[Engineer_Soldier]

I like both, but neither have any chance in winning. Palin’s interviews killed her with the general public and Duncin never had the charisma, although he had great, great ideas. I don’t know who would fit the ignorant, general public’s need for a good-looking, young slick-talker and the base’s (and for America’s own good) need for a small-government leader that is principled and has the past record to prove it. Mitt doesn’t have the past, nor does Huckabee (besides he’s gained all 300 pounds back and looks horrible!). Does anybody have any ideas other than Palin or Duncan? Please, if you’re going to say Palin or Hunter, just save your time. I don’t even want to discuss it. I’m wondering about fresh faces with the background and policy we all love.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Welcome to FR.

Thanks so much for your whining.

[londonfog]

The great leaders now are Inhofe , Sessions and I think Cornyn is moving up fast. No women please.

[JaguarXKE]

Palin’s interviews killed her with the general public...

Oscar Meyer...

[SoConPubbie]

I like both, but neither have any chance in winning. Palin’s interviews killed her with the general public and Duncin never had the charisma, although he had great, great ideas. I don’t know who would fit the ignorant, general public’s need for a good-looking, young slick-talker and the base’s ....

OK, who do you work for?

1. ABC
2. NBC
3. CNN
4. MSNBC
5. RNC
6. Mitt Romney
7. Huckabee
8. Newt


It's got to be one of those groups/people because all you are doing is mimicing the same unsubstantiated ignorant opinions that they have been spewing because they:

1. Are scared spitless of her
2. See her as a potential threat to their Presidential ambitions

Now I know I am just some dumb scmuck conservative who reads and posts on FreeRepublic, but given my research and listening to Sarah since she came on the scene I've come to the exact opposite conclusion to your opinion.

She is:

1. Conservative in her positions
2. Articulate
3. Fearsome towards those whom I consider the enemies of America
4. A Fighter
5. Intelligent
6. Moral

In short, she has all the character components necessary for leadership, and particularly to be POTUS.

[BobL]

We let the media choose our candidate last time...the one they loved, the one the country loved (at least when he as bashing Bush)...the perfect moderate. I had NEVER seen a Republican treated so well in the media (before the fall campaign, that is).
“I like both, but neither have any chance in winning. Palin’s interviews killed her with the general public...”

...and what did we get? A blowout from a totally inexperienced person.

The bottom line is that NO ONE in the Republican Party is out bounds at this point. If Sarah screws up...maybe has a fling with another guy (for example), then yes, I’ll be the first to say that she’s washed up.

BUT THE HELL IF I AM GOING TO LET THE MEDIA MAKE THAT DECISION FOR ME. You can let them do it for you, though.

[ansel12]

Palin’s interviews killed her with the general public

That isn't true and looking at the years polls show that.

[Theodore R.]

I definitely think you are right. When Palin let Katie Couric manipulate her like that, she proved that she could not win a presidential election. Democrat ads will also excoriate her for “walking away from her job” in 2009.

[Gargantua]

Anyone who has actually drunk enough of the Katie Couric Kool-aid to believe that Palin can't win is a brain-dead tool. If she's such political toast, how did ONE WORD from her force the Senate to remove "end of life counseling panels" from their healthcare bill? How did one word from her get Scuzzyfavors to drop out of NY23?

Maybe you just accidentally left your brain turned "off" when you got up today.

You have to learn to think for yourself, but first you have to learn to think. Base opinions on observable facts and provable truth, and not on what the libmedia tells you you must think.

Stop being a DemLib tool.

;-/

[SuziQ]

Palin’s interviews killed her with the general public

Maybe, at that point in time, but she has plenty of time to redeem herself with the voters. I'm completely amazed at the defeatism folks seem to have with regard to those TWO interviews. Did they not listen to anything she said, otherwise?

What the media says isn't holding sway as much, anymore; witness Obama's fall from grace with Independent voters. So they may not be able to frame her message, as they were able to do under the rules set by the McCain campaign in 2008.

[Kimberly GG]

Jim DeMint.

on a ticket with Duncan Hunter, of course.

Unfortunately, if this site is evident of what’s going on ‘out there’, we’re in for more of the same in 2010/2012. Folks ‘round here have jumped the gun and are already ‘worshiping’ their choice. They’ve drunk the kool-aid just like they did with their idea of the ‘most electable’ Thompson and that’s how we ended up with McShamnesty.

I will not support ANY candidate who will give ANY Amnesty of ANY kind to ANY illegal aliens. Period. And if they insist on pushing a such a candidate to the top, I’ll ‘write in’ the name of the most conservative candidate.

[sonic109]

I agree with you bud. I like both , neither has a chance of winning. I think we may have one last shot in saving the country in 2012 but there really needs to be an almost historical figure to pull it off though . I love how if you don’t think Palin can with the presidency you are tagged as a plant from KOS or some sort of troll.
One factor no one adds in for 2012 is that by them Obama and his Marxist mob will have long shut down any opposition media. Do any of you really think Rush and Levin and FR will still be here in 2012 ? If we don’t act now to shut down this Marxist bastard we won’t have to worry about 20012