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scenicanemiaJul 6, 2010
I say stick with the lesser of two idiots. Good luck figuring out which one that would be though.
wjappeJul 6, 2010
the lesser of two idiots is still a idiot
amschicoJul 7, 2010
"a idiot"
?
You are an idiot grammatically.
colecoman1982Jul 7, 2010
Yes, but it's better than the bigot they tried to elect before they picked Steele...
antihero58Jul 7, 2010
trolling is a art
secrityJul 7, 2010
Colecoman, Steele is still a homophobic bigot.
colecoman1982Jul 7, 2010
@secrity: From my standpoint, I have yet to see anything specific to suggest he wasn't those things (though I wouldn't be surprised if he was). On the other hand, the guy they tried to elect before him thought it was cool to pass around copies of his recording of "Barrack the magic negro" as Christmas presents.
digital_totemJul 7, 2010
This is what coin flips are for.
brucealmightyJul 7, 2010
Shucks, bring on the Clowns...and just keep 'em coming!
elsewhere42Jul 6, 2010
Sarah Palin as the head of teh Republican Party?
OMG!!! That would be soooo awesome! Nothing could possibly bring a collapse of the Republican Party more quickly than that!
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Palin Steel - 2012
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particleman420Jul 7, 2010
i came to say "oh god yes! let them please do that!" for the same reason you said.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Would you honestly not prefer two viable candidates to choose from?
I don't get partisanship =/
cheviotJul 7, 2010
But this is just too good. The Republicans want this. They're crazy to want it, but damn, if it shows off just what the Republican party has become I'm all for Palin as the Chairperson!
13point1Jul 7, 2010
If the Republicans offer a candidate, that person is not viable by definition. See: McCain, Palin, Bush, Cheney...
therednewtJul 7, 2010
I think you could argue that the quicker people realize how ridiculous that party is, they quicker we can move past their current form and into a world with two viable parties.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Your logic for wanting the Republicans to appoint a bad candidate, is that they have a history of nominating bad candidates?
I'm getting buried, but I can't see why anyone would want a single viable candidate (who might just be the lesser of two evils) over two (or more) viable, strong candidates other than blind partianship.
As awful as it might sound to many, for the country to continue to uphold democratic principles into the future, the Republicans need viable candidates. This is in EVERYONES' long term interest.
ldkronosJul 7, 2010
@visionaryIX
From my point of view, the Republican party has proven itself to be on a downward spiral. Their position have gotten more and more ridiculous, with their sole goal being to do the opposite of whatever the Democrats want, no matter how stupid it makes them look. And it's not just a few members of the party supporting these silly policies, but rather an overwhelming number of them. At this point, I feel the Republican party is without hope...there's no way to save the party and restore it to sanity. It would be nice if our political system could support more than 2 parties, but the way things work at the moment I just don't believe that's possible. So the way I see it, the Republican party is just sitting there, squatting on a valuable spot on the ballot. The sooner they die, the sooner some other party can step up and provide a more realistic, less stupid opposition to the Democrats.
masterspeeksJul 7, 2010
I think we are all tired of the Republican party. We want a real libertarian party that is actually fiscally conservative and not a bunch of religious fundies/bigots. That isn't going to happen until the Republican party implodes.
secrityJul 7, 2010
visionaryIX; I would agree with you if the Republican party hadn't transformed into a hateful group of Christian bigots. The Republican party at one time was a viable political party, but now that the Christian right has taken over the GOP, they need to replace the elephant with a toon of Jesus in a clown suit.
cdw070Jul 7, 2010
You obviously how no idea how much money in donations Palin can bring to the Republican party. She already rakes in millions for GOP fundraisers, most of the candidates she's endorsed have won elections, and not all of them Tea Party candidates either.
But then again, you idiot liberals rarely know what you're talking about, so this is to be expected.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
particleman420Jul 7, 2010
oh yes, you are correct, she's the perfect choice and nothing bad will happen! continue with this plan!
/s
soleanthiaJul 7, 2010
Whatever happened to picking a candidate who could do this country good, not who can bring in the most money? I believe you have your priorities backwards.
secrityJul 7, 2010
She doesn't have to be intelligent to be a lucrative figurehead.
dmax801Jul 7, 2010
Really, who runs the GOP at this point? Palin? Steele? Bachmann? Jeb Bush? Cheney (either)? Limbaugh? Hatch? Beck?
Combine that with their inability to create a "brand" that appeals to folks that aren't 1) rich or 2) nutjobs and you've got the end of the Republican Party.
The shame is that the Democrats are such unfocused idealists that they can't create their own coherent party message so that they can rally the disaffected.
So... Palin/Steele would be great. It would be egregiously BAD that it would shake folks up and maybe get things going towards real change.
fluoroJul 7, 2010
I want to agree with you, but I just can't.
Even as insane as Republicans seem now, I still feel like they've got a more consistent brand than Democrats do. They always have. They just happen to have a bunch of wingnuts mixed in that are messing things up for them.
The Republican brand is "fiscal responsibility". The sad thing is that they have never, in my lifetime, demonstrated any real interest in this. But somehow they have created this association, and people believe that they really stand for it.
I vote primarily Democrat (only because it's a 2-party system, and they're not as offensive to me), but I still don't know what their primary thing is. Every Democrat who runs has a different message.
ldkronosJul 7, 2010
@fluoro
"Every Democrat who runs has a different message."
It's a shame that that is considered a damning thing. Politicians should have their own ideals and promote them freely. The party should be people with similar beliefs, but not zombies with identical beliefs. If someone will change their "beliefs" to be with their party in order to get votes, they'll change their "beliefs" for corporate money (which buys them votes).
arfikeJul 7, 2010
I second this. Just think of how much trouble the country has gotten into over party loyalty.
