The genius of picking Palin

[aneeshm]

I don't know whether McCain foresaw this, but the choice of Palin has been a huge success.

She has, single-handedly, generated more controversy and noise for the Republican side than Biden ever did.

Given that humans tend to be sympathetic towards the woman in distress archetype, the casting of Palin in a secondary position, as a person who can garner sympathy, is something of a boon for Republicans. And they still won't look weak, because their MBT is, after all, the grizzled veteran McCain.

I think a large number of swing voters are going to be pushed to the Republican side simply by the sympathy wave/backlash which the parading of the Palins' personal lives on national media is bound to create.

[BeBMan]

Haven't been following the news all day. Did the Democratic Attack Machine already destroy her?

[aneeshm]

Well, I don't have any access to US news media, I'm merely extrapolating based on what I come across here and on other forums.

[Patroklos]

NO MORE PALIN THREADIS!!!

[Solomwi]

Originally posted by Patroklos
NO MORE PALIN THREADIS!!!

This isn't a Palin threadi. This is another MBT threadi!

And they still won't look weak, because their MBT is, after all, the grizzled veteran McCain.

[Zkribbler]

Not yet. It's getting interesting.

(1) Supports earmarks for Alaska.
(2) Was for the Bridge to Nowhere before the fit-hit-the-sahn and she suddenly was against it.
(3) Supports abstinence-only sex education and has a pregnant unwed daughter.
(4) Being investigated for firing her public security director allegedly because he wouldn't fire Palin's ex-brother-in-law.
(5) Doesn't believe climate change is the result of human activities.

[BeBMan]

Just wait until Serb comes in and says HappyPutin is a much better MBT

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Not yet. It's getting interesting.

(1) Supports earmarks for Alaska.
(2) Was for the Bridge to Nowhere before the fit-hit-the-sahn and she suddenly was against it.
(3) Supports abstinence-only sex education and has a pregnant unwed daughter.
(4) Being investigated for firing her public security director allegedly because he wouldn't fire Palin's ex-brother-in-law.
(5) Doesn't believe climate change is the result of human activities.

All of which - and I mean this, ALL of which - is going to be completely overshadowed and reduced to irrelevance by the human-interest drama of her pregnant daughter.

[Lancer]

Some guys just don't like women.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by aneeshm


All of which - and I mean this, ALL of which - is going to be completely overshadowed and reduced to irrelevance by the human-interest drama of her pregnant daughter.

Not the daughter -- the mother. What kind of parent sends a teenager out into today's hypersexed world without the knowledge necessary for her to protect herself?

[Wiglaf]

America wants a VP it can whack it to.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by aneeshm
All of which - and I mean this, ALL of which - is going to be completely overshadowed and reduced to irrelevance by the human-interest drama of her pregnant daughter.

Short-term, yes. Long-term, no. Long-term, her evangelical support is completely impervious to anything minor like facts or logic, so it just won't matter.

And Putin doesn't need a tank, he could personally take out an entire armored column with nothing but a rusty butterknife!

[Wiglaf]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


Not the daughter -- the mother. What kind of parent sends a teenager out into today's hypersexed world without the knowledge necessary for her to protect herself?

Yeah like kids don't know about condoms without sex ed. It's called the internet, and more specifically hardcore sex pornography.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Wiglaf


Yeah like kids don't know about condoms without sex ed. It's called the internet, and more specifically hardcore sex pornography.

Mom says using condums is wrong.
Daughter has sex without using condums because she ignored the advice on porn sites.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Not yet. It's getting interesting.

(1) Supports earmarks for Alaska.
(2) Was for the Bridge to Nowhere before the fit-hit-the-sahn and she suddenly was against it.
(3) Supports abstinence-only sex education and has a pregnant unwed daughter.
(4) Being investigated for firing her public security director allegedly because he wouldn't fire Palin's ex-brother-in-law.
(5) Doesn't believe climate change is the result of human activities.

The Left: "All of these activities point to someone who is unqualified to be VP, let alone president!"

The Right: "We don't care, she's one of us!"

So what do the moderates have to say?