Sarah Palin Checks Out of Coherency

My friends OregonGuy and MaxRedline have urged me to comment on Sarah Palin's latest piece. So, here goes. (All bolding in the quotes is added.)

Sarah Palin's writing is becoming as strange and disconnected as her speeches. Her opinion piece yesterday reflects that in phrasing and content. The speech warns against former foes of Trump who are now supporting him. This despite the fact that less than six months ago Palin was criticizing those who didn't "celebrate" Trump's "conversion" to the pro-life cause.

"'What has been kind of sad about the situation, though, politically speaking, are groups that are pro-life and want to, they say they want to bring more people into the fold. They [are] giving Trump a hard time for his past views on abortion,' Palin explained."

By contrast, Palin can't bring herself to celebrate those who now support Trump. She wants to give them a hard time for their past views.

Here are some specific problem areas with Governor Palin's opinion article.

1. The phrasing is often strange and backhanded:

"It’s important because time is short and lessons must be learned to avoid future catastrophic capture by status quo politicos."

"Conveniently, oppressors of this nationalist revolution found a way to save face. The obvious wall-writing ...."

"A significant exposition is the billionaire Mercer family’s financial ties to Cruz ...."

"Beck and his ilk showed they don’t oppose politics of personal destruction they used to rail against with lip service."

2. There is not one word about what's wrong with the Democrats. It's all about what's wrong with Palin's/Trump's Republican and conservative opposition. The big enemies are: Cruz, Glenn Beck and the Mercer family even though the Mercer family is now supporting Donald Trump.

"Conveniently, oppressors of this nationalist revolution found a way to save face. The obvious wall-writing told them they’d lose money and influence if they continued fighting AGAINST the majority, so the donor class scattered from their polarizing candidate when Ted Cruz’s suicide vest detonated at the GOP convention."

According to Palin, the problem is keeping them in their place when they start supporting Trump.

"As you watch former haters hop aboard the Trump Train, it’s important to connect dots and understand my concern about a bunch of belated mea culpas with which we’ll now be inundated."

"Exposing political games and connections that hurt the innocent was the early battle. Now we move down the battlefield to hold culprits accountable so they won’t be rewarded with opportunity to keep screwing you, America."

"They’ll never give you credit for being right, Trump Train engineers, because we’re still just peon passengers to them, but they’d like to join you now at the cool kids table. Just remember it’s YOUR table, patriots. YOU set it. They’d better behave as your guests."

This is the ultimate "insider" view of politics. Only original true believers can be trusted. It's also "payback" politics. No big tent thinking here about welcoming, not to mention celebrating, those who come to expand the fold.

3. Palin has a strange concern about Trump supporters being destroyed even though they've won, and even the big donor Mercer family has come over.

"Friends, my concern here is all about the attempted destruction of Trump SUPPORTERS over all these months. I’ve zipped my lips long enough; it’s time to call out those who’ve tried to destroy you."

Well, actually, Palin is upset about the impact on herself.

"From fair-weather friends and “supporters” turning decisively away in the meanest of ways, to me losing jobs – literally – the moment my support for Trump was made public, we sucked it up and hung on to hope that vindication was around the corner. I was told – for the umpteenth time – my career was over for “going rogue” this election cycle."

"I’ve been asked all year questions like why it seems I’m “relegated” to outsider status of current political machines; why there’s no longer a seat at the talking heads TV table; why’d previous “friends” commence public condemnation of me despite me never changing my values, priorities or loyalties to the right causes. The question is suggested, “Don’t you know if you just go along to get along you’d be in the big shots’ good graces?”

Interesting that pro-Trump Chris Christie, Ben Carson, Jeff Sessions, Newt Gingrich have had no problems getting "a seat at the talking heads TV table"*. They're interviewed on TV a lot. Even worse, all of them spoke at the Republican National Convention. But Sarah Palin lived too far away to either speak or attend. That despite the fact that it was not too far for Alaska's 28 delegates and 25 alternates to attend and challenge the Trump nomination vote count.

One has to feel sorry for Governor Palin. She has been intense in her support for Donald Trump, and has been passed over for prime speaking and surrogate roles. However, this piece as well as Palin's recent speeches indicate why Trump has chosen the path of leaving Sarah Palin out of the spotlight.

4. Then there is Palin's claim that conservative opponents like Glenn Beck use the "politics of personal destruction". She says this even though Trump spewed lies to destroy not only Ted Cruz and his family but even Ben Carson (Carson is like a child molester; Carson lied about the belt buckle anecdote in his book).

"Beck and his ilk showed they don’t oppose politics of personal destruction they used to rail against with lip service. They actually participate in Alinsky-like tactics that make the rest of us gag at typical political shenanigans."

5. The point of this stream of consciousness piece is unclear.

Is it to make sure that new supporters (like the Mercers) are kept in a second class citizen place? (takes up 16 of the 17 paragraphs)

"They’ll never give you credit for being right, Trump Train engineers, because we’re still just peon passengers to them, but they’d like to join you now at the cool kids table. Just remember it’s YOUR table, patriots. YOU set it. They’d better behave as your guests." 

Or, is it to be "joyful" and win? (takes up 1 of the 17 paragraphs)

"So now we must rise to the challenge of becoming better, not bitter, in the midst of what the obstructionists tried to do. You who knew we needed a revolution ignored the haters to find a revolutionary, and we nominated him to help make America great again. Now, validated, productive, joyful people will get our messenger over the finish line so we can begin the fight to restore America."

Not much joy in this piece. And sadly, not much coherent thinking.
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*To illustrate how widespread use of Trump supporters is, though he didn't speak at the convention, even Herman Cain is often on Fox with commentary on Trump and the election. Somehow Palin really burned her bridges at Fox.