The Beginning of the Tide? The End of Sarah Palin

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So I''ve started to notice a trend. Its increasingly common to see Anti-Palin stories in established Conservative papers.

Earlier this month, Politico had put out a pair of stories about Palin and her waning power. The latest comes from The Weekly Standard.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/ ... tml?page=1
On Sarah Palin’s Alaska, shortly after she does a shot with Bill O’Reilly from the television studio that she’s had built into her house, Palin confides to the reality-show camera, in a rare moment of genuine self-reflection, “You know, having every word, every action scrutinized and in some cases mocked, I can handle it, you know. I kind of have asked for it, right?”

One could make a case.

But this doesn’t mean Palin won’t continue to express her thoughts. In fact, when surveying the two-year output of her books and tweetings and Facebook updates and speeches and television spots and reality-show utterances, where every minute issue of the day is remarked upon, every slight noticed, every petty retribution repaid, it’s hard to imagine she still has any thoughts that remain unexpressed.

But that’s what going rogue is all about. Letting it fly. Following your gut. Which has made Sarah Palin wealthy, and intensely discussed, and now has secured her a spot in the Reality TV Star pantheon. And good for Palin if she’s happy following her gut.

Though there’s no compelling reason to suggest the rest of us should tag along behind.



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Man! I really hope she runs in 2012! :lolling: Seriously, I do.

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im honestly trying to be as non-partisan as possible to see what comes of this thread. i'm genuinely curious.

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I'm curious to see how the reality tv show affects her popularity and political capital. On one side, I think it's an excellent way to make a politician seem human and for people to get to know her a little more and genuinely like her as a person. On the other hand, it gives critics much more fodder to use to criticize her...

What will keep her out of the White House is her lack of experience and qualifications. I just don't think the American public views her as a true leader and a professional politician. I don't think this reality TV show will help that cause. I think it will continue to build her "likability" and "human factor", but those two things go the opposite. If they wanted to make her look better they should show her in positions of power and leadership getting results... But I don't know how much of that kind of thing is available..


for the record.. I like Sarah Palin! Not sure I would vote for her for President though.

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Can we end her daughter's reign on DWTS first?

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Eikon wrote:for the record.. I like Sarah Palin! Not sure I would vote for her for President though.
THIS.

However, unlike most of you, I don't watch TV. When the hell do you have time?

And who actually watches DWTS? :inoutgay:

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UpStar wrote:Man! I really hope she runs in 2012! :lolling: Seriously, I do.
I'm with you. I hope she runs too so the Dems will gain back control of both houses and the presidency.

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telcoman wrote:
UpStar wrote:Man! I really hope she runs in 2012! :lolling: Seriously, I do.
I'm with you. I hope she runs too so the Dems will gain back control of both houses and the presidency.

Telcoman

I hope she runs and wins just so I can see you suffer and have to eat your words.

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her political capitol is just about spent. she cant even throw elections in her own state. id be shocked if we were still talking about her in 2012.

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AZhitman wrote:And who actually watches DWTS? :inoutgay:
Ooo ah-ah-ah-ah!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09LTT0xwdfw[/youtube]

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telcoman wrote:I'm with you. I hope she runs too so the Dems will gain back control of both houses and the presidency.
Blind partisanship is idiocy magnified.

Who ties your shoes in the morning?

Never mind.
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IBCoupe wrote:Ooo ah-ah-ah-ah!
If I had the voice for it, I would do that walking through the grocery store. :)

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[quote="Eikon]



I hope she runs and wins just so I can see you suffer and have to eat your words.[/quote]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40295984/
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Aren't you and Babs about the same age? ;)

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Aren't they the same person???!?!??!?!?

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Surely Giuliani isn't the only one in the greater new York area to play dress up...

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Eikon wrote:
I hope she runs and wins just so I can see you suffer and have to eat your words.
You sound like the type that would vote for someone just to see others suffer. I bet you voted for her danceless daughter on that dance show as well just sock it to the "libs & dems" huh :lolling: It's your vote :dblthumb: Do what you do.

telcoman wrote:
I'm with you. I hope she runs too so the Dems will gain back control of both houses and the presidency.

