Sarah Palin plans to run for POTUS.........

[rdret1]

Originally Posted by panama jack

Fortunately for the present POTUS, A SP run would be a God Send. I just wish she had not said with such certitude that she could "see could Russia from her front porch" and other such "Freudian slips"; Or was it NYC she could see from her front porch. lol

No, she is not polished, but not being polished enough is not why she IS NOT going to be POTUS. Perhaps it was the "wolf kill" from the chopper that got her in trouble..lmaool

I would vote for her just because SHE COULD kill a wolf from a chopper.

[greenberetTFS]

Originally Posted by rdret1

I would vote for her just because SHE COULD kill a wolf from a chopper.

Yep,that's as good a reason as any other I believe!..............

Big Teddy

[Paragrouper]

Originally Posted by panama jack

I just wish she had not said with such certitude that she could "see could Russia from her front porch" and other such "Freudian slips"

The proper quote (Link);

"They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."

[kgoerz]

Originally Posted by panama jack

Fortunately for the present POTUS, A SP run would be a God Send. I just wish she had not said with such certitude that she could "see could Russia from her front porch" and other such "Freudian slips"; Or was it NYC she could see from her front porch. lol

No, she is not polished, but not being polished enough is not why she IS NOT going to be POTUS. Perhaps it was the "wolf kill" from the chopper that got her in trouble..lmaool

Actually she never said that. Tina Fey said that on SNL.

[Sigaba]

Tina Fey.

IMO, that harridan has an ugly soul. She represents the worst aspects of contemporary American mass popular culture. Even the most hateful, least funny insult comics have what Fey lacks--the intellectual and artistic courage to look themselves in the mirror and to put themselves under the microscope.

I think she's hot.

[mark46th]

Sarah Palin would be a viable candidate if she had finished her term as governor, or left it to run for the Senate seat, taken the time to read some books and generally polished her image. But instead, she exposed her life to public ridicule in a cheesy television show that looked like "My Big Redneck Wedding" without Tom Arnold...

[Sigaba]

Originally Posted by mark46th

Sarah Palin would be a viable candidate if she had finished her term as governor, or left it to run for the Senate seat, taken the time to read some books and generally polished her image. But instead, she exposed her life to public ridicule in a cheesy television show that looked like "My Big Redneck Wedding" without Tom Arnold...

Do you think she could rehabilitate herself?

[Dusty]

Originally Posted by mark46th

Sarah Palin would be a viable candidate if she had finished her term as governor, or left it to run for the Senate seat, taken the time to read some books and generally polished her image. But instead, she exposed her life to public ridicule in a cheesy television show that looked like "My Big Redneck Wedding" without Tom Arnold...

I haven't seen it, but my wife reports that it's even worse than that.


BUT...

Look who's running against her. If she comes out winning the nomination, will you vote for her? Or for the incumbent?

[Utah Bob]

Originally Posted by Richard

The answer to the current POTUS's prayers.

Richard

Boy that's for sure. He'd probably send her a check.

[PSM]

Originally Posted by Utah Bob

Boy that's for sure. He'd probably send her a check.

Then why all the vicious attacks? The Dems and MSM coddle the Reps they want to run against and attack the ones that they fear. They loved McCain and gave him lots of favorable coverage...well, until he picked Palin.

Pat

[Dusty]

Originally Posted by Utah Bob

Boy that's for sure. He'd probably send her a check.

Would you be happy enough to send her a check if she was within 7 points of beating your ass when every college student, minority, metrosexual and politically-challenged female in the Country was having an Obamagasm over the hopey-changey bullshit?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epo...l_results.html

Have you seen his approval polls lately?

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ..._index_history

It indexed from a positive 28 to a negative 12. That's a 40-point drop.

It's too early to count anybody out, right now.

Like I say-I don't give a rat's ass who wins, as long as it's not a Democrat.

You can't go by what the major news networks say-they're Obamabots...

[Paragrouper]

[QUOTE=PSM;396142]Then why all the vicious attacks? The Dems and MSM coddle the Reps they want to run against and attack the ones that they fear./QUOTE]

True.

Sarah Palin is not my first choice, but if she can pull the nomination I'll certainly back her.

[akv]

Politics like most popularity contest is perception and reputation. Obama is beatable especially if the economy worsens, or we have another terrorist act on our soil, the UBL "second honeymoon" will expire well before 2012.

What do most Americans voters perceive Obama to be? I think he is a zero as a leader, however to the masses he is consistently presented as bright, smooth, and eloquent.

Reputation is a powerful thing, think of Albert Einstein, his reputation was that of a genius. Once a reputation is established, for better or worse it is very difficult to shake. Your actions will be seen through the lens of your reputation. Einstein could lock himself out of his car 3 times in one day, and folks would smile at the "absent minded" genius. In contrast a man with the reputation for being shady, say a Mafia don, could donate $10 million to the Mayo Clinic, and people would ignore the generosity wondering what's his angle?

What are the perceptions of Sarah Palin, what is her reputation? Unfortunately for her, the presidency is not a contest of whom middle aged American men would care to bed, she is frequently presented as dumb, folksy, and a wildcard, true or not, her actions good or bad, will be seen through this lens. Reagan was also perceived as dumb and folksy initially, but he had the ace in the hole for any politician, charisma. Charisma can change perception. The media cannot control debates, and Reagan dominated in debates.

IMO if it gets to that point, Sarah Palin will ensure Obama is re-elected. It will be similar to the Ross Perot effect in 1992. Conservatives will split their vote between Tea Party candidate Palin, and Republican Romney, and Obama gets four more years.

[nmap]

Originally Posted by akv

Politics like most popularity contest is perception and reputation. Obama is beatable especially if the economy worsens, or we have another terrorist act on our soil, the UBL "second honeymoon" will expire well before 2012.

The economy is, in my opinion, the key to the election. If employment and growth improve and the average voter believes he/she has more money in their pocket, with still more to come, then the current office holder will (IMO) win.

However, unless the Fed. Res. and the Treasury do some serious stimulus, then it is likely that the economy will go into a second dip. Keep in mind that jobless claims are above 400,000 for the seventh week in a row. The present recovery is one of the weakest on record. This does not seem to favor an incumbent.

I suppose that Sarah Palin may not be a genius and seems to lack polish. I'm not sure that either attribute is that important. The current office-holder has made some notable gaffes, and his use of a teleprompter is suggestive as well.

Of the various candidates, Sarah Palin seems to be one of the better prospects for defeating the present office-holder. If she is flawed, so are her opponents, IMO. I will be glad to vote for her if I get the chance.