Who’s afraid of conservative American women?
Female Conservative Derangement Syndrome has spread across the pond. The Observer of London spotlights the “extreme” women in American politics that give them the willies.
She is a striking brunette with a decidedly outspoken attitude. She lambasts President Barack Obama as a socialist and has become the darling of America’s right-wing activists who flock to her appearances. She is hated by liberals and loved by conservatives.
Sarah Palin? Not quite. Meet Michele Bachmann, a Republican congresswoman from Minnesota who is being hailed as a new and increasingly powerful voice in American politics.
Bachmann, at 53, is a darling of the so-called Tea Party movement, which has campaigned vociferously against healthcare reform, the economic stimulus package and legislation to combat climate change. Her followers have been behind mass rallies in Washington and smaller ones all over the country. She has emerged as one of the most visible politicians in America, frequently appearing on the conservative Fox News channel, whose hosts often champion her causes.
She is part of an increasingly visible “female brand” of conservatism that is rising in America in the wake of the election of Obama. They include notable syndicated commentators such as Michelle Malkin and Ann Coulter, whose dislike for liberals has grown ever more shrill in recent months. And, of course, Palin herself. She is still a giant of the political and media landscape and next week embarks on a book tour to sell her autobiography. It has already sparked a media frenzy, with a heavily hyped appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s show, and become a huge bestseller on pre-orders alone.
All these women express a mood of conservative discontent that is becoming increasingly vocal and, some experts warn, extreme.
Yes, we’re “extreme.”
No apologies here for being extremely outraged at Washington’s ongoing generational theft, extremely mortified at our imperiled national security, extremely aggravated at the globe-trotting groveler-in-chief, and extremely disgusted with business-as-usual cronyism, pay-for-play thuggery in the Obama White House.
This is no time for mealy-mouthed moderation.
The only thing kowtowing will get you is rug burn.
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Notice that the left focuses on her looks, her speech and her family. They can’t debate the issues because they know she can kick their butts in that arena.
She has the libs running scared.
First? We are called stiletto conservatives.
You aint seen nuthin’ yet clown…
Rats! I wanted to be first.
Is it a badge of honor when the left loons label you as “shrill”?
An army of “rage kewpies”. The return of the Amazons.
So, you’re “extreme”, huh?
So?
Notice how the state run media and the DNC have out in full force discrediting Sarah Palin’s book that’s not even released yet?
They are ridiculing her, using fake pictures of her on TV (MSNBC finally apologized today — a full THREE days after the fact).
This is how low the left will go. Scared much? I think so. They are terrified by Bachmann, Palin, etc.
Hoping Liz Cheney continues to get a higher profile. Actually, I’m hoping she runs for the senate at some point.
Extreme? We prefer to call them “Warrior Princesses.”
What about the Code Pink women?
Not extreme? Not shrill?
I love being an “extremely” conservative woman. It has served me well here in LaLa Land. But it ain’t easy!
What they meant.
I’m not afraid of conservative women. I find them irresistable.
I am glad to see the AP did some fact-checking on Sarah Palin’s book. Here is a site that “fact checks the fact checkers” .
When all is said and done, it looks like the AP has pretty much endorsed Sarah’s book, Going Rogue, as truthful. They used eight (8) of their resources to glean through the book and comment on it. After you remove their factual errors, there is nothing left but the truth. Who said the AP is biased? They just produce shoddy journalism.
Pretty good effort by the liberals for someone they consider as inconsequential as Sarah Palin.
Left or right., what they’re talking about here is just genetics. From my own personal experience I … (Oh hi honey, I was just talking to some fr..) (Whap!) (Kapow!) (Slap!) … er gotta go!
Please save us from “moderates” like Bush, Gingrich, John McCain, and Lindsey Graham!
Why is it the only “men” in the conservative movement these days seem to be females? Is it just by accident or have all the “males” decided to get “Newtered?”
Can anyone imagine where the American Conservative movement would be without Coulter, Malkin, Bachmann and Palin?
Powerful, intelligent, strong women may just be enough to save the movement and the country.
How come the leftists hate powerful, intelligent, strong women who happen to be conservative? Why is that?
