To be fully open I like, respect and admire Sarah Palin. Liberals, for no good reason, can’t stand the ground she walks on. Anyone that despised by the left is doing a lot of things right.
To those of us with no axe to grind, Sarah Palin is a political powerhouse who causes enormous angst among her political enemies. A highly successful governor, she moved to the national stage with John McCain and has yet to look back. She is, by all accounts, a good wife and mother, a decent, and let’s be honest, very attractive woman, a capable spokesperson for conservative ideas and, despite not being quite as “sophisticated” as her elitist critics, she stands head and shoulders above those who dismiss her in less than flattering terms.
Palin is the ultimate feminist, capable, self made, depending on no one to clear a path for her. It wasn’t Sarah Palin who had to marry to move into a governor’s mansion. But enough about Hillary Clinton.
Beyond her accomplishments in state politics, the former Alaskan Governor enjoys continued success as a media political commentator, speaker, author, force to be reckoned with by the Republicans and beloved face of the Tea Party. She is a capable outdoors woman who can hunt, fish and climb mountains doing it all with an endless supply of energy. Palin is an inspiration to women who want to succeed on their own merits and not be beholden to anyone or anything such as a government handout for example. No wonder liberals hate her.
She is not dumb as the left desperately paints her. For that kind of dumb you have to turn to House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi. Or, as brilliantly noted by political observer Dennis Miller, “If Anthony Weiner is genius and Sarah Palin is dunce, where do I sign up for dunce?”
Palin is not part of a disgruntled mob, doesn’t shy away from family issues, doesn’t portray herself as a victim, isn’t down on America and will not be flirting with scandal. The New York Times and the Washington Post just went through 24,000 Palin emails and came up with nothing to reinforce the negative image they have invested so heavily in.
So why do people think Sarah Palin is an idiot? Ann Coulter, in her latest book, Demonic, discusses the mob mentality of the left. Liberals do not think independently. They go with the mob. They are the mob. As Coulter points out, the mob leader is the one who shouts the loudest and establishes slogans that all liberals will mindlessly parrot like, “Sarah Palin is an idiot.”
I know people who believe it. Yet, when asked which of her policies they disagree with, they have no answer. It is no different than saying how much you dislike Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity then admitting, “I never listen.”
The facts are there for those with the intellectual honesty to understand and evaluate. Sarah Palin is no fool. Can any thinking person actually believe Palin would have been half the disaster that Obama has been as president? It is not even remotely possible. Unlike Obama, Palin would not have purposely moved time and again to destroy the country she claims to believe in. And Palin, it is worth noting, had way more experience at governing than the former Chicago community organizer which is code for community antagonist. That’s who sits in the Oval Office today and Palin is the dumb one. Really?
So, should she run for president in 2012? No. Why take the pay cut? Besides, she has a much larger role to play in contributing to the debate and changing the political process unshackled by the restrictions of holding office. There is a desperate need for leadership but Palin has a more important task to perform in service to her country than that of president.
America and conservatives need an unrestrained voice calling for a return to sanity and fiscal responsibility. The Democrats are well on their way to killing the American dream and destroying the entire country permanently. Their goal must not be realized. Palin is one of the most influential, conservative, Paul Revere like voices, quite adept at challenging America’s internal political enemies.
Sarah Palin is brilliant and for that reason all liberals fear and hate her.
So – what’s not to like?
Kaye Richard - When I Write I'm Right 
Government’s Tobacco Tax Addiction
For those of you who smoke, light up and read the following statement from the US Food and Drug Administration website announcing the latest effort to get you to butt out:
Beginning September 2012, FDA will require larger, more prominent cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertisements in the United States. These warnings mark the first change in cigarette warnings in more than 25 years and are a significant advancement in communicating the dangers of smoking.
Are they serious? The “significant advancement” is nothing more than newer color graphics of disease, supposedly but not definitely caused by smoking. Showing new pictures of old news is neither significant nor advanced. It is dumb and typical of nanny state thinking.
But there is more. The final set of cigarette health warnings contains nine new cautions each designed to increase awareness of the health risks associated with smoking.
Increase awareness? There exists somewhere a human being who does not know smoking involves risk?
Here’s an idea. If smoking is that serious a threat to the continuation of life as we know it then ban tobacco. Let us not play games. The time for half measures is over. Citizen’s lives clearly hang in the balance. They can even claim they’re doing it for the children.
But no politician will move to ban tobacco. The same politicians that so many place their faith in for guidance on what to eat, what to drive and basically what to think about every aspect of their lives, are duplicitous, unscrupulous and have literally no concern over your best interests despite their latest campaign slogans and promises to save you from yourself.
Tobacco will never be banned. It is a huge money maker for governments. They are no less addicted to that tax money than smokers are addicted to nicotine. Personally I see the latter as less offensive. I used to enjoy smoking. I have never enjoyed paying taxes.
I’ve heard the argument that smoking adds to health care costs. So do car accidents and obesity. No one is suggesting restricting driving or controlling what the obese ingest every day (although now that I’ve mentioned it. . .one never knows). Cool it on controlling the freedom to choose personal pleasures.
People who support government control in their lives and who believe it to be a benefit overall concern me greatly. They miss the point that we are our own masters. We hire and fire via the ballot box. A very dangerous trend is growing where those who should be subservient are exerting an ever increasing amount of authority over us, the people.
It is not the government’s business if, when or where anyone smokes. Tobacco remains a legal product and its usage or restriction should be determined by society not by politicians speaking from both sides of their mouths. Banning smoking at parks, beaches and ball games is the best example of how absurd this has become.
It’s the same with bars and restaurants. It is the right and responsibility of the owner to decide what their customers want and to operate his or her business accordingly. Every business should be free to make their own decisions regarding smoking.
Too many people love being a victim and there is not a political opportunist in power who will pass on the chance to exploit your weakness, your fear or your need to restrict someone else from enjoying a simple pleasure.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg began by banning smoking. Then he banned trans fats. Now he wants a 50% reduction in the use of salt in the Big Apple. Oh he’s a great guy.
Is there anyone who wants to ban drinking? Don’t be shy. There’s a politician running for some office some where who will look into that for you.
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