Comments on: Palin Blanks on Bush Doctrine, Sexism to Blame

By: BaxterJ

BaxterJ — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:43:23 +0000

She wasn’t given the questions, but she should have been given the answers based on presumed questions. Even I knew she’d get a questions about Georgia!

By: perris

perris — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:20:24 +0000

wasn’t she given the questions before the interview?

By: paz3

paz3 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:13:29 +0000

“Palin didn’t know the Bush Doctrine” is the lead headline on Huff Po, but below it also lists Palin’s saber rattling about the Russia/Georgia conflict. This ought to be at he top. Can you imagine this person (Palin) up against Putin? The Dems, or any progressive 527s that get put together, have a huge opening here, and it’s to revisit an ad paralleling the one that was used in 1964 to shred Barry Goldwater: a pastoral scene of child playing, surrounded by flowers, and then a cutaway to a mushroom cloud. Thing is, it’s not like the Obama “sex education” lie and distortion, it’s potentially true. Let the people be reminded of the cold war and all of its fear and nervousness.

Game over, if played right, and it’s not a lie…

Anyone counted the current Russian nuclear arsenal lately?

By: paz3

paz3 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:00:20 +0000

I do (unfortunately). Baracknophobia.

By: Presto

Presto — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:26:29 +0000

I knew everything I would read today about last night’s interview would bring a smile to my face. Nice one.

By: dosido

dosido — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:56:19 +0000

I noted on another board is how condescending and aggressive she is. I actually think the one on one format works against her bringing out her control freak nature.

BTW I would not have mentioned lipstick if I were her. Her lips are not her best feature. meow.

By: mui1

mui1 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:40:53 +0000

Hiding what Palin says by making light of it or changing what she (and they ) really think is a mistake.

Right on. There are people who will start laughing when they are in anxiety mode. There are people who don’t understand why they are laughing or who get mad. That’s the way it is. BTW. Someone once said that ridicule is a potent political tool. Nickname often tend to stick in a way that earnest talk doesn’t.

By: karnak12

karnak12 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:21:12 +0000

no fault – no blame

By: AngryB

AngryB — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:20:14 +0000

Ok, here is the THE PROBLEM and maybe the only real problem of real consequence. The majority of the average American public is lazy, resulting in a very poor knowledge base to make good voting decisions (a small block of voters are right/left no matter what, but I don’t think this is a large group). And this will not be resolved between now and the elections.

So I am starting to say the hell with it. Let McCain/Palin have the White House and all the problems with it. Because if we win, and when we don’t solve all the messes we are in (which we won’t), we the Dems will be blamed and the Repubs will come to the rescue in 2012. So let them have it, and let the Republican/conservatives be buried forever when they are blamed for the problems AND inability to solve it (economy, heath, etc). And also maybe, just maybe, the public will be more engaged in learning about the world, rather than just their backyard BBQ.

Dems in Congress can play the repub game, and refuse to support any non-progressive issues (SCOTUS, , funding for wars, etc) and slow or stop any severe damage. But we have to wake up the pubic, and the only they will pay attention, is when they get hurt. And the media can not play the dem blame game for 4 years with the competition from the blogs, etc putting out the real facts.

So let them have it. And maybe we really can turn this country around.

Food for thought. AngryB

By: demi

demi — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:11:21 +0000

They scare me too. It’s a good bet that the huge majority of commenters here understand the gravity of the situation. There is a great deal of anxiety and sometimes a light comment is needed as a pressure release. Also the occasional mean-spirited comment can do the same, but sometimes with a negative effect.
I apologize for characterising your comment that way, tho.