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The Savaging of Sarah Palin and the ‘Uncouthness’ of Barack Obama
By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone
Conservative talk-show-hero Rush Limbaugh, on today’s EIB radio show, illustrated how false images can be so easily created and magnified. For good or for evil.
Rush was right. Let’s go back to pre-election times—before November 2008. Two separate images, created and magnified at about the same time, for contrast/comparison:
The mainstream press, zealous liberals, Hollywood celebrities, Democrats, and many Republicans, about then-Sen. Barack Obama: He’s so elegant and calm and intelligent and suave. So cool and soothing and well-spoken. He went to Harvard! He dresses so well! Look at how cute he and his wife look together holding hands! Oprah endorses him! He cares about the poor, about me! Obama’s for hope and change and taking money away from those greedy rich people, so I’ll vote for him. His pet projects, issues, Senate voting record, Senate accomplishments, ideological foundation, and personal political agenda? Why do I need to know any of those? He’s for change, dammit, and that’s all I need to know…
Alaska's Gov. Sarah Palin
The mainstream press, zealous liberals, Hollywood celebrities, Democrats, and many Republicans, about Gov. Sarah Palin: How vulgar and uncouth! She’s so middle-class and stupid. She didn’t go to an Ivy League university, so she must be a moron. And that folksy accent of hers? Can’t stand it! Oh, and she had a baby with Downs Syndrome. How selfish of her that she brought this retarded baby into the world and didn’t have an abortion. And how horrible that she carries him around in public, using him like a prop, acting like she’s a real mom! I’ll bet he isn’t even her baby… prob’ly is the baby of her trampy daughter Bristol. Palin also likes to kill wolves and moose, so she’s a religious hypocrite with her stance against abortion. Only stupid people who don’t deserve to live are conservative or Christian. And where in the heck is ALASKA? Is that even a real state? Bet there’s no black people there… And then, last night, the metaphorical “other shoe” dropped loudly. Into a huge cow patty. Obama’s foot was in that shoe that plopped squarely into that cow patty.
We had the oh-so-suave, caring, and well-spoken President Obama make an unthinkable crack about the Special Olympics—on television, before millions of viewers on the Tonight Show. Yeah, real elegant and suave and caring.
When, pray tell, does this man do any “real president” work? He’s on TV and interviewed by all sorts of the media so often, he outranks Britney Spears and the cast of Gossip Girl in overexposure. And don’t forget those frequent White House bashes, with hand-massaged wagyu steak from Japan and conga dancing lines that go until real late. Especially on Wednesdays. Obama shouldn’t make any crucial decisions or make any important statements on Thursdays.
Hmm… Obama’s ill-fated appearance on the Tonight Show was yesterday, a Thursday. Coincidence or too much Wednesday-night partying catching up with him? I’ll let you decide.
Alaska's Special Olympics - Torch, 2007
A few weeks ago, Gov. Palin discussed the special love and dreams her family have for baby Trig. How the Special Olympics has given her family hope and excitement about how he will thrive and prosper and make a place for himself in the world. How he has given back so much to their family. The Special Olympics Motto is “Let me win, but if I can not win, let me be brave in the attempt.” The love in Gov. Palin’s voice, the unrehearsed, genuine appreciation she has for life and those who have special needs, was apparent. No speech writer, no teleprompter. A real woman with real emotions who could share them with a reporter without deceit or pandering or cautious “political correctness.” She’s also a successful governor whose approval ratings are through the roof in her state. Here’s a posting about Palin and the 2009 Special Olympics: Blue Star Chronicles: Sarah Palin Special Olympics Message 2009. It’s also on Mommy Life and other blogs.
Sarah Palin was savaged by the press EVERY SINGLE DAY prior to the election just for being herself. Fabrications and lies and insults swirled about her like locusts during the presidential campaign.
