Least Popular VP in History Calls Palin a Mistake

Anybody? The point?

 

Really? Are you trying to claim BO has had to endure what Palin has had to endure in regards to the treatment of their families? Not even close.
**But I notice again, no valid citicism in regards to Palins record in office...the real stuff, not what you hear from late night comedians or far left whack jobs.
If the VP thing didn't "work out too well" for Palin & you suggest she go back to run Alaska, what's your advice for BO? Obviously the last election hasn't turned out so well for the country. Then again, he never ran anything before you guys elected him so what would he be qualified to do now?

 

Gee, Palin knew back in '08 that Iran posed a threat, why does BO refer to Iran as some little country that poses no danger? Hmmmm

 

How about 10 criricisms?

The Scandals:

#10. Iron-Fistgate - Sarah Palin ruled her small town Wasilla with an iron fist. Can we say "female Dick Cheney"? Even conservative commentator David Brooks of the NY Times concedes that Palin does little to reassure voters about their biggest concern about McCain: that he just doesn't have the temperament to be President. And her speech at the convention reinforces that impression. Oh really, you say? Read today's NY Times article about her intimidation tactics. Coming in at number ten since painting Palin as the "hero mayor of the small towns" opens up her small town history for scrutiny.

#9. Kidgate. Palin is staunchly anti-abortion and has a Down Syndrome child to prove it. Certainly making a choice to give birth to and raise such a child is courageous - and will be at least as appealing as Biden's personal backstory - but many women will wonder how she can decide to leave such a child while campaigning for the White House, and at her judgment to get pregnant in her mid-forties, after already having four children, knowing the risk of having a child with such a disease (or was this an example of what happens when right-to-lifers don't use contraception?). Many think that all this, combined with her membership in "Feminists for Life," an anti-abortion group, seems like she's exploiting a baby for ideology. This could turn most women off, although some Clinton aides see this scandal as sexist. Coming in at number nine as it's still getting play in the media, though down a bit given that there are other, more salient political scandals coming out, and Republicans are determined to turn this story into a feel-good plus, while whitewashing her anti-abortion background. (Sept 10: Regarding that: Andrew Sullivan argues that her decision to have Trig is a plus for Palin. Lucia de Vernai in the American Chronicle argues that Palin's example of ditching Trig while she campaigns hurts women by being hypocritical about family values. My assessment: if this issue gets spun around baby Trig and the family, Palin will come out like a celebrity mom. If it focuses on Palin's views about abortion and women's roles, she'll be seen as out of the mainstream. But so far the former, not the latter, seems to be winning in the press.)

#8. Censorgate. She asked her town librarian if the library "could live with censorship of library books.” (Note that factcheck.org disputes that the librarian was fired. Wait...fact-checking factcheck, now it appears she DID fire the librarian, but then re-hired her after an outcry). Still, coming in at eight as it signals most succinctly to voters that she's the darling of the hard right. And this fired/not-fired fracas is just keeping it in the news.

#7. Mayberrygate: Palin fired the Wasilla police chief because he was trying to clean up drinking and concealed weapons in the town. Coming in at number seven because it's the delicious kind of small-town back dealing story that seems to be where this campaign will be headed.

#6. Hockeygate. The Hockey rink she built in Wasilla required raising taxes and sinking the town in debt. Can we say "George W. Bush"-style conservatism?

#5. Bricknergate. Palin's preacher invites a speaker to spew anti-Semitic nonsense while she sits in the audience and listens. Also, her own church sounds as crazy as anything dished out by Obama's. Can we say Reverend Wright? Coming in at number five: this one has the potential to turn off crucial Jewish voters in the two key states of Ohio and Florida. If McCain loses either of those states, he's done.

#4. Bridge-to-Nowheregate. She was for it before she was against it. Coming in at number four since she brought it up again in her speech: this one will receive real press scrutiny. (Hey: and it's starting to, with Obama bringing it up today.)

#3. Porkgate - Palin lobbied Washington for frivolous funds. All this coming in at number three since it contradicts the whole Republican theme that this is a team of outside "reformers."

#2. Oilgate. She's vetoed legislation for wind and solar energy and is securely in the pockets of big oil (her husband works for British Petroleum). She's even willing to let polar bears die for oil. Coming in at number two because as Nate Silver points out, "taking on the oil industry" for Sarah Palin means getting them to drill more and cough up more scratch for Alaskans. This is a "put Alaska first" policy not a "put America first" policy. Since she's making Alaskan oil the centerpiece of her campaign, I expect to see a long piece on this in the New Yorker.

#1. Troopergate. She fired her public safety commissioner because he refused to fire a state trooper who was the ex-husband of her sister and engaged in a bitter custody battle. Can we say "Bush Administration"? Still number one because it's going to produce the biggest bang when reports are released in October.

 

Our own intelligence agencies say that Iran is years and years away from being able to threaten its neighbors much less us. But Palin, in her own unique word salad language knows better than this county's intelligence agencies. Gotcha!