Frankly, any two of these women on a Presidential ticket in 2012 would make me pretty happy.
Hope the conservatives out there are watching the sneak attack on granting amnesty to all the illegal aliens out there. Napolitano at Homeland Security is making noise.
Why are they moving toward amnesty at this point in time? Could it be they sense the mood of the country and that the tide is turning against them? They will need all the votes they can get. Where best to get those votes? From the beneficiaries of their largess.
They know time is running out and they have to move as quickly as possible.
Why isn’t the AP fact-checking Obama?
Congratulations, Michelle, as you are in good company.
Examples of word usage in this hit piece: extreme/extremist (5 times), far right, vociferously, shrill, rabble-rouser, highly charged, very ugly, ugly face of modern conservatives, bloodcurdling, extremely socially conservative (i.e. pro-life, anti-gay marriage, and *gasp* devout Christian), fear, right wing, and scorn.
How is this not a hit piece?
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It’s really hilarious to watch the AMERICAN PRAVDA (not MSM) press and TV trash conservative ladies while they A** KISS liberal ladies and gloss over their epic failures.
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Contrast their treatment of the multi-talented Condi Rice with their awe for the much less qualified Hilliary Clinton. Which Secretary of State would you like to deal with if you are Israel, Taiwan, etc?
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I love the photo of the Sarah’Cuda with her rifle. Or of her on the fishing boat with her husband–running their own business and lives without taking the millions of dollars in “speaking fees” and other “contributions” ( aka bribes) the Clintons got rich on.
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The American People have had it with our corrupt political overlords–of both parties.
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GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2012? Hint–she knows how to “field dress” a moose.
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John Bibb
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As a proud conservative lady, I thank ALL the conservative ladies who are giving the msm heck. Great work Sarah, Liz, Michelle B, and our Michelle.
L
birkenstock-footed, scaly-heeled, grey witch-haired, granola-breathing, armpit hair-sporting, makeup-challenged, loudmouthed, besotted-with-guilt, psuedo-intellectual ‘females’ are the ones who are constantly befuddled with how another female can be strong, smart, and still wear makeup and high heels and have manicured nails, whilst cooking dinner for her happy husband after coming home from an 8-hour a day job.
It can be and is done. My rewards are great.
Love It! Get-em Ladies! I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised that it takes the ladies to lead the GOP out of the wilderness, the males are in it for personal power, influence, and the bucks (no pun intended).
Once again there is a need to portray these women as merely attractive on the surface, but something much different underneath…
It is a weak strategy that will not hold up over time.
I am really surprised it took the legacy media all this time to finally recognize the changing atmosphere in politics-tea parties, etal. They first tried to ignore us, hoping we would go away. Michelle-it is quite remarkable that they honor you in the same sentence with Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin-those “extreme” politicians. Don’t you just love it.
And just who are the “experts”. Experts in what? What makes them expert?
In modern day English, it appears the word “expert” is supposed to be some sort of indication that the statement is above and beyond questioning.
Um, Michelle? Isn’t CO Senator Michael Bennett (D) up for election next year?
hint, hint…
The thing is Michelle Bachman, Sarah Palin, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Liz Chenney, et al are the only ones that are speaking true conservatism.
FIFY
I’ve always said, women are women’s worst enemies. Feminist find it hard to believe that there actually are content, happy females out there that don’t subscribe to the femminist’s doctrine. Simply amazing that some women can think for themselves and not depend on the feminist “movement” for their identity.
After looking at THIS, I think I’m more afraid of looney leftwing liberal women.
Surely those “experts” they refer to are none other than Anita “Dumb da da” Dunn & Janet Napolitano..
I’ve always believed that unnamed “experts” cited in newspaper articles usually refer to the writer and his small circle of friends.
The Euro press hates conservatives even more than the US press which is saying something. Socialism is a far more widespread disease over there; it colors their view of everything because they are so used to giving away their freedom.
Conservative women like Palin and Bachmann get disrespected by the press even more than conservative men, because they are regarded as “bridgeburners”.
