Sarah Palin: "You mean i have to do more than just look pretty?"

[Phokus]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...7/AR2009021703437.html

A couple of weeks before the Alaska legislature began this year's session, a bipartisan group of state senators on a retreat a few hours from here invited Gov. Sarah Palin to join them. Accompanied by a retinue of advisers, she took a seat at one end of a conference table and listened passively as Gary Stevens, the president of the Alaska Senate, a former college history professor and a low-key Republican with a reputation for congeniality, expressed delight at her presence.

Would the governor, a smiling Stevens asked, like to share some of her plans and proposals for the coming legislative session?

Palin looked around the room and paused, according to several senators present. "I feel like you guys are always trying to put me on the spot," she said finally, as the room became silent.

To think, that this woman was almost a heartbeat away from being president and the GOP still sees her as their great hope shows how screwed up this country is.

 

[Chunkee]

you are swooning in a veiled way?

 

[Robor]

I know several non-liberals who were scared away from voting McCain because of her so I guess not all GOP members are fawning over her.

 

[rudder]

Right now I am more concerned with the spend it quicker than you can tax it guy in the white house. I think most republicans are hoping palin fades from peoples memories before 2012. we are going to need a real leader and not an elected celebrity.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: rudder
Right now I am more concerned with the spend it quicker than you can tax it guy in the white house. I think most republicans are hoping palin fades from peoples memories before 2012. we are going to need a real leader and not an elected celebrity.

On the contrary, she's the perfect sacrificial lamb for the GOP to serve up in 2012.

 

[ericlp]

Good, I hope the whack nuts try to make her run in 2012 so that it will be another 'easy' win.

 

[alien42]

must be those gotcha politicians

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: alien42
must be those gotcha politicians

"So what magazines and newspapers do you read?"

"uh... i dunno, THIS IS GOTCHA POLITICS"

 

[chrisho]

Originally posted by: Phokus
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...7/AR2009021703437.html

A couple of weeks before the Alaska legislature began this year's session, a bipartisan group of state senators on a retreat a few hours from here invited Gov. Sarah Palin to join them. Accompanied by a retinue of advisers, she took a seat at one end of a conference table and listened passively as Gary Stevens, the president of the Alaska Senate, a former college history professor and a low-key Republican with a reputation for congeniality, expressed delight at her presence.

Would the governor, a smiling Stevens asked, like to share some of her plans and proposals for the coming legislative session?

Palin looked around the room and paused, according to several senators present. "I feel like you guys are always trying to put me on the spot," she said finally, as the room became silent.

To think, that this woman was almost a heartbeat away from being president and the GOP still sees her as their great hope shows how screwed up this country is.

Unlike the loon we got in the White House?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Robor
I know several non-liberals who were scared away from voting McCain because of her so I guess not all GOP members are fawning over her.

I'm pretty damned conservative and she scares the hell out of me.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Robor
I know several non-liberals who were scared away from voting McCain because of her so I guess not all GOP members are fawning over her.

I'm pretty damned conservative and she scares the hell out of me.

x2

 

[wetech]

Originally posted by: Phokus
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...7/AR2009021703437.html

A couple of weeks before the Alaska legislature began this year's session, a bipartisan group of state senators on a retreat a few hours from here invited Gov. Sarah Palin to join them. Accompanied by a retinue of advisers, she took a seat at one end of a conference table and listened passively as Gary Stevens, the president of the Alaska Senate, a former college history professor and a low-key Republican with a reputation for congeniality, expressed delight at her presence.

Would the governor, a smiling Stevens asked, like to share some of her plans and proposals for the coming legislative session?

Palin looked around the room and paused, according to several senators present. "I feel like you guys are always trying to put me on the spot," she said finally, as the room became silent.

To think, that this woman was almost a heartbeat away from being president and the GOP still sees her as their great hope shows how screwed up this country is.

Link

When Mr. Obama wandered into the White House briefing room Thursday afternoon hoping to make small talk with reporters, he was instantly confronted by an unwelcome question: Why was he waiving his tough restrictions on lobbying for a Pentagon nominee? The president brushed it off, saying he would not return ?if I?m going to get grilled every time I come.?

