Jack Cafferty, CNN, asked, "Did Sarah Palin's reaction to the Tucson massacre effectively end her chances of ever being elected president?"
Sarah Palin may have done herself in.
The tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, presented an opportunity for Palin to reach beyond her base and strike a note of unity. It was her chance to say something that showed she was capable of true leadership.
You see, before Palin opened her mouth, there was a good deal of sympathy for her. Many believed it was wrong to drag her into the debate.
But then she spoke. And it was just awful. Defiant and inflammatory, Palin invoked the historically painful term "blood libel" in attacking the media. This is a phrase used to describe anti-Semitic myths about how Jews killed children to use their blood in rituals.
NBC news correspondent Andrea Mitchell suggested the use of the phrase "blood libel" was "ignorant." Which it was. A CBS analysis suggested Palin played "the victim card." Which she did. And ABC said Palin "once again, has found a way to become part of the story." True.
It is being suggested that the scope of the Tucson situation is simply beyond Palin's limited skill set. And when you compare Palin's response to the uplifting speech we heard from our president last night, well, you can draw your own conclusions.
President Obama still has work to do when it comes to delivering on his campaign promises to change Washington and elevate the national discourse but last night went a long way in reminding many Americans why they voted for him.
And comparing the president's lofty words to Palin's small ones must have many Republicans rethinking their support of a woman who has great difficulty getting beyond her image of some sort of rogue momma grizzly bear.
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Jack said he received thousands of comments on his question of the hour, and overwhelmingly the responders said Palin is, in essence, "done for". In the words of one commenter, "I find it appalling that she was playing the victim role when a memorial to the true victims of Saturday's shooting was to take place in a few hours." Another response: "Palin's speech showed us that it's all about her. She didn't even mention any of the victims. Her disingenuous reaction to this tragedy proves she doesn't have what it takes to ever be president."...................................
3 comments:
If it can be said that anything good came out of the tragedy in Tucson, it is that Sarah Palin is finished as a credible candidate for public office.
And it's about time.
Her worst enemy is her mouth.
And the fact that there is no connection between her mouth and her "brain".....
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