Comments on: Preliminary Musings On The Palin Speech http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:11:37 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Mauimom http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615833 Mauimom Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:50:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615833 <p>Amen!</p> Amen!

]]> By: Mauimom http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615787 Mauimom Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:35:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615787 <blockquote><p>McCain is not playing to win he is trying to defend the GOP is the south and west to keep the Senate filibuster.</p></blockquote> <p>This concerns me too. Dems have been coming oh-so-close to taking Senate seats in AK, NC, MN. Now with Palin in the game, the Neanderthals will crawl out of their caves and knuckle-drag to the voting booth. [Why doesn’t voter id ever apply to <em>them</em>?]</p>

McCain is not playing to win he is trying to defend the GOP is the south and west to keep the Senate filibuster.

This concerns me too. Dems have been coming oh-so-close to taking Senate seats in AK, NC, MN. Now with Palin in the game, the Neanderthals will crawl out of their caves and knuckle-drag to the voting booth. [Why doesn’t voter id ever apply to them?]

]]> By: Mauimom http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615774 Mauimom Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:31:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615774 <blockquote><p>Carl Bernstein said something extremely astute on CNN: if something were to happen to John McCain before the election, would Sarah Palin be the GOP Presidential nominee? Not likely.</p></blockquote> <p>I dunno. What really scares me is that they WOULD run her as the Presidential candidate. Hell, maybe McCain will develop a sudden “health problem” & drop out.</p> <p>The Big Money guys in the Republican party may be scared of Palin and her craziness, but the “masses” — those lunatics in the mega-churches — love her, and the media continues to treat her with the deference that Hillary supporters beat them into.</p> <p>This situation really, really scares me, since the outcome has to factor in the dimness of the American electorate. I’m going to be giving to Obama as much as I can afford, but I’m quite frightened.</p>

Carl Bernstein said something extremely astute on CNN: if something were to happen to John McCain before the election, would Sarah Palin be the GOP Presidential nominee? Not likely.

I dunno. What really scares me is that they WOULD run her as the Presidential candidate. Hell, maybe McCain will develop a sudden “health problem” & drop out.

The Big Money guys in the Republican party may be scared of Palin and her craziness, but the “masses” — those lunatics in the mega-churches — love her, and the media continues to treat her with the deference that Hillary supporters beat them into.

This situation really, really scares me, since the outcome has to factor in the dimness of the American electorate. I’m going to be giving to Obama as much as I can afford, but I’m quite frightened.

]]> By: Sara http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615750 Sara Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:10:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615750 <p>Big Question. </p> <p>The one clear chance to see her unscripted will be in the debate with Joe Biden, which will be hosted by Gwen Iffel. </p> <p>So how should Biden prepare for the event? How will Sarah prepare for Biden?</p> Big Question.

The one clear chance to see her unscripted will be in the debate with Joe Biden, which will be hosted by Gwen Iffel.

So how should Biden prepare for the event? How will Sarah prepare for Biden?

]]> By: RickinSF http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615717 RickinSF Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:49:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615717 <p>I wanna see the media examine her husband’s involvement in things.<br /> Something tells me there is an<em> eminence grise</em> that everyone is overlooking.</p> I wanna see the media examine her husband’s involvement in things.
Something tells me there is an eminence grise that everyone is overlooking.

]]> By: kittykitty http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615704 kittykitty Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:25:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615704 <p>OT , sorry — anyone see cheney on BBC news tonight in Georgia? he looked so old i didnt’ recognize him. I mean really really old and thin. It was creepier than usual</p> OT , sorry — anyone see cheney on BBC news tonight in Georgia? he looked so old i didnt’ recognize him. I mean really really old and thin. It was creepier than usual

]]> By: DeanOR http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615696 DeanOR Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:13:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615696 <p>“A bit sharp”? They want to make the election about character. Many of us saw her in her speech as thoroughly condescending and nasty, and that reflects on her character. Her character is no longer off limits, nor is McCain’s.</p> “A bit sharp”? They want to make the election about character. Many of us saw her in her speech as thoroughly condescending and nasty, and that reflects on her character. Her character is no longer off limits, nor is McCain’s.

]]> By: Maryfirecat http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615682 Maryfirecat Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:58:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615682 <p>Anyone going to watch Obama on Bill O’Reilly?</p> Anyone going to watch Obama on Bill O’Reilly?

]]> By: mui1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615678 mui1 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:54:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615678 <p>It might be in vain, but I have to laugh at the parts where there seems to be a blip between Palin’s brain and teleprompter, ex: Disk-kh-overies.</p> It might be in vain, but I have to laugh at the parts where there seems to be a blip between Palin’s brain and teleprompter, ex: Disk-kh-overies.

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615674 ThingsComeUndone Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:50:46 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/04/preliminary-musings-on-the-palin-speech/#comment-1615674 <p>If that happens we will either leave or get kicked out, America without an educated often artistic elite, well manufacturing jobs are how much of the economy?<br /> How much of the economy do we have a major stake in?<br /> Spain kicked out the Jews and Muslims long ago they cruised on their rep for awhile but still haven’t recovered.<br /> Athens was never the same after the death of Socrates (killed for teaching the youth to disrespect the gods).<br /> A civilization’s military power does not often long survive the death of its artistic soul.<br /> Either the country fades or a new artistic soul is found and the military power fades.<br /> There are exceptions but not many.</p> If that happens we will either leave or get kicked out, America without an educated often artistic elite, well manufacturing jobs are how much of the economy?
How much of the economy do we have a major stake in?
Spain kicked out the Jews and Muslims long ago they cruised on their rep for awhile but still haven’t recovered.
Athens was never the same after the death of Socrates (killed for teaching the youth to disrespect the gods).
A civilization’s military power does not often long survive the death of its artistic soul.
Either the country fades or a new artistic soul is found and the military power fades.
There are exceptions but not many.

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