Posted on 12/06/2011 9:04:37 PM PST by jenk
The National Journal has an article about the Trump debate that is to happen on December 27th. Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman aren't going to be there, and now Romney says he won't "kiss the ring" of the Trumpster either.
You know, if I was Trump, I'd ask Sarah Palin to join him to moderate the debate. The left in the media are talking about how Trump is just a publicity hog, and how he's not a serious journalist who can moderate a debate, forget that, if Sarah Palin, who did go to college for journalism's sake and knows a lot about every single issue was to join Trump, well, we'd have us a great debate.
It's a joke that well-known anchors and so-called journalists get to moderate debates for whatever network they are on, they don't seem to internalize much in the way of actual knowledge of the issues. In fact, Newt Gingrich has called them out for their sleazy tactics when questioning Republicans.
If Trump wanted to up the ante, he'd ask Palin to help. Then, we'd get a real debate, what with her knowledge of this issues and her connection with the American people. And it would infuriate the Republican establishment because Romney just said he wouldn't do it. If he won't kiss the ring of Trump, he will sail far away from getting the nod of the American people if he decides to not kiss Sarah's ring.
Were you?
oh my god, you figured me out, I was talking not writing, oh my gosh, what a thing to do! I mean I were talking not, whatever...
“Whatever” is right. You’re a hysterical dunce.
You are kidding with that comment right?
Who that is confident in their own platform needs to be seen with Trump? They cannot run on their own merit? Their own popularity? Perhaps Donald is seen as a threat to Karl Rove's job [he thinks he has] and really dising Rove at the same time. Rove is out there dumping on Trump predicting worst ratings ever on the debate and he is getting it right back at him. That alone is Media Talk overshadowing the candidates.
Palin was THE first to go to see Donald, share pizza and talk, Rush says they talk when going to play golf, Huntsman approached him early on, Newt is doing an ad with him in Iowa and just had a meeting along with Hannity, plus Hannity is all over Donald.Donald seems extremely popular to these guys, including Palin, plus Bachmann-do the search of each one with Trump and what they have to say.
Palin needs to dump that unflattering red bathrobe with pin she appeared in recently and I am not usually a fashion critic! Over the top. Bachmann is much more savvy, confident, dresses professionally, especially less drama going on with family, more experienced and has a real job not just a part time contributor. What has she done lately?
I used to like Palin and still do as a family person; but she is yesterday's news. She will never live down leaving as governor and doing TV shows--yes I know she had to pay the bills in facing the Left's attorneys; but also saying she had done all she promised in 2 years instead of 4. The McCain crowd and the Left saw to her bad press from the get go.
Just my thoughts, as you have yours.
do you mean I’m in hysterics, or I’m funny, or I make you laugh, or what? I’m not a dunce, so I don’t have a problem with that word, just your judgement.
but when you call me hysterical, I just wonder if you mean that I’m in hysterics, because I’m not, and then I can throw out your whole comment.
But if I make you laugh, that’d be different.
She didn’t leave her governorship for some silly reason, she handed the reins over to her capable lieutenant to show the GOP how to campaign.
It wasn’t a bathrobe, it was a Christmas-y jacket, your eyes are bad, not to mention you are more interested in dumping on Palin’s clothing than Trump’s hair!
what a joke.
Fair enough. We’re pretty much on the same page anyway. I was in a bit of a snippy mood last night myself.
But many see her as quitting. You are preaching to the choir here.
BUT that Christmas-y RED faux bathrobe looking jacket was downright over the top! and Yes Trump has the hair thing going on. Of course I would not base my voting on that ugly red bathrobe looking jacket, at least Trump has tailored suits and dresses appropriately for every occasion. Yes I am joking in a matter of speak. ;) Don't get all sensitive. That jacket damaged the visual I have of her, however. And my eyes are perfect, better they were not at the time. Palin is a pretty woman but dresses old.
Bachmann who I like more and more pulls it all together, is the whole package and I would vote for her over Palin on substance. Image does account to a degree.
It says a lot about you to criticize a good Reaganite conservative over a jacket she wore one time in an interview.
Ever think it may be a lighting issue? Do you want her to invest in lights for her home now too?
Who cares if “many see her as quitting” the truth is the truth, hey, but stick with the left’s perceptions, that’ll really help us take back the country.
pretty dang shallow if you ask me
I don’t mean to be such a shrew on Sarah Palin, but the examples I have already given are in living color and on live video. I can’t help it if SNL saw it and used it for parody, which enraged Palin supporters. SNL will be doing the same to my candidate too. Probably already have, but I don’t watch SNL.
I get accused of Perry worship, whom I like and trust, but his campaign began to take on some similarities to the Palin gig. No competent issue savy teams around him in the roll out, All soundbite, fist pumping phrases to disguise the lack of depth on issues, foreign policy, and political readiness for the national stage, no “war room” to manage the media hits, seeming to believe he could ride on personality and flair alone. He plummeted after the debate flubs, and Sarah introduced the very same pattern, by never teaming up with issue specialists, but after the McCain campaign she blew off two whole years that could have been used to prepare herself. She chose fame, trademarks, shopped a new home in AZ, and made FOX apperances instead.
