Palin ruined the tea party?

[Irving]

So I haven't been to any tea parties, but if they are going to associate with Palin, and pay her to speak, I never will. Thoughts?

I just saw clips of people making fun of her for writing on her hand. I wish Sarah Palin would just go away already.

[SU405]

But she's so puuurdy to look at.

[hip55]

the last thing she is is "third party"

[Mtn.man]

I saw what it said on her hand...

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CALL STUART.

[jason303]

SHe is easy on the eyes. No dispute there. I hear Rush almost begging them not to go 3rd party on the radio daily.

[Irving]

It is a smart move for Palin to try and get involved with the tea party. Well, it would be if she wasn't Sarah Palin.

[sniper7]

I like some of her ideas but she isn't presidential material unfortunately.

[Irving]

I don't think she has any ideas. I think she repeats things people tell her.

[sniper7]

I don't think she has any ideas. I think she repeats things people tell her.


could be. I know AK is a whole different country in itself, but I did like what she did up there. I would trust he before I would trust pelosi or reid or obama, well pretty much any DEM out there.

[GunTroll]

could be. I know AK is a whole different country in itself, but I did like what she did up there. I would trust he before I would trust pelosi or reid or obama, well pretty much any DEM out there.

Yep! I hate to agree with the libs but her quiting the gov post was the end to her pres bid. I think she should have run it out and then went for a senate seat to get more informed on issues and to make her presence known. The core TPers are pulling away from her. She supports many things I like. And for the most part I like her. But she is paying dues when she supports people like McCain who are bad for conservatives and the cause in general and I draw the line there. Can't wave the conservative banner and pull moves like that.

[RobertB]

I agree -- quitting in general is something the nation tends to look down on, and suggesting it's because people weren't nice to her and made fun of the family doesn't help because they'd face even more attention on the national scale. When the going gets tough, the tough...quit? I don't think so.

[GreenScoutII]

I'm not a real big fan of Sarah Palin. Frankly, I find her a bit cartoonish. Her Aww-shucks, sweetheart, folksy persona is endearing, but exactly the opposite of what I want in a president. I do appreciate that she isn't (yet) a career politician, but I just can't take her seriously.

I would like a candidate for president to be more serious minded.

I think the mainstream Republican party has usurped the tea party movement and Sarah Palin was the instrument they used to do so.

On a side note, I think a good 2012 Republican ticket would be Ron Paul/Condoleeza Rice. These are individuals with a proven track record and who actually have the experience necessary to both represent us to the rest of the world and navigate the quagmire that is Washington DC.

[Mtn.man]

Ya meens ya didn't like JC?

[GreenScoutII]

Ya meens ya didn't like JC?

Who's JC? Jimmy Carter?

[ColoEnthusiast]

Wow, you guys don't like an actual gun-toting, hunting, conservative? Are you high?
What do you want? More lawyers like BO?
Maybe more connected, corrupt, Washington insiders?
She's got my vote.

[Irving]

Just because you are a gun-toting, hunting, conservative, doesn't mean you are fit to lead or have any clue what you are doing. I have lots of friends that think they are conservative, but there is no way that I'd ever put them into office.

[GreenScoutII]

Just because you are a gun-toting, hunting, conservative, doesn't mean you are fit to lead or have any clue what you are doing. I have lots of friends that think they are conservative, but there is no way that I'd ever put them into office.

I'm with Stuart on this one. Being a conservative gun owning hunter are not the only requisites for being president.

[ColoEnthusiast]

You've got to be kidding. Have you guys ever read her opinions? She is about as conservative as it gets...
Against illegals
Against big Gov
Against Gov waste
Against Socialist healthcare

For gun rights
For poperty rights
For lower taxes
For the right to FREE SPEECH
Is that not conservative enough?

So because she is not a 65 year old sellout career politician, she is not experienced enough? Putting down her qualifications is exactly what the liberals want you to do.
I'll vote for a person I can relate to anytime versus to some rich f-ing lawyer or rich f-ing banker like your supposed to want... No thanks!!

[sniper7]

You've got to be kidding. Have you guys ever read her opinions? She is about as conservative as it gets...
Against illegals
Against big Gov
Against Gov waste
Against Socialist healthcare

For gun rights
For poperty rights
For lower taxes
For the right to FREE SPEECH
Is that not conservative enough?

So because she is not a 65 year old sellout career politician, she is not experienced enough? Putting down her qualifications is exactly what the liberals want you to do.
I'll vote for a person I can relate to anytime versus to some rich f-ing lawyer or rich f-ing banker like your supposed to want... No thanks!!


I do like these points and I really do like her stances. I guess with the right people should be work well as the pres. She definitely isn't afraid to throw things out there and tell them how they are.
If her and Dick Cheney ran together I would be all for it.

At this point anything is better than BHO and JB. they are fucking us left and right with a smile on their faces.

