These famous/influential bloggers (linked at their names) are people of character. They apparently believe in Sarah Palin as a person and her message.
I would consider they believe she is a person of truth. She would put into practice the plans that she states, and would be a unifier, healer, respector of life and a true conservative in the best definition of that word.
Some will vote for her in a primary, and some will vote for her in both the primary and the general election regardless of who the Republican candidate is. That there is such support for Palin at this late stage in the campaign speaks volumes about her qualities and, perhaps more importantly, about the road ahead for her to either 2012, if the convention is deadlocked or 2016.
I will write in Palin in the primary if Gingrich is not the frontrunner, i.e. has been brought down by the media/Beltway, and in the general election if he is not the candidate.
There are of course many more people of note, (as well as uncountable rank and file folks) who will also vote for Sarah in either a primary or general election. If you are aware of them and have a link please indicate it in the comments section and I will keep updating this post.
DON SUBER
Smitty at The Other McCain
M. Joseph Sheppard
The media conversation moves from along from "What value would a Palin endorsement bring"? Then to "Palin looks likely to endorse Newt Gingrich." And now to "What would be the result for Gingrich from a Palin endorsement"?
I made it clear that I would support Gingrich ( long before his recent ascendancy) now that Palin is not running and looked to her endorsement of him with much hope.
I have written that a Gingrich/Palin team would have an outstanding chance of defeating President Obama. It would bring a balanced ticket, shore up the conservative base, many of whom will sit on their hands if Romney is the nominee, and would bring a world of experience to the campaign and to the two offices.
It is unimaginable that Gingrich would not do better in the debates with Obama than McCain did, and Palin would, once again, easily handle Biden in a debate. Both have been vetted so that nonsense would not interfere with getting the campaign's message out.
However, Gingrich may wish to have a different VP-as is his right of course and Palin may choose not to run.
It would seem unimaginable, if not downright churlish that Gingrich would not offer Palin some post, if indeed her endorsement gave him the winning impetus, as commentators believe would be the case.
To me, a cabinet post like Secretary of the interior would be perfect for Palin. Nobody could object to it on the grounds that she lacked experience in energy development, and such a post, as well as being an asset to the Gingrich administration, and the country, would have benefits for Palin.
Being in the cabinet would give Palin substantial Washington experience, a plus for her CV, and impetus for a presidential run after Gingrich's second term. By that time Palin would be installed in the national consciousness as a person of experience, gravitas and accomplishment.
A reader of this blog had another idea of what role Palin might play in a Gingrich administration. The concept is clever, well thought out, and has a lot to offer. I reproduce it here so it can receive the wider audience it deserves.
"More likely I could see him offering her some important comissions to chair along the lines of Reagan's Grace Commission that targeted govt waste and spending or the Simpson/Bowles Commission.
One could focus on energy development/independence. One could focus on crony capitalism/corruption in Congress by both parties along the lines of Schweizer's recent book. I'm sure others would have ideas.
Newt could appoint her to these posts by executive order, and wouldn't need to worry about Senate confirmation. He could even find some Dem to be co-chair to balance things out if need be.
These could be substantive positions but wouldn't tie her down like a cabinet post would (and would do away with the circus, and FBI checks/disclosures a senate confirmation would provide).
It would allow her to focus on specific issues. I think it could help her rehabilitate her image if she is seen as working on real issues, and making a difference, doing serious things. Truman's work on the WW2 arms commission really helped him. This could do the same for her.
It wouldn't have to be announced ahead of time, but would be understood as part of the endorsement. I'm sure there are plenty of possibilities. Or...maybe she has no interest and would rather hang out with Todd and the kids and the family and enjoy the money and let everyone else worry about the swamp that is DC. That's fine, too."
I put "leave" in the blog title in quotation marks because there is considerable doubt whether these to gentlemen were ever in the Republican party. Certainly they are, clearly, RINO's of the highest order.
Gary Johnson's quixotic tilt at the presidential nomination is, by his own seeming admission, over-if it ever began of course. As a younger version of libertarian Ron Paul, drug use approval and all, Johnson is throwing his toys out of the cradle, now that even he can see he has no chance.
Of course it is not his fault-the GOP has apparently abandoned him- at this link
"I feel abandoned by the Republican Party," Johnson said in a phone interview. "The Republican Party has left me by the wayside."
and what naturally follows this "abandonment" is;
"But in an interview Wednesday, he said he's seriously considering running for the Libertarian Party nomination for president."
Thus on to RINO #2. David Frum.
If the GOP doesn't nominate RINO's 3# and #4 Romney or Huntsman Frum will also throw his toys out of the bassinet according to Hot Air at this link;
"I might have to leave the party if it nominates someone other than Romney or Huntsman"
For those interested in the opinion's of possibly soon to be ex-GOP members who never were, in the first place, Frum is linked here
It is one thing to sit on ones hands, or write in a candidate other than the one the party nominates, after all this is a democracy and we are not robots. But it is quite something else to advise that if you don't get the position you want, or that if the party nominates someone you don't like, you will leave it. Whatever happened to working within the big tent?
