Palin angers faithful with choice in California race

AFP ^ | May 7, 2010 | Staff

[FTJM]

Sarah Palin has angered fans by endorsing former Hewlett Packard chief Carly Fiorina instead of a more conservative challenger in her bid to become the Republican candidate aiming to unseat California Senator Barbara Boxer.

Palin, a darling of the right-wing, announced on her Facebook page on Thursday that she was backing Fiorina as she attempts to win the Republican ticket for the election in California later this year.

The 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate said she was supporting Fiorina as a "Commonsense Conservative" on the basis of her "fiscal conservatism rooted in real life experience."

"We can trust Carly to do the right thing for America?s economy and to make the principled decisions she has throughout her professional career," Palin wrote in her endorsement.

However Palin's support has enraged supporters of California Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, who view Fiorina as a RINO -- Republican In Name Only -- an epithet used by right-wingers to disparage pro-business candidates who do not always embrace socially conservative stances.

"Sorry, governor Palin, but Chuck DeVore is California's only conservative candidate for senator," one poster wrote.

"I'm very disappointed in you, Sarah. You should know better!!," another posted added.

[pissant]

She’s as right to life as every idiot who says “I personally am opposed, but it’s settled law”. That’s called pro-abortion.

[SoCalPol]

Carly Fiorina has been endorsed by the National Right to Life, the California Pro-Life Council, and the Susan B. Anthony List. She is pro-life, pro-traditional marriage

[pissant]

Horsesh*t.

[SoCalPol]

typical of your mentality

[pissant]

If you don’t think “settled law” is a fig leaf, you just fell off the turnip truck.

[hedgetrimmer]

The funny thing is, the people who support Boxer also support Fiorina’s progressive attitudes toward ‘free trade’ and global socialism.

So to answer your question, no, I am not.

And I was only quoting HER. If you find offense in that then you shouldn’t support her as a candidate.

[hedgetrimmer]

Carly Fiorina has been endorsed by the National Right to Life, the California Pro-Life Council, and the Susan B. Anthony List. She is pro-life, pro-traditional marriage

She doesn't even have any children. Why not? Does she think there are too many people on the planet?

[SeaHawkFan]

Just maybe she couldn’t have children.

[dragnet2]

I see some posters here...some even the exact same ones...who created a cult of personality around Bush and rode herd over no criticism of him especially about immigration now back here doing exactly the same thing over Palin

Same tactics, same people plus or minus, same MO, same strategy...

Believe me, this is not been lost on those that are still capable of critical thought.

[wardaddy]

you need to read up...she was dismissed as HP head

http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/09/technology/hp_fiorina/

[wardaddy]

since I originated that remark...it would be a shot at SOME of her supporters HERE and their customary behavior as one who has had it out with some of them before...and not the primary one on this thread it should be noted....so I’m not looking for a fight with anyone specific...we all know who each other is(are)

i have always supported Palin “bigtime in Cheney speak” but do not like this

Tom Campbell polls best against Boxer so this argument it was pragmatism is wrong

and not long ago Fiorina disparaged Palin herself...in a most hypocritical way I might add

so who knows why?

sisterhood crap?

lord I hope not...that would be worse than whatever this reason was

no pol is perfect..not even Magnus

[jazminerose]

Hummm. That’s good news then.

She has said in the past she would not support off shore drilling—she lost me right there.

[jazminerose]

Not having kids does not equal pro choice!

[hedgetrimmer]

She’s got plenty of history demonstrating her globalist socialist political views.

But one wonders... even Hillary had a trophy kid to help her political aspirations.

[jazminerose]

So anyone who doesn’t have kids is suspect now?

Some people can’t have kids, btw.

Whew, I’m glad it’s not my job to stand in judgement of the childless.

[jazminerose]

Ann Coulter doesn’t have kids. Guess that means she’s not a real conservative either?

[jazminerose]

Wow, flashback. Boxtard herself once challenged Condi Rice’s competence in national security based on the fact that Condi doesn’t have kids.

Using the same arguments as Boxtard isn’t a very becoming strategy.

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

Isn’t our goal to win in November ?

[hedgetrimmer]

Apparently ‘Condi’ had no competence at national security because she didn’t last very long in that position. She also very corruptly, while she held office and was on the payroll of the American people, was on the board of a global socialist NGO that actually got our tax money to redistribute in South America promoting the free traitor agenda.

If you’re comparing Fiorina and ‘Condi’, then Fiorina must have more things wrong with her candidacy, than first imagined.

But you muddy the waters try to change the subject of Fiornia’s views on abortion. You talk like a kool-aide drinker.

[jazminerose]

My point was that to attack anyone based on whether they have kids or not is a tactic of the left & quite despicable.