In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:59:49 -0500, Omelet wrote:

> > I know that many consider Palin to be a bit of a dingbat, but she would
> > not be where she is if she really were. I kinda like her personally.
>
> many people think she's a dingbat because she *is* a dingbat. she also has
> a reputation for stabbing people who have helped her in the back after she
> has achieved whatever the immediate objective is.

I kinda like her, too, except sometimes when she talks.

> > She is against government corruption. That's good enough for me...
>
> i don't think you know her career very well. she has been credibly charged
> with many ethics violations during her half-term as governor of alaska and
> even a couple when shemayor of wasilla.

[snip]

> it's pretty easy to *say* you're against government corruption.

I'm always suspicious when politicians try to take the high moral
ground. What was the name of that guy who was always wanting to "save
the children"?. But it turned out he just wanted to save them for
himself.

Oh, yeah. Mark Foley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BKR4cTmAg

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On 2010-04-19 13:37:12 -0700, Someone said:

>> She is against government corruption. That's good enough for me...
>
> i don't think you know her career very well. she has been credibly charged
> with many ethics violations during her half-term as governor of alaska and
> even a couple when shemayor of wasilla.

Against governmentt corruption? When was the last time a politician was
FOR government corruption? If that's the only criteria for selection,
wow--that was easy!

I don't like her because she's a very negative political prop. Her
entire pitch is in vague, symbolic, feel good weatherlady blabber for
Republican loyalists, and nervous, confused talk-radio listeners . She
knows nothing about policy, but knows that, as with candidate Bush,
that's not a big hindrance in selling her to "the base".

I think she and all her rodential foot-soldiers are frightening as hell.
--
If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly
find fault with, you will not do much. -- Lewis Carroll

"gtr" > wrote in message news:2010041917581414338-xxx@yyyzzz...
| On 2010-04-19 13:37:12 -0700, Someone said:
|
| >> She is against government corruption. That's good enough for me...
| >
| > i don't think you know her career very well. she has been credibly charged
| > with many ethics violations during her half-term as governor of alaska and
| > even a couple when shemayor of wasilla.
|
| Against governmentt corruption? When was the last time a politician was
| FOR government corruption? If that's the only criteria for selection,
| wow--that was easy!
|
| I don't like her because she's a very negative political prop. Her
| entire pitch is in vague, symbolic, feel good weatherlady blabber for
| Republican loyalists, and nervous, confused talk-radio listeners . She
| knows nothing about policy, but knows that, as with candidate Bush,
| that's not a big hindrance in selling her to "the base".
|
| I think she and all her rodential foot-soldiers are frightening as hell.
| --
| If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly
| find fault with, you will not do much. -- Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll would have loved your term "rodential."
So fitting.

pavane