And it's a foaming at the mouth, almost rabid reaction one sees. It is reserved for those few the progressives/anti liberty fear most.

Agreed.

This was an org that held a yearly event that alternated between Republicans and Democrats (not sure how they handle third party and independents) each year.

I see what you're saying about regular citizen. She seems weird, but that may be what we want. Other politicians are masters of seeming like whatever you want them to be, empty public personas that allow your mind to fill in people you're comfortable with.

If I believe the Wikipedia article on her, I agree with her on 13 out of 31 positions, 42%, much more than I would have guessed.

I don't believe there is such a thing as a non-political Hillary event that includes more people than you count on 1 hand.

It's not the media Circuit. She IS a hard core politician. She has been running for President since her and Bill left the White House. She would be a disaster as President. Possibly worse than Obama.

In the media, Hillary comes off as *hard-core* politician. I've never met her. The day after I met my wife, I invited her to a non-political Hillary event. By my good luck, my wife had followed Clinton and has some distant ties to her, which I had no idea about, so it worked out amazingly well for me.

That was huge event. At a smaller political fundraiser event, I remember talking to another high-tech guy while my wife talked Chelsea Clinton. I never met her.

At another low-cost huge fundraiser for Clinton in late '07, I remember seeing Ron Paul protestors as I walked out. I told them I supported Paul more than Clinton. My wife said if President Obama got the nomination, there'd be Change alright, but it would be DC politics Changing him rather than the other way around.

It's so unfortunate that I don't think any of these people, except Ron Paul who will not be running, can reduce the size and intrusiveness of gov't. An outsider couldn't do it, and a hardcore politician will be just as bad at it.

It's a tough problem b/c anyone who gets to the level thinks they are the good/smart guys who will use power wisely. It's hard to get there and then limit president powers. I believe Ron Paul would have though.

I see Sarah Palin as the person the founders envisioned. She was a regular citizen who wanted to change things and got involved. At the time McCain chose her for VP she had an 80% approval rating in Alaska. I have never heard anyone name specific issues they disagree with her on. The
Pro-choice crowd hates her but beyond that I doubt anyone could name one reason they oppose her. The problem is that most on the left HATE her and I don't get that.

I think she is one of the most "real" in the political arena currently. She does not ever hide who she is, and is unafraid to back up what she says. This to me sets her far above her contemporaries. Is she the brightest bulb in the bunch? I don't think so, but she doesn't care, nor does she try to pretend she is something she's not.

Or whom upon... Gahhhh

I don't have any people at all, to be divisive or inclusive.

It's interesting you imagine people seeing her a comical. I didn't say that, but she does come off comical. If she's actually like that in person, she's one very odd individual, which is in itself something I approve of. I don't approve of her dividing people into groups.

Palin has plenty of common sense. She is a woman who has earned what she has, unlike Hillary. I admire Palin

no. palin is herself. your people divide people into groups (obama) she's plenty smart. you watch her like a comic. curiously, like small children. we live in the real world and produce stuff

Palin is a my nightmare candidate because she tries to divide people into groups and set them against one another to further her own interests. I guess that's part of the job description of politician, but she is particualarly annoying. It seems like she wallows in anti-intellectualism.

Biden's action in the video clip, though, was possibly the creepyist single short clip of a politician I've ever seen. I can't weigh that on a scale against Palin, who hasn't had one uber-creepy moment but has a career of coming off like she opposes everything I believe in. If we were judging Biden just on that clip, he'd be the worst.

He politically punched himself in the face by acting like that.

I ask people occasionally why some were so afraid of Sarah Palin being VP. They have fewer answers now. Joe is not only creepy, he is not fit for office. How sad.

Lefties always encroach. The only change is what or where they encroach.

You "think" that's why? Why do you think that....and why are you making this a comment on NMA's biden post? Make your own post.