DISQUS

ddigger · 1 year ago

Excellent job, Joel. Nobody I've seen on the Internet has so completely and clearly summed up her history. Congrats.
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markw · 1 year ago

To bad she is not the VP choice of Obama. Then we would have a WHOLE ticket with fresh ideas in the oval office.

As things currently are, McCain is old club so to speak, as is Biden.

Therefore nothing really changes no matter which ticket gets elected in 08...Again.

The usa is viewed as a demopublican trickle down hierarchy by most worldwide due to the obvious.

placitasroy · 1 year ago

Why would Obama have wanted an unqualified ex-beauty queen bible-thumpin' rapture reich Christo-Nazi?

Excellent article!

pari · 1 year ago

Thanks for this. I've been looking for people who actually know the person behind all the hype and you've given me a small glimpse.

I think the decision was bone-headed, but I'm not McCain's base. Not by a long shot.

kwaayesnama · 1 year ago

If this election about judgment, the choice of Sarah Pahin shows poor judgment on McCain's part.

Any intelligent person knows when you choose to have unprotected sex at 43 you have a very high probability of having a child with Downs Syndrome. She used poor judgment not using birth control.

Would she use better judgment dealing with our economy?

Would she use better judgment dealing with our enemies?

I for one am not willing to take a chance on Pahin's and McCain's judgment.

riteizrite · 1 year ago

Her choice to not use birth control is brilliance compared to Husein O'bama's marxist stupidity.

calbears · 1 year ago

And how's that abstinence only policy going for Sarah's daughter? Her speech at the RNC about Obama being concerned about the "rights" of Al-Qaeda is pure demagogery. It's interesting to watch these military extremist evangelical (can someone who has heard of this woman tell me if she speaks in tongues?) women from the right-wing of the Republican party. They operate in an extremely male dominated and sexist wing of the party. When they get an ounce of power, they're like an alcoholic with a bottle six inches away. They grab and drink it all down. She's a fascist, albeit one with "charm." And her commments about "American" this and "American" that in an age when everyone's clothes are made in China, her let's bring back the Cold War rhetoric, her "victory" in Iraq moment, these are all signs of someone who knows less than G.W. about the world. The McCain campaign is in slow mo destruct.

pajamas · 1 year ago

What a fair and balanced article! How refreshing! Great writer.

I want to comment on the comment by kwaayesnama. I'm wondering if anyone else found it odd? This person feels Sarah Palin isn't intelligent enough to run alongside McCain because she has bad judgement and the bad judgement is evidenced by her failure to use birth control. We aren't (gratefully) privy to whether or not this woman uses or used birth control! Was kwaayesnama THERE when Sarah Palin conceived her child? How absurd.

Besides, why would a choice to conceive/carry-to-term/keep a child with Down Syndrome be considered bad judgement? It sounds like the good and excellent judgement of loving parents. Most of us are happy to have ANY baby...not just the "perfect" ones.

The question is how she would deal with our economy and our enemies. We can only speculate but based on her history as discussed in the article, it seems like she cuts costs agressively and it sounds like she goes after enemies like a pit bull. Hmmm...I'd love to see her in action in Washington after all!

cntrlldfear · 1 year ago

Right there with ya', PJ's. I too, had to chuckle to myself after reading kwaayesnama's post. There are lots of ways to make babies,,,,,or not make babies,,,,,and nothing is 100%. And her decision to keep that precious little downsyndrome baby? Thank goodness we all don't decide to keep only the "perfect" ones, otherwise, we'd ALL be perfect, and I don't think I could handle the competition (chuckle)

C'mon (wait, I have to check my spelling) k-w-a-a-y-e-s-n-a-m-a, get with the program and grow up.

nomailforjeff · 1 year ago

80% of children with Down syndrome are born to women under the age of 35. Maybe women under 35 show bad judgement too?

racefan · 1 year ago

News flash all you Obamba haters Sarah palin is not running for president, and all you Sarah palin haters when and a women
decide to have a baby have noting to do with how smart she is polictaly
we need to look at the isures of each party and then pick our next
leader of the free world. I vote both party and don't ether lean
more republican party, and yes i have made my mind and no i am not
telling, but I can tell you my mind was made up long before sarah palin
and also my avice is please put your country before your hate,personal
misguideing. I am black a christian but don't froce views on anyone,unless I am invited to love everyone and try to treat everyone fair and with respect,love and respect is the greatest that was given to thi world
have a bless day

pita · 1 year ago

Sounds like you just screwed yourself out of a good salmon contact.
Surely you enjoyed fishing more than writing.
Way to go " fishin buddy"!
Still learning but I like her.

bristolbay · 1 year ago

Joel, having fished in bristol bay in the nineties myself, I have some questions for you regarding Sarah's fishing violation, fishing without a permit, a class B misdemeanor. Were you there in "93"? Did she deliver fish to you using her sister in laws permit? Did she sign a fish ticket? From the dates involved, she might have been king fishing. When having to answer about this violation when running for LT. govenor, she brushed it off as like a parking ticket. When I received a class B misdemeanor in Bristol Bay , the standard first time offense was $3000, hardly a parking ticket. When someone runs for high office, I think we the people are owed a full account of past criminal record, court docs and all. Why not?..... bristol bay

michael_a · 1 year ago

Joel, great perspective on Sarah Palin's fishing background. It's just nuts up here in Alaska over the Palin pick. Your opinion is similar to what I hear a lot of Alaskans saying: They like Sarah Palin personally, they're satisfied with her as a governor, but they're not quite sure she's ready for the vice presidency (and given McCain's health issues, potentially the presidency). Those are the kind opinions; one hears angrier comments, too.
By the way, did you know Obama opened an office in your old town of Homer?

jgay · 1 year ago

Regarding Bristolbay's comment, I fished in 1993, but didn't meet the Palins until I started tendering in the Nushagak District in 1994. Being sleep deprived for the entire season, I have no idea whose permit was used or who signed the fish tickets. But there weren't any citations written that I knew about. If she brushed off questions about her citation when running in 2002, I can't imagine it's an issue now. She has bigger things to worry about, like whether to support Georgia's admission into NATO.
And to Michael_a, a voice from the past, thanks for the note. It was a surprise to hear that Alaska might actually vote Democratic in November, but that was before Palin. Obama's campaign might think about sending that Homer staff to NM, where the outcome could determine the election.