Sarah Palin Resigns

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[quote]ZEB wrote:
FightinIrish26 wrote:
ZEB wrote:
I can’t remember the main stream media destroying anyone faster and with more viciousness than Sarah Palin.

That stupid cunt destroyed herself by going on TV acting and sounding like a fucking retaded piece of garbage. The fact that she could be so close to leading the America disgusts me on so many levels I can’t even put it into words.

If she ended up in the presidency, I would seriously consider leaving this country and saying “Fuck you” to everyone.

If I interview you for 4 hours and edit it down to 40 minutes I guarantee I can make you look like a moron. I can do the same thing with Obama, Biden, Boxer heck even Albert Einstein if he was alive.

Palin is a very bright individual who was made to look foolish by a very liberal pro Obama media.

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Dude you must be off your rocker.

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She’ll go on book tour then challenge Lisa Murkowski for an Alaskan seat in the US Senate.

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[quote]jsbrook wrote:
the stupid comments, non-answer answers, and fundamental ignorance of key issues.
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HA! You guys are funny. What you’ve done, is describe 99% of all politicians.

Zeb is correct; with the right motivation, and the MSM certainly has the right motivation, anybody could be made to look like an absolute fool under the scrutiny of selective editing. The MSM has become an amazingly powerful influence on the electoral process, this is evidenced by the statists attempt to silence conservative voices on the alternative medias. Oh but let’s call it the “fairness Doctrine”. Whatever.

Sarah Palin committed the almighty sins of being unabashedly conservative and common. Yes, she stumbled in front of the cameras on occasion. But these mistakes, had she been a statist herself, would have been glossed over without hesitation by the MSM. You know it, and I know it. Every time Opie and that shit bag from Scranton stumbled, it was written off as “campaign fatigue”, and “they’re just out there working so hard for the little guy!”.

The attacks on her and her family, had they been directed at the Obamas, would have lit a fire storm on the left. There would have been calls for peoples heads to roll at media outlets, folks would’ve been denounced as evil, and surely cast as racist. The way the Palins were treated was unconscionable, and I certainly wouldn’t blame her if she left politics altogether. The only downside to this scenario, is that the statists will feel a sense of victory and empowerment. Sad really.

I for one hopes she does find an outlet to advance conservatism and battle the statists. This country, especially right now, certainly needs every patriot they can muster. Best wishes to her and her family.

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She was not experienced and was disappointingly mediocre, but she was never as bad as her liberal critics insisted - and no candidate in modern history has had the media try to assassinate their character and image more than she has.

Palin wasn’t ready for prime-time, and she may never be, but her candidacy laid bare the Shame of the Legacy Media - and she would have had to have been the love child of George Washington and Eleanor Roosevelt to overcome the deck that was stacked against her.

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[quote]FrankNStang wrote:
She’ll go on book tour then challenge Lisa Murkowski for an Alaskan seat in the US Senate. [/quote]

That would be a very good route for her I think.

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[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
She was not experienced and was disappointingly mediocre, but she was never as bad as her liberal critics insisted - and no candidate in modern history has had the media try to assassinate their character and image more than she has.

Palin wasn’t ready for prime-time, and she may never be, but her candidacy laid bare the Shame of the Legacy Media - and she would have had to have been the love child of George Washington and Eleanor Roosevelt to overcome the deck that was stacked against her.[/quote]

This is a fair post. The media certainly did a number on her. But notwithstanding that she is inexperienced and mediocre and probably will NEVER be ready for prime-time. She’s not even a true conservative. Her record in Wasila and various statements and positions attest to that. This has been discussed here ad nauseum and doesn’t need rehashing. Everyone can draw their own conclusions, but the evidence is there.

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Bitch is dangerous as hell. Blatant power luster.

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[quote]belligerent wrote:
Bitch is dangerous as hell. Blatant power luster.[/quote]

I would like you to point out a politician on the national scene who isn’t. Good grief.

