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Sarah Palin: The Barracuda

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Oh, AgentM, GG ... and 2020...

This is an article from the News website by Emma Tom. I must admit I had a good few laughs at it. Tom makes some points about the outdated attitudes towards women it expresses ... but in a political contest it seems nothing is off limits. And, wow, US political commentary is certainly robust.

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Timmy said:
And, wow, US political commentary is certainly robust.

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thanks for that timmy, lol - that is classic
good article though... (not just being flippant here) ...



Hell I'd say that it sure is a twist on Voltaire ... i.e. she can say it - in fact if it helps understand her attitudes / policy - and she could well be a known-unknown president in the near future - through possibly the trickiest period in recent history , 2 wars and an economic crisis to manage etc - she is duty bound to say it ... but that doesn't mean we have to like it.
 
The upshot of it all is that when McCain and Palin get in, it will be a validation for all the hardworking, ordinary people, who have had to suffer an elite Hollywood herpetic media castigating their values and lives.

Thank god the final "poll" is one's vote.

The USA equivalent of the Australian carping champagne socialists will get their just deserves.

Another 4 years of conservative government.

gg
 
Hooray, the last 8 have been so great for Americans and the world at large. (particularly all those hard working, ordinary people living the American dream of mortgage defaults that the conservative party is famous for looking after)

bring on more of the same
 

Is this guy for real? The republicans idea of the working man is anybody earning over $250k (Truthfully, McCain keeps saying that Obama's new taxes are going to hurt the working man).

After the republican bounce, the polls are going the other way very quickly. Obviously, they picked Palin because they thought that any female would grab the disgruntled Clinton supporters, so they overlooked her baggage.

One of the problems that they have had this time is the Obama has a spine. Anytime in the past when the democrats have criticized an opponent, they have backed off because they might offend somebody. This time Barak is giving it to them, even Fox is being cautious about Palin.
 

I can only speak from my own experience but the only people I know earning year in year out $250,000 a year in Queensland are upper range Labor hacks in government jobs.

I know many self made women and men whose income fluctuates above and below that from year to year, but they don't have the safety net that the technocrats enjoy.

Most folk I know, nurses, miners, teachers, police, public servants, students, academics, military, lawyers, medicos and farmers would not reach that figure.

And they are the people who abhor the two faced left wing prattle about equality.

They are the backbone of our society and represented by people like Sarah Palin.

I'm sure its the same in the USA.

gg
 

I'm an ordinary American and I don't have a defaulted mortgage... It's all about using common sense. Lenders and buyers alike have been very careless. I was always taught that if you jump in water over your head, you better know how to swim....and if you can't swim, you sink.
 


Exactly. Most of us Republicans make nowhere near $250,000 a year. We don't believe the Democrats when they say they are only going to raise the taxes of those people making more than that. We know they are going to come after the middle class too, because that is where the money really is to enact the trillion plus in new programs that Obama has promised.

Most Republicans are middle class, not wealthy elites.

Sarah is one of us, and we are proud of her. She is exciting a lot of voters that were disenchanted with McCain. The election won't even be close.
 

Why don't you want the USA to have the new programs Obama has promised?
Do you know how bad it is in the US is to the rest of the world in terms of public (ie shared resources) such as healthcare, parks etc.?

I have worked around the world and feel sorry for the US way of life that has really dropped. For instance which country has the highest deaths of young mothers and newborn babies in the western world, the answer is the USA!!!

From the New York Times - HOLLANDALE, Miss. ”” For decades, Mississippi and neighboring states with large black populations and expanses of enduring poverty made steady progress in reducing infant death. But, in what health experts call an ominous portent, progress has stalled and in recent years the death rate has risen in Mississippi and several other states.


Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times
Irma Johnson, a home visitor, with Erica Moore and Ms. Moore’s twins.
The setbacks have raised questions about the impact of cuts in welfare and Medicaid and of poor access to doctors, and, many doctors say, the growing epidemics of obesity, diabetes and hypertension among potential mothers, some of whom tip the scales here at 300 to 400 pounds.

