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Tradition is Tradition and Palin Should Bite the Head off the Republicans Latest Red Herring

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Posted by Steve LombardiAugust 02, 2009 6:45 PM
Tags: American, politics, instilling panic, religion, abortion, hatred, violence, The Participation Trophy Syndrome, Republican Party, Palin, Resignation
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Well, she did it again. She’s avoided the library. It's reported that Sarah Palin was to speak at the Simi Valley Republican Women's event at the Reagan Library. The latest Palin-PR announcement is that she’s cancelled. Once again she's proven how to avoid ever being accused of visiting a library. Way to go Sarah, avoiding that label of being one of the over-educated Eastern establishment elitists.

See The Sarah Palin Blog – Or is it a Fog she writes?

Did you know she has a FaceBook page?

If the Republican Party could only get rid of extremists who are ruining the party, Republicans might once again be able to vote with the Party. Fiscally responsible and socially liberal, where is the Party at that party? Republicans don’t need to worry about debt, medical cost or any other forms of relief, when the Party gives us so much comic relief.

Now which is the real and which the comic relief? You be the judge.



Poor John McCain; he had a better chance with the Russians than with who they gave him as a VP candidate. This debacle demonstrates why Participation Trophies are so wrong.



I wonder if the Russians were ever nervous with Governor Palin being so close to Russia. She insinuated that they were. I have to admit though with Governor Palin in office, Putin never thought about “rearing his head”. He was probably laughing too much to find the front door.

The Bridge To Nowhere is a reminder to all Republicans they are in Party To Nowhere.



Please, please, please put her away somewhere where she can’t talk to the media. Isn’t there room on the Northwestern? Come on Deadliest Catch save America by finding room at the rail for Sarah to crab fish. Palin should be good biting the head off of the herring, since she’s bit the head off the Republican Party so many times.



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Jym
Posted by Jym
August 02, 2009 7:34 PM

what gets me is the fact that all liberal democrats have to do is find fault with Sarah why not wake up and sweep your own floor before you tell someone how dirty theirs is.

Your president has lied over and over and over & not a word out of you so clean up your own act then tell me what I am doing wrong until then your comments are nothing except hot air...

Steve LombardiInjuryBoard Attorney Member
Posted by Steve Lombardi
August 02, 2009 8:36 PM

Hi Jym: Who's the Liberal Democrat to which you refer? Not me. Until people like you start admitting what idiots the Republican Party is putting forth and just how off base the party agenda, the longer it will take to figure out how to fix the problem. Hot air? From me? No hardly, the hot air is from people like Palin who haven't a clue what they are saying.

James CoolInjuryBoard Contributor
Posted by James Cool
August 02, 2009 10:51 PM

As an avowed conservative the selection of Palin brought me much shame and locked in my vote for Obama.

Steve LombardiInjuryBoard Attorney Member
Posted by Steve Lombardi
August 03, 2009 4:32 AM

Amen Jimmie, but what great comedy she brought to America!

gina
Posted by gina
August 03, 2009 6:43 PM

Steve,
Do you really think by adding your liberal hate mongering attack on Sarah Palin is really giving you creditas a valid journalist. Mrs.Palin is very grassroots and will rise above your slurs as well as the anklebiting commentaries and empty words. No need to respond because I already know that you probably have to report to someone else before you can deliver an opinion.

gina
Posted by gina
August 03, 2009 6:48 PM

Im must apologize just like Obama does all over the world....sickening. I didnt know you were also an ambulance chasing lawyer.....now I understand the core of such commentaries.

dianne4dees
Posted by dianne4dees
August 03, 2009 7:37 PM

Did anyone notice how fat Katie Couric is in the picture of the interview with Sarah????

James CoolInjuryBoard Contributor
Posted by James Cool
August 03, 2009 9:41 PM

Gina:

Why exactly do you like Palin? I honestly don't understand it. Please explain.

