What do you think of Sarah Palin?

[DGTess]

IMHO, the thing that made Palin unqualified was her theocratic views.

As for the party, the Republicans made a mistake in not letting Palin be Palin. Mind you, I don't think she was the appropriate choice, but then they tried to make her fit a mold she was not meant to fit.

KSigkid, you're right ... the media annointed the messiah from the start. The only question was whether the media could overcome the Clinton machine.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by DGTess

KSigkid, you're right ... the media annointed the messiah from the start. The only question was whether the media could overcome the Clinton machine.

Well, to be fair, that's not exactly what I said. I was disappointed that Obama had so much momentum coming out of the primaries, but I didn't say it was a media thing. It was a combination of a bunch of factors and, unfortunately, the Republicans never overcame that.

ETA: As a former member of said media (and staunch Conservative), I'm not going to say that the media "anointed" a certain candidate. Maybe I'm a bit of an idealist in that regard, but the point remains...