Posted by
Zero House on Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:45:19 AM
News of Sarah Palin's backstabbers within the McCain camp is really disturbing, to say the least. Who are these low-life cretins? My hunch is they are about to embark on post-political careers, unless they switch parties. The bile that has been launched at Sarah Palin is very similar to what Ronald Reagan had to put up with back in the 70's, and even to a lesser degree after he was elected President. I recall the infamous leak, about how he slept in staff meetings. In his typical fashion he took that one and made a joke out of it. On the eve of his reelection Reagan stood before many of his campaign volunteers and said (to paraphrase) "I am very proud of you. You deserve a lot of rest. Perhaps I can call a staff meeting and we can all take a nap together." Similar humor in the face of criticism will serve Governor Palin very well. I hope she is up to it.
During the campaign I likened the treatment of Palin, by the so-called intellectual within the Conservative movement: David Brooks, Peggy Noonan, David Frum, George Will, etc. to the old Polaner Fruit commercial. That is the one where the snooty, high-brown lady faints after the unwashed rube dares to ask if someone will "please pass the jelly. Once again I see parallels here and the reaction many from the Rockefeller-wing of the Republican Party had towards Reagan during the 70's.