September 29, 2008
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You don’t need me to dish the dirt.
For a while, when the country seemed to be enthralled with Sarah Palin, I felt like I was practically a lone voice talking about her sleaze and incompetence. Then I found AlaskaReal and didn’t feel so alone any more.
Now, even conservative commentators are dishing on their party’s ticket for its deficiencies. Linda Lowen says:
Kathleen Parker is a nationally syndicated columnist, a conservative
woman writing for the right-leaning National Review Online. She’s in
the unique position of having the authority to speak candidly about
Sarah Palin’s candidacy without detractors screaming that she’s a tool
of Team Obama’s massive campaign machine.Here is what Kathleen Parker herself says:
Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now
Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident
candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League.No one hates
saying that more than I do. Like so many women, I’ve been pulling for
Palin, wishing her the best, hoping she will perform brilliantly. I’ve
also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an
anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets
too painful. Unfortunately, it often does. My cringe reflex is
exhausted.Palin filibusters. She repeats words, filling space with deadwood. Cut the verbiage and there’s not much content there.
Read the full story here.George F. Will says McCain has lost his head and calls him “operatic,” “Manichean” and too temperamental to be trusted with the responsibility of the presidency.Channeling his inner Queen of Hearts, John McCain furiously, and
apparently without even looking around at facts, said Chris Cox,
chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, should be decapitated.The Associated Press has been investigating allegations against Palin.
When Palin needed to sell
her house during her last year as Wasilla mayor, she got the city to
sign off on a special zoning exception—and did so without keeping a
promise to remove a potential fire hazard.She gladly accepted
gifts from merchants: A free “awesome facial” she raved about in a
thank-you note to a spa. The “absolutely gorgeous flowers” she received
from a welding supply store. Even fresh salmon to take home.She
also stepped in to help friends or neighbors with City Hall dealings.
She asked the City Council to add a friend to the list of speakers at a
2002 meeting—and then the friend got up and asked them to give his
radio station advertising business.
Comments (10)
i, for one, am hoping that thursday night’s debate will put the final nail in the coffin for sarah palin. it is so obvious to those of us who aren’t blinded by faith that she just isn’t ready.
Oh, it is outrageous. I consider it a huge insult to the American public that she is considered to be a viable candidate. She reminds me of a high-school debate student, and I’m sorry but you should be far past that point in your development of mental and verbal dexterity if you want to be considered for the office of the VP. It’s ridiculous and I am absolutely floored by her performance so far.
And that isn’t even considering her political track records. It’s embarrassing.
“As Putin rears his head…” Out-freaking-rageous. And that whiney voice. I wonder how Phil Gramms feels about that after his statement about his beloved United States being a “nation of whiners”.
If people fall for this crap, I am really going to be saddened. I can’t even imagine what this debate will look like, the presidential debate was awful enough. I was actually embarrassed for McCain when he chose the strategy to not make eye contact with Obama. That foolish, angry little man with his bracelet. But then I get angry and scared because the people who put W. into office might fall for this shizz again. How can McCain even talk about “evil and greed in Washington” like he wasn’t a part of it all along?
@coletteatsea - I’m hoping with you.
A heartbeat from the Presidency should McCain win.
(shudders)
Palin seriously, honestly, truly scares me. She really does.
I’ve seen some of the clips of the interviews, and I’ve been reading a lot, and the Op-Ed page cartoons…oh,my! How anyone can even consider her for this position is more than I can fathom. I don’t think I’ll be able to watch the debate on Thurs. I had enough difficulty with the McCain/Obama debate.
I love Tina Fey’s impersonations of her on SNL. The one this past Saturday was spot on. LOL
And ditto all of the above.
Northern Exposure Igloo Trash…that’s what we got here..However I kind of like the name Trig…and Track would be a great Dog name..Maybe…Off-Track
Palintology indeed. Loved that magazine cover. The woman is a neanderthal.
@wixer - I had that thought yesterday: I don’t think I can listen to the debate Thursday. I don’t even have my radio on today (yet). I’m caught between revulsion and the fascination of watching a train wreck happen.
@WordFaery -@nightblindness - She scares you, just from what you’ve seen this month. Think how scary this is for those of us who really know her.