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I more or less agree with Irish on this one. I hope the stories that

If all that’s true then I can stop praying for a plane crash. I also hope that the rumors of some federal corruption charges are behind this are true as well. She is absolutely the worst sort of political scum and never should have risen above mayor of a meth infested slum. If McCain had picked Romney or almost anyone else he’d probably be president right now (which would suck but at least he’d be the one getting the heat for the economy sucking right now).

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She spoke to people as if we were all retarded. Did anyone see the disaster which was her press conference today? She acts as if she is intelligent, which is a far cry from actually being intelligent. If stepping down as governor is the best thing for Alaska, then that is saying something about her.

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I don’t know, guys…

It appears that her resignation wasn’t the result of the “Liberal Media”…but the rough-and-tumble politics of her beloved Alaska.

Her mantra of being a “maverick” who “took on the good 'ole Boys of Alaska” seemed to bite her in her pretty ass once she was out of the limelight, and the Alaskan politicians unleased their hell and fury on her (many in her own party). Somehow, someway…Palin didn’t end up with many allies in Alaska…and NO politician will survive without allies.

Did the Media “destroy” her during the campaign?

I think that a pivotal moment for Palin was the “Couric Interviews”. I look at it this way. Both women were in the middle of a fight for something they wanted…Palin the Vice Presidency…and Couric her anchoring career (which WAS in question at the time, as CBS was consistently in 3rd place and dropping, with Couric being accused of “fluff” and “soft” interviewing). Many were calling for Couric’s head on a platter.

Palin, plain and simply, was ill-prepared…and Couric crushed her.

Again, it was a pivotal moment. For BOTH women.

Comedians?

Don’t run if they bother you.

Her kids, specifically Bristol.

In order to keep her out of the limelight, Palin never should have run. Once she decided to, it was going to be exponentially worse if she tried to “hide” her and her pregnancy. At that point, there was no choice but to put her in the limelight.

After the election, the media didn’t really attack Bristol that much…but her and her “Baby Daddy” just couldn’t seem to keep themselves off TV and out of print.

All and all, I think Palin is a good person. I really think that she IS a soccor Mom who likes to hunt and fish with her husband and kids. But she jumped into a Firefight with a pretty face, some catchy phrases and a BB Gun…while her Political Opponents…especially in Alaska…all had fully loaded M16A-3’s with M203 Grenade Launchers.

Ultimately I think there is going to more to this story than what we got today.

Mufasa

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[quote]Mufasa wrote:

Ultimately I think there is going to more to this story than what we got today.

Mufasa[/quote]

Yep. Kinda like when we heard someone else “took a hike.” There’s no way this is it. As others have guessed, there’s probably a scandal.

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[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
Mufasa wrote:

Ultimately I think there is going to more to this story than what we got today.

Mufasa

Yep. Kinda like when we heard someone else “took a hike.” There’s no way this is it. As others have guessed, there’s probably a scandal. [/quote]

OR…she really DID get tired of the bullshit, GL…

This is going to be interesting as it unfolds…

Mufasa

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[quote]Mufasa wrote:
Gambit_Lost wrote:
Mufasa wrote:

Ultimately I think there is going to more to this story than what we got today.

Mufasa

Yep. Kinda like when we heard someone else “took a hike.” There’s no way this is it. As others have guessed, there’s probably a scandal.

OR…she really DID get tired of the bullshit, GL…

This is going to be interesting as it unfolds…

Mufasa

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lol. Yeah, maybe. And maybe we’ll wake up tomorrow to hearing that she has really “been in Argentina.” Politician and scandal? Safe bet.

It’ll be interesting to see… I hope it’s not as sad as Sanford, that was hard to watch.

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I have to disagree with part of your opinion Mufasa.

