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Well, she did some mean talkin'...you betcha!
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![]() OCBW - I was shockitized by the Fox News article. They eat thelr dead. Who knew? |
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The every one's against us mentality doesn't work for Iowa football either.
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Well, Alaska's down one government official... that's less government, isn't it?
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Summing it up in one phrase - Palin wanted to be surrounded by yes-men. |
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"I am now looking ahead and how we can advance this country together with our values of less government intervention, greater energy independence, stronger national security, and much-needed fiscal restraint,"
How do we get "energy independence" and "stronger national security" with "less government" and "fiscal restraint?" Further, look at the pay in/pay out spread on federal dollars for Alaska. For someone who hammers away at Fed spending, she (and Ted Stevens) sure knew how to rake it in, allowing her to keep a lid on her own state tax base. |
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Terry Keenan: Palin's Crude Awakening
Forget the Jackson 5, this was the weekend for the Palin 5, as the soon-to-be ex-Governor, Sarah Palin pointed to a poll of her five children as the true reason behind her abrupt decision to step down as governor of the Frontier state. "Four yesses and one hell, yeah!" was the verdict of the Palin 5, ranging in age from 15 months to 20 years. Surely, plucky Piper, gave the most enthusiastic thumbs' up. But as with most things Palin, what you hear is often a manufactured reality. It's a fair bet that a few months from now it will be abundantly clear that the quirky dynamics of the Alaskan economy had a lot more to do with Palin's retreat than that family poll. (long article snip) Earlier this year, Alaskan state lawmakers estimated that the state would run a deficit of $2-3 billion dollars this year, based on $75 dollar barrel oil. It's now 15 percent below that mark, and even bigger deficits are looming. Lower prices not only mean that Alaska has less revenue to tax, the state's cut goes down along with prices. When oil was at $120 a barrel, Palin was sitting pretty as the state took in more than 40 percent of every barrel coming out of Prudhoe Bay. Today, that cut is only about half as much. Do the math and you can see why Palin wants out of Dodge as soon as possible. The longer she hangs on as governor, the more of her oil-fueled achievements are wiped away. Now that's reason enough to call an audible. Yeppiree! Hell, yeah! It's time to strategerize! |
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I hadn't actually watched any of the video of her making her announcement or responding to questions until now. This is so much worse than it looks on paper. Even in virtual unemployment she is in way over her head.
Can she explain anything she does or believes without using a (bad) analogy? |
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All I can say is that if you cannot handle the media or the job as Governor of one of the least populated states in the union then you certainly are not qualified to even be considered to sit under the microscope that is the oval office.
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Palin's full-court press analogy, diagrammed (from Deadspin):
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Why am I envisioning Trig as Lil' Penny screaming--
"I know where my shot is Fool!" "Tyra, you left your toothbrush at my house." |
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