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The inner circle of Sarah Palin’s political organization is notoriously difficult to crack, but in an over-7500-word piece in the New York Times Magazine posted online Wednesday, Robert Draper offers a rare glimpse into Palin-land – as well as buzzy quotes from an hour-long interview with the former Alaska gov.
In the key excerpt ricocheting around the media today, Palin gives a clear indication that she is seriously mulling a 2012 run:
“I am,” Sarah Palin told me the next day when I asked her if she was already weighing a run for president. “I’m engaged in the internal deliberations candidly, and having that discussion with my family, because my family is the most important consideration here.” Palin went on to say that there weren’t meaningful differences in policy among the field of G.O.P. hopefuls “but that in fact there’s more to the presidency than that” and that her decision would involve evaluating whether she could bring unique qualities to the table.
Palin told Draper that, if she chooses to run, she would “have to bring in more people – more people who are trustworthy.” She also defended her frequent avoidance of national reporters, criticizing the “elite” media for focusing on her personal life and “distractions” while "warping" her record. She says:
“I know that a hurdle I would have to cross, that some other potential candidates wouldn’t have to cross right out of the chute, is proving my record. That’s the most frustrating thing for me — the warped and perverted description of my record and what I’ve accomplished over the last two decades. It’s been much more perplexing to me than where the lamestream media has wanted to go about my personal life. And other candidates haven’t faced these criticisms the way I have.”
Other tidbits: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs gripes about Palin’s ability to drive reporters’ questions with her one-way social media posts (Palin tells Draper “I just tweet; that’s just the way I roll.”); Draper describes the small cadre of advisers who make up Palin’s “guerrilla organization” (Her husband Todd is “the one person she trusts,” according to a longtime friend); and Palin defends her reading habits (“'I’ve been reading since I was a little girl,' she snapped.”)
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Time for her to give consideration to Staying Home full time- Our country will be better off with a pain sorry palin in our lives.
She has made her money and will make more. If she does run her live is OPEN- We the public need to know all
Let's run a background check, a credit check, & a mental assesment. After all the general public when looking for work is subjected to these checks- She is not above the laws
I agree about the checks but lets do it for both sides of the political fence unlike the one sided hatchet job the liberal press did. Actually, I do not support Palin, I have my reservations, but I do support fair and honest evaluations of candidates. Lets get it all out on the table for everyone to see and evaluate for themselves.
mar, sorry, but I don't think we still have all that information on our current POTUS.
I am a conservative voter that will not be supporting Sarah Palin. You can not be uncompromising and be a politician (unless you have a super majority in all branches of government.)
Nothing quite like this idea that would cause a complete political circus, and ensure Obama's re-election in 2012.
This can't be good... What the he!!, I'd vote for Big Bird over B.O.
As for Palin's statement related to the importance of her family...I didn't know where else to respond, but she needs to either see to the education of her children, or sit down and insist that they learn to spell if they are being home-schooled.
I spotted the awful rant by Willow and she must learn how to spell...it's not 'your' (this or that) but 'you're' (you are) this or that! Apparently, Palin's children are as defensive as she is as it all applies to criticism and all they need to do is to ignore the nasty comments of others---that, Sarah, is learned!
"'I'm engaged in internal deliberations for the 2012 run"
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Why does the liberal progressive wolfpack press purposely quote Sarah so it sounds like she is talking to herself?
Are the card carrying communists THAT scared of her?
If Palin were to beat Obama in an election, I would suggest locking up every idiot that cast a vote for a woman that has no business being POTUS.
funny nemisis
She has kids at home and the youngest has a sickness..and all she does is run around the nation. Lady if you can't take care of your own family without hiring a nanny..WHY DID YOU HAVE THEM!
She will never make it past the first debate for all of the GOP candidates running.
born in the USA, I am certainly the last to defend Palin but her youngest doesn't have a "sickness". He does have a genetic condition that causes disabilities.
As far as the idea that if a woman has kids she shouldn't pursue a career outside the home, that's a pretty absurd statement also.
madison
Its her direct quotes--a video clip is available. She sounds schitzophrenic because she IS schitzophrenic. And communists don't carry membership cards. And you're a lazy, repressed golddigger. Get a job.
Oh, like we did when Obama ran? Oh thats right...we are racists if we ask to see any of HIS information....my bad
I dont recall ANYONE going after Obama's kids like they went after Palins kids either
This will be be an easy vote, just vote against Paulin, they country can't loose. She is a joke, actually worse than Ronald Reagan if that is possible.
Myopinion - Everything you said is true. Her son is mentally challenged - Down Syndrom - but he does need as much attention from both parents during his formative years as possible to insure he reaches his full potential. And, no woman should be kept from a career outside the home. However, anyone who runs for President should actually have a brain. That rules Palin out!
ummmm Obama's kids weren't knocked up during high school. Kids a direct reflection of the parents...to say any different is to avoid any personal responsibility. You are wrong fed, get off of your high horse.
By all means, let her run; let's get it over with. Once all of her supporters see what she's really made of (all style, no substance) we won't have to deal with her anymore. If Tim Russert were alive and she'd gone on Meet the Press during the election, we'd be done with her already.
I find it interesting that she has just called all other republican presidential hopefuls 'INCOMPETENT" and "UNFIT" to be president, yet will expect them to support her if she attempts to run. Nothing like sticking your middle finger up at all those you expect to support you.
Well, one point in defense of her statement, no one has ever accuse her of being intelligent.
"born-in-the-usa" - So what you are saying is that if Obama can't stay home to take care of his kids, he shouldn't have had them either??? What kind of backward thinking is that??? Where does it say in the rule book that it needs to be the mother that stays home? Is the father incapable of taking on this task?
expect?
to quote Mr. Olbermann,
She's an idiot! But I hope she runs. After two years of a "do nothing" congress we can get back to work again. 2012 will tilt everything to Democrats thanks to her.
Wish the same criteria had been done on Obama
Does anybody seriously think this dimwit is not going to run for potus? And BTW, Obama has been a terrific POTUS. Better than dimwit's running mate would've been.
Does reading since she "was a little girl" qualify for her to be a President in difficult times when she has so much difficulty saying what countries make up the North American Continent, which was brought up during the last Pres. election??? Maybe we should we give Sara some examples first as Christine Mc. in the N.E. requested in an interview during this last senatorial race when asked what amendments she would change? By all means Sara is free to do whatever she chooses, but don't blame the public for criticizing and laughing at her, just as she has made fun of Obama and Democrats; not that they are doing everything so perfectly as is true with the Republicans, also.
W Goin, I can think of a zillion valid reasons not to vote for Palin. But the fact that she's a working mother - even of a special needs child - just isn't one of them; it's a red herring, and an insult to women everywhere.
is it just me or does she come across as a dumbass to everyone?
i don't know if this is true but i heard that some radio guy called her claiming to be a rep for the queen of canada and she immediately dropped everything to take the call. she thought that canada has a king and queen...
she seems better suited for reality television than politics.
i can almost hear it now. yes i will be running for president in 2012, and i choose as my running mate..... SNOOKY from jersey shore !
PALIN/SNOOKY 2012! together they can tackle all of our problems. no one will ever have a bad hair day or make fashion mistakes again, if they do they will be heavily fined.
I love the petty little English teachers on the vine that pick on Palin’s kids, when 70% of viners can’t tell the grammar difference between your and you’re or there, their and they’re let alone the spelling!
Perhaps Michelle Obama should take some of your advice...did you see her 2nd grade level writing in the guest book in India? (picture 33)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40052058/ns/politics
As a college graduate, not to mention first lady, one SHOULD expect HER handwriting to be improved, yet you chose to pick on Palin’s kids?

The inner circle of Sarah Palin's political organization is notoriously difficult to crack, That's because they're all nuts!!! Seriously, though, if she's really planning to run the first thing she'll have to do is stop being hostile to the media. Referring to them as the "lamestream" isn't going to win her any friends, and face it, she's going to need all the help she can get. As far as her record, is she referencing the fact she didn't serve a full term as govenor? Sorry, but that's the game to be played. Frankly, all she's going to do is add an element of comedy to the campaign. There's no way she can ever be taken that seriously and if so, then the country will deserve the disaster that'll happen. She's got a parrot mouth and will be an unmitigated catstrophe for this nation.
I hope she runs and wins the R primary. Nothing will guarantee an Obama 2nd term like Mama Grizz on the other ticket.
Dear Conservatives - will you finally shut up now and stop pretending that Sarah Palin isnt trying to lead your party and our nation? Seriously, its not "the lamestream media" or us liberals making her believe she's got a fighting chance, its your side.
And am I the only one who finds it funny that during the 2008 election, the entire focus was on Obama's record and how it equated to him being "inexperienced"...and Palin has the gall to pretend like she's the only having her record criticized and scrutinized?
Josh-2629266
I’m referencing the child with Down’s Syndrome that was the brunt of many jokes and reasons Palin should not run...as already proven on this site again today.....
Children, at ANY age, should be off limits. There are thousands of knocked up girls in school, so you want to ridicule all of them? How about the fathers that knocked them up? Open season on them too? How do you identify them?
Reflection of parents? So you are responsible for every little thing your kids do? How do you explain teen smokers of parents that don’t smoke? Time to get off YOUR high horse Josh!
Why are people so down on Obama?
Taxes are lower for 95% of us.
Billions in TARP loans to banks are on schedule for repayment with profit to the Treasury.
The healthcare law (with over 200 Republican amendments) will reduce the deficit according to the CBO.
The economy has grown the last five quarters.
The number of illegal aliens entering the country fell by over 1 million last year.
And after all this we instead want to reward the party that converted budget surpluses into deficits, bogged us down in two wars (one totally unnecessary), and seeks to inflate the deficit with permanent tax cuts for the least needy two percent? The party that thinks it knows better than you on issues of reproductive choice and who you can and can't marry?
Stop drinking the Rushannity Beck kool-aid and start dealing with reality. Obama has not only been good, but actually great, for this country.
FedupwithFed - We are all entitled to our opinions, aren't we, and to have an open and polite discussion? I'll set your sarcasm and snide remarks aside. However, this forum is not about M Obama, but about S Palin.
It is you who decided to take a negative stance that I 'picked on Palin's kids.' Since Willow is in school and in her formative years, there is every opportunity for her to improve. And, parents and/or teachers are the best ones to guide their children/students; especially those who are blessed with a generous helping of 'intellectual curiosity.'
And, while I'm at it and disagree with the homophobic remark that Willow made, she is entitled to her opinion! Thus, my opinion of her statement didn't matter at all.
Go ahead and run, dumbazz, just what the repub ticket needs, another moron. I would actually consider voting for Condi if she ran, SHE is highly intelligent and far more capable of leading the country than this redneck bimbo.
Liberal press? Is there a middle of the road press? Is it any press that is left of you, Liberal ? So any press that asks her tuff questions that can expose her faults is Liberal? FOX News is not the only press she will have to deal with.
Mar, Before doing all that for Palin, let's run a check on Oblaba when he was closeted with the terrorist
Ayers in his living room. I hope you agree to that.
I'm sorry, but an adult who perpetually uses words like "lamestream" just doesn't strike me as Presidential whatsoever. Especially when that person thinks they're being delightfully clever.
Quitting a governorship right in the middle of your elected term certainly doesn't strike me as Presidential either.
Nor does someone who derides anyone with a college education as an "elite" really give me the confidence that they have any interest in keeping the populace educated and competitive with the outside world.
I also know from her TV show that she views the responsibilities of politics as an inconvenience, and that she would much rather be fishing "than in some ol' stuffy office!" That describes me as well, but I am responsible enough to understand that I have no business being President.
When I left one job, the consideration was because of family. I was stunned that a professional office would heartily agree with my decision. I knew a number of them that chose career to the injury of thier families and marriages.
