Is Sarah Palin "one of you common folks"?

[dennilfloss]

She's made 12 million dollars since resigning as a governor and is charging 100,000 dollars as appearance fee for her talks (that's Bill Clinton money). Sounds to me she's not one of you common Americans any longer. Then again, maybe she never was.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20360494,00.html
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2010/04/13/13570576-ap.html

 

[blackangst1]

I dunno. Child of a teacher and administrator, entered a few beauty shows, went to college, and married her high school sweetheart - a fisherman. Sounds pretty ordinary to me.

 

[nageov3t]

taking money from morons is one of the most lucrative professions in history.

 

[dennilfloss]

BTW, I love Elisabeth Hasselbeck taking a stance against the conservative talking heads who hint at violent acts in the clip from The View.

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

 

[monovillage]

I'm not a Palin fan, but as the cnews clip says she "demands" a high end room at Comfort Suites at $139 along with 2 single rooms and 2 bottles of water with bendable straws ........... hmmm sounds like fake outrage at her "demands"

 

[Tristicus]

No politicians are "one of us common folks".

Everyone knows this.

 

[Balt]

Would most people do what she does if they could get paid that much? Probably.

I don't respect her, but it's not because she's out there using her fame to make money. Also, her speaking contract seems pretty tame by modern standards. She doesn't even demand that all of the TVs in her room be turned to Fox News before she enters it.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I dunno. Child of a teacher and administrator, entered a few beauty shows, went to college, and married her high school sweetheart - a fisherman. Sounds pretty ordinary to me.

Becomes governor of a state then abandons it. Talks about being folksy and has hundreds of thousands in clothing.

Pretty much she says "I'm one of you. Now hand me my 100k"

I don't know any common folk who do that, unless being dumb as a stump is the definition of "common people"

 

[woolfe9999]

What are "common folk" anyway? Is that someone who says "folk," instead of "people," for instance? I imagine the majority of people think of themselves as "common folk," but that doesn't mean the same thing to each person who thinks it. As well, people will identify or not identify with someone like Palin, to varying degrees, depending on how they see themselves.

On her part, it's all an act anyhow - the whole populism thing - but that is true with just about any political public figure.

- wolf

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

What are "common folk" anyway? Is that someone who says "folk," instead of "people," for instance? I imagine the majority of people think of themselves as "common folk," but that doesn't mean the same thing to each person who thinks it. As well, people will identify or not identify with someone like Palin, to varying degrees, depending on how they see themselves.

On her part, it's all an act anyhow - the whole populism thing - but that is true with just about any political public figure.

- wolf

The "common folk" are those one wants to court for votes. The name varies. It is the "I am one of you" whether you are an African American looking for black votes, an Iraqi War President looking for support or whatever.

The name changes as well as the audience, however it's merely pandering by identification.

 

[MJinZ]

I dunno. Child of a teacher and administrator, entered a few beauty shows, went to college, and married her high school sweetheart - a fisherman. Sounds pretty ordinary to me.

Like an ordinary retard maybe.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

She is a common something What is it called when you degrade yourself and entertain others for money?

 

[nageov3t]

She is a common something What is it called when you degrade yourself and entertain others for money?

show biz?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

She is a common something What is it called when you degrade yourself and entertain others for money?

The word you are looking for is politician

 

[Greenman]

She was a Governor, made several million dollars in a year or so, and is a pretty good looking old broad. I'd say she's far from ordinary.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

The word you are looking for is politician

Yes, Yes, that is it! she is a common politician! No, still doesn't sound right

 

[ShawnD1]

BTW, I love Elisabeth Hasselbeck taking a stance against the conservative talking heads who hint at violent acts in the clip from The View.

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

I was watching this, woopi's talking, ok this is fine, zoom out and there's a big tranny in the middle. what the fuck?

 

[NeoV]

unless she's joined the crowd of famous people with a sex tape, I don't want to hear or talk about her

 

[WHAMPOM]

She is a common something What is it called when you degrade yourself and entertain others for money?

Snake oil salesman, grifter, conman?? Profiting on people's gullibility.

 

[ProfJohn]

Her life story is far more 'common' than any other VP or Presidential candidate of recent memory.

BTW very few people remain 'common' once they reach the level of economic success that Palin now enjoys.

BTW2 for someone the left claims to hate so much they sure do talk about her a lot.

 

[Throckmorton]

Her life story is far more 'common' than any other VP or Presidential candidate of recent memory.

Maybe you've heard of this guy named Barack Obama??

 

[nageov3t]

Maybe you've heard of this guy named Barack Obama??

I haven't, is he black?

 

[StageLeft]

Can we please round up the people who would pay money to see Palin talk and put them into a camp? Seriously. I mean it. Labor camps for them.

 

[StageLeft]

BTW, I love Elisabeth Hasselbeck taking a stance against the conservative talking heads who hint at violent acts in the clip from The View.

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

What. The. Hell. Is that pink thing in the middle of those women?

 

[JSt0rm]

What. The. Hell. Is that pink thing in the middle of those women?

lmao. I watched that like To think its had sex D: