Re: Obama takes opportunity Palin missed

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Karl <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes, this. I ranted on Tuesday that those seeking to accuse Palin of
> culpability were politicizing tragedy.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=app_2915120374#!/notes/johne-cook/rant-politicizing-tragedy/481733972422<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=app_2915120374#%21/notes/johne-cook/rant-politicizing-tragedy/481733972422>
>
> And then she comes out on Wednesday and wipes out any sympathy I had for
> her by further politicizing tragedy to further her own agenda.
>
> **she defended herself, and that is politicizing it for her agenda?  Same
> question then, what should she have done?  Sit back and allow the
> accusations to grow and fester?
>
Her eight-plus minute presentation, with the flag to her side, smacked of
'I'm doing this because I'm so important to the country's political process
that I must inject myself into this tragedy for the sake of the people. In
this case, there were plenty of people doing exactly what I did, expressing
strong opinion that singling her out in the attack was A Bad Thing. By
saying nothing, she would have shown poise, self-control, and tact, and
allowed the conversation to naturally come back around to the shooter.

Plus, eight minutes of defense smacked to me very much of She Doth Protest
Too Much. (And I'm ostensibly one she considers to be in her general
political corner.)



> On Wednesday, I posted two links, one praising Jon Stewart for getting it
> right, and another criticizing Palin for getting it wrong:
>
> http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=app_2915120374#!/johne.cook/posts/121044487966313<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=app_2915120374#%21/johne.cook/posts/121044487966313>
>
> http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=app_2915120374#!/johne.cook/posts/172638996110889<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=app_2915120374#%21/johne.cook/posts/172638996110889>
>
>
>
> **Stewart was on the right track, though I do take a few issues with what
> he said.
>
>
> It seemed to me as if she (or her handlers) had bought into the 'never
> waste a tragedy' thing. I know some on the Right are framing her as the
> second coming of Ronald Reagan, but this incident has indicated to me she's
> nothing of the sort.
>
>
>
> **I really do not see what was wrong with her post.  She never once
> mentioned parties or affiliations, and only the media was called out.  She
> ended it with pretty much the same sentiments as Obama.  How was that bad?
>
It is Obama's responsibility to comment on what happens in his Arizona, an
area under his jurisdiction as President. Palin's not even responsible for
Alaska anymore.

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