I'd say she is the one who is not at peace with a presidential run. She has to decide if her familiy can handle the constant barrage of negative stories, comments, falsehoods. Somehow I think the real problem is Todd. All trails lead to Todd. Trooper-gate was his doings, and so was the flap with Miller.
I have two points of cheap advise for the Palin's
I like Romney and his ability to pull unlikely people together to solve problems - he hurt himself badly by dissing the Tea Party. This stuck on stupid type move is the kind of thing that cost him the last run at president. Mitt - 2/3's of those voting for Republicans last election were "tea party" associated. How do you expect to win without them?
If Palin won America almost certainly would face a bloody revolution.
Though I am retired now, I was a full time working mom when my children were growing up. I know first hand how hard it is to be a working mom. Yes, it can be done; and yes, every woman should have the right to persue a career in addition to a family. I did.
The critism is not that Palin is a working mother, but rather her hypoticritical stance on the family that gets to me. She's always talking about how her family comes 'first', but it is very publicly evident that she is not with her family. She is constantly on the road persuing her political career, reporting on Fox news, and now a reality show about Alaska. There is only so much time in a day--she can't possibly do everything she is doing--AND be such a devoted family member. It is physically impossible to be in the public eye as much as she is, away from home, and still be as family oriented as she claims to be. To me that's a hypocrite!!!
She and her committee should first work on cleaning up their act and being more honest.
It looks like former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R) political action committee needs a calculator.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/-200495-1.html
Bet you didn't complane that obuma didn't get checked,dipstick
I find that the only people who seem to really like Sarah Palin and or want her to run for president are uneducated and emotional.
Paul: What liberal media? There is no evil liberal media though the folks at Fox "news" have clearly been able to drill the idea into yours and many others' heads. The truth is that Sarah Palin did a hatchet job on herself by opening her mouth.
Josh
I can tell you dont have any kids. If your statement is true then Chelsea is a reflection of the inner Clinton(fu#$ing ugly).
Yes, Fahrfrumwurken - do you understand what $198.48, $199.01, 197.54 in a donations means? I do, millions in foreign money converted to USD equilvilents! Why it wasn't tracked - the Obama campaign turned off the automatic transaction tracker on the internet. Oh, that's right they don't understand how that happened - for MONTHS!
Oh My G..- Does this nutcase ever just shut up and go away! What a disgusting piece of garbage McCain siced on us. At what point does the country just stop watching, listening and reporting on this filth?
Fedup -
We are NOT "picking" on her kids, or pointing out a "mistake" her daughter made . . . we are pointing out a FAILED POLICY. She has preached her policy over and over, and it FAILED in her OWN HOUSE. You can try to defend it by calling it a "mistake", but you ignore the fact that this "mistake" is proof that her policy did not work.
If Palin, or anyone, is going to claim a certain policy should be in effect . . . she better make sure that the policy works on a micro scale. Her family proves that it DOES NOT WORK. And the fact that she still supports it makes Palin a hypocrite. I can accept mistakes, but I will NOT accept a hypocrite.
If Palin acts like an adult and says, "Obviously my own policy failed in my own house, so I will admit that I was wrong." I would gain a lot more respect for her. As of now, she has not said that. Thus, she is STILL a hypocrite.
myopinion13- I didn't say she shouldn't be voted for because she is a working woman. I merely pointed out that a special needs child needs BOTH parents to give him/her as much attention as possible during their early years in order to insure they reach their full potential. I am a working woman so I have no problem with that.
And, yes, there are more important issues with Sarah Palin - like her missing the intelligence of a toad!
Oh please! Sarah Palin's most important consideration is Sarah Palin. This sociopath has the gall to say she avoids the media because they're interested in her personal life.
It is Sarah Palin who trots her family out. - Look at me. Look at my family. Note that I am so wonderful that I am raising a special needs child. Note that I unconditionally love my eldest daughter who is an unwed mother. Note that I have a wonderful son who is in the service, only so he could avoid jail time. Note that my daughter Willow is quick on the name calling. Yes, I am so proud to say I instilled those Christian values.
How freaking stupid does one have to be to continue to fall for this vicious, shrieking shrew and proven liar. Folks, this woman is an ongoing train wreck. No word fits her better than GRIFTER.
For those who wish to see her run because she gives Obama a free pass in 2012 - Think again. This past election is clear proof that the electorate is oblivious to facts, has absolutely no memory, and is utterly in love with solutions that do not and cannot work. Sarah Palin is the ideal candidate for that demographic, and it grows by the day.
Voters who love America, you had better do a better job of educating yourselves and your children than Sarah Palin has done for herself and her children.
It was, and he passed.
I wish the right would stop with elevating their political celebrities to Messiah status. If I never saw or heard another Palin it would still be too much.
Sarah Palin is easily the most intelligent person the GOP has to offer, and by all means she should get that push-up bra on and go for it! She could show the world who the majority of the people of the US really are. Besides, it would be great to hear her charming voice for 4 to 8 years, and get policy news broken down into four or five word cliches instead of having to read newspapers. Who cares about silly old Constitutional rights, who cares about separation of church and state, who cares about education, nutrition, science, justice - with Sarah Palin at the helm we could just forget about that stuff, like the "real" Americans already do. Think how much time, stress, and worry will be eliminated by just kicking back in front of FOX, and being told what to think.
I hear her new show is comparable to the Sound of Music, only problem is no music and to many Nazis
One comment says to do an elaborate background check.
Obama couldn't even provide his birth certificate. He might not even be a legal President.
F*CK YOU PALIN, YOU P.O.S. ....take you and your palinbillies back to alaska into a deep freeze, never to be heard from again.....you're an idiot and it's hereditery, your mom dresses you funny, and you are nothing but a fool, a rich fool, but still a fool
Okay...progressives all just need to be quiet now and let the teabaggers think that she has a chance. Seriously...look how well it worked in Nevada. Teabaggers were just CERTAIN that Harry Reid was going to lose and then he won by a wide margin. Let's all let them think she has a snowballs chance of becoming Pres so that they'll go out and vote for her...and then we can take the easy glide into 2012.
That sound you hear is thousands of politicians throwing up and wetting their pants all at once.
LOL dick is a birther.
W Goin, mothers (and fathers) of special needs children can work outside the home and still be good parents.
lib50
Now THAT is funny! We are not "allowed" to see anything on Obama...and he paid dearly to make sure that we don't.
If anyone is elevated to Messiah status, it's Obama, and he has put himself there!
You just keep drinking the koolaid...
Wow! Mar350605 should really spellcheck first. Hard to insult someone when the grammar and spelling in the insult is so bad.
Hopefully Sarah Palin won't become our next president. It would absolutely KILL my business! My wife and our 24 children would be homeless and hungry.
You see I own a teleprompter business, and with the Obama's, he and she, business is good. I don't know if they can speak without one of my products. I hear they even use my wares when they are tucking their kiddie's into bed while reciting the Koran off my little machine.
Somebody like Sarah Palin who can think on her feet, actually is intelligent, and can speak from her heart with true emotion would have no use for my products and I would be homeless.
go bo
Palin quit her job as gov. of Alaska because she wanted to make more money doing dumb ass TV. If republicans vote for her again they are just about the dumbest this country has to offer. What a bunch of crap.
This would be a disaster. First off I would never vote for her in my life but how can you justify running for the Presidency of the U.S. after quitting on the state of Alaska as Governor. I dont think this is a good move. Just stay in the shadows and sell out with your TV show on TLC. Not too mention she and her family would take a ton of crap, especially Bristol. If she puts her family through that, then I dont think she truly has a heart.
WTF??? Did the republicans just empty the mental hospitals? Please Sarah, please, please, please run. You will destroy the republican party. I cant wait!!
It is pretty obvious to me that someone wrote that statement for her.For the past 2 years her statements were 3-5 words,perhaps 2 sentences,over and over,a new one every couple of months.For her to say something that thought out HAS to be written.This babbling bimbo couldn't understand Dr. Seuss.She replies to her e-mails with an automated message which someone had to type for her,"Please send e-mails in cartoon form ONLY,as I cannot read".
and don't forget a drug test!!
Carianne, you are right. The same thing happened in California and Deleware . . . but I don't want to kill the Tea Party resolve. So yes, Palin would make a great candidate. All GOP supporters should vote for her. She has a chance . . . really, she does. Honest.
Crazyincal (how appropriate) - Don't worry, from the time the teleprompter was invented, EVERY president has used one. They will ALL continue to use one, regardless of who is elected. So your made-up business will be fine.
So Kevin you must be one of those pot smoking anarchists in the streets breaking windows. What are you afraid of.
Yeah, lets run a background check like we did for Obama? Did we ever get the wool pulled over our eyes there! Press insisted we elect a "pretty boy" and had (has) no idea what he really stands for.
That said, I don't think Sarah should run for president... as much as I like most of the things she stands for, she will make a better "watch dog" than being in office.
Well that went well for Fraudbama didn't it?
What's wrong with a career INSIDE the home? Is it also absurd to take on your role as a mother and take care of a family you helped to create?
Well, Thoughts...I can see how Crazy would be concerned. If Sarah wins, she'd have to be able to read more than a few words at a time to use a teleprompter, which means would probably just use her hand (on a positive note, that would make her speeches really short and extremely amusing), so Crazy's made up business might suffer a little there.
My concern has been she ran out on Alaska for money what's there to say that she won't run out of us!!
Also who is raising her special needs child while she is running around the country!!!!
Shall we run those same checks on mr Obama. After all Im sure he would fail several tests.
leo new said
"is it just me or does she come across as a dumbass to everyone?
I don't know if this is true but I heard that some radio guy called her claiming to be a rep for the queen of canada ... she thought canada has a king and queen...."
If you had bothered to check, you would know Canada has a queen. If you look at http://www.gnb.ca/lg/Faq-e.asp
you will see the official site of the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick (that is in Canada, in case you didn't know). Part of it says "The primary role of Lieutenant-Governor is to represent Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada."
Apparently the government of New Brunswick thinks Canada has a queen. Maybe they are all dumbasses in your eyes too....
Mar, you're a hater, and judgemental. Who are you to say how a Sarah Palin should run her life?
She needs to take the hint given to her by the those who should know her best, the citizens of Alaska. Her guy Miller was just beat by her political opponent, Murkowski, who ran as a WRITE-IN!!!!!! Earth to Palin......
Jerri
What you really should be concerned about is that she had to be tutored in high school history during the 2008 campaign.
Chris...LOL...I saw that too. If Caribou Barbie can't even pull enough weight in her OWN STATE to get her guy the win? That says a lot for Sarah's influence, doesn't it?
LittleJoe
President Obama's life is an open book ... there are just lots of you who don't, or won't, read.
People are entitled to their religious beliefs EVEN IF THEY ARE COMPLETELY IDIOTIC AND IMPOSSIBLE. That said, what reasonable human being can deny the world WAS NOT made in 6 days? That the Universe is 14 plus billion years old? And why on earth would this country elect an evangelical waiting for the Book of Revelations and some such catastrophic prophesies to occurr? Folks need to be mindful of the whacky factor... I think it is important for EVERY conservative (that's not effin nuts) to discredit Mrs. Palin and demand that she stay where she belongs... on some TV program in Alaska and not some "stuffy political office"!
Well, that's what she sounds like without a heavy slathering of the faux special red sauce...
Do you understand why we think she's stupid and empty yet?
If she runs, she does realize there will be at least a few debates right?
My fellow real Americans....blah blah blah...obama....blah blah blah...queeers....blah blah blah....grizzly bears ....blah blah blah....obama....blah blah blah....obama....blah blah blah....muslims....blah blah blah.... hocky moms....blah blah blah...ummmm duh....blah blah blah...
crazyincal - Your entire mythical teleprompter business relies solely on two people buying them or you'll be homeless? You've pretty much failed at both your business plan, and the lame attempt at a joke.
