Thread: Palin, the cringe factor: Shut her up! McCain

^No doubt, initially, there would be a political spin felt in the stories. The media is about controversy these days. There's a chance, if she settles into the job, if the show has decent ratings, she could steer more towards human interest stories w/o a political bent. Tone down the religion play up the compassion and she has a winner. It would play towards her strengths of being accessible to people of relating to the folks.

Then again, maybe she'll just phone it in. Link to 30 seconds below (haven't mastered pasting the video itself).

Originally Posted by S Landreth

2/8/10 Qualified-26, Not Qualified-71, No Opinion-4
11/15/09 Qualified-38, Not Qualified-60, No Opinion-3

Evolution happening in the space of a year.


What I cannot fathom is that out of a population of 300+million people they couldn't find anyone better to partner McCain.

Sarah, I haven't bought into your fake "I'm-a-real-American" persona. You slam the president for using teleprompters, but write crib notes on your hand to remember basic beliefs that should be easy to regurgitate.

You decry the "lamestream" media, but you bask in its glory and have joined its payroll as a Fox News contributor, even having the network build a studio in your home. Talk about media elite.

You give a speech riddled with falsehoods about the president and national security, and then try to shrug them off as the "lamestream" media attacking you.

You don't fool me, even as your legion of fans considers you the second coming of President Reagan. You quit on the people who elected you to become a political celebrity, which your presidential running mate blasted then-Sen. Barack Obama for doing.

You had the opportunity to show everyone that you're willing to take on anyone who crosses the line against those who are mentally challenged, and you failed.

Please, make as much money as you can. Paraphrasing comedian Martin Lawrence, ride this train until the wheels fall off. But please, cut the crap. You're a crass politician with no true conviction. Your actions have shown that.

Palin should cut the hypocrisy - CNN.com


I think most Americans would agree. Take the money and run to the bank Sarah- not for political office. You would only help the Democrats anyway, if you were to run- or even do not rule out running as a Republican. At some stage, to maintain any credibility the GOP is just gonna have to say 'no way' anyhow.

Originally Posted by MrG

Then again, maybe she'll just phone it in. Link to 30 seconds below (haven't mastered pasting the video itself).

I'm confused is this supposed to make Palin look stupid?

It just proves the critics of Sarah Palin have no substance...zero!

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

I'm confused

we know, earl.

we know.

Originally Posted by raycarey

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

I'm confused

we know, earl.

we know.

Well at least I can fess up to my shortcomings.

Sure beats being an arrogant, self important, self obsessed, deluded, denuded, myopic, cretinous, single celled organism.

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

Originally Posted by raycarey

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

I'm confused

we know, earl.

we know.

Well at least I can fess up to my shortcomings.

Sure beats being an arrogant, self important, self obsessed, deluded, denuded, myopic, cretinous, single celled organism.

many would find your analysis of palin a bit harsh, but thanks for getting us back on topic.

Hahahahaha, excellent lighthearted banter . . . greens for both of you!

Heh...talk to the Hand there field-hand!

^ I hope she heeds your advice BM, but I think she wont.

Tea Party Leader: Sarah Palin Is A 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing'

"I am sending an alarm to the Tea Party membership! Be alert to turncoats and deceivers being herded into the Tea Party by usurpers from the weakened Republican Party for the sole purpose of capturing our populist movement," Robertson said.

Tea Party Leader: Sarah Palin Is A 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing'

Not even all Teabaggers are fooled- and as a demographic, they are easy to fool.

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Heh...talk to the Hand there field-hand!

Another quality post by BM . . . and yes, she used her left hand for crib notes before as well

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

^ I hope she heeds your advice BM, but I think she wont.

Multi-syllable words can be a problem for her . . . you betcha'

Originally Posted by robuzo

The Republic Party leadership didn't see any point to investing much in the rather slim possibility of a McCain win, I'm convinced.

Oh yes, I also thought that winning this presidential term is akin to being handed the poisoned chalice . . . but to be so calculating . . .

Originally Posted by sabang

Tea Party Leader: Sarah Palin Is A 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing'

"I am sending an alarm to the Tea Party membership! Be alert to turncoats and deceivers being herded into the Tea Party by usurpers from the weakened Republican Party for the sole purpose of capturing our populist movement," Robertson said.

"turncoats and deceivers".

it was only a matter of time.

this tea party nonsense if a train wreck in progress.....

before the 2010 elections we're going to see these dopes trying to out tea-bag each other...each one claiming that he is the 'true teabagger' and has been teabagging longer than the other teabagger.

and just wait until after the primaries when republican candidates realize they're going to lose votes to teabaggers who got enough signatures to get on the ballot for the general election.

that's when the real fun begins.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Hahahahaha, excellent lighthearted banter . . . greens for both of you!

Damn, can't green either of you again so soon



Carry on

Originally Posted by raycarey

Sure beats being an arrogant, self important, self obsessed, deluded, denuded, myopic, cretinous, single celled organism.

Yes it does. When did you stop?

Originally Posted by panama hat

Nah, you're really one of 'them'.

You also are "one of them"

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Although Palin is a tea party favorite, her potential as a presidential hopeful takes a severe hit in the survey. Fifty-five percent of Americans have unfavorable views of her, while the percentage holding favorable views has dipped to 37, a new low in Post-ABC polling.

