Sarah Palin’s negatives are skyrocketing.
As the steady drip-drip-drip of the public vetting of Palin takes its toll (since the impulsive McCain failed to do it himself), what people see they don’t like. She may be a delightful American Idol contestant, but as someone who is next in line for the nuclear football if 72 year-old Grandpa Melanoma takes the big hike, the public is a bit nervous.
Palin’s approval ratings are on the move:
| Date | Positive | Negative | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/11 | 52 | 35 | +17 |
| 09/12 | 51 | 37 | +14 |
| 09/13 | 49 | 40 | +9 |
| 09/14 | 47 | 42 | +7 |
| 09/15 | 47 | 43 | +4 |
| 09/16 | 45 | 44 | +1 |
| 09/17 | 44 | 45 | -1 |
| 09/18 | 42 | 46 | -4 |
That’s a 21 point shift in 8 days. No wonder Rove is throwing her under the bus.
In her short tenure on the American stage, however, nobody can say she hasn’t left her mark.
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let’s see here… the difference between positive 17 and negative 4 is…. gimme a minute…… 21 points.
In seven days.
“What did say wrong, Charlie?”
BWAAHAAHAHA!
That graph, Jane, is EYE CANDY!
I am so tired of hearing that whiny, fake Minnesota accented voice. I’ve been hearing it for 18 years,
and. it. just. gets. worse….
So. You think they are going to trade her in on a different model?
Seems they have a bit of a lose-lose situation on their hands – they look like idiots if she stays on the ticket and they look like idiots if they dump her.
Somewhere in Indiana a Dan Quayle is thanking God fo making him look good.
OT:
Bush spoke to “reassure the markets.”
LOOK OUT BELOW!
Alaska native Digby says “nobody talks like that in Alaska.”
She sounds like she crawled off the Fargo editing room floor.
Hey, hey, hey dere! Dat’s an ALIASKIA accent der, mister. We don’ got no accints here in Minne-soda.
707!!
There are a number of regional accents in Alaska. Hers may not be quite fake, but nobody I know who was born or grew up in Wasilla has that one. My kids grew up in Wasilla and speak like Walter Cronkite.
It sounds, at the very least, “consciously accentuated.”
Like the kid you knew in college who went to school in England for a month and came back speaking like the Queen.
Sort of like Madonna.
Sarah Palin, Starting to Crack……
Can we have the pieces to auction on e-bay for O’s campaign fund? Should bring in a few mil.
I went ahead and entered “perris”
I went ahead and laughed out loud
In logic, this is called a destructive dilemma…
my Palin name is Rake – me likey !
although I was hopin’ for Bordello
Sincerely,
Rake Hussein Palin
gotta go – save a piece of her candidacy for me to chew on when I get back, ‘kay ?
Keep Your Progressive Hand Strong
Hello, my name is:
Claw Washout Palin
Mrs BC is Creation Schwartzkopf.
I’m Thump Hummer.
Lt BC (our son) is Plank Castle.
I’m headed to the courthouse now to change my name to
Rot Pipeline Palin
This is important and looks like voters have gotten over the initial novelty of the Palin nomination and are having second thoughts in terms of her lack of qualifications, her extreme positions, and her ethical and legal problems.
Trowel Ogre here. I kinda like it. Better that “concern Trowel”/s
I’m Staff Wench
I mean Staff Wrench
That’s interesting, I got Rot Pipeline too. And my name isn’t Jim or James.
Maybe Garrison Keilor will graciously offer her a job on PHC where they do Minne-soda too, after she cleans the debris off her glasses, after her January, 2009 Alaska legislative IMPEACHMENT.
Guzzel Red Palin here.
I like Trowel better. Also Rake is good.
My name is Roller Texas Palin – sounds vaguely obscene but I like it. “G”
Not only that, Hugh, but the word IS getting out. Has anyone yet seen a credible article by any of the horde of reporters who came up here to Alaska after August 29th, who has written a positive report on her accomplishments or qualifications?
Pleased to meetcha I’m sher. I’m Monty Bat Palin.
Sure, I grew up a tomboy, but “Bodycheck Bullet Palin”?
C’mon…I grew up to be a nice lady. *g*
Jane,
Cillizza The Tool has a blog post up at the WaPo0 asking if Palin is teflon coated. Although he does give himself an out with a para buried near the bottom:
sounds vaguely obscene but I like it.
I’m ‘Chase Rooster’ Palin.
err, Houston, we have an orientation problem…
To quote cummings:
- E. E. Cummings, No Thanks (1935)
Chap Poach Palin here
What can I say? Don’t mess with Knife Pile Palin.
