Palin pick an insult to our intelligence

[Astronuc]

How much do you want to bet they do it the weekend (Saturday, Nov 1 (likely) or Sunday, Nov 2) before election day?

 

[Astronuc]

Concerns About Palin’s Readiness as a Big Test Nears
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/us/politics/30palin.html

A month after Gov. Sarah Palin joined Senator John McCain’s ticket to a burst of excitement and anticipation among Republicans, she heads into a critical debate facing challenges from conservatives about her credentials, signs that her popularity is slipping and evidence that Republicans are worried about how much help she will be for Mr. McCain in November.
. . . .
“I think she has pretty thoroughly — and probably irretrievably — proven that she is not up to the job of being president of the United States,” David Frum, a former speechwriter for President Bush who is now a conservative columnist, said in an interview. “If she doesn’t perform well, then people see it.

. . . .
“I think the Katie Couric interview shows that she needs to be briefed more on certain aspects,” said Jim Greer, the Republican chairman in Florida. “She continues to be viewed very positively by the base of the party, but she needs to demonstrate that she’s got the knowledge and ability to be president should the need arise.”

Polling suggests that the number of Americans who think she is not fit to be president has increased since her introduction to the country last month. A number of conservative columnists and thinkers have publicly turned against her, or criticized Mr. McCain for choosing her, including George Will, David Brooks and Kathleen Parker, who wrote a column entitled “She’s Out of Her League” for the National Review Online.
. . . .

Those who are concerned about how Palin appears rather than whether or not she is qualified seem to have their priorities reversed.

David Frum is a respected conservative.

 

[Evo]

These are the things that give her the insight she needs into world affairs?

Instead, Palin said, "the way that I have understood the world is through education, through books, through mediums that have provided me a lot of perspective on the world."

This would be more reassuring if Palin had demonstrated more evidence of having read extensively about history or world affairs. Asked in an interview for PBS's Charlie Rose show last year ( http://www.charlierose.com/guests/sarah-palin ) about her favorite authors, Palin cited C.S. Lewis -- "very, very deep" -- and Dr. George Sheehan, a now-deceased writer for Runner's World magazine whose columns Palin still keeps on hand.

"Very inspiring and very motivating," she said. "He was an athlete and I think so much of what you learn in athletics about competition and healthy living that he was really able to encapsulate, has stayed with me all these years."

Also, she got a Garfield desk calendar for Christmas 1987 that made a big impression.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/29/AR2008092902661.html

 

[phoenixy]

Well, Palin will make one group of people happy no matter what.

Comedians.

 

[Art]

These are the things that give her the insight she needs into world affairs?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/29/AR2008092902661.html

Coming from Alaska she probably relates to the wicked White Witch in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.

 

[Amp1]

I'm laughing so hard ; I'm crying.

Coming from Alaska she probably relates to the wicked White Witch in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Although, CS Lewis is probably far beyond Sarah's reading comprehension level-what was it 1^st grade,... kindergarden---preschool??

 

[LowlyPion]

... Palin cited C.S. Lewis -- "very, very deep"

"...and um very intriguing" she goes on to say.

I am stunned at how vapid that is. I suppose because it is presented as Christian Allegory that somehow qualifies as inspired and "deep"?

Deep because she wouldn't have figured it out if she hadn't been told?

Wait until she gets to Harry Potter.

In the mean time here's a Christmas Gift idea for Palin:
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/C-S-Lewis-Narnia-For-Dummies.productCd-0764583816.html

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I read in a post somewhere that McCain's choice (and judgement -my words) to pick Palin disqualifies him as a viable candidate.

Yes, that is a point that I've been making. It is clear that the future of the nation matters little to the old man. That, or he is too old and incapable of making rational decisions, which would be consistent with his gaffes, such as stating 16 times that the fundamentals of the economy are strong when the credit markets are in melt-down. That even scared the conservatives; as has Palin!

 

[Amp1]

One of the funny (and disturbing) ones is him hip - hopping across the country to 'push through the Bail-Out package' (as if) thiniking he could grandstand then watching as it fell through because of his party-mates, when he has just about the same or less savvy about economics than his VEEP pick Palin.

 

[BobG]

Also, she got a Garfield desk calendar for Christmas 1987 that made a big impression.

Laugh if you want, but 1987 and 2009 use the exact same calendar!



Unless they decided to spend big money and bought her a 1988 calendar - that won't do her any good until 2016.

