Sarah Palin's Purity Problem
She unleashed the hounds in the Battle of NY-23. Now will she stay ahead of the pack or be trampled?
Once you whip up a mob, can you control it? That may be Sarah Palin's next problem.
Before the votes were counted Tuesday night, the former Republican vice presidential candidate was already something of a winner. Though her candidate in the special election for a House seat in upstate New York, Doug Hoffman, lost to Democrat Bill Owens—in an area that hasn't sent a Democrat to the House since the 1800s—Palin, by intervening in the race, had established herself as a successful ideological powerbroker. At first, Hoffman was merely a third-party conservative candidate in New York's 23rd congressional district. Yet when Palin backed him over the official Republican in the race, a moderate assemblywoman named Dede Scozzafava, she helped turn this contest into a intra-party clash, which ended with the right wing of her party chasing Scozzafava out of the contest and forcing the GOP establishment to swing behind Hoffman. On a night when the Republicans won the governor races in New Jersey and Virginia, Hoffman's defeat was almost anti-climactic. But for Palin, who previously had been in the news mostly for the wrong reasons—that doesn't count the Levi Johnston soap opera—this episode made her seem relevant and influential.
With their anti-Scozzafava campaign, Palin, Glenn Beck, Dick Armey and other conservative firebrands declared they were not going to accept moderate Republicans as candidates, and they have emboldened grassroots right-wing activists to continue this crusade. That is, the former Alaska governor and the others have unleashed the furies. As has been widely noted, therein lies potential trouble for the party. An ideological civil war probably won't be good for business for the GOP—though these conservatives clearly believe that right-wing purity is the best path for a Republican return to power. Still, Palin may run into a dilemma of her own.
Revved up by the purge in New York, tea partiers across the nation are now salivating—did you happen to see Zombieland?—as they eagerly search for other prey. They already have a list of RINOs (Republicans in name only) to hunt. On their to-get list is Charlie Crist, the Republican governor in Florida, who's running for the Senate. Marco Rubio, a conservative former state senator, is challenging him for the GOP nomination. Also in the crosshairs for conservatives are Republican Rep. Mark Kirk, who is seeking Obama's old Senate seat in Illinois, and possibly incumbent Republican Sen. Robert Bennett in Utah. Bennett's being opposed in the GOP primary by a conservative activist who has Joseph Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, campaigning for her. Diehard conservatives—their blood lust heightened—seem to be adding names to their execution wish list almost daily.
Though Palin led this merry band in the battle of NY-23, she now might have to worry about these activists, especially if she's pondering a presidential bid. With the Hoffman quasi-victory—or was it a Pyrrhic victory?—the grassroots conservatives have had their expectations raised. As they rush after other Republicans not deemed ideologically correct, many will look to Palin to continue leading the charge. But going after a no-name assemblywoman is a different matter than targeting sitting governors, senators, and House members. Is Palin truly willing to lead pitchfork-waving conservatives against well-established Republicans, such as Crist? Florida, after all, could be an important state in the GOP presidential primary.
Perhaps Palin does intend to keep her position as cannibal-in-chief. If not, she runs the risk of disappointing the true believers she inspired in the fight for NY-23. Alienating her fellow RINO poachers could cause serious difficulties for Palin in a presidential campaign—and leave an opening for other contenders to fill. "This is tricky stuff," says a senior Republican strategist allied with another possible 2012 GOP presidential candidate. "She could be walking right into a breach."
Thanks in part to Palin, there are plenty of conservative activists now fired up and ready to go. As they gallop after other Republicans, will Palin stay at the front of the pack? Or might she be trampled by the ideological vigilantes she has helped set loose?
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Armey, Palin, Beck et al are
Armey, Palin, Beck et al are not true believers- they're just trotting out their schtick to new territory.
Sarah Palin the cutsie
Sarah Palin the cutsie all-small-town American just makin-it like the rest of us now PRing herself into a Political Power Broker, cause there's money to made in it, just ask Sharpy Sharpton and the distinguished Mr. Jackson.
Turning red eyes blue.
Question one is whether wing-nut candidates will facilitate more conservative Dems, or make room for more liberal ones. I fear the former.
