tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post8055847221885763565..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Palin Can't Win ≠ Palin Shouldn't RunWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-60562226122609031452011-06-14T09:02:25.389-04:002011-06-14T09:02:25.389-04:00If she intends to run, Palin needs to sit down wit...If she intends to run, Palin needs to sit down with a sympathetic interviewer (like maybe Dr. Helen?) and say:<br /><br /><i><br />I couldn't go on. I couldn't afford my lawyers' fees that my spreadsheet said would be needed to fight the new ethics charges that were being filed day-by-day, and as bad, it was costing my State a lot of money. If I had stayed Governor, I would have bankrupted my family. It broke my heart to resign, but there was no alternative available to me.</i>Dead Dog Bouncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820417398024917317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-24966197906940219822011-06-14T07:41:35.510-04:002011-06-14T07:41:35.510-04:00"The press has been doing this since the 60&#...<i>"The press has been doing this since the 60's. Its the same script. This time tho they are being a little preemptive to shape the GOP space.</i><br /><br />Yep, remember that "missile gap" in 1960 that pushed JFK past RMN by a hair's breadth? And that gang of 1000 psychiatrists in '64 that declared Goldwater mentally unstable without a moment of couchtalk having taken place? I do. <br /><br />But now, the arrogance of the lamestream MSM is such that they presume that they can set up a GOP strawman nominee that even a weak loser like Obama---who is raising money ILLEGALLY AGAIN---might be able to surmount, even with the economy in the tank, zero job growth, & the US on its way to being a second-class power, intentionally.dave in bocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164227301361227792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-66712562346647717152011-06-13T23:35:36.044-04:002011-06-13T23:35:36.044-04:00Concern troll is concerned!
So all you have going...Concern troll is concerned!<br /><br />So all you have going for your position,99, is what Gallup says a year and a half before the election. Begone! I have no need to listen to you decry the doom the belle polls. We'll have a campaign, and then we'll have an election, and then we shall see what we shall see.Weirddavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211126157895481400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-48341945477079026092011-06-13T23:29:14.368-04:002011-06-13T23:29:14.368-04:00Ziegler must of thought he was on the "Palin ...Ziegler must of thought he was on the "Palin gravy train" for life. He was one of the first to come to her defense, and did a good DVD, but things must have changed with their business relationship (this occured about a year ago). Palin probably didnt' get a good vibe over time. She simploy moved on.<br /><br />Ziegler, now scorned and pissed, realizes that the documentary by Bannon means no future $$$ for him....he out of the loop.Huskers-For-Palinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769448358521159369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-17305174288520905882011-06-13T22:42:29.764-04:002011-06-13T22:42:29.764-04:00Ziegler laments that Sarah Palin has made him &quo...Ziegler laments that Sarah Palin has made him "unemployable".<br /><br />Meghan McCain laments that Sarah Palin has made her "undateable".<br /><br />(Are those bad things?)Jeanne Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214081669265679010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-4487141824426555332011-06-13T20:41:46.532-04:002011-06-13T20:41:46.532-04:0099 reminds me of a hypnotist....repeating the same...99 reminds me of a hypnotist....repeating the same garbled line over and over and over......<br /><br /><br />the line "admit it" is the giveaway.Scooter Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895247292767105862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-12381532864504896042011-06-13T20:13:14.804-04:002011-06-13T20:13:14.804-04:00Screw the Mainstream media. Screw the Left. We'...Screw the Mainstream media. Screw the Left. We'll decide who we want to run for us, not them !!!<br /><br />Ziegler is a fool. Whoever wins the Republican nomination is going to beat Obama. The man is a failure whose policies are HURTING people.<br /><br />Food, gas, electricity, taxes, regulations, ObamaCare, Israel, and on and on. The man is hemorrhaging support.<br /><br />He'll be left with welfare entitlement voters, union members and hard core Leftists. 40% of the vote, max.<br /><br />The man is more wounded than Palin, he just has the media saying it isn't so. Well, it IS so.