Ya Wanna See This Country Go Straight To Hell???

Given the H. L. Mencken was probably right when he said, "No one had ever gone broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." We might get the chance to find out. God, I hope not.

I should start using that quote, Mr. Shaw. It's brilliant. And sadly true, as proven time and time and time and time and time and time again . . .

Many years ago, when I first ran across that quote, it made me angry. I was around 20 and just about out of high school, and I looked upon it as an unfair slam at the U.S. As I got older and wiser, I had to admit that Mencken was right. Every once in a while enough of the public does something wise, but even then there is always a sizable chunk that portrays great ignorance.

Not only her rhetoric, but the tone of her voice drives me up the wall, too.

I loved the use of her "Palm" pilot. Talk about a total embarrassment.

"How's that hope-y, change-y stuff workin' out for you?"

Yikes!!!

ugh! i can't even stand her enough to watch her even for a second on tv! if she gets elected then the usa is surely going to hell.

I take it, you're not a big Palin fan, A.L............

Ya think?

:>)

She is retarded...and I really mean that.

She just an overly ambitious boob that the GOP establishment thinks they pop around like a puppet when needed. Just a pawn in a dress.

I will call her unqualified, uninformed, not ready to lead this country. I will stop at name-calling mainly because it gives me the upper hand :)

Her real job is to keep that " voting base" in the Republican Party. Round up all those breaking free Tea Partiers.

We need to look to the center - where most of America is. Candidates from the far right or from the far left, like President Obama - are ineffective when they get into office.

President Clinton learned this in 1994. I was hoping President Obama would learn it in 2010. But he hasn't.

The most effective presidents are those who can bring people together.

BTW, what is Hillary's approval rating in comparison to Obama's?

Wrong Megan
70 Million lefties voted for President Obama/Biden
60 Million righties voted for McCain/Palin
We are NOT a centerist nation
We are liberal, but I don't think you know what a political liberal is.
So never mind.

2010 just started Megan...

Cena,

Again... you are wrong. 41% of Americans identify themselves as moderates, 41% as conservative and only 12% liberal.

May as well give it up, Megan......

"2010 just started Megan... "

The 2010 State of the Union is over and he hasn't learned from 2009.

Granted, 2010 isn't over yet, but the shallow learning curve certainly looks disappointing.

There's an "if" in there Megan, conservative with regards to taxes, gov't. spending, and regulation.

Megan, did you really listen to his State of the Union & that's still no excuse to write him off for the rest of the year!

Dream on clueless one
Or oh what is it you want more Republican disasters.
Here is a recap of the Regan years.
Savings Loan crash cost more than a trillion
Farm crash
Housing bubble crash
Stock Market Crash (1987)
millions laid off
1983 highest unemployment since the depression and until the last year of
The beginnings of the decline in wages for working people.
And you Republicans call him a "great president"

Dubya's presidency

August Lady,

I listened to every word of his SOTU speech. However, I must come clean and admit that I worked on Hillary's campaign. And I worked on her campaign because she was a moderate. The President is governing from far left of center. I honestly believe that John McCain was closer to Hillary - and the issues that are important to me, than the President is.

When the President named Hillary as Secretary of State I quickly came on board and truly believed he was going to move the center. But I was wrong.

"Or oh what is it you want more Republican disasters."

What makes you think I'm a Republican? There are Democrats who are unhappy with the administration.

BTW, in which direction do you think this country is headed with the Democrats controlling Congress and the Presidency?

And I'm sick of this administration blaming President Bush for everything. The Democrats controlled Congress during the last two Bush years. Who is more to blame for the economy, Congress or the President?

You are going to have to adjust to the reality that
Bush/Cheney brought this great nation to its knees.
Remember it all crashed BEFORE the election,
Dubya's last minute tax refund check couldn't stop it, the bank bail outs couldn't stop it.
ps
Who started the expensive wars that weren't won or even ended?
Uh I remember now,
Geo. W. Bush and Richard Cheny

Keep trying Megan, you can remember.

"You are going to have to adjust to the reality that Bush/Cheney brought this great nation to its knees..."

I didn't vote for Bush. I voted for Kerry.

I did vote for McCain because of the sexism that the Obama campaign showed during the primaries and the general election. e.g. Calling a reporter "sweetie" and the comment about "lipstick on a pig". Not to mention all the sexism that MSNBC generated that the media and the Obama Campaign refused to criticize.