Question two ponders whether Mrs. Palin's obvious lack of core beliefs will be enough to overcome any reluctance she might have to go against the mob, and be co-opted. This may very well be the more lucrative option for her, and I don't see her passing down the opportunity, assuming it is proffered.
Turning Red eyes blue (jhm)
Obviously you have no clue regarding Palin's personal history: she took-on corruption in her own party in Alaska and drove it out; she negotiated a unique settlement with oil extractors to get the money to the people of Alaska; she opted to leave office (after staffing the Alaska government with honest, capable people) so that the people of Alaska weren't saddled with the extreme costs of defending herself (as Governor) against the baseless claims of her political enemies; and went on the speaking trail to pay her legal bills (rather than doing it on Alaska's nickel). Core values? She's got 'em in spades, which is precisely why she is such an attractive potential leader of the growing conservative movement in America.
LOL! That's the best
LOL! That's the best explanation I've heard to date on Palin lunacy. Thanks for your clarification.
LOL, I don't know the bigger
LOL, I don't know the bigger joke. Palin or the fools who say they believe in her.
you poor misguided soul
Palin and hubby Todd were the corrupt ones in Alaska who ran their mouths off and bailed before the prosecutors grabbed her bodacious behind! You fantasist's are living in an alternate reality and are going to be sorrily disappointed by your imaginary goddess. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
SARAH PALIN
The Cannibalization of Sarah Palin
By Rosemary Biggio
There is no slobbering love affair, to borrow the title of Bernie Goldberg’s latest book, between the media and Sarah Palin. Unlike our Hawaiian president, the former governor from the Artic failed to send a chill up Chris Mathews’ leg. While the Beatles song Little Piggies provides dinner music, politicians and their media escorts gorge themselves on the meal ticket known as Sarah Palin. Liberals, having not had this much conservative red meat in a long time, began with ghoulish delight sharpening their cutlery when Palin walked onto the national stage as John McCain’s vice presidential running mate in the 2008 presidential election.
Given today’s partisan atmosphere, it is not surprising that Democrats criticized Palin for a lack of gravitas and experience in foreign policy while turning a blind eye to a community organizer with no executive experience who the media morphed into presidential timber. Shots at a candidate’s positions are fair game, but ad hominem
attacks are blood sport.
Like the ogres in a grim fairy tale or characters from Greek mythology, the Republican party has a nasty taste for eating its own. When John McCain lost the election, the party began feasting on Sarah Palin. She was the diva who cost McCain the election. Even Peggy Noonan raised that banner in a recent Wall Street Journal article, “A Farewell to Harm”. Thomas Frank labeled Palin a griper in a July article(“ Poor, Persecuted Sarah Palin”) of the Wall Street Journal online. McCain is a war hero and a patriot, but sadly today these are not marketable qualities. The Republicans had been there and done that with Bob Dole. A lackluster candidate and campaign could not compete with the young hipster from Chicago. The only excitement was Palin. But even Sarah could not start a fire without a spark.
There is a special place in Dante’s Inferno for those in the media and the blogosphere who gleefully continue to eviscerate Sarah Palin and her family even after her untimely resignation as governor. This is a short list, lacking chronology, from petty to perverse of what the Palins have endured :
Jesse Ventura on "Larry King Live" called Palin a quitter who would not qualify as a Navy seal. Has Palin ever claimed wanting to swim in the same tank with Jesse? Talk about a faulty comparison.
Jeanne Cummings (Politico) itemized 150K GOP shopping tab for Palin’s clothes.
Joy Behar on "Larry King Live" called her very mean for her treatment of Alaskan wildlife.
Tina Fey of “SNL” fame joked about Palin being able to see Russia from her window. Fey obviously knows nothing of hyperbole or geography. Russia is about sixty miles from Alaska’s mainland and dangerously close by the Bering Strait.
Biggio, Palin, 2
When David Letterman compared Sarah Palin to a slutty stewardess, he managed a double hitter. What airline does this guy fly? Letterman later went for a grand slam joking that Palin’s daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriquez of the New York Yankees.
Comedian Sandra Bernhard joked about Palin being gang raped.
A Huffington Post blogger named Erik Nelson accused Palin of spreading “retardation” across America.
Some attackers, taking a Maury Povich script, have called for DNA testing to determine the maternity and paternity of baby Trig.
