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By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:44:56 +0000

You mean to tell me that, as long as all the minors I have had sex with were alive at the time, I can run for office? Why wasn’t I the VP pick?!?!?!?

By: Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:39:18 +0000

I can’t say much as I hardly know a thing about this person, but from the little I know and the bit more that I’ve been told today, it seems clear that once the shock has evaporated and these two right-wing cranks start mouthing off around the country, the difference between the tickets will be clearer and clearer. What’s unnerving, however, is that the electorate seems to get dumber and dumber every four years. At this point, someone need only not be dead, or photographed having sex with dead minors, to be eligible for office. How did this person get elected governor of a state? Admittedly, it’s a small state, and full of nutcakes, but the fact of the matter is that the office matters, just as though she were governor of California or Texas. Tentatively, it seems likely to say that reasonable people would conclude that Sarah Palin is an atavistic throwback and a peculiarly weird negation of her own political achievement–she espouses the values and politics of people who would rather those of her gender couldn’t even vote, let alone hold office. But there’s no standard of ability, knowledge, training, integrity or common sense that appears to be too low for American voters to embrace. Maybe she will be a Dan Quayle or Harriet Miers. But it won’t be funny if they win the election because Hillary demos and a lot of others decide they can’t vote for the black guy.

By: Troy

Troy — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:48:10 +0000

I haven’t seen her yet on TV, so it’s really early for me to say. Maybe she has an amazing charisma that will click with people who want a leader they can have a beer with. But I seriously doubt it. I too think that after the hoopla, when independents look at the 2 tickets, putting Palin in will look like too much of a risk. Our 2 guys look like the professionals here.
I’m only a little sad Romney wasn’t picked b/c i wanted him to go down in flames on this wreck with McCain.
I hope Karen is reading this blog, b/c i am curious to hear from her if she has any palin insights.