Originally Posted By mawnck I noticed this sentence in a huffingtonpost editorial: >>That speech, delivered only a month ago, capped off a week of bad press... bad press that made Palin's success on the stage inevitable as long as she didn't throw up on the teleprompter.<< ... and it occurs to me that such sentences are popping up with frequent regularity over the last few days. I've been responsible for a couple myself. So, with the unbelievably low expectations that we've set for Governor Sarah, what other things can she do that would be considered a disaster by even the kookiest Fox News reporter?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<So, with the unbelievably low expectations that we've set for Governor Sarah, what other things can she do that would be considered a disaster by even the kookiest Fox News reporter?>> Forget Biden's name.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I remember a skit with Jane Curtin on SNL at the anchor desk that might win her the debate though.... I know - sexist comment - but someone was going to say it eventually anyway -- btw - I do not find her nearly as attractive as the media does ....
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>what other things can she do that would be considered a disaster by even the kookiest Fox News reporter?<< Having watched Fox News a lot over the years, I can't think of a single thing. Maaaaybe something could get one of the Fox reporters to call something she does or said a disaster, but then it would be buried under hours of Hannity spinning away like a nut.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<btw - I do not find her nearly as attractive as the media does ....>> What do you think about the hair? I think the hair has to go. She really needs a more "professional" style. No one takes a middle-aged woman seriously who wears their hair like that. It may seem unfair to judge a person by their hair, but how far do you think a male candidate with a mullet would get??
Originally Posted By vbdad55 It is kinda 'girly' and she should be past that - agreed. But even overall- yes she's not ugly - or old and wrinkled ( like me ) - but the fascination has me scratching my head.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney The only thing I can think of is a moose-in-the-headlights moment, where she just HONESTLY dont know the answer to a question like the infamous Bush Doctorine question---which admittedly WAS a gotcha question. But a question that will just throw her off completely. Something like, "McCain as well as you both stated in the past that you admire Ronald Regan and how he helped shape America. In these uncertain times just like Regan took office duing a high period of stagnation for the country, how would you compare Regan's tax code or Reganomics with John McCain's plan and what elements that might have been adopted from Regans that you think could set the country back on track using specifics?" And watch her squirm lol.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 no - she'd just answer another question as Obama does so often... they all do it. If you don't know the answer - go backto a tried and true item you do know
Originally Posted By chickendumpling There is nothing that can't be spun. Nothing. If she broke down and sobbed saying she quit, that she didn't know the answer and couldn't be VP, it would be spun as the understanable reaction of a "regular person," a "Washington outsider" under the unrelenting attack of the national liberal media.
Originally Posted By DAR I am shocked, shocked I say that not one Obama/Biden supporter has said "she just needs to show up." That topic heading was a pitch grooved right down the middle of the plate.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling If that's in response to me, all I'm saying is that everything is spinnable. I never claimed it was unique to Republicans.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<no - she'd just answer another question as Obama does so often... they all do it. If you don't know the answer - go backto a tried and true item you do know.>> Well,if that now infamous (its amazing how many 'infamous' moments this woman has racked up in a months time lol) $700 billion question is any indication, this woman hasnt learned the art of spinning a question that well yet . Hell, maybe that's the trick, just ask her that same question again!!....and watch her squirm lol.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>The Liberal media spins just as much.<< What liberal media might that be?
Originally Posted By utahjosh <What liberal media might that be?> ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, MSNBC, etc. You almost quoted the title of a book written on the subject: <a href="http://www.whatliberalmedia.com/" target="_blank">http://www.whatliberalmedia.com/</a>
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I do think a "deer in the headlights" moment would hurt her. Even if she lurched back into talking points 5 seconds later - those 5 seconds of "oh my god, what does that even mean, and how am I going to answer?" would hurt. But that's with moderates. Fox pundits would gloss right over it and say she "won." It would probably take a HUGE deer in the headlights moment, or a huge easily understood gaffe to get the right wing pundits to admit defeat. For everyone else, I'm afraid the bar IS so low for her, that if she comes anywhere close to holding her own, she'll be perceived as having won, even if what she says is largely vacuous.
