Who do you WANT to win the GOP nomination?

[TheGreatOne]

Right now I will go with anybody but Thune and Palin (even Obama over Palin).   

[TheGreatOne]

Marco Rubio - but he's not running til 2016 at least

Of the people we have, Palin, shes the only one who can match key Obama strengths in money, enthusiasm, and get out the vote potential.  She's also the one that most rats hate the most - which means she is the one we should pick to be our candidate.  If they hate her, its because they know she's the one who can beat them.  She's not as articulate as I'd like, but we have an articulate, arrogant and incompetent president now.  As long as she's competent in governance - like she was in Alaska - I'm not really concerned about the flaws.

Sarah Palin isn’t just inarticulate.  She is ignorant, uncultured, dumb, and annoying.  You can tell whenever she speaks that she has no idea what she’s talking about, and her main ideas have absolutely no substance.  She is clearly not well versed in Federal politics, and her alleged strength in energy is a complete myth.  For example, what does Sarah Palin know about nuclear energy, turbines, wind power, and solar energy?  I can tell you right now that McCain, Obama and Biden all surpass her knowledge regarding this subject.  What is her feeling about our current Federal tort system?  In this case, Obama and Biden clearly have superior knowledge over Palin.  How about inner city poverty?  Obama knows much more than Palin about this.  How much does Palin know about Russia, China, England and Germany’s system of government, besides her opinions that each of these countries are socialist and communist?  She has never thought about any of these things during her time as Governor.  Many of the programs she is credited for have absolutely nothing to do with her.  Worst of all she quit because she couldn’t handle the media and wanted to become filthy rich.  Therefore, she is still unqualified to become President, because she quit after two years of Governor and has a limited knowledge on every issue.  
In addition, her interview skills are absolutely horrible.  She was on Glen Beck and she couldn’t answer who her favorite Founding Father was.  Glen Beck called bullsh**t and she stuttered like a dope and then said George Washington because Glen Beck had just mentioned him.  She was on Opera and she couldn’t tell us her favorite book.  She clearly hasn’t improved since the Katie Couric interview.  Worst of all she claims that she was caught off guard by the question, “What’s your favorite News Paper?”  It wasn’t like she was asked, “Who played center for the Giants in 88?”  Simple questions confuse her because she doesn’t think when she speaks.  She tries to remember what she was told before the interview or what the party’s platform is.  Palin is a joke and I don’t think she has the intellect to greatly improve.

[TheGreatOne]

AZ,

She's clearly getting better though in the way she expresses herself.  Check out her tough interview with Wallace last Sunday (kudos to Wallace for pushing her as well).

lol softball questions and she still sounded like a dope.  Palin needs to be interviewed by other television stations besides Fox News and come out of it sounding good before we can say she improved her skills.

[TheGreatOne]

Softball questions?

Even TIME thought Wallace was a complete professional who pushed her really hard.  Did you even watch the interview?

That's probably the toughest interview anyone has gotten all year except for any Chris Matthews interview with a Republican.

I could care less what TIME magazine writes.  I watched that interview and Wallace laid down and didn't ask follow-ups that were sufficient.  Some of her answers were completely hypocritical.  For example with the abortion question.  She said she wanted to empower woman.  It made no sense because the Federal Government is not giving woman any power.  The Federal Government is getting into the lives of women by taking their right to privacy away.  Chris Wallace didn't follow up with any good questions.  He did nothing to trip her up, and she won't get that on Fox News.  She will get that on CNN or MSNBC.  Just like I think Obama would get it on Fox News.   She also said she wanted Holder to step down because of political differences, which is just absurd.  When she said that Rahm Emanuel should step down because he said 'retard' that when Wallace should have said, "Well your being accused by your son in-law of calling your son a 'retard.'  She also said that Rush Limbaugh was allowed to say  'retard' because he was being satirical even though Rahmwas being satirical.  She's a dope and apparently a hypocrite, but I could have told you that before this interview.

[TheGreatOne]

Palin is not going to be challenged as much on Fox as she would on MSNBC or CNN.  That' s just a fact.  Just like Obama would be challenged more Fox than on MSNBC.

[TheGreatOne]

So you really have a problem with what she said, not how she said it and how she asserted control over Wallace.  That's called interviewing technique.

Of course you are going to disagree with her assessment of politics.  You have a different ideology.

Nobody is claiming that Wallace didn't push her except for you.  She just prevented him from getting the upper hand and that's what all good politicians do to their interviewers.  They take advantage of them and move the interview in their direction.

