This Associated Press article by Dan Jollng reports that Sarah Palin has "denounced anonymous criticisms leveled at her by former John McCain aides as lies, including allegations that Republican lawyers were traveling to Alaska to reclaim her high-priced wardrobe and that she didn't know Africa was a continent."
She said she found it frustrating trying to respond to false allegations when she didn't know who was making them."It's ridiculous," she told reporters. "You guys report based on anonymous sources, so it's hard to have a defense."
How does the anonymity of a source make it hard to defend an allegation. Regardless of who's claiming something, it's either true or false. Either they're coming for her wardrobe or they aren't. Either she's knows Africa is a continent or she doesn't.
She's deflecting but with the wrong excuse. Instead of complaining about the anonymity, she should be complaining about falseness of the declarations, if that's the case.
She probably knows now how Obama felt.
If She runs again, Sarah + McCain = Bush.
What do you guys and the Bee care for.We could not get one airing of "The Messiah's" dubious character on this blog and you low lifes want to keep hounding this woman even after the election.It amounts to journalistic malpractice and shows what mean people you are and why (D)emocrats are the biggest hypocrites on Earth.
Your vision is so one sided Brian it's a joke. And besides, I don't see any comments before yours where anyone is badgering Palin, except for maybe, sort of Rich. The article doesn't even badger her. The McCain camp seems to be who you should be upset with.
If it is true Im sure she would be more than happy to give back the clothes and why cant she have some peace now she isn't running for office now. Treat her as you would want your mother, wife or sister to be treated.
You know, it intrigues me that any source, anonymous or otherwise, make such a big deal about Palin's wardrobe. She was running for Vice President. Of course they dressed her in quality cloths. The costs add up quickly for anyone who has to build such a wardrobe so quickly. Some quality tailored mens suits can add up to $3,000 plus. It is likely the price of the men's wardrobes were just as high. Why is it they have only reported hers? Those cloths were made to fit her body; they should just give them to her and she should pay taxes on them like any of us would have to, as other income.
Scot...I'm one sided? How come you can't reach across the aisle to me and accept my premise.Maybe because you don't agree?I've been lied to and manipulated by the left and its co-conspirator the main stream media and because you dupes have bought into it and want me to also...I'm the one with the problem? I am upset with the McCain camp.I have been since the media picked him and the left manipulated the primaries to force him on us but leave it to the Bee to trot out this bilge instead of substance.Youand other lefties know you are guilty of demonizing Gov.Palin in past posts and being a willing accomplice of the media.KT&T...nice try at trying to be objective...after the election.I'll give you credit for that one past post on Gov.Palin that showed a moment of clarity.Too bad you slipped back into delusion and I do regret that my actions forced you to vote for "The Messiah"
Brian, you ask this question without any tone that belies a shade of surprise: "How come you can't reach across the aisle to me...?"
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that nearly every comment your write here is full of condescension, name calling, or misrepresentation. My name is Adam, not Adam (from the bible). Kim's name is not KT&T. Obama's name is not "The Messiah". I don't call you a rightie or Brian Poopy or make up any other names for you.
Why don't you settle down, stop talking to people like they're third graders, state your points eloquently and patiently and see if someone cares to reach across the aisle?
Brian, I tried to reach across the aisle weeks ago in the Vin Scully thread. I brought it up a few times. You blew me off and ramped up your name calling and your usual ways, so I don't see anyone over there to reach for anymore.
Brian - I now understand your problem. Selective memory. I defended Palin on several occasions before the election. The difference is I defend or denounce people based on their actions not their partisan affiliation. A quality that I will never mistakenly apply to you.
What a bunch of "Cupcakes"...I didn't know our baseball chat was an "Outreach" Scot.I was talking more about political issues.Adam(a biblical name)you choose your style and I choose mine so what's the big deal.You do not have to participate, that's OK, and if you feel like a third grader that is your problem. Calling me"Poopy Brian" is obviously acceptable to "The Bee".
I, for one, am glad she is not at the forefront of news. I do not want to see her run in 4 years, either...
