EVEN DUMBER THAN WE THOUGHT.... (Palin)

[ProSense]

EVEN DUMBER THAN WE THOUGHT....

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Nevertheless, Palin still feels comfortable talking about foreign policy, and even giving advice to the president. Over the weekend, for example, Palin said President Obama would be in much better shape if only he'd initiate a war against Iran. Another U.S. invasion of a Middle Eastern country, she seriously argued, would ensure the president's re-election.

"Say (the president) played, and I got this from (Pat) Buchanan, reading one of his columns the other day. Say he played the war card. Say he decided to declare war on Iran, or decided to really come out and do whatever he could to support Israel, which I would like him to do. But that changes the dynamics in what we can assume is going to happen between now and three years. (...)

"I'm saying, if he did, things would dramatically change if he decided to toughen up and do all that he can to secure our nation and our allies. I think people would perhaps shift their thinking a little bit and decide, well, maybe he's tougher than we think he is today."

Palin "got this" from "reading" one of Pat Buchanan's columns -- apparently this one, headlined, "Will Obama Play The War Card?"

The problem, of course, is that Palin didn't get quite past the headline. Buchanan argued against going to war with Iran. While Daniel Pipes said invading Iran would be a boon to Obama's presidency, Buchanan argued the opposite.

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Sarah Palin's capacity to be a constant embarrassment to herself is limitless.

[Jennicut]

1. Every single time I think she cannot top herself in the stupidity department,

she surprises me.

[flakey_foont]

4. she doesn't surprise me one bit

she has already set the bar incredibly low

it's the folks who actually take her seriously, are the ones who astonish moi

[Enthusiast]

28. Yes-astonish! nt

[TankLV]

34. but the REAL question is - WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T THE "INTERVIEWER" ASK HER THAT?!!!

These media WHORES just sit there like a wannabe Larry King...

[COLGATE4]

35. Not when the interviewer is Chris

"I jjust wanna be famous like Dad but I have no talent" Wallace,

[Sabriel]

2. Dumber than a bag of Palins

It's my new saying.

So in other words, either she or one of her lackeys read the Buchanan article TITLE and then composed a policy point around it.

Smooth move.

[Blue Owl]

3. how does she do it?

Let's not find out.

[tledford]

5. Except that she is so clueless she is unaware that she SHOULD be embarrassed. eom

[Nancy Waterman]

6. Her cavalier attitude to war

as a political tool is really breathtaking!! Aggressive, nasty, and stupid.

[win_in_06]

26. But she can't be cavalier if her own son is an active duty soldier

can she?

[Enthusiast]

32. Oh, but she can.

Imagine her as president. Her son's safety would then, and maybe even now, be given great consideration.

[Enthusiast]

31. It is breathtaking, Nancy.

And pretty scary considering the number of people that view her favorably. Aggressive, nasty and stupid-yes, I agree that is a BAD combination. I've always Bush's Arrogance + Stupidity was bad enough.

[Orsino]

7. It's suddenly become dumb to pimp endless war?

Funny--it's worked remarkably well for both parties in recent years.

Palin is no genius, but she knows which way to babble.

[ProSense]

8. I think you missed the point. Still,

"Palin is no genius"

You're right.

[Orsino]

10. I think I addressed your point...

...but I disagree that Palin necessarily misunderstood Buchanan's. There's a reason why her name is bandied about for the presidency with a straight face, and his isn't.

[ProSense]

11. "I disagree that Palin necessarily misunderstood Buchanan's" Really?

She could have cited Pipes, but if you really think she was being clever, so be it.

Frankly, this just makes her look really stupid, and makes it easier to portray her as an idiot.

[Orsino]

12. Clever? Not very.

Just not daring enough to be a real maverick. She toes the hard-right line at every opportunity, and that means supporting war.

[doc03]

9. It is sad but true, if Obama would take out Iran the

American people always rally round the President until the war turns sour. Look at what the Iraq war did for Bush Sr. and W's polls.

[MadMaddie]

17. If President Obama went to war with Iran the Republicans would

not, I repeat would not support him.

They will ALWAYS take the opposite stance for whatever he proposes.

[BadgerKid]

24. Disagree. He'd force a Congressional war vote

thereby getting the 'can'ts ON RECORD.

Edit: clarity

[azmouse]

13. I think she mentioned reading Buchanan's column

to show she is reading newsy things. Good gawd... what a freakin' moran she is! :banghead:

[Enthusiast]

33. You nailed it. nt

[DemocracyInaction]

14. did she say who would pay the bill?

Repukes never bother their pretty little minds over funding of eternal war, do they? I'd say one more war should just about end the US of A---"out of business" sale.

[Number23]

15. Rec #23! I love when that happens.

:)

[IndianaGreen]

16. Let's see, Palin is like those DUers that respond to a OP's headline rather than read the story?

Is that the point of your OP?

[Flash Bazbo]

18. Colbert is right...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31407310@N05/4344545647/

[Skittles]

19. someone who never served, advising war to make someone look "tough"

un-fucking-believable :puke:

[GeorgeGist]

20. Is there a polite way to say ...

Retard?

[Flying Dream Blues]

21. She couldn't possibly be dumber than I thought.

But I love your post anyway.
:hi:

[sonofabush]

22. That... is bad.

That's all I have to say, really.

[Kltpzyxm]

23. Palin dumber than we thought?

That's unpossible.

[Zoeisright]

25. I will always hate John McCain for catapulting that idiot into the national spotlight.

'Choosing' Palin (or being forced to choose her) is what he should be remembered for. That 'choice' alone showed how incredibly weak and lacking in character he is. I had never heard of Palin before 2008 and I wish I could go back to that time.

[WI_DEM]

27. Which proves that all the crock about McCain being a great American patriot

if he were he would not have picked this person to be next in line to the presidency.

[olegramps]

29. I only thought that he was a lousy pilot.

[olegramps]

30. Where would he find the troops? Our army is stretched to the limit.