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Kristol: Palin probably won't, shouldn't be nominee
Politico ^ | March 230, 2011 | Ben Smith

Posted on 03/23/2011 9:47:13 AM PDT by EveningStar

Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol was among Sarah Palin's earliest Washington admirers, and helped bring her to the national stage, but he said this week that while he still admires her, he questions her choices and doesn't think she should be the Republican nominee for president.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: stephenjohnbanker; Gilbo_3; sickoflibs; calcowgirl; EveningStar; DoughtyOne
RE :” at some point, maybe already reached, the pro-con chatter over SP is nothing but a distraction “,,,Yep....we are there already ;-)

Hi parents You all been disputing? .

As others announce and she doesnt she will have alot of trouble getting the media to talk about her or cover her. Some of this is already happening with her wrt Bachmann announcing an exploratory.

Of course it will be critical to trash and destroy ever-single announced candidate (some of which are pretty lame anyway) as they pop up to keep the flame burning. Watch terrible stories leaked of those Republicans being outted for not paying parking tickets, or not cutting their lawns. It could get ugly. I will get some pop-corn.

341 posted on 03/26/2011 12:56:39 PM PDT by sickoflibs ("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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To: no-to-illegals
From palin's 2008 interview with Univision...

Q: Should undocumented immigrants all be deported?

A: There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant--there are about 12 million of the illegal immigrants--not only economically is that just an impossibility but that's not a humane way anyway to deal with the issue.

Q: Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 million undocumented immigrants?

A: No, I do not. Not total amnesty. (NOT TOTAL AMNESTY) You know, people have got to follow the rules. We have got to make sure that there is equal opportunity and those who are here legally should be first in line for services being provided and those opportunities that this great country provides.

Q: So you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?

A: I do because I understand why people would want to be in America...

She is not for "total" amnesty and is for a "path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants".

As another freeper pointed out she modified her position only slightly in a 2010 interview with BOR. She now favors letting them stay as long as the register.

342 posted on 03/26/2011 1:55:03 PM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get down that hill?")
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To: dsc; grey_whiskers; refermech

grey_whiskers is trying to get refermech banned. He’s one of quite a few people here who try to get others banned for their contrary views.


343 posted on 03/26/2011 2:06:52 PM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: TLI

I hope you are right. I tend to think you are. But still, knowing that the press created Juan as the GOP nominee makes me leery of anyone they single out. Because much of the press Juan got before the Florida Primary was negative, but it got his name out there. In many ways the saying “there is not such thing as bad press” is really true.

So, with that in mind, are they really attacking Sarah because she is the strongest? Or are they backhandedly supporting her like they did Juan because she is the weakest and most likely to get OholyO re-elected?

Further, who is gonna have the nads to DEMAND OholyO PROVE he is a Natural Born Citizen? Because if he can’t prove he is eligible to run, then he will have to resign IMMEDIATELY because if you cant run for the office, you cannot OCCUPY it either.

That will get us quit of that cretin real damn fast, and I wish SOMEONE would show the stones to do it.


344 posted on 03/26/2011 2:16:30 PM PDT by Danae (Anailnathrach ortha bhais beatha do cheal deanaimha)
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To: EveningStar

Reminds me of the Obama worshippers who people on this site flamed for worshipping Obama in spite of his record.

Hey lets just zot anyone who disagrees and brings up the facts.

Sad part is that will not work in the primaries or the general election.


345 posted on 03/26/2011 2:16:52 PM PDT by dforest
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To: sickoflibs

What was that condition? Likely I was reading too many textbooks and missed it. Can you humor me?

thanks!

:)


346 posted on 03/26/2011 2:21:08 PM PDT by Danae (Anailnathrach ortha bhais beatha do cheal deanaimha)
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To: stephenjohnbanker
You must be the last FReeper alive to not see the BOR/Palin interview last year where she called for “registration amnesty” It is available on You Tube.

You may be correct. Have not been to You Tube, as of late.

347 posted on 03/26/2011 2:32:09 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Bless and Protect Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: wtc911

Had not seen the interview. Had not seen the You Tube video. Sounds like Sarah’s position is evolving. Will have to wait for more information, and do some research, yet there are other things regarding illegal immigrants taking place in the background where one sometimes has to wait for a final position. This is one of those times, and my backing is still with Sarah. Hope this satisfies your request for my position.