 

[LowlyPion]

One of the funny (and disturbing) ones is him hip - hopping across the country to 'push through the Bail-Out package' (as if) thiniking he could grandstand then watching as it fell through because of his party-mates, when he has just about the same or less savvy about economics than his VEEP pick Palin.

McCain is just coming off as clueless, about at a par with Palin too as you point out. His embarrassing attempt to claim credit for reaching a compromise, when he was apparently just phoning it in from one of the wife's condos. Then he gets antsy and rushes out to try and take credit and advertise that he was "in the arena" when all he was doing was in the condo.

The sad thing is watching all the Republican congressmen have to spew the party line that McCain is somehow doing something, when clearly he is not. Apparently they have to cling to this fiction in the hopes that promoting McCain's fictional participation in the process will help the top of the ticket, and thereby help them to stay in office when people vote.

I'd say it's going to be pretty tough election night being a Republican Congressman in this election cycle.

 

[Evo]

Laugh if you want, but 1987 and 2009 use the exact same calendar!

Let's hope she didn't tear the pages off. I wonder which of Garfield's daily sayings influenced her the most?

 

[phoenixy]

This Republican guy debate with Palin two dozen times.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1001/p09s01-coop.html

"Andrew, I watch you at these debates with no notes, no papers, and yet when asked questions, you spout off facts, figures, and policies, and I'm amazed. But then I look out into the audience and I ask myself, 'Does any of this really matter?' " Palin said.

While policy wonks such as Biden might cringe, it seemed to me that Palin was simply vocalizing her strength without realizing it. During the campaign, Palin's knowledge on public policy issues never matured – because it didn't have to. Her ability to fill the debate halls with her presence and her gift of the glittering generality made it possible for her to rely on populism instead of policy.

The moderator is sort of in a political no man's land.

 

[SpecificHeat]

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It all started out the morning after Obama's acceptance speech, which most people found moving. McCain pronounced that his running mate would be Sarah Palin, virtually a non-entity from Alaska. Naturally, following an announcement like that, the media was anxious to jump out at any snip-bit of information that could be found about her. It just so happened that the first piece of information that came out was her teen-daughter's pregnancy - in the midst of a debate of whether or not McCain's pick was an appeal to women, or whether or not it was going to influence the election.

1. Harry Truman was a "non-entity" as well. He turned out to be a fine president.
Nobody ever called Harry Truman an "intellectual," did they. No, the man had common sense and decency, very unlike the "intellectual" Theodore Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber.

2. "snip-bit" is a word I have never seen nor heard before. I hope I never see it again.

3. It stands to reason that people who bring up such trivia as "non-entity" and "snip-bit" would focus on a teenager's personal and private life, instead of issues.

Contrary to how the McCain campaign and the media currently seem to view the media's initial response to this news, the response was predominantly in support of Mrs. Palin. Immediately you had republican spokespersons coming on the air to two words: "executive experience", and "reformer", while providing as reasons the bridge to nowhere, tax breaks for Alaskans, etc. This of course was before her acceptance speech at the GOP convention. Except for liberal websites and blogs online, nowhere was her ability to be VP really questioned. Even if somebody would ask the question on CNN or Fox, it would just be a question, something that would be debated - a very natural process. However, McCain proclaimed that all of this debate was really an outrageous, sexist attack upon Palin. It was enough for a few Republican talking heads to come one the air a few more times and proclaim the media's treatment sexist in order for the message to stick.

1. "republican" (sic) is a proper name, and should be capitalized.

2. Sarah Palin's resume is of vastly distant importance compared with John McCain's.

3. In any event, Sarah Palin's resume is more impressive by any objective measure than Barack Obama's.

4. Why attacks on Sarah Palin cannot be considered sexist when attacks on Barack Obama are so often characterized as racist, Democrats do not wish to, and cannot, explain.

I even remember thinking before Palin actually came on to the stage at the convention how nice the media had actually been to her, making her a star before she even gave her first speech. During the speech I was thinking to myself, as I did during the speeches of all the others speakers at the convention: lies, deceit, bad reading of the teleprompter, and the ability to make a joke. I also couldn't help but notice how natural she felt on stage insulting Obama's community service, followed by the GOP crowds rabid laughter. I thought to myself: this is the first time you are presenting yourself to the public, have some humility for god's sakes. Feel free to talk about your accomplishments in Alaska or McCain's ability to "change" this country, but don't insult a candidate who has lead an honorable campaign with so many followers.