<br /><br />If you think 2010 was a blowout, wait till 2012, even more people are awake now, and more so by the 2012 election.Bruce O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171269338170057908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-58482117918674115792011-06-13T20:07:38.063-04:002011-06-13T20:07:38.063-04:00Then there are the bizarre statements in Zeigler&#...Then there are the bizarre statements in Zeigler's piece like this:<br /><br />"People rarely change their minds about anything anymore . . . ."<br /><br />So much for Gallup.<br /><br />It's a little like Ziegler has become unhinged since Stephen Bannon is getting such good press for his movie and pointing out the unfair treatment of Palin (remember the first part of the movie is X-rated statements by Palin's foes) that was also the theme of Ziegler's dvd which got no press and no praise.<br /><br />I feel sorry for Ziegler. He's doing an imitation of Wile E. Coyote at the dynamite plunger.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-27749535288016134632011-06-13T18:17:58.894-04:002011-06-13T18:17:58.894-04:00Until Ronald Reagan was elected president, the sam...Until Ronald Reagan was elected president, the same argument could have been made about him.<br /><br />Run, Sarah, run!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-35897662906308925702011-06-13T17:12:29.022-04:002011-06-13T17:12:29.022-04:00Romeny doesn't thrill me, but from an economic...Romeny doesn't thrill me, but from an economic standpoint he is much stronger than Palin.<br /><br />You can't keep saying polls are meaningless. Do they mean everything? No. But they mean something. Saying polls are meaningless on this blog, the blog that used poll numbers like crazy in the Scott Brown election, is hypocritical.<br /><br />Again, and again, and again, Palin polls badly. People hate her. She will mobilize liberals and many independents against her. She cannot win because she has so many enemies.<br /><br />You have to separate your love from her from reality. I feel neutral about her. I think she has been attacked constantly by the media. But when people stop watching their favorite show "Dancing with the Stars" because they hate the Palins, especially in the very moderate area as I am now, you have to give it up.<br /><br />People HATE Palin. They will destroy her on election day. Admit it. <br /><br />Ask yourself: if nominating Palin meant a victory for Obama, would you do it? I think not. So come up with a real strategy, with a candidate who can win, OK? Otherwise, we're screwed, and I will not take that chance. You can buy all the Palin books you want, but when it comes to the election, choose someone who can win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-88557420756750752152011-06-13T16:54:19.895-04:002011-06-13T16:54:19.895-04:00"While it's true that whoever gets the th..."While it's true that whoever gets the the GOP nod will be subjected to the media's evisceration, Palin has the extra hurdle of not only needing to defend herself, but to actually change people's minds about her."<br /><br />As opposed to Romney, who has to convince Republicans why they should vote for Obama-lite?<br /><br />Or Pawlenty, who has to get over the "who?" factor?<br /><br />Or Huntsman, who has to convince Republicans he's not just continuing his service in the Obama administration?<br /><br />"What are they going to do, vote for Mitt Romney on a ticket he isn't even on?"<br /><br />I'm not sure I'd vote for Romney even if he is the nominee. What would be the point?Rob Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010767328260010949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-35616681631082273272011-06-13T16:50:04.999-04:002011-06-13T16:50:04.999-04:00"Jacobson, you've gone off the deep end. ..."Jacobson, you've gone off the deep end. Palin is toxic."<br /><br />Uh-huh. Says the anonymous cow-herd.Rob Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010767328260010949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-45320504183500007542011-06-13T16:48:13.157-04:002011-06-13T16:48:13.157-04:00What Ziegler's saying is that we should acknow...What Ziegler's saying is that we should acknowledge our true ruling class -- the press and the pundits -- and allow them to decide who is presentable and who is not.Rob Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010767328260010949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-47480370850420617412011-06-13T16:34:19.021-04:002011-06-13T16:34:19.021-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-59227600365632293962011-06-13T16:27:02.363-04:002011-06-13T16:27:02.363-04:00This lady is like no one else I've ever seen b...This lady is like no one else I've ever seen before in politics. Everything about Obama was