AppleInsider › Forums › Other Discussion › AppleOutsider › PoliticalOutsider › Once the initial defensiveness re: Palin dies down...
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Once the initial defensiveness re: Palin dies down... - Page 16

post #601 of 836
Wait, what am I saying? I revel in theories about political tactics that hinge on people on the left and right being fundamentally different types.
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
post #602 of 836
The GOP will continue to make Palin the scapegoat. They will bury any chance of her being any signifant part of the future of the party. She will not be the 2012 nominee. Guaranteed. But she seems to be a strong woman and here's my prediction..... after a reaming by the Republican party and the humiliation they receive, the Palins will turn back to the Alaskan Independence Party and build real support for separation from the union. Hell hath no fury as a woman's scorn.
post #603 of 836
The Tubes will save us!!

The Tubes will save us!!

Seriously. That site has some "disturbing" dumb crap.
Quote:
The challenge is daunting, but if we adopt a strongly anti-Washington message and charge hard against Obama and the Democrats, we will energize our grassroots base.

It's gonna get nasty. Country First my ass.
post #604 of 836
Now we kick in that fiscal conservativeness that needs to be engaged, and we progress this state with $57-a-barrel oil, Ms. Palin said.

And, um, strategery.
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
post #605 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter View Post

Now we kick in that fiscal conservativeness that needs to be engaged, and we progress this state with $57-a-barrel oil, Ms. Palin said.

And, um, strategery.

But she totally knows the difference between Africa the continent and Africa the, uh, country.

When we talk about Africa, there.
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
post #606 of 836
She's also still repeating the line that she's "disappointed" with what's become of the media since she got her journalism degree, which she must think implies she has some kind of expertise.

She goes on to say I want to be able to help also Americans to know that they can trust their media, which suggests that the English language also big changes has gone through some, since she got her, y'know, "degree", there.
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
post #607 of 836
You Betcha School of Journalism and English (optional)

 

Your = the possessive of you, as in, "Your name is Tom, right?" or "What is your name?"

 

You're = a contraction of YOU + ARE as in, "You are right" --> "You're right."

 

 

Reply

 

Your = the possessive of you, as in, "Your name is Tom, right?" or "What is your name?"

 

You're = a contraction of YOU + ARE as in, "You are right" --> "You're right."

 

 

Reply
post #608 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Akumulator View Post

The GOP will continue to make Palin the scapegoat. They will bury any chance of her being any signifant part of the future of the party. She will not be the 2012 nominee. Guaranteed.

I'm completely surprised that Adda and Midwinter have been parroting talking points from the McCain camp so completely. It's clear that McCain is done and those "aides" who are doing their best to scapegoat Palin are only trying to secure their own future in the party. And if Palin is a part of the future, they have a huge problem.

Hiding behind the backs of journalists and afraid to use their own names or provide any shred of evidence, the response here would be completely different if the victim of this nonsense was a Democrat. That it's being dished out with a huge helping of sexism only makes it worse.
The evil that we fight is but the shadow of the evil that we do.
Reply
The evil that we fight is but the shadow of the evil that we do.
Reply
post #609 of 836
This is too funny and it might stick for a long, long time.

1. Palin

1. An applicant lacking even basic job skills
2. Someone supremely un-self-aware or lacking any relative sense of what he/she does or doesn't know.

HR sent me another Palin for the marketing manager job.

3.\t Palin\t
n.

1. Pejorative term that refers to an incompetent, impractical, irrelevant or incapable person who has been appointed to a position of great importance.

2. A person who holds authority disproportionate to his or her requisite ethics and qualifications. Derived from John McCain's controversial 2008 Vice Presidential pick, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
John was recently made principal, but everybody thinks he's a Palin who can't do the job.

My new boss is such a Palin - he took my deserved place because the CEO is his personal friend.
post #610 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post

I'm completely surprised that Adda and Midwinter have been parroting talking points from the McCain camp so completely. It's clear that McCain is done and those "aides" who are doing their best to scapegoat Palin are only trying to secure their own future in the party. And if Palin is a part of the future, they have a huge problem.

Hiding behind the backs of journalists and afraid to use their own names or provide any shred of evidence, the response here would be completely different if the victim of this nonsense was a Democrat. That it's being dished out with a huge helping of sexism only makes it worse.