[ColoEnthusiast]

Funny, Palin and Cheney!!!
I like that idea!
She would definately need top advisors after she gets rid of BO's Constitution wrecking crew..
Then we won't have to say pretty please to terrorists anymore to get information. I think Bush and Cheney had the right idea on that one. While we're at it, how bout a little profiling so we can actually search the likely suspects instead of letting them pass while strip searching someone's 80 year old grandmother to be PC...

[theGinsue]

I honestly believe she is a NICE person, but I also believe that the "aw-shucks" stuff we see is pure put-on to lure folks into under-estimating her.

[Irving]

It doesn't matter how conservative she is. I know a ton of people who agree with that same list, but that doesn't mean I'd ever vote for them.

[GreenScoutII]

Well fellas, that is the beauty of our system of government. If you like Sarah Palin, vote for her if she chooses to run. If you don't like her, vote for someone else. Granted, she would be a lot better than most anybody the Dems might nominate, but she would not be my first choice if the decision was entirely mine.

[sniper7]

Funny, Palin and Cheney!!!
I like that idea!
She would definately need top advisors after she gets rid of BO's Constitution wrecking crew..
Then we won't have to say pretty please to terrorists anymore to get information. I think Bush and Cheney had the right idea on that one. While we're at it, how bout a little profiling so we can actually search the likely suspects instead of letting them pass while strip searching someone's 80 year old grandmother to be PC...


funny you mentioned that because on friday i saw a little old lady getting wanded, and an old man had to go in the scanner because he couldn't walk without his cane.

[sniper7]

Well fellas, that is the beauty of our system of government. If you like Sarah Palin, vote for her if she chooses to run. If you don't like her, vote for someone else. Granted, she would be a lot better than most anybody the Dems might nominate, but she would not be my first choice if the decision was entirely mine.


I totally agree for the primaries. but as for the actual election, it seems to me a 3rd party vote is a wasted vote and where we need to add a few extra percentage points for the win.

[Irving]

I thought about this a little more, and the real problem I have with Sarah Palin is the same problem that the left had with Bush. I don't want to elect someone who I think is less smart than I am. I'm certainly no genius, but I just feel like I'm smarter than Palin. Sure, she'd probably be a fantastic neighbor, but I don't necessarily want her in office.

[colomtn]

In the interest of full disclosure I like Sarah Palin but not sure I vote for her as President. That being said she does have some impressive accomplishments from her two terms as the Mayor of Wasilla and her short stint as governor of Alaska. During that time she took on corrupt career politicians, both democrats and republicans.

Regardless of the trash the media spews about her, she is basically a concerned citizen who got involved in local politics and had the guts to stand up for what she believed in.

Here are some of her accomplishments that I found in Wikipedia.

Mayor of Wasilla
Motivated by concerns that revenue from a new Wasilla sales tax would not be spent wisely, Palin ran for mayor of Wasilla in 1996, defeating incumbent mayor John Stein


During her first year in office, Palin kept a jar with the names of Wasilla residents on her desk. Once a week, she pulled a name from it and picked up the phone; she would ask: "How's the city doing?"

Using income generated by a 2% sales tax that had been approved by Wasilla voters in October 1992, Palin cut property taxes by 75% and eliminated personal property and business inventory taxes.



Using municipal bonds, she made improvements to the roads and sewers, and increased funding to the Police Department. She also oversaw new bike paths and procured funding for storm-water treatment to protect freshwater resources. At the same time, the city reduced spending on the town museum and stopped construction of a new library and city hall.

In 2008, Wasilla's current mayor credited Palin's 75 percent property tax cuts and infrastructure improvements with bringing big box stores" and 50,000 shoppers per day to Wasilla. A local gun store owner said Palin made the town "more of a community ... It's no longer a little strip town that you can blow through in a heartbeat." At the conclusion of Palin's tenure as mayor in 2002, the city had about 6,300 residents.



Palin frequently broke with the state Republican establishment. For example, she endorsed Sean Parnell's bid to unseat the state's longtime at-large U.S. Representative, Don Young, and she publicly challenged then-Senator Ted Stevens to come clean about the federal investigation into his financial dealings.

Governor of Alaska
In August 2008, Palin signed a bill authorizing the State of Alaska to award TransCanada Pipelines—the sole bidder to meet the state's requirements—a license to build and operate a pipeline to transport natural gas from the North Slope to the Continental United States through Canada. The governor also pledged $500 million in seed money to support the project. It is estimated that the project will cost $26 billion. Newsweek described the project as "the principal achievement of Sarah Palin's term as Alaska's governor.

[ColoEnthusiast]

Good information. I was already aware of most, but having it succinctly put was beneficial.
I don't personally agree with everything Palin says, but can't find much to criticize either. I really like that she has seemed to buck the system instead of just being a corrupt player like most.
Guessing she would discard the czars if given the opportunity.

[Irving]

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