Back in the school yard of political punditry, Palin continues to get hammered as stupid, doltish, moronic and name called Sarah Mascara, Caribou Barbie, Octomom. Camille Paglia, not part of the vast right wing conspiracy, noted in a recent article (Salon.com) Palin’s grassroots’ popularity, “ She does her own thing with seat-of-the-pants gusto.“ In the same article Paglia identified mainstream media as preening bullies, cackling witches, twisted cynics and pompous windbags. The vitriolic abuse of Sarah Palin on a personal level while ignoring policy issues borders on OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder).Why? Is it simply envy or fear that motivates her foes to take her out before the next election cycle? Here are some theories to ponder the causes of Palin Derangement Syndrome :
Beauty and Gender - In fairy tales( Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White) as in political life, comeliness can be a curse for women. While Sarah Palin may or may not be the fairest, after all beauty is in the eye of the beholder, (to borrow a cliché), she has paid a price no male politician would be asked to pay. Bill Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama left the media gushing like school girls. But attractive women who chose not to hide their femininity in the Mao Zedong uniform pantsuit and join the genderless sisterhood are flagged by the fashion police of the chattering classes.
Education and Location - Sarah Palin graduated from the University of Idaho, a state university, unlike her cohorts from Harvard, Yale and Princeton. As Noonan points out in her article, Reagan (Eureka College) and Nixon(Whittier College) did not attend ivy institutions, but ignores the fact that both attended small private colleges. Location is everything, and both GOP presidents came from California, a popular blue state. Sarah Palin hailed from the traditionally red state of Alaska. Historically Seward’s Folly and far from the left leaning coasts, Alaska is geographically undesirable. Folksy Sarah lacked pedigree and a fashionable address. Elites in both parties excluded her from Best in Show.
Family Values- Palin had the audacity to flaunt her pro life position. She chose to bring Trig into the world. Palin appears to be happy in her personal life with a supportive husband and family. Where have all the feminists gone with their mantra of choice?
Newt Gingrich and Camille Paglia, politics does make strange bedfellows, view Palinism as a new muscular American brand of feminism. Paglia (Sept.10,2008, Salon.com),
“A feminism that cannot admire the bravura under high pressure of the first woman governor of a frontier state isn't worth a warm bucket of spit.”
Although Palin exited the governorship with a wink and a nod, the daily feasting
Biggio, Palin, 3
continues. When they have picked Palin’s bones, Ann Coulter should serve the piggies their just desserts.
Palin / McCain
The multiple marriage infidelities, drunk, who could not follow protocol on board a aircraft carrier and wet-started his jet which ended up killing and injuring scores of deck hands, is a war hero just because he sat a few years as a pampered POW in Vietnam?
Palin herself had pre-martial sex resulting in pregnancy, so where does she get her "Family Values" from? A wife and political party swapping Ronald Reagan whose first wife divorces him for "Extreme mental Cruelty" to marry a 3 month pregnant Nancy.
You want to play ball with the the scum of the GOP then you have to fight fire with fire.
Tough the GOP bloviate about lower taxes and spending, they are the biggest contributors to the deficit that your great-grandchildren of debt-slaves will still only be paying a fraction on total interest accrued. Reagan: nearly tripled it, Bu$h I more than doubled it and Bu$h II more than quadrupled it. Only Clinton left office with a budget surplus.
Deregulation championed by Reagan has spawned every financial calamity requiring a bailout since the S & L scandle.
Reagan "Freedom Fighter's" Saddam Hussein, Osma bin Laden and supporting Al-CIAda are now relabeled "Terrorist's", resulting in the trillions of $'s wasted and billions unaccounted for in the farce war Of Terror.
If the Carter Energy Policy had been enacted then the U.S. would already be running on a grid of mass transit using 2nd-3rd generation alternative fuels and not beholden to M.E. oil today.
Facts are all you need to prove how unpatriotic, greed driven group of "Chicken-Hawks" you will ever know.
MS. Biggio,I am truly
MS. Biggio,I am truly puzzled. You have not only written a credible defense for Sarah Palin,but you have done it very eloquently and even with some literary style.
That makes it even more intriguing. How could an intelligent person fall for the 'values' and the hate-mongering that Mrs.Palin is spreading around? The intolerance,the shrouded bigotry,the religious zealotry?
