Expectations for Sarah Palin continue to plummet in advance of the Veep Debate Thursday night. From NYTimes today…
You can add the comments of Frum, the man credited with coining the phrase “Axis of Evil”, to previous Republican defections from Palin, including Kathleen Parker’s call for her to leave the ticket, Laura Bush’s admission that she lacks experience to be President, and Fox “News'” sad attempt at hiding an article detailing a number of conservatives jumping off the ship. All coming on the heels of the disastrous CBS interviews with Couric, which made her look like a Rhodes Scholar in her initial disastrous outing on ABC with Gibson.
At this rate, all Palin should have to do on Thursday is show up, and not pass out in the middle of the debate, and she’ll be declared “the winner”. For more background, please see Quayle ’88, Bush ’00 and Bush ’04.
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Frum also wrote a book saying Bush was “The Right Man”. So this dude’s opinion on anything is really suspect in my opinion, even if I happen to agree with the scoundrel.
A “former speech writer”? Who cares about just speeches.
Gov. Palin does not need to be a fake.
She is just genuine. Her actions as mayor and Gov. speaks louder than words.
Look! Wall Street is in trouble because of failed Democrats policy of forcing Banks to loan money to people who were barely able to afford to repay their mortgages.
Gov. Palin’s Alaska government is so economically sound that she is the type America needs as VP and President to lead the country.
The voters know better than to be influenced by slanted media all out to discredit a good candidate.
Yes, Bush’s “Axis of Evil” speechwriter, David Frum, is the “slanted media”.
Keep chuggin’ the kool-aid, Reuel. Delicious!
i think palins action speak louder than words too
as mayor she tried to ban books,and left the town ovr 22 million in debt for a sports arena that is built on land thats ownership is in dispute
her hubby wants to suceed from the US
she is already rovian about defying subpeonas/hiding emails
she charged alaskans when she slept in her own bed…lol
she doesnt believe in science and so she is terrible for the enviroment
she charged for rape kits and does not think even family planning should be legal
as to her state being in good economic shape…..the oil price is responsible for that,not palin
in fact i would like to know why she ripped off US taxpayers for that bridge money when alaska has plenty of its own money
It would be a serious mistake to underestimate Sarah Palin. She’s had a pattern in the past of iffy interview performance, followed by surprisingly lethal debate performances.
According to a McCain aid, Sarah’s gone to debate camp for the next few days (you just can’t make this stuff up)
Hope she stocked up on her favorite lattes – skinny white chocolate mochas – for this. She might want to consider switching to triple-shots until after she’s done cramming for finals – er, I mean, the debate.
SNL hasn’t had this much material to work with since Dan Quayle!
John McCain is a former pilot. He understands the complexities of flying a jet aircraft. Although he would be baffled by much of what is in the cockpit of a modern jetliner, he at least would know the basics.
America is like a jetliner. And the President is like its pilot. We rely on whomever we elect to that office to know how “fly the plane”.
John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his “co-pilot” is analogous to the captain of a jetliner putting a student pilot of a single engine, fixed wing private plane in the number two seat, blindfolded.
John McCain should ask himself if he would trust her. And we should ask why we ought to trust him for making such a dangerous choice.
And, Drew, he so totally sucks as a pilot! Word is he crashed three fighters in Vietnam, and the way he became a POW was from hotdogging, not on a mission. He’s never had good judgment, and I question even his understanding of the basics of piloting, since he screwed up so many times.
Oh, yipes, I was wrong on that one by a mile!
He crashed FIVE of them.
Yep, Agent 99…McCain is a “Reverse Ace” – lost FIVE planes. He said when he was shot down over North Viet Nam, it was because he wasn’t smart enough to “jink” when he knew anti-aircraft had him locked in.
As far as Palin goes, how DARE the drive-by media stage ambush attacks, and do “gotcha” stories??
I mean, the CITIZEN who asked a cogent, educated question is now being referred to in a way that makes him sound like some wino out in the parking lot, shouting rude questions.
Serves that Gotcha Guy right, I suppose.
Palin will do better than McGrumpy did in one regard, I’ll bet.
She, at least, will actually LOOK at her adversary.
Wanna bet?
I wonder what is being promised to the governor by the debate trainers, with respect to the Cheney 4th branch thesis of the vice-presidency. I think Crew’s case* goes to hearing about 1 week before election. I wonder what the state of AK might be doing to assure an archivist has custody of government records there.
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*http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/2008/09/end-of-history-vice-president-and.php
Interviews of palin she clearly show contempt for the media just like bush !
Hmmm… I wonder why . . .
I wonder what is being promised to the governor by the debate trainers,
Fish … Mackerel … Like with a trained seal . . .
I know the GOP wants the debate to go away; Palin can always use the family emergency.. head-licking child’s hairball..
But, I wonder if she will just show off her great understanding of economics.. (picture Tina Fey 😉
Ok, so who wants to bet she is ‘needed’ to help pass the Bail-out / rescue / Save a Billionaire fund / We are the Wall Street.. We are the children.. etc..
Weeel, when Trig spent more of his allowance than he had I had to go pay his friend a lot of money for the ‘dime bags’ he had given him.. if they were just a dime there must have been lots and lots.. oooh weeel.
We need to create jobs, and if these See-ye-hoes don’t get their parachutes they may just fall to the ground and won’t be able to work.. My grampa got a gold watch from the railway but it wasn’t real gold.. Yup. 😉
I think it’s like in nature; if you shoot too many moose and deer, you have to do something, so get those planes and helicopters out and start shooting wolves. This is just the same.. I think.. Taaaad? Who would the wolves be in this anal-o-gee?
I personally think that some US Americans may not have hedge funds.. but our education system should show them how to get them from the South Africa and such like.. and the Iraq.. and to help our…
I know people say we don’t have the money, but if it’s just Washington, they should just get a federal grant to pay for it.. (What? Wrong Washington? Shoot, just like Georgia.. Whoo knew?? At least they didn’t burn Atlanta again.. That Dr Shivago was so sad.. nice snow for Georgia though..)
I think that the Palin / McCain administration will have lots of overlooking on all these regurgitives and slush funds.. I think that’s what Uncle John said.
If we start drilling now we will soon have lots of oil to send to China to pay off our Wallmart bill. Fish just love those oil rigs ya-noo, and if you put 220 volts into the steel they pop up just nice to be eaten, just how Jesus would fish.. if he had been on an oil rig.. guess he wouldn’t need one eh?
Carry on 😉
Cheers,
Rick
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uApZuZ6RPy4
‘Sorry about your white house. I see you’ve re-built it. It’s very nice.’
I know people say we don’t have the money, but if it’s just Washington, they should just get a federal grant to pay for it.. (What? Wrong Washington? Shoot, just like Georgia.. Whoo knew?? At least they didn’t burn Atlanta again.. That Dr Shivago was so sad.. nice snow for Georgia though..)
Stephanie Miller show ;
The bar has been set so low that if palin dosn’t PUKE on herself she wins.