Yesterday, Sarah Palin gave the closing speech at the 2014 CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference). The speech was chock full of memorable parts. My favorites:
“The age of Obama is almost over,” she announced. “This is the end of an error.”
Love the clever turn of phrase. How true! Hurry up, 2014 mid-terms and 2016.
Then she went into Dr. Seuss mode as she finished up with a nod to Green Eggs and Ham.
I do not like this, Uncle Sam.
I do not like this healthcare scam.
I do not like these dirty crooks
Or how they lie and cook the books
I do not like when Congress steals
I do not like their crony deals
I do not like this spying, man.
I do not like ‘oh yes, we can’
I do not like this spending spree
We’re smart, we know nothing’s free
I do not like reporters’ smug replies
When I complain about their lies
I do not like this kind of hope
And we won’t take it.
Nope, nope nope!
You can watch Sarah’s entire CPAC speech at this link. By the way, another memorable description – “Perpetual panties-in-a-wad people.” We know who they are!
I liked Sarah Palin long before John McCain selected her for his running mate in 2008. I was impressed then that she “chose life” by not having an abortion when she learned she was pregnant with a baby who had Down Syndrome. When the going got rough, she put action to her words. Here is a woman who lives her beliefs. Then, as I read more about her and heard more of her speeches, I realized that this was a woman with a uniquely down-to-earth point of view who would be a wonderful leader for our country.
We all know what happened in the 2008 election. Sarah’s appeal and ability terrified the left, and they responded as only lefties can do – they crucified her via ridicule and misinformation. The gullible ones, along with the yellow dog Democrats, believed all the crap the press and the lefty leaders said about Sarah. It didn’t matter that Barack Obama’s gaffes and misstatements were many times worse than Palin’s. The press piled on Sarah while protecting Barack, and the rest is history. It is truly a testament to Sarah’s integrity that the worst the left was able to come up with was the “I can see Russia from my backyard” misquote to discredit her. They dug deep. They tried. In the end, they had to resort to exaggerations and downright lies.
After the 2008 election, rather than be bitter and retreat from pubic life, Sarah chose to use her influence to get conservatives elected to office. She is a gifted speaker and can bring a crowd to its feet – just as she did yesterday at CPAC. I hope Sarah Palin continues to speak, continues to work to get conservatives elected, and continues to fight for America. We need to kick out virtually 100% of the politicians currently in office and replace them with smart, engaging and America-loving patriots like Sarah Palin.