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If Sarah Palin Weren't a Fanatic, I Might Feel Sorry For Her

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At the very least, those of you who find Palin repugnant could use decent grammar when raking her over the coals.
Sorry, but who can fault a right-winger for having a right wing agenda? Like the current administration doesn't have a left wing agenda? For heaven's sake, the two wings illustrate two very different philosophies about what government should and shouldn't be, should and shouldn't do. Who made a couched screed the icon of ultimate truth?
Read the Federalist Papers. They're really interesting if anyone wants to know what the founding fathers had in mind. It wasn't Uncle Sammie's fingers in every single piece of the private sector's pie, nor was it what has happened to political debate. I shrink with horror when I watch campaigners "debating." Rather than "Resolved:..," the televised debates are a mud slinging and pat sets of platitudes on both liberal and conservative sides of the fence. Rather like this forum, but slightly more balanced.

J Robbins of CA 7:29PM October 29, 2009

SURPRISE!!!! NO!!
People this was not a SURPRISE! Oh, how we have short memories. Sarah did terrible on her quest for Vice President. There were times when she literally had tears in her eyes before and after she spoke or should I say rambled on talking abt issues she knew little or nothing about. Because she knew she did baddd. Answering questions with questions hoping to confuse the interviewers and listeners becaused she knew she didn't know what the heck they were referring to about issues 99% of the interview time. Trying to fake a smile (when she wanted to cry) throuout the interview as if this would lessen the pressure or expectations for answers to hard questions. She knew a little about stuff they're doing in Alaska, but her accomplishments were not impressive, because she had a host of help from other staffers with that Alaska stuff whoes brains you know she borrowed. Now the spot light is on her in Alaska and those brains are not so readily available for her and she has to swim or sink and 'nough said...she knows she will sink... I'm glad she knows it's best for Alaska if she took her dumb butt somewhere and earn easy money with a book (that will be edited before published by other brains) or a talk show host, (who will teach her what to say for that kinda stuff) or with folks who will forgive her stupidity however debt..folks who gets courage mixed up with intellect. Oh, yeah, and the constant smiling only fooled poor little John McCain for a while, even he knows now what a boo boo he made and is probably kicking himself over and over and saying man, WHAT WAS I THINKING WHEN I CHOSE HER AS A RUNNING MATE? It takes more than a smile to deal with hard issues for the country. She said "trust her" O.K. we do trust her...and as she herself defined a "Quitter" came right back and said she "Quit"
We trust her...She "Quits" too late to doctor on that statement now. She called herself a Quitter, FIRST, NOT THE MEDIA THIS TIME.
Politics are not for the faint hearted. if she can't handle the heat as governor from only americans, what in the world makes her think she can handle unfair critizism (as she called it, but I think the media was only warning and exposing her dumb tail) from the entire world as president. I am still trying to find a speech that she made that makes total sense. I thought she would cave-in and quit during her campaign. I WAS NOT SURPRISED and I hope the media rephrase the SURPRISE THEORY and say FINALLY... Finally she regonized her weaknesses. "Not smart enough for politics." She cannot think through, make decissions on hard issues or stand the pressure. You cannot discuss in details, or make decissions on topics you know little or nothing about, Sarah. WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG TO "QUIT."

Marry MacCaleb of TX 8:37PM July 07, 2009

The Purdum piece offers juicy nuggets as follows:
Palin is unlike any other national figure in modern American life
What? She is just about a clone of Gorge Bush, which I am so surprised that no one that I have read has clued into. She is like George:
Cock sure of herself and willing to alter her mental reality if it conflicts with her beliefs.
An uneducated seemingly illiterate intellectual zero
Hard core religious fanatic who believes in the end times
The kind of down home sort you would invite over for dinner(for those who voted for Bush for that reason)
Good looking with libido
In short a "one of us" populist not one of those Ivy league lawyer snobs
I am sure readers can think of some more.
That has got to be the reason she was chosen as a vp candidate to pick up the Bush vote - totally logical really

Tom P of OR 12:14AM July 07, 2009

Bonnie, rejoice!
Our long national nightmare is over......Ok, that was Ford talking about Nixon. Not quite the same thing, but certainly the political world will be a bit saner for Sarah's absence. By the way, I wonder if Gov. Pawlenty likes being accused of being a lame duck, taking an unearned salary, and just coasting along until his term ends. Did Gov. Romney have similar misgivings? This is all vintage Sarah. Speak, speak, speak......and then think, maybe. She was not ready to be governor of Alaska as her resignation shows. How could anyone have thought she was capable of being VP? Even her swan song this afternoon was beyond belief. Last minute, little or no script, a bungled message with geese and kids obscuring the sound. Bye Sarah and good riddance.

trekker50 of MO 2:06AM July 04, 2009

Credit Bonnie for calling it right, especially with Palin resigning out of the blue for yet-to-be-determined reasons. Stupid is as stupid does.
What a weirdo Palin has turned out to be!! Such an idiotic press conference, ramblin' on like a campaign speech just to say she is unwilling to do the hard work of governing.
I guess she finally got her talk show on one of the bible thumpin' networks, or maybe she got the deal as spokesperson for big oil again. God save us for having to put up this gal any longer.

Pablo of TN 7:39PM July 03, 2009

I guess my question is, “What makes a fanatic?” Someone who stands up for her family, believes in the sanctity of human life, does hunt as people have done for millions of years, and does have morals. Or is a fanatic someone who believes in the souls of animals but believes a fetus of 8 months and 29 days has no rights and no problems letting the mother have the base of its skull punctured and its brains sucked out?
I will take the right wing agenda of Sarah Palin over the beliefs of Bonnie any day.

wrl of GA 4:09PM July 03, 2009

That's the first picture of Bonnie that I have seen. I didn't know she was that ugly. No wonder why she's jealous of Sarah Palin. Bonnie, I can finally understand your feelings towards her.

Scott of NY 7:10PM July 02, 2009

You are one strange broad.

B Foster of VA 12:42PM July 02, 2009

Bonnie,
Why do you fear her so? It is obvious in your writings and comments. Bonnie I fear for you.

Adam of TX 7:22PM July 01, 2009

I visited the Huffington post today, they have many negative stories about Sarah.
I tried to comment on their blog but they flagged me numerous times
and my post was never displayed. I guess they are apposed to a free and open discussion.
Anyway here is the post….
.I just read the Vanity Fair article about Sarah Palin….
Man, you lefties Really have a fixation with her…
The only one more covered on this blog is Obama!
I think she scares the crap out of you because she represents every thing you detest.
She came out of nowhere in the Presidential election. She came from humble
beginnings And worked her way up the latter to governor. She also is pretty cute
for a 45 year old woman, which somehow has filled a lot of women on the
left with rage. I don’t get it.
She has a great future, and she’s going somewhere.
And it’s really creeping you out!

ira ludwig of WI 4:11PM July 01, 2009