National Review calls on Palin to drop out

[ShebaPoe]

Here is a woman from the conservative NR saying it's time for Sarah to hang it up. It is. But she won't.

Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League.

No one hates saying that more than I do. Like so many women, I’ve been pulling for Palin, wishing her the best, hoping she will perform brilliantly. I’ve also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets too painful. Unfortunately, it often does. My cringe reflex is exhausted.

Palin filibusters. She repeats words, filling space with deadwood. Cut the verbiage and there’s not much content there. Here’s but one example of many from her interview with Hannity: “Well, there is a danger in allowing some obsessive partisanship to get into the issue that we’re talking about today. And that’s something that John McCain, too, his track record, proving that he can work both sides of the aisle, he can surpass the partisanship that must be surpassed to deal with an issue like this.”

When Couric pointed to polls showing that the financial crisis had boosted Obama’s numbers, Palin blustered wordily: “I’m not looking at poll numbers. What I think Americans at the end of the day are going to be able to go back and look at track records and see who’s more apt to be talking about solutions and wishing for and hoping for solutions for some opportunity to change, and who’s actually done it?”

If BS were currency, Palin could bail out Wall Street herself.

If Palin were a man, we’d all be guffawing, just as we do every time Joe Biden tickles the back of his throat with his toes. But because she’s a woman — and the first ever on a Republican presidential ticket — we are reluctant to say what is painfully true.

What to do?

McCain can’t repudiate his choice for running mate. He not only risks the wrath of the GOP’s unforgiving base, but he invites others to second-guess his executive decision-making ability. Barack Obama faces the same problem with Biden.

Only Palin can save McCain, her party, and the country she loves. She can bow out for personal reasons, perhaps because she wants to spend more time with her newborn. No one would criticize a mother who puts her family first.

Do it for your country.

[Pseudolus]

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDZiMDhjYTU1NmI5Y2MwZjg2MWNiMWMyYTUxZDkwNTE=

A syndicated column written by a lady I've never heard of and republished a bunch of places, including NRO, does not equate to "National Review calls on".

[Darth Chef]

Calling National Review conservative?

:rofl:

Thanks, I'll need to wipe the soda spray off my monitor now.



by the way, shouldn't this nonsense be in :qunq:Political:qunq:?

[H.R. Paperstacks]

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDZiMDhjYTU1NmI5Y2MwZjg2MWNiMWMyYTUxZDkwNTE=

A syndicated column written by a lady I've never heard of and republished a bunch of places, including NRO, does not equate to "National Review calls on".

Dude thanks, she wrote a couple articles about Palin on Townhall too.

[Abused Student]

Those responses don't sound any worse than 95% of other political responses given these days. I have heard other responses where she has been completely straight forward. I assume these are the worst of the bunch. I think the writer of the article needs to listen to a debate sometime. Talk about not answering questions. :roll:

[ShebaPoe]

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDZiMDhjYTU1NmI5Y2MwZjg2MWNiMWMyYTUxZDkwNTE=

A syndicated column written by a lady I've never heard of and republished a bunch of places, including NRO, does not equate to "National Review calls on".

You're right. But it passed muster by someone there who speaks for the NR. Someone had to approve it.

In any case, will you dispute some of the points, or, by attacking the source, do you claim that the entire piece is not reputable?

[Pseudolus]

You're right. But it passed muster by someone there who speaks for the NR. Someone had to approve it. Yeah, they publish lots of stuff there. They publish conservative Christian arguments and atheist arguments. They're diverse. In the good way.

In any case, will you dispute some of the points, or, by attacking the source, do you claim that the entire piece is not reputable?
I haven't followed Palin's every move lately (been too busy to even be here much) but she hasn't struck me as being as impressive as I had hoped. She's not nearly as bad as the unhinged among us are trying to argue, but also not the second coming of RR that... some of the other unhinged among us claim.

But to drop out now would be pretty damn stoopid.

The claim in your title is incorrect. Why don't you fix it? Use the "move thread" thingy. You can also get the thread into political, where it belongs. Two birds, one stone.

[Pseudolus]

"NR" vs "the NR". How does that work? I've read the magazine for probably 15+ years now and I'm still not sure.

[H.R. Paperstacks]

Parker wrote another article about Palin earlier this month

http://townhall.com/columnists/KathleenParker/2008/09/03/palin_the_impaled

[Alto Reed on a Tenor Sax]

Those responses don't sound any worse than 95% of other political responses given these days. I have heard other responses where she has been completely straight forward. I assume these are the worst of the bunch. I think the writer of the article needs to listen to a debate sometime. Talk about not answering questions. :roll:

Not answering questions <> not ABLE to answer questions. I only wish Palin's sin were the former.

[Keep It Real, Yo]

Parker wrote another article about Palin earlier this month

http://townhall.com/columnists/KathleenParker/2008/09/03/palin_the_impaled

Sounds to me like Parker never liked her... likes she pretends to have done "at the beginning" in MTS's article.

[H.R. Paperstacks]

Sounds to me like Parker never liked her... likes she pretends to have done "at the beginning" in MTS's article.

The article she wrote before that one she did.

[H.R. Paperstacks]

(CNN) – Prominent conservative columnist Kathleen Parker, an early supporter of Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, said Friday recent interviews have shown the Alaska governor is "out of her league" and should leave the GOP presidential ticket for the good of the party.

The criticism in Parker's Friday column is the latest in a recent string of negative assessments toward the McCain-Palin candidacy from prominent conservatives.

