Regarding Sarah: Quotes, Part 7

Dana Loesch:

“A website that just graduated from LOLcat photos to LOLcat photos and politics is attempting to project its own bias onto Governor Palin in the wake of the VP announcement and exploit a nonexistent fissure in the right. Comparing the records of a congressman to that of a governor is incredibly neophytic considering the responsibilities of both positions are varied. Buzzfeed Hates Governor Palin, has always hated Governor Palin, and that they try to attack her through the lens of [the] VP announcement shows only that she terrifies Democrats still.”

Toby Harnden:

“Palin’s unsolicited advice to Obama, while clearly mischievous, underlines the extent to which Biden has become a national laughing stock and a potential liability for the Democrats...”

The Hayride:

“It’s amazing how, four years later, and without Palin running for office since 2008, the Obamites are still fixated on her. Because while the president brought Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton in for closer-door meetings, assumedly about planning strategy in the wake of Biden’s hideous performance on the stump, Obama’s flacks are hard at work trashing Palin – while doing everything they can not to appear to follow her advice... So just in case the Democrats might think about making a switch to Hillary, along comes Sarah Palin to suggest it. And now they can’t do it even if they wanted to. Obama can’t be seen as taking advice from Sarah Palin... So she’s helping the Romney ticket by writing Biden off. The Romney ticket wants Biden right where he is.”

Bryan Preston:

“The dummy Palin outsmarted Professor Obama once again. Heh.”

Clarice Feldman:

“Timing is everything, and seeing her opening. Sarah suggested Obama replace Biden with Hillary. Once again she demonstrated her superb political skills. Her jibe locked Obama into running with Biden again; reminded Hillary supporters how much better a choice she would have been than Joe; showed how much smarter Sarah was than Biden, the dummy Obama ran with and whose constant gaffes (like Obama's) had been downplayed or covered up by a then love struck press.”

Rudy Giuliani:

“I think Sarah Palin actually is operating at a level quite a bit above Joe Biden.”

Colleen Nelson:

“In recent elections, running mates have had a limited impact on voters’ leanings, according to previous WSJ/NBC polls. Since 2000, a majority of those polled said their vote wouldn’t be affected by the vice presidential pick in every instance but one. The exception was Republican Sarah Palin, who in 2008 sparked a stronger response, with 34% of registered voters saying that adding the Alaska governor to the ticket made them more likely to vote for John McCain — while 25% saying they were less likely to support the GOP nominee. At the other end of the spectrum, Democrat Al Gore’s selection of Joe Lieberman in 2000 spurred little movement, with 71% of respondents saying it would not affect their vote.”

Edward Olshaker:

“Because it was late in the campaign when Palin raised the issue of Obama's terrorist allies, the media in effect shouted her down and ran out the clock. For the sin of telling the truth about the emperor's clothes, she had to be ripped to shreds, along with her family.”

Timothy C. Daughtry:

“For guidance on what not to do, Romney should look to the McCain campaign's handling of the attacks on Sarah Palin. Remember how mainstream America fell in love with Palin right after McCain selected her, even to the point of causing a run on eyeglass frames that looked like the ones she wore? But the left started such a vicious smear campaign that her public image went from that of a bold political reformer to a caricature within days. Instead of seizing on the lies and the hypocrisy of those vicious attacks as an opportunity to expose the true character of the left, the McCain campaign sat back and watched it happen. The McCain campaign never recovered.”

John McCain:

“I don't think you can attribute our failure to Sarah Palin. She energized our party. She beat Joe Biden in the debate and then, of course, the stock market crashed.”

Bernie Quigley:

“It was an error for the Republicans to bring in New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as the key speaker at their convention... Going into the future, conservatives hold all the cards. But they chose the past. Obviously, they should have chosen former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as their lead speaker... Sarah Palin told Greta Van Susteren on Fox last night that she would support a third-party run in Missouri. Not by accident this announcement comes as the Republican convention opens in Tampa, Fla. Like Romney, she misses nothing. Since Palin — and she was the first — came to the aid of Doug Hoffman in NY-23 in 2009, there has been a positive division in conservatism, which will grow and mature in our century. She is the natural leader of this new direction.”

Tony Lee:

“Quigley has a point. If Romney is going to beat Obama in the fall, he will need two groups of people to turn out for him in droves: the Tea Party base and white, working class Reagan Democrats. No politician excites those two groups more than Palin.”

“John Hawkins:

“Sarah Palin was the GOP vice-presidential candidate in 2008. She's also the most prominent woman in the party, she may have been the MVP of the GOP's incredible 2010 election cycle, and she's one of the best speakers that Republicans have to offer. That's why it's such a shame that she's not being given an opportunity to speak at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.”

Greg Pollowitz:

“Don’t Blame Sarah Palin for Missouri... FWIW, Palin endorsed Sarah Steelman over Todd Akin in Missouri’s GOP primary. And as Salon’s Steve Kornacki pointed out two weeks ago, Akin was the least likely to beat McCaskill come November.”

Bristol Palin:

“If any of you guys have read my book or watched any news about me at all, you know that I’ve made mistakes. Thankfully, I serve a God who forgives, and I’m grateful for His forgiveness every day. Unfortunately, people don’t often forgive, and it is truly painful to sincerely say, ‘I'm sorry’ and watch people still turn their backs on you. I pray that I won’t be that kind of person, and I won’t be that kind of person to Wayne Brady. So, we forgive you, Mr. Brady — completely and sincerely.”

Scott Whitlock:

“Liberal MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews, who previously linked Sarah Palin and Michele Bachman to the attempted killing of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, completely ignored the shooting of a security guard at the conservative Family Research Council (FRC).”

Tony Lee:

“Wolf Blitzer made the obligatory comments that there was no evidence to prove what CNN had just discussed. Yellin acknowledged there was ‘absolutely no evidence.’ She added there also was ‘no evidence’ the shooting was even inspired by healthcare. Gloria Borger started bobbing her head. But CNN just threw the Palin connection out there, irresponsibly maligning Palin with guilt she never deserved. Loughner, it turned out, was not political. In fact, the only political connection Loughner had was when he claimed Giffords ignored him during a town hall meeting.”

Yossi Gestetner:

“What makes me SICK with this narrative four years later is that it was ABC Journalist Charlie Gibson, not Palin, who brought up the proximity of Russia as a reason to start and talk about FP issues!”

Dean Cain:

“Todd Palin is awesome. He is a very quiet, soft-spoken guy. But he is an all-Alaskan man. He’s an outdoors man. He’s won the Iron Dog race -- a 2,000 mile snow mobile race -- four times and taken second five times. He’s a tough, tough guy. We saw Sarah [Palin] and she’s wonderfully sweet. She’s smaller than I thought. She didn’t get in on the competition.”

Dolvett Quince:

“Politics aside. she’s a great person.”

- JP