No, my problem is that she hasn't been in a tough interview.  She only dominated because Chris Wallace let her bullsh%t.  That would never have happened on Chris Mathews.  There would have been 3 or 4 tough follow-up questions and Palin would have been forced to give us substance or look like an idiot.  That's not going to happen on Fox News.  And I"m not saying she did a bad job because of policy differences.  I could care less about abortion or political correctness.   Take off the Palin goggles and start analzying things with some impartiality.  

[TheGreatOne]

For example, there were rarely any of the pauses, stumbles, umms, uhhhs, or improper uses of the word of "like" that Obama often uses in his unscripted interviews.

Palins problem is that she doen't know how to properly structure sentences.  She also sticks in too many clauses that don't fit.   

[TheGreatOne]

Wow I just looked back and there are alot of people supporting Romney on this forum.  He is probably the second pick after Gary Johnson, but the first pick out of the perceived 'serious' canidates.

[TheGreatOne]

I will vote for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney.  Mitt Romney is a wolf in sheeps clothing.  He is a serial liar and do more harm to this country than Obama could with republicans opposing him.

To all Romneyites, I suggest you view this video again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI

...particularly the part about Reagan.

And Smash, there are plenty of other ignorant things Obama has done on live television: Professor Gates and Officer Crowley comes to mind.  

The Great One...I assume you are taking your name from Mark Levin, who supports Palin.

And watch the Palin debate between Halcrow and Knowles:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195195-1

I've watched this debate.  Palin has no substance and was outperformed by her opponent.  I did rewatch 30 minutes of the debate and it just shows you how much of a joke being governor of Alaska is.  There problems are so simple to resolve, which is probably why Palin's list of accomplishments are so miniscule.  She can't really claim the oil pipeline for herself. 

No, I'm not copying Mark Levin.  I think that guy is a joke and a racist.

[TheGreatOne]

I will vote for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney.  Mitt Romney is a wolf in sheeps clothing.  He is a serial liar and do more harm to this country than Obama could with republicans opposing him.

To all Romneyites, I suggest you view this video again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI

...particularly the part about Reagan.

And Smash, there are plenty of other ignorant things Obama has done on live television: Professor Gates and Officer Crowley comes to mind.  

The Great One...I assume you are taking your name from Mark Levin, who supports Palin.

And watch the Palin debate between Halcrow and Knowles:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195195-1

I've watched this debate.  Palin has no substance and was outperformed by her opponent.  I did rewatch 30 minutes of the debate and it just shows you how much of a joke being governor of Alaska is.  There problems are so simple to resolve, which is probably why Palin's list of accomplishments are so miniscule.  She can't really claim the oil pipeline for herself. 

No, I'm not copying Mark Levin.  I think that guy is a joke and a racist.

Tell me why you have a republican avatar again?  Quit using the lingo of the angry left.

Listen I just don't like it when hardcore Christians try to force their religions into government.  It usually leads to bad decisions and moronic movements.  Sarah Palin is a moron.  The fact that many Christian conservatives thinks she's intelligent and articulate is a clear indication that they have silly and uneducated opinions.   She is not qualified to be President and I haven't heard any arguments why I should give her my vote.  All her accomplishments were exaggerations and falsehoods.  I've heard from many people like you that her qualifications as Governor exceed Joe Bidens, which is an just frivilous.  And she quit as Governor in a state easier to run than Delaware.  I have Republican Avatar because I beleive in lowering taxes, fighting the war on terror, limiting government intrustion into my lifem, and the right to have arms as well as policies that benefit all people and not just redistribute money.  All that other Christian crap is just fascist, McCarthiast policy that has nothing to do with conservatism, libertarianism or Republicanism, so take off your avatar and stop embarrasing my party.

[TheGreatOne]

I will vote for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney.  Mitt Romney is a wolf in sheeps clothing.  He is a serial liar and do more harm to this country than Obama could with republicans opposing him.

To all Romneyites, I suggest you view this video again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI

...particularly the part about Reagan.

And Smash, there are plenty of other ignorant things Obama has done on live television: Professor Gates and Officer Crowley comes to mind. 

The Great One...I assume you are taking your name from Mark Levin, who supports Palin.

And watch the Palin debate between Halcrow and Knowles:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195195-1

I've watched this debate.  Palin has no substance and was outperformed by her opponent.  I did rewatch 30 minutes of the debate and it just shows you how much of a joke being governor of Alaska is.  There problems are so simple to resolve, which is probably why Palin's list of accomplishments are so miniscule.  She can't really claim the oil pipeline for herself. 

No, I'm not copying Mark Levin.  I think that guy is a joke and a racist.

