Sarah Palin on Fox News

[DJD]

Sounds like someone is making a serious run for the Whitehouse. She can have a platform for years and keep her name out there. I love the idea and one thing we can thank Barry for is making the Conservative party think outside the box on how to play the political game. Thanks Uncle Barry

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politic...oined-Fox-News

[apb]

If Palin is all the Republicans have to offer, that party is in real sad shape. Surelly they can offer up someone better than her.

Andrew

[DJD]

I hope not. I use to think that it took a seasoned proven candidate but as we can see it just takes a good campaign and a bunch of bull. At least she has me believing in change from the spend master we have now.

[Chubminnow]

Surelly they can offer up someone better than her.

I like Sarah Palin, but I kind of think along the same lines as you in that surely the republicans have a little bit deeper bench to go to. But if in fact this is ALL they have to offer up, then I'll take her over Obama.

[Big Gills]

I never liked Sarah Palin and think she really hurt John McCains chance to be president. I really liked John McCain alot and thought he would do well. Dont know why he picked her except she would have helped get the younger voters and the womens vote. She was a Diva on the campaign trail and wouldnt prepare for interviews and made a fool of herself. Nope not impressed with her. She is greedy and gave up serving the people of Alaska that she was voted to represent so she could make a buck off her experiences. Finish your term up first Sarah and then write a book. You owe the people of Alaska that much. Just my own opinion.

[GeoFisher]

Gills, I really LIKE you and respect your opinions, but I really think you’re off base with Palin…..

I never liked Sarah Palin and think she really hurt John McCains chance to be president.

I think Palin is the only thing the HELPED McCain……I’m a huge McCain supporter, but he was dead in the water until the 10 point bump he got due to selecting Palin. Maybe someone else would have also given him the bump but Palin certainly didn’t hurt him.

The economy tanking the month before the election had MORE to do with his numbers than anything.

She was a Diva on the campaign trail and wouldnt prepare for interviews and made a fool of herself.

Really……..she was the LEAST diva like of all of them. I didn’t see her wearing 1000 dollar shoes, or sporting a 1200 prada bag…….RIGHT DIVA……I don’t think so. She was the ONLY person within any campaign whose earning last year were on par with most upper/middle class AMERICANS……..Doubt she’s a diva……maybe now, but NOT THEN.

And the way the interviews were edited made her look like a fool. I blame this on her a little, and the HATEFUL media a LOT. She’s handling herself much better now, and will be a FORCE in the future……….probably not a political candidate again, but you never know.

Nope not impressed with her.

I’m completely impressed with her……I don’t understand why women attack her so much. Jealousy….I’m not saying this is the case here…….BUT MAN the women are like PIT BULLS. I think she’s the only candidate who didn’t have a political agenda and a million lobbiests to appease.

She is greedy and gave up serving the people of Alaska that she was voted to represent so she could make a buck off her experiences. Finish your term up first Sarah and then write a book. You owe the people of Alaska that much. Just my own opinion.

I guess the 25 frivolous complaints had NOTHING to do with that eh……SHE quit not because she was greedy, although I do believe that did play a SERIOUS part. Rather, she quit because 25 complaints were costing her personally 500,000 dollars to defend against. And you know what…..as soon as she resigned and was able to secure some case to SQUASH those foolish complaints, they went away.

No, I don’t call her greedy, I actually think she was looking out for Alaska. Just how much do you think she would have accomplished had she still been governor. How many other frivolous complaints would have been filed.

I believe you are WAY, WAY off base here.

Later,

Geo

[Chubminnow]

Gills you make some very VERY good points there! Can't argue with you at all...I just want real change we all can believe in instead of this "spend-money-we-ain't-got" thing that's going on now. Heck who knows...all politicians have been noted for spending ridiculous amounts of money over the years anyway...it just "seems to me" that Sarah is a more down to earth type of individual, I could be wrong...certainly been wrong before.

