I cannot stand Sarah Palin! D

palin - PETA should go after her. xD
@megumiart (3771)
United States
September 12, 2008 2:10pm CST
OMG I cannot stand her! I find her extremely cocky and naive. When I hear about the poll results going up for McCain since he announced Palin is his running mate, I was like "Are you kidding me!?" I understand people like her because she can relate to them, coming from a small, close community, raising a family, and being a "hockey mom." But honestly, can you trust her to lead the country? I think she is very, very inexperienced with leading on a big scale, and somewhat naive. A lot of the things she said she'd do as a leader in her interview with Charlie Gibson we pretty much the opposite of what McCain said he'd do. Basically I think if Palin somehow becomes president, it would be a trainwreck.
4 people like this
19 responses
• United States
12 Sep 08
I don't know her or her values, but every time I see her name "Palin", I read it as PLAIN. Not much of an opinion, but...sorry.
3 people like this
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
12 Sep 08
OMG THANK YOU for saying what I've been thinking since the day after she was announced as McCain's VP!! It's been like we have to walk on eggshells with this woman, nobody can say a word against her without being accused of "attacking her", usually in a sexist way and this is ridiculous. The interview with Charlie Gibson only verified what I already knew; she tried her best to charm him by calling him by name every ten seconds but that didn't mask the fact that she doesn't know the facts at all. I'd heard she was being coached by the McCain camp before sitting down to an interview but it appears instead of teaching her the pertinent facts they concentrated mainly on "Dodging a Question 101". I'm a woman whose mother, like Hillary's, was born before women could vote, and I'd love to see a woman Vice President and ultimately President of the United States in my lifetime and whether this woman is a Democrat or Republican, whether she's a mother of one, five or zero kids doesn't make a difference to me but I hope she's actually qualified for the job and not just a token, whether I agree with her on the issues or not. This woman won't be voting for any woman based on her gender and I'm deeply offended that anyone would think I would or worse, that I should! Annie
2 people like this
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
13 Sep 08
Thank you so much for the BP! This woman literally scares the crap out of me and I'm not afraid to admit it! Like you, Hillary was not my first choice during the primaries but I also would have supported her wholeheartedly if she'd have been the nominee. Actually, from the very beginning my first choice had been Joe Biden so with him as the V.P. candidate I'm doubly pleased because I've been watching his career for years and, unbelievable as it may seem, while one V.P. candidate is a woman and the other is a man the man has been on our side more for decades than the token woman! I'm not in the least bit impressed by Palin's cocky arrogance and I'd say that if she were a man, you can trust me on that one. I don't agree with her, I don't trust her and I don't like her one bit. Annie
• United States
12 Sep 08
Yes! I refuse to vote for a woman just because she's a woman, and I'm glad to hear others saying the same thing. I've said it elsewhere here and I'll say it again - Hillary Clinton wasn't my first choice on the Democratic ticket, but once he was eliminated, I'd have been pleased to see her in office. Sarah Palin does not stand for a single thing that I believe, and every single thing that I've seen from her mouth - not reported in the papers but from her mouth - has made me like her less and less. She's not plucky, she's mean-spirited. She's not a maverick, she's a loose cannon. She gives a whole new meaning to the term 'cocky'. I've been watching the supposed polls with horror since her acceptance speech at the RNC and waiting for the backlash from the gagged press.
2 people like this
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
12 Sep 08
I don't think that people are comfortable with her being President and I don't think that women in particular like her. It seems that she has a lot of 'baggage" with her and I hear a lot of bad publicity about her. I believe that Obama is going to be the next President and I think that the country will benefit from it.
• United States
12 Sep 08
You've got that right! I do not like this woman at all. The fact of the matter is, she was chosen as the VP candidate simply because she is a woman. I really believe this, you can argue with me all you want but I truly believe it. As far as experience goes - yes, she has executive experience as governor of a state that is large in size but small in population! Big deal. She is cocky, she is super conservative & she is no Hillary (who I have the utmost respect for, by the way). She does what she wants & uses her power. Almost sounds like the female version of George W. If McSame gets elected, I hope to God that he lives through his term because the thought of President Palin scares the crap out of me!
2 people like this
@newtondak (3946)
• United States
12 Sep 08
We'll have to disagree on this point. I really like Sarah Palin and I think many Americans can relate to her. Yes, she is different that your "run-of-the-mill" politician, but I can't see how that is bad!
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
13 Sep 08
hi megunuart I am not impressed with the woman myself, and no she would never become president because there are too many guys voting who wouldnt want a woman president.,lol it would have been nice to have Hilary but that did not pan out. I am for obama anyway so would not vote republican at all.
1 person likes this
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
13 Sep 08
This may surprise you, but according to the Rasmussen polls men stated that they are ready for a female president more than women by a score of 89% to 81%. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/woman_president_clinton_vs_palin_52_to_41
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
13 Sep 08
So you would rather have someone who is extremely pro=abortion, who says that children are a punishment, who will not allow oil drilling in the States, or on the coastlines, or in Alaska, who will raise your taxes to support other countries, who will allow same gender marriages and change the marriage licenses to say Party A and Party B and not allow marriage licenses who mention bride and groom or husband and wife. Who is for the homosexuals and against Christians, who did not stop his minister from preaching racists doctrines? And you think Palim is inexperienced? Well when your taxes go up, and friends tell you that cannot get married because they are not two men or two women, and you have to pay $20 or more for a gallon of gas, don't come crying to me. Paiin is a lot better than Obama and she will keep McCain on the right track. But of course, you want all women to be pro abortion. Not all women are like that.
@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
13 Sep 08
Amen.
