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Conservative David Frum logically deconstructs Palin idolization.
Matthew Continetti has a piece in this weekend’s Weekly Standard hailing Sarah Palin as the ideal leader of a new populist uprising. One obvious objection to his thesis: The populist Sarah is in fact one of the most unpopular figures in American life.
According to Gallup, 63% of Americans say they would never consider voting for her. By a margin of 62%-31% Americans rate Palin “unqualified” to serve as president – by far the worst score for any leading Republican.
Palin supporters have constructed an alternative reality in which their heroine is wildly cheered by the American yeomanry, and despised only by a small coterie of sherry-drinking snobs. No contrary evidence, no matter how overwhelming and uncontradicted, can alter this view: not the collapse in Palin’s support in just 5 weeks in 2008, not the statistical studies that show her as the only vice presidential nominee in history to have hurt her ticket, not her rampant unpopularity with American women, not her own flinching from a second encounter with the Alaskan electorate.
But she does make one mean caribou meat pie…or so I heard.
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Considering the recent barrage of bashing and attacks here on Prejean and now Palin, coupled with attacks on the Black Leader of the RNC, Steele, I have come to the conclusion that most of you are not only racist, you also hate women!!
Mario, Please don’t post anything about Santa Claus!!
@Tennessean
Ahhhhhh, we don’t hate women but Palin, Bachman, nor do we hate Steele et al., but their very public and idiotic statements do invite a certain amount of commentary and political satire….
P.S. Santa Claus isn’t affiliated with any political party — leave him out of this
People who make political caricatures of themselves should expect to be politically satirized by people who are interested in politics.
Frances and Janine, WOMAN bashers!! Despicable!!!
@Tennessean
*heavy sigh* it’s political satire TN and you know it
@Tennessean: I find it odd, that when you mentioned Steele, you said,”…on the Black Leader of the RNC, Steele…” Why did you mention his race? Did you think we wouldn’t notice the ONE & ONLY black Republican leader? Even more odd, when you tell a racist, that they are in fact, a racist, they inevitably call you one. I’m sure there are racists in our party, but we don’t want them. You will never hear a liberal defend a racist statement or act by a Democrat. You keep bringing up the word, “racist.” You know what they say about protesting too much.
By the way, we don’t call Obama, “the Black (sic) Leader” of our country. We just call him our President. Sounds good, eh? Say it with me…Pre…si…dent O…ba..ma! Just rolls right off the tongue!
janine, your “heavy sighing” is getting tiring. Besides, if I can come up with audio of it, it may be the next YouTube rage!!
Anomaly, Puhleeze!!! (picture janine’s “heavy sigh” here). I have enough difficulty trying to keep up and respond to the intelligent comments.
Endeavor to raise the quality of your comments or endeavor to just keep quiet. Please?
But tell you what “Chester”. Just so you won’t feel left out.
I know you are. But what am I?
Tennessean — You are nothing more than an ignorant moby. You may know a few fifty-cent words, but you still end up saying little — sort of like Condaloser Rice.
Boombah, and that comment was pearls of wisdom??
(Do I need to consult my Urban Dictionary to find out what a “Moby” is? Other than a really big white fish??)
@Tennessean: Whenever you are wrong, you change the subject with asinine remarks like, “I know you are but what am I?” You can’t even defend your ridiculously “stupid” little remark, “our Black Leader”. If the stupid shoe fits, then by all means, put it on TN. I agree with Boombah. You probably are a moby.
Anomaly = Chester. Chester = Anomaly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov-1S8Xxd94
@Tennessean: As a said, when you’re wrong, you change the subject. Once more, you’ve dodged the subject.
Chester/Anomaly, sorry about that. I saw no need to address such a logically fallacious comment.
Palin is the ultimate product of the moronic talk radio universe. She is pure identity politics: if you are stupid, reactionary, crude, thoughtless, semi literate fundamentalist yet proud of it, well she is your dream come true, she is one of you. She is Joe Fatbutt Sixpack’s fantasy hunting partner, in the tent at night too, after skinning and drinking all evening.
Jonas says,……well, a lot of ugly stuff…..so. If Palin is all that, why are you guys so terrified of her to the extent that every time her name or face pops up, all of you go apoplectic?
@Tennessean: You never seem to address the subject & that’s because you’re so busy dodging it. You’ve got a lot of luggage & part of that is not wanting to EVER admit you’re wrong. Changing the subject is pointless. If you can’t address the subject, then, say nothing or is that difficult for you too? After all, this is Tennessean’s blog. If we seem afraid of Palin, it’s because the brainless twit could have been our President. THAT, is scary. You aren’t funny TN. I don’t know what this “Chester” thing is about, but I do think you’re real name is “Larry.” You helped me to figure it out too.
Seem’s like the atmosphere in this blog is changing.. lol in Palinism.
Chester, try sticking to the subject and leaving me alone. Please? I find your commentary terribly insipid and unworthy of response.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov-1S8Xxd94
@Tennessean: That was written 5 days ago & you ask me to leave you alone? Apparently, you’re desperate for attention. You tell ME to stick to the subject when my comment to you was about *YOU* changing the subject. Get a grip, a sense of humor & use your brain.
Chester, if it’s fair enough for janine to make demands of me, and I endeavor to respect her wishes, why can’t I ask you to stick to relevant comments and leave me alone?
Please grow up.
@Wingnut: I did leave you alone. I don’t like anything about you. You responded to a comment that’s FIVE DAYS OLD! You are the one bugging me. And, as Chrissie Hynde said in one of her songs, “So f-ck off.”