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Sarah Palin Should Retire From Politics, Stop Being Newt Gingrich's Wingwoman
Policy Mic ^ | February 7, 2012 | Brian Tam, Fox News Intern

Posted on 02/07/2012 12:06:57 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Since her vice presidential loss in 2008, Sarah Palin has not nearly as invested in national horse race politics. She resigned as Alaska's governor in her first term in July 2009, and decided not to run in the current GOP presidential race. She has not fully endorsed any of the candidates, but has shown support for Newt Gingrich on numerous counts. Palin said she would vote for the former House Speaker in the South Carolina primary. And recently, Palin said Gingrich was being unfairly attacked by liberals and progressives and not given the opportunity to share the spotlight with other candidates like Mitt Romney.

But as an ex-governor, Palin's reign has ended and nothing she says should be taken under consideration any longer.

"The left seeks to single someone out and destroy his or her record and reputation and family using the media as a channel to dump handpicked and half-baked campaign opposition research on the public,” Palin said.

In response, Gingrich welcomed her with open arms, saying he would want her to be a part of his administration if elected president. However, this statement only discourages me even further from voting for Gingrich. No candidate should accept an endorsement from Palin, because she holds a social stigma to her name and boasts an unimpressive political résumé.

Palin’s 2008 campaign brought her notoriety and ushered her into the realm of celebrity status. That celebrity status helped her create a best-selling memoir, give speeches in crowd-packed venues a national speaking tour, secure a speaking gig on Fox News, and even star in a TLC documentary television series that illustrates her personal life in Alaska.

But Palin is popular for all the wrong reasons. She is often seen as a crazy right-wing Republican that lacks the knowledge and experience to be fit for Washington. As the face of the Tea Party, she became the “reality star” of politics. But Palin's viewpoints will not be taken seriously because she has been so immersed within our celebrity culture that she is essentially looked down upon in the Republican Party.

But it is not just her character that raises skepticism in the public's eye. In her brief political career, she has not done much to make herself stand out. Because she had no prior experience before governor and was only active in government for two years, Palin is not a reputable voice to listen to. In addition, she is an amateur on international as well as many socioeconomic issues, lacks strong leadership and management qualities, and is hammered by the mainstream media.

Put simply, she does not have the expertise or the likeability factor to make a difference in another candidate's campaign or administration.


TOPICS: Politics; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: idiotpunkwriter; newt; palin
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; mickie
When I worked for a magazine publishing house, everything I wrote passed through my editor for syntax, spelling and grammar....and sometimes even a second level of editorial scrutinizing.

Now, no one in the internet media really cares anymore. The writing is churned out and standards be damned.

The quality of journalistic writing on the Huff and Puff Post is appalling, for example.

Leni

61 posted on 02/07/2012 6:34:55 AM PST by MinuteGal
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To: aruanan

OK now, a quick check on FR comments to my amazingly great "Palin is a Dummy" article ..... wow, they're ripping it to pieces!

Clearly they are just extreme right wing haters!

62 posted on 02/07/2012 6:51:04 AM PST by Col Freeper (FR is a smorgasbord of Conservative thoughts and ideas - dig in and enjoy it to its fullest!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well, this will make it easy to spot his posts over on DU!!


63 posted on 02/07/2012 7:05:46 AM PST by Spirit of Liberty
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Factual misstatement of her career.

He states as fact that she had no prior experience before Governor and was only in government for two years.

She was Mayor of her town for 7 years.

DUH.


64 posted on 02/07/2012 7:14:11 AM PST by txrangerette ("HOLD TO THE TRUTH...SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR" - Glenn Beck)
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To: onyx

“Brian Tam, Fox News Intern”....Alan Colmes’ intern or Alan Colmes himself?


65 posted on 02/07/2012 7:14:33 AM PST by azishot
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s not complicated:

1) Guy.
2) Anti-Palin.

Bet he’s gay.


66 posted on 02/07/2012 7:15:37 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (What if Obama isn't the anti-Christ after all? What if it's Romney?...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Since her vice presidential loss in 2008, Sarah Palin has not nearly as invested in national horse race politics.

Brian Tam is no command of English language.

67 posted on 02/07/2012 7:18:14 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: onyx
I hope Roger Ailes approves of this idiot punk writer’s essay because he just received a copy of it.

ROFLOL!

68 posted on 02/07/2012 7:37:39 AM PST by kcvl
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Today INTERN does NOT create an intuitive feeling of academic excellence!

Given the book release today of a former 19 year old INTERN to JFK (18 month affair), it is another data point on why the WHITE HOUSE should be renamed DEMOCRAP WHORE HOUSE!
69 posted on 02/07/2012 7:39:18 AM PST by leprechaun9
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To: onyx
I won’t speculate. It’s killing me, but I won’t. LOL.

Oh do Onyx....I await in expectation..please do...your audiance awaits with great anticipation....come on..do! LOL

70 posted on 02/07/2012 8:17:14 AM PST by caww
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The writer (?) states..."I tend to frequently critique my writing as well as others". So he choses to write about Palin, though she's not significant he says....and then he writes worse than his educational depicts he should. He needs to start over and fast.

Too bad for Fox, they don't seem to be picking the best and the brightest as once did and have resorted to run of the mill who lack the appropriate grey matter to get the job done.

Typical liberal nutcase full of himself.

71 posted on 02/07/2012 8:23:24 AM PST by caww
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To: onyx

Whomever this Brian Tam is, he has contributed nothing to any knowledge base.

He appears to be the collator of short versions of every ignorant comment that has ever been erroneously directed at America’s favorite politician.

He’d be a good fit at PMSNBC.


72 posted on 02/07/2012 8:41:51 AM PST by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: caww

I saw more thought provoking essays on the latrine walls at Ali Al Salem, Kuwait.


73 posted on 02/07/2012 8:43:10 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Yo Mitt - Money can't buy you love...)
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To: dead

>> “I would have been beaten by the nuns...” <<

.
Of the order of St. Pugilia?
.


74 posted on 02/07/2012 8:47:46 AM PST by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: Islander7

Full name: Brian Tam Pax.


75 posted on 02/07/2012 8:51:22 AM PST by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; onyx

That has to be the most incoherent piece of garbage that I have tried to read in a very long time.


76 posted on 02/07/2012 9:14:46 AM PST by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

lol......


77 posted on 02/07/2012 9:29:54 AM PST by caww
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Is it my imagination, or was that thing nearly incomprehensible? I see Brian is an intern. Heavy chops, those.


78 posted on 02/07/2012 9:42:09 AM PST by redhead (, , , comedian)
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To: conservatism_IS_compassion
"She’s irrelevant, he says, but he uses her name anyway because without it... no one is going to even click on his piece. But with her name in the title, he’s guaranteed to get a bit of traffic. Thats how irrelevant she is. What you said."

Poink. nail dot head

79 posted on 02/07/2012 9:46:30 AM PST by redhead (, , , comedian)
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To: onyx
Would you listen to that little punk *astard carry on!
Faux will probably groom him for a future analyst position now, LOL.
80 posted on 02/07/2012 10:01:39 AM PST by The Cajun (Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt......Nuff said.)
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