Comments on: Second Thoughts on Palin

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:02:15 +0000

Elite? Who’s the Republican elite? Peggy Noonan is. And the Bushes. And Cheneys. The same Republican elite who betrayed the Reagan revolution and drove its mandate into a ditch. This is why Palin and other Republican reformers generate so much interest and enthusiasm. We’re sick of Noonan, as good a writer as she is, and the other Republican elites.

By: Pat J

Pat J — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:12:30 +0000

94. Marc Malone:
#89 Strawman – Truly excellent post!
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Are you kidding me? I find it sad that conservatives elevate Joe the Plumber and Sarah Palin as icons of what it means to be regular folks. Both of them are opportunists. They can see the money and to hell with everyone else. Palin especially. She makes a hell of a lot more money than any average Joe.

And then there’s Joe. It’s amazing how McCain elevated him to icon status as the everyman. When in truth as McCain’s daughter most eloquently put it, he’s a doumbass. Is this what you really want? A dumbass for your icon? Wake up people. Your leaders are too busy cheating on their wives and saying no to anything that will move this country forward.

By: Craftyone

Craftyone — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:10:08 +0000

#89 Strawman…..Absolutly correct! It was only obvious after you wrote it. Then it’s one of those V-8 moments with a slap on the forehead! Soooo obvious what the political pundits think of the rest of us.

By: rbell

rbell — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:31:15 +0000

TCobb said it all. Nothing more to add.

The truth is that there has been only one active party in American politics for the last 50 years and it is called the “Communist Party”. They took a victory away from our in Viet Nam. Remember the South Vietnamese fought for 2 years without us. Only when we withdrew our economic support did they loose. Even LBJ said if you can’t beat the communists over here you can’t beat them over there.

They have kept Castro in power in Cuba. They supported the Sandinistas. They went down and validated a bogus election in Venezuela. You are not going to unseat any of them. They call themselves Democrats but they are not in the least interested in a free or democratic society.

The democratic process has been a hoax for years. The media has become an extension of the state. Their job is to sell us government programs and services no matter what the cost. The NEA was headed by a well known Communist for years and political correctness is an extension of the communist dogma.

If people still want to believe there is such a thing as Republicans and Democrats then there just might be a real “Tooth Fairy”. But you are not going to convince me. Sara Palin is hated by the insiders because she is a threat that the public might just one day wake up and elect an outsider. Trust me it ain’t going to happen.

By: Wethepeople

Wethepeople — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:46:03 +0000

#89 Strawman – Right on!! Who truly represents us????

By: Marc Malone

Marc Malone — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:57:56 +0000

#89 Strawman – Truly excellent post!

By: BC

BC — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:20:49 +0000

I was going to make a comment about Palin being the most Reaganesque of the possible GOP candidates, which actually in my book carries more than a little baggage, but…I just saw this wicked good BBC2 special for the 40th anniversary of the Moon Landing. It’s hosted by James May of Top Gear, who was obviously really, REALLY into the whole thing, especially since he was one of 100’s of millions who stayed up late that magical, almost now like a dream night now so long ago to see it happen as it happened. Enjoy:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/James-May-goes-to-the_695845.htm

By: TOhio

TOhio — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:53:23 +0000

89 Strawman – Well said. You’re absolutely right.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:57:45 +0000

It appears that we are soon to have a third party. The last time there was a successful third party capture of the Presidency was when T. Rooselvelt left the Republicans, on a nature point- National Parks, formed the Bull Moose Party and wan.
The way the two parties are acting now, voting through legislation without actually reading the bills we are witnessing a reaction out here that none of them are worth keeping. When I contacted my congresscritter, chastising him about representing me without reading the bill, he said “thats just how things are done”…as if that is an answer. Obama was right we need change his problem is that that is not the change that is needed. DC needs a serious shake up in how they conduct our business. The next three years, if it gets that far, of this Administration is going to cripple the country and the population will react. How that goes is anyone’s guess but I think the American people are a pragmatic lot. Should they decide that things are at the edge of the abyss they will act.

By: ashok

ashok — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:40:08 +0000

You’re spot-on about the double standard that applies to Palin as opposed to Biden. This brings up the question of how we hold the media accountable, and strangely enough, I think that is an openly partisan activity, not one of developing an alternative media. That media – i.e. this site – already exists. The issue is to get people motivated to look at it, and to know what it represents.

For more: An Open Letter to Sarah Palin