Norma Jesse
Posted by Norma Jesse
August 03, 2009 9:47 PM

I can not believe the vitriole of your comments. Steve Lombardi, you are disgusting. Sarah Palin has more class than you could ever hope for. Based on the hateful tone of this article, you MUST be a liberal. James Cool- you are a fool- not so cool if you voted for obama. You need to accept the blame for obama's wasteful tax and spend socialist agenda.
To say you are a conservative is pathetic. RINO maybe, conservative- NEVER!

Norma Jesse
Posted by Norma Jesse
August 03, 2009 9:47 PM

I can not believe the vitriole of your comments. Steve Lombardi, you are disgusting. Sarah Palin has more class than you could ever hope for. Based on the hateful tone of this article, you MUST be a liberal. James Cool- you are a fool- not so cool if you voted for obama. You need to accept the blame for obama's wasteful tax and spend socialist agenda.
To say you are a conservative is pathetic. RINO maybe, conservative- NEVER!

gina
Posted by gina
August 03, 2009 10:23 PM

Hi James!
I'll be very happy to explain why Sarah Palin appeals to me as a main steam American. Sarah has resonated in me a passion that I thought was dead for this country. She has engaged me to fall in love with my own constitutional self again. I never was as politically active until Sarah walked out on that national stage with John McCain. She has shown me that she can run a state and can exhibit executive experience...its called leadership. Sarah is fiscally conservative in matters of state management which is what this country truly needs. Not all this insane spending.
The Leftist agenda has been to bring Mrs.Palin down by displaying her as a moron, dumb and redneck....try to stay with me on this one. Liberals identify Sarahs' personality as Tina Fey..look at this page for example.We identify Palin as a female Ronald Reagan...very grassroots and not part of the old DC elites. Sarah is not for big government..many conservatives agree with this. She is for the American taxpayer and we know she would go to bat for America not bow down to our enemies..Yes, we do have world enemies that will always hate America. Even some in the GOP hate her. I challenge you, James to visit some of the conservatives sites like Team Sarah for instance. If you want to know why I dont approve of Obama,it's not because he's black but because of his liberal socialist agenda.
BTW, I am a former Democrat.
Thank you for asking my opinion.

gina
Posted by gina
August 03, 2009 10:31 PM

dianne4dees

I really hope you are kidding......That's not a pregnant Katie Couric, that's SNL performers Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Amy poehler as Couric. I am finding out now how many liberals cant distinguish fantasy from fact...thanks Hollywood for contributing to this mindset.
If you were joking then I forgive you!

Gary Ernsthausen
Posted by Gary Ernsthausen
August 03, 2009 11:05 PM

I think you will find that Sarah does not care to get too involved with the Republicans! Sarah will start her own party and just the elite Conservatives from both the Republicans and Democrats will be allowed to participate. RINO's ended Sarah's liking for the party! Sarah knows what needs to be done and will conquer one step at a time!

Steve LombardiInjuryBoard Attorney Member
Posted by Steve Lombardi
August 04, 2009 3:43 AM

To all that attack me for being a dreaded trial lawyer, I respond. First your assumption that I'm a liberal Democrat couldn't be more off. Second, I'm not a bad person because of being a civil trial lawyer and if you think I care that you call me names I don't. When people who comment stoop down to name calling it's because they don't understand the issues, don’t’ like that I do have a valid point and like Sarah Palin most lack a decent education or the desire to learn. Guess what, I'm a conservative and compassionate Republican-civil trial lawyer who believes in free enterprise and capitalism that is smart enough to know; Sarah Palin couldn't run a troop of Brownie through an airport, let alone the United States through four-difficult years. And she may seem all folksy and sweet-looking shooting a moose but what's that got to do with the political realities of a country's foreign policy? It's got nothing to do with it. She lacks a good education and it shows. She lacks depth of thought and it should be obvious to even those of you drooling over her latest bobble-head appearance. She hasn’t yet mastered even the appearance of being thoughtful. She appears to believe that effective speaking is demonstrated by using enough buzz words and talking long enough that listeners will forget she hasn’t a clue about what she’s telling you she does. She may think I’m fooled but I’m not; although a bunch of you are. She doesn’t even appear intelligent and thoughtful. She sounds and from all appearances is the epitome of the Peter Principle. Alaska is it; she’s reached the pinnacle of her last beauty contest. Thank God!