We're parroting McCain "camp" talking points? Is there even a McCain camp anymore? Palin is a horrid stain on the American political landscape, but the fact of the matter is that she completely energized the GOP base. The problem is that that base is becoming increasingly boxed in in the South.

Should she be the nominee in 2012? No. It would be horrible for a America. Good for Democrats, but bad for America.

I think, similarly, that if they try to run Bobby Jindal they'll just look like they're trying to offer up a conservative Obama.

In the end, as I've said elsewhere, I think it is in the best interests of the GOP to sit down and figure out what it's about. For 40 years, it's been about diving the country by riling up the worst energies in the country. Since 1994, it's been about electing a legislature that will abdicate its responsibilities and serve the president like a lapdog and b) destroy democrats by any political means necessary.

I'm hopeful that the GOP learns how to not act like a party of dicks and will show an interest in principles, rather than an interest in standing for standing for principles. I'm also hopeful that Obama will govern like a grown up.
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
post #611 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter View Post

We're parroting McCain "camp" talking points? Is there even a McCain camp anymore? Palin is a horrid stain on the American political landscape, but the fact of the matter is that she completely energized the GOP base. The problem is that that base is becoming increasingly boxed in in the South.

Well, not maybe a 'camp', but a bunch of low-lifes taking shots without the guts to show their faces.

I'm not sure the southern base is boxed in' as much as Obama's candidacy brought out a lot of new voters to the polls. Will that hold for 2012? I don't know.

If he governs well and doesn't go overboard, it may not even be an issue.

Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter View Post

Should she be the nominee in 2012? No. It would be horrible for a America. Good for Democrats, but bad for America.

I don't agree with the 'horrible' part. I think that there's a lot of scrutiny for the Oval Office job, and if she really isn't up to it, she'll fade. I do think she's a smart and capable woman, but McCain's last minute bombshell announcement meant that she didn't have any time to get up to speed on federal files, or really pull a coherent campaign together.

Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter View Post

I think, similarly, that if they try to run Bobby Jindal they'll just look like they're trying to offer up a conservative Obama.

That probably won't stop him from running though. And again, it's good for the GOP to show it has support from all quarters and not just that 'base'.

Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter View Post

In the end, as I've said elsewhere, I think it is in the best interests of the GOP to sit down and figure out what it's about. For 40 years, it's been about diving the country by riling up the worst energies in the country. Since 1994, it's been about electing a legislature that will abdicate its responsibilities and serve the president like a lapdog and b) destroy democrats by any political means necessary.

As I've said for months, the GOP needs this time in the wilderness. I don't agree that division has been purely a GOP trait. The Democrats are also well versed in the ways of that Force.

Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter View Post

I'm hopeful that the GOP...will show an interest in principles, rather than an interest in standing for standing for principles.

That will require new bold leadership and standing up to the neo-con wing of the party.
I hope we get it.
The evil that we fight is but the shadow of the evil that we do.
Reply
The evil that we fight is but the shadow of the evil that we do.
Reply
post #612 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post

That it's being dished out with a huge helping of sexism only makes it worse.

Youcha betcha. Sexcha sellscha. Watchcha anycha TVcha latelycha? Dontcha knowcha.
Every eye fixed itself upon him; with parted lips and bated breath the audience hung upon his words, taking no note of time, rapt in the ghastly fascinations of the tale. NOT!
Reply
Every eye fixed itself upon him; with parted lips and bated breath the audience hung upon his words, taking no note of time, rapt in the ghastly fascinations of the tale. NOT!
Reply
post #613 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post


I don't agree with the 'horrible' part. I think that there's a lot of scrutiny for the Oval Office job, and if she really isn't up to it, she'll fade. I do think she's a smart and capable woman, but McCain's last minute bombshell announcement meant that she didn't have any time to get up to speed on federal files, or really pull a coherent campaign together.


She has very obviously shown she is not up to the job. She was under consideration for months and knew it: I think the dumbest question to come out early was: "what exactly does the VP do all day?" - any governor should know the answer; she still didn't know very late in the campaign, thus showing not only her blatant ignorance but her complete lack of desire to understand, both of which make her a horrible choice for 2012. She simply doesn't care about anything and it was obvious.

