With the appointment of Perino to the Broadcasting Board of Governors

[saracat]

can we expect Sarah Palin to be offered a post in the Admin? After all, she is also an empty headed,attractive GOPer with a journalism degree, who knows how to smile and delegate questions to other people! She was a TV sportscaster! .:rofl: :sarcasm:

[notadmblnd]

1. I'm sure her appointment was a payoff

for what, I'm not sure yet.

[saracat]

3. Well, it sure wasn't for praising the obama Admin, or her latest stint on FOX.

And she isn't smart enough for political espionage! I guess it is a bipartisan gesture to McConnel because he sponsored her and we sure love those Republicans! Maybe someday they will vote withn us. Maybe on a Brige to Nowhere!

[notadmblnd]

5. I'm thinking it was in exchange for a vote in congress

maybe healthcare?

[saracat]

8. They would never trade anything important. And if they ever were,

they certainly would have a much higher price tag than Perino for the BBG!

[Nite Owl]

12. That seems to be the key

to most of his appointments, be as against the left as possible.

[geek tragedy]

18. Only if you're delusional. Was Bush trying to piss off his base

when he appointed Ted Kaufman?

[geek tragedy]

17. Bush appointed Ted Kaufman

to two terms on the BBG.

http://www.bbg.gov/pressroom/pressreleases-article.cfm?articleID=108

[saracat]

21. Nooo comparison. Really. Was Kaufman an idiot?

And he sounds somewhat "Moderate" as well.Perino is an ardent Bushie.

[geek tragedy]

23. It's not supposed to be a politicized panel or process.

It explicitly calls for the membership to be bipartisan.

We wouldn't like anything short of a RINO.

[saracat]

25. Perino isn't politicized? Are you kidding? I wouldn't have even

thought anything about this appointment except that it is perino. None of the others on that panel are as bad. She is just a bad choice, and one that was not necessary.I don't think she will have much influence alone but she may joining forces with the others.

[geek tragedy]

28. She wasn't his idea. But, when you have a bipartisan body

that means you have a bipartisan process. Which means you get real Republicans.

On the bright side: she's off Fox News now.

[saracat]

29. Once again, it isn't about her being a Republican. It is about qualifications

and politicization. Please stop twisting this and of course Perino wasn't Obama's idea. She was suggested by McConnell, who is also no intellectual giant and Obama very nicely acted on his suggestion.There are a lot a qualified Republicans who could have been appointed but they weren't referred by McConnell.It is McConnell Obama is trying to please. It is all political.However bipartisanship only works in one direction and it isn't ours.

[geek tragedy]

30. Because it's not worth the fight on this minor position.

McConnell can put a hold on every Obama nominee under the sun. It sucks, but you have to play ball on stuff like this.

It could have been worse. McConnell's first choice was Cliff May.

http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-plank/board-death

And yes, Cliff May is much worse than Perino.

[saracat]

31. May was McConell's choice under the Bush Admin. There is no word

if he had another choice this time. May would be awful as well but he is 'obvious'. Perino, like Palin could actually be more dnagerous.Interesting article. Apparently the bushies saw it as important to make the BBG as partisan as possible.And we don't.Once again, the one way bipartisanship.And years ago I would have agreed with the playing ball. I no longer do. We are "playing ball" on everything and getting nothing.

[geek tragedy]

32. May was rejected by the Obama admin when May submitted his name again,

Unfortunately, the Senate being what it is, one has to play ball with McConnell to a certain extent.

[saracat]

37. So Obama could have rejected Perino and looked for a moderate Reuke, not a Bushie.

[Renew Deal]

2. Trolling again?

[saracat]

4. Making fun of Palin and the Perino appointment is trolling ?

I think the Palin/Perino comparison is right on and is hilarious. Sorry you don't get the joke. I posted the sarcasm thingy!

[Renew Deal]

9. Hillary runs this board.

Blame her.

[saracat]

11. Hillary supports Palin and Perino? I hardly think so and we "know" Hillary has a

sense of humour, unlike some posters on DU.

[emilyg]

13. Tell us - are you?

[saracat]

20. Are you?

[emilyg]

34. You know better.

[emilyg]

35. You know better. My question was not to you.

[saracat]

38. Sorry. I misread.

[alofarabia]

6. I used to work for Radio Free Europe

which falls under the cognizance of the BBG and know they are required to have both Democrats and Republicans on the Board. I don't know this Perino person they probably needed to fill an empty "Republican" position.

[saracat]

7. She was the idiot Bush Press secretary.She is very reminicent of Palin

She got trapped once and admitted she didn't know what the Cuban Missle Crisis was, allegedly because she was too "young" as opposed tom uninformed. She is a total wingnut.Many find it hard to believe that there aren't any other Republicans who wouln't better serve in this post. Plus, it is a Bushie voice added to the mix and a nod to the Bush Admin.

[geek tragedy]

16. You realize that the President nominates members of the opposite party

based on who the opposite party suggests, right?

[saracat]

19. They suggest. He doesn't have to take the suggestion. But the

President is being "politically correct".In the current environment there doesn't seem to be a necessity to be "politically correct" to the GOP, who would NEVER return the courtesy.I happen to think she is a really bad choice and she does remind me of Palin.

[geek tragedy]

22. It's a bipartisan body--it would make little sense to engage in ultrapartisan bipartisanship.

It's a token position anyways.

[saracat]

27. They do more than one thinks and Perino is "ultra -partisan".That is one of my objections to her

appointment . However , I realize that protesting this is like spitting in the wind. I am just registering protest, and she is a Palin type, unquestioningly. "I don't know what the Cuban Missle Crisis is" versus"I can see Russia from my window". Maybe Carrie Prejean is available? What trio they would be! They could all craft the American image abroad!:sarcasm: :rofl:

[Jim Sagle]

10. A Republican adminstration appoints a Republican. Where's the surprise?

:shrug:

[defendandprotect]

14. k i c k

[geek tragedy]

15. It's a bipartisan panel. He's supposed to appoint whomever the Republicans

nominate.

This was the name the Republicans gave him.

Bush did the same thing. Unless you think Bush's problem was that he was insufficiently partisan . . .

[saracat]

24. He is also "supposed to" consider the qualifications of the appointee.

And BTW, many Reukes did consider Bush not sufficiently "partisan because he did appoint some Dems. Normon Mineta comes to mind among others.And since when did the behavior of Bush become a litgmus test for President Obama??????

[BlooInBloo]

26. Isn't there a law prohibiting more than 4 of the same party on that panel?

If so, getting her off of faux news sounds perfectly reasonable.

[DU GrovelBot]

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[Thickasabrick]

36. Noice.....K&R nt