“I don’t think the rise is a fluke, and it’s a disturbing trend, not only in Mississippi but throughout the Southeast,” said Dr. Christina Glick, a neonatologist in Jackson, Miss., and past president of the National Perinatal Association.

To the shock of Mississippi officials, who in 2004 had seen the infant mortality rate ”” defined as deaths by the age of 1 year per thousand live births ”” fall to 9.7, the rate jumped sharply in 2005, to 11.4. The national average in 2003, the last year for which data have been compiled, was 6.9. Smaller rises also occurred in 2005 in Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee. Louisiana and South Carolina saw rises in 2004 and have not yet reported on 2005.

Whether the rises continue or not, federal officials say, rates have stagnated in the Deep South at levels well above the national average.

Most striking, here and throughout the country, is the large racial disparity. In Mississippi, infant deaths among blacks rose to 17 per thousand births in 2005 from 14.2 per thousand in 2004, while those among whites rose to 6.6 per thousand from 6.1. (The national average in 2003 was 5.7 for whites and 14.0 for blacks.)

The overall jump in Mississippi meant that 65 more babies died in 2005 than in the previous year, for a total of 481.
 
Is Palin a quick-on-her-feet debater who thrives in the crucible of political confrontation?

Ever since she sat down with ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson last week, Republicans have complained that the venerable newsman was unforgivably condescending and aloof.

Palin granted her first U.S. cable interview this week to Fox News’ Sean Hannity, who was hardly aiming to repeat Gibson’s effrontery.
(Typical question: “Explain when you were governor, and as governor of Alaska, how you took on your own party.”)

Does Palin support the U.S. government’s bailout of failing corporations to prevent financial crisis?

“Well, you know, first, Fannie and Freddie, different because quasi-government agencies there where government had to step in because the adverse impacts all across our nation, especially with home owners, is just too impacting.”

Here’s another exchange representative of her empty rhetoric:

Hannity: “Who’s responsible for these failing institutions on Wall Street?”

Palin: “Corruption on Wall Street that’s what’s to blame …There’s a toxic waste on Wall Street affecting Main Street, and we gotta cure this.”



Can't wait for her debate on 2 October!
 


Firstly, ZzzDad I don't think you were meant to take GGs anecdote literally - his anecdotes are... well.... you know. I mean obviously it is all 'Labor hacks' that have cushy $250,000 a year jobs working for gov't cause GG knows. The media on the other hand don't seem to care about this as they, the left wing conspirators (ie media owners), have made sure the story doesn't get out. C'mon GG can you tell us the names of all the Labor hacks you know entrenched in these high paid jobs so we can expose it to the public (other than through this venerable forum).

What is two-faced about earning good money and talking about equality? Perhaps you misunderstand what equality in this sense is. It is a society where everyone has the same access, or ability to access, 'success' based on merit rather than wealth (ie being born to a wealthy family). What is your problem with that concept?

ZzzzDad if you Republicans are all poor hard working individuals and all the traditional left voters are all poor hard working individuals - who is earning all the money?


lol Websman - really? Wow - I thought everyone had defaulted mortgages over there, that was obviously the point of my post. I happen to own a house in the states as my wife is american. It has gone down by approximately $140,000 in value in the last two years and when we tried to sell it earlier this year we couldn't find a buyer - that situation has happened because lenders engaged in crap practice - no argument there. But, surely that bad, and ultimately, doomed to failure type of practice should have been regulated by the gov't of the day? We wouldn't be in this mess if it had been.
 
Olbermann interviews Assoc Prof of Politics at Princeton Uni, Melissa Harris-Lacewell
(his interviewing style differs somewhat from O'Reilly's )

Countdown: Hagel and Harris-Lacewell on Palin

 

Sounds like you paid too much for your house. The reason you paid to much for your house is that you fell into the same trap as a lot of other folks did. You bought into the housing bubble. Home prices increased because of greed and speculation. I'm personally glad to see home prices falling...Hopefully they will fall further. Maybe homes will become affordable again. We don't need any more government regulation. It may take a while, but the housing crises will take care of itself.

