Palin & Conservatives Have No Obligation to the Media Elitists

“As a public official, I expect criticism and I expect to be held accountable for how I govern, but the personal, salacious nature of recent reporting, and often the refusal of the media to correct obvious mistakes, unfortunately discredits too many in journalism today, making it difficult for many Americans to believe what they see in the media.”
. . .Sarah Palin

Something has happened to the political landscape that most potential conservative candidates aren’t even aware of yet. An astonishing, unintended “change” has occurred that will give candidates from the Right a definite advantage if they choose to take it. A definite chink in the Left’s armor. And that’s a dilemma because charging in and taking advantage of this new breach in the Left’s parapet will take courage and conviction. Assets that even the best GOP politicians are generally in short supply of, especially in the higher echelons. With the exception of a couple of “bold ones” the rest are all playing it safe. Over cautious.

So what is this significant “thing” that has happened? Simple, the biased, autocratic, domineering Main Stream Media (MSM) has clearly given away its position and, as a result, they can no longer be called objective or respectable. “What?” you say. “you’re telling us something we’ve known for years.” True, but the difference is that today, there are literally volumes written that prove, and expose, without a shadow of a doubt, the hatreds and prejudices that the MSM have for Conservatives. It’s no longer just the lone, pioneer voice of Limbaugh talking about it on the radio. Its now categorized and documented by a myriad of learned experts and available for any conservative politician to reference. At their finger tips. Now the possibility of a surprise ambush by the MSM is almost non-existent. This is huge. Conservatives can now make a legitimate case for a major break in relations with the various elements of the MSM.

So, what does this mean? Is it now time to go on the attack? Hit the MSM head on? Kick them where it hurts? No! We can learn from beloved former Washington State governor, the late Dixie Lee Ray who took a confrontational strategy with the state media. When a pet pig had a litter of piglets, she even went so far as to name each of the piglets after some of her worst adversaries in the press. Dixie Lee was a brilliant scientist but she made some serious missteps in her handling of the media which cost her a re-election. Dixie was a no-nonsense gal, God rest her soul. Not enough like her, sadly.

Were I advising a contemporary conservative politician vying for a high public office, I’d tell them to take a look at how ** Danish politician, Fogh Rasmussen handled the situation when an aggressive, left-leaning member of the Danish media began to pressure him to grant an interview. In reality it was nothing but an ambush and Fogh knew it. But he didn’t counter attack. No, Mr. Rasmussen made a simple public statement: “it is an infringement of my personal freedom if I, myself, may not decide who I will speak to on a day to day basis”. Surprisingly, that was the end of it. Fogh simply ignored them, stuck to his principles and kept quiet. I’m sure he then focused on his constituents. Perfect. A simple, respectful refusal – and then ignore them.

Of course we can expect no such civility in our own political process. Maybe from the Conservative side but you can bet that the MSM counterpart will not reciprocate. You see, the MSM considers itself a legitimate and legal part of that process. When in fact they’re nothing more than a business trying to make money and they’ve been given far too much access. They have no more rights than any other business other than their individual right to vote. But they won’t see it that way. Which is why any conservative politician who attempts to quietly banish them from “our side” of the political process will set off an unprecedented political firestorm. And this will be an opportunity for Conservative politicians to, once and for all, forget George Bush’s disgusting “New Tone” and grow a spine. Regain some respect and stop pandering.

Politicians with a backbone? What a concept. They’ll have to learn just as Riot Police must learn. Riot Police are taught to keep their fear, anger and emotions under control. Not an easy task when being verbally attacked by a mob. Only when the rioters cross a certain line and actually assault the police, are they allowed to retaliate. Until then, they remain silent with plexiglass shields locked. The tuning-out and expulsion of the MSM from the conservative side of the political process will cause an intellectual riot of sorts. Depriving these spoiled MSM brats of what they think they’re entitled to will cause the expected destructive conflagration. Something to definitely be prepared for. There may even be some small skirmishes. Extra security might be required for restricted conservative functions so that disruptions don’t occur. Yea, its going to take some real backbone on our part! We’ve catered to these Constitution-hating leftists far too long and they’ve become accustomed to having their way. But it is the MSM, through their own misconduct that have forfeited these privileges. Privileges are not rights and can be taken away.

