As we have witnessed in real time…..ex 1/2 term governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is an opportunist. Sarah is in it for the money, and perhaps the fame. That's why she quit the governor's job. Palin's brief stint as McCain's VP running mate gave her just the right amount of exposure to make leaving the governor's job profitable….so that's what she did. The report so far is that her book "Going Rogue" has made Sarah and the First Dude millionaires….so it's all working out the way Sarah had imagined. Good for her.
What Sarah Palin is not…..is a serious political candidate. Sarah, as we all witnessed during the 2008 campaign, has little, if any, understanding of…well….much of anything. When it comes to national and international policies, history, America's system of law,….or stuff like "war"….Sarah Palin is little more than a female version of Fox's Sean Hannity…..clueless, disingenuous, or both.
Here's what she said Saturday night in Tennessee in an attempt to criticize the Obama administration, as she addressed the "we don't like Obama" T-Party crowd ….
"New terms used like “overseas contingency operation” instead of the word “war.” That reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We can’t spin our way out of this threat. It’s one thing to call a pay raise a job created or saved. It’s quite another to call the devastation that a homicide bomber can inflict a “manmade disaster.” And I just say, come on, Washington. If nowhere else—national security—that’s one place where you got to call it like it is."
But…..see…..America is not at "war"……
…strictly speaking, we're not really "at war," as Congress has merely authorized the use of military force but has not formally or Constitutionally declared war. Even the Bush administration conceded that this is a vital difference when it comes to legal rights. In 2006, the Bush DOJ insisted that the wartime provision of FISA — allowing the Government to eavesdrop for up to 15 days without a warrant — didn't apply because Congress only enacted an AUMF, not a declaration of war.
The voting constituency Sarah Palin was addressing Saturday night in Nashville doesn't much care to hear about the Constitution…..they don't want to hear about how the U.S. hasn't officially declared war since WW2…..they don't want to admit that U.S. military adventures since WW2 have all been, basically, authorizations to use military force with a specific purpose intended.
The Tea Party Nation doesn't want to hear about the laws of America that require law enforcement to Mirandize anyone committing a crime, or suspected of committing a crime inside the U.S. No, The Tea Party gathering wanted to hear "rogue" talk, lawless talk.
The voting contingency Sarah Palin spoke to Saturday night would rather hear that Obama is America's enemy…..someone who, according to the 1/2 term ex-governor, is purposely "spinning" words and lingo to, somehow, camouflage his larger-picture intent to aid Islamic extremists. And Sarah provided.
Tea Party Nation came into being in Feb-March, 2009…..before the new Obama administration had even got settled into office. What the hopeless corporate media is today calling a serious grassroots movement is, in actuality, the leftovers of a bitter bunch of excitable Palin campaign followers angry because Democrats took over the presidency and extended their majorities in Congress.
The Tea Party group is made up of still-angry-and-bitter anti-immigration advocates…..those who still today trumpet their "no amnesty" message of intolerance. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), the most bitter and outspoken Republican who wears his "no amnesty" emotions on his shirtsleeve……..was one of the Nashville Tea Party Convention's keynote Friday evening speakers. To rousing Tea Partier applause….Tancredo shared the love…..
"people who could not even spell the word 'vote', or say it in English, put a committed socialist ideologue in the White House."
"His name," Tancredo said, "is Barack Hussein Obama."
That's what Tea Partiers came to hear. Tancredo did not disappoint.
The Tea Party group is made up of many citizens who don't want to hear the "liberal spin" that Barack Obama is…no, really…..an American citizen. What the Partiers want to hear is that Obama's American citizenship is still a 'controversy.' What the Partiers want to hear is that there is still a question about Obama's birthplace……at Tea Party Nation, the wishes of bitter, sore-losers were fulfilled…..
WorldNetDaily Editor-in-Chief Joseph Farah’s Friday night dinner speech, ….. spent around 10 of its forty minutes on questions about Barack Obama’s citizenship…..
Starting at the 4:30 mark….
So there we have it. Tea Party Nation is made up primarily of sore-loser conservative and libertarian-types who paid over $500 a seat to hear what they wanted to hear. They didn't care to hear the truth…..and they didn't hear it this past weekend in Nashville.
