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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Well if Christopher Hitchens said it...
The knives were out when it became obvious that she was an incompetent fool.
So does that mean defending her is the new thing that smart people can do to make themselves feel better?
I can think of a few reasons why I should like her (and they ain't got nothin' to do with what she looks like) but there are a lot more reasons to not like her. There is more to it than her embarrassing interviews and kooky religious beliefs.
There is a reason she's bailing out now and she didn't explain what it is in that crazy "speech". I don't know what it is, but I'm guessing that it can go in the "reasons to not like her" pile.
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From all accounts and purposes, she is a fairly average intellect. That said, the United States has a pretty long history of being led by men with fairly average intellects: Reagan, Clinton, Carter, GW2...
I'm not defending her to make myself feel better. In fact, I don't like her and I would agree that it was a very bad choice by the McCain campaign. That said, the 09 Republican campaign was FRAUGHT with mistakes and miscues. The entire thing, from top to bottom, was very poorly run and Sarah Palin is one of those mistakes. Not only her selection, but her poorly scripted public appearances and her lack of briefings. That is probably mostly her fault, I believe that she refused help from the RNC, preferring to select her own staff.
If we can talk about more reasons not to like her that don't include her interviews and religious beliefs, than I think that is perfectly fair game. I am just defending her in this context because I can't stand this absolutely disgusting fake piety and derision over a woman who was only available through the lens of the American media.