Was this a "lie":

1. Barack Obama's claim that his parents met at the Selma March, 1965, when he was illegitimately conceived in 1960?

2. Barack Obama's claim that the "surge will not work" when he has subsequently admitted that the surge has "worked better than THEY thought it would"?

3. Barack Obama's countless disclaimers of his close associations and influences by terrorist Bill Ayers, and "mentor" Jeremiah Wright?

4. Obama's and Democrats' claims of Bush culpability for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac incompetence, when Obama has the two biggest, most incompetent executives from those agencies on his campaign staff?

5. And on and on.

I believe that 50% of the country felt the way I felt, and the other 50% fell in love with her.
Nobody in the media questioned her outright lies, and nobody blamed her for not saying a thing about the issues and policies, or about touting yourself a reformer but citing false evidence. Honestly I thought to myself: you know, the American people are smarter than that, especially after hearing the same kind of empty promises and divisiveness from Bush and Karl Rove all these years. I thought to myself that perhaps at first women would like her, just because she represented all that they could become, but then realize that she lied the first time she ever made a national appearance, and that her extreme stance on issues important to them would change their minds.

"Extreme stance" = "not liberal."

At this point it seems that McCain and Palin can do whatever the hell they please. The more controversy? The better. Any rational accusation of experience to be in the White House - sexism. Any demand to talk about what's important to America - ignored.

At this point I feel on the verge of giving up on the American people and the democratic process. If they don't realize what has been going on and sober up, and McCain and Palin go on to win the election, they will show their utter carelessness and disregard for their future.
I will almost wish I didn't have the intelligence (sic) to realize what this country is coming to. By the way, coming from the old Soviet Union, I can tell you that this is almost as bad as the lies that were spread by the dictators in order to silence the opposition. Exactly how Putin now has a what 90% approval rating? (sic)

Coming hot on the heels of the self-promoting declaration of "intelligence," we get "Exactly how Putin no has a what 90% approval rating?" One might THINK that former Russkies would know how deadly and destructive socialism is, but no, one would be wrong to so think.

When it comes to "lies," nobody does them better than Democrats. Nobody.
"depending on what the meaning of 'is' is."

 

[SpecificHeat]

Laugh if you want, but 1987 and 2009 use the exact same calendar!

Lovely, BobG.

But Democrats do NOT want to be confused by astronomical facts, or any other facts for that matter.

Which brings me to a very fine if semi-related question. Speaking of things astronomical, such as calendars, HOW many times does the Earth spin about its axis in precisely one year.

It is indeed a sublime question...

"A think of beauty is a joy forever." - Me

 

[Gokul43201]

3. In any event, Sarah Palin's resume is more impressive by any objective measure than Barack Obama's.

That depends on what the meaning of 'objective' is!

4. Why attacks on Sarah Palin cannot be considered sexist when attacks on Barack Obama are so often characterized as racist, Democrats do not wish to, and cannot, explain.

Or Republicans do not wish to, and will not listen to the explanations.

Was this a "lie":

1. Barack Obama's claim that his parents met at the Selma March, 1965, when he was illegitimately conceived in 1960?

What? We have an illiegitimately conceived Muslim terrorist running for president? Stone the impostor!

2. Barack Obama's claim that the "surge will not work" when he has subsequently admitted that the surge has "worked better than THEY thought it would"?

3. Barack Obama's countless disclaimers of his close associations and influences by terrorist Bill Ayers, and "mentor" Jeremiah Wright?

4. Obama's and Democrats' claims of Bush culpability for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac incompetence, when Obama has the two biggest, most incompetent executives from those agencies on his campaign staff?

5. And on and on.

If you want to claim something is a lie, you will have to, at the very least, provide a direct quote. Or else, this becomes no different from accusing McCain of lying about planning a war with Spain.

 

[Evo]

Lovely, BobG.

But Democrats do NOT want to be confused by astronomical facts, or any other facts for that matter.

Which brings me to a very fine if semi-related question. Speaking of things astronomical, such as calendars, HOW many times does the Earth spin about its axis in precisely one year.

It is indeed a sublime question...

"A think of beauty is a joy forever." - Me

You think BobG is a democrat. That's hysterical.

If you want to claim something is a lie, you will have to, at the very least, provide a direct quote.

