“I am a Palin supporter, but I am not a blind follower.
In my opinion this particular thing did not help her if her objective is to become president. If she doesn’t ever want to be president.... then the show was fine and slightly entertaining.”
That’s pretty much where I’m at. I like Palin and what she’s done for conservatism in this country. She energized the base in 2008 and has helped a lot of candidates get elected in 2012. She’s a heckuva a lot smarter and more qualified than Obama - and she drives the media nuts. I don’t think the TLC show particularly helps her, but politics have changed - candidates tweet their messages and update their facebook pages - who would have expected that five years ago. 2012 is a long ways a way - I don’t need to decide on a candidate for quite some time.
So what? It's a television show, not a political forum! If you say it doesn't help her, I'd like to know just how and why you think it would hurt her?
I can't believe the hysterical hand-wringing I'm seeing here... it's nothing but a tempest in a teapot.
This "reality show" will have a neutral effect on her candidacy in the worst case. In the best case, it will help, and quite frankly, anyone who would discount her as a result of this show would never have voted for her anyway...
I hope and am beginning to think that Palin knows better than any of us. She left the Governorship and everyone was confused and thought it was the end of her politically. She got stronger. I heard about the “tweets” and thought it was goofy (I don’t tweet), but she apparently changed the nations politics with them. She may just be smarter than the whole lot of them (and us).