Sarah Palin on Fox News

[mhall]

Do I think she is very attractive, you bet I do. Is that the real reason I like her, please, that's insulting. not even I'm that shallow. I like her because I can connect with her, what I mean is she is very down to earth. I see her as a person I could approach and identify with and have a conversation with. I don't think she views herself as high and mighty and above us Peons like our POTUS, quite frankly the man Erks me and makes me want to vomit everytime I see him. I watched her recent interview on O'Reily and find her to be articulate and very intelligent. I also like her common sense views and approach on many subjects we are faced with. I think if brains and IQ is so important to everybody that bash her let's have a Obama/Palin face off and let a group of braniacs decide who's smarter. I bet she beats him hands down.

What made Obama a good choice for President I mean really what has he accomplished in his ENTIRE LIFE that made him a good choice. He gives a good speech and now walks like George Jefferson, is there anything else. Im still covinced he is a closet Muslim, I can think it if I want to I pay taxes. He said it twice in an interview and had to be corrected twice, hmmm. I also think he was born in Africa and that computer on-line generated Birth Certificate doesn't prove squat to me. They didn't have computer BC when he was born, show me the real one please, or something more concrete. I think other than Nutty Nancy he is the most liberal politician to ever be elected to anything, never the less the Presidency.

He has sided with the Palestians. What is he gonna do about Iran? Why hasn't the Israel's attacked, because they know POTUS does not have their back. He is weak, very weak, the entire WORLD views him as weak. The Russians wouldn't even shake his hand at a Conference and basically skoffed at him with Zero respect. Personally I think he is a joke.

Would Palin make a good President, maybe not, but I'm not 100% convinced of that. Ask yourself this how in the world could she possible do any worse than what we have now.

For those of you that voted for Barry, tell me ONE, JUST ONE SOLITARY thing that this man has accomplished for the good of this great country, I'm patiently waiting..........tick tock tick tock.

[Chubminnow]

Whoever thinks any one...at least any one here, would vote for someone based on looks is...well...c'mon, you're kidding me right? Like Mhall said, we ain't that shallow....heck yea Palin looks good...I mean to me personally I think she looks really good...but so does Julianne Hough and I sure as heck ain't trying to push Julianne for President. Looks has nothing to do with why I like Palin.

I already said it before earlier in this thread or a different recent thread the reasoning for my liking her, it's simply because like George wrote, SHE's more like NORMAL Americans than anyone else that has ran for ANY office recently. And exactly like Mhall wrote, I also like her because I can connect with her, she portrays herself to me as being down to earth.

When Mhall asked of us: "Ask yourself this, how in the world could she possibly do any worse than what we have now?"...Man that is so dead on the money right there. Looking at Obama makes Mhall want to puke...well looking at him (Obama, NOT Mhall, lol) does a lot worse than that for me and I don't care to go into any more detail than this, there's no reason to, nuff said.

[DJD]

Alot of negative comments about her intelligence has come straight from people in the McCain/Palin camp, as a matter of fact I'm not sure if I have heard any of them come to her defense. Maybe they have but I don't remember it.

Anyway blame the MSM all you want to for running with it but when it's coming straight from your own camp it doesn't look good.


And to answer apb's question: "For those of you who are fans of Palin, what do you see in her that makes you think she would make a good president?"

She has a cool nickname "Sarah Barracuda" That alone right there puts her at the top of the Republican choices for 2012 imho.

Alot of them? I guess I missed that....do you remember where you read that?

[DJD]

Why is that whenever anybody questions Sarah Palin's qualifications, the first response is always, "Well, she's more qualified than Obama?" Keep in mind this response is coming from the same people who call President Obama a communist, a socialist, a closet Muslim, a fool, the worst president ever, and so on. I hope you all understand that, coming from someone who has expressed those opinions of Obama, the statement, "She's more qualified than Obama" sounds kinda like, "Yeah, we know she's not qualified, but we couldn't find anybody better."

IMO a lot more of her popularity comes from her looks than most Republicans care to admit.

