Posted
1/13/2011 09:14:00 PM
by Douglas
I find it interesting that the Palin video and Obama's speech at the memorial service in Tucson are being talked about in the same breath, but I think
this guy's on to something. Caribou Barbie sounded a vindictive bitch that was trying to portray herself as the victim, while Barry knocked it out of the park.
In the span of a single news cycle, Republicans got a jarring reminder of two forces that could prevent them from retaking the presidency in next year.
At sunrise in the East on Wednesday, Sarah Palin demonstrated that she has little interest — or capacity — in moving beyond her brand of grievance-based politics. And at sundown in the West, Barack Obama reminded even his critics of his ability to rally disparate Americans around a message of reconciliation.
Palin was defiant, making the case in a taped speech she posted online why the nation’s heated political debate should continue unabated even after Saturday’s tragedy in Tucson. And, seeming to follow her own advice, she swung back at her opponents, deeming the inflammatory notion that she was in any way responsible for the shootings a “blood libel.”
Say what you will about Barry, but he delivers a good speech.