Did the media hurt her chances ? No, SHE hurt her chances. When she was questioned and interviewed, it was her chance to either present an intelligent, informed, and well-spoken person, or a bumbling, clumsy, and unaware individual. You know that saying “you never get a second chance to make a first impression?” In politics it’s even more true. She came off to the American public as if WE were the morons the way she addressed the nation. We as a nation, should expect our leaders to be some of the most knowledgeable, wise, and well-mannered, and if I am shooting for the stars then so be it. Because her state is the closest to Russia, doesn’t qualify her to being the best at predicting their behavior.

The notion of her being a maverick? Not. McCain was the maverick, and he needed someone who could stir shit up so to speak, just to not be forgotten against the almighty Obama. Her stage was presented to her, and she chose how to handle it. I can only critique what she provides, so that’s her fault.

I do agree with the rest of what you wrote. Perhaps she did just get tired of it all, and Lord knows how hard it would be to tolerate someone talking shit about your child. You just don’t go there. I don’t think she will recover from this politically, even if she is foolish enough to try to run for the presidency. She handled this situation pretty poorly, and her speech might be an even bigger cluster fuck than previous ones.

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[quote]tme wrote:
I more or less agree with Irish on this one. I hope the stories that
according to “people very close to Sarah Palin,” she has “told her supporters that she is out of politics, period. She is fed up with politics. She doesn’t like her life. She feels that she needs to raise her family. She’s sick of the commute from Wasilla to the capital. And she really does not want to run for higher office, that this is not a case where she is stepping down in order to clear the way for a presidential run. In fact, she has told some of her biggest backers in the national Republican Party that they are free to choose other candidates for 2012, which of course opens new avenues for Mitt Romney, for Tim Pawlenty, for other potential candidates who are definitely in the running.”

If all that’s true then I can stop praying for a plane crash. [/quote]

Should her children die in the crash too? Tells us the details of your blood lust. It illustrates the lib mindset very well.

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Mainstream media did NO investigations on Obama, the main candidate. They had swarms go to Alaska to investigate if Palin had so much as an unpaid parking ticket.

The libs hounded a good person off the stage, all so Mr. Trillions-of-Debt could save the banksters on Wall Street.

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[quote]jsbrook wrote:
ZEB wrote:
FightinIrish26 wrote:
ZEB wrote:
I can’t remember the main stream media destroying anyone faster and with more viciousness than Sarah Palin.

That stupid cunt destroyed herself by going on TV acting and sounding like a fucking retaded piece of garbage. The fact that she could be so close to leading the America disgusts me on so many levels I can’t even put it into words.

If she ended up in the presidency, I would seriously consider leaving this country and saying “Fuck you” to everyone.

If I interview you for 4 hours and edit it down to 40 minutes I guarantee I can make you look like a moron. I can do the same thing with Obama, Biden, Boxer heck even Albert Einstein if he was alive.

Palin is a very bright individual who was made to look foolish by a very liberal pro Obama media.

Ha! Keep telling yourself that. The liberal media certainly exploited the situation and did its best to portray Palin in a poor light. But she could not have been made to look stupid without the stupid comments, non-answer answers, and fundamental ignorance of key issues.
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What you’re saying is that she mis-spoke on occasion, I agree but that doesn’t make her stupid. Amyone who speaks that much in publbic will have these problems. The difference is Palin’s words were given front page coverage.

Let’s take Obama’s recent verbal blunder: “Americans need just one thing and it’s a three letter word, J O B S.”

This was not talked up by the media as they don’t want to attack their God. Obama has made several of these verbal blunders, and other types of gaffs. This doesn’t make him stupid, but if the mainstream media had a desire to bring him down they would have a good start by now.

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[quote]jsbrook wrote:
she is inexperienced. [/quote]

The most inexperienced candidate won, of course the mainstream media never pointed it out. In fact Obama is the most inexperienced candidate to ever hold the highest office in the land.

You only know what they tell you.

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[quote]Mufasa wrote:
plain and simply, was ill-prepared…and Couric crushed her.[/quote]

The editing room crushed her. As I’ve already stated, let me sit down with you and ask you questions about anything for 4 hours and then edit down to 40 minutes, even your friends will think you a drooling idiot.