What would be the positive effects of this sort of decisive and courageous action on the part of Movement Conservatives? Think of the time spent by Conservative politicians preparing for the hostile gauntlet that they require themselves to run through every political season. They must shift their focus away from the Conservative Base and give rapt attention to the enemy in the MSM. They must become as “walking encyclopedias”. With knowledge and the correct pronunciation of every little tinhorn dictator around the world and the tiny nation they lord over. They’re required to know minute details on all subjects or risk looking foolish on national TV. The irony is that the vicious MSM will see to it that they look foolish anyway. No matter how well prepared they are. Can we remember the ’08 GOP debates? The time it takes to maintain this charade totally shifts the politicians focus away from connecting and bonding with the actual voting Base that will, hopefully, elect them. Exactly as the Left has designed and implemented it! Such a tragedy that Conservatives have repeatedly fallen into this trap and allowed themselves to be manipulated to this extent.

It has been Sarah Palin who has taken the worst of the full frontal attacks/barrages of the MSM and certain other well organized, well financed elements on the Left. This fact is telling.

If Sarah decides to pursue the 2012 POTUS, she should consider a departure from the traditional/conventional forms of campaigning and that will also include banishment of the MSM. Going straight to the populace or working through “friendlies” of which there are ample. She can learn much from the mistakes of Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter. Sarah will need to skirt around the Left’s Maginot Line. She should also avoid, like the plague, the well traveled thoroughfares that other GOP candidates choose to travel upon. They’re lined with trip wires, booby traps and snipers peering down from tree tops. Sarah can reach the same destination by traveling off road along dirt roads and game trails. Metaphorically speaking, of course.
Darvin Dowdy
Self-Appointed Adviser to Sarah Palin

**Danish politician – copy/paste this url: https://www.indymedia.ie/article/82913?comment_order=asc&condense_comments=false

The Don Quixote's of Our Era...

(1st published on my Townhall blog - http://streetlevel.blogtownhall.com - on 8/20/07

After a busy day of traveling recently on a business trip, I finally reached my hotel room where I immediately unpacked, ordered from room service, found the remote and plopped on the bed. Powering on the tube I found little. Until I happened upon, of all things, PBS. They had a bio of Theodor Geisel. Or as he is better known, Dr. Suess the children’s book writer. I never knew that he came up during the depression/ World War II era and that he was an extreme left-winger. But as I watched the documentary I was fascinated by one glaring fact. And that was the left leaning Geisel and his New York liberal associates were not only for WWII but were aggressive about it. Wanting to contribute in some way to the war effort. As was the case with "most" of the other factions, groups, segments of that particular society during that particular time period in America. And this really started to stick in my craw. "What a rip!", I thought. "Why can't we have that kind of unity in our present generation?" I asked myself. I found myself really coveting what they had and began the process of analyzing why our generation is so different. Because if you stack up the Nazi’s side by side with the radical jihadists it seems to me that our current enemy has at least an equally sinister purpose as the Nazi’s. Or more so. So the motivation should easily be there to unify against this enemy, shouldn’t it? Are Americans so different now than they were 67 years ago?

Of course there is little resemblance between the modern day U.S. citizen and the “Greatest Generation” of World War II, generally. There are many wonderful exceptions, however. But for the most part our present generation has different priorities. Over 9 million Americans enlisted in World War II. Nine million volunteers! Sixteen million served in that war. And today the U.S. Military has some difficulty making their recruiting goals and keeping their 1.43 million troop force (active duty )up to strength. And these valiant few are carrying far too heavy a load. Less than one half of one percent are carrying the load for all of us.