Be afraid..be veryyyyyyyy afraid….:o)
And who might these “experts” be? Rahm Emanuel? Paul Krugman? Joe Klein? Maureen Dowd? Or any one of dozens of liberal water carrying tools found in our country and overseas? And what are they “warning” us about??? The conservatrixes are coming…. the conservatrixes are coming!!!!
What a focking joke. Yes, lets not worry about our Marxist president, and his communist cronies. Let’s instead be frightened to death of our strong willed, independent conservative women.
The British weren’t onboard for America’s last tax revolt either.
Who’s afraid of conservative American women? Why every limp wristed yellowbelly of a Liberal thats who.
Let’s look at this for a moment. What are these experts expert at? Being discontent? Vocal? Extreme? Are they experts at warnings? Women? What?
Revenge of the Extreme Rage Kewpies.
A liberals worst nightmare.
I bet the feminists in the 70s’ never thought the Womens’ Liberation movement would lead to this.
Truesoldier said: The thing is Michelle Bachman, Sarah Palin, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Liz Chenney, et al are the only ones that are speaking true conservatism.
Let’s not forget others like Mark Steyn; Mark Levine; Glenn Beck; Thomas Sowell; and many other conservative voices.
With the liberal agenda this administration is forcing on us, I’m sure we will be hearing from many more conservative voices.
I just read this article from the UK, wasn’t it a NY writer?? Other words to describe, including extreme, ugly, shrill..
Real nice. Of course Nancy Pelosi isn’t extreme, ugly and shrill???
Nothing sexier than a woman with a good mind and the strength to use it independently. Liberals are wimps.
PALIN/CHENEY 2012 or sooner if we can IMPEACH the a$$ clowns we now have……………….
The Michelles and Sarah are extreme, but Hassan and thousands of jihadis around the workd are simply misunderstood members of the religion of peace. I’ll take the “extremism” of the conservative women thank you.
‘Allahpundit’-one of your colleagues and employees, Michelle.
b-cat, I was about to say something similar. A real journalist would actually phone a couple of experts. Nowadays I think “reporters” sit around the newsroom, chit-chat tehmselves into a frenzy, and suddenly Harvey the intern is an International expert…
Why haven’t you been sent home so that your male relatives can reclaim your honor?
Great point. I guess I am more like backwoods conservative
More evidence supporting the existence of a staple of left-wing emoting masquerading as “analysis:”
1. You cannot have an honest disagreement with anyone on the left; they are, after all, the sole repository of moderation, intelligence and morality. Ergo,
2. If you do not share their opinions, then the only thing that interests them is deciding on what derogatory adjectives to dismiss you with.
I’m sure glad that there are no liberals who are aircraft designers. How do I know this for a fact? Because if there were any, we’d be producing aircraft with no left wing and an extreme right wing.
Uh, I’ve never associated groveling and touching one’s forehead to the ground with “rug burn,” but there’s another activity that comes to mind; thanks, Michelle, now I’m going to spend the rest of the day trying to clear my mind of the visualization…
Sigh………. My favorite Sara Palin picture.
After seeing his commercial I hope it’s Levi Johnston she is seeing in her site reticle. If I were her, all I would feel is recoil.
Liberals think they own women, so when one of us (or many) decide liberalism offers us nothing but empty, emotionally-based promises masquerading as policy and become conservative, they’re upset that some of their property has gone away.
Michelle Bachman is also a foster mom who has taken in more than two dozen abused and neglected teens.
You won’t hear that in the MSM.
Conservative women as not dependent upon the powers that be with their affirmative action handouts. They walk the walk instead of just talking the talk. Liberals are constantly changing the rules so that they never have to follow any rules. Liberals want to control others and conservatives want the individual to control themselves, empower themselves to become successful. Liberals never talk about being successful. They are concerned with being “fair”. Well it’s not fair to redistribute wealth, to have people addicted to gov handouts or to constantly tell people that they are victims. No one ever got anywhere with out believing in themselves or doing the hard work to better themselves.
People read the Observer? In the UK, the Observer and the Guardian lean very heavily to the left. The only decent papers worth reading are the Times and Telegraph (both slightly right leaning) and the Daily Mail. Anything else is not even fit for wrapping fish.
