Campaign 'Depressing' for Palin

And she draws great strength from knowing that she can visit "pro-America" parts of the United States:

... "So North Carolina, I appreciate you all so much, who are here who already get it. You know, maybe I'm preaching to the choir a little bit here, but being here encourages me because I know that I'm not alone and I'll send this message back to John McCain also. At those times on the campaign trail when sometimes it's easy to get a little bit discouraged, when, you know, when you happen to turn on the news when your campaign staffers will let you turn on the news," she said, prompting laughter from the group. "Usually they're like 'Oh my gosh, don't watch. You're going to, you know, you're going to get depressed.'"

... Palin also made a point of mentioning that she loved to visit the "pro-America" areas of the country, of which North Carolina is one. No word on which states she views as unpatriotic. ...

This is a level of self-parody where it's almost like Palin is now playing Tina Fey as Sarah Palin. And it reminds me of this, from her debate prep coverage at the end of September ...

... The Wall Street Journal yesterday quoted unnamed Republican strategists who were worried the governor had flubbed mock debate questions in preparation sessions, and said her husband Todd Palin had expressed worry about the "frequent separation of his wife from her family, friends and Alaska staff." ...

... and leaves me wondering if it's the campaign that's got her down, or just separation anxiety. Maybe Todd wasn't being over-clingy, as I thought the first time I read that, but concerned for her mental well-being.

Not to downplay the toughness of the job, I strongly doubt I'd ever be well suited to sign up for this sort of gig, but this is someone who's out of her league even in national campaigning. Haven't even gotten to the governance part yet. I'm no Bill Frist, though I would worry that the demands of a White House schedule and media barrage would snap Palin like a chicken, as they say.



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She's ACORN-ing right now (none / 0)

In Ohio...

3/4s of this speech is ACORN.

It's the horse they are going to try to ride to the comeback.

Watch the next 2 days. If the media gets on board, they have succeeded.

She does some less excited about ACORN then about calling Obama a terrorist...

I think the complexities of voter registration is less juicy then "terror....terror...terror..."


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by WashStateBlue on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 11:45:28 AM EST

"Pro-America" areas? (2.00 / 1)

She must be thrilled to be out of Alaska then, eh?


by Blue In SC and MD on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 11:52:16 AM EST

Thanks for that ... (none / 0)

And, ha! I'll just be snickering all day now :)


by Natasha Chart on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 12:51:33 PM EST
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Re: Campaign 'Depressing' for Palin (none / 0)

ACORN=Willie Horton

nuff said


by esconded on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 11:58:45 AM EST

Re: Campaign 'Depressing' for Palin (none / 0)

So, if I remember, the MSM rode the Wille Horton story to devistating results?

ACORN is very effective, because it has a racial undertone that the crack base in the Palin camp can salivate over, and it has that Fraud headline that the MSM loves to sell....


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by WashStateBlue on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 12:02:40 PM EST
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Re: Campaign 'Depressing' for Palin (none / 0)

Not at all unusual for graduates that want to leave Alaska for the "Lower 48" to attend college...and then find out that they are not equipped to attend school with competition! Most used to want to go to Hawaii because of reciprocity, nowever, not too many kids came north from Hawaii, I wonder what it is now?

Sarah Palin started out that way, then attended four other colleges before getting her diploma.
She then fled north and stayed, did not travel, took on the "elite" attitude that many Alaskan's have in comparing themselves to the rest of the United States.  She did well up there, she manipulated and worked the system to her benefit.

Now she finds herself in the "REAL" world again, and no wonder she is depressed.  She is in denial, her own state is now asking questions, her campaign is a mess.  Funny thing is, that she cannot go back to Alaska and take up where she was=she has burned too many bridges back home.  The transparancy that the campaign has wrought on her life, her family, her values, her secrets, her contacts, her finances...and on and on.  Life looks bleak for Sarah back home.
Frankly, she could do pretty good as an anchor on Fox-maybe we will continue to see her!


by lja on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 12:00:23 PM EST

Re: Campaign 'Depressing' for Palin (2.00 / 1)

In addition to your comments on her troubling mental well-being, I'm always concerned when leaders want less information about a complex and difficult situation.

It reminds me of George W. Bush, who considers his staff "objective sources" for filtering the news (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/14 3851_thomas15.html) and Laura Bush's quote about deaths in Iraq: "Why should we hear about body bags and deaths? It's not relevant. So why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?"


by taragl on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 12:00:38 PM EST

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Indeed. I mean, you do want people working for you to provide some sort of filtering and analysis for you, otherwise the universe of available data would just be overwhelming noise. But that said, if you're making complex decisions you do want that analysis to be unsparing and inclusive of all the factors that strongly influence the situation.

Minor correction, though: I think it's Barbara Bush who made the "beautiful mind" comment. Yet still your point stands.


by Natasha Chart on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 12:57:48 PM EST
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Oops, yes it was Barbara. Runs in the family, I guess.


by taragl on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 01:39:12 PM EST
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McCain/Palin depressing, period. (none / 0)

When McCain picked Palin, I knew I would be cringing for her.  It was painful to watch Dan Quayle stumbling and tripping his way through the campaign in '92.

I have no sympathy for her views of course.  I just don't like to see another human being so thoroughly humiliated.  She's been stripped bare and her inadequacies and absurd opinions have been revealed to the entire world.  She was not prepared for it.  

I think the McCain campaign should use the rest of their money to buy her a couple of years of therapy for what they've done to her.  The good lord knows the money is wasted trying to get them elected.


The universe is a casual place, not a suit-and-tie affair.
by mtnspirit on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 12:14:46 PM EST

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she's funny for sure, SNL should pay her for those lines. The pro-America part of the country?  As opposed to...?


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by anna shane on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 12:19:15 PM EST

To bad so sad. (none / 0)

If she's depressed she needs to take here medication.  If she's depressed she doesn't have the mindset required to be second in line to the presidency.  It's so....scary that she even has a chance to win this election.  This lady is so crazy.  OMG.  


by nzubechukwu on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 01:40:12 PM EST

Not so pro-American in 1861 (2.00 / 1)

North Carolina, that is...


by elrod on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 02:03:22 PM EST

WHY DOES PALIN HATE AMERICA? (none / 0)

Democrats need to kill the reputation of this stupid twit once and for all. They need to highlight the times she admonishes others for hating America when she is the one who constantly belittles EAST COAST ELITES(why, arent east coast educated people part of the real america?) and now she has gone too far with her bullshit proclamation about wanting to visit pro America areas.

This fucking twit needs to be put in her place. Surrogates need to hound her and ask her who real americans are? Are big city americans not as american as small town americans?

We have had enough of these morons belittling the two coasts of America.


by Pravin on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 04:09:05 PM EST


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