Still pushing that old "Reality Show Ruined Palin" meme, eh Polybius? Or should I say, PDSbius?
The Ad Hominem Fallacy: "A debater commits the Ad Hominem Fallacy when he introduces irrelevant personal premisses about his opponent. Such red herrings may successfully distract the opponent or the audience from the topic of the debate."
Just call the other guy a "Fascist" (if you are a liberal who does not have a compelling argument to make) or accuse the other guy of having "P.S.D." (if you are a supporter of a candidate whose name starts with the letter P who does not have a compelling argument to make).
I guess I could also wallow in the Ad Hominem Fallacy and simply post things like, "Oh, yeah! Well, you are a P.O.W. (Palin Obsessive Worshipper)."
But, such a mindless interchange does not really help much in preparing for the Real World of general elections, does it?
The reasons that 72% of ALL voters believe that Sarah Palin would not be a good President are multi-factorial and not being seen as somebody that can be taken seriously is one of those factors.
If you think that appearing in reality TV show stunts with tabloid queen Kate Gosslin helps or hurts or makes no difference, then explain your reasoning. "You have P.S.D." and "You are are Fascist" is nothing but mindless dribble.
Here is the February Fox News Poll. Explain it any way you please.
FOX News Poll (February 7-9, 2011)
Question 3: I am going to read you a list of names. Tell me if you think that person would make a good President or not.
Sarah Palin:
.................YES.........NO.......DK.....Never heard of
ALL...........23%.......72%.........4%.......1%
Dem ...........7%........87%........5%.......1%
Rep ...........40%.......56%.......3%.......1%
Ind ...........25%........69%.......3%.......1%