U.S. Intelligence Agencies Agree: No Evidence of Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program

Despite the repeated statements made by United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta which have clearly indicated that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons and the analysis of the American intelligence community, the heated anti-Iranian rhetoric never seems to let up.

Indeed, it has even been reported by none other than the New York Times that intelligence analysts in America have yet to find any hard evidence indicating that Iran has even decided to construct a....

 

I do not seem to remember too many "shots" at Michelle, Malia, or Natasha. However, I seem to remember a lot about Todd, Bristol, Tripp, Willow, Trig, etc. Even you rated Cheney and Palin based on their daughters ("dyke" and "Dancing With the Stars")

 

Hey, David! Not only does Iran pose a danger, but WH Senior Advisor (and Obama campaign manager) has taken $100,000 from a group tied to Iran. Politics certainly DOES make strange bedfellows:

GOP slams White House aide who reportedly made $100G off Iran-tied firm​

August 6, 2012​

Republicans pounced on a report Monday that said top White House adviser David Plouffe took a $100,000 speaking fee from an Iran-tied firm whose technology may have been used to track dissidents, claiming Plouffe's involvement could represent a "loophole" in sanctions against the regime.

The White House rejects the notion that anything improper took place. According to The Washington Post, Plouffe was paid for two speeches he made in Nigeria in December 2010 about a month before joining the White House -- and apparently before the company hosting him started coming under heavy scrutiny from the Obama administration. The White House has confirmed the speeches.

But the company's dealings with Iran were nevertheless known at the time. Plouffe, a senior White House adviser who ran Obama's 2008 campaign, reportedly accepted $100,000 from a subsidiary of South African telecom company MTN Group. That company formed a joint venture with Iran in 2005 which, according to the Post, was thought by one former Treasury official to be controlled by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Further, the Post reported that U.S. officials later became concerned that Tehran was using MTN "operations or technology" to monitor dissidents.

"Today's story raises serious questions about Barack Obama's senior adviser traveling to Nigeria weeks before he joined the West Wing to give a speech with a company actively engaged with and profiting from the oppressive policies of the Iranian regime," Republican National Committee spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski said in a statement. "David Plouffe may be the biggest loophole in the international community's sanctions against Iran."

The White House, though, said Plouffe's interaction was confined to speeches and that he did not meet separately with company executives.

"Even the most zealous watchdog group on this issue did not start their campaign on the host's holding company until years later," White House spokesman Eric Schultz said. "Criticism of Mr. Plouffe now for issues and controversies that developed only years later is simply misplaced."

MTN also denies violating any sanctions, though according to the Post acknowledges being in discussions with administration officials.

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Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/06/gop-slams-white-house-aide-who-reportedly-made-100g-off-iran-tied-firm/#ixzz22m4m4njq​

 

Beside some idiotic blog (which you say you don't read - Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!), you might try getting your head out of the sand and actually listen to the real news. BTW, is this not the same "American intelligence community" saying that Iraq had WMD?

 

See RLM, blogs are the gospel to our Resident Leftwing Nut, but only when they suit his agenda. He didn't post his source, but it appears that it was this blog (correct me if I'm wrong, Resident Leftwing Nut):

http://www.commonmistakesblog.com/2008/08/top-ten-sarah-palin-scandals.html

 

All he copied & pasted was a litany of the crap alluded to earlier in this thread...the exact same baseless drivel she was forced to defend herself against at great personal expense.

 

No you don't seem to remember. That is why God invented Google dumbass!
Glenn Beck

Ann Coulter

Bristol Palin

 

Last time I checked, Leon Panetta didn't write blogs nor were our intelligence agencies responsible for them. The blog isn't the issue, the adults in charge of our national defense are the people being quoted here dumbass.

 

As Palin might say, "I can see a dumbass from my house".

 

Hey! You sexest dumbass. You actually have to listen to your clips - in context! But then I am sure you can twist even that to your liking.

 

So you are admitting you posted lies! Maybe there is some hope for you yet!

 

In context? That is why I provided them. Let’s see, no specific criticism that you can point to but somehow I must be wrong. Typical Right-winger. No facts, no specific citation, and even misspelled the word sexist. I think the dumbass label is all yours.
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This is what I get for bothering with the mentally challenged.

 

Even in your selectively clipped;
Making fun of what Husein said about his daughter does not rise to;

And Ann's obvious sarcasm was not well hidden except to those who try to misinterpret it. Do you see any sarcasm here?

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Hey Einstein, Kathy Griffin is a comedian.
Oh yeah, and The National Enquirer
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lil moen is simply trying to divert attention away from the fact Palin was an extremely successful governor by rehashing the far left's lame attacks against her. I'll say it again, if you are a hardcore ideologue you will ignore the facts & buy into the caricature the left manufactured. If you are one of those types whose only knowledge of politics is what you glean from John Stewart, SNL & Bill Maher, you will believe the lies.