Tell me why you have a republican avatar again?  Quit using the lingo of the angry left.

Right.  So it's okay for you to use similar vitriol against Mitt Romney, but for any Republican to do the same for Sarah Palin, OMG YOU ARE RINO GTFO OF MY PARTY

First, I didnt call Romney a racist.  I called him a liar and the video proves that.  I would never call one of our own, RINO or not, racist unless they said something incredibly insensitive.  I asked why he was republican because he seems content to attack not only our potential leaders but also our philosophical and moral guides, like Levin.  That's pure popularity contest nonsense, and yes I don't like that.  He wants points on the board for showing that he's a "respectable" republican to the majority of liberals on the board.  I actually like some RINOs, like Olympia Snowe, and she helps us when she can.  I don't begrudge that in liberal or center-left states.

I've only attacked one leader, Sarah Palin, because she is an idiot and I've stated the reasons why she isn't intelligent.  I have never gotten a response to some of my questions because some of her actions aren't defendable and people like you know that.  You get your moral guidance from Levin?  Why don't you get it from yourself? 

[TheGreatOne]

I will vote for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney.  Mitt Romney is a wolf in sheeps clothing.  He is a serial liar and do more harm to this country than Obama could with republicans opposing him.

To all Romneyites, I suggest you view this video again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI

...particularly the part about Reagan.

And Smash, there are plenty of other ignorant things Obama has done on live television: Professor Gates and Officer Crowley comes to mind. 

The Great One...I assume you are taking your name from Mark Levin, who supports Palin.

And watch the Palin debate between Halcrow and Knowles:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195195-1

I've watched this debate.  Palin has no substance and was outperformed by her opponent.  I did rewatch 30 minutes of the debate and it just shows you how much of a joke being governor of Alaska is.  There problems are so simple to resolve, which is probably why Palin's list of accomplishments are so miniscule.  She can't really claim the oil pipeline for herself. 

No, I'm not copying Mark Levin.  I think that guy is a joke and a racist.

Tell me why you have a republican avatar again?  Quit using the lingo of the angry left.

Right.  So it's okay for you to use similar vitriol against Mitt Romney, but for any Republican to do the same for Sarah Palin, OMG YOU ARE RINO GTFO OF MY PARTY

Yep that's basically it.  This guy will overlook Palin's lies, hypocrisies,  and idiocy, but not Romney. 

[TheGreatOne]

I certainly do beleive a large portion of the Republican party aren't intelligent voters.  These people are uneducated, rural and poor.  They are more likely to support a canidate like Huckabee and Palin, because they have a church on the north, south, west, and east side of town.  If you want proof go look at the counties that Huckabee won in the primaries.  Check the test scores for those areas and the mean income as well as the number of the average amount of people who go to college.  Now let's look at a guy like Gary Johnson or McCain.  The base of supporters are very different.  They are more tolerant, educated, and wealthy.  Their supporters are more likely to have studied the issues. 

[TheGreatOne]

I certainly do beleive a large portion of the Republican party aren't intelligent voters.  These people are uneducated, rural and poor.  They are more likely to support a canidate like Huckabee and Palin, because they have a church on the north, south, west, and east side of town.  If you want proof go look at the counties that Huckabee won in the primaries.  Check the test scores for those areas and the mean income as well as the number of the average amount of people who go to college.  Now let's look at a guy like Gary Johnson or McCain.  The base of supporters are very different.  They are more tolerant, educated, and wealthy.  Their supporters are more likely to have studied the issues. 

GTFO of our party.  You aren't worth a spit.  I'm not wasting one more minute with your BS.

LOL Who's party?  Are you saying that poor, uneducated, rural people are the only people allowed in the party?  I can tell by your posts that your a religious moron.  You can't provide me with any reason to vote for Sarah Palin or Mike Hucakbee, just like the rest of the rural dumbasses who support these people because they representchristian religious values.  Just liek Palin, you have no substance.  Your full of crap.  The only one bullsh**tting is you.  You don't like Palin or Huckabee for any logical reason.

[TheGreatOne]

If anyone thinks the internet, press, television ridicule, disdain, and bitter denunciation of Palin was bad when she was running for Vice President, that would be nothing in comparison to what would happen to Palin if she was the Presidential candidate.

She would be well advised to stay clear of even thinking she is Presidential material, because she comes nowhere near to being it.

She is a complete lightweight, only thrust into the forefront because John McCain plucked her out of obscurity which made her into a national figure. 

As for McCain, he proved himself completely unfit to be President by failing his first major test as a Presidential candidate, that being to pick a qualified Vice Presidential running mate.