After talking about how he met Sarah Palin and giving her props for holding her own in the 2008 debate with Joe Biden, Bill Kristol said this:

After the election I don’t think she did what I would have hoped she would have done in terms of educating herself, continuing to educate herself on national issues. When she quit as Governor of Alaska that was a questionable move I think from her point of view. But I thought at least then she would come to the mainland and really participate in the national debates. Instead she turned out she actually loves Alaska which is to her credit but, then, I don’t know why she quit as Governor. And so she’s up in Alaska giving some speeches.

I still think she has – so I think she’s unlikely to be the Republican nominee and to be honest I think she probably shouldn’t be the Republican nominee for President.

But I still have affection for her and respect for her and I think she’s very shrewd. I really don’t disagree with her on many issues. I think she has a very shrewd judgment about politics and policy, very good instincts.

But she hasn’t done what Reagan who also had great instincts in my view did which is really educate himself over a bunch of years about issues.

So I think she’s unlikely to be the nominee. She’s probably unlikely to run for President – I have no inside knowledge on this that’s just my guess.

***

You know Palin has given a ton of speeches over the last two years, some of them to rally the troops for specific candidates and some on policy. It’s interesting that Kristol makes these comments just after her policy speech in India which I thought was very good. She’s a very capable woman and as I’ve said before and will say again, I have no problem voting for Sarah Palin to be my president.

I just hope she runs because outside of Herman Cain, I’m not liking the rest of the potential current field. If Newt didn’t make me scratch my head so many times over things like his ethanol support and his support for Democrats in NY special elections when there is a real conservative running, he might be a good candidate.

Run Sarah Run!




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GUT_CHECK
GUT_CHECK

Ron Paul and son Rand

should be in command

TexasT
TexasT

I took a one year subscription to Kristol's magazine. After 3 editions, I threw them in the trash!

Richard Fontaine
Richard Fontaine

Tim Pawlenty (yawn) is the Democrats favorite Republican Presidential candidate. That should tell you alot about why MSNBC is 24/7 with various smears about Sarah Palin, her children, her down syndrome baby boy and anything else Ed, Rachel, Chris, and that wackjob Communist they hired recently can convince themselves is "news". (yeh, admit it you don't know which one I mean now do you, the turk with the weird name or the blonde crazy guy who used to be an actor?)

Richard Fontaine
Richard Fontaine

Vote at the FOX BUSINESS SITE For your favorite Republican Candidate and see who the front runners are currently. You go girl.

Richard Fontaine
Richard Fontaine

You have my support. In general I respect Mr Kristol but the only candidate that will muster enough backbone to get us back on track to be a free and Constitutional Republic again is Sarah Palin. You go girl.

morm
morm

Kristol is a rino. He is really not a conservative. He seems to be more of a libertarian. Lord knows of don't want a libertarian as president, if it can be helped. My faith makes it hard to vote for social liberalism, given that liberalism is a mental disorder. That can destroy a country just as much as fiscal liberalism, maybe even sooner. Social liberalism has to effect the fiscal policies in a bad way.

Dr. Frank Lippenheimer
Dr. Frank Lippenheimer

Mr. Kristol, you are the last person "on the right" that most conservatives would take advice from where it comes to picking the right person to run for president.

Sarah Palin is tough. Her political service record to date indicates that she is incorruptible. She stands by her stated convictions without wavering one inch. She has little use for elites (like Kristol). She understands, and likes, workaday citizens of this country. She is a solid fiscal conservative who understands the danger we are all in. She loves America with every fiber of her being. She has had every slander in the leftist handbook lobbed at her, and she has withstood it all with precious little help from the likes Billy Kristol.

Go Sarah! Keep on doing what you do, and being who you are. And God protect your wonderful family.

voted against carter
voted against carter

Like I said before,...

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voted against carter
voted against carter

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Silly libratard. Here have a cookie and some warm milk.

Don't let your mom catch you playing on her computer.

Oh an your "pew polls", you have your number bas acwards.

And finally,...

Hey mental midget.,... GO BACK TO HUF PO

TROLL ALERT - do not waste your time responding

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Cheryl~
Cheryl~

I think Kristol spoke fine of Sarah! He was saying a lot of positive things though he disagreed with some of her choices/decisions. I do think that he was correct in saying Sarah is a shrewd politician-and it is for that reason that I think she won't run right now because I do think she is more powerful outside the oval office.