True or false: In the commercial for her new show she states that she'd rather be out in the wilds of Alaska than in some stuffy office somewhere? Would the real Sarah Palin please stand up? Then sit down and shut up.
She has all the indications of being a pathological liar, among other things. And in anticipation -- no, Obama is not a pathological liar.
So in this case her running mate will be running away from her trying to make as much distance between them as possible....seriously, who in their right mind would sign on for that pitiful job....of course she might quit part way through the term to bag some instant cash deal or do a different kind of reality show, or join in the Mrs. American contest, or go fishin' 'n huntin' in that pristine environment where they keep all of those tasty, wild creatures to eat....so I guess the VP would end up runnin' the show then....how about getting the Wizard O' Faux to be Vice President....Glenn Beck would be the first high school drop out to run the country....now that's interesting....and don't forget to draft Rush to be in charge of the DEA and child pornography while we're at it....nice!
And this is why the Palin saga continues. On this blog - right now - there are 86 (including mine) responses on the FIRST comment.
What has Sarah Palin said that warrants 86 replies on ONE comment?
As of the time of this post, there are 23 pages of comments on this blog. 23 PAGES.
And you wonder why what ever Sarah Palin says the MEDIA reports. WHY? because Sarah Palin is GOLD to them. Whenever she says something - no matter how inconsequential - people go NUTS.
THIS is why Sarah Palin will NOT go away.
If Sarah Palin wants to run in 2012, then God Bless her. Let her run. let her lay her whole life open for scrutiny. Let her explain her situation with her husband hand children. Let's see how she is going to deal with the GOP establishment and the GOP's version of the Tea Party.
America cannot get enough of Sarah Palin, and it shows.
deanna, "hater" and "judgmental" are two words that describe Sarah Palin perfectly. And please note that, in the word "judgmental," the letter "e" only appears once.
Run, Sara, Run ! Best thing that could happen to the Dems. It will fracture the Republican Party. I can see her and Romney exchanging pleasantries now. She is a first class zero with no intellect.
She's apparently trying to ride Bristol's coattails into the white house. That's just wrong. I feel certain that Jefferson and Adams and Madison would not approve.
She is a real dog alright. It is not President Obama's fault you didn't listen to him when he was running for President. You should of turned off the Fox network for awhile. Sarah Palin is a hypocrite and a phony. She believes in abstinence, but she was pregnant when she got married. She didn't learn from her mistake, so she taught her daughter the same principle of abstinence, instead of birth control. And now ABC network is letting Bristol Palin win Dancing with the Stars, she can not dance. It is sad to watch her on the dance floor. Since Dancing with the Stars is fixed, I won't watch it again.
and Palin defends her reading habits (“'I’ve been reading since I was a little girl,' she snapped.”)
Comic books don't count
If we did all the "checking up" on candidates, Obama never would have passed muster !
I like Sarah Palin, but I doubt that the party would give her the nomination.. She couldn't win. Quitting her job as governor is too big of a mark against her.. A strong candidate would do well with her as a "cheerleader".. She would make a good "party chairman" though..
Palin built a FOX News studio in her house when she expanded it last year (apparently with FOX's money). That alone should disqualify her from ever being President. Well, that and an IQ of something less than 100.
Mike - "A strong candidate would do well with her as a 'cheerleader'"
You mean like she was for O'Donnell . . . oh wait.
I meant to say Angle . . . oh, no.
Ummmmm . . . Fiorina? No, not that one either.
Oh, I got it. Like she was the "cheerleader" for the Tea Party member in her own state, Miller . . . uhhh, what? He lost too? Ahhhhh come on, throw me a bone here.
How is she going to bring in more people who are "trustworthy" if the only persona she trusts is Todd?
Thats pretty funny-the dingbat is really considering running this country-oh please!! I needed a good laugh-man, she is dumber than a box of rocks, but to consider running-man, now that is funny!! I can't handle it anymore, I quit!! thats about what would happen if she parked her lame as% in the white house-funny thing is that there are idiots who would actually vote for this wacko-man where have all the intelligent people gone? moved out of the country more than likely--SHE IS A SELF-CENTERED JERK!!!
Too bad you didn't check out the UNKNOWN Obama a little better, huh?
Will she be running to serve a full term, or only half a term?
Mommy, Mommy, I keep "dancin" around in circles- "aw shut up Bristol or I'll nail your other foot to the floor"!! Man, what a wacky family-"Honey, mommy is going to be the pressudint so don't you worry, I'll pass a law that makes you queen of the dance floor, right before I quits the presiduncy cause grizz season will be my first priority, next to killin them there damn wolfes that are a roamin in our backyard!!Now, you be dancin on over to the stove and fetch your mama some of that there possum soup your daddy made for me while I writes me some crib notes cause I'll be debatin them there boys in two years a I wants to know what I'm a talkin about cause your momma is as smart as a six toed grsshopper-those of you out thar that votes for me is dummer than two boxes of rocks!!
How quaint! The liberals are having a field day today with their childish rants over Sarah. What I find so enjoyable is how the liberals ridicule her but yet still can't find any fault with Obama. It's beyond hypocracy... is there another level of it that goes deeper? I can't find the word.
The evidence that progressives/liberals/socialists/quazi-communists are in fear is Sarah Palin. Not one of you can come up with a solid reason she shouldn't run for president other than your name calling and immature remarks. ANY reason you come up with can be applied to your worshipful master Obama. He is the most inexperienced president in history, but yet he was immaculated into office by those people that fell in love with him. Now that he's screwing our country royally, you still support him. I suppose someone pro-America like Sarah just doesn't meet your expectations of a socialist president.
Tell me Obama worshipers... let's say Obama wins in 2012... we watch him destroy our capitalist society for 4 more years... in 2016, what are you going to do? Unless he signs a presidential edict that allows him to run for another term... you will have to give up your object of worship. Sad days are heading towards you.
I say let's cut short the pain. Get rid of Obama now and we won't have to suffer through another long series of economical declines... greater unemployment... a world wide depression... loss of buying power... bigger intrusive government in our lives... and the list goes on and on. Sarah Palin has more experience in her little finger than Obama has in his entire miserable life.
It seems like Surge doesn't know South Carolina and the Ozarks from Alaska. Let me clue you in Surge... Alaska is a lot further to the north and a lot further west. The people in Alaska don't speak anything like your lame attempt at countrification and brutal slaying of humor. Sorry to tell you, it wasn't funny. I know you were trying to be funny, but son, don't quit your day job... if you have one.
To Thoughts from Cali:
To Quote you: "So yes, Palin would make a great candidate. All GOP supporters should vote for her. She has a chance . . . really, she does. Honest."
It's people like you that need a serious reality check when you make a comment such as this one above. It is hard to imagine that anyone would want a "run-around, mama Bear Grizzly, Bimbo" running our Country, who isn't aware of what countries make up the North American Continent. Obviously your expectations for a U.S. President have very low standards. No wonder our Country is in such a mess. "There are none so blind as those who won't see!!"
Not that I'm a huge Palin fan, but at least shes not a WELFARE MOM LIKE ANY OF THE DEBRIS that voted for B.O.
I really hope she will run, for the benefit of Obama.
Sarah, why not instead centerfold - No need for a brain at that.
Yeah like we did with Obama? Bill Ayers, Acorn, SEIU, Van Jones, Rev. Wright, and on and on. Let's do check her out unlike we did with Barry Soetoro? Barrack Hussein Obama? His life is still surrounded in secrecy? Just as Obama can't relate to about half the American public; Palin would probably alienate the other half....lets find a moderate.
I am afraid that after this country voted for Bush (twice,not once), Palin becoming a president is very possible.GOP will build a team (as they did for Bush) thet will rule, she'll just go around and talk crap.I am sorry,but this country is loaded with people that read even less then she does,and there is even more of those who think that dinosaurs were around 10.000 years ago,and those are the ones (don't forget) that gave bust to McCain after he introduced Palin as VP candidate,and if he was not there,who knows what would happened.In 2012 the situation is going to be even better for her,and that's scary.
I'm still undecided as to whom I believe would be the best choice in 2012. i feel confident it would never be Obama ... maybe Palin would be a good thing for this country. i think she is basically honest and most presidents dont make the decisions on their own but with the assistance of advisers and i think she might end up with a few good ones by time to run for office. i feel most of these "professional" politicans need to go. our country (goverment) was set up with the idea of holding office as a patriotic form of service not a high paying job or stepping stone to fame. perhaps its to late or to innocent to think we should look at what made us great and reinvent the wheel.
Mar...
Why didn't you want the same for Obama????
Just asking.....
Come on!!!!!!!! Do any of you really believe the Americans would be STUPID enought re-elect Barack. So where are all the back ground Etc checks that were run on Barack?????? Sarah lives an open book, She is obviously an American Christian & not trying to hide information about her family, education & background.
sarah palin is such a waste of time, I would never watch a show of such a conceited person. Identity issues seem apparent as she may be a he!
dave-973,
you are SICK ! your head is so far up your<*^^> you can not see that Obama is going to destroy the U.S.A.
I am out of work for 2 years,have no health care, there is nothing that Obama has done so far to HELP. Accept Guarantee that I may never get a JOB if he stays in office.......... WAKE-UP , just because he shows up for work does not mean HE knows what he is doing ! ( Senator OBAMA )
Sorry... in 63 yrs I have NEVER seen ANY candidate LESS QUALIFIED....
SAVE AMERICA
S T E R I L I Z E S A R A H & B R I S T O L
After I read this article AND after I stopped laughing (which did take a while), I started reading the comments. I think it is safe to say that the whole "Drinking the kool-aid" bit has been done and then over done. If anyone is going to use that tired phrase at least follow it with "neiner neiner neiner" to class it up a bit. Or perhaps work on some more original content.
Say what they will but Sarah Palin is intellegent, gutsy and could bring this Government back to the people. As for opening her life fully to the public, why haven't we done that with Obama. He had all his school records sealed and spent a fortune using political contributions to keep his past secret. With the evidence that has surfaced I doubt this man is even an American citizen. There are to many discrepencies on his past. Sarah on the other hand has hid nothing from the public about her privite life. I think it's time for a women president and Sarah fits the bill.
While I wouldn't support her for President, I see her on the national political scene for a long time, sticking barbed arrows into progressive's posteriors. She clearly loves her state, country and family, which is more than the "apologetic President" we have now. Judging by all the vitroil in this vine, we HAVE to keep her around, if for nothing else she drives the progressives nuts!
Go Sarah! While you won't make President, you just might keep the other party honest (right.......).
Read Obama's autobiography if you want to know his past...if you can read. It is published and in all Border's stores....if you ever visit them. To say this woman is intelligent is to admit you never bothered to watch her VP debates...or her interview by Katie Couric. She needs to re-think her education...or lack thereof.
are you people tripping or what . palin , seriously this is one of our options .i can see russia from here palin you can,t be serious . please everybody wake up , there has to be someone out there who the country can possible rally around and pull us out of this decades long nosedive . i realize that with the 2 party system our choses are limited but really. obama may not have turned into a beckon of light but there has to be someone .god help us i truly believe our time is running sort ,if it,s not already out . start learning mandarin .
To All Tea Party and Republicans:
In a very recent interview with Barbara Walters and Sara Palin, Sara commented that she can beat Obama in 2012. Now for a very quick reality check of Sara's limited memory capabilities. Sara's own State of Alaska would not back or support her Tea Party candidate choice, Joe Miller. Instead they supported a write- in candidate (the first write- in candidate to win in 50 years), Lisa Murkowski, who today was announced the winner for the Senate position in Alaska. Obviously Sara's own State of Alaska, does not take the wandering mama Grizzly Bear seriously as worth listening to for advice and leadership after she dumped the Governor's job to go gallivanting around the U.S.