If McCain had made a solid choice of any of the Republic senators, House or Senate, rather than her, his ability to effectively distance himself from Pres. Bush would have been more fruitful.
Despite the outcome of the presidential race, Gov. Sarah Palin has emerged as a star in the Republican Party. Palin made history as the Party's first female vice presidential candidate. With a direct approach and dynamic personality, she was a powerful force on the campaign trail. Sarah, as she is often affectionately called, is energetic, enthusiastic, intelligent, courageous, a strong leader who still is "one of us." I truly believe we haven't seen the last of this amazing Republican woman on the national stage.
For ladies out there who feel like I do, and want to help more Republicans get elected, I invited you to find, join, and become active in a local chapter of Republican Women Federated. We are ladies who make a difference, and love our country.
Redpeach is exactly right -- Sarah Palin is a true superstar. Instead of a media-driven, pseudo-messianic Rorschach inkblot we could instead have our country led by an authentic, courageous leader whose entire life is a testament to the principles she, and so many self-supporting Americans, believe.
Four years of a weak, Euro-style Obama presidency may be a small price to pay for the chance to see our nation reorient in the future back to the values of hard work, common sense, and individual initiative that made this country great in the first place.
There will likely be several great choices next time around, but at this point, only Jindal might be better. Palin would be an outstanding President.
Hey Republicans how about Ron Paul? What are his strengths and weaknesses?
Ron Paul's strengths are his extraordinary intellect, exceptional integrity, and dedication to principle.
His weaknesses are that he is perceived as lacking in media charisma, and also he doesn't have the patience to suffer fools gladly. Both are unfortunate requirements for poltical success in America today.
Tony...How did you feel about RP's position on "The Iraq War".I had "Mixed Feelings".
I know what you mean about mixed feelings, Brian. I disagreed with a number of Ron Paul's positions and the Iraq war was one of them.
Ron Paul is very much an isolationist, coming from his deep convictions about the danger of unrestrained and overly powerful government. This is an understandable sentiment that I can certainly empathize with, and the advent of things like the Patriot Act and the Homeland Security bureaucracy have borne out his fears.
In an ideal world, Dr. Paul's way would be right. Unfortunately, we live in an extremely dangerous world with mentally unstable, immoral enemies who have access to cheap, ubiquitous, and deadly technology. We (the United States) also are an extremely vulnerable, open society, for many political and economic reasons, and are completely integrated into a truly global system of capital and trade.
Congressman Paul is an ideological Puritan, and I have to respect his intellectual integrity. But the reality is that the liberty and prosperity he and we all value so much require the protection of a highly-trained, expensively equipped, civilian-controlled military and national leaders who are not afraid to use it and project it to secure America's strategic interests, alone and unilaterally if necessary.
There is no economic reason why the United States shouldn't expect to invest 6 or 7% of GDP in our military, let alone the current paltry 3.x%. But even with fuller funding, the U.S. always needs to prioritize where and when interventions will be worth the cost of our nation's blood and treasure.
The Middle East/Gulf states are exactly such an example. There were a number of moral historical reasons to build the international coalition that toppled Saddam. However the difference between Rwanda, or Sudan, or East Timor, or even Bosnia is that Iraq was in the middle of critical world energy supplies.
The reason that matters is not just related to the local governments' pursuit of nuclear and biological weapons and the dominance of Islamic jihadists in the region. It's because of Russia -- a great, undisciplined, historically aggressive and ambitious nation. It's because of India and China, countries with huge populations and extreme needs who are also eager to take their place on the world stage as great powers.
A critical part of strategy is timing: without action, opportunities pass by and do not come again. It was absolutely in the interests of America's middle class and working families for our nation to move immediately not only to respond forcefully to terrorist attacks on our soil, not only to confront the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction controlled by unstable governments as well as by non-state actors such as Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah, but also and just as importantly to establish new allied states in the Gulf who could be integrated into comprehensive military, political and economic relationships with the U.S. for the next generation. And to have a significant, experienced, battle-hardened, extremely capable ground force placed in the region.