There are establishment Republicans and there are establishment Democrats (Emanuel, Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Reid) -- and those of both parties are nothing but career politicians rather than public servants.
But at least with the Democrats you have Sanders and Kucinich and Grayson and Webb and Warner. It's no wonder that the Republicans have lost so many seats in the past two election seasons. The only politicians who stand on their principles anymore are Democrats.
And to say that a party needs to have a more solid brand is just catering to idiots. Let's keep politics in the print media, including web articles. Let's keep it out of the gossip columns. Lord knows if you had to actually read to know what's going on in the country there would be a hell of a lot less posturing and shaming people into voting for them (eg. The Religious Right) and probably a lot more domestic tranquility for the greater good (and no, I'm not referring to Socialism, for petes sake).
No more "down with government health care -- as long as I have my medicare I'll be just fine!" I guess in Palin Land the police work for free and the roads pave themselves.
ddrskataJul 7, 2010
Both parties need to change if we want real change in this country. The Democrats either need to become an actually liberal party and become more focused if they're going to accomplish anything, and the Republicans need to ditch the religious bent and get some people who are actually fiscally responsible if they want to seem like anything more than insane hypocrites. In this scenario, I'd be more likely to give a f**k about my chosen party (the Democratic Party), but things would be a lot better regardless of who won. As things stand, we're f**ked if a Republican wins regardless and we're probably f**ked, maybe not as much but maybe just as much, if a Democrat wins.
deathandtavernsJul 7, 2010
She can raise money though, it might be a bad thing to make her the political equivalent of a pharmaceutical rep.
magus_melchiorJul 7, 2010
I never thought I would agree on something with a conservative talking head, albeit for different reasons.
As Cenk Uygur would say, "Have at it, Hoss." If they keep Steele, they maintain an ever-teetering status quo and blindness to reason and irony.
If, God forbid, they oust Steele and choose Palin, they will have signed the divorce papers for many of their voters-- however few are left during and after 2008. Why? Jon Stewart, Youtube, and the rest of social media will make sure the public knows every single bit of word salad she has ever spoken or written. She is unfit to lead politically, and the steadfast refusal to learn how indicates she will never be fit to lead.
arfikeJul 7, 2010
Sarah Palin is as hip and in touch with today's pop culture as an ABC Afterschool Special. Ya ever notice that?
luke1457Jul 7, 2010
Do we really want to make Jon and Stephen's jobs even easier?!
HELL YEAH!!!
cdw070Sep 23, 2010
deathandtaverns is correct. Michael Steele hasn't been overly successful on the fund raising trail. Palin would bring in a ton of loot to the party. So much money that the GOP would even have cash to bombard MSNBC, The Daily Show, and even South Park with an endless arrary of commercials.
Be careful what you wish for, idiot liberals, you may get it.
spacem00seJul 6, 2010
Maybe she will lead the GOP, after she loses the primaries.
azrobotoJul 7, 2010
And then she'll quit.
magus_melchiorJul 7, 2010
Well, she would first have to install a bunch of cronies in key RNC positions, and direct a few campaign boondoggles that wreck the GOP's financing arm, if her tenure as Wasilla mayor and Alaska governor are any clue.
Essentially, George W. Bush on PCP.
ddrskataJul 7, 2010
Hey, that's not fair!
It'd be more like meth than PCP.
akchrsJul 6, 2010
I'd do it just because it's funny watching liberals heads explode.
d4nie1Jul 6, 2010
I think most liberals would love it. Palin has always only brought the GOP down.
srgordyJul 7, 2010
If this happens, there's a good chance somebody will make HER head explode.
Seriously, though, not me. *looks over shoulders*
publiclurkerJul 7, 2010
Small correction:
Her head is empty enough that it would implode.
byronneJul 7, 2010
What is it that 'you' would do? As a moderate, I think it's kinda sad that the RNC is so completely f**ked up - but maybe they have to hit the bottom in order to normalize in some fashion. Doesn't anyone else think that complete polarization is really, really negative?
akchrsJul 7, 2010
Quick, without googleing!! Who is the Chairman of the DNC? Just as I thought. You don't know.
byronneJul 7, 2010
Tim Kaine doesn't seem to make as much of a spectacle of himself as Steele does, Point?
mcnerdJul 7, 2010
The Chairman of the DNC doesn't play much of a leadership role because Obama, Reid, and Pelosi all "outrank" him in terms of their public visibility and their ability to control policy. Likewise, if McCain were president then Steele's shenanigans wouldn't matter (although he's good for a laugh, so we'd probably still hear about him now and then).
But under the circumstances, Steele is in the highest position of leadership in the Republican party. Or he would be, except that he's a joke and so nobody pays him any attention. Thus the GOP has no real leader, and its policy is controlled by its members' individual interests. Some of them find it convenient to draw in the Limbaugh crowd by echoing the views of far right-wing pundits, so that those pundits become a major guiding force in the party. Others are just keeping their mouths shut and hoping that Democrats will screw themselves over.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
I enjoy watching the liberals act like they want her to replace Steele.
d4nie1Jul 7, 2010
We do want her to replace Steele. Please please please
ddrskataJul 7, 2010
You're right. We don't want it. We're acting like it to trick you. Please don't fall for our reverse psychology and appoint her. It would be so bad for us if you did that. Please don't.
(heh heh heh...)
malarkeypnJul 6, 2010
As a liberal, I'd love to see Sarah Palin at the head of the RNC.
sloppyjoes7Jul 7, 2010
As a liberal, you probably think she's unintelligent.
