Cojones with Lipstick

"Obama is way off base on all that," Alaska Gov Sarah Palin told Larry Kudlow in June of 2008, adding "I think those politicians who don't understand that we need more domestic supply of energy flowin' into our hungry markets, you know, they're living in la-la land." We featured the above still from the interview in "It's a girl," our very first ever Palin post two months later on August 29. The blogosphere that day was abuzz with rumors the authentic American original from Wasilla would be named John McCain's running mate. The announcement came before we'd finished our post. We were smitten with her charisma and common-sense understanding of how the world works. See "Sarah get your gun" for all 50 — now 51! — of our cogitations on the woman Don Surber has just named "Man of the Year."

"In the pantheon of people who stood up this year for that which is right, no one else stood taller or looked better," writes Don Surber, explaining his pitch-perfect pick of Sarah Palin as "Man of the Year." She's been our "Man of the Year" ever since that day back in August of 2008 when she emerged, Athena-like, from John McCain's Zeus's brow. Here's Surber:

She endured the most and came to symbolize the majority of American citizens who are stunned by the attempt to rapidly dismantle this great nation of ours and transform it into another Euro-weenie socialist country that apologizes for trying to save the rest of the world over the years.

The cynic in me said I should honor the person most responsible for reviving the conservative movement — Barack Obama. His arrogance and over-reach gave people pause. The plunder of the treasury in February caused even apolitical people to question his true motives. His slide to 44% approval among voters came lightning quick and we all know that thunder follows lightning. But conservatives make lousy cynics …

Naming Sarah Palin as Man of the Year is the only logical conclusion to a year when Americans who petitioned their government for a redress of grievances were smeared as “un-American” by the people who are temporarily in charge.

And still the people rose up … She is of them — a hockey mom who is naive, unsophisticated and learning just how rotted from within America’s political system has become.

As we said in Surber's comments, "Cojones with lipstick!"

Comments

[goomp]

Here is to Sarah. May the people recognize her worth and give her the leadership position she will honor.

[KingShamus]

I'm still not totally convinced that Sarah Palin is the GOP's best option in 2012. I am completely sure that Sarah Palin is awesome at getting the left to self-immolate.

That's great.