Isn't that what everyone said about Barry? How can he do any worse than Bush? (remember the majority of the country bought into it) So why is it that now that when non Barry supporters want something totally different and a real "change" they get that question as if it actually matters what the reply is? Really that made me LOL!

[psprowler]

Intelligence is a tad overrated. Give me work ethic, problem solving skills, a high moral savings account balance, and the ability to relate/converse with people any day.

I don't want a retard in office, but just because they might understand quantum physics doesn't mean jack.

[DJD]

Exactly!!! Road Toad. I have been trying to find a way to put that in writing to respond to George's comments. But you said it and I agree. Lets be honest here guys!! The ones that have supported Mrs Palin during the campaign never discussed what George is now saying. Back then, I was looking for something positive about her cuz I really like John McCain so I came here looking for it. But all I heard was that she won a beauty pageant and she looked good in a bikini and other nonsense like that. She was valued on her looks only. She comes out with a book and comments were that they hope there were pictures to drool over. So I made my comments based on the negatives I have heard about her from the press and yes John McCain's camp. When the only positive thing that is said about her is her looks then she is not political material in my book.

Margie,
There is alot of positives with this woman. You have to admit an attractive candidate always gets a vote or two based on that. That's just life...I quarantee Barry got votes based on that. I can remember people talking about that very fact on more than one show/interview/article. It was shallow but it happened.

Palin has had an actual history of running something more than her own daily life and that speaks well of her abilities. Barry ran nothing but his mouth and was riddled with corruptive associations, crooked real estate deals and so on.

I guess her looks helps her and hurts her so to me thats a wash. She does say the things I like to hear especially since the same old way of doing business got us Barry and I hope that bottom of the barrell approach of no experience and slick talking candidates ends.

[apb]

I just love how when you ask a question about Palin the majority of the answers spend more time discussing Obama. Rather telling if you ask me. I don't personally dislike Palin. I just don't think that she would make a good president. The "well, she couldn't do any worse" does nothing for me. I don't want someone in office who couldn't do any worse, I want someone who could do better. If the republicans, or an independant party, puts up someone who I feel is better in 2012, I'll happily vote for them.

I don't get the "Obama is weak" mantra of the right. Since day one in office he has stepped up attacks on Al Queda, increased our presence in Afganistan and the border region with Pakistan, and authorized attacks on Al Queda elsewhere (e.g., Yeman). Heard an interesting stat on npr the other morning. In the last year, drone attacks have taken out more Al Queda higher ups than in the last three years of the Bush administration combined. Knocking out Al Queda certainly seems good for this country.

...I also think he was born in Africa and that computer on-line generated Birth Certificate doesn't prove squat to me. They didn't have computer BC when he was born, show me the real one please, or something more concrete....

Something more concrete, you mean like: he has released a copy of his actual birth certificate; the conservative Supreme Court threw out the case against him not being a US citizen (the case was also against McCain since he was born in Panama) well before the election; several newspaper announcements of his birth submitted by the hospital, not his family, at his time of birth; Hawaiian officials verifying his birth certificate and checking the original record in their files; an independant organization (Factcheck.org) verifying the original birth certificate (even FOX news cited their results as legit); and the list goes on. Don't want to accept those data, fine, but at least supply some solid evidence that he was not born in the US. I have yet to see anyone who does not accept that he was born in the US show any solid evidence, or even semi-solid evidence, to support their case. I'm waiting, tick tock, tick tock...

... tell me ONE, JUST ONE SOLITARY thing that this man has accomplished for the good of this great country, I'm patiently waiting..........tick tock tick tock...

The above mentioned wacking of Al Queda folks would be high on that list. When he took office the economy was in a mess and spiriling down. He has kept the financial crisis from becoming worse (gross domestic product in the second half of 2009 is likely to exceed 3%, it was origianlly expected to be 1%). Your one thing, plus a bonus cause I love you so much Btw, if you look at the stuff he has done in office, I think you'll find him much more of a moderate or centrist than some make him out to be. I think part of the problem that politics have become waaaay to partisian of late with one party not able to admit when the other party has a good idea. Heck, look at some of the comments on this forum about Obama being the worst president ever (or in the poster's lifetime) within 3 months of him taking office. Yeah, thats giving the guy a fair chance!