Sarah Palin is the exact change this country needs, change for the better. Seems the word better was forgotten about when most of america wanted change in the last election. We got change allright! Hows that working for you? Background checks should be made on all of these candidates and be made public. We should start with the one in charge now. So is he an american citizen or not?
So Palin isn't above the laws and should be subjected to background checks? Why? Obama wasn't. He isn't even a legal president, not even born in the country in which he is president. Could the double standard be the age-old male vs female, or more likely that Obama is a Democrat and Palin a Republican? What a shock that there is a double standard here!
This can't be good. The girl did nothing but flail her arms while a talented dancer, perhaps, because she is black, was voted off. I'm disgusted.
mar-350605, Considering you knew all about the one you voted for and "still" voted for the POS the only way to really make SP look bad is to connect her to all the people that babe-rack knows.
You are living "I think" breathing proof that an a$$ is still an a$$ know matter how much information they gather. Get that a$$ looked into MAR.
I'm sure Palin would do well in al those checks. Obama couldn't even produce a birth certificate.
Palin is frustrated because the media won't focus on her accomplishments? Funny, neither has Palin herself. Could that be because focusing on them would bring attention to the fact that she is not only gravely underqualified to be POTUS, but that she couldn't even finish her one and only term as governor of Alaska. All these Americans, who proclaim to love their country so much they have all their clothes made out of flags, better look beyond what I suspect is really driving their support of Palin, fear of an unavoidably changing world and ask themselves if they really think she has what it takes to lead the free world. I am very afraid for our country.
Excellent news for Dems. She'll cause internal strife for the GOP. I they are foolish enough to nominate her as their presidential candidate or if she's the Tea Party candidate, she'll be a cinch to beat and will also steal votes from the GOP.
Incognito, I hope you are right, but at the same time I worry that she may not be such a cinch to beat. It is obvious that she is not in any way qualified or capable to be President.I think even she knows that. But she is shrewd. Ever since the Katie Couric interview, in which Katie effortlessly exposed her for the simpleton she is, to my knowledge she has never allowed herself to be interviewed by another member of the mainstream media. She is carefully packaging herself to appeal to voters who perhaps until now, havn't really had any strong political leanings. This concerns me.
You say that as if being a tea party candidate is not a republican candidate... all 'tea-party' candidates ran with a (R) associated with their name... not a (T) and certainly not a (D). Let's just call it like it is, 'tea-party' is just a new fad for republican.
I think her plan is to do what Angle in Nevada did and that is to refuse to answer any questions until after she is elected.
Is Sharron Angle her sister? So much alike. First of all, I doubt Sarah knows what the word "engaged" means otherwise, she would make sure her brain is engaged at some point. I can't imagine Sarah meeting with foreign dignitaries reading notes off the palm of her hand and try to communicate with that high pitched screeching voice. God, what a nightmare!! I love how some of the people at Fox news got caught chatting with the microphone still on and proceeded to trash Palin. I love it. Everybody is just plain sick of her and the only reason anyone tuned in to her reality show was for a good laugh. But even they were disappointed. Just plain boring.
Wish the "Witch from Wasilla" would just put her man pants on and say "I'm running". Where's your cahones Sister Sarah? Man up already! You ain't BSin' any one...
We all know this hack is runnin' so I say "UNLEASH THE HOUNDS" and run her back to the trailer park she came from. America is in to much of a bind to have this Palin Circus and Pentacostal Snake Handlin' and Speakin' in Tongues Tent Revival road show to distract us from the serious business of electing COMPETENT legislators.
A trailer park? No no no... she's a conservative.
incognito,
And not to mention loosing the Independents votes as well.
Although I did not vote for Sarah Palin, it's hilarious to observe the mere invocation of the name "Palin" causing shouting and gnashing of teeth among the liberal masses. PRICELESS! I'd love to see her debate Pres. Obama, but with two rules: 1. No teleprompters and 2. No blaming anything on George Bush. Obama would be so outrageously outclassed, it would be like shooting fish in a barrel.
"Obama would be so outrageously outclassed, it would be like shooting fish in a barrel."
I seriously doubt this.
Swampcat "Although I did not vote for Sarah Palin, it's hilarious to observe the mere invocation of the name "Palin" causing shouting and gnashing of teeth among the liberal masses."
yeah, replace palin with Obama...and you get the same effect times 20.
What's even more funny, is that you think Palin could even hold her own in a debate with Obama, on any subject. She cant even handle a one sided interview with Katie Couric...you really want to put your money on palin, really?
swampcat, are you kidding me? Sarah couldn't even handle Katie Couric.
swampcat, people like you scare the crap out of me. Do you really imagine Sarah Palin and Barack Obama are in some way intellectual peers or are you trolling? If you do, you're part of the problem not the solution.
What has become of this country when we can no longer tell the difference between a hack attention seeker with a toothy smile and canned line and someone who has a genuinely well thought out opinion, even if we might not agree with it. Since when does the leader of the free world need to be friendly and flashy and personable rather than a serious, thoughtful problem solver? Perhaps it's because the fundamentalists are so used to seeing this same tawdry behavior in their religious leaders that they can't tell genuine from junk.
I don't have to like whomever becomes president by I do need to have confidence in their abilities. And to be frank, if you'd trust SP to give you directions to the corner store to buy a carton of milk, you have some serious soul searching to do. But then of course they say the average IQ is 90 which probably explains many of the comments on this board.
Oh so she's from a manufactured home association? *G*
Swampcat, can I have some of the stuff you're smoking? No one uses teleprompters at a debate. But let's add rule 3) no notes written on your hand before the debate:-). BTW - she wouldn't even make it to a debate against Obama. She wouldn't make it through the GOP debates. The gloves would be off - Gingrich (who I can't stand), Romney, and others would eat her alive. Do you really think she has a grasp on the issues as much as the other GOP candidates? The one thing that will come up time and time again - she QUIT on the state of Alaska. It looks like her pick, Mr. Miller, in Alaska is going to lose the race in Alaska. I would love to see her debate ANYONE. Unless she's hiding it, her foreign policy knowledge is lacking. Her knowledge on the Congress and its procedures is lacking. She has one view and one view only, not willing to even listen to others. That wouldn't bode very well with independents. Anyway, she'd lose a debate with anyone.
My point is made.
Swamprat
forget the your comment on Obama being outclassed..
here is your real problem and the problem of you "Palinentitlist" you somehow assume Palin is entitled to be the GOP nominee.
hold on rat - you got big problems coming your way and your problem won't be with the "lamestream media" or from the left.....get ready palin groupies - you got the Roves, the Gingrichs...coming for you and they are ready.
by the time it gets to a "left vs right" debates - Palin and you groupies will be like carcasses on the side of the road - gutted! And it won't be by the left....
You had no point, other than to state that you think that Palin will be able to debate anyone successfully(without using notes written on her hand).
That idea is laughable.
I hope Palin runs. We all need a good laugh.
Ok, sure but also no, "You betchas, no winking and no hand crib notes either........
But seriously, I've got three words for ya...."Katie. Couric. Interview."
Your beloved Sarah unintentionally made an national JOKE of herself DURING the last national election. Just cuz you didn't see how DUMB she was (and still is) doesn't mean the rest of us are crazy..
If Palin runs on a tea party ticket, she'll split the repub vote and dems will stroll toward victory. She will not win because she doesn't have the gravitas we Americans like to see in our president. She needs to accept her personal limitations and how that will translate at the ballot box.
I agree, Sarah Palin is in no way as intelligent as Barack Obama. Which is a point Im very happy about. I could not handle another damn Ivy league elitist in the white house. The arrogance is appalling, Obama and his group of "smartie pants" assistants feel and act Superior to everyone. They thought they knew what was good for all Americans. This last election pretty much summed up the feeling of the american people. He isnt really that smart. By now the sting has worn off and the smug elitist followers have rethought the loss and now realize it wasnt them or mr Obama it was the stupid people of america that didnt realize he was right and really knows whats best for ALL Americans.I just hope they all keep that attitude for the next 2 years.....No, I hope they actually get in peoples faces and TELL them in no uncertain terms that they are the really are smart and educated people and that the american people need to realize they know whats best for them.
Yeah, it would be much better to have some uneducated rube as (cheer)leader of the free world.
WTF are you talking about?
YES, I want someone smarter and more educated than someone I run into at a bar running this country... Why wouldn't you?
Why does having an education drive palin supporters crazy?
Hey there Swampsplat-wherd ya park yer banjo-you been snortin too much skeeter repellant son!!!
LittleJoePeep
I agree, Sarah Palin is in no way as intelligent as Barack Obama. Which is a point Im very happy about. I could not handle another damn Ivy league elitist in the white house. The arrogance is appalling, Obama and his group of "smartie pants" assistants feel and act Superior to everyone. They thought they knew what was good for all Americans. This last election pretty much summed up the feeling of the american people. He isnt really that smart. By now the sting has worn off and the smug elitist followers have rethought the loss and now realize it wasnt them or mr Obama it was the stupid people of america that didnt realize he was right and really knows whats best for ALL Americans.I just hope they all keep that attitude for the next 2 years.....No, I hope they actually get in peoples faces and TELL them in no uncertain terms that they are the really are smart and educated people and that the american people need to realize they know whats best for them.
LittleJoePeep
I'm glad that you agree Sarah Palin is in no way as intelligent as Barack Obama. I'm sorry you are happy about. How can you exchange lack of decorum and intelligent curiosity? A foriegn diplomat would blow her mind in a nano second. For that matter so could a 5th grader.
I would hate to see her in the Oval Office. She is just too vulgar.
Thanks! I needed a laugh, and dogmatic leftists invariably crack me up! All I had to do was hold out a hoop and (nearly) everyone leapt through. I got all the insults and rebuttals for which I could hope.
P.S., Sinistral Ones: I said I did NOT (and would not) vote for Palin; I just think it's hilarious that she's turned the smear campaign into a golden goose, and that true believers attack on command when her name is invoked. She is too dogmatic and uncompromising, in my opinion.
P.P.S.: Sinistral means tending to the left, or leaning to the left.
Personally I don't feel anyone women should be aloud to run for office. This country cant handle the mood swings! Should would probably nag our country into another war.
This is amusing, all you libs squeeling like a women, its rather funny, and embarassing. Perhaps you should all log off and go submit to your wives before she sees what youve been doing. FUH_HUCK
Palin qualities: she took the oath of office, and then quit. She's not as smart as she is good looking. She rallies morons with country comments. If she is elected, we should all leave from shame.
I have to admit I agree...I'm a conservative and I like her, I think she's great at what she's doing, speaking, motivating, inspiring... not to mention she's pretty hot, but thats it. Stick to what you're doing honey, DON'T RUN...you'll F it up for us.
Speaking of hot though, have you noticed that most all conservative gals are smart AND hot, while the most of liberal gals are book-smart, life stupid "birenstock" homely? Hair and make up girls...wonder-bras don't hurt anything either.
...of course for some, there's no hope at all...janet napolatano, rachel madcow...assuming that they are women to start with. LOL
Hey Ted...your closet homosexuality is showing, buddy. Seriously though...
I look at it this way. She was the governor of one of the most sparsely populated states in the country, yet even that was too much pressure for her, and she quit. Just how long does anyone think she'd last as president?
Quitter Palin for president? Really?
I agree. Tea Party is a new branding and marketing exercise for the Republicans. The last branding image is tattered. No worries, you get a room full of Republicans together and all you have is an argument.
