Comments on: Is Palin perplexing? You betcha http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18299 The oldest political news site on the Internet Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bryan mcclellan http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18299/comment-page-1#comment-50639 bryan mcclellan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50639 I find nothing perplexing about a ditsy, dizzy, cornball politician trying to do an end run around their true lack of credibility, ethics, and substance. In fact, if this is an image/damage control exercise the media should recognize that the jig is up and get wise to what we all can see. A woefully incompetent and unqualified political hack has them tripping over themselves to report a non story. I find nothing perplexing about a ditsy, dizzy, cornball politician trying to do an end run around their true lack of credibility, ethics, and substance.

In fact, if this is an image/damage control exercise the media should recognize that the jig is up and get wise to what we all can see.
A woefully incompetent and unqualified political hack has them tripping over themselves to report a non story.

]]> By: keith http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18299/comment-page-1#comment-50641 keith Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50641 <blockquote>Palin, 45, also has the potential to make far more money in the private sector than the $125,000 or so she has been making as governor.</blockquote> Follow the money, people...follow the money! My hunch is that her decision to resign from the governorship a year and a half early has absolutely NOTHING to do with her running for President in 2012. Rather, it's all about mining her growing popularity among Christian fundamentalists...those far right, eliminationist wing nuts who are MORE than willing to surrender logic and reason (along with their money) to the calling of yet another high-profile member of the "faithful". Organized religion, when combined with big-party politics, is like organized crime: it preys on people's fears and weaknesses, generates HUGE profits for its operators and is almost impossible to eradicate. And this so-called "cornball" is now poised to become a master of both.

Palin, 45, also has the potential to make far more money in the private sector than the $125,000 or so she has been making as governor.

Follow the money, people…follow the money!

My hunch is that her decision to resign from the governorship a year and a half early has absolutely NOTHING to do with her running for President in 2012.

Rather, it’s all about mining her growing popularity among Christian fundamentalists…those far right, eliminationist wing nuts who are MORE than willing to surrender logic and reason (along with their money) to the calling of yet another high-profile member of the “faithful”.

Organized religion, when combined with big-party politics, is like organized crime: it preys on people’s fears and weaknesses, generates HUGE profits for its operators and is almost impossible to eradicate.

And this so-called “cornball” is now poised to become a master of both.

]]> By: bryan mcclellan http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18299/comment-page-1#comment-50642 bryan mcclellan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50642 You got it Keith, already they have had a spike in contributions to her defense fund, for lack of a better term. You got it Keith, already they have had a spike in contributions to her defense fund, for lack of a better term.

]]> By: storky http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18299/comment-page-1#comment-50650 storky Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50650 Quitting a position of responsibility doesn't reinforce her image as a can-do candidate. Nor does it make her appear more "mavericky." It makes me wonder, instead, what horrific crime or embarrassing moral depravity she was a party to. Whatever it is, its got to be at least as juicy as the Elliot Spitzer episode. Go, journalists, do your job. Let's see how far it goes and with whom. Quitting a position of responsibility doesn’t reinforce her image as a can-do candidate. Nor does it make her appear more “mavericky.” It makes me wonder, instead, what horrific crime or embarrassing moral depravity she was a party to.

Whatever it is, its got to be at least as juicy as the Elliot Spitzer episode. Go, journalists, do your job. Let’s see how far it goes and with whom.

]]> By: AustinRanter http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18299/comment-page-1#comment-50652 AustinRanter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50652 Bryan, I can agree with you about Palin in most respects, but I think you are underestimating the "incompetence of the American voter"...and Palin doesn't at all. She is savvy enough to understand how stong political ignorance is in this county. I believe that she thinks that she can exploit that. She may be incompetent, but non-the-less a hardcore politician. Washington is loaded with incompetents. But one thing they all understand is "voter mentality". It's a "takes one to know one kind of thing"...ya dig? Bryan, I can agree with you about Palin in most respects, but I think you are underestimating the “incompetence of the American voter”…and Palin doesn’t at all. She is savvy enough to understand how stong political ignorance is in this county. I believe that she thinks that she can exploit that.

She may be incompetent, but non-the-less a hardcore politician. Washington is loaded with incompetents. But one thing they all understand is “voter mentality”.

It’s a “takes one to know one kind of thing”…ya dig?

]]> By: John1172002 http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18299/comment-page-1#comment-50659 John1172002 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50659 I understand that she has a college degree. If so, this is a sad comment on Americas' loss of standing in education in the world today. I knew that Africa was a continent by the time I was eight. She has proven that she is NOT smarter than a fifth grader. A truly sad commentary about our school system. Or would she spell it "skool sistim"? My Lord, she is stupid! If this, and Jindal, are the best the Republicans can come up with, God help us all if a Republican ever gets into office! BTW, the NY Senate is still split 31-31 as I write this, and their buffoonery has cost the NY taxpayer over 5 million dollars. I can only pray that the voters remember this childish behavior at the next election. John1172002 I understand that she has a college degree. If so, this is a sad comment on Americas’ loss of standing in education in the world today. I knew that Africa was a continent by the time I was eight. She has proven that she is NOT smarter than a fifth grader. A truly sad commentary about our school system. Or would she spell it “skool sistim”?
My Lord, she is stupid! If this, and Jindal, are the best the Republicans can come up with, God help us all if a Republican ever gets into office!

BTW, the NY Senate is still split 31-31 as I write this, and their buffoonery has cost the NY taxpayer over 5 million dollars. I can only pray that the voters remember this childish behavior at the next election.

John1172002

]]> By: bryan mcclellan http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18299/comment-page-1#comment-50662 bryan mcclellan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50662 A real step would be to break up the media giants monopoly but I don't see that happening anytime soon. I am no longer amazed but still appalled that every business establishment I walk into is tuned to Faux news. I have been invited to leave more than once for making the comment that lies on top of lies cannot equal truth. If and when is a bridge over a very wide gap between voter awareness and civic pride under which roils the waters of apathy. I dig Austin.. A real step would be to break up the media giants monopoly but I don’t see that happening anytime soon. I am no longer amazed but still appalled that every business establishment I walk into is tuned to Faux news. I have been invited to leave more than once for making the comment that lies on top of lies cannot equal truth.

If and when is a bridge over a very wide gap between voter awareness and civic pride under which roils the waters of apathy.
I dig Austin..

]]> By: woody188 http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18299/comment-page-1#comment-50714 woody188 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50714 LOL, I wore my Faux News shirt to work today. Get lots of mean stares, particularly at the gun club. Get lots of compliments on it too. The tag line: We distort, you comply LOL, I wore my Faux News shirt to work today. Get lots of mean stares, particularly at the gun club. Get lots of compliments on it too. The tag line:

We distort, you comply

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