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But she is miserably uninformed on the issues compared to, say, Jindal and Romney, who are ready to run today. Please tell your friends who are supporting her to quit!

Yes...any liberal who gave her answers would have been FRIED by FReepers. I'd MUCH rather she spent the time catching up on things, rather than going out and sounding like a broken record on energy again, letting liberals marginalize conservatives even further.

And I admit, I was one of the folks pushing for her nomination waaay back, before we even had a nominee.

But if she decides to go the route of a serious campaign on the energy issue, she shouldn't kick it off now...she should wait til spring, when prices will soon be rising again.

“Yes...any liberal who gave her answers would have been FRIED by FReepers”

Are you serious?
I suggest you watch some of Comrade Obama’s pathetic answers in the interviews that he did after he entered the race to be president. This is a guy that appeared on TV program after TV program, and incredibly kept insisting that a surge in Iraq would actually lead to us getting beaten in Iraq. I don't remember Gov Palin giving stupid answers like Obama did. And the sucker is about to enter the White House next year. Gov Plain did a heck of a lot better, just a week after being suddenly, and unexpectedly nominated, than Obama did after years of preparation before making his announcement.

I believe that Sarah Palin's problem is not that she is "miserably uninformed" but that she is perceived to be uninformed. The media has virtually destroyed her on this issue. Saturday Night Live probably more than any other outlet. An uninformed politician has normally not a fatal defect. By way of example, Vice President elect Joe Biden is miserably misinformed, demonstrably dishonest, and the thief of other man's thoughts, a plagiarist. Nevertheless, he carries the honorarium, "Vice President elect Joseph Biden."

Biden gets away with it for two reasons, the media favors him and sounds authoritative. In his debate with Palin he misspoke numerous times but it affected the race not at all. What counts is how the television shows the individual. Biden showed authoritative and Palin showed nouveau.

Hence, my suggestion that Palin hire a forensic coach to address the perception problem.

I disagree emphatically that now is too early for Palin to make her mark on the energy issue. She must do the spadework and now so that she can speak from a well-established position of authority when these matters go before the Congress. It will be too late then to both gain recognition and persuade. Let her speak now from a prepared text on the full range of energy issues. It is not merely a question of the price at the pump but of jobs in the coal mines and factories and the price of bread and milk for the kids. The energy issue is a gold mine for conservatives. If we wait we will lose the March.

I'd MUCH rather she spent the time catching up on things

Somebody on TV the other night was saying about Palin that it's much easier to study for a few years and catch up on things than to try to get a personality when you don't have one.

This is true, but IMHO Palin needs to stay out of the limelight to some extent while she catches up or she might use up her fifteen minutes with the general electorate.