If you think she had reason to step aside in Alaska-they will be after her probably worse than Bush if she obtains the office-and I don't know how effective she could be. Coulter said it well when she said that SP has a lot of power just sending out a tweet on death panels and she shuts down the health care debate! Sarah even admitted in the interview tonight with Greta that she has a lot of influence now and she isn't President!

KeninMontana
KeninMontana

It's as objective as any other poll, truth be told.

silverfox
silverfox

"I just hope she runs because outside of Herman Cain, I’m not liking the rest of the potential current field. If Newt didn’t make me scratch my head so many times over things like his ethanol support and his support for Democrats in NY special elections when there is a real conservative running, he might be a good candidate."

Don't forget the PSA sitting on the couch with Nancy "Palomino" Pelosi, promoting global warming theory! Ugh!

And when he did the warm n fuzzy "I love animals and zoos" thing on the Tonight Show in the 90s... barf.

Heh... Sarah Palin loves animals, too. Especially for dinner... She's got a family to feed... :-)

silverfox
silverfox

Wow... the whole monologue was mostly positive praise for her...

Good, cos he might have to walk that comment back at some point.

Most of that Kristol's remarks constituted a pretty good defense of Palin.

Dan C
Dan C

dmk2113, Get your head of your rear end and just go to palintv.com or her facebook page and you can watch and/or read about policy for hours and hours.

Ira Thurby-Wright
Ira Thurby-Wright

"Who the heck is Bill Kristol?"

Kristol is a very seasoned pundit and probably dead right on Palin from his 2007 impression to the current. Her big mistake was quitting as governor. She lost all credibility as a serious presidential contender at that point. But I disagree that she "held her own" against 30 year incumbant senator Joe Biden because in my opinion she mopped the floor with his wavy locks, hair plugs and all.

However, Republicans really need to think about pushing her (or being dragged by her) into a presidential nomination for GOP because she'll just distract from the serious contenders while drawing fire from the left. Yes, she added to McCain's campaign, but a toothless chihuahua could also accomplish as much.

KeninMontana
KeninMontana

Just which serious contenders? All I've seen are the same RINO's ,Has Beens and milquetoast wannabes that have been put forward since the stone age.

Ira Thurby-Wright
Ira Thurby-Wright

" Just which serious contenders?"

My bad, I should have said more serious contenders. I think the reason why the conservatives have such a struggle picking their front line contenders is that at heart, we reject the cult of personality, which means it's hard to look to a single man or woman as a face to the nation's leadership. With the exception of Carter (WTF?), the Democrats have always gone for charisma over character and all you need for that is an 8x10 glossy, no experience or references necessary.

However, on the experience front, I like governors (which made Palin attractive in a race involving her and 3 senators, aside from being much gentler on the eyes than the distinguished gentlemen), so Pawlenty, Romney, and Perry stand out. I like Jon Huntsman, and he just resigned as Ambassador to China. I imagine there might be a "Tear Down This Wall" moment with China in the next 2-6 years and it would be rich to hear it in native Chinese and Ju Lin Tao or whoever the next Chinese leader is.

I'd certainly go for NJ's Christy, as well. All the ones I've named are more favorable than Palin. Heck, if Bibi could dig up a Birth Certificate, or at least a Certificate of Live Birth, I'd invite him over once he's done in Israel.

Bete Noir
Bete Noir

We want to run her too. Your joke is pointless.

Don't worry about us not getting what you're saying; your so-called "wit" is not lost upon us.

Last Sane Man, CA
Last Sane Man, CA

What do you have in mind? Can we have some relevant comparison material please, like an treatise/exposition written by some other person that you see as a standard?

Your use of "significant" is also a trouble word. What do you mean by "significant"? Honest questions.

Last Sane Man, CA
Last Sane Man, CA

Mostly with our potentials crowd for 2012, it's easier to say which ones we won't support in the primaries.

Needless to say, I'll vote for whatever Republican comes out of the primaries, but all the ones I want to run aren't running.

spliff
spliff

To be fair, I agree with Kristol. I'd rather she run the RNC.

But every time I hear one of these douche-mongers start hatin' on Palin, these Dr. Dre lyrics start playing in my head:

"Hated on by most these ni**as

With no cheese,

no deals and no G's,

no wheels and no keys

No boats, no snowmobiles and no ski's

Mad at me cause

I can finally afford to provide my family with groceries"

ajtelles
ajtelles

Levin said...