Instead, folks like Palin, Tancredo and WND editor Joseph Farah spouted erroneous sound bytes of intolerance, ignorance and conspiracy-theory nuttiness.
None of this is the least bit surprising after having witnessed all the hateful, bigoted and…well…stupid…Tea Party signs from last summer.
In spite of all this….is there any question in anyone's mind that our rotted and hapless Villager-driven media will remind us over and over again just how very Serious the Tea Party Nation is?
UPDATE: This should also be of interest….
[Palin] had on three opera-length strands of pearls, two white and one multi-colored. [O]n her lapel, a small pin with two flags — for Israel and the United States.
And this from Palin….
"The Republican Party would be very smart to try and absorb as much of the tea-party movement as possible," she told the crowd. "Because the tea-party movement is the future of politics."
I've been told the Baggers were, you know, independent of political party affiliation.
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You had me thinking until the fashion statement report. What does that have to do with anything? That's like the crib notes thing(Or master points, written on her hands). BFD every speaker in America uses them they have to. At least she didn't have to read them word for word off of a prompter.
What I want to know is when do they(both sides, including Obama stop campaigning and go to work and get things done.)
Good question average.
I included the "fashion statement" because of the dual allegiance, Palin, apparently, gives to the U.S. and Israel. From all indications, the Baggers now believe that U.S. politicians owe their loyalty equally to U.S AND Israel.
Just thought that was interesting.
average, it looks like non-stop campaigning IS governing, now.
You are right, it is Rev. What do you think of that?
Man I am really disappointed with this TEA Party thing. I know both major parties do this but the hatefilled, divisive talk coming from this weekends conference(?) is incomprehensible. It was a joke. Maybe the Reps need to disassociate themselves from from the TEA's.
according to some reports the writting on her hand was her answer to the questions at the question and answer portion….something like a Great Carnac moment…..she knew the answers before she was asked the question
how magical!
That may be true walt…but Palin is simply riding the wave. Nothing she could do would make a difference now…..Americans have taken sides.
Where I fault Palin is, at least in some cases, knowingly smearing and lying. She does it because that's what her followers want her to do. Ann Coulter proved that it was financially advantageous to do it, so Sarah was following Annie's lead.
It's like some kind of weird political, code phrase spouting, pschyo-fix needing supply and demand thing. The Baggers hate certain stuff and Palin supplies their collective demand for recognition. Through Palin they can glory in their own wallowing over the stuff they hate. It's a little cult-like.
There were 3 things written Walt: Energy, Tax, Lift American Spirits. Not a whole speech like the lib chimp Obama has written for him to read off of a prompter.
(For those that do speak publicly. There is a book out about Obama's oratorical talents. He does have speech writers that tell him what to say and his speaking coach and writers use a science called Neuro-linguistic programming. If you are someone that has to speak in front people this is definitely a book you'll want to read. I have learned more about public speaking through this book than any other resource. The book is called: "Say It Like Obama")
Couldn't agree more Rev. But I don't think she's was lying, she really didn't make any statements that had the "meat" to call it a lie. She was twisting and used alot of insinuation. She has good and valid points. However her delivery comes off as critical, bitchy, whiney, snidish. and back biting with no real answer to her criticism. It also seemed to be the kind of talk that create the beginning of a mob mentality. I guess that's their jobs.
joe….the writing on the hand had nothing to do with the speech….it had everything to do with the Q and A.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOvQCkrm3Sg&feature=player_embedded
I really hope the tea party movement with all their bigots and the almighty Sarah riding as queen Bagger keep their movement up so come 2012 the party fractures in half.
Once again Rev you have managed to savage someone for the very things that your god(notice I used small g) did. Obama made a small fortune from the advance and sale of his books. He ran for the US Senate and after a short time was to busy running for Pres. to do the job he was elected to and paid for at least she resigned so they could appoint a person that had the time and interest in carrying out the duties of the job.
Andrea,
If you would crawl down from your liberal ivory tower and actually listen to those that do not embrace your positions you might learn that not all of us are ignorant bigots. As one that believed in the liberal agenda(at least domestically) for years I find it very sad that liberals are as closed minded and intolerant as I used to accuse conservatives of being.