If she and Camp McCain couldn't get things up to speed, then that only proves they would be incapable of properly dealing with a major crisis: economic, terror or natural.

That the conservatives are even considering Palin for 2012 scares the heck out of me.

 

Your = the possessive of you, as in, "Your name is Tom, right?" or "What is your name?"

 

You're = a contraction of YOU + ARE as in, "You are right" --> "You're right."

 

 

Reply

 

Your = the possessive of you, as in, "Your name is Tom, right?" or "What is your name?"

 

You're = a contraction of YOU + ARE as in, "You are right" --> "You're right."

 

 

Reply
post #614 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bergermeister View Post

That the conservatives are even considering Palin for 2012 scars the heck out of me.

Indeed, there.
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
post #615 of 836


Nevermind...
post #616 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bergermeister View Post

She has very obviously shown she is not up to the job. She was under consideration for months and knew it: I think the dumbest question to come out early was: "what exactly does the VP do all day?" - any governor should know the answer; she still didn't know very late in the campaign, thus showing not only her blatant ignorance but her complete lack of desire to understand, both of which make her a horrible choice for 2012. She simply doesn't care about anything and it was obvious.

Blatant ignorance must be contagious. The VP's role has varied substantially during administrations.

Aside from the strict constitutional role in the senate, the VP can be a world away from the Presidency, doing the cross country speech circuit and lobbying Congress. Or the VP can function as a CEO, running the business of government under orders of the President.

These roles have varied by administration, not parties.
There is no boilerplate answer to how a Democratic admin views a VP as opposed to a Republican one.

There have been whole decades where people wondered "what exactly does the VP do all day?"
Many have even called for the role to be abolished. To suggest there is a simple answer is misleading, at best.
The evil that we fight is but the shadow of the evil that we do.
Reply
The evil that we fight is but the shadow of the evil that we do.
Reply
post #617 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post

That will require new bold leadership and standing up to the neo-con wing of the party.
I hope we get it.

Dude. You're Canadian. You live in Canada. You don't vote or live here. There is no "we" here.

Your defense of Palin is strange. From conservative politicians to pundits to columnists to party insiders to independents, to liberals she was/is an embarrassment.

Nothing to do with religion right?
post #618 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post

Blatant ignorance must be contagious. The VP's role has varied substantially during administrations.

Aside from the strict constitutional role in the senate, the VP can be a world away from the Presidency, doing the cross country speech circuit and lobbying Congress. Or the VP can function as a CEO, running the business of government under orders of the President.

These roles have varied by administration, not parties.
There is no boilerplate answer to how a Democratic admin views a VP as opposed to a Republican one.

There have been whole decades where people wondered "what exactly does the VP do all day?"
Many have even called for the role to be abolished. To suggest there is a simple answer is misleading, at best.


You're doing the same thing conservatives have been doing for years with Bush.

Making Excuses!
Without the need for difference or a need to always follow the herd breeds complacency, mediocrity, and a lack of imagination
Reply
Without the need for difference or a need to always follow the herd breeds complacency, mediocrity, and a lack of imagination
Reply
post #619 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post

That will require new bold leadership and standing up to the neo-con wing of the party.
I hope we get it.

It's high time we stood up to the neo-con AND religious wing of the party and go back to being fiscal conservatives and pragmatic foreign policy statesmen.
post #620 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by vinea View Post

It's high time we stood up to the neo-con AND religious wing of the party and go back to being fiscal conservatives and pragmatic foreign policy statesmen.

I don't think the neocon wing needs standing up to anymore.
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
post #621 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilsch View Post

Dude. You're Canadian. You live in Canada. You don't vote or live here. There is no "we" here.

Your defense of Palin is strange. From conservative politicians to pundits to columnists to party insiders to independents, to liberals she was/is an embarrassment.

Nothing to do with religion right?

For some, it's all about abortion at the risk of fucking up everything else.
post #622 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by screener View Post

For some, it's all about abortion at the risk of fucking up everything else.

The Republicans could run a fucking ottoman, and if it were solidly against abortion, for unrestricted gun ownership, and railed unreservedly against Godless liberals, there would be a constituency defending it against charges that furniture isn't fit to be president.
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
post #623 of 836
That would be Utah.
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
post #624 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter View Post

That would be Utah.



