An Alaskan Immigration Reform Patriot Admits: He`s Partial To Palin!


I have to admit: in contrast to VDARE.COM`s

Patrick Cleburne
(see

here
and

here
) I am smitten. You in the lower 48 do not
understand how holy she strikes us in Alaska. She was
like a

one (wo)man army against oil corruption
. She`s like

Joan of Arc
to us. The only people who

hate her
are what I call "devout
atheists
"
.

But also the Obama enthusiasts in this state are
dismayed. I suspect because they know how formidable she
is. They know she is

a force
and do not relish the thought of crossing
swords with her.

I admit,

I`m biased
—so take this with a grain of salt.

After my past VDARE.COM column,

The Salmon Symptom
, several readers have asked
me what to think about Sarah Palin vis-a-vis
immigration. To tell you the truth, I don`t know. I`ve
never heard her say a thing about the subject. Obviously
it`s less of a problem here in Alaska than in the
lower 48. And her role of mayor and governor didn`t
require her to say much about federal immigration
policy.

Or perhaps it`s because she simply hasn`t ever lived
in areas with an immigrant population to speak of, or
even non-whites for that matter.

Her home-town

Wasilla
is

overwhelmingly white
. Her college years took her to

Idaho
, again overwhelmingly white. Perhaps she never
talks about immigration because she simply doesn`t have
any real experience with the wonders of diversity.
Living in

Washington D.C.
should be

an eye-opening experience
…although she may be
insulated from it all by virtue of her office.

However, I can relate some encouraging things about
her:

  • Number One—and the biggest one
    in my mind:

     Pat Buchanan
     says Palin supported him during
    his primary run in February of that year. I remember
    that distinctly because I was part of the Buchanan
    brigades myself and I remember marching off to the
    straw polls in 0 degree weather. [Youtube
    video
    Of Pat Buchanan discussing Sarah`s Brigade
    period]

But you must keep this in context. The

Buchanan of 1996
is not the same as today. Back then
he had an

ambition
to

become president.
And he ran his campaign
accordingly. He ran a slick campaign advocating the Feds
lay their hands off Alaska and such and such. (For a
state that bilks the feds out of so much money, we sure
do complain about them a lot, go figure.) In any event,
Buchanan`s campaign was very effective. He won the
Republican straw poll here—he

won Alaska in 1996
.

  • Number Two: I`ve never
    seen or heard her spout the

    drivel
    about

    diversity
    or

    multiculturalism
    that is so common among
    politicians today. I remember watching her rise in
    Wasilla politics and being impressed by her
    ferocious attitudes and actions towards liberals.
    They called her Sarah

    Barracuda
    . [`Fresh
    face` launched Palin
    ,
    By Tom Kizzia,
    Anchorage Daily News, November 4, 2006]. I
    remember her inveighing against the Anchorage
    Daily News
    in print (the dominant newspaper in
    Alaska and extremely liberal—especially on

    immigration
    ). 

Again, she is from Wasilla, perhaps the most
conservative town in Alaska. It is precisely the kind of
place Steve Sailer so aptly describes in his
column about "affordable family formation".

The cost of living in Wasilla is 25% lower than in
Alaska`s largest city, Anchorage.

Land prices
are vastly cheaper due to

open space
to develop upon without artificial
government limits on development.

Wasilla is the place in Alaska that people flee to
escape the kind of dysfunction and demographic
displacement that accompanies mass immigration and big
city life.

It is precisely the kind of place and people Obama

talked about
with

condescension.
In fact he continues his
condescension by dismissing Wasilla as a mere 9,000
souls and of no consequence.[Obama
campaign highlights Palin`s `zero` experience
]

Plus, of course, Palin recently

gave birth to a son with Down`s syndrome.
She could
have easily slipped out of state and quietly aborted
him. This shows she has sincere Christian convictions.
She is no joke.

  • Number Four: This summer the
    Alaska State Legislature overwhelmingly passed a
    bill banning the implementation within the state the
    federal

    REAL ID act.
    It went to the governor to sign.
    Palin

    refused to sign.
    The Alaska constitution
    stipulates that if a bill is not signed in 20 days
    it becomes law. And so it did.

"How is this a good thing?" You may ask. Well,
this is where my insider knowledge comes in. A good
friend of mine is a state legislative aide. His
legislator is a firm patriot and definitely on our side.
He fought this bill hard.