Congrats, Rev. You have all the liberal anti-Tea Party talking points down pat. You have learned your lessons well. Ditto for Andrea. Y'all know exactly what your liberal handlers tell you to know. I heard the Rev's entire post on MSNBC last night, almost word for word. Way to exercise that independent thinking.
Parrots R' Us.
And then after the lib bloggers parrot the Olby hate spew all across the land, they criticize Palin for having a few things written on her hand. This is one crazy world alright.
As always, the Reverend has absolutely NO idea what the Tea Party movement is about. All he knows is that it's anti-liberal, and therefore must be destroyed. He cuts out two minutes of clips from hours and hours and hours of speeches, and pretends those two minutes are the sum of the movement. He pretends that one questionable sentence from Tancredo is "what they came to hear." He disparages Palin's motives. The Rev is so deep into propaganda techniques, so far gone up Olby's filthy backside, that I doubt he even realizes what he is doing, which may be the saddest part about it.
angry conserv not all conservative are bigots but the tea party movement has quite a few – but I feel no need to listen to Tom Tanrcredo a bigot OR Ms Palin who rattles off talking points she memorized , but atleast she knows her limitations – that she is unable to remember what the issues of the day are.
(So she scribbles them on her hand. ) But her followers seem to think having a "regular " average person whose uneducated on foreign affairs makes a good leader over someone whose smart and who has studied up on matters – Now that's whats really scary.
angry…..Yes, Palin and Obama both wrote books. Palin quit her job halfway through, and she did it after losing the VP job to Biden. Obama left his job as a Senator when he was elected President. Quite a difference.
The deal is…..Palin, and those like her, do a disservice to the conservative cause. Just like angry suggests…..not all conservatives are xenophobic or bigoted, they aren't. Not all conservatives are zany or ignorant. Sarah, who is all of those things, does the rest of the conservative movement a disfavor.
The Tea Party implosion was inevitable.
King…."I heard the Rev's entire post on MSNBC last night, almost word for word. Way to exercise that independent thinking."
I wrote my post at 8:30 AM…..Keith is on at 8PM. You do the math. You should be glad The Reverend has an uncanny knack of knowing what will make the nightly news shows…..before those shows happen. Criticize Olbermann for his lack of independent thinking, if you want to…..but not me.
Reviewing the Tea Party group isn't exactly quantum physics. It's very easy to see what they stand for and what they're doing. You should have paid closer attention to the signs you told me the Partiers never had.
Sure Rev, whatever you say. You are the biggest Olby parrot I know. Olbermoron has been ragging on the Tea Partiers for days. Tancredo spoke last thursday. You just picked up the narrative.
I know the propaganda drill. Find one or two signs out of tens of thousands to condemn. Pick one or two sentences out of thousands to single out and condemn. Find a guy carrying a rifle outside a townhall event (but make sure not to reveal that he was black, MSNBC). Then present the one or two as if it represents the whole. These tactics you use are as old as the hills. They are INTENDED to deceive.
I wonder why you didn't single out this Tancredo line from the Tea Party Convention…."Thank God John McCain lost the election." Perhaps because it doesn't fit the narrative your trying to weave ???
As Olby would say, "You sir, are a propagandist." End of story.
Sorry King, no sale. I would give your narrative a bit of consideration if the Tea Partiers would have started forming this year….you know, waited until Obama's first year was up. But the Partiers started immediately after Obama was inaugurated. The only reason for them to have started so soon was…..rejection of his presidency, refusing to accept the results of the presidential election.
Don't know why you don't see that.
Also, you purposely understate the Partier signage. I've looked at hundreds of photos from numerous Parties…..and one would have to be blind not to see the common thread of lunacy in those signs. Not just at one Party, either. The Parties are simply an extension of the Palin campaign. That's where the ugly signs started appearing first.
The Townhalls were an extension of the Parties, same people, same signage, same zany behavior. Plus guns.
I can believe my eyes….or your characterization of what my eyes are seeing. Easy choice.
You are so hung up on WHEN the Tea Party movement started, but you ignore the EVENTS that caused the Tea Party movement to start. What caused it were:
TARP and other bailouts, the stimulus package, the federal debt spiraling out of control, ObamaCare…
Of course the Tea Partiers are against Obama. What you don't get is that they were also against Bush. They are against our enormous out-of-control government. With the GOP abandoning conservative principles, followed by a big spending liberal in the White House, the Tea Party people felt like they didn't have a voice. So they created their own voice, and no matter how many times you call them racists or other names, that voice will not go away.
