As simple minded and stupid as Palin seems.......and is.....

[Stuart G]

there are plenty who like her...

From time to time I go to the track and a 60-1 long shot wins..
....Also, a very poor hitting pitcher gets the winning hit.
Sure, she is exactly what she seems..

But she is at bat, and playing in the major leagues...She may get that occasional hit. Don't treat her as she looks and seems. Treat her as a threat..she is.

[liberal renegade]

1. I think of her

as a distraction rather than a threat.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Her unfavorables are increasing alarmingly quickly.

[Starlight]

5. That doesn't surprise me. What surprises me is that anyone ever took her nomination seriously.

[Stuart G]

I would add, history has often underestimated many..

I watched the interview with Couric that contained the now famous "Name a newspaper or magazine you read"

That one was indeed stupid. Yet several other answers, almost seemed intelligent. Almost intelligent enough to fool some. Hopefully, they will not. But don't overestimate the quality of thought of the average citizen who has no time to become informed. Anything can happen when so many are so sure of an outcome..

I am sure that a certain Republican in the summer of 48 would have been sure too.
The Chicago Tribute also knew.....

[old guy]

3. How we treat her is not important IMO.

I don't think the Obama campaign will be blindsided by underestimating the challenges she represents.

[Stuart G]

4. Thank you old guy...

That is exactly the point that I was trying to make..
I hope that you are right. The Obama/Biden campaign has been outstanding in dealing with all kinds of threats.

[driver8]

6. If our country could elect Little Lord Pissypants twice...

they'll elect anybody!

That's what scares me!!

[bdamomma]

9. all those people who say

she's like me? another person you can have a beer with? I do not want someone in power who is like me, I want someone who is intelligent and professional and who will do something!!!

when will we act or some act like grown ups for once.

[driver8]

10. Exactly. I would like the President to be smarter than the "average" person.

I don't need to have a beer with the President, thank you.

[Jack from Charlotte]

7. You are incorrectly assuming simplemindedness is always bad....

You forget the main Republic Party constituancy......

TFM's


McCain Loses Core Supporters
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, October 1, 2009

Senator John McCain appears to be losing support among a key group of voters who had hitherto stood firmly with the senator even as his poll numbers among other groups fell dramatically.

A new Gallup poll shows that, for the first time, McCain's approval rating has fallen below 50% among total fucking morons, and now stands at 44%. This represents a dramatic drop compared to a poll taken just last December, when 62% of total fucking morons expressed support for McCain and his policies.

The current poll, conducted by phone with 1,409 total fucking morons between Sept. 24 and Sept. 28, reveals that only 44% of those polled believe McCain well do a good job, while 27% believe he will do a poor job and 29% don't understand the question.

Faltering approval ratings for the senator among a group once thought to be a reliable source of loyal support gives Republicans one more reason to be nervous about the upcoming presidential elections. "If we can't depend on the support of total fucking morons," says Sen. Liddy Dole (R-NC), "then we've got a big problem. They're a key factor in our electoral strategy, and an important part of today's Republican coalition."

"We've taken the total fucking moron vote for granted," says Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL), "and now we're paying for it. We've let the Democrats control the debate lately, and they've dragged discourse back into the realm of complex, nuanced issues. So your average total fucking moron turns on his TV and sees his Republican Congressman arguing about Constitutional law or the complexities of state formation in the Middle East, and he tunes out. He wants to hear comforting, pandering, flattering bromides and he doesn't want to hear a logical argument more complex than what you'd find on a bumper sticker."

For Feeney, the poll is a dire warning that Republicans can ignore only at their peril. "This should send a signal that we have to regain control of the debate if we want the support of our key constituencies in the coming election and beyond. We need to bring public discourse back into the realm of stupidity and vacuity. We should be talking about homosexual illegal immigrants burning flags. We should be talking about the power of pride. We should be talking about freedom fries. These are the issues that resonate with total fucking morons."

But some total fucking morons say it's too late. Bill Snarpel of Enid, Oklahoma is a total fucking moron who voted for Bush in both 2000 and 2004. But he says he won't be voting for Bush in 2008. "I don't like it that he was going to sell our ports to the Arabs. If the Arabs own the ports then that means they'll let all the Arabs in and then we'll all be riding camels and wearing towels on our heads. I don't want my children singing the Star Spangled Banner in Muslim."

Total fucking moron Kurt Meyer of Turlock, California also says his once solid support for McCain has collapsed. "We invaded Iraq and all those soldiers died, and for what? We destroyed all their WMDs, but now their new president is making fun of us and saying he's going to build nuclear bombs and that we can't stop him. Well, nuclear bombs are even worse than WMDs, so what did we accomplish?"

Laura McDonald, a total fucking moron from Chandler, Arizona, says she is disappointed that the senator hasn't been a more forceful advocate of Christian values. "This country was founded on Christian values," she says, "but you'd never know it looking around and seeing all the Mexicans running around. I thought McCain was going to bring Jesus back into the government. Instead, Christians are being persecuted worse than ever before in history, because all these Mexicans come here and tell Christians that we have to respect their religious beliefs. So now it's illegal for children to pray in school. Soon it will be illegal for them to speak English."

Not all total fucking morons have turned their backs on McCain. Jeb Larkin of Topeka, Kansas says he still fully supports McCain. "He'll do a great job. He'll be a great president. He'll be a great decider. I have a puppy. His tail sticks straight up and you can see his butt hole."

And not all Republican lawmakers are concerned about the poll. Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC), for one, does not find it a cause for anxiety. While he agrees that his party should not take total fucking morons for granted, they "really don't have anywhere else to go. They're never going to be able to understand someone like Al Gore or John Kerry or Obama or anybody intelligent and articulate who wants to talk about substantive issues. Just try having a conversation with one of them about global warming. They'll say, 'Oh, but Rush says volcanoes consume more ozone than humans do.' I mean, they're morons! Total fucking morons!"

"They've got nowhere else to go," Graham reaffirms with a smile, and they always vote."

[Stuart G]

8. Certainly one of the most interesting posts I've seen lately...Jack.....Aces full

[grasswire]

11. did you write this, Jack? (eom)

[Jack from Charlotte]

13. No. It's actually from a 2006 article on Bush. I updated.....

and made a few changes, however. Google "The TFM Vote" for the original.

[pnwmom]

12. Right. She is a real threat. n/t

[secondwind]

14. I'm with you......this is the last major hurdle of Obama campaign.

Nailing this debate.

So, I am going to post this: Sarah Palin is an exceptionally competent debater, do not underestimate her, she is shrewd, very intelligent, with a sharp wit to boot. She will try to shred Joe Biden to bits, while attacking Obama at every turn.

There.

Now, let's watch the circus. She will come out looking worse than McCain, and all he did was not look at Obama.

[mikeytherat]

15. I'm in a nine-piece band, and personal politics run from Far-Left to Very Far Right.

Last night, at rehearsal, the topic of Sarah Palin came up and, for once, we had a consensus on politics - no one, and I mean NO ONE in that room had anything good to say about Palin. In fact, one of our most vocal Righties in the band said things about her I would probably only post in The Lounge, and the thread would still get locked. And none of the criticisms hurled toward Caribou Barbie were sexist at all - every comment was about her obvious stupidity, and how she had no business being considered for the VP position.

mikey_the_rat