It was the touchy-feely Democratic party which I thought would put a woman in office first. The equality for all party has become hard, insensitive and hate mongerers. Not what they subsrcibed to in the past. The Democratic party would sell out America first to get someone in office. Just look at Obama, non vetted, no experience and a marxist to boot. One day you democrats will see your mistakes. I was listening to Bobby Kenendy’s speeches the other day and he actually sounded like an patriotic American Democrat. Noting but socialism and hate from the present day dems. All of you minorities that follow the Dems, they have left you where you have always been with them, a vote. They haven’t helped you one iota. They impress victimization. So when a woman from the GOP steps into the US presidency then you will see real progress.
Just how conservative is Sarah Palin?
Does anyone really know?
Seriously.
The only indication that she might be is the hate coming from the Left and their media, but that could be because she’s a non-Democrat woman.
I need a lot more information before I call Sarah Palin “conservative”.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
As a Christian woman, I admit I get a little aggravated that it takes admirable women like Michelle Bachman and Sarah Palin to stand up to the bullies at the Capitol, when I firmly believe our men should be taking this role. With reference to the story of Deborah in the Bible, guys should not be so “chickafied” as they have been that they won’t take the lead as God has charged them to do. I’m all for the concept of backing up our guys as a good Christian wife should, but if they refuse to stand up(RUSH LIMBAUGH/FRED THOMSON why wont you run?!?!?), I’m relieved someone conservative is standing up to lead, even if it has to be a lady and I love it that the msm, both here and overseas are unnerved by it.
I take it that Ann is supposed to be the shrill one?
Thanks, conservative women. I’d hate to consider where conservatism would be these days without you. Experts, which is what I guess they like to be called now, are afraid of you. They’re scared enough to resort to accusing you courageous lot of extremism, a word that they’re using to such an extent where it’s lost its meaning. But you’re still not afraid to call the experts out. You’re indispensable, ladies, and your self-assured rise to prominence is appreciated.
And that burn’s going to leave a scar on all of us.
Sidenote: S.E. Cupp wearing a tie? Hot. Because she’s S.E. Cupp.
My wife thinks I have a HANDSOME face!
Democrat Party sanity died the same day he died ….. murdered by a Palestinian.
The radical left scum has dominated the party ever since then.
Touche!
Loved it
Ah yes, and Maureen Dowd is such a pleasant mild voice of reason. When she is not accusing Paul Wolfowicz of being “an advisor to Ariel Sharon” (nice little bigoted smear, Maureen), she is screeching about the Catholic Church. So I guess one could say that Maureen Dowd is an equal opportunity smear artist. And let’s not forget the moderate, sweet voice of Barbara Boxer who yelled at a military officer who called her “Maam”. Boxer demanded that the army officer apologize to her and refer to her as “Senator”. And then there is the sweet voice of proArab CNN propagandist Christine Amanpour who could not control herself as she berated Shimon Peres, the 86 year old President of Israel. Amanpour felt so empowered as she confronted Peres with the “legal opinion” of an obscure and aged leftist Israeli lawyer. And then there is good ole moderate Cynthia McKinney.
We have to use what will work. It’s much too easy for the boob media to portray conservative males as ‘mean’ and ‘uncaring.’
They keep trying to do that with Palin, but it washes right off. Cuz she’s just so sweeeeeeet.
That she is a hunter with a will of iron is beside the point. Humans are wired to react to smart, sweet looking, obviously kind hearted mothers as “Mom” no matter how much the scum tries to slime her with the ‘mean’ label.
Extremist is a label I wear proudly considering who, and what, is calling me that.
“Extemism in defense of liberty is no vice.” Thomas Jefferson
I am not sure who I will support in 2012. But, Palin had more experience than Obama had in 2008, she is obviously more conservative than Obama, Biden, Clinton, Pelosi, Reid, et al. She is obviously more conservative than McCain, Romney and Giuliani.
And she doesn’t seem to be shy about telling people what she thinks. She publicly endorsed Hoffman in NY-23 and made a campaign donation, and she comes heavily armed.
