Let The Revolution Begin
A few days ago Jonathan put an article out there about Sarah Palin supporting Rand Paul. In the comments I set the stage for what I thought would happen in the future races and How Sarah Palin would play a part in those races. Few people believe that such things can happen.
In a recent article posted by World Net Daily, Sarah was quoted as saying “I’m a big supporter of this movement,” she said. “America is ready for another revolution.” See the link http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=124393 for more details.
Her claims for supporting lower taxes and smaller government will resonate with the freedom movement. Her claims for supporting transparency, energy independence, and strong national security will resonate with the conservative republicans removing themselves from the neocons. You can see how she plays both sides when talking about revolution and then praises republican victories (such as Scott Brown) in the same speech.
Such talks will gather people from both camps and begin transforming her from a second rate politician of the John McCain camp to a solid front runner choice for another Ron Paul Republican bid at the presidency. She has a full year of unencumbered campaign trailing she can do while everyone else is running their 2010 elections. This freedom allows her to travel the country, appearing at any number of republican and independent events all with a common theme of taking back America.
This was, is and always will be Ron Paul’s dream, to once again have freedom in America without government interference in our lives. Her support for his son Rand Paul only cements the deal. As Ron Paul ran a grass roots movement during his 2008 election bid, bottom up campaign. Sarah is now saying that the tea party movement is the same thing. In other words, she is hinting at a combination of tea party movement and the Campaign For Liberty movement, without actually saying those words.
The super charged debates of the last election cycle still ring in people’s ears. They witness now, first hand, the destruction of our dollar and economy exactly as foretold by Ron Paul. Sarah, wasting no time, capitalizes on this in her talks against Obama. With no subtlety she points out that he only talked a mere 9 minutes about foreign policy in his State of The Union address. There were no wins in the foreign realms and she candidly pointed out that “Washington has replaced private responsibility with public irresponsibility”.
Her jabs about Americans are still looking for jobs, the economy is about to be flushed down the tank, and the soaring deficits with no end in sight, are constant reminders as to why Americans no longer trust politicians. Especially the ones in Washington, you know, the ones who are supposed to lead us into freedom and prosperity.
Yeah, if she keeps this up, he talks and the behind the scenes addresses, she will certainly become a formidable figure in the coming elections of 2012 and 2016. Watch her closely as things unfold.
Yours in Liberty
JimK:
Let me make sure I understand your post. While I agree with most if not all of what you have said, are you saying that her election, on balance, is a good thing; not the best thing but a good thing? Then, who would be on the top of the ticket?
Then you said; “You can see how she plays both sides when talking about revolution and then praises republican victories (such as Scott Brown) in the same speech.” …but what are the two sides? You say; “Her claims for supporting transparency, energy independence, and strong national security” are on one side …to which I ask are Libs not in favor of those things? Libs are in favor of transparency, and national security, and the unrestrained development of resources by a free people in a capitalist system. She offers no specific like a “good” politician is wont to do but I just do not quite see the “both sides” thing.
I also do not think that Ron Paul has a chance where ever he would be on the ticket because there are too many past utterances that easily label him as a kook. The video and audio clips, taken out of context of course, will destroy him. But then again Sara Palin on a third party ticket will only serve to re-elect Obama as you well know so we are talking about a Republican ticket that Libs can support. Not the purists, but the realists.
Now I think that Rand Paul may be a different story! We have already experienced an election where experience did not matter so Rand Paul, if elected this term, will have as much experience if not more as Obamination in 2008 with the election in 2012. Now that is something to hang your “Hope and Change” hat on. The Barr voters would be on board, as well as the anti-socialists of all stripes and 80% of republicans at least leaving the Progressives, democrat elites, academia, and the minorities on the other side. But Rand Paul/Palin or Palin/Rand Paul wins the independents and the election.
JimW
JimW,
The “both sides” I am referring to are the “neocons” and the “true conservatives”. The Republican Party is split, fractured beyond anything. Healing needs to take place for them to be viable as a real party again. That healing, apparently, will come from Palin or someone like her.