Roscoe...the reason Repub women are all so "attractive" is that they are only there for you to look at. They don't actually DO anything. I'm guessing your side wouldn't allow it.
Internal deliberations - Gee, I wonder how many people are willing to give up their Constitutional rights and vote for an ignorant right wing bully?
I heard Trump is now talking about making a play for President....maybe 'The Donald' and Sarah 'The Pitt Bull with Lipstick' should run on one ticket....I can see it now, after they have won:
She is a real joke, but does enjoy all the perks and monies she makes.
Does anyone see the money tree? and the income she is raking in?
Palin should stay in Alaska, she is an embarrassment to the state, but she would be a bigger embarrassment to the country. She is geographically & intellectually challenged. Good grief after 38,000 plus dead, she didn't
even know why there are two koreas. This even shocked her faux news handlers.
Seems to me before you can do any deliberations you need to have something upstairs to deliberate with
I'm trying to imagine George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, John Kennedy, etc using the word "lamestream". I can't do it.
Barry...how about refudiate? Can you see them using "refudiate"? Yeah...me neither.
IR...I think she meant to say "delusions" not "deliberations"
Vermont Girl how you been doing?
You might be right there dear although I don’t generally waste to much time on old Sarah hence the brevity of thought up there.
I do believe that I’ve got an old Blue Tick Hound up on the Hill that’s got more between his ears to deliberate with than Ms. Palin. He seems to operate under less delusions in life too.
He just don’t look as good in one of them Red Leather Jackets and try as I might I just can’t get him to wink.
Keep well Good to see you
Howdy IR - it is going to be a very long 24 months, is it not? I wagered with someone on this site (can't remember who) how much of a break we'd get after the midterms. I was so right....about 30 minutes!
Stay well yourself man!
A Palin Presidency would be a job generator on day one! - Picture translators exiting world-wide, making room for those who would be able to take her fractioned sentencing, rework it grammatically, and present it to a waiting audience - without cracking up. Job seekers - listen to her and practice. Screechy voice not a requisite, but an asset.
Woman, just please shut up and go away. What's next, Survivor Island?
No, I think she's more suited to Big Brother.
Real Housewives of Wasilla?
Everyone needs to remember that the real president would be Todd, not Sarah. He was the real governor call the shots and Sarah did what he told her to do. This woman is just a simple puppet with Toddy boy pulling the strings. If she was homely, none of this would even be happening.
That Todd (1st Dope) guy wanted Alaska to secede from the United States..now that's a sicko for ya..his wife is a perfect match for him!
Just reading through these comments leads me to believe that quite a few of those on the left have embraced much of the sexism they formerly derided. I'm no fan or foe of Palin, but it seems to me that people are attacking her because they are afraid of her--a woman with clout--and using phrases and cliches that would make Molly Yard blush. I'm ready for the displays of self-righteous indignation that will surely follow this post...
KJ - its a misnomer that all liberals are not sexist...we've got quite a few in the democrat party, Just like we got our fair share of racists and pervs and crooks. I know it was a while back, but re-watch the Clarence Thomas hearing, and watch the liberals make Anita Hill appear to be some manipulative power hungry bitch...rather than the victim of sexual harrassment that she really was.
America, in general, likes to pretend its something its not. Listen to the way many conseravatives talk about how muslims treat women like property and cattle, but fail to acknowledge this was how american men treated women prior to womens liberation, which was not ushered in because american men had "seen the light" but rather, because american women had had enough and fought for their freedoms and rights.
Just like many americans like to pretend they are christians, but in fact, are completely un-christ like.
Don't use reason with them Jessica, they cannot comprehend it. Good points though:)
I am afraid of Ms. Palin not because she has clout, which she doesn't. I am afraid there are enough simpletons in this country that will buy her crap. This woman is in no way capable of running this country. Is she going to resign two years into the presidency like she did as the governer of Alaska?
Jessica: I believe you mean it was a "misconception" and not a "misnomer." Although a few of your facts are in dispute (I wouldn't equate America before women's suffrage to fundamentalist Islam and women. I can't recall hearing too much about honor killings and stonings in the pre-suffrage days in the USA and I believe you meant that conservatives tried to remake Anita Hill) I agree that all political parties have their loons. If that is the case and we genuinely want to rid ourselves of that, wouldn't it benefit that cause to speak out against such lunacy (like sexism) all the time and not turn a blind eye when the target of sexism is someone that is politically an opponent?
As for Indy: Apparently you don't like to use reason either, as you resorted to a sarcastic putdown.
Sarah Palin is a prime example of a successful idiot. How people like her manage to fail up in the world I'll never know. People should not be rewarded for stupidity, willful ignorance, and the inability to answer questions in a coherent manner. It would be entertaining to watch her get chewed up and spit out by her own party.
Kj,
I love to use reason, but with Palin supporters so far it has not been successful. I also see Palin as fair game as she is one of the biggest sht talkers out there. You want to play??
She will be exposed for what she is, a fraud and a poser christian. So if you don't like the sarcasm, so be it. Don't jump in the waters and support a moron who has so little integrity.
The difference is I run a company and cannot abide bullies, or talkers without substance. If you are going to talk it you better back it. Palin cannot back it, she is a moron.
Oh come on, like I said, I'd support Mickey Mouse before I'd support Barry - The Great Defender of Welfare Mom's everywhere.
Palin isn't qualified, but the crap that spews out B.O.'s mouth makes me physically ill.
SmallGov,
I respect your issues with Obama. You are basically in contrast to his philosophy, etc. Which would be expected from a republican or person for small government. I am independent and have many of the same issues. While I may have issues with some of his agenda, I would in no way compare a moron such as Palin to him. She is not even in the same league as some of those welfare moms who probably have a world full of integrity in comparison.
thanks...
Indy:
As I posted above, I am no fan or foe of Palin. She clearly has had success in life and charisma. To call her a "moron" (as in your reply to smallgov) or to throw out any pejorative contributes nothing to the discussion. If that's the game you play--and glancing over your posts just on this page, that appears to be the case--count me out.
Dont you just hate the retarded that only see one way, and if you dont agree with them its you with the problem.
One of the great things about our country is the fact that someone like Palin can run for office. For a number of reasons she has put herself in a position to be considered a candidate for the highest office. Anyone who has the opportunity to debate her on the issues will most likely be successful without stooping to name calling as some have done on this discussion. I think she will run in 2012 but doubtful she would win the nomination based on the fact the "leaders" of the Republican Party will do anything to keep her from winning due to her perceived "unelectability" in the general election. Regardless of what happens it should make for great theater and I for one will watch, if for nothing else, entertainment value. I don't think she is a moron as I don't think a moron could acheive the status she has acheived. having said that, I don't think she is qualified to run the country either. If she is the Republican nominee in 2012 I predict a record turnout by Democrats and an easy win for Obama or whomever is the Democratic nominee.
This woman is simply a delusional idiot. She may be making lots of money right now, but she is slowly destroying her family in the process. How long until Todd figures out that he can walk away with millions of dollars and live the happy and quiet life he always wanted.
Really people?
She's had her 15 minutes of fame and more.... The Media needs to let this fade.
The "media" will let this fade when America is no longer interested. Sarah is doing everything she can to stay in the spotlight (irronically while claiming she regrets the loss of her privacy). That so many in America fall for this obviously hypocritical woman shows how desperate they are for simplistic thinking. Hence reallity TV, etc. Sarah is perfect for the Tea Party and other simplistic "thinkers".
Oh, and "destroying her family"? No more than the Kardashians are destroying themselves. It's a simple and financially rewarding choice. Sadly, it should also be humiliating. But in America, we seem to love exhibitionists and scandal rather than intelligence.
Smarter,
Pretty much summed it up. Sensationalism trumps all in this country. Too bad we have lost our way. When idiots with no idea are put on a pedestal then we are not doing well. I know people that work for me that are talkers and do not have a clue to the amount of detail or planning, or whatever goes into what they are speaking of. Basically they are repeating something they heard, but have no substance to back it. Sarah Palin is a prime example of a 2nd grade bully. Sht talk, but no idea of the intricacies, no clue. For some reason the christian poser right in this country overlook reason and integrity and stopped using their brains in exchange for simpleton, ignorant, and low integrity.
EffortPA, post#5:
How do you know what Todd wants, maybe he cares for his wife and family. I think you are way out of line to say the things you said in your post #5.
Try this on for size: "Do not, fire a furnace so hot, for your foe, that you do singe thy self".
This is what I just don't understand, and I am being as serious as can be.. WHAT on earth makes Palin or any supporters feel she could be President? I really am at a loss here. This saga never ends, and her religious beliefs aside (she has every right to them), she couldn't even finish a term as Governor of Alaska. I dont get it, and haven't all along. She seems to have this concept that she could waltz into DC and change things. GOP or Dem, it won't happen. I don't know who is advising her on her next move, but they gotta be drinking more than Kool-Aid.... I am beginning to wonder if she hasn't got some sort of mental issues, delusional or whatever, and I say that seriously. How can she think she represents women or could qualify as President? Whether it's George W or Obama, they went to schools, got degrees and held REAL jobs they didn't quit. I am really just shaking my head here at Palin. She is a puppet who says what is put in front of her. And Todd in the White House?? Lordy, don't even make me think that.....
Gee golly Beav, did you demand the same of BHO when he entered the race for pres? How about a birth certificate, college transcripts, voting record, etc.?
Yes, and it was provided. If you want to get behind Palin thats fine but she does not have the leadership skills or political acumen to handle the top job. But nominate her and BHO will get a 2nd term.
you are a nut. go get your hour of Rush take ur meds and lay down take your nap
And you think that BO has "leadership skills" and "political acumen" to handle the job? Give me a break, he is so in over his head its scarey.
Adam, I suppose President Obama did? Compare apples to apples for God's sake. Why can't you people be honest. I don't think either of them had the experience then or now
Can you get some real talking points? Palin is a joke!
I love this "birth certificate" arguement. Never came up in all his years growing up here, paying taxes, going to college, law school, Senate....
Seriously, that's all you've got? HA!
mentalgiant
You need to use Spell Check... I think you meant malignant.
Only a 'tard' is still looking those.
Mental midget enough with the birth-er crap really we all know that you crazy Tea baggers hate Our President but please he is a citizen of the USA, and the president have some respect. What comes around goes around.
"How about a birth certificate, college transcripts, voting record, etc.?"
Regardless of BOs ability or track record as president, your question can be answered with a quick Factcheck.org search. Start with BO's birth certificate, which has already been authenticated. Accusations that he is a Muslim, not a citizen or other are complete garbage that has already been laid to rest by people who are not intoxicated by political fervor, and those too lazy or stupid to think adequately. Here hint in the form of a question: Why haven't established GOP politicians fried him over these issues? In fact, at least on prominent GOP member defended BO on these silly assertions.
Mike, I agree... Those are silly assertions. The assertion that he needs to get outta there before he can do anymore damage isn't.
Get him some crayons, and let him go play somewhere else.
One more of those mental idiots out there. This country sure has a bunch of morons out there. Palin is a disgrace in general. And her supporters are hypocrites and morons.
Yeah, Palin isn't helping anything.
However, as someone who earns, and thus is disgusted with B.O., I guess ya gotta support anyone who will oppose him.
It'd be a long shot, but in the end, the bums will always lose.
mental giant - anything but! The birth certificate stuff is so stupid. Everyone with an IQ of at least 70 knows Obama was born in Hawaii. And, amazingly, I've seen copies of his transcripts from college - he aced everything. And, as we all know, he was head of Harvard Law Review - no simple task. Now let me see, did we ever see Bush's transcripts? Nope I don't believe we did. You clearly are delusional. Obama is more than qualified to be President and has done a good job considering the absolute mess he walked into. I cannot image how bad things would be if McCain/Palin had won. Now that would cause nightmares!