Telcoman

Ohhhh. Telcoman and I will NOT be the only ones suffering if she wins. :lolling: Believe that! :woot:

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That's true. Thank goodness at least one of your states recognizes gay marriage. :)

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UpStar wrote:
Eikon wrote:
I hope she runs and wins just so I can see you suffer and have to eat your words.
You sound like the type that would vote for someone just to see others suffer. I bet you voted for her danceless daughter on that dance show as well just sock it to the "libs & dems" huh :lolling: It's your vote :dblthumb: Do what you do.
You apparently didn't read my first post in this thread... Nor did you clearly understand the post that you quoted. I would never spend my vote for such a trivial thing. In fact, I already stated that I would probably not vote for her. But, I would take pleasure in seeing Telco squirm if she were elected.

Oh.. on more thing..
UpStar wrote:You sound like the type that...
Don't EVER stereotype or categorize me. You know nothing about me, so do not try to "typecast" me.
k thanks..

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UpStar wrote:You sound like the type that would vote for someone just to see others suffer.
You sound like the type that blindly votes for anyone with a "D" after their name.

Oh wait - that was your buddy Telco. My bad - Please forgive me. ;)
UpStar wrote: I bet you voted for her danceless daughter on that dance show as well
I bet you're a bored housewife. What self-respecting man even KNOWS who's on that show?

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I only know because All Things Considered had a very short piece where a ballet instructor critiqued the show. He said Palin sucked - her form was terrible and she hardly smiled, if I recall correctly.

Apparently there was some dispute because Palin beat out somebody else. I can't remember whom.

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AZhitman wrote:
UpStar wrote:You sound like the type that would vote for someone just to see others suffer.
You sound like the type that blindly votes for anyone with a "D" after their name.

Oh wait - that was your buddy Telco. My bad - Please forgive me. ;)
UpStar wrote: I bet you voted for her danceless daughter on that dance show as well
I bet you're a bored housewife. What self-respecting man even KNOWS who's on that show?


…and Mr. CEO to the rescue of a wounded tea soldier. Bird of a feather flock together, especially duiring the turkey season. You two should hold each others hand in the same voting booth in 2012. :poke: Happy Holidays :biggrin:
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infiniti_lineup wrote:Excuse the sidebar, but I have this odd feeling that UpStar is living a life of lies. For some reason, I highly doubt that you own the nine cars that you've mentioned between your profile and signature and that you didn't snag that house photo off of some real estate listing.

Maybe it's the two completely different list of cars on your signature and on your profile (the only common denominator being the M45, which you actually referenced as a Y34 [2003-2004] in your profile and then as a Y50 [2006, specifically] in your profile). Or maybe it's the lack of grammatical skills that you've shown in all of your posts that aren't common for someone who would be wealthy enough to own nine cars.

Meh, then again, maybe it's me being paranoid. But these "feelings" of mine aren't typically wrong...

Either way, I would say that a picture of all nine cars in front of the same house in your avatar is in order. If you fail to come through, then you will be forever disgraced on the Political Forum!

its the internet. im not entirely sure you arent a 16 year old pimply kid. or delta burke.

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hahaha. just sayin'



also, you're one to talk. didnt i call you out for something similar a few weeks back on the "post pics of your car" thread on gen forum? JUSS SAYIN'

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Obama didn't win on talent or skill, either, and that is for the presidency not some dance show... so I'm not sure why Bristol is being criticized so harshly. If you're gonna let a hood run the country, why have high standards for anything else anymore?

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wingFeather wrote:Obama didn't win on talent or skill, either, and that is for the presidency not some dance show... so I'm not sure why Bristol is being criticized so harshly. If you're gonna let a hood run the country, why have high standards for anything else anymore?
a hood? really? i mean really?

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UpStar wrote:…and Mr. CEO to the rescue of a wounded tea solider. Bird of a feather flock together, especially duiring the turkey season. You two should hold each others hand in the same voting booth in 2012. :poke: Happy Holidays :biggrin:
What's a "solider"?

I don't come to anyone's rescue - I was just pointing out the obvious and apparent similarities between your and Telco's blind adherence to Libby doctrine.

Doubtful I'll be sharing a voting booth with anyone - I'm a Libertarian with strong Capitalist leanings.

p.s. It's awfully funny that you'd make a jab about "holding hands" - For a liberal sheep, you've got some repressed homophobia. You're the one watching a TV show about ballroom dancing. :rotfl

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heliochrome85 wrote:a hood? really? i mean really?
You might be okay with the hood lifestyle, but that doesn't make it right. Robbing people, lying, cheating, intimidation... Ice Cube might think it's cool but we don't need such gangsta behavior in the White House.

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dont ever change wingFeather.


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