They had a lot in common, and that is probably why they were friends. Academics and was just too hard. They were both pretty, and personable and thought that was enough. She had two years, however, while Rick got in overnight. He has an excuse, for awhile, but she had none.
Look at Bachmann. Now she retains everything she reads and hears to a nearly a fault, and sometimes jumps the gun with too much grasp of the issues, or the gossip, and runs with it. Her competency is unquestioned on issues and she is a heck of campaigner. Rick nor Sarah will ever be accused of
having the grasp on isissues of a Newt or a Bachmann, or Santorum, etc. They just don’t like homework, when being flashy comes so much easier to them.
I can see your face turning green from my house!
I am as green as everyone else
outside the Palin props machine, who helped destroy her campaign, which was all platitudes for the choir and no depth, because she burned through two years of prep time favoring fame and fortune, and face time on FOX over doing her homework instead. Not much to be green about there, so far.
Anyone, but Obama is my motto. Probably will come down to Newt and Romney [but like Bachmann],however Newt may get torn up in the Fannie-Freddie scenario with more coming out on that fiasco of, for example, temporary credit ratings with which to obtain mortgages. They R and especially the L under Pelosi and Reid knew this was all going down, timing was everything; but We The People did not.[Rush transcript 12.07.11] Frank removed himself, at the best time possible for Obama; but Newt will now shoulder all his mess, will be revisited by the media and he will have to defend alone + being paid along with the 30 years of being an insider will finish him off.
Obama is getting sloppy of late..the "Bomb" that dropped on Pearl Harbor in his home state no less, goofball remark. Admission that he is not proud of this country as it has been governed since its founding, as his wife early on said-and he aims to change the course of history so a young adult can strive to be a part of the middle class 60K a year?..what a traitor he is to the fundamentals on which this great country was built by men he could only hope to carry water for. I am ashamed to have Obama as my president!
Question is if he loses where will Barry go..he really has no real home, family, few friends -no roots or what job opportunity? Ex-pat?
I’ll let you in on some information I have willingly released to others in the past, on this very website:
The character forming your opinion of Sarah Palin—originating on SNL and later shown on every news network and all over the place on the internet—was a dramatic representation by Tina Fey.
It wasn’t Sarah Palin.
He’ll do what Bubba does, just without the becoming humility. (A little irony there, for those of you out there in Rio Linda.)
Even if she were that, most of the declared field acts like they’re auditioning to play their SNL parody selves anyway, so I’m having trouble seeing the problem.
Imagine the Tina Fey character as Governor of Alaska, trying to take on Big Oil and corrupt Republicans like the real Governor Palin did.
Governor Fey would collapse into a quivering pile of whimpers and sobs, mirroring the optimum performance of Palin’s detractors outside of anything corrupt or deceitful.
This is why they hate her so much—Palin does what’s right and has nothing to hide about it.
No, let us not dismiss all that. She is now not a leader representing this country, she is a media figure, and an ex-Governor with vast knowledge of every issue, and history.
"Point blank Palin got caught up in drama with family--they did not help her out one bit; but she is a mother bear and kept up her fight; however if she was to hold the highest office in the land she cant become distracted by family."
Where did you get that? Off the top of your head? You don't know if that is factual. How do you know if it was a family issue that kept her from running? You don't.
She has always been caught up in the drama of her family. I did not say she did not run because of a family issue. She can't help but be. Bristol in the media, Dancing with the Stars, the books, talking about the guy who moved in next door to spy on them— I wrote she always was in drama-central in the media. She just said the story of her pregnancy vs what the masseuse said could was a lie; plus her husbands affair another, when asked about Herman Cain in a recent interview. So she is still bringing her own family drama.
Palin is a leader to many in the world of politics. She has followers supporting her and in full protection mode over her.
Remember early on after the election loss, when she went to Japan to an economic meeting/think-tank and the NY Times actually wrote positive reactions on her knowledge voiced by the Japanese who attended the said meeting? She is a leader of the conservative party coming from the world of politics. You do not have to hold down an office to be so. She speaks to the country, and is heard across the globe. She is a woman who was picked for VP and jumped on the McCain bandwagon, that makes her a little above the “average bear” in the world of American politics.
I am sure her family had a lot to do with her running or not. They had been through incredible media scrutiny.
She does not have an A+ knowledge in ‘debate on the fly’ in regard to American history-but then most of our leaders including the president do not. That's to be expected with recall under pressure and coming down to a regional knowledge of whatever part of the country she is in and their public reaction when candidates choose to give a history lesson in regard to a subject at hand. Bachmann had hers in my part of the country as well—it happens. We covered for Palin in regard to the Longfellow interpretative tale of Revere's ride and the right to bear arms-it just could have been stated with less personal 2011 interpretation in its lesson to all -one Harvard [?] professor helped her on that one saying she - “sort of she got it right” scenario.
As I said earlier it is my overall “personal” impression.
Thanks.
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