@mehale (2200)
• United States
12 Sep 08
I agree with you that she is definitely not ready to become president (or VP for that matter!). I guess that the big draw for her and now McCain is that if we can't have Hillary then we can have Palin....I could be wrong, but that is the feeling that I get. She makes me nervous, and the more that I hear about her the less I trust her!
1 person likes this
• United States
12 Sep 08
i agree if they as many said only picked her beause they are wooing clinton voters (like myself) all I can say this is no Hillary Clinton
1 person likes this
@irishidid (8688)
• United States
12 Sep 08
Matt Damon is that you?
1 person likes this
• United States
13 Sep 08
Sadly barak hussien obama has only a fraction of the experience that Sarah Palin has.
1 person likes this
@kenzie45230 (3560)
• United States
12 Sep 08
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. I think Governor Palin is an awesome woman. Her strength and faith are admirable. I like everything I have read about her - and I started reading about her months ago...when Fox News said that she MIGHT be a possible candidate.
1 person likes this
@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
12 Sep 08
I can't stand her more today than yesterday after watching the interviews. I thought that if we had to be stuck with her that at least Washington would change but she is Washingtonized already, and McCain taking advise from Rove tells me they have no intention of changing Washington.
1 person likes this
@Sarah1108 (310)
• United States
12 Sep 08
I support what you are saying 100% i saw the clip of her talk with Charlie Gibson last night and i plan to watch the rest tonight on 20/20 and he had to ask her one question 3 times because she did not under it. wow and she should be the VP I just find that shocking. I dont think she would have been picked if McCain didnt need to use her for votes. He really think Hillary people are going to jump ship and Vote for a woman that is not pro-choice a woman that does not want funding for teen mothers. she wanted books banned. I mean really people wake up we need to move foward not back!
1 person likes this
@piasabird (1737)
• United States
12 Sep 08
Half of what you've said is a lie. You really should broaden your reading beyond the Huffington Post and Daily Kos. No books were banned. http://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/bannedbooks.asp [i]She did not demand that books be banned from the Wasilla library. Some of the books on a widely circulated list were not even in print at the time. The librarian has said Palin asked a "What if?" question, but the librarian continued in her job through most of Palin's first term. [/i] http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html Press erred in saying Palin slashed funds for pregnant teens http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/opinion/96252.php
1 person likes this
@ElicBxn (63194)
• United States
12 Sep 08
EXCUSE ME! She's the only one with EXECUTIVE experience and she has more experiance than OBAMA
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
12 Sep 08
"I think she is very, very inexperienced with leading on a big scale, and somewhat naive." Um... Barrack Obama is completely inexperienced with leading on any scale. He's never lead anything in his life. Sarah Palin has led a small town as mayor and the largest state in the country as governor. Aside from that she's running for Vice president behind a man who's run the largest air squadron in the Navy. Barrack OBama is running for president with only legislative experience and absolutely no executive or leadership experience. For anyone supporting Obama to question Palin's experience is just stupid. You can question her stance on the issues or her ideals, but questioning her experience is hypocrisy at its finest.
@evanslf (484)
12 Sep 08
I have not questioned her experience, anyway I believe that experience only takes you so far. What I am questioning is her judgement and her knowledge: judgement when she says in her recent interview that she is prepared, if need be, to go to war over NATO membership for Georgia/Ukraine and knowledge when she doesn't even know what the Bush doctrine is, the central foreign policy adopted by George Bush folliwing 9/11. McCain talks about putting coutry first: if he had put country first, he would have selected the best and most experienced person amongst Republican ranks to serve as his VP. Instead he selects Palin. Palin may have her strengths and may have done some good things in Alaska, but I cannot see how anyone, particularly after this recent interview, can say that she is the best person he could have chosen to be his VP. Instead, and lets be brutally frank here, he chose her because he wanted to appeal to disillusioned Dem women (the PUMAs) and also because she would help galvanise the republican religious base, which he needs to campaign for him and provide the funding, etc. So let's be clear, what McCain did was to put Republican party and his career first and country last by chosing as his VP a person whose views are diametrically opposed to his own one a number of issues and who could, quite realistically, become president should McCain be elected and then incapacitated. I think it's despicable - it is clear that he chose Palin as his VP for purely political gain.
1 person likes this
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
12 Sep 08
Maybe he chose someone with several views different than his own because he wanted more than a yes man. Have you thought about that. I like Mitt Romney, but frankly, as a VP I'm afraid that he'd be all too willing to go along with everything McCain said without ever questioning him or offering a differing point of view. Obviously part of his choice was because he knew she would help him win. That's always part of VP selection. If you don't win, you have no chance of doing any good for your country as president. That doesn't mean she wasn't qualified. The "Bush Doctrine" question in that interview was just stupid. It's not a terribly specific term as it generally refers to everything Bush has done and everything he stands for. If the guy wanted to know how she felt about preemptive strikes, which apparently is what he was going for, he should have asked her that question specifically. It was a weak question that nobody would have known precisely what he was asking. People who hated Bush would have given a blanket "NO" without asking for clarification because they simply hate Bush.
1 person likes this
@banadux (630)
• United States
13 Sep 08
I think the very idea of an experienced politician is sketchy. The jobs are all something anyone should be able to do. It's probably on the same level of difficulty as working at McDonald's. When you get in office they train you, teach you the secrets of screwing over the American people and you're all set to begin a wonderful career in politics!
@crabboy28 (153)
• United States
13 Sep 08
I can't stand sarah palin either because in every photo she looks smug like she's hiding a dasterdly secret that will ruin the country. It sucks that I can't vote and I hope that everyone that can will make the right choice.