As for you Gina; unless you're willing to tell us what you do for a living leave my being a trial lawyer out of it. Oh please Gina do tell us, I'm all aflutter waiting to hear what you do for a living.

Steve LombardiInjuryBoard Attorney Member
Posted by Steve Lombardi
August 04, 2009 3:59 AM

After re-reading those comments that support Palin, I went back and listened to her "speak". (If that's what you can call it.) I can’t let this one go. Are you kidding me? How can you find anything dignified or sensible in what she says? This isn't a reality TV show; it's what they call real life. No wonder this country is in the financial shape it is. The Palin supporters have minds to nowhere. If we spent the time we do debating abortion, on getting our financial priorities straightened out and creating jobs, the abortion issue would take care of itself. If Palin spent the time she does saying nothing, working on real problems she’d be a lot better off. That aside, Palin's charisma is an illusion. Reality is her biggest hurdle and it's the same problem Geedubya had; neither has ever successfully run a business. Neither really cares about anyone else except themselves. And that’s what’s wrong with the ultra-conservative movement; it’s dead because it dissociates itself from compassion and sensible policy. How do you think Maddoff pulled off his $60 billion Ponzi scheme? Palin is just more Republican nonsense. Palin was for the bridge to nowhere until it was no longer popular and the rest of the country realized it was to nowhere. You can't be serious in supporting her. Apparently my commentary wasn't crass or disgusting enough.

Gary Ernsthausen
Posted by Gary Ernsthausen
August 04, 2009 8:25 AM

Steve,

We need HONESTY in the White House Now! I know all about Trial Lawyers, honesty is not always needed to win a case! Our leader in the White House doesn't show honesty! IF BO could solve the birth certificate issue he would, how much easier case is there? Just show us what we are looking for! Does that take a Harvard Law Degree to do? BO is selling a healthcare plan that he knows is no good for our country that is why he wants to shove it thru so fast! If you are a Republican, you are why that party should be eliminated, you are just a Democrat, go join them and just do away with the Republicans!

gina
Posted by gina
August 04, 2009 8:33 AM

Steve,
I have a double major in Criminal Justice and Sociology....Avidly studied Constitutional Law...even studied Karl Marx. A former Democrat. Stupid old me actually thinks a moron like Sarah Palin could actually run a little old state like Alaska, how could she possibly run a little old country like say America! You betcha!Steve as for being a Republican....I would be hard pressed to believe that one. Your talking points come straight out of the mouths of the MSM....just like your online law degree...I am also hard pressed to believe they are true jounalists. Many of us conservatives are getting sicken by the fact that some like yourself will never accept Sarah Palin as a valid serious human being and thats okay because our focus is not on the hate mongers like you...our focus is on the economy, our military and above all our healthcare...issues that are a real concern to Sarah Palin.
Your page is a reflection of your mindset toward Ms. Palin as well.You are right up there with Huffy post and salon liberal sites. Since you are unbiased and neutral..why dont you have some REAL commentaries about Obama..isnt that a CONCERN to you also?
Enough side, I am very busy and must move forward.

James CoolInjuryBoard Contributor
Posted by James Cool
August 04, 2009 12:02 PM

To the commenter who called me a RINO (Republican in Name Only) I need to confirm I am not a RINO. This is because I do not identify as a "republican." I choose not to primarily because I disagree with much of the modern republican social agenda.

Instead, I call myself a conservative because I believe in:

A conservative, non-interventionist foreign policy.

Free Trade

Small government

Fewer taxes

State's rights

Individual liberties

Thus my problem with the modern day GOP is their rejection of most of these values. Under George Bush (and I believe we would have seen much of the same under Palin, but I could be wrong) we saw individual rights erode (the Patriot Act and the appointment of numerous "law and order" SCOTUS Justices). We saw a foreign policy which was decidedly interventionist (note our "democracy building" escapade in Iraq). The size of the federal government and the national debt grew exponentially. Additionally, we saw the imposition of new taxes on the middle class.