My aide friend had this to say—this is paraphrasing
mind you:

"The Palin administration
wanted to see the bill killed in committee, but it
passed decisively. There was an unholy alliance between
liberals who didn`t want to see immigration laws
enforced and conservatives who were paranoid about

big-brother
and the number of the beast and the
like. We wanted it vetoed but they
[the Palin
Administration] didn`t see the point. The veto would
simply be over-turned and when the
[federal] REAL
ID requirements kick in, it will be a moot point anyway.
Also the governor`s #1 priority was getting the gas
pipeline built. They
[the Palin administration]
did not want to needlessly antagonize the legislature on
a point that would resolve itself in any event and
perhaps mitigate her efforts at gas pipeline
legislation."

My point here is that Palin has an instinct to

enforce the law
. She wanted the laws enforced, but
was unwilling to go to the mat for it.

I know this is thin gruel. But it`s a damn sight
better than

Obama
,

McCain
or

Biden
. They don`t want the law enforced at all.

Last, you should all understand Palin`s mentality.
After watching her political career for some 15 years, I
have concluded that she is basically a nationalist. She
has a fierce love for

home and hearth.
She is not really driven by
ideology. This comes across in all her speeches. She
seldom cites

lofty principles
but instead constantly talks about
this being "Good for Alaska" or "Good for
Alaskans"
and the like.

And I tell you (and I am very cynical about pols) she
seems sincere. I think that`s why she has an 80+%
approval rating here, unheard of in the last 50 years.
She got into some hot water in that area too. During the
gubernatorial campaign, she boasted in public to her
fellow Wasillians that once she was Governor she would

not forget them
and would use her office to favor
them. She did something similar just recently on the
radio. She was very emotional and kept talking about

how good her nomination would be for Alaska
. I found
that remarkable—her first thought on her remarkable
achievement was not about herself, but about what it
meant for her people and her home.

From this, I gather she draws concentric circles
around herself. First and foremost she is loyal to

God
, second she is loyal to her children, then
husband,

then town, then Alaska, then Country
, then the laws
of diminishing returns kick in…and so on.

It even comes across in how she names her kids. Two
of her daughters are named after places in Alaska,
Willow and Bristol (the one whose

out-of-wedlock pregnancy has just been announced
).
Willow is a small hamlet just north of her home-town
Wasilla and Bristol is Bristol Bay, the bay where her
husband fishes during the summer. And the youngest
daughter is named Piper. I think she`s named after the
Piper Cub airplane. Piper Cubs are single engine
aircraft that are

ubiquitous in Alaska.

You must understand, many Alaskans have an almost
national pride. And the longer you`ve been in this state
the more entrenched that feeling gets. I don`t know why
that is, but it is so. Perhaps it is because we are
relatively separated from the rest of the U.S. Perhaps
it`s because of the occasional U.S. tourist who asks
where he can exchange his dollars for Alaskan currency.
I don`t know. But I know it palpably exists because I
feel it myself.

Alaska also has a serious

Independence party.
I didn`t say independent party,
I said Independence! As in,

secession
.

And they are not crackpots. They elected an Alaskan
Governor,

Walter Hickel
, in 1990. Today he is considered an
elder statesman and writes regular op-eds for the
leading newspaper. Gov. Sarah Palin addressed their
annual state convention here. [Youtube]

I just can`t believe she would tolerate to see her
home sweet home submerged in an unending tide of Third
World immigration.

But what about McCain, you might say? As we all know,
McCain is an

open-borders wacko
—completely beyond help. He is
actually

more dangerous than Obama on the issue
since he is
in the
"conservative" camp.

Well here, you`ve got me. In my worst nightmare a
reporter will ask Palin, "What do you think of
McCain`s plan of comprehensive immigration reform?"

And she would reply, "I agree with the Senator that
we need a comprehensive immigration reform."
At that
point I will need to check myself into the local
nut-house.

I admit, Palin is a gamble. But hey, what are our
alternatives?

I believe Palin will be the first woman president of
these several states. If McCain wins, he may well die in
office. He will be the oldest president in history and
has had several bouts with

cancer
. If he dies in office or suffers a stroke,
she will take his place.

If Obama wins, his administration will be a disaster,
full of

party cronies
and

race hustlers
. His self-absorbed

messiah complex
will become increasingly tiresome.
In 2012, Sarah will be jacked up and ready to roll like
a tornado on steroids.

In any event,

McCain`s
nomination of Palin
has shifted my plan. I
was planning to
sit this election out.
I was going to be a part of
the plan to punish

quisling Republicans
for

selling out their base
. I did not relish the thought
of boarding the
straight-jacket express.
But now I am presented with
a more

attractive
(shall we say) option.

Sarah
Barracuda
, All our hopes rest on thee.



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.

He


lives in Anchorage, Alaska.