It was fun while it lasted," Parker writes. "Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who is clearly out of her league."

Palin's interview with Couric drew criticism when the Alaska governor was unable to provide an example of when John McCain had pushed for more regulation of Wall Street during his Senate career. Palin also took heat for defending her foreign policy credentials by suggesting Russian leaders enter Alaska airspace when they come to America. Palin was also criticized last week for appearing not to know what the Bush Doctrine is during an interview with Charlie Gibson.

“If BS were currency, Palin could bail out Wall Street herself," Parker also writes. "If Palin were a man, we’d all be guffawing, just as we do every time Joe Biden tickles the back of his throat with his toes. But because she’s a woman — and the first ever on a Republican presidential ticket — we are reluctant to say what is painfully true."

Parker, who praised McCain's "keen judgment" for picking Palin earlier this month and wrote the Alaska governor is a "perfect storm of God, Mom and apple pie," now says Palin should step down from the ticket.

“Only Palin can save McCain, her party, and the country she loves," Parker writes. She can bow out for personal reasons, perhaps because she wants to spend more time with her newborn. No one would criticize a mother who puts her family first. Do it for your country."

Parker's comments follow those by prominent conservatives David Brooks, George Will, and David Frum who have all publicly questioned Palin's readiness to be vice president.

"Sarah Palin has many virtues," Brooks wrote in a recent column. "If you wanted someone to destroy a corrupt establishment, she'd be your woman. But the constructive act of governance is another matter. She has not been engaged in national issues, does not have a repertoire of historic patterns and, like President Bush, she seems to compensate for her lack of experience with brashness and excessive decisiveness."
That article is making headlines.

[Lucy]

. . . I assume these are the worst of the bunch. . .I wish. I take it you haven't listened to her much.

[J_C]

Calling National Review conservative?

:rofl:

Thanks, I'll need to wipe the soda spray off my monitor now.


[Man, you sure like that rolling around laughing smiley.]

What the hell are you talking about? Yes, the National Review is conservative - we're not talking about the New Republic here. This is Bill Buckley, Derbyshire, Rich Lowry, Michelle Malkin, Krauthammer...if they're not conservative, who is?

[H.R. Paperstacks]

[Man, you sure like that rolling around lauching smiley.]

What the hell are you talking about? Yes, the National Review is conservative - we're not talking about the New Republic here. This is Bill Buckley, Derbyshire, Rich Lowry, Michelle Malkin, Krauthammer...if they're not conservative, who is?

littlegreenfootballs pajamas media worldnet are the only sources for conservative scribblings he reads.

[E. Blackadder]

"Sarah Palin has many virtues," Brooks wrote in a recent column. "If you wanted someone to destroy a corrupt establishment, she'd be your woman.
Hire for attitude, train for skills.

[Gentle Giant]

:rofl: [Man, you sure like that rolling around laughing smiley.]That's probably because it looks like it's sporti..... nevermind.

(Man, what a waste of my 3000th post...)

[ShebaPoe]

Hire for attitude, train for skills.

Nominate for pandering....

Because if you want a corrupt establishment cleaned up, Palin ain't your gal.


Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has made a crackdown on gift-giving to state officials a centerpiece of her ethics reform agenda, has accepted gifts valued at $25,367 from industry executives, municipalities and a cultural center whose board includes officials from some of the largest mining interests in the state, a review of state records shows.

The 41 gifts Palin accepted during her 20 months as governor include honorific tributes, expensive artwork and free travel for a family member. They also include more than $2,500 in personal items from Calista, a large Alaska native corporation with a variety of pending state regulatory and budgetary issues, and a gold-nugget pin valued at $1,200 from the city of Nome, which lobbies on municipal, local and capital budget matters, documents show.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/09/25/ST2008092504011.html

Jer-ry!
Jer-ry!
Jer-ry!

[H.R. Paperstacks]

Nominate for pandering....

Because if you want a corrupt establishment cleaned up, Palin ain't your gal.



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/09/25/ST2008092504011.html

Jer-ry!
Jer-ry!
Jer-ry!

The evil liberal...oh nevermind.

[Listeria]

Forget it, Palin, you're out of your element!


Maybe dude got the National Review mixed up with the New Republic. That always trips me up.


There's some stuff in Salon as well about Palin's non-anti-corruption record. One can always watch out for stories from varios places at HuffPo. I'll bet Brooks has changed his stance on this too.

[Alto Reed on a Tenor Sax]

That's probably because it looks like it's sporti..... nevermind.

Not to belabor the point, but whaddaya mean "looks like?" That's the main reason I've been using the damn thing!

[Gary Wright]

One can always watch out for stories from varios places at HuffPo.

She's a complete scuzz scumbag. Her news is about as reliable as Jerry Falwell's was - she thinks her opinion makes fact.

[E. Blackadder]

Nominate for pandering....

Because if you want a corrupt establishment cleaned up, Palin ain't your gal.

Oh, come on. You're so desperate.

[Listeria]

She's a complete scuzz scumbag. Her news is about as reliable as Jerry Falwell's was - she thinks her opinion makes fact.

I don't agree with you about her. Until you give me a lot of good examples.

What I meant, though, by "from various places" was that one can find slinks to stories in other publications: WaPo, NYT, Slate, Salon, etc.

[Brad Gile]

Here is a woman from the conservative NR saying it's time for Sarah to hang it up. It is. But she won't.

As is often the case, your title is deliberately misleading.
Ach, well, what else are we to expect from you? :popcorn:

[H.R. Paperstacks]

I can't wait to read her next article.