348 posted on 03/26/2011 2:38:55 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Bless and Protect Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: dsc; EveningStar; Jim Robinson
Dsc, I was trying to respond to your post #60 this thread, where you had said some people had hacked FR somehow and assigned artificially low signup dates to themselves.

I had assumed you meant refermech, dsc; since you *were* responding to him.

So I went to look up some of his old posts.

Along the way I ran into the ones in my post #336

One of them said "Yup, I’m tired of the god stuff too. Almost ready to call it quits here." -- which contradicts Jim Rob's characterization of FR as "pro-God"; and the other said

"Kind of makes sense. Once you learn all about the bible it’s pretty easy to come to the conclusion that it’s all just a bunch of bunk!"

which again is derogatory of Christianity.

JR's call, either way -- but he has zotted atheists in the past.

Cheers!

349 posted on 03/26/2011 2:45:06 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: EveningStar
See my reply in post #349 this thread.

Cheers!

350 posted on 03/26/2011 2:58:36 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Danae
RE :”What was that condition? Likely I was reading too many textbooks and missed it. Can you humor me? thanks! :)

Geeze you are nice. How can I say no? :)

The word out a month ago or so was that Bachmann will run only if Palin decides not to run. Obviously I have no way of knowing if that was true, but it makes sense that Bachmann would not want to run against her friend Palin. In fact if Bachmann does run and Palin continues to not make clear her intentions we will see more and more complaining about Bachmann by those counting on Palin.(someone who wants Palin pinged me Friday critical of Bachmann)

Palin cant talk about herself possibly being in the race anymore because she works for FNC. You never know for sure till election day but it is fun to try to figure it out.

351 posted on 03/26/2011 6:37:47 PM PDT by sickoflibs ("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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To: sickoflibs
Hi parents You all been disputing? .

Nope. Not disputing here nor on the Obamacare, Libya, Schiff, or Federal Reserve threads (among others) that you ping me to.
And I ain't old enough to be your parent, ya old geezer. ;-)

Of course it will be critical to trash and destroy ever-single announced candidate ...

Most of the trashers don't seem to be waiting for an announcement. Who hasn't been thrown under the bus yet?

352 posted on 03/26/2011 7:18:44 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Sapere Aude!" --Immanuel Kant)
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To: calcowgirl
RE :”Hi parents You all been disputing? .
Nope. Not disputing here nor on the Obamacare, Libya, Schiff, or Federal Reserve threads (among others) that you ping me to. And I ain't old enough to be your parent, ya old geezer. ;-)

Holy cow. I got beat up on Friday too for commenting on a Palin worship thread(and pinging parents) . These are dangerous.

353 posted on 03/26/2011 7:30:02 PM PDT by sickoflibs ("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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To: sickoflibs

LOL! Wasn’t that this thread?


354 posted on 03/26/2011 7:36:47 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Sapere Aude!" --Immanuel Kant)
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To: calcowgirl; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; mkjessup
RE :”LOL! Wasn’t that this thread?

No, it was a thread with an idiotic premise which I got in trouble for challenging: That Palin will go from unpopular to popular after she gets nominated and she has that first debate with Obama. I suggested that her critics would be neutralized if she increased that popularity right now rather than the author ask them for such a huge amount of trust. That got a few angry responses.

From post: "What happens when Americans, perhaps watching a debate, a speech, or a town hall meeting, begin to realize that Palin is the candidate that they agree with?"
Elites Way Off on Palin Electability: Part 2 – The Agreement of The Big Five

355 posted on 03/26/2011 7:58:36 PM PDT by sickoflibs ("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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To: grey_whiskers

“I had assumed you meant refermech, dsc; since you *were* responding to him.”

I’ve seen about 20 posters over the last few weeks that looked off to me.

One of them said “Yup, I’m tired of the god stuff too. Almost ready to call it quits here.” — which contradicts Jim Rob’s characterization of FR as “pro-God”; and the other said “Kind of makes sense. Once you learn all about the bible it’s pretty easy to come to the conclusion that it’s all just a bunch of bunk!” which again is derogatory of Christianity.”

Just want to make it clear that I wasn’t the one who said those things. I am a Christian.


356 posted on 03/26/2011 8:30:01 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: dsc
Pass, friend, and all's well.

I *know* you weren't the one who said them: refermech did.

Which is why I included JR on that post.

Cheers!

357 posted on 03/26/2011 8:55:34 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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