Gokul is correct, please read the guidelines. Any time you make a statement as fact you need to provide the link to the source, and it must be a mainstream source. Just FYI.

 

[BobG]

Lovely, BobG.

But Democrats do NOT want to be confused by astronomical facts, or any other facts for that matter.

Which brings me to a very fine if semi-related question. Speaking of things astronomical, such as calendars, HOW many times does the Earth spin about its axis in precisely one year.

It is indeed a sublime question...

"A think of beauty is a joy forever." - Me

It's a noble question containing spiritual, moral, and intellectual worth?

Kind of, since you have to put some thought on how you're defining a year before you even start thinking of rotation of a body that's orbiting something else.

Approximately 366.24 days regardless of how you're defining a year (but not the precise number of times).

Anyway, the entire article is deserving of a sarcastic comment - both Palin being a "poor girl" who couldn't travel the world at her parents' expense and Marcus bringing up the calendar in the context of meaningful reading material.

Plus, it reminded me of a conversation I once had with my daughters. I got a new organizer from work which came with an appointment calendar, note pages, etc plus got an appointment calendar, note pages that I could insert into the organizer in place of the ones that came with the organizer (I think someone failed to read the product description close enough when they placed the order). That meant I could give one set of filler material to my oldest daughter and she'd be well organized for the entire upcoming year. It also meant I had nothing to give my younger daughter - so I gave her the old calendar and note pages, even though it meant she'd be a little less organized than my older daughter. She was happy, none the less - being second oldest means expecting less.

Completely irrelevant, but it made it impossible to pass up making a comment about the calendar.

 

[asdfggfdsa]

any objective measure

Educational background. (win) Though I presume one can always tailor his definition of 'objective' to suit their whims...

In an interview broadcast Tuesday night, Katie Couric Palin which newspapers and magazines she had regularly read in the past to “stay informed and to understand the world?”

Replied Palin: “I’ve read most of them again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media…”

The Alaska governor declined to get specific when pressed by Couric to name a specific publication. “Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years,” she said.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/30/palin-mum-on-what-she-reads/

I haven't been too impressed, from what I have seen of her. TBH, I don't think she has spent much time thinking about anything outside of Alaska for the past several years, if ever. Obama doesn't appear to be nearly as insular.

However, this notion that the race is between Obama and Palin is a foil. It's between Obama and McCain - and, in my opinion, Obama's education and occupational background make him suitable (and an effective competitor).

 

[BobG]

Lovely, BobG.

But Democrats do NOT want to be confused by astronomical facts, or any other facts for that matter.

Which brings me to a very fine if semi-related question. Speaking of things astronomical, such as calendars, HOW many times does the Earth spin about its axis in precisely one year.

It is indeed a sublime question...

"A think of beauty is a joy forever." - Me

You think BobG is a democrat. That's hysterical.

Gokul is correct, please read the guidelines. Any time you make a statement as fact you need to provide the link to the source, and it must be a mainstream source. Just FYI.

Actually, he would probably consider me a RINO. I almost think we should accept the term and form our own party.

 

[Evo]

Actually, he would probably consider me a RINO. I almost think we should accept the term and form our own party.

Oh, I can be a RINO! That sort of describes me. The PF RINOs.

 

[phoenixy]

Oh, I can be a RINO! That sort of describes me. The PF RINOs.

Is that sort of like pitbull with lipstick?

 

[turbo]

In case you missed this - Palin seems to have no idea what Hamas is or that they won a democratic election and instead goes riffing off on Ahmadinejad. It's pretty pathetic. Couric deserves a spanking for not following up and asking Palin some probing questions.

 

[BobG]

Oh, I can be a RINO! That sort of describes me. The PF RINOs.

The problem with RINOs is that they can defect: McCloskey defects to Dems. McCloskey finished second in the contest for Republican nominee in 1972. He earned one delegate - something that earned him a place in a Doonesbury comic strip (Zonker's mother was the delegate in the comic strip).

Not a very significant politician, but a good letter none the less. I noticed he didn't mention Reagan or Kemp. He was obviously one of the balanced budget Republicans vs one of the supply side Republicans. That would be a much more sublime debate than one between the policies of Bush 41 vs Bush 43.

Of course, the other problem with RINOs is that, if they defect, Republicans are left as a permanent minority party for decades. Your "true" Republicans start to become awful lonely.