Moron. Still a "birther" I guess. How long will you hang on to your delusions?
How long will you hang on to your welfare check?
MentalGiant, Everything has been bought out in the ope about Obama. I would not keep showing my Birth certificate every time some Rightwinger yelled I.D. please. Has any one seen Sarah's Birth Certificate, School grades from the four community colleges, etc. I haven't, and don't care about them. I will admitt that Sarah did take a course in yelling and winking, ya betcha.
Sarah is a pathetic hooker - at best. Please just send her back to Alaska - oh wait - they don't want her either.
Left/right.Republican/Democrat?Inependant?tea Party Candidate. Which am I? I am an AMERICAN. I cast my vote for the best candidate. One who I believe will properly govern ALL of us. I am sick of party politics. I am sick of candidates telling me what their opposition didn't do. If you want my vote, tell me what you are going to do. We all need to take some time and read the Constitution. That's a good place to start. Next,take some time to find out how the incumbents previous voting record. Become informed. Being an American is a privledge. It's worth the work.
palinites, obediently clinging to guns, religion and imaginary birth certificate garbage...
I like and agree with your comment, yoyo mama.
If we are lucky, she will run on her own ticket just like Lisa did. That would split the republican party and give a very easy win for Obama in 2012.
Lucky or unlucky? Guess that just depends on your perspective.
If Obama has to count on splitting the Repubs to win in 2012, then that doesn't sound like a very promising position for the Dems.
He'll win handily if he can show the people that he meant what he said in 2008, i. e., ending bipartisanship in Washington (or at least taking real steps to do so). If he can't, he'll be exposed as a great campaigner, but a not-so-great executive. He'll lose in 2012 and then proceed to make his fortune giving speeches and writing books.
Of course, all of this also depends on the ability of the Republicans to 1) offer some viable, common-sense ideas regarding the economic mess our country is currently in, and 2) nominate a candidate who has mass appeal. If Republicans can't do both of those things, they have no chance of winning 2012.
Since our Congress is now split, I'm excited to be able to see Republican proposals in the House side-by-side with Democrat proposals in the Senate. The American people are going to be able to see the ideas of the respective parties without so much of the media's spin (either way). I am disgusted with the sound-bite politics that our "leaders" are so fond of these days.
What has Saddam Obama done for this country? Oh wow! How wonderful! I was alive for a black President. And that is all you got!!!
He wants to run everything with the Government (socialist/Dictatorship). I think it is funny he has to end every statement with " THE BUCK STOPS WITH ME". I can't figure out if he is trying to convince us or himself.
Let's open your eyes. Under Obama -
(1) taxes are lower for 95% of us, (2) billions in TARP loans to banks (to avoid a depression, remember?) are on schedule for complete repayment with profit to the Treasury, (3) the healthcare law (with over 200 Republican amendments, mind you) will actually reduce the deficit according to the Congressional Budget Office, (4) the economy has grown in each of the last five quarters, (5) the number of illegal aliens entering the country fell by over 1 million last year, and (6) our military involvement in Iraq has ended. All this in two years.
You evidently want to return to power the party that turned budget surpluses into deficits, bogged us down in two wars (one totally unnecessary) and seeks to inflate the deficit with permanent tax cuts for the least needy two percent? The party that thinks it knows better than you on reproductive choice and who you can and can't marry?
Turn off Rush, Hannity and Beck long enough to see what's really going on. Obama has been not merely a good President, but a great one.
Open your eyes - your ignorance is shown in your first "Saddam" comment. That is appropriate for a 1st grader - no one of any higher intelligence. Clearly a tea party ranter.
Open your eyes -
Open your eyes, when Obama came to office we were losing 750,000 jobs a month and the Dow Jones average was diving towards 6,000. Those who still had jobs were worried that their pensions were now worthless.
Obama made some difficult choices that saved our economy from going completely bust and the banks from failing. The bailouts will eventually make a profit and the Dow is back over 11,000. I think we can all agree that we would all like lower taxes and a reduction of the deficit, but we have to be real about how we go about achieving these goals. Palin's snappy one-liners and reliance on cliches offers no solutions. Your comment about socialist/dictatorship is just baseless and ignorant.
Open your bleepin' eyes
@Jill: campaign promise to "end" bipartisanship? I thought he campaigned on improving bipartisanship. He also campaigned to end earmarks, but hasn't succeeded any better on that issue than he's been able to do on bipartisanship. To accomplish the former, he would have to veto every bill that came across his desk. To accomplish the latter, he has to have cooperation from the other side, and they have refused to do that. You don't get compromise when one party or the other sets out to defeat everything the President proposes. That is exactly what the GOP set as their goal immediately after the 2008 election and continued to press the voters to do in 2010. Well folks, get ready for the nightmare that is about to develop.
Elect Palin in 2012 and you will multiply our current problems at least 10-fold.
I think the liberal democrats need to make sure that everyday they tell anyone who will listen, how smart they are. Drive it home on a daily basis just how educated and knowledgeable they are. Let us know that they are the only ones that can make choices for us. And that we are the luckiest nation in the world to have such elite and educated leaders. They need to drive home that message over and over again. Please !
@ anti-trust proponent, you knew exactly what I meant. So I made a typo. Oops. My bad.
If you believe that the blame for the lack of bipartisanship in Washington, D.C. can be placed squarely on the shoulders of one party (and the minority party at that!), then you reveal yourself to be quite the partisan yourself.
Also, I do not support electing Palin, and Palin will not be the Republican nominee, even if she runs. I'm saying that the split Congress is likely to present Obama with an opportunity to make good on his promise to the American people of a post-partisan D.C.
My point was that bipartisanship requires participation by members of both parties. The Dems did way too much compromise during this session of Congress, resulting in bills so watered down that there is little left to them, all because the party of NO refused to compromise.....either do it our way or no way was their only game, with the goal of totally defeating the President and anything he tried to accomplish. The president (no matter which party he/she belongs to) cannot achieve "post-partisan" politics without the other party participating. The minority (again no matter which party that is) must be willing to work together and the GOP hasn't been willing to do that since November 2008. With the 2010 election, there will be even more gridlock unless you really want "compromise" that means doing things only the way the GOP wants them done, which is NOT compromise.
We do NOT need another two, four, six, or eight years of the mess the GOP created during their last majority.
The problem with your argument, anti-trust proponent, is that you completely ignore the role that the left played in the lack of bipartisanship. The fact of the matter is that the Dems' legislation was watered down, not because of compromise with the Republicans, but because they couldn't get their legislation past the moderate Dems. To blame that on the Republicans is seriously ridiculous.
But, I agree with you that BOTH parties must participate in the art of compromise. The problem has been that NEITHER party has been willing to compromise. We get sound bites and misinformation from both sides, which the media is perfectly happily reprinting (instead of fact-checking).
And your final line ignores the role that the Dems played in this "mess"....remember, they gained control of Congress in 2006. I don't recall them doing anything to attempt to stop (or even recognize) the looming financial crisis. But, you have to take off your partisan blinders to admit that fact. Try it....I promise, the world will continue spinning even if you do.
 All four 08 candidates made gaffes on the campaign trail. Only hers was held to a double-standard. Gov. Palin had given plenty of interview to local Alaskan media before McCain picked her. If our media wanted to paint a fair picture of her, all they had to do was show us those interviews.
I'm sorry, but airing old, local previously conducted interviews is not how the media scrutiny for a presidential candidate works. It never has. If she can't stand the heat.......
bassinapple, I never saw her birth certificate? No one ever asked her about the Kenyan Witch Doctor she was blessed by? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN7hJDS26rI
So yes there was a double standard, in her favor!!!!!
Why should she not be able to handle national media, not just local media? That's the standard all the other candidates are held to, why should she be different?
You're wrong...Palin was the only one who gave an atrocious interview, Palin was the only one to give embarrassing winks to the tv cameras during the debate. Palin was a virtual nobody before being thrust into the spotlight, it's inevitable that she's going to get A LOT of the attention initially, but to say that she was/is treated any different then anyone else is false. Whenever public officials run for office, especially the top office, their lives, private and public, are on display for everyone. That's just the way it is.
She is basically a sht talker. Very little substance and that is no overnight observation. I would not ask that lady to run anything in my organisation. She is a hypocrite and a poser christian and a moron.
That is why she is popular amongst her followers because they set the bar so low. It is all about covering up the idiot. Did anybody read what "assinapple" said. It is very telling of her supporters. They are so out of touch with reality that they apologize for a moron. As if anybody cares about podunk interviews in Alaska. When the national spotlight was on Palin she sank. She sank McCain, she sank the senate this year.
These poser christian supporters are so programmed that they cannot use their eyes to see. Palin is the pond scum that Christ warned us about. Sells snake oil to the morons that are blind enough to buy it.
assinapple is very typical of a Palin apologist and really how very ignorant and hypcritical Palin supporters are. They set the bar so low and basically stop using their heads. American idiots to be sure.
I'm not a Palin supporter or admirer, but one has to be blind to ignore that the media treated Obama with kid gloves throughout the entirety of the 2008 campaign. That is just the truth, plain and simple. Anyone NOT wearing partisan blinders could have seen and admitted that.
Jill: right on about the mainstream media's slavish adulation of Obama. They had decided he was their guy and pulled out all the stops to get him elected and demonized and vilified anyone running against him. Remember the interviews after the election where his campaign committee boldly stated that they tightly controlled the information going to the press and how they manipulated the media as regards Obama's background. Remember how the media complicitly agreed to not use his middle name: Hussein.
Never have I seen a more media biased campaign for one candidate. The self-same media then attacked Palin like a pack of ravening wolves. Palin is a good target and an easy one to go after and a lot of that is her own fault. She resonates with her followers in the same way that Obama, despite his ineptitude, resonates with his...
The media almost never used Palin or McCain's middle names either, when speaking about them or in articles.
Right wing pundits(like Beck), put the spotlight on Obama's middle name, like it was something to be ashamed of or to vilify him for.
I seem to remember many media outlets bringing up Ayers, Rev. Wright, Obama's childhood in Indonesia, and his college days.
It was the wing nut birthers who kept the birth certificate NON issue in the news.
American Lobo, you may have seen "many" media outlets bringing up Ayers, Rev. Wright, etc., but those media outlets you speak of either 1) consisted of entirely right-wing media outlets and pundits, i. e., Fox News and/or Limbaugh, Hannity, and Beck; or 2) brought it up, but just as quickly dropped it. That was certainly not the way stories tied to other candidates were handled by any media outlet.
This is really not a debatable issue.
crazyincal - You have reason to be concerned about your teleprompter business is Palin is elected, for she is an accomplished palm reader.
Not a debatable issue, Jill? Seriously? What planet were you on during the 08 campaign? I don't watch Faux Noise or listen to Rush or Sean and I heard nothing but right wing attacks on candidate Obama from EVERY media outlet I do follow. You sure are uninformed for a lawyer.
As for the idea of Palin ever being President? I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth . . .
Before making your statement did you for one second stop to think about how the News sources covered the Bush Military Records, his lies for eight years and the destruction he and his regime was doing and did to this Country. How the bringing out the cover of a C.I.A. agent, which was a breech of National security?
Matthew, I watched ALL media outlets, including MSNBC and all the major broadcast networks, during the 2008 campaign. So, I guess I should ask YOU the same question, Matthew....what planet are you on? Seriously, Matthew, Obama's association with Reverend Wright, who undoubtedly made some pretty remarkable statements during sermons, was swept away by Obama's unbelievable explanation that in the 20 years that he had been a member of his church, he had NEVER heard Wright say the things that came to light during the campaign. Then, when Rev. Wright acted up again, Obama's association with him was swept away by a pretty speech he gave. Matthew, seriously.....what other essentially unknown candidate would have gotten away with that?
