Newt Says Sarah "Needs to be More Careful"...

by "haters" I dont necessarily mean the extreme word hate, rather the slang "haters" I am referring to people here on mylot as well as pundits etc.

What "Palin haters" are you referring to? I hope you didn't mean me because, as I've said many times, "hate" is an extreme word I rarely use and as irritating and exasperating as I consider Palin to be it doesn't qualify as "hatred". Annie

She puts something up on Twitter and it make international news... tell me again how she isn't relevant? ROFL! That's like saying John Lennon may have been known for a few ditties, but was never relevant as a musician. :~D

You know, Ted, you've posted some rather odd comments in the past but to compare Palin with John Lennon? What are you smoking? Palin is like an accident on the interstate...that does not make her relevant. But, continue to hang onto her every word and tweet if it helps you get through the day.

justin bieber is bigger than palin on twitter.

Well put! I think I've been rubbed about as raw as I care to be, to be honest. Annie

I can think of a few people I hope to see run. If either of them run, then no, Palin won't get my vote... and the field would have to be pretty rough for me to support Gingrich in the primaries.

That's a HUGE relief...lol! Annie

I think the "many" conservatives have dwindled down to a "very few" according to the polls I've seen lately. For the record, I'm no conservative (no sh1t, right...lol?) but I don't think Gingrich is a viable candidate either! Annie

I'm sure she'll let us know soon enough what she thinks of Gingrich...lol! Personally, I think he's the last person who should be talking about anyone, but that's just me. We'll have to agree to disagree about her use of "blood libel". I'm pretty well convinced she hadn't a clue what it meant when she made her video, she simply copied it from a WSJ column thinking it would make her sound intelligent. Annie

"Blood libel" is a terrible thing to say. At least, it would be if I said it, but then I know what it means. Sarah Palin obviously was fed that line by one of her writers, and she has no clue. but terms that are unfamiliar to some carry a lot of weight with those who feel insulted or attacked by them. A man running for the Senate in Virginia a few years back lost the race after calling a man a racial slur at a campaign stop. Most Americans did not even know the term (it is from North Africa) but the man he said it to knew it. and so did the candidate, because his wife is from the country where that particular term is used.

Frankly, I really hadn't heard the term used before at least in a political arena. I will admit, I haven't researched that particular phrase. So, for me personally, it wasn't an offensive term. However, since then, I can see where the phrase originated from and now understand more about its origins. I can understand where the insult came in. I did say that it probably was an inspired thought. Not all of those inspired thoughts work out as planned. Unfortunately, another Senator of the opposite side picked up the word. I really hope that it doesn't spread any more.

OK, I'll bite - who's Molly? Annie

And you call yourself a liberal? For shame, Annie! LOL Molly Ivins.

Good one, Rollo...I respect Newt Gingrich! Not hardly! Yes, I did watch the entire interview. I don't recall him saying the words, "She's a phenomenon in "America politics"," but I could be mistaken. Whatever, we all know she's a "celebrity", famous for being famous, kind of like Paris Hilton but without the high morals and kind heart. Annie

You bring up an interesting point. Have you heard anything from any of the other potential candidates? The only other one who I have heard from is Mike Huckabee and that's because he has his own tv show. But even he isn't catching much air time outside of that. Everyone else has been strangely quiet.

The funny thing is that "but she's still a phenomenon" wasn't a whole new sentence, it was the end of the "There is no question that she has become more controversial" sentence. Actually he said it like this: "There is no question that she has become more controversial, but she is still a phenomenon." It's weird that you heard the first part of the sentence and not the second part. Congratulations, Annie. You are now capable of editing quotes even as you hear them, you no longer need to get left-wing bloggers or MSNBC talking heads to edit them to skew the meaning for you, you can do it for yourself. You are now qualified to write for the HuffPo or Daily Kos. It's dangerous not to watch the clip for yourself. You don't mention what question Newt was answering when he made the remarks and it makes a difference to understanding the context of his remarks. Always go to the next level beyond the quick summing up by a blogger or other source with an agenda. Go to the video, go to the transcript. I hate filtered, pre-digested news, only the raw stuff has any intellectual nutrition left in it.

Who'd have ever guessed that the lack of intelligence would be one of the most "endearing" qualities in a potential Presidential candidate to some people? I keep waiting to see some sign of a real caring, feeling person in there but so far I sure haven't seen it. Annie

I don't think they'll run her either. There was a time I thought maybe they would, but I think that ship has sailed. All reasonably intelligent Republicans know she's not electable and that she IS possibly the most polarizing person in the nation, if not the world, today. Annie

I think that's my number one problem with her: I've never heard her admit or acknowledge a single mistake. She truly tries to pass herself off as flawless. The poor little miss perfect everyone always picks on! Annie

You betcha...lol! If she thinks being governor of the state with the nation's smallest population, or close to it if it isn't, was hard and came with a lot of aggravation and heat, I can' imagine how she'd fare as President of the ENTIRE United States! Then there's the small matter of her not considering all of us to be "real Americans". Annie