I saw someone on TV say that Palin will become

[old mark]

a leading figure in the Republican party, win or lose the election.
Are the GOP that bankrupt for leadership?
Do people actually take her seriously?

She is not someone I would want to speak with at a party, or in any situation beyond a few words.
She strikes me as a boring self-centered idiot with possible brain damage.
She does not speak English well, and evidently can not think beyond a junior high school level at best.

Does anyone see her as having a future in national politics when the Republicans lose this election?

Please tell me no.

mark

[tblue]

1. Oh I think she should be head of the RNC. Let her be the Fresh Face of Fascism.

[mtnsnake]

2. She is so fucking terrible that they HAVE to say something like that

in a feeble effort to build her up with the hopes that stupid people in the Republican Party will go along with that notion.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

24. They're holding the GOP together with duct tape at this point.

[Mojambo]

3. She's Margaret Thatcher with a rather serious head injury. n/t

[codjh9]

6. LOL! Thanks.

[SoonerPride]

4. The republican party will be broken in half after this election.

She will lead the evangelical crazy fundy base morons.

The Wall Street country club banker republicans will form a third party and abandon the idiots once and for all.

The republican brand is dead.

[Erin Elizabeth]

16. This.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. I hope so

If for no other reason to show the whole world how fucked up the American right wing really has become.

[rucky]

7. She actually qualifies for that job. n/t

[Quantess]

8. She can sometimes debate well! Watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYaJkWUBP3s

[Quantess]

9. Dupe.

There is a discussion abot this video clip in the Political Videos forum.

[calmblueocean]

10. The GOP is desperately searching for a new Reagan, and she's the closest thing they've got.

The Republicans have this fantasy idea of what Reagan was like, and they've deified him into a sort of political saint. Then they're outraged when none of their candidates can "live up" to the legend of the Mighty Reagan.

Seriously, how many candidates were in the Republican primaries this year? Huckabee, Romney, McCain, Tancredo, Hunter, Giuliani, Paul... am I missing anyone? They hated ALL of them! None of them were as perfect as Fantasy Reagan is.

The truth is, conservatives are looking for a folk hero, and Sarah Palin's frontier wildwoman background suits them to a tee. If Sarah wants to be a big player in the GOP, she'll be one, because they don't care that she doesn't know what she's talking about. They're just looking for a hero to worship.

[old mark]

12. Reagan at least could engage in a conversation,

and had a sense of humor. He could be charming at times.
I have yet to see evidence of any good qualities in Palin other than she does appear to keep herself clean.

I think the GOP may split, but I think it will be the Religious Right who leaves, possibly to ally with the Constitutional Party or some similar group, leaving the right rich as the Republicans.
The GOP would then have money, but no talent of much interest to lead them, while the Religious party would have charismatic snake handlers - and Palin.
I'm sadly pretty sure she will not go quietly back to Alaska.

mark

[EC]

13. That's only because Reagan was once a Democrat

he just got senile...I think he was sick much, much earlier than credited...like when he switched parties...and became a repub...

[old mark]

30. Yeah! I forgot - he used to be a union big shot, too. nt

[Bucky]

11. Please, Lord, let it be so.

I hope she's around for decades.

[Erin Elizabeth]

14. Nope. Erin Elizabeth's crystal ball prediction:

Obama will win in November and he'll win BIG. Like, way too big for any shenanigans on the part of the GOP.

Palin will go back to Alaska with her tail tucked between her legs, her approval rating will continue to drop there (it's gone from in the 80s to in the 60s since she got put on the McCain ticket) and she'll lose her re-election bid for governor. She'll be forgotten within a year.

McCain will go back to the senate and retire shortly for "health reasons." The next time we will hear about him will be to hear about his passing.

They will both be marginal figures, her more than him, by January 2010.

[nebenaube]

22. Nah...

I give him a week or two. After today's transient ischemic attack, he will have a full blown cva; probably on friday or late thursday night, right after he fully realizes how much he fucked up by choosing the anointed Fool-in.

[krkaufman]

37. Minds thinking alike...

That's almost exactly what I've imagined occurring, including McCain's early exit from the Senate... with one exception. I could see Palin becoming either a talk radio or Fox News host.

[crazylikafox]

15. I think that depends on how badly McClueless looses in NOV

If it's a blowout, I think she's finished.

[Matariki]

17. I think her career is already over.

Maybe she can get a job as a comedian :shrug:

[Patsy Stone]

18. Co-host of Huckabee

maybe.

[rufus dog]

20. I think the same thing

She will quit as Gov and take a job with Faux.

[Patsy Stone]

21. Yep

They should give her the human interest/parades/animal stories.

