Palin stiffs the House Republicans
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reports: When House Republicans planned their annual winter retreat, they extended an invitation to Alaska Gov. Sara Palin, hoping the party’s 2008 vice presidential nominee would give a morale-building speech to the more than 130 Republican members of Congress gathered this weekend in Hot Springs, Va.
Retreat organizers tell ABC News that Palin politely declined, giving a perfectly understandable reason. According to the Congressional Institute, which hosted the conference, Palin said she simply could not make it to the retreat because pressing state business made it impossible for her to leave Alaska this weekend.
So where is Palin this weekend? She’s in Washington, D.C., attending the super-elite Alfalfa Dinner.
"She lied to us," said a Republican at the retreat.
Asked why Palin told the Republicans she could not leave Alaska this weekend, Palin spokesman Bill McAllister offered this non-responsive answer:
"My understanding is that the governor has not scheduled any partisan events on her current trip to D.C.," McAllister told ABC News.
The House Republicans seemed to do just fine without Palin. Their list of speakers included Republican stars Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich.
Asked about Palin’s no-show, House Republican leader John Boehner shrugged.
"Whatever," Boehner said.
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Sarah’s all about what is going to net her the most money. A true ‘fiscal’ conservative. I do hope she gets the $11 million advance she’s seeking for her book deal.
Posted by: Eric | January 31, 2009, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
You Betcha!! — Still convinced that McCain was not supposed to win and he set that in concrete by adding Palin to his ticket.
Posted by: Ford Fairlane | January 31, 2009, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
She has ‘Redoubt’ on her mind…
Posted by: tendergroins. | January 31, 2009, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
Stupid is as stupid does!!!
Posted by: JimM | January 31, 2009, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
She is SO dumb. She tries to build her profile at a private party but snubs the Republicans and without them, any hopes she has of taking a run in 2012 are dust. That’s perfect. I hope she keeps shooting her feet off. She fits Archie Bunker’s definition of a ding bat perfectly.
Posted by: Marshall | January 31, 2009, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm
Palin is s-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o 2008.
Posted by: Gotterdammerung | January 31, 2009, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
She seems to only be interested if it involves compensation – sounds like Obama would offer her a position in his own cabinet .. they at least have that in common!
Posted by: Marcus | January 31, 2009, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
How very predictable!
Posted by: ally d | January 31, 2009, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
There you have it, folks! The future of the GOP! Lies, more lies, and more,”non statements”.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 8:06 pm 8:06 pm
Gee. I thought she wasn’t relevant any more. You disappointed progressives are thrilled to have Palin to kick around, right? Thrilled! Try to focus on Daschle and Geithner and the tax cheats in your own party why not?
Posted by: beebop | January 31, 2009, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm
“Their list of speakers included Republican stars Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich.” I don’t really see how anyone can blame her for making up some excuse not to hang out with this bunch of losers for the whole weekend.
Posted by: Sparky | January 31, 2009, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm
Palin is upset with the congressional Republicans because they do not support the stimulus package which will give the poorly managed states money to pay towards their deficit and build bridges to nowhere. The stimulus is a bail out for the states which are running deficits. Just like the banks, AIG and Lehman brothers, Governors will take the money for their own pet projects and will not stimulate the economy. The usual suspects who are notorious to stop the trickle down to the people are once again spreading their hands in front of the poor tax payers who have no confidence anymore that their taxes will be used prudently and effectively to stimulate the economy. The last bail out money has disappeared and not accounted for. Palin needs to learn from Mayor Bloomberg and Arnold that they need to cut spending in whichever way it is possible.
Posted by: gjkotw01 | January 31, 2009, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm
“Tax cheats”? Don’t we all do our best to pay as little as possible? lol
Nice trye, beebop.
Palin/Steele in 2012!!!
Guarantees a second term for Obama.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm
Sarah Palin is full of @#!^
Posted by: Lily Bell | January 31, 2009, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm
OH NO YOU DID’NT!!!!
Posted by: Lily Bell | January 31, 2009, 8:20 pm 8:20 pm
Sad, , , so, so sad. Sarah Palin is a “Go-It-Alone Diva”. But she will eventually learn that if she really want to have a successful 2012 presidential run, she better learn to solidify her relationships with the Beltway Party leaders.
Posted by: Perusing-Through | January 31, 2009, 8:23 pm 8:23 pm
She’s so into Obama now that she hopes to get a place in his cabinet to help her gain more experience outside of Alaska. lol
Posted by: Karen | January 31, 2009, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm
ANOTHER ABC NEWS REPORT THAT THINKS THEY KNOW EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON….. I’LL BETCHA EVERYBODY ON THE INSIDE KNEW THE ‘REAL’ SCOOP …….
ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT CAN’T SAY ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN THAT CAN BE A LEADER AND A MOTHER ARE JUST SO JEALOUS ..YOU AIN’T SEEN NUTHIN’ YET!!!
WISH WE HAD MORE WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT !!
Posted by: MY WORLD | January 31, 2009, 8:27 pm 8:27 pm
Hey gravy, understand this. Tax avoidance is legal. Tax evasion isn’t. And as for you Bush haters, didn’t you get enough of a chance to kick Sarah around during the campaign? Are you afraid of her in the future? Do you just want to be sure that she can’t come back. Give me a break. Or are you all pin-heads.
Posted by: carn1val | January 31, 2009, 8:28 pm 8:28 pm
Ha, figures! Just like the rest of the polititions.
Posted by: Joe the Plumber | January 31, 2009, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm
Ignorant Article that has NO news worthy purpose…. Just ABC’s juvenile attempt to play Republicans against each other…. non-news for the bottom feeders…
Posted by: Vet1973 | January 31, 2009, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm
Pretty important to keep bashing on Palin. Gotta keep her down. Somebody must be very afraid of her.
Posted by: mike | January 31, 2009, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm
carn1val That wasn’t very nice now was it?
Posted by: gravey train | January 31, 2009, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm
mike LOL thats really funny. Somebody’s afraid of her? No don’t think so unless you’re talking about the moose back there in alaska.
Posted by: Jim Bob | January 31, 2009, 8:34 pm 8:34 pm
super elite ALFALFA Dinner?? Sounds like she will be put out to pasture in 2012 as well by the GOP. Apparently, Russia will be a permanent view from her back yard.
Posted by: tendergroins | January 31, 2009, 8:45 pm 8:45 pm
She seemed she didn’t want to be prop of Republicans who blamed her for losing election and she may be finding her way up by herself.
Posted by: Ashley | January 31, 2009, 8:45 pm 8:45 pm
ABC needed to get the Tom Daschle tax evasion story story off the front page so ABC put up this juvenile crap….
Posted by: vet1973 | January 31, 2009, 8:46 pm 8:46 pm
President Palin – sounds good, can’t wait for 2012.
Oh by the way, Democracy Corps (Democratic pollster) has Obama’s approval down to 55%, nearly 20 point drop in two weeks. Obama seems like a sinking ship, he might have the shortest honeymoon period of any modern day president.
Posted by: James | January 31, 2009, 8:48 pm 8:48 pm
I wish we had more women in government too… but less Sarah Palin.
Posted by: ReadThis2 | January 31, 2009, 8:49 pm 8:49 pm
The libs seem particularly troubled today. Could it be Governor Palin’s new PAC? Obama is just a pretender that is warming the seat for a real president, Sarah Palin.
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2009, 8:50 pm 8:50 pm
When when all these illegitimate pollsters go away? Democracy Corps? what a load of crap.
Posted by: tendergroins | January 31, 2009, 8:53 pm 8:53 pm
The Barry bots still think they can prevent a Palin presidency by attacking her. They are wrong. The only hope you have is to prevent the impending failure of the Obama administration. Obama is simply not charismatic and he will not wear well with the American people once the affirmative action love fest ends.
Posted by: James | January 31, 2009, 8:53 pm 8:53 pm
Well, looky here!!! Me thinks that BabyDoll has secured a competent strategist AND is listening! Take a look at her press this week. She has no interviews scheduled (thank God!) but will be meeting with Alaskan officials discussing the stimulus package and how it can help Alaska. THEN, having dinner with President Obama at the exclusive and prestigious Alfalfa Dinner where she hopes to speak with the President about energy independance and how it will help stimulate the economy?
(Of course, she will make it her business to shake his hand!)
LOL!!! I tell ya! This girl can fight!!! What is the better press? The one I cited above OR hanging out with a bunch of “partisan” politicos for a “winter retreat” (of which I’m sure is quite lavish–and in these terrible economic times…remember AIG?) Also, why hang with the people who basically hung her out to dry? Instead, why not promote the word of the week, “bi-partianship” and subtly snub the “partisan” event which will only be discussing; “why we lost.” …and at great tax payer expense. I wonder how much the “weekend retreat” is costing? Come on media! Throw her a bone! Most of you have made a lot of money (right and left) off her back! How much is the “weekend retreat” costing?
EXCELLENT MOVE HONEY!!! (CLAP! CLAP!), two points for Sarah!
I absolutely disagree with many of her positions BUT I love a come back story!
…now if she can just work on the intelligence! Hmmmm…stay tuned! LOL!!!!
Fascinating! Just fascinating and entertaining!!!!
Posted by: FS | January 31, 2009, 8:57 pm 8:57 pm
MY WORLD – Thank you for the laugh. BTW, screaming that sort of thing won’t help you pick up any fans for the gal.
Posted by: Susan | January 31, 2009, 8:58 pm 8:58 pm
Wow, Palin’s travel plans make the front page. I guess Obama needed a diversion from the scandals; Geithner and Daschle exposed as tax cheats, Richardson caught up in a pay for play scheme, Holder tied to the Fannie and Freddie mess, Summers tied to the sub-prime morgage failures, and Emanuel tied to Blago.
Iran delivering a spanking to Obama also has to be causing Obama’s twitchy right eye to go into overdrive.
Palin continues to be the elephant to Obama’s nat. You have to love that…
Posted by: Greg | January 31, 2009, 8:59 pm 8:59 pm
Who cares about Palin? She’s a has been. And she will never be . . . .
She’s a liar and very incompetent. Tired of hearing about her and her illiterate children who have babies. Her daughter and boyfriend are drop outs so she has nothing to offer this Country.
Posted by: toomanypapers | January 31, 2009, 8:59 pm 8:59 pm
I think the real question should be ‘Who is paying for this morale boosting annual retreat?’ i can only hope that this is funded out of their own personal pockets.
Posted by: Cathy | January 31, 2009, 9:00 pm 9:00 pm
toomanypapers, Governor Palin is here to stay. If you don’t like it then you better hope Obama is successful. If not it looks like President Palin in 2012.
Posted by: Nikki | January 31, 2009, 9:02 pm 9:02 pm
I voted for Hillary in the primary but voted for McCain because of Sarah Palin. She is a breath of fresh air in the political arena. Enough of the all male club, we need a strong, intelligent, female president like Sarah Palin.
Posted by: Mary | January 31, 2009, 9:04 pm 9:04 pm
To Readthis2, I am a woman and I’d never vote for Palin or Hillary for President. never, never, never !
Palin is stupid and unqualified.
Don’t want Hillary and Bill running the Country. They have put too much of their personal money in the mid-East which hates the U.S.
NO to women in government. NO !!!
Posted by: myopinion | January 31, 2009, 9:05 pm 9:05 pm
Go TeamSarah – http://www.teamsarah.org
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2009, 9:05 pm 9:05 pm
carn1val? Afraid of Palin? lmao No, she’s a constant source of entertainment.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:05 pm 9:05 pm
How is Sarah a,”breath of fresh air”? Please, will one of you Palin lovers explain that to me?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:07 pm 9:07 pm
Wannabe Palin will just go through menopause very soon. She will be finished, by definition.
Posted by: John Kovacs | January 31, 2009, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm
Cathy…I’m pretty sure RNC events are paid for by the RNC. Same for the DNC. But don’t quote me on that.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm
Since Eve was deceived in the Garden of Eden, then it shows how easily women can be tricked. Adam knew exactly what he was doing. He sinned to please his wife.
NO women in government. No woman President. No woman Vice President.
Absolutely not.
I am a woman who’s a Senior Citizen -
no women in government. No women referees in the NBA. stay with the WNBA. That’s where you belong. Men should be able to have clubs and gatherings without women intruding and interfering.
NO WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT. I’m 65 and I wouldn’t vote for a woman.
Posted by: JustThinking | January 31, 2009, 9:09 pm 9:09 pm
That’s not nice John. Pelosi went through menopause, and look how she…er…nevermind…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:09 pm 9:09 pm
John Kovacs, I should thank you for bringing more supporters to Governor Palin. Your idiodic comments are typical of the Palin haters.
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2009, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm
JustThinking? “NO WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT”? So, your only criteria for being quallified to be elected is the presence of a p.e.n.i.s?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:12 pm 9:12 pm
Hey, I have a novel idea. How about the best “person” for the job?
Posted by: Susan | January 31, 2009, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm
To Nikki,
Here’s the prophecy:
President Obama will run and win a second term. IF he could run for a third term, he’s win that also.
Palin is too stupid and unqualified.
Besides, she has too many children and her own kids have babies. They are high school drop outs. The daughter is not married. Husband has no college degree!
What a family!
Posted by: toomanypapers | January 31, 2009, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm
Jen…I’m in no way supporting what John said. I think that women SHOULD be in politics…
That said, Sarah is a mental midget. Please tell me you don’t support her JUST becuase she’s a she…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:15 pm 9:15 pm
hey…lets lay of Sarah Palin! She’s smart, good-looking, and knows whats going on. Kinda reminds me of the Bill Clinton era! Don’t write this woman off. She was thrown into the spotlight…and did DAMN well.. She is exactly what this country needs. A leader with a good background…and smarter than most of those already in office!! Just you wait. Like her or not, she will be the next contender for the highest office in the country. My feeling is, once this OBAMA mania is over, and he has failed on his promises, she will be the greatest thing this side of Bill Clinton….don’t laugh…just wait.
Posted by: GA Concerned | January 31, 2009, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
Well said Susan!
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
GA Concerned…Please explain to me how Sarah Palin is,”smarter than most already in office”…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
hey Sarah, Is your 7 year old still walking around with her $700 plus Louis Vuitton bag and her designer jeans or did that go back with all of your clothes to charity? Would you have spent your personal money on that or did she get that only because those rich Republicans were paying the bill? Scams, lies and arrogance…..not a good plan, Sarah……those Republicans that you just dissed…they’ll never let you get near an electoral vote in 2012! I agree with JimM…”stupid is as stupid does”!
Posted by: Nelle | January 31, 2009, 9:18 pm 9:18 pm
I voted for Barack Obama.
And I would not vote for a woman for Pres nor V.P. And I certainly wouldn’t vote for Sarah Palin. she’s been caught in too many lies. Untrustworthy.
And I wouldn’t vote for Hillary who’s AC/DC and since she can’t figure herself out, she can’t figure out how to help this Country.
I could never see myself voting for a woman: not Oprah, Not Michelle, not Hillary: I WOULD NOT VOTE FOR A WOMAN for any top government position.
Posted by: AfricanAmerican | January 31, 2009, 9:18 pm 9:18 pm
AfricanAmerican…Wow, you’re like the leader of the He-Man Woman haters club. Sexist = Racist.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:20 pm 9:20 pm
Sarah Palin tried to get clerical staff to buy clothes for her. Sarah wanted staff to charge clothes on their credit cards. IS SHE CRAZY ???? Who does she think she is????
A wannabe who is a failure. Unqualified. Didn’t even know what a V.P. did. Well, duh !!! stupid.
I know I wouldn’t vote for a woman for pres or any important position.
Posted by: toomanypapers | January 31, 2009, 9:21 pm 9:21 pm
Gravy, of course not, I support Governor Palin because of her ideas, her proven leadership, and her charisma (required to be an effective leader). As mentioned by GA concerned, she was thrown into the national campaign right in the middle but she still overshadowed McCain, Biden, and on many occasions Obama. She will be a great leader, like Reagan.
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2009, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm
No woman for president.
Posted by: L.A.'s Finest | January 31, 2009, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm
I’d like to know why “good looking” means great leader now. Frankly, as a female? I have issues with “Coy Sarah.” That flirt that likes to try to quietly act sexy (which seems to work on some men for sure), and then turns around fussing about how women need to man up. It’s all very interesting. As a centrist? I’d vote full on commie next election over Palin. It doesn’t matter. Her fellow republicans will chew her alive in the primary.
Posted by: Susan | January 31, 2009, 9:24 pm 9:24 pm
Who is the moron that is actually talking about menopause in this forum? He must definitely be suffering from erectile dysfunction.
Posted by: carameg | January 31, 2009, 9:24 pm 9:24 pm
I expect no better from Palin as narcissitic as she is…… Of course she lied , shes always been a hypocrite….. And again she ignores her baby…… what a great mother…… NOT
Posted by: Marissa | January 31, 2009, 9:25 pm 9:25 pm
I’ll stick with computers.
I voted for Barack Obama and I will vote for him again.
But I won’t vote for a woman. Especially Sarah Palin who’s stupid.
Posted by: ComputerPerson | January 31, 2009, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm
Jen
What Charisma , what intelligence. She is as dumb as a rock and to me I saw a lip stick on a pig harpy with a grating voice…….. I cant stand her
Posted by: Marisa | January 31, 2009, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm
Susan, Governor Palin’s support among Republican voters for 2012 is at 67%. If she runs she will be the candidate. If Obama has not been successful she will be the next president.
Posted by: James | January 31, 2009, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm
She is a joke and an embarassment to her party. Her days in ” public service” are indeed limited!
Posted by: Julian | January 31, 2009, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
For you wingnuts, Witless from Wasilla, failed to pay taxes on the housing allowance she collects from Alaska for living in her own home in Wasilla, not in Juneau. More striking, is that some unnamed Repub is shocked because, “she lied to us.” On 11/04/09 66 miliion voters already understood that.
Posted by: B. Bear | January 31, 2009, 9:28 pm 9:28 pm
Mary, you are in the very small minority of people who believes that Palin is intelligent and strong. Maybe I do not know what means intelligence and strength. But these are two values which cannot come close to grand mother Sarah Palin.
Posted by: BKMC | January 31, 2009, 9:30 pm 9:30 pm
Marisa, have the courage to go beyond the mainstream media. The people who talk to her one on one come away impressed at her knowledge. Most also talk about her persona, she is very charismatic, very engaging, and yet down to earth. She remains popular because many people can see through the media attacks. Some won’t because they do not want to and that is fine. Governor Palin will get a chance to speak directly to the American people in 2012. I think most Americans will be impressed.
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2009, 9:30 pm 9:30 pm
Jen…Palin,”overshadowed”, everyone because she’s kinda hot, and nobody had heard of her before. That didn’t last long, did it? What policy of hers do you most admire?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:31 pm 9:31 pm
What our government needs is diversity; race, age and gender but represented by America’s best and brightest… Sorry to say “The Girl Next Door” (Gov. Palin) is only ideal for the local government in Alaska, she’s not Presidential material…
Posted by: FYI | January 31, 2009, 9:33 pm 9:33 pm
gravy, we are still here talking about her. Her every move makes headlines. Chris Matthews has even had to admit that she is going to be a force in hte future. So, yes it has lasted a long time and continues still today. If my take on Governor Palin is correct she will only get stronger. I am confident that I am.
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2009, 9:33 pm 9:33 pm
“Susan, Governor Palin’s support among Republican voters for 2012 is at 67%. If she runs she will be the candidate. If Obama has not been successful she will be the next president. ”
LMMFAO!!! Let’s be clear here, you’re hoping Obama fails,( = country fails), so Sarah Palin can make a run in 2012? Wow, you people are funny as hell! And sad, in a,”I hope the country fails”, type of way…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:34 pm 9:34 pm
She’s such an idiot she doesn’t understand that the people at the Alfalfa Club invited her there to make fun of her behind her back.
Posted by: Reality Check | January 31, 2009, 9:34 pm 9:34 pm
I don’t know why menopause has to be a subject in this forum. It’s part of being a woman, so what’s the big deal.
I won’t vote for a woman as President, but it has nothing to do with menopause.
So women go through menopause, so what ! Is it relevant?
Bottom line: Sarah Palin is unqualified and she thinks she’s slick. She can’t pull the wool over anyone’s eyes.
And I still won’t vote for a woman to President of the United States or any Country.
Posted by: toomanypapers | January 31, 2009, 9:34 pm 9:34 pm
Palin isn’t interested in anything the current GOP power brokers think or do…she’s going to try and take the party away from the current leadership and use it to run in 2012. Should be interesting…Palin and Rush Limbaugh- what a great brain trust THAT is.
Posted by: Glen Davis | January 31, 2009, 9:36 pm 9:36 pm
This chick is such a train-wreck. She can’t possibly think she is a serious contender for the next presidential election. She’s George W. Bush in a dress.
Posted by: Danny | January 31, 2009, 9:36 pm 9:36 pm
I’m Susan, but a different Susan from the above poster.
I did not vote for Mr. McCain nor Mrs. Palin. I voted for Mr. Obama.
No to women in government. Don’t vote for women in government – you’ll be sorry.
Posted by: SusanAndLakers | January 31, 2009, 9:36 pm 9:36 pm
I don’t think Palin was on the national scene long enough to know for sure what type of leader she would be. I do like her approach to taxes and her belief in smaller government though. I look forward to hearing more of her ideas.
Posted by: Hessen | January 31, 2009, 9:37 pm 9:37 pm
Jen…She’s a fad, and she just gave the RNC the middle finger. Ya can’t do that, and get ahead in the party. Seriously, she’s as dumb as GW. Seriously…
On the other hand…Tina Fey on SNL for another four years…Nah, not worth another mortgage melt down/unnecessary war/the world hating us…Again…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:38 pm 9:38 pm
Vote for Barack Obama.
But whatever you do, don’t vote for women to run this Country. Women are catty, petty and moody.
Got to watch the game now. Talk to you later.
Posted by: quick comment | January 31, 2009, 9:40 pm 9:40 pm
Susan who is not the first Susan…You really don’t want ANY woman to be in office? Wow, first AfricanAmerican and now Susan who is not the other Susan, but a different Susan?
Sexism = Racism…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:40 pm 9:40 pm
It is funny that the crticism of Sarah Palin is so focused on the personal. She is a politician, her political beliefs are what I need to hear about to make a decision on whether she is presidential material. I watched her state of the state address and was impressed but still need to hear what she would do on a national level.
Posted by: Larry | January 31, 2009, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
I have read alot about Palin , sorry and I have heard her speeches ( shes a hate monger) and listened to her interviews and see NOTHING I like about this woman. She may have a charming personality . But what I saw at the convention was a shrill harpy. I dont like her down home persona…… I want someone educated in the White House…… I have read articles about her in Alaskan Newspapers, and sorry nothing I see or read about her is good other than shes self serving. From her husbands association with the Alaskan Independence Party , to her putting Wasilla in debt when she left, I see nothing there. I am not fooled by charm……. Period
Posted by: Marisa | January 31, 2009, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
i guess Sarah likes to pal around with Obama, LOL.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 9:43 pm 9:43 pm
NO Sarah Palin ever.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO woman for pres
work w/me people.
don’t vote for a woman.
all they do is hang out gosspn’ in the nail salon. that’s where their brains are.
Posted by: Super Bowl | January 31, 2009, 9:44 pm 9:44 pm
James, It will not ever happen. She can’t hack it. She lacks the brain power. And shortly, as her state runs out of the cash cow and she’s forced to make budget cuts? Her popularity will take a dive. James just own it. You think she’s hot in a skirt and pumps. If this air head were ugly there’s no way in hell she’d have been asked to run.
Posted by: Susan | January 31, 2009, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
gravy—i think Sarah is sending a message that there is no Palin+GOP in 2012.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
What I like about the Governor’s record is that she has maintained a budget surplus. Even then, she has cut state government instead of eating into the savings account to address the current economic downturn. That is sound governance. I don’t care where you are on the political spectrum, you have to admit that is almost unheard of for politicians today. Responsible goverment might not be flashy but it is what we need in Washington.
Posted by: James | January 31, 2009, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
PALIN…WHY DON’T YOU JUST STAY WHEREVER YOU WERE BEFORE JOHN M. DUG YOU OUT…PLEASE!?
Posted by: Joe Sosa | January 31, 2009, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
Larry…What impressed you about her Sate of the Sate speach? The fact that she made herself soune more important on a National level?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
Palin and Limbaugh – now that is a team to send the country into a irrecoverable tailspin ! The idiot and the bigger idiot !
Posted by: Sue | January 31, 2009, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
Palin has turned the party against her.
she has embarrassed republicans. Doesn’t matter what she wants – she’s out. I wouldn’t vote for her anyway. as a matter of fact, i wouldn’t vote for a woman. palin was a poor representative and will make it difficult for women to succeed in high end politics. she got caught in too many lies.
Posted by: Brains | January 31, 2009, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
Joe Sosa, don’t worry. When Governor Palin moves to Washington you can move to Alaska. Just looking out for you, good sir…
Posted by: James | January 31, 2009, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
I guess the retreat won’t be near as entertaining without her. I can’t imagine she’d have anything of substance to offer.
You do have to wonder…why did she lie about the reason for declining? Telling the truth comes hard to her.
Posted by: Julie | January 31, 2009, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
Paul Wall…Ya think she’s going independent? Or is it more likely that she has no idea what she is doing?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm
carn1val—not every that voted for Obama are Bush haters. i’m a democrat who is very proud that President Bush and his family are now living in my city.
there is something very dynamic about Palin. it’s hard to know what exactly it is. but she can connect with people, negatively and positively.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm
Brains, Governor Palin has not turned the party against her. She remains very popular with the base and is in Washington this weekend to introduce herself to the inside players. Sounds like wishful thinking on your part.
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2009, 9:50 pm 9:50 pm
Well said, Julie.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:51 pm 9:51 pm
For heavens sakes James, dont you know why Alaska has a a budget surplus. It has nothing to do with PALIN……. Alaska is full of oil ….. and Palin and the state get a WINDFALL PROFIT OIL TAX. Something the rest of the states do not. Palin increased the amount of the freebie check every citizen of Alaska got form $1500 to $2700 this past two years. NO wonder shes popular. If my family got $8100 in free money this year. Id like her too. Frankly I could be the Govenor of Alaska with a state that has only 600,000 people in it and oil oil oil…….. and I even have an accounting degree. Lets see her run a state like Illinois…… If she can run a surplus here I will personally bend down on my knew and worship her
Posted by: Marissa | January 31, 2009, 9:52 pm 9:52 pm
nut job libs look so small when they attack Sarah Palin – rage on my ghouls, rage on….
Posted by: Jeri | January 31, 2009, 9:52 pm 9:52 pm
“Governor Palin has not turned the party against her. She remains very popular with the base”
That’s all the sane people in this country want, Jen. The GOP base behind Sarah, so Obama wins easily in 2012.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm
toomanypapers said: “Who cares about Palin?” Well, apparently you do since you’re taking the time to trash her in a blog. For someone so supposedly irrelevant, you Obamabots sure are obsessed with her.
BTW, did you realize the election is over and your guy won? I know many of you are still waking up from your Kool Aid-induced stupor, but you really need to accept your victory.
And people wonder why liberalism is called a mental disorder.
Posted by: Stacy | January 31, 2009, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm
Larry didnt you watch the VP debates. Every time she was asked something she didnt know she would say I am not answering that and go back to energy. Sometimes my husband sat and looked at each other and stated do you understand a word she just said and then we burst out laughing….. I tried hard to understand her. I watched all the DEBATEs on both parties. She was one of the biggest fools there
Posted by: Marissa | January 31, 2009, 9:54 pm 9:54 pm
Marissa, the fact is that Governor Palin could have spent that oil money when prices were high to score a few political points. She did not do that. She put it into savings and now has a $4 billion dollar cushion for her state. That is good governance. You might not admit it because of your bias against her but Governor Palin had a choice and she did the responsible thing.
Posted by: James | January 31, 2009, 9:55 pm 9:55 pm
Why does one look small, when on questions the intelligence of a political figure? I’ve yet read anything that says WHY she’s liked among the Republican base. Except for, “she’s good looking, she’s a mom, and she’s a breath of fresh air”. Please, who looks,”small”, minded? Republicans.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:55 pm 9:55 pm
GAWD!!!
I love reading the blogs. Some days they make my day because I laugh so hard at some of the comments.
Think about it? Where else can you get constant philosophical debates about:
reality vs delusions; logical vs non-logical; common sense vs no commom sense; independent thinker vs if you go over the cliff, I’m going with you; I’m a Christian vs but I hat you; plus many more insightful comments into the minds of the masses.
I tell you, homo sapiens are an interesting species.
Posted by: Donna | January 31, 2009, 9:55 pm 9:55 pm
To Gravy, no I would not want ANY woman in office. As long as I live, I will never vote for a woman in an important position.
If there are 2 women (Repub/Democrat) running then I won’t vote.
I’ll call myself Susan2.
Posted by: SusanandLakers | January 31, 2009, 9:57 pm 9:57 pm
Larry , who you are as a person tells me alot of who you will be as a politician. A woman who touted special education and rights for handicapped kids in her speeches yet cut aid in Alaska. How she took care of her kids and told me alot about how she is a mother. And being a good mother means your a great manager, counselor and can multi task. I was not impressed with her personally. Most women in my office were turned off for her, I know of at leadst 5 Republican women who voted for Obama not because of Mccain because they couldnt stand her. Maybe its a vibe some of us women pick up. While I Hated George Bushes politics the second term ( I voted for him the first ) I truly believed that right or wrong he believed in what he was doing. I think for Sarah its all for show
Posted by: Marissa | January 31, 2009, 9:58 pm 9:58 pm
gravy, I have listed several of her accomplishments. I guess you were just too busy making personal attacks to realize. That is “small minded”.
By the way, you can got to teamsarah.org if you would like to see some of her past speaches and get a better feel for what she believes as a politcian.
Posted by: James | January 31, 2009, 9:58 pm 9:58 pm
How can ANYONE read Donna’s post and STILL think a woman shouldn’t be in elected office?
Well said, Donna!
Wait, what species are you?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 9:59 pm 9:59 pm
“How can ANYONE read Donna’s post and STILL think a woman shouldn’t be in elected office?
Well said, Donna!
Wait, what species are you?”
A typical Obama supporter…
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2009, 10:00 pm 10:00 pm
Michelle, watch out, Sarah is trying to seduce Barack.
Posted by: bob | January 31, 2009, 10:00 pm 10:00 pm
James, I’ve read most of your posts, you’re obviously a fan of hers. However, I don’t know if any of that is true or not. And, I certainly wouldn’t go to teamsarah.org to find anything real out about her. I’ve heard all the speachafying from her that I need. You betcha…
I will, however be researching your comments about how she made decisions about oil revenue. That’s VERY interesting. Luckily, I have a friend in Alaska who isn’t biased.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:03 pm 10:03 pm
Michelle, watch out, Sarah is trying to seduce Barack.
Posted by: bob | Jan 31, 2009 10:00:55 PM>>>>>>>Good one bob! I guess she heard the old saying that ‘once you go black, you never go back!’
Posted by: rich | January 31, 2009, 10:03 pm 10:03 pm
Paul Wall: I think her strategy at this moment is to become credible enough so that moderates/independents will pause a moment and take a look. Its a similar pattern of when the Gibson’s interviews happened and one wasn’t really sure that she was so uninformed as she was. Her subsequent interviews sealed that opinion. However, if she can get voters just to pause again, and follow it up with very positive PR, the GOP will have no choice but to tolerate her given popularity and support. I tell you, HoneyCakes is now working with someone. This snubbing the RNC is a brilliant strategic move. I bet you that in less than six months she will be traveling to europe under some pretense of working for Alaska and somehow this will be spun into enhancing her international experience. Of course, this will be paid for by SarahPac.
Posted by: FS | January 31, 2009, 10:04 pm 10:04 pm
gravy—i definitely think she is going independent. i think the democrats and republicans are done. i almost see us having real third party of multiple parties. the more parties their are means that many more options on the menu for voters. the coming yearss i think the american voters will move past republicans versus democrats, over and over eacg election cycle.
i don’t know whether Palin could win. she is divisive. i think if she moves to the middle she will be taken seriously. maybe i am naiive but i truly think she can engage people.
she’s not McCain’s attack dog anymore and doesn’t have to pander to the extreme right wing of the republican party anymore.
i find her fascinating.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 10:04 pm 10:04 pm
Say, wasn’t President O’Babble at this event too ? Think this year, General Robert E. Lee was honored; shouldn’t the leftwing media be going crazy about our black President honoring a Confederate General ?? What if it had been George Bush ? Hmmmmm.
Posted by: Ron | January 31, 2009, 10:05 pm 10:05 pm
Jen? It was a joke, based on the woman hatin that’s been going on here. lol Feel free to include my name next time you quote me, though. And I seriously thought Donna made some interesting comments. Sorry if I offend, I’m misunderstood, at times.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:05 pm 10:05 pm
To Jen, I don’t wish harm on Palin. She is so arrogant, she will trip herself up. But to wish her harm? No. She won’t run and she won’t make it.
But it would be nice to see palin and joe the plumber – NOT! run in 2012. Obama would win by another landslide.
I wouldn’t vote for palin or any woman and that’s my privilege and vote.
Posted by: Brains | January 31, 2009, 10:06 pm 10:06 pm
Michelle, watch out, Sarah is trying to seduce Barack.
Posted by: bob | Jan 31, 2009 10:00:55 PM>>>>>>>Good one bob! I guess she heard the old saying that ‘once you go black, you never go back!’
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According to Larry Sinclair, Obama has a tiny thing. He sent a ceritfied letter to Michele describing it. Wish I could have seen her reaction when she realized it was dead on accurate.
Posted by: Mark | January 31, 2009, 10:06 pm 10:06 pm
“Say, wasn’t President O’Babble at this event too ? Think this year, General Robert E. Lee was honored; shouldn’t the leftwing media be going crazy about our black President honoring a Confederate General ?? What if it had been George Bush ? Hmmmmm.”
Nah, Ron…the media is too busy covering the fact that Sarah lied to the RNC about why she couldn’t go to their retreat. hehehe…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm
Get real people she said all along that she was not going to be part of the “Good Old Boys Group” So what is every body so bent out of shape for? She attended an event that has nothing to do with raising money for candidates.
Posted by: Rockstar Alaska | January 31, 2009, 10:08 pm 10:08 pm
Sarah Palin??? Oh, the woman who says she can see Russia from her front porch! Good lord, she’s still around?
Posted by: mike | January 31, 2009, 10:08 pm 10:08 pm
Obama is a triple threat; african american, homosexual, and socialism. No wonder he has so enthralled the left.
Posted by: Mark | January 31, 2009, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm
James. Sarah got a bigger surplus because she increased the taxes on the oil companies windfall profits. Obama wanted to do that in the other 49 states but you think he would have asked for the first born of every mother…….. Its easy to get a surplus when you TRIPLE the taxes on the oil companies.
I will give her some credit for saving it and not blowing it all like a drunken sailor
However she INCREASED the operating budget by 33% in Alaska which is not cutting costs. Most of the budget cuts she did were capital ones. She also cut programs such as HEAD START, homeless shelters, drug abuse centers. Thats not my kind of govenor. Shes not doing much to address the rampart meth use , alcoholism and domestic abuse that Alaska suffers from. Alaska has the highest rape rate per capita in the USA.
Saving money from a surplus is a good thing, Again I will give her credit for that but cutting needed programs shows me just how un Christian she really is….. You could use a 1/3 of the savings to address the social ills of your state.
Hey if all our govenors could triple the rate of the windfall taxes on the oil companies in their states they would have a surplus too. So again it proves she can run a bank account on easy money , Not a country with its huge issues and defense spending
Posted by: MArissa | January 31, 2009, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm
there is something very dynamic about Palin. it’s hard to know what exactly it is. but she can connect with people, negatively and positively.
Posted by: Paul Wall
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Boy,she mastered the connecting to people
negatively alright. Lets say her no show to the
RNC is like McCain not doing the scheduled
Letterman show. They’re both comedy acts.
Posted by: spacerook1 | January 31, 2009, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm
Paul Wall…Well said! She’s definitely divisive. But I don’t see her moving to the center, which is what she’d really have to do to get anywhere. The,”awe shucks”, schtick can only get her so far. So, you are smitten with her, arentcha? lol
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:11 pm 10:11 pm
FS—yeah she’s emancipated herself, or is emancipating herself, from the republican brand. i think you are right if she can get the voters to pause again she could go places and europe is just the beginning.
i honestly think if she runs as a moderate independent in 2012 she will have republicans and democrats alike fighting so much with each other that she will rise to the top.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 10:12 pm 10:12 pm
“Governor Palin’s support among Republican voters for 2012 is at 67%.”
James, you neglected to post the some of the other numbers. Sarah does not have it locked.
Republicans were asked which of 10 different Republican leaders they would like to see run for president. The top three were:
Sarah Palin 67%
Mitt Romney 62%
Mike Huckabee 61%
Looks like a pretty tight race if you ask me.
Posted by: WWW | January 31, 2009, 10:12 pm 10:12 pm
To Gravy,
No I wouldn’t vote for a woman for any important government position. NEVER.
No I am not the leader for hating women or other races. It’s simply that I would not vote for a woman to run this Country
Why can’t men have organizations without women trying to push their way in. They’re never satisfied. They make decisions based on their moods, not facts. The are emotionally unstable. Just tell a woman she’s pretty and watch her smile and gloat. You don’t have to mean it. Just tell her to see her stupid reaction ((laugh)).
And me vote for a woman? I don’t think so. Not in this lifetime.
Posted by: AfricanAmerican | January 31, 2009, 10:12 pm 10:12 pm
Obama is a triple threat; african american, homosexual, and socialism. No wonder he has so enthralled the left.
Posted by: Mark
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Republicans not biased, racist or bigots?
Mark, your their post child
Posted by: spacerook1 | January 31, 2009, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
From what I understand, her state also has fiscal problems. Why is she not there where she needs to be? How expensive is travel to and from Alaska and DC?
Posted by: Frank | January 31, 2009, 10:14 pm 10:14 pm
gravy—i have to confess i am smitten with her, lol. she has been an anomaly to me. i truly believe in Obama and where he wants to take our nation and hope, of course, that he gets a second term. but Biden might retire in 2012. what if she joined the ticket with Obama as a moderate republican with a moderate democrat (which is what i think Obama will turn out to be)?
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm
“Obama is a triple threat; african american, homosexual, and socialism. No wonder he has so enthralled the left.”
Mark’s gaydar is goin off like Ellen Degeneres at an Indigo Girls concert!
Mark…”Socialist”? lmao Keep channeling Rush…You know, he makes a $1 every time one of his lemmings says/types socialist?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm
gravy said: “That’s all the sane people in this country want, Jen. The GOP base behind Sarah, so Obama wins easily in 2012.”
LOL. If Palin is a liability then why do you care if the GOP base supports her? You get the result you want. Shouldn’t you simply ignore her?
Then again, logic isn’t an Obamabot strength.
Posted by: Stacy | January 31, 2009, 10:17 pm 10:17 pm
Marissa, Governor Palin has shifted expenses as any good Governor would do when faced with an economic slowdown. She has also signed a deal for the gas pipeline that will greatly help the people of her state. Every governor in Alaska over the past 30 years has been trying to get that done and failed until Sarah Palin. Also, Governor Palin’s oil proceeds were enhanced because she was able to stand up to the oil companies. I don’t think that is a bad thing as you suggest, I think she acted as a good representative for the good of the people she serves.
You want to dismiss Governor Palin because you dislike her personally but she has a compelling record. She did not get anything handed to her because she belonged to a certain family. She does not come from a wealthy family so she had to work hard to get ahead. Again, these traits are almost universally lauded, except when it comes to Governor Palin.
I think she deserves consideration based on her success and hard work.
Posted by: James | January 31, 2009, 10:18 pm 10:18 pm
AfricanAmerican—man however you feel is cool, but you are seriously a really sexist guy.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 10:18 pm 10:18 pm
Damn, Paul! If she moved away from some her extreme views, I guess I could see that happening. But, I really don’t see her doing that. Has Biden announced that he won’t run for VP in 2012?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:19 pm 10:19 pm
Stacy made a funny,”Obamabot”…hehe
I enjoy train wrecks…Sarah Palin is one right now. :-)
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:21 pm 10:21 pm
Mark—chill out, man. there is life in this nation beyond straight, white males. back to your playstation and AM radio. Limbaugh reruns are coming on soon. get your little gut chuckle on.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 10:21 pm 10:21 pm
Say, wasn’t President O’Babble at this event too ? Think this year, General Robert E. Lee was honored; shouldn’t the leftwing media be going crazy about our black President honoring a Confederate General ?? What if it had been George Bush ? Hmmmmm.
Posted by: Ron | Jan 31, 20009
Ron, prior to posting, please research what you are critical of. Lee did not want to succede and was considered quite patriotic. However, he felt that because his state voted to succede and that was his beloved home place, he supported his state. There is more of course. Finally, GW attended the event every year while president.
Posted by: FS | January 31, 2009, 10:22 pm 10:22 pm
mike said: “Sarah Palin??? Oh, the woman who says she can see Russia from her front porch!”
Um, that was Tina Fey. Fey is a comedienne on SNL who made that statement in a comedy sketch. LOL.
Posted by: Stacy | January 31, 2009, 10:26 pm 10:26 pm
gravy—no, Biden hasn’t stated that. he may want to go a second term. but he is getting older. i’m sure he’ll do fine. but i think if you put Obama and Palin together they are going places.
but you are correct, i believe, that she may not move away from the far right and that would end any presidential hope.
i am a gay guy and for some reason i’m feeling her vibe, lol. maybe she would just be fun to take out to the club, lol. but sometimes i think she has some potential.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 10:26 pm 10:26 pm
AfricanAmerican…Like I said before;
Sexism = Racism.
It’s as simple as that. I don’t like Sarah Palin, I didn’t support Hillary, and I hate Nancy Pelosi. But none of that has anything to do with their gender. To count out half of the population because they don’t have a, um…ah…”member”…is moronic. People are people.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:26 pm 10:26 pm
Is sarah palin still around??. Have she finished memorizing the duties of a vice president yet? Those women hater out there. Don,t judge other women because of “dumb head Sharah palin”. Who is going to vote for her in 2012. We don’t want second george Bush ever again. “Bunch of dumb heads”.
Posted by: chinyere ikeme | January 31, 2009, 10:27 pm 10:27 pm
Sarah Palin is free to do whatever she pleases or did we go so far to the left so soon we forgot about the freedom of our country and to make our own choices..
If this liberal bs continues we will be micro-managing every single american deciding where someone should or shouldn’t be and if they can or cannot eat.
I personally will be selling the mark of the beast in front of walmarts.
A sure firesell product!
Posted by: MarkOfTheBeast | January 31, 2009, 10:28 pm 10:28 pm
LMAO Paul! Hey, whatever trips your trigger. Like we have agreed, she won’t move to the center, so, it’s sort of a moot point. But a very interesting thought. And I don’t think Biden’s going anywhere, his kids are grown, and Obama’s made him a big part of his govt. As opposed to Bush, being made a big part by Cheney.
I kid Republicans…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:29 pm 10:29 pm
Stacy…True, Tina said,”I can see Russia from Alaska”. But that was based on a speach by Sarah, when she said,”We keep an eye on Russia from Alaska”…lol
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:31 pm 10:31 pm
Now all the liberals who’s party caused all our recent financial messes and the sleaze which I won’t repeat, beat up on Sarah for this? Give me a break.
Posted by: Dave | January 31, 2009, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm
I wonder if the Republicans will find out where she went?
Posted by: GW | January 31, 2009, 10:35 pm 10:35 pm
Dave…How did the Dems create this financial mess?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:36 pm 10:36 pm
Shes in the restroom,
just leave her alone
Posted by: jk | January 31, 2009, 10:36 pm 10:36 pm
MarkoftheBeast is in his basement, lighting candles and praying.
Is the prefix of your phone number 666?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm
Timmy is responsible for this whole mess but most retards only knew
Bush/red/bad
Black/blue/good
The expanding government will one day grow so large it will not be able to recede, only to enslave those who selfishly voted for a man and not the country.
Posted by: dontcorrectme | January 31, 2009, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm
MarkOfTheBeast—i respect what you are saying about Sarah, Mark. she is free to do whatever she wants to. i think you are unfair about Obama micromanaging our lives. it was the previous adminstration that was monitoring our cell phone calls without a warrant, suspension of habeas corpus atc.
and what’s is “mark of the beast in front of walmart’s?” LOL. is jesus coming for us already. i wish he would wait a while. i am really loving this world. i don’t want to be taken by Jesus like in a “Left Behind” novel. at least not so soon.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 10:40 pm 10:40 pm
What else do you expect from this liar ?????
Posted by: me | January 31, 2009, 10:41 pm 10:41 pm
Interesting concept…”voting for a man, and not the country”?
As if the two were separable?
Which one did neocons vote for the past 8 years?
