Has your opinion of Sarah Palin changed since the election?

I hope she's the new face of the Conservative movement mysterylobster

I understand why a lot of liberals would hate Sarah when she was a threat to Obama, but now that the two are working together and she is far away in Alaska, does anyone want to admit that she is a likeable person after all? Even if you disagree with her politics, you have to admit she's a refreshing change from your typical politician. I hope she's the new face of the Conservative movement, what do you think now that the election is over? mysterylobster

I think she's an idiot.helium_flash

Agreed ;).

Nope,did not like her then,do not like her now. the only thing I liked were her looks,but while i was not in favor of mcain anyways,choosing her sealed it for me,and i felt it was the worst decision he has made since he entered the national spotlight.

My theory on why John McCain picked Sarah Palin is an interesting one. How many of you have seen Men In Black? Jay picked Kay to train him, and eventually be his replacement. John McCain is getting up there in years, and Sarah Palin is young, is a strong minded Republican and all she needed was to be launched into the national scene. So when she became the Republican Vice-Presidential pick, that was her chance to say hello to the nation.

So, I do hope that somewhere down the line she becomes the head of the Republican Party. Just not yet. She reminds me of a rookie in a major sport. She has potential, but needs to learn how to transition from the minor leagues to the big leagues. :Dremmbermytitans

[QUOTE="mysterylobster"]I hope she's the new face of the Conservative movement nocoolnamejim

Same here. :) IMO, she is one reason why McCain lost so badly. Palin was able to rally her base, but did nothing for independents & minorities.

On Topic: I've always found Palin to be likable. She was a great attack dog for McCain. But (judging by all the pro-Palin emails I received before the election) she was only chosen because of her looks. And her politics did nothing for me as she was a fierce partisan.

I would've voted for McCain had he chose Lieberman.

My theory on why John McCain picked Sarah Palin is an interesting one. How many of you have seen Men In Black? Jay picked Kay to train him, and eventually be his replacement. John McCain is getting up there in years, and Sarah Palin is young, is a strong minded Republican and all she needed was to be launched into the national scene. So when she became the Republican Vice-Presidential pick, that was her chance to say hello to the nation.
remmbermytitans

Here is where your analogy fails:

In MIB, Tommy Lee Jones had to choose someone good at fighting, who was also really bad*** (it is a movie, after all): hence, Will Smith, who was both.

As for McCain and Palin, Mcain had to pick someone who is young, enthusiastic, smart, articulate, and moderate. He certainly hit the jackpot on the first two, but failed epically on the latter three, which are more important.

I still think her IQ is lower than my dog's...cell_dweller

My theory on why John McCain picked Sarah Palin is an interesting one. How many of you have seen Men In Black? Jay picked Kay to train him, and eventually be his replacement. John McCain is getting up there in years, and Sarah Palin is young, is a strong minded Republican and all she needed was to be launched into the national scene. So when she became the Republican Vice-Presidential pick, that was her chance to say hello to the nation.

So, I do hope that somewhere down the line she becomes the head of the Republican Party. Just not yet. She reminds me of a rookie in a major sport. She has potential, but needs to learn how to transition from the minor leagues to the big leagues. :Dremmbermytitans

She seemed kinda stupid. Looking back on it now, though, she seems kinda stupid.SpidersRMe

[QUOTE="cell_dweller"]I still think her IQ is lower than my dog's...mysterylobster

[QUOTE="cell_dweller"]I still think her IQ is lower than my dog's...mysterylobster

She was likeable (I didn't like her, but apparently a lot of people did). She had a type of populist appeal (nothing on Mr. Populist, by which I mean Joe Biden, but she still had some). For some reason, that gets votes:|

My theory on why John McCain picked Sarah Palin is an interesting one. How many of you have seen Men In Black? Jay picked Kay to train him, and eventually be his replacement. John McCain is getting up there in years, and Sarah Palin is young, is a strong minded Republican and all she needed was to be launched into the national scene. So when she became the Republican Vice-Presidential pick, that was her chance to say hello to the nation.

So, I do hope that somewhere down the line she becomes the head of the Republican Party. Just not yet. She reminds me of a rookie in a major sport. She has potential, but needs to learn how to transition from the minor leagues to the big leagues. :Dremmbermytitans

IMO, the best thing Palin can do right now is stay OUT of spotlight for a year (or three) and work on her resume by governing Alaska. Study up on issues too.

