Like many bloggers, I find Palin irresistible to watch like a primate without an opposable thumb: a reverse evolutionary wonder that is able to function despite the obvious advantages of other competing mammals. The Tea Party convention (covered adoringly by Fox) was no disappointment with Palin proclaiming that she is prepared to run against Obama and his “hopey, changey” policies. When asked about her priorities for the nation, she quickly rattled off three priorities, including oil/gas exploration and an Administration that openly seeks “divine intervention” so that we can prosper again.
The godly answer comes around 3:45 on the video. What is so striking is how Palin attributes the current crisis to the failure to publicly call for divine intervention.
Palin also introduced the country to the poor person’s teleprompter with clearly visible notes written on the inside of her hand, here.
The crowd clearly relished every line, including such greetings as “I am so proud to be an American. Thank you so much for being here tonight. Do you love your freedom?” The correct answer to yes.
Continuing her effort to fully morph into Tina Faye’s stereotype from Saturday Night Live, Palin asked “This was all part of that hope and change and transparency. Now, a year later, I gotta ask the supporters of all that, ‘How’s that hopey, changey stuff working out for ya?'”
Palin appears to be combining a potent mix of monotheistic faith and monosyllabic words to rally her base. In this faith-based fantasy world, simply calling for divine intervention is likely enough to push the Dow back above 10,000 and restart the housing market. She fails to explain how the crash occurred under Bush who made faith-based politics what it is today. But none of that matters to this crowd, which appears desperate to hear a leader say that it is merely a matter of drilling and praying to return to “the good days.”
That would be true Eli was a Giant that did not slew many.
I know Payton was on one team and Manning was on the other.
Sue Ewing, but the who played at the super bowl last night.
Why cant you just tell me, I don’t want to sue anybody.
Sue
Who shot J R
Tell you what bdaman….
Hey maybe you can tell me
Ya never know. Duh
Big D, down about 6 different hwys.
AY,
You might be surprised to learn that there are far more things we would agree on than those in which we disagree. 🙂
What town was that
I am sure, bdaman how do you do this evening? I was in town most of the day.
So am I.
Duh,
I read what you had to say on the way home and I am surprised that there is something else that you and I agree upon.
Many things brought down the economy. In my opinion, it was the repeal of the final limitations put in place by the Glass-Stegal Act. We have a Republican controlled Congress, and a Democrat President to blame for that.
The bailouts were objected to by pretty much everyone except those in Washington. We need to clean house. The only problem is, everybody is so interested in keeping their piece of control that they aren’t willing to kick the incumbents out on the street.
Byron You said, “Wall Street isn’t the problem.” Obviously they were as they brought down the whole economy.
Swarthmore mom:
“Bailouts for Wall Street were merely a distraction. I don’t thinks so. They were an awfully expensive distraction.”
I don’t know many right thinking conservatives that thought bailing out Wall St. was a good idea. It was a very bad idea and we will pay for that decision for years to come. Henry Paulson and Alan Greenspan are financial hacks at least and actual criminals at best who should be in jail for malfeasance in office. They scammed the American public every bit as much as Bernie Madoff scammed his clients.
I don’t know if they did it to bail out their buddies but it is high on my list of possibilities.
Byron, I should have been clearer. I was referring to Duh’s comments about the Obama campaign.
Mike A:
I was not comparing him with Sarah Palin at all. I was merely poiting out that your statement – “Stick with generalities, always smile and make certain that you evoke as much charm as possible to disarm potential critics.”- could apply to any politician. The comparison is yours.