Sarah Palin on Fox News Sunday

[Jaskalas]

Many of us, myself included, thought McCain was a decent candidate

Interesting that Neocons appeal to you. You want Republicans to turn to them to win elections?

 

[theeedude]

Probably because they need something to stare at...after all, conservatives have

as opposed to

:awe:

One of the liberal women has more brains than all the conservative ones combined.

 

[Jmman]

I am a conservative and even though she really isnt a credible candidate, I hope she stays around for a long, long time. The fact that she gets under the libs skin even worse than Ann Coulter is priceless.......

 

[jackschmittusa]

To the left, Palin is like an ink stained shirt pocket, making the shirt a rag.

To the right, Palin the ink stain is original artwork (probably an act of god), increasing the value of the shirt.

The right bids high for the shirt, and the left wonders why.

 

[heyheybooboo]

but if people stopped giving her attention, she might go away.

look at her poll numbers, she's obviously not a credible GOP candidate for 2012.

Romney finishes first in GOP presidential straw poll
April 11, 2010

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney eked out a one-vote victory Saturday in a presidential straw poll at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans. More than 1,800 delegates chose from a list of nine prospective candidates.

Romney, who ran for president in 2008 and skipped the conference, received 439 votes. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who also ran in 2008, finished second with 438 votes.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin finished third with 330 votes and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was fourth with 321 votes. The rest of the field trailed far behind.

Credible or not, she is (or will be) given serious consideration for the nomination.

The Fundie Base will not march with Romney (or Ron Paul, for that matter). The Unknown Elephant in the room is Huckabee who would pull some support away -- most likely not too much in the big scheme of things but could be damaging in a tight race.

Nazzi Newt? No Way.

Palin speachifies 4-5 times a week in front of the GOP faithful; like it or not she is running with the 'big boys' in the GOP.

Whether it will be for President or not remains to be seen.





--

 

[Lemon law]

Interesting that Neocons appeal to you. You want Republicans to turn to them to win elections?

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry Jaskalas, but McCain hardly fits inside of any neocon mold. And in fact, McCain spoke out against many of the neocons pet ideas.

 

[Lemon law]

All in all, I can't blame Palin for speechifing 4-5 times a week, as long as the money
keeps rolling in, she has her own personal money machine. At a 100 grand or more a pop, minus air lines tickets, it all gravy.

Some people love her, some people hate her, but the money is all green.

As for me and all my short Green, I will just hold on to it and do my best to see Sarah Palin does not get a dime of it. And I have to somewhat doubt Palin's commitment to the cause, at least ex congressman Tom Delay could be relied on as a funding source for his fellow Republican's, but I don't think Palin donates much of anything in terms of funding.

 

[dahunan]

Those "dumb voters" placed Obama in office.

and it wasn't all that easy to do

The smart voters had to do more than ever to get people organized and get them out to vote

While some other side had people who felt Sarah Palin was far superior to Obama

Dumb voters left bush in office for 8 years..

 

[boomerang]

One of the liberal women has more brains than all the conservative ones combined.

Ooh, ooh, which one?

 

[her209]

What!? No Janet Reno?

 

[Jaskalas]

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry Jaskalas, but McCain hardly fits inside of any neocon mold. And in fact, McCain spoke out against many of the neocons pet ideas.

McCain: "Bomb Iran"

Which part of the agenda is he against? Invading foreign nations is high on his to do list.

 

[nageov3t]

McCain: "Bomb Iran"

Which part of the agenda is he against? Invading foreign nations is high on his to do list.

you're the reason why we can't have nice things. :\

 

[her209]

Ooh, ooh, which one?

 

[Siddhartha]

Run Palin Run!!

 

[JSt0rm]

god I hope this women runs...loses...and then runs as a indie.

 

[Red Dawn]

So that's your mom, I can definitely see your resemblance to her.

 

[boomerang]

I have to admit, that's a good one. :biggrin:

 

[Linflas]

Defending Rand Paul ....

and blaming the 'Gotcha Media'

I'll post the transcript when it's available.


edit:

She just blamed the oil spill on "BPs cozy relationship with Obama ... "


edit, again: Didn't close the door to running for President in 2012



--

Actually she didn't blame the oil spill on a cozy relationship with Obama but don't let the facts get in the way of a good Palin 2 minute hate session.

 

[aphex]

It's also worth noting that, for many liberals, Palin is a great example of everything we dislike about the Republican party. Many of us, myself included, thought McCain was a decent candidate. He's certainly a Republican, but he's relatively moderate, reasonable, and above all, an intelligent guy who seemed like he would be good in the Oval Office. After Dubya, McCain was a candidate that had me at least thinking that maybe the Republican party wasn't half-bad, even if I didn't agree with them on all their issues.

And then along comes Palin, with more of the same stupid bullshit many of us despised about Bush, but cranked up to 11 in a way that made Bush sound like Aristotle by comparison. The incredibly fake-sounding small town, just one of the folks attitude. The uncompromising view of everything. The ability to turn not being engaged in the facts into an art form. And most of all, the ability to do nothing but spout poll tested talking points every time she opened her mouth. Palin was Bush with better hair and 50 fewer IQ points.

Well stated. Couldn't agree with you more.

 

[her209]

I have to admit, that's a good one. :biggrin:

I'll be here all night. (not really)

:biggrin:

 

[Rainsford]

Interesting that Neocons appeal to you. You want Republicans to turn to them to win elections?

McCain isn't a Neocon, he's incredibly moderate by current Republican standards.

But that wasn't what I was talking about. I think elections should be about more than picking who agrees with me the most on the largest number of issues. Sure, it would be nice to have someone in office who fights for what I believe in, but honestly, I think being President should be about more than that.

Presidents face all sorts of challenges in office and have to deal with an incredibly huge number of issues. Electing someone just because they agree with you on the relatively tiny number of issues that make up a modern election is moronic, because it doesn't tell you anything about their ability to do the job in general. To use the perfect example, the 2000 election was in no way about fighting terrorism, yet that turned out to be the most important part of Bush's first term. Voting for him or Gore based on the pet issues of the day wouldn't have even remotely helped pick the guy who would be good at dealing with a major terrorist attack.

My point is that a major part of whether I like a candidate or not is about whether I think they would be good at the job. I like it if they agree with me on important issues, but I also want someone who seems Presidential. McCain gave me that impression very strongly. Bush did not, which is a big reason I disliked him, maybe even more than the fact that I didn't like his position on anything. And Palin was MUCH worse. If McCain had won the 2008 election, and died in office (he is not a young man, after all) the thought of PALIN having the nuclear launch codes gives me chills.

 

[Throckmorton]

LOL I can't believe conservatives are blaming liberals for keeping Palin in the spotlight. Which network gave her a TV show? Who buys her books? Who pays her 6 figures to speak at their events?

 

[Throckmorton]

Rainsford, neocons ARE moderate. Their defining feature is hawkishness. Christopher Hitchens calls himself a neocon.

 

[Tristicus]

So that's your mom, I can definitely see your resemblance to her.

umad?

 

[Rainsford]

Rainsford, neocons ARE moderate. Their defining feature is hawkishness. Christopher Hitchens calls himself a neocon.

How is hawkishness in any way a moderate trait? Neocon is about using American military and economic power to spread American viewpoints and values around the globe. Without making any value judgments, that's not what I'd call a moderate viewpoint.