There is a growing sense that the former Alaska governor is not qualified to serve as president, with more than seven in 10 Americans now saying she is unqualified, up from 60 percent in a November survey. Even among Republicans, a majority now say Palin lacks the qualifications necessary for the White House.



Burnt Toast

I think you are probably correct, Sara Palin is not presidential material, she is however a huge draw to the people in the U.S. who beleive the principles of less spending, smaller less intrusive govnment, and a strong national defence are what is good for the country, and at this point that seems to be a sizable crowd.

Originally Posted by raycarey

Originally Posted by sabang

Tea Party Leader: Sarah Palin Is A 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing'

"I am sending an alarm to the Tea Party membership! Be alert to turncoats and deceivers being herded into the Tea Party by usurpers from the weakened Republican Party for the sole purpose of capturing our populist movement," Robertson said.

"turncoats and deceivers".

it was only a matter of time.

this tea party nonsense if a train wreck in progress.....

before the 2010 elections we're going to see these dopes trying to out tea-bag each other...each one claiming that he is the 'true teabagger' and has been teabagging longer than the other teabagger.

and just wait until after the primaries when republican candidates realize they're going to lose votes to teabaggers who got enough signatures to get on the ballot for the general election.

that's when the real fun begins.

Actually I think your slightly off target here, as I said in a previuos post, Sara Palin is not presidential material, she is however a drawing card of a large number who still beleive in the American constitution, and a conservative and less intrusive govt.,and she will bring these people to support the Republican party, and not use her popularity for a selfish agenda, that would take votes away from the Republican party.

Originally Posted by RPETER65

and not use her popularity for a selfish agenda

are we talking about the same sarah palin?

the woman who quit with two years remaining on her first term as governor so she could cash in on a speaking tour.

that's the sarah palin we're talking about, right?

yeah, she would never use her popularity for a selfish agenda.

Originally Posted by raycarey

Originally Posted by RPETER65

and not use her popularity for a selfish agenda

are we talking about the same sarah palin?

the woman who quit with two years remaining on her first term as governor so she could cash in on a speaking tour.

that's the sarah palin we're talking about, right?

yeah, she would never use her popularity for a selfish agenda.

You are one of the few who consistantly makes the questionable claim that she left the governorship strictly for the money of a speaking tour. Last I new she left her entire one hundred plus thousand the last time out to the tea party movement. Oh but you would never mention that would you, of course not it doesn't fit your agenda.

Originally Posted by RPETER65

You are one of the few who consistantly makes the questionable claim that she left the governorship strictly for the money of a speaking tour.

Hardly . . .

Originally Posted by RPETER65

Last I new she left her entire one hundred plus thousand the last time out to the tea party movement.

Link and/or proof of that. She made statements alluding to something similar . . . about as vaguely as possible

Originally Posted by RPETER65

You also are "one of them"

Oh no, definitely not

(She scares the author a lot more than she does me- although I think she does threaten to be an annoyance for a while longer.)
Fear Palin, a warrior messiah on a mission | Andrew Sullivan - Times Online
So does tomorrow truly belong to her? I refer, of course, to the former governor of Alaska, who quit when she was barely past the middle of her first term because, as she explained, she was not a quitter. I refer to the first vice-presidential nominee in modern times to run for office without holding a single press conference.

I refer to a person who had no idea why there was a South Korea and a North Korea; who had trouble understanding that Africa is a continent, not a country; who believes that the first amendment guarantees the right of politicians not to be criticised too harshly; who thinks climate change is “snake-oil science”; who thinks gays can — and should be — cured; and who last weekend electrified a small gathering of Tea party supporters in Nashville, Tennessee, with a speech deemed so important that it was broadcast live on a Saturday night on every cable news station.

The answer, I am sorry to report, is: possibly. I watched Sarah Palin’s speech live and, if you leave any consideration of substance out of it, it was the most talented and effective performance of any Republican politician since Ronald Reagan. She has astonishing levels of charisma and a profound connection to her constituency: white, rural, evangelical, fundamentalist voters now roiled into ever greater levels of populist ire, with a president called Barack Hussein Obama who does nuance pretty well. She is also prepared to go where other, more — shall we say — responsible conservatives usually don’t.

Two lines stood out for me. The first was a sign that she believes and her followers believe that she has some kind of divine destiny. She has repeatedly written and said that everything is in God’s hands and that her future is simply to obey his will. In her question-and-answer session she explicitly called for “divine intervention” to save America from its current president, while openly declaring that she could well run for president in 2012.

Last week she cast herself in the mould of the biblical figure of Queen Esther, a story deeply embraced by the religious right. There was also her Eva Peron moment on Saturday in Nashville: “I will live, I will die for the people of America.”

This is not the rhetoric of a politician. You cannot imagine even a late-stage Margaret Thatcher saying such a thing without being laughed off the stage. It has the apocalyptic tones of the leader of a movement.

The second line was more ominous, and about the sitting president of the United States, leading forces in combat across the globe: “We need a commander-in-chief, not a professor of law.”
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Go read the whole thing. She's Ahmadinejad in a skirt, but the religious whackos aren't quite as influential in the US as they are in Iran, at least not yet (getting there). “I will live, I will die for the people of America.” Let's hope the latter occurs sooner than later.