“My eighty-percent friend is not my twenty-percent enemy.”
-Ronald Reagan
by Stacy Drake
Obviously some people out there in the political blogosphere don’t agree with the former president on that. It seems a mere one percent is enough for these people to, not only pick up their bags and leave from their former place of activism, but to also bash the integrity of the other ninety-nine percent of where they once stood. I’m speaking of those people that feel so let down by Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Rand Paul that they have thrown their hands in the air calling it quits on her, all the while making sure that at least one of their middle fingers was prominently displayed as they voiced their frustration.
Does anybody reading this know anyone they agree with 100% of the time? I sure don’t, and if I did, and that person so happened to be a politician I would start to wonder about myself. I don’t agree with Governor Palin about everything. I certainly don’t agree with all of the candidates she is supporting. But guess what? I’m not going to sit here on my little soap box and have a hissy fit because she didn’t respond with time and resources to my email. I actually never sent her PAC an email about any candidates but if I did, I wouldn’t expect her to put all of her judgment and consideration aside because an activist told her to.
My main problem isn’t with any disagreement former supporters have with Governor Palin’s picks. As I just stated, I take little with issue with disagreement on it’s face. However, when one turns that disagreement into ugly, dishonest smears, I take serious umbrage with that. Perhaps the most disturbing example that I have seen so far was a post by a member of “Smart Girl Politics” Monday night titled, “It turns out that Sarah’s not such a ‘smart girl’ after all.” The self proclaimed expert candidate vetter, and research gatherer has concluded that because Governor Palin didn’t back her candidate, she isn’t ‘smart’ like her. She also seems to suggest that Governor Palin isn’t living up to her own standards by backing Paul. So I feel it’s safe to assume that “Sue” wears a pretty healthy ego. Considering she think she knows Governor Palin’s values better than Sarah herself know them.
The piece rambles on about what a terrible person Rand Paul is and what a wonderful “Ronald Regan Republican” Bill Johnson is but then it slips into some rather dark territory. She writes, “While I was searching for information on Palin’s endorsement statement, I also ran into lots of Palin-bash sites.” Did you NOW? Rather curious how that happened… Considering when I Googled the words “Sarah Palin endorses Rand Paul,” NO dedicated anti-Palin pages (and I know them all) came up within the first ten pages. NONE! I stopped looking after number ten because I knew this lady was full of rubbish. She didn’t just so happen upon the anti-Palin hate-o-sphere while innocently performing some of that expert “research.” No, she went looking for trash and trash she found. Vindictive action at it’s core.
She then goes on to quote verbatim, smears put out by the most vile, lying left-wing attack dogs that have been hounding Governor Palin for well over a year. The same people that push ugly insane rumors about her family and her life in general. Over time, I have watched these amoral creatures bash every single aspect of Govenor Palin’s life, both personally and professionally. Whether they are political operatives for the DNC or just a collective group of psychopaths, is beyond me.
For a fellow conservative to reach to the level of repeating left-wing lies only serves to give credence to such. It fuels the left and legitimizes their depraved efforts. So, take a bow “Sue,” you are the only conservative to date to post quotes from the Alaskan lunatic squad as if they held an ounce of water.
It’s just another way to attack Governor Palin’s character rather than accept that perhaps, just maybe, she knows a thing or two about politics. I have been observing this woman for some time now and I can safely say that Sarah Palin doesn’t do anything on the level of an endorsement without careful consideration. She has the ability to look at something as complicated as a primary race in a very important year and come to what she thinks is the best decision for the cause as a whole.
I am no expert on Kentucky politics but from what I’ve read Bill Johnson is a long shot. So realistically this is a race between Rand Paul and Trey Grayson. To those dreamers that think Johnson stands a chance, considering his poll numbers, you’re wrong. Believe me, I live in the land of Chuck Devore. He seems on the surface to have mountains of support but when you break down the numbers the guy doesn’t stand a chance. You have to base any political strategy for the end goal. Incremental victories only carry to the next phase. Supporting Johnson only helps Grayson in the long run by taking votes away from his real competitor. Almost ensuring a victory for Mitch McConnell part II.
