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Sarah Palin turns stand-up comedian, outshining a rigid Mitt Romney (Sarah:Charming Mitt: Dull)
The Sunday TImes ^ | March 7, 2010 | Christina Lamb

Posted on 03/06/2010 5:43:00 PM PST by Brices Crossroads

At first sight it was no contest. On one channel Sarah Palin, the poster-girl of the American right, was wowing audiences with her first routine as a stand-up comedian. On a rival chat show Mitt Romney, the early frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2012, was delivering such dull fare that his host yawned.

Writing a book and promoting it on late-night television have become an integral part of a presidential campaign launch. It certainly worked for Barack Obama.

For Romney, the tactic seems to have backfired. He may be ahead of Palin in the opinion polls. But 5.8m people tuned in to watch her on the Tonight Show last week, compared with 3.7m for his appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman...

When Letterman asked about his late father, a former head of American Motors and governor of Michigan, Romney went into a long ramble about his “character and integrity”.

When Leno asked Palin about her father, she replied: “My dad — he’ll tell me what kind of ammunition to use.”

At one point Letterman seemed to yawn as he listened to Romney, a committed Mormon and former investment banker. “I don’t know what any of that means,” he said after one opaque answer.

Romney, who failed to shine in the 2008 primaries to choose his party’s candidate for the White House, was later asked about losing the ratings battle. “I need to get better material,” he quipped.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...


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To: rogertarp

Another Troll to be dealt with I see... we are on to your tricks, we do read how you are all being hired to troll conservative sites to trash conservatives like Sarah Palin.


101 posted on 03/06/2010 8:07:51 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: saganite
What does qualified to you mean? Nancy Pelosi? Obama? Biden? Romney? Or an honest wall street banker or trial attorney?

For certain people even Jesus Christ won't be qualified enough......Reasoning; a lost art. Media news qualifies for certain individuals.

Thank GOD the framers of this constitution had qualified people coming from their farms, factories ,offices, etc to establish this great country. Could be that maybe they had common sense rather than”qualified”.

What a disaster the unqualified electorate(certain voters) ; (and elected vetted qualified persons)have created for us. What does qualified mean? How is it identified and obtained?

102 posted on 03/06/2010 8:12:44 PM PST by captnorb
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To: rogertarp
She is a joke!!!!

Go back to the stormfront where you belong you Paulite troll!

"Ron Paul is the prophet of our time."-rogertarp

103 posted on 03/06/2010 8:12:49 PM PST by death2tyrants
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To: onyx
There are lots of ways to look at the experience issue. It's important, but what's most important is what you accomplished, and whether you have experience and talent as an executive type.

One of the reasons congressmen and senators don't become president very often has to do with congress being a legislative body, an executive has to make decisions, and drive the agenda rather than just speak about it. It's one of the reasons Bambi can't do his job very well (for which we can be thankful), he has zero experience at being an executive type. McCain, for all his "experience" is not an executive at all. Pence, DeMint, Kasich, and others, have never held an executive position.

Executives, good ones, are leaders. All executives are not good ones, nor are they leaders. Romney finished his term, was an executive, but his main achievement seems to be the Massachusetts health care system that is not doing well. Clinton was a multi-term governor with plenty of "executive experience", but he accomplished nothing substantive in his state. Likewise Huckabee, and I'm not even sure Reagan's terms as governor were particularly distinguished by great accomplishments.

Sarah, is first and foremost a leader. She has an executive personality, and a good one. Her accomplishments as a two and a half year governor can stack up against any candidate out there. The idea that she is inexperienced is a total canard, and lacks understanding of what that means. She has a conservative vision for America, understands the basics of economic strength in free enterprise, military supremacy, and social conservatism through moral strength.

It doesn't hurt that she's telegenic, and when people actually see her and listen, they like her. She's been vocal on virtually every issue that is important today, and has been leading the conservative charge against this phony bunch of democrats. No one else comes close.

104 posted on 03/06/2010 8:14:20 PM PST by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: Lakeshark

First of all, I am impressed you’re here on a Saturday night! Secondly, your comments are spot-on! Senators and House members also have unfortunate voting records that trail them forever.

I agree with everything you eloquently stated about our Sarah!!! We can dance around the other “conservatives” but they’d better start shining now if they’re up to the task.


105 posted on 03/06/2010 8:19:58 PM PST by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: Lakeshark

I think you said it all.


106 posted on 03/06/2010 8:22:21 PM PST by Brices Crossroads (Politico and)
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To: onyx
Just put my hot date to bed for the night......I'm not sleepy yet.......

:-)

There are a lot of good conservatives out there, governors, senators, congressmen, radio personalities, pundits, etc. There are only a few that even have the chance to become president, of those I don't see anyone better than Sarah. If one steps forward, I'll listen.

I hope she runs.

107 posted on 03/06/2010 8:28:05 PM PST by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: Brices Crossroads

All good points, B.C.. .


108 posted on 03/06/2010 8:31:43 PM PST by Paperdoll ( On the cutting edge)
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To: SoCalPol
None of the wannabies for 2012 have served.

. Well, except for Ron Paul, who servd as an airforce flight surgeon.

109 posted on 03/06/2010 8:33:49 PM PST by Captain Kirk
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To: Captain Kirk

Ron Paul is not a serious candidate.
He is only the idol of the anti war, 9/11 Truthers


110 posted on 03/06/2010 8:53:29 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: Brices Crossroads

I will take an Alaskan Quitter over a Kenyan Usurper any day of the week.

And twice on Sunday’s.


111 posted on 03/06/2010 8:58:13 PM PST by bigoil
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To: bigoil

“Alaskan Quitter over a Kenyan Usurper”

I will go you one better. I will take her over a flip flopping RINO usurer any day of the week.


112 posted on 03/06/2010 9:27:33 PM PST by Brices Crossroads (Politico and)
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To: SoCalPol; All
This is what I want to see more of Palin.

Serious, focussed, business-like, and tough as nails.


113 posted on 03/06/2010 10:35:37 PM PST by Cobra64
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