She just won't go away peacefully into the night

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Palin says she'd be honored to help Obama

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday that she would be honored to help President-elect Barack Obama in his new administration, even if he did hang around with an "unrepentant domestic terrorist."

The Alaska governor said in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer that she would be willing to help if Obama asked her for assistance on some of the issues she highlighted during this year's campaign, such as energy or services for special-needs children.

"It would be my honor to assist and support our new president and the new administration," said Palin, whom Sen. John McCain chose as his running mate in August.

"I speak for other Republicans and Republican governors, also," she said.

"They would be willing also to seize this opportunity that we have to progress this nation together, in a united front." Watch CNN's Wolf Blitzer interview Palin »

But asked moments later about some of the tough rhetoric she hurled from the stump, she said she was "still concerned" about Obama's ties to former Weather Underground member-turned-Chicago college professor William Ayers.

"If anybody still wants to talk about it, I will," she said. "Because this is an unrepentant domestic terrorist who had campaigned to blow up, to destroy our Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol.


http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/12/palin/index.html

I realize the thread went in a different direction and as usual, I'm late to the party, but if I were a Rebublican, I'd be pissed at the statement she made that I bolded. Exactly what gave her the authority to start speaking for other Republican leaders??? She's not the face of the Republican party... yet.

And I'm with nittany... I can't wait for 2012 and see Crist and Jindal, Barbour and Romney wipe the floor with she-who-will-not-be-named.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by scbelle

I realize the thread went in a different direction and as usual, I'm late to the party, but if I were a Rebublican, I'd be pissed at the statement she made that I bolded. Exactly what gave her the authority to start speaking for other Republican leaders??? She's not the face of the Republican party... yet.

And I'm with nittany... I can't wait for 2012 and see Crist and Jindal, Barbour and Romney wipe the floor with she-who-will-not-be-named.

Dang...lumping her in with Voldemort is kinda harsh huh?

heh!

[OneTimeSBX]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Dang...lumping her in with Voldemort is kinda harsh huh?

heh!

i am mad i thought the same thing lol! we are too old to be making HP references! they do kinda resemble though...

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by scbelle

I realize the thread went in a different direction and as usual, I'm late to the party, but if I were a Rebublican, I'd be pissed at the statement she made that I bolded. Exactly what gave her the authority to start speaking for other Republican leaders??? She's not the face of the Republican party... yet.

The CNN article is missing a little bit of context - apparently, Palin missed a meeting of all of the Republican governors to appear on CNN (twice), then had an individual press conference scheduled for the next day. Instead, she had 12 or so other R govs at the press conference, and they took all of four questions (all directed at her) where she made comments just like that one. Someone got in her ear and told her to get on the train - not surprising, since she looks like a huge asshole missing an important party event to get interviewed by Larry freaking King.

That gives a LOT more context to the quote - she's at least making an attempt to jump in line, and the current party line is "we're on the boat and not thinking about 2012, we have a lot of problems before then, blah blah blah."

Not that the quote is a great one even then, but it's at least not as selfish or self-exalting as it sounds out of context.

[AnchorAlum]

Originally Posted by scbelle

I realize the thread went in a different direction and as usual, I'm late to the party, but if I were a Rebublican, I'd be pissed at the statement she made that I bolded. Exactly what gave her the authority to start speaking for other Republican leaders??? She's not the face of the Republican party... yet.

And I'm with nittany... I can't wait for 2012 and see Crist and Jindal, Barbour and Romney wipe the floor with she-who-will-not-be-named.

Er, ixnay on Charlie Crist and Romney.

Charlie will NOT be a contender. Romney won't either because he is a Mormon and that was already apparently too much for some ultra evangelicals and now with Prop 8 hanging on the Mormon Church in Cali, they won't forgive OR forget, so he's between the proverbial rock and hard place.

I am becoming more and more of a Jindal fan everyday.

But whether or not Gov. Palin sticks, no one will wipe the floor with her. I find it so amusing and amazing that she engenders so much vitriol from the left.
She who will not be named is apparently also she who must be destroyed. Why is that? Is it because she is also one who must not frighten the left anymore?

Just asking. She's not my number one, but it is an interesting phenomenon.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

Er, ixnay on Charlie Crist and Romney.

Charlie will NOT be a contender. Romney won't either because he is a Mormon and that was already apparently too much for some ultra evangelicals and now with Prop 8 hanging on the Mormon Church in Cali, they won't forgive OR forget, so he's between the proverbial rock and hard place.

I am becoming more and more of a Jindal fan everyday.

