Posted on 08/09/2010 7:19:33 PM PDT by onyx
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's carefully crafted image as a regular hockey mom has taken a few hits since her unsuccessful vice presidential bid.
~snips~
But all those who wonder whether revelations of her personal prima donna qualities will damage her image are proceeding from an assumption that she does, in fact, disguise her self-centered side well in managed environments. I've long disagreed with that assessment, because her famous Facebook postings often have the tone of a nasty, snotty, slightly dense but popular high-school girl. Sample recent line: "Okay, Mr. President, you tell us we have to keep looking backward (as were steered toward the cliff)."
Palin's dark side came out in full effect this weekend, and this time the victim was not President Obama but a schoolteacher in small-town Alaska. Palin was there to film segment of a nature program on TLC, and she confronted Kathleen Gustafson who was holding up a sign reading "WORST GOVERNOR EVER." Palin clearly intended to disarm Gustafson with her charm, but instead got defensive.
Gustafson, said, "You swore on your precious Bible that you would uphold the interests of this state, and then when cash was waved in front of your face, you quit." To which Palin responded, her tone dripping with unamusing sarcasm, "Oh, you wanted me to be your governor! Im honored! Thank you!" Palin went on to use the same tone of nasal condescension when saying she was "honored" that Gustafson considers her a celebrity.
It's true, schoolteachers are definitely not a Republican constituency, but anyone, even a Republican, running for president needs to make nice with them on a personal level, just as Democrats do with the military or police officers. This latest incident won't help Palin's negative favorability ratings.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
No -just an observer of cults/cultists.
LOL. That'll be the day, and this posting is hardly a trainwreck. Sarah prevails again, or, as always.
Psst. Nikki Haley is 13 points ahead. Smile.
I have little doubt that Haley will win, as any Republican should in SC. But sooner or later her she will be pulling a Mark Sanfor mea culpa.
ROFL. So he did get fired from politico? Ha ha ha ha ha.
Newsweak has to be the last stop before "independent, UNPAID blogger."
Yeah, attention is bad for a politician. Uh huh.
Do the names Kennedy and Bush ring a bell? How about Byrd? Gingrich? Maybe Rush, who is an effective leader albeit not an elected one?
PDS much?
As you know - his children were far from perfect. And he didn’t let that detract from becoming the greatest leader the western world has ever seen. I’m sure we’ll see some members of the Palin family on some reality show on the ‘WB’. Remember Billy Carter?....Jimmy had enough problems without his drunken slob brother pissing on a tarmac.
Do you go after scientologists and Hare Krishnas?
You're not doing too well here, fwiw.
I agree with you. Old man Harmon or Harman is 90+ and Congressbitch Jane will inherit.
OK Tom. We get it. You hate Sarah. Of course you hate any and all conservatives. Now go back to DU where you will be happy.
Yes, I agree. In fact, I thought it was the only telling point of the entire article.
I kept editing and re-editing to make it fit.
Please feel free to review any/all posts over the 12 years I've been a member. I don't hate conservatives. Only posers..
As per Clyde 5445:
Not sure on the ethics front but Moore forced the FBI to issue a statement saying Gov. Palin was not under investigation. Moore thats why Gov. Palin step down: building supplies for here house.
Moore after this went totally over the edge. I dont even thing MSNBC has Moore on anymore.
Ah, effective campaign soundbites that focus group well are bad, too, huh? Esp ones that register - through repetition - with a largely disconnected polity?
So whose your horse? Mitt(care) Romney? Huckster?
Thank God, turns out that protester is NOT a teacher..but check out this photo that was just posted..she is a singer in a drag queen band..
WOW is all I gotta say
TY and I think we ought to add the journ0list to every damn one of their “columns/articles too.
Know and identify the enemy.
That woman asked for what she got.
Liberals have gotten used to being soft pedaled by Conservatives. Sarah doesn’t play that Chit.
Woo-Hoo! BTTT, vaudine!!!
They sure overpaid.
Severe case of PDS here. S’ok, sadly plenty of freepers have that. However, I thought denigrating a prominent female conservative with “cute asses” and “alluring winks” might deserve a heads-up to the kitties...
Well, imagine that!
You're GOOD, kcvl!
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