She has been attacked by the Media,but as I recall,that was after she blamed the media for her abysmal performances in those interviews. If you admire Sarah Palin because she is a strong feministic icon,I'm affraid you will be at a loss ultimately.
Sarah Palin is no feminist rolemodel,she longs to return to the fifties.
The 1850' ,that is...
Palin is a lying twisted joke
"Some attackers, taking a Maury Povich script, have called for DNA testing to determine the maternity and paternity of baby Trig."
That's one of the best ideas I've heard regarding Scarah yet! Because anyone who has any kind of working grey matter knows that Scarah did NOT give birth to Trigg.
As a matter of fact, she contradicted herself, once again, in her book that's soon to be released.
How many different lies has she told regarding Triggs birth now? By last count, it was at least FOUR.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But most people want a President who has brains. Beauty doesn't work very well when you have to deal with reality, like nuclear weapons, wars that we were lied to about, poverty, hunger, Wall St thief's, jobs and all the other destruction around the world that was brought on by the republicans.
My advice to you would be to stop reading Red State and watching Faux Noise. Learn what the facts are. You know, those pesky little things that your Princess Scarah is afraid might bubble up one day and really take her down. If only the MSM didn't act like she was relevant. Because she is not.
@turning red eyes blue
Gee, seems you have been reading Palin's PR pieces rather than actually looking at the facts regarding her tenure as governor of Alaska. How about checking out some facts instead of progagating the myth of Palin?
By the way, you said she is touring to pay for her legal bills. Not quite, she is begging the public for money but spending her own money to build a, rather large, second home on her lakefront property. It will also include an indoor hanger for her private plane. Palin isn't paying for her own legal bills.....her sheeple fans are paying for her bad behavior while she lives the high life. Suckers.
Too bad you didn't do your homework.
Ms. Palin's only claim to fame in the anti-corruption department was to turn Republican Party Chair Randy Reudrich in for the same thing she got caught doing while she was mayor of Wasilla: using public resources for a political campaign. He was fined, but is still very much the party chairman, and she has certainly kissed and made up with him from all appearances. It is the FBI that gets the credit for rooting out corruption in Alaska. That "unique settlement" is one of the reasons Alaska has dropped to 78th on the list of desirable places to explore for oil - not a good thing in a state with declining production and where most of your state budget comes from the oil industry. Likewise, she gave away $500M of Alaskan's money to TransCanada, and we may never see the pipeline she indicated was already under construction in her RNC speach. She staffed our state government with her cronies, who were far from as well-qualified as many of the applicants for those jobs. If Palin had acted ethically and given Alaskans the "open and transparent" government she promised, she would not have had the record number of ethics complaints and would not have incurred any costs. In fact, the biggest cost of ethics complaints was generated by the complaint she filed on herself so she would be judged by a panel she oversaw as governor, instead of the bipartisan-commissioned independent investigator, who came to quite a different conclusion. She quit (as she did the job on the Oil and Gas Commission) before everyone figured out how incompetent she was and how there was no way she could deliver what she had promised. She collected plenty of per diem while choosing to live in her own home here in Wasilla, and bilked a colossal amount of money from unwitting supporters, so she sure didn't need money for legal fees and didn't save Alaskans any money. (Did it ever occur to any of you that she hasn't produced a single invoice documenting any of those legal fees, nor has the deceptively named Alaska Fund Trust produced the financial reports it promised?) She wasn't a fiscal conservative in Wasilla, either, and her record as mayor here is sure not one I'd crow about. As for "core values," I haven't observed that locally, either, and my elderly mother sure doesn't approve of her "family values." If all the hype you have swallowed were true, she'd be a great candidate, but the facts say otherwise. Those of us old-style Republican, fiscally conservative types are afraid of her, all right. She and her followers will continue to hand victories to the farthest left candidates in the race, just as she did in NY 23.
Gee Neil
just what are those "american" values? War? Racism? Intolerance?
Socialism is not a dirty word and should be part of our values.
based on Palin's past
based on Palin's past history with Republicans in Alaska - in which she bit every political hand that fed her - she can be expected to continue in her self-appointed role as cannibal-in-chief - as a Democrat, I say, more power to her!
