What makes Sarah Palin so popular?

[MrScorpio]

Come to think of it, she has no political skills at all?

All she is is a loser and a quitter.

Who would want that kind of person in charge?

Making dumbasses feel good about themselves is not a marketable skill for a statesperson.

[arbusto_baboso]

1. Marketable? No. Electable? Unfortunately yes.

Never underestimate the number of stupid of Americans, or the intensity of their stupidity.

[MrScorpio]

3. That's the problem with Republicans

They mistake winning elections with governing

Frankly, I've always felt that they get into office mostly for either the money or for the purpose of making everyone elses lives miserable.

[krispos42]

35. "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers" n/t

[JitterbugPerfume]

2. Why was Bush popular

among certain people? It is the same reason , they are intimidated by people who are smarter than them and they are about as smart as a rock .

[hippywife]

11. Bingo!

I was thinking this yesterday. Also, I was thinking that any woman who would support her for office has no clue as to what the woman's rights movement was even about. It wasn't so some stupid bimbo can shtupe the system just because she's a woman.

:hi:

[Arugula Latte]

39. Same with Reagan.

I couldn't believe people could fall for that dipshit, but, wow, he was probably a genius compared to Dubya.

[Kali]

4. dumb ass, inarticulate, fake christian, failures that you can have a beer with

amur'kins jes luv 'em:patriot:

[Jade Fox]

5. Palin is a demagogue....

Definition:

1. emotive dictator: a political leader who gains power by appealing to people's emotions, instincts, and prejudices in a way that is considered manipulative and dangerous

[MrScorpio]

7. And I see right through her ass

I don't understand why everyone else doesn't

[Jade Fox]

8. It seems like some people make a decision....

to like a public figure, and after that no matter what that public figure does, the admirer-er will defend him/her to the death.

Like Bush, Palin could slaughter infants on national TV and still her loyal defenders would not see anything wrong with her. I'm sure it's some sort of explainable psychological phenomenon, but yes it's damned hard to understand.

[mitchum]

6. There are lots of stupid people

Lots

[MajorChode]

27. Even most stupid people realize they need to be represented by those who are smart

Only the crème de la dumb think they need someone with a mediocre mind to represent their interests, and those people are known as the Republican base.

It reminds me of many rural areas I've seen where the prevailing attitude is that stupidity is a virtue and people who are smart or well educated are suspect.

[realisticphish]

9. Fairly attractive, very conservative, fundie

nutcase. The ideal woman in a right winger's mind

[MajorChode]

28. It's not that much different than Dan Quayle

The choice was made for asthetics rather than intelligence.

[NewJeffCT]

10. "The Economist" put it perfectly

They are the conservative British magazine that covers world economic issues. They called her "Boob Bait for Bubba"

[applegrove]

22. The Economist isn't American conservative. Its perspective is pretty worldly and liberal.

[NewJeffCT]

33. For the UK, however

they are conservative. Just because they have a worldly perspective doesn't mean they're liberal - they're just liberal in comparison to the far right extremists that make up today's Republican party.

[greenbriar]

12. she gives fugly men woodies

and hope

[rurallib]

13. repugs vote with their dicks in this case

per Rich Lowrey, her little wink made every repug pecker rise and believe they could nail her. They pretend to listen to her just so they can get in her pants.

[triguy46]

14. With whom? Here in the lounge? Don't think so....

as far as the freepers, think of the worst reasons why she'd be popular and that will explain it.

[LostInAnomie]

15. No one loves lip service more than conservatives.

Mostly, because that's what they think equates to morals and political philosophy. You don't have to take actions, you don't have to actually do any deeds that demonstrate you beliefs (other than photo ops), you simply have to throw our words like faith, support our troops, tax cuts, Christian nation, fiscal conservative, right to life, etc.

That's why they love Sarah Palin. She throws out all their buzz words for them to roll around in like dog's in shit.

[scheming daemons]

16. Most conservative women are dog-ugly and have no sex appeal.....

Conservative men are gravitating to her because she's not hideous and apparently enjoys sex to some degree.

[Mojambo]

17. Nice legs. n/t

[baldguy]

34. .

[applegrove]

18. She'll make millions. And she'll still be spewing right wing talking points. I'm sure

she is being mentored by a neocon or some other GOPer.

[SeattleGirl]

19. Beats me.

The woman is dumb as a stump, has verbal diarrhea, and is a narcissist with a total Queen Complex.

Other than that.......

[Orsino]

20. Being pretty.

That's it.

[johnnie]

21. She swallows

Or so I have heard

[lutefisk]

23. Something to do with a moran, dittohead, FOX News, unobtainable MILFVPOTUS fantasy...n/t

[Artie Bucco]

24. someone else said this

This is what even Palin’s critics fail to understand about her appeal: it isn’t that she’s “one of them”–the Joe Sixpacks and the Dodge Durango-driving Bloodsport Moms. Palin looks nothing like Middle Americans–she’s too physically perfect, too confident, too healthy, with a perfect pearly smile. The reason she’s so popular is because Palin is the adult incarnation of the top Heather.

Those who have seen Heathers and remember honestly their own high school experience know everyone wants to be friends with the popular bully. It’s ingrained in our culture–middle Americans are drawn to bullies like John McCain and Sarah Palin on a level so primitive that it’s almost impossible to counteract.- Mark Ames

[MrScorpio]

41. My natural inclination towards bullies has always been to detest them

Which also explains my reaction to her

[Pushed To The Left]

25. The far right relates to her.

They don't like her for her qualifications. They like her for her hardcore rightwing ideology. I know a right-leaning voter who was ready to vote for McCain until he picked what he described as that "That crazy...". He ended up voting for Barack!

[mitchum]

26. Apparently some people are turned on by exceedingly stupid chipmunks with corrective lenses

[jeff30997]

29. The superior quality...

of her Meth.

[Ryano42]

30. A cool breeze on a hot day?

:freak:

[AllenVanAllen]

31. Not all of her supporters are "dumbasses"

I've thought a lot about why seemingly intelligent people could come to the conclusion that she would make a good leader when the facts don't bear it out. I have a few republican friends that think she is smart, has good common sense and the media is to blame for why most Americans have little faith in her competence. What really gets me is that they are good hearted people, but their socio-political views can sometimes be nothing short of cruel. I seems to me that it is a matter of emotional maturity. In many cases what else could it be?




Sarah Palin is cruel, some people really appreciate that about her...

[underpants]

32. She is the tried-and-true RW talk radio format in a better package

that is pretty much it

she appeals to the already believing and that is about it

[tigereye]

36. cuz people in the GOP are insane

Cuz she's folksy and winks at people? :eyes:

[Xipe Totec]

37. Redneck fantasies n/t

[Kansas Wyatt]

38. MILF

That's all it is. All the male religious nuts that back her are having impure thoughts of her, and the women religious nuts fantasize about what they could do if they looked like her.

[Xipe Totec]

40. The expression sucking the chrome off a trailer hitch

comes to mind, for some reason.