Thread: Sarah Palin?

Originally Posted by tsptalk

Speaking of TV, I was watching msnbc last night after Palin's speech. They had a poll asking how you felt about Palin now, etc... and they posted results. It was like 66% or 68% - I am LESS LIKELY to vote for her, and 16% or 18% I am MORE LIKELY to vote for her.

I have nothing to prove it, but I seriously doubt those results, unless Olbermann, who was showing the results, was sitting there continuously clicking "less".

I went to AOL to see if they had a similar poll, which they did, and the results were the opposite (and AOL poll results tend to lean more left than right, in general I have noticed). Could they have faked the results on msnbc, was it a mistake, or did nearly 7 out of 10 people watching that speech really say they are now less likely to vote for her? Perhaps their audience is more democratic and 7 of 10 weren't voting for her anyway.

I don't care which side of the fence you are on, it was a good speech and those poll results seemed "odd".

Exactly, in that if you were at all likely to vote for her, that presupposes that at least on some level you agreed with her. And, if you agreed with her, there is nothing in her speech that would have substantially alienated her base. Rather, the contrary, the base would be energized and inspired.

Those who would not vote for her in the first place would not be moved.

But those moderates who haven't been sold on the Democratic ticket after the best efforts of last weeks convention are very accessable for the GOP.



MSNBC employees Olbermann, so what else needs to be said?

Originally Posted by JTH

Anyone notice a slight difference between the riots at the GOP vs the protest at the DNC? All these supposed anarchist are nothing more then hypocrites.

I noticed, and agree, the extreme left is very passionate about their views, but then again, so are the extreme right.

Originally Posted by uscs344

I thought it was an excellent speech. She seems honest and true to the common folk. I will have to do my research on her now. I kinda wish she was running for president.

To be honest, I cringed a little and was a little dissapointed that Palin went as negative as she did. Some was expected, but I think Rudy, Mitt and Huckabee took care of that and maybe it should have been a little more about what she has done for Alaska and can do for the country, etc. I doubt slinging dirt is going to be her strength.

Originally Posted by tsptalk

To be honest, I cringed a little and was a little dissapointed that Palin went as negative as she did. Some was expected, but I think Rudy, Mitt and Huckabee took care of that and maybe it should have been a little more about what she has done for Alaska and can do for the country, etc. I doubt slinging dirt is going to be her strength.

However, the best defense is often the best offense. While I doubt that she will have to do this every time she speaks, it was a tactical move to show her ability to play in this league. That will give pause to those who would see her as weak and vulnerable. A bit goes a long way, and this was quite a bit, and may be a wee bit much.

And, the VP's traditional job has been to do this very thing, much as Joe Biden did. But, it's easy to forget what Sen. Biden said an eternity ago last week.

Originally Posted by SkyPilot

However, the best defense is often the best offense. While I doubt that she will have to do this every time she speaks, it was a tactical move to show her ability to play in this league. That will give pause to those who would see her as weak and vulnerable. A bit goes a long way, and this was quite a bit, and may be a wee bit much.

And, the VP's traditional job has been to do this very thing, much as Joe Biden did. But, it's easy to forget what Sen. Biden said an eternity ago last week.

What I love is everyone going after Palin's daughter and her teenage pregnancy oops sighting family values...

Speaking of family values, let's look at Biden's Family:

http://www.finalternatives.com/node/5318

Which is the lesser of two evils?

While we're at it, let's look at Mr. McCain's family values. He does have an ex wife and three children from that marriage. He abandoned her.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/in...in-gender-card

Enjoy. ----Jim

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Originally Posted by luv2read

While we're at it, let's look at Mr. McCain's family values. He does have an ex wife and three children from that marriage. He abandoned her.

Agreed, McCain is not what I'd call a family man. I imagine the military and his personality have much to do with his inability to form close realtionships. It's a sad and well overlooked fact that McCain is an utter failure as a husband.

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Mods, how about locking the Sarah Palin Thread in World Affairs? Conventions are over.

I agree, lets get back to TSP TALK and WORLD affairs, not candidates affairs...