But, she retained grace and humor and unflagging energy during the ordeal (and I’m sure it was beyond difficult as the unbridled attacks increased as Election Day drew closer). The blatant hypocrisy was thick and pervasive, as noted by bestselling author and political columnist Ann Coulter in her September 3, 2008 commentary about Palin, “The Best Man Turned Out to Be a Woman”; here are a few snippets:
Palin, on the other hand, is doing what she does best. She’s not a media hound like Obama, who skitters away to California or Colorado or Arizona or Canada or Illinois to appear on some show each time the country doesn’t fawn over him. She’s running her family and the state of Alaska with a frugal eye, a Christian heart, a conservative’s prudence, and a mother’s fierce love. She’s active in the Alaskan community and with local events and charity events. She serves Alaskans every day, with or without adoring photographers handy.
Alaska is one of the only states in America that isn’t in financial turmoil, on the brink of economic collapse. Alaska has been governed with the state’s best interests at heart, which included not going on a spending binge when times were good. Palin made sure that a huge chunk of the state’s money was saved, in the event that times would not always be so good. Palin knows how to be thrifty and cut back on spending. She even pruned the budget for her beloved Special Olympics—tightening the belt everywhere paid off for Alaska. Wish Congress would stop trying to destroy her and instead take notes from Palin. Right now, they’re royally flunking Economics 101, with Treasury Secretary Tim “Lying Boy Wonder” Geithner leading the pack of ineptitude with the AIG bonuses. They have the conspicuous consumption mentality of a spoiled high school prom queen when it comes to spending money they don’t have and isn’t even theirs.
So, where in the heck is the mocking and vilification of Obama’s insensitive, stupid remark on the Tonight Show? Or the one he made earlier in the day, that AIG was just like a suicidal terrorist with a live grenade in hand? Oh, trust that the outrage and criticism and lack of confidence in his leadership abilities are out there. They’re just not being reported by the American mainstream media. They’re too busy trying, even now, to squash Sarah Palin. Why?
Because the presidential election of 2012 isn’t that far away, and they fear that America will see past their empty savaging, get sick of the ongoing corruption in Washington with this administration, and will resonate with Palin’s fiscal responsibility and success, her honesty, and conservative family values—she must be targeted, ridiculed, and marginalized pronto. With the lies pouring out of Washington this week about the AIG bonuses (it’s now a bona fide “Bonus-Gate”), Palin is a bigger threat to them than she ever was before. Because, once again, she isn’t one of them. Which was one of the main reasons that they were compelled to crush and destroy her in the first place. But now, “not being one of them” is the next best thing to having a picnic in the park with no ants and perfect weather.
The British press reports Pres. Obama’s gaffes and blunders far more timely and accurately than our own media (assuming that our media even reports them). Very telling, and chilling.
Palin didn’t go to an Ivy League school? Yep, that’s right, and we’re so grateful she didn’t, since we’re seeing daily the dismal results of those who did. Liars, cheats, and wastrels. Does any one politician with an Ivy League education tell the truth? Or not make fun of the disabled? Or not spend money like a 5-year-old in a candy store?
Who’s vulgar and uncouth now? And which image, created in the pre-election months, is proving to be false?
Jim Blazsik: What if it was Sarah who made Hillary’s trip?
Tags: Barack Obama, conservative, image, media, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin
This entry was posted on Friday, March 20th, 2009
The Savaging of Sarah Palin and the ‘Uncouthness’ of Barack Obama
By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone
Conservative talk-show-hero Rush Limbaugh, on today’s EIB radio show, illustrated how false images can be so easily created and magnified. For good or for evil.
Rush was right. Let’s go back to pre-election times—before November 2008. Two separate images, created and magnified at about the same time, for contrast/comparison:
The mainstream press, zealous liberals, Hollywood celebrities, Democrats, and many Republicans, about then-Sen. Barack Obama: He’s so elegant and calm and intelligent and suave. So cool and soothing and well-spoken. He went to Harvard! He dresses so well! Look at how cute he and his wife look together holding hands! Oprah endorses him! He cares about the poor, about me! Obama’s for hope and change and taking money away from those greedy rich people, so I’ll vote for him. His pet projects, issues, Senate voting record, Senate accomplishments, ideological foundation, and personal political agenda? Why do I need to know any of those? He’s for change, dammit, and that’s all I need to know…
The mainstream press, zealous liberals, Hollywood celebrities, Democrats, and many Republicans, about Gov. Sarah Palin: How vulgar and uncouth! She’s so middle-class and stupid. She didn’t go to an Ivy League university, so she must be a moron. And that folksy accent of hers? Can’t stand it! Oh, and she had a baby with Downs Syndrome. How selfish of her that she brought this retarded baby into the world and didn’t have an abortion. And how horrible that she carries him around in public, using him like a prop, acting like she’s a real mom! I’ll bet he isn’t even her baby… prob’ly is the baby of her trampy daughter Bristol. Palin also likes to kill wolves and moose, so she’s a religious hypocrite with her stance against abortion. Only stupid people who don’t deserve to live are conservative or Christian. And where in the heck is ALASKA? Is that even a real state? Bet there’s no black people there… And then, last night, the metaphorical “other shoe” dropped loudly. Into a huge cow patty. Obama’s foot was in that shoe that plopped squarely into that cow patty.
