Winter Soldiers Outshine Sunshine Patriots as Palin's Madison Rally Is Overwhelmed by Protest Crowd

[eowyn_of_rohan]

Source: The Nation

by John Nichols
Tom Paine wrote at the toughest moment of the American revolutionary struggle: "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."

On Saturday, in Madison, Wisconsin, there was plenty to be thankful for.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the paid spokeswoman for the tepid Tea Party movement, jetted into Madison, Wisconsin, for what was supposed to be a victory party. Unofficial returns released Friday for the state's highly-controversial Supreme Court race show the candidate of conservative Republican Governor Scott Walker leading his until-recently unknown challenger by a 50.2 to 49.8 margin prior to an anticipated recount. And, though implementation of Walker's anti-union agenda remains stymied by a court order, the governor is freshly returned from a star turn before a congressional committee in Washington where every effort was made to suggest that he had effectively overwhelmed the mass opposition that his proposals have inspired in Wisconsin.

That's not much in the way of good news for Walker, whose personal approval ratings have tanked, and whose Republican legislative allies now face recall elections that could cost the party control of the state Senate. But the spin doctors were ready to claim some kind of momentum.

All that was needed was a great big rally to seal the deal, or so Walker's allies and funders -- particularly the billionaire Koch Brothers, who paid for Saturday's event via their generous donations to the group Americans for Prosperity. And Palin was brought in to pull the crowd...



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AWESOME ARTICLE !! Really wish I could post more than 4 paragraphs. THANK YOU, John Nichols - WaHOO!

[lob1]

1. She brought in a crowd all right.

But the crowd was more anti Palin than pro. I love it when the truth pops out.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

2. Some "Orwellian rewrites of reality" Palin offered...

Palin told the hostile crowd she didn't believe Walker had done anything wrong.

"He's not trying to hurt union members," she said, according to the newspaper. "He's trying to save your jobs and your pensions."


Tea Party darling Sarah Palin fought over jeers, protestors and snow as she encouraged GOP leaders to take a page out of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's playbook and ignore "violent rent-a-mobs".- Referring to OUR side? LOL

[Mz Pip]

3. Rent a mobs

Right Sarah. How much did Walker rent you for this rally?

[eowyn_of_rohan]

5. lol - also they bused their crowd in!

plus trotted Palin out. It was the only way they could get even a semi-decent showing.

[classysassy]

4. Her fifteen minutes were up

two years ago but the greedy bitch refuse to get off stage.

[Cirque du So-What]

6. This is just a li'l TASTE of your future, wingnutz!

Count on jeers & catcalls at ALL your astroturf rallies!

[Blue Owl]

7. Get 'em outside their loyalty-oath security zones

and they wilt like hothouse flowers, every goddamned one of 'em...

[plumbob]

8. What can I say? Well, uh, how about

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

[tularetom]

9. Of course reality doesn't fit the narrative concocted by the liberal media

So they just ignore it. I've heard several reports on the radio of this little incident. According to them (ABC news IIRC) Palin addressed a huge crowd in Madison. There were a few counter protestors. They even had a few snippets from her screech with all the cowbells, chants and vuvuzelas edited out.

When I heard the unedited version on youtube I was shocked. I knew what I'd heard on the radio was bullshit but I never realized it was that different from what really happened.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

10. Very Cool...

Hooray for youtube and the internet!! Wish everyone could know the truth...too many only get their news on MSM