News Is Sarah Palin the Most Controversial Political Figure of Our Time?

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The discussion centers around the perceived incompetence of Sarah Palin, particularly in relation to her qualifications for the vice presidency and her comments during interviews. Participants express disbelief at her understanding of foreign policy, especially regarding her statements about Alaska's proximity to Russia. The conversation references various videos, including those from YouTube and Saturday Night Live, highlighting how little exaggeration was needed for comedic portrayals of Palin. There are also critiques of John McCain's judgment in selecting her as a running mate, suggesting that this choice reflects poorly on his candidacy. The tone is critical, with some participants humorously speculating about the possibility of McCain intentionally losing the election to allow Democrats to undo previous policies. Overall, the thread conveys a strong disapproval of both Palin and McCain, emphasizing their perceived inadequacies in handling national issues.
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There's a strange Internet phenomenon of people posting videos, many on YouTube, portraying her eating babies. That says something. Here are some examples:



 
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The scariest one of all: Palin on the bailout


"I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps..."
 
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Manchot said:
The scariest one of all: Palin on the bailout


"I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps..."
:smile:

Check out her ears, they are pointy.
 
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edward said:


Interview said:
Couric: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?

Palin: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land boundry that we have with, uh, Canada. It's - it's funny that a comment like that was kind of made to... char... I don't know... you know... reporters...

Couric: Mock?

Palin: Yeah, mock. I guess that's the word. Yeah. Um...

Couric: Well, explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.

Palin: Well it certainly does because our - our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of and they're in Russia...

Couric: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations for example with the Russians?

Palin: We have trade missions back and forth. We - we - It's very important when - when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin, where's his head and, ah, and comes into the air space of the United States of America. Wha - Where do they go? It's Alaska, it's just right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there, they are right next to, um, to our state.

Where's Putin's head? Hmm...
 
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Manchot said:
The scariest one of all: Palin on the bailout


"I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps..."


This lady clearly has no clue what the hell she's talking about. This scares me.
 
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SNL partied with Palin again. Funny thing is that they didn't have to use too much original material.

 
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OAQfirst said:
SNL partied with Palin again. Funny thing is that they didn't have to use too much original material.

Youtube took the link down, it might be on the NBC site.
 
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The scariest thing about the SNL skit was that they didn't really have to exaggerate much (apart from shooing the Russians away). Fey did a good job capturing Palin's disjointed "response" on the bailout question, too.
 
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OAQfirst said:
SNL partied with Palin again. Funny thing is that they didn't have to use too much original material.

Sadly Governor Palin is better at being a caricature of herself than Tina Fey.

Honestly all Mean Sarah needs to do is add the "I'd like to use a lifeline" bit to her shtick and she can take it on the road.

... Oh wait a minute. That's already what she's been doing.
 
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Cyrus said:
Real Time Bill Maher (I love this guy)



Sullivan makes the point that I've been making: Palin not only disqualifies herself, but also McCain for choosing her. McCain chose politics over the safety of the nation.
 
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The quote in post #6 is strange because I think Palin was about to talk about US reconnaissance fly-overs of Russia from Alaska.

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...It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation...
 
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Amp1 said:
The quote in post #6 is strange because I think Palin was about to talk about US reconnaissance fly-overs of Russia from Alaska.

post #6

Siberia at sunset.

That's about the only eye Palin likely ever has cast on Russia.

I have my suspicions that the valley-girl VP selection has even seen Russia from that island to even see that.
 
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I feel embarrassed for her. They asked her to be VP and probably talked her into it, making her believe she'd be fine. I don't think she had any idea what she was getting herself into. Hah, it would be funny if she was sabotaging the McCain campaign on purpose to just get the hell out of the mess she's in.
 
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WarPhalange said:
I feel embarrassed for her. They asked her to be VP and probably talked her into it, making her believe she'd be fine. I don't think she had any idea what she was getting herself into. Hah, it would be funny if she was sabotaging the McCain campaign on purpose to just get the hell out of the mess she's in.

The funnier scenario would be that McCain is trying to lose so big that Dems will be solidly in charge to undo the 8 years of incompetence from Bush. If he is President he would be a captive of their agenda. What better pay back for the way they have treated him and America than to purposely lose the election so big that all their nonsense and waste gets undone?

But ... nah, he's just not that smart. Neither is Palin. Neither of these possibilities can apparently be true. They are both cratering under their own steam.
 

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