AND NOT JUST POLITICALLY, PEOPLE
We can’t promise this will be our last Sarah Palin-related article today, because let’s face it, the super hot Alaska governor and newly-minted GOP Vice-Presidential nominee is solid gold real estate right now.
And we’re not just talking about her potential to lure female voters miffed about Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s defeat to the side of Republican John McCain – Palin is also luring people by the thousands to any internet site that’s got information about her.
In fact, FITSNews has received over a thousand “Sarah Palin” searches in the last half-hour alone, ranking her just ahead of Erin Andrews this morning.
Basically, she’s driving traffic on the Internet right now the way Pablo Escobar moved cocaine in the eighties, as Americans are logging on and trying to find out as much as they can about this surprise pick.
So what do we know? Well, aside from having nice stems and plump lips, as far as we can tell she’s a gun-totin’, pro-life, take no bullsh*t GOP leader who unlike a lot of others in her party (ahem, McCain) actually believes in less government and lower taxes. We’re not saying we’re officially in love with her or anything (for example, she claims to have smoked pot once, inhaled and not liked it … wtf is up with that?), but it’s definitely too early to start holding things against her, unless of course those things are connected to us in some way.
By FlaLady August 29, 2008 at 11:18 am
Yes! The ‘old’ dude outfoxes the agent of ‘change’! Millions of American women will have a representative in this race! Go McCain/Palin!
By Governatrix Fan August 29, 2008 at 11:20 am
Epic win for McCain. Palin is absolutely the perfect selection.
For Obama and the Democrats to let some sexism show in a primary against Hillary Clinton? Epic fail. I think it will likely cost Obama the election.
We could very well see Hillary v. incumbent President Sarah Palin depending on McCain’s health in 2012.
By Not Sayin', Just Sayin' August 29, 2008 at 11:46 am
The Silver Fox hit a home run with Gov. Palin. And after hearing her speak, I can only think, “Holy Shit … she’s GOOD.”
By ahs slim August 29, 2008 at 11:48 am
Huge Huge gamble! She has no experience… She enters politics last decade as a city councilwoman and now a VP nomination? No thanks!
By Monkeydarts August 29, 2008 at 12:08 pm
She ended her speech talking about Ferraro and Hillary… used the construction “Change and Hope” and then, when she finished, they played Hillary’s theme song. Great political theater. Crusty John McCain did the one thing that could get me to vote for him. Amazing.
By Margaret August 29, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Well, I AM officially in love with her! Great selection. Absolutely game-changing!
By Crooner August 29, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Damn, Sic: can’t you find some photos from the swimsuit competition in the Miss Alaska contest she entered? I’d like to see if she was hotter than Paris and Britney. And I’ll bet she wasn’t wearing her school marm glasses.
By Not Impressed August 29, 2008 at 1:22 pm
McCain/Milf?
I guess when you’re used to Pelosi, Hillary, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ferraro, Janet Reno, etc. you can call a middle aged mother of
five with 80′s hair and glasses hot.
Erin Andrews would have been a better pick.
By My Vote Goes To August 29, 2008 at 1:47 pm
a palin-andrews-gallagher ticket. All are smart, love sports and beautiful.
By sonofthesouth August 29, 2008 at 2:27 pm
What a great ending to the Wonder Boy & Bullshit Biden show.
By Raining on the Parade August 29, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Not to be the wet towel on the love-fest, but it strikes me that this is a poor decision on several levels
First of all, I guess we can just kiss the the “gravitas†(where did that word go to this time around?) argument against Barack goodbye. Must be that Mac figured he couldn’t win on that issue anyway, so he’s giving up on it. We will be the lesser for it.
Secondly, and more importantly, I am angry with him for picking somebody who clearly is not ready to be president. He dies in February of 2009, and what has he left us? His job was not to pick somebody who could help him win. His job was to pick somebody who could help him win AND who can fill the role if need be. Anything short of that would be irresponsible.
Which is exactly how I would characterize this pick. I like her, don’t get me wrong. But I like Bobby Jindal too. He wasn’t ready either.