It took nearly six years for our military to learn the institutional and tactical lessons that finally led to success on the ground in Iraq. Six years that were well spent, six years that it will not now take to prepare for future Russian, or Iranian, or Syrian, or Pakistani agression.
"Just Rich"...What strengths does Obama have that will help us and what weaknesses,that you perceive, does he have that will hurt us.I feel we are in the blind on everything moving forward due to his lack of record of accomplishment.We do know that he is the most liberal member of congress and he's an eloquent speaker(Kind of like "Dizzy").
Your still living in the past. The McCain/Palin campaign is over, along with the campaign attacks.
Why you still eating those sour grapes?
According to Tony, we can add to the long, varied, and pathetic list of justifications for the Iraqi war: To train for a future war.
General Patraeus’ tactic of negotiating with, and even paying-off, our enemies is what slowed the bloodshed in Iraq. You could call it a surge in sitting with our enemies and bribery.
Rich,
Look who is calling the kettle black. How do you feel about the sour grapes you and your party have been gorging on for the past 8 years?
Never in my life has a sitting President been treated with such unfairness, incivility, venomous hatred, and personal attacks as President Bush has been. The unwarranted, disrespectful names he has been called, and the way the leftist have relentlessly smeared him . . . it's just shameful.
Now you are saying to nearly half the country who did not vote for Obama, not to make any negative comments about your Messiah? Yah, like that's reasonable. I guess dissent is only allowed for radical, America-hating, peaceniks.
Even his opponents hope that Obama will become a good President. We just doubt it from a man with such a checkered past, radical value system, who is promising to take America off the cliff into socialism. In case you haven't realized it, there is no capitalism in a socialist society. And capitalism is the American invention that has brought us so much prosperity, freedom, and security. I for one, am not willing to just roll over, and have these precious gives stripped from our nation.
Red,
You come across as a loose cannon, going off the subject, making statements that do not represent me, assuming that I collectively speak for others, and make generalities of the Republican Party and others who are not Republican as "peaceniks", "America-hating" going into capitalism and socialism.
You need to focus your thoughts. Going off on tangents, generalities, personal attacks, mischaracterizations.
It is your right to feel that the Republican party through Bush's policies supported as you state; "capitalism is the American invention that has brought us so much prosperity, freedom, and security."
Realize that Carl Rove campaigning did not work for McCain/Palin. Prosperity, freedom and security are all debatable. Seems like you have a one sided positive view of Bush's policies, which is a troubling notion.
I would hope you see some fault, and failure in Bush's policies. Congress is also to blame for not having courage to hold enough accountability against executive abuses of power.
Redpeach seems to see everything in messianic terms. Bush was a maligned martyr, and Obama is a false "messiah." If she hasn't seen a president treated as badly as Bush was, then she apparently wasn't paying attention during the Clinton years. Reagan and Bush I weren't treated nearly as badly by the opposition parties as Clinton and Bush II.
Some of Bush's treatment by the Democrats may have been "payback" for how the Republicans treated Clinton, but most of it was earned. And we're already seeing GOP venom directed at Obama even before he takes office. Even a sitting Republican Congressman has made silly statements comparing Obama to Hitler. That's probably just the beginning.
"capitalism is the American invention that has brought us so much prosperity, freedom, and security."
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"The history of capitalism dates back to early forms of merchant capitalism practiced in the Middle East and Western Europe during the Middle Ages though many economic historians consider the Netherlands as the first thoroughly capitalist country. In early modern Europe it featured the wealthiest trading city (Amsterdam) and the first full-time stock exchange. The inventiveness of the traders led to insurance and retirement funds as well as such less benign phenomena as the boom-bust cycle, the world's first asset-inflation bubble, the tulip mania of 1636-1637, and according to Murray Sayle, the world's first bear raider - Isaac le Maire, who forced prices down by dumping stock and then buying it back at a discount...." (WIKIPEDIA The Free Encyclopedis)
No personal comment needed.
Wow, I missed that bit from Redpeach's post, Ms. Lawson. One can only deal with so much ignorance at a time.