One more question: Why do you believe the scumbags have successfully caricatured Palin as "an idiot"? As far as I can tell, the scumbag Democrats and their newsrooms have succeeded only in convincing themselves that Palin is an idiot, and they are smugly patting themselves on the back for how clever they are. I believe that normal America will embrace Palin once she begins to campaign in earnest.
Do you think Palin is an idiot?
Christie is the flavor of the week. He is NOT running
Last weeks flavor was Daniels, he will probably run, but no one will vote for him. The man has no facial features.
The week before that was Jeb Bush. Not Running. They are desperate to find someone to stop Palin, especially as Romney fades.
DeMint, not running. We need him in the Senate anyway and he know this.
There will be no dark horse emerging to ‘save the day.’
The nominee will be either Romney or Palin. A vote for anyone other than Palin in the primaries is a defacto vote for Romney.
That’s it.
I like DeMint. I think he’s a much better communicator than Palin, and so I like his chances in a general better than hers. But, I think he would lose too. He’s made some controversial remarks about gays and Christianity which would hurt him with the necessary independent vote. “Extreme” would be the meme du jour on the nightly news, even though their president is a marxist.
RE: Palin. I got to be honest - I LOVE her, and she would be a monumental upgrade to Obama, but she would lose big in an election to him. She is on the right side of every issue and has great instincts. I do not think she’s an idiot, but I don’t think she’s a rhodes scholar either. If you don’t know your crap backwards and forwards on every facet of government and foreign policy and you run for president - especially as a conservative woman, they hyenas in the media will feast on you, a la Katie Couric.
I absolutely don't believe Palin is an idiot. I think she's an extraordinarily smart and competent woman, and I was a fan before she was chosen to be the vp candidate. I admire her greatly. However,
1. Yes, I do agree with the original poster than the Left has succeeded in making most Americans believe she's an idiot. Wherever I go, all over the US, whoever I talk to in any sociocultural or educational group, I hear the same thing: people who are not liberals like her but think she's a lightweight, an airhead. Even if they can't point to something specific she said that they don't like, they consider her young, perky, cute. Not a person with gravitas. Not someone who can face down Putin and Hu, Kim and the Muslim Brotherhood.
2. I'm going to get crucified for this because on this forum apparently our fellow Freepers won't allow us to say anything negative about Sarah, but here goes anyway: In 2008 Ann Coulter said that Sarah should go back to Alaska, finish her term, and spend the next several years reading Constitutional law and history, and traveling. This was very good advice. People who are really sharp know what they don't know, and try to fill the gaps. I wish I could see Sarah studying.
3. I don't think a woman will impress the Chinese or make the Muslims quake in their sandals. They're misogynists. That's not my fault or Sarah's; it's just a statement of fact. They won't fear her, no matter how many nukes she commands.