The Libertarians are welcome to Johnson-what will he do if they also abandon him and he doesn't get their nomination by the way? Whichever party Frum looks at joining, if he leaves (please do) is most welcome to him, and what a surprise it will be if he votes for Obama (not).
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
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N.B. Someone has commented on my remark about the March of the Rino's.
"the march music is Bolero"
Which is good thinking but to my mind too slow. The appropriate music for the march of the RINO's would be "Yakkity Sax" to the Benny Hill imagery.
In my original and follow up posts (presented below in all their shocking imagery)I discussed that this famous website, Linked at
"The Other McCain" appears to be running advertisements for "Kyle Leon's Customized Fat Loss" using "come on in" images of large breasted women to possibly entice male readers to click on the sites link.
After thousands of readers of this investigative site looked at these pictures and went to "The Other McCain's" site to see the shocking facts for themselves, many commented here that they appreciated my bringing this to their attention and would examine the photo's minutely to judge for themselves whether this was indeed a case of exploitation or honest marketing.
It may be hard to believe but The other McCain site has new, even more shocking pictures promoting "Kyle Leon's Customized fat Loss" including, for the first time PICTURES OF WOMEN'S BOTTOMS! I appreciate what I am to show may offend some sensitive souls but true media investigation has to proceed. Again, judge for yourself-exploitation or harmless advertising?
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ORIGINAL SHOCKING POST REPRESENTED BELOW
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UPDATE' 4th "Big Breasted Women" Photo discovered at The Other McCain" site-is this one also wholesome? You be the judge.
UPDATE#2. 6th photo now discovered-will it never end? Judge these two new ones for yourself.
The well known site "The Other McCain" run by the ineffable Stacy McCain, has been running a series of advertisements for "Kyle Leon's Customized Fat Loss". The site portal has a series of three (that I have seen there may have been more of these) pictures of young women with enormous breasts.
I presume this is to pique the interest of, especially, males to see exactly how these women became so endowed, and if such a transformation is available for the partners of those making further enquires by clicking on the link. On the other hand there may be a degree of salacious interest.
To determine if everything was as it should be, I decided to do a thorough investigation of these women. Unfortunately they do not appear all at once, so I had to repeatedly refresh the page. When doing this a different large busted woman appeared each time, and I was able to example the photographs minutely.
I am glad to report that upon a detailed investigation I determined that they, the images, were a wholesome introduction to the benefits of fat loss, and commend all readers to examine these pictures. themselves.
Here are three examples but by all means go to the original site and click on each multiple times.
Here is the 4th-6th photographs-upon close inspection they too passes the honest introduction to fat reduction test.
The bloodsuckers, the cynics who tossed there often mad, bad or certifiable followers deliberate red meat like crazy "Trig Truther" Palin faked her pregnancy" stories are, at last fading in to irrelevance. They, the ones who made money off their anti-Palin screeds were the true "grifters"
Whilst Palin, the one they advise is irrelevant, has 3.5 million Facebook followers, and drew the biggest fundraising crowd the Florida GOP has ever had recently. She has her articles published in the WSJ, and is courted by prospective presidential candidates for her endorsement. Meanwhile her critics disappear into, variously the rocks they crawled out from under, or total obscurity.
"Just a girl from Homer" is now just that after making a name for herself in leftist circles as a harpy harping critic of Palin whose sole claim to fame was she was an Alaskan.
The disgusting "Gryphen" from Immoral Minority blog continues to toss his mad readers insane conspiracy theories about Palin's child to being hers but nobody, outside the certifiable, cares. he has admitted he is just a shill for Obama now and clearly all his anti-Palin riff was was just a front for the Dem's at the lowest, vilest level.
Huffington Post with their Big News Palin" sites-they have three, struggle to find any red meat to toss to their juvenile readers and commentators. It is all so shabby and tawdry and it is clear that Palin has outlasted her detractors. The last sad bunch gibber and mutter "quitter, half-term governor, irrelevant" whilst their phobias and fantasies give their sad lives some hate filled meaning.
One day a political scientist or possibly a psychiatrist will do a report, or clinical paper on the Palin Derangement Syndrome madness which afflicted so many in America. Seemingly intelligent people, like Andrew Sullivan with his Trig nonsense (and who reads Sullivan now that he doesn't have Palin to kick around anymore?) lost their marbles, deranged people were given a forum, cynics used these people for page views and to achieve notoriety.
Some are beyond self-awareness that they are off in another dimension, the Malia Littman's and "Peril's of Palins" bloggers who are more to be pitied than criticized. Their time has gone or is fading fast whilst Palin lives a life of fame, adulation, success and has a future should she so choose- just who is irrelevant- Palin or her critics?