Politically savvy? Sure. Maybe I am naive for wanting something more than that from my party.
By dj August 29, 2008 at 3:22 pm
uh….bush was supposedly ready too. um…so was clinton…and all the others…congress has a shitload of experience!! and look where it got us. im kinda getting tired of all this talk of experience when experience is what got us here in our current situation. maybe we need someone who isnt supposedly experienced cause experience is screwing the people over and getting us nowhere.
By Earl Capps August 29, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Sic Willie – I’m a little concerned here and I was hoping some of the Palin critics could help me out here.
The Democratic Presidential candidate was, four years ago, still warming a seat in the Illinois State Senate, and has never served in an executive office in the course of his political career.
Doesn’t this lack of experience call into question his fitness to be President? Or is there a double-standard rule that I’m violating?
By More Parade.... August 29, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Some folks call #12′s argument the “rise of mediocrity.” Granted, it is cynicism that may be well founded. Still, using that same argument, just grabbing some guy on the street would give us better “leaders.”
No, Congress doesn’t guarantee experience. By the same token, a complete lack of experience is rarely a good thing.
Isn’t that what we’ve been saying about Barack?
I’m just asking again: if he dies in February 2009, how will you feel about the decision? If you are fine with it, then I suppose you must also agree with McCain’s apparent decision that Barack is fully capable of doing the job, as well.
By Not Only That August 29, 2008 at 3:49 pm
My mother is a die-hard Republican (she voted Republican every year before Barry Goldwater even thought of running) who thinks McCain just lost.
By vagabond August 29, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Sarah Palin has been a Mayor, a Governor and the Commander of the Alaska National Guard. She also defeated two former Governors in the Alaska primaries and cleaned house on ethics reform. She has gotten more done with her “limited experience” than most Republicans do in their long careers. Just because YOU haven’t heard her name before doesn’t mean she isn’t ready to step into the Presidency. This also steals Obama’s monopoly on change and invigorates an entirely new segment of the electorate. Great choice.
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By mattheus mei August 29, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Earl, it’s not a double standard unless you call out your own party for chiding Obama as an inexperienced pup.
By rick August 29, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Well, all I know is this woman has balls of titanium and isn’t afraid to call stupid, stupid. Makes me rethink my dissatisfaction and possibly my decision to vote independent in protest of the Republican party. Be interesting to see what she brings.
By hmmmm August 30, 2008 at 8:01 am
How many voters are there in Alaska? And can she really be that in touch with the issues of the mainland?
By CL August 30, 2008 at 8:55 am
#4,
“Huge Huge gamble! [Obama] has no experience… [he] enters politics last decade as a [state senator] and now a [presidential]nomination? No thanks!”
I thought Democrats were hungry for change? What could signify change more than Palin? She is a reformer who went after her own party when she found corruption. She is from as far from DC politics as you can get. Meanwhile, Obama was nothing more than a cog in the corrupt Chicago politics (as his thug tactics against Stan Kurtz attests) and is running for president with another Washington insider.
If Biden and Obama switch places, then maybe the experience issue would be off the table. Until that day, Palin only highlights his shortcomings and his empty slogans.
By Virginiaguy August 30, 2008 at 9:18 pm
What an intresting pick for vp….. i can see her answering the phone at 3 am… this is definitly the woman i want in charge of the country….
By ickeybutane August 31, 2008 at 12:29 am
Goodbye Obummer, Goodbye Hitlery – Hello sane people of the world… unite!!!!
By Chet August 31, 2008 at 8:40 am
If Palin had been a candidate in the Republican Presidential Primary, how far would she have gotten?
If elected she will be more likely to be elevated to President than any other VP in my adult life.
By Geneva Lawrence August 31, 2008 at 9:26 am
Great pick. We need a young, agressive woman in office. She doesn’t need years of experience to have common sense. McCain got my undecided vote with this pick.
By cas September 1, 2008 at 11:34 am
i think that a woman shouldn’t be used for votes and the hillary supporters and all women are to smart enuff to figure out that they are useing her just for votes. are they thinking long term or just thinking about winning?
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