I heard Mark Levin on his radio program today say that neither Kristol, Krauthammer or Will supported Reagan at first...

... so, what else is new?

Kristol, Krauthammer and Will are simply insiders with insider blinders on.

Sarah is from Alaska and is an acknowledged oil and energy expert (just ask the Alaska Republicans who went to jail after Sarah's corruption clean-up), while the guys in Washington D.C. simply write about oil and energy... and everything else about which they are not experts.

I agree with what Levin also said.

He likes and respects Kristol, Krauthammer and Will... but I wonder, what do they know that Sarah does not know?

Palin simply hit a grand-slam in India recently, and the best Kristol can say is that she shound not consider the Presidency?

What does Kristol know that Sarah does not know, and why is he speaking out so early against her running against all the Republican guys?

Run, Sarah, Run.

The guys don't want you to run... what's up with that?

What do the guys know that Sarah doesn't know?

Art

I support the living liberty of YHWH (YaHWeH) vs. the death tyranny of Allah to ... STOP! Islamization Of America

DetroitS
DetroitS

I sent him an e-mail disagreeing with him. I tried to be nice:

editor@weeklystandard.com

What a foolish man. Wonder which GOP boy he's going to end up supporting?

Celeste Christi
Celeste Christi

Yes, Bill has issues with her having quit Alaska. Since then he's been waffling on Palin.

Now for some truth...

"She was content to return to Alaska after the national election and go to work, but the haters wouldn’t let her. Now these adolescent screechers are obviously not scuba divers. And no one ever told them what happens when you continually jab and pester a barracuda. Without warning, it will spin around and tear your face off. Shoulda known better." - Rollan Ross, Alaska Resident, FB

Run Sarah Run!!

voted against carter
voted against carter

Just keep this in mind,....

And remember "Ronald Reagan was JUST an old has-been actor too",...

IF Sarah Palin Runs,…(AND I REALLY, REALLY HOPE SHE DOES!!!)

When Ronald Reagan ran they (being the pundits / media) said the SAME THING about him.

And look how THAT turned out.

Granted, Carter didn't quite trash America as bad as Barry is doing, but he ran a VERY strong second to that end.

Sarah Palin is DEFINITELY NOT damaged goods.

Compared to barry she is Exactly what America will NEED to repair ALL of the damage wrought by the Dumb-O-cRATs and barry and his UNION masters.

This is ONE MORE REASON America NEED's Sarah Palin NOW more than EVER.

And I can NOT stress this enough,...

Sarah Palin IS ONE of the ONLY women IN the REPUBLICAN PARTY,...

With the "B A L L S" to tell Barry and his UNION masters,...

AND the Dumb-O-cRATs to SHOVE their agenda were the sun does NOT SHINE!!.

voted against carter
voted against carter

SARAH PALIN / (Fill in the Blank) 2012!!!!!!!!

Something to consider;

Note; this principal ALSO applies to the OLD 
republican establishment

(Bush’s, Bill Kristol,Krauthammer, etc)

You can tell when the LEFT REALLY IS scared

of a Republican by the amount of vitriol their TROLLS spew.

The MORE they SPEW,…

the MORE terrified they are the of the Republican 
being able to beat

their Dumb-O-cRAT candidate.

Sarah Palin is the PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS,

as is Michele Bachmann.

Sarah Palin SCARES the we-we out of the

Leftwing-Nut, Libratard, Progressive, Dumb-O-cRAT Party,…

Because,..

Wait for it,…

They KNOW Sarah Palin IS electable,…

AND IF she runs against barry in 2012,…

She WILL CRUSH him with indisputable numbers.

(44 or 48 state, LANDSLIDE. Barry will MAYBE get

IL & MI plus possibly MA, Hawaii, NY, & CA)

So they MUST do EVERYTHING possible to DESTROY her 


AND her supporters BEFORE this becomes too apparent.

Unfortunately for them, it seems the cats out of the bag,…

and it IS too late.

Dan C
Dan C

Kristol LIED twice. First, he is on video praising her decision to resign in 2009 and now he says he does not know why she resigned. LIE.

Second, he says she has not lead on policy which is a complete lie. She has written and spoken on policy more than any other potential GOP 2012 contender. There are hours of video and hundreds of pages of her writing online. Any idiot could find it in two seconds.

She just gave a Q and A in India on policy for the love of God.