We had the oh-so-suave, caring, and well-spoken President Obama make an unthinkable crack about the Special Olympics—on television, before millions of viewers on the Tonight Show. Yeah, real elegant and suave and caring.
When, pray tell, does this man do any “real president” work? He’s on TV and interviewed by all sorts of the media so often, he outranks Britney Spears and the cast of Gossip Girl in overexposure. And don’t forget those frequent White House bashes, with hand-massaged wagyu steak from Japan and conga dancing lines that go until real late. Especially on Wednesdays. Obama shouldn’t make any crucial decisions or make any important statements on Thursdays.
Hmm… Obama’s ill-fated appearance on the Tonight Show was yesterday, a Thursday. Coincidence or too much Wednesday-night partying catching up with him? I’ll let you decide.
A few weeks ago, Gov. Palin discussed the special love and dreams her family have for baby Trig. How the Special Olympics has given her family hope and excitement about how he will thrive and prosper and make a place for himself in the world. How he has given back so much to their family. The Special Olympics Motto is “Let me win, but if I can not win, let me be brave in the attempt.” The love in Gov. Palin’s voice, the unrehearsed, genuine appreciation she has for life and those who have special needs, was apparent. No speech writer, no teleprompter. A real woman with real emotions who could share them with a reporter without deceit or pandering or cautious “political correctness.” She’s also a successful governor whose approval ratings are through the roof in her state. Here’s a posting about Palin and the 2009 Special Olympics: Blue Star Chronicles: Sarah Palin Special Olympics Message 2009. It’s also on Mommy Life and other blogs.
Sarah Palin was savaged by the press EVERY SINGLE DAY prior to the election just for being herself. Fabrications and lies and insults swirled about her like locusts during the presidential campaign.
But, she retained grace and humor and unflagging energy during the ordeal (and I’m sure it was beyond difficult as the unbridled attacks increased as Election Day drew closer). The blatant hypocrisy was thick and pervasive, as noted by bestselling author and political columnist Ann Coulter in her September 3, 2008 commentary about Palin, “The Best Man Turned Out to Be a Woman”; here are a few snippets:
They claimed Palin was chosen only because she’s a woman. In fact, Palin was chosen because she’s pro-life, pro-gun, pro-drilling and pro-tax cuts. She’s fought both Republicans and Democrats on public corruption and does not have hair plugs like some other vice presidential candidate I could mention. In other words, she’s a ‘Republican.’
…They attacked her daughter, who actually is pregnant now, for being unmarried. When liberals start acting like they’re opposed to pre-marital sex and mothers having careers, you know McCain’s vice presidential choice has knocked them back on their heels. While the difficult circumstances of Palin’s pregnant daughter are being covered like a terrorist attack on the nation, with leering accounts of the 18-year-old father, the media remain resolutely uninterested in the parentage of [married Democrat leader John] Edwards’ mistress’s love child. Except, that is, the hardworking reporters at the National Enquirer, who say Edwards is the father. But at least liberal reporters had finally found someone their own size to pick on: a 17-year-old girl.
The media hysterically denounced Palin as “inexperienced.” But then people started to notice that she has more executive experience than B. Hussein Obama—the guy at the top of the Democrats’ ticket.
