Sarah Palin E-Mails

Oh boy where do I start?

Being that I am who I am, I guess I'll start with a sailor's eye view of the Governor. Pretty, nice figure, great smile, someone who, in my youth, I'd've hit on in a NY second!

That was then, this is now. Sarah Palin came out of nowhere to defeat the GOP machine in Alaska. She beat Murkowski in his own primary. Frank Murkowski had spent 4 years as Alaska's Commissioner of Economic Development, 21 years as a US Senator, and 4 years as Governor. Sarah Palin, on the other hand, had spent 4 years on the Wasilla City Council and 6 years as Mayor of Wasilla.  (Wasilla, AK had a population of under 8,000 people in the last census.)

As Governor of Alaska she held a position of Executive Leadership, was Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard, and cleaned up the Alaskan GOP political machine.  She had some foreign policy experience due to Alaska being bordered on one side by the Dominion of Canada and on the other by the Russian Federation. She dealt strongly with the oil industry, forcing them into a put up or shut up resolution in execution of an oil lease that they'd been sitting on for decades.

The main stream media continually villafies this woman whose lowest approval rating as governor of Alaska was 54% in 2009. Why? Is it that she's pro-Life? pro-Second Amendment? Or is it that they're just afraid of her?

Had any of their witchhunts against Palin been done against Obama, John McCain would be President! Now, the New York Times and the Washington Post (US subsidiaries of Pravda???) have decided to review all of her e-mails, sent and received, while she held public office. Why would they want to do that? So they could dig up dirt on her? Certainly. Will they be successful? Probably. How can I say that? Because I have sent and received e-mails to and from friends which could be construed as inappropriate, if nothing else. Who hasn't?

Now the Times and the Post both have the right to review her e-mails, while she held public office. But to actively recruit their readers to do this job for them is not only ludicrous, but reminds me of the USSR, Nazi Germany, Red China, Cuba, etc. asking/demanding that their citizens inform on neighbors and family members.

I suppose they have a good reason for doing this. My opinion is somewhat more simple than most. This is the 21st Century and print media no longer has a large impact on our lives. Today it's the Cable News programs, the Bloggers, and the on-line editions of the old standby's that are relevant. As an aside, the "tree-huggers" continue to support the liberal establishment, including the lame stream media. How many trees did the NY Times kill today???

If she runs for public office, than I don't have a problem with the media digging into her life and reporting it OBJECTIVELY. However, she has not announced that she's running for office. She's a private citizen. What she's doing now is her business ands the media doen't have the right to know - as for their cop out that the American People Have the Right to Know - where does it say that in the Constitution?

If they want to dig into people's lives and keep us informed than they should concentrate on the President and those people who've announced their candidacy for the White House.

As for Sarah Palin, her husband, her children, and her grand children, leave them alone.

If you haven't figured it out yet, my choice for the Presidency revolves around Sarah Palin and/or Herman Cain.

God Bless America, conservative Americans, and the Tea Party.

Gunner Sends.