Because anyone who disagrees with you is dumb, right?
angerproblemsJul 7, 2010
lol so butthurt
akairennJul 7, 2010
No, it's because she's a moron who is an embarrassment to Alaska, the United States, the Republican Party, womankind and humanity in general.
trainofthought6Jul 7, 2010
No, anybody who's got the political know-how of a corncob is dumb.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Oh yeah, that's the only reason people think Sarah Palin is an idiot - because they disagree with her. I don't even know where the f**k she stands on most issues, she's that much of an idiot, so it's really even hard to assess her politically.
arfikeJul 7, 2010
How can anyone honestly follow anything she says when at her press conference to resign as re-elected Governor of Alaska, she said she wasn't quitting.
Huh?? I think America did the sideways dog head expression that day.
And to explain her not-quitting she goes into some stupid basketball analogy that doesn't have any relevance in politics.
nja89Jul 7, 2010
People who disagree with me aren't necessarily dumb, people who disagree with me and think they can see Russia from their house in Alaska on the other hand...
therednewtJul 7, 2010
Can you even read the drivel she posts?
Let me help you: go here and read around: http://twitter.com/SarahPalinUSA
Seriously, what the f**k is that? She was almost a heartbeat away from the presidency. Look at that! The Republican Party should be dissolved for putting that woman on our ballots.
ohpleaseJul 7, 2010
She must be brilliant, she's read any and all periodicals!
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Careful nja89, you're gonna get the die-heard Palin fans whipped up in a fury because it was a joke from an SNL skit. Yes, we know it was a joke, Palin nuts, but what you fail to understand is that it's a joke based on the fact that she, herself, claimed to have foreign policy experience based on Alaska's proximity to Russia. Frankly, saying you can see Russia from your Alaska house is actually the more sane of the two options.
cdw070Jul 7, 2010
You obviously how no idea how much money in donations Palin can bring to the Republican party. She already rakes in millions for GOP fundraisers, most of the candidates she's endorsed have won elections, and not all of them Tea Party candidates either.
But then again, you idiot liberals rarely know what you're talking about, so this is to be expected.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
hivoltage815Jul 7, 2010
Come on man, I am a libertarian and agree with about half of her platform and still think she is a moron.
absurdistJul 7, 2010
Nah, not anyone. But you, definitely.
akchrsJul 7, 2010
@nja89
1. She never said she could see Russia from her house.
2. You can see Russia from Alaska.
3. Thanks for being a liberal.
grammerpantsJul 7, 2010
You can see a bit of Russia from ONE place in Alaska, and I my understanding is that it is an island.
She never said that she can see it from her house but she has said far more stupid things.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Thank you for ignoring anything I had to say, akchrs... To make such an absurdly retarded statement really took guts.
absurdistJul 7, 2010
akchrs has never been afraid to go full retard, rocknog.
secrityJul 7, 2010
I wonder if she has ever been to the island and seen Russia for herself, and I wonder if she knows the name of the island.
kitsuaJul 7, 2010
Hey, akchrs is back!
Bored again eh fella? Troll-times must be tough if you're back to shooting fish in a barrel on Digg.
ddrskataJul 7, 2010
cdw070: Because clearly, raising the most money means she's the most intelligent. Let's ignore the fact that she couldn't name a single newspaper she reads or a single founding father other than George Washington (not to mention that the only thing she knew about him is that he went home when he stopped being President, as though there was another option). Let's ignore the fact that she took six years at five colleges to get a Communications degree. Let's ignore the fact that she claimed to have foreign policy experience because there's a spot in Alaska from which you can see Russia. And let's ignore that these huge gaffes are only the tip of the iceberg; only the things I could think of off the top of my head.
Yep, she's a f**king genius.
piznutJul 7, 2010
There are plenty of people I disagree with who are quite intelligent.
Palin is just a f**king moron, pure and simple.
brucealmightyJul 7, 2010
At least for a few months until, you know, she get's bored and quits.
bennoJul 7, 2010
Why? The more reasonable the RNC platform is the less liberal candidates will have to compromise on issues you probably care about. If a Palin led GOP promised a perpetual occupation of Iraq and a ban on gay marriage Democrats wouldn't even bring up the issues since too many people are content with the lesser of two evils.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
SpeakOfTheDevilJul 7, 2010
@Malarkey
I second that. It'll be like Comedy Central... on C-SPAN.
beratebirthersJul 7, 2010
The only unfortunate part is you know she's going to quit someday.
arfikeJul 7, 2010
Spread the word!
It is God's Plan that Sarah Palin becomes Chairman of the GOP!
That'll ensure her appointment.
soc7Jul 6, 2010
One could hope. Great theater anyway.
maxvetteJul 6, 2010
Go Palin Go! Never stop dragging the GOP kicking and screaming to a vocal minority to alienate EVERYONE
birdmanrushJul 7, 2010
That's funny because study after study show those that identify as liberal are only 30% of the American population. Conservative over 40% and moderate the rest. But seeing as how moderates are fleeing the current incarnation of the democrat party and Obama the number is higher for conservatives. The thing is you liberals believe you are the majority because of the main stream and Hollywood are such influences on our culture that everyone believes as you do. But they don't. You are a MINORITY and always will be. Even African Americans and Hispanics who vote over 90% and 60% respectively for democrats when polled on liberal and conservative issues vote overwhelmingly for conservation issues. That is why gay marriage in California was overturned. It was the minorities voting against it. You sir and all your liberal cohorts are the vocal minority on this country.
I will also add that the upheaval of our system in the 60's and 70's was good in granting women and minorities equal rights. But what else was associated with that time? The government was too big and intrusive in our lives. Yet you modern day liberals have no problem with big government. You decried the Bush admin. for warrantless wire taps and such yet the obama admin. has kept those in place, not repealed them. But that's okay because he has a D in front of his name. HYPOCRITS. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
angerproblemsJul 7, 2010
I love this might-makes-right philosophy. "You libs are minority! We Republicans are the REAL Americans!"