Has Obama made mistakes, certainly. Like many here I am very uneasy about the high level of the deficit that we now have. The bailouts also concern me. Yes, something needed to be done to pull us out of the recession. Time will tell whether or not the decissions made were right or not. I also do not like the idea that the health care is being ram rodded through without bipartican support.

Andrew

[RoadToad]

THOSE who have supported Palin ALL along have been saying what I've been SAYING........

It is sad that the more you call someone STUPID, or a FOOL, or whatever, the MORE they look like it.

This is true, and I think Thyme2fish's post earlier in this thread was spot on. For the record, I've never thought of her as stupid; on the contrary, I think she's an intelligent woman, at least intelligent enough that it's not an issue. But I do think she's rather under-educated on U.S. history and world affairs.

I wonder why you guys are still SKARED of her......if she is such a non issue, WHY make her an issue.

I'd still like to know where this "you guys are so scared of her" crap comes from. It's pretty unlikely (IMO) that she's ever going to even RUN for office again, let alone win. What, are you saying we're scared of what she's going to say on Fox News? Ooooh I'm trembling in my boots As for "making her an issue," why don't you ask the guy who started this thread? The rest of us aren't "making her an issue," we're just responding with what we think of her.

Pontooner.......from what I understand, the negative comments, came from anonymous sources within the McCain camp.......I HATE ANONYMOUS sources.......MAN up or SHUT UP.

Later,

Geo

Got to agree there. Even if I agree with what's being said, or think it's probably true, if it comes from an "anonymous source," I won't go quoting it to anybody. Show me PROOF.

DJD and MHall, thanks for proving my point. The only praise for Palin you can seem to come up with that doesn't involve comparing her to Obama is "I like her because I can connect with her, what I mean is she is very down to earth. I see her as a person I could approach and identify with and have a conversation with." OK I agree that's something I'd like to see in a President, and yes it would be a refreshing change from anyone who has occupied the White House previously, but is that really enough? Based on what you've posted previously about Obama, it seems to me (correct me if I'm wrong on this) that you must think there are tons of people out there who would make a better President. What is it about Sarah Palin that makes her stand out from that crowd?

[mhall]

Intelligence is a tad overrated. Give me work ethic, problem solving skills, a high moral savings account balance, and the ability to relate/converse with people any day.

I don't want a retard in office, but just because they might understand quantum physics doesn't mean jack.

Really good post!!!!!!!!!

[mhall]

I just love how when you ask a question about Palin the majority of the answers spend more time discussing Obama. Rather telling if you ask me. I don't personally dislike Palin. I just don't think that she would make a good president. The "well, she couldn't do any worse" does nothing for me. I don't want someone in office who couldn't do any worse, I want someone who could do better. If the republicans, or an independant party, puts up someone who I feel is better in 2012, I'll happily vote for them.

I don't get the "Obama is weak" mantra of the right. Since day one in office he has stepped up attacks on Al Queda, increased our presence in Afganistan and the border region with Pakistan, and authorized attacks on Al Queda elsewhere (e.g., Yeman). Heard an interesting stat on npr the other morning. In the last year, drone attacks have taken out more Al Queda higher ups than in the last three years of the Bush administration combined. Knocking out Al Queda certainly seems good for this country.



Something more concrete, you mean like: he has released a copy of his actual birth certificate; the conservative Supreme Court threw out the case against him not being a US citizen (the case was also against McCain since he was born in Panama) well before the election; several newspaper announcements of his birth submitted by the hospital, not his family, at his time of birth; Hawaiian officials verifying his birth certificate and checking the original record in their files; an independant organization (Factcheck.org) verifying the original birth certificate (even FOX news cited their results as legit); and the list goes on. Don't want to accept those data, fine, but at least supply some solid evidence that he was not born in the US. I have yet to see anyone who does not accept that he was born in the US show any solid evidence, or even semi-solid evidence, to support their case. I'm waiting, tick tock, tick tock...