And what you've looked at is the signs the LIBERAL WEBSITES want you to see. You are not only a propagandist, you are a victim of it as well. You parrot what you've heard. Far and away the most popular Tea Party sign was 'don't tread on me.' That's not even partisan. Plus, you can't tell me what the signs said. I was there. You weren't. I know what it's about. You don't. It's that simple. You don't have a foot to stand on in this debate.
I also don't know how anyone could look at the Tea Party people and find them frightening. The vast majority of them are older working folks. If you're scared of them, you're scared of America.
Well I am scared of a Tea Party America. Everyone should be.
You may believe that there was a perfect storm uprising of loyal Americans who all, coincidentally, came together visibly immediately after 8 years of a GOP president gave way to a Democratic president. That this group all shared the same great fear over deficits and government spending, as muted during Bush as they were…..and in the fullness of time…..just coincidentally aligning with Obama's inauguration…..this group sprouted into full bloom. You may believe that.
The Tea Party movement is the appendage of Dick Armey, who knew that the GOP brand was so effed, he would have to make any new political thrust appear as if it were "grassroots." The proof that I am correct about this is in the merger currently happening with Tea Party groups and the GOP.
Like I said….you may believe what you choose to believe about the T-Party movement….but that's not the whole story.
The Tea Party movement didn't come together after 8 years of a GOP president. It came together after a fiscal meltdown and bailout of the rich, monied interests at taxpayer expense. Then Obama came along with his healthcare takeover, stimulus, cap-and-trade, etc. Like I said before, you are missing the EVENTS that spurred the Tea Party movement. You only proved me correct with your last post.
The Tea Party movement IS grassroots. Dick Armey doesn't run it. There isn't even one Tea Party movement. There are a whole bunch of local movements taking place all across the country.
As for the Tea Party movement gravitating toward the GOP, I think you have it backwards. The Tea Party movement should stay where it is. It's up to the GOP whether to gravitate to it, or not. Obviously, liberals won't join the Tea Party movement, because liberals don't believe in the Constitution or liberty. That's YOUR problem.
I don't even think of things in terms of right or left anymore, not really. I think of policy as either sane or insane. We can either continue to support this insane path of government spending and taxing the country into oblivion and default, or we can pursue the sane path of fiscal responsibility. I don't care about parties. I only care about who will do the right thing. So far, the Dems are showing few signs of doing anything sane. The GOP is only marginally better.
I can't remember where I saw it but somebody recently wrote that the difference between Europe and America is that after the meltdown, Europeans took to the streets to demand the government increase handouts, while Americans took to the streets to demand government to get out of the way so they could clean up the mess.
No wonder you couldn't remember where you saw it, larry.
Actually, European banks, as such, weren't hit as hard as U.S. banks. Some English banks took a hit, Indonesian, and, I think, Indian banks. Europeans didn't take to the streets.
The estimate of all Tea Party attendees on the Great Tea Party Weekend last September was 115,000. That's TOTAL. All parties throughout all states…..combined. I think the transgenders get more out than that. So, I'd hold off on the "took to the streets" whopper.
King, it's like you don't have a left rear view mirror, or something.
Why…..is government spending right now a big deal to you?
You tell me it's because of the massive debt…..right?
Where in the hell were the Tea Party folks when the debt was being doubled over 8 years?
If government shouldn't, you know, spend…..because of masssive debt, wouldn't it also follow that doubling the debt over 8 years was caused by government spending over those 8 years?
And if that's so….then why didn't the Tea Party folks, like, notice, during those 8 years?
And if they noticed….why didn't they throw any Tea Party protests?
I can only conclude from your take that it's purely coincidental that the Tea Party protests and Obama's 1st two months in office just, randomly, inexplicably, happened simultaneously.
Quite a stretch.
You are wrong once again, Reverend. Folks have been rioting over there since last January. Most recently in Greece, if you've paid you cable bill and care to turn the television on. I have to assume your tea party figures are similarly off, if not worse.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLQ87702
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/5258634/Riots-across-Europe-fuelled-by-economic-crisis.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/25/AR2009012502516.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/17/world/fg-baltic-protests17