How’d that work out for ya? Him? Us?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:42 pm 10:42 pm
dontcorrectme, LOL i don’t even understand you.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 10:42 pm 10:42 pm
Seems you haven’t gone anywhere in the past few hours gravy, try looking in the mirror before you open your face.
something useful could come out of your mouth if you took alittle time to think about it first.
Posted by: MarkOfTheBeast | January 31, 2009, 10:43 pm 10:43 pm
She is doing what every governor is doing. Politicking for the stimulus package. Why can’t the republicans undertand that the country will not play partisan politic when each state is hurting? If you conservatives want a new look you need to stifle the Ruh Limbaughs of the world and take another road. Is Limbaugh your leaqder? If he says Obama should fail are you going to try to make it happen? Even if Republican governor are asking for the stimulus package are you going to be an obstacle? Then your epitaph will be “Here lies the Republican Party RIP.” Not even your religious constituants will help you here.
Posted by: Dan Kolich | January 31, 2009, 10:43 pm 10:43 pm
Paul Wall: This is my issue with BabyDoll …err Sarah Palin, I don’t pick up anything about what she truly believes in. I get that she regurgitates the rhetoric quite well.
What I do pick up is that she wants to win and that is what its all about. I pick up that she is willing to say and almost do anything to become president. I don’t get a sense of what she would want to accomplish BUT, I definitely pick-up that she wants that title of president. I can easily see her moving into a moderate position and stating; “As I have matured, I have grown and my understanding has grown…” blah, blah, blah, if it could move her closer to that tiara…oops! title of president.
She, without doubt in my mind, has somebody working with her now. Who knows it might be Karl Rove (behind the scenes.) There were just way too many blunders and bad press earlier on. This latest move, although risky, was just too calculated.
She knows that she definitely has the “something.” Others who want the WhiteHouse back know that too.
Posted by: FS | January 31, 2009, 10:44 pm 10:44 pm
Palin is an empty headed animal. If she and McCain were the best the Republicans have to offer it’s no wonder they got their asses handed to them last November. Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber.
Posted by: magoo2u | January 31, 2009, 10:45 pm 10:45 pm
You dopes that think a volcano the size of Texas getting ready to explode in Alsaka is not a good reason not to attend.
You still think that Joe the Plumber with his 2000 dollars of unpaid taxes is bad but Obama nominates to the treasury department his friend who owes over 200,000 dollars in unpaid taxes is not a problem
Posted by: henry | January 31, 2009, 10:45 pm 10:45 pm
Dan Kolich—”Not even your religious constituants will help you here.” what about the power of prayer? LOL.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 10:45 pm 10:45 pm
I prayed for obama’s assassination so now I am convinced there is no god.
Posted by: htown | January 31, 2009, 10:49 pm 10:49 pm
Beast…Please stop. Go read a book. Not that one, another book! For once…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:52 pm 10:52 pm
“I prayed for obama’s assassination so now I am convinced there is no god.”
I hope that was a bad joke, htown.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 10:54 pm 10:54 pm
htown—you prayed for his assassination? you sick f***!
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 10:55 pm 10:55 pm
I and about a dozen other girls were gathered in the community center of our college to watch Sarah Palin’s speech at the Republican convention. There is definitely something about her that is inspirational. Even though I disagree with her on some issues, I get a very comfortable feeling about her, like I know her. It was a little weird because I did not expect her to be my type of politician. Anyway, I do hope she continues on the national scene and runs for president. I think she would shake things up.
Posted by: kimmi | January 31, 2009, 10:57 pm 10:57 pm
She never was relevant anyway… She’s still hot though!
Posted by: Mike Hunt | January 31, 2009, 10:58 pm 10:58 pm
henry: “You still think that Joe the Plumber with his 2000 dollars of unpaid taxes ”
No, I think Joe the Plumber is bad because he blatantly lied in an attempt to deceive about Obama’s tax cuts. In FACT, he would be helped by the proposed tax cuts. A plumber who is scraping together capital to buy a small business DOES NOT make $250k+, as he explicitly lied about.
I find it appropriate that Joe the Plumber is lionized by Republicans for telling a lie convincingly on TV. Lying seems to be the only reliable quality the rudderless Republicans still have.
Posted by: jhw539 | January 31, 2009, 10:58 pm 10:58 pm
gravy, you asked how the Dems created the credit crisis.
Google “New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae” and “Pressured to Take More Risk, Fannie Reached Tipping Point”.
Barney Frank and Chris Dodd blocked attempts by Bush to regulate Fannie. Their books were totally cooked. The Fannie collapse was the catalyst for the credit crisis.
Fannie, Freddie, and most Wall Street firms were run by powerful Dems who committed huge amounts of fraud.
Which is why the media would rather focus on distractions like Palin, Limbaugh, and Steele.
Posted by: Tony D | January 31, 2009, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm
Oh please, she bowed out of a boring weekend with the old white men’s club. Hardly news and, frankly, only serves to improve my opinion of her intelligence (which is still pretty low).
Posted by: jhw539 | January 31, 2009, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm
so, you want more women in politics, come on down . . . to little ole New Zealand where the country has literally been destroyed by a bunch of female eunuchs. Not that the good ole boys will or have done it better, politicians, no matter what genda or flava are still politicians and as disraeli once said, i believe it was him, “all liars are politicians and all politicians are liars”. As for wall street bonuses, which I personally find criminal at this time, what about the pork barreling of ALL Pols. Purlease, reality check. Integrity, where actions match the rhetoric, that is what is needed along with a Wall Street mea culpa. forget the Bridge to NoWhere, it’s more the Rhetoric to NoWhere we need to be aware of, aka Rush Limbaugh or as i like to call him Rash Lumbago, or Lumpa Lardo, whatever, have a nice day, y’all.
Posted by: Richard Clark | January 31, 2009, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm
gravy why would you think that was a joke.
obama will bankrupt our country,
take the american people to war
(afganistan and africa) and allow corruption within his administration to spread because everyone is accepting the anti-christ with a grain of salt.
You should take that markofbeasts advice and shut the front door.
Posted by: htown | January 31, 2009, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm
kimmi |—i feel you Kimmi. i think it all depends on her politics. she needs to have a “come to Jesus” meeting with herself and decide if she will continue the politics of hatred and be divisive or move to the middle. with her charisma and dynamism she can do things. but that she “will” do things depends on her politics (in my opninion.)
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 11:01 pm 11:01 pm
GW
As I understand Carter started with the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act so “every” American can own a home then Clinton spiced it up so even if you CAN’T afford it you get a home. Bush & McCain tried to pass a bill in 2005, Bush warned Freddie & Fannie was going to be a catastrophe. Freddie & Fannie started this snowball effect. I believe Carter & Clinton were democrats, Bush & McCain are republicans. WHO made the big $$$ in Freddie & Fannie???? Barney Franks is one, a POLITICIAN. I think we should be finding out how many others who are suppose to be protecting us are really stabbing us in the back. DON’T TURN YOUR BACK
Posted by: veteran4justice | January 31, 2009, 11:02 pm 11:02 pm
Governor Palin is spending the weekend swaying party insiders. She already has the grass roots support she needs to launch her 2012 bid. Good move on her part.
Posted by: Nikki | January 31, 2009, 11:03 pm 11:03 pm
If Sarah ever becoms President I’m leaving the country. Sarah may be able to get votes from the extreme right wing of the Republican party, but she will never get the moderates or independents. She is too divisive and there are too many woman who will rule her out because she does not represent most women or the views and issues most woman believe in. She would get the southern, racist, bible thumping, legislating morallity type people, but she will never ever get the vote of the educated, enlightened, minority, diverse people that are the majority of Americans. Again, I will leave this country. I have a daughter and I would never want a woman like that in power or held up as an example of the type of woman to strive to be like. To accept the offer to run as VP was very selfish. A mother who puts her political ambition ahead of being there for her pregnant teen at a time when I’m sure she needed her mother, or caring for a special needs child, or making sure her other children are in school getting the education hey should be getting at this time in their lives is disgusting. And no, I don’t believe that woman should not be inpositions of power, but I do believe once you decide to have children that you put their needs ahead of your own particularly when you have a special needs child. Woman can have it all but not necessarily all at the same time.
Forst thing that turned me off was when she was doing the first VP debate. To walk up to Senator Biden and say “can I call you Joe” was very disrespectful.
Posted by: butterfly | January 31, 2009, 11:04 pm 11:04 pm
butterfly said: “If Sarah ever becoms President I’m leaving the country.” Why wait? I’ll help you pack right now!
Wow, what an unbelievably ignorant and sexist rant.
BTW, you’ll have plenty of reasons to leave this country in the next couple of years after Obama, Pelosi, and Reid do their thing.
Posted by: Stacy | January 31, 2009, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm
kimmi: With all due respect. That is the concern that we must all be conscious of. Yes! a leader must be charasmatic but there is SO much more that is needed too. Although “W” has an abysmal job approval, many could actually picture themselves having a couple beers with the guy. To me, he seems like a decent guy and someone I could socialize/relate too but….
Maybe, its a good thing Mr. Bush has attacked our privacy laws given the postings by htown. My opinion of his postings?
SECURITY!!!!!!!!
Posted by: FS | January 31, 2009, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm
Hey Htown I just got and pasted your praying for Obamas assisination blurb ane emailed it to the FBI. Home they find your ISP address you moron and pay you a visit
Posted by: Marissa | January 31, 2009, 11:10 pm 11:10 pm
YAWN. Who cares anymore? She is as old news as Joe the Plumber. NEXT.
Posted by: allie08 | January 31, 2009, 11:10 pm 11:10 pm
Paul wall – I didn’t pick up on anything over the top or hateful from Sarah Palin. I mean she definitely got her digs in but it didn’t seem like anything more than other politicians. I had a friend who thought that but I think it was more that she didn’t think a woman was going to be strong. Maybe a little bit of a surprise. I just hope Sarah doesn’t lose that special something she has going for her.
Posted by: kimmi | January 31, 2009, 11:11 pm 11:11 pm
Marissa I hope the find me too..
If you think you liberals will keep down the freedom of speech you got another thing coming little missy.
Posted by: htown | January 31, 2009, 11:11 pm 11:11 pm
htown…You’re pathetic. You hope for a Presidential assasination? Because your party lost? Now you’re hoping for a biblical end? You and beast need to form a suicide pact. We’s ALL be better off with scum like you gone. I’d never wish death upon Palin or ANY Rebublican. What ever happened to America first? You people make me sick…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm
Butterfly I will be packing right behind you got some good friends that moved to Uruguay. Alot of Americans have moved there….. If an idiot like Palin becomes president , I will be glad to leave
Posted by: Marissa | January 31, 2009, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm
Hey Palin fans, did you hear….. apparently Sarah is in Washington DC not for the “Alfalfa” awards as she said but to put pressure on the State of Alaska congressional members to accept President Obama’s stimulus plan. That is “THE” reason why she is avoiding the media, she doesnt want to have to admit she is endorsing his plan.
Posted by: wheelerx | January 31, 2009, 11:13 pm 11:13 pm
I think Palin is a fine, honest politician, but she probably wouldn’t win as president. Evidently the country will vote for a black man with a highly questionable background & very little experience, never even served his country, most of the ones who voted for him voted BECAUSE he is 1/2 black…. but not a woman. Palin has the highest rating of ANY governor!!! that tells me a lot.
Posted by: veteran4justice | January 31, 2009, 11:13 pm 11:13 pm
veteran4justice: You can pick and chose as many comments and out of context quotes as you like, but the FACT is that Bush and the Republicans had control of Congress, control of the Presidency, and a friendly Supreme Court for 6 years and did nothing. Either they were criminally inept, or they were complicit.
But don’t let that stop you from enjoying the Republican passtime of passing the buck.
Posted by: jhw539 | January 31, 2009, 11:14 pm 11:14 pm
Gee Htown….. I hope they do find you, I sent it again. And sorry to dissapoint you buster, I am not a liberal, In fact I was a registered Republican for years until after 2003 when I had enough of the evil Cheney/ Bush empire. I am an independent …… hey how educated are you Htwon. Work at Wendys or Burger King
Posted by: Marissa | January 31, 2009, 11:15 pm 11:15 pm
BREAKING NEWS…JOE THE PLUMMER IS KILLED ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE GAZA CONFLICT…A PLACE HE SAID REPORTERS SHOULD NOT BE…YET HE WAS THERE, AS A REPORTER…funny…HIS BODY WAS HUNG UPSIDE DOWN WITH A SIGN THAT READ…”Down down Bush”…THERE WAS NO CLARIFICATION AS TO WHAT BUSH THEY WERE REFERRING TO…PICTURES AT 11:00…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:15 pm 11:15 pm
DOES THE NEWS MEDIA NOT HAVE ANYMORE NEWS THAN WHAT MRS. PALIN IS DOING, 14 BABIES BORN, AND PRESIDENT OBAMA HALF BROTHER? THIS PRESIDENT HAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST JOBS AHEAD OF HIM THAT A PRESIDENT HAS FACED IN A GOOD MANY YEARS. THE NEWS NEED TO FORGET THE PETTY STUFF AND REPORT ABOUT THE 2 WARS THAT SEEM TO BE LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE OF THEN ECONOMY. THE ECONOMY MIGHT BE HELPED A LOT IF THE UNITED STATES WAS NOT ENGAGED IN 2 BUSH WARS. THIS EXPENSE ALONE WOULD HELP THE ECONOMY IF WE WERE OUT OF IT. LEAVE THE PRESIDENT ALONE AND LET HIM AT LEAST TRY TO BAIL US OUT WITHOUT ALL THE PETTY STUFF. HE HAS ENOUGH ON HIS MIND. elizabethsassy
Posted by: eiizabethsassy | January 31, 2009, 11:16 pm 11:16 pm
Since when was praying for our presidents assassination against the law? It seems to me in an attempt to find sarah palin we’ve drifted off path.
This reminds me of
“Where in the world is Carmen Sarah Palin”
Or a wheres palin in a crowd of red hatted waldos. lol
Posted by: tanker bob | January 31, 2009, 11:17 pm 11:17 pm
“highly questionable background”?
Come on, vet4J…What’s questionable?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:17 pm 11:17 pm
I am glad that finally Republican politicians found that she is a liar.
Posted by: teddymaniac | January 31, 2009, 11:17 pm 11:17 pm
All Palin has are the cheap sexy winks and nods. The only reason why Joe 6 packs supported her is because supporting her was the closest he would ever come to sleeping with her. Now, as I said, wait 4 years, after that face melts a bit more, so as to become completely grotesque… It will not work anymore, as no Joe 6 packs wants to sleep with his wrinkly grandmother.
Posted by: John Kovacs | January 31, 2009, 11:18 pm 11:18 pm
gravy- I voted independent.
You shouldn’t judge people by the fontsize of their posts you bigot.
Posted by: htown | January 31, 2009, 11:19 pm 11:19 pm
she stiffs them then expects thier support later. She’s more interested in a lucrative book deal. She once again reveals her priorities.
A self centered egomaniac. She and EX Govenor Rod B have something in common.
Miles of BS…..
Posted by: savoymt | January 31, 2009, 11:19 pm 11:19 pm
Marissa…htown is a WallMart greeter…Well, he was…lol
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:19 pm 11:19 pm
wheelerx, governor Palin is not in Washington to support or advocate for Obama’s plan. She is there because she was invited, as all attendees to the Alfalfa club are. I would expect Governor Palin to advocate for her state like every other attendee.
Stop trying to sell Obama’s pork laden stimulus plan by using the Governor’s name.
Posted by: James | January 31, 2009, 11:20 pm 11:20 pm
FS—i respect where you are coming from with regards to your remarks about charisma. i live in Dallas and am proud the president decided to live here. as much as i disagreed with him i never did hate him. i would be honored to have a beer with him (or a coke i guess i should say). President Bush definitely had a charm. i would feel the same about Obama (except i voted for him). i feel Bush’s worst decisions were really Cheney’s decisions.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 11:20 pm 11:20 pm
htown…I judged you by your wish that the President of the United States should have been asassinated. Anti-American POS.
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:22 pm 11:22 pm
Veteran4justice I certainly would vote for a woman if I thought she was qualified. I didnt vote for Obama because he was half black I voted for him because I felt he was the best candidate and that Palin is a joke at best. I liked Mccain but couldnt vote for him with that VP pick. I voted for the half white part of Obama ( kidding)……
Why dont people get she has a high approval rating because she increased the amount of the free check they get every year for just being a citizen of Alaska. I would be popular too. Money talks. If our Govenor had handed out $5000 checks to families instead of trying to sell Obamas seat he would have had a higher approval rating too. Easy to do in a state with a budget surplus
Posted by: Carramea | January 31, 2009, 11:22 pm 11:22 pm
John Kovacs; dude, are you sick in the head? First bringing up menopause and then talking about wrinkles like they are unique to women. Do you not get out enough? If you are hearing voices, please ignore them and seek help.
Posted by: Nikki | January 31, 2009, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm
Praying for the assasination of the president is not against the law. Htown is an idiot . But who knows if Htown wants to go the next step. Perhaps he is one of those John Hinkley types.
Hey try saying the word Bomb in an airport Htown if you want to exercise your freedom of speech. Do you cling to your guns and religion Htown? Are you an alleged Christian?
Posted by: Bacchus999 | January 31, 2009, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm
Golly gee maybe even the Republicans will begin to see and admit how ignorant and dumb she is?
Posted by: Julie | January 31, 2009, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm
Funny how it doesnt click in until after your great leader destroys what you love so much.
I pray to the holy spirit, son and the father every night that our country be free from the grip of the ever expanding liberal government which you so broadly choose to support.
And its not a wish you useful idiot its a prayer.
Posted by: htown | January 31, 2009, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm
Veteran4justice,
Sarah hasn’t had the highest rating of any governor for a while now. And how on God’s green Earth can you say she is honest? She is one of the biggest pants-on-fire liars around! This very blog details how she lied her way out of the winter retreat.
Posted by: WWW | January 31, 2009, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm
Gov. Palin never said that she could see Russia from her home or her back yard. That was Tina Fey on SNL doing her Palin impersonation. But I’m not at all surprised that a member of the “reality-based” community can’t tell the difference. And you libs call Palin stupid? LOL!
- JP
Posted by: Josh Painter | January 31, 2009, 11:28 pm 11:28 pm
So were is the news story about another Obama TAX CHEAT ( Daschle) for his White house????? Gee am I surprized that ABC would not report that with their love affaire with Obama the GOD
Posted by: Art | January 31, 2009, 11:29 pm 11:29 pm
Funny how it doesnt click in until after your great leader destroys what you love so much.
“I pray to the holy spirit, son and the father every night that our country be free from the grip of the ever expanding liberal government which you so broadly choose to support.
And its not a wish you useful idiot its a prayer.”
htown? Your guy has been out of office for two weeks! Are you kidding me with the,”ever expanding liberal government”? LMAO
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:30 pm 11:30 pm
hey, thanks, kimmi. i mean i think you are right. she wasn’t really hateful. it’s just some of those rallies where you could literally hear the chants of “terrorist”, “traitor”, “kill him.” i know McCain tried to curb that. and i felt Palin didn’t. but to be fair to her she may not have heard since her rallies were so much more vibrant and excited. she has a charm even yo a gay guy like me. i like her. and if she moved to the center who knows…i might vote for her. she definitely doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would wish anyone harm. she just needs to not pal around with those who do. if she becomes a moderate, like Nas would say, the world is her’s.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 11:30 pm 11:30 pm
Sarah wouldn’t have made much a difference at the retreat, the ideas of steele are sending a powerful message to the republican base. I think sarah had a good run but now needs to focus on governing her own state.
Posted by: tanker bob | January 31, 2009, 11:30 pm 11:30 pm
I like Sarah Palin, don’t know why, I just do. I hope she runs in 2012. We should get a really good chance to hear her views during the primaries. I won’t vote for her just because I like her but she will have my attention. If she earns it she will get my vote.
Posted by: Lynn | January 31, 2009, 11:30 pm 11:30 pm
htown: “I pray to the holy spirit, son and the father every night that our country be free from the grip of the ever expanding liberal government which you so broadly choose to support.”
That’s just sad. I hope someday you find a healthier perspective on life.
Posted by: jhw539 | January 31, 2009, 11:31 pm 11:31 pm
James your points are well taken but I will never vote for Palin. Obama didnt come from a wealthy family either, he went to college and earned it his way too. As a woman I should like her but I simply get the willies when I hear her speak. I feel like the character in Stephen Kings dead zone who sees the evil in the charasmatic presidential candidate that everyone else adores. N o one believes the candidate is evil. THats the feeling I get with Palin something about her is not quite right.
She can run a state economy. Fine… But her take on what a VP does was so off the mark it would funny if it wasnt scary
Posted by: MArissa | January 31, 2009, 11:31 pm 11:31 pm
Palin said you can see Russia from an island in Alaska.
Posted by: WWW | January 31, 2009, 11:31 pm 11:31 pm
Gov. Palin never said that she could see Russia from her home or her back yard. That was Tina Fey on SNL doing her Palin impersonation. But I’m not at all surprised that a member of the “reality-based” community can’t tell the difference. And you libs call Palin stupid? LOL!
- JP
___________
True, but Sarah did say,” We keep an eye on Russia for the United States”. Which is where Tina pulled her bit from. I ask, what’s the difference?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:32 pm 11:32 pm
Art: “So were is the news story about another Obama TAX CHEAT ( Daschle) for his White house??”
On the front page. Repeatedly, on all the networks. Is the Republican persecution complex so strong now that you can’t even read?
Posted by: jhw539 | January 31, 2009, 11:32 pm 11:32 pm
“Republican persecution complex”?
That’s a bit strong, don’t ya think?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:35 pm 11:35 pm
OMG Htown is praying He IS one of those bitter so called Christian people who clings to his religion. I hope you go read the bible. God doesnt like people like you Htown. Hypocrites and people filled with alleged faith. Christians like you are what make people afraid of the far right ……. Htown again whats your education level. Did you learn to cipher in your backwoods area?
Posted by: Bacchus999 | January 31, 2009, 11:35 pm 11:35 pm
MArissa: “She can run a state economy.”
I have seen no proof of this. Alaska is a state awash in oil money and federal pork (one of the top ‘welfare’ states who takes more from DC then they pay). Residents aren’t taxed, they actually get a check every year for living there. This is the state economy that runs itself (on the Wasilla town level, that doesn’t have the geyser of oil money, Palin’s executive record was pretty grim).
Posted by: jhw539 | January 31, 2009, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
The liberals have been rewriting history just as long as we’ve been making it. Gravy, If you went to college which i know you didn’t you would know our history is being watered down to the point of control by the left to extend their plan of modern day slavery.
You can mix the facts all you want but you’re not fooling anyone.
Posted by: htown | January 31, 2009, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
tanker bob—”Since when was praying for our presidents assassination against the law?” who said it was against the law, man? it’s ill, twisted, sick. just like the creeps that made that movie about President bush being assassinated. just because you have a right to make a movie mean you should? i think anyone who prays for the assassination of the president is a sick f*** and needs to be in the hospital John Hinkley Jr is at. but pray as you like, man, pray as you like. peace.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
QUESTIONABLE BACKGROUND….. He traveled around the world in his early 20′s, his mother was on food stamps??? How did he afford that? Monsour (muslim) got him into Harvard…..
Rev Wright ranted racism for 20 yrs while he listened from the pews…. AYERS had his 1st political fund raiser… he studied Sol Alinsky ideology…you should read!!!!!! Rezko’s buddy… Khalidi’s buddy… Worked on Blagos gov campaign once a week… I don’t even know any decent, honest people he associated with. I could go on & on but….. PLEASE LIBERALS ENLIGHTEN ME
Posted by: veteran4justice | January 31, 2009, 11:37 pm 11:37 pm
“Mike Hunt” unless that’s your real name that’s really offensive dude. i mean seriously offensive. i haven’t seen that since high school. i thought that “joke” died in the 80s. back to your playstation.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 11:39 pm 11:39 pm
gravy:”
“Republican persecution complex”?
That’s a bit strong, don’t ya think?”
No. They are continuously playing the victim and when I do a little research (the media treatment of Bush in 2000 for example is still available online) they are clearly delusional.
Posted by: jhw539 | January 31, 2009, 11:39 pm 11:39 pm
htown: “I pray to the holy spirit, son and the father every night that our country be free from the grip of the ever expanding liberal government which you so broadly choose to support.”
While you’re praying for that, I will pray for you that you can be free of whatever demons are preying on your mind.
As a medical professional, I would also advise you to seek a mental health provider so that you can get the counseling and medication that you need.
Posted by: Donna | January 31, 2009, 11:40 pm 11:40 pm
htown—if you went to college you wouldn’t be using the word slavery so lightly. take your racist rant and chant with Limbaugh.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 11:41 pm 11:41 pm
Carramea said: “I didnt vote for Obama because he was half black I voted for him because I felt he was the best candidate.”
Uh huh. Based on what executive leadership experience exactly? What problems did he ever solve for his constituents? What hard decisions did he ever make in crisis situations?
Palin was the most qualified of all the candidates on both tickets based purely on executive leadership experience. She manages policies, budgets, and staff. That’s what the Executive Branch does. Obama has done none of these things. He was barely a Senator since he spent most of his time campaigning.
And it really shows 12 days into office.
Posted by: Stacy | January 31, 2009, 11:42 pm 11:42 pm
Bacchus999- I hope you go read the bible. God doesnt like people like you Htown. Hypocrites and people filled with alleged faith. Christians like you are what make people afraid of the far right …….
If you were up to date you would know I am an luciferian independent, praying to god doesn’t mean im christian.
you another typical ignorant human?
Go back to playing with your sticks in the unrythmic manner as you do.
Posted by: htown | January 31, 2009, 11:42 pm 11:42 pm
veteran4justice:”I don’t even know any decent, honest people he associated with. I could go on & on but….. PLEASE LIBERALS ENLIGHTEN ME”
Why would we bother if you clearly don’t care enough to enlighten yourself?
Posted by: jhw539 | January 31, 2009, 11:42 pm 11:42 pm
If I were Sarah, I would not have attended either after the way so many of them treated her after the elections.
Posted by: Deb | January 31, 2009, 11:45 pm 11:45 pm
veteran4justice—this racist crud is boring, man. Saul Alinsky??? is that the best Limbaugh is doing these days, ROFLMFAO? and if Obama were Muslim, what’s wrong with that? oh yeah, only white, christian are american. really you’ll feel more comfortable with Rush, Hannity, Coulter and O’Reilly. you don’t thin for yourself. they will just tell you your opnion. you’ve been enlightened by Limbaugh already, nothing we can do for you now except palliative care.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 11:45 pm 11:45 pm
Deb—i agree with you, Deb. i do think she was poorly treated. sometimes it’s hard to tell her who treated her worse. i thought more republicans would be supportive since they nominate their own candidates. it seems after the election everyone just move away from her. but she’s coming back in a big way.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm
Stacy: “Uh huh. Based on what executive leadership experience exactly? What problems did he ever solve for his constituents? What hard decisions did he ever make in crisis situations?”
I was rather impressed by the law he wrote requiring videotaping of interrogations and confessions, and even more impressed by the manner he worked it into law.
“Palin was the most qualified of all the candidates on both tickets based purely on executive leadership experience. She manages policies, budgets, and staff.”
Details please. You can look up the laws Obama wrote and voted on (3000+ votes). What, specifically, are some of the policies Palin implemented, decisions she made? I’m not impressed by the pipeline (disqualifying all the bids but one is not indicative of a good quality RFP) or handing out the annual oil wealth redistribution checks. Wasilla was a disaster, but that may not be entirely on her doorstep. What did she DO that is impressive?
Posted by: jhw539 | January 31, 2009, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm
htown…What difference does it make whether I went to college or not? All you’ve presented is prayer and hate. Sounds like some guys I saw on the news…In Pakistan…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm
marissa
if you go back and look at the debate between biden & Palin you will see Biden was WRONG & Palin was right as to the vice presidents duties. Guess you were watching the wrong network news. Look up the vice presidents duties
Posted by: veteran4justice | January 31, 2009, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm
paul wall -
Thats true it’s not against the law to pray for the assassination of obama but it is a very common thought as told by abc in mid august in a poll that the threat against obama was higher than any other presidential runner.
But wait, you are using the name paul wall which is clearly a rapper which spits out hate crimes on every one of his albums. is ‘killing thugs daily’ something you support as paul wall preaches, if you will.
Posted by: tanker bob | January 31, 2009, 11:49 pm 11:49 pm
marissa
if you go back and look at the debate between biden & Palin you will see Biden was WRONG & Palin was right as to the vice presidents duties. Guess you were watching the wrong network news. Look up the vice presidents duties
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How so, veteran4justice?
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:49 pm 11:49 pm
htown—a “luciferian independent”? if you are serious, you are quite intriguing. i’m an anthropologist and am fascinated. how would a “luciferian independent” vote?
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 11:51 pm 11:51 pm
We can all rest assured that history will take its course with/without you armchair/barstool politicians and your endless foam of the mouth..
Posted by: rayobilly | January 31, 2009, 11:51 pm 11:51 pm
htown: “Go back to playing with your sticks in the unrythmic manner as you do.”
Arguments aside for a moment, that is one of the most abstract insults I have ever read. Wow.
Posted by: jhw539 | January 31, 2009, 11:51 pm 11:51 pm
Palin is from the same cut that W. Bush is from, the good ole boy and the good ole girl. We’re already living the mess that “good ole” mentality brings. Please enough with the crapola. Enough with the corrupt Republicans. Hopefully never again!
Posted by: Congolezza Rice Patty | January 31, 2009, 11:53 pm 11:53 pm
“luciferian independent” is the name of my new band…
Posted by: gravy | January 31, 2009, 11:53 pm 11:53 pm
paul wall- if you are serious, you are quite intriguing. i’m an anthropologist and am fascinated. how would a “luciferian independent” vote?
very carefully. lol
Posted by: htown | January 31, 2009, 11:54 pm 11:54 pm
I have read his biography, I have searched the internet… every time I ask a liberal to enlighten me they can’t come up with a plausible answer.
I AM STILL LOOKING
Posted by: veteran4justice | January 31, 2009, 11:55 pm 11:55 pm
htown—”I pray to the holy spirit, son and the father every night that our country be free from the grip of the ever expanding liberal government which you so broadly choose to support.” you said you were a lucifeian? what gives, now you are a catholic after three posts? are you quite insane. i understand you have been consistently racist. that is the only thing your posts have been consistent in. please get help. or go to confession.
Posted by: Paul Wall | January 31, 2009, 11:58 pm 11:58 pm
Sarah who? I thought we’d had enough of this diva during the election. Why keep resurrecting a dead moose? I’m having a headache.
Posted by: what667 | January 31, 2009, 11:59 pm 11:59 pm
veteran4justice: “I AM STILL LOOKING”
Have fun. Maybe someday, while in your fevered search for ‘decent, honest people he associated with’ it’ll occur to that perhaps people are more interested in his ideas, documented skills, and proven performance (and if you’ve gone through his bio you know about the laws he wrote that are currently on the IL books) more than who his buddies were.
Or not, McCarthyism can be a heckuva rush.
Posted by: jhw539 | February 1, 2009, 12:01 am 12:01 am
jhw539, you’re rehashing your posts. Writing laws is not governing. It’s legislating. Legislating does not qualify you for the Executive Branch.
I’m just looking for one example of positive results driven by EXECUTIVE decision-making. Not votes, not laws, not white papers, not speeches.
It’s OK. The media hasn’t come up with one either.
Posted by: Stacy | February 1, 2009, 12:01 am 12:01 am
tanker bob—”you are using the name paul wall…” your googling and wikipedia skills are impressive but wrong Paul Wall. you should listen to his stuff first before condemn it. i don’t live in houston or have silver on my grill. but as is said in the rap game…” you might be a gangsta but your rap is trash.”
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:02 am 12:02 am
htown is a troll.
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:02 am 12:02 am
htown—”very carefully. lol” LOL…you’re cool with me, man. your funny and it’s taking the seriousness of all this away. it’s just politics afetr all. peace.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:04 am 12:04 am
Stacy: “I’m just looking for one example of positive results driven by EXECUTIVE decision-making.”
Same here – and you have supplied no examples for Palin, who by your own account is in an executive position. Yet she has no concrete decisions to show for it?
Obama’s campaign, over a half-billion dollar operation, was an example of his successful executive prowess. Although history very very clearly shows that ‘executive experience’ is NOT correlated with presidential success.
Posted by: jhw539 | February 1, 2009, 12:06 am 12:06 am
thats the spirit paul wall!
gravy get you panies out of your ass.
Posted by: htown | February 1, 2009, 12:07 am 12:07 am
gravy—”"luciferian independent” is the name of my new band…” ROFLMFAO!!! that’s carzy funny i wish we were drinking in a bar.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:07 am 12:07 am
Stacy: “It’s OK. The media hasn’t come up with one either.”
I don’t suppose you bothered to check out the EXECUTIVE ORDERS section at whitehouse.gov then…
Overall, I’m satisfied with his executive performance so far.
Posted by: jhw539 | February 1, 2009, 12:08 am 12:08 am
htown…”panies”?
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:09 am 12:09 am
htown, gravy is cool. read all the posts, she is really cool and intelligent. don’t be so crude, man. seriously, not too cool.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:09 am 12:09 am
Paul…That’s where I am. lol
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:10 am 12:10 am
She? lol
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:11 am 12:11 am
meanwhile tanker bob is on wikipedia researching President Obama…tick-tock.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:11 am 12:11 am
Maybe she has got the umphs with the RNC for telling her off for spewing idiotic rhetorics in the media ? And she thinks she is indispensible ?
Posted by: Sue | February 1, 2009, 12:11 am 12:11 am
It’s obvious that Sarah Palin likes to do her OWN THING. Being way up in Alaska, she probably likes the seclusion and not being told what to do and how to do it.
I think I’m starting to like this woman.
Posted by: Joe6Pack | February 1, 2009, 12:12 am 12:12 am
Reports are coming in over the wires. BabyDoll was at the dinner. Our lamb wore a satin black evening gown. The Obama joke:
And Obama, the first black U.S. president, also poked fun at the Alfalfa Club’s founding in 1913 by a group of Southern gentlemen.
“Many you are aware that this dinner began almost one hundred years ago as a way to celebrate the birthday of General Robert E. Lee. If he were here with us tonight, the general would be 202 years old. And very confused,”
Posted by: FS | February 1, 2009, 12:13 am 12:13 am
Joe6Pack: “I think I’m starting to like this woman.”
Great. Lets elect another President based on the “would I have a beer with them” criteria. Worked so well in 2000.
Posted by: jhw539 | February 1, 2009, 12:14 am 12:14 am
gravy—sorry. i apologize i assumed wrong. please accept my apology. it’s a kind of gender-neutral screen-name and you are cool. and most gay guys only think women are cool, but i know there are alot of cool guys that aren’t homophobic and racist. i learned my lesson. (virtual hand-shake).
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:14 am 12:14 am
Joe6Pack…Of course you like her! She mentioned your name 1,375.237 times during the campaign.
Look it up…
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:14 am 12:14 am
I think Sarah Palin would be a lot of fun to hang out with. She has charisma and seems to genuinely care about those around her. The video of her making moose stew with Greta was cute. I guess my point is that I just don’t see why people attack her for personal stuff. I can understand politics and all but it just seems it is all about her as a person that people want to attack. I hope she stays strong and fights back against the haters.
Posted by: Fergie | February 1, 2009, 12:15 am 12:15 am
jhw539
I really don’t like murdering living, screaming babies as they tear them from the womb just to stab them in the back of the neck to kill them. WATCH A LATE TERM ABORTION SOMETIME. The only other things he did was to help the rest of the crooks in the state, ask the guy on the street of Illinois.
NO WAY 3000
Posted by: veteran4justice | February 1, 2009, 12:16 am 12:16 am
Paul…No apology necessary. Handshake accepted. It happens. lol
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:16 am 12:16 am
gravy—in a bar. that’s too cool, man! i’m jealous. i wish you were in dallas, lol. i could go for a beer.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:17 am 12:17 am
Wow, Fergie, maybe Sarah should have a show on the Food Network?
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:18 am 12:18 am
thanks gravy. i appreciate it, man. i’m buying a laptop. i want to be in a bar and blog at the same time too.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:19 am 12:19 am
Paul Wall: htown, gravy is cool. read all the posts, she is really cool and intelligent.
She? lol
LOL. Gravy, be you M or F, I was just thinking the same thing.
Posted by: Donna | February 1, 2009, 12:19 am 12:19 am
gravy, I would watch it. Especially if her husband is in the background feeding the baby. That is HOT as Paris Hilton would say.
Posted by: Fergie | February 1, 2009, 12:20 am 12:20 am
Paul…It’s a home bar, with some rock playin in the background.
And Sarah Palin posters, all over the place!!!
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:21 am 12:21 am
Typical ABC assasin squad out to do the Dem’s dirty-work for them. You people are supposed to have H-O-P-E, not H-A-T-E.
See ya’ in 2010
Posted by: Brian | February 1, 2009, 12:22 am 12:22 am
jhw539…..Calm Down!!!
I didn’t say anything about VOTING for this woman. Lets not get ridiculous.
I just like the fact that she is not going to let the GOP push her around.
Posted by: Joe6Pack | February 1, 2009, 12:23 am 12:23 am
Donna…I get that. The name, and I’m very sensative. J/K
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:24 am 12:24 am
and we’re all assuming Sarah wants to be a politician. writing books, talk-show circuit. she could make a lot of money doing anything. if Sarah Palin and Martha Stewart ran for president on an independant or if they got together on a tv show. why did she have to do that crazy stock stuff and go to prison (oops maybe she can’t run), just fantasizing i guess.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:24 am 12:24 am
Fergie: The reasons she has been attacked on a personal level is many. First: Her sarcastic rhetoric and venomous spewing of half truths and misconstrued facts. Second: Given this attitude, how woefully uninformed she is when considering the office she was running for. Third (and I don’t believe entirely her doing) She took the brunt of the party’s Family Values agenda and it was hypocrisy given that her own family (of which she paraded) are far from that.
Posted by: FS | February 1, 2009, 12:25 am 12:25 am
Fergie? lmao It’s all about Todd now? lol He is a manly man.
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:25 am 12:25 am
Joe6Pack—”I just like the fact that she is not going to let the GOP push her around.” i agree with you.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:26 am 12:26 am
Nothing cracks me up more than this “poor Palin” stuff.
Posted by: Susan | February 1, 2009, 12:28 am 12:28 am
jhw539 said: “Obama’s campaign, over a half-billion dollar operation, was an example of his successful executive prowess.” LOL. The old standby. Running a campaign is NOTHING like running a government. Besides, Axelrod did all the work.
Palin’s record is online. Sheesh. Go to the “ontheissues” site. It doesn’t matter what you think of her policies or how well she implemented them. She’s a Chief Executive of a State. That alone surpasses Obama’s qualifications.
But it’s a moot point. Obama is President.
Incidentally, it’s true that while executive experience alone does not guarantee success, its absence can be devastating in a crisis sitution.
We have an inexperienced leader with no track record (except self-promotion) and no crisis decision-making skills who will need to cope with terrorism, multiple wars, and a deepening recesssion. Gee, why would I be concerned?
Posted by: Stacy | February 1, 2009, 12:29 am 12:29 am
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Posted by: data_runs | February 1, 2009, 12:29 am 12:29 am
Brian—”ABC…dems dirty work.” if you read the posts alot of people like Sarah. even people who didn’t and/or wouldn’t vote for her like her. i think that is what is so amazing about her.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:29 am 12:29 am
“Todd and Sarah cook Salmon” Sounds good…But does Sarah still practice Santoria?
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 12:30 am 12:30 am
Sarah Who??
Posted by: Shianne | February 1, 2009, 12:31 am 12:31 am
It turn’s out afterall that Palin wants a close relationship with the “Washington elite” and wouldn’t mind “palling around with a terrorist.” Good for her. But I hope also she can appreciate the irony. Finally, it may well be that this time, she wants money from Washington and wouldn’t mind reciving plenty of it.
Posted by: Dr. Sam | February 1, 2009, 12:33 am 12:33 am
data_runs “hahahahaha” thank you!!! i’m getting my drink on. blogging has never been so much fun.
Stacy don’t ruin the party. we’re at home, safely drinking and talking about Sarah.
i mean Sarah Palin is the only women i’ve ever, in my life, wish i could date.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:34 am 12:34 am
oooo Jackie, I don’t know about that one! Just as I feel it is wrong for the “other side” to continually spread untruths which have been proven as false or ubsubstantiated rumors, I feel it is just as wrong for “your side” (if not more) to do so too. A lot of what you have posted is unsubstatiated or has been disproven. Don’t sink to their level.
Posted by: FS | February 1, 2009, 12:34 am 12:34 am
FS, I don’t remember Sarah saying anything outrageous. She did use the words socialist and terrorist but that doesn’t seem like that big of a deal to me. She is spunky and is willing to mix it up a little bit. I think women have to be like that to compete with men in politics. Anyway, it still seems the attacks are just empty personal attacks that have no real reason. I do think there is a little bit of sexism involved.
Posted by: Fergie | February 1, 2009, 12:35 am 12:35 am
Stacy — you tried to sound like you had some sort of education, but guess what? DIDN’T WORK!!!!
Sarah Palin knows she is a nobody trying to take advantage of her situation. I can’t blame her for that, but a HUGE majority of this country saw her for what she really is…All dressed up and nowhere to go!!!
Sarah let the “good old” boys of the white ooops…Republican party use and abuse her. She deserved what she got and what she will continue to get because she knew she had no business running as John McShame’s V.P.
Posted by: Shianne | February 1, 2009, 12:37 am 12:37 am
Stacy: “We have an inexperienced leader with no track record (except self-promotion) and no crisis decision-making skills who will need to cope with terrorism, multiple wars, and a deepening recesssion. Gee, why would I be concerned?”
Stacy, not to beat a dead horse or anything but I think Paul is right about executive experience not necessarily correlating to wise judgement. All I’m saying is ” How well did Pres. Bush with all his executive experience work out for us?”
Posted by: Donna | February 1, 2009, 12:38 am 12:38 am
Jackie |—wow. take it easy. Sarah Palin is winning over democratic gays. you may not know this, but that is no small, trivial thing. and i think she is decent enough not to exploit that to let pastors send young gay men off to Oklahoma to have them “changed.”
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:39 am 12:39 am
She’s going to Obama’s SuperBowl party and will be serving drinks while wearing a Pittsburg jersey……..AND NOTHING ELSE.
Posted by: Joe6Pack | February 1, 2009, 12:40 am 12:40 am
“They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan.” –Sarah Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco, Oct. 5, 2008
Posted by: Susan | February 1, 2009, 12:41 am 12:41 am
Sarah must really be something anytime her own Repubs are turning on her. I think she is definitely the real deal, the repubs don’t like her because she don’t take no crap from them and the Dems are afraid of her lol. Go Sarah, the haters will continue to hate while they live their hopeless little lives and you will continue to make a difference in the lives of others go figure.
Posted by: Sheila | February 1, 2009, 12:42 am 12:42 am
You guys want to know what the deal is with Sarah Palin: she has a crush on Barack Obama!
She skips her own party members to have a chance to come face-to-face with the man who so beat the heck out of both of them, which has translated into somekind of infatuation on her part.
She is in love and wants to worship Barack Obama. I bet you guys if he as much as glances at Sarah, she will melt like a crush-crazed-school girl.
Posted by: Fleura1 | February 1, 2009, 12:42 am 12:42 am
Shianne—come on. please don’t hate Sarah. she’s cool. i don’t honestly think she believed most of what she had to say or much of the what radical right had in their bag of tricks. i think she’s cool and has a future. and i wish her luck. and yes, gay democrats want to date her. what’s wrong with that? there’s some healing going on here tonight . i wouldn’t say “sexual healing” necessarily, but healing.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:42 am 12:42 am
Joe six pack- you are a male chauvenist pig. I hope you have sisters or a daughter that will endure the same level of thinking. What goes around always manage to come around, you idiot.
Posted by: Karen | February 1, 2009, 12:43 am 12:43 am
all the gays are going for palin now because of obamas rev choice for the inauguration prayer.
You would think the gays had something to stand for I guess they’ll just be pushed under the bus like the last 8 hedrosexual years.
Posted by: htown | February 1, 2009, 12:44 am 12:44 am
Every time I think Palin can’t do anything dumber, she does.
Posted by: Alex | February 1, 2009, 12:45 am 12:45 am
“I’m the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can’t.’” –Sarah Palin, as quoted by former City Council Member Nick Carney, after he raised objections about the $50,000 she spent renovating the mayor’s office without approval of the city council
Posted by: Susan | February 1, 2009, 12:46 am 12:46 am
what a bunch of haters, worthless people, with worthless lives who will not be remembered by anyone when they leave this earth. Please people go out and get yourselves a life and maybe, just maybe go out and do something for society other than tearing someone else’s charecter down. Damn, no wonder people from other country hate us, what a bunch of idiots, with this nasty mentality raising children and sending them out into the world to be ignorant non tolerant people. Our future is bleak
Posted by: Lisa | February 1, 2009, 12:49 am 12:49 am
Donna said: “How well did Pres. Bush with all his executive experience work out for us?” On terror, I’d say very well when you consider we didn’t have another 9/11 while over 12,000 terrorist attacks took place around the world since then. If something like that happens on Obama’s watch, there’s no telling what he’ll do. Do you know? I sure don’t.