Oh yeah? So why did you lose the last election?
Anyway, just be careful with that might-makes-right stuff. Because what's going to happen when white people aren't the majority in the USA anymore? Think you'll like being bossed around by mexicans?
absurdistJul 7, 2010
"That's funny because study after study show those that identify as liberal are only 30% of the American population. Conservative over 40% and moderate the rest."
[citation needed]
birdmanrushJul 7, 2010
@absurdist instead of just saying citation needed how about you give a link to an article that proves me wrong? You can't 'cause it's true what I said.
@AngerProblems you are a sad, sad pathetic and a racist individual. Where did I say that the republicans are the real Americans? Not once. I pointed out how the left are the ones who are the hypocrites when it comes to politics. And how would I like to be bossed around by Mexicans? Where does that play into the conversation? You are an ignorant, stupid person. You on the left are truly showing your colors, from the dirt pile you are at to the president. That is why you all will lose big in November and in 2012. If the major media were truly unbiased you pathetic, insignificant little trolls would be nothing, nowhere. But them and hollywood will continue to carry your message of love and peace and man made global warming. If not for them you would be ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. This is where the public education system has failed us in this country. A ton of useful idiots marching to the drum beat of socialists and your main news source is John Stewart and Keith Olberman.
Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
dmax801Jul 7, 2010
And yet having a minority in the Congress is met with a "FIGHT MAJORITY RULE!"
and the word, properly spelled, is "hypocrite." You should become familiar with it.
absurdistJul 7, 2010
birdman: He who makes the allegation has the responsibility to back it up. But I'm sure with "study after study" you'll have no problem with that, right?
magus_melchiorJul 7, 2010
"@absurdist instead of just saying citation needed how about you give a link to an article that proves me wrong? You can't 'cause it's true what I said."
BZZZZT. WRONG. What you have stated is shifting the burden of proof, something conservative "scholars" such as yourself excel at.
"@AngerProblems you are a sad, sad pathetic and a racist individual."
And you are evidently incapable of arguing coherently, since that rant you posted is full of ad hominem attacks.
You are very obviously making the social conservative error of "appealing to faith", better known as "if I believe it, it must be so". I pity you, since the Pharisees and Sadducees were likewise masters of this.
zoshchenkoJul 6, 2010
Seems to me a lot like replacing Hitler with Goebbels...or the other way around.
particleman420Jul 7, 2010
more like replacing Heckle with Jeckle
wildJul 7, 2010
Stop with the nazi comparisons. Everything doesn't have to be the "most epic" to be important.
texmexrexJul 7, 2010
Best comment in the history of Digg!... What?
bjornskiJul 7, 2010
@TexMexRex
Epic fail.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
more like replacing tweedle dee with tweedle dum
bjornskiJul 7, 2010
Like replacing Harry with Lloyd.
d4nie1Jul 6, 2010
Oh yes please. Just the nail in the coffin the GOP needs! Maybe if the GOP would just die then someone would create a better party to rival the Democrats, something a little less crazy town right wing neo con fundamentalist - like maybe a party that focused on fiscal conservatism without shoving fundamentalist christian "morals" down everyone's throats.
armageddon2012Jul 7, 2010
You're lame.
13point1Jul 7, 2010
You're butthurt.
publiclurkerJul 7, 2010
Worst misspelling of "You're correct" that you've ever made 2012. Better have your doctor adjust your meds.
kidviciousJul 7, 2010
That's the exact thing a Libertarian is defined as: fiscal conservatism, social liberalism. Damned if you can find many people that call themselves "Libertarian" and actually know what that means, though.
therednewtJul 7, 2010
It's funny that so many of the Tea Partiers are trying to use the word libertarian while hanging onto their "religion in government" cries. Dumbasses.
exergenJul 7, 2010
I'd say most people who call themselves Libertarian MORE than actually know what that means.
smemilyJul 7, 2010
Hell, even Ron Paul couldn't get the social liberalism part right.
armageddon2012Jul 7, 2010
Oh, please do check back in November 3rd and tell us all about those nails in the GOP coffin, moonbeam.
purinJul 7, 2010
I'm all for what you said, but you don't think there are plenty of problems with the Democratic party, too? Why can't we just throw them both out?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
d4nie1Jul 7, 2010
Dems ain't perfect. No political party ever will be. But please, they are nowhere near as ass backwards crazy as the GOP.
hivoltage815Jul 7, 2010
Why doesn't the libertarian party have more support than the Republicans. They need a f**king marketing expert or something.
gypsieJul 7, 2010
Well said!
mikbunnJul 7, 2010
How anyone could like that woman, let alone vote her into a position of power, is completely and utterly beyond me.
particleman420Jul 7, 2010
shhhh! dont talk anyone out of it
nes4r2Jul 7, 2010
OHHH GOODDD YESSS!!!!!!
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
That's what she said.
armageddon2012Jul 7, 2010
Michael Steele should step down only after Harry "The War is Lost" Reid steps down as Senate majority leader.
bjornskiJul 7, 2010
Do you seriously consider Iraq or Afghanistan "winnable"?
akchrsJul 7, 2010
Then how about he step down for calling Obama light skinned with no negro dialect?
bjornskiJul 7, 2010
That's right! You conservatives have re-written the rules lately so that the only time you're allowed to bring up race is when you're waving around a fake Kenyan birth-certificate.
Honestly, I'm glad he's not Flava Flav too. I guess that makes me a horrible person.
bjornskiJul 7, 2010
@akchrs
That's right. You want him to step down so we can usher in VP Pelosi.