So why the lack of enthusiasm for this war we’re waging against an obvious evil enemy? Wanting to always think “good thoughts” about my fellow citizens I seem to only be able to come to one conclusion. Too many folks these days are in deep denial. They no longer have, lets call it a “higher power” or a long standing set of traditions or values to fall back on or to turn towards for answers or direction. As a result they’re delicate ego is constantly having to balance their id and superego. And as that becomes more and more difficult the ego becomes raw. Inflamed. Threatened. Again, I’m speaking of people here that are on their own. They have rejected the Father/Son/Holy Spirit. The Bible. All legend and mumbo jumbo in their view. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, mind you. Ha! So we have this external threat to the ego. The id and the superego are battling for the ego’s attention. Like the little shoulder devil and angel that we see in the cartoons. The ego gets confused and blows a fuse! Out of this anxiety the ego deploys an ego defense mechanism. Like denial. Another defense mechanism is displacement. How does that work? Well lets use a recent event in history to demonstrate. Terrorists crash multiple jet aircraft into buildings on 9/11/01 killing 3000 innocent Americans. We’ll create a fictional 25 year old "single" male named Tom. Tom is deeply disturbed and horrified by the event. His superego tells him he must do something for his nation in its time of need. His id tells him there’s nothing he can do. Ignore it. Forget it. The inner conflict goes on for months. Years. Tom is afraid to stand up and help his nation. The anxiety gets to be too much and Tom breaks. A displacement defense mechanism is deployed because Tom can’t admit to himself that he is actually a coward. That admission of cowardice would damage his ego. Tom redirects his fears and emotions from the fearful object of the Global War on Terrorism towards something much less threatening. Something that he can handle and deal with. Even if its something that he must invent. Preferably something that can be made to look like a threat but , in reality, is not a threat. Something that Tom can fight against but that won’t fight back at him. Tom is looking to displace his need to be a responsible, courageous citizen of his nation, with something that is less fearful and difficult. Tom has taken the cowards “way” out. The “path” of least resistance. As have millions of U.S. citizens, out of fear and anxiety. Now all possibly on a fast track to mild psychosis. In this sense the radical jihadist has had a certain degree of success by his use of terror as a tactic.
Hence, too many of our fellow citizens have this personality disorder and as a result have invented in their own minds a fixed fantasy. They have imagined and created their own “bogeyman” and have openly challenged this non-existent phantom, Don Quixote style, knowing full well that it won’t retaliate with physical violence. At least they have that knowledge in their subconscious. Which is “the” prerequisite in their choice of an adversary, by the way. Examples: Blaming America for 9/11. Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS). The “Blame America first crowd”. The continuous villainization of Dick Chenney and Halliburton. And the complete embracement of the Man-made Global Warming Myth. This “Global Warming/Sky is Falling” craze is probably the most common because it is densely populated with others of like mind. And it is headed up by a former Vice-President of the United States who, most likely, has a mental disorder himself. Having never come to grips with his loss in year 2000. Mr. Gore is only making things worse for himself, however. He’s digging himself into a deeper hole than he’s already in. Mentally. He has done our nation a huge disservice by distracting a large, weak minded portion of our population away from the truly serious issue of the Global War on Terrorism towards a non-issue. He has divided and significantly weakened our nation and one day he’ll come to realize what he’s done. And when that day comes it will be devastating for him. He’ll most likely not recover.
So how should we approach these looney nut-cases? Make fun of them? Call them names? That’s the common tactic used by our side. But not by me. No sir. You won’t catch me calling them looney nut-cases. In all seriousness, though, we should have sympathy/empathy towards them. Compassion. They could still be reached. Especially if they happen to be on their medication. We can’t give up on them. However, we can't let them determine the direction our nation takes, either. The scary part being that they do have a vote.

And to you "Tom's" who do know the true peril that our nation is in, recognizing the insidious enemy that we're up against and you continue to opt not to stand up (link) and defend her and do your duty, you deserve no respect. Darvin Dowdy

"A coward dies a thousand deaths, a soldier dies but once" William Shakespeare

"...for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give all of you into our hands." King David to Goliath, I Sam 17: 47

U.S. Workers to Sarah: "Be Our Advocate"

U.S. Workers to Sarah: “Be Our Advocate”

Many currently say that John McCain made a “dreadful mistake” by choosing Sarah as his running mate. He did. But not for the reasons one hears being bantered about by the MSM and other political punditry (both right and left). They and the GOP Hierarchy have already proclaimed Sarah as a loser and have tossed her into the political trash heap of history laughing and exchanging high-fives. ( link ) And make no mistake, the GOP elitists want to destroy Sarah every bit as much as the MSM and the democrats. Because they realize the “dreadful mistake” they made by giving Sarah prime time national exposure. To their horror, they realized early on that despite their best efforts to transform her into some sort of lukewarm moderate - something from her inner self continued to shine through. No matter how hard they tried to fit her pert round head into a square hole, well it just wasn’t going to happen. The genie had been let out of the bottle and they were tried desperately and unsuccessfully to recapture her.