I think that perhaps it is YOU who is uninformed....or, perhaps, at the very least, unwilling to accept the truth if it is unfavorable to your "side".
But, we can agree on this, Matthew....the idea of Palin ever being President also makes me throw up a little in my mouth also.
Wright did make some outlandish statements during a few sermons.
So what.
I doubt Obama was there for every sermon for the last 20 years(Obama admits he attended sporadically).
I also doubt that Wright said the same things in the 20-30 minutes of soundbites that Obama haters use to personify him, in every sermon he gave in the last 20 years.
That would be like me hearing you lose your temper and cuss on the phone or in public, and then assume that you talked like that every day/all day.
Find a REAL reason to criticize Obama for, and/or give up the propaganda against him.
American Lobo, you fail to grasp the thrust of my argument. First, the idea that Wright didn't say the same things over the course of 20 years of sermons really makes no difference. The fact that he did say them at all is the problem, and if he was making such statements in a public sermon, don't you think he was probably saying worse things in private? You know, while he and Obama enjoyed their uncle-nephew relationship (isn't that how Obama characterized their bond?). Your contention that Obama wasn't there for every sermon is really silly; Obama had a personal relationship with the guy, so the idea that he had never heard him say the kind of things he said in that sermon is ludicrous.
But moreover, the point of my post is that NO OTHER CANDIDATE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH SWEEPING THOSE THINGS UNDER THE RUG....especially one that was so unknown as Obama.
And Wright was just one example....you also had his connection with Bill Ayers (yes, he served on a board with him, but he also began his political career in Bill Ayers' home), his connection with Rezko, etc.
Again, the point is not whether or not you believe his explanations or not; the point is that the media essentially gave him multiple free passes on these issues...
And as far as your idea that I'm criticizing Obama and relying on "propaganda" (which really isn't even true....I heard the Wright sermons, so they are factual, no?) is really without merit; I believe that I've made it clear that my main beef is with the media. They're the ones who let him off so easily. They're the ones doing such a disservice to this country by letting politicians spoon-feed them "scoops" instead of doing any real unbiased investigative journalism (and please, spare me the idea that Maddow, Olbermann, etc. are doing that....remember, I said UNBIASED. MSNBC is just as biased in their evening program as Fox.).
The point is, rational media realized there was no issue with Wright influencing Obama negatively. He was a pastor, and most people don't listen to or follow what their pastor says.
My uncle was in the Korean War. He used to say some pretty unkind/racial things about Chinese/Koreans. I heard him say lots of negative things while growing up. Guess what? I don't have any negativity or bias against Chinese or Koreans as a result. I have friends who are Korean and Chinese.
I have no doubt Obama made up his own mind.
The Ayers "connection", is a weak ASSumption, yet again.
I used to work with a person who was a convicted (armed)bank robber who shot someone. It didn't make me a bank robber or criminal by my association to the guy. I have no criminal record.
Ayers did what he did 3 decades ago, and hasn't done anything like it since.
There was no "pass" given by the media, because Obama did nothing wrong. The media made a wise judgement call on it(for once).
And yet, Palin's wardrobe was THE scandal of the 2008 election? Please.
I stand by my statement that the media absolutely gave Obama a pass during the 2008 election. It was clear to anyone who wasn't blinded by the hype.
I don't discredit Obama for anything; he's most definitely a smart guy and a great campaigner. I just think that he was treated with kid gloves throughout the campaign. And if you don't want to talk about the Wright, Ayers, Rezko connections, then how about the "spreading the wealth" gaffe, the backroom talks with Canada re: NAFTA ("It's just political rhetoric"). These stories were all just bylines to the mainstream media (except Fox, of course, but I don't really credit them (or MSNBC) as credible news sources). He just simply was not treated with the same level of extreme and sometimes harsh criticism by the media that accompanies running for national political office.
THE "scandal" of the 2008 elections, was the ethics investigation of Palin.
Yes, Palin taking her family shopping on the Reps campaign dime was a footnote. She could have solved that by not shopping at the most expensive stores and not buying the whole family clothing. She could have spent 1/4 or 1/3 of what she did, and still had appropiate clothing/makeup and a hair style for the conventions.
I still think she should not have subjected her special needs infant to all the noise and people(but he was a campaign tool for her to get sympathy),
That's why I don't watch the "news" very often, as it's mostly entertainment nowadays.
The BBC is probably the most unbiased news source for American political news(followed by CNN).
American Lobo, I was saying that the mainstream news media reported on Palin's wardrobe and makeup for days but essentially ignored any of Obama's dirty laundry.
You're allowing your feelings of disgust for Palin and adoration for Obama cloud the neutrality of what I'm saying.
You can have your opinion of Palin, her appropriateness of her makeup and wardrobe tab, and her "subject[ing]" her special needs infant (who probably was unaffected by "noise and people"....special needs kids don't have to be sheltered from the world, you know). I'm not defending any of her actions. All I'm saying is that Obama was treated more favorably, i.e., given a pass, from the mainstream media regarding any negative associations, which, arguably, were more serious than makeup and wardrobe issues.
But, I think you're coming around....at least you're recognizing that the media did not and does not do its job. That's essentially what I'm saying!
You're allowing your ASSumption that I hate Palin and love Obama, to blind you to the valid points I made.
I didn't vote for Obama(nor McCain). He's not anywhere near perfect, but I seriously believe that a McCain/Palin Admin. wouldn't be doing any better(they'd probably be doing worse) at this point.
The media reports on what it hears(and they make up shocking headlines) to get ratings. Any savvy person knows that. You're not saying anything I didn't already know at least 20 years ago.
It's the pundits(entertainers) like Beck, Hannity and Limbaugh, that come up with a crock of biased/slanderous opinions, and try to convince Americans to believe their "facts", that are the bigger threats to freedom and the truth. The media itself isn't the problem, it's the large amounts of airtime given to entertainers who incite unrest/anger/hate, without anything but their personal opinons to back them up.
If you add up all the airtime given to talkshows across the US(small networks and radio, not big networks), you will see that conservative/right wing media controls the majority of airtime(at least 75%-80%). I'd rather see it balanced, so we can hear BOTH sides equally.
Palin now falls in the pundit category. She is paid to entertain others, and she does so by pretending that she cares and knows what's best for (real)Americans. Any rational person can see she hasn't a clue.
And yes, most doctors recommend against taking infants/newborns(even healthy ones) out in enclosed places with large amounts of people.
Normal AND special needs kids(like those with Down's sydrome), are more susceptible to cold and flu viruses at that age. There was no valid reason for Sarah to expose her baby to such a place at his age. period.
You'd rather see it "balance", and I'd rather see less punditry and more of the mainstream media, a category in which I do NOT place pundits like Hannity, Beck, Limbaugh, Matthews, Maddow, Olbermann, etc., doing its job to be UNBIASED. Report facts, not facts flavored with a little (or a lot of) spin.
As far as Sarah Palin and what she does with her children, that is up to her. I'm glad to see that you find yourself in the best position to judge Sarah Palin's parenting skills. Oh, and thanks for clarifying that special needs kids include those with Down's syndrome. I seriously would have never made that connection had you not so kindly pointed it out. I suppose you would have preferred it had she simply left her baby at home with a nanny or something instead of taking him with her on the campaign trail. Then you all would be criticizing THAT decision, too. Again, while I do not support Sarah Palin politically, it is quite sad the hate that is spewed toward her and her family. It's really quite ugly.
I agree. Sarah going against common sense, solely for her campaign/public appearance purposes, is really quite ugly.
You still can't argue with the fact that it's healthier to keep infants out of overcrowded events/public places, unless absolutely necessary.
Sarah could have let her daughter or a relative watch her baby at her hotel suite.
Go pain in the a** Palin..........2012 will be a shoe-in for Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =) run baby.....run!
The GOP must be really worried right now, I bet they I trying to find ways to have her go hunting with Dick Cheney.
I don't know - Palin likes to hunt from a helicopter. She could probably out-shoot Cheyney.
But I do sympathize with you.
Your observation gave me a chuckle!
Your observation gave me a chuckle!
I do enjoy Palins comment about the Lamestream media ... Just for that comment alone I think I see how intelligent she is and may have to consider giving her my vote for President .. Im sure also to many men across America and some women shes got a hotter STIMULUS PACKAGE than Obama too !!
I'm hoping this is sarcasm, if not, facepalm.
That's the problem with so many people in this country. They would actually vote for someone because of the way they look.
Palin, intelligent. Thank you 'yes I can' for a wonderful example of what an oxymoron is.
nwnative - just like they did with Obammie. Many only voted for him because he is half black or actually half African since daddy bammie was from Kenya
@soupy55:
And obviously many also voted against him for the same reason. Thanks for letting everyone know you were one of them...
Actually, I voted against him because he is half white
Soupy55:Open mouth out comes garbage. You are an idiot. It would make sense to say you didn't like his politics, but to say you didn't vote for him becasue of being half white is moronic. What about content of character, not color of skin?
soupy, that was f'ing funny. Got it, Soulmate. I always wondered why noone said that during the campaign. Point is, and I need to say this for myself, he is smart and Palin doesn't read, much less have critical thinking skill. I just wish he wasn't so much of a compromiser that he kept Summers and Geithner in power. That is just wrong.
See Sarah run. Run, Sarah, run. See Obama win. Win, Obama, win!
Wonder how long that engagement will last considering her track record toward long term commitments.
So she is upset that she has to prove her record. ALL people who run for the presidency have to show the American public they have qualifications to run our country. If she does run, she will need to stop calling the media names and must realize that she will have to appear on more than FOX News for interviews (and quit as a commentator). Come on Sarah....Fair and Balanced!! She will cause a distraction to the GOP that will create havoc. And if she does run, please wait until the appropriate time to start her campaign. We now have permanent campaign cycles. Give the citizens a chance to recover from one election before the next one revs up.
Obama had Pelosi to cover for him as regards qualifications for presidency. She was responsible for vetting him and we know how unbiased and fair Pelosi is....
mygirl1: blah, blah, blah.
You really are clueless, if you don't think the GOP investigated and vetted Obama on their own.
They must not have found anything relevant against Obama, since they kept their mouths shut(except for the right wing pundits using scare tactics they can't prove).
Think, people, think!!!
Palin has already shown her qualifications and dedication to the offices to which she is elected - and she quit on the people of Alaska after they made her governor. I don't hear too many of them complaining, by the way.
And American Lobo is right when he says the GOP had to have checked Obama out exhaustively, particularly since their only chance of beating him would have been to dig up some kind of dirt, and they couldn't do it!
The only people who still buy into the "not an American citizen by birth," "Muslim terrorist," baloney are the Fox "news" air-heads who still believe we found WMDs in Iraq.
No, they don't. Our token president did not prove his citizenship.
She'll run for the last reason she ran, money. She puts shame to Chris O'Donnel's lack of ethics (re. use of money). Just remember her last public statement, via Discovery, roughly, "why would anyone be in some stuffy political office when you could be out here, free. This is the life I want to live." Let her have it. Cozy up with the other mama grizzlies and stay away from Washington, please.
And people think Michelle is costing us a fortune with her staff, etc. Wait until we have to pay for the babysitter for a DS child and the rest of her brood. Hell, she's never home to take care of the kids now. What kind of a mother would she be as President?
We need to get the election/campaign finance reform constitutional amendment passed quickly before the 2012 nightmare gets any further along. Go to www.faircampaignreform.us and join the movement.
I can't stand Palin, but mocking her disabled son is absolutely inappropriate.
