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Starting Thanksgiving, an ad campaign kicks off to thank Sarah Palin for all she’s done for the nation, an effort led by Our Country Deserves Better, a political action committee that's pumping Palin as the next president. By Amanda Coyne Thought you might be able to eat your turkey and pie and ‘tators without the Thrilla of Wasilla making an appearance? Winking at your men through the pixels? Her perfectly lipped-lined lips forming sentences that need some sort of decoding machine to decipher? Thought that maybe you might be spared the notion that we should have Gov. Sarah Palin to thank for anything but saving the country from the “real America?" You know, those real, angry Americans who, on the whole, are white and look very well fed and who drive expensive gas-guzzling SUVs and have costume-built rooms in their basement to store their designer guns. The ones who yelled “Kill Him” at Palin’s rallies, and the ones who brought their cute little stuffed animals with them when she spoke. Those cute little monkeys. Think again. Word has it that Palin makes these folks feel good about their anger, even though it’s hard to pinpoint exactly how she does it, or even, what they’re angry about. Most of those angry people are also disorganized, which makes all that anger a little menacing. Mostly, they’ve resigned themselves to communicating on chat rooms (more on that later) and calling into talk radio to yell about Obama being a Muslim and the anti-Christ. But there’s at least one group out there that’s angry, and also has organizational structure and money. On Thanksgiving, they’re rolling out a national campaign to thank Sarah Palin for all she’s done for this country. The California-based group, a political action committee, is called Our Country Deserves Better. The group wants to thank Palin for being an “articulate, straight-forward and uplifting champion of common sense conservative ideals.” Joe Wiezbicki, the PAC’s coordinator, told The New York Times that his group has raised a couple of hundred thousand dollars for the commercials. During the campaign, Our Country Deserves Better was one of the few shadowy groups that defied John McCain’s pledge not to bring up Obama’s former pastor, Rev. Wright. They spent more than a million dollars on television ads in battleground states doing just that. They also ran ads questioning Obama’s patriotism, linking him to all sorts of terrorist groups, etc, etc… It’s hard to say if Palin really understands what kind of rough beast her candidacy has borne. People get along fairly well in Alaska, even when they don’t. But her new “base” has no intention of getting along. And they’re thankful that now that they’ve got her as their figurehead, they don’t have to. Trackback(0)
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written by Kathleen, November 26, 2008
The group wants to thank Palin for being an “articulate, straight-forward and uplifting champion of common sense conservative ideals.”
I suppose she did articulate her ums and ers eloquently enough to satisfy the republican base.
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written by Gary, November 25, 2008
Wow, you guys are the ones full of hate! Of course, being liberals, what's new, eh?
You seem to forget that nearly 60 million people voted for Governor Palin! They certainly weren't voting for McCain! We all know she isn't perfect, far from it. But she answered the nation's call when asked. Those that love her, really lover her, because we feel she is something unlike the losers we have now. I would think Alaskans would be very proud to have given the nation such a POSITIVE force. I know Americans thank y'all for her. Governor Palin is exactly what this nation needs. Frankly, I don't understand the left up there. I mean I know liberals are liberals first, all else second. But I don't get why you can't see how positive this is for your great state. You can bet those tourist dollars will flow, as folks will want to see what your great state is all about. I don't know about local politics up there. But I intend to learn more. All I know is I first learned about Governor Palin after she won office. I found her story compelling, and had her on my personal wish list as a VP potential. I can't describe the joy at learning she had been chosen. I had actually learned on line in the very early hours of the morning she was introduced. I've only grown more excited since! I hope she is able to get done what she has proposed, because it sounds like she is spot on. God Bless Alaska, and God Bless Sarah Palin Gary P Jackson Texas
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written by dlw, November 22, 2008
Don't judge a book by its' cover.
Palin does not have an impeccable record, yet McCain picked her as his VP anyway.
The long campaign
written by coolmom, November 18, 2008
Frankly, I don't think she has the stuff to endure 2 years of scrutiny. She began to implode with the very little press she recieved. Plus, she isn't Presidential, she's a divider not a uniter, good luck with her Alaska.
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written by Lynn, November 18, 2008
For heaven sake. The negativity from Amanda Coyne and some bloggers is all opinion. Opinion tends to be driven by bias.
I saw the interviews. Questions were asked and answered. Big deal. Assumptions made by the viewer is their right. Remember it is assumptions and opinion. Give the negativity and spin a rest folks. Chill and enjoy life's diversity. (Do you think if Barack Obama had received this type of coverage he would be the president-elect?). Now take a deep breath and enjoy life and all it has to offer. Be grateful for the leadership qualities Gov. Sarah Palin provides to the fine folks of the great state of Alaska.