Does this mean I think Clinton was perfect? No, far from it. I also think Obama has largely been a liar, charlatan, and a disaster. I thoroughly regret not voting for Bob Barr. I originally voted for Ron Paul in the primary and would have voted for him in the general election had he prevailed.

My central beef with Palin is that I don't believe the rhetoric. Bush promised all the same things and we got none of it.

Finally, I realize this may upset you Gina and I apologize if it gives you offense because I appreciate your honesty and candor, but I find Palin stupid. I've listened to her speak repeatedly and listened to her interviews and I find her intellectually vacuous. After eight years of a President who could hardly speak I cannot take 8 more years.

In the interest of full disclosure, I view myself as a future trial lawyer, I am in the process of developing a public speaking business, and I coach high school and college speech (mock trial) teams. This means I probably place inordinate weight on the ability to deliver an effective speech.

I do not want a President I identify with. I don't want to have a beer with my President. I want an even-tempered genius with the humility to select a wise cabinet. I thought neither candidate offered that. I chose Obama because Biden in the white house terrified me less than Palin in the white house. That said, I preferred McCain to Obama from a policy perspective.

The fundamental problem is that the GOP has become an echo chamber. It's a large group of folks all shouting the same intellectually bankrupt rhetoric back and forth. The GOP talks about rights, small government etc. etc. but your agenda doesn't square with that.

The GOP supports the war in Iraq (a huge financial drain and counter-conservative foreign policy).

The GOP is anti-abortion and pro-law and order (thus anti-individual rights)

Both parties, but disturbingly the GOP have supported broad-reaching federal legislation which violated federalist principles (abortion laws, the patriot act, NCLB)

Neither party is interested in curtailing spending. The GOP balks at the notion of Universal Health Care, but spends more on the war. It doesn't matter where you spend the trillions if you spend them all the same.

That said, I appreciate your commentary Gina and thank you for sharing your impressions of Palin with us. I recognize that reasonable minds can disagree and I commend you for sticking to your convictions--especially in this left-leaning forum (not Steve's blog, but InjuryBoard generally).

That said, all of you, please stop with the "anti-personal injury attorney" rhetoric. I really think you'll find that personal injury law is consistent with core conservative principles. If you like, we can discuss this more. Just let me know.

Steve LombardiInjuryBoard Attorney Member
Posted by Steve Lombardi
August 04, 2009 8:32 PM

James: I have to agree with most of what you say. The Republican's sound like Republicans and then act like the Democrats. Aside for rhetoric there are no longer any meaningful differences.

As for the rest of you, the problem the Republican Party has is exactly what has gone on here on these comments. Many of the newer members of the party stoop so low as to engage in name calling against those they disagree with, attempts to mock them, causing rifts in the RP that show no signs of healing in the near future. I didn’t even know what a RINO was until you defined it. How old are the rest of you? I’m 54 and have probably been a member of the Republican Party longer than you’ve been alive. You read a paperback book about US Constitutional law and then throw the little you know about the subject, around as if you were Lawrence Tribe.

And what about you Gary saying you know all about trial lawyers? What do you know? Explain yourself, don’t just make silly conclusion as if just because you said it there must be something to it. And stop the nonsense with President Obama’s birth certificate. It demeans you and lowers, instead of elevates the conversation about what we need to do to get our financial house in order.

And Gary, how can you say Sarah Palin doesn’t wish to get too involved with Republicans? How can you say Palin doesn’t want to get involved with the Republican Party when she was the Vice Presidential candidate.

And as far as “HONESTY in the White House” where were you with honesty when Bush was in the White House? As least if you’re going to put forth an “argument” then do it earnestly and honestly.

Steve LombardiInjuryBoard Attorney Member
Posted by Steve Lombardi
August 07, 2009 6:35 PM

So I've been waiting for the name-callers to respond but no one has anything to say. See that's another thing wrong with the Republican Party; as soon as the extremists don't get their way, don't control the discussion like Hannity, or can’t shout over you, or are faced with a good argument that says there needs to be respect for change to occur; they take their ball and go home to mommy. Wah-wah!

James CoolInjuryBoard Contributor
Posted by James Cool
August 07, 2009 7:03 PM

I'm used to it. Logic is their kryptonite.

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