 

[turbo]

Oh, I can be a RINO! That sort of describes me. The PF RINOs.

Maine's senators are both called RINOs by the far-right, but they have routinely voted to let Bush have everything he has asked for. One of them is up for re-election this year - Susan Collins. She always wears bright red dresses or dress suits, but during this election cycle she appears in blue in all her TV ads. She also does not mention her political affiliation in the ads - does she think we'll mistake her for a Democrat? Not only that, she stayed away from the GOP convention. People are sick of the Republican policies (tax cuts for the rich, never-ending wars, etc) and she is running scared. She talks down to voters with her ridiculous "Edith-Ann" voice, so it's hard to listen to her ads. I use the mute button a lot. If you click the link, please accept my sincere apologies for inflicting her on you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5CfJrcVK_c&feature=user

 

[Evo]

Are conservative Democrats DINOs?

 

[turbo]

Are conservative Democrats DINOs?

They were all wiped out by an asteroid.

 

[SpecificHeat]

You think BobG is a democrat. That's hysterical.

My bad. It walked like a Democrat, and it talked like a Democrat and it quacked like a Democrat and it dropped Democrat droppings like a Democrat but it isn't a Democrat.
Sorry. But at least you found my post amusing, which is much more than I can say for most anything posted by Democrats, or their lookalikes.

Gokul is correct, please read the guidelines. Any time you make a statement as fact you need to provide the link to the source, and it must be a mainstream source. Just FYI.

Just FYI, I read a comment by another Bush-hater that made reference to "Tax cuts for the rich" as if it were a statement of fact. Why is it that nobody here challenges presumptions of fact when they attack Bush, or America, or the "free-market economics" for their "failure"?

Why is that? Obviously the "guidelines" are selectively applied.

 

[BobG]

Maine's senators are both called RINOs by the far-right, but they have routinely voted to let Bush have everything he has asked for. One of them is up for re-election this year - Susan Collins. She always wears bright red dresses or dress suits, but during this election cycle she appears in blue in all her TV ads. She also does not mention her political affiliation in the ads - does she think we'll mistake her for a Democrat? Not only that, she stayed away from the GOP convention. People are sick of the Republican policies (tax cuts for the rich, never-ending wars, etc) and she is running scared. She talks down to voters with her ridiculous "Edith-Ann" voice, so it's hard to listen to her ads. I use the mute button a lot. If you click the link, please accept my sincere apologies for inflicting her on you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5CfJrcVK_c&feature=user

Gordon Smith of Oregon never mentions what party he belongs to. It's becoming a trend.

In any event, Democrat bloggers really missed the mark in their attacks on Palin - so much so it was counter productive.

Fortunately for Democrats, she's managed to inflict more wounds on herself than Democratic bloggers.

She's a good governor for Alaska. When it comes to anything bigger than Alaska - yikes!

 

[BobG]

Are conservative Democrats DINOs?

They were all wiped out by an asteroid.

Ben Nelson of Nebraska would easily qualify. He's more conservative than the Republican Senator Chuck Hagel (who definitely isn't liberal in spite of being against the Iraq war).

Democrats just don't make as big a deal of it since they need some of those Western states. We'll see what happens if you get a Democratic President and two Democratic houses in Congress. Generally, as soon as one of the parties start to feel comfortable, they start trying to kick out all the moderates.

I think that was a provision in the Constitution (written in invisible ink) to ensure the country never devolved into a one-party tyranny.

 

[LowlyPion]

Gordon Smith of Oregon never mentions what party he belongs to. It's becoming a trend.

In any event, Democrat bloggers really missed the mark in their attacks on Palin - so much so it was counter productive.

Fortunately for Democrats, she's managed to inflict more wounds on herself than Democratic bloggers.

She's a good governor for Alaska. When it comes to anything bigger than Alaska - yikes!

I understand that several Congresspeople, Washington State I think, are trying to run on the ballot in their elections as "The GOP Party" candidate because they didn't want Republican under their party affiliation.

 

[LowlyPion]

Here is a link to a FoxNews article on these people in Washington running as GOP Party and not Republican on the ballot.

Republican is a dirty word this year.

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Sep24/0,4670,WashingtonGovernor,00.html

I think a judge has subsequently ruled that they can list themselves as GOP and not Republican.

 

[BobG]

Here is a link to a FoxNews article on these people in Washington running as GOP Party and not Republican on the ballot.

Republican is a dirty word this year.