Ron Paul appeals to the Libertarian and the die hard conservative elements in the Republican Party – that’s it. He will never win over the “neocon” element. In order to do so and win an election he will need someone that does.
I don’t see Rand Paul running for President in 2012. He might, I just don’t see it. If a Palin / Rand Paul ticket was to be used – Rand would need to be the vice. He doesn’t carry the political weight that Palin is now throwing around and building steam with it. He does carry the Paul “brand” so he will be a lock for the conservative and independent minded while Palin will lock up the neocon faction.
If it was a Palin and RON Paul ticket – Palin would need to be vice – Ron will not go for vice, not after his last run – it would be a disaster waiting to happen. But, like with Rand, the same Palin / Paul locks will hold.
Palin, no matter what she does, if she doesn’t pull in a Paul, she will not win the election. Not even as a republican. Assuming either Paul ran, if they ran against Palin, it would split the party and Obama will win. If she runs third party – she is guaranteed a loss. Her ONLY hope of winning is with Paul. Anything else she does will only help her in a 2016 bid against Hilary.
Kook or no kook, the media did Ron a favor in the last election. If Ron decides to run again. Ron now has the power to say “I told you so”. It will propel him to the front runner position so long as he announces THIS year, immediately following the 2010 elections. Any delay in his announcement will hurt him. If he wants it – he needs immediate action to swing the vote and thrust the grassroots organization into the political battle like never before.
Ron cannot run as a third party candidate now even if he wanted to. Anything he did as third party now will be just as bad as Palin running third party and Obama will surely win. Nope, regardless of how I feel about running a Libertarian candidate in the election, the 2012 election will be a two party election.
The ONLY way to make it with a Libertarian on the ticket is to mass educate the public within the next 12 months. I love the party and its principles but I don’t see that happening in so short a time. Why, because too many people do not want to put in the time or resources necessary to market the LP properly.
Until that happens and we get a large base to work from, we will never win national elections. We will be stuck with local races, and then, only if we educate local people.
Jimk,
Do you think a new party should arise out of the fractured republican party – sort of like the Teeaaa Party? lol Basically, whats your opinion of the Tea party, and how much of an impact do you think they have?
the tea party may be the libertarians best chance. unfortunately so far, assorted 3rd party efforts plus Libertarian Party efforts haven’t yielded electoral wins or even a sea change in political culture (toward liberty) . the Libertarian Republicans have Ron Paul, Rand Paul , Peter Schiff, Debra Medina– a better but still poor showing. if tea party can be brought over to the LP we might finally have our viable base.
Jonathan,
Are you referring to the Tea Party as the political party in Florida or are you referring to the Tea Party as in the tea party movement across the nation?
The Boston Tea Party nationwide – including here in Florida – is a political party made up of strictly Libertarians disenfranchised from their own party when the party decided to change its platform and make it more republican like.
The Tea Party, here in Florida, is strictly a political party of republicans that are no longer happy with the neocon factions of the Republican Party. They call themselves Tea Party in an attempt to fool the people into thinking they are part of the tea party movement. Of course, we know they are not.
The Tea Party movement is a grassroots movement started by Ron Paul. It is for ALL liberty minded individuals. A true tea party person in the movement is Libertarian in nature (read as NOT part of any recognized neocon or conservative factions) and is an independently thinking individual. This is NOT to be confused with the conservatives in the political party called Tea Party.
As for what I think of the political party, Tea Party, I really don’t care. It will die off within three years. After the 2012 election, if Obama wins, the party will have proved itself ineffective and they will return to the Republican Party to increase numbers and try to win again in 2016. If the republicans win in 2012, they will claim victory as the swing vote propelling them to victory and then rejoin the party. Either way, after 2012, the Tea Party as a political party is done.
The Tea Party movement is a whole different story altogether. I think that movement will be here for a while. It will back Ron Paul should he choose to run 2012 and it will certainly back Rand Paul in 2016 is he gets elected in the Kentucky race this year.