Case in point: Conservatives4Palin, the most prominent pro-Palin blog on the Web. Palin recently told conservative radio host Rusty Humphries that,
"I think the public rightfully is still making [President Obama's birth certificate] an issue. I don't have a problem with that. I don't know if I would have to bother to make it an issue, because I think that members of the electorate still want answers...I think it's a fair question, just like I think past association and past voting records -- all of that is fair game."
In response, C4P's Daniel Terrapin & Joshua Livestro say it should be obvious that Palin herself doesn't take Birtherism seriously, but is merely defending the people's right to question their leaders, and suggests any different reaction is a deliberate attempt to distort her words. This afternoon, Palin herself said this is all she really meant.
I'll take her word for it that she doesn't personally believe Obama was born in Kenya, but she and her supporters need to be honest with themselves & with the rest of us, and admit her original words amounted to more than "the people have the right to question their leaders." She said the public was rightfully making it an issue, even though it's manifestly insane.
Conservatives have fought long and hard to remind their opponents that having the right to do something doesn't make it right. That goes for disgruntled voters, as well.
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Palin in Facebook: “I’ve pointed out that it was seemingly fair game during the 2008 election for many on the left to badger my doctor and lawyer for proof that Trig is in fact my child. Conspiracy-minded reporters and voters had a right to ask… which they have repeatedly.”
Palin in person: “Hey, you know, that’s a great point, in that weird conspiracy-theory freaky thing that people talk about that Trig isn’t my real son. And a lot of people say, “Well you need to produce his birth certificate! You need to prove that he’s your kid!” Which we have done. But yeah, so maybe we could reverse that and use the same [unintelligible]-type thinking on them.”
I like the “Valley Girl” Palin version…the one that uses the words “Hey, you know”, “that Wierd Freaky Thing”, “But Yeah”. The Facebook one sounds like it was written by a speech writer with an education.
Palin Reminds me of President Bush. I think Sarah would make a great Presidential candidate. Saturday Night Live would see their ratings skyrocket
Anybody is going to sound different when speaking off-the-cuff than they do in pre-prepared, edited writing. Sarah Palin may not be William F. Buckley, but she's definitely no slouch when it comes to conveying messages that connect with voters.
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