That would be fun, huh?
akchrsJul 7, 2010
@bjornski
So you think if Harry Reid stepped down as Senate Majority leader Pelosi would become VP. <face palm>
bjornskiJul 7, 2010
Sorry, I'm not thinking today. I was having a Biden gaffe-flash. :P
bigterguyJul 7, 2010
Reid'll be stepping down Nov 3
bjornskiJul 7, 2010
Year of the Ron Paul desktop!
/or something....
erkokiteJul 7, 2010
Yes. It's nice to have someone to lighten up my day with ridiculous shenanigans in such difficult times.
smemilyJul 7, 2010
I look forward to the best episodes of SNL and Daily Show of my life.
divisiblebyzeroJul 7, 2010
If they do, somebody better start a viable third party, because that woman's a moron.
13point1Jul 7, 2010
I would fully expect the Democrats to divide into disloyal "Blue Dogs" and real progressives if the Republicans disappeared.
hivoltage815Jul 7, 2010
Only reason the blue dogs are "disloyal" is because it is ridiculous to think two political parties could encompass all viewpoints in one. If you look at the house, there are many different viewpoints: conservative leaning democrats, libertarian republicans, neoconservatives, traditional conservatives, etc. I don't understand why you would get upset over that like some people do labeling it as "disloyalty."
13point1Jul 7, 2010
We had very high expectations for the Democratic supermajority that was elected to the Senate in 2008. However, disloyal members of the party - people who ignored the expectations with which they were elected - sided against the Democrats and stymied progress that the American people had unequivocally demanded. So yes, we're angry about it.
vbullingerJul 7, 2010
Good call. I would suggest Ron Paul or anyone from the Republican Liberty Caucus as the new head of the GOP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Liberty_Caucus#Members_.28Statewide_and_Federal_Offices.29
dickeywayneJul 7, 2010
Dumb and Dumber.
sloppyjoes7Jul 7, 2010
Palin is obviously intelligent and capable, but due to comedians and some newspersons, a lot of people think she's unintelligent. This makes her less effective, so choosing her as the Republican leader would not be a good idea.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
angerproblemsJul 7, 2010
Oh those mean comedians and newspersons!
trainofthought6Jul 7, 2010
We've all seen her interviews. Care to demonstrate Palin's intelligence?
publiclurkerJul 7, 2010
It would appear that sloppyjoe is such an idiot that a particularly dense chunk of firewood would appear intelligent to him.
sloppyjoes7Jul 7, 2010
We've seen Obama's interviews. We've seen Biden's interviews.
Do you seriously believe they're more intelligent than Palin?
ianzuJul 7, 2010
"Do you seriously believe they're more intelligent than Palin?"
...
Yes.
I watched practically all of the election footage I could assimilate (without causing a seizure). Yes, Obama is much smarter than Palin.
I didn't see a great deal of Biden speaking, but since the worst thing that people seem to say about him is that he sometimes uses curse words, I would say he's probably smarter than Palin also.
sloppyjoes7Jul 7, 2010
Obama uses a teleprompter. Ever seen him speak extemporaneously? And no, the "worst thing that people seem to say about Biden" is NOT about his usage of curse words. You obviously only listen to people who are very favorable to Biden, if that's all you heard.
The fact is that Palin is obviously intelligent. If you want to play games about searching for examples of Palin's gaffes, then I can find equal numbers that Obama or Biden made.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
basalcellbosskJul 7, 2010
"Ever seen him speak extemporaneously?"
Yep. At the RNC. And he owned them.
Palin can't even spell 'extemporaneously'.
BTW, here's a picture of St Reagan. http://cousinavi.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/tele-reagan-2.jpg
Notice anything? Chump.
kaegroJul 7, 2010
@sloppyjow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtcVMTZkTZQ&feature=player_embedded
ianzuJul 7, 2010
"Obama uses a teleprompter."
So does everybody who speaks on television and in front of large crowds, including former presidents.
If McCain had won, he'd be using a teleprompter. So would Palin. If that's really one of people's concerns regarding Obama, they can't have that many.
Obama also can't fly without some sort of artificial mechanical propulsion. Let's go after him for that as well.
I have yet to hear a criticism of Biden that does not involve his choice of words or lack of tact. I notice that you failed to provide one.
And Palin...if it's not obvious to you now that she's not terribly smart, I can't say anything that might convince you. She was owned by a girl with down syndrome for Christ's sake!
magus_melchiorJul 7, 2010
"We've seen Obama's interviews. We've seen Biden's interviews."
The issue is not Obama or Biden, but Sarah Palin. If your only demonstration of Palin's intelligence is to tear the President and Vice-President down, you are indeed blind and/or stupid.
ddrskataJul 7, 2010
@sloppyjoes7: Are you really trying to claim, with zero irony, that Obama, who graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law and ran the Harvard Law Review, is less intelligent than Palin, who couldn't name a newspaper or founding father and who took six years at five colleges to get a Communications degree?
trainofthought6Jul 7, 2010
Magnus: Thank you. Quit deflecting the discussion to Obama and Biden.
sizzzzlerzJul 7, 2010
I don't think "obviously" means what you think it means.
metaphidJul 7, 2010
"Obviously intelligent and capable"? Heh, heh... Ha, ha, ha. HA, HA, HAAAAAA! (Snort) MWWAAAAAA HAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (Gasp!)
Sorry. Good one.
angusmJul 7, 2010
Here - you'll be needing this: '/s'
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Face it: She has a community college education. But worse than that, she has the intelligence level of an 8th grader at best.
Honestly. I don't dislike the woman at all. I just see her as really, really f**king dumb when it comes to history, geography, the economy and politics in general.
"So, Sarah...what periodicals do you read on a regular basis?"
