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TCOS;Libertarians See Sarah Palin As Circe Leading Them To Neocon Doom

​Originally presented at Bob Belvedere's THE CAMP OF THE SAINTS

Libertarians See Sarah Palin As Circe Leading Them To Neocon Doom

M.Joseph Sheppard

I have long been puzzled as to why "Outside The Beltway's 

Doug Mataconis seems to have joined the ranks of the sufferers of Palin Derangement Syndrome (PDS in extremis). On the surface his education, profession and general writing would seem to indicate a balanced person (allowing for a political emphasis which of course bloggers all are wont to).

Yet where Governor Palin is concerned he seems to go off the deep end, not only in a long series of attack articles about her, but also descending into utter condescension towards her ("when she is speaking you will find me out back at the bar"). It's seven years for goodness sake, and Palin is not a candidate for office and seems unlikely to be one for the foreseeable future if at all.



Why then this seemingly odd fixation? A clue, perhaps, may have arisen from an article attacking Palin as some sort of Circe luring Libertarians to their doom upon the rocky shores of neoconservativism. Mataconis being not only a libertarian but a Libertarian having "proudly voted for Gary Johnson" as part of the genuinely 1% of such voters.

In an article by one Mark Alvarez at WEBCommentary the writer goes to great pains to warn his readers that the superficial siren song (or in a rather odd simile a "Trojan Horse") of Palin towards the likes of Rand Paul, or any libertarian candidate in the GOP, will lure such hypnotized people to the fatal attractions of a Jeb Bush.

Sarah Palin: A neocon Trojan horse

Sarah Palin is a neocon Trojan horse. Anybody who cares about the Constitution and liberty should ignore about 80% of what she says.

I just read an article where Sarah Palin gives us the quintessential example of the bait-and-switch. 



See:http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/59937/20151120/sarah-palin-voices-support-for-rand-paul-says-republican-voters-are-idiots-for-marginalizing-his-supporters.htm This article confirms my long held belief that Sarah Palin is a neocon Trojan horse.

I've said for some time that her role is to smuggle neoconservatism past the electorate by amalgamating it with germs of truth. She will do things like throw accolades in the direction of Rand Paul and Ron Paul in order to build rapport with liberty activists. Not that she offers us any insightful commentary on behalf of liberty. Giving accolades to the Pauls helps her establish liberty credentials, which she then uses to lead people straight into the arms of neoconservatives.

Notice how in this article she gives accolades to the Pauls as well as Jeb Bush and George W. Bush. Liberty voters are supposed to believe there's some kind of equivalency between Rand Paul, Ron Paul, and Jeb Bush.

Well here's my warning to the liberty voters: Sarah Palin is a menace to the Constitution. She is not a friend of liberty. There might be an inconsequential race where she might endorse a good candidate. By inconsequential, I mean a race with a certain outcome, where her endorsement won't change anything and she could even build rapport with liberty activists. Or it could be a race where if a liberty candidate does win, their solitary vote will be inconsequential.

Mark Alvarez
Expose 9/11

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If this sort of thinking is widespread in libertarian circles, and has reached the likes of Mataconis, it would go a long way to explain the seeming inexplicable attacks on her-if it does.

 The fact that the writer appears to a 9/11 conspirator might also go a long way to explaining the caution the wider voting public has to both Ron and Rand Paul's candidacy and the Libertarian Party's lack of any traction.

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Credit where due; Doug Mataconis "Outside The Beltway" on Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting in relation to Gifford's criminally insane attacker Loughner and the hate attack on Palin 

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  "My cynical guess is that his previous attacks on Sarah Palin were basically due to the threat that she posed as a potential candidate, since she would most likely have stopped a Rand Paul candidacy dead in it's tracks...where it finds itself right now BTW.

  Unfortunately, she would have been blamed for Rand's failure to win, just as she'd be blamed for anybody else's loss. For whatever reason she's a convenient lightning rod and allows dishonest people to deflect the blame for lackluster candidacies on her presence instead of the candidate themselves.

  The really sad thing? Think about how inclusive and gracious she is. She works to unite."