Posted by: Stacy | February 1, 2009, 12:49 am 12:49 am
Wow Karen, you sure are mighty hostile. I just said what every other man is thinking. Picturing Palin in a football jersey and NOTHING ELSE.
LIGHTEN UP !!!!!
Posted by: Joe6Pack | February 1, 2009, 12:51 am 12:51 am
Stacy posted: Gee, why would I be concerned?
-Maybe because we have a Governor who is unable to articulate her policies and ideologies with clarity.
-Maybe because we have a Governor who is uninformed regarding national and international issues.
-Maybe because we have a Governor who because her state is in close proximity of Canada and Russia genuinely feels that this qualifies her as having foreign policy experience.
-Maybe because we have a Governor who creates her own reality by believing that her children have not dropped out of high school when indeed they have.
-Maybe because we have a Governor who instead of listening and then answering a question about what she reads which helps her form her international views, could not answer–instead perceived the question that people think Alaskans are hicks.
-Maybe a Governor who has no idea of protocol and is easily duped by a prank call from a supposed foreign leader (who speaks to her in the most sexist and inappropriate manner), yet she still has no clue.
This particular Governor felt that she was ready to assume the second highest office of our country.
Quite frankly, I was quite concerned and frightened to death that someone of her calibre actually made it so close to that office.
Posted by: FS | February 1, 2009, 12:51 am 12:51 am
Sorry Paul Wall…when you have a candidate who encouraged a “KKK” mentality during the campaign, I have no respect. She said Obama “pals” around with terrorists while her husband was a full fledged member of a group that hates the country she so loves! Give me a break. She and McShame thought they could win by bringing out the ignorant among us and it did not work, not this time.
The REPIGS want the President to fail because of power. They prefer this country continue on its downward spiral (thanks to the guy you wanted to have a beer with), rather than circle the wagons and get the damn job done!
As a former Army soldier, I am disgusted that many family and friends are in Iraq and Afghanistan fighting for the stupid in this country. REPIGS are an obsolete party and will be for years to come. It took way to long for the American people to wake the HELL up to see what this party is all about — rich people!!! The FAKE patriotism is sickening and wherever the opportunity arises, I will let them know just what I think about them.
Posted by: Shianne | February 1, 2009, 12:53 am 12:53 am
They paid for all her campaign clothes and this is how she thanks them?
Posted by: dchesney | February 1, 2009, 12:53 am 12:53 am
htown—don’t get it twisted. i like Palin but i am a strong Obama supporter. i think that Rev Warren saying the invocation prayer was no big deal. i don’t think Obama is homophobic at all. i think he will be the first president to bring meaningful civil rights legislation to gays and lesbians. if Palin felt that way too, what a wonderful world this would be (as Louis Armstrong would sing).
Obama/Palin 2012
Palin/Martha Stewart 2016
will.i.am/ KanYe 2020 (visionaries)
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:53 am 12:53 am
Sarah will do anything to push her way into the beltway and wants to mingle with the big guys, while dissing her own party.
She finally realized that the republicans have no interest in her or whatever brains she thinks she brings to their party.
Now she is like 10th favorite and in line for 2012, so Sarah needs to think long and hard about her political future.
How do I get myself out of Alaska?
Posted by: Fleura1 | February 1, 2009, 12:54 am 12:54 am
Stacy honey, I hate to break it to ya but we owe a big fat “thank you” to President Clinton. Because under his watch we had 7 years and 11 months of no attack on our soil after that first twin tower bombing as well.
Posted by: Susan | February 1, 2009, 12:54 am 12:54 am
Paul,
Palin will do anything to associate her name next to or near anything with the “Obama” label on. Watch and see how her own party trashes her in the coming years. She desperately needs an escape from the dead-end Alaska and wondering where the heck to begin.
If the republicans would only use her “skills”, she is a joke for the Democrats!
Posted by: Fleura1 | February 1, 2009, 12:58 am 12:58 am
Go Sara, Go!!!!
You go GIRLFRIEND!!!!!
I’m not mad at you!!!!
lol
Posted by: sisterdearest09 | February 1, 2009, 12:58 am 12:58 am
Shianne—you are correct and i apologize. i voted for Obama and Palin and the hatred in the campaign made my vote all the more important. not to mention that Obama was the singular person who i still believe can heal this nation.
i think after the election i let by-gones be by-gones. but i think her and the president at the same party is cool. like i said in my earliest post “i guess Sarah Palin pals around with President Obama.”
i guess i’m just trying to let loose of the anger. i think she’s not as bad as she spoke. i believe she has a heart.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 12:59 am 12:59 am
She didn’t know what the Bush Doctrine was. If she is the future of the republican party, they are done. Her being a no show really doesn’t amount to anything. Once our dollar loses purchasing power, Ron Paul will head the republican party, especially since he has been right about everything else.
Posted by: Huh | February 1, 2009, 1:00 am 1:00 am
hope is only a four letter word and to be truthful obama is just another chicago politician with political motives, Im not twisting much when I say the only ones protesting the inauguration was the gays. Now if obama believed in equal rights he would have changed the line up and wouldnt have taken on the role of “well you cant make everyone happy” cause I remember thats what he was running on:
an america for everyone..
except homosexuals of coarse.
Posted by: htown | February 1, 2009, 1:02 am 1:02 am
Joe6Pack—”She’s going to Obama’s SuperBowl party and will be serving drinks while wearing a Pittsburg jersey……..AND NOTHING ELSE”, ROFLMFAO…man that is too, too funny. thanks for that!
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 1:03 am 1:03 am
Fleura1: The real deal is that BabyDoll is an opportunist and ambitious to a fault. The Republican party at the moment can’t do anything for her. Time to jump ship and ride the coat tails of Obama mania! In doing that she can possibly get some money for her state, seperate herself from those old meanies who dropped her like a bad cold when the party lost, and for goodness sake–BETTER PRESS!!!
Posted by: FS | February 1, 2009, 1:06 am 1:06 am
htown—98% of gays still support President Obama. i don’t think we feel thrown under the bus at all. he was trying to bring everyone together, even with people very different from each other and people who don’t agree with each other.
i haven’t seen so many republicans and democrats together at the same events in my life and i think that is because of Obama ability to bring people to a common ground. who though John McCain would ever have dinner together after the election? who ever thought Governor Palin and President Obama would hang out at the same patry?
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 1:08 am 1:08 am
where did you come up with 98%
40% of the gay groups were protesting the inauguration and still do oppose obamas non-homosexual based agenda
Posted by: htown | February 1, 2009, 1:12 am 1:12 am
Stacy:
You’re right. I think it’s great that we haven’t had another attack. But then I think about the war in Iraq and methods used to get us there, then our economy. To answer your question, yes, right now I more confidence in Obama than I have ever had in Bush. But then, I like intelligence, logical thinking, knowing what you don’t know then knowing how to get that information or surrounding yourself with people that can provide the correct information necessary for you to make a decision,effective communication and interpersonal skills, and a willingness to listen to differing opinions and assimilate that information in making an informed decision or plan.
Posted by: Donna | February 1, 2009, 1:12 am 1:12 am
Huh—Ron Paul should have been taken much more seriously than he was. his ideas are so simple, reasonable, logical. he is socially progressive, opposed to perpetual war, economically conservative. if this were a thinking nation he would be president. but we are a feeling nation.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 1:12 am 1:12 am
Does sarah palin need to feed the republican base? really? I’d agree with boehners shrug and “whatever” approach.
Posted by: surrealitities | February 1, 2009, 1:15 am 1:15 am
htown—just from my friends and what i’ve read inthe gay press. are you gay or just recruiting Obama haters?
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 1:17 am 1:17 am
ron paul needed an ass whoopin and some scars before he gets any attention.
I couldnt see anyone voting for someone who looks like a zombie and promotes life. Vitamin d does wonders.
Posted by: htown | February 1, 2009, 1:18 am 1:18 am
Just recruiting the pro-obama gay bashers, you’d be shocked how many obama voters that cheered the fact obama picked warren for the inauguration. due to the fact they are gay bashers themselfs.
obama may speak about all american but he does not speak for all americans thats for damn sure.
Posted by: htown | February 1, 2009, 1:22 am 1:22 am
I think sarah palin would have been a good vice president, we should just leave her alone and stop making her look like a bad girl..
Posted by: janet | February 1, 2009, 1:24 am 1:24 am
The 0bots are out in force, aren’t they. Are you all still getting paid by 0bama to post your stupid, moronic comments any place and every place on the internet, or are you freelancing now?
Posted by: greg | February 1, 2009, 1:26 am 1:26 am
I’ve noted quite a few comments about Sarah Palin! Her presence must “THREATEN” many people comfort zone. I am going to watch her growth as a national leader because I believe she will be a contender for President in 2012. She is the “real” deal and change. She doesn’t have a messiah complex and the media loves attacking her, making her stronger and stronger.
Posted by: Deborah | February 1, 2009, 1:27 am 1:27 am
he speaks for me, htown. i don’t you care one bit about gay americans. he is the leader we need at this historic time…someone who can heal the divides in this nation. by bringing gays and conservative christians together obama is accomplishing more than Limbaugh and Co. ever could.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 1:28 am 1:28 am
Deborah—i agree with you but she will need to move to more moderate positions. she really isn’t at home, at least i think she isn’t, in the GOP, who cut her loose after November 4. she has potential, enormous charisma. Governor Palin and President Obama have very charismatic personalities. i think it’s ugly to say Obama has a “messiah complex.” but i respect your opinion. i think he is highly educated, intelligent and confident and i think if he weren’t african-american people wouldn’t be saying “messiah complex.” i mean to say that if Obama were white people would think he was just confident. but since he is black people think oh he must think he is God. i don’t think he feels that not do i think that is a fair characterization.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 1:35 am 1:35 am
htown—”Just recruiting the pro-obama gay bashers”…so you hate gays. you’re just here to divide and conquer.
Posted by: Paul Wall | February 1, 2009, 1:38 am 1:38 am
Hey guys GO EASY on Palin! OK she’s no Rhodes Scholar, but she’s got GREAT legs and a GREAT smile! lol
Posted by: datcon | February 1, 2009, 1:47 am 1:47 am
Susan, eventhough I am a great supporter of President Clinton and absolutely detest George Bush, I must point out that the Oklahoma City bombings need to be taken into consideration for your post.
Posted by: purocabron1 | February 1, 2009, 1:55 am 1:55 am
Alexander the great didn’t get as far as he did by singing we are the world. I agree we should all hold hands and run free in the field of flowers but get real. Just as soon as you think we have peace and comfort reality kicks in the form of real conflict. Which has lasted for centuries and it is not going to “change” until mothernature says so we can pretend everythings OKAY and stick our head in the ground but real human nature will always overpower the weak, which seems to always be the peaceful. This is well above me as one human to another though assuming all wars are over and division is unified is asking for trouble.
Posted by: htown | February 1, 2009, 2:02 am 2:02 am
Here’s a thought. Maybe she said up yours to the party that didn’t support her bid for vp. The same party that distanced themselves as much as possible and publicly made it known that they not only did not extend support but vehemently denied their confidence in her ability to hold such a position.
Posted by: blantona1 | February 1, 2009, 2:03 am 2:03 am
Where was Sarah? She was stalking Obama in D.C.!
Posted by: Lori | February 1, 2009, 2:16 am 2:16 am
Ok, no offense, but she lost…can we PLEASE stop hearing about her? Too bad McCain didn’t choose someone smarter…
Posted by: Pants_reggie | February 1, 2009, 2:23 am 2:23 am
whatever
Posted by: j. boehner | February 1, 2009, 2:24 am 2:24 am
Paul Wall, I do not believe President Obama thinks he has a “messiah complex”, his supporters treat him as such. If we honest, everyone would or many people would concede that his “hope and change” moment came when the the American people were beyond disillusioned with President Bush, our economy is kaput and we were thrust in a war based on lies. The reason President Obama had such support is because he is NOT A WOMAN OR REPUBLICAN!
Posted by: Deborah | February 1, 2009, 2:29 am 2:29 am
Just once I’d like to see her with clean hair!
Posted by: viva | February 1, 2009, 2:37 am 2:37 am
She also is lobbying for Obama’s stimulus bill, too… et to Sarah?
Posted by: Mike | February 1, 2009, 2:41 am 2:41 am
All of you that are so worried about Palin need to take care of your own backyard cause your dog Obama is stinking it up already!
Pay attention to what he is doing! Do research as you can’t trust the fools around the major news to tell you.
Posted by: Tiffany | February 1, 2009, 2:53 am 2:53 am
Deborah- The reason President Obama had such support is because he is NOT A WOMAN OR REPUBLICAN!
Dont forget to add the guilt the real under belly of the democratic party had to give back to the afro communities and the trickery of convincing the youth the democrats were “the peoples party”.
Bush governed like a war mongering democrat so the left looked like the conservatives, if any youth had turned on the tv at any point in the campaign they believed the reversal roles of the parties brought on by manipulation in the liberal spin of media.
Posted by: ricky | February 1, 2009, 2:53 am 2:53 am
Considering the recent Republican election of left leaning Michael Steele as party chairman I would have given them a snub as well. The Republican party is throwing away it’s base and the infection of Neo-Cons is disgusting. Perhaps it is time for a more representative Congress such as many European countries have, not the 2 party sham that we have going for us.
Posted by: Steve | February 1, 2009, 3:00 am 3:00 am
Palin Stiffs House Republicans…the title kind of says it all. No need for brains if you give all neo-cons a woody!
Posted by: Ann Andrews | February 1, 2009, 3:23 am 3:23 am
Ok..I’m so sick of hearing about how great Palin is!!! She doesn’t possess a single brain cell let alone a smidgen of honesty! For those that find air-heads “charming” more power to ya but an air-head for President?! No way! We just got rid of the C student – no way we’re going to go with an air-head in 4 yrs!
I’d vote for a woman for president. But she damn well would have to actually possess AND use intelligence. As well as possess strong leadership and communication skills.
No more C students, no more air-heads!
Posted by: sbt | February 1, 2009, 3:26 am 3:26 am
No matter what you folks think— this lady has managed to secure the future for herself and her family—- she needs do nothing more! Game over!!
Posted by: Roscoe2400 | February 1, 2009, 3:35 am 3:35 am
Some of the comments on this site are truly amazing~! Mind boggling!
Posted by: datcon | February 1, 2009, 3:44 am 3:44 am
If America wants a “Maverick ‘ Sarah is your cadidate>Her motivation are the people of Alaska and her family.
A couple of years dealing with the press and 2012 will be a breeze
Posted by: Deborah | February 1, 2009, 3:54 am 3:54 am
Sarah is a breath of fresh air? Doctor doctor! We have definite signs of oxygen starvation~! lol
Posted by: datcon | February 1, 2009, 4:14 am 4:14 am
This might be the most intelligent thing she’s ever done.
Posted by: D.J. | February 1, 2009, 4:25 am 4:25 am
The meteoric rise and fail of the “you go” girl . Her return to Jerkwater Alaska appears to be permanent thank God.
Posted by: David Riker | February 1, 2009, 4:28 am 4:28 am
She came, she conned…..oops, sorry conquered and departed.
Posted by: datcon | February 1, 2009, 4:35 am 4:35 am
I LOVE SARAH PALIN!! CAN’T GET ENOUGH! Wonderful! She’s like Limbaugh – she’s the divide-and-conquer poison pill that give the Republican’s power, but in the end it’s poison they can’t get rid of. Republican’s need the “they are the bad America” crowd to keep their mouth-breathing base, but those same folks drive everyone else away. Oh, the delicious irony!
Posted by: Jetpack | February 1, 2009, 5:11 am 5:11 am
Obama’s brother arrested on Marajuana charges.
ABC ran a story about Palin’s daughters boyfriends mom selling pain pills for 4 days. 4 DAYS.
They don’t have one story mentioning the Presidents brother getting busted for dope. What a joke you are ABC NEWS.
You should all be forced to wear Obama Messiah Pins as you report the NEWS
Posted by: jon | February 1, 2009, 5:13 am 5:13 am
You people don’t get it, do you?
Sarah Palin won.
In less than three months, she captured the hearts and minds of a vast portion of the country, and is now a permanent star in politics. As Obama fails his way toward 2012, her value only increases.
- She does not need the old guard, loser Republican people like Gingrich and Romney. These men will be long- forgotten by 2012, if they aren’t already.
- She does not need the media. People can see right through the media to her, like they did with Ronald Reagan. Besides, the media is dying. Internet is where it’s at, baby, and by 2012, Palin will make Obama’s internet campaign of 2008 look like a MySpace page.
- She’s a young, attractive, intelligent female that appeals to men and women alike. Her accomplishments, gutsiness, honesty, plain-spokeness, can-do spirit and common touch with the vast majority of the people will only grow over the next four years. Particularly as Obama takes us down the road of ineptness, expanded nanny-state government, economic catastrophe and dangerous inattentiveness to our enemies.
Laugh all you want. Snicker and chortle, whinny, bleat and moo. But Sarah Palin – by popular demand – will be our next president.
Posted by: BlofeldBuildings | February 1, 2009, 5:13 am 5:13 am
It never ceases to amaze me. The woman speaks gibberish time and time again, and is caught in lie after lie. Yet Palinites continue to say she is “honest and plain-spoken.” There really must be magical koolaid being secretly passed around.
Posted by: WWW | February 1, 2009, 5:38 am 5:38 am
jon wrote, “They don’t have one story mentioning the Presidents brother getting busted for dope. What a joke you are ABC NEWS.”
What are you talking about? The story is right on the ABCnews front page and there is even a blog on it.
Posted by: WWW | February 1, 2009, 5:44 am 5:44 am
Illinois had the nerve to step up to the plate and impeach Blogo for abuse of power now it is Alaska’s turn to step up to the plate and impeach Palin for the same crimes. Or is the whole state of Alaska so corrupt or afraid of Palin that she gets away with whatever she wants to do, sad Alaska!!
Posted by: LANNY EDWARDS | February 1, 2009, 5:55 am 5:55 am
me that someone would compare Ronald Reagan, a wife and political party swapping, B rated senile sap. To Sarah Palin, who was pregnant before marriage like her daughter, some family Values the Republicans trollop around with.
The GOP “Greed & Oppression Party”, that bloats the size of government and run-a-way deficit spending that your great-grandchildren will still only be paying a fraction of the interest of total accrued debt.
Yes, these truly are great “mavericks” for the stupid American public to admire.
Posted by: Stanimal | February 1, 2009, 6:05 am 6:05 am
If anyone really believes that Sarah Palin can ever become President you should really consider taking math lessons. You can not win the election with only the support of 30% of the voting public who constitutes the nut job party.
Posted by: jim | February 1, 2009, 6:21 am 6:21 am
I love the media obbsession with Palin and Rush. Its too funny how the Libs get so fired up over theses people. Maybe you people should turn your attention towards the actual president and what he is trying to do.
Then instead of wasting your energy on a women who will be president in 4 years, you could all spend it actually thinking about what Obama is saying and doing, instead of just hanging on every word her reads from his telaprompter.
Posted by: jon | February 1, 2009, 6:31 am 6:31 am
I love the media obbsession with Palin and Rush. Its too funny how the Libs get so fired up over theses people. Maybe you people should turn your attention towards the actual president and what he is trying to do.
Then instead of wasting your energy on a women who will be president in 4 years, you could all spend it actually thinking about what Obama is saying and doing, instead of just hanging on every word her reads from his telaprompter.
Posted by: jon | February 1, 2009, 6:34 am 6:34 am
If anyone really believes that Sarah Palin can ever become President you should really consider taking math lessons. You can not win the election with only the support of 30% of the voting public who constitutes the nut job party.
Posted by: jim | Feb 1, 2009 6:21:40 AM
Hey if a junior senator with no Resume who can simply read things that are written for him can get elected simply because he is black, then anything in this country is possible.
In four
Posted by: jon | February 1, 2009, 6:36 am 6:36 am
Sarah Palin lied to a big bunch of liars. Who cares?
Posted by: euro.guy | February 1, 2009, 6:39 am 6:39 am
why do obamabots here in comments section and in the media behave in this despicable fashion (see article and comments for examples aplenty ) to gov. palin?
they fear palin 2012. lol@them.
they know in the back of their minds that obama is already failing after just one week
Posted by: sfernando | February 1, 2009, 6:43 am 6:43 am
telling the truth and behaving ethically are not exactly her strengths now are they …cmon people give her a break, the media are so unfair to her…;-)
Posted by: indithinker | February 1, 2009, 6:51 am 6:51 am
Jon wrote: “ABC ran a story about Palin’s daughters boyfriends mom selling pain pills for 4 days. 4 DAYS. They don’t have one story mentioning the Presidents brother getting busted for dope. What a joke you are ABC NEWS.
You should all be forced to wear Obama Messiah Pins as you report the NEWS.”
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ABC Front page story, Jon, plus blog on the subject. There are none so blind…
Posted by: WWW | February 1, 2009, 6:56 am 6:56 am
the majority of republicans are most likely angry with mccain and his stupid maverick ego for having selected palin. mccain lost the election, gave it to obama, because of selecting palin. mccain should retire since he single handedly brought down the republican party. or, was that his plan from the beginning?
Posted by: Lawrence | February 1, 2009, 7:13 am 7:13 am
I wonder if she wore her highschool corsage to the Alfalfa dinner, there also? The senior Republicans like Romney, Huckabee and others like Pawlenty and Jindahl have plans of their own to become the top of the Republican party and Palin isn’t part of their plan. She’s a lightweight in their eyes. These guys don’t want a woman at all at the top of their ticket or anywhere near the ticket. The republican party is a old-standing men’s club and always will be. ‘Fergie’ writes that women have to be ‘spunky and be willing to mix it up with men’ to ge along with the guys. WHAT? How about intelligient, credible and honest? Fergie’s thinking like it’s an afternoon at Hooter’s. Palin’s supposedly trying to put herself on the same level as women Senators, etc. and I doubt their success was attributed to being ‘spunky’.
Posted by: Sandra Johansen | February 1, 2009, 7:14 am 7:14 am
she is smart.
If the Republicans can’t see how they are even further destroying themselves with this bologne this past few weeks…
this should give them a heads up.
She’s not going because they aren’t fixing their stupidity and “rush” the moron following bologne… that lead them and the rest of us into this mess we are in.
Palin knows that this is a group that has to continue to self implode…because they aren’t done obviously…and after the morons have gone down the tubes and the only one left standing is the only one who doesn’t hold an office (Rush” Jaba the Hut” Limbaugh) she will sweep back in as the new face…with 4 years of new bipartisan relationships and a really strong vocabulary on issues that she didn’t have before.
she’s crazy like a fox.
Posted by: dl | February 1, 2009, 7:15 am 7:15 am
This headline is misleading because when you “stiff” someone you take their money and don’t deliver what they paid you for or they buy your ticket or pay your way to attend something and then you don’t show up. Since Sarah was only invited to attend this retreat and she wasn’t paid to attend that we know of, she didn’t “stiff” them and she had a right to turn down the invitation! She shouldn’t have lied though. If she didn’t want to attend she should have just politely refused the invitation “for personal reasons” and not lied about it! She didn’t have to give them an excuse! She is not the only one who has done this though! There is not a politician alive or dead that hasn’t lied to get out of something that they didn’t want to do at one time or another! I’m including all democrats, republicans, and independents when I say that! She is just the one that being singled out!
Posted by: James | February 1, 2009, 7:17 am 7:17 am
“she’s crazy like a fox.”
No, not at all, not at all, no.
Posted by: Ms.siah Sarah P | February 1, 2009, 7:26 am 7:26 am
PALIN HAD A PRIOR COMMITMENT, SO WHAT, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN HER MORE LEAD-TIME IF THEY TRULY EXPECTED HER TO ATTEND. ALSO, THEY DIDN’T REALLY STAND BEHIND HER DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – DID THEY….
SHE ATTENDED THE ALFALFA GET-TOGETHER – ARE YOU SAYING SHE WAS PARTISAN BECAUSE OF THIS? NO WAY IN MY OPINION.
IS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY MANIPULATING THIS SITUATION IN AN ATTEMPT TO TRY TO MAKE HER LOOK BAD AGAIN? IT WON’T WORK – SHE HAS MANY SUPPORTERS !!!
Posted by: KELLI2L | February 1, 2009, 7:33 am 7:33 am
Vet1973,
ABC needed to get the Tom Daschle tax evasion story story off the front page so ABC put up this juvenile crap….
Good Post!
Posted by: Jackie | February 1, 2009, 7:47 am 7:47 am
GA Concern -
Sarah Palin, smart??? Where were you when she was embarrassing herself everytime she opened her mouth to showcase her ignorance, about every topic none to man? Sure you’re not from West Va., to call her smart?
Posted by: Tami | February 1, 2009, 7:55 am 7:55 am
This should tell the people of Alaska and America she is a lair,she always has and always will be.You blame it on the press and the Republicans gee everyone is trying to make her look bad,OMG she does that very well on her own.
Posted by: nh voter | February 1, 2009, 8:00 am 8:00 am
It does not matter, if she run for office or not,Palin is just another stupid dumb politician, maybe little more dumb than most of them, and why not, we did elect Bush twice, and look how good we are doing now. He bankrupt the country morally and financially.
Posted by: Texan2009 | February 1, 2009, 8:08 am 8:08 am
Speaking of lies, she’s still telling lies about ANWR drilling. From an official press release just 2 weeks ago:
“ANWR sits within a 20 million acre refuge (the size of South Carolina) but thanks to advanced technology like directional drilling, the aggregated drilling footprint would be less than 2,000 acres (about one-quarter the size of Dulles Airport). This is like laying a two-by-three-foot welcome mat on a basketball court.”
She’s not telling us that the welcome mat would be cut into many pieces and spread throughout the refuge. There would also be a connecting network of roads and pipelines all over the place.
Posted by: Geddit Straight | February 1, 2009, 8:10 am 8:10 am
SHe is just there with other money-grubbing repub govs to beg for stimulus money despite their party’s “apparent position” that it’s bed for America.
Posted by: Emily | February 1, 2009, 8:10 am 8:10 am
Sarah Palin is bright and up to any challenge. She learned quickly she was a sacrificial lamb with McCain so once again Obama would not have a strong political rival. That is how Obama got where he did so fast. The money power eliminated all his rivals. She became a joke by listening and truly believing in her party. Now, she’s smarter. To get to the White House you must first sell your soul to the money. Being a Republican or Democrat means nothing. Race and gender mean nothing. It’s all about the money. She’s getting her finacial backers ready. She’s sooooo smart and you all don’t get it. This time I won’t vote for her. I voted against Obama because I vote for Democracy not money and celebrity. I voted for Palin because she wasn’t a part of the filth and corruption of Washington power, control, and money. Now she is selling herself to it. Oh yes, she is very smart. The most common thing about our past Presidents is megalomania. We have switched one megalomanic for another and seem to fall for them every time, hook, line, and sinker. It seems Palin is developing that trait.
Posted by: clancy49 | February 1, 2009, 8:11 am 8:11 am
bad/bed for America, same thing maybe.
Posted by: Emily | February 1, 2009, 8:12 am 8:12 am
” Sarah Palin is refreshing” Thats how my grandfather described his enemas.
Posted by: Central Scrurinizer | February 1, 2009, 8:21 am 8:21 am
KELLl2l: I agree this is just one more attempt by the republicans and the media to smear her and make her look bad. For example look at the headline! It is misleading! Actually it’s a lie and they have the nerve to criticize Sarah for lying! It’s a lie because she was only invited to attend the retreat! She wasn’t paid to attend that we know of and the republicans didn’t prepay for her reservation that we know of either! As far as we know they didn’t spend one cent for her to attend! Therefore this headline is a lie because the republicans weren’t “stiffed”! Their invitation was just refused!
Posted by: James | February 1, 2009, 8:27 am 8:27 am
What an all around great woman Sarah is!!
She would be the best thing for this country if she were president.
We can judge just how great she is by the level of hatred the libs have for her.
I personally will never trust anyone that the libs “like”, never. So all of your whining and crying tells us everything.
Posted by: Krissy | February 1, 2009, 8:34 am 8:34 am
I’m beginning to change my opinion about her! Think about it, I mean really think about it. I think – if you really think about ‘Sarah Palin’ you’ll see my point.
Posted by: Maxy51 | February 1, 2009, 8:38 am 8:38 am
Sounds like you Republicans are still crying about the election. Palin sealed the deal for Obama! If this is what the GOP has to offer, you will lose again, again and yet again.
P.S. “wink, gotcha,wink,joe the plumber, by golly, wink…I’m folksy, wink.” LOL!!!
Posted by: sanetexan | February 1, 2009, 8:39 am 8:39 am
Humm, maybe Sarah isn’t as dumb as I first thought. Some GOP governors are breaking with the Rep. party over the stimulus package because they want it passed. Sarah and Charlie Crist are among those GOP Govs that are backing it. State Govs in Mississippi, S. Carolina, and Louisiana don’t want it passed, so I say good, split theirs with the other states.
Posted by: Josh | February 1, 2009, 8:41 am 8:41 am
You know, we democrats are the one’s who are going to get her elected in a few years. Let it go. Let her go back to Alaska. Quit with the jokes and the cartoons. Let her fade into obscurity back in Alaska. We democrats discuss her more than the gop.
Posted by: Paul | February 1, 2009, 8:41 am 8:41 am
htown. you may wanna watch what you say in here. Wishing for Obamas assassination is not cool. Did you attend one too many Palin rallies? You need to get a second labotomy. If I had the right address and capability i would send your post to CIA, SS and FBI .Someone please turn this butthead in. Hope he gets 25 years of sphincter-slammin good times in prison.
Posted by: Central Scrutinizer | February 1, 2009, 8:49 am 8:49 am
She said thanks but no thanks to that invitation.
Posted by: Omentum | February 1, 2009, 8:50 am 8:50 am
Look at this! I tell you BabyDoll has “IT.” I have not even had my morning coffee but the first thing I wanted to do was read postings about our Lamb!!! This is very telling, (although unscientific), its clear she has an audience. I can even imagine if Ad revenues were down, the editors of ABCNews (and countless others) would demand that reporters write a BabyDoll story. OH BOY! HoneyCakes name was just mentioned on the television morning news! See! Good or bad, like her or dislike her, HoneyLamb sells!
Again, her snubbing of the “weekend retreat” was a smart move. That event is getting no where near the press that our BabyCakes is receiving this morning. I wonder what she will be following it up with. I’m sure she has a strategist on board now and soon the messgae will be filtering out that “this thing is far from over!”
To the Palinites, I will never say that she will never be president (although she is very unqualified and not intelligent), because unfortunately, we Americans have a short attention span and an even shorter memory. But, I will give you this! HoneyCakes is here to stay and just might find her place in the national arena. Given where she has come from and how she is swiftly rising, that’s a GREAT feat and something to be admired. I could NEVER vote for her but who knows, I just might contribute a bit of $ to her SarahPac. Afterall, she has kept me entertained to a level that I can’t ever remember regarding a “politician.”
Good luck Honey! You’re still standing!
LOL!!!!!!!
Posted by: FS | February 1, 2009, 8:57 am 8:57 am
I have to say I am no Sara Palin fan but I dont blame her for not wanting to hang out with the Do nothing losers Gop, Besides She would rather ‘Pal around with the President”!Sara is about popularity and the Gop are not Popular right now!
Posted by: Angie | February 1, 2009, 9:02 am 9:02 am
Sounds like you Republicans are still crying about the election. Palin sealed the deal for Obama! If this is what the GOP has to offer, you will lose again, again and yet again.
P.S. “wink, gotcha,wink,joe the plumber, by golly, wink…I’m folksy, wink.” LOL!!!
Posted by: sanetexan
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sanetexan…..I don’t think that a lot of republicans will ever see how much Palin helped Obama win. I saw a poll where around 70% of republicans want her to run in’12…..well, 100% of democrats want her to run.
Posted by: Jessie | February 1, 2009, 9:09 am 9:09 am
Sarah Palin’s brand of pro life feminism, conservative populism, and box office charisma will make her a very important historical figure. The United States of America will be a better place having had her as a daughter. How do we know this will come to pass? It has been months since her ticket was soundly defeated and she returned to her Arctic home yet we are still talking about her!
Posted by: John | February 1, 2009, 9:19 am 9:19 am
I am so glad she snubbed them. They deservere it.
She gave the best speech in the history of this nation the night we came to know her at the convention. Then the gop silenced her, scripted her and changed her. The gop is to blame for her loss, not Sarah Palin.
If she would have been herself and gave them the middle finger, she would be president. Yes, president, we would have swapped her and John around.
Ignore these libeals. They wouldn’t know what is best for America if they sat on it and it wiggled. Their great one is already losing popularity. He is the uncompetitent one that can’t do anything but screw up and nominate more corruption to an already corrupt Washington. Yeah, real change there. Liberals are chumps.
Posted by: Jane T | February 1, 2009, 9:25 am 9:25 am
Sarah Palin is the political equivalent of that hot chick you meet in the club on Saturday night, spend the night with her, and have a great time.
But, come Sunday morning, you want her to get her @#$% and GO !!!!!!!!
Posted by: Tony | February 1, 2009, 9:35 am 9:35 am
Why do the Republicans care about Sarah Palin? If they consider her to be a torch bearer, they are going to go down in flames.
Posted by: Eric | February 1, 2009, 9:49 am 9:49 am
Well I’m not much for contributing campaign money but there’s always a first. If, Sarah, and that’s a big if, where to become the nominee in 2012. Obama would get some of my money in a heart beat. I can’t let America face the embarrassment again of a dolt in the White House. NO, not again. Republicans need to move more to the center with an educated representative at the helm.
Posted by: bravebrick | February 1, 2009, 10:00 am 10:00 am
I read the Palinites posting and I am just floored!!! They were/are constantly using the term; “drinking kool-aid,” a terminology I absolutely abhor… wait a minute, (I really hate that term),…Palinites, I apologize to you all! I will not use a term like that with you people.
…anyway, when reading the Palinites postings, it is as if they are under some drug-induced stupor when it comes to this woman and Rush Limbaugh! They manipulate facts, they spout phraseology like: “…America is a better place having had her as a daughter…” …LOL!!!! Who are these people? Its as if they are from some Steven King novel! I read some of their postings and the over-riding thing that comes to my mind is the movie, “Dawn of the Living Dead.” Anyone know the demographics of these people? Age, location, education level?
It is funny BUT scary at the same time!
Posted by: FS | February 1, 2009, 10:06 am 10:06 am
The Republican base may love Sarah Palin, but you can’t win an election with just the Republican base- A base that is shrinking by the minute. Sarah won’t be nominated in 2012 for the same reason Hillary wasn’t in 2008. For as many people that love her, just as many hate her. Republican insiders are pinning their hopes on Jindal anyway. The best job Palin could hope for in 2012 is Secretary of the Interior.
Posted by: Eric the Engineer | February 1, 2009, 10:19 am 10:19 am
Maybe its “Night of the Living Dead,” but you guys know the movie. Bravebrick, you are absolutely correct! That is why I said I could NEVER say that she will never be President, because we as Americans tend to have short attention and memory spans. But seriously, we must always remember! I’m not putting this squarely on Mr. Bushs’ shoulders but man-o-man! its been a tough 8 years domestically and internationally. Its going to be at least a bloody 6 months (just look at the job losses of last week!) That is why it is nearly UNFORGIVABLE the charade the Republican party tried to put across to the electorate by putting forth this woman! Its not her fault. She is who she is.
However, BabyDoll has a story to be admired. She is a citizen that wanted to effect change and ran for office. (Although, I believe her true side is that she is power hungry.) Anyway…there are some qualities to set as examples. So, I would consider giving her a small bit of money. But, like you, I will do everything in my power to keep her out of the WhiteHouse! I would not even want her to take a WhiteHouse tour! It might give her too many ideas!
Posted by: FS | February 1, 2009, 10:28 am 10:28 am
President Obama will be in White House for Two Terms- 8 years for sure. Then Hillary Clinton will run and win Presidency in 2016. Sarah Palin “Who” ??She can Almost “Never” be US President. Anybody can bet with me. I know lot stupid people are Dancing with her and if run , gone “Loose” worst than Mccain. American voters are not stupid.Iam not worried about this woman.Afterall she is a matter of “JOKE”.
Posted by: mksyed | February 1, 2009, 10:30 am 10:30 am
AND she wants to be OUR President.
NO WAY IN HELL!
Posted by: Gomer | February 1, 2009, 10:33 am 10:33 am
Go! Sarah…! Show the mainstream media how to really work it…! These narrow minded selfish bastards are why we are in the economic shape we are all “paying for today”. The day this country continues to use hard working American tax dollars to pay for lazy, low lifes that want a “free ride” instead of pulling up their boots straps and working hard like our fore fathers did… Hhmmm? Doesn’t that sound like the beginnings of the 1st. 100 days of the “N-Obama” admin….? Close Gitmo…? Which “Uncle Hussein” made a campaign donation in the millions for that one…? Go Figure and “You~Betcha”…! Sarah Palin like minded women Unite…! http://www.teamsarah.org
Posted by: Robin | February 1, 2009, 10:34 am 10:34 am
FS: We are all ages and colors and we come from all areas of the country. There are both men and women in our crowd and our education level ranges from very little or no education all the way up to people with phd’s and doctorates from the best universities in the world! (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Oxford)! Even though you might not believe it, our IQ’s mostly range well above average, too. That’s what scares you isn’t it? The fact that there are normal intelligent people out here that are just as intelligent as you are but disagree with you? You might as well get used to us! We’re here to stay and we’ll be represented in the next election, too, probably by either Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee or Mitt Romine or someone like them!
Posted by: James | February 1, 2009, 10:38 am 10:38 am
Sarah Palin has backstabbed everyone who has ever helped her get ahead. Research it. She aligned herself with anyone who could advance her personally and politically and when they were no longer of any use to them she dumped them, oftentimes maligning them. Some were not particularly good guys, but she used them, too. She will dump the Republicans, too, because they are no longer any use to her, and she will change Parties. She will become a Democrat at her first opportunity. Mark my words. She is all about Sarah Palin. She is not a true public servant, she is self-serving. Hers is blind ambition. If you have not discovered this about her, then you have not been studying her record in any depth. Male or female, what you see, is not the whole picture. Mark my words, at the first opportunity she will change Parties and align herself with those who can advance her. She does not have a social or political agenda, a plan to advance the best interests of Americans or her constituents. She is her own agenda. This is not about bashing Sarah Palin. This about raising an alarm about a Presidential Wannabe who is unsuited for the position. Her supporters have been sold and bought the wrapping, without inspecting what’s inside the box (it’s pretty much empty, by the way), and that goes for Mr. McCain. He was not discerning in choosing a running mate. He was expedient. Fortunately, enough voters took a closer look. She will be back, as a Democrat!
Posted by: GMS | February 1, 2009, 10:40 am 10:40 am
Bush-chainey,Rumsfield,gonzales,Abu-Girab,Guetmo,Katrina, Economic Recession then ” Shoe Treatment to Bush” this is all Bush and “REPUBLICAN” party Politics and Image.In 2042 White majority will be gone. I have serious doubt if Republican Party will survive upto that(2042). After 2042 I doubt if Republican party can survive or Exist.After all Republican Party do not represent 100% americans any way.We are now in 2009 and the world is changing ,so is USA.Cowboy Politics is over.Voters do care or vote for these people without any real value or message.
Posted by: mksyed | February 1, 2009, 10:45 am 10:45 am
Sarah Palin has as much chance at being President as Bugs Bunny. Yes, there are many stupid people in this country, but not enough to vote her in.
Posted by: plantain111 | February 1, 2009, 10:46 am 10:46 am
Hmmm, Sarah Palin lying. Imagine that. What’s new?
Posted by: MargaretO | February 1, 2009, 10:53 am 10:53 am
Nice to see that some things never change. Palin Derangement Syndrome is still alive and well* among the Left. And can be counted on by the Left-wing media to cover up more important news stories.
*I dislike using the word “well” in connection with a disease, but PDS is such a robust disease.
Posted by: we_are_not_amused | February 1, 2009, 10:53 am 10:53 am
How can anyone take ms. “I can see Russia from my house” seriously.
Posted by: pt | February 1, 2009, 10:54 am 10:54 am
GMS: Sarah Palin didn’t stab John McCain in the back! It was the other way around! He stabbed her when he refused to endorse her for the 2012 election after she traveled all over the country campaigning for him nearly 24hrs a day 7 days a week for over 2 months! If it weren’t for Sarah Palin, John McCain wouldn’t have got nearly as many votes as he did but he doesn’t think so!
Posted by: James | February 1, 2009, 10:55 am 10:55 am
Even Palin knows the house GOP members are as toxic as the bad assets on the balance sheets of financial institutions.
The GOP has yet to realize they have lost the confidence of the majority of Americans. Given their recent obstructive comments versus serious actions, they are remain out of touch with everyone except Rush and Hannity.
Posted by: scott jeffries | February 1, 2009, 10:56 am 10:56 am
What the h%ll are you Palin supporters talking about? If she was such a great candidate, and “loved” by Americans…….SHE WOULD BE VICE PRESIDENT NOW !!!
Stop mixing NyQuil and Jack Daniels, it’s making you people delusional.
Posted by: John McNugget | February 1, 2009, 10:58 am 10:58 am
Jane T, I hope you don’t think Sarah wrote that RNC speech.
And I’m sorry, but I have to ask… “uncompetitent”?
Posted by: WWW | February 1, 2009, 10:59 am 10:59 am
Palin is avoiding her fellow republicans the exact same way McCain avoided Bush during his campaign.
THIS PARTY IS A COMPLETE MESS !!!!!!
Posted by: John McNugget | February 1, 2009, 11:02 am 11:02 am
It just blows my away that there are that many stupid people that voted this moron into office… amazing….just amazing..
Posted by: Ford Fake | February 1, 2009, 11:03 am 11:03 am
This bullying and name calling of Governor Palin is so Jr. High.
Grow up, give your opinion and ask questions. Logic is the only way to arrive at the truth, not emotional outbursts.
Unless, of course, one doesn’t care about the truth and I suspect that is the case with Sarah Palin haters.
Posted by: Katherine from Grosse Pointe, MI | February 1, 2009, 11:06 am 11:06 am
Wow, over 400 comments in about 12 hours (overnight even) to this typical get-dirt-on-Palin non-story. You Palin haters are like Piranha. One takes a quick bite, then the feeding frenzy begins … even in the middle of the night. Don’t you Palin-haters sleep?
Posted by: Obama-Voter | February 1, 2009, 11:10 am 11:10 am
will all you republicans just do us democrats a favor, please, please, please put this woman on the ticket in 2012? I think she and jeb bush would be and excellent choice for your ticket in four years.
PLEEEEEEEEEZE ?!?!?!
Posted by: Sallie | February 1, 2009, 11:11 am 11:11 am
Katherine, Just a suggestion. Sarah’s not your BFF, and nobody is bullying the bully. She’s the most vindictive, mean spirited piece of narcissistic nothing I’ve seen in years. And she’s playing you.
Posted by: Susan | February 1, 2009, 11:14 am 11:14 am
Palin supporters keep repeating that people who track the news coverage of Palin’s idiocies are in actuality afraid of her but the truth is we’re afraid the foolish people who support her. What if they never realize how ignorant, manipulative, and self-interested she is? What if they try to elect her, and she wreaks worse havoc than Bush?? Keep posting those stories, media, until they learn!
Posted by: RedsKid | February 1, 2009, 11:16 am 11:16 am
It is impossible to talk logic in the Sarah-centric world. Impossible.
Posted by: WWW | February 1, 2009, 11:19 am 11:19 am
You know Sallie, that’s not a bad idea. Since republicans looove bush and palin so much, what better way to prove it than to put his brother and palin on the same ticket.
BUSH/PALIN…or…PALIN/BUSH 2012 !!!!!!!!
Posted by: John McNugget | February 1, 2009, 11:19 am 11:19 am
She wriggled out of an invitation to be cooped up all weekend with 180 House Republicans at some remote West Virginia “resort”? She’s not a dim as we thought.
Posted by: Alonzo Quijana | February 1, 2009, 11:21 am 11:21 am
Palin has the intelligence of pocket lint.
Posted by: Dune | February 1, 2009, 11:21 am 11:21 am
I don’t care if you like her – or hate her…She is without a doubt – Eye candy! Love her looks….I cant get past her looks to base any tangible information she has to offer….Man!…She is a knock out!
