An Energetic Palin Brings her Reaganesque Conservative Message to Phoenix
Your humble Drunken Conservatives correspondent was smuggled inside the STAFDA (Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association) trade show in downtown Phoenix to see Sarah Palin give a well-received political speech to an enthusiastic, standing room only crowd.
If you think Palin shies away from politics and gives a more inspirational speech when speaking to a non-political audience; you’re dead wrong. Palin educated the receptive and huge (2500+) audience on lower taxes and regulation, the Fed’s destructive inflationary policies, and Ronald Reagan. She was full of political bravado coming off of last Tuesday’s historic Republican gains at all levels in American government. She sought to not only give her message, but also to educate her crowd on what the election signified and what commonsense conservatism means for small business owners and regular working people.
Lower Taxes and Regulation
Palin talked extensively about keeping the Bush tax cuts in place. She warned the audience that we’re all about to get a huge tax increase, unless the lame-duck Congress acts to keep the current tax cuts in place. “There’s no tax crisis…” she proclaimed, “…only a spending crisis,” to applause.
She also went further telling the business audience what more tax money in their pocket meant: investment, improvement, and hiring. She reminded the audience that the President’s Deficit Commission will probably push for a VAT tax and how, on top of our income tax, this would also stifle growth. Palin also ticked off the various taxes that would be reinstituted or raised January 1st, such as the marriage penalty tax and the capital gains tax. When she got to the estate tax and argued that it shouldn’t go back to its former rate of 55%, the audience wildly applauded.
Palin said, “The President thinks innovation comes from government subsidies,” and then argued that innovation instead comes from the entrepreneurial spirit of American private industry. She also pointed out that the Democrats and the White House would try to woo the populace with targeted tax cuts, but explained that when Washington tries to direct how business should spend their own money, it never works.
Palin attacked the stimulus as a boondoggle and saying the only thing it truly stimulated was the tea party movement in America.
Palin also railed against regulation and specifically called for Obamacare’s repeal, which also got thundering applause. She pointed out that Obamacare was a job killer, an unfunded mandate and contained too much business-strangling regulation such as the coming onerous 1099 form regulations. She also told the throng that cap-and-trade legislation was the death knell for business and urged perseverance from the business community should that legislation ever raise its head again.
The Fed’s Destructive Policies
Palin talked about the Fed’s QE2 policy announced last week. If you mention the Fed’s QE2 plan to print more money to monetize our debt, people tend to nod along acting concerned when they really don’t know what it’s all about. Palin took the time to explain why this policy could potentially be disastrous by talking about the problem of inflation which can ensue from programs like this. She explained how inflation is a hidden tax that attacks food stuffs and commodities. She pointed also to examples where government policies to influence money supply occurred and didn’t work, leading to a lost decade of growth in Japan and the hyperinflation of Weimar Republic in Germany. She also called the timing of the announcement suspicious with the policy coming out a day after the election and also right before the President jetted off to India.
Ronald Reagan
The message of The Gipper is alive and well today in Sarah Palin. First, she referenced Reagan often throughout her speech and tied in Reagan quotes to illustrate his specific advice of commonsense conservative principles. She also used Reagan’s example of America as the “shining city on the hill” as a beacon for the world on what is good and right. Finally, Palin closed out her speech by referring to the recent elections as proof it was “morning in America” again because the people have been awakened.
Palin reminded me of Reagan in the sixties before he was governor. At that time Reagan was transitioning between his acting days and his political days and was honing his conservative message by speaking to industry and trade groups. He had a set of note cards with a strong conservative message that he seldom deviated from but would organize in varying ways depending on the audience.
Here was Sarah Palin, speaking from notes (while the STAFDA organization speakers all woodenly used the Teleprompter), to an industry group, and pushing conservative principles. She was engaging and explanatory. Both Reagan then and Rush Limbaugh today know that most people will agree with conservatism, but it has to be taught. One has to educate people on conservative principles and show, in real-world examples, how tax cuts benefit people, or how soaking the “rich” and businesses through taxation and regulation leads to stagnation in our economy.
Sarah Palin had some of humorous sparkle that Reagan had; that twinkle in the eye. She poked fun at herself for writing notes on her hand. She told the audience Todd really wanted to be there because of his love for tools, but that it was his duty this week to be in California to cheer on their daughter Bristol on Dancing with the Stars. She also told folksy stories of exchanging power tools and gas cards with her husband for Christmas presents up in Alaska.
