Palin to resign

[saden1]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Yeah, TPaw is solid and I like him but, again, he doesn't have that it factor. I'm telling you Obama screwed shit up for the next boring run-of-the-mill politician. As much as Republicans hate on Obama's celebrity factor, they would like to have their own version of Obama. Of course someone who stands for conservative principles and values, but someone electrifying nonetheless.

Tell you guys a quick story. The only time I'll share an actual campaign experience.


One Sunday morning two elderly caucasion ladies (had to be in their early to mid eighties) walked into our Charlotte, NC office looking around. I approached them and asked if I could help them with something. I honest to goodness thought they were either lost or spying for the GOP. Seriously, this is what briefly ran through my head. They told me they wanted to get to work - now! Now I'm kind of reeling and I didn't want to ask them obvious. Mam, are you supporting Senator Obama? Of course we are! What do you think we're doing here? Shit, I can't send them into some bad ass AfAm neighborhood knocking on doors. I didn't have any lists ready for them to call folks. So I grabbed a stack of voter registration forms, two highlighters and put them to work. I came back in about an hour and they were ready for more.

Finally I had to ask the what, who, when, and why? They told me all the history of growing in NC as kids, about racism and politics, and good old Jesse Helms. I was truly captivated. But then I point blanked them and asked what prompted them to come down and volunteer today. Almost without hesitation it was the nomination of Sarah Palin that had gotten them so pissed that they had to get work. One of them stood up and started wagging her finger in the air and swearing. Looked like they had just come from church too.

But I say all of that to say this, Sarah Palin has the ability to make an emotional connection with voters. Those that like her and those that hate her. Mitt Romney, for all of his political savvy, doesn't have that. I'm willing to say Pawlenty doesn't either. I guess the real question is will some eighty year old women down in North Carolina or in somewhere in rural Pennsylvania see Mitt and Tim worthy enough to forfeit their Sunday afternoons. I can almost assure you that there are a few that would do it for Palin.

Nice...they hope Obama is Carter, they unknowingly compare him to FDR thinking it's a negative, and they fail to see he has a Reagan like celebrity. All good news.