manufactured, and staged by the media on the wishes of the left. I'm a young person, and I haven't watched tv for about 2 years now, because the liberal permeation on almost all stations has me at a breaking point. My brain feels like it is "drinking" paint thinner when I flip to some stations and listen to the content. Almost everything is leftist on the tv. I know that leftism and social engineering, and top down government is poison for this country. Ziegler has chosen media for a career, so he is exposed to much more media that the voting population. Make absolutely NO mistake. TV content is written to the tune of certain narratives. One of those narratives is "Sarah Palin can't win, crazy, such a loser, etc." I believe he has swallowed this narrative, and doesn't realize it. Perhaps he believes he came to this conclusion independently. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt here, but he may just be a centrist who would love to vote for Chris Cristie, or Mitt Romney. Those supporters who hold Mitt or Chris up to Palin in an objective way, and come away thinking the two are better than the one maaaaaay not have the country's best interests in mind. People want Obama out. Most Non-Chicago Dems want Obama out. The man has destroyed the Democrat illusion for years to come, as I feel Jimmy did. Forget Sarah can't win. If Palin makes the ticket, she will win. What are they going to do, vote for Mitt Romney on a ticket he isn't even on? Vote 3rd party or Obama? Ziegler will vote Palin and like it if she's on the ticket, and so will the rest of you. I think this lady is going to be sweet, sweet medicine for this country. I am so happy to have the chance to vote for a lady with morals like this in my lifetime.<br /><br />@TPaP: "Regan: My daughter is a drug addicted porn star (TRUE), so I'll pass federal top-down social engineering legislation dictating minimum sentencing guidelines for non-violent drug offenders. Decades from now, they'll be throwing rapists, murderers and other violent offenders on the street to make room for a guy with a pound of pot. The prisons will be overcrowded, and there will be no real ideas to tackle the international drug problem besides throwing more people in jail, partly because they will all be dealing with huge medicare and social security crises I failed to address. <br />Why is the chief engineer of the Prison State so widely followed? Regan is the Republican's baby. Tea Party needs to find another model, because this man would not pass the Tea Party muster if he tried to court them as an unknown today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-20468522092492412752011-06-13T15:46:14.172-04:002011-06-13T15:46:14.172-04:00I like Palin, but I don't know if I would supp...I like Palin, but I don't know if I would support her in next year's primaries. I think she may need another cycle to finish rebuilding her image.<br /><br />While it's true that whoever gets the the GOP nod will be subjected to the media's evisceration, Palin has the extra hurdle of not only needing to defend herself, but to actually change people's minds about her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-75522547268127247872011-06-13T15:15:21.466-04:002011-06-13T15:15:21.466-04:00Reagan: Never speak ill of another Republican.
Wh...Reagan: Never speak ill of another Republican.<br /><br />Why is this so hard for the right to follow?Tea Party at Perrysburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027340628609336662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-87934113100023141592011-06-13T15:15:04.872-04:002011-06-13T15:15:04.872-04:00Sarah Palin has not been damaged by anybody or any...Sarah Palin has not been damaged by anybody or anything. She is not damaged. She is Sarah Palin.David R. Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416692639208634879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-20352383225792923542011-06-13T15:04:02.649-04:002011-06-13T15:04:02.649-04:00Mr. Jacobson - Thank you for an excellent, succinc...Mr. Jacobson - Thank you for an excellent, succinct analysis of Ziegler's article. I concur. In fact, like others, his words and feelings felt a tad creepy....he sounds like a little boy on the outside looking in....and I'm glad he is.<br /><br />You always do an excellent job and I enjoy reading all you share.<br />RebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-62638704603055974042011-06-13T14:33:48.902-04:002011-06-13T14:33:48.902-04:00OK 99, tell me why. I like Palin but I don't w...OK 99, tell me why. I like Palin but I don't worship her. Polls? Polls are meaningless before a campaign starts. Moving poll numbers is what a campaign is about. Not comparing Palin to anyone, but in June '07 Hillary was a foregone conclusion for the Dem nomination, and in '79 Reagan was 30+ points down to Carter. Don't pee on my legs with polls 17 months out.