Posted by: Roc | February 1, 2009, 11:21 am 11:21 am
Sarah Palin seems to be the new “Hillary Clinton” in that she seems to be a polarizing figure. A lightening rod for controversy. If nothing else – she is entertaining. I don’t think she could seriously run for President but certainly could represent her State in the House or Senate. The people of Alaska seem to like her!
Posted by: julescator | February 1, 2009, 11:22 am 11:22 am
Sarah Palin seems to be the new “Hillary Clinton” in that she seems to be a polarizing figure. A lightening rod for controversy. If nothing else – she is entertaining. I don’t think she could seriously run for President but certainly could represent her State in the House or Senate. The people of Alaska seem to like her!
Posted by: julescator | February 1, 2009, 11:23 am 11:23 am
Palin needs the money from the stimulus package to meet Alska’s financial needs. She is not going to support politicians that are trying to keep the stimulus package from being passed. You betcha she is not.
Posted by: CaptainVideo | February 1, 2009, 11:28 am 11:28 am
The problem is the 3 so-called GOP types headlining the meeting–I personally would not be in the same room with Gingrich or Pawlenty. They exemplify all that needs to be changed about the party. Gingrich is a genuine cancer for the party. Romney isn’t as bad, but in that room are back room political hacks who don’t deserve Palin’s time. Her great advantage is she’s not enmeshed in the Beltway game as they are. Such as the cry baby who supposedly told the media that she ‘lied.’ These are the same people that tried to sabotage her candidacy.
Posted by: katesmith | February 1, 2009, 11:29 am 11:29 am
That is all She has ever done, was Lie! And your surprised!
Posted by: Patt | February 1, 2009, 11:32 am 11:32 am
Carnvival – seems like you’ve been chewing on Todd’s silk underpants too long.
Pretty important to keep bashing on Palin. Gotta keep her down. Somebody must be very afraid of her. by mike
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Mike, she’s a moron who thinks she’s got some brains. Now, that is something to be afraid of.
Posted by: marcus2 | February 1, 2009, 11:32 am 11:32 am
When republicans were asked who they would like to see run for president in 2012, 62% listed Mitt Romney.
Posted by: watch my spin | February 1, 2009, 11:33 am 11:33 am
Palin lied? She should get an Obama cabinet nomination..
Posted by: wallyman | February 1, 2009, 11:34 am 11:34 am
Gov. Palin never said that she could see Russia from her home or her back yard. That was Tina Fey on SNL doing her Palin impersonation. But I’m not at all surprised that a member of the “reality-based” community can’t tell the difference. And you libs call Palin stupid? LOL!
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95% of what Tina Fey said is a verbatim quote of Palin’s. Honestly, you couldn’t make up the nonsense Palin spews out.
Posted by: marcus2 | February 1, 2009, 11:36 am 11:36 am
Go! Sarah…! Show the mainstream media how to really work it…! These narrow minded selfish bastards are why we are in the economic shape we are all “paying for today”. The day this country continues to use hard working American tax dollars to pay for lazy, low lifes that want a “free ride” instead of pulling up their boots straps and working hard like our fore fathers did… by Robin
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Hey Robin! You better go up to Alaska and get Todd to reimburse the RNC for $600 worth of silk underpants Sarah bought for him. And get a reimbursement for the other $9,400 worth of clothes and jewelry she bought for him – on the RNV dime. Sarah and Todd are grifters. Get a grip.
Posted by: marcus2 | February 1, 2009, 11:38 am 11:38 am
All of you deluded Palin supporters:
Really, just how stupid are you?
Can you name any Supreme Court decisions besides the treasonous one that gave Wanton Boy the presidency in 2000?
Didn’t think so.
You’re as pitiful as that malignant narcissist from the Klondike. Now shut your pie holes and go away.
Posted by: BigIslandDave | February 1, 2009, 11:39 am 11:39 am
Why should she hangout with the likes of
Steele, Romney etc, what can they do for her. Palin is a star as far as the republican base is concerned. they came out in droves to support her during the election. i didn’t vote for her and McCain, but at least you know what you are getting when she is around, she’s not a fair weather idiot like Steele and those other republican yes men. If McCain had allowed her to be herself during the campaign, the outcome would have been different or at least a closer race. I voted for Obama, but i actually liked Palin, I just didn’t like McCain and the way that they presented her to America.
Posted by: joey | February 1, 2009, 11:42 am 11:42 am
Palin is scared to death because the walls are closing in on her. Watch and wait. The whole truth about Baby Trig is about to erupt. Will the mountain in Alaska or Sarah erupt first?
Posted by: livvy | February 1, 2009, 11:43 am 11:43 am
Palin,”We keep an eye on Putin”
Tina just made that funnier, which IS her job. lol
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 11:43 am 11:43 am
While America crumbles after 8 years of rape and pillage by the bush crime family the gop almost picks an unappollegetic racist for their party chairman, their leaders publicly hope for the failure of OBAMA and demand their members vote NO on the stimulus, site un-seen before the legislation even hits the floor, your “Maverick Palin” pulls a McCain (Caught lying thru your teeth by the media; see Letterman),Bankers lied, %80 of HMO’s overcharged billions in 2006 alone, You moronic republicans think you have chance in 2012 with a pathetic liar who cannot be “handled” and likes to go off book while speaking. 3 words: DE LUSION AL
Posted by: Garymc8 | February 1, 2009, 11:44 am 11:44 am
The new black face of the “White Hood Party”,STEELE,thinks she one of the new faces in upcoming elections.
Posted by: pavi | February 1, 2009, 11:45 am 11:45 am
Liar, liar, pants on fire, where are your fancy clothes? Only Palin is nailing some money for a new bridge and highway to “no where”.
Posted by: Marc Anderson-Yeager | February 1, 2009, 11:50 am 11:50 am
AS SOMEONE SAID ABOUT HER:
“SHE GIVES TRAILER TRASH A BAD NAME!”
Posted by: NAOMA | February 1, 2009, 11:51 am 11:51 am
Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Steele.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Posted by: John McNugget | February 1, 2009, 11:52 am 11:52 am
People need to leave her alone. She needs to do whatever she needs to become the republican nominee for the 2012 presidential race. Without her the stand-up comic industry will take substantial losses in employment.
Her gain is our gain.
Obama 2012
Posted by: SeattleEd | February 1, 2009, 11:54 am 11:54 am
HECK SHE GIVES TRASH A BAD NAME.
Posted by: URBAIN | February 1, 2009, 11:55 am 11:55 am
Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich, together, in one room, speaking????
She would fit right in, you betcha!!! 2010 and 2012 elections are going to be such fun….for us….
Posted by: Bikerdude | February 1, 2009, 11:55 am 11:55 am
This is interesting. First politically savvy move this woman’s ever made. Her state responds to bringing home the bacon (most states do BTW). She just left Romney hitched to the congressional GOP and hitched her wagon to that terrorist loving Obama.
An old saying about rats and a sinking ship comes to mind.
Posted by: kgb999 | February 1, 2009, 11:56 am 11:56 am
Sarah Palin was just being smart. Like many GOP governors, she doesn’t agree with House Republicans on the stimulus and she is lobbying Senate leaders to compromise with Obama. There is a crack appearing between GOP governors who need the spending and House GOP who want 100% tax cuts. The governors will win this debate and Boehner will be humiliated.
Posted by: Axl | February 1, 2009, 11:58 am 11:58 am
Hey gravy, understand this. Tax avoidance is legal. Tax evasion isn’t. And as for you Bush haters, didn’t you get enough of a chance to kick Sarah around during the campaign? Are you afraid of her in the future? Do you just want to be sure that she can’t come back. Give me a break. Or are you all pin-heads.
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Personally, I’m NOT afraid of Sarah. I’m afraid of what she would do to this country. I want that woman NOWHERE near the nuclear button. She plays cowboy politics better than Bush and McBush put together.
Posted by: SD_Dave | February 1, 2009, 11:59 am 11:59 am
She was very busy “Rushing” to dinner with President Obama, here is the video
http://www.myzine.com/action/viewvideo/9186/Palin_tryn_her_luck__2_Obama___Alfalfa_Club_Dinner/
Posted by: myzine | February 1, 2009, 12:00 pm 12:00 pm
Sarah said in an Esquire interview:
“You have to let it go. Even hard news sources, credible news sources — the comment about, you can see Russia from Alaska. You can! You can see Russia from Alaska. Something like that — a factual statement that was taken out of context and mocked — what you have to do is let that go.”
But it was not taken out of context; the context is what made it so mock-worthy. Charlie Gibson asked, “What insight into Russian actions… does the proximity of the state give you?” Sarah thought “insight” meant “in sight” and said, “You can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska…” LOL, what a gal!
Posted by: WWW | February 1, 2009, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
Palin in 2012?
Umm, I suspect that the republicans running at that time will make mincemeat of her – they will trot out her husband’s membership in the AIP, and that will be that. That will go over real well with the so-called “country first” crowd. The Dems won’t have to do a thing. She won’t make it through the primaries. Or a real debate – although that is something I would pay real money to see.
Posted by: BMS in NC | February 1, 2009, 12:03 pm 12:03 pm
Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Steele.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Posted by: John McNugget
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Sounds like the porn movie from H*LL !!!!!
Posted by: Dune | February 1, 2009, 12:04 pm 12:04 pm
She gave the best speech in the history of this nation the night we came to know her at the convention. Then the gop silenced her, scripted her and changed her. The gop is to blame for her loss, not Sarah Palin. by Jane T
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Jane, please, in that speech, as one writer noted, Sarah had “the confidence of a sleepwalker” as she approached the microphone, and after all her winking and blustering, she came off as “Gidget addressing the Reichstag.”
If you don’t know who Gidget it, google it under Gidget – teen star of the 1960s, and you’ll see Sarah’s “winky-winky” style front and center. And if you don’t know what the Reichstag is, look up German politics during the 1930s and 40s.
Posted by: marcus2 | February 1, 2009, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm
Its Dobsen who has the “Blessed Sarah” on a string. Not the current GOP “leadership”. Sarah knows what side her bread is buttered on. At least when it comes to politics. Sarah makes GOP mad? Yawn. Sarah makes Daddy Dobsen mad? She will vanish like full disclosure at a RNC fundraiser.
If Sarah does transgress and Dobsen forgives her? So too all will be forgiven by the GOP and its water carriers. Sarah IS the future of the Christian right Republican party aka the GOP.
This latest GOP snub? Sarah is just being “Mavericky”.
Posted by: Wolfsinger | February 1, 2009, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm
Deja vu? Reminds me of McCain bailing on Letterman in order to be interviewed by Couric.
Posted by: labman57 | February 1, 2009, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm
Give Palin a break! She’s our only chance in 2012. Jindal can’t get nominated when more people learn he’s a muslim who claims to have converted to Christianity – another BO. PALIN 2012!
Posted by: TheSizzler5 | February 1, 2009, 12:11 pm 12:11 pm
Interesting the palin lovers seem to have no problem with her ability to look America in the face and lie thru her teeth. She could have said she had prior commitments, but she took the opportunity to lie to us in an attempt to convince us she is concerned with her state when she was somewhere else. The palin lovers point out who was there or how the house gop is toxic or how Obama is a messiah but never any issues with her never ending lies. That was bush, This is now. We won on honesty,integrity and sincerity so get out of they way so we can clean uo 8 years of gop messes. Palin/limbaugh 2012 please, please, please.
Posted by: garymc8 | February 1, 2009, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm
BMS you are correct.There is a power struggle in the WHITE HOOD PARTY.
google:White Christian Male Power Structure.This is what’s REALLY at play.
Posted by: bart | February 1, 2009, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm
james at 10:38 am is EXACTLY right. Sarah even said so herself in an interview a couple weeks ago where she was asked how she would have done as VP on the democratic ticket. She said, ‘Oh, I think people would have loved me !’ My mother heard that interview and nearly died of cognitive dissonance. She could not believe her ears.
The woman (?, personally, I think she is an entity from another dimension) is a total chameleon. And I really don’t get those posters who loved the RNC speech. It was a hateful and snarky diatribe delivered with a side of cunning relish. I could not believe this was the governor of my beloved state.
She is not very popular here any more. Many of us didn’t vote for her in 2006 and there have been unanswered questions ever since about the outcome of that election (Optiscans and Diebold software, remember we are an oil state and very powerful interests are always active behind the scenes here . . . )
Posted by: irina | February 1, 2009, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm
she is known for sit/ti/ng on many r//epubli/can faces, no?
Posted by: Twisted Melvin | February 1, 2009, 12:31 pm 12:31 pm
Not very hard to see why Palin “stiffed” the Republicans. When John McCain lost the Republicans were quick to throw Palin under the bus.
Now Palin has other things to do, such as keep her state afloat. Palin is right in thinking her time would be better spent near Obama than near the Republicans.
Posted by: Charlies Tango | February 1, 2009, 12:36 pm 12:36 pm
Quoth Boehner: “Whatever.” That’s pretty much the attitude the Republicans have had when they’re caught in (repeatedly) lying to the American people, so I’m sure Palin’s mendacity and utter self-absorption come as no great surprise to them.
Posted by: mam | February 1, 2009, 12:36 pm 12:36 pm
Well she was out to meet Obama, so of course she went to the A dinner and dumped over the house republicans. Seems she wanted to hang out with the Washington crowd – that she kept slamming and telling us she was a Washington outsider.
She is so, well, dumb.
Posted by: bob r | February 1, 2009, 12:37 pm 12:37 pm
OMG give us a break – She deserves better from the bias press. She has accomplished more than any of those in Washington or for that matter Obama.
It’s time we get some reporting that has a little class. The republicans don’t deserve Palin – look how they defended her – zero – McCain you owe her and you should be a shame of your self. I thought you were better than the bums in Washington – step up John – defend your running mate “big Time” for its about time – MAD as hell
Posted by: a citizen | February 1, 2009, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm
She should be home carin to the retard.
Posted by: ret113sqd | February 1, 2009, 12:39 pm 12:39 pm
This bullying and name calling of Governor Palin is so Jr. High. by Katherine from Grosse Pointe Michigan
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Katherine, it was Sarah Palin who said Barack Obama was “palling around with terrorists.” And John McCain had to correct her on that lie. Then Sarah said Obama was a “socialist,” and Colin Powell had to correct her on that absurd lie.
And at many pre-election Palin rallies, lies like this whipped up the “base” to a fever pitch, with shouts of “off with his head” and “kill him.” Sara Palin is a liar and a divider, and as such, has no place being in public office!!!
Posted by: marcus2 | February 1, 2009, 12:40 pm 12:40 pm
She skips out on an engagement. Please! This news is compatible to tax evaders running our country?
Posted by: Gee Bee | February 1, 2009, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm
i’m about 476th comment so no one will read this. so, i’ll tell you what all left wing nuts hope and that’s that palin gets the republican nomination for 2012. could anyone be more hopeless, incompetent? luckily there are only about 40% of the american electorite that don’t see her obvious limitations. that drivel she spouts is such crap and her followers don’t have a clue, good. hurrah for palin, vote palin.
Posted by: darkmark | February 1, 2009, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm
For Sarah Palin, a dream deferred is a dream safely denied. Now she can settle in for the final two years of her political career, before the Howard Beale phase of her career begins.
Sizzler, if Sarah Palin is truly your party’s last hope, you may as well nominate Millard Fillmore, because your party is going the way of the Whigs. BTW, Bobby Jindal was born a Hindu, not a Muslim … not that you’re too concerned with the facts. Anyone who “looks like” a Muslim to you is probably a Muslim, since there are only two religions in the world as far as you know.
Posted by: Gett Outt | February 1, 2009, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm
Why would Palin be associated with a bunch of loser House Republicans who just put short term politics ahead of the good of the country by voting against economic recovery? The question is that clear thinking on her part or just cynical and maniputlative.
Posted by: Rich | February 1, 2009, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm
The sideshow continues…..
Posted by: Jaxsen | February 1, 2009, 12:43 pm 12:43 pm
Saying that Sarah Palin is your party’s last hope is like hoping that Prairie View A&M will beat the Pittsburgh Steelers today. Good luck with that.
Posted by: Bo | February 1, 2009, 12:43 pm 12:43 pm
Stiff! Palin is causing republicans to get stiff? Did I hear you right?
Posted by: TinaG | February 1, 2009, 12:44 pm 12:44 pm
Forget everything else. I want John McSame to admit that selecting her was the biggest polictical blunder in the history of presidential politics. The day he announced her as a running mate, was the day that President Obama was handed the keys to one of the most famous homes in the world.
Posted by: Jaxsen | February 1, 2009, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm
Maybe she has come to her senses and does not want to be close to these losers
Posted by: volker | February 1, 2009, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm
When Palin should start to worry is when there is a story about her and she gets no posts, makes no difference if your post is positive or negative. This blog surly says how much of a force she is.
Posted by: banders6 | February 1, 2009, 12:49 pm 12:49 pm
Republicans surprised to discover that Palin is a liar? Weren’t they paying attention when she lied her way through the campaign spouting untruths like saying “thanks by no thanks to that bridge to nowhere,” lying about completing an oil pipeline that hadn’t even been approved by the state legislature at the time, lied about her clothing expense saying she was not involved when, in fact, she was shopping her way across the country even after the story emerged, lied about Troopergate, lied about commanding the Alaska National Guard, which the Alaksa Governor does not do.
There’s more but for the sake of space, I’ll stop now. Bottom line. Palin is a liar.
Posted by: Angelica | February 1, 2009, 12:51 pm 12:51 pm
The Republicans knew exactly what type of person Sarah Palin was. The fact that they tried to force her on us, to win an election by rallying idiots, shows just how much regard they truly have for the American people.
Posted by: Gett Outt | February 1, 2009, 12:54 pm 12:54 pm
“The question is whether you were lying then or are you lying now… or whether in fact you are a chronic and habitual LIAR!” (Charles Laughton cross-examining Marlene Dietrich in “Witness for the Prosecution”)
Posted by: Mishkin-Fishkin | February 1, 2009, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm
THE GOP IS OVER SAHRAH PALIN WILL NEVER GET 57% OF THE WOMAN VOTE LIKE OBAMA AND THE GOP WILL NEVER GET 98% OF THE BLACK VOTE OR THE HISPANIC VOTE LIKE OBAMA AND THE GOP WILL NEVER GET THE YOUTH VOTE LIKE OBAMA DID I BET IN 2012 OBAMA WILL BE REELECTED WITH NO PROBLEM
THE DEMS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE.
HILARY=SHARAH PALIN PRESIDENT OBAMA=MICHAEL STEELE LOL
Posted by: karen | February 1, 2009, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm
She loves the media attention, doesn’t she?
Posted by: California Voter | February 1, 2009, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
she mcCain’ed ‘em!
Posted by: a | February 1, 2009, 1:03 pm 1:03 pm
liberal haters
Posted by: jonathan | February 1, 2009, 1:07 pm 1:07 pm
My World: If you can step back and stop salivating over Palin, who would realize she is a joke in the Republican party. I am just so glad McCain listened to the likes of Rush Limb and picked her. I know people personally who switched over to vote for Obama after McCain picked Palin. Sweet.
Posted by: cbc | February 1, 2009, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm
sarah palin is the best thing to happen to this country since ronald reagan. the article is totally false and taken out of context. you liberals hate too much. why are all of you bigots, anti-semites, racists, and sexists?
Posted by: jonathan | February 1, 2009, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm
I’m finding a lot of these pro-Palin comments very informative, if a bit nauseating. So this is the kind of “deep thinker” that would vote for an anti-science airhead like Palin?
Yeah, that collective brainpower wasn’t enough to get McCain elected, so I don’t think we have to worry about Palin making a comeback unless she finds herself in a Flowers for Algernon experiment and is given some form of intelligence. But considering her disdain for science, that seems like a long shot, you betcha.
Posted by: October Mermaid | February 1, 2009, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm
Amazing that people actually refer to Palin as a “strong” woman, when the only quality of tenacity we have seen demonstrated by her has been a donkey-like stubbornnness in refusing to see 1) how people actually perceive her spoiled-brat egotism and 2) that America no longer excuses uptightness and hypocrisy.
Posted by: Vincent | February 1, 2009, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm
i voted for the first time in 12 years BECAUSE of Governor Palin. She is a self-made woman who didn’t have ELITISTS to back her up and decide her fate. All the hatred of Sarah Palin is going to come back and bite the haters in the butt bigtime.
Posted by: jonathan | February 1, 2009, 1:12 pm 1:12 pm
Of course Palin is a bimbo and and idiot—but apparently not dumb enough to be seen with those nitwits called the House GOP caucus. I guess she was afraid tht she’d get caught up in a police dragnet.
Posted by: Martin L. | February 1, 2009, 1:13 pm 1:13 pm
People don’t hate Sarah Palin, they simply see through her childish antics, that’s all.
Posted by: Lorraine | February 1, 2009, 1:15 pm 1:15 pm
One thing about all of this. If she runs for in 2012 they will all fall right in line behind her. So they may act all mad at her but they will be onboard.
I really believe that this country is so stupid that one day she will be President. Look at all Obmama did to get out the vote and he only won by 7 million. In other words McBush got 46 million and if Palin runs they will back her like no tomorrow. Count on it.
I really that this will happen.
Posted by: Liam | February 1, 2009, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm
concerned that Palin’s husband has no college degree: Guess that leaves out Bill Gate’s wife’s chance of running for office !!
Posted by: dummyhere2 | February 1, 2009, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm
Palin knows that this group of old, crusty republicans just want to stand around and !@#% off to her. She did the right thing by not showing up. Hang out with the tall black man with the big feet…..hehe.
Posted by: Sallie | February 1, 2009, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm
I think what Lauren Cahn from the Huffington Post wrote once hits the mark right on when it comes to Sarah Palin. She wrote,- McCain’s choice of Palin was as much about picking a media-ready, photo-friendly moldable piece of political clay as anything else, if not more so. He saw Barack Obama’s celebrity as a threat and set out to find his own. Celebrity that is. Since he knew that he had no chance of ever rising to such heights of celebrity, he found a running mate who could. But now, more and more it seems, the creation has begun to peel away from the creator’s mold and take on its own agenda. So true. Sarah Palin is for Sarah Palin, and no one else. She feeds on attention and anyone who cannot see that is blind or just plain ignorant. Just look at what was said and how she approached the campaign. So much hate brought out by this woman shows the country her,”win at all cost mentality”. I have nothing against Sarah Palin, but for those who can actually sit there and say this woman has the intelligence and experience to run for President are only lying to themselves and the country.These people seems to forget that this woman took office in her city as mayor, ran a surplus into a 33 million dollar deficit. Now as governor, she is balking on certain programs. The state’s domestic violence and sexual assault rates are over twice as high as the national average. More women are murdered by men there than in any other state in the country. Alaska also has the highest Chlamydia rate in the nation, with 681.8 cases per every 100,000 people.The national average is 347.8 per 100,000. Activists point to a dire shortage in funding for domestic violence shelters, which have waiting lists despite the fact that the state boasts a $7 billion budget surplus. Amnesty International joined the chorus in April 2007, slamming state authorities for creating “a maze of tribal, state and federal jurisdictions” that effectively allowed sexual assailants impunity. I don’t care what Sarah Palin is all about. I am not an American citizen, but you are my neighbor and as your neighbor I always support my friends to the south. But for the 40 to 45% of Americans who support this woman, I say your on your own wiht this one. I hope and pray America isn;t that foolish. People need to learn and educate themselves about this woman. It is not the first time she has lied to the American public and I can honestly say, it probably will not be the last. Thinking someone should be your next president because you like how she looks is a very childish reasons. She is much more popular with men than woman. Maybe the American man should take a clue from their opposite gender and wake up.Intelligence,Knowledge,Articulate, Compassionate and being politically savvy, in my mind should be foremost the only thing desiable in America’s thinking when it comes to picking their President.Sarah Palin has none of these qualities if anyone has done his research. And if you say she does,then your letting emotions rules your thinking and common sense and that, America, is a dangerous option.
Posted by: John | February 1, 2009, 1:22 pm 1:22 pm
“All the hatred of Sarah Palin is going to come back and bite the haters in the butt bigtime.”
That’s was the rallying cry of the Palinites all during the campaign and just look what happened. LOL
Posted by: WWW | February 1, 2009, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm
Shes practicing her fancy pageant walking…
Posted by: Lauren | February 1, 2009, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
How stupid can the rethuglicans be to be “out smarted” by Caribou Barbie?
Posted by: Carl Malone | February 1, 2009, 1:26 pm 1:26 pm
She nearly destroyed them on November 4th. Why would they extend anything to her? She has a volcano waiting to erupt back home (great metaphor courtesy of nature) and she should be organizing things. The less people hear of her, the better for the GOP.
Posted by: Karen | February 1, 2009, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm
A typical Repugnant action. No one should be surprised.
Posted by: BorisG | February 1, 2009, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
I call B.S.
The reporting for ABC is terrible. I don’t believe any Republican said she lied to us.
Who said this?
What was his name?
Is this was is taken for journalism today?
Posted by: Dadvocate | February 1, 2009, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
Republican who?
Posted by: Dale | February 1, 2009, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm
I love John Boehner´s comment! His one word sums it up.
Posted by: Quetzal | February 1, 2009, 1:33 pm 1:33 pm
The difference between Sarah and Bill is that Billhas more clothes to remove He has to uzip drop shorts and pants.allshe has to do is wear no pants and lift her skirt.Gets what you want
Posted by: shamless | February 1, 2009, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
“She Lied To Us”
Well she a politician, isn’t she?
Posted by: Jeronimo Dan | February 1, 2009, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
She lied to us… says it all.
Posted by: geek | February 1, 2009, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
GA Concerned: Why am I not surprised by your comment. I’m a Georgia transplant and the majority of you RED State Georgians are damn stupid and ignorant and you have just proved it. Do you actually believe that McShame and MooseHunter Palin are qualified to run this country, or is it just party loyalty? Go figure.
Posted by: Allan | February 1, 2009, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
The whole ‘State’ of Alaska has a population of a typical mid-size city(The WHOLE state)Sure she is a Governor in name… but in reality she GOVERNS what amounts to what many City ‘Mayors’ do every day. Not all that complicated. Her Native residents had and could not get ‘food and fuel’ to survive the harsh Winter. Has she done anything to solve this one fairly non-complicated problem or solution. According to the Alaska newspapers… NO.Heaven forbid that she have to actually tackle a LARGE problem.Alaska Voters… You have a choice at re-election time. You have to live with her.
Posted by: Richard | February 1, 2009, 1:47 pm 1:47 pm
I gave $1.02 to the brand new sarahpac.com!
I NEVER want her to go away! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE run in ’12, Sarah!
Posted by: Ish Kabibble | February 1, 2009, 1:47 pm 1:47 pm
Stupid republicans. Taken for a ride again. Will they never learn
Palin is a back woods redneck jerk. No common sense at all.
The people of Alaska need to wake up.
Posted by: ebay = penny stock | February 1, 2009, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
It is an indictment of our nation that Sarah Palin, an ignorant, low-rent compulsive liar, can be sought after by so many Americans. It must be because her millions of followers don’t have the self-confidence to require that their leaders know more than they do, but are attracted to someone they see as most like themselves: shallow and stupid.
Posted by: star | February 1, 2009, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
I siad it once and will sayy it again: all Palin wants is to sit on faces.
Posted by: J. Kalashnikov | February 1, 2009, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
Palin would sell her kids if she thought she could get some headline.
Funny part is the republicans would buy them for her.
What a sad commentary for the people of Alaska. They do need to come out of the dark.
Posted by: ss | February 1, 2009, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
Sarah is bi-partisan political seductress. She made fools of republicans (not that that’s hard to do), and now she’s off to bat her eyes lashes at democrats.
Posted by: R. Tucker | February 1, 2009, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm
Sarah made a smart political decision here. She can always get back her base by sucking up to Rush. The Republicans in congress are irrelevant right now.
Posted by: Don Thieme | February 1, 2009, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
Sarah Palin runs the mosy prosperous
State in the Union. With the largest gold discovery in Alaska in recent history, one of the best Arctic research global warming facilities in the world with literally hundreds of scientists flocking to Alaska, the Supercomputer, HARP, Oil& Gas…she has alot on her plate. Of course everyone vies for her attention.
She has bloggers bad-mouthing when she stays, bad-mouthing when she goes…
She is our Governor, and I thank God every day for “Super Sarah”.
I work for an airline and have had the opportunity to meet the Governor many times through the years. She is strong, intelligent, humble, classy, gracious, kind…
Sarah is “the Change we need”. Americans were duped. They elected Bill Clinton, again. They just don’t know it.
For those of you who want to tell us the way things are in Alaska be aware:
We are large in size but our population is tiny. We know what goes on here. It’s like a small neighborhood where everybody knows everybody’s business.
But…don’t move here. The weather is terrible :-)
Posted by: Barbara | February 1, 2009, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm
Seems to me the Obots are TERRIFIED of Gov. Palin. LOL
This news article is ABC’s desperate attempt to make the Obots happy and miserable at the same time.
Posted by: linda | February 1, 2009, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
Palin has an unwed daughter, Bristol, with a bastard child. Her daughter and her grandchild’s father, Levi, are both high school dropouts. The other grandmother of her daughter, Bristol’s, baby is a convicted drug dealer.
Palin is for family values?!?! Give me a break!
Posted by: Eli | February 1, 2009, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm
NO. ABC LIED – AGAIN.
Posted by: jonathan | February 1, 2009, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm
Anyone who votes FOR this LYING, EMPTY DRESS in 2012 for POTUS, [it was difficult to even type this sentence because it implies that she is actually going to run for the highest office in the land without having the 'knowledge, intellect or qualifications'],is absolutely as DELUSIONAL, BRAINLESS and DUMB OR IGNORANT as she. Until she returns to ‘high school’ to learn civics and geography, she will never be qualified, smart enough, or brain efficient as she needs to qualify. And anyone voting ‘for’ her will be viewed with the same deficits.
Posted by: FedUpinVA | February 1, 2009, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
Palin is an unpatriotic Hooker.
She is w h o r i n g for personal gain.
Posted by: Jordan | February 1, 2009, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
The list of Republican “Superstars” says it all. If these are the Superstars, no wonder the GOP is in demise.
Posted by: xargaw | February 1, 2009, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm
I don’t think the GOP has ANY credibility until they can show us a leader that has the skills and intelligence to be leader of the free world. Palin is a joke – and not a very funny one. A proven liar, a hypocrite, a right wingnut, a small minded and culturally challenged, whiney, bitchy, unqualified egomaniac.
Need more? Got more!
Thank God for our brillian new forward thinking President!
Posted by: oregondemo | February 1, 2009, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm
As a moderate Republican I was appalled at John McCain choosing Palin as a running mate. His age and her incompetence lead me to vote for Obama.
Posted by: Frank | February 1, 2009, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
It is the fondest dream of this liberal Democrat that Gov Pallin is the candidate the GOP picks to run in the next presidential election.
Posted by: nate zuckerman | February 1, 2009, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm
Wow! I’m surprised how many Sarah Palin fans and apologists are out there, considering that she’s the stupidest politician on the American stage ever! Does it make you wingnuts feel superior to support such a stupid, ill-imformed has-been?
Posted by: Timothy White | February 1, 2009, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
Sarah already has the bloated white neo-cons salivating over her fit body. She needs to expand her appeal to the other 90% of us. She is sadly mistaken if she thinks we’re pathetic enough to not see through her. She’s way to far right – judgmental, hypocritical and reverse Robin Hood theory – steal from the poor and middle class to give to the rich.
No help for the needy, no need for a middle class in your greedy, bloated existence.
Posted by: oregondemo | February 1, 2009, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
Palin and “stiff” in the same sentence. Excuse me while I go to the bathroom.
Posted by: Tony | February 1, 2009, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
I don’t want Sarah Palin anywhere near Washington D.C. in any official capacity. EVER.
For instance, the bragging on her PAC Web page: Everything there is a lie. She has taken credit for things that haven’t happened (because she screwed up the negotiations) and for things other people did.
Her recent State of the State speech: She is reputed to have written a great deal of it herself. She must have had a book of aphorisms and another of famous quotations open, because there seemed to be a lot of not-very-Palinistic phrases sprinkled throughout that speech.
In that speech as part of her “plan” for Alaska in 2009 she resurrected a thrice-rejected proposal for a huge dam originally contemplated 20 years ago. It’d ruin the same environment now that it would then, but cost about 4 times more. Great “fiscal conservative” thinking, Palin!
There are so many ethical “-gates” in Palin’s past, even up to this last year, that it’s fascinating that she’s managed to NOT be impeached by now. Which means there’s a lot of Alaskans in her back pocket, i.e., as corrupt as she is.
Posted by: KayJo | February 1, 2009, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
Geez, is there a moderator for this blog?
Posted by: Mike C | February 1, 2009, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
What I love about this is that these idiots in the House Rethuglican Caucus even bothered to invite her.
What does she have to say?
What could she possibly do to build morale?
She’s one of the reasons they failed.
And they’re just showing us they lack the critical thinking skills to operate in a modern society.
Poor suckers.
Boehner’s hair is a better morale builder than Sarah.
Posted by: Joe B. | February 1, 2009, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
Someone above commented that Rush and Palin would be great together.
Well, Rush Limpbagg has such a ‘little tiny’ ha*d on for Palin, so the commenter is obviously wrong. Palin just uses her sex to “come on” to guys, but she sure as h*ll doesn’t want anything to really do with them – it’s just her way of trying to get votes. So any guy who thinks otherwise really is a fool!
Posted by: FedUpinVA | February 1, 2009, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
How low can the media go? ABC News’ Jonathan Karl may have the answer. First the unnamed Republican, “She lied to us”. Then the colored variations of the word ‘said’, “Bill McAllister offered this non-responsive answer”. Then the quote suscpiciously taken out of context:
“Asked about Palin’s no-show, House Republican leader John Boehner shrugged. “Whatever,” Boehner said.”
Who asked? Exactly how did THEY ask it? What kind of coherent response is, “Whatever” to any reasonable variation of the question?
This appears to be exactly what Michael S. Malone was referring to when he wrote the following article:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Story?id=6099188&page=1
Posted by: Charles | February 1, 2009, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm
I see ABC is getting loose on the monitoring.
Posted by: MsMary | February 1, 2009, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm
Palin never even graduated from College.
Her “degree” is from an exposed diploma mill.
“You to can have a College degree, counting your life experiences, in as little as 2 weeks.”
Posted by: Saul | February 1, 2009, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm
Oh PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE DON’T SAY SARAH COULD BE PRESIDENT!!!!
It’s such a disturbing thought. She is the single WORST choice for any high office I could imagine.
She’s not a breath of fresh air – she’s smells of hypocrisy and lies. She’s about as intelligent as road kill. She’s so far right, she’s hopefully going over the cliff soon. No interest in anything put perpetuating the frightening possibility of running for President.
If this country could actually elect her, I would choose to move out of the U.S. rather than be represented by that fraud. She is everything I despise in a human being.
Posted by: oregondemo | February 1, 2009, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm
“She knows we can see her, right?”
–Tina Fey (weekend update. utub it)
Posted by: Question | February 1, 2009, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
From the moment she stepped onto the state at the RNC she did nothing but perpetuate lies, hate and ignorance.
She incited racism, division and whine incessantly about being scorned by the press. What choice did they have but to report the truth – that Sarah is nothing but an opportunist. She had hired a PR firm 2 years before McCain (Rove) chose her. She didn’t come from nowhere – she lobbied heavily for it.
The only reason she has a favorable rating in Alaska is because the state is oil and pork rich, enabling her to give rebates, thus becoming popular. The more the constituency finds out about her cheating on expenses, beginning her campaign for 2012 while on duty as Governor and misuses of power continue, she will be a moot point by 2012.
I wish she would take care of State and family and stay in Alaska. She has enough to do there, just keeping herself from being impeached.
Posted by: oregondemo | February 1, 2009, 2:46 pm 2:46 pm
When it comes election time the only votes that Palin will get are the red necks that fantisize about being with her and the evangical bible thumpers. Neither of which have enough voting power to elect her.
Posted by: pjzuk | February 1, 2009, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm
I would most definitely vote for an intelligent, cultural, moral woman for President.
Sarah Palin is none of the above.
Posted by: oregondemo | February 1, 2009, 2:49 pm 2:49 pm
This sounds all so familiar. AH, YES. Remember when John McCain told David Letterman he couldn’t make his show because he had to rush back to DC and deal with the economic crisis? Dave found out he was still in NYC doing an interview with Palin. BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
Posted by: steelkurtan | February 1, 2009, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
Bad Sarah or “BS” also tried to keep coy about who she attended the Alfalfa dinner with – Republican Operative Fred Malek, who helped the Bushes into office, slipped out of prosecution for his role in Nixon’s CREEP, was named in a civil suit when he was at Fannie Mae…
read more at
http://nailinpalinnow.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Helen | February 1, 2009, 2:55 pm 2:55 pm
Any woman who winks inappropriately is always fun to kick around, especially a brainiac like Sarah Palin. I sincerely hope she keeps sweet talking the GOP and that she runs in 2012 with Rush Limbaugh as her master and overlord and that their platfor is Oxycontin in every medicine chest and Viagra in every suitcase.
We need Al Franken to wrelease his book on Limbaugh again and maybe write one about Palin. New title Silly in Wassilla.
Posted by: kalpal | February 1, 2009, 2:57 pm 2:57 pm
She’s just polishing her “maverick” credentials for 2012. LOL. Besides, who would want to hang out with a bunch of losers any way.
Posted by: Steve | February 1, 2009, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
Reading these posts heartens me knowing the Oblahblah zombies are still with us, adn not thinking. No doubt Sarah will be our president in 2013. First woman president. Go Sarah!!
Posted by: Cavalier lover | February 1, 2009, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
Geez… Tough choice. A chance to meet Obama or hang with a bunch of old white guys from places like Alabama.
Sarah’s not so dumb..
Posted by: JohnK | February 1, 2009, 3:05 pm 3:05 pm
imma stiff the republicans too if they vote for this fake bailout
Posted by: david reyes | February 1, 2009, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm
I still want to see her remove all those expensive clothes with my own eyes.
Posted by: Palin Ogler | February 1, 2009, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm
There are about three hundred million of us that are going to make sure that the Kenyan FRAUD will not be president for long. And if all goes as we expect we will have a new election and perhaps we will be lucky and it will be Sarah Palin. Women are just basically more qualified to be president because they are more honest and have more courage.
Posted by: Gin789 | February 1, 2009, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm
She is very used to doing as she pleases.
I can’t wait to see her get her comeupance.
Especially as she begins to ignore the needs of her Republican compatriots.
She will loose all protection.
Her hubris is palpable.
I feel fate sharpening tongs for her.
Posted by: Ron Santos | February 1, 2009, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
Ya almost got it right Ron Santos…she knows what’s right and does it. Very novel, don’tcha think? Betcha!!.
Posted by: Cacalier Lover | February 1, 2009, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
Ya almost got it right Ron Santos…she knows what’s right and does it. Very novel, don’tcha think? Betcha!!.
Posted by: Cacalier Lover | February 1, 2009, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
Just a few of the lies and half-truths “Honest Sarah” has unleashed.
On the Branchflower Report: “I’m very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing, any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that.”
“Thanks but no thanks for the bridge to nowhere.”
“[Alaska]… produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy…”
“…show me where I have ever said that there’s absolute proof that nothing that man has ever conducted or engaged in has had any affect, or no affect, on climate change.”
Regarding the firing of the Wasilla librarian: “There’s been no meeting, no actual terminations.”
On her acceptance of the vice-presidency: “It was a time of asking the girls to vote on it, anyway. And they voted unanimously, yes.”
“We’re building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America’s largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever.”
“Through competition as governor, I got agreements to build a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline.”
“As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes.”
Barack Obama’s health care plan is “to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program.”
“If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed.”
Drilling in ANWR would have minimal impact, covering only “2,000 out of 20-million acres.”
On Bristol and Levi: “They are certainly not high school dropouts.”
Posted by: just saying | February 1, 2009, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm
Being from Ohio, I had to focus on “Mr. Golf Course” (his former claim to fame- the total number of courses that he’s played) Boehner: “whatever”.Typically well-thought out and presented opinion; an honest reflection of his intellectual capabilities. No one in politics can out-tan him, though…
Posted by: ihateliars | February 1, 2009, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
She’s only about what will net her the most dollars. Like all pubs!
Posted by: lucid8 | February 1, 2009, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
Yeah, she is such a team player…this is my laugh for the day.
Posted by: River70 | February 1, 2009, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm
More Anti Palin Spin…
If anybody would bother to check her actual schedule-
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1614
Posted by: Jim | February 1, 2009, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
First of all: to Gin789, your message of today at 3:15:39 PM sounds more than vaguely threatening. It has been passed along to the Secret Service and Homeland Security. Seriously.
I come from a large family of Republicans. Most of them have NEVER voted for a Democrat in their lives. Until this election cycle. Sarah Palin lost the election for Republicans. Period. End of story.
And to those of you who consider her to be “a breath of fresh air,” the vast majority of Americans consider to be flatulence.
Have a good day, everyone!
Posted by: Rusch Limitedcraw | February 1, 2009, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm
Governor Palin had a different agenda in mind when she went to the Alfalfa meeting and it wasn’t her own agenda, it was the agenda of Alaska. It gave her an opportunity to speak with the President about the ANWR legislation which proposes to permanently prohibit oil drilling in northern Alaska. Losing this opportunity would be a huge blow to Alaska and be stupid on the part of the US because there would be no environmental effect and an opportunity to supply the US for 25 years. She has a brilliant political future ahead of her but right now her heart and head are in Alaska.
Tom
Posted by: Tom McMahan | February 1, 2009, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
She lied??? Tell us something we don’t know.
Posted by: Jill | February 1, 2009, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
Is this a surprise? Palin cares about Palin…nothing more. She’s also too stupid to notice that people are paying attention to where she is. PALIN 2012!! Give the liberals rule for the nex 40 years.
Posted by: nina | February 1, 2009, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
Tom McMahan, drilling in ANWR would have no environmental impact??
Another dupe who fell big time for one of Sarah’s lies.
Posted by: just saying | February 1, 2009, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm
“Sara” Palin??
Posted by: Gina Dalfonzo | February 1, 2009, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
I would love to see her in a football jersey with a pair of NFL panties on.
……SHHHHHH…don’t tell my wife I said that.
Posted by: Victor | February 1, 2009, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
If the GOP primaries were held now, she and Huckabee would be squaring off for the “aw shucks, I’m just as dumb as you” vote (which Huckabee does better than she does), and Romney would take the rest. She has no chance.
Posted by: Adam | February 1, 2009, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
The more I see the desperate attacks on Governor Palin the more convinced I become that she will be the president in 2012. She continues to command intense attention and has built a grass roots organization (teamsarah.org) and political PAC seemingly overnight. She has extremely high support among Republican primary voters (67%) and also seems to have maintained a high nationwide approval rating (49% according to polls by Rasmussen and Fox) despite the unending attacks. There just is no other politician to compare her to when you consider these circumstances. For a politician to not only survive an all out attack such as we have seen against her but to actually gain politically seems to indicate that she has some powerful backers.
President Palin has a good sound to it. She will make America proud and will restore our faith in America’s promise in the same way that Reagan did.
Posted by: James | February 1, 2009, 3:51 pm 3:51 pm
“”She lied to us,” said a Republican at the retreat.”
Which Republican said “she lied to us?”
Name please.
Posted by: Jaeson | February 1, 2009, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
Dear Tom McMahan,
Sarah Palin was invited to the dinner ONLY BECAUSE she shared the top of the ticket with McCain in the last election cycle. She will not be invited again.
You can delude yourself into thinking that Obama actually WANTED her to be there so he could meet with her, and I can delude myself into thinking that if I snap my fingers, $1 million will magically appear in my wallet.
It ain’t happenin’.
Posted by: Flush Limbaugh | February 1, 2009, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
i’m about 476th comment so no one will read this. so, i’ll tell you what all left wing nuts hope and that’s that palin gets the republican nomination for 2012.
Then how come they (and ABC) are attacking her, dorkmork, instead of supporting such a loser? They’re attacking her because they know she’s a real threat to the left and the Dems.
Posted by: andycanuck | February 1, 2009, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm
That press release of her schedule is hilarious. I love how Sarah is the star of the Alfalfa affair and President Obama is just a side note.
“President Obama is also expected to attend the Alfalfa Club Dinner.”
LOL
Posted by: just saying | February 1, 2009, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm
WOULD LOVE TO BANGHA ALLDAY EVEN IF SHE IS DUMBER THAN BUSH
Posted by: BANGHA | February 1, 2009, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
There is nothing more fun than watching the GOP war against Palin. All those jealous republicans leaking against her at every turn. So funny.
Posted by: bubba | February 1, 2009, 3:57 pm 3:57 pm
I question the Republican Party for even inviting her. She represents the party that lost the last election. Do they really believe she is the future of the Party? They are really lost if that is the case. The only thing that would make sense in having her as the leader is that they want another empty suit like GWB and Reagan that the corporations can manipulate to do their bidding. What a sad state of affairs in the GOP.