I am willing to give her a chance to win my vote in 2012.
At least the article got this part right!
Roland said:
If that’s the case, perhaps the Republicans should run Aunt Jemima.
Uh, no. It seems you missed the point.
You fight the battle you are faced with, not the battle you wish you had.
‘Been there, done that.
mmmm yes. Good. Just so long as we’re getting the warnings from “experts”.
Has there been anyone in the UK during the last 40 years that’s had a pair? Other than Margaret Thatcher, that is.
What a bunch of Nancy-boys.
Note that all the MSM is talking about is Palin’s book. They are NOT discussing what is really important: the fact that KSM can get his hands on all the intelligence information the prosecution has at his trial in NYC and feed it back to Al Qaeda, thereby compromising our agents, intelligence gathering and targeting those who have helped the US in putting these thugs away.
The administration should be up for treason charges. And Holder consulted his wife and his friend before he “informed” Obama of his decision to have a civil trial. OMG.
You would NEVER, EVER see a conservative doing any such thing. God help our country.
There are many conservatives who can run for POTUS; few can do what Rush does for the cause. And why would anyone expect him to take the huge pay cut to become POTUS?
Sarah did fantastic on Oprah!
Oprah seems genuinely worried that Sarah may get her own talk show.
I watching Cavuto today and he had Starr Parker on. I hope I spelled her name correct. She seems to be a very intellinget lady. I do not know much about her, but she is a lovely black lady. A conserative? If so, I would like to put her name in our lovely conserative ladies.
L
Conservative women are HOT! Meow
Those buffoon male print writers in EuroHope have gone through years of estrogen therapy in order to achieve thought patterns similar to Mad Cow Disease. Socialism, it was the new hermaphrodite craze that swept through the United States in 2008. Thank God liberal inbreeding will Darwinistically kill them off and thin their herd in 2010.
Starr Parker is featured on World Net Daily. WND
Their hate is a good indication, but it’s not simply because she’s Republican. John McCain is a Republican and the media heaped praise on him in the beginning. Several left-wing rags, including the NY Times, even endorsed him. But as soon as the primaries were over they began their full fledged attacks on him. But with Sarah it’s different. They have been attacking and ridiculing her from day one. Why is that?
McCain is a moderate. He’s a RINO on just about everything except the war on terror. The media preferred him over other GOP candidates BECAUSE he was the least conservative and they did not fear him. So they pretended to like him just to help him win the primary. They did this to made sure that voters only had a choice between democrat and democrat-lite.
The fact that democrats, RINOs, and the media are all ganging up on Palin this early in the election cycle is a pretty good indicator that they’re afraid of her. And they wouldn’t be afraid of her if they didn’t think she was a popular conservative with a good chance of winning.
There are exceptions to every rule, but it generally follows that the more conservative you are, the more you will be attacked in the media.
If the media spent just 10% as much time investigating and fact-checking Obama as they do Sarah Palin, we would all know by now what campaign promises he has broken, who helped him write his autobiographies, what his grades were in college, and even what he ate for breakfast each morning as a child growing up in Indonesia.
There is a reason God put those people on an island.
The UK got rid of theirs long ago…Margaret Thatcher, anyone?
yeah, I’m gonna take anything from countries that are so ‘liberated’ that the women accept no committment from males or if they do break down & go for the ‘civil union’, it’s ok for him to have a ‘mistress’ or two. Riiiiight; you’re very liberated.
Teapartynation announced the first national convention for the tea party movement aimed at attracting the leaders of that movement today.
Guess who the keynote speaker will be?
http://www.nationalteapartyconvention.com/home.aspx
It’s not about the pay, it’s a man with his influence doing what God gave him the ability to do. If not Rush, then FRED! We need a MAN to stand up. I’ll vote for Sarah if she’s all we got in the end, but I want a MAN to lead us. I want John Wayne back. Can we unthaw or clone him or something????
Are you serious? I just want the best American conservative we can get, whatever their gender, color and such happens to be. Right now it looks like Sarah is the best out there. Bachmann is also very good. DeMint is also interesting, as are Jindal and Pawlenty.
PALIN 2012