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One veteran Democratic operative, who blames overheated rhetoric for the shooting, said President Barack Obama should carefully but forcefully do what his predecessor did.
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“They need to deftly pin this on the tea partiers,” said the Democrat. “Just like the Clinton White House deftly pinned the Oklahoma City bombing on the militia and anti-government people.”
The other option is to simply remain in the private sector where she can continue to issue the envelope-pushing jeremiads and employ the overheated rhetoric that appeals to her loyal base, sells her books, draws TV viewers and makes her irresistible to a sound byte-hungry media.
Many are all in a tizzy that Palin is being pointed at as a catalyst to the tragedy. No, I do not believe that this lunatic shooter was directly spurred on by Palin's brand of rhetorical blather, but I do believe that it shines a light upon what needs to be exposed. Palin's divisive rhetoric and platitudes of propaganda can easily incite another nutjob to do something just as serious.
Pitbull, Mama Grizzly, Don't Retreat! Reload, Crosshairs Map, are all examples of the type of pseudo tough a$$ BS talk that has placed Palin in the limelight she finds herself in after this tragedy. Maybe if she would have handled herself with dignity and voiced real ideas instead of her rhetoric, she would not be in this awkward position today. It has come back to bite her on the butt amd deservedly so!
Well, that's why the movie The Dead Zone popped into my head today. If any of you saw it or have seen it, you'll know why.
I do believe she is finished politically, as was Martin Sheen in the movie.
It is sad that we will not likely see her on the ballot in 2012. It would have helped to get the Dems back to the House, so we could continue to move forward.
When the sh't hits the fan, from the aggressive, those ready will be able to defend.
Sarah speaks to the defenders, not the aggressors that act for violence outright, without shame.
The Pig will decide based on which course makes her the most money. period.
I disagree. This thing is going to haunt her forever. And if Gabby doesn't pull through (they say she is not out of the woods yet and this morning I heard they are talking in terms of years of recovery) it is only going to get worse. IOW, I don't think she has that option (the political route) anymore.
Does anyone (is anyone old enough?) to remember that line when Christopher Walken gets shot in The Dead Zone and is grabbed by Martin Sheen and Walken says "you're finished."?
Even though she still will have some fantatical admirers, I think the controversy swirling around her will hasten her decline in influence. Forget her running for President.
It is sad that we will not likely see her on the ballot in 2012. It would have helped to get the Dems back to the House, so we could continue to move forward.
Well, that's why the movie The Dead Zone popped into my head today. If any of you saw it or have seen it, you'll know why.
I do believe she is finished politically, as was Martin Sheen in the movie.
I have seen it and I remember that ending. I tend to be reminded of "A Face in The Crowd" when I think of Palin's undeserved rise to notoriety and accumulation of wealth via nonsense and the stupidity of others. If you have not seen that film, you most defintely should.
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