The GOP Problem: The GOP Elites

The Tea Party and conservatives are noticing one thing: They stay silent when Governor Sarah Palin gets attacked by the media. During and after the campaign, many things were said. Nowadays when it comes to the GOP “elite,” they throw cheap quotes to establish roadblocks in order to avoid any possible run for Sarah Palin in 2012.

This is politics, “my friends,” and it’s not a nicey-nice kids’ playground. Glenn Beck has done a great job covering all the smears and attacks back to the Founding Fathers. It gives us a sense of relief, but as a party coalition this is unhealthy. Bitter partisanship from within is poison that consumes the soul. In politics, each fends for themselves. The “elites” in the GOP are no different.

The Grand Old Party‘s internal war is going several steps too far. If they’re not careful, they will lose some ground in 2012; selfishness and ego are a dangerous mix combined with superiority complex. For starters, our ex-First Lady Barbara Bush revealed her true self when asked about Palin:

“I sat next to her once. Thought she was beautiful,” Barbara Bush said. “And she’s very happy in Alaska, and I hope she’ll stay there.”

Sarah Palin’s answer: Palin replied, “I don’t think the majority of Americans want to put up with the bluebloods. And I say it with all due respect—because I love the Bushes—but the bluebloods want to pick and chose their winners instead of allowing competition to pick and choose the winners.” 

Give her credit to go after two First Ladies in one phone call:

The GOP needs to wake up and have a cup of tea. They pretend to give advice to Sarah Palin through the media but the reality is, Like Laura Ingraham’s radio interview above, they’re just trying to “kneecap” her.

It works like this: The opinions of those interviewed start with admiration, recognition of her skills, abilities and charisma; BUT (and here’s their “eraser word”  to counteract the positive attributes and personality of Palin,) they share with the media any character flaws. Then the “blue bloods” or the new “wanna-be’s” throw a bone or two on how to do business.

The worry and fear of the GOP’s “elite” is receiving harsh criticism from conservative bloggers to Rush Limbaugh and the rest of conservative talk radio. Any conservative that thinks for a second that the establishment should pick the candidate or the media for the Republican Party is really uninformed on how the pre-selection process runs from within and, if the media gives them a pass (tsk tsk, John McCain) I wanna quote one of my favorite stand-up comedians, Bill Engvall:  “Here’s your sign”

 

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