Palin for President in 2012 - I hope not!!

Totally_Baffled · Post by **Totally_Baffled** » 06 Nov 2008, 19:50

"She didn't understand, McCain aides told me, that Africa was a continent and not a country and actually asked them if South Africa wasn't just part of the country as opposed to a country in the continent," he said on The O'Reilly Factor programme

Is she the female GWB?

eatyourveg · Post by **eatyourveg** » 06 Nov 2008, 20:44

No. She isn't that bright.

energy-village · Post by **energy-village** » 06 Nov 2008, 20:52

I was very surprised that the Governor of Alaska couldn't name the member countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Canada, US, Mexico).

I'm no fan of Sarah Palin but what makes me slightly uncomfortable is that the dreaded Fox network are driving these leaks/attacks. No doubt they have their own preferred candidates lined up for 2012.

Catweazle · Post by **Catweazle** » 06 Nov 2008, 21:54

But can she spell Potato ?

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 06 Nov 2008, 21:58

Every time I hear Palin's name mentioned, I think of the other one

http://pythonline.com/history_will_show_us

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 07 Nov 2008, 04:17

energycity wrote:I was very surprised that the Governor of Alaska couldn't name the member countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Canada, US, Mexico).

She probably can't count to three.

On the basis of the claim in the above picture, she must be Michael in disguise, which would figure. She often sounds like a Monty python sketch.

She's probably fairly typical of the average American in her ignorance and if you asked the average British "yoof" similar questions they would probably be just as ignorant. Mind you, you wouldn't want one of them to stand for the Presidency either.

skeptik · Post by **skeptik** » 07 Nov 2008, 07:07

energycity wrote: I'm no fan of Sarah Palin but what makes me slightly uncomfortable is that the dreaded Fox network are driving these leaks/attacks. No doubt they have their own preferred candidates lined up for 2012.

Jeb Bush or the Governator.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 07 Nov 2008, 13:01

kenneal wrote:
energycity wrote:I was very surprised that the Governor of Alaska couldn't name the member countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Canada, US, Mexico).
She probably can't count to three.

On the basis of the claim in the above picture, she must be Michael in disguise, which would figure. She often sounds like a Monty python sketch.

She's probably fairly typical of the average American in her ignorance and if you asked the average British "yoof" similar questions they would probably be just as ignorant. Mind you, you wouldn't want one of them to stand for the Presidency either.

Perhaps that's one advantage of the Monarchy

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Blue Peter · Post by **Blue Peter** » 07 Nov 2008, 13:04

skeptik wrote:Jeb Bush or the Governator.

The latter is foreign, so not allowed?

Peter.

bigjim · Post by **bigjim** » 07 Nov 2008, 13:46

The 'Governator', while being an American citizen, was born outside the country (ie Austria) so cannot be President or Vice President. I do believe he can be a Senator or a Representative though.

skeptik · Post by **skeptik** » 07 Nov 2008, 14:49

Blue Peter wrote:
skeptik wrote:Jeb Bush or the Governator.

The latter is foreign, so not allowed?
Peter.

There are bills on the shelf (a sort of legislative limbo - neither alive or dead) in Congress which were introduced specifically to address the Governators problem. If the circumstances were favourable, his Austrian birthplace would not be an insurmountable problem. In the current circumstances, with a Democratic majority in Senate and House - its not going to happen.

UndercoverElephant · Post by **UndercoverElephant** » 08 Nov 2008, 10:06

eatyourveg wrote:No. She isn't that bright.

A Canadian radio comedian managed to spoof her into believing she was talking to Nicholas Sarkozy.

Nicholas Sarkozy doesn't speak English.

energy-village · Post by **energy-village** » 08 Nov 2008, 22:42

UndercoverElephant wrote:
eatyourveg wrote:No. She isn't that bright.
Nicholas Sarkozy doesn't speak English.

Hmmm.... this might be why Sarkozy got 30 minutes with Obama and Brown 10 minutes. Plus France have the EU Presidency, of course.

johnathome · Post by **johnathome** » 10 Nov 2008, 18:14

The latter is foreign, so not allowed?

There were questions about JM as well because he was born in Panama on a USAF base.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/po ... ccain.html

It's a moot point now tho