Posted by: Luis Lozano | February 1, 2009, 3:58 pm 3:58 pm
I heard she wasn’t sure she wouldn’t need an urgent visit to her doctor friend because her fecund daughter’s pregnant again.
Posted by: gerardmulholland | February 1, 2009, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm
How many obituaries have we seen for Sarah Palin so far? 100? 200?
She only gets stronger with the negative attacks. Most voters don’t like the personal attacks and they usually rally to the person being attacked (Clinton was a perfect example of this). I think the left has made a huge miscalculation in thinking they could destroy her with the personal stuff. They would have been much more successful if they had stuck to defining policy differences. I guess it is too late now, seems like Palin derangement syndrome has locked the lib trolls into thr personal. Good luck with that…
Posted by: 0^0 | February 1, 2009, 4:00 pm 4:00 pm
Klein – learn how to spell her name before you write about her. She was asked to speak, and she turned them down…the audacity! You’re looking for things to criticize her about, and it’s pathetic.
Posted by: Sarah | February 1, 2009, 4:02 pm 4:02 pm
Hahaha… the Witch of Wasilla is feeling bitter and vindictive. Not surprising. Status quo for her.
Posted by: Toby2957 | February 1, 2009, 4:02 pm 4:02 pm
She really bugs you sissy Liberals doesn’t She?
Posted by: btenney | February 1, 2009, 4:03 pm 4:03 pm
Palin was there and so was John McCain…again ABC is not reporting all the information…..this is an exclusive event,,,it is an honor she was asked now that her political profile is higher…of course Obama was there too….ABC I am disappointed in your reporting.
Posted by: stef | February 1, 2009, 4:04 pm 4:04 pm
Sarah Palin: Dumber than a door-knocker.
She’d make a great Republican candidate for any office.
Posted by: mikie44 | February 1, 2009, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
I’m from Alaska and didn’t vote for Sarh when she originally ran for Governor…not enough experience, which has proven to be true! Her approval rating in Alaska has dropped substantially (even though FoxNews keeps saying it is higher than it is!) and I doubt very much she’ll win should she go for a 2nd term. So many things have come out about her – she lies – is all about Sarah and more and more comes out about her unethical ways. I don’t trust her as far as I would be able to throw her!! What an ego!!!
Posted by: Jodie | February 1, 2009, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm
The Witch of Wasilla sure knows how to stay in the news. She’s as scary as a heart attack. How to take her down? A bucket of water won’t work, but giving her a microphone DOES. Nobody needs to oppose her, just let her speak for herself – that’s all sane people need to understand the horrible mistake of giving her any power beyond her current abuse of Alaskan taxpayers.
Posted by: KarenTinde | February 1, 2009, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
I wonder what sound the exploding liberal heads will make when President Palin takes office in January, 2013? I think it will be like the Martians in MArs Attacks!
Sarah is like that country song that makes liberal heads explode. It will be priceless. I do feel a little sympathy for you though, maybe I will start a recovery retreat. I will server soothing warm milk and cookies. You can get in a fetal position and rock away your fear.
Posted by: 9^0 | February 1, 2009, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
Dear Beebop–
It’s because it’s so fun to kick your poor whiny ass Sarah around. She is a walking billboard for kick my whiny ass!
Posted by: Dan | February 1, 2009, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
James, Sarah Palin is in big trouble. You know full well that Mitt Romney has extremely high support among Republican primary voters (62%).
Posted by: watch my spin | February 1, 2009, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
Hahaha! “The Witch of Wasilla” – what a perfect description!!
Posted by: Debutante3 | February 1, 2009, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
The book Palin is going to write is titled: Me and Myself
a handbook on: how to benefit myself the fastest and the most and rub shoulders with the best of the best.
Posted by: ingrid Mann Willis | February 1, 2009, 4:12 pm 4:12 pm
Shrewd.
Look, people, outside of Washington — out here in the Heartland — the House Republicans have an approval rating of like negative twenty percent. Palin knows what she’s doing. She’s going to DC to hob-knob with the folks that are going to bring jobs and money to Alaska. And, the idiots in the Republican Congress aren’t going to help out in that regard, at all.
I have been somewhat reluctant to say many positive things about the woman who spent $180,000 on a two-month wardrobe. But, in this instance, Sarah showed good judgment.
Posted by: teo | February 1, 2009, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
Sarah Palin: “Hold me, uh…Hold me, ummm..oh yeah, Hold me accountable.!”
Posted by: TexasNew | February 1, 2009, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
COURIC: Why did the chicken cross the road?
PALIN: You know, Katie, I said thanks but no thanks to that road to nowhere. I told congress if the chicken needed a road to cross, we’d build it ourselves. As a Mayor and Governor of Alaska I have executive experience managing chicken coops. And as you know, up here in Alaska, I can see the other side of the road from my house. And when that chicken, you know, raises its head and walks across the road into, you know, our airspace then its all about reform and lower taxes. And that’s why in a Palin/McCain administration, we like democracies and want freedom for all chickens. But we should never second-guess Israel if they wanted to send their chickens across the road. And it’s about jobs too…jobs and chickens.
Posted by: SarahPalin | February 1, 2009, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
0^0 wrote, “She only gets stronger with the negative attacks. Most voters don’t like the personal attacks and they usually rally to the person being attacked…”
You Palinites made this claim all during the campaign and look what happened. It didn’t work then and it’s not going to work for 2012.
Posted by: WWW | February 1, 2009, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
Palin lie? Really? and this surprised who? Not the Democrats and certainly not the Independents who ran from the mere thought of her in high office! So now 130 leaders of her own party are having to face facts. Sarah Palin is a liar and will ALWAYS do what is best for her and her party? Not so much…….It’s why this Republican ran, in total melt down fright, from the ticket that had her name on it during the 2008 election…I was not alone.
Posted by: Deanna | February 1, 2009, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
It’s amazing she is invited anywhere.
While the volcano erupts in Alaska, threatening the health of elderly, infants, children (especially Special Needs Children), and the general population around Fairbanks and surrounding communities, the Governor is off, out of state, feathering her own ambitious little nest.
What a loser. Someone has further distorted her own self image. What would Republicans want from her anyway? A speech to improve their “morale”? Really….she could care squat about The Party, The Country, The State, or The Family. She is about Sarah and who she thinks she is.
Posted by: TJ | February 1, 2009, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
watch my spin, Palin is at 67% with that same group. Romney will go nowhere in 2012 because Republicans always return to a conservative candidate after loosing the white house. The only competition for Governor Palin will be people like Governor Sanford. Palin’s performance and the buzz she generated in the Gerogia runoff is a foreshadowing of the Republican primary in 2012. It is Governor Palin’s if she wants it.
Posted by: 9^0 | February 1, 2009, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
“She lied to us.” You would think Republicans would get used to this, after the last eight years.
Posted by: James Hummel | February 1, 2009, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
Love the comment by Boehner.
Really shows what they think of her.
Posted by: E Z Rider | February 1, 2009, 4:25 pm 4:25 pm
9^0, you know perfectly well that Mike Huckabee is at 61% with that same group. Sarah Palin will likely be impeached by 2012 anyway.
Posted by: watch my spin | February 1, 2009, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
Rick Klein, you need to come clean about ABC’s attempt to smear Gov. Palin. Most people know that Rahm Emanuel holds daily phone conferences with Carville, Belaga and Stephanopoulos. George S. is an employee of ABC and is involved in these made-up stories to discredit the Governor. She has repeatedly stated and issued a memo PRIOR to leaving Alaska that she is not attending any partisan events while in DC. But no, you can’t post that in your article, can you?
Posting these phony stories with anonymous sources only adds to your cowardice and deceit. Many of us are looking forward to your continued decline in ratings due to your lack of basic journalistic integrity. Luckily, the old media is losing its influence.
Posted by: CS | February 1, 2009, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
Good grief, why hate Sarah?? What has she done to deserve all the venom from snakes who are not guiltless. Why take everything you read or hear as truth, check it out first.
This is a big problem in our country–uninformed voters who have been educated by tabloids, MSM who make lies up,movies, and left-wing talking points.
You cannot compare Sarah with Obama-an empty suit, surrounds himeself with crooks.
Posted by: Irene Cook | February 1, 2009, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
That’s why as Steele said “The GOP is just right as it is!”
One for all and all for one -with one being Sarah Palin.
Posted by: Vgirl1 | February 1, 2009, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
Deep down inside she wants to be a part of the Washington Establishment. All that campaign talk was just empty rhetoric… I am shocked just shocked
Posted by: Pat | February 1, 2009, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
You gotta win the primary to get to the general. She really needs to be making friends in her own party about now. It seems they dislike her even more than the Left does, as it stands.
Posted by: El Bruce | February 1, 2009, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
Yeah, Sarah Palin is finished. She has no hope. I guess that is why she is getting a book deal that might pay as much as $11 million dollars. To put this into perspective, President Clinton only received $10 Million for his memoirs. Publishers do not make offers like this unless they know the popularity of the author will guarantee a return for themselves.
I think that by 2012 America will be looking for a president that has true reformist credentials. I also think the public will be fed up with all of the deficit spending, making them more likely to vote for someone like Governor Palin. I read it before on some of the Palin blogs and believe it to be true, the only thing that can prevent Palin from becoming president is success from an Obama administration. I just don’t see that happening given his embrace of bigger government and willingness to try to spend our way out of a bad economy. He might change course but I don’t believe he will. He would also have to take on Pelosi to really change. Again, not likely. The end result – President Palin takin office in early 2013.
Posted by: Curt | February 1, 2009, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
Rick,
Too bad you’re too lazy to do some actual investigating, instead of publishing rumors. The Governor released this statement to her constituents regarding her trip to Washington; notice she released this before she left. Too bad I have to do your work for you. No wonder so many of you are being laid off; you so-called journalists are lazy as well as inept.
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1614
Posted by: Theresa | February 1, 2009, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
Totally Stupid woman…white trash.
Posted by: Dave Elis | February 1, 2009, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
Had Gov. Palin not been dug out of some random closet to run for Vice Pres., she never would have conceived the idea of a political carrer in D.C.
I feel like she has taken this compliment too seriously and too far. She may be a fine Gov. of Alaska but, that does not translate into being a fine Pres. of the United States.
Also, for those of you who state you will never vote for a female as Pres., that is just as bad as voting for a black man only because he is black, or not voting for a black man because he is black. How about always voting for the person who is best qualified.
Posted by: kiwi | February 1, 2009, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
Good grief, Irene, aren’t you aware that Sarah’s pants are on fire from all the lies? Try addressing some of them from my comment posted Feb 1, 2009 3:29:03 PM.
Posted by: just saying | February 1, 2009, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
What a complete waste of flesh is the woman who could have been one heart beat away from the Presidency. Personally I want Sarah to be the front runner for the Repignican nomination in 2012. I am in stitches already imagining the debates between she and Barack. Talk about a wipe out!! Go Sarah you ignorant twit. Run. Please.
Posted by: BenDover | February 1, 2009, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
It amazes me that some of these women refer to Sarah Palin as intelligent. She couldn’t string together two coherent statements if her life depended upon it. She has no depth of knowledge about foreign affairs and you guys want her in the White House in 2012? Amazing . . .
Posted by: LADY2C | February 1, 2009, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
Sarah Palin lost my vote for 2012.
http://www.fireandreamitchell.com
Posted by: B. Hussein Obama | February 1, 2009, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
ZZZZzzzzz
Posted by: Who Gives A Damn | February 1, 2009, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
The attacks many on this board are aiming at Governor Palin are very similar to the attacks on Ronald Reagan back in the 70′s. They are baseless and the American people are likely to take to Governor Palin just as they did to then Governor Reagan when she goes through the primaries in 2012. The American people are fair minded and will give her an opportunity to lay out her vision for America. I believe it will be based on the principles of smaller government, lower taxes, energy independence, political reform, states rights, and “change” from the policies of the current white house.
Posted by: Curt | February 1, 2009, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm
I am gonna give Sarah Palin a pass on this one, first of all she didn’t lie… she “misspoke” just as she did many times during the campaign, second, obviously she knows dinner with President Barack Hussein Obama, the most beloved person in the face of the planet (ya know, the guy that she said was Palin around with terrorists), is better than Pallin around with the actual Terrorists a.k.a GOP (Greedy Obstructionists Party)… GO SARAH !!! LOL
Posted by: Liberal4Obama | February 1, 2009, 5:00 pm 5:00 pm
It truly frightens me that anyone could possibly believe that Palin is qualified to be President? Scary…and what is truly sad, is that she’s too stupid to realize how little she knows. We have two wars going on and she and McCain (and Cindy) tried to convince us that because she could see Russia from her house, that she had foreign policy experience? Whewwww, people, you are entitled to your opinions, but please be realistic about this, that woman is a laughing stock and the thought of her leading, puts our great country in danger. Right now I’m still trying to figure out how in the heck she became a governor. She’s the jeannie that McCain let out of the bottle and now she has no intentions of getting back into the bottle where she belongs. She’s a disgrace to our country and an insult to women. Whether people like Hillary or not, at least she’s intelligent! Sarah’s a joke!! Palin, please, please go away. She is pathetic and sadly, if she were not good looking, she would not even get the media attention that she does.
Posted by: PNW | February 1, 2009, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
I Must admit that the 65 yr old women called gravy upset me.It is her and people like Saint Sarah that have put women back 30 yrs.Religon has no place in goverment.Seperation of church and state.The govener has only horny middle aged white men and crazy neo-cons who think she is capable.McCain was so wrong picking her. Can we just nominate people on qualifications and not people with narrow minded views.We wouldn’t have just finished 8 year of hell because of incompetent idiots and neocons.Of course the worst President in History didn’t help.Please just vote on competence and not stupid idiology.
Posted by: diane nelson | February 1, 2009, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
It’s amazing to see people continue to dig up any peice of what they may think is garbage on Palin. And ABC, is joining the ranks of political garbage jounalism.
All I can say is, “Is that all you got on her this week.” Pathetic.
Don’t you have somemore garbage cans to pick through?
Posted by: Sandra | February 1, 2009, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
Curt wrote, “Yeah, Sarah Palin is finished. She has no hope. I guess that is why she is getting a book deal that might pay as much as $11 million dollars.”
Curt, stop spreading false rumors about your messiah. According to Fox News, Palin said she doesn’t have a publisher for a book deal, and laughed off media reports that such a contract could bring her $11 million.
“I will let you know if ever there is an offer, but that $11 million dollar figure I read about is laughable. It’s out of anybody’s realm of possibility of consideration,” she said.
Posted by: WWW | February 1, 2009, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
Diane Nelson, Amen….totally agree with you!
Posted by: PNW | February 1, 2009, 5:09 pm 5:09 pm
“she could not leave Alaska this weekend”..or,..could not attend this event?…Thanks goodness Gov Palin is nothing like Barry and can think for herself,..unlike Barry who owes all the socialist fools in America,..he can’t decline any request! Gov Palin owes nothing to anyone!!
GO PALIN!!!
Posted by: Chico | February 1, 2009, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
She isn’t so dumb!! She is just practicing at lying and being manipulative just like all the politicians already in office… You all said she was inexperienced, well she is getting that experience!!! HA!
Posted by: Obama Binbiden | February 1, 2009, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
Palin LIED? Wow, what a surprise! No one could have seen THAT coming!
Posted by: Mat | February 1, 2009, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
Worse thing is, she supports Obama’s big Trillion Dollar PORK bill, put a fork in her, she’s done. :(
Posted by: Rhonda | February 1, 2009, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
HEY ERIC!,…
Do you believe everything KOS tells you? Gov Palin is not “looking” for any book deal.
Research is your friend.
Posted by: Stella | February 1, 2009, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
“She lied to us,” said a Republican at the retreat.
And this is news to people?
Bridge to Nowhere ring any bells? Or maybe that plane she put on E-bay, the one that didn’t sell and had to be sold through a broker at a $300,000 loss.
Posted by: .lian | February 1, 2009, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
I don’t blame her after the way the GOP treated her after the election.
HEY PALIN……….Get with a winner and drop those chicken dinners !!!!!!
Posted by: Nathan | February 1, 2009, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
Nice try Rhonda!
Gov Palin does not support the HUGE PORK bill barry and pelosi are pushing for! Did anyone really think just because barry said he would stop the pork spending or lobbiest that he really meant it?…FOOLS!!,..anyone who voted for Barry is a sucker!!!..lol…How you like your taxes paying for abortions over seas?llolol
Posted by: Stella | February 1, 2009, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm
If Sarah Palin were to ever become President of this country she would cause more damage than W ever thought about causing. Didn’t the catastrophe of the last 8 years show that we need someone intelligent leading this country? This woman is a dimwit, not ready for prime time, anti-science, bible thumping moron. We’ve tried that already and look where it got us.
Posted by: Deb | February 1, 2009, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm
If Sarah Palin had any credibility, she would have refused the invitation to sit down for dinner with terrorist-sympathizer, and possibly Muslim, President Barack Obama.
Once again, we have her on record as being opposed to her own principles.
She is an unrepentant L I A R. Big time.
You betcha, Chaaaaarrrrlie!
Posted by: Palin Around | February 1, 2009, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
Hey Stella,
Please provide us with your resume and list the years that YOU have served in any elected office. You’re pretty da*n smug, you know it??!!
P.S. His name is BARACK, not Barry. If you don’t have enough class to show some basic respect, you should be restricting your activities to a supervised playground, not an adult discussion. Thanks for your expected cooperation.
Posted by: Palin Around | February 1, 2009, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
Wow, ABC is such a leftist rag. Holy Cow.
ABC must destroy Sarah because she is the biggest threat to their favorite Messiah getting a second term, ouside of him having a miserable first term which is likely given his moves this first month in office.
All Sarah or the GOP candidate has to do is move 4-5% of the popular vote back in 2010 for Congress and in 2012 in Congress and the Presidency.
The stimulus (pork) plan is garbage. There is too little infrastructure spending and not enough tax cuts to business, investors, and individuals. It won’t work, and I suspect Obama knows this and is really trying to get the GOP to sign on so he can blame them when it doesn’t.
Posted by: Sapwolf | February 1, 2009, 5:28 pm 5:28 pm
Stella,
Hey girl, everything I’ve read says she supports the PORK bill, haven’t seen it disputed ANYWHERE! I love Sarah, that’s why this is PAINFUL! Got it?
Posted by: Rhonda | February 1, 2009, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
Palin Around
Sella and I are on the same side, we just don’t drink kool-aid and read the same sites to get our talking points. I can say though, I was very optimistic about Sarah, I can also say I’m disappointed. Does anyone on the left even express the opionion that they are disappointed Obama has so many tax evaders in his cabinet. No, I didn’t think so!
Posted by: Rhonda | February 1, 2009, 5:39 pm 5:39 pm
I’m trying my best to figure out who is smarter: the Republicans who invited her, or SILLY Sarah Palin herself.
Mmmmmmm?
Ok, it’s a draw! OsiSpeaks[dot]com
Posted by: KYJurisDoctor | February 1, 2009, 5:43 pm 5:43 pm
Can any of you people actually say “President Palin”…with a straight face?
Come on people. Can you see Palin and that clan of hers in the White House? Old broken-down cars in the front yard, a trailor on the south lawn, and instead of a pet dog, they have a pet moose. That place would need a make-over after thirty days.
Posted by: John McNugget | February 1, 2009, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
This is huge. Barack Obama abandons pledge after campaign pledge, Democrats are trying to mortgage your great grandchildren to provide welfare to those who refuse to work, and others like Geithner and Daschle don’t bother to pay their taxes.
Yeah, this Palin thing is big.
What kind of idiots are you?
Posted by: drjohn | February 1, 2009, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
“Yeah, this Palin thing is big.”
Yeah, it’s huge. Just ask Sarah Palin.
Posted by: Rudy | February 1, 2009, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm
Daschle should NOT be voted in,this is the second one who did not pay their fair share.I voted for Obama but the more I see and hear makes me wonder what the hey is going on.
Palin exploting her kids again.I am so sick of her trucking them along and Alaska paying for it.Damn if kids are not in bed at an early hour when young.This woman can not handle her own what would she do to this country …LOL– wink..6 pac joe and a pig with lipstick……
Posted by: me | February 1, 2009, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
She’s not waiting for that door to be cracked up by God anymore, she’s plowing through it now. Funny I thought God told her Nov. 4, to stay away from the WH. She has stars in her eyes, she wants to be the boss of you, plundering the wealth of the godless, making what she considers to be morals law, and her religion law. Her ties to the New Apostolic Reformation, The Seven Mountains Mandate are a very scary group. I suggest everyone educate yourself about this, they want to take over seven key areas of society. Check out lots of information about this at: http://www.talk2action.org/
Posted by: j.j. | February 1, 2009, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
Obama stiffs the Medal of Honor recipients and ABC says not a word.
Figures.
Posted by: drjohn | February 1, 2009, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
Obama stiffs the Medal of Honor recipients and ABC says not a word.
Figures.
Posted by: drjohn | February 1, 2009, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
So far in her history Governor Palin has been successful in everything she has done. That is called accomplishments. Think what you may about the election her history was out there before being chosen to run as Vice President and ignored by all pundits because they only focus on what is in front of their noses. When she came as a surprise they all felt they had been taken advantage of because of their own ignorance and immediately set out destroy her any possible way they could. Not a single hello Governor would tell us some things about you and your accomplishment and the stories behind them; let us get to know you and what you think you can add to your party’s effort. Rather it was what is your solution to the world and domestics problems, what do you know about this doctrine, do you read all the things we think you should and on and on and we don’t think you are even close to qualified so why don’t you quit before you embarrass yourself. Opps, too late we got you already and we will destroy everything about you, your family, friends and pets.
Okay so now the election is over let everyone pile on and determine all my decisions and run me through the gauntlet for 4 years without even knowing anything about what will be the issues of 4 years from now. Beat all the issues to death and polarize everyone about red herrings and mole hills. Mix me into all your foolish blathering and overlook all the potential that is out there by not searching for it and we again will run the tired old campaign. Look what the opposition did: picked an unknown, unaccomplished, unproven candidate on a program of hope and change and got the zero elected. Granted the propaganda provided by the MSM was a super help and without it things might have been very different on both sides.
I think Governor Palin has a future if she wants it but the path is in some other way than trying to be a front runner for 2012. Too many unknowns and too many false perceptions to erase and no national platform to perform on she needs time to do more on a scale that brings national admiration, more accomplishment. She will accomplish much more as Governor and in others places in the future and will establish herself as qualified and able but unlikely in 2012 and probable slow her down if that is her goal and the opposition has a big part depending on their ability to accomplish and to date they haven’t anything to write home about.
Posted by: StCalir | February 1, 2009, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
“I am so sick of her trucking them along and Alaska paying for it.”
Hmm. Doesn’t matter that she can do that, does it?
Then again, I’ll bet it costs less than the $93,000 the Democrats just voted for each of themselves.
Posted by: drjohn | February 1, 2009, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm
Actually she’s one of the more honest republicans- unlike President Bush- she admitted in her RNC the war is about energy(oil). She also took the heat for other republican scandals which she has no involvement in( Frannie-n-Freddie).
As far as Alaska goes, that state functions on big oil business- her involvement in the republican agenda is detailed- if we aren’t mistaken the Bush family business is oil (Zapata) its only likely she’ll play along to survive them, being Alaska’s economy is “energy dependent”. The Bushes are a reflection of the kinder, gentler America- and although President Bush orders tortures oversea’s, executions in Texas and the murder of dictators whom reside over oil (terror fields) in Iraq- he and they are just nice U.S. politicans/business people whom tried to help Sarah become vice president and want all Americans to make money, keep their homes and get excellent educations and drill for oil.
Sarah didn’t go to a republican event? Off with her head.
MikeAlike (album title “Model Male”is available @ Amazon MP3 and iTunes)
Posted by: MikeAlike | February 1, 2009, 6:14 pm 6:14 pm
What a Crock Odrama! This is a lie!
Posted by: Gina | February 1, 2009, 6:14 pm 6:14 pm
Sarah Palin only goes where she think she can get attention. She knows Obama is the hottest ticket in town, all she want is bragging rights, just to say I had dinner with the President, which will sum up her experience. By the way isn’t she the one that went around the country calling our President a socialist, and terrorist, why would she want to hand out with someone like that. Just goes to show what a foney she really is, not to mention the biggest airhead this world has ever seen. 3/4 of Americans would like to see this woman dissapear for good. Americans has shown her followers we dont want someone leading this country that spread hate/bigotry.
I’m sure she was trying to make her way accross the room to the President at the party, just to get in a picture with him, how stupid and transparant this woman is.
Posted by: Gwen | February 1, 2009, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm
she cant be in 2 places at one time, she has a 12 hour flight back to Alaska for work in the morning
us Reps are congradulating her for doing bussiness before pleasure
Posted by: harley rock | February 1, 2009, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm
harley, she stiffed the republicans to be at a dinner with Obama, yeah Ole Sara knows where her breads butter, you betcha.
Posted by: JR | February 1, 2009, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm
It seems to me Sarah is taking quite a change by attending the Alfalfa dinner. She seemed quite excited to attend a dinner the President would also attend, never having met him. To follow her thought pattern–isn’t it likely that in a social situation the President is chatting with his “domestic terrorist” friends, and if so, and Sarah attends the SAME EVENT, would she not be “palling around ” with them, too?
Posted by: globetrotksb | February 1, 2009, 6:31 pm 6:31 pm
Republicans eating their own kind. You guys should change your name to GOEP.
Grand Old EXTINCT Party.
Posted by: Ale | February 1, 2009, 6:38 pm 6:38 pm
Republicans eating their own kind. You guys should change your name to GOEP.
Grand Old EXTINCT Party.
Posted by: Ale | February 1, 2009, 6:38 pm 6:38 pm
Gwen,
I was looking forward to seeing Sarah and hearing about her speech at the gathering but all I’ve read it doesn’t seem like she spoke or gave any interviews, just went to the party and went home. doesn’t seem so very attention grabbing to me. By the way, from what I read, seems like G– Barry was his usual arrogant self.
Posted by: Rhonda | February 1, 2009, 6:42 pm 6:42 pm
All those years of lying about Iraq, about wiretapping, about the environment – and yet, they’re surprised when one of their own does it to them?
Posted by: Madeline | February 1, 2009, 6:46 pm 6:46 pm
When Republicans go to Washington begging for a handout its called STIMMLUS.
When the Government want to help poor people, get to the point of trying to have a better life, its called WELFARE.
Amazing! The Rich Republicans have recieved more WELFARE from our Government than poor people ever have, and ever will.
Chew on that!!!
Posted by: Gwen | February 1, 2009, 6:47 pm 6:47 pm
So the Republicans are surprised that she LIED? Like that’s news?
Posted by: karen H | February 1, 2009, 6:47 pm 6:47 pm
crockodrama is right. this is a crock of bs dreamed up by the lying sycophants at time hagmag. they and you hate palin because she stands for everything you despise – individual responsibility, accountability, selfmade individuals who havent been indoctrinated at haaaaavaaaaaad or any of those other smarmy suffocating institutions. time is an extensionof the middle school clique many of them belonged to back when who now belong to the jabbering jack*ss class. they are so frightened of individualism they wet themselves each time another accomplished person rises on the scene. puke. the same transparent cowardly spineless bullsh*tters with bush derangement now are afflicted with obama buttboy syndrome.
Posted by: omni | February 1, 2009, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm
Palin, allows the killing of wolf pups so that trophy hunters bring big bucks to her and her husband.
http://www.defenders.org/newsroom/press_releases_folder/2008/11_07_2008_alaska_wildlife_officials_release_protocol_for_the_killing_of_wolf_pups_in_their_dens.php
Posted by: WarriorLemming | February 1, 2009, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm
Rhonda, one of these days, I want to introduce you to my wife, Mrs. Cindy McRage. You know, the beer heiress who bought all of my houses for me. Don’t ask me how many we have; if you do, I’ll have to get back to you on that one. It changes frequently. Last time, it was up to 7 or 8.
Anyway, I called Cindy a bad word a few years ago. It starts with a “c.” That word applies to you just as it much as it applied to her at that time.
I, John McRage, approve this message.
P.S. to Rhonda: Sarah Palin hasn’t a chance in h*ll of ever getting elected to any office on a national level. Stop drinking the GOP Kool-Aid before it’s too late!
Posted by: John McRage | February 1, 2009, 6:51 pm 6:51 pm
To this “Lisa (Posted by: Lisa | Feb 1, 2009 12:49:16 AM),
You, my dear, are not aware that you’re very good at the art of projection.
Posted by: John McRage | February 1, 2009, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
Sarah Palin may have been popular to the GOP base, but her numbers are way down now because people are getting wise to her lies.
Sarah the Governor used to have a high approval rating in the State of Alaska, but she is not that popular now after Alaskans learned about troopergate,using personal email accounts to get around transparency issues and using state money to pay her for living in her own home and travel expenses for her family. (check out the Anchorage Daily News website http://www.adn.com)
She is no where near as popular as you Palin fans think. With four more years to find out all of her other short comings she is toast. Stick a fork in her because she is DONE.
Posted by: jewels | February 1, 2009, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
Sarah Palin is such a big phony. She supports the stimulus package but during the campaign she blasted Obama about “redistributing the wealth”. Suddenly she realizes that she has to govern a crumbling state and clinging to failed, pathetic ideology isn’t going to cut it. Who’s redistributing the wealth now Sarah?
Even Bobby Jindal is letting his hypocrisy dance before us. He says he’d vote against the stimulus but he would have no problem accepting the money for Louisiana.
Republicans are total hypocrites, thieves, and liars. They will whine about communism and socialism until they have to stand in the breadline with the rest of the country. Iraq was a great investment but they will wait for bridges to fall on our heads, New Orleans to drown, and our kids to end up stupid before they decide to invest in infrastructure, and education.
Keep asking Mr. Obama to spare you a time, but, with his usual grace and kindness he will dole out much needed money to red states, even though everyone claims they won’t want it. I cannot believe I was ever a Republican. What a party of hypocrites.
Posted by: Link | February 1, 2009, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
Sarah Palin is a stain on America, brought to us by an act of desperation by an out of touch old man. She is useful now only for eating up space on Internet servers.
Posted by: lonestarmarv | February 1, 2009, 7:02 pm 7:02 pm
Interesting that the rightwingdings are really pushing hard to paint Sarah Pinhead as a potential cabinet member. The thing is, President Obama has chosen reasonably intelligent people who can actually do the job. Something theis chicky has demonstrated she lacks completely. She is your problem NAZIcons, not ours.
Posted by: JHancock | February 1, 2009, 7:05 pm 7:05 pm
Link,
I, too, am a former Republican, from a family of former Republicans.
Sarah Palin represents the nadir of the GOP. From here on, they can only rebuild. Because they can’t get any lower than Godzilla from Wasilla.
But don’t count on it happening anytime soon.
Posted by: Notta Pal of Palin | February 1, 2009, 7:07 pm 7:07 pm
She wanted to pal around with a man she said pals around with Terriost.
Posted by: Sarah | February 1, 2009, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm
Shamelessness has a new name!
Posted by: uiu | February 1, 2009, 7:14 pm 7:14 pm
It’s “bet you”, not “betcha”. I think a “conservative” would be very concerned about maintaining correct english.
To those who wonder why we still chatter and worry about Palin; because we need to be very very very fearfull of stupid people!
Posted by: randy blanc | February 1, 2009, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm
Randy Blanc,
You’ve NAILED it. None of us fears Sarah Palin as an individual. It’s the idea that such an igorant wildebeast came that close to 1600 Pennsylvania that scares the BEEJEEZUS out of us.
So, Palin fans, let this serve as a primer. Stop accusing us of being afraid of Sarah Palin. We are afraid of YOU, including Sarah Palin, and your shameless ignorance.
Posted by: Notta Pal of Palin | February 1, 2009, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
I’m sorry. I just realized, I have no idea what “betcha” means. Now I am fearfull.
Posted by: randy blanc | February 1, 2009, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm
You anti US types have gone too far. Its obvious to me there will be a civil war in our former country,and it’s a done deal we will win. You little weenie freaks will be running for the border,peeing your pants, or crying for mercy..You can spout all the trash and snot you want but it won’t add up to the fact we will take you DOWN.
Goodbye,deadmeatleft.We outarm you,outshoot you,and out-think you.
Posted by: shanecomeback | February 1, 2009, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm
There is something inspirational about Sarah Palin. Have you ever heard the expression She’s a wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing. Beware of all the warnings she displays. Sarah is a very dangerous woman, if you cant distinguish between good and evil, you too will be fooled. Remember Satan too was an angel that was casted from heaven. Still today he make you believe you’re witinessing something good, when in fact it some very evil. Beware!!
Posted by: Gwen | February 1, 2009, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm
Michelle, watch out, Sarah is trying to seduce Barack.
Posted by: bob | Jan 31, 2009 10:00:55 PM>>>>>>>Good one bob! I guess she heard the old saying that ‘once you go black, you never go back!’
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According to Larry Sinclair, Obama has a tiny thing. He sent a ceritfied letter to Michele describing it. Wish I could have seen her reaction when she realized it was dead on accurate.
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They should hunt you down and lock you up for disrespecting a sitting President and First Lady!
Can you see yours at all? Thought not, back off your President and try to show respect.
Posted by: Angel | February 1, 2009, 7:43 pm 7:43 pm
notta and randy…so you chose an idiot lying radical racist hate monger as YOUR president. just keep drinking your koolaid you ignorant jerks!!!!
Posted by: Sue Bender | February 1, 2009, 7:44 pm 7:44 pm
Why is anyone surprised that she lied again? She is an uneducated, morally bankrupt, attention seeking hypocrite. Why is anyone still writing about her?
Posted by: pittsburgh58 | February 1, 2009, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
You people are pathetic and mean.
Posted by: lane | February 1, 2009, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
John Mcrage,
my original post stated, I am disappointed in Sarah Palin, if she is supporting G– Barry’s Big PORK Stimulus Bill. Original post: Put a fork in her she’s finished. Four years is a long time, things will change, so you libs need to get a life and stop the Palin bashing. She is a STAR and she will be successful at whatever she does. Imagine, G– Barry had two years to run for prez, Sarah and her family had FOUR DAYS, image days to get your family ready to run for Vice-President of the United States. Most of us, couldn’t get our family ready for a road trip in four days!
Posted by: Rhonda | February 1, 2009, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
What? She lied!!??
A Republican and a Christian LYING?
No f*ckin way!
Yeah, she sure has a purty mouth, but it has a forked tongue.
Hey omni, I guess you’re into tax cuts, ey?
Posted by: FondleMyTruckNutz | February 1, 2009, 7:53 pm 7:53 pm
Hey Rhonda. Shut your trap , you’re not making any sense. Barry has no problem getting p*ssy, and you know it, and want it.
Why is it that republicans are suddenly concerned about spending? The f*cking Iraq War was biggest money pit this country has ever seen. Yeah, lets give tax cuts another try since it’s worked so well.
Posted by: FondleMyTruckNutz | February 1, 2009, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm
All of you Gov Palin Haters are full of crap. You have no idea what you are saying and what’s worse is that there is only one hater posting the same “never a woman in government” post. How many names this single poster has is truly phenomenal. Now single poster posing as multiple poster of both genders, here is a message for you hater; Shut the feck up. What country are you from anyway. Shut the feck up and mind your own damned business. You are not the boss.
Sarah rules. You suck.
Posted by: Stupid people suck incluning sarah haters | February 1, 2009, 8:04 pm 8:04 pm
Sue Bender,
Clearly — CLEARLY — you’re on a BENDER. A mind-bender.
You’ve been blinded with love for Sarah Palin.
Have a nice day in delusion-land!
Cheers,
Palin Around*
*I pal around with real people. Therefore, I do not “pal around” with fans of Sarah Palin.
Posted by: Palin Around | February 1, 2009, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm
Kind of like throwing a stag party and the stripper doesn’t show up.
Posted by: jweider | February 1, 2009, 8:11 pm 8:11 pm
Rhonda,
Huh? You maketh no sense.
Posted by: Harry D. Busch | February 1, 2009, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
Awe Hell, Even Bush made Palin sound intelligent, who would’a thought.
Wowwwwwww, We’re in deep, deep doo doo.
Posted by: Gwen | February 1, 2009, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm
About Sarah’s clothes – it’s my wife Cindy’s fault. Sarah had to keep up with her. Cindy drops up to $100K on an outfit, so we had to up the ante for Sarah too. Also. In what respect, Charlie?
Posted by: John McRage | February 1, 2009, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
Palin shows her true color$ yet again. But ya gotta admit, she’s the poster child of Republican Value$: Gimme, Gimme, Gimme! What a lying skank!
Posted by: rev | February 1, 2009, 8:25 pm 8:25 pm
Useless, idiot pawn. Why anyone cares is a mystery to me. You people in this country will adore anything shown to you on the nightly news in a pantsuit. It’s pathetic. Both genders, all Americans. You’re morons for giving this woman a platform in this first place.
Posted by: hajduk | February 1, 2009, 8:26 pm 8:26 pm
I made it to the end of the first SENTENCE and then stopped reading. It’s SaraH. You misspelled her name. Who’s credible, and who isn’t?
Posted by: Kathleen | February 1, 2009, 8:27 pm 8:27 pm
Obama half brother had ONE joint on him. He was not selling, didn’t have oxy like rush or palin’s soon to be in laws.
BTW when is the wedding?
Posted by: yoyolite | February 1, 2009, 8:27 pm 8:27 pm
Hey Rhonda,
Sarah went home because no one at the party paid any attention to her. I’m sure there were cold shoulders all around her, so why would you stay when you dont feel welcome.
Posted by: Gwen | February 1, 2009, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm
Sarah is a true conservative and that is why the left hates her so much. We will see if she runs again. If she does, she will receive a great deal of support. If the Obamonots didn’t think so they would not have used their Saul Alinsky tactics on her and her family. Target, freeze, marginalize, destroy. They thinks it’s working. But it’s only making them look like the id.iot.s they are.
Posted by: Sarah is a true conservative | February 1, 2009, 8:31 pm 8:31 pm
Hey everybody, she’s not part of the old boys club. Did you forget so soon?
Posted by: ena | February 1, 2009, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm
“Sarah is a true conservative”………
Lay down, that pesky syphilis is acting up again.
Posted by: Tony | February 1, 2009, 8:34 pm 8:34 pm
“If the Obamonots didn’t think so they would not have used their Saul Alinsky tactics on her and her family. Target, freeze, marginalize, destroy.”
I’m a former Republican, Hillary supporter who voted for Barack Obama — was going to vote for McCain, but Palin’s just too incompetent. Anyway, whoever wrote the nonsense above is TRULY delusional. Sarah Palin had a couple of extremely lightweight interviews (Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric) and most of the country — the smart part, that is — was so horrified that they ran in terror from the notion of a Palin candidacy. All she had to do was open her mouth — “the media” had nothing to do with it. Yet she continually blames them — she’s a textbook narcissist and victim who really should seek professional help. Seriously.
Palin cost the election for Republicans. That’s why she was in D.C. only to attend the Alfalfa Dinner and not to meet with House Republicans or the RNC.
P.S. She received an invitation to the Alfalfa Dinner this year only because she was on the ticket in 2008. She will not be invited again next year. You betcha!
Posted by: Palin Isafraud | February 1, 2009, 8:41 pm 8:41 pm
Sarah Palin is wonderful! She was the only one capable (in the election) to make any sense of anything. She’ll be elected President in 2012 with honors. She will TRULY make America proud again.
Posted by: Mary | February 1, 2009, 8:49 pm 8:49 pm
Sarah probably just brushed off the offer to the Republican gig, and the Soro’s controlled (some of the news some of the time)talking heads have jacked up the story in their ongoing efforts to marginalize her.
I still remember their fretting over the glasses she wears, one announcer gasping that they can cost “up to eight hundred dollars…”
Give it up already…do they ever stop…oh, right…
No.
Posted by: jul | February 1, 2009, 8:49 pm 8:49 pm
Maybe she should have just ‘forgot’ to pay her taxes, then she would get a pass from the media…sheesh. Everyone of you Nazi defenders would have a different point of view if you worked and paid TAXES! You’re still losers.
Posted by: The Tax Man | February 1, 2009, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm
i totally dig what you say ‘suckmyballs’. That was quite intelligent. it’s the apocalyptic revolution.
Posted by: digging | February 1, 2009, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm
@Angel : According to Larry Sinclair, Obama has a tiny thing. He sent a ceritfied letter to Michele describing it. Wish I could have seen her reaction when she realized it was dead on accurate.
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They should hunt you down and lock you up for disrespecting a sitting President and First Lady!
Can you see yours at all? Thought not, back off your President and try to show respect.
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I am showing respect for the president. I am accurately reporting what happened. Larry Sinclair did send a certified letter to Michele Obama describing Barry’s ity bity soldier. If Obama didn’t want that reported he should not have engaged in an affair with a man while he was married.
Posted by: Mark | February 1, 2009, 8:59 pm 8:59 pm
Too bad leadership is so misunderstood in this country. Leadership isn’t just about having a job–you can have leadership skills without being a CEO and since we now know the CEO of the big companies are all incompetent why would we want someone with those leadership skills anyway? Palin’s problem wasn’t her “executive leadership” it was what she said. She didn’t display any intelligence and knowledge of the issues. If she were asked a question, she couldn’t think on her feet. Well, life in politics isn’t going to give you nice soundbites and when asked simple questions she failed miserably. Unfortunately after her first impressions at the convention, she couldn’t keep it up. Side stepping questions, responding with soundbites and winking would only get you so far; and when leftto express herself she flopped. What made women and men dislike her so intensely is that she was viewed as an “affirmative action” candidate which the GOP so intensely rails against. There were certainly many more GOP women who had the experience, were in tune with the issues and are able to express themselves in a competent manor, If McCain wanted to pick a woman the should have turned to one of them such as Elizabeth Dole. He didn’t have to pick one so lacking in national politics. What sells in Alaska just doesn’t sell in the rest of the country. Four years from now maybe she can regroup but like others, her chance may have passed and another woman who has more broad based support might emerge to lead the party.
Posted by: AZ85283 | February 1, 2009, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm
I look forward to Governor Palin running in 2012. I believe the liberal on this board who speak out against governor Palin are typical of most liberals. They make personal attacks because they are ignorant and arrogant. However, I do think it serves Sarah Palin well in the long run. When she runs in four years the failure of the Obama administration will be evident (not wishing for failure but I am a realist). When a politician runs against someone who has not been successful and all that person can offer is personal attacks on their opponent, they lose every time. I still think liberals are unwittingly helping to elect Governor Palin to the presidency with these attacks.
If you liberals truly fear a Palin presisdency then you should be working to help Obama succeed. No amount of personal attacks will help him in 2012 if he is not successful; Palin will win by default. Now, I think that is a good thing but I am first and foremost an American. I don’t want to see Palin win the presidency just because she can triangulate between the hatred of Obama’s liberal supporters and Obama’s own failings. That however seems to be where we are headed. I would prefer Palin wins the presidency by fully explaining her philosophy on governance; reducing the size of government, reducing taxes, strengthening states rights, energy independence, and political reform.
Posted by: James | February 1, 2009, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm
ummm, attention people that call her stupid:
This is about financing of the trip. She was in D.C. on behalf of her state. It is unethical for her to go to a partisan event on state cash. That’s why she set up her PAC, so that she can do these partisan events. She knows that her every step is monitored. Besides beware of Anonymous Republicans who say anything about Governor Palin. There are those that want her out, they will say whatever to make her look bad.
Posted by: Stacy | February 1, 2009, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm
Shes’ a republican…one of them – what did they expect, the truth….REALLY?!!!
Posted by: Jay Rogers | February 1, 2009, 9:13 pm 9:13 pm
Another transparent attempt by ABC to discredit Gov.Palin’s integrity. This is really reaching though. In Journalism, we are instructed to place little credence to unamed sources, such as that who was quoted at the convention as claiming she lied.
Is this really the best ABC can do ?
Posted by: Julia | February 1, 2009, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
Julia, don’t worry aout Governor Palin. She will ultimately use these types of attacks to paint Obama as a hater when she runs in 2012. Have faith in the American people, most will give Governor Palin a fair hearing. He national approval rating even after all the bashing is still at 49%. That is a strong position to start from. Want more reason to be confident? Democracy Corps released a poll that showed Obama’s approval is down to 55%. Do you understand how significant that is? Obama get’s nothing but favorable press and Governot Palin gets nothing but negative press and yet there is only 6% difference in their approval ratings. I really think the fix is already in for Palin in 2012.
Posted by: James | February 1, 2009, 9:21 pm 9:21 pm
These are the same RINOs that cost the Republican Party the 2008 election. Why should she legitimize these Democrat-Lite career pork hounds? They were undermining her during the last months of the Presidential campaign and now wonder why she has no use for them? I say, Go, girl! Sarah in 2012!
Posted by: Chris Meissen | February 1, 2009, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
Go Sarah. Do it your way, without the clowns that tried to bury you and buried the country by giving our people the liberal choice of McGaffe.
