Palin to Tea Party: America ready for another revolution
Nashville, Tennessee (CNN) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin drew many standing ovations from a friendly crowd Saturday night as she blasted Washington Democrats and the Obama administration in a keynote speech for what was billed as the first national Tea Party Convention.Given that it's CNN talking about Sarah Palin, the article is fairly balanced (for CNN talking about Sarah Palin, that is). Oh, sure, they make sure to muddy the water about whether or not Palin was paid for her appearance. Naturally, they conclude the article by again talking about how unprepared they think she is for higher office. Overall it's a suprisingly neutral article (again, for CNN talking about Sarah Palin).
"It's so inspiring to see real people, not politicos, inside-the-beltway professionals, come out, stand up and speak out for common-sense conservative principles," Palin said.
But the diamond in the rough was this:
Palin sought to hold Washington accountable as she took on a number of issues, including national security, the economy, and the recent election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts Senate seat left vacant by the late Ted Kennedy.
Heh. How much do you think it KILLED some CNN party apparatchik to have to type that?
That is all.
3 comments:
I'm stunned. I don't think I've ever seen CNN fair and unbiased (for CNN talking about Sarah Palin lol). Also, again, congratulations for the Scott Brown win. Now if you can get Barney Frank out....
Good post Jay.
I just hope that if Palin ever runs for president, she doesn't follow the Republican tendency to promote her as Bush III, and she does her own thing. Appoint people who are good at what they do and WHO AREN'T CORRUPT around her to fill out the gaps in her experience. OK, soapbox over.
I am very interested in the Tea Party genesis. I think it will be interesting to see how well they keep the bottom up philosophy whilst being "official."
Yeah, I am frequently disappointed to hear people who've obviously never been to a TEA Party rally bash it as just a new front for the Republican Party. It kinda irks me to hear people refer to us as "teabaggers", too (I GOT your tea bag, right here, buddy...) If the desire for smaller government, freer markets, and fiscal responsibility is too much for them, Then they're part of the problem---I really don't know what else I can say.
They always point to the unfortunate fact that TEA didn't really germinate until after the last presidential election, so we must simply be disgruntled Republicans looking for payback. I think for most of us, the election of Urkel was the catalyst, but certainly not the source of discontent. Bush did plenty of harm in his time, too, but NO ONE has EVER screwed the pooch like The Big 0, nor gone back on so many promises in such a short span in office.
If I get my 'druthers, there'll be plenty of (R)'s in the unemployment line come November, too. Does that sound like a GOP business-as-usual backer to you?
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