But you got them purty mountains to look at.
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
post #625 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post

Blatant ignorance must be contagious. The VP's role has varied substantially during administrations.

Aside from the strict constitutional role in the senate, the VP can be a world away from the Presidency, doing the cross country speech circuit and lobbying Congress. Or the VP can function as a CEO, running the business of government under orders of the President.

These roles have varied by administration, not parties.
There is no boilerplate answer to how a Democratic admin views a VP as opposed to a Republican one.

There have been whole decades where people wondered "what exactly does the VP do all day?"
Many have even called for the role to be abolished. To suggest there is a simple answer is misleading, at best.

Thanks for calling me ignorant. I appreciate that.

Palin obviously could not and still cannot state the functions of the VP as stated in the Constitution, much less provide any kind of historical interpretation. This was but one example of many.

Regarding coming up to speed, what if the US faced another 9/11 the first week of a McCain/Palin administration? Would people then say that she didn't have time to get up to speed in order to effect a response? Katrina?

The right is already suggesting that Obama is heading for too much change right off the bat in January, but the same media people said that Bush needed to show strength.

It all brings back memories of the wonderful bill O'Reilly spouting off about Spears' sister's pregnancy and then defending Bristol's. Opposite opinions on the same topic are correct on different days simply because the Right, Inc., must always be correct.

O'Reilly, Pfoten-whatever, Rove, in their own words:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/in...in-gender-card

They are idiots who will contradict themselves at any time and they will all protect their darling idiot at all cost.

 

Your = the possessive of you, as in, "Your name is Tom, right?" or "What is your name?"

 

You're = a contraction of YOU + ARE as in, "You are right" --> "You're right."

 

 

Reply

 

Your = the possessive of you, as in, "Your name is Tom, right?" or "What is your name?"

 

You're = a contraction of YOU + ARE as in, "You are right" --> "You're right."

 

 

Reply
post #626 of 836
oof. um, there.
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
post #627 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter View Post

oof. um, there.

Shouldn't be fucking hard since she only shopped at consignment stores in the past.

Are we still talking about this woman?
post #628 of 836
I think we need to investigate Obama's pie budget? He's obvioulsy not eating all of that pie Follow the pie money!
post #629 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by @_@ Artman View Post

Are we still talking about this woman?

Yes. Sarah Palin is the gift that keeps on giving.
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
Gangs are not seen as legitimate, because they don't have control over public schools.
Reply
post #630 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter View Post

yes. Sarah palin is the grifter that keeps on grifting.

ftfy
post #631 of 836
If God wills it, she will run again.


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h...onY5QD94CPRCO0


"I'm like, OK, God, if there is an open door for me somewhere, this is what I always pray, I'm like, don't let me miss the open door,"

"And if there is an open door in '12 or four years later, and if it is something that is going to be good for my family, for my state, for my nation, an opportunity for me, then I'll plow through that door."


Oh, and it's all GW's fault.

 

Your = the possessive of you, as in, "Your name is Tom, right?" or "What is your name?"

 

You're = a contraction of YOU + ARE as in, "You are right" --> "You're right."

 

 

Reply

 

Your = the possessive of you, as in, "Your name is Tom, right?" or "What is your name?"

 

You're = a contraction of YOU + ARE as in, "You are right" --> "You're right."

 

 

Reply
post #632 of 836
NY Times conservative David Brooks,
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/op...brooks.html?hp
Quote:
To regain power, the Traditionalists argue, the G.O.P. should return to its core ideas: Cut government, cut taxes, restrict immigration. Rally behind Sarah Palin.

Who are these traditionalists, do they have pull?
Quote:
Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are the most prominent voices in the Traditionalist camp, but there is also the alliance of Old Guard institutions.

These two alone have a huge following that believe everything they say.

I hope they prevail, Brook's take on it,
Quote:
In short, the Republican Party will probably veer right in the years ahead, and suffer more defeats. Then, finally, some new Reformist donors and organizers will emerge. They will build new institutions, new structures and new ideas, and the cycle of conservative ascendance will begin again.

She ain't going away.
post #633 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilsch View Post

Dude. You're Canadian. You live in Canada. You don't vote or live here. There is no "we" here.

