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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 02:00 PM Original message |
A lot of people here are underestimating Sarah Palin. |
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wavesofeuphoria (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Any sources or examples to back up these claims? |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Here's a short overview of her political career. |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I would not consider Fred Barnes and the Weekly Standard to be a credible source. |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I usually don't either, but in this article his info is along the lines of other sources I've read. |
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HousePainter (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
43. You should get out more |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-01-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
51. Oh - The Weakly Standard - |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
58. The Weekly FUCKING Standard???? |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 12:12 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Read Reply #12 again. |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. "whip-smart"? |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. The same way Carter does. |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I like the Bush reference, thank you |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Don't care what you like, thank you |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Sorry for making another Bush connection to McCain-Palin |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. You won't be telling me to move anywhere |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. ... |
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pollo poco (286 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. stop it |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. You are wrong |
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progdonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. holy shit... |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-01-08 02:33 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. The poste I was replying to said it was a "big deal" |
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progdonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-01-08 08:09 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I'd recommend you do the same.... (throw in spelling while you're at it) |
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HousePainter (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Mediocrity for me, Hurrah!!! |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 10:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. first of all, I could have won the race running against Murkowski. |
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Beregond2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. OK... |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. Yep |
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The Hope Mobile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 02:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
62. I think LIEbermen is the only one who was willing besides Paliban |
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Bob Dobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. This campaign will be a dogfight to the end. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. no foreign policy experience... |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Consistency will count for a lot in this election. |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. If this isn't a landslide, it's all about race. Period. |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Plus she's being "investigated" by a Republican legislature |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Sounds like the GOP spiting its own nose to save face to me. |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. unless the outcome of the investigation is |
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Political Tiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. But is she a POW? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. Let's put it this way: last month, Palin wasn't really certain what the vice-presidency was about. |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. The V.P. slot is mostly whatever the appointee makes it, isn't it? |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Ridge said it best on CNN about a week ago |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. The tendency has been for the Vice President to be more |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 07:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Agreed, but Palin's question of "What as V.P. do?" has more merit than some around here ... |
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Tallison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
46. Thoughtful, but |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. The VP is a political puppet who puts on puppet shows as instructed by his/her betters. nt |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
22. Anti-science fundamentalist with a 4 month old |
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DogPoundPup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. She ran and won against weak challenger's |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Tony Knowles was anything but a weak challenger. |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Knowles was tainted |
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sasori (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
25. Whip-smart? come on! |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
29. okay. |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. ... |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
32. suburban women (not so smart types) thinking they are all progressive vote mcslime |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
33. And under estimate how primed the Repuke base is for another |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
34. Agree. Could very well happen. |
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rainlillie (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
36. Whatever.. |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. That's exactly how I hope the Democrats portray the issue. nt |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
47. Just read the Daily Kos articles on Tummygate, and I've got to revise my opinion of her. |
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Turner Ashby (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-01-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. You have a down's baby |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-01-08 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
52. Don't discount the McCain/Palin candidacy. Bush/Cheney were an equally laughable combination. |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Exactly... |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-08 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
53. I Agree People are Underestimating Her |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
54. concur/Palin is the "star" of the tix now-Not grandpa mc same |
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That Guy 888 (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
56. It's the right wing propaganda machine that shouldn't be underestimated |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. exactly--they will milk the sarah cow til she's dry |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 12:28 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Agreed. |
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blossomstar (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
61. She's ALREADY corrupted |
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kurth_ (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
63. Don't misunderestimate her cunning |
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