Dream GOP Candidate for Obama in 2012?
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I didn’t mean with her supporters, countryboy. The Tea party supporters are her acolytes, no matter what gaffe she may commit, they worship her with unmatched fervor and adulation. If she says that sun rises in the West, her acolytes will cheer her wildly. So there never was any danger that she will be ruined for her acolytes.
The problem is people at large. The video of Joan of Arc referring to her palm as she was answering the question will be shown again and again. If she runs for Republican primary, it will be a common fodder for her opponents (and later to the Democratic Party).
Nothing ruins a political candidate more quickly than ridicule, and she has left open herself to ridicule by a wide margin, by her referring to her palm as she was answering the easy, softball question. It will be a repeat of the Couric interviews.
Time will tell. I think that by using her palm as a reference for question answering might endear her to all the people out there who realize they're not of superior knowledge...a "normal" person (as we commonly understand the term) might just be - as they say in marketing - the differential advantage that will propel Ms. Palin to new heights of greatness in the U.S. political arena. And we all know that arena is overdue for a major overhaul.
Indeed, the reaction of her acolytes was the same after Couric interviews, the same as we are seeing here. After Couric interviews, her acolytes cheered her wildly, they thought the interviews were a smashing success.
Later when the interviews did not play well with people at large, her acolytes blamed Couric. According to the acolytes, it was Coruic’s fault that Joan of Arc could not answer even simple questions.
Her acolytes are in the first stage here, they are cheering her wildly, proclaiming her interview as the great success. If later it turns out that it played badly with people at large (and there is a strong possibility that that indeed may be the case), her acolytes will very likely turn on the poor interviewer, they will blame him for the fact that Joan of Arc had to refer to the crib notes to answer the question.
But no matter what happens she will always be Joan of Arc to her acolytes. People at large is a different matter altogether.
Later when the interviews did not play well with people at large, her acolytes blamed Couric. According to the acolytes, it was Coruic’s fault that Joan of Arc could not answer even simple questions.
Her acolytes are in the first stage here, they are cheering her wildly, proclaiming her interview as the great success. If later it turns out that it played badly with people at large (and there is a strong possibility that that indeed may be the case), her acolytes will very likely turn on the poor interviewer, they will blame him for the fact that Joan of Arc had to refer to the crib notes to answer the question.
But no matter what happens she will always be Joan of Arc to her acolytes. People at large is a different matter altogether.
Now here you may be right, superior knowledge is one thing Joan of Arc doesn't have to worry about, as was clear from Couric interview. Indeed, in those interviews she showed such scorn for any knowledge at all, that she endeared herself immensely to her acolytes (but ended up alienating most fo the non acolyte population).
Just to clarify the discussion here, I assume "Joan of Arc" means Sarah Palin, right? And, her "acolytes" would be her supporters, yes? Just want to make sure I'm not misinterpreting what you're saying here. (Don't you think it would be easier if we were speaking the same language?)
Now, I maintain that her simplicity and "downhome-ness" might just turn out to be the edge for her. Interviews aside, the American people might be ready for such a breath of fresh air on the federal political scene.
I'm sure we us common people "understand" what is meant even if repeating the same phrase is rather a bit silly:roll:
You certainly seem to have an acolyte like faith in her. Well, more power to you, go for it. Just don’t be too disappointed if your Goddess disappoints you (or doesn’t win in 2012).
Well, being as how I'm not an American citizen and thus, am not entitled to vote down there, I guess it doesn't much matter how much "acolyte like faith" I might have in her. No matter what happens, Joan, er..my Goddess, uh...Sarah will do what she's going to do, no matter what you or I think of her. (Now if we could just agree on her name)
Oh, we are agreed on her name all right. To you, she is Sarah Palin. But most of her followers have an acolyte like faith in her, to them she can do no wrong (thus the reason she bombed out in her interviews with Couric was Couric's fault). To them, she is another Joan of Arc, a saint, come to lead them into victory against the evil, ungodly Democrats. Hence her nickname, Joan of Arc. I think it is quite an appropriate nickname.
In case you hadn't noticed, most folks really don't care what you think. You're the one who cries about name-calling. Hows about practicing what you preach?
Bambi or Bunny I can't decide. We men things are biologically inclined to drool instead of listen when certain stimuli are present. Even if we do actually hear, the words will be distorted as wishful positive responses to our manhood.Watching her mouth form the words political agenda coupled with a flick of her hair and a little strategic bounce would overcome many of us. Well me for sure. Would we sell our votes for sex?
And he makes a big to do about her writing a reminder on her hand when his hero Obama, without a teleprompter during his campaign had been to 57 ....no 58 states...maybe he should have written a note:lol:
YouTube - Obama Claims He's Visited 57 States
But the highway access to it was built, otherwise the $25 million earmarked for the road would have had to be repaid to the Feds. :lol:
When Palin is incoherent and bizarre, people call her refreshing.
When Obama makes a mistake, everyone makes jokes about the teleprompter.
I guess it helps to have a smile and nice tits; all is forgiven.
When Obama makes a mistake, everyone makes jokes about the teleprompter.
I guess it helps to have a smile and nice tits; all is forgiven.
Quite so - those two (uh, three) features aren't bad. I still think she has some strong appeal in her straightforward, human (complete with a few goofs and mistakes) approach. Like I said, the American public might just be ready for such a "normal" person. She does have the experience of being the CEO of Alaska, and that's no small job. She wasn't perfect at it, but I'd guess she learned a lot from it.
Would she make the greatest President in history? Probably not. She's not rich, she's not the best/smoothest public speaker, she doesn't come from a famous family, has little federal political experience, and she's not connected to the highest levels of commerce & business in the U.S. Those "skills" have been present in many past Presidents, and how they've performed is a matter of many different opinons, not all positive.
But, I think she cares enough about her country, has enough life and government experience, and could be just "different" enough to take on the big job and make a positive difference in the way things get done (or don't) in the U.S.A. If I were an American, I'd be giving it some serious consideration. Given the way things have been going, they might not have much to lose.