Now tell me how that fixes anything in Washington, especially after you consider Rand Paul’s real stance on the issues? First of all, Rand is not Ron. While he shares his father’s distrust of the Federal Reserve (shouldn’t we all?) he does not share the same ideology concerning national defense. He is a strong fiscal conservative, pro-gun rights, against the ever expanding size of government, he does not support amnesty for illegal aliens, he’s against the government takeover of health care, for tax cuts, “energy innovation,” against federally funded abortions, for promoting personal liberty, and dedicated to protecting America’s national sovereignty.
Sounds like a lot better option than a county club, career politician who represents the elite establishment, not the people of this country.
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It’s funny they would trust her to be president and all that entails but not trust her to endorse the people she would prefer to work with when she becomes president.
You are SO right!
Excellent, well thought out, and , needless to say, very true.
One thing we Sarah Palin supporters have to always remember is that liberal dolts are sure to populate the forums and blogs we visit and will either strongly oppose or quietly take shots at Sarah. Some may even post “for Sarah” comments for a long time creating an image of a true Sarah supporter in order to turn around one day and crap all over her.
So, keep this in mind whenever these things happen as they may never have been a real supporter in the first place and just like a stealthy suicide bomber, only do this to try to create negative vibes. Don’t forget that some of the liberal dolts are really wacko and absolutely full of hate, truly capable of this sort of treachery.
Ignore them, they are not worth the expenditure of your energy… save that for the positive aspects of the conservative Tea Party movement.
“Governor Palin is providing tremendous leadership as the Tea Party movement and constitutional conservatives strive to take our country back,” Rand Paul said in a statement. “Sarah Palin is a giant in American politics. I am proud to receive her support.”
Paul also acknowledged that he “has received a generous donation from Governor Palin’s PAC.”
Palin joins a growing list of Rand Paul endorsers, which includes Concerned Women for America, Gun Owners of America, Steve Forbes and RedState.com. Paul has also established himself as a darling of the Tea Party Movement and conservative groups such as Dick Armey’s Freedom Works.
Thank you for exposing the hypocrisy and ugliness of the small-minded folks that have been bashing Sarah recently. It’s one thing to disagree with her…it’s quite another to judge and condemn her character because she doesn’t agree with your own personal opinions 100% of the time.
Unbelievable how childish some people can be.
Stacy Drake, you should not pay much mind to this “Sue” nor to Smart Girl Politics. You are directing personal effort at a person and at an organization both of whom and which are already amongst the known laughingstock of political blogs.
I am from the “inside” of Smart Girl Politics. I know this organization well. You are dealing with an outfit which would impose a tyrannical theocracy upon our America and bring about a resurgence of White Supremacy. This Smart Girl Politics, led by Stacy Mott and Teri Christoph, is truly nothing more than a circle jerk of self-righteous girls who spend their time sitting around patting each other upon their heads.
This Sue is a textbook megalomaniac whose behavior is best likened to a loco weed crazy Duroc hog which tramples over everyone and everything in a mindless rage. Privately, sensible members of this religious fanatic group, Smart Girl Politics, often comment to me using descriptive words which cast Sue as not being amongst the brightest colors in the crayon box.
You have her pegged just right as a fair weather friend who is quick to slip a butcher knife between your ribs the moment you turn your back. Same is true for a majority of members of Smart Girl Politics along with Stacy Mott and Teri Christoph. This Smart Girl Politics is well known for being predominately populated by religious fanatics, bigots and racists who are bent upon squashing our America under its authoritarian thumb.
You will do better to beat your head against a brick wall than to work at having those girls develop a bit of common sense. I well know this after a months long investigation of this Smart Girl Politics from deep inside.
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