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If you’re part of a light majority, you totally disapprove of Palin and her current agenda. However, if you’re Republican, chances are almost 75% that you’re behind Palin and all she stands for — still, a year later.
I’m not one to get all het up over politics. Whether I agree with your stance or not doesn’t give me the right fuel to fire something big and overblown and get my panties all in a twist — for the most part. Despite the fact that I don’t agree with Palin (or her showcase predecessor, John McCain) doesn’t mean that I despise the woman or any of the advancements she’s made for herself or her political party.
However, recent polls state that approval ratings are on the rise as McCain and Palin travel cross-country in an effort to unite the people via tea parties.
According to the Washington Post, the general public — party affiliation aside — states that they rank Palin at about a 37% approval rating overall and 41% of voters approve of the tea party movement prompted by Palin and GOP Presidential candidate, John McCain.
While some individuals consider Palin to be a demagogue rather than a high-profile potential leader, it’s pretty impressive that the once-obscure Palin still hasn’t faded yet into the woodwork — over a year later.
Whether you agree with the woman’s politics or not, you can’t deny that it’s going to be an interesting couple of years until re-election time.
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I simply disagree with her purposefully trying to create civil unrest and extremely disagree with the mob mentality that the tea parties provoke.
In all honesty, I see Palin as more of an entertainment figure than a politician. I don’t mean this as an insult; on the contrary, I think she’s found a niche as an analyst on Fox and inciting people to get irrational and whatnot. She’s like a prettier and probably-better-smelling Rush Limbaugh.
I don’t agree with almost anything that comes out of her mouth, but she seems very good at what she’s doing now. I just hope she doesn’t try for 2012, because I really don’t want to see her as a “serious” politician anymore.
Conservative here (not Republican, I’ve denounced political parties! Haha!), not a Palin fan.
I respect her as a female political figure who thinks she’s doing the right thing, but….
I knew you were my girl crush for a reason!
I too am a non-partisan conservative who dislikes Palin. I don’t know what it is about her, but she always comes across to me as not terribly intelligent and slightly out-of-touch.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
I think she’s doing exactly what she wants and that is to be a celebrity and her celebrity is on the rise as long as she stays a commentator on politics.
Until today I can honestly say I’ve never had a positive thought about Palin. That is a cute hat she’s wearing in that picture though. Sadly for her I expect a little more from my elected politicians than the ability to choose one cute hat per year.
She’s a dangerous idiot with influence and power. Very scary thought.
Too funny.
I like the scoop necked top with the baroque cross, too. The blazer with the hat is perfect.
Appearance counts for jack all politically – at least in my book.
My mother votes based almost entirely on looks, drives me up the wall. She won’t vote for a conservative but she’ll pick the best looking guy from any of the other 3 or 4 parties typically running in an election in Scotland.
I’m assuming she didn’t vote for Alex Salmond then?
I doubt it. He’s not really her type and I believe she’s mentioned not liking the SNP before. Policy is the second deciding factor after good hair…
It’s amazing to me that she has such followers. I know quite a few people who think she is just wonderful. I just don’t get it. I’m not even talking what comes out of her mouth, just the hand jestures and such drive me nuts!
whoops *gestures** not jestures (maybe some subliminal message)
She hasn’t faded yet because she’s beautiful and she’s doing everything she can to stay relevant.
Personally, I can’t stand her. She comes across as someone who isn’t very articulate, smart, or open to anyone who isn’t a member of her party (or her church). She’s a poor representation of women in politics. If she couldn’t handle one term as a Governor, how in the hell can she handle the most powerful office in the world? If she has a problem or goofs up, she refuses to take responsibility for it and blames the media. Maybe the media wouldn’t catch her acting a fool if she didn’t hand them the evidence.
I honestly can’t say I disagree with her, because for the most part, I have no idea what her ideas or opinions are. She merely stands there and talks in general terms and spouts political talking points. What I have heard come out of her mouth sounds more like she wants to go back to Puritanical New England.
I suppose it’s also all the brouhaha she’s been attracting with her appearances on telly and articles everywhere, am I wrong?
Also, she gave a very powerful message, she looked much more in touch with more current Republican voters than the politicians who have been in the game for a longer time, and I guess they are fond of her. Moreover, seeing how many Republicans hate Obama, probably the image of Palin has been reinforced and is not looked at through rose-tinted glasses, if anything not due to her own acts but as opposed to Obama’s policies.
I hear she has minty fresh breath and wonderful table manners!
