And did someone say "adorable daughters?" 
Posted on 05/07/2009 6:14:50 AM PDT by outpostinmass2
EVERYONE is piling on Sarah Palin, even though she will never be president of the United States.
The Alaska governor is everyone's favorite foil, from the left-wing Huffington Post to the ever-posturing Mitt Romney. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee who cynically chose her as his running mate, now snubs her with relish.
They all act like she has a real chance to win the White House, when they all know the truth. When it comes to be taken seriously by the general electorate as a potential president, it's as over for her as it was for Dan Quayle.
Quayle was doomed even after he served four years as vice president. He was the proverbial heartbeat away from the first President Bush, but could never overcome the perception that he lacked gravitas.
Palin only ran for vice president; she never made it from Wasilla to Washington. And her political problem is bigger than Quayle's, because it extends to her family.
Think about the picture-perfect Obama family, from adorable First Daughters to adorable First Puppy. And speaking of adorable, what is more adorable than the president and his wife strolling hand-in-hand around the White House grounds after a Saturday night date? Their family image is managed expertly by the White House with help from the media.
Palin's family portrait is much more complicated and gritty. In some ways, it is more reflective of the reality of American family life. But it brings baggage that is especially difficult for a female candidate to overcome.
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Fixed.
There is a difference between perfect and real. Palin's family is real and has more in common with mainstream America than the Obamas.
perfect!
“Dying skunks have one last spray in them.”
Even when thrown under the bus.
And did someone say "adorable daughters?"
Isn’t it about time for the Glob to turn out the lights?
that is exactly when I quit reading..couldn’t stomach it either..
your correction now made it news fit to print.
They never turned them on - they work in darkness.
What's wrong with annulment? How else would the Church deal with marriages that never were?
You know very well what I mean. Using annulment as Joe Kennedy did to divorce his wife. Here’s a link.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/06/21/vatican_reverses_kennedy_ruling/
This, I think, is the root cause of the GOP Establishment's hostility -- they made a bad decision by assuming that this strategy would work, and when it didn't they looked for someone to scapegoat. Now, all that remains is to drive the scapegoat into the wilderness and make the unfortunate incident go away.
Palin has the libs and the RINO’s scared stone cold. There has never been this type of attention and vitriol directed towards any conservative who has never served a day in DC as she’s presently receiving. She’s tough, fearless, conservative, a great communicator, beautiful and as all their posturing attests, the left gets it.
PDS is going to become much more toxic than BDS ever was simply because she’s a much greater threat.
Been over there, mixin’ it up with the flagburners.
That or she gets a job in the Obamah Administration like so many of her colleagues have.
You are so right. Couldn’t have put it better myself.
IMO, PDS is much worse than PMS!
Awwww.....so sweet! They look so much like their mom.
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