Posted by: Jaime | February 1, 2009, 9:37 pm 9:37 pm
To the people who are saying Sarah Palin is unqualified soley based on the fact that she is a woman, what kind of message are you sending to your daughters?
She is unqualified because she lacks credentials, not because she is a woman.
Posted by: Tara | February 1, 2009, 9:51 pm 9:51 pm
This is one of the few times I’ll defend Palin. She wants to see Obama’s stimulus bill pass so that’s why she was at the Alfalfa Dinner, presumably sucking up to Obama. The money from the stimulus will help with Alaska’s budget shortfall. Why be with the folks that voted against the stimulus bill?
Posted by: Gerald Shields | February 1, 2009, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm
The Tax man wrote, “Maybe she should have just ‘forgot’ to pay her taxes, then she would get a pass from the media…sheesh.”
Yeah, right. When Saint Sarah released her family’s tax records as part of her vice presidential campaign, some tax experts questioned why she did not report the children’s state travel reimbursements as income. Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters’ 64 one-way and 12 round-trip commercial flights since she took office in December 2006. In some other cases, she has charged the state for hotel rooms for the girls. After John McCain chose Palin his running mate and reporters asked for the records, Palin ordered changes to previously filed expense reports for her daughters’ travel. In the amended reports, Palin added phrases such as “First Family attending” and “First Family invited” to explain the girls’ attendance.
Posted by: Geddit Straight | February 1, 2009, 9:56 pm 9:56 pm
Ummmm didn’t Obama attend this high brow soire too? How is he different? He was schmoozing too. He starts campaigning for 2012 next year after all.
Palin? Who knows, who cares why she turned them down. A man goes, that’s politically motivated, and that’s understandable. A woman does it, and she’s a lying (insert derogatory comment here)
Cast your stones, if you must….but eventually, what goes around comes around.
As for lying….this was in the LA Times.
Under executive orders issued by Obama recently, the CIA still has authority to carry out what are known as renditions, secret abductions and transfers of prisoners to countries that cooperate with the United States.
Current and former U.S. intelligence officials said that the rendition program might be poised to play an expanded role going forward because it was the main remaining mechanism — aside from Predator missile strikes — for taking suspected terrorists off the street.
I thought Obama said he would change from being Bush? Isn’t this a tad like….”LYING”???
Posted by: Jeanie | February 1, 2009, 9:59 pm 9:59 pm
James wrote, “Governot Palin gets nothing but negative press…”
Governot Palin. Very fitting name. I like it, James.
Posted by: WWW | February 1, 2009, 10:03 pm 10:03 pm
There’s typical cult of Obama thinking for you. Sarah, she’s so unimportant (that is why I HAVE to read everything about her and bash her every chance I get)
God, what a liar she is!! Obama has never lied to us (campaign finance, no appointing a lobbyist to my cabinet, well I guess he didn’t lie about that, he appointed 2.) But, But, he would never lie about something as important as a dinner, like that she-devil.
And all you woman that love to hate Sarah, why don’t you just admit you have some kind of crush on Obama. Probably held over from watching Mandingo or something. I would respect you more if you did. Don’t insult everyone’s intelligence by saying you like him for his “policies”. What a joke!
Posted by: Polly | February 1, 2009, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm
If this is the best the GOP can muster for 2012, then BRING IT ON.
I smell total and complete defeat. It’s right on their doorstep ALREADY.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Posted by: Mark | February 1, 2009, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
James, are you STILL playing spin doctor with those numbers? Again, here’s the real deal with that 49% favorable rating from Fox.
Barack Obama 76%
Laura Bush 75%
Michelle Obama 65%
John McCain 64%
Joe Biden 58%
George W. Bush 49%
Sarah Palin 49%
Hugo Chavez 11%
Fidel Castro 7%
Rod Blagojevich 5%
Posted by: Geddit Straight | February 1, 2009, 10:15 pm 10:15 pm
blah blah
Palin 2012 … and 2016
Posted by: B9 | February 1, 2009, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm
Most of the people commenting here don’t have a clue. Just look at the number of comments and you see that Sarah is a force. I’m glad she is doing her own thing this time around. I hope (and Sarah probably does too) that the powerful beltway power brokers of the Republican party, as you call them, are gone when she gets there.
Posted by: Judy | February 1, 2009, 10:17 pm 10:17 pm
Is anyone surprised that she lied??? She lied during the campaign without blinking.
Posted by: readandlearn | February 1, 2009, 10:22 pm 10:22 pm
I love all you democrats/liberals/don’t know what you are’s, you just love you some liberal guilt, taking a silly news report that could have been printed in some gossip rag or UK’s Sun and you’re all like, “that Sarah, she got no class, she shoulda’, she coulda’, she woulda’.”
Like you give a rat’s ass what she do. You know you a hater no mattah what.
Okay y’all… peace out. Love to ya momma.
Posted by: w3bgrrl | February 1, 2009, 10:23 pm 10:23 pm
In Alaska we call Sarah and her family Tundra Trash. Sarah is for Sarah only.She has become a giant disappointment to the State of Alaska. Lets get a new governor and rid the State of this ignorant bitch
Posted by: Katya | February 1, 2009, 10:24 pm 10:24 pm
“Just look at the number of comments and you see that Sarah is a force.”
Yes, the dark force. Sarah would look smashing in a Darth Vader helmet.
Posted by: Rudy | February 1, 2009, 10:24 pm 10:24 pm
In Alaska we call Sarah and her family Tundra Trash. Sarah is for Sarah only.She has become a giant disappointment to the State of Alaska. Lets get a new governor and rid the State of this ignorant bitch
Posted by: Katya | February 1, 2009, 10:24 pm 10:24 pm
Unbelievable. Why is she incapable of not lying on any topic?
Posted by: Danko Ramone | February 1, 2009, 10:26 pm 10:26 pm
I’m amused by the hateful comments I see here. Hateful and ignorant. Palin is a genuine conservative. If I was her I would not waste my time with a sack of RINO laydowns either.
Posted by: DonRhudy | February 1, 2009, 10:31 pm 10:31 pm
She attended a function at which she could lobby as Governor of her state that was non-partisan in nature. You and the Republican Congresscritters share an invalid criticism of Gov. Palin? See ya in four years …
Posted by: Christine Jorgensen | February 1, 2009, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm
Most of the comments, just like the article, are rather stupid. They invited, she declined. That doesn’t constitute “Stiffed”, if she had accepted and then didn’t show up, that would be stiffed. But why is this even a “News” story anyway. Sorry, I expect more from a “credible” news organization.
Posted by: Dave | February 1, 2009, 10:42 pm 10:42 pm
Palin gives republicans a stiffie
Posted by: AbuBakerSmith | February 1, 2009, 10:45 pm 10:45 pm
Palin lied? How surprising.
Posted by: Newsrook | February 1, 2009, 10:50 pm 10:50 pm
Yes, hundreds even thousands of people follow Sarah’s every move. But WHY? Because we’ve never been so entertained by such an arrogant idiot. And we are determined that such an evil woman will NEVER lead this country. Never! You can count on that and we will see to it that the public never forgets what a devisive, hateful person she really is.
Posted by: Marie Peters | February 1, 2009, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm
743 comments, liberals attacking a woman, more political rape from ABC smearing Gov. Palin and pompous GOP types upset in they screwed up their majority, now want Sarah Palin to save them.
That is what being the most dangerous woman in American politics is about in winning.
Proof is in what the mob is doing. She attended the place Prime Minister Obama was at, because she is world leader on the presidential stage.
Posted by: Lame Cherry | February 1, 2009, 10:57 pm 10:57 pm
Palin is a woman who cannot even wait until her children do not need her 24/7 to place herself in the forefront of public office. That kind of self serving person is no one that I want “leading” the country. I am a Mother, and I cannot relate to this woman. Mrs. Clinton has raised her daughter, and is ready and available to work for our country. Of course women can lead, but they need to be a woman who knows what her priorities are. Mrs. Palin does not.
Posted by: Sara | February 1, 2009, 11:02 pm 11:02 pm
Anyone that can get the libs so riled up has got to be a great leader. Governor Palin is obviously one of the best.
It has been said several times before but if personal attacks are the best liberals can do against Palin then it is likely that she will become president in 2012. The American people do not like that sort of thing. The problem with personal attacks is that sooner or later people will see that they are not based on truth, only on attacking someone who disagrees with your political philosophy. When that happens the person being attacked gains sympathy. America likes an underdog and rallies to those who are unfairly attacked.
Posted by: Larry | February 1, 2009, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm
Even Caribou Barbie knows to stay away from those hyper-partisan house repuglicans.
In 2012, palin wants to represent her party in the race for the presidency, the house repugs are only representing the hard-core, ultra-reich-wing of the RNC, they are a dying breed.
Frankly, I think palin is the best thing that has EVER happened to the Democratic party. I really hope she continues to run for the presidency and that she will continue to make the GOP angry with her lies.
Talk about the best of all worlds!
Posted by: The Freeman | February 1, 2009, 11:15 pm 11:15 pm
“It has been said several times before but if personal attacks are the best liberals can do against Palin then it is likely that she will become president in 2012.”
Personal attacks? What’s been off the mark, so far? She’s not very smart, and she panders,(as the GOP has become the pandering party), so what do you call a personal attack?
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 11:17 pm 11:17 pm
I like Sarah Palin. She seems down to earth and has become successful on her own effort. When so many politicians get elected just because they come from a certain family or because they are rich, Sarah Palin demonstrates that old fashioned hard work and competence can still bring success.
I think she is a great role model for my daughter. I hope one day my daughter will emulate her work ethic and her determination to overcome any obstacle. This might sound corny but I think Sarah Palin has that same uniquely American attitude that our grandparents generation had. Tom Brokaw calls them the “greatest” generation – I think that is fitting when it comes to describing Governor Palin.
Posted by: Kendra | February 1, 2009, 11:22 pm 11:22 pm
Kendra…What about Palin, makes you feel this way? What has she done to make you feel so smitten?
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 11:24 pm 11:24 pm
Let me get this straight…all of you lemings are believing this garbage from “All Bull Crap” News? She must really scare them for the attacks to start this early…
Posted by: Shazamm | February 1, 2009, 11:27 pm 11:27 pm
So what she did not show up. Besides the Dems lie all the time and they do not have to pay their taxes. GOP will come back and Palin will be fine.
Posted by: Grayhawk | February 1, 2009, 11:28 pm 11:28 pm
Just a page from the Sal Alinsky play book like Rush said, so sad it didn’t work for Obama this time and will even less effective in the future.
And that goes for Palin as well. YAWN…
No 2nd term for BHO I’m afraid… HAHA!!
Posted by: Laffing at the Left | February 1, 2009, 11:32 pm 11:32 pm
You Sarah lovers have nothing. WHAT HAS SHE DONE! That makes you so smitten with her?
Besides,”keepin an eye on Putin”?
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm
I sure hope she doesn’t run in 2012. We need Ron Paul.
Posted by: Nick | February 1, 2009, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
“Sarah stiffs”…The GOP…in more than one way…
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 11:37 pm 11:37 pm
Not everyone is a part of the herd! If she would have went there and not to the Alfalfa then she would have been seen as being rude to Obama.
The things the press comes up with is just fodder for the people that can’t think for themselves.
Posted by: Tiffany | February 1, 2009, 11:38 pm 11:38 pm
Tiffany…Sarah’s trying to be a heavy in the GOP. “Stiffing”, the GOP is huge, compared to,”Stiffing”, Obama.
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 11:40 pm 11:40 pm
If I were Sarah Palin I wouldn’t have gone either. Why sit in a room where people don’t like you. She owes them nothing.
John Mccain and all the other rhinos in the RNC should take notice nobody is voting for Democrat light
Posted by: phill51 | February 1, 2009, 11:41 pm 11:41 pm
She’s also stiffed the House GOP by backing Obama’s economic stimulus plan — she wants to build a $2 billion highway to Nome (Pop. 3,500) among other Alaska pork projects.
Posted by: JayByrd | February 1, 2009, 11:44 pm 11:44 pm
It would appear that there isn’t much to Gov. Palin but personal issues: She time and again has shown that she is shockingly undereducated for the job, and what is worse,unaware of that fact. She seems greedy, as evidenced by the shopping scandal. Her platform and personal opinions are directed mostly toward telling others how they must live their lives according to her beliefs, which is pretty much not what America stands for. (Try to remember that Americans are not all Christians and that America is founded on freedom of religion, of thought, of ideas.) She has certainly shown herself to be not above using her political position to punish her enemies. She refuses to follow the rules of debate. She only was elected governor of Alaska by a fluke, by being in the right place at the right time. All that we see and think about her is based on how she acts, what she does.
None of this is political philosophy. But, as a matter of fact, my political philosophy is grounded in right and wrong, using facts as guides; it is not disagreement.
Come on, people, get a clue. Read the news and keep track of the facts. Forget party politics and think what is good for our nation.
Posted by: Lynnie | February 1, 2009, 11:45 pm 11:45 pm
If I like pork, am I a dem or a rep? I love bacon.
Palin is a fraud. When she’s on TV, I can see a swastika on her lapel, in my mind. She’s like a female Hitler.
(I didn’t mean that, but so many Republicans are comparing Obama to AH, I had to)…hehehe…
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm
Gravy, she is the governor of a state. That is an accomplishment that only 50 people can claim at any one time. You can go to her web site to read about what she has done during her administration. And again, she did it on her own. That is so rare in politics today. I also think it is valuable because no politician will change the system if they have succeeded because of that very sane system. That is why I and many others have great confidence in her ability to really make a difference as president. I assume you are an Obama supporter and I will not speak ill of you for that. However, I see him as someone that came up through the system and therefore incapable of implementing any real change. I hope I am wrong but I just don’t see how he can change the system that he relies on. We really need change and I think Sarah Palin could deliver it.
On the personal side, I think she is courageous. She chose to give life to her son even though she knew her own life would be made much more difficult. That is character in my book. People who try to paint her as selfish are foolish. It is very clear that she loves and treasures her son, just as I treasure my daughter.
Posted by: Kendra | February 1, 2009, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm
ABC News doing everything they can to prevent her from running and winning in 2012 which will happen…
Posted by: RBR | February 1, 2009, 11:49 pm 11:49 pm
always negative comments come from a unknown source—she can’t be in all places at all times—sarah is a great american–the most powerful people in america invited her to party–i’m sorry you couln’t go
Posted by: navy | February 1, 2009, 11:54 pm 11:54 pm
I can see Hot Springs from Washington D.C..
Posted by: James | February 1, 2009, 11:56 pm 11:56 pm
Kendra…What,”system”, did Palin come to power in? It’s the same system, no matter what state you are in. Does Obama love his daughters less than Palin loves her son? Face it, Palin is not Presidential material. Just like GW, she’s a mental midget. I’m not a Dem, I’m an Independent. I’m tired of the party system. But I call it like I see it. Sarah’s not EVER gonna be Prez. And…Shouldn’t we be supporting the CURRENT President? He’s only been in office for 12 days. lol
Posted by: gravy | February 1, 2009, 11:57 pm 11:57 pm
RBR, you have to keep in mind that any publicity is good publicity. Those coming to this board will see all of the Sarah Palin supporters and might decide to really look into her political beliefs and personal strengths.
If you are one of those people, go to teamsarah.org to get more information. Our nation’s problems out too great to only throw personal attacks back and forth. Governor Palin has the political vision to change America. She deserves to have her ideas presented fairly so the American people can make an informed decision in 2012.
Posted by: Jen | February 1, 2009, 11:57 pm 11:57 pm
Wait until we find out about Palin’s tax problems. She is getting substantial per diem for living at home, not declaring travel gifts for her family etc. This gal has more scams going then anyone in office today.
Posted by: LA | February 2, 2009, 12:00 am 12:00 am
I can see Tijuana from my friend’s house. I know they’re up to no good.
Posted by: gravy | February 2, 2009, 12:01 am 12:01 am
Sarah Palin courageous? What was she doing getting pregnant at age 43? She already had 4 kids. Surely she knew that Down Syndrome is a big risk at age 40 and older. Selfish, irresponsible woman!
Posted by: yeah yeah | February 2, 2009, 12:02 am 12:02 am
Sarah Palin, the scariest thing to ever cross Barry Soetoro’s path probably ever. I’ll take Palin ANYDAY over the liar we have now in the White House. Barry Soetoro aka Obama is such a loser.
Posted by: Robk | February 2, 2009, 12:03 am 12:03 am
Kendra, I agree, Sarah has succeeded on her own and that is important. Women in politics will be attacked more than men and they need to be strong. It was the same for Hillary when she was in the primaries. You would think we would be past that by now but it just seems to continue. Maybe Governor Palin can be the one to finally breaks that barrier for women.
Posted by: Alicia | February 2, 2009, 12:04 am 12:04 am
yeah yeah…Todd’s hung, how could she say no?
Everyone knows, snowmobile dealers got it goin on…
Posted by: gravy | February 2, 2009, 12:04 am 12:04 am
All I can say is ANY Democrat is a target now for unelection. The entire Democrat party is now a laughing stock and is disappearing before our eyes. What losers.
Posted by: Robk | February 2, 2009, 12:06 am 12:06 am
“She lied to us,” said a Republican at the retreat
When did unnamed sources become the rage in the media? Arianna Huffington use to be a Republican, is that who they asked?
Posted by: Clifton B | February 2, 2009, 12:06 am 12:06 am
You people are sheep. Step back and think. The GOP used Palin, treated her as a prop, found her to be way more potent than their inside pick McCain, and then fed her to the dogs. I have seen better spin on a 5th grader’s excuse for why their homework is missing over the way the GOP decided not to package Palin and her interactions with the media during and just after the campaign. She has decided she is in this alone, and screw the party. In snubbing them, she has put them on notice that she will take the conservative base from them, not help them lure suckers back. As a conservative who felt burned by the very pick of McCain in the first place and the complete lack of conservative values on the part of the GOP for the last 4 years in particular and the Bush regimes in general, I hope she keeps it up. The zero-votes for the spending package earns these jokers nothing; NOW they have the balls to call for conservative spending? NOW they stand on a supposedly conservative platform? NOW they put a minority in a prominent position of power? NOW? How stupid do they think we are? Most every one of these bums needs to go, and a whole new party needs built around true conservative condidates. Palin can be the rallying point for such a movement–but only if she distances herself from most of the people in the party right now. Why try to build momentum for 2012 by hanging out people with a popularity rating lower than even Bush’s? She’s still got more oomph than anyone connected to the old guard Republican Party, and this only adds fuel to that fire. GO SARAH!
Posted by: R. Wolfe | February 2, 2009, 12:06 am 12:06 am
Why is calling Palin on her BS attacking women?
Posted by: gravy | February 2, 2009, 12:07 am 12:07 am
Face it, ALL DEMOCRATS anymore are losers and are a target for unelection. Look for us to dig up more on these corrupt losers in the coming days. HAHAHA!
Posted by: Robk | February 2, 2009, 12:10 am 12:10 am
All I can say is ANY Democrat is a target now for unelection. The entire Democrat party is now a laughing stock and is disappearing before our eyes. What losers.
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And yet, they are in charge? lmao Get a grip. Are you one of Rush’s illigitimate kids?
Posted by: gravy | February 2, 2009, 12:10 am 12:10 am
Wait until we find out about Palin’s tax problems. She is getting substantial per diem for living at home, not declaring travel gifts for her family etc. This gal has more scams going then anyone in office today.
Hey Jen, don’t you know tax cheats are in now! Just ask, Geitner and Daschle!
Posted by: Charles | February 2, 2009, 12:11 am 12:11 am
this is a quote from Saul Alinsky book….
SOUND FAMILIAR???
You decide if this is the plan “HE” is following
Any revolutionary change must be preceded by a passive, affirmative, non-challenging attitude toward change among the mass of our people. They must feel so frustrated, so defeated, so lost, so futureless in the prevailing system that they are willing to let go of the past and change the future. This acceptance is the reformation essential to any revolution. To bring on this reformation requires that the organizer work inside the system, among not only the middle class but the 40 per cent of American families – more than seventy million people – whose income range from $5,000 to $10,000 a year [in 1971]. They cannot be dismissed by labeling them blue collar or hard hat. They will not continue to be relatively passive and slightly challenging. If we fail to communicate with them, if we don’t encourage them to form alliances with us, they will move to the right. Maybe they will anyway, but let’s not let it happen by default.”[2]
Posted by: veteran4justice | February 2, 2009, 12:11 am 12:11 am
Robk is typing one handed. Calm down,chief…
Posted by: gravy | February 2, 2009, 12:11 am 12:11 am
R. Wolfe, those are my sentiments as well. Sarah Palin is the one that can reshape the Republican party into a party that truly champions smaller government and a merit based political structure free of all of the special priviledges that are only given to certain groups. We don’t need Democrats who are masquerading as Republicans as Bush was on social issues and McCain was on everything.
Posted by: James | February 2, 2009, 12:13 am 12:13 am
Jen, glad to see other teamsarah member active. Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Patty | February 2, 2009, 12:17 am 12:17 am
Sarah Palin is the one that can reshape the Republican party into a party that truly champions smaller government and a merit based political structure free of all of the special priviledges that are only given to certain groups.
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James? Would her sister be a,”special group”? You people don’t know palin at all, you’re wishing upon,(what YOU percive is), a star.
Posted by: gravy | February 2, 2009, 12:18 am 12:18 am
“Sarah Palin is the one…”
James, “The One” has already been used. Stick to “governot” if you want to mock her.
Posted by: WWW | February 2, 2009, 12:19 am 12:19 am
Truth be told, the majority of you are afraid of Obama because he’s half black. You’re in love with Sarah because you,”THINK”, she’s just like you are. Sad, so desperate, so very desperate…
Sarah does have a nice rack, I’ll give her that…
Posted by: gravy | February 2, 2009, 12:22 am 12:22 am
Night kids. Try to remember, Obama has been President for 12 days. Your venom is wrongfully placed at this time. At least give him his 100 days. lol
Sarah is a mental midget, like GW. They BOTH have had way too much time in the spot light. Bah, bye…
Posted by: gravy | February 2, 2009, 12:26 am 12:26 am
“Jen, glad to see other teamsarah member active. Keep up the good work.”
This reminds me of Sarah’s comment to the secessionists: “Good luck on a successful and inspiring convention – keep up the good work and God bless you!”
Posted by: WWW | February 2, 2009, 12:40 am 12:40 am
SARAH PALIN HAS ACCOMPLISHED WHAT OUR PRESIDENT ,THESENATE, THE CONGRESS HAVE BEEN SAYING THEY WANT TO DO !THATS A LIE THEY DON,T WANT MONEY FROM THE OIL CO,S FOR THE PEOPLE THEY WANT AND GET IT FROM THE OIL CO,S.SARAH IS GIVING EACH AND EVERY ALASKA CITIZEN MONEY FROM THE OIL CO,S EVERY YEAR.THIS WHOLE GOVERNMENT IS A BUNCH OF THIEVES!!!!AND OBAMA BETTER SIT ON THAT TRILLION DOLLARS.BECAUSE IN A SHORT TIME ,ACTUALLY NOW WE ARE IN A DEPRESSION WITH INFLATIONARY PRICES.AND OBAMA WANTS TO START THE W.P.A. AGAIN.GOD HELP US!!
Posted by: PETE | February 2, 2009, 12:40 am 12:40 am
SARAH PALIN HAS ACCOMPLISHED WHAT OUR PRESIDENT ,THESENATE, THE CONGRESS HAVE BEEN SAYING THEY WANT TO DO !THATS A LIE THEY DON,T WANT MONEY FROM THE OIL CO,S FOR THE PEOPLE THEY WANT AND GET IT FROM THE OIL CO,S.SARAH IS GIVING EACH AND EVERY ALASKA CITIZEN MONEY FROM THE OIL CO,S EVERY YEAR.THIS WHOLE GOVERNMENT IS A BUNCH OF THIEVES!!!!AND OBAMA BETTER SIT ON THAT TRILLION DOLLARS.BECAUSE IN A SHORT TIME ,ACTUALLY NOW WE ARE IN A DEPRESSION WITH INFLATIONARY PRICES.AND OBAMA WANTS TO START THE W.P.A. AGAIN.GOD HELP US!!
Posted by: PETE | February 2, 2009, 12:41 am 12:41 am
ooooo wow the race thing again, you would like to think it is racists who won’t worship and blindly follow your guy.We think for ourselves, we have looked at the facts and the fact is I don’t trust him. He has no experience, he is naive and he has been groomed to be just a little too charismatic!!!!!!
If he invites another terrorist attack by undoing all the measures PRESIDENT BUSH took to protect us remember we can’t recover from DEAD.
Posted by: veteran4justice | February 2, 2009, 12:48 am 12:48 am
Pete screamed, “SARAH IS GIVING EACH AND EVERY ALASKA CITIZEN MONEY FROM THE OIL CO,S EVERY YEAR.”
This is nothing new. Alaskans have been getting these annual checks since 1982, long before Sarah came onboard.
Posted by: WWW | February 2, 2009, 12:51 am 12:51 am
She could have told them the truth. If you have something scheduled, that’s what it is. No reason to hurt your reputation over it. Besides, did she think people wouldn’t find out?
Posted by: DCortez | February 2, 2009, 12:53 am 12:53 am
Sometimes it’s none of your business what a person in office is doing as long as it’s not official and I don’t find a retreat an issue of national security. What is wrong with you useless idiots? You set and pick apart Mrs. Palin while the morons it charge right now put a man in charge of the IRS. tries to screw the government out of 4 years of taxes of course you most likely don’t see an issue with that but if you did it you would be in jail and they put Hillary Clinton in charge of foreign affairs where she can now bargain with dictators and others to contribute money to Bill Clinton’s pocket which in turn go’s you guessed into her pocket and the list goes on…
Posted by: Nopeacefulend | February 2, 2009, 12:53 am 12:53 am
I would like to invite any of you Palin bashers to make your way to Alaska and try running it for a month. I doubt if it could be done by anyone “Stupid”. (And who was it that said they had visited 57 states with one to go?) If she were the exact same person with the same lifestyle and background – only Democrat and pro abortion – she would have been hailed as the New Age Feminist, held in high regard by the pundits and defended by the media (Those who did not disclose the “57 States” remark . . .)
Posted by: YOU ARE INVITED | February 2, 2009, 12:53 am 12:53 am
As a young woman, I vote for strong leaders and strong conservatives, period. I could care less what chromosomes or skin pigmentation they happen to have. While I generally like Sarah Palin, I’d like to see more of what she does in Alaska over the next few years before I throw my support behind her. As to what she does in Washington, WHO GIVES A DARN? DC has the most corrupt bunch of snobs on both sides of the aisle, so the less Palin and other potential leaders kowtow to them, the better. Right now, I’m much more interested in Michael Steele’s agenda than Palin’s, Jindal’s, or Romney’s, as his will have the more immediate and potentially long-range impact. My philosophy right now is wait-and-see, and support the proven conservatives. I think that’s perfectly fair.
Posted by: Missy | February 2, 2009, 12:56 am 12:56 am
yep Palin knows how many states we have. Obama said 10,000 people died in Kansas tornadoes in the spring???????? Man was he on Mars or in Africa, ahhhh they do have around 60 districts???
Posted by: veteran4justice | February 2, 2009, 1:01 am 1:01 am
Reuters is part of the MSM and they broadcasted a clip of Obama making the “57 states” comment.
Posted by: Geddit Straight | February 2, 2009, 1:12 am 1:12 am
I hate to break the news to the Palin supporters, but Sarah Palin is a pathological liar – you, and you and you, will all be thrown under the bus.
There’s little use in arguing any other points.
All that matters is she’s a liar.
Really.
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 1:17 am 1:17 am
GO SARAH PALIN
Posted by: palin fan | February 2, 2009, 1:20 am 1:20 am
GO SARAH PALIN, you beautiful liar you! We love you! Come visit teamsarah where we tremble and swoon over every filthy lie that leaves those pouty lips.
Posted by: another palin fan | February 2, 2009, 1:27 am 1:27 am
Are y’all in Special Forces or Special Olympics (no dis against the disabled)? WHY OH WHY do you not COMPREHEND that Sarah Palin is a self made grifter? Sure, she may share your neo-conservative views – but please, grab a clue that she will not further them, unless in the short term to further her interests.
I hate to break the news to the Palin supporters, but Sarah Palin is a pathological liar – you, and you and you, will all be thrown under the bus.
There’s little use in arguing any other points.
All that matters is she’s a liar.
Sarah Palin is a
a. PROLIFIC LIAR
b. PATHOLOGICAL LIAR
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 1:38 am 1:38 am
We don’t care that she’s a pathological liar. Aren’t all politicians? If she throws us under the bus, we will be martyrs in the name of Palin and be blessed tenfold in the heavenly realm.
Posted by: another palin fan | February 2, 2009, 1:47 am 1:47 am
I consider myself a conservative in that I don’t want the the government to take too much of the money I earn away.
I prefer to have complete control over my income.
I don’t object to paying taxes.
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 1:54 am 1:54 am
Palin is very intelligent. She is doing what is right and that – is moving away from the right. There is nothing wrong with Political savvy. It is what makes this country great. Instead of calling her names, call her and ask her why she did not attend. Palin is a woman and a mother and human like the rest of you calling her names. A finger pointed out are three pointing back. A lot of stones being thrown here, look like the GOP and their Bible. Think about it.
Posted by: Mathew Priska | February 2, 2009, 1:56 am 1:56 am
LEEVE SARA PALLIN ALONE ! SHE”S A WOMEN AND A MOM AND THATS WHAT NEED RITE KNOW IN THE GOVERNEMENT. SHE LIYES BUT JESUS STILL LUVS HER, AND HATES LIBRALS AND BEYONCE.
Posted by: SAMEUL | February 2, 2009, 2:07 am 2:07 am
Those who disrespect Gov. Palin are only disrespecting themselves. If there were a compilation (and there may be somewhere) of all the unprecedented vitriolic slander directed at this absolutely charming intelligent and RESPECTFUL woman, it would deserve a place of honor in a Hall Of Shame.
I have come to the conclusion that certain types of people need scapegoats and sacrificial victims to satisfy some kind of atavistic sadism that compels them to attack what is beautiful and good. Any NORMAL human being, would be able to see that Sarah Palin is a down to earth good person and agree or disagree with her policies and positions, afford the high respect that is her DUE, that she DESERVES, for her honest work on behalf of the American People and her lifelong efforts to live in a loving, intelligent and moral life..
Posted by: christy | February 2, 2009, 2:08 am 2:08 am
Sarah: Lord make a way lord make a way
Talis Colberg: Sarah, I am your right hand man
Sarah: In JESUS name let us pray
Talis Colberg: Shakespeare!
Sarah: “i’m not responsible, ok for starvation. I, SP, did NOT appoint anyone to the Rural Affairs Post so it is not my fault don’t blame me, don’t blame me, ok?
Sarah: Whenever I’m in doubt, I ask The Lord, I call upon the Lord.
Me: I’m so bored with this. I hate Sarah Palin and her lies. Next..
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 2:08 am 2:08 am
Sarah Palin could care less about the liberal elite at the RNC. She knows a true conservative when she sees one – people like Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage. Sarah packs a gun, opposes abortion and generally despises the liberal mafia in Washington, DC.
She attended Obama’s elite dinner club because that’s where the media is. And the drive-by media is her worst enemy.
And she knows it, she plans to keep them honest this time. And Katie Couric can go to hell, God will punish her (fascist liberal) enemies.
Posted by: Peter Ramsey | February 2, 2009, 2:13 am 2:13 am
SarahLies: Do you really want to know who the real liar is here? Take a good look at the title of this article! It says that Sarah “stiffed” the republicans. When you read the article, though, you find out that she only refused or declined their invitation! She didn’t “stiff” anyone because when you “stiff” someone it means that they paid you for something that you didn’t deliver or they paid for reservations for you or bought tickets for you to attend something and you didn’t attend it and didn’t repay them for their expenses. Since the republicans only invited her to attend this retreat and didn’t pay out any expenses for her to attend, that we know of, she didn”t “stiff” anyone! Everyone, including Sarah Palin, has a right to refuse or decline invitations to things that we don’t want to attend! Her only fault here is that she should have just politely declined the invitation without lying about it! However, as I have already pointed out, she is not the only liar about this, as the title to this article clearly shows! The author of this article is also lying! She didn’t “stiff” anyone!
Posted by: SM | February 2, 2009, 2:15 am 2:15 am
Hi, it’s me, Sarah. Why would you think I’m a, a uh, uh, grifter?
How am I supposed to comment to that if I don’t even know what it means?
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 2:16 am 2:16 am
Correction: Last sentence should read, “And Katie Couric can go to hell. God will punish Sarah Palin’s (liberal fascist) enemies.
Yes, today’s liberal ideology is akin to National Socialism and Stalinism (red fascism). Conservatives are the true “liberals” in the sense of Adam Smith and John Locke (philosophy). The so-called “moderate” Republicans might as well join the Democrats. Palin was smart to join Obama, I hope she brought a tape recorder!
Posted by: Peter Ramsey | February 2, 2009, 2:17 am 2:17 am
I pray (like Rush Limbaugh) that Obama will fail because his fascist policies are a threat to American liberty.
I used to compare Obama to Jimmy Carter but now I see he’s more like Mikhail Gorbachev in reverse – overseeing the collapse of the American Empire while shouting “change” (perestroika) and “hope” (glasnost) while the Soviet Empire collapsed and the KGB thugs took over the new Russian Republic. What will the call the “de-fanged” USA after Obama screws it up? I suggest the National Socialist Commonwealth (NSC) and they can hang a “peace” flag outside the White House, while they’re at it. I know from bitter experience that the so-called peace movement was run by Communists like Pete Seeger and the CPUSA “peace council”. Sure, replace capitalism with socialist slavery and abort black babies while you are at it – Obama could care less than more African American babies are killed by Planned Parenthood than are born!!
Posted by: Peter Ramsey | February 2, 2009, 2:22 am 2:22 am
Americans must stand up and fight for their country. The Liberals, the Gays, the Mexicans and the Muslims want to steal it. God bless America!!
“O praise the LORD all ye nations,” Psalm 117 (The Bible will be banned too). Obama is 666, the AntiChrist, and the armies of the north and the south (Gog and Magog) will come against Israel and commit a Holocaust in the valley of Armageddon unless Jesus Christ returns and saves the Earth from Satanic domination. If you do not serve God, you are in Satan’s Legion and may God have mercy on your soul!!
It’s not too late to repent, brothers and sisters!! God Save America!!
Posted by: Peter Ramsey | February 2, 2009, 2:26 am 2:26 am
I listen to both liberal and conservative views and find valid points on both “sides”.
Sarah Palin is what you would call a MOOCH. Should I say that again did you hear me? Okay, one more time, SARAH PALIN IS A GRIFTER, LIAR, NOT TO BE TRUSTED…ok you get that she’s a sketchbag?
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 2:26 am 2:26 am
I know from bitter experience that the so-called peace movement was run by Communists like Pete Seeger and the CPUSA “peace council”. Sure, replace capitalism with socialist slavery and abort black babies while you are at it – Obama could care less than more African American babies are killed by Planned Parenthood than are born!!
Me: You are delusional.
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 2:29 am 2:29 am
December 21, 2012 is the first day of the New Age of Aquarius. This is not a “good” sign; it is at the bottom of the 12 Ages of Man (see Plato).
Global climate change is caused by the Earth’s wobble (like the tilt of the Earth’s axis gives us summer and winter) and follows a 26,000 year cycle known to the Mayans, the Greeks, the Egyptians etc.
Basically, astronomers discovered after aligning buildings like the pyramids and temples of ancient societies that the stars “fall back” 1 degree every 72 years (thus it is impossible to align a building to the stars forever) and over 360 degrees (times 72 years) or 25,920 years, global warming is followed by ice ages. This was verified by international scientists TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO at the Antarctica Vostok station where they took ice core samples going back 400,000 years. Carbon Dioxide levels rise for 21,000 years as the oceans warm up and then fall again as we enter a cooling period (and eventual ice age). Man cannot control the weather anymore than he can control his savage passion for murder and cannibalism. We are entering the years of tribulation and 1940-2012 is the “last generation” of this age!
Posted by: Peter Ramsey | February 2, 2009, 2:30 am 2:30 am
Palin is s-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o 2008.
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 2:32 am 2:32 am
So Democrats in Alaska says that she isn’t the same governor that she was prior to the selection for Republican VP, that she is not doing the her job for Alaska. Now the Congressional Republicans are saying that she isn’t being partisan enough by making a speech during their retreat. Who would want to be in this position? At least she handles herself well, and I hope the best for her.
Posted by: pinouye | February 2, 2009, 2:36 am 2:36 am
Me:
You sound bitter.
Socialist slavery and black babies has me RUNNING SCARED.
Again: (to the unknown commenter):
You are delusional.
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 2:36 am 2:36 am
I am going to try to forgive SP, watch > Sarah Palin is Special. Everyone Wins. Do you get my drift? She commands peoples attention. She should compete in the Special Olympics. Because Everyone Wins, right Sarah?
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 2:45 am 2:45 am
Let her form an independent party and get enough votes to require federal funding. I don’t care for her but I would love to see a third party spring up, it would be good for the country
Posted by: cj | February 2, 2009, 2:48 am 2:48 am
Listen up. Don’t be scared. Chill.
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 2:50 am 2:50 am
palin has jumped the shark
Posted by: kat | February 2, 2009, 2:50 am 2:50 am
Couric: And when it comes to establishing your worldview, I was curious, what newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this to stay informed and to understand the world?
Palin: I’ve read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media.
Couric: What, specifically?
Palin: Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years.
Couric: Can you name a few?
Palin: I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news, too. Alaska isn’t a foreign country, where it’s kind of suggested, “Wow, how could you keep in touch with what the rest of Washington, D.C., may be thinking when you live up there in Alaska?” Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America.
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How does Sarah dare to make Katie the bad guy in this? It was such a simple question that even a child could have answered it. Someone thinks she’s the center of the universe all right, but it’s not Katie Couric.
Posted by: Geddit Straight | February 2, 2009, 2:53 am 2:53 am
Hi I am the “real” SarahLies
I am not right or left
anyway..
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 2:53 am 2:53 am
The sad state of the Republican party is that it embraces idiocy and retaliates against intellectual thinking. So it’s natural they think of Palin as some sort of hero since she is both an idiot and is obviously very anti intellectual.
The party is run from the ground up on a platform of hating so called elitists, if that’s the case then over 65% of Americans who voted for Obama must also be elitists who are just out to get the simple “real” Americans. Who of course hate minorities and vote against their best self interest because they are dumb. Now the Republicans can reap what they have sewn because now no one but idiots believes that they, Rush, Hannity or the other nut jobs has any idea what they are talking about. Nothing they say is relevant because everyone is afraid of them, because we know they are Just Stupid.
Think about what the average die hard Republican dummy is worried about, the stock market?, no they blame that on Clinton still. Starving 3rd world nations? No they don’t care about 3rd world nations. No Republicans with all their banter only really care about 4 core things, 1. Sending black people back to Africa. 2. Stopping abortions, even if it means killing doctors via terror attacks. 3. Not paying taxes, because they believe the country can run on hope alone and the private sector/church will take care of military and the homeless/starving ( ha ha). And 4. Making sure Oil is the Countries number One concern, Why you ask. Simple without Oil as our main energy source then the Power base of Republican Rule, Namely Texas, is in a world of crap, because without the Oil money Texas is no more than Mississippi with better roads, which btw is what Texas used to be called. When that happens say goodbye to all those electoral votes cause the jobs are gonna go where the Alternate fuels are, namely the Midwest and as Obama proved that’s Fair game territory.
Posted by: MrMe | February 2, 2009, 2:55 am 2:55 am
I am a fiscal conservarive
but I will donate $
what does that make me?
(rhetorical ?)
just wondering
i dont’t even care
i was just asking
“quotes”
I was exaggerating when i said,
“so much money”
“seriously”
I will donate toward a cause
that does not involve
mormons
scientology
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 3:02 am 3:02 am
Sarah Palin
Discuss
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 3:06 am 3:06 am
You had me at “platform of hating”
Posted by: SarahLies | February 2, 2009, 3:08 am 3:08 am
If Barbra Streisand is like buttah, Sarah Palin is like lard.
Posted by: rimshot | February 2, 2009, 3:10 am 3:10 am
Wow, 835 comments from the loony left on a minor issue. You people must really be frightened of Sara’s potential. If you didn’t really care, indifference would be your reaction.
Posted by: capnjack | February 2, 2009, 3:55 am 3:55 am
For you Palinites who believe the headline “Palin stiffs the House Republicans” is a lie, I remind you of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
tr.v. stiffed, stiff•ing, stiffs Slang
def 2.(b) To fail to give or supply (something expected or promised)
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Sarah Palin failed to give her expected acceptance of the invitation from winter retreat planners, thus, she stiffed them.
Sarah is the only liar in this story.
Posted by: Geddit Straight | February 2, 2009, 4:21 am 4:21 am
Interesting article. Romney and Pawlenty might be good choice. Don’t want Palin.
Posted by: anynomous | February 2, 2009, 5:29 am 5:29 am
Jen…I’m in no way supporting what John said. I think that women SHOULD be in politics…
That said, Sarah is a mental midget. Please tell me you don’t support her JUST becuase she’s a she…
Posted by: gravy | Jan 31, 2009 9:15:32 PM
So what are YOU?!? Some anonymous blogger in cyberspace, while Sarah Palin has accomplished so much. Mayor, Governor, President 2012.
You’re nothing.
Posted by: Your Mama | February 2, 2009, 6:51 am 6:51 am
There’s not much room in here for calling anyone a liar. The person who wrote this bs is a liar and you all are fools for believing it.
Simple minds think alike I see…No wonder Crock Odrama got selected.
Posted by: Elliot Rose | February 2, 2009, 6:56 am 6:56 am
“Palin needs to learn from Mayor Bloomberg and Arnold that they need to cut spending in whichever way it is possible.”
Sorry, I don’t think that California and New York City are role models for fiscal responsibility…
Posted by: Brad | February 2, 2009, 7:08 am 7:08 am
Gov Palin is a very smart woman, it is the people that believed in her leadership are idiots. Think people.
Posted by: Mike | February 2, 2009, 7:24 am 7:24 am
I don,t like what she brings out in the Republican base.She is anti intellectual and seems lacking in a lot of basic knowledge.Palin might run in 2012,but she wont get the nomination
Posted by: mandinkawarrior | February 2, 2009, 7:50 am 7:50 am
Palin is not intelligent and will never win the nomination. As for Troopergate, according to credible sources, Palin obstructed justice on investigating rape, which includes children. Some family values.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 7:56 am 7:56 am
Another theory…We all witnessed the GOP commit suicide in September When they repudiated the conservative principal of the free market, and then we all witnessed the repudiation of them afterward.
Sara Palin knows those foxes with republican nameplates aren’t her friends.
Posted by: Jason Abbott | February 2, 2009, 8:01 am 8:01 am
Come on, do you believe anything written in this article.
Posted by: Jean | February 2, 2009, 8:03 am 8:03 am
I don,t like what she brings out in the Republican base.She is anti intellectual and seems lacking in a lot of basic knowledge.Palin might run in 2012,but she wont get the nomination
Posted by: mandinkawarrior
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I love what she “brings out” in the republican base, because what she “brings out” is how these yokels truly feel and what they truly believe. Republicans are always saying that they are not racists and how they are great patriots. When Palin speaks, you get how the republican base really feels. In other words an angry mob that brings stuffed monkeys to rallies yells “arab” and “off with his head”.
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK SARAH……..AS LONG AS YOU’RE AROUND THE DEMS WILL STAY IN THE WHITE HOUSE !!!!!!
Posted by: John McNugget | February 2, 2009, 8:06 am 8:06 am
You better worry about Obama and not the governor.
Daschle evading taxes, Geitner tax evasion, AG pick Holder helped pardon t e r r o r I s t s and Mark Rich, Lobbyists to work in cabinet, Richardson probe for pay to play, Rangle tax evasion, Gov. Blagiovich bribes and pay to play, Dodd sweet mortgage deal, Congressman Kennedy DUI, and how about that democratic congressman with the $100,000 bribe in his freezer, or Clinton and the Mark Rich pardon. When will we learn that the Democrats are as corrupt as the Republicans, maybe even more! This government we have is sad, sad, sad.
Posted by: Sam | February 2, 2009, 8:14 am 8:14 am
Another hit piece!
I could also ask, where is Obama, when ice covers Ky.? Oh, wait, Kentuckians didn’t yell, “Where’s FEMA”!
Posted by: bobc | February 2, 2009, 8:17 am 8:17 am
Nice to see some people vote based on looks, what’s next Tyra Banks for President, and ignoring her take on issues?