Why would these pompous GOP elitists work so hard to contain and control such a lightening rod? To pull back on someone who so attracted, excited and enthused the electorate? Because the political establishment in both major parties have worked very hard over the past 2 decades to ensure that the electorate accepts whatever moderate slop is fed them. And they’ve been somewhat successful. You see, success in their eyes is not always measured by winning elections but in maintaining the status quo. And much of that is dictated by those who donate/fund these political parties. And party members. The actual winning of elections is way down on their list of priorities, honestly. Especially among and within Republican elitist circles.

And “Sarah Unleashed” poses a serious threat to that status quo. Because Sarah, like Ronald Reagan, has an obvious affinity, appreciation and empathy for Mom and Pop Middle America. The working class. A forgotten class that she, like Reagan, came out of. A Middle Class that is threatened because, you see, social planners, engineers and philosophers from both political persuasions have a dirty little secret. They’ve long concluded (among themselves and behind locked doors) that the U.S. can no longer sustain a strong middle class and simultaneously be part of the “global village”. And they don’t want someone, like Sarah, coming along churning up their pool of stagnate bilge.

The present administration is efficiently and gleefully disposing of a half million private sector jobs per month. And that is a source of extreme concern for Middle Americans. Because after God/Family/Country comes their 4th priority – their jobs. Their livelihood. This is what keeps them and their families independent and self-sufficient.

What is the most horrid thought that keeps Middle Americans pacing the floors at night? It is a reoccurring nightmare featuring themselves, standing in a long line at some government agency for hours, just to collect some measly government check and an envelope full of food stamps. Then going home to their government housing project via some form of public transportation.

We occasionally hear some slight noises coming from the Republican camp regarding “jobs” but with Republicans, its never known whether they mean jobs for U.S. citizens or jobs for illegal aliens. Over the past 8 years they’ve preferred the latter. The trust factor between the GOP and the conservative Base is non-existent, as a result.

Sarah Palin: U.S. workers and their families need a strong and vocal advocate! Especially unrepresented, non-union workers.

When you speak of domestic drilling don’t drone on about the need to be free from the dependency on foreign oil. No! Speak of the hundreds of thousands of high paying jobs domestic oil production will create. When you mention the need for construction of nuclear power plants – talk about the number of high pay/private sector jobs this, too, will bring. And can you articulate more forcefully on how the democrats and radical environmental whackos are blocking (in the courts) these above initiatives? When you talk about Nafta, don’t forget that when Mexican (and Canadian) truckers stream across the border carrying loads into the heartland, its knocking a U.S. trucker (and his/her family) out of a job. When you have the opportunity, encourage federal/state/local governments to require all contractors to utilize the E-Verify program. This will insure that all employees hired are either U.S. citizens or are in country legally. And would it be possible to shift our focus off of the world economy and so called “emerging nations” and concentrate strictly on rebuilding our own? Stopping the hemorrhaging of jobs being outsourced overseas.

Sarah, the real stimulus that will repair our sick economy will be The American Worker. It will be U.S. workers with high paying, private sector jobs and a steady paycheck that will fill the shopping malls on weekends. They and their families will, again, frequent their favorite Mexican Restaurant or Pizza Parlor on Friday nights. They’ll make the decision to buy that bass boat or jewelry for their wife. The prosperity we’ve known can’t happen with the fake “green jobs” and government jobs that Obama proposes. We must confront and oppose radical environmentalism and bring back commerce, manufacturing and industry to our nation. There is no longer any room for compromise.

When the pendulum swings too far in one direction, it has been Republicans who’ve stepped in to fix the problem. Teddy Roosevelt “busted the trusts” on behalf of the working class. Ronald Reagan aggressively sought and acquired the Teamsters endorsement in both ’80 and ’84. While at the same time he put the arrogant Patco in its place. Unlike present day Republicans who hold the working class in contempt, these 2 titans had true respect for U.S. workers and their families.

Who will be the advocate for U.S. workers under siege in this dawn of the 21st century? Who will “advance in this different direction”? Or who will, like dead fish, “go with the flow”. Darvin Dowdy