Thread: Sarah Palin

Originally Posted by sabang

- but I wonder what our resident GOP Party Faithful will make of this?

Not to mention the 'rich white boys' of the Republican party.

"In fact, according to Sarah Palin, the Republicans are dominated by "good old rich white boys" and their candidates should better reflect modern America.

I would certainly agree that the Republican party is dominated by "good old rich white boys", and that the Dems have a more diversified party, but they have their fair share of "old rich white boys".

Originally Posted by sabang

She was having none of it: "I think it is so far in outer space, the possibility that he would ever want a hockey mum from Wasilla to be his running mate, that I haven't considered it. I think the obligation that I have here is to serve my four-year term as a governor of Alaska. That's the deal that I struck with voters. There is much more that Alaska can do to contribute to the US and I think I can help it do that as governor," she said.

Not uncommon for folks to claim they are not interested or don't want to be a candidate until they are picked to be so.

Originally Posted by sabang

Asked about the idea of an Obama-Hillary ticket, Mrs Palin says: "That's diversity right there, isn't it? Wow! And who do the Republicans have? Good old rich white boys. I think that's another factor that has be considered by Republicans, that in some way their candidates are a reflection of more politics as usual. Not to slam good old rich boys, but it sure wouldn't hurt for a new energy and new perspective to be enveloped by the party."

I guess it's too bad the blue team didn't op for that kind of diversity. Instead they also felt obliged to add a good old white boy to the ticket. While the red team did go down the road of adding new energy and new perspective to the part by placing Palin on the ticket.

Originally Posted by sabang

She said her anti-corruption work in Alaska had created enemies from within: "There is little love lost between me and the state party, sure, I have lost the support of the party establishment here and I don't think they [the national party leadership] are getting a whole lot of good news reported to them about me. But with the revelations that are now coming out from the FBI, we have been able to explain a lot to the public about the criticism that I and some of my actions have received."

Good on her for doing what she felt was best for the people of her state and not what was best for her party. This is the same thing I expect McCain and her to do as president and vice-president. And it seems the party thought enough of her to get McCain to put her on the ticket. As many have pointed out here she was not on the McCain short list - the party made him do it.