Palin's Social Views Hurt Ticket

Real Clear Poltics ^ | 9/4/08 | Froma Harrop

[steve-b]

I had dinner last night with a Republican-leaning independent who was despondent over John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. She had been looking forward to supporting McCain as a fiscal conservative with a deep understanding of foreign relations. But all she could now see was that picture of Palin's pregnant 17-year-old looking defiant and stupid as she held mom's fifth baby.

Many religious conservatives are jubilant. They regard Palin as a swell choice because her high-schooler was going to have the baby. The line sent my friend into shock. This is not a matter of abortion politics, she said, but of managing one's own affairs.

"Don't they have birth control up in Alaska?" she asked....

[MeanMachine]

I think they had dinner with Mitt Romney.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

How do you get a name like Froma Harrop?

[Hattie]

Well the Hillary bots over on their thread don’t care. It was hilarious to read last night, they were loving the Rep convention. They don’t like Rudy but loved him last night and she is their Hillary, all voting Republican, abortion or not.

[dfwgator]

Oh please the people that disagree with Palin’s social views were never going to vote for a Republican anyway no matter what.

[silverleaf]

A “despondent Republican leaning independent”.
Hmmmm.

Had to be someone from inside the Beltway who is secretly contemptuous of the little people with their grubby kids shopping at Target.

[OpusatFR]

I’m an Indie who campaigned for Gov. Wilder of Virginia, and voted for Obambi in the primary until I saw what a complete and utter emptysuit the guy is.

Sweetie, Palin isn’t running against Obambi.

Obambi is running against McCain. Can’t you people get the fact that the media is running down Palin vs. Obambi because Obambi can’t compete with McCain?

Her social policies? She’s pro-life chick. So am I.

[dfwgator]

This AM I heard a call in to a radio talk show that began “I’m a Republican and a Conservative...” and went on to support arguements that were neither. This kind of talk always makes me suspicious.

They are called "seminar callers."

[Red Badger]

You had dinner with Peggy Noonan?.............

[Moose4]

Why durrrrr, no, they don’t have birth control in Alaska! They also don’t have eeelectricity, telly-vision, or them newfangled flush terlits either!

Good grief. Where do they find idiots like this?

TC, I pinged you to this because the author is named “Froma Harrop,” and I couldn’t let that name pass without letting you know about it.

}:-)4

[jersey117]

Total BS. If it hurts the ticket so much, why was Hillary campaigning to the right in PA, OH, WV and KY?

[wilco200]

“Don’t they have birth control up in Alaska?”

This quote shows stupidity and elitism in just eight words.

1. Yes they have birth control in Alaska
2. Since when ha birth control been 100% effective?

(ever hear of condom breaking?)

[scooby321]

These people need to see the country more.

[chaos_5]

all she could now see was that picture of Palin's pregnant 17-year-old looking defiant and stupid as she held mom's fifth baby,

That is profoundly insulting! Thats all she saw because that is all she wants to see.

[bluecollarman]

What a load of crap-o-la. They are scared to death of the great woman. I love Sarah Palin! Sarah Palin Doll President Barbie

[broncobilly]

Romney lost, get over it.

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Romney lost. YOU get over it.
Romney would be advising her to do just what she is doing.
Don’t buy into all the propoganda and get over it.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Froma Harrop = socially liberal fruitcake. The views of her and her friends aren’t really relevant, in the grand scheme of things.

[Red Badger]

Apparently Froma Harrop had dinner with Peggy Noonan last night............

[Lawdoc]

This guy should pick the people he dines with more carefully!

[VOA]

I had dinner last night with a Republican-leaning independent who
was despondent over John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
as his running mate.

Yeah.
And just now a caller to the Glenn Beck radio show said McCain had
made him really angry. Because he had been ready to vote for
Bob Barr...and then McCain has brought forth "THAT WOMAN".

And the caller said that he is now voting for McCain/Palin.

[presently no screen name]

all she could now see was that picture of Palin's pregnant 17-year-old looking defiant and stupid as she held mom's fifth baby.

Well, then, THAT'S ALL she wanted to see. Tell your friend "republican leaning" to stay in the liberal camp where she's more comfortable with her blindness. She's not ready to be graduated to the Truth platform, yet.