tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post185348840782535449..comments2024-02-22T13:53:00.516-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Spiegel's blog: oh. I get it now.Elizabeth Vicaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-58432325582478813712010-04-08T14:18:46.797-04:002010-04-08T14:18:46.797-04:00Wow! You nailed it.Wow! You nailed it.Check2Checkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309134742480541873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-6850756358534021522009-07-12T19:36:26.018-04:002009-07-12T19:36:26.018-04:00Oh, I don't know. I hear Christine Gregoire is...Oh, I don't know. I hear Christine Gregoire isn't half bad. At running a state, that is. I don't know whether she's a rated player.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-73846774753438948772009-07-11T15:38:51.848-04:002009-07-11T15:38:51.848-04:00More proof women can't play chess or lead a st...More proof women can't play chess or lead a state either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-7794236537733436672009-07-10T17:32:43.026-04:002009-07-10T17:32:43.026-04:00Obama, "establishment"? I swear, some of...Obama, "establishment"? I swear, some of the people who post about politics here must be logging in from parallel universes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-3964875373740950982009-07-09T22:57:25.961-04:002009-07-09T22:57:25.961-04:00Hey now! It's not surprising that the career ...Hey now! It's not surprising that the career of Sarah Palin is being "wound down". The truth is, she never existed at all!<br /><br />She is a fiction - an invention of Lorne Michaels, one of the great genuises of our time. A character created to be portrayed by Tina Fey - just as Emily Latella (sp?) was created as a character for Gilda Radnor a generation ago.<br /><br />The really funny part is how McCain's advisors fell for the prank. It got a little out of hand there for a while. And imagine how embarrassing it would have been if McCain had been elected.Hal Bognernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-74739434254582925252009-07-09T17:13:28.941-04:002009-07-09T17:13:28.941-04:00I think the most salient thing that can be said ab...I think the most salient thing that can be said about all of this is that Sarah Palin is kinda' hot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-28204605727034036732009-07-08T22:47:19.280-04:002009-07-08T22:47:19.280-04:00I don't know what to make of Governor Palin. I...I don't know what to make of Governor Palin. I don't share her politics or her world-view.<br /><br />I will give her this muted praise--<br />she managed to surprise the various cable talking heads. That's worth one brownie point.<br /><br />If her goal is to be a pundit, I predict she'll succeed by preaching to an appreciative choir. If her goal is to be a national politician, I predict she will fall short of her ambition.Gurdonarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808311825546186934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-72713030278260645962009-07-08T12:44:41.227-04:002009-07-08T12:44:41.227-04:00I have no problem with Sarah Palin. She is what sh...I have no problem with Sarah Palin. She is what she is, and has accomplished a lot in her life. She certainly is entitled to base her decisions on her goals and judgements.<br /><br />What is scary to me is that 10's of millions of US citizens voted to put her one heartbeat away from the Presidency of the US. ?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-43542701301148505702009-07-08T01:41:01.715-04:002009-07-08T01:41:01.715-04:00I always keep my eyes on the opponents king. It do...I always keep my eyes on the opponents king. It doesn't help.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-43316889147559574762009-07-07T21:03:19.767-04:002009-07-07T21:03:19.767-04:00If only all politicians resigned. Dare to dream.If only all politicians resigned. Dare to dream.American Patriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619940273080475662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-24224631468576430552009-07-07T19:28:10.426-04:002009-07-07T19:28:10.426-04:00Fer cryin' out loud, FOLLOW THE MONEY!!!
Betwe...Fer cryin' out loud, <b>FOLLOW THE MONEY</b>!!!<br />Between her (ugh) "book deal", speaking fees, etc. SarahPalin stands to pull in over $20,000,000 in just the next 12 months unless of course she has to hang around Alaska & be governor.<br />That's nothing to sneeze at, even for <a href="http://current.com/items/89464554_miley-cyrus-is-worlds-richest-teen.htm" rel="nofollow">Miley Cyrus</a>.ATH2044https://www.blogger.com/profile/17280456328464770493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-22271074798160885642009-07-07T15:51:34.921-04:002009-07-07T15:51:34.921-04:00if anyone benefits from this, it is the people of ...if anyone benefits from this, it is the people of alaska. now maybe they'll have a governor instead of a braindead spokesmodel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-15869897157329674522009-07-07T10:03:19.602-04:002009-07-07T10:03:19.602-04:00Does #1 mean that anyone that quits before their t...Does #1 mean that anyone that quits before their term in office is up is abandoning their voters? Does the reason matter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-13898133290283439212009-07-07T09:30:50.578-04:002009-07-07T09:30:50.578-04:00It was General Oliver Prince Smith, not MacArthur,...It was General Oliver Prince Smith, not MacArthur, who said that. But, yeah, it sounds so much better when one attributes it to MacArthur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-9424231663078041582009-07-07T07:33:29.728-04:002009-07-07T07:33:29.728-04:00My Take:
To succeed at the highest level of polit...My Take:<br /><br />To succeed at the highest level of politics, you don't need to be smart (see George Bush) and you don't need to be establishment (see Obama), but, especially these days, you do need to have a smooth running disciplined organization behind you and be able to stick to message (see Bush and Obama).<br /><br />Palin's erraticism will end up disqualifying her in the eyes of the mainstream as as a serious contender. I think she'll end up as a Pat Buchanan type, accepted by the fringe, but not a viable national candidate.Martynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-74764963990852987222009-07-07T07:33:20.908-04:002009-07-07T07:33:20.908-04:00My Take:
To succeed at the highest level of polit...My Take:<br /><br />To succeed at the highest level of politics, you don't need to be smart (see George Bush) and you don't need to be establishment (see Obama), but, especially these days, you do need to have a smooth running disciplined organization behind you and be able to stick to message (see Bush and Obama).<br /><br />Palin's erraticism will end up disqualifying her in the eyes of the mainstream as as a serious contender. I think she'll end up as a Pat Buchanan type, accepted by the fringe, but not a viable national candidate.Martynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-83145509301540816042009-07-06T22:11:58.921-04:002009-07-06T22:11:58.921-04:00Don't give her any credit she didn't earn....Don't give her any credit she didn't earn. I don't see her as PoMo in any way. A PoMo approach would acknowledge and respect the political styles that came before, and THEN create a mix or a mash of those styles in a playful irreverent way. But that's not what Palin is about. PoMo doesn't mean "anything goes", and it doesn't mean "I get to do whatever I want."<br /><br />That's what bratty kids are about, when they want to pretend they know what they're saying, and are just faking it. <br /><br />She's a quitter and a faker, and her own people know it. They're going to abandon her quicker than you can say "Bush who?"cofresihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124603177763670022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-53938376026728889322009-07-06T21:56:05.792-04:002009-07-06T21:56:05.792-04:00Interesting take. I felt she was showing some sor...Interesting take. I felt she was showing some sort of naive high-mindedness with all of this. But maybe it works for her. I can tell you one thing she isn't washington as usual, and from what i've heard she has been talking with many experts in foreign affairs.<br /><br />I doubt she's done.ChargingKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120218284616627302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-58937259848129639302009-07-06T21:01:20.854-04:002009-07-06T21:01:20.854-04:00She dispensed with politics as usual, put first th...She dispensed with politics as usual, put first things first, and tackled special interests. She fought, and succeeded in effecting change, and she's proud to take credit for it.<br /><br />Now she's showing her independence. Don't be such a naive dead fish! (Ooh, chess.) Study your endings!Ashishnoreply@blogger.com