Log Justice Palin, here.
you could be trouble on a dance floor
“Clop Clutch Palin”
My driver’s license is up for renewal. I think I’ll go ahead and change my name, too. Although I have no idea what “Clop Clutch” could possibly mean.
who sounded much like John Cameron Swayze
I think of Sarah as the Harriet Miers candidate. I only hope she fares as well.
Greetings from REVOLVER TROOPER PALIN. Pretty funny….
Howdy, I’m Spackle Camshaft Palin.
Me: Bowl Antler Palin
mr wobbs: Falter Locust Palin
doggy:Drink Hack Palin
weebits:Hook Tuneup Palin ( I like weebits better)
dow is down in negative territory now
Lock Pepper Palin here. I’ll introduce myself that way tonight. Should get a lot of laughs.
Just put my husband’s name in: Open Aircraft Palin. He’ll love it.
… and when I enter “Spackle Camshaft,” my new name becomes “Bang Walmart Palin.”
noon et. live on GRITTv
It’s a fake Minnesota accent with a touch of sass catch you whine.
She’s a zero-sum vp, it looks like.
I’m Cuppa Invader.
Does that make me some kind of warrior?
Silly, but fun.
I’ve always thought Cronkite accent-neutral, Swayze soft upstate NY…
John McCain, if you were born to Sarah Palin, your name would be:
“Steam Fangs Palin”
Too fucking perfect!
Thanks. I was wondering about the Minnestoa accent, and how it got to Alaska.
George W Bush = Puck Mule Palin
Richard Cheney = Steam Fangs Palin
Alberto Gonzalez = Spoon Archer Palin
Mary Matalin = Wrangler Tractor Palin
I am having waaayyy too much fun here
Are you guys using a name generator? Where is it?
Is high-pitched, whiny and nasally an accent?
INteresting McCain and cheney same name? Maybe they really are clones.
dow is down in negative territory now
It’s Tweety’s fault.
He demanded that Boosh speak. Market was up approximately 190 points when he began to speak. Guess it took an hour or so before the news of the extent to which Georgie’s got *nuthin’* was fully passed around….
I’ve never bought the consensus that she’s “delightful” or attractive. To me, she is repulsive. It’s a matter of the Gestalt.
No, more of an abomination.
Imagine how she must sound when she’s NOT trying to act like a VP candidate.
Just call me Wrangler Tractor. I’m not from around here.
John Woo is Grill Igloo Palin.
Buster Taint Palin Vs. Little Rascals
ET
OT – oh goody – McCrazy and Palin are wasting their time in Iowa today….
Brilliant.
Look at post and click on “left her mark”
Swayze was Wichita Ks, if educated is about accent neutral as you can get
GritTV up at the Mothership.
Damn, my 5 foot Significant Other is “Pistol Tanker Palin”
Are you sure this is random?*g*
She may be a delightful American Idol contestant, but as someone who is next in line for the nuclear football if 72 year-old Grandpa Melanoma takes the big hike, the public is a bit nervous.
Jane…perfect caricature!!
S&P and Nasdaq in the red …
The DOW keeps dippin’ into the red …
Maybe they can’t get it up llke they used to …
Can’t seem to keep it up either…
Maybe the DOW needs to on the Dole … V**gr* list?
This has got to be em-barr-assing for the big guys.
Chevy General Palin here which is somewhat appropriate in that I’m from Flint, the birthplace of GM a century ago.
Are there really any “big” guys left after this shellacking?
Did anyone learn anything, do you suppose?
Ding!
Bait and switch
Though I think they meant the switch to be later
It is kinda funny but the repubs here in CO are saying that Gov Ritter, who wants to raise taxes on the oil and gas folks is going to drive industry and exploration from the state and when failin Palin does it in AK she “took on the oil industry” I wonder if they are feeling the least bit conflicted or if their brains don’t work that way
This appears to be their new counter attack:
“The Lehman Brothers collapse traces back to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two big mortgage banks that got a federal bailout a few weeks ago. Freddie and Fannie used huge lobbying budgets and political contributions to keep regulators off their backs. To whom did the money go?
Let’s start with some numbers showing pay-offs since 1989(!) to ALL members of Congress. Note that this is an aggregate over time. How could a guy who has been in Congress for only 3 years manages to propel himself to 3rd place on the list? What did he do to earn the kickbacks or what did he promise to do?
Only a Special Prosecutor can get to the answer of these questions.