"um, uh....um....um......ALL OF THEM?!"
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Do you know what intelligent and capable mean? She's neither.
joculatorJul 7, 2010
Of course, it's the obvious move.
brakes4turtlesJul 7, 2010
If that happens the GOP better not even try in 2012. They should just spend the campaign donations on nice vacations or something. This is exactly what the Dems looked like in 2002.
therednewtJul 7, 2010
You know... That's encouraging. Maybe it's a sign that they'll get past their unwavering partisanship and allegiance to...whatever they hold dear at this point.
bmtmtcJul 7, 2010
Another job she can quit
sizzzzlerzJul 7, 2010
Palin/Bachmann 2012-2013!
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
YES!!! Please do this GOP. I want nothing more than to have Sarah Palin run for President in 2012 just so you guys can lose in ANOTHER landslide.
bjornskiJul 7, 2010
Palin 2012-2013 1/2!
kibblesnbittsJul 7, 2010
"Afghanistan is a war of Obama's choosing" versus "Drill baby, drill"
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whoreableJul 7, 2010
This is a classic HURR vs. DURR argument.
therednewtJul 7, 2010
"I was only talking about onshore drilling even though I had chastised Obama not 30 days before about not opening more offshore drilling."
What a lying sack of s**t.
phillaholicJul 7, 2010
I would have at least bought something else to go over top of it.
digg2point0Jul 7, 2010
"I would have at least bought something else to go over top of it."
That would have taken a minimum of TWO brain cells.
0zzyJul 7, 2010
So, Obama wasn't the one who decided to expand the war in Afghanistan by putting more troops in? And Steele is incorrect when he said no nation has won a ground battle with the Afghanistan, and queried as to why we are doing it? Though I wonder why he didn't say this under Bush too.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
kibblesnbittsJul 7, 2010
You understand that Bush started the war in Afghanistan, which is why I'm responding to this and not blindly burying it.
The fact of the matter is, if the troops were to leave Afghanistan and the nation crumbles and falls back into the control of the Taliban, you should know who will get the blame for "allowing Afghanistan to fall"
If heaven-forbid a terrorist attack happens on US Soil and anything at all, no matter how minuscule, can be traced back to a rogue group of Al-Qadea/Taliban in Afghanistan, you know who will be blamed and crucified.
Politics is politics, and despite living in a post-9/11 world, the game has delved down into Democrat vs. Republican, and in the Obama administration's views, the only way to get out is via raising troop levels for now.
digg2point0Jul 7, 2010
Bush started the war in Afghanistan after 9/11 (and rightly so).
Bush then ignored Afghanistan when it stopped boosting his numbers.
Bush declared that the terrorists were now in Iraq... I mean that Iraq had WMDs... I mean that Iraq's people were repressed.
Obama is just putting us back on the right track... winding down and withdrawing from Iraq (where we should not have been) and stepping up in Afghanistan.
bakamasJul 7, 2010
0zzy, you retard....everyone is FOR the Afghanistan war because we need to win it. It needs to be over now. No one thinks poorly of Bush for starting the war in Afghanistan. If anything, they blame him for not paying enough attention to it.
diggamyteJul 7, 2010
Goddamn it, media. Here you go again with Palin. No. I can't handle seeing her in the news anymore than I already do. For the love of God just let her fade away.
offrdbanditJul 7, 2010
Maybe you should just put your head back in the sand.
angerproblemsJul 7, 2010
bawww he said means things about my darling sarah
propethicJul 7, 2010
Yeah Sarah Palin knows the score. Her fingers are right on the pulse of the world.
/s
magus_melchiorJul 7, 2010
@Propethic: That's not the pulse of the world, it's attached to offrdbandit...
digg2point0Jul 7, 2010
The problem is... she WON'T fade away.
It's not going to happen.
She's gotten a taste of the limelight and the money it brings so she's an attention whore for the long haul.
gibletoidJul 7, 2010
Why go Sara Pailin, when you can just go Para Sailin!
sil369Jul 7, 2010
wow
bosskeyJul 7, 2010
hed asplode
zulfy26Jul 7, 2010
How have I never thought of this?
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
You Betcha!
I would love to see that Idiot directly associated with the GOBP!
ddrskataJul 7, 2010
Her husband already worked for BP for eighteen years. She knows how to get in bed with Big Oil.
wildJul 7, 2010
Like having a $10 bill in a $20 whorehouse. You'll get great lip service but she's never gong to finish the job.
morcheebaJul 7, 2010
Please don't talk about balanced budgets to the GOP. Lower taxes (a $5 bill instead of a $10 bill) is the answer.
hipmanJul 7, 2010
I know, don't you just hate paying lower taxes?.
therednewtJul 7, 2010
@hipman
Yeah! Lower taxes will increase government revenue this time despite never having worked before! WOOHOO! LAFFER CURVE LULZ!!!
(In case you missed it, lowering taxes would ruin us right now. It's not always about "me! me! me!" like the selfish Republicans think. Sometimes, taxes have to go up, so we can be better off in the long run.)
atarioJul 7, 2010
Ha, awesome!
Can we somehow combine this with the "lipstick on a pig" concept? Hm...
secrityJul 7, 2010
In this case, it is a lipstick ring ..
xack10Jul 7, 2010
Wouldnt she just quit in a year?
darkmatter911Jul 7, 2010
How about dumping steele and picking someone that is not palin.
sports2012Jul 7, 2010
you're a racist
magus_melchiorJul 7, 2010
And sexist, I take it?