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Sep24/0,4670,WashingtonGovernor,00.html

I think a judge has subsequently ruled that they can list themselves as GOP and not Republican.

We'd be a lot better off if candidates weren't allowed to list their party affiliation on the ballot. Voters ought to at least know something about their candidate before they enter the voting booth. The votes of voters that don't even know the candidates' names would be scattered randomly so they wouldn't affect the outcome.

 

[turbo]

Despite having known Palin only about a month, McCain claims to have turned to her for advice "many times."

Senator, as you know, the vice presidential debate comes on Thursday — your running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, against Joe Biden. Gov. Palin has been asked about her foreign policy qualifications and cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as one reason she's qualified. I'd like to ask you, senator, what specifically do you believe that Alaska's proximity to Russia adds to Palin's foreign policy qualifications?

Well, I think the fact that they have had certain relationships, but that's not the major she has stated, and you know that. The major reason she has stated is because she has the knowledge and background on a broad variety of issues, including probably the major challenge of America, and that's energy independence. And she has been responsible, taken on the oil companies, and we now are going to have a $40 billion natural gas pipeline. She has oversighted the natural gas and oil and natural resources of the state of Alaska and, by the way, quit when she saw corruption there. She has the world view that I have. She is very highly qualified and very knowledgeable.

Given what you've said, senator, is there an occasion where you could imagine turning to Gov. Palin for advice in a foreign policy crisis?

I've turned to her advice many times in the past. I can't imagine turning to Sen. Obama or Sen. Biden, because they've been wrong. They were wrong about Iraq, they were wrong about Russia. Sen. Biden wanted to divide Iraq into three different countries. He voted against the first Gulf War. Sen. Obama has no experience whatsoever and has been wrong in the issues that he's been involved in.

But would you turn to Gov. Palin?

I certainly wouldn't turn to them, and I already have turned to Gov. Palin, particularly on energy issues, and I've appreciated her background and knowledge on that and many other issues.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95240063

Notice that McCain alludes to "certain relationships" between Alaska and Russia. The problem is that there are no "relations" or trade missions, as Palin has claimed. A former governor of AK made a trip to a remote oil-rich Russian island in 1997. Nothing before or since, and certainly nothing during Palin's brief tenure as governor, yet the press let's her and McCain make the clam as if it were true.

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/26/trade_missions/index.html

 

[fourier jr]

I think some people here know who Bill Blum is. He described Sarah Palin in his latest website update:

Palintology
What's the proper term to use to categorize a person who is ... blindly patriotic, jingoist, an evangelical Christian creationist, gun and hunting enthusiast, National Rifle Association supporter; denies the science behind global warming, with a philosophy of "dig, dig, dig", and in foreign policy: "bomb", "bomb", "bomb"; untraveled, uneducated, ignorant, a devoted book-banner, racist, opposed to equal rights for gays, fanatically anti-abortion, anti-feminist, and has a 17-year-old daughter pregnant and unmarried?

The proper American term is "white trash". Or, as the honorable governor of Alaska apparently prefers, "redneck" -- "Rouge cou" is what she called a business she registered.

And what do you call the person if on top of all that she declares in the year 2008 that Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9-11 and that "a surge in Afghanistan also will lead us to victory there as it has proven to have done in Iraq"? The proper term is "scary", or perhaps "scary moron".

And what do you think of this person when you learn that she believes that the war in Iraq is a "task that is from God"? I think this is actually a form of insanity. There are people in institutions all over the world charged with killing others, who insist that they were acting under God's command.

And if the above is not enough to make you fall in love with the woman, consider that she believes that humans coexisted with dinosaurs 6,000 years ago; and have a look at a video of the vice-president/president-to-be undergoing an exorcism performed by a minister to free her body from "witches". When we consider the flak that Barack Obama received because his minister is not in love with US foreign policy, imagine what Palin will get for having a minister who performs witch exorcism. Nothing.

So, have we forgotten anything about her charming belief system? Santa Claus? The Easter Bunny? Oh, she must have been kidnapped by a space alien. I hope some day to meet her and have her read my palms, my tea leaves, my aura, my horoscope, and my tarot.

http://members.aol.com/bblum6/aer62.htm

So she's not quite the ordinary hockey mom she says she is.

Here's a YouTube clip of Palin getting that exorcism (@ ~1:30):


(ps - how do I put a youtube clip directly into a post?)