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Palin’s star has crashed and burned (Again? LOL)
The Voice ^ | May 17, 2013 | Matthew Fahr, Voice Columnist

Posted on 05/17/2013 6:11:53 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

It is hard to admit that one of the most cartoonish and self-aggrandizing figures in recent political memory actually could have been a contender at one time, but I am now willing to cede that point.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin actually could have been, at the very least, a respected political figure over the course of the last decade, but she has squandered any capital or potential she may have had by being a rudderless buffoon.

The only reason this comes to light again is because Palin is polling ahead of two other candidates for a potential open Senate seat in 2014.

Mind you this was a sample of 379 Alaska Republicans taken during the first week of this month, but the prospect of Palin being a member of the Senate for six years is enough to make one consider a move to Nova Scotia.

At one time Palin was a somewhat savvy, fairly competent Governor of Alaska. What made her stand out and got her on the political map was facing down oil and natural gas conglomerates in her home state and beating them.

In Alaska, beating that corporate duo is one step short of taking control of a city back from the mob. Oil taxes supply almost 90 percent of the general revenue in the state, so you know oil companies have what can conservatively be called a passing interest in how government is run.

The governor, who would soon become more famous for being geographically challenged and for her looks, somehow passed a tax increase on oil revenue and while other states floundered, Alaska built up a $12 billion surplus.

But 18 months before the end of her first term and only nine months after she helped torpedo John McCain’s Presidential aspirations....

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KEYWORDS: alaska; palin; pds; pms; sarahpalin; waronsarah
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Comment #81 Removed by Moderator

To: 21twelve

“...at the high school graduation ceremony in Republic, Washington, and has accepted.”

The graduating class is 27 kids IIRC! The entire town is about 1000.” !!!!!!

Right you are, and for them it will be memorable. One of the grads suggested inviting her (he’s a devoted fan), and his suggestion was endorsed. Republic is not far from Sarah’s birthplace, Sandpoint, Idaho, the locale of her early childhood. The Spokane press will cover the occasion, and not miss this opportunity for snarky commentary, at least in editorials.


82 posted on 05/18/2013 11:06:36 AM PDT by Elsiejay
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Reports of her political death are most likely greatly exaggerated.


83 posted on 05/18/2013 11:14:59 AM PDT by 0.E.O
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To: Jacob Kell

It was, and he WAS winning and Sarah brought here liberal supporting azz down from AK to prop up the RINO.
Trying to get the Tea Party vote AWAY from JD.

For this I will not forgive.


84 posted on 05/18/2013 2:39:50 PM PDT by stormryter (How much is enough.)
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To: heshtesh

That’s what happens when you upset the “Right” and the left. Whether or not that bunk is true is irrelevant to the fact that the McCain machine does not want to run against him again. So thank Sarah for McCain who literally through the election to Obama when he could have walked into the white house. You could actually blame Obama on McCain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QePEOU5Uqhc


85 posted on 05/18/2013 2:53:12 PM PDT by stormryter (How much is enough.)
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To: stormryter

Yes, but Hayworth could still have overcome all of that to win. Palin certainly made a mistake in backing that bum McPain, but ‘not forgiving’ may be a bit much.


86 posted on 05/18/2013 5:40:20 PM PDT by Jacob Kell
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To: Jacob Kell

You mean, J.D. “Free government money! Get your free government money here!” Hayworth?

That J.D.?

Yeah.

Uh huh.

And if Palin had backed J.D., just as many impossible-to-please purists would have cried bloody murder about just how much of an ungrateful status-seeking, political-climbing, sell-out Palin was to throw McCain under the bus after he brought her into the national spotlight.

Yep.

Uh huh.


87 posted on 05/20/2013 11:38:11 AM PDT by hrh40
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Bone smugglers alert


88 posted on 06/17/2013 3:41:18 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (yesterdays conspiracies are todays truths)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” - Mark Twain


89 posted on 06/17/2013 4:08:17 AM PDT by Rocky (Obama is pure evil.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I agree with the author's title, to a point: She is no longer necessarily politically viable with respect to elected office.

However, she is still an energized and powerful unelected leader.

90 posted on 06/17/2013 4:11:09 AM PDT by Lazamataz ("AP" clearly stands for American Pravda. Our news media has become completely and proudly Soviet.)
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To: TBP

Wow. Too bad you couldn’t find a big, close up pic! LOL


91 posted on 06/17/2013 4:22:55 AM PDT by Big Giant Head
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