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Credit where due; Doug Mataconis "Outside The Beltway" on Colorado PP shooting Loughner and hate attack on Palin 

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  My cynical guess is that his previous attacks on Sarah Palin were basically due to the threat that she posed as a potential candidate, since she would most likely have stopped a Rand Paul candidacy dead in it's tracks...where it finds itself right now BTW.

  Unfortunately, she would have been blamed for Rand's failure to win, just as she'd be blamed for anybody else's loss. For whatever reason she's a convenient lightning rod and allows dishonest people to deflect the blame for lackluster candidacies on her presence instead of the candidate themself.

  The really sad thing? Think about how inclusive and gracious she is. She works to unite.

It's All Over For Nomination/Pundits Reputations; Trump Hits 36% In CNN (Not On-line) Poll

That's all she wrote basically. The pundits, for what they are worth had a final line in the sand  "Trump is stuck in the 25% to 30% range and the on-line polls can be disregarded as not accurate.

The latest CNN poll puts him at 36% and brings his aggregate average over 30% at Real Clear Politics-his highest. It is over 35% at The Huffington Post poll of polls.

The trendline is obvious and there is simply daylight between Trump and everyone else. The Trump Carson Cruz total shows, absolutely, the base wants noting to do with the Establishments and their candidates who shoudl, especially the bottom dwellers, fold their tents and unite behind Trump

Donald Trump's Amazing Poll Day Up 6 In New Reuters Poll Up 5 In New New Hampshire Poll

In the same Ipsos Reuters Poll the media crowed "Trump down 10 points" last week he rises 6  from 30 to a massive 36% so far ahead there is daylight between him and second. The "Rubio surge" peters out to nothing at 6.7%

and the trend line is striking

In the Huffington Post Poll of Polls aggregate of all polls Trump is miles ahead

And the trendline is striking

In New Hampshire the latest PPP poll has Trump way out in front by 15 points! and a further 5 points higher than the previous poll.

Jerusalem Post Donald Trump says he plans to visit Israel 'very soon' "Times of Israel "Donald Trump: His Jewish family And Support For Israel

From The Jerusalem Post

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump . (photo credit:REUTERS)

 

NEW YORK - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said at a rally held in Manassas, Virginia on Wednesday that he plans to visit Israel “very soon” in order to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“I love Israel,” Trump said. “Israel is our real strong supporter”. The candidate, who has expressed strong support for Israel over the course of his campaign, also described Netanyahu as “a great guy” and pointed out that during the 2013 Knesset elections, he had even filmed a campaign ad for the Prime Minister.

The republican front-runner made the announcement of an upcoming visit to Jerusalem just a day before he is scheduled to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s presidential forum in Washington. There, he will address a very pro-Israel forum comprised of Jewish Republican leaders in the United States including the multi-billionaire GOP donor and Netanyahu supporter Sheldon Adelson.

At Wednesday’s rally in Virginia, Trump  also pointed a finger at President Obama for providing “absolutely no support” to Netanyahu.

Back in October, during a speech in Reno, Nevada, Trump had said he believes Obama "hates Israel” and that the US President’s Iran nuclear agreement put Israel “in such a massive amount of trouble.”

No details about Trump’s trip have been provided by his campaign team so far.
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From; The Times Of Israel

NEW YORK (JTA) — Among the expansive field of Republican presidential candidates on display in the party’s first debates Thursday night, Donald Trump may be the most closely connected to the Jewish people.

Trump is from New York, works in professions saturated with Jews and long has been a vocal supporter of Israel. His daughter and two grandchildren are Jewish, the executive vice president of his organization is Jewish — and Trump certainly has chutzpah.

As the main attraction of the Republican debate,Trump’s trademark chutzpah was on sharp display. When asked about past references to women he dislikes as “fat pigs,” “slobs” and “disgusting animals,” Trump said he has no time for political correctness. He bragged about how Hillary Clinton dared not miss his most recent wedding because he donated to her campaign. And he refused to rule out running as a third-party candidate should someone else win the Republican nomination.