Posted by: Captain America | February 2, 2009, 8:30 am 8:30 am
Everyone is talking about the election of 2012 and we are only into the first month of 2008. I think it would be advisable to see what Mr. Obama can do in the next 4 years before we re-elect him to another 4 years.I have seen what the “bailout” has done for the working people (nothing,but, put us further in debt while, helping the money people again) and I can pretty much see that the “STIMULIS” is really not geared in our direction either. All we seem to be doing is footing the bills, while, our “LEADERS” keep on spending like the well will never go dry. If I get in debt over my head I am told that I am living beyond my means and I should’nt be doing that. The States that are in the “RED” are told that they need to cut programs, while, Washington just keeps pumpimg out to the wealthy. We are not able to take care of the needy we have and we have Politicians screaming that we need to Legalize 11 million more that need our help. Why don’t we get to a point that we can take care of the people we already have before we bring in more to take away from the working class. If I had someone giving me a free hand out I would certainly vote for them as long as I did’nt have to work to get it.
Posted by: Don Park | February 2, 2009, 8:33 am 8:33 am
I think the Republican Party’s attitude toward Sarah Palin in 2012, and probably WAY before that, too, will be identical to that of Rep. Boehner, R-OH: “whatever.”
All the “proud of their ignorance” crowd (Obama deserves a medal for that one) will have a vague memory of her in a couple of years, but they will have long forgotten what it was that impressed them about her–assuming one can forget what one never really knew to begin with.
Posted by: Dallas | February 2, 2009, 8:45 am 8:45 am
Like former President Bush, Gov. Palin demonstrates the problems that beset an individual who refuses to face her/his limitations.
She lacks the courage to take to heart the concerns others have in her leadership.
Instead, like Bush, she surrounds herself with “yes-men,” who only tell her what she wants to hear.
We’ve just lived through eight years of that, and that lack of honesty and honor has left the country in a mess.
Posted by: LanguageMaters | February 2, 2009, 8:47 am 8:47 am
Just some of Sarah’s lies and half-truths.
On the Branchflower Report: “I’m very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing, any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that.”
“Thanks but no thanks for the bridge to nowhere.”
“[Alaska]… produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy…”
“…show me where I have ever said that there’s absolute proof that nothing that man has ever conducted or engaged in has had any affect, or no affect, on climate change.”
Regarding the firing of the Wasilla
librarian: “There’s been no meeting, no actual terminations.”
On her acceptance of the vice-presidency: “It was a time of asking the girls to vote on it, anyway. And they voted unanimously, yes.”
“We’re building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America’s largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever.”
“Through competition as governor, I got agreements to build a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline.”
“As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes.”
Barack Obama’s health care plan is “to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program.”
“ANWR sits within a 20 million-acre refuge… but thanks to advanced technology like directional drilling, the aggregated drilling footprint would be less than 2,000 acres…. This is like laying a 2-by-3-foot welcome mat on a basketball court.”
On Bristol and Levi: “They are certainly not high school dropouts.”
According to the Congressional Institute, Palin said she simply could not make it to the House Republicans’ winter retreat because pressing state business made it impossible for her to leave Alaska the weekend of Jan 31st, 2009.
Posted by: just saying | February 2, 2009, 8:50 am 8:50 am
I gues she and McCain really do have alot in common after all huh Dave Letterman?
Posted by: pitbullstew | February 2, 2009, 8:55 am 8:55 am
You people are crazy. None of this white noise really matters. Who cares about Palin or the house republicans being snubbed. We will have Obama for 8 years and the democrats will stay in charge. The USA has now become Europe and everything else is just white noise. You sit their and arguse about why Pailin did not show up? Who cares she is an idiot and so are the rest os the republicans and they are the reason why we have Obama!
Posted by: Mike | February 2, 2009, 9:03 am 9:03 am
Sarah Palin is a shiny object
Posted by: lauren | February 2, 2009, 9:03 am 9:03 am
Get over it.
Posted by: Jim | February 2, 2009, 9:15 am 9:15 am
Yawn…Palin-haters are such low-brows. Meanwhile, back in DC, Hussein keeps appointing corrupt democRATs to high office and the idiots in the Senate keep confirming them. Hussein wants to appoint a Republican from NH, which has a democRAT governor, to a cabinet post, thus eliminating another Republican from the Senate. The democRAT governor will appoint a democRAT replacement and VOILA, the democRATs will have their filibuster-proof majority without Al Franken’s fraudulent stolen election.
Yeah, keep voting for democRATs, people. Tyranny with a smiley face is coming to a town near you.
Posted by: Jarhead68 | February 2, 2009, 9:27 am 9:27 am
These liberal maroons are incredible. The CONSTANT bashing of Paula-babe and her ONLY experience of governing Alaska… And it’s TEN times ANY executive experience OBONGA and Plugs have PUT TOGETHER! And this BS about hoping she moves from the right… She is hardly a staunch conservative.. More so than McCain maybe… But nowhere near a real Conservative…
Posted by: TheMightyBoa | February 2, 2009, 9:30 am 9:30 am
There’s your “Leader of the Republican Party”, there, Rush Limbaugh!
You betcha!
Posted by: Pete | February 2, 2009, 9:30 am 9:30 am
“Nice to see some people vote based on looks, what’s next Tyra Banks for President, and ignoring her take on issues?
Posted by: Captain America | Feb 2, 2009 8:30:40 AM”
How do you think Kennedy and Obama got elected? The women swooned over both of them. Neither one of them had executive experience. What qualifications does Hussein have for his current “pay grade”? Name a single accomplishment that would qualify him for the job? If you were a personnel director and you interviewed him for the job, would he get past you for the next round of interviews? Would his resume prompt you to call him in the first place? I think not. Even if he does have a valid birth certificate, and we don’t know, he’s wholly unqualified to be POTUS. He proves it every day.
Posted by: Jarhead68 | February 2, 2009, 9:36 am 9:36 am
I’m not a republican or a Democrat. I am British.. freedom of speech is one of the things that makes both countries great. loving the blog .Palin has become an international laughing stock due to her obvious lack of real intelligence and eloquence. Her sheer determination to succeed for 1st and foremost herself and not the country, Her many very childlike political statements and know how which a 10yr old could churn out more intelegently for example,seeing Russia from her window . Her twitches to add to conflict makes Europe very nervous we cannot afford to have another world war,
I think being a mum, being hot, coming from Alaska, etc should not constitute to a ticket to the white house.
Margret Thatcher was a woman British prime minister we never knew she had children they were was not campaining tools. her outstanding ability intellect, knowledge and passion to lead our country is what stood out.
what i don’t understand is that America is a HUGE country in the whole of America is palin as good as you can come up with. There must be so many amazing republicans out there. Or has two terms of Bush dumbed you down and lowered your expectations of a candidate, its puzzling!!. I think the republicans deserve and can do much better than Palin, look beyond the painted smile. palin as a woman is not the issue its her suitability and ability to represent you and your beautiful country. you should spend more effort and time finding an outstanding politician to topple Obama . republicans stop scraping in the chicken coup for your LEADER!! you can do much much better.
Posted by: brit | February 2, 2009, 9:40 am 9:40 am
I’m not a republican or a Democrat. I am British.. freedom of speech is one of the things that makes both countries great. loving the blog .Palin has become an international laughing stock due to her obvious lack of real intelligence and eloquence. Her sheer determination to succeed for 1st and foremost herself and not the country, Her many very childlike political statements and know how which a 10yr old could churn out more intelegently for example,seeing Russia from her window . Her twitches to add to conflict makes Europe very nervous we cannot afford to have another world war,
I think being a mum, being hot, coming from Alaska, etc should not constitute to a ticket to the white house.
Margret Thatcher was a woman British prime minister we never knew she had children they were was not campaining tools. her outstanding ability intellect, knowledge and passion to lead our country is what stood out.
what i don’t understand is that America is a HUGE country in the whole of America is palin as good as you can come up with. There must be so many amazing republicans out there. Or has two terms of Bush dumbed you down and lowered your expectations of a candidate, its puzzling!!. I think the republicans deserve and can do much better than Palin, look beyond the painted smile. palin as a woman is not the issue its her suitability and ability to represent you and your beautiful country. you should spend more effort and time finding an outstanding politician to topple Obama . republicans stop scraping in the chicken coup for your LEADER!! you can do much much better.
Posted by: brit | February 2, 2009, 9:40 am 9:40 am
I did not vote for McCain, he’s a moderate. I support Palin but she does not have enough influence to affect McCain or the current leaders in the GOP. As long as the Republician Party supports moderates, I will never be a Republician.
Posted by: Adam F. Kohler | February 2, 2009, 9:42 am 9:42 am
“Like former President Bush, Gov. Palin demonstrates the problems that beset an individual who refuses to face her/his limitations.
She lacks the courage to take to heart the concerns others have in her leadership.
Instead, like Bush, she surrounds herself with “yes-men,” who only tell her what she wants to hear.
We’ve just lived through eight years of that, and that lack of honesty and honor has left the country in a mess.
Posted by: LanguageMaters | Feb 2, 2009 8:47:53 AM”
If you want to talk about honesty, just look at the Activist Media and the democRAT party. They told more lies and half-truths over the past 8 years than Bush has told in his entire life.
Oh, and language does MATTER. So does spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Posted by: Jarhead68 | February 2, 2009, 9:46 am 9:46 am
I’m not a republican or a Democrat. I am British.. freedom of speech is one of the things that makes both countries great. loving the blog .Palin has become an international laughing stock due to her obvious lack of real intelligence and eloquence. Her sheer determination to succeed for 1st and foremost herself and not the country, Her many very childlike political statements and know how which a 10yr old could churn out more intelegently for example,seeing Russia from her window . Her twitches to add to conflict makes Europe very nervous we cannot afford to have another world war,
I think being a mum, being hot, coming from Alaska, etc should not constitute to a ticket to the white house.
Margret Thatcher was a woman British prime minister we never knew she had children they were was not campaining tools. her outstanding ability intellect, knowledge and passion to lead our country is what stood out.
what i don’t understand is that America is a HUGE country in the whole of America is palin as good as you can come up with. There must be so many amazing republicans out there. Or has two terms of Bush dumbed you down and lowered your expectations of a candidate, its puzzling!!. I think the republicans deserve and can do much better than Palin, look beyond the painted smile. palin as a woman is not the issue its her suitability and ability to represent you and your beautiful country. you should spend more effort and time finding an outstanding politician to topple Obama . republicans stop scraping in the chicken coup for your LEADER!! you can do much much better.
Posted by: brit | February 2, 2009, 9:47 am 9:47 am
Why does anyone BELIEVE an ABC “Journalist? Who is the un-named source that said “she lied?” Did they actually hear her say that? Did the journalist actually talk to Governor Palin and ask her himself? MSM – they all need to retake “Journalism 101″
Governor Palin is taking care of Alaska’s business. Ever think of that?
Posted by: crux | February 2, 2009, 9:54 am 9:54 am
“Their list of speakers included Republican stars Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich.” I don’t really see how anyone can blame her for making up some excuse not to hang out with this bunch of losers for the whole weekend.”
Thats the reason…she has BIGGER elbows to rub then those of the “Im so Lost” Republicans.
Maybe Palin will bring back the REAL conservative to the Republicans after the party screwed up by nominating RHINO McCain.
Posted by: faamecanic | February 2, 2009, 10:00 am 10:00 am
So many comments, so little time.
WHY would Sarah Palin even want to associate with the people that did NOTHING to help her when she was being thrown under the bus by the MSM (which followed like lemmings down the Obama path).
More power to her for doing anything and everything that she can for Alaska. That’s more than the rest of the politicians are doing.
Once the MSM and our so-called “elected” officials pull their heads out of Obama’s ass, they will see the light of day and Lord willing, will turn this country around.
Posted by: ConcernedCitizen | February 2, 2009, 10:01 am 10:01 am
Brit said: “Her many very childlike political statements and know how which a 10yr old could churn out more intelegently for example,seeing Russia from her window.”
This is a typical, uninformed Obamabot’s reaction to Palin. She NEVER said she could see Russia from her window. That line was delivered on Saturday Night Live by Tina Fey, who was PRETENDING to be Palin. Most Obama voters have no grasp on the issues or the facts surrounding the election. They drank the Kool-Aid and are now completely overcome with mass hysteria. Blinded by the shiny object called Obama. You will obey The One.
Posted by: Jarhead68 | February 2, 2009, 10:02 am 10:02 am
Sarah Palin is not your typical Republican. I see you fools are STILL worried about her. You should be.
Posted by: Breeze | February 2, 2009, 10:16 am 10:16 am
I find that this gets scarier every day. Moronic libs like “Donna” saying Klinton made sure of no more attacks on our soil?? Check 9-11 dear. While you’re at it you might research “embassy”. Those are ALSO our “soil”… Not that we’d expect you Obonga lovers to know that. Nice also that Obonga can walk into glass doors and nary a word. Just imagine if that had been Bush….Say, why aren’t we out of Iraq? Thought we needed to get out PRONTO? Or does the man/child really realize now that we DO belong there? Morons….
Posted by: TheMightyBoa | February 2, 2009, 10:44 am 10:44 am
Hey all you “Palin Bashers”, you wanna talk about liars? Take off your rose-colored glasses and take a real good look at your messiah Nobama, then tell us with a straight face about who a liar is.
“SUCKERS, Reap it!”
Posted by: Gerald Baxter | February 2, 2009, 10:49 am 10:49 am
These O-bot comments are a scream! If Palin is such a non-entity, why do you waste your time and energy and abject hatred on her? You know, all that kumbayah, peace ‘n love B.S. you libs are so well-known for. You’re all so forgiving and open-minded.
I know you’d never do actual research on this top-rated gov., but you should remain extremely worried. She seems to have God on her side (unlike that empty suit you all elected).
Sarah Palin has been counted out lots of times and always seems to come out on top. Even when she lost state races in Alaska, it turned out that the loss provided a better opportunity and got her even further.
Sarah walks in the light. The One ain’t nowhere close and he’s losing ground FAST.
Posted by: rushbabe | February 2, 2009, 10:54 am 10:54 am
Ah HaHaHa… You liberal buffoons are 2 much. STILL whining about Paula ONLY governing Alaska… Nice how you can slam an entire state and think NOTHING of it….. And it is Still far more than Obonga has EVER done. Of course the democrats did the same thing to the entire state of PA and THEY were stupid enough to still vote for them… I just want to know… WHERE’S my mortgage check and new car? I’m tired of coming to work!!!
AH HAHAHA
Posted by: TheMightyBoa | February 2, 2009, 11:03 am 11:03 am
Wow, so much raw hatred for Palin here from all the liberals. You guys really are very threatened by her, arent you? Why are you so afraid of strong, independant, conservative women?
Posted by: Ricardo | February 2, 2009, 11:15 am 11:15 am
“She’s in Washington, D.C., attending the super-elite Alfalfa Dinner.”
I thought McCain said she didn’t hang around with the Washington Cocktail Set. She wasn’t part of them. Now I’m confused.
Posted by: sus | February 2, 2009, 11:15 am 11:15 am
Sarah is not a liar. She went where she could get the most notoriety for herself and Alaska. Right now, the Gov. of Alaska is checking out what Alaska can get out of the gross stupidity of Congress and our President.
Spending one’s way out of a recession is not an intelligent alternative, and printing money one cannot back up is the precursor to inflation. (http://www.williwaw-ldw.blogspot.com)
In any case, Sarah is not a liar.
The House Republicans largely made themselves irrelevant by giving Pelosi anything she wanted. Now, after the fact, they are starting to act like Republicans and question overspending?
That is hypocrisy, plain and simple.
Sarah will do what is best for Alaska.
Posted by: Larry Wood | February 2, 2009, 11:16 am 11:16 am
Booooo Hooooooo!! Poor babies. Unnamed source? That passes for reliable I guess. Let’s see….the Alfalfa dinner….I think they might have heard of it and just maybe knew she was invited. Sure, I believe they were caught in the headlights when they realized she couldn’t come because of that pesky little dinner thing she had going on. Riiiiight. This article makes the GOP look like immature whiners and yeah, I think that was the point. Get a life people.
Posted by: Mary | February 2, 2009, 11:18 am 11:18 am
Hmmm, sounds like Palin is looking to distance herself from the GOP.
Third party perhaps???
Posted by: Kay | February 2, 2009, 11:31 am 11:31 am
This is an excellent example of how popular Governor Palin is. Everyone wants her to attend their function. ABC has to find some way to minimize and trash the fact the Governor Palin attended the ever so elite Alfalfa dinner. Her time is limited, she is a very important person in Alaska, and instead of attending every event she is invited to, she limits her appearances. This is very responsible of her. You look really lame and desperate trying to trash her in this manner.
Posted by: NormaJ | February 2, 2009, 11:33 am 11:33 am
Boo hoo. The GOP blamed Palin for the failure of their limp old candidate with the bad comb over, and reviled her shamefully after the election. Now they want her to come and do a pole dance at their Limp Old Boy’s weekend? Enjoy it, boys, because we’re cleaning house and most of you won’t be around for the next election. But Sarah WILL.
Posted by: William Wallace | February 2, 2009, 11:34 am 11:34 am
The GOP is history. Bush saw to that. You go, gal!
Posted by: Kay | February 2, 2009, 11:44 am 11:44 am
Palin doesn’t even *lie* well.
Posted by: John | February 2, 2009, 11:50 am 11:50 am
Did you give that “retreat organizer” and “unnamed republican” a polygraph test.
It seemed like Gov. Palin was pretty upfront about this when I saw her on TV prior to the dinner.
Twister, Twister story fabricated with zero facts.
Posted by: klb123 | February 2, 2009, 11:51 am 11:51 am
Sarah Palin is hot. That’s because her pants are on fire from all her lies. Here are some of them.
On the Branchflower Report: “I’m very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing, any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that.”
“Thanks but no thanks for the bridge to nowhere.”
“[Alaska]… produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy…”
“…show me where I have ever said that there’s absolute proof that nothing that man has ever conducted or engaged in has had any affect, or no affect, on climate change.”
Regarding the firing of the Wasilla librarian: “There’s been no meeting, no actual terminations.”
On her acceptance of the vice-presidency: “It was a time of asking the girls to vote on it, anyway. And they voted unanimously, yes.”
“We’re building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America’s largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever.”
“Through competition as governor, I got agreements to build a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline.”
“As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes.”
Barack Obama’s health care plan is “to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program.”
“ANWR sits within a 20 million-acre refuge… but thanks to advanced technology like directional drilling, the aggregated drilling footprint would be less than 2,000 acres…. This is like laying a 2-by-3-foot welcome mat on a basketball court.”
On Bristol and Levi: “They are certainly not high school dropouts.”
According to the Congressional Institute, Palin said she simply could not make it to the House Republicans’ winter retreat because pressing state business made it impossible for her to leave Alaska the weekend of Jan 31st, 2009.
Posted by: just saying | February 2, 2009, 11:54 am 11:54 am
Americans are so quick to judge. I have to hear it from the horse’s mouth before I make a call.
BTW, my husband was laid off today, but the company kept the foreigners that worked for the company. Are you next????
Posted by: Lu | February 2, 2009, 12:00 pm 12:00 pm
She knew perfectly well that it was these RINOs who attacked her so savagely and meanly, along with the fellow-travelers, the Democrats. So why -should- she go to their shindig?
Posted by: Parmenter | February 2, 2009, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
PALIN in 2012??? Are you kidding me?
The fix was in when the democrats…. turned independent in the primaries, was to ensure that McCain was in and any suitable, republican candidate was out. The icing on the cake was, “SARAH PALIN.” No true republican would vote the McCain/Palin ticket…. it was always to ensure that BO/JB was to get in. The republican polititian’s & strategist’s knew the disaster that was coming and I’m sure decided that if the dems wanted this mess they could have it and fail. It doesn’t matter who is in office anymore… becuase the truth of the matter is that due to the ,”state of the union,” we are moving towards “ONE WORLD GOVERNANCE!!”
The only candidates’ that could have made any difference would have been ,Chuck Baldwin, Ron Paul, Duncan Hunter or Tom Tancredo… other then them….. we are all screwed… why do you think all other democracies worldwide are at war with their corrupt, and crooked govert’s?? Do a search and learn… while you still can.. becuase the internet is probably the next to go.
Posted by: Alice Perry | February 2, 2009, 12:04 pm 12:04 pm
You all need to read about Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla (of course he is a democrat) who has introduced to the House of Reps a new bill, H. R. 645, calling for the secretary of homeland security to establish no fewer than six national emergency centers for corralling civilians on military installations. This is a bill about detention camps in U.S. for “emergencies.” Now, I am wondering about those special trains.
Posted by: Lu | February 2, 2009, 12:06 pm 12:06 pm
All virile, tee-totalling Bible toting, NDSAP, (whoops, NRA) gunmen, lift your banners high. A Woman in a Brown Shirt is destined to be your fuhr…(whoops, leader.
Die fahne hoch. (Whoops, Old Glory still waves)
Posted by: johann | February 2, 2009, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm
I still get hives when I think of how close we came to having her leading our country! Ugh!
Posted by: Dee | February 2, 2009, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm
I have noticed that all these posters can be separated into two groups:
The first group are those who want the government to take care of them from cradle to grave and wouldn’t mind trading their freedom for this.. These are the leftists known as Democrats, Leftists, Greens, Socialists, etc.
The second group are those who believe in individual freedom and personal responsibility. They are known as Conservatives and Libertarians.
Maybe what we should do is divide the US into two parts, one for the group that wants government to care for them from cradle to grave.
Give the other part to the group that wants individual freedom and personal responsibility.
That would solve the issue. Also, let’s see which part would become more prosperous. (Actually, history tells us that the Leftist nation would fail every time as Socialism has failed every time that it has been tried.)
Posted by: Yuri Padorin | February 2, 2009, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm
Crux
you are absolutely right, why should we believe a story reported by networks who campaigned for odonga while digging for anything & everything derogatory about republicans. They better remember 57,000,000 voted against inexperience & corruption. People are tuning to the FOX NEWS CHANNEL for honest reporting, in fact I am addicted to FNC now! I LOVE REAL HONEST NEWS
Posted by: veteran4justice | February 2, 2009, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm
The trouble with our leftist liberal friends is not that they are ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so!!!! – and they are totally incapable of discerning that which isn’t so!!
Hatred and Bullying is the last mantra of those with little hope and shallow intellect.
Posted by: djay | February 2, 2009, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm
Dee: You need to stock up on the calamine lotion because you’re going to be completely covered in hives in 2012!
Posted by: SM | February 2, 2009, 12:43 pm 12:43 pm
My World said: “ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT CAN’T SAY ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN THAT CAN BE A LEADER AND A MOTHER ARE JUST SO JEALOUS ..YOU AIN’T SEEN NUTHIN’ YET!!!
WISH WE HAD MORE WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT !!”
OMG… We all wish we had more women in government. The problem with Palin is not that she is a woman and a mother, it is that she is a petty small-minded bigot who will say or do anything to stay in the spotlight. Her diatribes against Pres. Obama during the last months of the campaign were vicious personal attacks against his character and yet she stated that she was attending the Alfalfa meeting so she could meet with the President. Wow! She apparently believes that her vitriol has no lasting effect. The voting populace has a much longer memory that credited for and I suspect tat the Gov. will not survive the brutal primaries who will use her dimbulb mentality to paint her as self-serving and manipulative.
Your statement that “WE AIN’T SEEN NUTHIN’ YET” is true. To a party that is in tatters and needs inclusive politics, Gov. Palin offers the same tired Bush league rhetoric that led to world economic crisis and bitter partisan divides.
Sad, really.
Posted by: jimimosey | February 2, 2009, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm
Thank You most kindly concerned citizen for pointing out, quite rightly so, my ignorant mistake ref Tina Fey and palin quote I much appreciate you bringing it my attention.
As a non Obama voter and British person I’m not really sure where my politics would sit in your political arena, in my country i am a conservative. I dont consider myself to be liberal.
Good luck to palin if she attended a dinner in Washington which benefited her career more rather than preaching to the republican converted
She certainly brings passion and loyalty to the fore. which is a great quality
it seems the only thing that she is credited with as republican candidate on this blog is that she is right wing and a woman . other than that it seems not much else. my politics are more right wing than left so for me that’s OK.
Sarah palin is a international laughing stock .As i have said before a HUGE beautiful country like yours must be able to find a more suitable palatable candidate.who is right wing or other-wise
Posted by: brit | February 2, 2009, 12:52 pm 12:52 pm
All of these comments about a non story just to pound on Governor Palin. Great journalistic standards compounded by Senior Political Reporter, Mr. Rick Klein’s abysmal failure to spell the subject of his bias: Governor Palin’s first name correctly. [It is Sarah, with an "h", not plain Sara.]
Spiffy work Mr. Klein, Senior Political Reporter. THIS is what passes for news in politics?! Please.
Posted by: ktmk | February 2, 2009, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm
Not sure how much news this is. As a life long liberal and Democrat i’m happy that we Democrats are running the country. Hopefully Obama can fix the mess that we’ve gotten into. My total trust is in him. I don’t believe the Republicans hate this country but I do believe that their trickle down economic policy is a disaster for those at the lower rungs of the economic ladder. As for Palin, she’s very ambitious but I think she has already risen to the highest level her intelligence will take her. I don’t believe she will be the Republican nominee in 2012 or any year after that. I wish her all the best in Alaska but national politics is not in her future I believe. I don’t think she has the chops to run this country. Right now we have the right man at the right time to handle this country and put us back on track towards great heights. All the name calling on both sides is not at all helpful to our country. We need to pull together to mover our nation forward. Obama is a president and will be at the helm for 8 years and will go down in history as one of our best presidents. He WILL succeed in spite of all the nitpicking from the right. So for all the conservative bloggers who don’t seem to get it they need to sit back and realize that America made it’s choice on Nov. 4th and they need to just deal with the fact that McCain lost and get over it.
Posted by: HopeWon2008 | February 2, 2009, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm
Lord Acton wisely observered: “Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
We shall soon see if this theory is a valid one. I personally think it will still hold true for many more years.
Free one hundred dollar steaks and free cognac to our great leaders while millions of common people seek out unemployment compensation and food stamps. Surely, 250 million devalued dollars, or so, for handy info about STD’s will surely stimulate an economic bonanza for the common masses economic miseries!
Keep on gulping down your Kool-Aid supplied by Big Daddy Government. Keep repeating the mantra and provarications–you may actually come to believe it, eventually. Just watch and see the corruption of government unfold before your lying eyes and keep drinking more government supplied Kool-Aid.
Sarah Palin is intellectually no-worse than say, Nancy Pelosi (who thought that natural gas was a renewable, green energy). Ethically, all politicians are corrupt, or become that way with time.
And personally, I think its fine Palin stiffed Republican’s–they are hardly any different from any other of the Corruptocrat’s in Washington.
So please don’t try and tell everyone how bad, horrible, stupid, lying, inferior, etc. (ad nauseum) the Republicans are. I don’t see the Democrats as being any better. Watch and see it unfold for yourself. I say you are either a big fool or very niave to be so pious in your indoctrination preachings from the soapboxes. When its now socially and legally acceptable to not paying your taxes for securing a cabinet post–don’t preach sanctimony to other’s who must, by Law, pay their taxes or face real sanctions.
My motto is not: Laws for thee–not for me! I wish that were true for our elected leaders, as well.
Posted by: The Oracle | February 2, 2009, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
She is much smarter than all of the Republicans in the House combined. Because the current Repuplican Party abandoned their conservative roots, they lost not only the Presidency but the House and Senate. Maybe when they get their heads out of their ASSES Respectable Republicans like Sara Palin will join their fold. Until then I support anyone that shuns the Republican Party.
Posted by: ninefin | February 2, 2009, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm
Gerald Baxter: You are right about Obama! I think in the last week we are beginning to see a little bit of the lustre beginning to wear off the golden boy and his supporters are beginning to see that he is not quite the superman that they thought he was, too! For instance they thought he would be able to put an immediate end to our financial crisis but now he tells us that it’s going to take years. Also people, including his supporters, are getting a good look at his stimulus package and the cost of it and they don’t like what they see! He also said that there are no earmarks in it but we are finding out more everyday that is not true! It is absolutely LOADED with pork! Also we recently learned the cost of the inauguration and all of the inaugural balls! It was absolutely outrageous considering we are in the middle of a financial crisis and the taxpayers are paying for all of it! And this is the man who made people believe in his campaign that he cared about their financial problems!
Posted by: SM | February 2, 2009, 1:12 pm 1:12 pm
They say that the world will end in 2012…it will be because Sarah “Ditsy” Palin will win the 2012 election.
Posted by: SuckmyBalls | Feb 1, 2009 8:49:55 PM
DUH…….. she wouldn’t take office until 2013, guess you just blamed your messiah, WOW thanks for pointing that out
Posted by: veteran4justice | February 2, 2009, 1:21 pm 1:21 pm
she said no partison events, she already had a schedual and was ontly to DC WHO IS the Rep that claimed she lied–wierd how ABC is starting to look like MSNBC and Huffington Post everytime they attened the secret media instructiol gathering at Rahms orders
I hope omaba fails and looks like the idiot he is–if obama fails the country stands , if obama succeeds the country is no longer America –will be Sorosland
Posted by: jim | February 2, 2009, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
Sarah didn’t lie to you boys. She said she was on state business, which happened to be meeting the President, and that’s what she did.
Posted by: Dan K | February 2, 2009, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm
HopeWon2008: I think you’re wrong! I think Sarah does have the “chops” to run the country! I think she has been proving that in the last few weeks! Yes, she made many mistakes in the campaign and they were serious mistakes, but I think she is now proving that she learned from those mistakes and is now much wiser and certainly more experienced! As far as Obama being the right man to handle this country, well that still remains to be seen. If you’ve been listening to the news lately you should know that little by little his lustre is beginning to wear off and people are beginning to see that he is just a man and he’s going to make mistakes and some of them are going to be serious mistakes!
Posted by: SM | February 2, 2009, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
I say we should forget about Sarah Palin and support Barack Obama … with the same level of support the Democrats used to support GWB the past eight years.
Posted by: David | February 2, 2009, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
To Dan K. I respect your opinion to disagree with mine. That’s what living in this country is all about. You feel that Palin is the way going forward for your party and I feel that Obama will straighten out the mess that W left for us. But it’s going to take all of us to help get our nation back on track and the President can only do so much. But I feel that he’s the right man at the right time in our nation’s history. I’m not going to say bad things about the Republican party, I just don’t agree with their platform of ideas. Conservatives argue that there are people at the bottom who will game the system to get something for nothing and to a certain extent I agree. No matter the safe guards there’s always someone trying to figure out the easy way to game the system. But the same thing goes to those at the top of the economic food chain, they game the system too. I think we should always do the very best we can to help the least of us to try to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Some need more help then others. My view of the Republican agenda is to ‘let them eat cake.’ That’s why I would never vote Republican. Too mean spirited.
Posted by: Hopewon2008 | February 2, 2009, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
Remember – it was an ABC reporter who made the comment. I “betcha” that Palin will be making a statement soon – and not putting a twist on the truth why she was where she was.
Remember how the media twisted all her comments and activities during the election? This may not be much different.
Posted by: Vicki | February 2, 2009, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
For those that voted for Pres Obama: Alaska has islands that stretch far into the Pacific Ocean. One such island has a USA military post, the Russians have a similar post on an island approximately one mile away. On clear days the two rivals motion to each other (some times friendly, some times not). This is what Gov. Palin meant when she said you could see Russia from Alaska. With visibilities at 500 miles+, there are certain days Russia can be seen from other places in Alaska. This post is for those of you that think a paper education is the only education.
Posted by: logical4u | February 2, 2009, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm
Sarah Palin wasn’t the reason that the republicans lost the election. In fact if it weren’t for Sarah, John McCain wouldn’t have received nearly as many votes as he did! The reason that they lost was John McCain and the RNC themselves. I now think that if we had elected either Mike Huckabee or Mitt Romney as our republican choice in the primaries we would have stood a much better chance in the federal election. John McCain seemed too weak and old and he never did state plainly exactly how he was going to fix our problems. He never said exactly what his programs were. He should have told the voters exactly what he was going to do and how he was going to do it but he didn’t. His whole campaign seemed a little half-hearted to me. It was as if he really didn’t care if he was elected or not. Also the RNC made many mistakes and pretty much “shot themselves in the foot” mostly with their in-fighting and backbiting and their mistakes concerning Sarah Palin. They tried to control and manipulate her and that was a mistake! It would have been much better if they had been much more respectful to her and less controlling. Also there were people in the RNC that clearly did NOT like Sarah Palin and they actively worked against her! I also have to blame the media for the fact that the republicans lost because of their all out smear campaign that they ran against Palin. Nothing was beneath them to say about her and they are still at it (i.e. the lying title of this article!) The late night comedians and Tina Fey of Saturday Night Live didn’t help either. Many people actually believed their jokes! I mostly think, though, the RNC needs to get it’s act together and stop the in-fighting and backbiting and the media needs to go back to it’s roots of fair and impartial and bipartisan reporting.
Posted by: SM | February 2, 2009, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm
and I can see Russia from my house!
Posted by: mfl | February 2, 2009, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm
I had no choice in the Republican Presidential canidate, that decision was made by a handful of liberal states before any conservative votes were counted.
I want:
a smaller gov’t
laws that are enforced equally
strong borders
social programs that will not bankrupt the gov’t
lower taxes (or representation for taxation: if you don’t pay taxes, you don’t get representation)
protection of life, liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness (including the unborn)
punishment for those that take innocence or innocent lives
politicians with integrity
I have voted Republican because they claim to support these views, I was deceived. Liberals vote for people that say they are willing to hurt other people to make them feel better, state that they will bankrupt job producing industries and the country, and then are offended when the politicians do it?
The new President has already betrayed the USA as weak (as publicly stated by the wacco in Iran), wants to bankrupt job producing industries and has handcuffed the taxpayers wrists to their ankles and welcomed the rest of the world to “make us more open” and suggests the taxpayers have not given the rest of the world enough, and we should be taxed to eliminate the “world’s” poor. Then the same people that say this man is great, have the nerve to say that a person who could survive in the Alaskan wilderness with her gun and a few other necessities is less qualified or knowledgeable. Send them into an Alaska storm with the same supplies for a week, and see who is more qualified to lead. If you can’t survive by yourself, how can you possibly lead others?
Posted by: logical4u | February 2, 2009, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm
wow…. look at the avalanche of attacks on Gov Palin. It’s halarious to hear you all freaking out. The Republican’s she’s disrespecting/lying to/etc aren’t really Republicans at all… not one of those lames supports their party platform. When the pendulum swings back – you better watch out… she’s going to be right there, with straight principles, to catch the next wave to the top. Revenge is going to be sweet.
Posted by: It's comming... | February 2, 2009, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm
Black males gained voting rights in 1870 with the Fifteenth Amendment. Women gained voting rights 50 years later in 1920 with the Nineteenth Amendment. If this is any indication, it will be a very long time before the US elects a female president.
Posted by: JW | February 2, 2009, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
I’ll bet if you asked Sarah Palin for her original birth certificate she would have no problem producing it. Funny, Mr. Obama has yet to show his original birth certificate. Palin 2012!!!!
Posted by: Jane | February 2, 2009, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
She is a BIG THREAT to the LIBS/DEMS!!
Posted by: juan | February 2, 2009, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm
Who is the Republican that said she lied. Anonymous is not credible.
Posted by: juan | February 2, 2009, 3:09 pm 3:09 pm
It was def the right move for Palin to disassociate with the likes of Romney and Newty. Reps,Ur party is finished. Ur surreptitous 3 pilars of More God, Less Government and Free Markets won’t take DC back 4 u. Bush drained your goodfaith account a long time ago. U Reps should’ve listened to Ron Paul much more. He’s been 100% correct about EVERYTHING that is happening right now. But instead u ridiculed him and backed Palin instead. ha ha! complete idiots. U may have had some credibility left had u stood by the true values of ur party. tisk tisk.
Posted by: MichaelJ007 | February 2, 2009, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm
MrMe said:
Simple without Oil as our main energy source then the Power base of Republican Rule, Namely Texas, is in a world of crap, because without the Oil money Texas is no more than Mississippi with better roads, which btw is what Texas used to be called. When that happens say goodbye to all those electoral votes cause the jobs are gonna go where the Alternate fuels are, namely the Midwest and as Obama proved that’s Fair game territory.”
I’ll have you know Mississippi is doing much better than many other states. Mainly because of Republican Gov. Haley Barbour.
Posted by: juan | February 2, 2009, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm
So Ms. Palin doesn’t go to a Republican retreat. Big effen deal. Let’s talk about Geitner and Daschle who “forgot” (wink wink) to pay their taxes–yet the Demonic Dems do their best to push ‘em through so they can help refine Obama’s socialism. Don’t b***ch about Sarah unless you run an onest article about the Demonic Dem’s internal deceits.
I”ll take the tough, in-yer-face, sassy, classy, bring-it-on, Sarah Palin anyday over the sanctimonious puppets in Obamaland.
Posted by: Janey | February 2, 2009, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm
Whatever happened to her kids baby, the one they say is named Tripp ? What have they done to him ? What have they done with Bristol and Levi for that matter ? They all seem to have fallen into a black hole.
Posted by: PatD | February 2, 2009, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
Is Africa still a country or did they get around to reading a map yet?
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
Troopergate: HE WAS FIRED FOR TRYING TO STOP SEX ASSAULTS
by cobsjo, Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 02:46:36 PM EST
TROOPERGATE: NO TIME FOR SEX ASSAULTS.
Via Feministing, it turns out that one of the reasons cited by Sarah Palin for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan is worse than why we previously believed she fired him: merely abusing her power to take revenge on a former brother-in-law. (See this ABC News report for the basics). She did it because Monegan was going to Washington to ask for money to combat sexual assault — Alaska has more forcible rapes per capita than any other state in the Union — and Palin didn’t want Monegan’s request to interfere with her earmarks requests going through now-indicted Senator Ted Stevens. The AP checks it out:
The last straw, the McCain campaign said, was in July, when Monegan planned to travel to Washington to seek federal money for a plan to assign troopers, judges and prosecutors who could exclusively handle sexual assault cases — one of the state’s most intractable crime problems.
In a July 7 e-mail, John Katz, the governor’s special counsel, noted two problems with the trip: The governor hadn’t agreed the money should be sought, and the request was “out of sequence with our other appropriations requests and could put a strain on the evolving relationship between the Governor and Sen. (Ted) Stevens.”
Four days later, Monegan was fired. He said he had kept others in the administration fully apprised of his plans to go to Washington.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm
Wow, Ted Stevens, eh?
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began building clout in her state’s political circles in part by serving as a director of an independent political group organized by the now embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
Palin’s name is listed on 2003 incorporation papers of the “Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.,” a 527 group that could raise unlimited funds from corporate donors. The group was designed to serve as a political boot camp for Republican women in the state. She served as one of three directors until June 2005, when her name was replaced on state filings.
Palin’s relationship with Alaska’s senior senator may be one of the more complicated aspects of her new position as Sen. John McCain’s running mate; Stevens was indicted in July 2008 on seven counts of corruption.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
SM/James and Dave,
The headline is no lie. I remind you of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
tr.v. stiffed, stiff•ing, stiffs Slang
def 2.(b) To fail to give or supply (something expected or promised)
_______________________________________
Sarah Palin failed to give her expected acceptance of the invitation from winter retreat planners, thus, she stiffed them.
Sarah is the only liar in this story.
Posted by: Geddit Straight | February 2, 2009, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
Apparently, only Ted Stevens gets the endorsement.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
Where was the Odumbo when Bush gave his last speach?
Odumbo was STIFFING Bush by going to dinner instead showing Bush respect by watching & listening to his speach.
You libroCRITES say we should respect Odumbo? NO WAY!!! Respect is earned not demanded or given. Odumbo has never shown he respects the office of the presidency or anything else.
So ODUMBO you are LIAR & IRREVERANT loser.
ODUMBO WHERE IS YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE??????????
Posted by: Namvet527 | February 2, 2009, 3:44 pm 3:44 pm
Janey, let’s talk about Palin who *wink wink* forgot a little something on HER effen taxes.
When Saint Sarah released her family’s tax records as part of her vice presidential campaign, some tax experts questioned why she did not report the children’s state travel reimbursements as income. Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters’ 64 one-way and 12 round-trip commercial flights since she took office in December 2006. In some other cases, she has charged the state for hotel rooms for the girls. After John McCain chose Palin as his running mate and reporters asked for the records, Palin ordered changes to previously filed expense reports for her daughters’ travel. In the amended reports, Palin added phrases such as “First Family attending” and “First Family invited” to explain the girls’ attendance.
First she cheats on her taxes, then she tries to cover it up. Typical, typical.
Posted by: Geddit Straight | February 2, 2009, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
Hey Geddit Straight, If you want to nit pick about Sarah’s travel costs, how about the HUGE carbon footprint that Socialist Obama’s been making with his private trips to Hawaii, and that over-rated, overpriced innauguration where his supporters…er, fans…er, worshipers, er…comrades left HUGE piles of trash and were Michelle got to flash her kazillion dollar bilng on her finger as she swirled around and around and around in her silly white dress that probably cost more than Sarah’s combined wardrobe. Nobamma says we’re in a recession and claims that the middle classers need a break? Well then. Fine. He sure knows how to walk the talk.
So don’t give us this stupid nickleand dime nitpicky stuff about Sarah unless you look at all the facts of your Socialist party. Then maybe you’ll geddit straight.
Posted by: NOBAMA | February 2, 2009, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
We know……………it’s Ann Coulter, Tina Fey, and Katie Couric’s fault…our forefathers fault as written in the US Constitution for writing the First Amendment allowing those pesky bloggers (freedom of expression) and press (freedom of press).
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm
It’s, also, the black woman’s fault for beating her in a beauty contest, and a black man’s fault for beating her in an election. Did I forget to mention that was probably Ann Coulter’s fault as well.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
She probably became confused and could not tell the difference from the Republicans and Democrats. The are both a bunch of worthless fecal matter.
Posted by: Republcrat | February 2, 2009, 4:12 pm 4:12 pm
And the only TRULY conservative Republican-Dr. Ron Paul was not invited to the event. The Republicrats will never learn. The rejection of the Constitution and true conservative ideals will lead them to more losses. Palin is just a side show. You saw how quickly they muzzled her and filled her with prerehearsed responses. If you think she is the future of the party, keep on losing. Limited, constitutional Government should be the future of the party. I will not go back until they adopt and practice this philosophy. The neocons, are just that, CONS. They talk a good game, but never decrease the size of Gubbinment when they have the chance. GWB’s platform of “limited Gubbinment, no nation building, and no policing of the world” worked out real well, didn’t it Georgie?
Both parties are a joke. Obombya’s already backtracked on half his platform. The new boss looks a lot like the old boss.
Posted by: DavidR | February 2, 2009, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
It’s probably Huckabee’s fault for probably having better views on human rights. Or Romney’s fault.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
So What? This is simply ABC BS. When we have so many crooks among the Dems (tax dodgers and liars a plenty), this just looks like more Democrat State Media spin.
Posted by: Art | February 2, 2009, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
Typical of a mesmerized Palinite, NOBAMA waves off Saint Sarah’s tax cheating, and even though it is in the tens of thousands of dollars, calls it “nickleand dime nitpicky stuff.” Very good, NOBAMA, TeamSarah is proud of you.
Posted by: Geddit Straight | February 2, 2009, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
$200 a plate dinner will be held in Washington DC, well, it shows that GOPers really care about the economy, the “little people”. Ah, the elitism and narcissism knows no bounds.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
Don’t worry, though, Katrina victims are still homeless, Americans are still losing their jobs, healthcare is still rising, but at least there’s still elitists still partying and flying around in really expensive helicopters for all elitist needs.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
That will be blamed on the gays and witches at a later date, rest assured.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
And that’s probably Mitt Romney’s fault for not attending an elitist party. Or it could be Ron Paul’s fault. Newt Gingrich will be blamed with the Log Cabin Republicans sooner or later.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm
Don’t worry, it’s Spiro Agnew’s fault taexs weren’t paid………..
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
However, a small band of delegates started shouting “Spiro Who?” and tried to place George W. Romney’s name in nomination.
Sarah who?
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm
Geddit Straight: The headline is still misleading because it implies that the republicans paid for a retreat reservation for Sarah and that she didn’t show up and didn’t refund their money. In fact they weren’t out any expense at all for her. They only sent her an invitation that she declined. The headline is another deliberate attempt to smear her name and make it look like she cheated the republican party. The better headline would have been simply “Palin declines invitation” but that wouldn’t have been sensational enough for them and it wouldn’t have made her look bad enough!
Posted by: SM | February 2, 2009, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
Dear David,
Just to let you know, I’m a democrat, but I always liked McCain (even though I wonder what he’s thinking at times) and I do like Palin. Also, I am from Illinois, and I voted for BO four years ago, but he didn’t impress in the senate. As you may know, we are the Land of Lincoln, and the corrupt politician. Mr. Obama’s got to win me over, and if Sarah wants to talk to him at dinner, more power to her.
Posted by: Dan K | February 2, 2009, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
Sorry David, I misread the posting. That was meant for Hopewon2008. Dear Hope, give up hope. You won’t be disappointed. dk
Posted by: Dan K | February 2, 2009, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
I’ll say it slowly and in terms you might understand:
Sarah Palin’s brain don’t work too good.