Oh well...all of this too shall pass.

[RoadToad]

Sounds like someone is making a serious run for the Whitehouse. She can have a platform for years and keep her name out there. I love the idea and one thing we can thank Barry for is making the Conservative party think outside the box on how to play the political game. Thanks Uncle Barry

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politic...oined-Fox-News

I think you're interpreting this exactly the wrong way. Have you EVER seen anybody go from politics, to being a member of the media, then back into politics? Maybe there have been some, but it doesn't happen very often. IMHO this pretty much proves she's not going to run in 2012. Which is just as well; she's absolutely un-electable.

[Tyme2fish]

Perception trumps reality.

If a lie is repeated often enough, then people begin to believe that it's not a lie but in fact, it becomes the truth.

The perception of Palin being stupid,etc is repeated so often by the left, that people begin to believe what they are constantly exposed to in the media. When one cannot voice valid opposition reason to a debate, then the name calling: stupid, war-monger, etc are voiced.

McCain lost the election by not exposing the lack of experience in Obama. But McCain was afraid to attack Obama in any manner.

The perception of Obama being so wise and intelligent is one of the factors that got him elected. How smart is he? We'll never know as all his college transcripts are under lock and key. Do I think Obama is stupid? NO. But I don't fall for the perception of him being some super smart leader. In that same vein, I don't believe Palin is stupid.

If I was an Obama supporter, I'd love for Palin to be the Republican nominee. The perception of Palin just cannot be overcome. Give me Romney anytime over Palin.

2010 elections are just around the corner and I can't wait for the American people to take back their liberty and freedoms and throw all these corrupt politicians under the bus.

To quote Forrest Gump: That's all I have to say about that.

[DJD]

I never understood the dislike for Palin? What has she done that was so wrong?
1) Experience? She has more than the POTUS.
2) Tied to major political blunders or corruption? Nope but the POTUS has been nothing but crooked in his career.
3) Good role model for women. But for some reason alot of women find reasons to not like her and yet like lying, cheating male opponents.

Oh well, we will see and like I said before the old ways of getting to the Whitehouse are gone. We are in an age of texting, emails, and mass electronic campaigning. Hitting the college kids hard , getting the image out their and start building a support base throughout the country. What better way then to become part of the most watched news media on the air???

[mhall]

Don't worry the GOP has a couple of good choices they are going to let loose when it's time. They are holding their cards very close to their chest so the liberal media and the Democratic mudslinging hinchmen can't start their smear campaign early. Smart move on the Pubs part, and it's killing the Dems that they can't find out what's going on.

As for Palin, maybe she's got me fooled but I really like her. Why is it that everybody has decided that she is dumb and can't lead and has no new ideas. Because Katie Curic and Keith Oberduff said so???????????? Why is she stupid? What did she do wrong that made her look so bad to the general public? We scoff at her and say no way she could be President, how do we know.

I tell you this I would bet EVERYTHING I OWN on this earth that there is no way she could do worse than that smooth talking Nimrod we have in office right now. The man was elected by young immature adults and Wino's that thought he was the next Mesiah when in fact is all smoke and mirrors with Zero substance and it is being proved every single day of his horrible tenure as POTUS. Just my two cents.

By the way Tyme, loved the post, it's spot on and I like Romney to. Alot of people don't because he's a Mormon, why should that matter??

Don and I posted at almost the exact same time, wasn't trying to be a Copy Cat Don, I guess great minds think alike brother, lol.

[Chubminnow]

McCain lost the election by not exposing the lack of experience in Obama. But McCain was afraid to attack Obama in any manner.

I don't know how true this is or not...it's probably true I guess. For me it kind of reminds me of all white men in this country being afraid to say anything in general about blacks, mexicans or whatever race or nationality a person is...because as soon as you do say something or even mention something against said races, you're labeled as a discriminator or prejudiced or whatever it is they want to pull out and use in order to defeat you, in order to get their way, etc...