Thread: In defense of Sarah Palin

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Not sure whether to or .

Originally Posted by De Layne

Well, NO one has come to the defense of the 'Hide the Palin' strategy. Even those die hard republicans who voiced their pleasure for her being PICKED can't open their mouths about the lack of access. Hehe, tough to be a true believer sometimes.

Maybe they just didn't read your thread

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Maybe they just didn't read your thread

Hiya Lee,

Hehe, well, there's always that possibility of no Palin defenders reading this thing, but I kinda doubt it. I mean really, look at the title........I know if I was a supporter, I'd at least want to see what the thread was about. No, I don't think that's the reason.

I'd guess they just couldn't come up with something smart to say about her being handled as she is. No one could defend or put a positive spin on something so obviously orchestrated. No one could applaud the move as dealing from a position of strength, instead of fear.

I'd also guess that most Republican true believers somehow feel she's capable of taking over as president. Otherwise, why aren't more of em talking about their discomfort at the thought? Funny thing is, they will vote Republican no matter who the VP pick is. This election will certainly prove that out. Just don't ask most of em to logically justify it somehow. They will explain it as a 'gut reaction'........that and the totally bought into party narration is all that's needed to insure a vote for the GOP.

Gotta love that 'four legs good , two legs bad' mentality. Rational and objective reasoning often only gets in the way of political agendas, so it's just ignored. That's what's happening here Lee. Well, it's what it looks like to me anyway. Oh, let me be sure to mention the Democrats do the same damn thing when it suits em.

Hope that at least makes sense to you, although I'm certainly not asking you to agree with me. It's the way I see things in my own flawed way. I freely admit to missing things at times, but I try and gather a fair amount of info about something before posting in the forum. At least then, I feel like I can defend my views.

Anyway Lee, thanks for the helpful post. I woulda never thought of that.....hehe.

Martin

Originally Posted by De Layne

Rational and objective reasoning often only gets in the way...That's what's happening here Lee.

you're just jealous of the Republicans

I have stayed away from this thread because of the limitation clause. However, after watching the debate last night it makes alot of sense to keep Palin away from the press. It is a very good move to hide her away becaue the pools are increasing showiing disappointment with her as McCain's choice for VP. In fact it appears that Sarah Palin has made an impression as "stupid and sarcastic, stupidly sarcastic" and the homey thing has become transparently phoney. It is very good to keep your mistakes on the down low. It is the best strategy.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

you're just jealous of the Republicans

Sigh......am I that easy to read? Hehe, it's like you've known me all my life!

Actually Lee, I get to be a Republican also when it suits me. Yeah, I've certainly agreed with them in the past, and for very good reason. I also will agree with the Democrats if their reasoning's one I subscribe to at the time. That's the beautiful thing about being an independent voter.......I swing both ways! Oops, I meant I see things more objectively than some with party ties may . I will side with the GOP if I think they're right, but this isn't one of those times.

That's why I started this thread....to try and hear the other side of the coin. Well, an unfortunate lack of response was the result, which is an answer in itself. So no, I'm really not jealous of the Republicans.

Thank for the attempt to help me understand though.....heh.

Martin

I'm surprised no one has brought up the video of Palin being "blessed" by a pastor from Africa who's claim to fame was exorcising witches in Africa. Apparently, Palin said her success in winning the Governorship was partly due to this "blessing".

It's on YouTube somewhere.

I also cannot fathom an educated adult even contemplating approaching a librarian to discuss banning books. In the U.S. In the 21st Century.

From Time:

"She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast."

When the librarian did not give her support for this, Palin threatened to fire her.


The list just keeps growing......

Originally Posted by icedog

I have stayed away from this thread because of the limitation clause. However, after watching the debate last night it makes alot of sense to keep Palin away from the press. It is a very good move to hide her away becaue the pools are increasing showiing disappointment with her as McCain's choice for VP. In fact it appears that Sarah Palin has made an impression as "stupid and sarcastic, stupidly sarcastic" and the homey thing has become transparently phoney. It is very good to keep your mistakes on the down low. It is the best strategy.

Hi there,

You know, there's something I still can't really figure out about her as the VP pick. I wish I knew more about how the process had worked, and I'd like to know for sure who came up with this pick. Also, I still can't tell if it was Mr McCain himself, or was it other Republicans pressuring him to make this choice for whatever reason.

I was impressed with the initial reception she received from the GOP base, and waited for more justification I was sure would follow. I figured there would be plenty of opportunities to hear how and what she thinks, and could also observe how she reacted to things off the cuff. Well, I was incorrect, and very little has been forthcoming about who she truly is.

It looks to me like the party faithful was presented with a mostly empty vessel, and a frantic period of trying to fill that void has been occurring this last month or so. Mrs Palin has to learn from her handlers what she believes in, and that can take some time. She has to learn all sorts of things she never knew about. The thought of her actually speaking for herself must have been too terrible to imagine, so she's been off limits for the most part. That's how it looks to me anyway.

This strategy of isolation looks to be a crippling one, but is still probably better than the alternative of letting her loose in public. That party has really limited it's options (ammunition) when it comes to defending Mrs Palin, and whoever came up with that VP pick has some 'splaining' to do. I hope the thought process about how that all came down makes it's way into print at some point.

Martin

This may be slightly off topic but it fits here better than anyplace else. I can't shake the feeling that John McCain really does not want to be president. I see a very intelligent man, a great leader with very valuable experience making the wrong decision at every crossroad. Of course I am far from the political scholar that some of you folks are so I could be missing some sublties. However, if I am right, Palin will help him attain his goal of losing this election.

Originally Posted by De Layne

Hi there,

You know, there's something I still can't really figure out about her as the VP pick. I wish I knew more about how the process had worked, and I'd like to know for sure who came up with this pick. Also, I still can't tell if it was Mr McCain himself, or was it other Republicans pressuring him to make this choice for whatever reason.

I was impressed with the initial reception she received from the GOP base, and waited for more justification I was sure would follow. I figured there would be plenty of opportunities to hear how and what she thinks, and could also observe how she reacted to things off the cuff. Well, I was incorrect, and very little has been forthcoming about who she truly is.

It looks to me like the party faithful was presented with a mostly empty vessel, and a frantic period of trying to fill that void has been occurring this last month or so. Mrs Palin has to learn from her handlers what she believes in, and that can take some time. She has to learn all sorts of things she never knew about. The thought of her actually speaking for herself must have been too terrible to imagine, so she's been off limits for the most part. That's how it looks to me anyway.

This strategy of isolation looks to be a crippling one, but is still probably better than the alternative of letting her loose in public. That party has really limited it's options (ammunition) when it comes to defending Mrs Palin, and whoever came up with that VP pick has some 'splaining' to do. I hope the thought process about how that all came down makes it's way into print at some point.

Martin

Actually anything that impresses the GOP base, immediately makes me suspicious. The majority of the modern GOP base (the far right religious zealots) who want to make a the US a theocracy, are intolerant and who are so far away from true christian beliefs (Jesus was very tolerant). If they like her, because as they say through their toothless demonic smile "she's like us", which means she is a barely literate hillbilly, that has a very limited view of the rest of the world and that can't string a sentence together, then there's not much for me to like.

You also seen what she believes in and her cute ignorant facade shouldn't be taken for granted. She is power hungry, dangerously ignorant and plays on her cute folksy charm to sway the vast majority of the ignorant electorate that vote based on superficial drivel, and wants more power for the Vice President. I can bet she's just hoping McCain kick the bucket, which the probability is in her favor.

Personally I don't want to vote for someone like me, I aspire to have a leader that is better than me, because if he/she is like me then I might as well be the leader.