Lulz. I just LOVE how all
Lulz. I just LOVE how all Republicans/Conservatives talk about how Dems need to be Bipartisan and that bills need to have Bipartisan support in order to be any good. Where were these cries for fairness and bipartisanship from 2001 to 2009? I seem to recall more statements of Democrats being unAmerican traitors than calls for them to be able to have more say in representative government and have a share in crafting legislation.
And posts that say anything regarding socialism/ACORN immediately show that the writer only watches Fox and can be easily ignored as well.
Victory?
With the Hoffman quasi-victory—or was it a Pyrrhic victory?—the grassroots conservatives have had their expectations raised.
Not sure if you noticed this part - you made a passing reference to it but maybe it didn't sink in - but Hoffman lost. I'm fairly certain that doesn't count as a victory in any book out there. Sure, the teabaggers got the actual Republican candidate to step down from the race, but (and here's that key point again) Hoffman lost. Granted, one loss does not constitute a failing strategy, but it certainly isn't a good indicator given that districts history. Teabaggers may be just as electable as Libertarians.
Living here in the NY-23rd,
Living here in the NY-23rd, it's humorous to read that Palin was a successful ideological powerbroker. Palin may have succeeded in lifting Hoffman above Scozzafava, however, what she and the other conservative firebrands ultimately accomplished was to convince many Republicans--here in a predominantly Republican district that had sent a Republican to the House the last 157 years--to vote for the Democratic candidate. Once in the voting booth it was no longer an ideological civil war withing the Republican party, it was a vote on the issues. Regardless of the votes Scozzafava still received, Owens would not have been elected without many Republicans who did not agree with Hoffman's (Palin, Beck, et al) platform.
Losing is Winning?
Palin, Beck, And Armey supported Hoffman. Hoffman lost. The Dems have another seat in the House. Now again how is that winning? The Repubs would have willingly gave up on of those state wins for this win. On the national level... they lost.
You're using strategy words for a whim player
I have trouble with your use of words like "worry" or "intend" with regards to Palin. I suspect that there's no "worrying" going on, and any "intention" would be a matter of the moment, not any sort of long drawn out process.
If you see what I'm saying.
You can say Palin took down
You can say Palin took down a no-name assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, but the truth is that by endorsing Bill Owens, no-name assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava _took down Sarah Palin_.
It wasn't a quasi-victory for conservatives, it wasn't a Pyyrhic victory, they LOST. They lost because the moderates they "won't accept" are the constituents of the district. They LOST to a no-name local lawyer. They put in power the first Democrat to hold the seat since the 1800's. Is that supposed to scare other moderate Republicans to go further right, so that they, too, can lose to Democrats? Palin lost, conservatives lost, the Tea Party lost, the national GOP figures who fell all over themselves to follow Sarah's footsteps and turn-coated on their own constituents... they LOST.
"an area that hasn't sent a
"an area that hasn't sent a Democrat to the House since the 1800s..."
You should have said, "since Alaska was part of Russia."
Where do these wingnuts get off telling Upstaters what a "real Republican" is? And Dick Armey? Since when does the old Confederacy dictate policy to the Party of Lincoln (and Seward and Douglass, by the way).
"Real Republican"
Granted that outsiders should mostly stay the heck out of ALL local races (which won't ever happen). OTOH, many Democrats seem quite content to tell everyone else what a "real Republican" is or should be...
This is America and all of us are entitled to express our opinions: right, wrong, or in-between. NY-23 voters decided who _they_ wanted in office. That's the way it ought to be.
I don't understand how this
I don't understand how this counts as a win for her. Her candidate won the primary and then lost the general.
Primary?
There was no primary... Dede was selected by GOP party bosses...
The win claimed by Conservatives is that the liberal in Office is a Democrat, not a Republican...
That's a hollow victory,
That's a hollow victory, especially when so many Congressional decisions hinge on so few votes. Every seat they lose to the other side of the aisle just compounds and hastens their dis-empowerment.
NY 23 would have changed aprties, even without Scozzofava's endorsement, but she rode that one nicely to a moderate stronghold with support from both parties now, when she decides to run again for some other more local office.
Hillarious watching the GOP implode...