The above mentioned wacking of Al Queda folks would be high on that list. When he took office the economy was in a mess and spiriling down. He has kept the financial crisis from becoming worse (gross domestic product in the second half of 2009 is likely to exceed 3%, it was origianlly expected to be 1%). Your one thing, plus a bonus cause I love you so much Btw, if you look at the stuff he has done in office, I think you'll find him much more of a moderate or centrist than some make him out to be. I think part of the problem that politics have become waaaay to partisian of late with one party not able to admit when the other party has a good idea. Heck, look at some of the comments on this forum about Obama being the worst president ever (or in the poster's lifetime) within 3 months of him taking office. Yeah, thats giving the guy a fair chance!

Has Obama made mistakes, certainly. Like many here I am very uneasy about the high level of the deficit that we now have. The bailouts also concern me. Yes, something needed to be done to pull us out of the recession. Time will tell whether or not the decissions made were right or not. I also do not like the idea that the health care is being ram rodded through without bipartican support.

Andrew

OMG, Well since you spent thirty minutes typing I have some rebutle. He waited MONTHS to send more troops when they were needed resulting in many troop casulties. While our men and women was being shot up he was SLOOOOOOOOOWLY making up his mind, meanwhile they are under manned with their butts hanging out in the breeze. He hasn't done one thing more than Bush was akready doing to fight this war against terror except be slower at reaction time resulting in higher death totals. Did the liberal media make a big deal over it, of course not they don't want to tarnish the Golden Ones record.

I gave many...read again reasons why I like Palin, what am I suppose to do compose a Thesis on the subject. I even said I'm not sure she would make a good President but I'm not sure she wouldn't either. WHY ARE YOU so sure she wouldn't are you clarevoyent??

He slowed the recession, OMG, Your freaking joking right?? This country is in the crapper, and we are no so far in the hole our Grandchildrens Children won't be able to pay for it. Yea he's fixing things right on up, lol.

I said he was VIEWED as weak and he is. Most of the World views him as a tree hugging, Coobaya singing Pansy. He has about as much Moxey as a 10 year old school girl. Keep telling yourself different will all now how he's viewed, Iran's leader Biteadickajod laughs at him daily.

I'm done and time will tell. But I will say this, now only 48.9% approve of the job he'd doing. NO OTHER AMERICAN PRESIDENT has ever fell that low that quickly in his tenure as POTUS, NOT EVEN THE EVIL GEORGE W. BUSH. You keep loving him and I'll keep disliking him and the world will keep spinning round and round and not even Al Bore can change that.

[DJD]

DJD and MHall, thanks for proving my point. The only praise for Palin you can seem to come up with that doesn't involve comparing her to Obama is "I like her because I can connect with her, what I mean is she is very down to earth. I see her as a person I could approach and identify with and have a conversation with." OK I agree that's something I'd like to see in a President, and yes it would be a refreshing change from anyone who has occupied the White House previously, but is that really enough? Based on what you've posted previously about Obama, it seems to me (correct me if I'm wrong on this) that you must think there are tons of people out there who would make a better President. What is it about Sarah Palin that makes her stand out from that crowd?

So what makes a good Presidential Candidate? I don't know of this list you keep trying to beat out of Mark and I? Do you have one? Have you had a person you thought would make a good POTUS that hit all your checkmarks? Help me out...I really don't know what you want?

I could copy and paste what she has done in Alaska but I figure you know all that and if thats not enough tell me what would make her stand out?
Why the dislike? You and Andrew are consistant on not liking her and I really respect that but what is it that turns you against her? I get the feeling I'm listening to...(I had a job once on primetime Charlie) looking down on Palin during an interview. Why the dislike?

What was it that won the election for...Bush, Clinton, Bush Sr, Barry or the ole' Ronny R.? Some of those guys actually ran a state and dealt with people, policies and budgets. Does that help? What do you think makes a good candidate?

Heck if she has the backing now and isn't even on the campaign trail can you imagine what could happen if she did?? Scary huh?

[DJD]

Thanks for asking...She is an issue because the Dems unleashed their evil on her when all she was doing is running with McCain as a VP candidate. They were scared so they trashed her and that my friend showed how much she threatened that party.
Noone does that unless your an issue, threat or competition.