The Crushing of Sarah Palin

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By Bob Weir



The other day, as I was watching one of the news channels I had to quickly check my calendar because I had the feeling that I may have only dreamt that the election was over.





The reason for my confusion was that several commentators were still taking shots at Sarah Palin. Here it was, weeks after the woman had left the campaign trail, and the abuse was as strident as it had been throughout her months-long quest for the second spot on the ticket. The man who ran for the first spot on the ticket had shed his bulletproof armor; yet, the woman still needed Secret Service protection.





The continuous assault on Sarah Palin is not so difficult to understand. In fact, it can be summed up thusly: she's a woman opposed to abortion. You see, when a man says he's opposed to abortion, women who disagree can accuse him of trying to control a woman's body and/or simply not understanding how a woman feels about dealing with pregnancy, career achievement and defeating the "good ole boy" network. But, how are they going to justify that to a Sarah Palin, who has raised a family, been elected to the highest office in her state and has gained a reputation as a corruption fighter? And a woman decided to keep, raise, and love a Down syndrome child, her son Trig.





Governor Palin represents a stake in the heart of the abortion movement and for that reason alone, she must be sniped at, ridiculed and trashed until her name becomes a scarlet letter on the bosom of every woman who dares to challenge the inner sanctum of liberal orthodoxy.





Clarence Thomas, during his Supreme Court nomination process, went through a similar pattern of degrading denunciation from those who feared that a black conservative would make it more difficult for liberals to polarize the country. According to some nebulous formula that only exists in the maladjusted minds of mental misfits, every black person should be reading from the same script. In other words, they dare not stray off the reservation. A black who can think and act independently is likely to be the victim of a "high-tech lynching," as Justice Thomas referred to it during the outrageous Anita Hill imbroglio.



Inasmuch as we live in a country that has become obsessively egocentric, we have entire groups who dedicate themselves to single issues. If you believe that women should have the right to kill their fetuses, you may be willing to elect someone with questionable credentials who is pro-abortion, over someone with a sterling reputation who is pro-life.





For these ideological narcissists, nothing is more important than the continued growth and consolidation of their power base. They wouldn't spend a New York minute on the examination of a candidate's qualification, education or history of accomplishment. All they want to know is; will she or he support them in their battle to keep abortion legal.





Not that they'll openly admit it. On the contrary, you'll often hear them say they don't believe in a litmus test for public office. However, the moment they see a name on a list that's connected with pro-life, their eraser will be ground down. Even Obama, when asked about Justice Thomas during the campaign, said, with obsequious submission, that he would not have nominated him.





That was merely another knee-jerk genuflection to the pro-abortion jackals, whose sharpened fangs, dripping with the blood of infidels, were poised to pounce on another lost sheep with the temerity to stray from the flock.





Sarah Palin lost, but her wholesome family values image continues to be a threat; hence she must be crushed.
 
I was with you right up until you presented the thesis of your argument, "The continuous assault on Sarah Palin is not so difficult to understand. In fact, it can be summed up thusly: she?s a woman opposed to abortion."



I believe it is actually much less complicated and nefarious than you make it out to be. The media keep taking shots at her because she is an idiot. Anyone who is that easy of a mark is going to get beaten up. I don't think they give a crap about her politics. Did you see the video of her standing in front of a guy slaughtering turkeys? Isn't doing something that stupid asking for media abuse? Did you watch the Katie Couric interview? I find it painful to watch because she comes across as so ignorant. I am a bit surprised she has not yet faded into obscurity, but she is like a slow motion train wreck; the media, along with the rest of us, can't help watching.



Feel free to disagree. It is entirely possible it is a result of a grand conspiracy from abortion rights advocates to silence her; although, that supposition sounds rather silly to me.
 
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Feel free to disagree. It is entirely possible it is a result of a grand conspiracy from abortion rights advocates to silence her; although, that supposition sounds rather silly to me.</blockquote>


Considering that the Pro Life types had the table set up for a good portion of the past 30 years, it's sour grapes because they weren't able to move public policy one bit.



Now they get to wring hands till the next inflection point.
 
My wife and I use to raise chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, hogs, etc.



We were rolling when watching the turkey video on youtube. Killing cones are the most humane way of ?executing? the birds. ?Executing?, how dumb can libs be. This method allows the bird to calm down prior to cutting the jugular vein. You do not take their head off until after they bleed out. If you do then the airway is cut causing the heart to stop, ergo, bleeding stops. You use razor sharp boxcutters to make the cut. This is as humane as it gets folks. Anyone who has seen a bird have his head lopped off can vouch for the trama of that method. Makes for broken wings and lots of bloody mess.



Where do libs think those birds come from in the supermarket? They do not magically appear. It is clear they have never visited a large production farm as opposed to the small free range farmer. Get a grip and Happy Thanksgiving. Looking forward to my turkey.
 
Does anyone understand what bugmenot was ranting about?



It was not brilliant political theater to do an interview in front of a guy killing turkeys, regardless of the method used.
 
I'm a Dem and I used to farm for a living. I guess in a limited way I still do.



FWIW I know what Foster Farms and Zacky Farms operation looks like from soup to nuts.



Suffice to say you shouldn't do interviews in front of people who are slaughtering turkeys or cattle. The background tends to overshadow whatever you are trying to communicate.
 
Dang, I did not know that Sarah Palin was in the news because she quietly went home after the elections and was being picked on by the media. Forgive me for my stupidity, but I thought she was ACTIVELY SEEKING media attention. If she wants more favorable attention, perhaps she needs to have something to say that people consider favorable.
 
I loved Jon Stewart's comment last night, something like "The Republican Governor who loves everything about Alaska, EXCEPT actually being there".
 
[quote author="bugmenot" date=1227792604]Rant breakdown: Turkey video is no news. Only to the left.</blockquote>


I agree it isn't news. But perhaps you will pause to consider that it isn't a particularly good PR opportunity - except possibly to chicken farmers.
 
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As a side note, the people I know who are most furious about the illegal immigrant busts at poultry operations (angry because those good for nothing Mexicans are taking jobs away from Americans, dammit) have never stepped foot in chicken processing plant. I would go into great gory detail but I'd wind up on the 'ignore' list of every user here.



It's a horrible horrible job.
 
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