‘I have many Jewish friends that support Obama and I say, Why? and they can’t explain why. They support him, they give him money, they give him campaign contributions,’ Trump told radio host Michael Savage in February. ‘This is the worst enemy of Israel’

Given his myriad Jewish associations

Trump is not an unfamiliar face in Jewish circles. He has served as a grand marshal at New York’s annual Salute to Israel Parade. After Hurricane Katrina, he was among a group of celebrities who decorated Jewish federation tzedakah boxes to be auctioned off to support hurricane disaster relief. And in February, he was honored with an award at the annual gala for the Algemeiner, a right-wing Jewish news organization.

“I have a Jewish daughter. This wasn’t in the plan, but I’m very glad it happened,” Trump said at the event, held in Manhattan. On Israel, he said, “We love Israel. We will fight for Israel 100 percent, 1,000 percent. It will be there forever.”

Before the 2013 Israeli election, Trump recorded a video message endorsing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

You truly have a great prime minister in Benjamin Netanyahu. He’s a winner, he’s highly respected, he’s highly thought of by all,” Trump said in the 30-second spot. “Vote for Benjamin — terrific guy, terrific leader, great for Israel.”

By the same token, Trump has made clear he believes President Barack Obama is bad for Israel and has questioned how American Jews could support the president.

“I have many Jewish friends that support Obama and I say, ‘Why?’ and they can’t explain why. They support him, they give him money, they give him campaign contributions,” Trump told radio host Michael Savage in February. “This is the worst enemy of Israel.”

Trump at times has dabbled in Israeli real estate. About a decade ago, he bought a site in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area with plans to build Israel’s tallest building, to be called Trump Plaza Tower. He later sold the Ramat Gan property to an Israeli firm before its development. In 2012, Trump met with Israel’s tourism minister to discuss possible investments in real estate and tourism, according to the Israeli news website Ynet.

Former model turned businesswoman Ivanka Trump. (screen capture: YouTube/CBS This Morning)

Trump’s closest Jewish association is with his daughter Ivanka’s family. Ivanka Trump, a fashion designer and celebrity in her own right,converted to Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner, the son of New York Jewish real estate mogul Charles Kushner.

She studied for her Orthodox conversion with Rabbi Haskel Lookstein of Manhattan’s Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue and the Ramaz School, and Lookstein officiated at her wedding. Trump and Kushner are members of Lookstein’s Orthodox synagogue and are Shabbat observant. They have two children.

Donald Trump is Presbyterian. He has said he goes to church on Christmas, Easter and special occasions.

When it comes to The Trump Organization, Trump’s right-hand man is a Jewish lawyer, Michael Cohen, who also serves as a top campaign aide. Cohen ignited controversy last week by suggesting that spousal rape doesn’t count as rape. He later apologized, saying his remarks were “inarticulate.”

Trump, of course, doesn’t shy away from controversy himself. Just since announcing his candidacy in June, he has called illegal Mexican immigrants rapists, disparaged Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), for getting captured in the Vietnam War and publicly disclosed Sen. Lindsey Graham’s private mobile phone number at a campaign rally.

On Israel, he said, ‘We love Israel. We will fight for Israel 100 percent, 1,000 percent. It will be there forever’

Then there was Thursday night’s Republican debate. Following his verbal fireworks on stage, he doubled down on Twitter, saying, “I really enjoyed the debate tonight even though the @FoxNews trio, especially @megynkelly, was not very good or professional!” He was apparently referring to Kelly’s question about Trump’s comments on women.

Trump’s record suggests he’s far from a Republican ideologue. He has given money both to Democratic and Republican candidates, including Republican primary rivals and Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee for president. Trump at varying times has supported liberal policies like abortion rights as well as Tea Party causes like strict immigration restrictions. In the debate, he stood by his past support for single-payer health care, saying that he thought it worked well in Canada and could have worked in the past in the United States.

Overall, Trump doesn’t appear to have very many fixed policy positions. Unlike the other Republican candidates, he has no policy section on his campaign website.

When Ivanka Trump introduced her father at the Algemeiner dinner six months ago, she said, “He has used his voice often and loudly in support of Israel, in support of developments within Israel, in support of security for Israel and in support of the idea of the Israeli democracy.”

One thing is certain of Donald Trump: As long as he stays in this campaign, he will continue to use his voice often and loudly.