Riddle me this, which party openly opposes income equality for men and women? Which one snapped up the Dixiecrats after 1968?
magus_melchiorJul 7, 2010
That would require intelligence, honesty, and humility. Sorry, but that roundly disqualifies the RNC.
lohphatJul 7, 2010
Oh please, Oh please, Oh please, Oh please...
varfyJul 7, 2010
I think that the GOP would be better off single
mistermysterJul 7, 2010
Meh.... It isn't like the GOP can get any worse right now. It's like an awesomely bad movie but in real life.
armageddon2012Jul 7, 2010
Yeah, it just couldn't get any worse for the party that's going to f**king landslide all over the Democrats in November, isn't it?
I mean seriously, you really have no idea that the Democrat losses are a forgone conclusion and that the only question is, how big will the losses be?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
mistermysterJul 7, 2010
Why would any sensible person ever vote Republican again? Because they are not Democrat? Repubs don't do anything other than to scare people into voting for them.
Besides, I'm not losing any sleep over that. Repubs taking 40 Democrat seats in the house is a longshot, them taking 10 in the senate is next to impossible. They're far more Repub seats up for grabs anyway. 36% is the approval rating of congressional goppers compared to 43% that are Dems. So good luck to ya, Mr Fatass-Armchair-Quarterback.
withearsJul 7, 2010
Dear God,
Please have the republicans fire Michael Steele and put Sarah Palin in his place.
Amen.
The Democrats.
realitycorrecteJul 7, 2010
To bad most liberals only believe in god when there is a photo-op available.
angerproblemsJul 7, 2010
Wait until you discover that pious Republicans don't really believe it either.
caltwentynineJul 7, 2010
or that when it comes to getting votes playing on religion or national pride works great.
Intellectuals ignore these things but nobody knows why.
therednewtJul 7, 2010
Fun fact: religion and liberalism are not antithetical. In fact, based on stats about Americans, most liberals must believe in a god.
It's also a shame that certain segments do force people on both sides to feign religion or not get elected. Weird system, eh?
bosskeyJul 7, 2010
You didn't hear about how the Republicans laughed at the far right religious conservatives because they were just using them and it was working great, for a while?
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Did you seriously just write out 'To bad?'
OK, just making sure you're a republican.
You are.
Carry on.
realitycorrecteJul 7, 2010
algaeturd: When we need a grammar or spelling Nazi again we will call you. Until then go sit in the corner and let the adults talk.
withearsJul 7, 2010
What a ridiculous thing to say.
How dare you question anyone's religion, you self-righteous prick.
realitycorrecteJul 7, 2010
I think you need to go sit with algaeturd as you need to study history. The term Nazi is not a religion and where in my comment did I question someone's faith? WOW, you really have no clue. You seem to be more of a self-righteous prick with your comments than I was with mine. As to the dumbass comment, read the sentence prior to this one and that explains it all.
dsalmon9Jul 7, 2010
From one dumbass to another.
gsny88Jul 7, 2010
Dump, baby, dump!
/s
supermosesJul 7, 2010
I see discourse in America has evolved.
mikelistJul 7, 2010
not being particularly concerned with the well-being of the gop, i think they'll do just fine either way.
armageddon2012Jul 7, 2010
How completely in denial are the Democrats burying you?
misterbadideaJul 7, 2010
The thought of Sarah Palin being elected to any position with the power to make policy scares me, so it almost feels like RNC chairmanship's a nice safe place to put her. Then again, I doubt Sarah Palin has any chance of being elected anytime soon, and meanwhile, she might actually become kind of effective as a chairman, where all she really needs to do is raise money and cheerlead, and God knows she can do that. She'd certainly be better at it than Steele, who I'm amazed can even put his own pants on properly.
realitycorrecteJul 7, 2010
I find it funny as hell that liberals think Palin is an idiot and Rachel Maddow is a genius. Talk about wearing bulls**t colored glasses and not being able to see reality. Hey, liberals, take off the glass, put down the koolaid and step away from the ballot obx, for the good of us all.
Coming soon "How to become a one term President in the first 100 days in office" by Barack Obama, in book stores January 2013.
Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
angerproblemsJul 7, 2010
another GOP sore loser
armageddon2012Jul 7, 2010
Oh yeah, I can tell you've prepared yourself for the November landslide.
Damn, you are in for a rude awakening.
mistermysterJul 7, 2010
What has Palin done other than yell "herpa derp SOCIALISM durr...!!!"?
Comparing her to Maddow is funny. Especially when it's a bimbo bible-thumper who couldn't finish college to an actual journalist with a PhD.
akchrsJul 7, 2010
"an actual journalist"
lol!!
digg2point0Jul 7, 2010
But but but... Maddow is a LESBIAN!
mistermysterJul 7, 2010
so akchrs, just because Maddow doesn't share your worldview, she's not a real journalist?
lol! You're a douche.
akchrsJul 7, 2010
"just because Maddow doesn't share your worldview, she's not a real journalist?"
I'm ok with that.
therednewtJul 7, 2010
If W can get elected to two terms, anyone can. I like all the GOP big talk when they don't have a single viable candidate anywhere in sight. Hell, these primaries they're holding are turning into a civil war. Good luck beating anyone in a general election when you're having a race to see who can be most extreme in the primaries.
propethicJul 7, 2010
This just in: Sarah Palin is an idiot
sugarazorJul 7, 2010
Uh... Rachel Maddow is a Rhodes Scholar, Sarah Palin is a half term governor from the state with the highest dropout rate in the nation.
digg2point0Jul 7, 2010
You betcha!