[old mark]

32. " The Wit and Wisdom of Sarah Palin." At least I can turn it off. nt.

[progressiveforever]

19. When they lose, her 15 minutes will be over.

Dan Quayle even won a term and we saw how much of political leader he became.

[faithfulcitizen]

23. no. she will become the butt of every joke. WHEN mccan't loses expect a flood of criticisms from RWs

[krkaufman]

38. Except she'll remain a darling of the Right Wing ...

... since they'll all blame McCain for the loss, rather than Palin. I could see her becoming a talk radio or Fox host.

[PresidentObama]

25. I hope so. If this is the best they've got, they're FUCKED n/t

[JackBeck]

26. Do you think the Republicans are trying to frame Palin

as the next Obama?

Obama gave a killer speech at the last convention and look where he is now.

Maybe the Republicans are delusional enough to think they can capitalize on Palin's mini post-convention bounce to create the Party's next superstar?

[nam78_two]

27. I think it is possible-about 25% of the GOP base appears to consist of "high functioning morons"

and they seem to like this nut with her witch-doctors, incoherence and insanity...

[Blackhatjack]

28. As soon as Palin is no longer a candidate, George Will is going to eviscerate her....

... or in other words, tell us what he really thinks of the intellectually incurious sock puppet.

[Erin Elizabeth]

29. He's gonna vivisection her!

I don't know why, but typing that made me giggle.

[old mark]

34. The thought of it makes me giggle, ...

but I am a crude person of low social standing.


mark

[anonymous171]

31. A civil war is brewing within the GOP's ranks.

The Fiscal Conservatives are getting sick and tired of the Evangelicals' bullshit. If the Evangelicals win, then Palin may still have a future. If the Fiscal Conservatives win (not likely, given that the fundies have a lot of voting power, especially in rural districts and states) then she'll fade away into obscurity.

[Bubbha Jo]

33. I doubt she wins another election after this timeframe.

[krkaufman]

35. People may want her to be, but on returning to Alaska ...

... she'll be facing some hard times. The public there is turning against her, and she'll be lucky to win a second term.

If anything, she might get her own show on Fox News... or talk radio.

[Blaze Diem]

36. Maybe future in the State Penitentiary. She'll have to answer to the Obstruction

of Justice charges (just to name one) yet to be dealt with in Alaska.
What are the penalties of such a finding? Considering Workers Comp is a Federal Program would she go to Federal Prison?
And what about Todd's involvement in this one. Surely she cannot claim Executive Privilege on this, since someone's already spilled the beans on this case.
Palin will have her hands full, and after the de-selection of McPalin in November, the fat-cat DC attorneys may just abandon their protection of Palin.

She'll have to do some really really fast talking to walk away from this one.

stay tuned.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7258788

[RollWithIt]

39. On November 5th 2008 Sarah Palin will return to Alaska...

She'll be a media figure of some sort, but she will never return to national politics.

[VADem11]

40. Seriously?

She has become a national laughingstock and I don't foresee much of a future for her.

[LiberalAndProud]

41. Yea, just like Dan Quayle. I see him every day on the ...

wait, he's a really important ... I mean


never mind

[Bryn]

42. I saw Chuck Norris on Extra singing praises for Sarah - UGH!

Chuck Norris said that Sarah Palin was the best decision McCain ever made and that he supported them. I couldn't believe it.

WTF???? What happened to Chuck? By supporting Palin, he is no longer a friend to American Natives and their spiritual ways and honor nature and wildlife. How in the world did he go over to the dark side?

Please hurry up, Jeeebus, come and take them all with you. It's smelling so bad right now.

[LiberalAndProud]

44. Chuck wasn't ever a Dem, was he?

[truthisfreedom]

43. The 'thugs HAVE to say this because they need to send the message that she's trainable.

Intelligent people who are scared about her limitations can't tell from her on-camera behavior if she's a lost cause or can be educated... they're excited by her charisma but are freaked out that she might actually be more stupid than bush, if such a thing were possible.

Naw, it couldn't be. Could it?

[JohnMcCant2008]

45. She'll be lucky if they let her continue to be Governor - Troopergate is heating up! Burn baby burn

[Dem2theMax]

46. Palin will become the question on a really bad night of Jeopardy answers.

At most, she has a lifetime of moose hunting ahead of her. At most. :evilgrin:

[Swamp Rat]

47. LOL!

:D

[JeffR]

48. On November 5, any Republican asked about her will respond:

Sarah who?

[minnesota_liberal]

49. Lose and she's the answer to a trivia question. Win and she's the next Dan Quayle

Either way, her political career is over in 5 years or less.