And she brings her own 6 pack?
She is still around because she appeals to the Viagra riddled dinosaur party who probably watch her on the news on mute.
If they actually listened to her ‘drill baby drill’ rhetoric they would be somewhat taken aback – but I seriously doubt it.
Who you callin a Viagra riddle dinosaur!!!
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Sarah Palin? I seem to remember that name… Wasn’t she a failed politician from a while ago?
To me, she has completely faded from the radar – but then I am a Canadian without a television.
I have mixed thoughts on her persona and policies, but as far as I am concerned, she lost any chance of ever getting my (theoretical) vote for any office when she stepped down from her term as governor. Even if I had thought her eminently qualified for the presidency, that would have sealed it. I can see no good excuse for her to have left that position unless it was to leave politics forever – which to me, she has.
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I think the best thing that could happen to the Democratic Party would be for Sarah Palin to be nominated as the Republican candidate in the next election. She blew every interview she did; she looked hopelessly inadequate in her debate with Joe Biden (not one of our great speakers), and still is voicing the same platitudes she has done since she first appeared on the national stage. If this is the best the Republicans can do, they are in for lots of trouble.
“I think the best thing that could happen to the Democratic Party would be for Sarah Palin to be nominated as the Republican candidate in the next election.”
That’s exactly what my husband said.
I am certain that Sarah was secretly planted into the conservative movement,by the Democratic Party. I have been researching this.
On the topic of crazy American political figures….
How nutty is Ann Coulter? She came up to Ottawa last week and raised quite the stir (i.e. she was pretty much chased out of town). The shit that comes out of that woman’s mouth is astounding. Is she really just a female political version of Howard Stern? Does anyone actually take her seriously?
I carry her picture in my wallet.
Don’t even get me started on Ann Coulter.
On sundays,me and Ann like to go to the park and shoot pigeons with her pellet pistol. I’m going to ask her to wear my elephant pin.
She’s totally insane. She makes me embarrassed to be a conservative. Ugh.
She is a vicious, nasty person.
End of story.
I dislike people who pretend to be intelligent when all they are is mean.
I’m sorry,I won’t go to the park to shoot pigeons anymore.
The pigeon thing is ok, Joey.
We just don’t want you hanging out with Ann Coulter.
I will do anything for you dear,she always wants me to dress up like Carl Rove anyway. You except me the way I am.
Regardless of how nutty she is or might be, I am ashamed of the behaviour of Canadians. I believe strongly in the freedom of speech, even ‘hate speech’, up to anything until a line before ‘incitement to violence’.
I have no respect for people who try to silence those with whom they disagree. Personally, I’d rather everyone stated their beliefs loud and clear. Silencing a person will not change their mind – it will only leave everyone else unaware of their potential proclivities. I’d rather be informed.
My freedom rests on the freedom of others, and I hate to see either impinged.
Yes, there is freedom of speech UNLESS it infringes on someone else’s rights. I could not go around toting anti-Semitic views and then claim freedom of speech when I was told to stop. The same applies to Ann. She was even warned that upon entering Canada she would have to respect the rights of all individuals and to not willfully infringe on those rights. Yet, instead of obliging, she told a Muslim student to get off his magic carpet and take a camel. Nowhere is a comment like that allowed under freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is the right to opinion, not the right to condemn. Funny enough she claims she is the victim in this situation. Canada is a welcoming country (in general) and does not want or need Ann Coulter and her racist close-minded hateful words.
There are of course limits to free speech and free press guarantees, as the Canadian Supreme Court is quite ready to point out (see CBC v. A.G.N.B., below). For example, even though the press enjoys core constitutional rights of access and publication, they do not have protection for all operational means and methods the press may choose to adopt. The press does not, for example, enjoy immunity if they run a pedestrian down in pursuit of a new story under the guise of “freedom of the press”. Nor is a violent attack on someone (however dramatic the attack may be) considered to be expression. Understanding freedom of expression requires not only understanding its place in the Canadian constitution, but also, understanding it within the context of society and society’s competing values.
-http://www.uottawa.ca/constitutional-law/expression.html
People didn’t want her spouting her hateful nonsense, and showed up to let her know as much. I don’t see anything wrong with that.
Her people decided to cancel the engagement (though reports have been made that Ms. Coulter was out at a dinner that was scheduled for the same time as she was slotted to speak, and so if that is true, she never intended to speak anyways).
Sure, Ann Coulter should be able to come up and speak in Canada. But people should be able to protest that, and I am very glad they did.