Palin’s just following in Barack Obama’s footsteps. How many people on both sided of the aisle referred to Obama as a star and talked about how he redefined the role of a politician, making it more about the star power than the record?

“The insatiable blogosphere and a media industry desperate for the traffic (ie ad dollars) that generally follows nutty headlines is at least as culpable for the current tone as Palin…if not more so.”

…Might have been better if you linked to your piece from last week as an example for a desperate attempt at driving traffic: “Conclusion: Sarah Palin Speaks like a toddler” — http://www.mediaite.com/online/conclusion-sarah-palin-speaks-like-a-toddler/

Nonetheless, the greater point here that Collins and many others can never equate is there is a big difference between popularity and interest level. And our nation’s interest level for Palin, those that love, and much more that hate is absurdly tremendous. Sarah Palin isnt making Sarah Palin interesting to talk about, its the attention driven by blogs, cable, op-eds, radio, etc… These outlets (and her PR team) have managed to make a pretty normal conservative mother of 5 with some political experience a lightning rod. And the only way to speak of her now is to be totally extreme in your hatred or defense of her.

Personally, I like her as a person, her political beliefs in general, and think she could be a great fundraiser or RNC chairperson/leader. I would never vote for her for higher political office. It seems like you hear that fairly moderate position less often nowadays.

Jealousy thy name is Gail Collins.

Collins is an ubrer hack and gossip. That she once was the editorial director of the NYTs tells you everything you need to know about the “elites” of our MSM village.

Ugh.

atreyue is right btw…

A simple soul like Palin appeals greatly to the uneducated, self-failed caravan of Repug masses of hatred and intolerance that sweep across the nation. Mobocracy and group goonery at its near-best. A land laid waste to by the putridity of the BushDrunks is a magnet for the energies of fear and weakness and war and oppression and aggression. People unwilling/unable to summon up the strength or wisdom to climb out of that dark abyss of the stagnant philosophy and thought process in which they must dwell. People of humble beginnings; ill-conceived, ill-bred, ill- raised, ill-cultured, ill-educated., ill-fated. For such gross inferiors, Sarah actually “works.”

Stop, just STOP comparing President Obama to $arah LET THEM EAT FAKE Palin.
Obama will go in history as acheiving what other presidents have failed to do in the last 50 years, Health Care Reform. THAT is is just in the first year, he doesn’t even have to do anything more except that he will continue. Now he is tackling Reagan’s dream of nuclear disarmament.
Palin had TONYA HARDING ghost write a sugary book for her and she speaks for money at Bowling conventions and Wine & Spirits shindigs. Yeah, $arah is REALLY PREZNIT material alright!
Bachmann and Palin, a couple of twits, regardless of their gender, they are KA-RAZY.
Maybe it should be $arah Palin/Fabio 2012!

Gail Collins’ column was all wow and no substance. Here is how she described Michele Bachmann’s remarks:

“Bachmann sounded like a combination of an ancient Roman matron preparing to send her sons off to die for their country, and one of those people who walk around yelling that enemies implant secret radios in their brains while they’re sleeping.”

Ms. Bachmann, who practiced law as a federal tax litigation attorney, reportedly with considerable competence, did not sound like “an ancient Roman matron” or someone “yelling” about an impossible conspiracy. Ms. Collins’ was a nutty observation. In that regard, her actual wording was, “[t]here’s a feeling abroad that politicians can only get attention by sounding a little nutty.” That “feeling” is abroad where? At the editorial board and among other Lefty staffers at The New York Times? Ms. Palin gets much of her political oxygen from the rants and diatribes of such as Ms. Collins, all personal attack and no issue substance.

Gov. Palin mastered much of Alaska’s oil and gas complexities, getting a better deal for the state from the producers and developing a plan for a natural gas extraction route. She majored in journalism and worked as a TV sports reporter. One can judge her verbal abilities from her Facebook entries, whose consistent style suggests a single author, herself. (People major in journalism because they are confident of their verbal expression.) One can find her work at Facebook, easily enough. Note the cogency, in particular, of her March 22 column on an “[o]ut-of-touch Congress.”

It is a masterly, 539-word drubbing of what Congress did with DemCare, my preferred term for the monstrosity the Democrats are imposing on America. Here is how she ended it:

“All along we’ve said that we want real health care reform, but this isn’t it. We mustn’t be discouraged now. We must look to November when our goal will be to rebuke big government’s power grab, reject this unwanted “transformation” of America, and repeal dangerous portions of Obamacare that will bury us under more Big Government control.

“This is just the beginning of our efforts to take back our country. Consider yesterday’s vote a clarion call and a spur to action. We will not let America sink into further debt without a fight. We will not abandon the American dream to government dependency, fewer freedoms and less opportunity. Change is made at the ballot box. If we work together, we can renew our optimistic pioneering spirit, revive our economy, and restore constitutional limits.

“Stand tall, America. November is coming!”

Her column had both wow and substance, the latter mostly in the earlier paragraphs. My own favorite for President: Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana. Vice President: Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin or Gov. bobby Jindal of Louisiana. They are close in many ways, but America needs the best to lead our nation out of its present muck. Still, Sarah Palin ain’t too bad none. She would be a far better President than Mr. Obama.

And Nachi’s entry should be widely known. It is a remarkable expression, if the legitimate expression of what Nachi believes.

and a media industry desperate for the traffic (ie ad dollars) that generally follows nutty headlines

Oh, I see – you’re engaging in irony.

It’s sad that Mediaite commenters are, by now, so used to this kind of headline abuse that nobody will even call them out on it anymore.

(…including me; pretending to have better things to do)

And the “people” from wash, DeCadence are CALLING: Who – What?

Dona Barone says:
April 13, 2010 at 3:13 pm

“Stop, just STOP comparing President Obama to $arah LET THEM EAT FAKE Palin.
Obama will go in history as acheiving what other presidents have failed to do in the last 50 years, Health Care Reform. THAT is is just in the first year, he doesn’t even have to do anything more except that he will continue.”

I REALLY wish he wouldn’t continue…But I’m try to figure out whether or not you’re being deliberately obtuse in an effort to strengthen your “point”. I never once mentioned or hinted at whether Palin would make a better president than Obama. I’m saying that Obama and his treatment by the media was the precursor to Palin’s treatment. Basically, he was nothing but a soundbyte photo-op full-on ad campaign, meme and media blitz for the “cool people” to identify with. I would not be shocked to find out that the people behind the Justin Long Mac adds for Apple ran Obama’s campaign. Certainly, the condescending deliberate misinformation and insistence on style over substance is there. Palin is the competitor’s answer to that, nothing more.

there is no reason to believe either is ever going to be elected to a position where they could do serious damage. this, pretty-well, SUMs it UP!