<br /><br />She's a quitter? Fair enough. She's explained that to my satisfaction. Can she explain that to the majority? I dunno. If she wants to try, then I say she should have at it. If she can't she's toast. *shrug*<br /><br />She has no "gravitas"? Bunk. She's been driving the narrative for the past 2 years. She's got more "gravitas" than any other Republican.<br /><br />She's stupid? I hear that all the time, and yet when I look beyond that claim, at the details of what she's being called stupid over, I find out that she's not stupid at all.<br /><br />She's extreme? Really? Her actual policy positions mirror the majority of Americans' better than any other candidate. Not what others say she believes, what she says she believes.<br /><br />So what is it 99? Give me facts. I suspect all you have left is "but...but...but...EVERYBODY knows she's an IDIOT." I don't know that 99, convince me.Weirddavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211126157895481400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-68224615920178826032011-06-13T14:31:32.998-04:002011-06-13T14:31:32.998-04:00@99f3e46c-9379-11e0-a6be-000bcdcb8a73 - You do rea...@99f3e46c-9379-11e0-a6be-000bcdcb8a73 - You do realize that the Obama zombies defeated the Clinton machine (hard) and then the inept McCain campaign (not so hard). If Palin is so toxic she won't get any traction in the open primaries.<br /><br />One thing we do know is that the MSM can not damage her further; she can only go up. Any other GOP candidate will have survive what she has endured for 2+ years. You think Romney is up to that?PatDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822032997751400487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-65702518405198503282011-06-13T12:48:08.343-04:002011-06-13T12:48:08.343-04:00I think you could make a long list of people who t...I think you could make a long list of people who told someone else they couldn't do something. <br /><br />Ya know, Ed, you'll never be able to climb that mountain - Sherpa before Norgay.<br /><br />Buster, Buster, Buster, you can't beat Tyson - fired trainer<br /><br />Team, just go out and have fun, you'll never beat the Russians but Bronze is good too. - Herb Brooks' predecessor.ThreeSheetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873393698899480308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-28753569350288573752011-06-13T12:46:26.317-04:002011-06-13T12:46:26.317-04:0099, Palin is toxic to whom? You? Because you have...99, Palin is toxic to whom? You? Because you have bought into the media hype about her? Because you don't think a woman should hold the office of POTUS? Because you disagree with her on the issues (what issues would that be?)?<br /><br />If Palin wants to run, she should. She meets the Constitutional requirements And she will bring interesting debate to the campaign season. No other woman in history has been so demonized by the media (well, except for Rachel Jackson). Yet she is still standing. And the press is chasing her around like Italian papparazzi.<br /><br />Instead, the "conservative" inside the beltway pundits will tell us that Romney is our guy. He ain't mine, and I would rather have McCain than Romney. It seems the press, repeating 2008, have decided who we should vote for. <br /><br />The press, which died a long time ago as they became nothing more than op-ed writers, wants the bragging rights of saying "See, I predicted that person would win." Well, I don't want Ziegler's opinion, or anyone else's opinion for that matter. That is one of the benefits of being an adult; I am allowed to form my own opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-355301690784690362011-06-13T12:42:50.813-04:002011-06-13T12:42:50.813-04:00I got about halfway through Ziegler's article ...I got about halfway through Ziegler's article at the DC yesterday and then couldn't read further. Ziegler's self-promoting whining was more than I could bare.<br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-25854648493868693602011-06-13T12:38:56.985-04:002011-06-13T12:38:56.985-04:00Did you also notice, Professor, that Ziegler is en...Did you also notice, Professor, that Ziegler is engaging in a "poor-me, poor-me" tactic in his article? He lamented that Sarah Palin has made him "unemployable." <br /><br />If he's in that situation, he should not blame Sarah Palin, but his sorry self.<br /><br />***<br /><br />"maybe not Jon Huntsman, the libs/dems/rinos/msm seem to like him"<br /><br />Don, we noticed the same thing with John McCain in 2007-2008. You know what happened next.newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11155544274008241733noreply@blogger.com