13 Jan 10
Originally posted by whodeyI don't expect anyone who chooses to run in a U.S. presidential election does not expect vicious personal attacks.
This way she can dish out what was dished to her from the media. I think it will be a sweet revenge for her person. Whether you think such attacks on her during the electoin were "fair" or deserving, you have to admit they made her life hell.
13 Jan 10
Originally posted by MelanerpesYa, like we have watched a bunch of brainiacs in our capitol over the last year... I bet she was smart enough to pay her taxes. DOH, I owe how much? ala Charlie from the land of Oz.
if Palin is just focusing on making money - very smart move.
But if Palin really wants to become president - bad move. Right now her "brand" has become "wacky dingbat that everyone is laughing at". Nobody is going to feel comfortable with that person being commander-in-chief.
I suspect that Palin is much smarter than her "brand" makes it seem. Forg ...[text shortened]... t in her. Anyone who gives her kids names like Track and Trig is capable of doing this.
hey, maybe that is why Obama has broken the transparency promises,, he's stupid?
13 Jan 10
Originally posted by utherpendragonYou hit the nail on the head. people see her, and beleive her. She is not a bobble head car ornament like Pelosi, who by the way has babbled her way through more than one gaff.
Thats funny.But I would like to see you run a state as Governor. The woman is very competant but, is not polished as a D.C. politician.And I think that is the appeal for many.
Cut her some slack.
I can't wait for Nov. 2010.
13 Jan 10
Originally posted by utherpendragonFox is the most watched by far over all competitors reguardless if you like it or not.
No its not. Where do you get this info from?"More seriously" by who? Fox is the most watched by far over all competitors reguardless if you like it or not.
Im not saying fox isn't entertaining, I only said most people there lack common sense and have paranoid thoughts.
13 Jan 10
Originally posted by Hugh Glasspeople see her, and beleive her
You hit the nail on the head. people see her, and beleive her. She is not a bobble head car ornament like Pelosi, who by the way has babbled her way through more than one gaff.
I can't wait for Nov. 2010.
and yet the mainstream media portrayed her as being stupid, and she was seen as unfit even by other republicans.
13 Jan 10
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One benefit of Palin being on Fox is that she will now get lots of chances to show her intelligence and knowledge (or lack thereof) about a wide range of issues.
And now that Palin is a PART of the mainstream media (unless Fox wants to claim otherwise), she can no longer blame all her image problems on the mainstream media.
13 Jan 10
Originally posted by badmoonNo I don't agree. What IQ does a fence post have?
I'd prefer that she do a Playboy spread. Id just look at the pictures same as always.
Her looks are 75% of her appeal, don't you agree? To quote Waits she has the IQ of a fencepost. A babe with some power. That is a package.
I feel she speaks from her heart, a place in question for almost all politicians.
13 Jan 10
Originally posted by generalissimoAnd who was the Main stream media?
[b]people see her, and beleive her
and yet the mainstream media portrayed her as being stupid, and she was seen as unfit even by other republicans.[/b]
saturday night live?
Did Obama really quit smoking? Or just inhaling?
14 Jan 10
Originally posted by Hugh GlassThere's cutting some one slack and then there's being completely naive.
Ya, like we have watched a bunch of brainiacs in our capitol over the last year... I bet she was smart enough to pay her taxes. DOH, I owe how much? ala Charlie from the land of Oz.
hey, maybe that is why Obama has broken the transparency promises,, he's stupid?
I think Palin is smarter than her detractors give her credit for, but she's clearly less than exceptional in this regard. I understand that her being a religious conservative gets some of you guys excited, but don't let that completely cloud your judgement.
Awaiting the immaterial "yeah but Obama" response.
14 Jan 10
Originally posted by USArmyParatrooperAnd to each his own.
Speaks from her heart? She comes across to me incredibly phony.
Most politicians come across as being phony at one point or another.
I hate to drag this on in this way... But a President smoking and pushing healthcare comes across as somewhat phony to me.
But to each his own.
14 Jan 10
Originally posted by telerionAre you talking smart as in her IQ?
There's cutting some one slack and then there's being completely naive.
I think Palin is smarter than her detractors give her credit for, but she's clearly less than exceptional in this regard. I understand that her being a religious conservative gets some of you guys excited, but don't let that completely cloud your judgement.
Awaiting the immaterial "yeah but Obama" response.
Give me an example of less than exceptional? By what standard do you base a person as being exceptional?
14 Jan 10
Originally posted by Hugh GlassI don't put a lot of stock in IQ. It's good for detecting if some one is exceptionally gifted, about average, or learning challenged; but it doesn't have much power at the extremes (so sorry for the 10% of people claiming to have IQ's above the 7th standard deviation from the mean 😛 ).
Are you talking smart as in her IQ?
Give me an example of less than exceptional? By what standard do you base a person as being exceptional?
Remember I said "exceptional in this regard" which was referring to her intellect. If you look at her education, she's not exactly a MacArthur Prize candidate. From 1982-1987 she attended no fewer than five pretty bad schools (having grown up both in AK and ID I know the quality of those institutions) before finally finishing a communication-journalism degree. That doesn't make her stupid of course, but it definitely would make her "not exceptional."
Her knowledge of domestic and foreign affairs is certainly not exceptional. I understand that she was really put on the spot during the '08 campaign; but she knew shockingly little about world and current events. This was made evident over and over again. Not only in the Couric and Gibson interview, but in the debates when she very candidly (and without grace) dodged every question of substance and spoke instead from a prepared script.
Listening to her speak I recognize that it's an accomplishment if she strings together a coherent, grammatically passable sentence. Does this make her stupid? Not necessarily. A lot of people have poor diction. Certainly however it doesn't indicate an exceptional intellect.
Now that I've made that point, I will give her some credit. If there is something that is exceptional about her, it is that she has risen to a position of political power despite her lack of education and intellect. She is charismatic and excites the conservative Protestants. I have to give her props there. She milked her opportunity for all it was worth and has done very, very well for herself. Now I hope she cashes out and stays away from political office.