Originally Posted By mele Being how many Tea Party-ers were elected 2 months ago, and the changing of the guard in WA, I'm sure there are many Dem politicians who would disagree. And we know of one who definitely doesn't agree as evidenced by the email she sent the night before she was shot in the head. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/gabrielle-giffords-email-centrism-moderation_n_806791.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...791.html</a> <a href="http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/15645" target="_blank">http://www.clevelandleader.com...de/15645</a>
Originally Posted By Dabob2 "I don't like any of it. But, to suggest that this mentally unstable person's actions should be blamed on Palin is preposterous" Not blamed on Palin per se. But a poisonous political atmosphere in which those we disagree with are seen as un-American or the enemy and need to be "taken out?" Yes. And Palin has contributed more than her share to that. "But when we start trying to silence people because of their words...like them or not...I think you are heading down a very slippery slope." Now there's some tasty hyperbole right there! No one's talking about silencing Palin or anyone else. Some of us are saying that overheated and charged rhetoric coupled with poisonous political discourse had consequences. And those in public life can continue to behave irresponsibly--that's freedom of speech- but woildnt it be nice if the discourse got more civil and less demonizing?
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb >>>but woildnt it be nice if the discourse got more civil and less demonizing?<<< Yes, yes it would.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I think most people would appreciate that. It's essentially what Jon Stewart's rally was about. But Beck, for one, was already back to his old tricks today, in between hawking gold.
Originally Posted By gadzuux It's hard to throw stones at the gold-thing, because other radio show hosts have the same sponsor. One of them is Randi Rhodes, who's on the left side of the spectrum. They probably both have Sleep Train and Tom Shane in common too.
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Originally Posted By mawnck The next President of the United States: >>If you want to trademark your name, you might want to remember to put it on the application. Sarah Palin and daughter Bristol failed in a bid to get their names trademarked because they forgot to sign the applications, according to an ABC News report.<< <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/no_sign_of_palin_trademark_yCBuxFFAyQLlmBb7dbNreM" target="_blank">http://www.nypost.com/p/news/n...b7dbNreM</a> Tweets decrying undecipherable socialist government paperwork in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
Originally Posted By mele Oh my, Funny or Die has some videos of Gina Gershon impersonating Sarah Palin. They're hilarious! Especially the one where she has to go 30 days w/o any press coverage. (The videos have some adult content, so I'm not posting a link.)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Where has Sarah been? We haven't heard a peep from her since the State of The Union.
Originally Posted By Mr X No, she is probably aware of the writing on the wall and will be staying away. If she runs, I'll be *very* surprised. All bets on the right winger sites look like Romney as the frontrunner, with Huckabee being the "dark horse" that they all love. In other words, it'll be Romney. And that DOES scare me, because he's the only right wing candidate that I think can go toe to toe with Obama and possibly win. The rest of them are a joke. So, if Romney can survive the primaries, he has a good shot imho. But who really knows WHAT will happen, right?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I'm leaning against Palin running, too (unless her outsized ego gets the better of her), but she HAS been in Iowa. Now there are basically three possibilities why: a). She really is running; b). She hasn't decided yet and is keeping her options open; c). She's decided against it, but realizes that LOOKING like she could be, and all the "will she or won't she" speculation that fuels, keeps her in the public eye and benefits her pocketbook, ultimately.
Originally Posted By Labuda What scares me is talk that Jeb might run. I can see Republicans getting behind a 3rd member of that family, and that is most decidedly NOT what we need. I'd kind of prefer Palin get the nomination over just about any other Republican - I believe (and MUST believe) that she is unelectable on the national level.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>unless her outsized ego gets the better of her<< And that's why I guarantee you she WILL run.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***What scares me is talk that Jeb might run. I can see Republicans getting behind a 3rd member of that family, and that is most decidedly NOT what we need*** No way. Not in 2012. I'd be willing to wager on it in fact. The Bush family knows what's what, and even now the Republicans are continuing to slam Bush Jr. and trying to paper over that 8 year administration as an aberration. His hat in the ring would only tarnish the Bush name right now, and they're not that stupid. I would say it more likely we'll see Palin jump in than Jeb, THIS time. Now, in 2016 or 2020, that's a different story altogether. I'm pretty sure he'll go for it at some point, but only if he thinks he's got a good shot at winning. In 2012, he doesn't even have a chance of getting out of the primaries and he'd get the crap beaten out of him if he even tried.