Too much government involvment leads to socialism, and that's exactly what Obama wants. America was not founded on Socialism. Freedom is the was the goal of our forefathers, who wrote the constitution. Sarah Palin is a great representation of our system and way of life. We own guns, We pay for our own medical care, we plan for our own retirement...We are self sufficient. that's the way I like it!
 

Websman - I like your way of thinking. You are right.

America is not perfect, but there is a reason immigrants (legal and illegal) are flooding into America from all over the world. We have the best system. They know that if they work hard, they will succeed. It is just too bad many of our fellow citizens have gotten lazy, and want government to bail them out if they get into trouble.
 
Ho hum.

I am sorry to bust your fantasy but the 'system' of work hard, get rewarded, pays off in most countries, including ours.

Your 'system' is actually ****e because you have decided that instead of supporting your society you don't invest in it. Things like public transport (at least in California), public health, welfare or education are underfunded while supporting an inexplicable gun culture, executions, little knowledge of the outside world and the false idea that you are living in the greatest country on earth. As such you have many roads in a state of disrepair, numerous homeless people, expensive and sometimes inaccessible healthcare, a high proportion of your people in jail (highest in western countries), poor public education and expensive tertiary education. Americans have the biggest per capita use of the worlds energy and resources by far as well as the largest amount of pollution per capita. So basically you ignorant turnips are killing our world and proud about being the best at doing it (while living in a sub-par country that you think is the absolute greatest).

I have tried to explain to you before - immigrants are not going to the US because it is such a great place or a great system. They are going there because

1. Strong US dollar - sending back the dollar to their 'home' country and families converts to a lot of foreign cash
2. Large economy - this means that there are many jobs available and Americans don't want to do a lot of them which means even more jobs.

It is that simple. You can believe it is something about the great qualities there but I worked with many immigrants over there when I was there and it just isn't true. Sure your education system may look more appealing to the Mexican one (I have no idea about that), but that hardly means it is world class.

As far as paying too much for my house - well no - we actually paid $150,000 for it and rode the bubble up - my point was that there would not have been a bubble if proper regulation was implemented. I think everyone understand this in hindsight, why are you arguing the point?
 
websman said:
1. I'm personally glad to see home prices falling...Hopefully they will fall further.

2. We don't need any more government regulation.

3. Too much government involvment leads to socialism, ..... America was not founded on Socialism.
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1. mmm - as suddenly as it's happening? - mmm. Unemployment numbers going up like a homesick angel? etc

2. you're kidding surely. Why do you think you're in this mess? (and us as well)

3. so what do you call govt bailouts if it isn't underhanded socialism - albeit skewed to the rich end of town.
 
Exactly,

The very same thing can be said about western European countries being the greatest. We have immigrants flooding in the UK as well. But what I like about here is that there is no delusion about the UK being the greatest. Brits are realistic about this place. If you like it, fine, stay. If you don't, fine, we don't blame you. Now **** off!! It's a great attitude.
 
I see the bloke who designed Palin's Glasses is now rushed of his feet with orders
She also tried to sack her sister policeman husband during their divorce his Chief refused to sack him so she sacked the Police chef.
Also wanted the Library to ban some books Like how to Woo which I know to be a Chinese telephone book the Librarian refused so she got teh bullet as well.
She is also under investigation over a number of things and was quick to ask the Feds for money.
Not the poor thing is seen as Miss Sire. to be worshiped.
Just what USA need to help the Muslims hate them all the more
 

Self sufficient!

Your now failed system is being bailed-out with a TRILLION dollar government intervention.

The idiocy from all involved is going to cost your country for decades.

Sarah Palin, George W Bush, creationism, NINJA loans, War on Terror...

How sad a great country has been reduced to this.
 
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