Sorry, mocking may be too harsh a word. The mere fact that you complained about the costs of her children, and had to emphasize that she has a disabled son I found to be inappropriate. I do agree that she should probably spend more time with her family than she does, or stop preaching to everyone about how important her family is.
anti-trust, are you sure you have all your marbles???? if you do, then your the sickest freak, in here, and believe me, your hard to top all this filth that's flying in here!!!
Where's the "sickness" or "filth" in my comment? I was simply stating a clear fact. People the past few days have been b#%$#g about the amount of staff for the First Lady. I was simply indicating the additional costs of additional staff to care for her "special needs" child while she is busy "running" the country. Is First Husband going to provide the care in the WH for Trigg? Or will he be too busy actually doing SP's job for her the way he did in AK? I was simply responding to her "importance of family" position, yet is never home with her family.
OMG! Could this be for real?? She may be "street smart" and a media whore but the thought of her sitting in the Oval Office is beyond frightening. If she ever sits in the Oval Office, I'd seriously think about leaving the country. She couldn't handle the state of Alaska & she wants to be President?? Please tell me this is just to bump the ratings for her TV show.
Dang, I hope she runs!!!!!!!!
I hope she runs just for the LOLZ.
It will never happen. Maybe fringe freaks can squeek into the house of reps, but not the presidency. Maybe there are many base republican right wing "chrsitians' out there supporting her, but most of their heads aren't on straight anyhow, and there are not enough of them. Most are seen as the hypocrites and posers as is Palin by most thinking people who are not programmed to do their masters bidding.
Palin sank McCain putting Obama in the white house and ruined any chance at the republicans gaining control of the senate in 2010. This country is not that stupid yet. It has definitely slipped in the world and we have embarrassments like Palin, but we are not that low. When we set our bar that low we should just hang it up.
Then the only use for the phrase "proud to be an american' will be to sell trucks.
My husband and I said the same thing...sooo scary, really if she actually becomes President. It shows how many people are really ignorant and uneducated in this country. Well, after all, some other countries are better educated now than US. People who supports her are just like her...lacking intelligence and does not care about important information. They'll support her because she's captivating when she talks. Her supporters can watch her mouth moves, her hands, her eyes (winking) her body moves, the pitch of her voice, her smile etc. " Ahhh! Sarah! You're so ENCHANTING!!! I'll vote for you to become the US President. Maybe you can enchant the other leaders of the world and the terrorists just by watching your mouth when you talk, your hands, your winking eyes, your body movement...They don't really need to hear what you say. Enchant them with your beauty and style. Hey, Sarah Palin supporters, are you all really that dumb?
I just hope the 'lame-stream' meida chew her up and spit her out in payment for the way she's CONSTANTLY treated them. Oh, sure, Sarah- you can run for highest office in the land WITHOUT press coverage! S U R E you can. I for one, can't wait to see how this one unfolds.
You run, cutie-face. You run!
The Republicans have to field a different candidate if they want to win the Whitehouse in 2012. Palin is NOT going to win it for them.
But if you don't want a Republican to win you'd want her to run :)
Be quiet HearMyTruth!!!! She can win! Run Sarah Run! And she can see too, all the way to Russia! Run Sarah Run!!!!!
She and her family are made for reality TV so she could have a TBS show named, "Sarah Palin's White House", if she wins the presidency. Funny, very funny.
Love it!! 'Sarah Palin's White House,' on TBS... The ratings are soaring already.
All kidding aside and seriously... S. Palin has the brain of a junior high student (and I know that is an insult to some junior high students) and her daughter Bristles is proof that, yes, a cow can stand on its hind legs.
Common sense I do not resort to name calling....... however I do find you to be avoid of any human traits which would make you a productive part of society. I am proud of my 10 years of military service to protect our right to free speech, however you make it seem diminished by your very words.
common sense?? Come on, I can't stand the woman's politics either, but attacking her daughter's physical appearance? Who raised you???
Lil Joe, I think you mean "devoid" not "avoid"which is typical TP lack of mental agiliity. Nothing against our servicemen, but where did you get off thinking that fighting for Haliburrton profits equals fighting for U.S. freedoms? Not my fault you were brainwashed, but very convenient for Sarah.
To Mary Price:
Speaking of mental agility you suggest that the United States military is fighting for Haliburton profits? What do you even know about Haliburton? Anything? Maybe that former Vice President Cheney once sat on their board. Therefore, according to you, they must be the epicenter of evil. Tell me Mary: quickly now before you Google it, what exactly does Haliburton do? I suggest you begin by checking out the proper spelling of the corporation. Furthermore, I would gladly place this Tea Party mental agility against yours anyday. But I digress...
Pee Wee Herman would have a better chance of getting elected than this attention %#!@.
I can't believe she is dumb enough to think she should run. I can't believe the Tea Party or the Republicans would be dumb enough to support or nominate her. With that said and given how stupid politics have been for the last 20 years, I do believe this is one more thing we will have to live through.
hey 9beddy, are you afraid you might have to go to work??? give up your food card, get off medicaid,
msbets:
ASSume much, do you?
Put down your crack pipe.
Like it when others make assumptions?
We should invest in ad agencies. Think of the money they made making anti-Democrat ads in the 2010 cycle!
Charles Krauthammer put it succintly and accurately when he wrote (8/26/08 Washington Post), "Palin, A Disasterous Choice." Most Republicans still share Krauthammer's opinion plus his advice to her just after the loss. "She should take 2 years off (more if necessary) to read a book."
And, since working with her at Fox, Krauthammer still has that view.
Jeff, not to make obtruse comparisons, but did BHO serve out his Senate term? Now if he chooses to resign from his current affirmative action position, I'll elevate him to Palin status.
What does 'obtruse' mean? Obtuse? Obscure? And gee, Obama left his Senate seat to become president. Palin left hers to become what? A FOX commentator? Voice of the tea party? TV star? Yeah, those actions are really equivalent.... Not.
LOL, Affirmative action position! That's funny! Do you know what Affirmative Action is? Well, let me give you a clue....It's different from an election.
"Obtruse" must come from the same dictionary as "refudiate".
The comparison is more than obtuse. Being elected to higher office cannot be compared to quitting a sworn public position to pursue selfish personal monetary gain.
Thanq you DrDr for korecting mi speling. I shud of staed in skewl. As for Ms. Palin resigning as governor of Alaska, she did so for the good of her state. As for BHO resigning from the Senate, it certainly wasn't for the betterment of this country; he is the most divisive president in my lifetime--just look at the comments here or any other blog.
I wasn't correcting your spelling; I was trying to understand what you meant. I have enough instances of "happy fingers" in typing too quickly to correct anybody else's goofs.
Ms. Palin resigned for the good of her wallet. As far as Obama being the most divisive president in your lifetime, I have no idea how old you are or how many presidencies you have lived through. But in my opinion, the reasons we are so divided (here and other blogs) has a lot more to do with the agendas of others in politics and a lot less to do with anything the president has done or said.
That being said, were you around during the Nixon years? Watergate and the ensuing trials totally changed the way the public looks at the presidency.
mentalgiant,
She did it because she was under multiple investigations and nobody wanted to work with her anymore, therefore she would have been a lame duck Governor. Don't forget the massive amounts of money she could make rather then making chump change as Governor.
Saying Obama is the most divisive president in your lifetime is not only laughable, but is a straw man argument that's holds no weight or validity. Every one of his policies have been and always will be directed torward the betterment of our society. Some will agree, some will disagree. If you read a history book...that's how it's always been.
mentalgiant, for what it's worth, my comment about "obstruse" was also because I couldn't figure out what word you meant to type; it wasn't an attempt to belittle a typo or a spelling error, both of which I generally ignore on this type of forum.
And I'm still not sure what word you meant to type.
Well, mental, if she resigned for the good of her state, then she shouldn't run for president for the good of the country. And btw, stating that she quit for the good of her state doesn't exactly make her look good.
Alaska can't stand Sarah Palin. The overall opinion of the majority of Alaskans is negative of Sarah Palin.
How could Obama possibly be the most divisive president in your lifetime? I know the whole "Bush did it" argument is tired but.... have you forgotten Guantanamo? Waterboarding? The Patriot Act? Mountaintop removal? Iraq? Afghanistan? A 39% approval rating? Obama isn't nearly as polarizing as Bush was.
well then why hasn't Obama done anything about Guantanamo and the Patriot Act and why are we still in Iraq and Afghanistan? Just wondering.
Obama got a promotion. Period.
Palin quit because things got too tough for her, and she saw an opportunity to make more $$.
If you believe Palin actually wants to help all Americans, then I'm here to tell you that you've been recognized as the sole heir to a $10,000,000 fortune held in a Nigerian bank account. You just need to send me $500 for transfer fees.
@TLB1974: Why hasn't Obama done anything about them? Because undoing a political Gordian knot is a lot harder than creating unilateral, misleading policies. Think about it... you can push through the Patriot Act in a weekend session, but to undo a law? When the nation is (rightly) screaming to focus on the economy, job creating, and taxes?
Also, you're welcome for even justifying your question with an answer as it's largely irrelevant to the question of divisiveness. Creating those policies was more divisive than having to deal with them.
Mentalgiant, using your screen name to describe you is like calling Shaquille O'Neal Tiny! If you can't add to the conversation please refrain from speaking as it only makes you appear uninformed.
People say she can't win because she is as dumb as a stump. Well Michael Moore said it best, we elected George W. Bush who was proud to be a 'C' student. Don't underestimate the stupidity of the American electorate. Yes, Sarah Palin is dumber than George W. Bush, but the American people have also been getting dumber by the day.
Except for you of course. Thank you for your wisdom, I feel blessed. I am thankful everyday for all of you liberal elitist who, quite frankly, make living even possible for us serfs. I am but a simple man in flyover country, clinging to my guns and religion. Perhaps the next stage in your new 'new-deal' will be to encourage us to vote correctly. Oh, I forgot about ACORN. I wonder if Michael Moore will ever do a film about them?
proAmerica,
Sarah Palin does not know the names of the publications that she reads. By any objective standard someone who doesn't know the names of the publication that she reads can reasonably be called stupid.
And it is certainly not elitest to expect more from a Presidential candidate than slogans and cutesy winks. Stupidity and illiteracy are nothing to be proud of. A college education is not something to be ashamed of, even though most Conservatives consistantly denigrate and belittle education and intelligence.
republicans are responsible for our problems through their profligate spending and bloating of the Federal Government to it's largest size ever while at the same time abdicating their responsibility to exert reasonable control of the financial markets.
And enough with your baseless charges against ACORN. It is just another instance of a Tea Party slur campaign. If you check, you will find that the majority of voter fraud comes in the form of republican voter supression.
They could use the dum dum sucker as a mascot...can't you see it the Presidential seal and a dum dum sucker LOL She makes Bush's reign of terror look good :(
yes she is so dumb she doesn't even know how many states the USA has so stupid, oh that's right it wasn't her was it.
I bet you Obama can name every state and all the US territories.
I know Palin can't name even the 50 states, without being heavily coached and studying for it(or reading off her hand).
I shudder to think just how true that observation is.
American Lobotomy - It was Obammie that said that he had been to 57 STATES while campaigning. He was probably including his favorite states of Cuba, Iran, China, Venezuela, Syria, Vietnam, and Kenya.
soupy55 - yes, the man who had been campaigning for 2 straight years and was extremely exhausted after some extremely long hours misspoke about how many states he had been to . . . but wait a minute, just how many primaries are there? 50? Nope, turns out we have a few territories that also hold primaries that candidate Obama went to visit. 57? Probably not, but I believe it is actually somewhere around 53 (someone fact check that, please). Confusion in the middle of the night from an exhausted candidate, yep, that must mean he is less intelligent than Palin.
Goodness, man, get off the Limbaugh talking points, already. Bitterness in neither pretty nor productive.
AMen!
She will never get my vote!