Canadians are dying in your American-led war in Afghanistan. Dealing with AIDS in Africa depends largely on US pharma interests. If New York or Washington gets nuked, the fumes will probably reach my house.

So yeah, I have a stake in this. Deal with it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by vinea View Post

It's high time we stood up to the neo-con AND religious wing of the party and go back to being fiscal conservatives and pragmatic foreign policy statesmen.

How does the religious right present a barrier to fiscal conservatism?
Aside from their support of Israel's existence, how does the religious right present a barrier to pragmatic foreign policy?

Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter View Post

I don't think the neocon wing needs standing up to anymore.

Ok, we disagree there completely.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bergermeister View Post

Regarding coming up to speed, what if the US faced another 9/11 the first week of a McCain/Palin administration? Would people then say that she didn't have time to get up to speed in order to effect a response? Katrina?

Isn't this what the Transition thing is for?
There's a good reason the new admin doesn't take office the day after the election.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bergermeister View Post

The right is already suggesting that Obama is heading for too much change right off the bat in January...

Um, what would you expect them to say? "Hey, go for it!"

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bergermeister View Post

If God wills it, she will run again...

How it that any different from Obama asking God to make him an instrument of His will?
Oh, I forgot, Obama is your darling idiot.
The evil that we fight is but the shadow of the evil that we do.
Reply
The evil that we fight is but the shadow of the evil that we do.
Reply
post #634 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by screener View Post

She ain't going away.

If we can ignore this cunt...



We can ignore that one.
post #635 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post

Canadians are dying in your American-led war in Afghanistan. Dealing with AIDS in Africa depends largely on US pharma interests. If New York or Washington gets nuked, the fumes will probably reach my house.

So yeah, I have a stake in this. Deal with it.

The discussion and your quoted comment had to do with "new leadership" and "standing up to the neo-con wing" within the Rep party which makes your reply a little ridiculous. Do you want to be an American that badly?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post

If New York or Washington gets nuked, the fumes will probably reach my house.

You're even channeling Palin. Bravo.
post #636 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilsch View Post

The discussion and your quoted comment had to do with "new leadership" and "standing up to the neo-con wing" within the Rep party which makes your reply a little ridiculous. Do you want to be an American that badly?

I have never wanted to be American.

Canadian and American parties routinely share tactics and strategists with each other.

With the neo-cons out of favour in the U.S. and a Conservative goverment in Ottawa, it makes eminent sense to want to "fight them over there rather than over here."
The evil that we fight is but the shadow of the evil that we do.
Reply
The evil that we fight is but the shadow of the evil that we do.
Reply
post #637 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by @_@ Artman View Post

If we can ignore this cunt...



We can ignore that one.

C'mon, that cunt is the heart of the extreme right wing and Palin is her political doppleganger.
She ain't going anywhere except up in the extreme right wing, Hannity, Limbfuck etc.

This is a good thing.
post #638 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by screener View Post

C'mon, that cunt is the heart of the extreme right wing and Palin is her political doppleganger.
She ain't going anywhere except up in the extreme right wing, Hannity, Limbfuck etc.

This is a good thing.

Well consider me not caring anymore. This is the last time I'll make any remark/comment/picture on this useless white trash.
post #639 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bergermeister View Post

If God wills it, she will run again.


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h...onY5QD94CPRCO0


"I'm like, OK, God, if there is an open door for me somewhere, this is what I always pray, I'm like, don't let me miss the open door,"

"And if there is an open door in '12 or four years later, and if it is something that is going to be good for my family, for my state, for my nation, an opportunity for me, then I'll plow through that door."


Oh, and it's all GW's fault.

I'm guesing what she did for McSame's campaign won't be forgotten so I don't think any run by her will last long.
Without the need for difference or a need to always follow the herd breeds complacency, mediocrity, and a lack of imagination
Reply
Without the need for difference or a need to always follow the herd breeds complacency, mediocrity, and a lack of imagination
Reply
post #640 of 836
Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmac View Post

I'm guesing what she did for McSame's campaign won't be forgotten so I don't think any run by her will last long.

What if she has God on her side? Huh? Huh?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: PoliticalOutsider
AppleInsider › Forums › Other Discussion › AppleOutsider › PoliticalOutsider › Once the initial defensiveness re: Palin dies down...