To those who still worship the ground Barack Obama walks on, please remember this isn’t American Idol. Although, Obama does seem to forget that he is our Commander in Chief and no longer needs to go on tour. Whenever his approval ratings drop, he shows up on a magazine cover or hops on the fuel-guzzling Air Force One to make another “remember how cool I am?” pitch for his socialist policies at another townhall meeting or TV show appearance. Maybe next week, if his numbers drop because of his Special Olympics crack, he’ll be a surprise guest on Dancing with the Stars. I’m tired of being told we “have to give him a chance.” You betcha, that seems fair and right… I’ll give him just as many chances Sarah Palin was given by the media and liberals and some Republicans.…They attacked her daughter, who actually is pregnant now, for being unmarried. When liberals start acting like they’re opposed to pre-marital sex and mothers having careers, you know McCain’s vice presidential choice has knocked them back on their heels. While the difficult circumstances of Palin’s pregnant daughter are being covered like a terrorist attack on the nation, with leering accounts of the 18-year-old father, the media remain resolutely uninterested in the parentage of [married Democrat leader John] Edwards’ mistress’s love child. Except, that is, the hardworking reporters at the National Enquirer, who say Edwards is the father. But at least liberal reporters had finally found someone their own size to pick on: a 17-year-old girl.
The media hysterically denounced Palin as “inexperienced.” But then people started to notice that she has more executive experience than B. Hussein Obama—the guy at the top of the Democrats’ ticket.
Palin, on the other hand, is doing what she does best. She’s not a media hound like Obama, who skitters away to California or Colorado or Arizona or Canada or Illinois to appear on some show each time the country doesn’t fawn over him. She’s running her family and the state of Alaska with a frugal eye, a Christian heart, a conservative’s prudence, and a mother’s fierce love. She’s active in the Alaskan community and with local events and charity events. She serves Alaskans every day, with or without adoring photographers handy.
Alaska is one of the only states in America that isn’t in financial turmoil, on the brink of economic collapse. Alaska has been governed with the state’s best interests at heart, which included not going on a spending binge when times were good. Palin made sure that a huge chunk of the state’s money was saved, in the event that times would not always be so good. Palin knows how to be thrifty and cut back on spending. She even pruned the budget for her beloved Special Olympics—tightening the belt everywhere paid off for Alaska. Wish Congress would stop trying to destroy her and instead take notes from Palin. Right now, they’re royally flunking Economics 101, with Treasury Secretary Tim “Lying Boy Wonder” Geithner leading the pack of ineptitude with the AIG bonuses. They have the conspicuous consumption mentality of a spoiled high school prom queen when it comes to spending money they don’t have and isn’t even theirs.
So, where in the heck is the mocking and vilification of Obama’s insensitive, stupid remark on the Tonight Show? Or the one he made earlier in the day, that AIG was just like a suicidal terrorist with a live grenade in hand? Oh, trust that the outrage and criticism and lack of confidence in his leadership abilities are out there. They’re just not being reported by the American mainstream media. They’re too busy trying, even now, to squash Sarah Palin. Why?
Because the presidential election of 2012 isn’t that far away, and they fear that America will see past their empty savaging, get sick of the ongoing corruption in Washington with this administration, and will resonate with Palin’s fiscal responsibility and success, her honesty, and conservative family values—she must be targeted, ridiculed, and marginalized pronto. With the lies pouring out of Washington this week about the AIG bonuses (it’s now a bona fide “Bonus-Gate”), Palin is a bigger threat to them than she ever was before. Because, once again, she isn’t one of them. Which was one of the main reasons that they were compelled to crush and destroy her in the first place. But now, “not being one of them” is the next best thing to having a picnic in the park with no ants and perfect weather.
The British press reports Pres. Obama’s gaffes and blunders far more timely and accurately than our own media (assuming that our media even reports them). Very telling, and chilling.
Palin didn’t go to an Ivy League school? Yep, that’s right, and we’re so grateful she didn’t, since we’re seeing daily the dismal results of those who did. Liars, cheats, and wastrels. Does any one politician with an Ivy League education tell the truth? Or not make fun of the disabled? Or not spend money like a 5-year-old in a candy store?
Who’s vulgar and uncouth now? And which image, created in the pre-election months, is proving to be false?
Jim Blazsik: What if it was Sarah who made Hillary’s trip?
Tags: Barack Obama, conservative, image, media, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin
This entry was posted on Friday, March 20th, 2009