...As a former Republican (now moderate / centrist independent), it's an absolute riot watching Armey, Palin, Beck, Limbaugh, and the other wingnuts singlehandedly collapse their own party and drive out the moderates with insane rhetoric, wild accusations, and delusional positioning that they're "the majority" (news flash: look at a bell curve and see that CENTRISTS are the true majority). Total clusterf**k, but very amusing to watch.
Public cannibalism
as in Repugs eating their own such as Scozafava in New YOrk's 23rd and then calling it a victory when their opposition wins! Weird or wee-rd? Yup, the sock puppet and her pals all have the magic touch. Its called plague.
Lamont and Lieberman
The similarity between the concern-trolling for the Tea Partiers in the wake of the Hoffman/Scozzafava race just keeps sounding like the stuff we heard after the Netroots helped Lamont topple Lieberman in the Democratic primary: "they're dragging their party over a cliff".
That it wasn't true in the Lamont/Lieberman race causes me to wonder how much credence to give similar pronouncements now.
No Substance
Please stop referring to Sara Palin as someone who thinks she can make a presidential bid. The self-professed soccer mom does not have the brains nor the wherewithal to lead our nation. Give me a break. Forget it and move on. Even recently on FOX News one of the Republican strategists says she could never and should never be considered based on her performance and decision to quit as Governor of Alaska prematurely.
Sarah, God Bless Her...
Wow! are you saying that soccer moms are stupid??? Are ALL moms stupid? Should women just stay at home and raise the kids because they're not qualified for anything else????
Not smart of you to say such things pal...
Where did you get that?
Where did you get that? Palin is an idiot, independent of her status as a "soccer mom" or as a woman. Bush was an idiot too, saying that doesn't mean I hate men.
Hockey mom
Odd points from both sides - wasn't Sarah Palin the one who seemed to claim that being a hockey mom somehow added to her political qualifications? You could argue it's an appeal to personality, but it's also inviting scrutiny.
According to Palin the only difference between hockey moms and pittbulls is lipstick. Does that sound like a flattering comment? Pittbulls are not best known for their witts.
You can't have it both ways. If you're going to qualify yourself by saying you wear more lipstick than a stupid dog, you shouldn't expect people to think you're smart.
Soccer Mom?
Ummm that's "Hockey Mom"
Can't you even get your own insults right?
You're Afraid
You leftist are afraid of Palin. You are afraid because she doesn't need the established to do what she does. She stands for principle, perhaps ones you don't agree with, but she stands for principles. She is tough and doesn't back down. She is relentless. She is a woman and she is attractive. The left is afraid as they should be.
And oh, she is dumb. That's how she single handedly whupped Alaska's good ole' boy system into shape. That's how stirs up so much fire in the bellies of true American's - those who still love the constitution. That's right - keep thinking she is dumb.
Principled? I'll give you
Principled? I'll give you principled: She QUIT when the going got tough. She IS a monument to idiocy. I DO hope she becomes more influential with in the RethugliKKKon party. Afraid? I DO hope she runs. Bring her on. It just means we win more elections.
Sarah
Pure as driven snow? No, pure as driven slush after it's been on a city street for a week. She is pathetic and no amount of lipstick will disguise the emptiness. She had a rather reverse effect in the 23rd CD -- she came in clearly as an interloper and both she and Tom DeLay doomed the district to being represented by a Democrat after almost 150 years of Republican dominance. She drove a rather decent although undistinguished woman out of the contest in favor of someone who had no idea what the district's issues are. The GOP needs her like it needs a hole in the head.
Shoe nailed it
They lost in every way, but they are trying to convince themselves they won. Even Michael Steele admitted that he doesn't view losing a seat as a victory. The right wing clowns are fun to watch. Way to go NY23!!!
"Is Palin truly willing to
"Is Palin truly willing to lead pitchfork-waving conservatives against well-established Republican . . . ?" Why wouldn't she be? You ask the question as if Palin were herself an establishment Republican who actually weighs the pros and cons of her actions. I think you give her way too much credit. She is herself one of those pitchfork-waving conservatives: go for scalps, don't think about what to do next.
It wasn't the endorsers...
It wasn't Palin or Thompson or Bachman or Limbaugh or any combination of endorsements that knocked Scozzafava out of the race. It was the people who answered their phones when the pollsters called that terminated her run.
Usually endorsements don't mean shinola. If the polls had not moved after the endorsements Dede would have stuck it out.