Palin attacking the media and talking to right-wing talk show hosts only rallies the Repub base. It does nothing for moderates, independents or minorities.

[QUOTE="cell_dweller"]I still think her IQ is lower than my dog's...mysterylobster

In response to the post by remembermytitans, I always felt Mcain picked Palin thinking he would pick up the women voters who wanted hillary just because she was a women and were upset Obama got the nod. Obviously it backfired,she was an empty head and more scary to womens rights then most conservative men,and tried to sell it off like it was okay because she was a women.

Women did not buy it.

[QUOTE="cell_dweller"]I still think her IQ is lower than my dog's...mysterylobster

She was likeable (I didn't like her, but apparently a lot of people did). She had a type of populist appeal (nothing on Mr. Populist, by which I mean Joe Biden, but she still had some). For some reason, that gets votes:|

chessmaster1989

I understand why a lot of liberals would hate Sarah when she was a threat to Obama, but now that the two are working together and she is far away in Alaska, does anyone want to admit that she is a likeable person after all? Even if you disagree with her politics, you have to admit she's a refreshing change from your typical politician. I hope she's the new face of the Conservative movement, what do you think now that the election is over? mysterylobster

[QUOTE="cell_dweller"]I still think her IQ is lower than my dog's...mysterylobster

That's easy:

• Her looks
• Her ability to appeal to core Republicans

Fairly easy to get elected in a very-red state like Alaska with those 2 qualities.

My opinion of her is even less favorable now than it was before the election. Ever since the election, it seems like all she's done is whined and complained about how mean the media is/was to her.JML897

heh.....It's like I said earlier; The best thing Palin can do right now is stay OUT of the spotlight and concentrate on governing Alaska.

Everything she's doing now (attacking the media & talking to neo-con talk show hosts) only rallies the Repub base and no one else.

[QUOTE="mysterylobster"][QUOTE="cell_dweller"]I still think her IQ is lower than my dog's...chessmaster1989

She was likeable (I didn't like her, but apparently a lot of people did). She had a type of populist appeal (nothing on Mr. Populist, by which I mean Joe Biden, but she still had some). For some reason, that gets votes:|

only rallies the Repub base and no one else.LosDaddie

[QUOTE="LosDaddie"] only rallies the Repub base and no one else.duxup

A lot of people have those qualities. Few, however, climb as high as Sarah. You just know she's smart like a fox. You could tell when she completely destroyed Biden in their debate. mysterylobster

[QUOTE="LosDaddie"] only rallies the Repub base and no one else.duxup

:| Palin gave the McCain campaign a huge boost when she was picked. I'm currently reading Newsweek's issue solely on the campaign/election and Palin caused MccCain's rally audiences to swell to Obama-like numbers. That's "rallying the base" to me.

And I think you misunderstood me. Palin certainly rallied the core / diehard Repub base. The same base that would vote for Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, Beck, etc in a heartbeat.

I wasn't referring to moderate Repubs

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="LosDaddie"] only rallies the Repub base and no one else.LosDaddie

:| Palin gave the McCain campaign a huge boost when she was picked. I'm currently reading Newsweek's issue solely on the campaign/election and Palin caused MccCain's rally audiences to swell to Obama-like numbers. That's "rallying the base" to me.

And I think you misunderstood me. Palin certainly rallied the core / diehard Repub base. The same base that would vote for Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, Beck, etc in a heartbeat.

I wasn't referring to moderate Repubs

You can call it what you want, rallying the core or base, but I'd say you're rallying squat if you're not getting enough people excited to hold your home turf.

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

[QUOTE="mysterylobster"] How do explain her success? mysterylobster

She was likeable (I didn't like her, but apparently a lot of people did). She had a type of populist appeal (nothing on Mr. Populist, by which I mean Joe Biden, but she still had some). For some reason, that gets votes:|

[QUOTE="mysterylobster"][QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

She was likeable (I didn't like her, but apparently a lot of people did). She had a type of populist appeal (nothing on Mr. Populist, by which I mean Joe Biden, but she still had some). For some reason, that gets votes:|

comp_atkins

hey, that was totally uncalled for... you really should give the fox a little more credit.