 

[dahunan]

Conspiracy theorists say Republicans didn't even want to win this election... they knew Bush fucked the whole country up so terribly that nobody could fix it and they wanted to be able to point the fingers at the Dems later down the road

^^^ How else can you rationalize them picking her?

 

[Lemon law]

Its a damn good question the GOP has got to come up with an answer for by 11/2010.

Lets face the, the GOP, in lockstep following the GWB&co leadership has laid a giant egg. Ronald Reagan spend and borrow on steroids, with extra added wars and total deregulation.

The democratic threat is a an Obama will equal FDR the second and the GOP will be out of power for decades. Sadly, the GOP is deeply divided, with one part in total denial that denial more government regulation of business is needed, and a more rational part that realizes that a return to fiscal discipline is needed. Until that internecine GOP war is resolved, and the GOP scraps the past, and comes up with more rational doctrines, their downside risk is becoming totally irrelevant after the elections of 11/2010.

But even as a partisan dem, I do not advocate the destruction of the GOP, and I can remember frantically searching for information on Sarah Palin right after McCain announced he had picked her for the VP slot.
And I can remember my initial take, Palin had done some good things for Alaska, had taken on corruption, the oil companies, and had some some credentials as a reformer.

Then the GOP did something foolish, and tried to transform Palin into a pit bull with lipstick, a role Palin was a quick study good at, and now Palin has somewhat destroyed herself. But I do not underestimate, given the nearly two years she has, for Palin to reinvent herself, she could well end up leading a reformist movement for the GOP. Palin is a lot smarter than many give her credit for. And with a foot in all camps, she could lead the right wing of the GOP to reality and consensus.

 

[Lemon law]

Originally posted by: dahunan
Conspiracy theorists say Republicans didn't even want to win this election... they knew Bush fucked the whole country up so terribly that nobody could fix it and they wanted to be able to point the fingers at the Dems later down the road

^^^ How else can you rationalize them picking her?

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I have to somewhat disagree with the dahunan take here. Maybe dahunan is correct that the the GOP leadership realized they could not win POTUS in 2008, but McCain was anything but the GOP leadership's pick for POTUS in 2008.

Its is and remains the fact that the GOP electorate picked McCain in the primaries, and then McCain found himself in a box at convention time. McCain desperately needed some one who could appeal to the radical right of the GOP and Palin was the McCain answer. A somewhat McCain blunder when she became an apparent stooge because she had no exposure or knowledge of national political debates.

 

[CaptnKirk]

PALIN/VITTER
2013

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: Lemon law

Originally posted by: dahunan
Conspiracy theorists say Republicans didn't even want to win this election... they knew Bush fucked the whole country up so terribly that nobody could fix it and they wanted to be able to point the fingers at the Dems later down the road

^^^ How else can you rationalize them picking her?

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I have to somewhat disagree with the dahunan take here. Maybe dahunan is correct that the the GOP leadership realized they could not win POTUS in 2008, but McCain was anything but the GOP leadership's pick for POTUS in 2008.

Its is and remains the fact that the GOP electorate picked McCain in the primaries, and then McCain found himself in a box at convention time. McCain desperately needed some one who could appeal to the radical right of the GOP and Palin was the McCain answer. A somewhat McCain blunder when she became an apparent stooge because she had no exposure or knowledge of national political debates.

If you were a conservative pre palin.. wouldn't their uneducated choice to pick her scare the hell out of you? How hard is it to research a little about the VP before you choose them.. They chose her because she can handle cold weather and was attractive to rednecks who go to church?

 

[nageov3t]

in fairness... who said anything about looking pretty?

 

[Lemon law]

Gotta love the dahunan comment of " If you were a conservative pre palin.. wouldn't their uneducated choice to pick her scare the hell out of you? How hard is it to research a little about the VP before you choose them.. They chose her because she can handle cold weather and was attractive to rednecks who go to church?"