You need to adjust to the reality - look at Hillary's approval ratings compared to Obama's.

The "lipstick on a pig" comment came from Sarah Palin.

Megan,
Hillary lost.
She is doing a fine job as Secretary of State,
I am glad she is not president.

August,

The lipstick on a pig comment was made by Obama.

Oops, my bad, but you Republicans had to twist it & demand apologies & crap-oh well, we still won!

"I am glad she is not president."

The approval ratings suggest you're in the minority.

I have yet to find a reason those who approve of her do so. She has shown little if any ability to lead beyond riding the tide of disgust. More like getting in front of a crowd whose mob actions seem to lead them anyplace emotions will let them. I have not seen nor heard anything of real value from her nor any ideas which she expressed which lets me know she has the ability to lead anyone any place. What I do see are a lot of people who are disgusted with the condition this country is in but they have not actually taken a look at how it got here. They yell like stuffed pigs when someone brings up the fact that most of this negative environment was established long before Obama showed up yet they have not taken the individual responsibility to look at what is before them. Too many have relied on far right wing talking points even though many of them are so far away from reality it is shameful. What I see in the Palin scenario is that the people she excites are in a box already prepared with a long list of misguided comments and arguing points with a blind eye to most reality who have no idea what to do from this point on. I continuously hear responses to truths that they are all lies yet those in that Palin box hold on for dear life no matter what. They accepted the lies about health care reform (even before their leaders had read the bills). They accepted opposition against any nomination to the supreme court before anyone knew who it was. They accepted or ignored the fact that jobs had been falling, the stock market had been dropping, housing was in a horrible condition, the dollar had fallen against other world currencies, we were in two war fronts, the financial institutions were in a free fall from their own greed yet they are willing to sell their souls to so called leaders who I suppose told them it was the fault of those other folks even though for nearly a decade they had lead us into near financial disaster.

Its not the Sarah Palins I am concerned about. Its the people who blindly follow the agandas of those who mean them no good and cause them to vote against their own best interest. Apparently Sarah Palin has it easy using talking points which sounds like the others they hear.

She didnt even complete her term and she would be a good World leader?? LOL! Yeah right.

No Megan, they suggest you are wrong...


"When you compare favorability ratings—apples to apples—Obama still leads Palin by a distance. The latest Gallup poll puts Obama's favorability 16 points ahead of Palin's, ABC puts his lead at 18 points, and CNN says it's 18 points higher. (Only Fox has the gap in single digits, with a seven-point spread.) It's impossible to compare their job-approval numbers because, well, Palin doesn't have a job."

"She didnt even complete her term and she would be a good World leader?? LOL! Yeah right."

President Obama didn't complete his term either. And did you watch the debates? Anyone who watched the debates objectively knows that Clinton won decisively.

And Hillary had so much more experience than Obama that it is absurd that many Americans voted for him over Hillary.

"When you compare favorability ratings—apples to apples—Obama still leads Palin by a distance. "

I've been talking about Hillary Clinton NOT Sarah Palin. In nmy opinion Palin is as bad as Obama because his mirror opposite. She's as far to the right as he is to the left.

And, my post was about Sarah Palin...Hmmmm, guess I won't write any more late-night posts :)

Well now she has graduated to writing notes on her hand, I haven't done that since ... Jr High ... I remember Jr High, barely ... obviously Sarah hasn't outgrown it yet. Hi Mom!

I always find it funny to hear people say others are "mere celebrities" (when they are themselves mere celebrities), tied to teleprompters (while reading her own core values off her palm), and yada yada yada.

Should be an interesting next couple of years.

Some folks are born stupid. This woman has taken her own ignorance and perfected it into a pure package of stupid.

Out of curiosity, what do you suppose is the street value of a package that pure?

Honestly, I saw she was giving a speech and turned the channel. I do not like her and can not stand to hear her speak. And after reading the post and comments above I'm glad I didn't watch it....

Renda, I do the same, but with all the media playing soundbytes, it was hard to ignore. Ordinarily, I don't give her a 2nd thought, but with all the B/S she spews & all those people eating it up-it's scary!

You're right about it being scary. She's a piece of work.

Would someone please stick some duct tape over Sarah's mouth so she can't get her

foot in? Agree with me? http://upc.bz/0170

Todd, thanx for bringing me back here~almost year ago, wow!