Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Rush Limbaugh Interviews Sarah Palin


Tuesday Rush Limbaugh interviewed Sarah Palin for a full one-half hour of his show, less a "prosperity time-out." I believe there are three important points to take from today's discussion between El Rushbo and the former governor of Alaska.

First: while she certainly was on what some might consider "friendly turf," she certainly knew her stance on the issues.

At the "Saddleback Forum" presidential debate held by Rick Warren during the 2008 campaign, one of the most notable things of that event was Barack Hussein Obama's constant "hmm's" and "uhh's" while he pondered and searched for just the right answer. The left constantly made excuses for this long, drawn out approach to answering such simple policy questions as his position on abortion (his record is clear) and gay marriage (again, he's been consistent).

We now see clearly that Obama is lost without a teleprompter. While she may not always have every answer, I believe Mrs. Palin is much more capable of thinking on her feet and would be better prepared, for example, for situations like the recent terrorist attack at Ft. Hood.

In my opinion, the hallmark of a great candidate from either side of the aisle is knowing exactly where you stand on any issue. To quote Glenn Beck; "Say what you mean, and mean what you say." Palin certainly had no trouble responding to the questions Limbaugh offered today, and in that respect presented herself as a formidable voice for "Common Sense Conservatism."

Second: she seems to have a more focused approach to her speech.

Whether is was excitement and nerves, or perhaps an untrained person just being herself with a bit of a different cadence than many from the "Lower 48" including the media elites who took her to task, Sarah Palin today seemed much more controlled and organized in her speech. I also noticed this in the clips I have seen from the Oprah Winfrey interview.

Palin still clearly does not have the prim and proper Ivy League perfection to her sentence structure, and she still uses more "natural" words like "yeah" and has that funny use of the word "too" that drives liberal elites nutty, but amidst the strength of her knowledgeable commentary, an unbiased listener might find those quirks more endearing than irritating.

It is my belief that if Sarah Palin has spent some time working on her grammatical cadence and structure, it will be of incredible benefit to her with independents and moderates from both parties, because her common sense ideas are most definitely in line with the core values of America.

Third, and perhaps most important: She speaks with great respect for America.

Everything Sarah Palin has had to say about America has always been positive. This does not mean that she sees things through rose colored glasses. Rather, she has the ability to take serious current issues and find viable Conservative solutions.

Regarding the economy, she states that things are "bad, it's really bad" but follows that up with facts as to why (Bernanke's announcement of weak job prospects) and then immediately offers the common sense solution: "We need to cut taxes on the job creators. This is all about jobs, creating jobs. We have to ramp up industry here in America, and of course reduce the federal debt, quit piling on and growing more."

Regarding energy, she approaches it as both an economic and national security issue as she discusses "The regimes that can control us via energy, using it as a weapon against us, potentially." When asked her response to Vice-President Biden chiding her about "Drill, Baby, Drill," Palin replies "What is complicated about tapping into abundant, safe domestic supplies that could provide stability for our country and security for our country? I know Alaska has billions of barrels of oil underfoot, and we have the natural gas that's waiting to be tapped, too; and other states do, too. It's not that complicated. It's political, and that's what is the shame in this, is that for political reasons we're not allowing to tap these domestic supplies."

A final thought - she never referred to "The American People." She always spoke of Americans. As fellow blogger DC at Goomba News Network wisely pointed out just about one month ago, "Using "American" as an adjective instead of the damn noun that it is allows such scalawags to avoid calling people "Americans" -- a stronger word that conveys an identity in and of itself."

In my opinion, Sarah Palin definitely conveys a strong identity in and of herself. She may not be our next president, but she most certainly should be a force in American politics for many years to come.

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Transcript from Rush's website here.

12 comments:

Teresa said...

Thank You for posting the videos of Sarah Palin on Rush's show. I missed it, so it was awesome to be able to hear the interview. She is an honorable, patriotic woman that has a love for country. She has a great head on her shoulders and doesn't need a teleprompter to answer a question. I believe that if she runs and is elected President in 2012 that she will help lead this country out of ruin, especially since she looks up to Ronald Reagan as one her role models.

I will be doing an article on Palin soon, and will include a link to your post.

Pedaling said...

she is real
and it is refreshing....

Anonymous said...

I've gotta say, I like the gal. She's got my vote if she wants it!

Opus #6 said...

She was always better than the lot of them. That is why the left had to gang up on her so brutally.

tammy said...

And she probably salutes the flag too.

I love her and her values.

I have no respect for the man in office. None. I had hopes that he could do something good, but that's long gone. We need someone like Sarah, who clearly loves this country and wants what's best for it. Not someone who thinks we need to change everything it was founded upon. It doesn't have to be Sarah, just someone like her.

Anonymous said...

Solomon,

Margaret Thatcher had voice training to lower the pitch of her voice. It was the final weapon in her formidable arsenal...

Kid said...

She's a true conservative, but the challenge is the mind control media and what effect they continue to have.

Matt said...

I'm watching her on Hannity right now. She seems to be doing very well. The left is going to continue to attack her. I think though, they are wasting credibility here, especially in terms of the MSM.

Nice blog.

Snarky Basterd said...

I finally got you added to the blog roll at the new place. Thanks for your patience. The switchover has been a huge work in progress.

Amusing Bunni said...

Thanks for posting this Solomon.
I missed this, I'm going to watch all 3 video's tomorrow. I think Sarah is great, and it's typical the left and the MSM attack her.
She is going to make a fortune on her book sales...she already got 1.4 Million up front.
I can't wait until it comes into my library, I have it on order. Super Stuff, Sol.

Soloman said...

Hi to all...

After watching and listening to a week's worth of Sarah Palin, I'd have to say I'm impressed.

I don't know if she'll be running in 2012 - there are theories she'll set herself up as a presence either as a 3rd party or as a Republican, knowing she might not get the nomination, but then in 2016 she'd be a lock to win if she stays strong in the public eye.

If she goes 3rd party in '12 she'll split the voters on the right and we'll have 4 more years of Barry O. and she's got to know that would be the case...

I just hope she keeps herself in the spotlight in a positive way, she seems to have great influence right now!!

christian soldier said...

I will only support TRUTH TELLERS---and --not only from my own state or district...their votes affect us all!
Sarah is a TRUTH TELLER!!!!>>>>
C-CS