I liked Sarah Palin immediately out of the gate in 2008 when she ran for VP on Johnny Mac’s ticket. It was probably the only thing that kept me from staying home and not voting that fall. I’ve cooled a little on her recently, but seeing her in person, explaining those commonsense, pro-business, and conservative ideals made me appreciate her more as a force in American politics we haven’t seen the last of just yet.
-R. Patrick Sullivan
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Excellent synopis of Sarah – I switched from a life-long Dem on 5.31.08 to become an Independent. I voted for John McCain because of Sarah Palin. This November – for the first time in my voting life – I ticked a complete Republican ticket. However, I heard Mike Reagan on Fox News today run down the list of potential candidates & I doubt I will ever vote for another Republican again after hearing him – his criticism of Sarah Palin as ‘polarizing’ really ticked me off & then he said so snarky that he was gonna get a flood of facebook comments. He then proceeded to evaulate each one of the cocktail party men who may or may not run for President – I will not vote for any of them – collectively, they have no charisma, enthusiasm or that ‘servant of the people’ that Sarah has – I see a sense of entitlement, somehow it’s some old bland white male who thinks it’s his turn to run for President, never mind that no one will vote for them (and by saying that, I’m hoping that women will turn their backs on this bunch of worthless idiots). I thought the Dems were women abusers but find that there is no difference with Repubs either – women are cheerleaders & fund raisers, congresscritters maybe a Governor (but no no no – no presidential material).
Interesting analysis susiepuma. Thank you for sharing a woman’s perspective on the matter. It is appreciated.
I have also heard and read on several occasions, Michael Reagon saying Sarah was his dad in a skirt. Go figure.
You took the words out of my mouth susiepuma.
just read this on FreeRepublic:
Palin Gaining Some Presidential Support
A new national study shows that people were more likely to vote for Sarah Palin for President after watching a TV ad featuring her. The study was conducted on November 4, by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com® website. It polled 1,681 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents, and it revealed that all parties were slightly more likely to vote for Palin if she ran for president after viewing a new ad. The ad was produced by SarahPAC, a political action committee that focused on mobilizing conservative women. Democrats increased their support from 12% to 14%; Republicans increased their support from 60%…
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/politics/local_politics/111010-palin-gaining-some-presidential-support
As I posted on this topic today on Brietart:
While all the other 2012 Repub POTUS candidate hopefuls are jockeying for position and preparing how to be perceived as Reaganesque – it is Sarah only that is speaking directly as R Reagan, declaring her positions in succinct, clear language, based on the Constitution and Conservative principles.
And they call her extreme?……. Really?
Remember Goldwater’s ’64 Convention declaration: “Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice,… Moderation in the pursuit of Justice is no virtue!”
I define extremism today, as trying to subvert the Constitution (IMHO). And just who are the people doing this very thing? It ain’t Sarah!
However, sad to say, Micheal Reagan just stated to Megan Kelly on Fox that Sarah has too high a negative rating to be considered a good choice for 2012, though, he said, she does raise $ and energize voters better than all the rest. He sees Jeb Bush as the best hope, though he has a surname problem. (let’s see how W’s book sales go)
If anyone thinks that the MSM won’t trash, smear, and attempt to destroy the Repub 2012 POTUS candidate as they have Sarah – they also probably think Pelosi is ready to throw in the towel as Minority Leader in the HoRs. What more can they do to Sarah Palin? Tina Fey’s laughs are fading.
The thing I most admire about Palin is that she is determined, calls out corruption, stands on principle, has more integrity than most, and knows how to speak directly to the American public, without fear.
She reminds me of both Reagan, and Barry Goldwater in this, and these are the fathers of the modern Conservative movement. I worked for & listened to Barry at Tulane Stadium in ’64, & then Reagan in “80.
She is also closest to the Tea Party consensus, a movement that just won 118 out of 129 elections on 11/2. Not bad at all for someone the Left/MSM continues to denigrate as stupid and unworthy. Their rising fears over Sarah should inform America.
Befuddle them all, Sarah, continue to call out the corruption that threatens America. Perhaps that door will be open for you – time will shortly tell!
She is here to stay, candidate or not, and she will continue to give the Left more fits than Beck, or anyone else. Besides, after 11/02′s vote – the Left are their own worst enemy, n’est pas?
Stay the course, and “Give’em Hell, Sarah!”
(PS: Regret that I missed you last Oct. 4th, ’09, at La Maison Gautier, Mrs. Palin at the O&G conf.. Gov Barbour spoke well of you.
Thank you for your in-depth and thought provoking posts on our article. It is appreciated.