But whether or not Gov. Palin sticks, no one will wipe the floor with her. I find it so amusing and amazing that she engenders so much vitriol from the left.
She who will not be named is apparently also she who must be destroyed. Why is that? Is it because she is also one who must not frighten the left anymore?

Just asking. She's not my number one, but it is an interesting phenomenon.

She gets some vitrol from the right too - I'm no Democrat, but I would be beyond upset if she ended up as the presumptive nominee for 2012. There are a large number of us Conservatives out there who hope she fades into the background by that point.

And (admittedly as a Romney supporter) if people are going to withhold votes on Romney because he's a Mormon, my party is in more trouble than I thought.

[AnchorAlum]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

She gets some vitrol from the right too - I'm no Democrat, but I would be beyond upset if she ended up as the presumptive nominee for 2012. There are a large number of us Conservatives out there who hope she fades into the background by that point.

And (admittedly as a Romney supporter) if people are going to withhold votes on Romney because he's a Mormon, my party is in more trouble than I thought.

I voted for Mitt in the Florida primary, but let's both face it. OUR party is in trouble. The evangelicals have too much influence. I'm a hard core fiscal conservative and a social moderate and I feel lost in the crowd.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

Er, ixnay on Charlie Crist and Romney.

Charlie will NOT be a contender. Romney won't either because he is a Mormon and that was already apparently too much for some ultra evangelicals and now with Prop 8 hanging on the Mormon Church in Cali, they won't forgive OR forget, so he's between the proverbial rock and hard place.

I am becoming more and more of a Jindal fan everyday.

Why do you think Charlie Crist isn't a contender? I know that a lot of Floridians are not happy with his performance as governor, but it seems like outside of the state, people really like him.

I think Mitt Romney won't make a lot of moderates or liberals happy, because of the Mormon thing. It's just too weird for a lot of people.

I've always really liked Bobby Jindal--my college alumni association here in NYC is honoring him in the Spring, and apparently, he's really excited about the award. Always cooperative. Plus, he's what Louisiana really needed after decades of corrupt administration.

[AnchorAlum]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Why do you think Charlie Crist isn't a contender? I know that a lot of Floridians are not happy with his performance as governor, but it seems like outside of the state, people really like him.

I think Mitt Romney won't make a lot of moderates or liberals happy, because of the Mormon thing. It's just too weird for a lot of people.

I've always really liked Bobby Jindal--my college alumni association here in NYC is honoring him in the Spring, and apparently, he's really excited about the award. Always cooperative. Plus, he's what Louisiana really needed after decades of corrupt administration.

Charlie is, shall we say, a bit shallow.

Jindal has some star power. And some core principles.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by scbelle

And I'm with nittany... I can't wait for 2012 and see Crist and Jindal, Barbour and Romney wipe the floor with she-who-will-not-be-named.

[Tinia2]

Sarah Palin’s failure set to reap her $7m book deal

She failed to save John McCain from presidential election doom, but Sarah Palin, the Republican senator’s controversial running mate, may yet emerge as the saviour of the American publishing industry. Literary agents are queueing up to sign her to a book deal that could earn her up to $7m.
With Barack Obama’s election victory certain to generate dozens of volumes from politicians, strategists and journalists – and with another shelfload of memoirs expected from members of President George W Bush’s administration – Palin’s personal account of her tumultuous introduction to national politics is widely regarded as the book most likely to repay a multi-million-dollar advance. ......
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5162538.ece
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/newsr...ry/592001.html

HOWEVER:
Palin might not be permitted to cash in on fame
NEW YORK (AP) — If her bid for vice president fails, Gov. Sarah Palin could almost surely use her sudden fame to obtain a lucrative book deal or high fees on the lecture circuit, or even get her own TV talk show. But Alaska law might not allow it.
A provision of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act restricts outside employment. It says: "The head of a principal executive department of the state may not accept employment for compensation outside the agency that the executive head serves."
Senior Assistant Attorney General David Jones said the section likely applies to the governor but it's not clear what constitutes "employment."...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...O3llwD945S1480

Well, what is one more court case for her?

Palin's Next Career Move
A Commentary By Froma Harrop
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...xt_career_move

[Tinia2]

"Fowl Ball: The Palin Turkey-Farm-Interview Outtakes
What you didn't see on YouTube. Posted Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at 10:39 AM ET


Someday, we may all tire of Sarah Palin, but we're nowhere near that point yet. Last Wednesday, the Alaska governor visited a turkey farm in Wasilla to grant a pre-Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky Tom. She was borrowing a White House tradition that's the equivalent of a political layup. But she managed to blow the shot. "
Slate seems to have a sense of humor-they have both the youtube link and one of their own. Their's is not for kids.
http://www.slate.com/id/2205315/?from=rss