For people who favor the liberal agenda, why would they poll for a republican? A democrat would be much more powerful promoting that agenda. That's why the appointment of Dede by the GOP powerbrokers was a loser.
She's truly a retard.
She's truly a retard. Always remember: The 'country' of Africa. Agreed, her relevance has been established - which is hilarious and just shows how similarly retarded her constituents are.
COUNTRY OF AFRICA
Actually, wasn't it uncurious George who said "Africa is a country with a lot of problems." Sarah couldn't have said that; she can't see Africa from her window.
If you would like to discuss
If you would like to discuss stupidity I will be happy to send you a mirror. The statement you are quoting about Africa was confirmed to be a hoax over a year ago. Just like the statement about NY23, this is easy to google. The scary part is that you probably vote.
Lets look at you boy Biden.
Has essentially never had a job outside of government. Got in trouble in Law school for plagiarism. Got in trouble during a run for the Presidency in the 80s for.......yep plagiarism. Said he sat in the Oval Office and had long talks with Bush but there is no record of him being there. Talked about being shot at in Iraq and had to change his statement to "that some sort of projectile "landed" outside a building in the Green Zone where he and another senator had spent the night during a visit in December 2005."
And his statement about being forced down while in a helicopter in Afghanistan by the Taliban when in fact it was the weather that made them land in a field that was heavily protected. John Kerry stated ""We were going to send Biden out to fight the Taliban with snowballs, but we didn't have to, other than getting a little cold, it was fine."
Yes, your boy Slow Joe is an intellectual giant in his own mind. Every time he opens his mouth I pray to God nothing happens to Obama before the 2012 elections.
Come on smart guy, post another. I would have a battle of wits with you but you would be unarmed.
Why does the fact that
Why does the fact that someone thinks Sarah Palin is stupid mean he/she also thinks that Biden is a genius? Cool down there. Biden has his own problems, but Sarah has demonstrated herself to be rather slow regardless of mistaken quotations.
Losing is winning you
Losing is winning you Morons because 30 days ago Hoffman was a No body and the established GOP candidate Scozzafava was about as much as a republican as Limbaugh is polite and courteous. Yes Palin is a ignoramous. It does NOT chnage the impact she had. sorry.
Winning is losing
"Losing is winning you Morons because 30 days ago Hoffman was a No body."
Guess what? He is back to being a nobody, and in the process the republicans lost a seat they held for over a century. You are right that Sarah had an impact. She and the rest of the wingnuts cost their party a seat in the state legislature.
The problem Sarah has is that, for every right wing vote she pulls in, she chases away one or two intelligent republicans who see her for what she is. Yes, she has been the victim of a lot of trash talk. But people who ignore that kind of stuff still have to deal with her own statements, her record of marginal competence, her inability to communicate anything more than talking points, her questionable ethics, her questionable judgment, her intellectual shortcomings and her rabid criticism of those with whom she disagrees. It isn't elitism to expect someone who runs for high office to be above average in intellect, in ability to communicate without a script, in ability to avoid potential ethical pitfalls. In these areas Sarah just doesn't make the cut, and it's not just the media making these points. Watch and listen to what she says and what she does. Disregard the comments of her detractors and her supporters, and base your judgment on Sarah herself. Then ask yourself what it would be like with her in the White House. I shudder to think of it.
NOT Tea Baggers; Return of the perotistas
Obama screwed Up. It isnt Health care. It is the collusion of Big Business TARP baliouts Republicans and Democrats.
you guys dont get it. Last night there were several focus Groups that were on the various News Cable shows. One group in Richmond VA was revealing. The dems and Reps shouted and yelled at each as they usually do until somneone mentioned the TARP and Bailouts.
One voter said "we bailed them out and I just got a notice in the Mail that they are raising my Credit Card rates 50%." At that point one of the Dems ...a African American gentleman... pointed his finger at this Guy and said " now that is the first thing you have said that I agree with".
Obama was elected to FIX the Wall street Mess. Health care is important but it is NOT the #1 issue. Americans want to see CAPITALISM again ... NOT
" too big to fail so bail me out if I screw up".
Thank you for this
Thank you for this wonderfully irrelevant and obnoxious political Hit piece.
Keep up the great work, slumming around in the gutter like a rat, CORN.