The reason that most conscious people are horrified/intriqued with Sara, is because she’s none too bright.
She can BARELY string a coherent sentence together and appears in interviews as a rehearsed “deer caught in the headlights” or the most inept of improvisers. She’s dancin’ as fast as she can.
It fascinates us that a person with such lacking intellect might be president. again.
and YES, y’all; A strong command of language is an indicator of a strong intellect; and vice versa.
I, for one, like my president to be smart, really smart, brilliant, much much smarter than me. I know a certain type of republican might not get me on that, and prefer their president be someone they’d like to “get a beer with”. They’re truly unable to detect Palin’s stupidity and insincerity. She just a good ol’ fashioned, gun totin’ usa soccer mom. And that’s ok, bless their hearts.
For the record, I’m an independent and actually ascribe to “goldwater republican” party beliefs (on paper).
But I thought you all should know that it’s not really about her kids, her clothes, her guns, her political party, or her troopers – it’s about her wee brain.
Why do you want another tiny mind in the oval office and how can it be stopped? This is my quest.
I WANT TO LIVE!!!!
Posted by: thesfactor | February 2, 2009, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm
At least she pays here taxes…unlike those scumbags in the Obambi adminstration…
Posted by: Jeb | February 2, 2009, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm
How can you tell a liberal is lying?
There lips are moving.
Yes, for sure, libs suck and usually swallow…all the lies from their anti-American party. The party of hate, lies, perverts, and tax cheats.
Posted by: Duke | February 2, 2009, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
Don’t be fooled. There won’t be an election in this country in 2012. This will be a quasi-cuban socialist dictatorship led by the likes of BO, Biden, Clinton, Daschle and their ilk complete with re-education camps (see H.B. 645). You and I will be taxed to death and stripped of our right to own property. BO is simply a puppet for the left. The Dems told BO he could have the office but he would do as he was told and so far, he’s done exactly that! Sarah Palin is the least of our worries!
Posted by: Gaile | February 2, 2009, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm
Republicans lying to Republicans…….what a hoot! “No honor among thieves”…….
Posted by: Sammy | February 2, 2009, 5:55 pm 5:55 pm
What a bunch of whining losers. What Palin does with her own time is her business, just like anyone else.
Posted by: Steve | February 2, 2009, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
thesfactor: The skillet should not call the pot black! “Don’t work too good” is not the kind of grammar that I was taught in school! I, for one, want the president to be smart but I also want him\her to be someone who won’t get our country so far in debt that our ggggggrandchildren will still be paying our debts. That is exactly what this stimulus package is going to do. I also want a president that won’t negotiate us right out of a country and won’t turn terrorists like the ones in Guantanamo Bay loose to attack us again. I also want a president who won’t sell out our ally Israel. Obama is doing all of this!
Posted by: SM | February 2, 2009, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
I’m glad she stiffed the Republicans. I don’t want her near those crooks. BTW: I’m one…a Republican, NOT a crook!
I tried to e-mail her new PAC but my comment was rejected/returned. I wanted to convince her NOT to run for President in 2012! She has been given the Dan Quayle treatment by the MSM and no matter where/when her name is mentioned, people laugh. She’ll never be able to live down the SNL hatchet job, and her credibility is completely shot!
Her running for President would ensure a Republican loss, and WE CAN’T AFFORD 4 MORE YEARS OF OBAMA! We’ve got to get a strong candidate, who’s not afraid to attack him and tell the truth about where he is taking the country. Sarah is not capable of doing that. Her loss of power is directly attributable to the MSM and SNL. She may not even be able to get reelected in Alaska. A real shame.
Posted by: KC | February 2, 2009, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm
James, I agree, “Thank God” Sarah Palin isn’t doing any interviews this week. We’d hate for Katie Couric to look like a buffoon troll again that she is! I would also hate to hear Katie Troll Couric ask another question Couric doesn’t even know the answer to! hahaha!
Posted by: RobK | February 2, 2009, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm
KC: I think you’re wrong! I think she is capable of that if the RNC will turn her loose and let her attack! Remember back in the campaign she wanted to attack Obama more on his associates in Chicago and on his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, but the RNC wouldn’t allow it! There were other things that she wanted to bring out about him, too, but she wasn’t allowed to.
Posted by: SM | February 2, 2009, 6:19 pm 6:19 pm
They only paid for her clothes.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 6:26 pm 6:26 pm
Remember that death threats against Obama went up according to the Secret Service?
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 6:28 pm 6:28 pm
Apparently, we only know Palinites make Karl Rove look like an angel instead of a bunch of liars.
Proverbs 6:16-19 says, “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 6:31 pm 6:31 pm
SM, now I understand why you are a Palinite. You and Sarah both dream up wild, unrelated scenarios for the simplest of ideas. (When Sarah saw how idiotic she looked not being able to name a single newspaper she read, Sarah turned against Couric, made her the scapegoat, and ultimately insulted her in a “documentary.”)
You wrote, “The headline is still misleading because it implies that the republicans paid for a retreat reservation for Sarah and that she didn’t show up and didn’t refund their money. In fact they weren’t out any expense at all for her. They only sent her an invitation that she declined. The headline is another deliberate attempt to smear her name and make it look like she cheated the republican party.”
LOL, all those “implications” from the simple headline “Palin stiffs the House Republicans.”
They invited Sarah expecting her to accept. She didn’t accept; that is the “stiff.” Simple as that.
Posted by: Geddit Straight | February 2, 2009, 6:31 pm 6:31 pm
For the fundamentalists that can’t even read the Bible:
John 8:43-47 says, “Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.”
Numbers 23:19 the Bible says, “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”
.Revelation 21:7-8 says, “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”"
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm
Shes running one
of the only states in the union with a balanced budget and were stuck with a prima dona president thats going to spend more money than any other president; on a stimulus package that is really just paying his buddies and his special interest.
Posted by: brian donahoe | February 2, 2009, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
Sarah Palin’s not a liar. I imagine some media person created the story to try to get “hate” rumors out there about her.
Posted by: Panamabound | February 2, 2009, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm
Sounds like another Republican is worried about Sarah Palin leaving them in the dust. Go Sarah.
Posted by: Winston | February 2, 2009, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm
Panamabound, let’s pretend for a moment that Sarah didn’t lie and say she would be staying in Alaska this last weekend. How do you explain her many many other lies?
Posted by: just saying | February 2, 2009, 7:01 pm 7:01 pm
The Governor was NEVER going to the RNC convention. Why do I know this?? Because I do my research, unlike ABC, the All Barack Channel. Oh and nice touch, ABC in saying that “she lied to us?” Do you honestly think a grown adult would say this? That’s code for, “We weren’t actually able to talk with anyone so we will make something up.” Grow the F up!! When are people going to wake up and realize that ALL NEWS including Fox (yes I said it and I’m a Republican) skew stories. They can’t be trusted. Are we really going to let these media outlets dictate who we like and don’t like!! WAKE UP!!!
Posted by: mary | February 2, 2009, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm
According to the republicans, Sarah Palin is a liar.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 7:12 pm 7:12 pm
“She lied to us,” said a Republican at the retreat.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
Winston: “How do you explain her many many other lies?”
Uh… still trying to catch up to the number Biden told during the debate?
Posted by: Jerry | February 2, 2009, 7:15 pm 7:15 pm
And of course, Secretary of State, Madeleine Alibright said she was a liar…
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 (UPI) — Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin “distorted the truth” by misquoting her.
At a campaign stop in California Saturday Palin urged women to vote Republican, invoking what she said was a quote by Albright, the first woman to serve as Secretary of State. Palin said the quote was printed on her Starbucks mocha cup.
“Now she said it, I didn’t,” as the crowd booed Albright. “She said, ‘There’s a place in Hell reserved for women who don’t support other women.’”
Palin told the audience to watch and see how her comment “is turned into whatever it’ll be turned into tomorrow with the newspaper.”
The Huffington Post said Sunday the actual quote was, “There’s a place in Hell reserved for women who don’t help other women.”
Albright told the Web site in a statement she was “flattered” Palin chose “to cite me as a source of wisdom” but said her observation “had nothing to do with politics.”
“This is yet another example of (GOP nominee John) McCain and Palin distorting the truth, and all the more reason to remember that this campaign is not about gender, it is about which candidate has an agenda that will improve the lives of all Americans, including women.”
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 7:16 pm 7:16 pm
Palin On Abortion: I’d Oppose Even If My Own Daughter Was Raped
… I’d Oppose Even If My Own Daughter Was Raped – The Huffington Post … Palin Rape, Palin Sex Education, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Abortion, Sarah Palin …
huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/01/palin-on-abortion-id-oppo_n_122924.html
Bet she didn’t say that either?
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 7:18 pm 7:18 pm
And for fiscal conservative, yet another LIE…….
Earmarkapalooza: $453 million for Alaska
Filed under: Fact Check — Frank @ 8:54 pm
The Wall Street Journal reports that Gov. Palin has asked American tax payers for more than $450 million in earmarks over the past two years, including a $4.5 million upgrade to an airport for a city with a population of 100.
And this in a state that is so disproportionally wealthy to its population that there are no state income or sales tax and every Alaskan citizen received a check for $3200 this year. Apparently I’m living in the wrong state!
[Read the Story at WSJ]
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm
Even Rove agrees…McCain claims are “beyond…100% truth”
Filed under: Fact Check — Tags: Rove — @ 5:31 am
When the devil himself calls you out on what you’ve said, you know its time to rethink your strategy:
“McCain has gone in some of his ads — similarly gone one step too far,” Rove told Fox News, “and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the ‘100 percent truth’ test.”
[CNN]
Do you know if Rove calls someone a liar, things are really bad?
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
How about the lies Governot Palin told during the debate?
Palin mistakenly claimed that troop levels in Iraq had returned to “pre-surge” levels.
Palin repeated a false claim that Obama once voted in favor of higher taxes on “families” making as little as $42,000 a year.
Palin claimed McCain’s health care plan would be “budget neutral,” costing the government nothing.
Palin wrongly claimed that “millions of small businesses” would see tax increases under Obama’s tax proposals.
Palin also repeated the exaggeration that Obama voted 94 times to increase taxes.
Palin also said that Obama’s plan would be “universal government run” health care and that health care would be “taken over by the feds.”
Palin said that Obama had accused American troops of doing nothing but killing civilians, a claim she called “reckless” and “untrue.”
Palin said that McCain had sounded the alarm on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago.
Palin said, “We’re circulating about $700 billion a year into foreign countries” for imported oil, repeating an outdated figure often used by McCain.
Palin threw out an old canard when she criticized Obama for voting for the 2005 energy bill and said, “that’s what gave those oil companies those big tax breaks.”
Posted by: just saying | February 2, 2009, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
Warned by the Court
Filed under: Troopergate — Tags: Trooper, Troopergate — @ 5:42 pm
A judge repeatedly told Palin and family not to badmouth her sister’s ex.
An Anchorage judge three years ago warned Sarah Palin and members of her family to stop “disparaging” the reputation of Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten, who at the time was undergoing a bitter separation and divorce from Palin’s sister Molly.
Allegations that Palin, her husband Todd, and at least one top gubernatorial aide continued to vilify Wooten—after Palin became Alaska’s governor and pressured state police officials to take action against him—are at the center of “Troopergate,” a political and ethical controversy which has embroiled Palin’s administration and is currently the subject of an official inquiry by a special investigator hired by the state legislature.
[Read entire article on Newsweek]
THE 9th COMMANDMENT
Exodus 20:16 “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm
http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/revelation/revelation12.htm
15
The serpent, 12 however, spewed a torrent of water out of his mouth after the woman to sweep her away with the current.
16
But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth and swallowed the flood that the dragon spewed out of its mouth.
17
Then the dragon became angry with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring, those who keep God’s commandments and bear witness to Jesus. 13 (18) It took its position 14 on the sand of the sea.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm
I keep seeing the same old post from Obamalovers, “Why are you so smitten with her?”
I ask you, “Why are you so smitten with Obama?” What has he done other than sending our money overseas to fund abortions? Other than “hanging out” with terrorists? Other than not saluting our flag? Other than saying there are 57 states? Please, enlighten me.
Posted by: mary | February 2, 2009, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm
This BS from ABC is just another way to try to reverse blame; defocus attention on all the crooked, lying, evil, hypocritical, moronic Democrats that are screwing up the world. The deranged left is incapable of truth or honesty at any level.
Posted by: Ivan | February 2, 2009, 7:48 pm 7:48 pm
The Sarah Palin discussion here is nothing but a continuation of what went on before the election. Most fairly well-read and educated people see her as low-class, barely educated, unsophisticated about the world (which is why she believed the President of France was calling her—and thought it correct to address “him” as Nicholas) and an opportunist. Others seem to be sold by her beauty pageant charm, religiosity, and right-wing values.
Those of us who find her laughable are still quite interested in her. There’s a kind of fascination to watching what she’ll do or say that I would liken to observing a train wreck.
What
Posted by: Francesca | February 2, 2009, 7:53 pm 7:53 pm
gravy: You are very touch! Are you sure you aren’t the one with the persecution complex? But, seriously, I must have hit a nerve…because you have drunk the cool-aid… Typical puerile leftist lemming. Lol!
Posted by: Art | February 2, 2009, 7:59 pm 7:59 pm
http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/revelation/revelation12.htm
15
The serpent, 12 however, spewed a torrent of water out of his mouth after the woman to sweep her away with the current.
16
But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth and swallowed the flood that the dragon spewed out of its mouth.
17
Then the dragon became angry with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring, those who keep God’s commandments and bear witness to Jesus. 13 (18) It took its position 14 on the sand of the sea.
I’m waiting for them to claim Bill Ayers is really the dragon, but let’s just say low IQ=low comprehension levels
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 8:02 pm 8:02 pm
The thing that is new in these comments—at least to me–is the prejudice against woman politicians–most of it by women!!! Who are you people? Do any of you have daughters and, if so, do you share your prejudices with them?
This country just came very close to electing its first woman president. Instead, it chose its first African-American President and first Catholic Vice President. I am proud of them and of my country. I think of this election as a breaking down of barriers that will lead to women, Latino, and Jewish candidates (and, eventually, Muslim, unbeliever, and gays as well), and to a breaking down of traditions that have led to a multiethnic country of many belief systems being run by white men. Some day we’ll look back and see that as old-fashioned and a waste of talent. We need the best, not just the best white men.
Posted by: Francesca | February 2, 2009, 8:06 pm 8:06 pm
Apparently, moral values means never picking up a bible in your life, especially if you’re illiterate.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
Umm, McCain ran against Obama for President, only woman I know who ran for president was Hillary Clinton.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 8:09 pm 8:09 pm
Let’s all vote for people based on sex, race, and looks………..and be as shallow as we can be.
“Pour soup in pan. Add one can of water. Heat until hot.”
Wonder if audio-visual aid would help?
Are they running Maryline Blackburn?
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
That’s right. Hillary came extremely close to being the candidate, closer than any of the women who ran before.
And some polls show that, had she been the candidate, she would have one won by as wide a margin as Obama–possibly wider. I’m saying that as someone who voted for Obama in both the primary and general election.
Posted by: Francesca | February 2, 2009, 8:26 pm 8:26 pm
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/02/poll-majority-of-republic_n_163166.html
Poll: Majority Of Republicans Want Party To Be More Like Palin
That’s promising…..they want us to pal around with Ted Stevens, offer to rape our own daughters, cause more death threats against Obama, get clothes from the RNC, evade taxes like Spiro Agnew, obstruct justice, build bridges to nowhere, and run around in towels.
Cool. As of this moment, I’m no longer republican and will change my political affiliation as soon as humanly possible. Faster than you can say I don’t betcha!
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 8:40 pm 8:40 pm
You may dislike Sarah Palin, but she DOES have a message: REFORM.
It is one that is badly needed.
She may choose third party, however, the Reform Party? Sounds good to me.
Posted by: Kay | February 2, 2009, 9:02 pm 9:02 pm
My prediction for 2012:
Obama, Democratic Party
Romney, Republican Party
Palin, Pity Party
Posted by: rimshot | February 2, 2009, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
IF that is, in fact, the way it really happened.. “whatever”.. and considering how petty and biased the alphabet is..
Now, where was that story about Obama being the only president to blow off the Veterans and their Medal of Honor Recipients?
Posted by: JJJ | February 2, 2009, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm
PS.. Opps, meant to say the alphabet media.
Posted by: JJJ | February 2, 2009, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm
To all you Sarah Palin haters: It’s time to get off your duffs and help change the problems of our country. “Let he who hath no sin cast the first stone…” It’s time to get off her back. It’s ok not to like to someone but do you have to be so horrid in your comments. She just may not be as stupid as all of you appear to be. What do your kids/family think of that four letter word you are teaching them: HATE!!!! Enough already.
Posted by: Rita | February 2, 2009, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm
Rita, the bulk of the anti-Palin comments aren’t horrid; they are truthful assessments of things that Sarah has said or done. The problem is most Palin supporters can’t seem handle the truth.
People aren’t going to back off, Rita. As long as Sarah keeps herself in that spotlight, under that sharper microscope, people are going to be on her back.
Posted by: WWW | February 2, 2009, 10:35 pm 10:35 pm
Palin: Obama Is ‘Palling Around With Terrorists’ – The Caucus Blog …
Oct 4, 2008 … Well, I was reading my copy of today’s New York Times and I was … attack made clear that Senator Obama is not close to Bill Ayers, …
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/palin-obama-is-palling-around-with-terrorists/ -
New York Times versus Sarah Palin……who’s the liar?
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 10:36 pm 10:36 pm
Speaking of hate………#
Obama Hatred At McCain-Palin Rallies: “Terrorist!” “Kill Him!” (VIDEO)
… Hatred At McCain-Palin Rallies: “Terrorist!” “Kill Him!” (VIDEO) – The Huffington … Obama McCain, Palin Kill Him, Palin Rally Kill Him, Video, Politics News …
huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/06/mccain-does-nothing-as-cr_n_132366.html – 173k – Cached
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Palin Rally: “Kill Him” Yelled Again
Palin Rally: “Kill Him” Yelled Again – The Huffington Post … Palin Rally: “Kill Him” Yelled Again. stumble digg reddit del.ico.us news trust mixx.com …
huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/14/palin-rally-kill-him-yell_n_134597.html
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 10:42 pm 10:42 pm
Bet the Secret Service still disagrees….
Sarah Palin blamed by the US Secret Service for death threats against …
Sarah Palin’s attacks on Barack Obama’s patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed during the final …
telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/sarahpalin/3405336/
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 10:43 pm 10:43 pm
These above comments from the liberal scholars show just how sick our country is. We have a mind set thats poisoning all reason. Liberal mental dwarfs hammered Bush for eight years and now want good people to get in lockstep with their leader. Sorry guys. Sit on it
Posted by: Commando1 | February 2, 2009, 10:47 pm 10:47 pm
Another ten commandment: thou shalt not kill
Pesky ten commandments false witness AND thou shalt kill, Mosaic law, it’s apparently not a “Christian value”
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm
In the New Testament, Jesus refers to the commandments in several verses,[19] and condenses them into two general commands:
‘“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.’
—Matthew 22:34-40
Here Jesus is quoting the Old Testament, namely Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18 respectively.
Posted by: Truth | February 2, 2009, 10:57 pm 10:57 pm
Yeah “truth,” Sarah Palin caused death threats to Obama like your nose caused some punk to punch it.
Posted by: Red Neck | February 2, 2009, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm
The real story of Sarah Palin being in DC to “pal” around with the “elite” that she so resoundingly attacked during the campaign is that her state is in several CRISIS’ – the unusual extreme cold in the northern part of the state has created a situation where many Alaskan’s are without food or heat, a volcano just south of Anchorage is scheduled to erupt at any time, the state legislature is busy trying to finalize a budget within 90 days, and her legislatures made bad investment decisions just before the market began it’s downward spiral last spring–sounds like Sarah is too busy rubbing elbows with the elite, rather than running her state! And this woman thinks she has a CHANCE to run a country???
Posted by: Deb | February 3, 2009, 12:26 am 12:26 am
Truth I totally agree with Sarah on abortion! I don’t believe that a woman should have an abortion under any circumstance either! Abortion is nothing but legalized murder!
Posted by: SM | February 3, 2009, 4:40 am 4:40 am
You and I have different definitions of the word “stiffed”. I still think that that the only way someone can be stiffed is if they paid for something that they didn’t receive or if they paid for someone’s reservation or tickets to something and that person didn’t attend it or show up and didn’t refund the money that was spent for them. My definition is the one that most people have, too! To me a simple refusal of an invitation is not the same as “stiffed”! I still say that this title is misleading and it was deliberately intended to be misleading! And about Katie Couric’s question to Sarah about what newspapers and magazines that she reads, that question was an insult and you know it! It implied that Sarah and the people in Alaska are ignorant and don’t read! I think Sarah was right in not giving her a straight answer about that! In fact she should have refused to answer it and she should have told Katie on camera exactly how insulting it was! Obama, Biden, or McCain were never asked that question. Why should she be?
Posted by: SM | February 3, 2009, 5:15 am 5:15 am
Violence, punch, beat, a real charmer with the ladies threatening to hit them, what’s new in red neck morale land?
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 5:40 am 5:40 am
Implication………the Bill Ayers story was from the New York Times, spluttered about Paling around with yet, the article remained unread. And that’s Katie Couric’s fault that it remained unread. Ah, that personal responsibility that never surfaces, does it? Real leadership qualities there, ask Harry Truman. Passing the buck.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/PoliticalPhilosophy/HL515.cfm
The est seminars popularized the doctrine “responsibility assumption” in the 1970s although they did not explicitly use the term.[citation needed] The doctrine both predates est and is found in a far wider variety of settings. The doctrine has spiritual roots in the monism of Eastern religious traditions which hold that only one true being exists, and all people are one with each other and with god and hence possess Godlike powers, though they are often unaware of it. It has been likened to karma, which however tends to suggest later retribution for earlier acts, while responsibility assumption posits more of an immediate link between the experience desired and the outcome received. The doctrine also has associations with the neoplatonist notion of an illusory world, which the doctrine’s adherents would phrase more precisely as an illusion of external worldly effects on inner mental states. It finds further support in philosophical idealism, which posits thought as the one true substance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assumption
Only one I can think that assumed personal responsibility is Jesus Christ for man’s sins, but God’s truth is abhorrent to the natural mind (Romans 8:7), and thus it is quite common for God’s prophets to be killed, while the false prophets enjoy widespread popularity and support.
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 5:51 am 5:51 am
Abortion and morale, frankly, the bible says nothing about abortion but does say ten commandments according to Jesus Christ. Apparently, adultery, murder, false witness, etc. are morals, and not abortion. Huh.
Moses appears as the writer in in Exodus,[14] God himself in Deuteronomy.[15] This second set, brought down from Mount Sinai by Moses,[16] was placed in the Ark of the Covenant,[17] hence designated as the “Ark of the Testimony.”
Do you know that Satan was a LIAR, a DECEIVER, father of all LIES, and a murderer from the beginning?
Apparently, the only implication is that no one reads is Katie Couric’s fault that there’s only TEN commandments that remain unread.
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 6:00 am 6:00 am
Why do they hate Christians is what I’d like to know?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jezebel_(Bible)
This is the antichrist spirit that we see in 1 John 2:18-22,
“Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us (To maintain the unity and purpose of God); but their going showed (was the evidence) that none of them belonged to us. But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know (live by) the truth. I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth (love keeps them together). Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ (the anointed). Such a man is the antichrist– he denies the Father and the Son.”
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 6:04 am 6:04 am
By the way, since the Republican Party is kicking out the moderates of the Party, it assures that dwindling base that gave rise to Obama. You’ll never see Palin as President, anyways. But, some people are still upset Obama won in a landslide. That’s LANDSLIDE.
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 6:10 am 6:10 am
A New York man pleaded guilty Monday to a series of racist assaults allegedly meant to protest the election of President Barack Obama that left one victim in a coma, the US Department of Justice said.
Ralph Nicoletti, 18, was the last of four defendants to plead guilty in federal court to three hate crime assaults on the night of Obama’s election as the first African-American president of the United States. The other co-defendants are Bryan Garaventa, 18, Michael Contreras, 18, and Brian Carranza, 21.
If convicted, they each face sentences of up to 10 years in prison. As part of his plea, Nicoletti agreed to a 12-year sentence subject to the court’s approval.
At the plea proceeding, Nicoletti admitted that he and his co-defendants “decided to assault African-Americans in Staten Island (New York) after President Obama was declared the winner of the election on November 4.
“The defendants targeted African-Americans believing they had voted for President Obama,” the Justice Department said.
Nicoletti drove the group to a predominantly African-American neighborhood of Staten Island, where Nicoletti hit an African-American teenager with a metal pipe and Garaventa struck him with a police baton.
In a separate location on the island, the group assaulted an African-American man, whom Garaventa tripped and pushed to the ground.
In the third assault, Nicoletti ran his car over an individual the group mistakenly identified as an African-American. US media said the victim was Ronald Forte, a white man. Forte sustained serious injuries and was in a coma for several weeks.
US Attorney Benton Campbell called the attacks “shocking and deplorable.”
“On a night of historic significance, these four angry men assaulted their victims in an attempt to punish them for exercising a fundamental right of all Americans — the right to vote. Those who commit such crimes will be swiftly apprehended, prosecuted and punished,” he added.
“In attempting to intimidate voters, the defendants also violated the victims’ civil rights in a way that was an attack on the democratic process,” said Joseph Demarest, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York Field Office.
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Fourth_NY_man_pleads_guilty_to_anti_02022009.html
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 6:30 am 6:30 am
SM/Carlyonsue, you’re always going to have problems and misunderstandings if you refuse to accept that words can have many different meanings. The author of the headline was using the word “stiffs” as in “snubs,” i.e. “Palin snubs the House Republicans.”
Per Merriam Webster’s Dictionary:
stiff
transitive verb
definition 2: SNUB 3 (stiffed sportswriters after the game)
As for Couric, you certainly do have a wild imagination Carlyonsue, to find an insult in this simple question:
Couric – And when it comes to establishing your worldview, I was curious, what newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this to stay informed and to understand the world?
Now, compare that with this:
WEST: How is Senator Obama not being a Marxist if he intends to spread the wealth around?
BIDEN: Are you joking? Is this a joke?
WEST: No.
BIDEN: Or is that a real question?
WEST: That’s a question.
BIDEN: He is not spreading the wealth around. He’s talking about giving the middle class an opportunity to get back the tax breaks they used to have.
WEST: What do you say to the people who are concerned that Barack Obama will want to turn America into a Socialist country much like Sweden?
BIDEN: I don’t know anybody who thinks that, except the far right-wing of the Republican Party
Notice that Biden called out the interviewer immediately on a perceived insult. Palin was simply caught off guard and unprepared, like a deer caught in headlights. It was such an EASY question too!
Posted by: WWW | February 3, 2009, 6:43 am 6:43 am
The initial 40-minute session aired September 24 and 25, 2008. Palin and Couric discussed Rick Davis and the economy. Palin defended her comments on how Alaska’s proximity to Russia enhanced her foreign policy experience:
“ COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.
PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our– our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They’re in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia–
COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?
PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We– we do– it’s very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It’s Alaska. It’s just right over the border. It is– from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to– to our state.
”
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 7:44 am 7:44 am
The Raw Story | Abortion clinic bombers not terrorists, Palin says
… clinic bomber was a terrorist, Palin heaved a sigh and, at first, circumvented … That is a domestic terrorist,” Palin said, referring to a 1960s leftist who …
rawstory.com/…/afp/Abortion_clinic_bombers_not_terrori_10252008.html -
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 7:46 am 7:46 am
Moral Ambiguity and Rationalization of Atrocities……
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 8:33 am 8:33 am
I can’t really say anything that hasn’t been said in the above comments other than my own personal comment which is Palin is into Palin so transparent!There is a certain amount of game playing in politics and she doesn’t even know how to play. Her ego is killing her chances, as if I care. She is always good for a few laughs.
Posted by: Linda | February 3, 2009, 8:43 am 8:43 am
How “mavericky” of her.
Posted by: Wolf in Palin Suit | February 3, 2009, 9:27 am 9:27 am
Rita babe,
If the boneheaded liberal/marxists didn’t continue spending time bashing people like Sarah they might have to face up to and come to grips with what they have done to aid in destroying our nation by selecting Obonga. A man obviously far more concerned with what the muslims think of him than half of his fellow citizens (or more).
These same buffoons who were SO concerned about “rich lobbyists” seem to suddenly have no problems with as many as Obonga wants around. They’re a bunch of hypocrites…. Of course we all already know that.
Posted by: TheMightyBoa | February 3, 2009, 9:33 am 9:33 am
12How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! 13You said in your heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. 14I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” 15But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit (Isa. 14:12–15, NIV).
12”Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty…. 17Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings’ “ (Ezek. 28:12, 17, NIV).
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 9:44 am 9:44 am
Frankly, being called a liberal/marxist when I’m a registered republican is beyond funny.
But, then again, the only liars and hypocrites seem to be Palin supporters. I didn’t vote for Obama, either. Huh.
What do you want from people who vote based on LOOKS?
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 9:52 am 9:52 am
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began building clout in her state’s political circles in part by serving as a director of an independent political group organized by the now embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
Palin’s name is listed on 2003 incorporation papers of the “Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.,” a 527 group that could raise unlimited funds from corporate donors. The group was designed to serve as a political boot camp for Republican women in the state. She served as one of three directors until June 2005, when her name was replaced on state filings.
Palin’s relationship with Alaska’s senior senator may be one of the more complicated aspects of her new position as Sen. John McCain’s running mate; Stevens was indicted in July 2008 on seven counts of corruption.
Political Punch: Seven Counts of Guilty for Stevens; Palin Still …
Oct 27, 2008 … Sarah Palin were endorsing then-indicted Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska. Today Stevens was convicted of all seven counts of making false …
blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/10/seven-counts-of.html
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 9:58 am 9:58 am
Did someone say lobbyist?
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 9:59 am 9:59 am
Don’t worry, it was Katie Couric’s fault!
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 9:59 am 9:59 am
The House repubs don’t support the Stimulus bill which is a bailout for states. Palin wants to build a $3-4 BILLION dollar road to Nome in a state that is already $2 BILLION in the hole. Obama’s Stimulus bill is full of pork for states governed by REPUBLICANS. Why shouldn’t she cozy up to the party that wants to “spread the wealth” to her state.
Posted by: Wolf in Palin Suit | February 3, 2009, 10:01 am 10:01 am
Troopergate: HE WAS FIRED FOR TRYING TO STOP SEX ASSAULTS
Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 02:46:36 PM EST
TROOPERGATE: NO TIME FOR SEX ASSAULTS.
Via Feministing, it turns out that one of the reasons cited by Sarah Palin for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan is worse than why we previously believed she fired him: merely abusing her power to take revenge on a former brother-in-law. (See this ABC News report for the basics). She did it because Monegan was going to Washington to ask for money to combat sexual assault — Alaska has more forcible rapes per capita than any other state in the Union — and Palin didn’t want Monegan’s request to interfere with her earmarks requests going through now-indicted Senator Ted Stevens. The AP checks it out:
The last straw, the McCain campaign said, was in July, when Monegan planned to travel to Washington to seek federal money for a plan to assign troopers, judges and prosecutors who could exclusively handle sexual assault cases — one of the state’s most intractable crime problems.
In a July 7 e-mail, John Katz, the governor’s special counsel, noted two problems with the trip: The governor hadn’t agreed the money should be sought, and the request was “out of sequence with our other appropriations requests and could put a strain on the evolving relationship between the Governor and Sen. (Ted) Stevens.”
Four days later, Monegan was fired. He said he had kept others in the administration fully apprised of his plans to go to Washington.
Lobbyists and their rape kits…it might be forensic evidence for a crime.
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 10:04 am 10:04 am
Ted Bundy – Wikiality, the Truthiness Encyclopedia
Ted Bundy was a patriotic, God-fearing Republican who just went a little too far. Ted was active in state politics, his local church, and the rape and murder of …
http://www.wikiality.com/Ted_Bundy
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 10:07 am 10:07 am
What is the statutory rape law in Alaska?
In: Crime and Criminal Law, State Laws, Alaska [Edit categories]
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Sec. 11.41.434. SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
(a) An offender commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree if
(1) being 16 years of age or older, the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is under 13 years of age or aids, induces, causes, or encourages a person who is under 13 years of age to engage in sexual penetration with another person;
(2) being 18 years of age or older, the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is under 18 years of age, and the offender is the victim’s natural parent, stepparent, adopted parent, or legal guardian; or
(3) being 18 years of age or older, the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is under 16 years of age, and
(A) the victim at the time of the offense is residing in the same household as the offender and the offender has authority over the victim; or
(B) the offender occupies a position of authority in relation to the victim.
(b) Sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree is an unclassified felony and is punishable as provided in AS 12. 55.
So, If you are 16 or older but younger than 18 you can have sex with ages 13-18. If you are 18 or older you can have sex with people 16 or older.
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 10:09 am 10:09 am
Rape kit – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Overview|
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A sexual assault evidence collection kit, sexual assault forensic evidence (SAFE) kit or Sexual Offense Evidence Collection (SOEC) kit in New York[1] is a set of items used by medical personnel for gathering and preserving physical evidence following a sexual assault…
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Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 10:13 am 10:13 am
Source: Sex Assault Program Cited in Monegan Firing Targeted Child Abusers
By Zachary Roth – September 16, 2008, 4:58PM
So Sarah Palin’s latest explanation for why she fired Walt Monegan is that he had gone over her head in seeking federal money for an initiative to combat sexual assault crimes, before she had approved the program.
But it now appears that the program in question is one that most elected officials would be wary of admitting they hadn’t strongly backed. According to Peggy Brown, who heads the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Monegan wanted to use the federal money to hire retired troopers and law enforcement officials, and assign them to investigate the most egregious cases of sexual assault — including those against children.
In other words, if Palin’s new story is true, she fired Monegan for being too aggressive in going after child molesters.
ABC News reported yesterday that, although Alaska leads the nation in reported rapes per capita, Palin hasn’t made the issue a priority as governor.
Monegan, however, appeared eager to change that. “He seemed to get the issue and really took it seriously,” Brown told TPMmuckraker.
According to the Palin camp, too seriously.
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/source_sex_assault_program_cit.php
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 10:42 am 10:42 am
Sarah Palin has a crush on Obama. I mean, come on! Who would you rather spend the weekend with?
Posted by: Sal Monella | February 3, 2009, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
Being a “registered Republican” doesn’t make you anything other than a “registered Republican”. The party is now full of “registered Republicans” who then turn around and support the marxist Democrats just as they did in this election. A vote for anyone other than McCain was a vote for Obonga. No conservative would support that. Nobody with half a brain would willfully put the democrats in control of all 3 branches of the government which is exactly what a vote for anyone other than McCain was.
You marxists got what you wanted. It’s truly a shame the rest of us will have to suffer too.
Usually another test for a warped marxist mind is to ask what one thinks the minimum wage should be
Posted by: TheMightyBoa | February 3, 2009, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
I’m sorry if you feel not wanting to kill the president is a “marxist” position. At least Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan would agree to that. But, however, backing someone with no morals at all is even worse, such as having a position that endorses serial killers such as Jeffery Dahmer, who was a child rapist and sodomite, as are a lot of other serial killers, and obstructing justice to not prosecute said such child rapists.
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/index.html
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm
Republicans like TheMightyBoa base their political views on Limbaugh and Hannity (calling Democrats Marxists tends to give that away). Also referring to President Obama as “obonga” telegraphs diehard racism.
Many of these people aren’t well-educated or worldly and do not expose themselves to other Media (I’m a liberal Democrat who often takes a look at the WSJ, Christian Science Monitor, even the American Statesman–just to hear the news in more than one voice. I’m not afraid of what people with other viewpoints think. Are you?
Posted by: Francesca | February 3, 2009, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barabbas
Never ask a “REAL” Christian to choose Barrabas, for they will always pick Jesus.
In the New Testament, a prisoner or criminal freed to please the mob before the crucifixion of Jesus. Described as a thief or an insurrectionist, Barabbas is mentioned in all four Gospels. Following the custom of setting free one prisoner chosen by popular demand before Passover, Pontius Pilate suggested pardoning Jesus, but the crowd protested and demanded the release of Barabbas. Pilate gave in and sent Jesus to his death.
For more information on Barabbas, visit
A prisoner released instead of Jesus. The evangelists called him a robber (John 18:40), a murderer (Luke 23:19), insurrectionist (Mark 15:7), and a notorious prisoner (Matt 27:16). Barabbas, a Jewish rioter, having participated in an act of terror in which a person was murdered, was caught by the Romans and imprisoned (Mark 15:7). He was released by Pontius Pilate on the choice of the multitude, persuaded by the chief priests and elders (Matt 27:20; Mark 15:11; Luke 23:18). Pilate did this in accordance with the custom “that I should release someone to you at the Passover” (John 18:39). Barabbas was due to be crucified together with two other prisoners, but as the impending Feast of Passover brought thousands of pilgrims to Jerusalem, the Roman authorities thought it circumspect to wait until after the Feast. Although the chief priests and elders were in favour of crucifying Barabbas, they knew that the multitudes admired him as a freedom fighter. Consequently Barabbas was released when Pilate heard the crowd shouting “Away with this man and release to us Barabbas” (Luke 23:18). Some scholars suppose that Barabbas belonged to the group of Zealots – patriots who fought against foreign rule. In some early versions his first name is given as Jesus.
Concordance
Matt 27:16-17,20-21, 26. Mark 15:7, 11,15. Luke 23:18. John 18:40
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
Limbaugh and Hannity… Yeah, these guys are entertainers, not news talent. The live for hate, they spread false information. Come on’ Limbaugh – the drug user – who by his own words, should be locked up for doing drugs. But just like Ted Haggard he crys “the devil made me do it! I was weak!”.
Funny how these fanboys call democrates / Obama “marxist”, yet which president had so much secrecy? Now that we have a guy who can actually speak and walk at the same time – he wants the gov. to be more open to THE PEOPLE.
Anyone ever listen to McCains spin doctors (Bush’s people too) during the campaign on FOX news and other news outlets? Their target voters were old people and those withot college educations. ie: morons. Most people in the KKK / NeoNazis are imbreed retards – just look at how the speak and how the look. They have to blame the Jews or someone else for the reason they live in a trailer. Same for evangelicals. They acted like bush was their savior?! More like the anti-christ by their own definition. Bush spoke of the bible, but his actions were anything but Christian. Lies, death, cheating, stealing, back-room deals. I’ll blame every person who voted for Bush in 2004 for the deaths of all Americans in Iraq. But hey, think of the people who voted for Hitler in the 1930s, the secret meeting and changing of govt. If CNN was around back then, they wouldn’t have gotten that far.
Bush was an idiot, Cheney and other staff were in charge. And this, coming from a REAL TEXAN, unlike Bush who is NOT a Texan and NEVER will be a Texan.
America is about freedom of: religion and speech. And to do that, we cannot have those freedoms imposed on others in our country or to others by changing our laws or other illegal activities. Otherwise, we turn into a Christian version of the middle east… which some Christians do want. The ability to kill someone who isn’t a Christian.
Posted by: AR American | February 3, 2009, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
Well, calling republicans “marxists” because Obama won in a landslide victory and Democrats gaining the Senate and the House. Geez, I wonder why they won. Could it be the republicans own fault for their dwindling party? Or endorsing obviously bad positions and bad issues? I know what’s next, it’s Katie Couric’s fault.
Forget the fact they got in office based on smaller government yet and then, turned around and enlarged the government more expensive and bigger than ever.
Posted by: Truth | February 3, 2009, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
SM/James/Carlyonsue wrote, “Even then, she has cut state government instead of eating into the savings account to address the current economic downturn.”
So much for that idea. Sarah just announced she will be gobbling down $1.18 billion of those savings to balance the budget.
Posted by: WWW | February 3, 2009, 5:06 pm 5:06 pm
“She lied to us” ????
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Posted by: militantfeather | February 3, 2009, 8:57 pm 8:57 pm
Sal Monella: Why would she have a crush on Obama when she has a hunk like Todd Palin at home? Todd is much better looking than Barack Obama!
Posted by: PL | February 4, 2009, 9:14 am 9:14 am
James wrote:What I like about the Governor’s record is that she has maintained a budget surplus. Even then, she has cut state government instead of
eating into the savings account to address the current economic downturn. That is sound governance. I don’t care where you are on the political spectrum, you have to admit that is almost unheard of for politicians today. Responsible goverment might not be flashy but it is what we need in Washington.
Sorry to burst your bubble there pinhead. That’s not governance, it’s ideological lunacy. As her state disintegrates she travels the country on the states dime while starving programs that are needed to keep native Americans alive. Just like a Republican, stealing from the poor for her own self aggrandizment!
Posted by: Teo | February 4, 2009, 11:53 am 11:53 am
Frankly, the 1.18 million is for another road to nowhere. From the reliable press.
Posted by: Truth | February 5, 2009, 12:36 pm 12:36 pm
Zimbabwe-rape: Hundreds of women and girls gang-raped by Mugabe brigades: report
Agence France-Presse – August 25, 2002
LONDON, Aug 25 (AFP) – Hundreds of women and girls are being raped in rural Zimbabwe by President Robert Mugabe’s youth brigades, a British newspaper reported on Sunday.
Girls as young as 12 are being raped, tortured and forcibly kept as concubines in camps in what human rights lawyers have branded “systematic political cleansing” of the population, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
A former militia member interviewed by the newspaper claimed he and others received orders to attack the wives and daughters of opposition sympathisers, the report said.
Human rights activists say the use of rape is part of a drive to terrify all opposition into submission.
“They are raping on a mass scale,” Frances Lovemore, member of the Harare-based Amani Trust which monitors torture, told the paper.
Lovemore claimed girls were being systematically taken and used and abused by because of their families’ political views.
“We’re seeing an enormous prevalence of rape and enough cases to say it’s being used by the state as a political tool,” said Tony Reeler, a director of the Amani Trust.
The Sunday Telegraph said the Amani Trust was compiling video evidence of rape camps set up for youth brigades and riot police in rural areas and hopes to bring Mugabe to trial at the international court of human rights.
Victims living in hiding told the newspaper how they had been gang-raped by police and war veterans and had their genitals burnt with iron rods.
They said the abuse was punishment for their parents not supporting Mugabe in the March presidential poll which returned him to power amid widespread allegations of fraud and voter intimidation.
In a country where some 40 percent of the population is HIV positive, rape can amount to a death sentence, the report said.
The report told of one 12-year old girl, in the Vumba mountains in eastern Zimbabwe, who was gang-raped by war veterans and policemen while her mother and younger sisters were forced to chant Mugabe’s praises and watch the ordeal.
She was raped because her father supports the country’s main opposition group, the Movement for Democratic Change.
Other victims were severely beaten, and some claimed brigade members urinated on their food supplies — a terrible indignity in a land where millions are close to starvation, the report said.
“We found a population living in terror, some towns completely “cleansed” of all opposition,” a Sunday Telegraph reporter said.
Zimbabwean officials are speaking in chilling terms about the need to take the country back to zero, the report said.
Last week, Didymus Mutasa, the organisation secretary of Mugabe’s ruling Zanu-PF Party said: “We would be better off with only six million people (out of a total 12 million), with our own people who support the liberation struggle.”
The report emerged as world attention focuses on Mugabe’s efforts to evict white farmers while famine threatens the country.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Sunday attacked Mugabe’s Zimbabwe as a “pariah state” amid reports that Britain is to step up pressure on the president’s regime at the UN Earth Summit in Johannesburg that starts Monday.
According to UN figures, six million people, making up half the country’s population, are facing starvation.
Police and Zanu-PF supporters have arrested some 200 white farmers for ignoring eviction notices to quit their land served on some 2,900 white farmers.
http://www.aegis.com/news/afp/2002/AF020867.html
Posted by: True | February 5, 2009, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
Truth appears to be anything but. Thanks for ruining an otherwise entertaining thread moron.
And as for AR un-american
Please…. Do fill me in on “limbaugh’s lies”….
You are apparently yet another braindead marxist moron.
Posted by: TheMightyBoa | February 5, 2009, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
It’s easy for Democratic Party leaders to raise taxes… they feel that only the “little people” pay taxes
Their contempt for the American citizen is beyond the pale
Posted by: Solid Citizen | February 7, 2009, 5:04 am 5:04 am
Limbaugh is honest and tells the truth? That’s funny!
That’s like saying that China has no nukes.
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Posted by: AR American | February 13, 2009, 6:13 am 6:13 am
At the recent 2009 CPAC – Rush Limdenburg, er Limbaugh quoted some phrases from our “Constitution”, but as typical of idiots like O’Reilly and Limbaugh… he mis-quoted and its from our Declaration of Indepence.
And he wonders why women don’t find him attactive? Just another facists.
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