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written by Karen, November 17, 2008
The "Our Country Deserves Better" group evidently wasted a lot of money on those anti-Obama ads. Let them fritter away thousands more on a futile campaign to make a silk purse for a lipsticked pig...
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written by ExAlaska, November 16, 2008
You betcha, our country deserves better! Let's thank Sarah for inflammatory, partisan, far-from transparent, gingoistic, racially tinged, uneducated rhetoric during the campaign that helped a majority of the population decide to vote for "that one." Good job, Sarah. Please do us all a favor and disappear into politcal obscurity.
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written by ba, November 16, 2008
Just off the press to validate what I just said:
Gingrich says Palin will not be the future GOP leader By Alexander Bolton Posted: 11/16/08 01:05 PM [ET] Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is batting down the hype that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin heads into 2012 as the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. Palin energized the Republican base after GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) tapped her as his running mate and she has tried to preserve her high public profile since Election Day. But Gingrich, an architect of the Republican revolution of 1994, took Palin down a notch, asserting that she would not become the party’s leader, as some have predicted. “I think that she is going to be a significant player,†said Gingrich during an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nationâ€. “But she’s going to be one of 20 or 30 significant players. She’s not going to be the de facto leader.†Since the defeat of the GOP ticket, Palin has pursued an aggressive media strategy, scheduling a full slate of interviews to keep her face on television. CNN aired a lengthy, wide-ranging interview between Wolf Blitzer and Palin on Sunday. Palin has also sat down for interviews with CNN’s Larry King, Fox New’s Greta Van Susteren, and invited Matt Lauer of the “Today Show†to Wasilla for dinner. Palin refused to rule out a presidential bid in 2012 during her interview with Blitzer, which aired on CNN’s “Late Edition.†Some political analysts, citing her high name identification and loyal following among the base, say that Palin will be a frontrunner for the GOP nomination in 2012. Palin dominated media coverage at the Republican Governors Association meeting in Miami last week. She grabbed the spotlight at a Thursday press conference, answering reporters’ questions while a dozen other GOP governors stood awkwardly behind her on stage. Crowds of reporters and cameras chased Palin in Miami while ignoring more experienced colleagues from other states. But Gingrich on Sunday sought to divert some media attention away from Palin and to other governors such as Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and Utah Gov. John Huntsman (R). “She’s going to be a much bigger story in the short run,†said Gingrich, explaining Palin’s higher media profile compared to other GOP governors. “But, I think, as she goes back to being governor and as she works in Alaska, you’re going to see a group of governors emerge, not just Sarah Palin.†Gingrich said Huntsman and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) may emerge as political leaders on the economy while Jindal could claim the mantel on healthcare reform. “I would say, for example, to Republicans who are about to face this question of how do you get the economy growing again, bring in Gov. Daniels and bring in Gov. Huntsman….†“If you want to understand healthcare, you can do a lot worse than to bring in Bobby Jindal who may well know more about health policy than any other elected official in America and is doing an extraordinary job in Louisiana.â€
... written by ba, November 16, 2008
Quite obviously your Governor is firing up all pistons for her 2012 run.
She does not seem to understand that the President Elect has not even been inaugurated yet. Neither has she been told by her "handlers" that there are other "contenders for the throne". Ms. Palin continues, like a bull in a china shop, to seek her ambitions at the expense of her husband, her children and the people of Alaska. Throw them all under the bus so long as Sarah becomes POTUS. Time will tell. Write comment
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It would be nice if someone could define "conservative ideals"..........I am not a "left winger" I am a committed Christian. As a believer abortion is NOT an option for me. I agree with Sarah Palin on that. However, being against abortion, from what I have seen of Ms. Palin, and I have followed her meteoric rise carefully, appears to me to be the only moral position that Ms. Palin holds that will stand up to the test. The rest is sinking sand.
I always have heard "where there is smoke, there is fire". The controversies that swirl around this person and her family are excessive. Am I to conclude that all the world is out to get Ms. Palin and that none of these scandals/allegations have an ounce of truth to them?
Ms. Palin, not only in my opinion but in many people's eyes does not have the depth or intelligence required to hold the most senior office in the USA.
Some will say this is "bashing, hating, envy etc." No, if we as a people cannot sensibly determine if a person is capable of taking that 3:00 a.m. call without resorting to these type of evasions then the world may come to an end sooner than any of us would care it to.