Fannie/Freddie Pay Offs to Politicians Since 1989 – Overall Rankings. Name Office Party/State Total
1. Dodd, Christopher Senator Democrat-CT $133,900
2. Kerry, John Senator Democrat-MA $111,000
3. Obama, Barack Senator Democrat-IL $105,849
4. Clinton, Hillary Senator Democrat-NY $75,550
5. Kanjorski, Paul E House Democrat-PA $65,500
The meltdown of Fannie and Freddie should be a transformative moment in American politics and discredits the whole Democratic economic “agenda”.
Unfortunately these kickbacks are mere “chump change” when compared to the payoffs to the “management” of Frannie and Freddie. The Clinton administration’s White House Budget Director Franklin Raines ran Fannie and collected $50 million. Jamie Gorelick — Clinton Justice Department official — worked for Fannie and took home $26 million. Big Democrat Jim Johnson, recently THE HEAD of Obama’s VP search committee, has hauled in millions from his Fannie Mae CEO job.”
They conclude by repeating the demand for a Special Prosecutor.
Those guys at treasury can’t keep everything propped up at the same time
I’m
John McCainSteam Fangs Palin, and I approve this message…Shhhh. Don’t tell McCain…
Oh come on, doesn’t anyone want to ask Judy Miller a question?
http://lauraflanders.firedogla…..oundtable/
Fascinating article that has some back story abut how Morgan missed an opportunity to minimize some of its exposure:
http://nymag.com/news/business/46476/
Oh, Dear – I’m Nixon Hailfire Palin
Mc Cain doesn’t care what some ground pounder has to say. He was a fucking pilot.
Just came through on the CNBC financial channel — McCain called for the firing of Chris Cox, the head of the SEC.
Maybe a stupid question, is there supposed to be streaming video with the GRITtv posts? If so, I got nuthin’.
That might explain his frequent crashes.
Her “accent” sounds like a combination of the “Fargo editing room floor” and the, hold on to your youth, attempt at the “Valley Girl” accent.
Did McCain give a reason?
That’s what it is! I have been trying to think what she reminded me of and it’s Valley Girl speak. Thanks.
The Guardian’s Seumas Milne has that measure this morning, your comment is why they can’t
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comm…..ditcrunch1
It must be time for a special commentary by Moon Zappa.
and that looks good on ANY resumé…
If a Republican does it, it’s OK. If a Democrat does it, it’s bad.
Makes no difference what the topic or situation is.
Totally.
It’s that smart ass sneer I’d like to wipe off her face.
New Blue Texan post at the Mothership!
fucking shitty pilot?
“Fargo”–not Fargo, por favor *g*
Before I go upstairs:
Claw Washout Palin, at your service.
Howdy, I’m Meat Notgay Palin!
How many crashes is an admiral’s kid allowed before they ground him?
He wrecked four US aircraft before he was finally captured. You figure it out.
Donee, Sarah Palin, nil; a pharasee, nod.
Bahahaha~! Me too. Only I put in “Todd” (not my name) and it came back with “WMD Cessna Palin.” Now that’s some scary sh!t right there. (:> (fka Donald Cormac)
This is way too much fun, I would be Sack Panther, think my grandkids will like that!
Seriously, really can’t imagine her continuing for very long as she is much more an anchor than a life raft.
Last night on Hannity she attacked the media for questioning McCain’s phrase “the fundamentals of the economy are sound” comment. She said that he meant “WORKERS”…and that they were attacking his “verbiage”.
Maybe Sarah looked up the meaning of “verbiage” in a dictionary?
Verbiage
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: Words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precision.
Synonyms: chatter, diffuseness, diffusion, floridity, logorrhea, long-windedness, parlance, perissology, pleonasm, prolixity, redundancy, repetition, talk, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordage, wordiness
Next up: Palin defends her use of “Verbiage”…”I looked it up in the dictionary…it means “noun”. “Part of speech…noun.” See!”
Hell, I am now ‘Clip Dragon’ Palin..is ‘clip dragon’ part of some game? Clip?
Even Rush Limbaugh today took a swipe at McCains camp re: Palin. He was unhappy about her comment about Wall Street. He was begging McCain “to let Sarah be Sarah” and not a moderate.
Plus John & Ken and KFI dont like her at all. It’s not a good sign for McCain when conservative talk show hosts start complaining. That can result in los GOP turn out at the pols….
Well, it would not be a first for McCain. He traded in his damaged first wife for a millionaire trophy one.
can be used as starter? like sourdough?
revision:
Pap Coach
Oh, how’d I miss this thread? Hilarious, and the comment section. Ah, so funny.
I’ve now read all the comments and tears are going down my face. Haven’t laughed so much in ages. Thanks all.
Recoil Zoo Palin