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    Palin's Swipe at Republican Establishment 'Cannibals' Part of a Strategy

    By Mark Whittington | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Sat, Jan 28, 2012
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    COMMENTARY | The pile on Newt Gingrich by the Republican establishment, as well as some conservative writers, has drawn the ire of Sarah Palin, who decried the attacks of "Cannibals in GOP Establishment" in a recent Facebook post.

    Palin has not formally endorsed Gingrich, though she did offer him support in the South Carolina primary. Palin's rebuke is not so much a defense of Gingrich than it is an assertion of tea party power and ideas, which she believes should be the driving force in the effort to replace President Barack Obama. Right now, Gingrich represents the best expression of the tea party approach.

    Palin is also continuing her strategy of making sure the primary contest does not end too soon, on the theory that whoever comes out the nominee, Mitt Romney or Gingrich, will be the stronger for having competed.

    Palin's expression of support might be too late to save Gingrich in Florida. The Real Clear Politics average has Romney ahead comfortably. But Gingrich is still ahead in the national polls, according to RCP.

    Palin has again shown a certain adroitness that most of her critics cannot credit. If she can single handedly keep the Republican primary process going, she will have solidified her status as a Republican "gray eminence," albeit not a member of holy orders. If Gingrich is the nominee, he will be beholden to her. If Romney is the nominee, then he will be obliged to appease her to gain the support of tea party conservatives he will need to win the general election.

    How that influence will redound to Palin's benefit is unknown. Gingrich has hinted she might be in line for the vice presidency or a Cabinet post in his potential administration. Romney would be advised to keep her in mind for some office of trust as well. He will also have to have her blessing where it concerns his positions and his future plans as president.

    A lot of people were disappointed when Palin chose not to run. But it looks like she knew what she was doing. As a presidential candidate, she would have been just one among many. As Sarah Palin, private citizen, she is the Mama Grizzly, to be courted and appeased and to be crossed at ones peril.

     
    • John
      John  •  Delaware, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      Yeah .. put her on the ticket as VP. And you hand Obama another term, and most likely a landslide victory.
      • weimarliberal
        weimarliberal 3 mths ago
        OBAMA 2012! Newt and Mitt can BET on it.
      • Ed
        Ed 3 mths ago
        Really based on WHAT, your dislike of her. Please, according to you political geniuses there shouldn't be an election we will just coronate King Hussein Obama as "president for life" like Idi Amin
      • Robert
        Robert 3 mths ago
        ed are you really that STUPID. ??????????
    • Boredtotears
      Boredtotears  •  3 mths ago
      How to brainwash $arah? With an enema
    • Casual Observer
      Casual Observer  •  3 mths ago
      "Right now, Gingrich represents the best expression of the tea party approach. "
      Really? Cheat on your wife, say your sorry then cheat again. And all the time preach family values.
      • batavier
        batavier 3 mths ago
        That's right!
      • Steven R
        Steven R 3 mths ago
        The man of Palins dreams.
      • Russ
        Russ 3 mths ago
        As long as you ask for forgiveness afterwards..... its ok!!!
    • pete
      pete  •  3 mths ago
      Sister Sarah should do something she is really good at like kill a moose, have a turkey's head chopped off behind her or beat a fish to death with a club. In other words stay in Alaska kiss a frozen pole and have your lips freeze to it so you can't say anything. Guess she will never admit to being the dumbest female in Alaska. Must be a brain freeze
      • cicero
        cicero 3 mths ago
        I rank her right up there with Kelly Bundy. She has that hamster running in its wheel for a brain
    • Russ
      Russ  •  Tampa, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Will the witch of Wasilla ever shut her friggin trap.... Only her fringe lunatic fans give a flip what she says
      • MarcD
        MarcD 3 mths ago
        And only the lunatic fringe worries about her.
    • MichaelI
      MichaelI  •  3 mths ago
      Now all we have to do is Get Pee Wee hermans opinion and then we can vote
    • Casual Observer
      Casual Observer  •  3 mths ago
      So Sarah how IS that bus tour going?
    •  
         •  3 mths ago
      Seems like this Mark Whiggleton guy posts a Palin "article" here every other day.

      Does he have some sick obsession with her, or does SarahPAC pay him to do this?
    • DeniseW
      DeniseW  •  Burlington, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      John McCain should be banished from this country just for bringing Palin on to the american political scene.
    • Tomas
      Tomas  •  Pleasanton, California  •  3 mths ago
      Palin, Gingrich, Romney etc are simply GUARANTEEING another four years for Obama. Thanks guys and hackey mams!!
    • ldoone
      ldoone  •  3 mths ago
      This "article" is just commentary, contributed by an individual who most likely is being paid by Palin. Who else would think that she could "single handedly keep the Republican primary process going"? That woman has an amazing ego! It's not the voters in the state primaries having differing priorities that are keeping one candidate from being crowned as inevitable, it's the "grey eminence" of the Mighty Mama Grizzly hovering in the background, having transcended the status of mere mortal candidate. Sarah is to be "courted and appeased and crossed at ones peril"? Look, we all know the reason she didn't run for president is that she knew she would tank, fast and hard, like Bachmann. Nobody is fooled (except the very foolish) by the spin that she has just outsmarted the system and has more power as a private citizen than she would have had as POTUS. Palin has become a grey emanation, not eminence; eminence implies some high title or honor. She is fading to grey because she is disappearing into the background, which is what happens when your 15 minutes expire.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Erie, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      Palin is an old, dirty rag that the media keeps wringing out and wringing out.
    • James
      James  •  Waco, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      dear rubulican friends sarah palin is the reason mccain lost the last presidental election. following her and the other tea party twits advice will loose you another.
    • spkmky
      spkmky  •  3 mths ago
      sarah palin / michelle bachmann 2 airheads 1 cup
    • KICK OUT TEA GOP
      KICK OUT TEA GOP  •  3 mths ago
      There would be a revolution in this country if Palin was on the ticket, She's a disaster ready to implode. She's worse than a nuclear threat to this country her and her tea bags #$%$ Sarah, we will never forget the Arizona Massacre you encouraged one of your mentally challenged followers. Lunatics the whole lot of the Evangelical CuLT
    • joanne
      joanne  •  3 mths ago
      Oh, like the tea party conservatives would vote for Obama over the GOP nominee. Please stop giving Sarah Palin any credit. She's an intellectually challenged grifter whose support will drop dramatically once her face and her age catch up to each other.
    • KCP
      KCP  •  3 mths ago
      Mark Whittington, how do you keep up with Palin's Facebook posts when you have your head so far up her posterior region? Just curious.
    • weimarliberal
      weimarliberal  •  3 mths ago
      "Grey eminence" and "Mama Grizzly" your Republican #$%$. She's an embarrasing dolt, a Corporate Pole Dancer and a QUITTER. She got where she is (wherever that is) today by sucking the Kochs. Go ahead, Newt, make her your VP candidate. She can dance in a cage at your Chinese mafia casino doner's place. Perfect "reality" show for the dimwit.
    • Steven
      Steven  •  3 mths ago
      The media hasn't paid attention to Sarah in a few days so she needs to do something to get back in the spotlight. Her whole scam $$$$$ depends on staying in the news. The problem is even Republicans are getting sick of her.
    • dancermom
      dancermom  •  3 mths ago
      "Gingrich has hinted she might be in line for the vice presidency"

      Does anyone else feel like Bill Murray in Ground Hog Day?
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