Kristol and others are mad that Sarah Palin has not sought out their advice and bowed down to them. She will never kiss their rings.

therightscoop
therightscoop

I'm not sure you have your facts straight. I've got Kristol on audio right after she resigned saying it surprised him and he's not sure whether it's the right move.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kolKsOr_mjg&feature=player_detailpage#t=131s

I'm not defending Kristol. In fact I was hoping it was as you said as I would have posted that. But it's not. He seems consistent to me.

Dan C
Dan C

So do you agree with me that he LIED about her taking on policy since you don't take issue with me on that one?

He was all over Fox for days saying how she could not run for POTUS and make a big impact if she was up in Alaska. He is a pundit which means he talks out of both sides of his mouth and you just are looking at one video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPwEEYfQQgo

There is another one with him saying it is high risk, could work out great, launching pad etc. QUOTE BILL KRISTOL "IT WAS NOT A BAD IDEA" said by him in that video! So then he said it was not a bad idea and I just showed you a video proving it.

Even if we quibble on that issue he flat out LIED about the policy aspects.

Gboya
Gboya

I might not think she would win, but for a person who voted for Obama, to say that she isn't qualified is laughable.

One_of_Many
One_of_Many

Kristol's opinion is worthless. He's the old-guard thinking. He's a party RHINO that cares only about the party. Conservatism is the ONLY thing that will save this country, not the mind-numbing political sanctimony of the RHINO class. I'm with Palin. Sarah Palin/Allen West for 2012! Mark it down. That's a winning ticket and exactly the best mix of backbone and patriotic leadership America needs!

Last Sane Man, CA
Last Sane Man, CA

Agree, but one tiny detail: it's RINO. You wrote RHINO twice, so I'm thinking maybe you did that on purpose, but I don't know if you mean something extra by the 'H'.

jonathon b
jonathon b

right on! with that monkey mccain off her back this election, there will be weeping and knashing of teeth by the old guard when they win and the way they have been, i can't think of people more fitting for that to happen to. o'carter recently said he wished he was pres of china- i know why also, he would have a better legacy than the one he will have here. drill baby drill!

GWB
GWB

Guys like Kristol are a big part of the problem. He thinks he is smarter than the rest of us and is totally in love with his own opinion. Palin might be the only candidate who cannot be corrupted. You know exactly what you'll get if she is elected. The rest are just politicians.

Slowtraincoming
Slowtraincoming

I'm not a big fan of Kristol, but I thought this was a fair answer. If we're honest, she is not Reagan's equal. Reagan is a towering, now-mythic figure who still and ever casts a loooooong shadow on the political landscape. His self-authored radio addresses, given while California Governor, confirm his genius. Palin hasn't demonstrated the same heft. BUT...all things being relative, fast-forwarding to today, and in light of a bar that is set SO low, approximately in the basement, by the current POTUS, she is much more experienced and intelligent (defined as one who holds the right beliefs and would make good decisions) than Teleprompter boy, the man-child. She is also much more experienced than that one who would only vote "present", UNLESS the vote concerned leaving abortion-surviving babies on a table to die without care. So, on the one hand, she's not Reagan's equal. But, then, neither are the present anemic roster of hopefuls. And, compared to the Clouseau now bumbling his way through world affairs, she looks very Reaganesque, indeed.

Richard Fontaine
Richard Fontaine

I am old enough to remember Ronald Reagan as the butt of every Republican establishment and Democratic joke you can think of. He was too old , too senile, too much of a moron, too much just a B actor to ever be President. And this continued on every main stream media outlet up to the day he left office.

The country club RINO George H. W. Bush ran around the country calling the supply side economics which transformed this country "Voodoo Economics" and then proceeded to sell out our conservative values as soon as his turn to be the Republican candidate. A thousand stars of light turned into tax increases and enlarging government. Take your RINO establishments and see where you can go without the conservative Tea Party vote in 2012.

So don't count Sarah Palin out just because a smear job from the establishment Republicans and the Democrats and their buddies in the media have her painted as a moron from some place called Alaska. There are hundred of millions of Americans out here in fly over land who are sick to death of these elitist snob crooks telling us who is capable of running for President. Bob Dole, John McCain and all the other clowns have had their chance to sell us out. Now we are going to take our country back one state at a time.

Sarah Palin 2012. She is the best person for America

Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan

Bill Kristol doesn't understand why she resigned? He doesn't remember all the policy she advocated when none of the wimps in the GOP were hiding in their closets? What a disappointment.