with nationwide protests on July 4th – against taxation, against invasive government control, against media domination, against collusion with third world dictators, against unlawful activities against the people, and against the usurper in the White House.
Screw the term, the candyass term, “tea parties”.
Call them the “throw the ba$tards out” protests.
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If the people don’t turn out in huge numbers, we only have ourselves to blame.
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The people of Iran understand this. Why don’t we?
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Dutch would have loved her. Now I can continue to not watch Letterman.
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Chekote –
If Sarah Palin discovered a cure for cancer you’d be complaining about the negative effect it had on the funeral industry.
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BC
Watched the clips. Nothing extraordinary. I just don’t see gravitas and her delivery is sill too cutesy for me. She made a couple of comments that caused me to scratch my head. While talking the legislators over-riding her veto, she said “more power to them”. If she were passionate about the vetos, she should have said “They may do so under our governmental system but it would be the wrong thing to do for Alaska in the long run”. Her approach reminds me of Bush and his nonchalant (sp?) approach of “its only politics” while the Dems were setting the political stage to destroy the GOP.
Another comment was “Obama growing the government too quickly”. Palin made several remarks which lead me to believe that she would be okay with a slower rate of growth. This is “RINO” in my book.
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Please ignore spelling and grammar. Thanks.
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Chekote –
‘This is “RINO” in my book.’
If anyone should what it takes to be a RINO ….
“Don’t fight back against MSM. That’s whining. Let’s abandon our principles and move to the center so we can stand for nothing. We’re too conservative. Boo hoo hoo!
“Get into the boxcars because there’s no use in fighting.”
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chekote –
“Please ignore spelling and grammar. Thanks.”
Since you just viewed a Palin video I figured you were in a crazed frenzy when you typed it.
Now I have to go to work. Catch you later.
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Let’s abandon our principles and move to the center so we can stand for nothing.
I never said to abandon the principle of limited government, fiscal discipline and strong defense. I am sick and tired of the social issues since politicians really can’t do much about them.
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kevin madden = girlie man suffering from low T.
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People like Palin, the Cheneys, DeMint, Bachmann, Ziegler, Limbaugh and Zo have been leading the fight. It’s sad when an Internet comedian speaks out more than most people in Congress. Conservatives are far more energized that they were three months ago.–>bc3b
This has been the best paragraph of the entire thread, thus far. We need more explicit, succint language to get points across. And, the above people are cracking the seemingly failsafe vaneer of the dim crap machine. It may not be in the intellectual way that some would like. But, it is a good start.
Also, the fact that Letterman’s comedian hubris has been publically taken to task, was very worthwhile. It shows a vigilance on the part of the people, that enough is enough, and we are watching you, so play fair and clean up your act….or else suffer the natural consequences of public distain and rejection.
So, I think this whole “minor” event played out in a very major way, to the advantage of the GOP — especially if they learned something about this adventure and continue to apply the pressure in the future.
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Someone also said, towards the back of the thread, something about the strength of the Tea Parties, being important. I agree!
The showing at the upcoming Tea Parties is going to be a huge variable in discouraging or encouraging Obama’s agenda in office. If there is massive resistance to his “dream agenda,” other dims will back away, and Obama will lose that god-like quality he has been sporting on his face, these days.
The smaller the problem is, the easier it is to break apart. That should be the mantra of the GOP. Don’t let Obama shape this country’s policy too much, or it will never be able to bounce back.
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Actually the first and most immediate test of the energized conservative opposition will be the upcoming socialized medicine cramdown being undertaken by the marxist.
Conservatives have got to be vocal and energized, but they also have to be smart. We are in the minority, powerless, and playing against the clock here. The goal in Congress should be delay, delay, delay using whatever tactics necessary, while raising hell on the grassroots level.
The marxist may be in for more trouble than he thinks.
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To put it in parlance that a leftist street thug like Obama can understand, he’s in for ‘a long hot summer’.
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…..and ABC, with Charlie Gibson, is moving into the Blue Room of the White House, to anchor World News, literally becoming an arm of govt. to push their health care program.
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But Fox News is biased!!!!! Don’t forget that!!!!!!!!!1
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‘ABC, with Charlie Gibson, is moving into the Blue Room of the White House, to anchor World News, literally becoming an arm of govt. to push their health care program.’
When this is finally all over, the media will have destroyed themselves by serving as the frontal phalanx and cannon fodder for the marxist political assault.
On some level they must know what they are doing, but cannot help themselves, like migrating lemmings.
It is oddly fascinating to watch.
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I am increasingly confident that the Left is in the process of apocalyptic self-destruction, and this nation will be cleansed and revitalized in the process.
But of course, many many bad things will happen first.
It is like the second Civil War on political battlefields. Conservatives have been devastated in the early battles and are looking for their Grant. And yet they have intrinsic advantages which will ultimately allow them to prevail.
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janzam wrote
“…..and ABC, with Charlie Gibson, is moving into the Blue Room of the White House, to anchor World News, literally becoming an arm of govt. to push their health care program.”
Maybe Zero’s teleprompter can help Charlie Gibson figure out what the “Bush Doctrine” was. It’s obvious Gibson didn’t know any more about it than Sarah Palin did.
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Ah Chekote –
If you only DISLIKED Obama and the liberals 1/10th as much as you HATE Sarah Palin.
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It is like the second Civil War on political battlefields. Conservatives have been devastated in the early battles and are looking for their Grant. And yet they have intrinsic advantages which will ultimately allow them to prevail. —>Phineas
This is the 2nd best-liked comment on this thread. “Second Civil War” hits a nerve, perhaps nudged by the civil war/revolution going on in Iran right now.
Lots of world-wide rebellion going on at the moment. The “repressed” are finding their voices, whether it is overseas or over here!
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An interesting analysis by Power Line on Conservatives standing up and righting the wrong of the dims:
An apology and a clarification
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“Well, the CBO came out with some staggering estimates on the Dems health plan. It will cost about $1T to coven 16 million who are currently uninsured. The GOP better wake up and start a campaign.
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That’s 520$ a month for 16 million people for 10 years? (at least I assumed that was a 10 year figure)
Your telling me the government couldn’t cut a better deal than that with a couple private carriers? Not that really support that either… just saying.