I disagree with the diary earlier claiming Josh Marhall's perfect score.
In my opinion, we are bringing a knife to this gunfight. The right has this all figured out. They might not know calculus but they are all calculating and all the time. Here's the basic formula they're working with.
- Palin says some dumb shit either right before the weekend or right after through one of her mediums of choice, probably not even Fox.
- Progressive media goes ballistic about it for a few days.
- Dust settles, rinse and repeat.
Now if we remove ourselves from this formula the only place she's visible is on Fox or to her Facebook, Twitter crowd. Know this, these people are unreachable. Face it. So therefore we are literally the only fuel on the Palin fire. You cannot argue with people who won't listen to anything you say. So why are we? Instead we need to be laser focused on promoting progressive views and not getting down in the dirt with people that can't string 2 sentences together. WE WILL NEVER WIN THAT ARGUMENT. So why are we trying?
I understand the point about facing up to these people but it’s just plain not working. Have you watched a Democrat on Fox News lately? It’s like watching a bull getting led to the slaughter in slow motion. So I ask, why do they keep doing this? I watched Lawrence O'Donnell the other night on MSNBC and found it cringe worthy. He was literally screaming at some poor schmuck from Arizona about high capacity gun magazines. That's Fox's game, why are we playing it? (The only progressive truly good at it in my opinion is Rachel)
Palin is the wicked witch of the West. She's melting fast. Even her base saw behind the curtain after the Tucson shootings. I heard many of them questioning on what authority is she making a video or statements in the media? I asked the same question myself and then sure enough the formula kicks in and here comes Hannity to dig out a reason. He GOOGLED it! Wow, what a rocket scientist. But again, all calculating all the time. They already were able to resurrect her and re-frame the argument to gun rights and just like that, we were into the cycle again.
I say how bout this. Let’s try a 1-2 month moratorium on all things Palin on all progressive media outlets. Better yet, make it 3-4 months. Let’s truly make the debate following the Tucson massacre’s worthy of the people we lost. Let’s focus on putting out our agenda and the Presidents message. Look on the bright side, even if she doesn’t truly go away, it will be a glorious few months.