tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642989572759278146.post673939631080892636..comments2023-11-05T03:26:21.704-09:00Comments on Flats Rat Rants: I get it!!kodiakgriffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11273649362365682145noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642989572759278146.post-88226973358408596702009-07-26T13:53:46.665-08:002009-07-26T13:53:46.665-08:00I'm with you on this one. And some of the com...I'm with you on this one. And some of the commentary has not been on the issues (i.e., her lack of knowledge, curiousity, etc.) but on the same stupid shit that preoccupies political "discussion" Outside: her appearance, her gender, class stereotypes, and the like. <br /><br />I don't like cable news shows that have three people all shouting at once. There is rarely anything of substance, mostly grandstanding and 'gotcha' slogans. I don't like shrill name calling. And that sort of stuff has now taken root (perhaps it was always here to some degree) in Alaska.CabinDwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064395622100420809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642989572759278146.post-6163979563793729392009-07-26T10:38:10.828-08:002009-07-26T10:38:10.828-08:00>"What amazes me is how many non-Alaskans ...>"What amazes me is how many non-Alaskans are spewing this anti-Palinistic rhetoric. Why do they care?"<br /><br />Because she tried to (and continues ... and will continue, I fear) to foist herself off as someone who cares about the United States, even though it's clear she cares about herself ... and maybe her kids and the First Dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642989572759278146.post-88729446967168958022009-07-16T09:15:41.670-08:002009-07-16T09:15:41.670-08:00I agree with "whole". I would like noth...I agree with "whole". I would like nothing better than your comment that Palin is finished to be true. She's had a few months of fame. Let's move on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642989572759278146.post-53148987454939933412009-07-15T19:28:28.694-08:002009-07-15T19:28:28.694-08:001. sjk : Thanks for the humbling spell check. You ...1. sjk : Thanks for the humbling spell check. You must be wicked smart; you betcha!<br /> 2.0>w/hole>1: I agree with you. The fear I speak of comes when party hardliners realize that most folks votes are based popularity. I.E, looks, sound bites and a personality that they can connect with. Sarah had all that; it's why McCain picked her.<br /> It's over now, if we let it be.kodiakgriffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11273649362365682145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642989572759278146.post-26103835672474766052009-07-15T14:15:16.463-08:002009-07-15T14:15:16.463-08:00I disagree with the "fear her" shibbolet...I disagree with the "fear her" shibboleth. Here's my take on it:<br /><br />a) Everybody ponies up their quarter when the freakshow comes to town. America loves them some JoJo the Dog Faced Boy -- or Springer, or the WWF, etc. <br />b) She's freakin' funny, in a train wreck kinda way. Nothing says funny like a politician trying to tell you that, to avoid being a quitter, she's quitting. <br />c) George Bush got re-elected, therefore one cannot assume that total, epic incompetence bars one from achieving office. <br />d) She is *proud* to display all that's *worst* about modern US conservatism. Science-denialism. Unthinking militaristic jingoism. The collapse of church-state separation. Disdain for the rule of law. Pride in ignorance. Etc. etc. <br />e) Republican mainstream political figures might be over her, but a large portion of their voting (and donating) block aren't. <br />f) Everybody hates it when incompetents (and grifters) rake in ill-gotten dough. <br /><br />I think that about sums it up.0>w/hole>1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01673799035904063207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642989572759278146.post-63038798695198576762009-07-15T12:53:05.365-08:002009-07-15T12:53:05.365-08:00"She rights well and is well informed"....."She rights well and is well informed"....<br /><br />---------------------------------<br /><br />She "writes" well and is well informed, perhaps?sjk from the belly of the planehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534445418871394872noreply@blogger.com