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(Vanity) Michael Reagan just said Sarah Palin's "too polarizing" to win Presidential election...
Fox News | 11/09/10 | Megyn Kelly

Posted on 11/09/2010 12:19:01 PM PST by LaybackLenny

Sorry for the vanity, but did anyone see Megyn Kelly's interview with Michael Reagan in the noon (MST) hour? I've searched for a post here, as well as for a link to the interview at Fox News, to no avail. He was "handicapping" GOP Presidential contenders for 2012, and essentially seemed to put Huckabee at the head of the field, and basically said Sarah hasn't a chance because she's "too polarizing."


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: itsabouttime; michaelreagan; palin; polarizing; reagan; rino; ronaldreagan; thisishugh; vanity
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To: LaybackLenny; Virginia Ridgerunner; Clyde5445; Al B.; Brices Crossroads; Sarah Barracuda
Thanks for the ping, LaybackLenny! I was listening to Rush today. Has Michael Reagan done a U-Turn in 5 days?

Michael Reagan, Megyn Kelly On Palin’s Political Future – November 4 2010


41 posted on 11/09/2010 12:43:20 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: LaybackLenny
Oh. Well. Good. Now we don't have to mess around with all that campaigning and debates and primaries and all that rigamarole.

All we gotta do is aks Michael Reagan who our nominee should be.

I forget. Which one is Michael Reagan? Is he the ballerina?

42 posted on 11/09/2010 12:43:20 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: LaybackLenny

Actually, I tend to agree. I formed a theory about politicians about three years ago. It goes like this:

Politicians are like beer.

A friend of mine and his wife were at a restaurant in Kentucky one day and when he asked the waitress what kind of beer they had, she said, “Budweiser and Killian’s Red”. My friend looked at his wife and said, “Well, that’s a no-brainer.”

Now, my friend hails from the Seattle area, where we have a plethora of micro brew choices, all with their own distinct and, usually, excellent flavors. People don’t just “enjoy a cold one”. They SAVOR their beers. So you know what he meant when he said it was a “no brainer”.

However, if one is having a party with a large and very diverse crowd, it is best to have a keg of Bud around, even if you do have a keg of Mack and Jack on hand. The reason is simple: Because microbrews have strong and distinct flavors, it means that although a lot of people really like them, a lot of people also really DON’T like them. But Bud is pretty bland. It may not be the best stuff out there, but few will take a sip and just plain reject it. That is a fairly common response with many of the best micro brews.

As a politician, your job is not to be very good and have a very specific “flavor”, which many find offensive. Your job is to be “acceptable” and not have such a strong flavor that you turn a lot of voters off.

There is a reason why there is a HECK of a lot more Budweiser sold than Alaskan Amber - And why the waitresses response to “That’s a no-brainer” was “Two Buds, then?”

That is why Sarah almost certainly cannot win and why Obama would not have had a chance if he were white.


43 posted on 11/09/2010 12:44:06 PM PST by RobRoy (The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
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To: LaybackLenny

I’ll have to see this for my self and the exact quote in context. I have heard Michael talk about Palin many times and this does not sound like him. I’m just sayin.


44 posted on 11/09/2010 12:44:55 PM PST by JaguarXKE (RINOs be gone!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
He also went on to praise Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich

Damn there goes all his credibility
45 posted on 11/09/2010 12:45:03 PM PST by uncbob
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To: onyx

I know. I’m...mystified. (See my post #21)


46 posted on 11/09/2010 12:45:39 PM PST by LaybackLenny (Palin-Bachmann Overdrive 2012 - takin' care o' business!)
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To: LaybackLenny

Michael “My Father” Reagan...I don’t pay attention to.


47 posted on 11/09/2010 12:45:58 PM PST by lonestar
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To: uncbob

I’m not saying that Sarah is the ONLY choice but for God’s sake what do these people want..How about a nice moderate that can bring people to the center, is that what these people want..because if Sarah Palin is too “Polarizing” then how about we nominate McCain again, there’s a nice moderate LOL


48 posted on 11/09/2010 12:47:01 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: LaybackLenny

I’d like to know just what she has done that makes her so “polarizing” other than being the victim of the biggest media smear campaign in history.


49 posted on 11/09/2010 12:47:19 PM PST by t-dude
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To: JaguarXKE

I’m still lookin’, but still no link.


50 posted on 11/09/2010 12:47:31 PM PST by LaybackLenny (Palin-Bachmann Overdrive 2012 - takin' care o' business!)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Amen!


51 posted on 11/09/2010 12:47:31 PM PST by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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To: LaybackLenny

I thought he put Rick Perry at the lead...

*Huck unfortunately has the problem with convicts he can’t shake
*Jeb’s problem is that he is a Bush and not a Reagan
*Newt has had too many marriages - and he has too much baggage otherwise
*Romney has the Meg Whitman problem of not being able to reach folks making less than a million bucks a year
*Pawlenty needs personality

Said they should all take a cue from dems and study videos of his dad. Also said he was sure he’d be hearing from folks on his facebook page.


52 posted on 11/09/2010 12:48:36 PM PST by Heart of Georgia (Democrat's theme song: Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves)
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To: RobRoy

Almost as “good” as obama’s car and ditch analogy.

To win, politicians must motivate. In today’s political climate, bland Dole or McCain style beer won’t work. After all, the electorate itself is polarized - all Killians or Bud people. They hate the other choice and won’t drink it.

PS Don’t drink and drive, even with analogies! /snark


53 posted on 11/09/2010 12:49:54 PM PST by piytar (There is evil. There is no such thing as moderate evil. Never forget.)
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To: LaybackLenny
And I just said that folks like that are idiots.

It's a free Country. He can say what he wants. Doesn't mean a dang thing.

54 posted on 11/09/2010 12:50:07 PM PST by Dead Corpse (III, Alarm and Muster)
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To: LaybackLenny

I want polarization. Sharp definition of the issues.

Namby pamby rino and I stay home.


55 posted on 11/09/2010 12:50:27 PM PST by qwertypie
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Agreed. As much as I love Sarah and will go down fighting for her, I would accept someone like DeMint, or others of a like mindset. But this from Michael hit me like a bolt out of the blue.


56 posted on 11/09/2010 12:50:56 PM PST by LaybackLenny (Palin-Bachmann Overdrive 2012 - takin' care o' business!)
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To: Paradox
I hope we here on FR are not that childish..

Better hold on to your boots. I'm of the same mind as you except the damaged and polarizing part.

The media will damage no matter who we put up and imo the polarizing part is good...it defines Conservatism against liberalism, CLEARLY.

I've defended Palin here many times against unfair attacks but am not sold that she is the best candidate.

Time will tell, and we've a ways to go.

57 posted on 11/09/2010 12:51:34 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron (Moderates manipulate, extremists use violence, but the goal is the same.)
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To: Heart of Georgia

Good recap. Thanks.


58 posted on 11/09/2010 12:52:27 PM PST by LaybackLenny (Palin-Bachmann Overdrive 2012 - takin' care o' business!)
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To: onyx; Diogenesis

Did he accept an under-the-table job offer from Romney?


59 posted on 11/09/2010 12:52:51 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: libbylu

I can see this with the Palinistas: they support an empty suit with no real record of accomplishments. I wish they could name one she has.


60 posted on 11/09/2010 12:53:09 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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