For sure, there are still a lot of unanswered question here, such as the "glass ceiling".
Palin in 2012
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For sure, there are still a lot of unanswered question here, such as the "glass ceiling".
OK, let's see...how about this?
I think Sara Palin would make a great President. I like her refreshing, down to earth approach. She seems to be able to relate to "common people" quite well. She has compiled a fair amount of "life experience" which only adds to her list of strengths, as far as I'm concerned.
She is decisive, clear-minded, and firm in her beliefs.
Her political experience in important offices is quite good. Governor of Alaska is a big job, especially considering that state's "uniqueness"...oil, remoteness, and most definitely on the environment stage.
She's also about the best looking moose hunter I've even seen. Hey, I'm a man and I appreciate a good looking woman on my TV screen. I think she's gorgeous but then, I've always been attracted to women with brains and beauty. It's a very appealing combination.
I think Sara Palin would make a great President. I like her refreshing, down to earth approach. She seems to be able to relate to "common people" quite well. She has compiled a fair amount of "life experience" which only adds to her list of strengths, as far as I'm concerned.
She is decisive, clear-minded, and firm in her beliefs.
Her political experience in important offices is quite good. Governor of Alaska is a big job, especially considering that state's "uniqueness"...oil, remoteness, and most definitely on the environment stage.
She's also about the best looking moose hunter I've even seen. Hey, I'm a man and I appreciate a good looking woman on my TV screen. I think she's gorgeous but then, I've always been attracted to women with brains and beauty. It's a very appealing combination.
No doubt about it, she wouldn't be a bad president, I would just have concerns with her ability to handle herself (and those giving her a hard time) in Washington.
Yeah, me too. But, I was thinking that she has some time between now and the next election to figure out how to better deal with the slick talking heads of the mainstream media.
That's the one thing that can kill a politician no matter what their qualifications might be. Too bad we sometimes end up "winners" that have that (dealing with the media) as their only claim to fame!
I have the impression Sara could turn fast. Then again, they seem to have been my lot in life so I have become very in tune with BOB meetings. Really, when she has the Moral Majority with whom to contend within the Party, I can't see Palin getting the nod on another Republican ticket. A liberal from Alaska? She'd make a great Democrat!
If being a good-looking woman was the only condition necessary for becoming a presidential candidate, Sarah Palin would win hands down. She is gorgeous.
Thankfully, there are far more important criteria that come into play such as having the ability to string a complete sentence together and have it make sense. Sarah fumbles, mumbles and stumbles time and again.
I made a point of listening to her when she decided to withdraw as Gov of Alaska, hoping that I would learn something. No such luck.
Now she is popping up all over the media plugging her book and is still having trouble making any sense.
Thankfully, there are far more important criteria that come into play such as having the ability to string a complete sentence together and have it make sense. Sarah fumbles, mumbles and stumbles time and again.
I made a point of listening to her when she decided to withdraw as Gov of Alaska, hoping that I would learn something. No such luck.
Now she is popping up all over the media plugging her book and is still having trouble making any sense.
Oh c'mon now...I've heard her complete lots of sentences in a very coherent manner. You're just pickin' on her, aren't you? :lol:
Maybe her strategy on selling the book is to not say too much in the plugs, thus leaving the audience begging for more details, and thus motivated to rush out and buy the book! (See, she is pretty smart!) ;-)
You're right on the good-looking part! It ain't the only qualification, but it's a good one.
But aren't we focusing a bit too much on style and not enough on substance? It's just a question...
So. A deafening silence as to which glass ceiling Joan of Arc broke? Just about what I expected. An acolyte will sing the praises of his God or Goddess to kingdom come, without regard to whether there is any validity to the praise or not.
As to whether Obama is qualified to be the president, again, you are asking the wrong person, ask the American electorate. I did not elect Obama the president, Americans did.
You don't know that, YJ. If she got an abortion and she still held the extremist views that she does, no way would she be my hero.
So sorry, countryboy, with SP all you get is style. She lacks substance and credibility - big time.
She had a chance to regain a bit of ground after the election but decided, without notice, to simply stop being Gov of Alaska. She never did give any clear, concrete reason for doing so.
But then, that's just my opinion. ;-)
In a way, I do hope she becomes the president. Can you imagine the fun we will have in this forum ridiculing and making fun of her? What happened to Bush will pale by comparison.
For satire, sarcasm, parody, comedy, she will be a much better fodder than Obama ever will be. USA will become the laughing stock of the world, once again (as it was during Bush times).
Yes, I understood that the first time you explained it, but how does that make Palin herself, similar to Joan of Arc herself.
OK, she was the Governor of Alaska...that in itself represents credibility to me. Being a state Governor is a big job...like being a CEO of a big company. Lots of responsibility, decisions, and dealing with a huge variety of issues and people. And being held to account for bottom line results. I understand Alaska didn't suffer too badly under her governorship, so I'm thinking that she might have done a pretty good job of it. Again, some credibility there.
And, being a good CEO (my opinion), she was likely following a good strategy of any good CEO which is to not divulge everything you're going to do until you've done it. We don't know what she had in mind when she resigned without notice, but I'd bet it's part of a bigger plan. Which she chose not to tell the mainstream media about. Which - once again - would demonstrate a pretty good ability to think "strategically" on her part. Adn that would be a very good strength in a future President of the USA.
Just my opinion, of course. ;-)
That is because there is no substance, countryboy. What substance there is, is the same warmed up extreme right wing rhetoric. That is why 70% of USA does not think that she will make a good president.
She is extremely popular with the far right Republican base, but that is it. That is why I think she has a good chance of winning the nomination. But unless the economy is totally in the tank in 2012 (which looks unlikely as of now), Obama will win against her by a landslide.
Maybe, if we get a chance to find out it won't be for three years which is a hell of a long time in politics, during which time she could get a little fine tuning.
That is easy, countryboy. A follower may follow a political leader, but he looks at the leader critically. When he does not agree with the leader, he is not afraid to say so. If there is repeated disagreement with the leader, the follower may even stop being a follower.
A worshipper of course thinks that his God or Goddess can do no wrong. Thus, after her interviews with Couric, a follower would have urged Palin to improve her interviewing style, to better prepare for public interviews etc. He would have pointed out to her that it is important for her to be able to hold her own at public interviews in order to gain more following in the nation. While he may still continue supporting her he would have urged her to improve her interviewing skills.
A worshiper simply blamed Couric for the fiasco, and claimed that Palin did not do anything wrong, that her performance in the interviews was perfect.