Therein lies the rub, McCain is and remains a gut politician, more image over substance, he proved to be more correct than GWB on some issues, and what what, you actually expect McCain to do his research homework? Did McCain do his research on Keating? And what do you expect from a guy who graduated forth from the bottom from the US Naval academy. We are not exactly dealing with a intellectual theory guy in McCain.

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: wetech

Originally posted by: Phokus
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...7/AR2009021703437.html

A couple of weeks before the Alaska legislature began this year's session, a bipartisan group of state senators on a retreat a few hours from here invited Gov. Sarah Palin to join them. Accompanied by a retinue of advisers, she took a seat at one end of a conference table and listened passively as Gary Stevens, the president of the Alaska Senate, a former college history professor and a low-key Republican with a reputation for congeniality, expressed delight at her presence.

Would the governor, a smiling Stevens asked, like to share some of her plans and proposals for the coming legislative session?

Palin looked around the room and paused, according to several senators present. "I feel like you guys are always trying to put me on the spot," she said finally, as the room became silent.

To think, that this woman was almost a heartbeat away from being president and the GOP still sees her as their great hope shows how screwed up this country is.

Link

When Mr. Obama wandered into the White House briefing room Thursday afternoon hoping to make small talk with reporters, he was instantly confronted by an unwelcome question: Why was he waiving his tough restrictions on lobbying for a Pentagon nominee? The president brushed it off, saying he would not return ?if I?m going to get grilled every time I come.?

If you read the whole WaPo article then you get the feeling that they are both in the same boat.

They just want to hang out and engage in some small talk and maybe exchange a few ideas, but everyone else wants to bash them upside the head.

Sorta reminds me of this forum.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn

Originally posted by: wetech

Originally posted by: Phokus
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...7/AR2009021703437.html

A couple of weeks before the Alaska legislature began this year's session, a bipartisan group of state senators on a retreat a few hours from here invited Gov. Sarah Palin to join them. Accompanied by a retinue of advisers, she took a seat at one end of a conference table and listened passively as Gary Stevens, the president of the Alaska Senate, a former college history professor and a low-key Republican with a reputation for congeniality, expressed delight at her presence.

Would the governor, a smiling Stevens asked, like to share some of her plans and proposals for the coming legislative session?

Palin looked around the room and paused, according to several senators present. "I feel like you guys are always trying to put me on the spot," she said finally, as the room became silent.

To think, that this woman was almost a heartbeat away from being president and the GOP still sees her as their great hope shows how screwed up this country is.

Link

When Mr. Obama wandered into the White House briefing room Thursday afternoon hoping to make small talk with reporters, he was instantly confronted by an unwelcome question: Why was he waiving his tough restrictions on lobbying for a Pentagon nominee? The president brushed it off, saying he would not return ?if I?m going to get grilled every time I come.?

If you read the whole WaPo article then you get the feeling that they are both in the same boat.

They just want to hang out and engage in some small talk and maybe exchange a few ideas, but everyone else wants to bash them upside the head.

Sorta reminds me of this forum.

LOL at your sig, do you know what context is?

 

[Ackmed]

Yet another person putting words in someone elses mouth, to further their agenda. How sad.

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Topic Title: Sarah Palin: "You mean i have to do more than just look pretty?"

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[Fear No Evil]

The democrats won by picking a pretty black guy that could speak well with no experience.. I don't see what seems so shocking about Palin being picked for VP. I'm sure Palin could take orders from President Pelosi as well.

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil

The democrats won by picking a pretty black guy that could speak well with no experience.. I don't see what seems so shocking about Palin being picked for VP. I'm sure Palin could take orders from President Pelosi as well.

The Democrats won by picking an intellligent, articulate, educated candidate who isn't "taking orders" from Pelosi or anyone else. OTOH, Palin is an intellectual dwarf who couldn't find her own way to Russia if she tried to walk there, even wth her direct line of sight from her front porch, and McShame abandoned every principle he claimed to have stood for to sell out to the same preverted Rove machine who smeared him when he ran against your EX-Traitor In Chief in 2000.

Regardless of race, gender and even political philosophy, based on qualifications, alone, it was never going to be a close contest. The election results confirmed the obvious.