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Where did Maddow come into this? I'm a liberal and I nothing her (never watched her show.) Palin is a moron though, that's been repeatedly demonstrated.
akchrsJul 7, 2010
"and I nothing her"
"Palin is a moron though"
sweet, sweet irony.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Maddow is a Rhodes Scholar from Stanford
withearsJul 7, 2010
Actually, Rachel Maddow IS a genius.
ludditteJul 7, 2010
She would instantly be the brains of that outfit.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Yes please. That would be hilarious. We would get to hear her mad-lib speeches more often. Every honest, intelligent Republican I know is ashamed of her stupidity. All of the stupid friends I have buy her "real American" garbage and think she's great just because they believe in the same imaginary friend as her. These same people have told me it would be great if (no joke) the U.S. was a Christian theocracy.
hipmanJul 7, 2010
They shouldn't have picked people like Steele to begin with.
angerproblemsJul 7, 2010
People like Steele? Black people?
hipmanJul 7, 2010
Did I say that?.
angerproblemsJul 7, 2010
Well, what else did you mean?
hipmanJul 7, 2010
That Steele wasn't a good choice.Do you think he was?.
angerproblemsJul 7, 2010
He was a lot less detached from reality than the rest of the GOP.
So what did you mean by, "people like Steele"?
hipmanJul 7, 2010
Forget it.
CSA4everJul 7, 2010
They should not pick a black. They will probably get another second rate administrator and they haven't won any votes by pandering to blacks and liberals anyway. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
bytecolorJul 7, 2010
Steel is the black paint on the Republican's face.
bakamasJul 7, 2010
What do you mean "you people"?
sports2012Jul 7, 2010
you racist pig
basalcellbosskJul 7, 2010
For a good laugh, take a look thru hipman's comment history. It's all glib one-note statements that have all the intellectual depth of a goldfish bowl.
312139Jul 7, 2010
That would be the best thing to happen to Democrats since she made her debut in '08. Any former Soviet land masses she can see from the RNC headquarters?
magus_melchiorJul 7, 2010
My bet's on China...
bsmangJul 7, 2010
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yage2006Jul 7, 2010
Ya DO IT!
itwasonlyajokeJul 7, 2010
If they do, it's a 100% guarantee that they will fail.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Come on. Are people in this country so f'd up to settle for this type of leadership? I am not picking a party here. I am truly astonished. Heck, how about Alvin Greene for the Dems? We could have a total "WTF just happened" moment to last until it all just goes to hell.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
It's time for Steele to go, but speaking as a GOP member, no ... I do not think Palin would be a feasible replacement.
propethicJul 7, 2010
Who would you suggest?
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
I'm not sure.
Ken Blackwell has been discussed.
angerproblemsJul 7, 2010
"A staunch conservative, Blackwell successfully led the campaign for the 2004 Ohio Constitution Amendment banning state recognition of same sex marriage and civil unions"
Whatta guy.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
Who do you think would make a good RNC chair?
thabboywannabJul 7, 2010
But according to that amendment Blackwell opposes gay marriage AND civil unions... He's not for the sanctity of marriage, but against gays in general. At least Obama is giving rights in the form of civil unions.
In my opinion it's just a word on play, but at least it's a step toward equal rights.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
That's not really the point...is it? I don't have any feeling one way or the other about Blackwell...
I see a thread that is mostly comprised of comments knocking the GOP in general and Palin.
As a GOP-er, I wouldn't support Palin and I think Steele needs to go.
I thought it was an on-topic comment...but this is probably just another thread for saying, "DOMG! Palin is so stupid and GOP is evil!"Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
"ANYONE we would replace Steele with (within reason) would be ripped apart by the left."
Who cares? Not like the right has any love for Howard Dean and he was hugely successful as the DNC Chairman.
It's not cynical to suggest that Steele was chosen in part because he was black in response to Obama's ascendency in the Democratic party. The GOP was forced to darken up and it would have been a smart move if Steele wasn't so embarrassingly out of touch with the conservative base.
Other things being equal, it wouldn't hurt the GOP to find a suitable Hispanic candidate for the job. The GOP has damaged its relationship with Hispanics over the border security debate, and AZ immigrant laws, and even in the Sotomayor confirmation.
I'm probably going to get dinged for putting too much emphasis on "race" but, unfortunately, "race" is a big deal in the US and the GOP is still mostly a lilly-white, male organization.
All that said, I hope Palin gets the job :-)
vbullingerJul 7, 2010
Ron Paul.
Otherwise, anybody from the Republican Liberty Caucus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Liberty_Caucus#Members_.28Statewide_and_Federal_Offices.29
vbullingerJul 7, 2010
How are you being buried? You just insulted Steele and Palin. Figured you'd be thumbed up to Mars! If you had kept out "as a GOP member," I bet you'd have 500 Diggs.
mymindgrapesJul 7, 2010
Who the f--- is Steele? Have I missed something in the news?
kaegroJul 7, 2010
He's the Black GOP guy who likes soft core S&M. He spent thousands of GOP dollars on booze and lap dances.
brewmastercJul 7, 2010
Hopefully Ron Paul and others back Steele up on this before the neocons have at him.
angusmJul 7, 2010
What could possibly go wrong?
dougs55Jul 7, 2010
Well, the Soviet Union gave up on Afghanistan after ten years because they weren't winning and the war was helping to bankrupt them, but besides that I can't think of anything. ;P
wishninjaJul 7, 2010
You know the only thing I have ever agreed with Steele on and he gets slammed for it. Worthless nation building and endless welfare pit is what we have over there. Hell at this rate my grand kids will be drafted into this pointless crappy war strategy that Obama has cooked up.
I say take all of that stimulus we are paying people to sit around with and open up all of these dead automotive factories. Tool them up to build a few million drones(ATV, and AIR) with a .50 cal on the front and hook them up to xbox live. No way those taliban will last long. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2010
That Obama cooked up!?!
You're a f**king moron.
magus_melchiorJul 7, 2010
I think you should go back to coaching Mr. Steele instead of wasting your time (and his) on digg, wishninja...