Will Sarah Palin be elected President of the US in 2012?

[Vuk]

I predict the ultra-conservatives will prevent the GOP from being able to run more than a hotdog stand for some time to come.



As for Palin, she was propelled to the national stage for reasons of demographic and representative expediency. You were never supposed to take her seriously.
Alas, both herself and her fans strangely do.

Ah well, I guess that other running mate / poster boy, Dan Quayle, still believes he is really fit for the presidency to(e)*.



* I'll let Quayle and his fans puzzle on that 'e'.

First of all, the GOP is a conservative party. You can trace all its faults to it trying to be something else. If a liberal does not like it, then they can join the Democratic party. There is no such thing as a lukewarm conservative or a quasi conservative. You either are or are not, period. It does not mean that you have to agree on everything, but you need the same core values. There are too many people in the party who do not. (Bush being one of them )

And why do you call her supporters fans? Why not supporters like you call the supporters of every candidate? Even when Barack Obama had people crying, fainting, yelling that they were in love with him, etc they were refered to by the media as supporters, yet the media (and people on this board) dubb Palin supporters as 'fans', as if they are just emotional and going through a fad, and not to be taken seriously. Have the goodness to say supporters please.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

It's because she's not taken seriously, Vuk.

I'm not completely sold on her being a "moran" and I think Bush actually went senile in Office, take a look at 2001 and 2008, you can see the difference.

At the end of the day Palin is ignorant, and is not clever enough to realise it. That alone means she's not clever enough to lock horns with world-leaders, and her inability to stand up to journalists further demonstrates her unsuitibility.

[Vuk]

It's because she's not taken seriously, Vuk.

I'm not completely sold on her being a "moran" and I think Bush actually went senile in Office, take a look at 2001 and 2008, you can see the difference.

At the end of the day Palin is ignorant, and is not clever enough to realise it. That alone means she's not clever enough to lock horns with world-leaders, and her inability to stand up to journalists further demonstrates her unsuitibility.

Don't forget Philipvs that most of what you know about her is from her time being shackled in the McCain camp. She was very restricted and they tried to control her a lot. She admitted that she did not know nearly as much as she would have liked about foreign policy and has been spending lots of her time educating herself. I don't think it is that she has a big head, but that she is determined. You should read her book. My sis has it and told me a lot from it. Over break I am gonna read it myself.

[Ronin]

God..I hope not...

but I seriously wouldn´t put it past the average american voter, god knows they made some weird/crazy choices in the past.

it is surprising nonetheless that she can be considered seriously by anyone, her performance in the last campaign showed quite clearly that she is just pretty polished political show pony that memorized a few things that make her base cheer, but once you start asking questions and attempting to peel that onion further you find out...there´s no onion!

who knew that "so what do you read?" was a trick question? Man that Katie Couric is a Jedi Master Reporter!

[edyzmedieval]

And all this week, the McCain campaign is trying to prevent Sarah Palin from talking to reporters covering the news, you know? They said, 'you can take her picture, but you can't ask her any questions.' What is she running for, vice president or 'America's Next Top Model'? (Jay Leno)




I just stumbled upon it today.

[rvg]

If Sara Palin gets the Republican nomination, I'll suppress the gag reflex and vote for the Obamination.

[Cute Wolf]

Actually it's pretty interesting to see the US have a female president... as most countries allready done...

[KukriKhan]

Do you think she will run (or try to run) as a Republican? Through all the Primaries and Caucuses?

Or will she try to start a new Party? And who would she pick, you think, as her VP running mate (the person to replace her in case Ice has his way).

[Vuk]

Do you think she will run (or try to run) as a Republican? Through all the Primaries and Caucuses?

Or will she try to start a new Party? And who would she pick, you think, as her VP running mate (the person to replace her in case Ice has his way).

I don't know. I think that she would probably have a better chance as a Republican, but she is a much better judge of her political options than I am. If she started a new party based on the values she has espoused I would support it (EDIT: Probably...depending on who the repubs were running. While I think Palin is the best there is out there, if she did not stand a chance I would support the next best that did. I do though, think it very possible that she would have a chance. Only time will tell I guess). The Republican party has become completely useless in the last few decades, so real conservatives feel like they do not have a place to fit in (I for instance am not a republican, but am certainly a conservative).
As far as her running mate, I think that will speak volumes about her ability to lead and her intelligence. I at least judge candidates a lot on who they pick as their running mate. I have no idea who she will pick, and will not even attempt to guess. I think she is smart enough to make a really good choice, but time will tell.

[Watchman]

You know I was always under the impression she was a major millstone around McCain's neck. Certainly a lot of folks here I chatted about the US election with, back in the day, could have reluctantly swallowed McCain, but Palin ? BIG NO. Dunno how well that relates to US voters, but it does tell something.

[Vuk]

You know I was always under the impression she was a major millstone around McCain's neck. Certainly a lot of folks here I chatted about the US election with, back in the day, could have reluctantly swallowed McCain, but Palin ? BIG NO.

It is different in the US though. McCain was sunk, a no one, completely stuck in a rut until Palin came and got her out. If it were not for him and his staffers trying to control her and turn her into someone who she was not, he probably would have won. Honestly, I think McCain was jealous of her popularity.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

It is different in the US though. McCain was sunk, a no one, completely stuck in a rut until Palin came and got her out. If it were not for him and his staffers trying to control her and turn her into someone who she was not, he probably would have won. Honestly, I think McCain was jealous of her popularity.

Whist this may have been true amongst the religious Right, it was not true with the majoriety of Americans. They were horrified by her in many cases, and even more so by her fans, and I use that phrase deliberately.

One quote that's stuck with me, from a middle aged father, "Woo! She's Hot".

[Crazed Rabbit]

You know I was always under the impression she was a major millstone around McCain's neck. Certainly a lot of folks here I chatted about the US election with, back in the day, could have reluctantly swallowed McCain, but Palin ? BIG NO. Dunno how well that relates to US voters, but it does tell something.

Well McCain was ahead in the polls after she was nominated until McCain said "the fundamentals of the economy are strong" (or something similar) about the same day Bear Stearns crashed.

CR

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Well McCain was ahead in the polls after she was nominated until McCain said "the fundamentals of the economy are strong" (or something similar) about the same day Bear Stearns crashed.

CR

Ahahaha, that was some funny