[Patrick1]

I agree. But rarely has a candidate, other than Quayle, given them so much ammo.

I refuse to compare a conservative to any liberal. I expect much higher standards.

To call Eisenhower an idiot given his pre-election career is silly on it’s face. Reagan also had a track record as did Bush that showed they clearly were not. Palin can do the same, but to date has chosen not to.

[Lazamataz]

agree. But rarely has a candidate, other than Quayle, given them so much ammo.

Incorrect. The State Run Media has CREATED much of this.

• "I can see Russia from my house." -- Tina Fey, attributed to Sarah Palin.
• The current Paul Revere 'debate', in which she was actually correct; the British DID intend to take away our guns.
• The Constitution is based on the Bible. It would take a fool to deny that.

[Revolting cat!]

I agree with what you said. If Palin runs and loses, commentators, or at least those sympathetic to her, will fault her for overexposure, which has been her biggest mistake so far, I think.

I'm too young to know why Eisenhower was portrayed by the MSM as an idiot, and I forgot the essay which wrote about it, but that was the case with him as with all the others I mentioned. The problem is that these images, developed as much by the media as by the candidates themselves, stick, and they stick among the conservatives as well as among liberals, because no one will admit that they lack independent judgment to decide for themselves. And it is indeed difficult to decide for yourself, since what you see and what you read about a candidate is all selected and weighed for you by the media gatekeepers.